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Advances OF wages have just been CON
ceded to the carpenters and joiner IN
Birmingham. Eng, Castleiorc. Gather
ham, Coalyille, Leicester, Cromer,
Colwvn Bay, Liverpool. Lincoln, Lynn,
Mansfield. Whitby, Preston, Kushden,
Leeds. stockton-on-Tees, Carlisle. Grave
send, Maidstone and Rournemouth.
The raising Of an American flag by the
officers OF the Boston eigarmakers union
was made a campaign slogan by the So
cialists. who endeay0red 10 censure tie
officers at the meeting held just prior 10
the election. The organization stcod
by its otfioers. however, and the motion
to censune them Jailed 10 receive more
than corporafs guard OF the members
votes.
Tire big general strike OF machinists in
the shops OF the Bullock Electric Com
pany Of Cincinnati against the piece
work system is having an effect IN New
York, where the company was contract
ing to do considerable work. This work
in New York has now been almost en-
tirely stopped. and union men in New
York city viii refuse 10 handle its goods
or work for ti.at company.
'Iebs," Says Rev. Myron Reed, OF
Denver, is the ideal propagandist. bebs
is missionary: moi IN my mind, the
rea center or leader. II he saw yon
walking along the street on cold miser-
able day without an oyercnat, he would
give yOu his, not thinking Of himself.
Perhaps be would give YOU his last dollar
also. He has not the cunning TO accumG-
late money or to scheme for his own sd-
Tsleemel,.
Tie street car lines Of Chiilocp,he. O,
have placed women on their cars As con-
Guctors. Conducting cars, says the New
York journal. Is one of the occupations
Americans don't wish 10 See their women
engaged in. We submit women TO more
degrading conditions OF employment in
this country now than they meet in any
other civilized land-though We pretend
We don't know it and atfec, horror at the
thought Of European women working in
the fields while ours only work in the
sweat shops. 1t is tine to check p0gress
ia tIAe -!lrSti9H.
II the mine owners introduce cheap
r3en into the Northern district. they viii
cause trouble remarked Sheriff Thomp-
son, oi Boulder County, Col. Colorado
Is opposed 10 cheap labor. and We don't
want that cias. 0i labor in Boulder
County. What will do3 We'll, will see
thai the men who create trouble are
pr, ID pity arrested and thrown into Jail.
Tie sentiment OF the county i nnai-
nlags. Ontside labor had better stay
away" " ''W ouId yru depulize the miners
to assist in making the arrests asked
& representative ot the News. i might
DO that very thing
Most strikes wherein wages figure arr
caused by cuts but employees Of the Kan
sas City Nut and Bolt works are on q
strike on account II change that raised
their wage. David Parsbow. foreman
oi the spike department. was let out on
the ground that he was making too
much money and paying his men too
little; hi- piece contract annu!Ied and
the mems wages raised from @to y cents
Der key. The works were closed fOr a
week. at the end Of which time the
Spikers refused to return to WORK. Being
dissatisfied at the change and with the
treatment the foreman received. Tie
nut and bolt makers have gone out on
sympathy strike and the tinisLers
threaten 10 strike.