P ortland L abor
Portland, Oregon, August 18, 1913
Number 19
BELGIANS OVERCOME
SERIOUS PROBLEM
CASUALTY INSURANCE
'STATE INSURANCE
PAYS IN ENGLAND RATES ARE INCREASED
re c tly upon the standard o f education
am ong the common people. In countrlee
where the percentage o f th e uneducated i
Is high, good g overnm ent Is unknown.
T h e best governm ents, w h e re the people
have a voice, w ill be found In countries i
where the lig h t o f education has pen- t
lu»uran ce F’ ab Offer» Cure’ for Ourw « liste d the m asses.
___________
Moro Than Ton Million Persons Benefit In Missouri, Insurance Compatti» An­
W hole Number 707
________ ______A
CO-OPERATIVE IDEA
WORKS IN OKLAHOMA
Indeed, th a t one cannot be changed w ith ­
o u t d la a rra n g in f r 1,« rest. In the p r » -
ent Instance, I f i n m MO.OOO.OOO to »100.-
000,000 should b w ith d ra w n fro m the
m iddlem en o f New York c ity , and espe­
c ia lly i f e ith e r should be w ith d ra w n sud­
denly, or before the In te rm e d ia te traders
ng Colony Try Ou»
had o p p o rtu n ity o f finding o th er oooupa-
tlons. o th e r means o f livelih oo d. It Is i
hU
iking
app aren t th a t the disturbance w ould he
g r » t . Im a g in e a s im ila r p r o » » o f re­
construction going on sim u ltan eou sly In
a ll tha g re a t c itlm o f the cou ntry, and j A n OomprohOBttva.
It m u st be apparent th a t u n til the re ­
a d ju s tm e n t w ere e ffe c te d th e re would be
q u ite an upheaval.
Down In Oklahoma Socialists are t r y ­
T h e m iddlem en o f the covn try and ing out an expsrimsot la oo-operative
th e ir dependents are also consumers. Industrial life, try in g to solvo. I f poa-
T h e y cannot be e lim in ated offhand
ill atble. the old problem o f making easier
m ovem ent tow ard com m unal mercl* io ­ the burdens o f t h o » who toll for their
d isin g , i f It Is co a tta in perm anent « ids. d a lly b r» d . exposed to the vicissitudes
should be g radu al. It w ould w e m , o t.ie r- of uncertain fortune and pressed finally
w lae reaction m ig h t ensue. Perhaps the by penury o f old age.
best w ay to state the case as It ts pre­
Here they would establish a commun­
sented by the effort o f the H o u s e w lv » ' ism lu which all working members o f
L ea r ue to » ta b lls h d irect tra d in g be­ the colony may find employment a t liv ­
tween the producer and tha consumer, ing wage. But no refuge w ill be found
by e lim in a tin g the m iddlem an. Is to M y here by the drone and Idlor. Tbs man
th a t It w ould be beat prom oted by edu­ who does not work w ill receive nothing.
cation and directed by w ise discretion. Practically every man member o f the
H u m a n ity w ill rise to an appreciation M ilton Tow nsite eolony, by which n a » s
o f the beat th a t can be offered It, but thia experiment Is known, la a Socialist,
I t w ill ris e moat surely on an easy In ­ some of one bent and some o f another.
cline T h e present economic system may The town ts prospering.
be d e.ao nstrab ly w rong, b u t It oannot be
Bet ore the colony w u founded»Milton
made dem onstrably rig h t In a day.
had boon » t ap art as a town aits and
Thu s In G erm any o nly one man out
nounce Balsa of 80 Pur cant In Woth-
by Plan to Protact Workers Prom
of Uusmploynient, Which P u ssi» o f a thousand Is unable to read and
ingmen’s Insurance C o» on Account
Poverty;
Large
Profits
Turned
to
Studant« s f Social Problems Through­ w rite , In S w itze rla n d th ree out o f every
thousand. In France s ls ty -n ln e , and ao
of Lack of Safety Appliances.
Investment Purposes.
out too World.
on up. S w itze rla n d Is noted as th e home
o f the In itia tiv e and referen du m a'nd
governm ent by the people.
G erm any,
M isso uri r a t » on c a s u a lty Insurance
R eports o f the operations o f the firs t
T he p a rtic u la r u nem ploym ent Ineu r- England and France have made wonder-
a re to lie increased 50 per cent about
fu
l
strides
tow
ard
popular
g
o
v
e
rn
m
e
n
t'
n
ation
al
Insurance
In
G
re
a
t
f(Doa schem i o f the C ity o f G hent. B e l­
Ootoher 1.
Agents la s t w » k received
gium. whlc.h, by th e w ay. 1 m belns Copied d u rin g the last fe w years. T h e w o rk in g I B r ita in show th a t the receipts w ere word a ll the c o m p a tit» served by the
classes
o
f
England
have
p
robably
t
h
e
!
