The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, June 2, 1919, Page 15

. WHAT IS UNION LABOR? i Watford City, N. D. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: There are a few questions that I have often pondered- over and ‘have often discussed them with neighbors, but so far have found no one who could explain them satisfactorily: Are the two terms, “organized labor” and “Industrial Workers of the World,” or “I. 'W. W.,”. identical? ' Perhaps it would make the question clearer to ask: Is the I. W. W. a confederation of ‘all or nearly all labor unions. or is the I. W. W. a labor organization by itself? -~ If 'so, wherein does it differ from other labor organizations ? These questions may be simple, but they are important and we western farmers do- not understand them. . -~ S. 0. TVEDEN. EDITOR’S REPLY: The term or- ganized labor would include all work- ers organized for any purpose per- taining to their livelihood. In Amer- ica organized labor is divided into three groups::- ation of Labor, the railroad brother- hoods, the Industrial Workers of the World. The first now has a member- * ship of about 3,500,000, the railroad brotherhoods about 400,000, and the. Industrial Workers of the World per-" haps 500,000. The last figure is by no ‘means reliable, because since the recent prosecution drove these union- ists - underground little definite is known of them. el The American Federation of Labor and the' railroad brotherhoods are - made ‘up of local unions organized ac- cording to crafts. The so-called I. W. W. oppose craft organization. and preach what is known as the one big union. The difference between craft unionism and industrial unionism may be illustrated thus:. In a factory em- ploying many persons, the craft meth- od would put the machinists together as a union, the firemen together as another, the patternmakers as an- - other, ‘ete. These craft unions would then 'be affiliated in city, state and national bodies. The industrial union method would sign all the workers up as one union no matter what the work. In addition to wurging industrial unionism; the I. W. W. demand rad- ical changes in society and direct ac- tion rather than political action as the means of bringing these changes about. So far this branch of union labor has succeeded chiefly among the unskilled workers and the seasonal workers who wander from place to place as the labor demand changes. Among these are the lumber, marine transport and.textile workers and a small percentage of farm laborers. A REACTION FROM HARD CONDITIONS This fact again probably explains. the very radical views of the organi- zation. Its membership is made up of the people at the bottom of the ladder : of our society. Their lack of educa- tion and skill prevents success suffi- cient for home owning and other con- ditions of normal living. Their mov- ing about takes away their opportu- nities to vote, and hence contributes: much to then' lack of faithin: poh ical methods. From the figurés given above it wfll be noted that with a total working population of at least 20,000,000 most- - of our workers are not organlzed at all. The fight for labor organization has been just as hard as that for farmer organization and-history shows defeats as well as victories. The:steel trust, for instance, has been able to " kill - off unionism m its: mines ~and plants. ¢ _There is now a w1despread demand among labor unions other than the I-W. W. for independent political ac- tion ‘with the organized: farmers as the only way to maintain their con- stitutional’ rights and to improve gen- eral living conditions. Over 75 of our - large cities now have Labor: parties ; ‘will ‘be ‘big before " Editor Nonpartisan Leader: The American Feder- 1920. The Labor party takes in all workers and thus forms a “one big union” for political action. . HOME BUILDING PLAN Alkabo, N. D. have read a little about the Home Builders’ association, but I don’t thoroughly understand it. Now does the law_provide that a soldier or any American born citizen can get money to buy himself a farm, horses, machinery, ete., so that he can get right to work? If so, what interest will he have to pay and how.long a ‘btune will he have to pay this loan off? Has he got to have some capital or ready money or has he got to be at present a land- owner to get this loan? I