The Advocate and news., 1898-06-08
Labor Notes.


Japan.
The miners strike in the Wheeling
creek district In West Virginia has been
declared off.
West Virginia men are making every
effort to get as many OF their members
as possible into the next Legislature.
Reports indicate that the printing
business is in better condition In Chi
cago than it has been for many years
The labor papers over the country are
closely watching the scrip and screen
cases instituted by Attorney General
Boyle.
Many labor organizations have had to
take organizers off the road because the
peoples attention was 80 fully occupied
with the war situation.
The labor World published in Japan,
says that wages have advanced In that
country nearly 100 per cent. since 1892
No wonder that country is prosperous.
The employees of the Singer sewing
machine works at South Bend, Ind, are
striking for a return to the scale OF
wages Of 1892. Over 1000 workers are
out.
Several unions at Grand Rapids have
provided for fine of 81 to be levied on
every member who buys nOn-union
products when union goods are obtain
able.
The chicken pIckers employed by
Wichita poultry house are striking for
better wages. They want to work un-
der the piece system, but the house In
sists on paying by the hour.
The printers employed by the Guthrie,
Okla, dailies are striking. They have
started a new daily which has been
named the Free Press The Capital and
Leader are running open offices.
The striking coal miners at Yale have
returned to work, having been out but
day or two. After comforting with
reference to the situation 1t was decided
that the best thing to do was to call
the strike off.
Most of the coal furnished the gov
ment under contract comes from the
East and South. The central and West
ern States get no show, and therefore
the miners condition in those local
tiles is unaffected.
The Stonecutters' National Union
wants Congress to prohibit the employ
ment Of any but citizens on government
contracts. The object is to get rid Of the
Italians. They are not objected to be-
cause they are foreigners but because
they work for such low wages.
Trackmen's Advance Advocate: The
(, apparent apathy of one class Of work.
ingmen towards another is despiCable to
the philanthropic heart. For one man
to think he is superior to another be-
cause he Is fortunate enough to receive
better wages for the labor he produces,
( and wear finer clothing than the un-
fortunate one, makes the air that he
hreathes obnoxious.
Labor World (Duluth): The last con-
ference Of labor agitatOrs at st. Louis
had one good and perhaps important
fruit 1t was voted to concentrate en-
ergies on direct legislation. While all
chung to their hobbies as stoutly as ever
the common point was seized on which
all could agree, direct legislation So
clalists and single takers push their
projects as best they may but all can
better hope for success with this means
II Is the one article Of faith on which
all agree and the one that can be first
adopted by the greement Of all.
The union wOrkmen of Schenectady
have organized a cooperative society,
It's object being to foster spirit of fra
tCrnlty among its members, to teach and
y spread the principles Of cooperation,
and to practice the same for the social
and financial benefit of Its members. A
store for the distribution Of merchan-
y disc, starting with the grocery business,
is to be established by the society in
the future. The capital of the society
rs to be composed of trading shares"
and Understanding capital SUBJ
scrlbed by its members, to receive in
terest at the rate Of per cent. per an
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