»78.858.000.
and
the
disbursem
ents
w
ere
by many o f th e tow n» In G erm any, tiaa
W o rk m a n ’s Couipansation. S ervice and
exceptional ln te re e t fo r T ra ile Unionists strongest p o litic a l p a rty In the w orld, I l l , 708,000. O f the unexpended balance In fo rm a tio n B u rm u had Increased rates
«nd a ll who m ay have leun tn g* tow ard and In G erm an y the S o cialist p a rty , 149,500,000 was handed o ver to th e N a
in the fo llo w in g s t a t » : N o rth C aro lina.
the atudy o f noelal a d m in is tra tio n . T h e w hich Is the L ab o r p a rfv there, has more tlo n al D ebt Com m issioners fo r tem po­ 25 per » n t ; A labam a. 25; M iM ls s lp p l.
ra
ry
Investm
ent.
T
h
e
num
ber
o
f
persons
report on the w o rk in g o f th e scheme fo r thaft 3,000,000 votes. T h e w orkers have
82 1-3;
Tennessee,
33 1-1;
O klahom a,
1>09-1911 has Just been Issued and It -lone things In these cou ntries because Insured was 10,112,000, o f w hom (5.000 33 1-3; K entu cky. 50; K ansas. 50; A r ­
gives a lucid p r » u u ta tlo n o f the s y rte m there a re few th a t a re unable to read w ere In the a rm y or navy.
O f the receipts. 111,719,000 w as con­ kansas. (5 to 50.
from th e « m e of tte e s ta b lis h in g ,> and and w rite and because o f the h ig her
"T h e tendency by m any s t a t » to p a »
trib u te d by the g overnm ent; the balance
its course to tKe end o f 1911.
standard o f educai'on.
w orkm en's com pensation la w s and the
On
the
o
th
e
r
hand,
w
itn
ess
the
results
!
uame
fro
m
the
sale
o
f
the
Insurance
In 1907 th e G hent to w n au.u t i t r a ­
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o f the lack o f education. In Spain « s i |-ta m p s , o f w hich m ore th an 150,000,000 p u b lic ity given to th e q u » t lo n o f w o rk ­
tion founded a b en efit fund fo i
"red
men's com pensation fo r In ju re d e m ­
t'nlons and w o rk e rs ’ associations, fro m men out o f every thousand a re u n a b l e : * ’ ™ bought a t th e postofllcee, ra n g in g
which any m em ber, im m e d ia te ly he fe ll j to read and w rite ; In P o rtu g a l 790 o ut I •»
a denom inations fro m one penny to p lo y » . haa Increased g r » t l y tha num ber
7s. 7d. apiece.
M ore than 3,200,000 o f o f claim s made fo r personal I n j u r t »
<iat o f w ork, received. In add itio n to the | o f every thousand; In Russia 117
In ctates h avin g no w orkm an's com pen­
These s ta tis tic s te ll th e ir own sto ry . I “ >• Insured a re women.
In the o rder
grant made by hts o rg an izatio n, a sum
sation acts," » I d E. V . Thom pson. 8 t.
W « e a know
th
a t t t the
people
o
f these
c o o u u u n - -to
f »heir
num bers the men belonged to
w
n
e
w
t
h
a
n
e
o
e
o
u
ie
o
r
m
e
s
s
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fro-n ’ h a to w ’ , fund.
L
ab
o re rs In LoUls tnanagar o f the Ocean Accident
trie
s
a
re
th
e
m
ost
d
o
w
n
tr
o
d
d
»
and
m
is
-
‘
ho
fo
llo
w
in
g
occupations
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T his fund Is conducted by a c o m m it­
and G uarantee C orporation, L im ite d , of
for three or four y » r s had made the
te e undor the control o f th e tow n a d ­ ara b le o f arty w h ite people on th e face I conveyance o f men. goods o r messages; London.
" T h ia bas increased g re a tly
In m etals.
etals, In
in b u ild in g t r a d » ,
o
f
the
e
a
rth
,
a
ll
because
they
lack
the
I
»
u
r
k
e
r
.
m
of
slow growth of the average village.
m in istratio n . w lilch votes a c e rta in sum
th a cost o f em ployer's lia b ility In s u r­
In
com
m
ercial
occupations,
in
a
g
ric
u
l­
T a k in g the country as a whole, the Several trading stores had boon opened,
in the to w n budget e v e ry y e a r fo r In s u r­ education to cope w ith th e ir p o litic a l
ance. T h e desire o f c o m p a n l» w ritin g
tu re. T h re e -fo u rth s o f th a Insured w o­
a v e ra g e a n n u a l wage o f carpenters Is a school and a church had bean built,
ance.
B » i d » this am o un t a special and In d u s tria l masters.
th
is
class
o
f
buslnm
s
to
com
prom
ise
Jared to be 5802; oAcoal m iners, »000; a country doctor had set up shop, and.