am interested because I am a farmer and because I have four boys from 17 to 24 who would like to begin for themselves but who are not able to start in because of lack of means. EDITOR’S REPLY: The Home Building. association provided by the new North Dakota law will advance 80 per cent of the capital needed to secure land and put the needed build- ings on it. This means that the new _farmer will have to have 20 per cent of the cost ready and he will also need further funds to get equipment and live until harvest. Thus if the land and buildings he wants are worth $5,000, he will have to put up $1,000 and the state will put up the rest. He - will pay the $4,000 back.with interest like rent over a period of 20 years. As the new law gets in full working force, means will probably be found to help the new farmer in getting some at least of the capital needed for horses, machinery, seed, ete. Those who .would take advantage of the Home Building association must .also form local associations of 10 or more members, and each member' of the local association is jointly liable for the obligations of the others up to 15 per cent of the value of his own home or farm. The object of this is to increase the security- on the state loan, for it is not considered good business to loan more than 50 per | cent on a first mortgage. The local association, or home buyers’ league as it is called, will pass on who should have the opportunity to secure a home or farm and will handle some other details of management. By operating on a large scale and on a cost basis the state Home Build- ing association will be able to provide new. properties at a very reasonable figure and the payments needed to ac- quire these properties will ‘be about what the farmer would have to pay in c@sh rent to a landlord. One of the good features of the act is that a man with no capital can be- gin placing savings with the associa- tion and he will receive a good rate of interest until he has enough to make the. first payment on property desired. -Inasmuch as it is intended-primarily for the ambitious man who could not secure the needed aid otherwise, only small-sized properties will be handled. +-City homes aye limited to $4,000 and »farms to $10,000. f - .BOOKS AVAILABLE : The North: Dakota industrial commission has received a new issue -of 10,000 copies of “The"* New Day in North Dakota,” con-* taining a statement of the bills passed: by the last session of the North Dakota :legislature, including the mill and elevator bill, the home building law, the . bank bill and the immigration act, This volume. may be ‘ob- tained by sending :4 cents in stamps to the Industrial Com- mlssxon, Bismarck, N. D. The . first issue of the hook. ‘was exhausted soon after = its printing. - Leader Classified Department “THE FARMER’S MARKET PLACE” This is the place to advertise. your stock, farm machinery, chickens, eggs, for sale and auction sales’; to make your wants known and have them suppli results come from Leader Classified Ads. Rates are 10 cents per word per issue, roduce Best To members of the National Nonpartisan league when advertising to sell their own products or supplying their own needs, a rate of 8 cents per word is made, shi s receipt when claiming the 8-cent rate. u rate, League members must give the number of their member- All advertiging for sale of lands carries the Ads must reach us two weeks before date of publication. ALL CLASSIFIED ADS MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE Livestock PUBLIC SALE ON JUNE 6, 1919, OF 24 HEAD of registered Aberdeen Angus bulls and heifers. Queen mothers and other well-known families. Also some pony colts from Shetland sire. Fifty miles south of Hettinger, S. D. Trains will be met at Hettinger if notified ahead. If in- tserested write for bills, . T. "L. Edwards, Sorum, HIGH QUALITY CALVES BY EXPRESS, BULLS or heifers. _Shorthorn—Holsteln—Guernseys. Only $17.50 to $25 for little ones; $30 to $40 for blg ones to put on grass. Raise all you can. Write for catalog. Ed Howey, South St. Paul, Mina. HIGH GRADE HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES. VIR- tually purebred from the dairy center of the world. On account high price whole milk selling at $25 express prepaid. rder now. . B. Hellen, Sec- retary Milk Producers’ Association, Jefferson, ‘Wis. FOR