Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-07-14

The oftlcial report of the English la
Dor department for May shows that the
stats Of Employment in the principal
inauttfies has been good. In the 1923
trades nnions making returns, with an
a6&le8a<e membership Of 498,826, rs
per cent? IL, 291-were reported unem-
pl0geQ ST the end of May. Ninety-four
new disputes occurred during the month
involving 1874 workers. OF the SO
new Hna old disputes, involving 23,573
workers. OF which the termination is
reported 26, incolving 1929 persons,
were Qecided in favor Of the men; ~,
Involving 1924 persons, In favor Of the
cMplogers; %, affecting 1884 men,
were compromised; 209,600 workers re-
ceiYt1 tdVances, averaging 10 cents per
head
Metal Polishers, Buffers, Platers and
Brass Workers International Union
convention came to close Saturday at
Newark, N. ]. e. ]. Lynch, the Single
Aax aQyQcate, was reelected president;
John A. Rumsay. Toledo, Peter Curley,
"a keule, John A. Bagley, Bridgeport,
Richard Gray, London, Ont, John Barr,
WAlthams P. e. Duffy, Pullman, Thorn
~ Kelley, New York, vice-presidents;
John J. Kinney, secretary-editor; G. R.
Akherton. treasurer; delegate to A. F.
Of -. Jfs.l Cullen. Next convention to
be held at London, Ont.
HHctine wood workers have recently
ozKHMixed unions alto Peoria and Joliet.
The two unions of Baltoimore united.
NE 1lrike at Springfield, Mass, has
neei' ayerted, and ten per cent in
efe1ae will go into effect to-day.
Denver mill-men secured a nine-hour
DAY and 271a cents per hour.
AuQther labor law received a black
ere trough decision of the supreme
court q Indiana. 1t affected a number
Of glass workers who were discharged
1cF being union men. They brought
suit WHICH resulted in the courts up
1qItin& the manager of the firm. But,
you know, it's ridiculous on the part
q the workers to acquire political
power BY uniting in class-conscious
labor party. Like in Ohio, they must
p8 Wiling to let a man ride on their
hacks Hho graciously gives them five
per ceat Of the wealth they create.
the pressmen concluded weeks de-
liper1sions in Indianapolis last Satur-
day. ufhcehs elected are; President,
J. +. Howman, of Chicago; first vice.
president, Henry Pfeil, Pittsburg; sec
o1d riee-president, d. ]. Mcdonald, of
ho5<Qn; third vice-president, J. A.
t4fns, % Syracuse; secretary-treasurer
WA #ebb Of New York; delegates to
A. % L. convention, ]. H. Corcoran,
~ IndIenapolis and J. Hoffbauer of st.
Paul standard dictionaries were not
~ 50 5feat demand as on former occa-
Tho Boot and Shoe Workers Union
q tQchester elected officers as follows:
President, ]. F. Tobin; vice-president,
Coils lovely; secretary-treasurer, H.
H4ton; executive board, G. Martin
dale Nochester, G. L. Baine, Chicago
Nv V&onner. Detroit, E. B. Nelson, Sy.
futlIst. j. e. Donovan, Haverhill, Miss
%texhagen, Chicago. Detroit was
selected as place for next convention,
&fI6Ian socialists are renewing their
14It1<icn for universal suffrage. They
t1reeten that unless they are given this
f'EIt hey will call universal strike.
~'IISbe remembered that prior to
I&@& the working classes were denied
~ f'Ents Of suffrage. In that year the
1pe'|ats organized and carried out
f1eetsefnlly a universal strike which
to<7pIetely stopped all industry and
held + until a limited suffrage was
4f4c<e2 This they used to such good
H1f4ftage that at the first election
<4t7 oiled $4,000 socialist votes,
which were increased to 5s4.s24 in