In o ur own c ou ntry w e have about men w ere servants. O f th e 395,000 de­ ra th e r than litig a te c la im s fo r personal
mm 1 s a l aside, as experience has
posit c o n trib u to rs to the fund, 18.322
prove th a t w ith o u t a reserve the bene­ 106 out o f every th o in a n d people o ver
In ju rie s has so m a te ria lly Increased the e f f a e t r r y workers. 0550; o f common all told. M ilto n parhapa could oouat 100
claim ed sick benefits, the Claims a v e r­
There a n forty-one man
fit system can be b pt Im p e rfe c tly w orked ten years o f age th a t a re Illite ra te . W h o
lu s t o f doing buslnm s th a t tha p re m i­ laborers, 0*1*, and the teachers, I486. Inhabitants.
Some o f a g in g 01.80. A b ou t 4900 o f the Insured um s have proved e n tire ly Inadequate to One southern state rents Its convicts to wo«:;»re in the colony and tho number In
in t l » » o f crisis. F o r exam ple, in the are these Ign orant people?
w ere aliens.
con tracto rs a t a U ttle more than 0400 gradually increasing. Tho married men
year 199» th e a d m in is tra tio n had to them a re am ong the foreig n horn; some
p ay the lo s s » .
in c r e a » th e subsidy o f 84000 to 11300 o f them are am ong the negroes and the
"L a c k
of
com pensation
acts
haa a year and pays Its public school teach ­ have brought their f a m lll» With th e »
.
Valona
S
trivin
g
»or
8
*
t
t
l
—
»
t
.
and are liv in g In tenta or fra m e hqunee.
in order to cope w ith th e unem ploym ent. backwoodsmen o f the south. B u t I am
gome o f ers s lig h tly over 8300.
E xecutives o f th e A m erican F ed eration caused most o f the tro ub le,
On one of tho t w e n t y - » » t T » t s five
T h e reserve fu n d w as founded on the asham ed to M y th a t to m y know ledge
the p ro m inent c o m p a n l» have th re a t­
soma o f them a re am ong the A m erican
Labor have been called upon to take
P rin te rs (to t M a l»
acres of excellent coal had bean found.
surplus o f the s ta te fro m th e fav o ra b le
ened to w ith d ra w fro m a ll s t a t » w hich
d unionists
11 han<1 ,n th ’ controversy betw een the
T h e Typ og rap hical Union o f Sacra­ The experiment a p p e a l» first to the
xesrs.
T o w a rd th is th a to w n c o r tr lb -
' S ta tis tic s and fac ts prove th a t b e tte r 1 In te rn a tio n a l Brotherhood o f Bookblnd- have no 'vorkm en's com pen m tlon act.
itted a special g ra n t e f 01000 d u rin g suc­
Several leading fo reig n c o m p a n l» w hloh mento, C al., has signed an agreem ent nearby coal m inora The M llt m T ew n -
ers and the In te rn a tio n a l T y p o g ra p h ic a l
cessful business yearn to cover excep­ education w ill Im p ro ve tha sta n d a rd o f
recen tly have entered th is c o u n try havo w ith th e new spaper publishers o f th a t olto oolony wao organised to take over
townalte property.
and m ake h o tte r governm ent. U n ion w ith re g a rd to Jurisdictio n o ver only entered s t a t » w here those acts are c ity , to ru n fo r five years, w hloh pro­ the contract fo r
t io n a l e xp en d itu re tr. tim e s o f depres­ liv in g
single
w
ra
p
p
in
g
w
ork.
B
oth
organisa­
v id e * an Increase of 60 cents per day. A board of tru a te » w m elected te gev-
sion
A t the end o f 1911 the reserve T h e re fo re it Is the d u ty o f every good
In
effect.
b rin g in g th e w eekly scale to 010.60 fo r arn tho affairs of tha oolony, a now
c ltim n to t r y to r a t » the stan dard o f tions a rs c la im in g dom in ion o var tha
«mounted to 14000.
w ork. T h e m a tte r w ill be b ro ug ht be­
d a y w o rk and »31.60 fo r n ig h t w ork.
board to bo »looted every three m odtha
M y F air
T h e m u n ic ip a l subsidy am ounts ttr education.
Hero are some o f the provlatonn o f tho
W e tra d e unionists can s a fa ly leave fo re the n ex t m eeting o f the execu tive
T h e Illin o is 8 ta ts F e d e ra tio n of L a b o r
about 32 p er cent o f th e moneys paid
council o f the A. F. o f L ., and In the
oonatltuttoa:
P e n a Industrial
pays Its president 0800 a m onth and Its
out by the vario us o rg an izatio ns fo r the uneducated n e g r o » and foreigners
m eantim e Secretary M o rris o n w ill pre­
"Recognising organization Is necessary
A ll w orker» In the provision t r a d »
seoretary-treM urer 0175. The Pennsyl­
unemploym ent.
