Workmen's advocate., 1889-12-07
LABOR NEWS.

other boss. brewers will soon follow. The brewery workmen are rapidly re- covering their former position. Only two weeks ago they scored great sue cess in New York City by bringing Jo- seph Kuntz's brewery under the control of the Union. Another large brewery in Brooklyn is on the point of coming Over The boss brewers who two and a half years ago took part in the concerted onslaught on the brewery workmen's organization, confidently expecting to | crush it out of existence under their | combined wealth, are finding out their mistake. The progress of labors con- solidaton may be temporarily impeded, but it cannot be repressed.
 The Bakers National Union has issued a charter to the journeymen bakers union of Halifax, N, S., strong local | organization not heretofore affiliated with any national body.
 The Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly of Wheeling has made an agreement with the Retail Grocers' Pro tective Association, whereby it pledges itself to assist the groCers ill enforcing | the rly-cloSlng movement, while they in return pledge themselves not to han dle any non union goods when officially notified.
 Miners representing six states will hold a convention in Columbus, O., on December 18th.
 Efforts are being made for the forma- tion of national organizations of Granite Polishers, of Quarymen and of Marble and Slate Cutters.
 Domela Nieuwenhuis writes to the Lyons Action SOcidle, that |" a working class organiza tion has been started at Rotterdam with the object of watching over the interests of the workers. If a working man has anything to complain of with regard to his employers, the Executive Com mittee of the Association will take up the case. Strikes are only | recommended as a last resource. The bakers of Rotterdam have been holding a meeting to consider their grievance
 
 with their employers with a view to ameliorating their condition.' Burns, Mann and other English labor leaders are taking steps for the forma- tion of a General Council of all the Trades and Laborers Unions in Great Britain.
 The New York clothing firm of Rogers, Peet & Co.,, is in trouble with its cut ters. The firm attempted to enforce a new rule exacting an increased quantum of work from it's employ yes-of course without increase of wages. The cutters | have rebelled and are out on strike. The firm is sOrely disappointed at this | conduct of it's men, About two years | ago the firm introduced in its business | the so-caIled profit. sharing system. That | was considered as the end of all lebelIi- ousness on the part of the workmen, | whose interest was thus identified with the interest of the firm. The scheme was much praised in newspaper articles, ill which the members of this | firm posed as equally wise and philan- | tfOIlC lllell, Allu HOW llllS SlIlhe we hope it may succeed but whether it will succeed or not, we are < lad of it, because it explOdeS the pseudo philan- throp scheme, designed to bllnd the workm, to their true interests, which are ever antOgOnlstic to those of the employers.
 The Nationalists of Washington are circulating petitions asking for public control of the means of illumination in that city.
 Deputy Labor Commissioner Barnes of Michigan Is prominent member of the Belamy Club, a Nationalist Club just formed in Lansing, Mich.
 We learn that the workers of Greece are beginning to form themselves into organised Socialist bodies in the prn- cipal towns of that country. This news is most encouraging, especially to our 1 Grecian comrade, Plato E. Draculi who, l in 1885, started the first Greek Socialist paper, Arden. That little paper cost | our comrade time, money, work, and ! persecution, for he suffered imprison- 1 ment in 1886. Let US hope. therefore. that they will take their place among those who are striving to overthrow the present accursed capitalist system, and replace it by an organised co operation for the benefit of alL-London Justice. Edward Valiant, socialist member of the Paris Common Council, has moved in the Council the appropriation, out of
 municipal funds, of 5000 francs for the support of the Tours strikes and of 10000
 francs for the strikers in the North de
 pertinent. The motion has been referred
 to committee and its adoption Is | probable.