THE MEDIUM OF ORGANIZED LABOR. THE SATURDAY RECORD I in sPite of the Sreat armies of men they nave sens to me irom, nave mamuimeu their labor standards, with little Or no variation. "Victoria ha& slightly in- creased the amount of overtime which way be , permitted vto women and chij- dren in special-' cases. ; On . the other hand, 'Manitoba has reduced C its legal overtime. m No change in restrictions on women and child labor is reported from New Zealand. ; . 'X ' In England ithe ;war ; exemptions to the factory laws haye :not included a lowering of the age limits for factory work, and the. exemptions to the school attendance laws permitted for agricul ture and " War Times1 Call For Well-Condi-; ' r; tioned Labor. Issued weekly - from the ofiace of The Saturday Record, 509 So. Fourth St.. . Wilmington, N.C, -GEORGE W. CAMERON, Edifor and Proprietor. - Wfl are alwavs slad to' receive letters or articles frbmVour subscribers along any line of interest to our readers. , Subscription price $1.00 a year, in ad vanced ' Entered at the postoffice at Wilming ton. N.J C, as' seoond-class mail matter. ' SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1917.' r, ' 1: , ' ' " State Federation of Labor ;Mr.. Ev. Meadows, secretary-treas- urer of the North Carolina State Feder ation of "Labor, has Sent out an appeal to central trades unions and locals urging i-.-. . . . ' -: J . ... ' ( . . . them to assist'in bringing . about the af- ,,j ...... ) Vi.! v..- - filiation of unafllliated unions over the . State. This is a step toward a -more thorough organization before the con vention of the State Federation of La bor, whicl takes place in Salisbury in August.; Every union mad in the State stirtiild awaken to the necessity for a light employment'' are now bitterly regretted by the general edu-. cation authority which has sanctioned them , "Suspend Frof its" Suggests Presi ; dent Gompers Writing as chairman of the commit tee on labor, advisory commission, conncil of ' national defense, President Samuel Gompers makes this sugges tion to T. O. Cranwell, president of the. Continental Can Company, Syracuse, N. Y.: "Suppose you and your fellow manu facturers were willing to suspend en- , A stronger State body and interest him self at the-next regular meeting of his tirely, in this hour of the country 's - 1.; r ot,h emergency, the pursuit of profits; - uuiuu m mo cvu x , would there be any possibility of conscientious delegate to represent the shortage of tin cans?" ' ' membership, in proportion to numbers The manufacturer urged a rhodifica' allotted, at the convention. tion of laws governing the hours for . . ; The State .Federation in the past has women workers, which was disagreed to been sorelv neglected by many strong by President Gompers, although the . Renorts to the American 'Federation . ' , . J ' - ' , . 7 Jr ' of Labor headquarters indicate thattne nation's best thought is accepting,, the trade union position, that labor flaws' and other social legislation' muatsno t he .waived or weakened because of the war. Exploiters of ' labo'x' have" failed J, to - -c '''- - ' twist thev declaration iOtv the Council of Rational Defense to "suit their purpose. This declaration; is based on possible eventualities' that would imperil our' national lifeJ . The. council insists that it, rather than aii l-fem ploy er or group of employ ers-who would' take advantage of, war's firstalarms, is the best judge of future conditiops.v President Wilson's ' clear-cut declara tion on May 15, in addressing' a delega tion of trade unionists, has,: been a PQW-. erful factor in checking this tendency, as it is a notification' to laborvexploiters that they can expect no aid from the nation's chief executive i'n their attempt to tearaway the foundations of social rogresst The President said: "I have been very much alarmed at one or two things that have happened: At the apparent inclination of the legis Matures of one or two of our States to set aside even temporarily the laws which have safeguarded the standards of labor and life. I think nothing could be more deplorable than that. "Therefore, I shall exercise my influ ence as far as it goes to see that that local bodies of orgnnized workers, as well as having had several setbacks on account t)f negligent and unfaithful of ficials; so we hope that tevery union man in North Carolina will give his as sistance to the movement to get to ' gether in Salisbury in August and strengthen the spirit of brotherhood and justice among the united workers of the State. Let us go forth with the . determination- to make effective the J ideals of the great labor movement. XJrge upon every mion man" the neces-. sity of greater interest in the State Fed ' eration, Let every delegate go to the f convention with the determination that good shall be accomplished for organ i zed labor. Be up and doing, brother ! Agitate ! Educate ! ! Organize4 1 1 "War Emphasizes Need of Child Labor Laws "The experience of war time has 1 demonstrated the necessity technical, economic and even physiological of s; the labor laws enacted before the war. In oiir legislation, secured in time of - peace, we shall, find the conditions for a better and more intense production darrng the war." These words of Albert Thomas, French munitions minister,, illustrate the attitude of France and England after two years of emergency exemptions for war industries, ' according to the chil ; . drenrs bureau of the United States De apartment of Ijabor, which has just com ; pleted a brief review of all available re vs ports on child ,lab6r . in , the warring , countries. , In France and England; earlier stand- ; ards of hours are being restored,' not only to protect the health of the work 'ers, but for the sheer sake of industrial efficiency, present and future. In Italy the - central committee on industrial mobilization V has ...taken , steps in the same direction. In Russia, a year be fore the