The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-05-18


on=Beeenber 81; ssss, ttlhsrs were 1875
empIloyeEs assoc lans. 2.2e1 WORKING !;
mems, 176 mixed, and ], 1924 agriculturRl
:ssociatioas, tatal s. fast. Y || 1es7
:" in Frpnas eli sttloFnt 81 Il ~ pFssaa4.+t,on
were treated az illegal until 1884, when
q law was parsed which conceded the
right to form trade syndicates or ass
aocfatia4S seonposed 81 persons belpng-.
Ing TO the same trade or to allied
trades" having for their object 1.-THE
and protection Of ecpno-
mic interests in industry, commerce Or
agrieulture..'' and also federspons q
any regularly constituted organizations
Of this character. The trade societies.
Of France are constituted under this:
law. ~r,:e.-s =. 70 S1s; 5iE5 T.
The organizations authorized include.
trades unions and benefit societies.
(whose members belong to the same Or.
Allied trades, but the two classes are to.
be kept distinct. A trade-union may
give: out Of its funds assistance to in
dividual members tp distress, e: S.,
through, sickness, but only as an act
Of grace, no one being entitled to Claim
such relief as a right: II 9 workman
wishes the right to receive
benefits of this nature he must Join 4
friendly society formed Tor; the purpose
Of providing such benefits, and organ
lied as a separate body.
1t is satisfactory to. note that the
number Of trades unions more than
d9uRled IN the oa gsri9d lsse-lss3: n 1s sac
mere. were 1,poo "nlons. VIA .asp,osS
members; at the neeinr1ng OF lSss' the
ffgufsess ere are !, as above glYep: :~ ):
,.-.s:t : y. GERMANY. II; r..
There are, It IS reported, four kinds Of
trader union MS in the German empire.
There is the Christian SOCIAL Trade IN
i ion, established in 1895. on a religious
basis, the 1nembershaiR, eo ' 3main-
" OF. miners and textile. workers: It has
over -1ooe, 0o9 :members,::; Ehe@ Hirsch:-
Rrrnk k's trades=Hpio pms were estaRlish q
In 186s; fhe farst ct th.eiE, KIND IN Ger
MANI: and patterned after the sEpglissh.
unions: Fhe latest figures give a mem
eershfp POT 80 &C., e'hes s ~oppos-
ed t. socialism. compel e xelx " sM nen1-
hcr 10 sign 4 dec!aration that he is moi
a soeialisl. The social -demacratic. nm
ions . Il divided inc" tNd5 appoSins
camps. so-called local. and "cen9ral'
:6fEsiizationS: The locHls' have: 4 mem
bershipesol from 5000 to !. ii, 900 > The
centrals numbered: 4sS;60f Vim 1898, as
against 46e.4so II 1884,. - " :
-~Fhs 1afGst figures s' a! at Haya.tspesB,as~show
tbat ts q, nam}eer of:eentE :a fedfrations
;in ths, Ss1eial dsmiocraatiG ,feeadarFati9ps at
: The end pfc 1925 Was F7:!s These. organiza
| tionx Included e5'6 BRANCH issoeieties, the
total.- mean ,memPershtp: Being :494,A2
81 1W,hsehh aila4SlE We're femalss.s The );
federa:ti9ns had, a total ~ income for
.trades-uaion purposes 81 over $1,000, 900
,Their expenditures TOR trade purpose
was. oxer- 500. QQQ4 The publication oi
trade-union organs cost 100000. The
there sns IT a ge5,
that, progress has been made more
marked Il Within ire last .twe Years. 49,,
600. beionR TO trades unions: The socia
$&@aSFa{iS lE1 haa ::z|sE
tiGaz 81 :; saeS s Ss. f IS af srsst Sss$
reasons are aseribsd foF t fl compare,
lively slow grow h- Of pnionism, some
attFIbutlnE It 70 dabbiinE 4 pp'l ~ 3,
| latter had no oppeTtln lty- foEs ex tensiNt
aeXe pR4nsnt, owl p a. e ill., treatment as
I corded thee, Working people AZ the state
The latter seems,t bfsthes true. reason
The increase Of Wages, th faes- shortent1n II.
| Of hours. 0f~ work, the ahQlitiQn. of Sun
doy >WoIk.: legal prot ecttton and III.
t spread of education are due IN Lang,
me9snrs ta tbs ,Antep- af fhe. Y |'t'' '
|; p p] tie trAa4ss:Yp saf Gstlna}l!
/ d. n9t differ esssnti from, OURS. -.
| Apart ~ from the po91tticaal eeircumscrib
/ ing Of the people ths .atats, hX social IL
| form measures, has done much for til
people; the courtaof rbitrattonss ha ',
hf5a q kffat a seHftf fftt
mem Is ''' ~ ,>'' -''>' 49,: =
From arepaEt Or strik ST.; and lockout
in 1899, Recently issued ny the imperi:ss
statistisal ;ontce+5at Berlin. # IS gath!
erresaaatbat tie ss tsta HAddnhef bf .dispqt i
terminated. IN, 18ss yes 1,a11 Q;2s s
strikes ana REFRIGERATED, the total MUM