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ganize. That is why they, with, their allies of the shipping trust, are for ever encouraging immigration from Southeastern Europe to Chicago. "So long as they can keep a steady stream of men pouring into this dis trict, so long as they can have that crowd of men waiting outside the stockyards gates every morning looking for work, so long as they can do these things, they can keep you living like. dogs. "But they can't if you will organ ize, and organize well and strongly. Then it will be you who will be able to dictate to the packers, and not they who will be able to dictate "Organization will help you, it will help your families, it will help your children and your children's children, and it will help your brothers in Southeastern Europe whom the 'packers are trapping into coming here to keep their industrial mill go ing with the cheapest machinery. "Why, they won't even allow you to keep all of the miserable wages they pay you! By this insurance scheme'of theirs they rob you of part of your wages -every week. , "You have to pay that, don't you? this so-called benefit insurance. It' kept out'pf your wages, and then if you are fired, or' if you leave for a better job, that money is lost to you you've just sunk it in -the pack ers' pockets." All during the week the agitation for organization wlil be kept going. Last week 25,000 handbills, printed in six languages, were" distributed through the yards. This week 20,000 "more will be distributed. The huge wagon, equipped with a locomotive bell and drawn by a mule, its sides plastered with posters calling the at tention of theresidents "Back o' the Yards" to the organization meetings, will be kept going through the dis trict all week. Tie next mass meeting will "be held Sunday afternoon in Columbia Hall. It is expected' that at least 2,500. will aWendthi jmetjn'g,.. AUSTRIAN-MONTENEGRIN WAR MIGHT INVOLVE ALL-EUROPE Vienna, April 28. Crown Prince Danilo of Montenegro has left Scu tari with the -bulk of the Montenegrin "soldiers; going northward: ' King Nicholas, with a small force, remains in Scutari. The destination of the prince is unknown. The nfove may be the beginning of the evacuation of Scutari. London, April 28. With 10,000 Austria-Hungarian troops marching on Montenegro to forcibly take Scu tari, envoys of all the European pow ers were in- session today to formu late some plan for joint action which will prevent hostilities. An Austrian fleet is leaving Trieste to harrass the Montenegrin coast. Three coast towns are reported in the hands of the Austrians. Should ,Austria force a battle with the Montenegrins it is feared war which might involve all Europe would follow. Russia is an ally of Austria, but.is in sympathy with Montenegro. The. Montenegrin envoy to London protested against the ejection of King Nicholas and his troops from Scutari as unjust and unwarranted. ' Vienna, April 28. Should Monte negro give up Scutari a situation even more baffling than that at pres ent confronting the powers may re sult. Essad Pasha stands in the powers' way of setting up the in dependent kingdom of Albania, 'with Scutari as the capital. The Turkish commander, who was allowed to march out of Scutari with his 40000 men, all bearing arms, is marching on Tirans, and intends to proclaim himself king of Albania. He has a loyal following among the mountaineers. Bulgaria and Serria are believed to be in sympathy with Essid Pasha, and he may secretly be in league with King Nicholas. Though he may have to evacuate Scutari, Nicholas will be victorious, as his own selection will be.king of bania.