The labor world., 1899-12-02

about. the fcrmer employees and mid
die class capitalists are threatening to
build other mills if the American COM
.pany doe sn't start its plants and give
out work. Euild new plants. indeed.
They couldn't build a smOkestack, and
If they could build a mill they WOULD
he bankrupt in six weeks. All the
Pennsylvania iron workers are good
for is to "ote the Republican ticket
and live on dried meat. hard bread
and black coffee.
Another experimental stage in the
construction of automobiles is being
passed through. One of the latest i'm
prnvaments was tested week ago in
Chicago, when an automobile was
driven through the street with the
driving Elochanism concealed in the
hEhs c: III" wheels. .rhls takes away
much Of :he cumbrous appearance of
ss;le other machines, reduces the cost
Of construction % per cent and renders
its nrngre-s almost noiseless. 1t is
one of the countless similar improve
merts that are taking p:4ce every da y.
Labor circles are rent asunder in
Denver again: It is claimed that
Editor Chase has used the Trades AS
sembly's Industrial Advocate to ex-
tract Doodle. from capitalistic politi-
clans. That angered the woodworkers'
union and an independent political la
Dor league, and they got out a circular
denouncing Chase as a skate. Now the
assembly wants it's Advocate and
Chase threatens to start paper Of
his own. The terms "liar' and
"scoundre'' are in evidence.
A Terre Haute dispatch says Debs
arrived home from his Western lee
ture tour and; she finds that the de-
.mand is such that he. has no doubt
that a general union Of railway en-
ployes is sure TO be affected sooner or
later" So the. A.. r. U. may be re-
surrected. Debs started on a lecture
tour through the East Monday.
+ Some more municipal elections were
held in England and Socialists cap.
tured some more seats in municipal
bodies. It may be added that in sew
eral districts! the Socialists were op-
rSoseds by4onlyg one old party, the other
lending the latter. assistance. The So
cial Democrats and Independent La
borites also combined.
Al combination automobile, linotype
and bicycle trust organized in Canada.
A jewelers. and safe lock trust. form:
ed in New York. The match trust
are getting so fat that they
will pour in enough water to raise
their. capital from $1500O,O00 to $780,
0O0,O 1t is to be hoped the hogs
won't burst.
Social Democrats of Massachusetts
cast about. 5000 votes this fall against
3,749 last year. In Haverhill the Re-
publicn, gold: and silver Democrats,
Populistt and Prohibition parties COM
bined to defeat the Social Democrats
in the municipal election on Dec. 3.
The printing paper trust is reported
to have gobbled all tl1e valuable tim
Der needed in it's business, and the
broom trust has cornered 95 per cent
OF the country's broom corn. Up go
prices. Why don't you go into busi-
ness? --.'- =
German reichstag has for the second
time rejected Emperor Williams anti
strike bill, which made a misdemeanor
t. interfere with scabs. -
The miners are becoming quite rest
less and threaten to go On strike be-
fore long. They want more wages.
Leslie's Weekly estimates that the
trusts have cut out i total Of $15,000,-
o.; d year in advertising.