The Butler weekly times., 1897-12-16
NEW IC2k PRINTERS TO STRIKE.
A Demand for Nine-Hour Day-Seminole
Indians Begin Necotiations with the
Dawes Commis>ion-A Depart
msnt OF Commerce.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Dec. 1.-THE Ma
tional Federation of Labor began it's
18th annual session in this city yester-
day with an attendance of about 80
delegates. President Gompers presid-
ed. Havelock, Wilson and Edward
Hartford. delegates from England, were
introduced by the president. William
Aimison, of the local Typographical
union. delivered an address of welcome.
President Gompers said, in his annual
address,:
With two exceptions all our affiliated ma
tional unions report . large increase Of local
unions and membership There is an increase
OF about "a 600 members in the organizations
affiliated. The strikes Of this year with few
exceptions, have been for higher wages. shorter
hours and recognition Of union principles Our
organizations report with gratifying unanimi
ty. the very large number Of successes secured,
the advantages gained and the growth and ex-
tension Of the power Of organization enjoyed.
The movement to reduce the hours OF labor Is
always one which commands the first attention
of organized labor. We hold that no condition
is satisfactory nor any solution complete which
| fails to eliminate the curse and the degrading
influences of unemployment, and so long
this evil shall be with US, best efforts will
be concentrated to the reduction OF the hours
Of labor Of all until the desired end is attained.
During the year. according to the
secretary's report, a.6 strikes were Off
cially noticed involving 165. .407 work
| ers OF these ls9 were won, 81 COM
| promised and SO lost. During the year
| PIT charters were issued to national,
state, central, local and federal labor
unions. Two charters for state feder-
| ations were issued to Ohio aud Mis-
souri,. Treasurer J. T. Lennon sub
mitted his report, showing the income
of the federation from November /,
| 1896, to November !. 1897, to be S21. SOS
| and the expenses $40, ,113, leaving a bal
ance of So ,694.
| NEW YORK PRINTERS TO sTRIkE.
| New YORK. Dec. i4.-It is proba BILE
that within 4s hours the 5000 printers
employed in the 162 book and job
printing offices of this city will be idle
the result of strike. Typographical
union No. 6 has taken the first step.
The union men in special session have
decided to give the boss printers
until tonight to accede to the dema nd
for a nine-hour day. If by that time
the demand remains unrecognized the
printers will strike. The union
agrees to levy a four per cent.
campaign tax upon every dol
lar earned by the total member r
ship of 5000 to be used as fund to
support the strike.
| sEMINOLES TREATING.
| MUsKoGEE, /. T., Dec. 1.-THE com.
mission appointed by the Seminole
council to treat with the Dawes com.
mission arrived here yesterday and al
once began negotiations for treaty
between the United States and the
Seminole nation. John F. Brown
chief of the Seminole nation; Charles
Harjo. K. n. kinkike, Thomas West,
William Gully and Joseph Factor con.
stitute the commission on behalf of the
Seminoles- They will remain here un.
til treaty is agreed upon.
| A DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
CHICAGO. Dec. 14.-Officers of the
Chicago Business league have received
word from Washington that President
Mckinley will make the proposed de-
partment of commerce and industries
the subject of special message to
congress. immediately after the holi
days delegation of local citizens in
terested in the new cabinet position
will go to the capital to have the bill
introduced in congress.