The labor world., 1899-07-22

American branches will shortly elect
an organizer for the U. S. and Can
Iada. Candidates mentioned so far are
jC. Hawksworth of New York, and
Isaac Cowen of Cleveland.
The workingmen of Victor, COL,
own daily paper, the Daily Press.
1t advocates, as might be expected
from wage slaves with the experience
OF our Colorado brethren collective
ownership of the machinery of pro-.
duction, in word, socialism. It
claims to be the only daily paper in
the world owned by organized work.
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Bridgeport, Conn.,, molders adopted
resolution passed in Cleveland Cen
trail Labor union some time ago, de-
nouncing General Merriam and advo-
eating support of the Socialist Labor
party.
Another colonization scheme IS
brewing. Land has been selected near
Toledo, and $4,000 are pledged to car
ry on the colony on a cooperative
basis. Mayor Jones is one of the pro-
moters. More disappointment in
store for the poor deluded.
Kaiser Wilhelm's bill to- kill off
trades unions in the German empire
may be considered dead. In debate
lasting four days, prominent in which
was the socialist war horse Bebel, who
riddled the measure with his hot shot,
the Reichstag decided not to consider
the measure in committee This is
said to be equal to burying the ques-
ton, a two-thirds Of the house appear
to be antagonistic to sWillie's pet
scheme.
The supreme court of Michigan has
declared the law unconstit itutional un-
der which Detroit was to 1nunicipalfze
its street railways. *.gE,.i s:.s @s4
The strike Of the textile workers in
Brunn, AUSTRIA, has been compro-
missed. II, 900 people were. engaged in !
this strike. a 35ts9s s3s$ %.
Michigan cigarette manufact turers
have organized trust, capitalized at
s15, 700; 0OO. st.4# 81 &.
Miss c. sLingham, one Of the bright ]
est socialist workers Of London, is
dead. B. 81. @ y. ;S
The Socialist Labor party of Ken
lucky has nominated a full L state
| ticket.
Bricklayers OF jersey City work
eight hours at As cents per hour:
Carpenters Of Jersey City and Ho-
boken secued the eight-hou day.
New jersey state federation meets
August q at Orange q. J s.. s=5s$8
Woodworkers and mill hands at. !.
Buffalo have organized. s.s5
Atlanta pressmen & have established
an out-of-Work benefit
Photo to-engrayerst Of Chicago secured
their demands q s5 ,;
Reports from a. r. Of Z. organizers
show q very encouraging growth Of
the trade union movement. During
the month Of June; SO charters were
issued apart from those granted ted sby
national unions. u, ss4:
In response to 8San appeal to aid the
Danish lock out workers the London
Trades Council sent a first inst alment
Of $500. Wonde er whet ther the a. r. of
L. executive knows there's a war on,
and win expend five cents for postage
or q resoluti .of fasympath
Tn Finland women work at various i
trades and enjoy the light Of suffrage
I'm this country women suffer because
men don't know enough to vote for
their class interests.
The bricllaye ers's strike in Berlin Is
ended I'M a. satisfactory manner ito
both sides. Arbit tion will hereafter
be resorted to when disputes are
threatene
Horrible! Marshall town, Ia, minis
ters strusk against a reduction Of
wages for preaching at the Soldiers
Home. Order out the troops at cnce.$
The employers Of { Denmark, who
locked out 4O, 900 workers on account
of a demand for. better wages on be-
half Of the joiners in Jutland, now
threaten to- storm the unionists' fort !
by locking out anot { therS 40, 900, thus
placing in idleness the entire organ-
ized labor forces Of the country. The
bosses are said to have an agreement
with the employers of other European
countries, whereby they are pledged
not to give work to any Of the victim
lied men. .H Denmark is stagnated by
the high-handed conduct of the capi- |
talistic# #explo tiers. .:5# h. sd
After a contest Of q few days Big s
of New York won g strike in a large
I job printing plant, securing not only |
the scale asked for, but also the eight
hour workdsy
Patternmakers' strike for shorter
wcrkday at New York is terminating
successfully. Four-fifths Of the men
are now working under the new rule.
Congress Of Italian socialist unions
IN Switzerland convened in Berne. 38
rganizations were represented.
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