The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-02-17
LA90R ITEMS.

The n u Workingmen's Union is hav-
ing printed 5000 copies Of plan for the
settlement Of the vexed Eight Hour ques-
ton, SO far As legislation i'll that State is
concerned
THE following is the time Of payment of
workmen in places named:
Bethlehem, Pa, every two weeks; Allen
town, draw every two weeks-monthly pays;
Philadelphia, every Saturday afternoon
Danville, every month; Buffalo n. " J., every
two weeks Ehnira, ~ Y, every two weeks;
Lake Shore Rolling Mills, every two weeks;
Calender, Ohio, every two weeks; New
burg, Ohio, every month; Niles, Ohio, every
two weeks Youngstown, Ohio, every two
weeks Troy, n. ", every month ;'Spike,
n ", every month Scranton, Pa, every
month, and last, though not least, Pequest
Mining Co., ON the 10th to a cent.
THE last issue Of the Anthracite Moni-
tor" says:
Pennsylvania will be represented at Col
umbus by full delegation, one for each of
the twenty-six Congressional District into
which the State has been divided. and two
to represent the State at large Messrs.
Jno. Siney, of St Clair. and +. ~ Bur
dick, Of Philadelphia, are the latter The
names If the others have not yet been fur
nished us There is certainly strong SEN
timent among those Of the delegates with
whom we have been in conversation in fav-
or Of nominating Gov Jno. w. Geary, as
the Labor Reform candidate for the Pres
idency. The delegation has, however. been
left free to exercise its own Judgment rs re-
CARDS the choice nf candidates
FOREIGN.
The Glasgow coachmakers have memoir
lied their employers for 81 houas week,
their wages to remain as at present.
A meeting Of the Glasgow operative ba-
kers was recently held, at which it was
agreed that deputation should once more
meet with the masters, with view to the
amicable settlement Of the dispute.
On Wednesday, at a meeting Of the EN-
ployers IN the building trades in Aberdeen,
it was resolved tn accede to the adoption If
the tifty-one hour system on the 10Th Of
June, 1872.
The Independence Beige If Tuesday
publishes communication to the effect
that in consequence Of the strike If the
carpenters, the masters have decided to in
crease the rate Of wages 10 per cent as
soon as work is resumed II the men do
not return to work by the 30th inst, on
the 3lst the masters will close their work
shops
1t is feared that another hitch may take
place at the Motherwell Foundry. Two If
the workmen, named Munroe and Moan
have been sentenced to pay fines Of los and
3Os respectively, with the alternative Of 30
days Imprisonment, without giving the us
ual weeks notice, to take part in the recent
strike. In consequence of this several of
the men on Saturday gave in their warning.
A memorial has been forwarded to the
employers in the Glasgow iron trades by
their employers, embodying the resolutions
adopted at the aggregate meeting Of the
trades in the City Hall, Glasgow, on the
18th inst, in favor of reducing the hours
Of labor to 30 per week, payment of time
and half for overtime, with penny per
hour Of allowance, and weekly payments
and requesting a reply on or befor the first
Of February.
On Saturday, mass meeting of the iron
workers on q strike in Dundee was held in
the Union Hall, which was crowded. Mr.
Peattie presided. The terms offered by
the Wasters-namely, ifty-seven hours
till June, and ffty=one hours Afterwards
were unanimously accepted amid great
applause. 1t was agreed that no ill-feeling
should be manifested toward the workmen
who did not come out with the general
body OF the men, it being stated that their
own consciences would be a sufficient pun
to them. A workman asked if
there were any guarantee as to the con-
tinuance of the nine hours system. The
chairman hoped it would continue until
the eight hours came into operation.
votes Of thanks were awarded
to those who assisted the men on strike,
to the employers for their handsome con
duct, and the press for their liberal treat
ment.
On Wednesday afternoon meeting of
the iron-stone miners Of the Maryhill dis
triet was held in the Moldeu' Hall, Nelson
street, GlasgOw-ME. John Bowie in the
chair. The most important matter brought
before the meeting was the adoption Of the
eight hour question, in regard to which
there were received reports from various
collieries in the district. Mr.. M'Donald
thought the miners of Maryhill were right
IN demanding that their hours of labor
should be shortened, and ventured to say
that if the Clyde trade was diminishing.
I it suffered, if there was ship less laid
down on the Clyde this year than there
was during last, the fault was not to be
aid to the workmsn's demands for short
time, or to the miners demands for higher
wages: On the contrary the diminntion
arose from the exhorbitant profits which
'he employers weresdemanding.