The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-01
STRIKE DAY.
May is Ushered in With Usual
Labor Disturbances
Extending Throughout the Civ
ilized World.
WORK Is HELD UP.
One Pittsburg Architect Re-
ports S1O,OOO,OOO Worth.

Pittsburg, Pa, May MAY day was
ushered in with strikes in most of the
building trades for reduction in hours,
more wages and adjustment in trade
conditions It is estimated that be-
tween 1900 and $4,000 men are out the
trades involved being structural iron
workers, carpenters, bricklayers, sheet
metal workers, slate and tile roofers,
inside electric wire workers, portable
and hosting engineers, and wood and
metal lathers. The plumbers strike
was averted by the master plumbers
signing the advanced scale last night.
The strikers will tie up work on all the
large buildings in course of erection
Several leading architects refused to
receive estimates on new work and on
some important contracts already
placed they notified the contractors of
indefinite delay. One architect has
specifications on work aggregating
$1000o,00 which is being held up. The
largest planning mill operators have
agreed to close their shops pending a
settlement
BEGAN EARLY AT COPENHAGEN.
Copenhagen. Denmark, May The
trades unionist workmen employed at
the free port of Copenhagen have sus~
pended work, in sympathy with the
against vessels belonging to the steam
ship owners federation. The latter
strike was further extended today 10
all the Danish ports excepting Esbjorg,
on the coast of Jutland, where the dock
laborers refused to leave their work.
The dock laborers' strike at COpen-
hagen began April Is. -Four days later
it was announced that more than 5000
men We're on strike at the various ports
of Denmark.
ONLY A DEMONSTRATION IN ITALY
Rome May 1.-The usual May Day
demonstrations throughout Italy have
thus far been perfectly orderly. About
$4,000 workingmen participated in
1900 OUT.
Youngstown. o., May 1.-Two thou
sand men employed in the building
trades went on strike today for an eight
hour day and increase of wages, all eff
forts to settle their differences with the
contractors proving unavailing. Some of
the smaller contractors conceded the
mems demands last night and it is said
several others may sign today. but this
viii only reduce the number of striking
Workmen very slightly.
TRANSFERS STRIKE
Rochester. n. Y. May About 500
drivers of coal wagons, all members of
the Drivers union. struck today for
higher wages and shorter working hours
1900 MACHINISTS QUIT.
New York May 1.-Machinists and
bench men to the number of 1900 in
dozen large saw mills and moulding
mills in Hudson county, n. J., went on
strike today. The men demand uni
form rate of $3.50 for an S-hour day
which was refused
DEMANDS GENERALLY CONCEDED
Buffalo, n. Y, May lit is estimated
that more than 1000 skilled laborers are
on strike here today Most of these
are carpenters, a few structural iron
workers and the rest plumbers The
carpenters who are received 80 cents an
hour, demand 371a cents; the plumbers
demand $3.50 per day, an increase of so
cents, and the iron workers ask for so
cents an hour. Fourteen contractors
employing about $50 men, have agreed
to pay their carpenters 371a cents. Most
of the contractors have conceded the
demands of the structural iron workers.
but a few of the smaller ones are hold
ing out
PRINTERS MAY STRIKE.
Toronto. Ont, May More than 1000
men of various trades went on strike
today for an increase of wages. The
compositors and machine operators on
the different newspapers here have de-
cided to strike on May if their de-
mands for increased wages are refused.
STEEL WORKERS AT CLEVELAND.
Cleveland, O, May About 500 steel
workers employed by the American
Bridge company at various Ohio points
went on strike today.
CARPENTERS AT ST. PAUL
St. Paul, Mimi. May Three hun
dred carpenters went on strike here to-
day for an S-hour day and increased
wages
Pittsburg. Nav Late reports indi-
cate that the number of men out will
not exceed 5000. A number of firms
have signed the various trades organiza-
ton scales and with the exceptions of
the carpenters and structural iron work
ers, the strikes are not as extensive as
expected