West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13
THE LABOR WORLD.

A MOTION TO grant amnesty to convicted
strikers wasdefeated In the French Chamber
OF Deputies
WoRKIEoMEN held a meeting I'm Cooper
Union, New York. TO further the eight-hour
work-day movement.
GREAT. preparations for eight-hour de-
monstrations arc being made In the indus
trial centres OF Spain.
THE meeting Of the Council held In Berlin.
Germany, 70 consider the labor problems,
was attended by Emperor William.
DURING January ninety-five new farmers
alliances were organized I'm Nebraska, and
about sixty during February.
MARTIN IRONS, who figured 30 prominently
in the great railroad strike in the Southwest
In 1886. 10 now farmer in Oregon County,
no.
1T Is officially announced that the labor
conference, which IL was proposed 20 hold In
Bernie, has been abandoned by the Swiss
Government.
THE Laster reports that out of sixty-seven
cities and towns reporting twenty-seven were
dup or very dull" twenty-sfx flair" and
fourteen good"
THERE Is a movement on foot to abolish
the Office Of President In the American Fede-
ration OF Labor the unions OF Socialist ten
denotes leading the agitation.
IT is expected that about 20, 600 miners in
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois will
strike on May for an advance of wages
from seventy-three to ninety cents per ton.
THE engineering industries Of Great Brit
ain are In such hourishing condition as to
cause n scarcity OF men, the unions being un.
able 10 satisfy the requirements of employ
ers.
TIE delegates Of the building trades favor
ing the eight-hour movement decided that
they would prefer to make New York the
centre Of the fight on May ], instead of Pitts
burg.
The "Livret" the workman's book. In
which his successive employers Secord the
date OF his entering and leaving their SER
vice, Is on the eve of being abolished In
France.
A MEMBERSHIP card from tho New York
Steam-Fitters Union is considered as evf-
dence OF the owner being frst-class work.
man by most of the employers throughout the
country.
THE annual report OF the labor bureau
at Castle Garden, New York was Issued "A
few daysago. It shows that situations have
been found during the last year for Is, 400
immigrants.
A SOAP factory has been started in Char
eston, and some OF the South Carolina pa
)ers are advising the people there to buy its
product in preference to that made outside
of the State.
BARON Won BERLEPscH, Prussian Minister
u Commerce, will preside over the Labor
COuIeIcnce 10 DC nelu IN bernn. Inc discus
sions of the Conference win be carried ON in
the French language.
THERE are All branches, with &c. 7io
members in the Amalgamated Society of
Carpenters. They are in every land where
English is the language spoken. The head
quarters are in London.
A LABOR man who recently went TO
Mexico says the cotton operatives there are
little better off than slaves. He says they
work twelve and fifteen hours a day for
$3.50 week, and must work at night, on
Sundays or holidays If their overssers
should order them to do so.
THE Russian exiles in New York city, many
OF whom are members OF labor organizations,
are about to arrange for mass meeting to
protest against sending n petition to the
Car asking him to relent upon the political
Offenders In Siberia; they do not want TO beg
where only force will be available to change
system OF outrageous brutality.
THE striking glassworl1ers of Bohemia
have sent an appeal to the workingmen of ell
countries to aid them in their distress. They
say that 1t is impossible to live on from threa
to four iorins-one form being equal to forty
cents-for two weeks, which was the pittanc,
they struck against. They are determined Il
gain an increase or die in the attempt.
AT the last half yearly meeting of tn,
London dock companies it was reported that
the recent strikes had not only brought an in.
crease of wages to the workmen, but had 70
suited I'm making them less efficient, so thai
eight men now had to be hired to do the
work that six did before. The increase IL
the cost OF labor for the last half over tbs
first half of 1889 was $500. 900.