SALE—CHAMPION LILITH DeKOL NO. 226507. Born November 11, 1917. Registered Hol- stein bull. Strong in 30 ‘and 40-pound breeding. -Ready ~ for heavy service. Price, $140. I. A, Schwinghamer, Albany, Minn, FOR SALE—PUREBRED CHESTER WHITE HERD boar, tried sow, March and April pigs, either sex, in four different blood lines. Pedigres furnished. Rubert Altmann, Gibbon, Minn. FOR SALE—REGISTERED HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN bulls from a tuberculosis free accredited herd. Liberty bonds taken at par. Frank J. Splonskowski, Braddock, N. D. 5 BIG TYPE POLANDS—NOW IS THE TIME TO get that herd boar, We have the best blood lines. A, J. Schmidt, Norwood, Minn. GOOD CHESTER WHITE PIGS, MAY. FARROW, $15_ either sex. Pnlrie View Stock Farm, Knox, D. REGISTERED CHESTER WHITE SPRING PIGS for sale; g‘edtgee furnished, Stephen Tokach, St. Anthony, N. D. 'PUREBRED BERKSHIRE HOGS FOR SALE. FOR %artlculnrs write Frank Johnson, Sleepy Eye, Minn,, FOR SALL—CHESTEB WHITE PIGS: PEDIGREE furnished. H. F. Augst, Montgomery, Minn, Poultry TRY CONDENSED BUTTERMILK—NOTHING BET- ter for growth in pigs fed with cornmeal. It will double production in poultry. ~Shipped in barrel lots from .our factories at Duluth, Grand Forks Sioux Falls. Products guaranteed. Write for free catalog today. Grelck-Hovey Co., St. Paul, Minn, SINGLE-COMB- WHITE LEGHORN HATCHING eggs from hens mated to cockerels of new blood =Y and good quality. Write for our - show - winnings. Egg r!ces. $2 IP“ 15; $9 ner 100 We arantee , fertility. -Well an, . Kroehler, Mgr., Henderson. Mlnn PUREBRED PLYMOUTH ROCK EGGS, $1.50 FOR 15; $4 for 50; $7 for 100. - I also have three full- blooded Durham Shorthorn bulls for- sale, from nine to -ten months old. -Oscar_Swanson, Alexan- dria, Minn., Birchdale 8tock Farm. 40 eggs, $3.50; seu:lng Wyandoues setting, Lonevale Poultry Farm, Fortuna, N. D. EGGS PREPAID, PUREBRED ROSE-COMB RHODE Island Reds, " farm-raised, $1.25 per 15; $3.75. per g}); DS'I per. 100. - Jake Boomgaarden, Wn_hpewn, o UREBRED BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK EGGS for hatching, of my best sclection, sent prepaid, $2 per '15. Mrs. Fred A. Lieske, Henderson, Minn, CHICKS, 25 CENTS; EGGS, Leghom. Columbia Wyandotte, __Reds. L. Johannessohn, - Beltrami, Minn, EGGS—DARK _ROSE _RHODE. ISLAND Windheim and_Kauffman' strain. = $2 for m 83 15 for 30. Mrs. J. C. Allen, York, N. D. PUREBRED WHITE HOLLAND TURKEY EGG $4 dozen; Rouen duck eggs, $1.50 dozen. Odexau& Bros., Volga, S. D. Agents Wanted . AGENTS—BIG - PAY AND FREE AUTOMOBILE introducing wonderful naw gamllne saver, = punc- ture-proof, five-year spark and_other econom- ical auto neeesslties L. Ballwey, 60 Sta. F, Louisville, K: AGENTS—MASON SOLD 18 SPRAYERS AND Autowashers * one Saturday; profit, $2.50 each; square deal. Particulars h‘ee Rusler Company, Johnstown, - Ohio. WANTED—MEN TO DO ORGANIZATION WORK among the farmers. -~ Address Nonpartisan League, Employment Dept., Box 495, St. Paul, Minn. Personal Notice ANY ONE KNOWING THE WHEREABOUTS. OF A boy who was left an orphan at:the age of seven or elght years, in 1894 or 1805. 1 belleve he went by the name of Henry Hargraves, and I a]so belleve he went to the public schools at Fargo, D. would now be a man about 83 or 34 yelfi “old: lulr complexioned, with Iarge- blue eyes. one - knowing - his - whereabouts- - kindly . communicate Outxe with me, as I have very important news for him if - he ‘can be found. I am an old friend of his pmnu John Sherman, Box 233, Conrad,’ Mont. Harness, A qn_goliilg;and_, Accessories S F;OBDS RUN 34 MILES PER GmON OUR 1919 carburetors.- . Use cheapest uollne or half kerosene, - Start e any, weather. ' Increased power. - Styles for all ‘motors. ~Runs slow high gear. ; Attach’ yourself. 'Blz mnu for ufinu Money back guarantee, 30 rics tion Carburetor Co., 473 Mndlson St.. Dl)wn. Ohio. Kodak Finishing LET US DEVELOP: YOUR FILMS.: cents. for six-exppsure roll ‘and: six size, 40 cen Box K, . Pres! " Professional Schools. LEABN TELEGBAPEY PLEASANT WORK. SAL- $99. to- $165. - " Established catn bzue. Bnrry's Telegraph Ins apolis, Minn. A Employment POSITION WANTED, BY EXPERIENCED FARMER and uactor operlwr. A. B. deer. ONLY . 25 Postal n, Minn, ROSE-COMB- BUFF Silver Wymdom, 2 mailed ‘prepaid. Moann:mm Bmdlo. 