The Irish standard., 1886-06-26
GENERAL LABOR NEWS,


A two-story brick mill 40xSo feet, for
the carding of fine shoddies, is being
built at Hazarlyille, Ct.
The Amalgamated Iron and Steel AS
sociation met at Pittsburg for the pur-
pose OF arranging scale.
Powderly says he has not been cap
tured ty the communisLic element IN
the knights OF Labor organization.
Richard M. Hoe, the great inventor
and perfector of printing presses, died
last week.
Four thousand striking miners at Ir-
wins, Pa, who have been out three
months, voted last week to return 10
work at the old rates.
Several members Of the New York
Typographical Union, No s, have
started co operative music publishing
business.
1t is safe to say that from $4,000 to
$1,000 men, women and children gained
something in the way of shorter hours
in Chicago.
True craftsmanship consists, not IN
endeavoring to stamp out popular dis
contents, but in labOring to satisfy and
\ placate them.
Fifty composNtors, 10 stereotypers
and pressmen at Mershon & Co.'s shop,
Raleigh, N. j.: struck for weekly pay
1nents on the 9Th.
AT St. Louis, on the 10th, a jur'
brought in a verdict of not guilty in the
case of thirteen striking operatives OF
the Missouri Pacific road.
The Knoxville Labor Globe warns
Typographical Unions to beware OF one
tFm. +. Staley, a S'rat," who has
Union travelling card in his possession.
Secretary Twiner, of the Knights of
Labor says that there is no opposition
to MIR. Powderly in the executive board,
which is harmonious in support OF the
general master workman.
The executive board of journeymen
tailors at New York last week voted
down a proposition to return to task
work. and resolved to accept no over
lures from bosses not conceding week
work.
The New Haven. {Ct. carriage body
makers strike, which has been IN pro-
press three months, ended last week,
when all but few of the men returned
to work on the terms paid before the
strike.
The international Typographical
Union and the Amalganaated Sheet and
Iron Association have declined to join
The knights of Labor, though profess
ing good will for that organization and
willingness to assist them ii neces-
sary.
At the recent session Of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union it was re
solved to send copy OF The Crafts
mon to every member of the Art Pre-
seryative under International jurisdlc-
ton.
Notwithstanding the fact that tht
eight-hour movement has been declared
. failure in the East, there are thou
sands of men now working only eight
hours q day at the same wages they
formerly received for ten hours.
The International Typographical
Union, in it's late session at Pittsburg
decided to lend $500 to the union al
Jacksonville, Fla, $500 to Kansas City
Mo-, $500 to Topeka, Kan, $500 to New
Haven, Ct, and $500 TO San Antonio
Tex.
A meeting of the Internationa
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer!
was held at Jackson, Mich, Sunda,
last. The attendance was very large
there being twenty-three special ca
loads of delegates, besides those wh'
came on regular trains.
The Boston chamber Of commerce re
Gently adopted resolutions approving
the proposed amendment to the revised
statutes Of the United States to pre-
vent interference with transportation
over railways, and protecting propert.
from destruction by strikers.
The proposition of various Washing
ton trades t. return to work at nin'
hours with the retention Of the care
has been defeated by ts..@--sfusal of tn
carpenters to agree to the compromise
There is a belief, however, that thi
plan will be adopted iu the end, and i
now has strong support.
-Four years ago scarcely a dozen labo
papers were published in the country
Now there are about two hundred
weeklies and several dailies devoted t,
labor intereets. In this monopoly Cal
find little room to rejoice. Until th,
labor press came into existence ia,
Gould controlled absolutely ever.
source of newspaper information.
ID. Davis, master workman of tn,
knights of Labor assembly at Pacific
Mo-. was sentenced to two years in tn,