The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-08-12
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In: Italy the Socialists swept the
cities of Turin, Milan and Parma in
the municipal elections just held
These are answers to the Attempts Of
the government to disfranchise work
ingmen. A Rome correspondents says
the liberal and progressive elements
in the Afazzini, Republican and Carl
baldi parties are focl1ing to the
standard of the Socialists. and the
CONSERVATIVE politicians and news.
papers are somewhat pesslmistic.
Here is an idea of how things went
i'll the Bavarian election: In Munich
district I, the Socialists secured 15s
electors. the Clericals 70. and the
Liberals 81. In the second district
the Socialists more than doubled thei:
vote and won SO out of a total of 81
electors. In Nuremberg the Socialists
secured $50 electors against 80 for all
other PARTIES. In Frankenthal the So
cialists and Centrists split even.
: Social Democrats report new
branches in Brockton, Mass, st. Louis,
San Francisco and Brooklyn.
=. Later atlvices from Rome state tina!
the Socialist and Radical candida ties
have been almost everywhere success
full in the local elections in the prov
i,lces of Tuscany, Piedmont and Ro-
magma, Italy. y T.
Bdinburg, Ind. and Matawan, N. j.,
are two towns that have been ruined
by the closing down of trust-owned
manufacturers. The starch and match
trusts. are responsible for the situa-
.tion. .,
+. Champion "Jim'' Jeffries has con-
scented to appear in a number of bene-
at struggling matches for local, boiler
makers unions. The big fellow is a
me mber Of the latter organization.
5;sz4Altscnnpanying the bicycle trust will
come the tire trust. which will be
closely connected with the rubber
trust, in which Standard Oil interests
dominate 49,. - = =
The Erie railway section hands in
Ohio have given up. their fight, after
six week $ Smuggling, and returned to
work at the old wages, $1.15 a day.
!, ]. Street railway magnates of Macon,
Ga, recognized the union, but Those
pf Chat tanooga, Tenn. said nay, and
now there sis ltrouR4e ON
d. ;1t IS said that all The great and
siEIinpoirta T. buksinessS institutions o.
sPennsydvania illaya ser tralized into
the control of 100 men. 81
Mouldegs,, convention voted against
proposition to establish ai.home for
aged and ihfirm craftsmen.
"a $40, 000, 900 oil, well trust lis form
Ing in Sou hern California. s s 8. ,t<tt t..
LIT is reported that Gpmpers has de-
.cdeds. that printers have, entire juris7
st1icion ii comp osing rooms. This Is
a. knoeaaxont for machinests, who claim
the *righ it tto contro ma chine tender
!: In Great Britain the 1Ine dnhploysa
numbers increased slightly in June.
AT the, same time 51,5OO workers .sse-
cured increases Of wages. and fhete
were no freliuc tions. This is official:
Large local strikes are being wagcd
!. by various crafts, in nearly. every
city In. tlie country. Appeals for aid
and boycott circulars are pouring in
from every direction.
The Belgian cabinet has been forced
to resign by the Socialists and Liber-
ais, and new ministry proposes a com:
promise bill to extend the right. Of
suffrage.
Asduck cloth mill trust, capitalized
at SIG, O0O, 900 is one of the latest. Al
50 e. Southern iron and steel mill
trust with SIC, OOO, 600 capital.
!: AN immense lockout may take place
in I Chicago any. minute. Building
Trades, will be effected. rs
Everywhere preparations are going