Word: ownership
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Most American courts have held the "Closed Shop" illegal, yet there has been a growing movement toward it, culminating in the Miller case (1903) at Washington, and the resolution of the recently adjourned meeting of the American Federation of Labor, denouncing the "Open Shop," whether under private or government ownership. This arbitrariness of the unions toward the non-union man expresses itself also in violating the rights of personal freedom, by trying to make membership in labor organizations compulsory...
...contention of the affirmative that trade-unionism has decreased the individuality of the working man was combated. Modern conditions of employment have in many instances tended to this result. But trade-unionism has in fact gained for all working men a larger and more real freedom, truer self ownership than they could possibly have had without organization. Examples of conditions before and after the recent coal strike were cited. With increased means and leisure the working man has become a better man and a better citizen. In his elevation the entire country has been benefited...
Professor Hart has for some time been engaged upon several important works. A volume entitled, "Actual Government," discussing the practical side of politics, caucuses, bosses and city ownership, has recently gone to press and will soon be brought out by Longmans, Green and Company; and a narrative "School History of the United States," for use in secondary schools, will soon be published by the American Book Company. Professor Hart, as editor-in-chief, is also preparing for publication a co-operative history of the United States, in twenty-six volumes to be issued by Harper and Brothers under the general...
...loss of these points to Harvard gives the victory in the meet to Yale and the scores of the leading colleges now stand: Yale, 33; Harvard, 29; Princeton, 27. This credits Yale with five victories on the cup and leaves Harvard and Pennsylvania tied with four each. As the ownership of the trophy is to be decided by the track meet next spring, if either Harvard or Pennsylvania wins the award will be a tie. The way Schick's disqualification has changed the score is as follows: In the 100 yards dash, Moulton (Y.) moves from fourth to third place...
...Junior Wranglers. Debate. Assembly Room of Harvard Union, 7 p. m. Question: "Resolved, That municipal ownership of street railways in the United States is advisable." Principal Disputants.--Affirmative: King's Camp.--Negative: Hinckley's Camp...