Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-05-21
AMONG THE LABoRERs.
Events Transpiring in the Domain
of Labor.


The highest court in Scotland has decid
ed that it is illegal for unions to blacklist
scabs. A number of printers were fined
$50 each for piacKiisting those who
scabbed, and the same fine can be en-
forced against all the members of the
union. By this decision trades unionism
of Scotland has received a blow from
which 1t may not recover for many years.
Still the fooiIsn scotcn workingmen will
not send men from their own ranks to
parliament to make laws. They must
have lawyers, bankers and other smart
people to do 1t for them.
There is bad feeling between union labor
and the Business Mems Anti-Department
Store League. The latter organization,
which is begging for the workingmen's
support, is accused of allowing it's men,
bers to sell cheap scab goods, to patronize
non-union printing offices, and in. other
ways making itself obnoxious to organ
lied labor.
Official.-British trade dispute settled
in March resulted in 81 being successful
for the workers, SO unsuccessful, and %
compromised Nearly 10000 workers Sc
cured increases averaging 16 cents a week,
being mostly miners, and $500 sustained
decreases. A slight decrease in pauperism
and emigration is noted.
1t turns out that the meeting which was
recently held in Chicago to protest against
the anti-pooling decision of the supreme
court, and which wound up by declaring
for government ownership of the monopo-
lies, was captured by Director William
Burns and the A. r. u. boys, whose logic
and reasoning could not be met by the OPP
position.
Granite cutters have just adopted
new constitution and transacted other
business that usually falls to a conven-
ton through the initiative and referen-
dunn system at a cost of only nine hun
bred dollars. 1t costs many of the ma
tionalists twenty to thirty times that sum
to hold conventions.
John Kane, of the United Mine Work
ers, says there are 200 miners in this
country. or about 10000 more than
there are jobs for. The condition of the
miners today is a glazing example of the
working of the present cut-throat COM
petitive system which their votes uphold.
The railway employees of the east are
being hit pretty hard. On quite num-
Der of roads five and 10 per cent reduc-
tons have been made, and there Is no
sign of a strike. The men know better.
Conspiracy laws and injunction gatling
guns stand in the way.
A joint conference of the government
and mine owners of the Transvaal, at
johannesburg, decided upon 80 per
cent cut of wages of miners. If the men
strike probably monkeys may be inn
ported to take their places.
Pittsburg street railway monopoly has
established a court of its own in which
employees are supposed to secure justice.
The latter say it is not a success.
Glassworkers have been refused the
restoration of their old scale, but the
window glass trust has advanced prices
5 per cent just the same.
1t Is probable that union labor will
receive the preference in the construc-
ton of new waterworks plant at Gin
cinnati.
The building trades strike in Chicago
seems to be spreading, and several seri-
GUS disturbances have occurred.
1t is reported that the Bricklayers
union of Los Angeles, Cal, has joined
the Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance
The bakers, in national convention as
sembled, declared for eight hour day.
Brotherhood of Cooperative Common
wealth gained three more unions.
Carpenters Issued 16 new charters dur
ing the past two months.
Memphis carpenters have about won
eight hours at 30 cents per hour
Brewers of Detroit have been conceded
the nine-hour day.