In th e y e a r 1908 each to evo lu tio n and p h ila n th ro p y , but the
v a il upon the tw o o rg anisations In te r­
o u t-o f-w o rk received fro m th e tow n on education o f the tra d » union ist la our ested to send rep resentatives to the vania S ta te F ed eration o f L a b o r pays In V lo to ria . A u stralia . In c lu d in g bakers, fo r the'w o rker*, both politically and tn-
Its president S l M per m onth. T h e sec­ butchers, confectioners, grocery, hotel duatrlally, to get from under the lnah
an average o f »1.87, and In 1911, |4.37. Im m e d ia te concern. Upon the standard
re ta ry -tre a s u re r's
s e .a .y
ts
OHO
a and re s ta u ra n t employee, have u nited of tho m aster and secure m near m
The w o rk e r d ra w s tw o -th ird s o f hie o f education in the unions, to a c e rta in m eeting
poea.ble alt tbat we create under the
In to an In d u s tria l union.
support fro m h is union and o ne-th ird exten t, depend our w ages and w o rkin g
m onth.
capitalist ayatem, we have organ I aeil
I believe th a t th e w orkers
from the tow n fund.
B y th is system conditions.
Bacon— I see e le c tric ity generated in
a co-operative industrial
F ac ts a re stubborn th in g s; a lm o s t as o u re e lv » m
ttirlft Is encouraged, and In the case o f a re beginning to re a lize th is and th a t
A lb e rta . Canada, p ro vin c ial p arlia m e n t
Sweden Is delivered In Copenhagen.
and political workingman's eolony.
stubborn
as
the
people
w
ho
don't
be­
unem ploym ent th e w o rk e r Is w e ll p ro ­ th e best resu lts w ill be obtains 1 by de­
E g b ir t — T h is parcel post system IS has p aw ed a fo r tn ig h tly p ay day fo r lie v e them .
"A ll foremen representing the various
v o tin g some o f th e ir fun ds to w ard edu-1
vided for.
miners.
re a lly w o n d e rfu l.— Yonkers b ta tw m a n .
IndustriM shall be sleeted by tho worh-
eatin
g
th
e
ir
m
em
bera
The p ro v in c ia l, and even p riv a te p er­
ers representing that Industry, subject
sons, m ake re g u la r con trib u tio n s to th is
to recall when hs falls to perform hie
municlplsl fu n d , since the money la in ­
duties, by tho m ajority o f tho voters o f
ves te d
and
ln te re e t paid upon som a
M ilton colony. Tho workers o f tho v a ri­
The to ta l a m o un t o f such c on tribu tio ns
ous tn d u s tri» »hall set th slr own aal-
in the years 1908 to 1011 was 02350,
a rle a realising a t a ll U m w th a t there
from w hich 01150 w as expended, l » v -
must bo a profit tftider tho eapltaltot
Ing »1200 over.
systqm to uphold tho oolony. AU wape
Seven suburbs o f G h en t Joined In the
Parade Will Be Gtren a* Keen, With­ s e a l» are to bo approved by a m ajority
scheme In 1011. when th e num ber o f
International
Oonfe
o f tho voters before being put lu te effect.
Unionists Take Day Off at rout- Hundred and Btghty-Ume
organisations included., w m 40, l « p e r
out Floats or Ostentation; Union
“AU workers, rsg a rd lo » o f age, shall
1,374,000 Organised Mto' rt,
Show
Expense
of
*74,071.830;
Tan-
cent of w h ic h belonged to t h e f to o f a l
Columbia Beach, W hen Mirth and
ho allowed » near m pooalbl* aU they
In-1
Banda
Will
Discourse
Music,
and
Democratic T ra d e Union».
T h e tow n,
Bight-Hour Day; Membership
ereata
No one under tho ago o f Id
Hour Day H u Boon Gained Through-
w ithout suburbs, haa a population o f
Big Feeds Occupied T U » of Jolly
yearn shall ha allowed to work la olthor
' Workers Will H».w Holiday.
M
on
Than
100,000.
180,900. In 1007 th e re w e re 12.000 In ­
sat Entire United S ta t» .
m in » or factorise.
Excursionists.
sured m em bers, o f w hom 2080 unem ­
"W e agree that any w orker injured
ployed w ore paid 02000. the tow n con­
Gne o f the moat sign ificant o f In te r
P lans a re being m atured fo r the L ab o r w hile a t w ork fo r tha oolony ahaU re­
tribution being 0700. T h is ròse to »20,-
A » m a r k a b le show ing o f the speeding
ceive tha same rata fo r pay during his
A p icn ic, not soon to be fo rg o tte n by
n ation al labo r e n g r e » » h a . Just oon-j D a y * M » » t l o i . in
ooo. w ith a tow n c o n trib u tio n o f 00500
up methods employed In the Iro n ore
Illness that ha received w hile a t actual
for 8530 unem ployed In 100», and In those w ho p articip ated In It, was held in d u s try In th is c ou ntry Is mads In 0 eluded I t . w ork a t C arlsbad. A u stria . t » s h ave d e ta il, w ell
I f the Injury Is permanent ho
the In te rn a tio n a l Congress o f M ine elud ing a b ig parade and a program o f labor.
1911 fe ll a g a in to »0500 fro m the T ra d e a t Colum bia Beach by the P o rtla n d P a t­ b u lle tin now being issued by the D e p a rt­
shall be given a deed to hla lot w ithout
ternm
akers’
Association,
Sunday
A
u
g
­
W
o
rkers.