revolution, a movement was under way j to praise the age limit for children industry.:. " Canada, Australia: and New Zealand, trade unionist says he fails to under stand how he can be of "some assist ance'V'in this case. - In answer to the claim that there is a scarcity of labor, President Gompers says: - "It is to be regretted that there is no "public method by which such assertions may be proved or disapproved, "There may be a scarcity of some kinds of labor in your district at lower wages than are acceptable to unem ployed persons .who might fill a demand at what they regard as living wages at steady work. "In all these cases the absence of pub lic employment agencies which might indicate the movement of supply and demand of workers, leaves the interest ed observers without other help than wtheir own or other-men's guess wor." President'Oompers quoted statements made by officers Of the Amalgamated Association1 of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers in a, conference with Secretary of Commerce Redfield and himself that the deficit in the" output of cans could hot be laid to the door of labor as it could be shown that in certaiu places members of this union are not working fuli time. , - ' i k does n6t happen and that the sacrifices we make shall be made voluntarily and not under the compulsion whfch is mis takenly interpreted to mean a lowering of the standards which we have sought L through so many generations to bring to their present level." ;In his telegram' of April 30 to Illinois trade unionists, Secretary of War Baker said: "The recommendation of the Council of National Defense was that power "to suspend existing, statutes be granted only in emergency cases involving the national defense, and therwonly upon re quest of the Council and for a4 stated pe riod. The declared policy of the Coun cil is to maintain all existing laws and -regulations. No position has been taken by the Council in opposition to; or dis couragement of the passage .of further regulations looking to improvement in industrial conditions.'' , Secretary of Commerce .Redfield took the same position in his address before the convention of the National Associa N A Very Commendable Act ; Thejmanagement of 7the Delgado, Cot ton Mill Company,. Messrs. R. R. Bel lamy, president; T. R. Ames, secretary, ;and W. A: Woods, superintendent, have granted-to those .of their employes who reside in company houses their use without rent charges, and to those em ployes who reside outside the mill secv tion they .have given axu increase in pay equivalent to their rents.' This sacrifice is made-by the com pany to relieve the workers of a portion of the burden imposed on them by the high cost of living andt is a most com mendable act, ; which, will undoubtedly strengthch the, feeling of mutual re sponsibility that has always existed be tween Hhe -management ' and theem ployes of this company. . " '; -: r N ; " Women have such a,good time talk ing because ' they have so little to say that they do noi care how they say it. The editor of the Wilmington Dis-; patch says, in speaking of the Socialist Pacifist meeting in New York recently: ; "Many a buzzard is liable to parade in the uniform of a Dove of Peace these days." No danger, Brother Cowan, for that Vulture of Speculation has absolute control of the parade ground's. "L : i . - ' . "So you arethe applicant for position as chaueflfer ?'' . "I am, sir." ' v :'.n .t,-.. . - ' : Are you a' careful driver ?" "I am, sor." : "Do you smoke ?n "No, sir." " fDrink?"A "Do you' swear?" "Well, it depends on what kind of a car you've got, sir. There is now said to be a peanut trust. It ought to be roasted, , ! , V , JL COASTr.MME MOTEIL AMD CAFE 208 North Front St. Short Orders a Specialty. CAFE SERVICE FIRST-CLASS. Prices Moderate, i ROOMS ALWAYS IN SANITARY CONDITION. Bed Linen' Changed Every Day. ' i MnLOONAIIIBES ' . WOEMMGMEM .AEE MAMY Are Few in Wiming . ?toh,3ut This fact should convince our business mn ' that the bulk of trae comes from the latter class who patronize their -friends. The use of this , "; - r&z ciyrr on your printing will appeal directly-0 . ' ' everyiranch.of organ friends as itplainly Tshows iHat : vou fullv' -tion of.&Ianufacturers New York, la - : y V'!In practice therefore, there shQUia -be; no disturbance of labor standards, no , iiOTtioof;klteWdJhpui.-l Let theses- things;' rest till the nation itself pans, keep tfestk'ndards of Jiving untouched ; and Uio Btapdard of friendly leadership -V exalted If ihe nation's need -shall cal?, 'yoivillHfetoid wbat is required. Tift.' tbatVall shall comer let there be no unr due pressure iipon labor - and let no ad- v Vantage be taken Vhether fpr profit or i ot- pride or supposed; principlev in th e r hour of the nation's trjal.' . . .N . These declarations by President Wil-; son and his cabinet officials-are in lineJ with the prese'nt attitude of the British, government after its disastrous expert- ence following an" assent to the plea of -employers identical to 'that in our own country. British authorities have ac knowledged their mistake and the main tenance of labor standards is nowtheir greatest consideration. w This war will not be a 100-yard dash, with the contestants calling onevery , , ounce "of energy for tne few , seconds necessary to cover the distanced The present emergency will be along strug- . . . ".: .... . gle, a marathon.- Under these circum stances it is worse than unwisdom to de-.... vitalize our first line of defense, the pro ducers, by stripping them of protection ; against employers, whose ideals are less of patriotism than of profit and divi- . dends. - Suffer no longer with Asthma, Catarrh, Rheumatism, Paralysis, Kidney and -Bladder trouble, Venereal . and Female diseases. Use Nielser's Eel Oil for all pain. For sure cure, eon suit Dr." Ai..C. Nielsen, 109 1-2 Dock St. Adv i 9 I. t- j r - - ' '

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