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•0 ."A SUBSCRIPTION: $1.00 A VEAR, IN ADVANCE. Vol 12. No. 19. CHEERFUL WORD FOB MR. LUCOJL WIES Editor of the Labor World Gives Personal Testimony For Mr. Barnes. Tells Something of His Char acter and Qualificatia for State Senator. Most newspaper political notices which are appearing In the papers of St. Louis county are paid far* hut this brief endorsement comes from the editor of the Labor "World without the knowledge or solicitation of Mr. L. A. Barnes, and comes straight from the heart of the editor, who has been as sociated with him for the past six years in the Common Council of the city of Duluth. "Unfortunately the primary election law has partially disfranchised us who are not members of the Republican party. The weaker party has been unable to fill its ticket since the old convention days, and as a Republican nomination in this county is almost as good as an election, and as the nom inees of that party after election must serve all the people, I feel justified in entering into this preliminary contest long enough to s%y a good word for Lucian A. Barnes,^vho is a candidate for the Republicai.\ nomination for Senator in the 49th Legislative dis trict. "The only thing I ever had against him was that he was too consistent as a Republican. He is one of the cloan est men I ever met In politics. His word is bond. You can always place your hand on him. He never plays a concealed game. It is a square propositon throughout with him in politics. Is not this alone a qualifica tion of which one should be justly proud "But Mr. Barnes hes other qualifica tions. He stands right on the eco nomic questions of the day. He Is and his record shows that he has ever been a staunch advocate of municipal ownership—not one of those kind that talk about it cm the platform, but one Who acts upon It in the face of strong and powerful opposition whenever it presents Itself 16 him. "Mr. Barnes' reoord in the council is exceedingly creditable. He has al ways taken an active part in the work of the oity, and enjoys the. confidence and respect of his colleagues of both political parties. "Some yiars ago, before I entered the council, and before I became per sonally acquainted with Mr. Barnes, I believed because of his profession and environment that he was unfriendly to the cause in which I am devoting my life. I soon learned, however, that I was mistaken. Without any brass band declarations he showed me that while he did not carry a union card, he was in sympathy with the spirit of the movement by wearing only such articles as could be purchased with the union label upon them. He said that he, thought this was a practical way of solving the cheap wage ques tion, and abolishing the sweat shop an dtenement house factory. This was several years ago, and was not given to me for political reasons, but was in answer to an unfriendly paragraph •which I had printed in the Labor World. I readily saw that I had missed my guess on Mr. Barnes, and since that time I have seen more of him, and I can truthfully say that he has always demonstrated to my satis faction that he has been a true and consistent friend rf organized labor in fact of all labor. "I am personally acquainted with Mr. Barnes' opponents, and have no desire to do anything to Injure their candidacy. I simply desire to put in a good word for Mr. Barnes, for I have noticed in some of the weekly paeprs in his district that they are accusing him with being a chronic offioe seeker. 1 know that this charge will be repudi ated by his many friends. "W. E. M'EWEN." Suffrage In England. "The English women who tried to gain the franchise by force were right," says Charles Zeublln, professor of sociology in Chicago University. "The woman suffrage movement is reaching the point when it will be ir resistible." Woman's Monday Meetings. The Seventh Ward Republican club ol Jersey City is to be enforced by a "ladies' auxiliary." The good women, even before adopting a constitution, declared that they could not and vrould not hold any meetings on Mon day. Whc will ever dare say again tbat-women would neglect their homes if they became interested in politics, after this exhibition of devotion to wash day? Mr. Union Man:—Notify your Drug gist that the Bell 'Phone is Unfair. Postal clerks in. the railway postal service have got to keep quiet, Is the order Issued bv the second assistant postmaster general. They have lately fallen into the habit of kicking against ^itions in reference to the manner which the large railroads provide ^or their welfare and comfort and, of course, this has hurt the feelings of thrf railroad magnates. So here's some morfs of your free and Independent" working men, you hear $q much about. Mr. Union Man:—-Notify your Con fectioner that the Bell 'Phone Is Un fair. CMDIDI1E FOB STATE SEMOS C0IUMCE Tells Voters of Fillmore Coun ty That. He Is for New Man for U. S. Senate. Wants Men Elected Who Are for .the People—Boosts Jacobson for Senate. There is a fellow down in /Fillmore county running for the legislature o* an is much out of tune with the sp'.rt of his party, but we llife the ring of his platform. He isn't jumpit^ all over himself in behalf of the candidacy of either of the present senators, as are the Candidates of his party In Northern Minnesota. He declares that he is in favor of electing to the United States senate some man of the