The Labor enquirer., 1883-02-10

Sersey, distributed $4,000 among their
employees by way Of acknowledging
faithful service during the past year.
i Such iberality is SO rare among employ
ers that it is worthy of record, and emu
lation, I'd
i "a solemn warning, printed on fine
velium, has reached the czar and cabinet,
claiming universal suffrage, the right of
the people to own the land, freedom of
conscience, press, public meetings, etc.
If these demands are not granted before
the coronation of the car the revolution
ary committee sending the warning
threaten violence. K
AT a meeting of socialists in Marseilles
on the fourth, about 100 persons, includy
ing a number of women, were present.
A resolution was adopted strongly con
demning the Lyons tribunal which
convicted Prince Krapotkine and associ-
ates. The proceedings were somewhat
turbulent, and terminated amid cries of
"Vive la Revolution InternationaleP
Delegates from the freight handlers
employed by the Erie, Pennsylvania, &
Hudson river railroads, met recently in
New York City. jeremiah Murphy pre-
sided and John Roach acted as secretary.
The object of the meeting was the re-
organization of the Freight Handlers
union. A committee of five was ap-
pointed to prepare an address to freight
handlers calling on them to reorganize.
We notice by the daily papers that
the girls working at Telford & Harold's
corset factory, Jarvis street, struck work
on Tuesday last against a reduction of
wages. This is the factory, we believe,
where the girls were not allowed to 60
to their meals until ona of the bosses in
formed them of the hour. We would
like to know the opinion of these gen
tlemen as to a hereafter.-Toronto Ad-
Vocate. -
There was a meeting of the St. Louis
Taylor's union on Monday afternoon at
Central Turner hall. No business of i'm
portance was transacted, it being thought
best to defer the matter under consider
alton until next Monday afternoon,
when mass meeting will be held at the
same place. The strike at the shop of
Martindale & Paule still goes on, and
the place is understood to be under sur
veillance by committee of the union
There seems to be trouble in the ranks
of union bricklayers of New York and
other cities in regard to men engaged in
laying fire brick. 1t appears that con-
tractors have refused to employ union
men at this work, and have engaged
non-unionists because they could get the
work done cheaper The union me In
claim that laying fire brick is part of
their work, and that it should not be
given out to, non-union men. Meetings
are to be held in order to have the mat
ter settled before spring. A new eight
hour law will also be presented to the
legislature, and every effort made to
have it passed, with penalties for
violation.
The Columbia club is trade union of
walters who speak different languages,
and who have a handsome club house
on Lexington Avenue, New York Cit.,.
Recently they gave reception to the
members of the press and had a very
happy time The new club rooms are
furnished tastefully, but not expensively, |
the chief aim being to secure the coDl-
fort of it's members. The reception,
very appropriately, was held in the en-
ployment agency rooms, one of the OBJ
jects Of the club being to aid those who
have no work and are industrious, tenn
perate and honest. The aim of the
organization is to establish home where
those who may be i'll or disabled can be
taken care Of The present cldb house
contains reading room, library, and |
an employment agency, free from tolls.