The labor world., 1899-10-07
AROUND THE WORLD
Much Information Given in as
Few Words as Possible.


P. Ross Martin, a well known social
ist worker of the Pacific coast, died in
San Francisco.
The Socialist Trade and Labor Alli-
ance met in annual convention in New
York last week.
the formalities of taking possession OF
the principal railroads.
From all that can be learned In the
labor press there is no cessation Of Or
ganization in this country.
It is stated that the bootblacks' un-
ion of New York has arranged to place
a union label on each shine.
Automobiles are working their way
westward. Manufactures have been
started in number of cities.
The Coming Nation, now located In
Duke, Ca, announces that it will sup
port the social democratic party.
The farmers of Germany are moving
for the enactment of law to punish
farm laborers for going on strike.
All the central bodies of New York
are to be amalgamated. Committees
are now out to attempt to arrange
matters. 2G*5z Gz =: Il -, 8 -'%s '2'
Railway employees propose to estab-
lish cooperative stores all over the
country. The first start is to be made
in Ohio.
The Canadian Labor congress, sitting
in Montreal, has declared for political
action Independent of existing capital
istic parties.
According to the Labor World. of To-
lilo, Japan, goodly amount of Social
list literature is being sold and circu-
lated in that country.
In New York some of the poor people
are organizing vegetarian socities un-
der the delusion that they are going
Ito smash the beef trust"
A labor man named Dowd came
within one vote Of being elected mayor
Of Dublin by the aldermen, who have
the choosing Of that functionary.
Carpenters Of New York combined
and struck for Saturday half holiday
and a raise in wages and won. They
now work A hours a week at so cents
an hour.
Worse and worse! 1t is charged that
Gov. Steunenberg, who was largely re-
sponisble for the outrages in the Idaho
"bull pen,' is printer and carries a
union card.
All over this country the printers
are excitedly discussing the action OF
the national employers, association i'll
declaring against the label and the un-
ion. The general impression is that a
big fight is coming.
The socialist democrats voted to
throw out the farmers plank and to
hold their national convention in In
dianapolis in March. Several new
branches have been organized in Mass
achusetts and lively campaign Is be-
ing Waged.
The attempt Of the organized master
plumbers to drive out the Independent
bosses has met with failure. They
tried to compel the supply association
and the manufacturers to boycott the
independents everywhere, but the nego-
tiations came to naught.
There are rumors in the air of a
great coal and iron combine in Great
Britain. The keenness of foreign COM
petition is given as one reason for the
organization Of the mammoth trust and
the immense saving in cost of produc-
ton is also considered by the stock
holders.
There is a serious strike in Havana.
Some 10000 are out for raise of wages
and a dispatch says that the trouble
is taking a new turn and "inflamma-
tory speeches are being made in IA
vor of the eight-hour day." In other
words, it's inflammation to talk
about working fewer hours in Cuba.
The big meat combine is now squeeZ-
ing the Eastern commission men by
competing with the latter in their own
markets. Not only is the meat trust,
with it's headquarters in the West, in
absolute control Of the supply of beef,
pork, ETC., in the East, but it is now
cornering the market in butter eggs,
poultry, veal and lamb.
Standard Oil trust has just swallow
ed the Manhattan Oil Co., one Of the
few large independent competitors left,
and the match trust has absorbed aibig
Indiana concern. The salt trust gob-
bled a large competitor in Pomeroy. O..
and closed it. The printing press man
ufacturers are forming trust. and ans