calibre of Senator La Follette of Wisconsin or J.. F. Jacobson of Minnesota. He practically charges that the present senators are opposed to the best in terests of the people, and are repre senting corporations. Since reading the platform of Mr. J. H. Phillips, we wonder if he stands any chance for election. He ought to be elected- More of his stamp ought to be elected. We like his in dependence, and we hope that he will be able to use it in the near future. Mr. Phillips also comes out forcibly for the Initiative and Referendum. His platform in full is as follows: As I am a candidate for the posi tion of state senator the following is what I stand for. I am in favor of introducing the enunciated by the late Republican convention with the following addi tions and exceptions. I am In accord with the principles Initiative and Referendum into the State nf 'W'^nesota, and to that end shall favor the submission to the peo ple of an amendment to the consti tution, the same to be passed at the coming session of the legislature, and I shall favor such other legislation as may be necessary to put it in force and to introduce direct legislation in to this state. I am in favor of any legislation con ducive to temperance and morality and to that end ^hall favor and vote for such a bill as will submit to the peo ple of each county the right to de termine for themselves whether or not license to sell intoxicating liquors shall be granted within their con fines. I am in favor of a extern of taxa tion by which the revenue producing property of the State shall be made to assume a larger share of the bur den of expense In support of govern ment and public imprt/vements and proportionally relieve the householder of the unequal burden laid upon him. I am opposed to' the monopolization of our public highways by the auto mobile. Where it is given unrestrict ed right it virtually closes the roads to the traffic for which they were cre ated. I am in fa^pr of restricting it to such roads as may be determined by the county commissioners of each county. I am in favor of adjusting the freight rates within the state to make them compare favorably with those of Iowa and Illinois and would favor such legislation as would compel the state railway and warehouse Commis sion to so adjust them and the grant ing of such additional power to them as to enable them to enforce the law. I favor the election of the United States senate of rt man like Senator La Follette of Wisconsin or J- F. Ja cobson of Minnesota—one who would consider rather the interests of the people as opposed to the interestts of the corporations. JZ J. H. PHILLIPS, Preston, Minn. Mr. Union Man:—Notify your Retail Liquor Dealer that the Bell 'Phone is Unfair. HOT AIR ARTISTS. HOT Al lifferenee is 'ndiffefence is one of the greatest fo&s organized labor hap to contend with. :f Some men will pretend to be trades unionists they will loudly condemn the actions of nonunion men they will talk boastfully of the principles of organized labor, ye'j their actions contradict every »wor^ they utter. They do not fulfill any of the obliga tions of a union man, they do not "at tend the rryeetlngs of their tinion, neither do they contribute in any man ners to the advancement of the cause, except, perhaps, pay their dues when" forced to It. They assert that there is no danger of them ever doing anything contrary to union principles or that would in jure the lallor movement. But what are they doing to strengthen the cause of organized labor? Do they know that the conduct of a trades-unionist must be positive, not negative, if any thing is to be accomplished? They might claim that their actions will al ways be In accord with union prin ciples but they se4m to forget that the progress of trades-unionism xls measured by the strength that results fr*m the faithful, earnest and active conduct of the members or organized labor. It matters not how jus^ our cause may be, w^ cannot succeed "im less we are solidly united in hand, mind and heart. Mr. Union Man:—Notify your bar* ber thdt-the Bell 'Phone is Unfair. He Stands for the Things that the People of this City Stand for—He Is Pledged to Work for the Passage of a Bill We hope that every progressive voter in the Fifty-first legislative dis trict will cast a vote for Clarence B. Miller for member of the house at next Tuesday's election. Mr. Miller is one of the younger professional men of Duluth, with a clear record, and a heart that beats loud for advanced legislation- He did not enter this contest of his own voli tion, but was urged to do so by a host of the best, people In the district. In this legislative campaign the issue is practical home rule for cities. Al most all of the candidates have public ly declared that they stand all right on the question. There is now an over whelming sentiment in favor of such legislation by people in all of the poli tical parties. Mr. Miller was urged to become a candidate for the House up on this issue. He is an eloquent speaker, perhaps tme of the best in the city. He stands squarely upon the sensible planks of the progressive platforms. His posi tion is so clear cut that there will be no trimming. That one can always place their hands upon him is already fully recognized. He has never sought political office before. Mr. Miller is very friendly towards labor, and thoroughly undertands the philosophy of the labor movement- For the past five years he has acted as attorney for labor organizations several Injunction suits, and with rare ability has succeeded in winning in almost every contest. He understands the injunction law and his knowledge as gained by exper ience in the courts will no doubt en able him to legislate for a more just definition of the power of courts in issuing restraining orders. This in it self ought to secure for him the vote of every workingman in the district. but Mr. Miller is not claiming the PflEftCUER TIPS LIBOR TO COJTO POLITICS Baltimore Clergyman Urges Workingmen to Elect Their Own Men to Office. Holds Workingmen Should Have Voice in Legislature as Well as Others. Baltimore, Sept. 13.