The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-05-16
Complied from the Londen Zee HI
from the OLD WORLD.

reported that notwithstaud-
ing the dullness Of trade, a strike in the
builing trade 10 immir .nt ct ID erby. The la
borers demand that their wages should be
advanced from lSs. to EOS. per week, and the
masters, at a meeting last Mondas, resolved
''tO resist the demand to the utmost"
EDlNBuRGu. plumbers Of Edinburgh
and Leith are to be out on strike this week.
Their demand is a half penny an hour more,
or 81. instead Of 5t1. The movement is
from the union, each individual employed
having received q letter from the secretary
intimidating that sunless these terms are
complied with, the men in your employment
will cease work on Saturday the 18th inst.
By order, &C."
GLAsaow.-The members Of the United
Trades Council, Of Glasgow met in the Bell
Hotel on Wednesday evening. Mr.. Charles
Lang, president in the chair. The secretary
reported that as instructed, he had sent cir
culars to q number of the trades of Glasgow
inviting them to send representatives that
night TO consider and determine whether to
send any representative to the proposed
meeting OF employers and workmen in Lon
don, with view 10 coming to some amicable
understanding, and prevent the ruinous re-
suits to both parties from strikes and lock
outs but he was sorry to say that none OF
the parties written to had responded to the
invitation. After elaboration, the opinion
Of the council, under the circumstances, was
that no representative to attend the proposed
meeting could be sent from Glasgow. Mr..
Henderson having been appointed treas ire
Of the council, aud no other business likely
for some time to come berore the council they
agreed to adjourn their sittings until Octo-
Der next, then TO be called by circular.
THERE are 1900 lace machines in Eng.
land, 5000 Of which are in Nottingham and
neighborhood; about one-half Of these
are fancy Levers machines, standing in fac
tories worked by steam power, running from
four O'Clock in the morning until twelve
o'clock at night, through the week, except
Saturday, when the establishments close a
six O'Clock In the evening.
GENEvA.-We regret to have to state that
the strike at Geneva is still going on. Va
announced last week that the dispute had
been settled by the employers having con-
ceded reduction of one hour in the days
labor, at the same time agreeing to advance
the wages ten per cent, and that these terms
had been accepted by the men. Upon tbs
men going to resume work, however; they
found that the shops were closed against al
those who had taken an active par: in the
strike. The consequence of this tyrannical
and injudicious action on the part of the EN-
ploYers was, that the men, as d body, refused
to commerce work until this attempt TO vic.
timise the leaders was withdrawn, and, by
the last accounts received, the strike was
still continuing from the above cause.
LIsBoN.-Almost simultaneously with the
strike in Bologna similar scenes were tax.
ing place in Lisbon. body of workmer
paraded the streets and entered the shops
demanding aims. 0ne body proceeded to
the Office Of the home minister. Some Of
them were arrested and conveyed to gaol
under an escort of municipal guards, caval-
~ and infantry. At night the crowd as
suned more threatening aspect. Stones
were thrown at the municipal guards and
poles, some of whom received severe wounds.
NJ. Palmeiro, the comm snder of the munich
pal guards, was attacked at half-past nine
In Capellao street, and seriously wounded
At eleven O'Clock the various groups were
dispersed. Fifteen persons were arrested.