The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-09

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hour working day, without cutting the
days pay. ~ this demand Is not gcanttd /
the union men say strike viii follow.
The gold heaters pruernl strike for bet
ter wages has won all hut one firm in ouch
Of the cities OF PHILADELPHIA and Bost n
In New York All the larger manufacturers
have refused the ncreasd scale, ana the
strike continues with practically q paralysis
Of the gold leaf Industry
IL is reported at SnyNillc, l.. L., that tue
oystermen's union has decided TO lndorse
the action OF strikers at Oakdalc, WHO de
mand n reduction from ten TO nine hours
day. II Is believed thnt unless the De.
mands OF the men are acccded 90 general
strike OF oystcrmen Will be ordered.
From Duluth, Mimi. u Is reported that
there is great scarcity OF bhurere
throughout the Northwest. Wages offered
run about 81 day This Is being pad
by ralroHd aud other contractors on con
struction work and surface gangs get Sl.f3
Lumhermen are Offering S35 60 $40 % good
men for the woods.
AZ Chicago. M. William Penje. grand
secretary Of the Lake SeaWen union. has
announced that, beginning september !,
sells all over the great hikes The new
scale will call FOR So. 80 month on
steamers aud tow barges, an Increase Of
81 30
The Big Four engineers wage scale has
hcen settled The new scale IL: Freight
engineer 81 per 100 miles; Old rate, SO 81;
passenger engineer 1913 per 100 miles: old
rate. So 20; special runs. Increase Of 50
I month; yard engineers, % cents mn hour;
old rate, q cents. Tho day was reduced
from thirteen tn twelve hours Overtime
Is paid at the rate OF 80 cents an houf ad
ditional.
Forty Invalid employees Of the Wabash
railroad were recently sent from the com
pnny's hospital nj Peru, Ind, 20 san Fran,
cisco accompanied by three trained nurses
1t Is said TO be the purpose OF the road, in
case these employees are benefited by the
trip 10 California To send Invalid employer
TO the coast every year IN The future, abs
railroad company pays all expenses Of the
| trim.
| Journeymen tallors were among the
| earliest craftsmen to form trade unions in
| North America, Even previous 20 the year
! $500 we hnd some records OF their organ
! izatlou In New York Philadelphia and
! some OF our Eastern cities, In Boston q
| tailors union was organized In 1900 which
! is stlll Ia existence, having at 10 time
| since that date entirely lapsod In 1923 AZ
| Troy. ~ y. the talors formed n local
! union which has also had continued ex'
/ istence,
The difficulties caused In the South York
| shire, England coal held by the strike Of
/ pit lads are steadily, though SLOWLY, being
/ settled The officials " the Yorkshire
! Miners association have given tho lads the
! sensible advice % 20 nnck to tnelr work
! and await a decision respecting their grey
| nnces. The youths however. nave taken
/ hlGh-han course in some instances, with
! the result that about 1000 men VINO have
/
| talned out Of the official funds.
number Of delegates from all points Of
Manitoba, representing about one rhir1 or
| the farmers IN the province met recently
IN the provincial immigration OFFICES at
! Winnipeg. resolution that not more than
| $40 per mouth, or Sl.I3 per day, would be
| paid TO harvesters WIS passed. The farm.
! ers represented by these delegates required
| Immediately total OF 1880 men. who are
wanted for stnckinR, while double the mum
4 Der viii be needed for threshing which ls
ut.a NHnaaf
/ At san Francisco, cal. the Carmen
| union may declare Il strike on the lines Of
! the United railroads Inc carmen claim
! that the United Railroads company Is not
Keeping the agreement that the conductors
| and motormeu should be given ten hOurs'
work each day and that the ten hours work
was 70 be ARRANGED tnat y could De per
\ formed within twelve hours for regular
men ana within fourteen hours for swing
men. OF men who took cars out on extra
( runs at the time OF the uay when trafnc
{ WAS unusually heavy.
TIE wage disputes in the Lancashire.
4 England district which caused o seriois
! disturbance Of operations at c0lileriea, are
! now mostly settled In some quarters. how
/ ever considerable anxiety prevails as 70
! labor matters IN the immediate future; Il
ls even thought possible that before the
/ close ~ the year serious friction may arise
/ between the miners and the coal owners
/ with regard "a the eight-hour question, and
that with the termination Of the sliding
scale IN South Wales the regulation OF
/ Of trouble that would Indirectly AFFECT other
1 important coal centers.
i la England during the year 1900 there
! were CAS- strikes, 1SS,J3S strikers, 3. l02,st4
days work lost IN consequence. In France
the figures were; 0Q2 strikes, 22&Il4 strlk-
| ers 3,7605TT days work lost. In itaiy
/ there were $50 strikes, 49, 1914 strikers, 23l,.
! $50 days work lost. or more than l,oo1uDO
days' work lost In three countries In
/ single year. In England 80 per cent OF the
I strikes were successful, p per cent were
uusuccessful; IN France = per cent were
IN Italy "a per cent were successful, 30 per
! cent unsuccessful. The strikes not mere &C.
counted for were compromised Ia one Way
! or another
Notwithstanding the recent ukase e
the car Of Russia, establishing q ien-honr
| iaborers have long prayed IN vain. the
| eopntry rs full OF discomfort The new
/ law provides penalties for employees who
| violaf, the provisions. Full pay must be
/, given for All overtime. This reform. how
| ever. does not greatly affect the peasants,
WHO arc in a wretched condition The re-
volt continues 20 the great disgust 0f n.
! Won Piehwe minister Of the Interior, who
! has ihst issued orders 10 the provincial
! authorities 20 suppress the peasants az
an costs The hruiailties committed py
both military and pollce Ia the provinces %
] Poitava and Kharton have had the cifcct
Of materially Increasing the popular dlseon-
| tent.
Thousands OF peasants IN Galleia AUG.
trla. are now striking for living wages
1 while the counts and barons, their mnstere
send petitions 20 the government, asking
4 for The loan Of soldiers n DO the ncces.
/ sary harvesting work. III Husaytin aud
other places the district Judges issued
l blanket iniunctious against the stilksIs'
and jailed them By the dozen without PRO