The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-03-25
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The National Brotherhood of Black
smiths offers $40 and the Trunk and
bag Workers. International union Of
fers Sc to organizers of the American
Federation of Labor for every union
formed by them of these crafts.
An agitation is going on in New
York city to enforce the 1O-hour law
for railway employees, some of whom
have been compelled to work as high
as twenty-five hours continuously.
This law has been openly violated for
years by the magnates, and now that
a demand is being made to enforce it
the 1o-hom law will probably soon
be declared unconstitutional. = .::-s
Social Democrats report new
branches in New York, Baltimore,
\ Pittsburg, ST. Louis and Exeter, N. H.,
Debs' meeting in Indianapolis aston
ishcd the daily papers by its size.
In Paris a new machine has been
introduced that posts bills on walls as
high as fifty feet without. the: use OF
ladder or paste pot. By new process
wagon tires can be shrunl1 on AVA gon
cold in two minutes, which is a great
improvement. .-.-.. =.
Speaking of the Worlds Labor Con-
gress in Paris next year, London JUS
| tice says: ''Such an international
congress, we may be sure, has never
been held before. In the last four
years the progress of the cause all
| over Europe, as well as in America
and Australia, not to speak of Japan,
has been far more rapid than during
any equal period in the history of the
movement The committee having
the congress in charge, which is COM
posed of representatives of all Social-
list factions, has decided to admit all
delegates from organizations that favor
the specialization of the means or pro-
uction and exchange, an international
understanding between the workers of
all countries, and the possession of
political power by the workers organ
lied as a class-conscious party. A
New York paper says Debs will be sent
to Paris to present the claims of the
Social Democrats in America for rec
ognition.e .
The telephone girls of Detroit have
organized with some seventy charter
members.
The molders of Cleveland, y O., want
10 per cent increase Of wages on
March 10. is s.
Another great Industrial battle is
on in England. Last Monday the Aor-9
ganized employees began their assault
on the building trades by locking out
10000 plasterers in London. n .iGlle
bosses made demands that the u1lfol,-
lists cease boycotting unfair: firms, that
they work with non-union men, tIlt
they cease placing limitation upon
apprentices, and Others of lesser i'm
portance. The workers took "a refer
cndum vote and refused to comply
with the demands, as it would virtually
mean the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of their or
ganization. They have 100000 in
their treasury and expect the supper:
of the carpenters and other craftsmen.
The bosses have watched the steady
growth of the building trades VITA a
jealous eye, and have finally prepared
to deliver blow at labor organiza-
tions and wreck them il possible. The
struggle will be watched with keen
interest OIL both sides of the Atlantic.
| Several thousand granite workers
in Vermont are OH strike to enforce
a new wage scale. Az.
There is more talk in Europe of q
! universal strike of dock laborers. -.
Lima unionists, like those of Cleve-
land, will produce a labor play.
On May the annual congress of
Germany's trade unionists begins. -
Georgia unionists will form a state
federation soon.
4 row has started among Indian
apols laborites over the question of
street railway franchises and Scent
fares. How they do like to quarrel
over petty capitalistic questions.
Great heads! -.
Printers issued several charters last
month. The New York union will give
the vegetable farm for the unemploy-
ed another trial.
Denver Trades Assembly has been
injunctioned from boycotting a scab
theatre.
California Socialists have placed a
propaganda wagon on the road, and