One
hundred
and
fo
rty
-e
ig
h
t
,
sports.
Unions and »4500 by the tew n , the num -
m en t o f Commerce.
I t Is shown th a t
fu rth er payment, and lumber to build
Council has
lier o f unem ployed in the la tt e r case ust 17. AU p r » e n t pronouheed It one the to ta l num ber o f Iron m i n » In the delegates, representing a to ta l rtf 1 ,1 7 4 .-1 T he B u ild in g T r a d »
a four-room house.
o
f
the
tim
es
when
eatables
and
re
fre
s
h
­
000
organised
m
iners,
w
ere
present.
Six
planned
a
d
ifferent
sort
o
f
celebration
was 3324 o ut o f a total membership of
U n ite d S t a t » In 1909 wao 453.
The
"A ll perrons coming to M ilton fo r la­
m ents w ere p le n tifu l and m irth
hundred and th ree thousand
E n glish , th is y e a r fro m those given heretofore,
18,(00. -
num ber o f persons engaged In the ln -
bor shall bo given their turn as they
m iners w e re represented by 22 dele- W h ile tl^pre w ill be a parade, the m ain
The re p o rt re fe rs to a num ber o f im ­ abundant.
T U "com m ittee selected a v e ry p re tty I d u s try on D e » m b e r 15. l>09 or
» ta b lls h th eir homes.
provements. F o f instance, th e to w n has place in the woods and rig h t on the | re p re s e n ta tiv e date, w as 55,170, o f whom g a t » ; 175.MOO G erm ans and Prussian'* fe a tu re w ill be field sports.
"Tha oompulaory education o f our
P o l » by 22; 40,000 French by 15; 14,020
The
|* not to be a » r l w e f
appointed an official w ho is secretary
children shall bo enforced.
w a te r s edge, where a ten t w as pitched j »».MO w ere w ags e a rn s » . T h e expenses
w ith re p re s e n ts « » » o f d ifferent
of the L a b o r B ureau and U nem ploym ent and a good cam p f t » was b u ilt. E v e r y - , o f operation and developm ent am ounted A u s tria n s by 28; 40,400 Belgians by 7; j
"A ll disputes which usually are taken
Fund. and w ho Is. In tru s te d w ith the th in g w aa In re a d ln e u when the oxcur-1 to $74.0,1.830. o f w hich the paym ents 600,000 A m ericans by 8; and 1000 D u tch unlon, w e a rin g uniform s, but the parade to the capitalist's oourts ahaU ho set­
j |B intended as a m rans o f g ath erin g to- tled by tho m ajo rity votes o f tho w ork­
control o f th a unem ployed.
slon U ts arriv ed .
J u s t a ft e r t l » ftrst I fo r s a la rie s and w a g » con stituted some- by 1 delegate.
Discussion brought o ut the fa c t th a t , geth e r th e union men and m archin g them er* in M ilton.
S tric te r c o n tic i over th e o u t-o f-w o rk
Any p o re » fallin g to
boatload o f "wood b utchers” landed, a w h a t less than hall
the C arlsbad Congress was the largest <0 M ultno m ah Field, w here th e fe s tlv l- obey thin law hereby resigns all « tie
I» being exercised. "Each man c la im in g
T h e re was an exceedingly rapid In ­ In te rn a tlo n a l m iners' congress ever held, i t(w l o f tho d>y w m tBge place.
show
er
came
and
everybody
sought
shel-
The
support -nust put In an appearance a t
and bonofits o f tho colony and a g ro » t»
crease In the Iron m in in g In d u s try fro m I t was sta te d th a t In E n g lan d the w a g »
the insurance office every day. and be­ ter. I f anybody w is h » to know w h e th e r
parade W ill s ta rt at noon, fo rm in g on leave he colony wlthodt- fu rth e r com­
It rain s in Oregon. Just re fe r to the 1870 to 1909. T h e gross a m o un t o f ore o f m iners had b » n forced upw ard about the P laaa blocks
fo r e he can receive an y benefit he m ust
T h e lin e o f m arch pensation.
"
inform the s e cretary o f th e reason fo r p attern m a k e rs who w ere cau g h t In th is produced waa more than ¡right tim e» as 17 fe per re n t In fro m s ix to e ig h t w ill be on T h ird to Jefferson, F if t h to
"A ll members o f thia oolony proven
g re a t in 1909 as In 1S79. and th e ex ­ months. W h en the s trik e o f la s t y e a r Oak. to S ix th , to A ld er and out by A id e r
O
regon
M
is
t."
his u nem ploym ent and have his T ra d e
g u ilty of talkin g about tho business a f­
Sunshine follow « ra in , and th is tim e p en d itu re fo r salaries and w a g » about was o ver the o rg an izatio n had gained to M ultno m ah Field.
Union book proved.
faire of the eolony to persons not mem­
th ree and a h a lf tim es as g reat.
T he
I
t
follow
ed
s
h
o
rtly
a
fte
rw
a
rd
,
so
e
v
e
ry
­
100.000 men.
