Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-11
WORLD OF LABOR.

At Berlin 10000 carpenters struck.
At Cape Nome an egg costs 70 cents.
Siberia homes possess incandescent
lights.
One third of Russia in Europe is
forest.
Copenhagen has a Servant Girls
Union.
Eiwood. Ind, is to have labor
temple.
There are LOO explosive COM
ounds.
Some New York press feeders struck
for $14 week.
Houston, Tex, plumbers struck for
81 for eight hours.
After April 16 Richmond, IN "
painters Will receive $3.50 for eight
hours.
A single journal in Paris causes the
destruction of 100000 trees year as
material for paper.
To move an immense building con-
tanning the executive Offices of the
United States Government in Cleve-
land, O., and weighing over 6O,00O,000
pounds, without SO much as cracking
the plaster, is the gigantic task that
confronts the Cleveland government
authorities.
IN the New York Legislature the
Mcmillan mill, establishing 70 cents
as the/ minimum rate for unskilled Ia
Dor on public work, was opposed by the
Superintendent of Public Works, On
the ground that it would be unwise
for the State to fix uniform rate for
such labor.
Three visiting members of the
Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance
were ordered to leave a meeting of
the New York Central Federated I'm
ion, and one of them was struck by an
excited delegate as the trio were escap-
ing through the doorway from the
storm of Indignation raised by the
cigarmakers' report that the Socialist
Alliance was behind a cigar manufac-
turer to break the force OF the strike
in his factory.
1t has been demonstrated that the
cost of delivering gas to customers is
only 20 or rs cents a thousand. Every
body knows what the public pays for
it. 1t has been publicly shown that
the Standard Oil Company received,
and probably still receives, rebates to
the extent of many millions of dollars
a year from the railroads. The Sys-
TEN of rebates has been SO improved
that at present they are given and re-
ceiyed in secret. The only effective
way to remedy trust evils is for the
people to take and. operate the rail-
roads and such other great national
monopolies as are too powerful to be
safely left in private hands.
James T. Smith, the Colorado Labor
Commissioner, has complied some fig
ures from returns so far received on
the circulars sent out to laboring men.
| Of 1850 blanks but 76S have been re-
/ turned. On the statistics contained in
these reports several measures will
doubtless be based at the next session
| of the Legislature. OF the answers re-
turned 6l5 sponsors belong to labor
organizations, and but four failed to
commit themselves. The following are
some of the questions with the divis-
| ion on their espousal:
Are you in favor of national, State
and municipal ownership of public
| utilities, railroads, telegraph, tele-
! phones, electric light, water and gas
/ plants, street car lines, etc.? Yes FOL,
no AZ.
| Are you in favor of granting pen
I sions to aged persons in want, broken
down and incapacitated for future la
| Dor through service in the army or
| wage workers? Yes, 603; no, 1872.
| Are you in favor of constitutional
amendment allowing the voters of
Reach county the right to derive their
| local government revenue by a single
| tax upon land values? Yes, COS; no,
los.
Are you in favor of a usury law linn
| iting the rate of interest to 6 per cent.
| per annum, with severe penalties for
| it's violation? Yes 62S, no 81, opposed
to the recognition of interest in any
manner Al.
Are you infaver of free public em-
ployment agencies? Yes 662, no "A.
| Are you in favor of an amendment to
the constitution of Colorado that will
permit the, adoption of the single tax
many.
| Would the establishment of BIZ
weekly pay day be beneficial to you
| Yes, 423: no. 219; weekly pay days, IS.
Are you in favor of municipal own
ership of coal yards, where coal will be
| sold to consumers at cost of pro-
duetion? Yes 664, no Ill.
/ Would you favor the abolition of the
| contract system upon public works?
| Yes GOT, no SO.
| Are you in faver OF graduated tax
upon incomes. and inheritances? Yes
GAL. no 81.
/ Would restriction or suppression of
immigration be helpful to you? Yes
| AGA, no Isl.
| Are you in favor of an eight-hour
| day for all classes established by law?
Yes 657, no 81.
Are you in favor Of the initiation
and the referendum. Yes, 1928; no. 10.
Are you in favor Of State ownership
Of coal mines? Yes b64, no III.
The only Union Hitter in the State.