The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-18
THE LABOR WORLD.

Efforts to reorganize the miners in
the Lehigh and Schuylkill Valleys are
said to be meeting with determined OPP
position on the part OF Catholic clergy
men. In both valleys tho unions have
had hard time oft, having engaged
in strikes which were lost and which
promoted disorder aud distress among
tho people. Still, it is said, the new
movement will be pushed forward
until tho men arc enabled to with
stand reductions and low wages.
"Kickers are unpopular" says the
Ealineer. "About III years ago lot Of
klckers in this country got together
and citicised King George, who was
having entirely too much to say. George
didn't like kickers and tried to chastise
them. but the kickers kicked too hard,
and George was put out. AS a result
We have been healthy, wealthy and
wise ever since. Don't kick at klckers,
they accomplish great things some.
times"
The labor commissioner OF Iowa has
been investigating tho subject OF
teachers salaries IN that state. The re-
suit is that they make very poor show
ing alongside OF tho wages paid to other
workers, even unskilled workers. The
average salary paid to women is only
S243 IL year, while to mon it is only
$20S so per year. Naturally Iowa is be-
ginning to complain OF poor teachers.-
Exchange,
Union seamen OF Auptralia, who re-
Gently lost their fight against reduC-
ton OF wages ordered by the ship
owners, claim TO have been beaten by
the unemployed non-unonists. They
talk Of starting daily paper, to be
owned and controlled by wage-earners,
to work up enthusiasm and properly
present their side OF all questions in the
future.
Going the rounds of the labor press
is story that, in Lawrence, Mass, n
bell rings Mt 8 o'clock p. m, which is
signal Tor mill workers to retire, and
that n few minutes later overseers go
about town to see II any workers are
still out. Those found after hours, nc.
cording to the story, arc liable TO dis
charge.
Much is being made by tho laboritos
OF this expression, attributed TO w. d.
Howells, the novelist: II think that
every man ought to work for his living,
without exception, and that, when he
has once avouched his Willingness to
work, society should provide him with
work and warrant him living"
William Clarke, a representative OF
the Fabian society, OF England, has
been lecturing on Socialism before large
audiences in Boston. Members OF tho
Fabian society deliver 200 addresses a
year in the United Kingdom, it is said.
They have published fifty pamphlets.
Furniture making was once flour
ishing industry in Melbourne, at which
hundreds Of white men found employ
ment. To-day in that great city twenty
five white men only are employed at
that trade, the Cinnamon having almost
MISUNDERSTANDING.
A Chicago woman seeking assistance
in line Of unemployed at one of the
relief headquarters had her pocket
picked OF 5000. A well-to-do property
owner was also found amongst the ep-
plicants.
The first decision of the newly organ
lied state board OF arbitration OF Ohio
lays the blame for the continuance OF a
strike of miners "at the door OF the
Forsyth Coal Company"
President Commesky, of.the United
Mine Workets OF Indiana, having be-
come an assistant mine inspector, has
been succeeded by Vice President Dun.
kerry.