The Income and e xpen diture o f the
At M ultno m ah F ie ld th e re W ill he bers o f the eolony or » u s in g discord
body fo rg o t* the unpleasantness o f the production o f ore m ore th a n doubled
R e la tiv e to w o rk in g hours, th e tw o short addresses and a b M e b a ll gam e be­ among the members botwom meetings
various d is tric ts Rioluded In the scheme
between 1»7> and l»8t. and again more fo llo w in g
resolutions
w ere combined tween b ric k lay e rs and a selected nine w ill upon thetr first offense bo sue-
are checked e v e ry q u a rte r. F u rth e r, r e ­ w eather.
than
doubled
between
108k
and
1902,
Some e x eurslo nis's
thed, others
In to one and unanim ou sly adopted:
sponsible m em bers h av e to v is it the
fro m th e b uild in g trades. T h e re w ill he pended ten days from work w ithout pay
w
h
ile
between
1902
and
1900
there
w
as
"1. W e dem and th a t stops be taken a th le tic e v e n ts consisting o f JO, 100 and and upon th eir seoond o fte n » bo ex­
unemployed and g a th e r In fo rm a tio n re­ played baseball, e r a < a - , rore rm tle d
n ear t r e » stu d yin g
’ a n o u e methods an Increase o f 40.1 per cent.
to
hasten
th
e
»
ta
b
lls
h
m
e
n
t
o
f
an
e
ig
h
t-
garding th e ir unem ploym ent.
B y ouch
F o u r operators, each w ith m ore than hour day. inclu sive o f Erne token In 230-ysrd races, a tug o f w a r, r a c » fo r pelled from tihe colony."
control m any Irre g u la ritie s come to o f u sing a deck o f cards. I t r e q u lr » an
women. Jum ping, sack races and a v a r ­
occasion o f th is kind to dsm onstrats 60,000 acres, controlled o ver th re e -fifth s descending and ascending, fo r a ll u nd er­
light. T h is system o f co n tro l Is respon­
th a t the p attern m a k e rs a re talen ted In o f a ll land connected W ith Iro n m i n » , ground w orkers; th a t a rest period of ied assortm snt o f c o n tM ts . whloh w ill
B A «B
sible fo r th e reduced coot o f Insurance.
occupy the e n tire afternoon. M an y v a l­
o th e r th in g s b » l d » m a k in g core p rin ts and eleven o th e r operators, h oldin g m ore 1« hours b e t w » n s h ifts be mad« o b lig ­
I t has been decided to pay m inora
uable p r l s » have b » n donated by P o rt­
than
lO.OOO
scree
each,
con
tro
lled
n
ea
rly
a to ry , and th a t the highest num ber o f
from the to w n fu n d a t the same ra te and core b o x » .
w ^ B«*Bw «« 1
T h e s h ifts to- be perform ed In one week sh all land b u s ln » s men. and these w ilt be
Bow ers outclassed a ll co rttM ta n ta In o n e-fo u rth o f the to ta l acreage.
as adults; p re v io u s ly th e ra te was lo w er
displayed In a downtown w indow before
■vtaPUff » ' .
v
e
ry
la
rg
e
holders,
how
ever,
u
su
a
lly
th ro w in g a hatchet. One w ould n a tu r-
Labor
D
a
y
*
In
P r s » r a t lo n fo r a d eterm ined a s m -
nottoxceed
six.
' ‘ther reform s a re also In course o f prep­ a lly conclude th a t he m ust have ac-1 have a g re a t d » l o f land not y e t proved
" I. T h e congress Is o f the opinion
In the evening a grand b all Is to b e : M lg n fo r tb s p » » g » o f Im proved oons-
aration. w h ile th e a titn o rltie s havo de­ qulred th is s k ill fro m the Ind ians. H e 110 contain Iro n ore.
M oreover, o f the
l U e u itm m usic- p en M tto n la w s throughout ths U n i t »
th a t fo r w orkers engaged In th e m in in g gleen a t th e A n io r y
cided to g ra n t an honoYarlum fro m the
know n m in e ra l land controlled by such In d u s try tho hours o f labo r should be Ians prom ise several bands ’ or the pa- ; S ta te s the A m erican PedeiraUm o f L a -
town funds to th a T ra d e U alon o ffic ia ls Is n a tu ra lly modest and m ig h t disagree
M r. Bowers pro­ operators a g re a t deal Is held In reserve. fixed a t a m axim um o f eigh t. Inclusive rade as w e ll as a big o rchestra fo r th e bor h M begun an In v s e tlg litlM In to ths
for th e ir w ork.
An Im p o rta n t reform , w ith th is statem en t.
vided the boys w ith Scotch comedy, o f T h e » m a il hold»™, on the o th e r hand, o f the tim e consumed In e n te rin g and
T h e officers o f the c o m m lt t» w orkings o f the In d u s tria l Insurant's
the fo rm a tio n o f a "c risis ” fun d in
the H a r r y L au d e r type.
