The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-17
Items Of Interest to Worlxingmen
and Employees.
New Hampshire's Conspiracy Lsws-Or-
ganizsd Labor In Different States
Arbitrating 5trikcs-Industrial

This case was brought by James Trasher,
an obnoxious foreman, whom the firm
discharged because the lasters refused
TO work under him. The four arrested
parties were those who acted as the
committee TO make known the griev-
ance OF the lasters 20 the firm. and were
charged with conspiracy. During the
progress Of the trial no pains or expense
was spared by the prosecution TO secure
conviction, and had not the arrested
parties been furnished with excellent
counsel by the New England l. p. u.
they would probably be now anguish
ing in durance vile.
INDUSTRIAL NOTES
There are 2S0,00O women milliners in
this world Of ours.
The annual output OF the countrys
nail mills is over $1,000 tons.
Over 10000 anthracite miners are
employed by six or seven men.
Bakers in Holland work on Friday and
Saturday 90 hours without intermission.
According 70 Bradstreet's, the mum
Der of persons who went on strike in
the first half OF September was 2,154.
The strike Of che house carpenters of
Dundee. Scotland, for an advance of a
half penny per hour has been successful.
A new organization has been formed,
known as the Brotherhood of Railway
Porters." Ii now has membership of
5000.
The trades-unions of Portland, Ore,
have formed "Fedemted Trades As
sembly," composed of 10 trades organi-
IN tions.
A Pittsburg man has invented n nail
machine which will do twice the work
that present machines accomplish, and
ut five dollars n ton less.
Labor exchanges claim that the Ga
Dor day" at the Cincinnati exposition,
whose buildings were built by scab la
Dor, wasa complete fizzle.
Carpenters Union, No. 80, Of Denver,
Col, carried the only eight hour banner
in the Labor day parade, and il was
cheered all along the line.
The eight-hour system has been in
vogue in Australia SO long that IL has
passed beyond experiment and gone into
the stage of permanency.
The first strike Of workingmen in this
country can be attributed TO the jour
neymen bakers. The strike occurred in
1742, and was against reduction Of
wages.
The yellow fever in Florida had de-
moralzed the building trades in Sava-
nah, Ga, and other adjacent cities, and
they are overcrowded with men looking
for work.
The trades-unions Of Great Britain
represented at the twenty-first trade
union congress, recently held at Brad
ford, September B, numbered member
ship of sl7,944.
1t would seem as though similar
move TO that of the New York Labor
Convention, called for the purpose of
agitating the repeal of the obnoxious
conspiracy laws of that State, would be
a good idea in Massachusetts,, and in fact
every State in the Union.
The cigarmakers idle on account of
the great strike in Havana now number,
with their families, about 10000 souls,
and unless they receive help soon starva-
ton will compel them to resume work
ut wages barely sufficient TO keep soul
and body together.
Tie Brotherhoods of Locomotive En-
gineers, Firemen, Conductors, Brakemen
and Switchmen, and perhaps Railroad
Photographers. will undoubtedly go into
a grand combination, while preserving
their present autonomy. IL is only a
question OF details now.
There is no justice in allowing eight
tenths Of the people 20 do all tho work
and force the other two-tenths TO Loaf
and 20 hungry. Eight hours is long
enough TO work, and all can earn a living
by working that number Of hours when
the industrial system is properly regu-
lated.
The October report Of the Amalgama-
+ ted Society OF Carpenters English
shows 404 branches, o., 4s5 members OF
whom 772 are on unemployed benefit,
b35 on sick benefit and 255 superannuat.
ed. In the American district they have
2,1s4 members-a loss OF 14s members
over September report; 1877 of the loss Is
In New York city.
Strikes are wrong. III committee can
settle the Alabama claims surely one
could settle disagreement between an
employer and his employees But we must
arbitrate. Make them arbitrate. Strikes
and lock-outs are not only warfare. but