—In the current issue of the Labor Leader there are extracts of an interesting sermon preached ya Baltimore Unicersalist preacher on the Sunday preceding Labor Day. It hits the vital spot about as follows: A stirring appeal to wage-earners, as such ,to take a larger and more active part in the affairs of the nation was made last Sunday in a Labor Day sermon by Rev. Anthony Bilkovsky, pastor of the Universalist Church, Guilford avenue and Lanvale street. He insisted that the worker should have a more distinct voice in the af fairs of the nation, saying that f00 labor members ought to be seated in congress. He characterized man's wealth as his pay for service's rendered to soci ety ,and said that Rockefeller's in come is as much plunder as was tVs treasure of Captain Kidd. The sermon throughout was a strong advocacy of organized labor, the sub ject being "Should there be a limit, legal or moral ,upon the amount of wealth that one man may control?" Rev. Mr. Bilkovsky said, in part: "The poet-seer who wrote the story of the Garden of Eden pictures work as a curse thrown upon mankind as a punishment for transgression. Is such the fact? Work—productive, remu nerative, absorbing work—Is a bless ing, not a curse. Work Is life's su preme teacher and joy-giver. There is no happiness apart from work. "The only curse of work is when that work is too hard when it is not properly paid when it is done with out hope or Joy. No man can live as he ought unless he works. A man's task is his life preserver. Blessed is he who has found his work let Elm ak no other blessedness. "This Is the era of organization. Capital is organized Into vast aggre gations, and in such a presence the individual man, who has only his labor, finds himself a position at once precarious and ,Only by organization can he cope with his great friend and ally—capital. The tendency to dominion and to oppres sion is so strong in human nature that it is necessary for the safety of fhe social order that every great force shall be balanced by other great forces. "Is there anything that the working man wants that is fair and Just? eLt fata organize and know his mind, and »jyr x"' X*C? *V -j* s. 3- Which Will Give Home Rule to the City, He Is a Clean Cut, Enterprising and Progressive Young With Lots of Moral Courage, and Full of Determination to Do the Right Thing for the People. DEVOTED TO THE INDUSTRIAL WELFARE OF THE HEAD OF THE LAKES. DULUTH AND SUPERIOR, SATURDAY, SEPT. 15,1906. CLARENCE KILLER SHOULD BE SENT TO THE LEGISLATURE FROM DULUTH CLARENCE B. MILLER, iiii# *jj at., A *4 Candidate for the Republican Nomina tion for the Legislature from the Fifty-first Distriot. suffrage of labor because he has taken care of their legal work. He Is ex ceedingly modest about It. He recog nizes that there is much to do in the legislature for the man who wants to see more equitable conditions prevail. It is Mr. Miller's stand on the Munic ipal Ownership question which will bring to him the support of the best people in the district. The people of this city are determined to own their own electric lighting plant. They want legislation that will remove every ob stacle which now prevents the people of Duluth from going into the electric lighting -buiness. It will be remem bered that a strong effort was made at the last session of the legislature to secure the passage of an enabling act, but certain members from Duluth, through the practice of deceit, pre vented the passage of such a measure. This duplicity aroused the anger of some of our best people. It was deter mined that no man could receive their support at the next election who did not come out unqualifiedly in favor of this needed legislation. It is a difficult matter to induce a busy man to give up his business and devote four or five month? of his time to^the.,-public wel fare, and these good •meti were very fortunate when they succeeded in in- lie can get it. The 20,000,000 of wage earners in the United States sway the destiny of the land. Nothing that is light can be withheld from them. As a class the wage-workers ought to take a larger part in the political af fairs of the nation. The British Par liament has 50 Labor members in it.. The American congress should at least have twice as many to represent the labor interests of our people. The worker ought to have a more distinct voice in the councils of the natfon. "The only way to place such men in congress is to make economic facts pc-litcal issues, and then for labor men to support distinctively labor candi dates. "Wealth is power. Power of itself Is not evil it may be well or ill used. So of money. The way it is used de termines whether it is good or evil. "A man's wealth is what society, pays him