Q u iet, un- are. In general, m in ing out th e ir ore leavin g th e mine, in hot o r dam p p la c » dance.
la w o f W a s h in g to n and o th e r s t a t » off
which th e em ployers w ill have to place
are: Q. T . ’ lu n t. c h a irm a n ; Joseph M e
a t a re la tiv e ly rapid rate.
a
rs
u
m
ln
g
Schoull
proved
to
be
a
th a m a x im u m h o u r* o f la b o r should be G ulre, sec jt a r y ; E d w ard M cB ride, tre a s ­ th e Union. A general o a m ia ig a fo r suoh
certain sums. Is being planned.
T he
T
h
e
ten
-ho
ur
w
o
rk
in
g
day
(
fo
r
a
ll
o
r
••shark" w ith the carda. (J u s t aak H a rr y i
employers w ill c o m p e n » tjI the w orkers ,
d|m cu U
cu. to m a ry
» U rg e six. in c lu d in g the tim e consumed In en­ urer; O« . a r W . Horne, chairm an o f pub­ legislatio n w ill be la u n c h s l a e x t spring«
lic ity c o m m lt t» ; P. H . Scanlon, chair» according to In fo rm a tio n given o ut to
I n case
____ ____________
th e y stop w o rk du
g
_
whfch pittyer w as the most effl- m a jo rlty -p f th e tron m i n » o f the U n ite d terin g and iM v In g the mine.''
d ep reu lon In order th a t stock m ay he clent.
man o f prise c o m m lt t» ; H . Anderson, labor circles.
B u t the c o m m lt t» w as so wel States, and In 1809 w as fhe r u l i w ith o u t
V ic e -P re s id en t John M itc h e l and V to e-
cleared out. T h e m asters fix the am ount
chairm an o f baseball and field co m m lt-
n
A
*
MtnncxwAX.
f
o
o
d
pleased th a t I t Is going to offer Judg< exception In th e S t a t » o f Iow a.
P rM ld e n t J a m » Duncan o f the A m e r­
of com pensation; the fu n d to be subsi­
t
»
;
A.
R.
Burns,
chairm
an
o
f
parade
M cC redle the services o f the b » t p la y - , ’ ncky. N ew M exico, N e w Y o rk, N o rth
dised by th e tow n a u t h o r lt l» . Accord­
c o m m ltt» ; T . G. L o w ry , chairm an o f ican F ed e ra tio n o f L a b o r havo been ap ­
era so th a t P o rtla n d w ill w in the pen- '
n .|ina. Ohio. T exas. W e s t V irg in ia , S o m s w I v m ' Zxaffao la
ing to s ta tis tic s , more than tw o -th trd a
concessions c o m m ltt» ; T . O. H u n t, pointed as * c o n u u itt » by the exeeatlvo
■toy
O*«
oost
o
f
Idvtag.
W
isconsin
and
W
yo
m
ing
.
On
the
other
o f the unem ploym ent w » due to bad nant.
chairm an o f boll c o m m lt t» ; and T. S. council o f the la tte r body to m ake tho
M ost patternm akers e re modest and hand, the e ig h t-h o u r d ay was reported
T b s C h ris tia n S cien ce.M on ito r th roag h
»oather.
The
em p loym en t
Insurance
Knauss, c h airm an o f a u d itin g c o m m lt t » In v e s tig a tio n and to w o rk In o o n J U M tlM
fo
r
a
ll
m
i
n
»
in
U
tah,
five
m
i
n
»
in
.A
la
-
never .lik e to see th e ir n a m » In p rin t,
Its household derpertment has given Its
w ith re p re s e n ts « v u o f tho N a tio n a l
•scheme gives s a tis fa ctio n to the w o rk ­
yet the 1’ress Com m ittee d » m a I t w ise bama, six In M ichigan, th ree In M in n e ­ readers a very com prehensive o u tlin e
C iv ic F M s r a tlo n In ths In te re s ts o f tho
ers and th e m asters, and the cost to the
W
e
a
ld
S
U
m
la
a
M
P
o
U
tlc
la
M
.
In to show to the w orld th a t there Is a sota .tw o In N ew Jersey, and one » c h o f the purposes and plans o f the H o u m -
<1»' red legislatio n.
to w n la c o m p e n » te d by th e » v l n g
A firfht 1s on In the BpoKsne Sectional
tittle organisation w hich has mem bers In P ennsylvania. V irg in ia and Nevada.
wtves' L eague w ith respect to the » t a b ­
In th is connection it Is a n n o u n c »
poor law a d m in is tra tio n .
T he greatest degree o f concentration lls h m e n t In » v e r a l o f the la rg e r c ltlM C e n tral L ab o r Council aga in s t d o l e g a t » _________________________________________
th a t a re a lw a ys on the Job to m ake life
th a t the execu tive council o f the A m er-
« f L ab o r h M Indorsed a
o f w age e a rn e r* w m reported fro m the o f th e c ou ntry c’ » m u n icip al system o f In th a t body holding p o l t t i » ! positions j (cBn
| w o rth w hile.
