The Washington times., 1902-12-27

/ Union Pacific shop men expect al
/ early settlement Of their strike BY tn
+ granting Of concessions on the part o
the road.
A crusade against Chinese and Jap
anese Iaundries is 10 be waged in earnes
/ by the drivers Of laundry wagons at SaI
Francisco. Cal
Leather workers at South Boston
/ Mass, have been on strike for sever
weeks TO enforce demand for an ad
vance in wages.
A movement Is on foot among tn,
| thousands Of clerks employed by tn,
Santa Fe Railway to secure a genera
increase in wages.
| The State Of Missouri has over 400
manufactures, with total paid up cap
| ital Of over S1s9. .5SS. .546. They employ
/ 143, ,13S men.
Southern Pacific engineers have beer
conceded their demand for an increase in
wages, which viii average about pei
cent.
Omaha CNeb.) labor unions have re-
newed complaint With the board OF edu-
cation concerning the employment oi
non-union carpenters.
State Labor Commissioner Warner. OF
North Carolina, has strongly urged the
enactment OF laws for the State in re-
lation 10 child labor.
After May 1. 1903. 10000 union stone
cutters in the United States and Canada
Will refuse 10 work more than eight
hours in any one day.
New Haven Conn bakers will in
woke the aid OF the General Assembly
to secure legislation which viii result
in doing away with night work.
In all important lines OF industry and
in commercial affairs the outlook is
most promising for Maine. and labor
was never so fully employed as now.
The census shows that each wage
Garner in our manufacturing establish
OF 1915 per day, and receives S437-5O a
/ year.
In Worcestershire. Eng. 400 women
are engaged making anchors, while 10a
others make needles and 1.044 pals.
/ Nearly all are married or widows.
| The scarcity OF men in the bridge
and structural ironworkers' trade at
/ Indianapolis. Ind, still continues. Many
men could readily obtain positions in
/ this line Of work.
birmingham England ironworkers
wages will remain at s shillines
pence a ton for pudding, and millmen s
wages in proportion. from December s,
1902, to February T. 1903
Locomotive works in the suburbs OF
Vienna, Austria, within a year have re-
duced the number Of their employees
families have left
At Cleburn. Tex. the committee from
the brotherhood OF Railway Trainmen
viii go to Galveston to look after a new
contract with the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe Railroad.
There were thirty-nine glass-making
plants I'm operation in Ohio during the
past year, employing T,049 hands and
paying out SO, ,463 ,904 in wages. exclusive
Of salaries paid Office help.
A new organization. to be known as
the Brotherhood Of Woodsmen. has been
formed 70 better the condition OF the
lumbermen. The headquarters are at
Sau!t ste. Marie. Mich.
The dispute in the plumbing trade at
Liverpool. England has resulted I'm
lockout The employers blame the mer
for going on strike, instead OF seeking q
conference with them.
Through the efforts Of a committee ap-
pointed 10 confer with the publishers
the newspapers Of Nashville. Tenn, are
now paying an advanced scale Of wages
II went into effect December l.
A referendum vote in the International
typographical Union on the proposition
Of sending The official journal to every
member Of the union was carried by a
majority Of more than 1000
AZ Toronto. Canada. the employees OF
the Canadian Bank OF Commerce have
been granted a bonus by action OF the
board OF directors Of 10. 10. and 20 pei
cent. graded according to salary re-
ceived.
Westerly. r. l.. union painters will
on January I. present a demand for an
eight-hour day, With the present pay for
nine hours, 10 go into effect April l.
Ii is believed the new scale will be ac-
cepted.
The arbitrator appointed to consider
the claim Of the Scottish miners for
an advance OF 6 pence day has awarded
! them pence a day advance, which IS
at least justification Of the attitude
OF the men.
In view OF the decreasing demand in
the tinplate industry OF South Wales. 3,
has been agreed 10 WORK short time in
the months Of December, January. Feb
ruary and March, TO the extent OF one
week a month.