for his service to society. No man can render society a service that is worth $100,000 a day. Yet that sum is what Mr. Rockefeller exacts daily from society. The larger part of it is as much plunder as was the treasure of Captain Kidd. "It is the business of the statesman, the legislator, the judge, the execu tive, to devise, enact, interpret and en force laws that will make predatory wealth as Impossible as piracy on the high seas now ia. "But there is a moral safeguard it is the moral character that is devel oped in a man. Ruskin inherited $70,000 a year and made it a blessing to mankind, and made himself one of the great moral forces of the nine teenth century. "Harry Thaw inherited a like sum, and coined himself a curse out of it. It is a qiiet^ion of moral character. Man thus places the limits upon the getting and the spending of wealth. "Thus the labor and the whole problem of life is at the bottom a moral question. Labor Day will not have come and gone in vain if we all realize that man is more than money, and that there is nothing great in man but his moral and spiritual nature." Mr. Union Man:—Notify your Res taurant Man that the Bell 'Phone Is Unfair. A Soliloquy by -a Duluth Voter. The politician is my shepherd, I shall not want anything during this campaign. He leadeth me into.the sa loon for my vote's sake. He filleth my pocket with goad cigars my cup of beer runneth over. He inqulreth concerning ,my family, even unto the fourth generation. Tea, though I walk through the mud and rain to vote for him, and shout myself hoarse when he is elected, straightway he forget eth me. Although I meet him at his own house, he knoweth me not. Surely the wool has been: pulled over my eyes all the days of my life and I shall dwell in* the house of a chump for ever. Mr. Union Man:—Notify your land ford that the 6ell 'Phone Is Unfaif. v* A Vote for Miller is a Vote for the Best Economic Interests of the City of Duluth— Chance for the People to Be ably and Intelligently Rep resented. Two Harbors Is Entitled to Your Other Vote—A. J. Mc Gee Is their Candidate, and Every Friend of Miller Should Cast His Vote for Mr. McGee Also. duclng a man of the calibre of Clar ence B- Mliller to file for the office. Now that he is in the race he should be supported by men of all political parties who stand for a "square deal." That is all we want. Why is it neces sary to ask permisison of the state legislature before we can make any economic progress in our municipali ties? This wall, which prevents pro gressive government should be re moved, and the cities should be given a free hand to rule themselves. They know their local wants better than members of the legislature who live a distance from the cities. Mr. Miller is a graduate of the State University and is a Minnesota product. Since coming to Duluth he has made a splendid record, and if his past record is to count for anything there should be no hesitancy in send ing him to the legislature. It has been regarded as a right to Lake County to accord one of the members from the 51st district to Two Harbors. The only candidate from there this year is Mr. A. J, McGee, who is a clean-cut, honorable man. He stands with Mr. Miller on the Issues In this campaign, and Is en titled to the support of those who will vote for the latter. By voting against Mr. McGee ycru are voting against rep resentation in the Legislature for Lake County. The people of Duluth have always been accused of "hogging" it in county politics, and it should be shown that this charge is not true. Vote for Miller and McGee. They are winners. They stand for what you stand for. They will voice your wants In the legislature. If they are elected you will be represented. You have not been represented in the past. Now is the opportunity to cast a vote y^uc own interest. Do it right,'? Tuesday ''"C- MID UIBOH IDE FIGHTING COMMON FOE Christianity Largely Respon sible for Social Unrest of This Generation. Church Must Champion Cause of Workers in Improving Condition of the Home. Chicago, 111., Rev. Charles Stelzle, this week removes his headquarters from Chicago to New York, where he will greatly extend his department work for the Presbyterian church. In this week's letter, prior to leaving the western metropolis, he writes on the common work of the church and the trade union as follows: Christianity is largely responsible for the social unrest which character izes the present generation. For cen turies it has been presenting to men the high ideals which are resulting in robler aspiration. Tbe people have responded to the appeal made in the name of its founder, and we dare not now repudiate the resultant Qemands which have become so insistent. Christianity has been teaching the value of the individual. The practical application of that teaching is found incarnated in the labor union's insist ence' upon the right of every man, woman and child to live the life which God intended should be lived by them. Because of the church's teaching it must stand by the workingman in his fight for the child. It must fearlessly support him in his endeavor to Re lieve the almost unendurable condi tion of the woman who toils. Because of its repeated messages in respect to cleanliness it must cham pion the workers in their struggles to secure for themselves better sanitary conditions In the home and in the sTiop. It must fire vqlley after volley into the accursed