TAAVB Off AM MMMOATIOM
* T h is picnic was a success In every L ake Superior d is tric t, w here ten o per­ food d is trib u tio n . In N ew Y o rk , Chisago or being a n y th in g else than bona fide b ill p ro vid ing fo r adequate oompensa-
Ï sense o f th e word.
I t bro ug ht the ators. w ith over 500 wage e a rn e r! » c h . and o th er cities sffoi ts are now being w o rk in g man.
tlon o f a ll c iv ilia n e m p lo y » o f the
U n ite d S t a t » Injw ivd lu the course o f
StattatlM l li o w F r o g » * * M ade la Ooun ! bro’ hers to a bettor u nd erstan din g o f employed 28.910 ,or o ver five -s ixth s o f mads to b rin g the plans to the point o f
I
f
m
ilk
is
kept
In
a
la
rg
e
s
h
a
llo
w
lh e lr em ploym ent, both fo r accidents and
each other. T o t h o » In v ite d w ho did the to ta l num ber o f wage earners fo r | pracrfcsl operation. I f they can be c a r­
t r i » W h a n n u t a r a t » A re T ow .
a te k n e u , such M load pol-
w ith one ¡n o t appear, we m ust eay th e y missed a th a t d is tric t. ' In tho Southern and o th er ried out I t Is not to be douted th a t both bn; In 11 w ill rem ain * w » t fo r a longer
J
£ rea, enJoym» t .
T h o » present d is tric ts betw ren tw o -fifth s and o n e -h a lf
" I f I w ere baked to nam e w ith
*
n in e » fro m w o rk in g In 00m -
producer and consum er w ill be g rto tly tlm«. than I f kept In a deep Jug.
won. the source o f a ll progress In
____L ;____ jjjl - _____ --------------------- — -rrr:------r r , presM d a ir and the like.
I t Is w ith in th e ' p ro b ab ili­
a ie sure to insist on h av in g a no ther | o i Bu w age » m e r * were employed by b -n efltted.
la b o r m ovement th a t stands fo r th e ele­
operators em ploying m ore than 500 wage ties th a t the c la im o f a » v l n g to con­
g a th erin g n ex t year.
____
vation o f th e hum an ra i j I would reply
P R E S S C O M M IT T E E
earners each. On the o th e r hand, In each sum ers o f foodstuffs In N ew 5 ork c ity
w ithout h » lt a t lo n . E d u c a tio n ,” say» »
d is tric t operators em ploying 20 wage «lone o f fro m 8(0,000.000 to 1100,000.000
Do som ething In the w orld.
Peter. P eter, pum pkin » t e r .
w riter In exchange.
earners or less reported b ut a s m all p e r­ p, r annum through ths operation o f the
You w o n 't stay long; m ake your
H a d a w ife and ceuld n't keep her.
" If I w m M k e d th e cause o f e v il con­ ♦ • ♦ ♦ ♦ • « ■ ♦ ♦ ♦ ■ ♦ " ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ' O ' * centage o f th e to ta l num ber employed.
system could be sustained.
stay w o rth w hile. 80 order your
Even In a London »11
ditions th a t beset the labo r movement
♦
T h e need o f c a re fu l study o f ths con­
life th a t somebody w ill be glad
T h e y couldn't keep her ve.-y well.
•nd o th er g re a t m ovem ents th a t make
Tl Is a profound e rro r to p re­ ♦
ditions
m
akin
g
fo
r
ths
present
scale
f»
—C o rn ell W idow .
you a re a liv e, and somebody w ill
for the social u p lift. I w ould re ^ ly w l«h- ♦ sum e th a t e v e ry th in g h M been ♦
♦
P a n k in — W h a t do you th in k o f the and plane o f liv in g Is recognised by a ll
be sorry when you are d » d . —
• lu a l readlitose. Ignorance, lack o f edu­
discovered: I t is to tak e tho ho- ♦
♦ rlaen w hich bounds th e eye fo r ♦ s’ yles in women's d rc « o » t h e » days? stadents o f econom ies W h a te v e r may
a w m & »k t » wp.
H e n ry Dickerson.
cation.” th e w r ite r cor t l n u »
li-ylei—Oh, I ra il a t th e m —and a dm ire he the conclusion draw n fro m t h e » con­
I t Is n ever n e o » s a ry to n o tify t rouble
The stan dard o f liv in g and tho w o rk ­ ♦ the lim it o f th e w o rld .— Lem I errs. ♦
ditions. n othin g Is c learer than th a t they
♦
ing condition o f th e masses In any co m -
♦ them Im m e n re ly , Just M o th e r men do. are In te rre late d , so closely Interw oven. ♦ . ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ • ♦ ♦ • ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ T * when you change your p o e to lfi» address-
I
suppose.--Chicago
T
rib
u
n
e
.
• ry or g o v e rn m e n t m w e ll as th e ir po­ ♦
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
litic a l and social prestige, depend <U-
LABOR DAY SPORTS
PATTERNMAKERS GIVE IRON ORE INDUSTRY CONGRESS OF MIKE
J 0 U .Ï BESCH n o n e EMPLOYS 55,176 MEN WORKERS IN SESSION AT MULTNOMAH FIELD