The labor world., 1899-11-11
AROUND THE WORLD
Much Information Given in as
Few Words as Possible.

| Socialists of Sweden have started an
other daily paper.
A woman is running for mayor Of
| Boston on the socialist ticket.
Natural gas companies of Ohio and
Beaver river valleys are combining.
Miners of the New river district
West Virginia, lost their strike for an
| increase.
Woolen Industries Of England are
combining, as are the calico mills and
similar establishments.
All the changes in rates of wages in
Great Britain during the month of
September We're increases.
Some 100000 anthricite coal miners in
Pennsylvania wheeled into line with
the United Mine Workers last week.
Zinc trust, capitalized at $1O,0OO,0OO
has been formed in Missouri. Promi-
nent Democratic politicians are in it:
Kaiser Wilhelm's naval bill is being
bucked hard by the socialists and con-
servatives in the German reichstag.
Either consciously or unconscious
ly Japan is rapidly drifting toward So
cialism,' says the Labor World of To-
kio.
Irish Nationalist papers rejoice at
England's reverses in the Transvaal,
as do most of the journals of the con-
tinent.
The social democratic party reports
having issued five new charters, and
the socialist labor party also issued
several.
Farmers near Binghamton, N. Y, Or
ganized union and will place tag or
union label on all the products they
send to market.
It is stated that liquid air fac
tory with a producing capacity of l.
500 gallons day has been put in op-
Grafton in Pittsburg,
The Toledo (Ohio) board Of aldermen
has unanimously decided that none
but union bricklayers shall be employ
ed in sewer construction.
Woodworkers unions of Chicago will
hold a mammoth meeting on the even
ing of November 12, which will be ad-
dressed by Eugene v. Debs.
Bakers held a state convention in
Connecticut and endorsed the socialist
labor party. They are getting back to
their old time progressiveness.
Social democrats started band in
Brockton, Mass, and will start a Bo-
: hemian paper in Chicago. Which will
make most noise is a question:.
A dressmakers' union has been or
ganized in Minneapolis. The union
starts out with $50 members. State Or
ganizer John Swift did the work.
Textile workers Of New England are
negotiating with their bosses for bit
Of the prosperity they are >hollering
about, in the shape of better wages.
The populist regents Of the Kansas
State university, who were deposed by
republican politicians for teaching So
cialism in the college," have been re-
instated by the courts.
The zinc trust that is in process Of
formation in Germany has already
started negotiations with the American
zinc trust with view to forming an
International combination. il.
A blacklisting case that was brought
to trial in Chicago, the outcome Of the
great A. r. u. strike in 1894, resulted
in the railway corporation winning a
victory. How could it be otherwise!; :
The supreme court Of Indiana has
hit the miners screen law a knockout
blow. While the law is not declared
unconstitutional, the decision Of the
judges has made it clearly imperative
The great mill workers strike in LIE
Creusot, near Paris, France, has been
won by the unionists. Socialist men,
bers of parliament, aided by the pre-
mier Of the nation, brought about a
settlement.
AugustBebel, the well known leader
of the social democratic party in Ger
many, stated in a speech in the recent
national congress that the present capt.
talistic social system would collapse
about 1908.
The London (England) Society Of
Composers has offered to loan New
York Typographical union, No. 6, s10,-
900 to be used in it's fight against the
New York Sun. The bond of sympa'
thy between labor encircles the world
The American Federation of Labor
executive council has appropriated $500
| to aid the western miners who are in
the bull pen in Idaho. This is a COM
mendable act, when it is understood
that the western miners are not affil-
lated with the federativr.
All the brewery work!nen of Pitts
burg and Allegheny have seeded from
| the K. Of L. and gone into the A. F. OF
| L. An effort will be made to secure the
adhesion Of the Philadelphia and New
York brewers also, when the national
union will be solidly organized.
The special session of the British
trade union congress will take place
next January. 1t is called for the pur-
pose of arranging a combination with
all socialists, cooperative and kindred
societies to elect labor men to the next
parliament independent Of the old cap
! italist parties.
The Appeal to Reason prints official
figures showing that the yearly wages
Of miners in Germany average $224.5C
and in America $224.75. Hooray! The
| Ho6vopoo ,oont of prosnaritvs and his