Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-21
AMONG THE LABORERS.
Events Transpiring In the Domain
of Labor.

The highest court In Scotland has decid-
cd that 1t Is illegal for unions to blacklist
scaos. A NUMBER or printers were fined
$Ioo each for Uiackiisting those who
scaDDed. and the same fine can be en-
forced against all the members of the
union. BY this decision trades unionism
OF Scotland has received blow from
wnicn II may not recover for many years.
sun the fooiisn ocotcn workingmen will
not SEND men from their own ranks to
parliament to make laws. They must
nave 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 its menu
bers to sell cheap scab goods. to patronize
non-union printing offices, and in other
ways making itself obnoxious to organ
lied labor.
Omcial.-British trade dispute settled
In March resulted in 30 being successful
for the workers. Sc unsuccessful, and q
compromised. Nearly 10000 workers Sc
cured increases averaging l6 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
t'lo dutA-pOOIluS ueClSlOn OF tne 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 Cd.
position.
Granite cutters have just adopted a
new constitution and transacted other
business that usually falls to a conven-
ton through the initiative and referen-
dunn system at cost of only nine hum
dred 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 $4,000 miners in this
country. or about 10000 more than
there are jobs for. The condition of the
miners today is glaring 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 reduce
tons have been made, and there is no
sign of strike. The men know better.
Conspiracy laws and injunction gatltng
guns stand in the way.
A joint conference Of the government
and mine owners Of the Transvaal, at
johannesburg, decided upon 30 per
cent cut of wages of miners. If the men
strike probably monkeys may be i'm
pOTteu W TAKE tNelF places.
Pittsburg street railway monopoly has
established court of its own in which
employees are supposed to secure justice.
The latter say 1t Is not success.
Glassworkers have been refused the
restoration of their old scale. but the
window glass trust has advanced prices
per cent just the same.
| 1t Is probable that union labor will
receive the preference in the construc-
ton of a 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 isued 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.