People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-08-25
LABOR NOTES..

VIII oOou uS lhrONu OUT ny the CLOSING
of smelters The situation there is
desperate.
There is general and widespread
suffering in the several established
ircu ranges of the Lake Superior dis
trict 1t is the worst since the black
days %ts7s. 1t is thought that not
less than 1900 men are out of work
on account of closing the mines.
The Industrial Legion now has over
400 recruiting officers.
The National Reform Press associa-
ton meets in Chicago Sept. 4. Their
meetings will be held at the Louisiana
hotel, Seventy-trst street and Ave
nue. Il.
The miners near Steubenville, Ohio,
are striking against a 80 per cent re-
duct on in wages
Direct legislation sentiment is
spreading rapidly. All intelligent
classes see good in it.
Congress will be asked by western
labor organizations to investigate last
years Ceur dAlene riots.
Henry George is not pleased with
1.-THE way the democratic party has
veered away from ito proposed fight
against the Chinese wall OF tariff. "
Mr.. George is smart man, but he will
soon discover that the democratic
party has fooled him, also.
In the city Of Baltimore "A per cent
of the families hire their homes. The
census statistics show a decided In
crease Of tenants In the United States.
In many portions OF New York state
the labor Of convicts is utilized on the
public highways where it does not
compete with free labor.
Springfield, Mimi, voted to socialize
the lighting plant Tacoma, Wash,
socialized the waterworks.
The strike against Havemeyer's
sugar refinery, a Brooklyn, n. Y,
branch Of the trust, has been lost,
The recent drop in the price Of wool
means, it is estimated, loss Of s25,-
900, 900 to the farmers of this country.
Atlanta Constitution and other
southern democratic papers are trying
to read Grover Cleveland out OF the
party.
Congressman Bland says: 'If the
democratic party will not give us free
coinage, / an Ter the party that will"
Gen. Wsasu u in great demand in
Pcnnsyl'As.a 90 a speaker. What's
the matter VITA the old monopoly
hulk?
Politics is becoming very torrid in
the west Financial question seems
to have showed the tariff to one side.
Gov. Altgeld replied to a query of
the Chicago trades assembly that the
convicts of Illinois are being started
on work which will not compete
with free labor.
Large numbers of unions at Nash
vile have formed an organization to
protect members against enforced
idlenesS, sickness, accidents and give
their families $1,000 in case of death.
Cruel irony of fate.-Reports state
that number Of republican papers Of
Kansas and democratic papers of
North Carolina have temporarily
suspended publication" 'Rah for
prosperity!
Chicago newsboys are arrested for
crying, "All about the big bank fail
IRE" That's right. Arrest the young
anarchists if they dare to hurl verbal
bombs at the finest banking system
in the world"
Eighteen cities ana towns OF Massa-
chusetts have voted TO socialize light.
ing plants, and about fifty other
towns are getting ready to vote for
the same thing. II one called these
people socialists there would be a
howl Of Indignation heard on all sides.
Capt "Dick" 1revellick, the elo-
quent and forcible reformer and labor
agitator who recently met with such
family affection, is again ready TO
take up the good work, and can be
reached by writing TO 1914 Twenty
fourth street, Detroit, Mich.
Another invention of a revolution
airy character has been tried at Chi
cago and is reported as being success
ful. 1t is a process for burning and
hardening brick by electricity, and it
is claimed the labor of many thousands
of workmen can be dispensed with.
The Christian Advocate says trusts
and combines are modern despots and
labor's foes, and that ''in their greed
for gain these soulless corporations
grind the face of the poor working
men By oppressive measures" Look
out! You're becoming ga amity
howler," and soon you'll hear stop
my paper!"
Gov. Waite OF Colorado is seriously