2 8t cloud. : Farms FOR SALE—160-ACRE FARM IN BEST SECTION of North Dakota. Partly modern house, barn for 30 head of stock, also %rnnary and garage. Not a foot of waste land; acres pasture, 25 acres hay, 8 miles to town, 14 miles to county: eeat, miles to church and 8 mlles to consolidated school. Sixty dollars per acre; terms, _Address owner, C. A. Fisher, 519 Third Ave., Valley City, N, D. 164-ACRE SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA proved farm. One mile from town, good grove, good buildings, no quack grass. For quick sale gfllEl sell cheap. F. E, Day, Heron Lake, Minn., $100 DOWN, NO MORE PAYMENTS FOR 10 years, secures good clover farm, No sand, rock, swamp. Good schools, roads, markets. George A. Besser, 825 Plymouth Bldg., Minneapolis, VILLAGE FARM, 82 ACRES, HOUSE, BARN, ETC., near depot, stores and churches, $3,500. Get lllt. John W. Norton Co., Shubert Bldg., St. Paul, Minn, WOULD YOU SELL YOUR FARM IF YOU GOT - your price? Sell direct; no commissions: ticulars- free. 0. K. Hawley, Baldwin, Wis. SELL YOUR PROPERTY QUICKLY FOR CAS no matter where located; particulars free. Re Estate Salesman Co., Dept. 8, Lincoln, Neb. FOR SALE—GREAT BARGAIN BRUSH LANDS Clearwater county, Minn, Easy terms. Write fc particulars, J. R. Holton, Shevlin, Minn. FOR BARGAINS IN CASS COUNTY HARDWOOD clover lands; good road, lake shore; must be sold; write Ole Larson, Watker, Minn. HAVE CASH BUYERS FOR SALEABLE FARMS, gem; ggce and description. 0. O. Mattson, St. aul, Minn. BEST WILD SECTION IN NORTH DAKOTA. SNAP %rlciej Other tracts. F. D. Woodworth, Driscoll, For Sale FOR SALE—STOCK. AND MACHINERY TO FARM 480 acres of land in eastern North Dakota and ocrlngh%r crop. For terms write Box 34, Tower FOR SALE—ONE FORD TRUCK, GOOD A8 NEW, ‘very reasonable; also a team of colts, two years old. Albert Buering, Arlington, Minn., R. 8. LITTER CARRBIERS AT WHOLESALE. FOR rices and . circulars write W. C. Johnson Co,, rooteri, Minn, FOR SALE—CASE 12-INCH EXTENSION RIMS lllre new, $75. Herman Konoske, Montpelier, N. D. Lumber LUMBER — SHINGLES — MILLWORK!! money-saving prices, including freight to your sta- tion. ~ Send lst for estimate. Wells, Box 1010E, Everett, Wash, LUMBER AND SHINGLES AT REDUCED PRICEB.' Farmers’ trade a specialty. Best quality.. Robert Emerson Company, Box 1156-N Tacoma, Wash: DELIVERED PRICES QUOTED ON RED CEDAR posts to farmers. - -C. B. Foote, Coiburn, Idaho.’ RED CEDAR POSTS_IN CAR LOTS. DELIVERED prices to farmers. J. B. Overton, Sagle, Idahn. Honey FOR SALE—FINEST. QUALITY NEW CLOVER honey at 26 cents per pound. in 30-pound cans. honey is carefully produced and handled so as to retain the delicate flavor and aroma of the flowers. We are rather proud of the honey we send out and yet it is really a business proposition with us to hold every man to. whom we sell as permanent customer. - We send price list free. Sam- ‘ple, 10- cents. * Reference, -the First National bank, Preston, - Minn., or ~the - publishers: of this paper. M. V. Facey, Preston, Minn: Farm Machinery CORN HARVESTER — ONE-MAN, one-row, self-gathering. Equal to Sold to farmers for 23 years. Only $25, fodder binder. Free catalog showing pictures of harvester. Process Corn Harvester Co., Salina, Kan, WANTED TO BUY FOR CASH A 32-INCH SEP- arator in_good shure nnd worth the money. C.- Rumley, - Rock- Fall par- 5 Tu-es' TIRES—TUBES—TIRES. WRITE FOR PRICE LIST today, _ Independent Tire Supply . House, 850 Cedar St., 8t. Paul, Minn. TIRES—HIGHWAY—-TIRES. sent on request. People’s’ Tire Company, 128 W, 6th St., St. Paul, Minn. Lightning Rods LIGHTNING RODS—BIG PROFITS AND_ QUICK - sales to live dealers wlllgg “‘Diddie’s Universal Rods.”” Our copper tests 99. are right. = Get our agency. Mnnhfield. ‘Wis. 'PROFITS IN INSURANCE State Insurance Commissioner Fish- back says that every dollar of fire in~ surance in this state costs the pur- chaser approximately $3. He shows that in 1917 the old-line insurance losses but $2 619,000. Last summer “ the compames attempted to enforce a “This ‘was' re- . 10 per cent increase. gisted by the commissioner, who now: asks for power to regulate rates.. No: - legislator has yet advocated state in- surance as every one acquainted with conditions realizes the fight the in- surance commissioner, will start when he tries to secure even power to regu- . late.—SPOKANE (WASH) LABOR, WOBLD. OUR PRICE LIST t Prices L °H. 'i‘)'lddte Co.7