sweat-shop and into everybody and everything that sup ports it, until the damnable thing is absolutely wiped out of existence. Be cause of its well-known teaching it should give no peace until the work ers have the fullest opportunity |:r developing the highest type of man hood and of citizenship. If only one life were involveUT all this would be demanded. But there are millions In whose behalf the fight must be made. So let us get together—the Church and Labor—in the name of our com mon Leader, to put to rout evepy foe of the higher life, whether that'fbe be found in ourselves, whether he be in our own ranks, or whether he be on outsider who is 'dominated by the greed for gold. Just how this shall be done must de pend upon local conditions. I have no panacea. I am an opportunist. I believe in getting ail that I can as soon as I can, Therefor*/ without Chief Executive of Western City Discusses Union La bor and Politics. Says if it Were Not for Union Labor Workingmen Would Be Out. Sppkane, "Wash.. Sept. 13.—"I stand squarely for organized labor. In no other way can labor protect itself from organized capital. No one questions the right of capital to organize, but capital questions the right of labor to organize." These words formed the keynote to the Labor Day address made by Floyd L. Dagget, chief executive of the city of Spokane, at"Manito Park, where the' other speakers were Clarence S. Dar row of Chicago, counsel for Moyer, Pettibone and Haywodo, charged with the murder of former Governor Steunenberg of Idaho, and D. C. Coates of Wallace, Idaho, formerly president of the Western Federation of Miners. Mayor Daggett's remarks were vig orously applauded by the thousands who turned out in the demonstration. He spoke on "the Relation of Organ ized Labor to the Body Politic," the latter, he said, including every form of society and every occupation. He said in part: 'This is the day of organized capital or corporations, and the claim is that by this means raw material Is purchas ed In larger quantities at' a less cost that by this means raw material Is grown more extensively that better equipment is provided, lessening the cost of production, concentrating the management lessens the cost, and that all this tends to lessen the cost to the consumer—the desired point. "But what do we find: Under this condition labor is developed into a machine and the result Is the smaller manufacturer Is driven out of business or Into other lines by the trust com binations. The point I desire to make is that under the conditions obtaining today the laborer is, dependent for his daily bread and that of his family upon capital interests, and the selling of any article for less than it can reasonably- produced means so many dollars and cents to the producer. If lessened cost means low prices for raw material this comes out of the laborer. It means child labor, it means wife and children in. the sweat shops to assist the father in eking out a •and Working. cost is an endle^ chiin. It effects every one and none cap escape. That Is why I stand for organized labor for a living wage and a living cost of production, and I can see no permanent prosperity for this or any other nation without it. This is a community interest and every one of the eighty or ninety million people is a part of this community. Let us be Christians in the true sense. This Is an excellent time to apply the Golden Rule we are our brother's keeper and we are Interested in their wel fare." Mr. Darrow declared he has no quarrel with the trusts, but with the manner in which they are conducted. Combined labor is a labor trust, he said, and combined capital Is a capital trust, and the man who does not join one or the other will be crushed. He urged the workers to vote intelligent ly and send their own to legislate for them. The parade was one of the largest in the history of Spokane, more than 3,600 men being in line, and there were several hundred on floats and wagons. TODDLING TOILERS. There are more children under fif teen years of age working In the mills of free America than In Germany, England and Italy combined," said Secretary A. J. McKelvey of the na tional child labor committee in an address In Philadelphia recently. "There are more children under six teen in the mills of Pennsylvania than there are In all the southern states put together." It Is estimated that 80,000 children are working in the cot ton mills In the south, employed on twelve hour shifts. In the industrial states there are over 1,700,000 children under sixteen at work. In the south six times as many children are work ing now as there were twenty years ago. Mr. Union Man:—Notify your milk dealer that the Bell 'Phone is Unfair. elaborating a "cock-sure" scheme, I would mention some everyday princi ples which are fundamental. Neces sarily, our plan must in every case begin with a campaign of education. We cannot hope to have others be come enthusiastic in our affairs until there has been an intellgent presenta tion of the facts. Therefore keep at It until somebody begins to move. Men are not waiting for your message. Most of them would rather not be dis turbed. But a reasonable attitude is sure to v.*in out. Be definite in your demands. If you yourself do not Know what you are after, you must not expect others tb know it. Be consistent. If you believe In re lieving sweat shop conditions and if you would abolish Sunday labqr, be ware of adding to the burdens of those whom you prdfess to be -trying to re lieve. Be patient there |p„ jjo short cut to the millennium. fctome was not built lii a day: You will not correct all of the evils of your' generation, but your reasonable deiinit*. consistent campaign will surelybrlng some things a ONLY LABOR PAPER IN I NORTHERN MINNESOTA, FIVE GENTS. POSTAL CLEMS JOII BI9 DBOynEHT First Union of Government Employes Affiliated With the A. F. of Labor. New Organization Is Being Established Firmly on Trade Union Lines. Chicago, 111., Sept. 13—Representa tives of the postoffice clerks In six of thf principal cities of the West met in Chicago ihis week and formed a na tional union under the auspices of the American federation of Labor. The organization, which will be known as the National Federation of Postoffice Clerks, is the first national labor union In America to be composed exclusively of government employes. The following officers were elected President, Ik B. Goltra, Chicago vice president, J. J. Fields, Louisville secre tary, J. p. Pfeiffer, Wilwaukee treas urer, John F. House, Nashville, national organizer, H. J. Caveny, San Francisco. Delegates attended the convention from Chicago, Milwaukee, Louisville, Nashville, Salt Lake City and San Francisco. The postoffice clerks in St. Louis, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and several other cities are ready to join the movement as soon as the organiza tion is fairly started. All of the branches that sent delegates to the convention are now chartered by the American Federation of Labor as local unions, and the movement to start the national has the approval of Samuel Gompers and his colleagues on the executive council of the American Fed eration of Labor. J. D. Pierce, organizer or the Amer ican Federation of Labor, attended the convention and encouraged the clerks to organize. He said that no class of employes In the country, requiring an equal degree of intelligence, was as poorly paid or had to work as long hours as the postoffice clerks, who are popularly supposed to enjoy an eight hour day. Formal application for a national charter from the American Federation of Labor was forwarded to Washing ton, and the new organization is based strictly on trade union lines. The leaders in the movement believe that within the next six months at least twenty locals ^ill be formed, all work ing in accord with the regular labor movement. The order Issued by President Roose velt three years ago, in which he pro-J hlbited government employes, from^v jpetittojtfng congress or asking for anyiC through ments, is la^g^y ^MiphlBlbli for thft^ organization formed.' President Boose-: velt on several occasions has expressed^ the. opinion that government employes have a right to Join labor unions, and in his last annual message he encour aged organization among them. Only Hope in Union. At the same time the order prohib iting them from attempting to influ ence legislation has been allowed to stand, and the postoffice clerks believe that the only way they can adjust the grievances that they assert exist is by becoming a part of the labor move ment and by having the American Fed-, eratloiuof Labor stand sponsor for the remedial legislation desired. The leaders at the convention de clared that on account of the nature of their employment the. cannot hope to better their conditions through the strike, the usual weapon of the union.. They asserted that as the strike is im practicable for them, and as they can not appeal to congress directly, nothing is left for them to do but to have or-: ganlzed labor throughout the country assist them In getting their demands. The first aim of the new organisa-. tion is to make the eight-hour lav apply to all departments in the post offices throughout the country. The work of issuing-charters to local branches will begin as soon as the charter for the national is procured from the American Federation. The new organization will start out with about 1,000 members, but the leaders expect to have three times that**" number within a few months. The next convention will be held In Indianapolis on the first Monday In September next year. WHAT ARE LIVING WAGES? A living wage ought to be sufficient to secure for every able-bodied, right minded, sober an dlndustrlous work ing man: 1. Enough to keep not only him self but also a family, in a healthy state of mind and body. 2. Enough to permit all his chil dren to take advantage of the public school system. 8. Enough to enable him to acquire a home his own. 4. Enough to permit him to accum ulate a bank account sufficient to .J furnish some security against slkness and old age. Is the^e any one prepared to say any workingman, no matter how humble his work may be, ought to be content with less Can we boast of our American freedom if we know that there are not only a few men, but millions of them, whose wage is so meagre that it. is an absolute Impos slbilty for them to have & home or educate a family? -,^4 :. Libraries In Colorado. The" traveling libraries of Colorado are the pride of the state. The books are carried by the railroads free of charge and are packed In boxes, built especially for this purpose and hold ing .'60 or 60 volumes. The Colorado Equal Suffrage association has just contributed a box, the silver^ name plate of which proclaims It to be "The Susan.B, .fnt^ony Memorial Box,*