The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-15

manufacturers at Providence. II. l., have
been ratified aud q peace agreement, 10
run for year, has been signed. The pup
makers receive an advance of 10 per cent
in wages and some other concessions.
President Gompcrs OF the American Fed.
Grafton OF Labor. has Cancelled the charter
because the men would not support the ma.
chamsts. now on strike there. Such Il step
was never before necessary in the history
OF unionism In Canada.
The great general strike in Sweden was
political, not industrial, on the question OF
the franchise. as recently in Belgium, Micro
glanlOr of general strike. Owing 10 the
cOnciliatory attitude of the government and
promises Of measure the strike WIS de-
clared at an end.
The returns of the workmens unions of
the Lancashire. England, district indicate
that. IN most sections of engineering, IS
ployed. The AmalGamated Society Of En-
g;neers has nearly ~ per cent and the
membership on benefit.
The Scotch coal trade Cancellation trade
board has reached an understanding rs TO
the rules for the regulation of wages.
ted to the miners OF the various districts
for their approval and, SO Tar as can be
stance been fayorably received by tho
mil ers.
thread mills at Central Falls, j. l., have
returned to work. the differences between
them and their employers having been set
tied nmicably; The strikers %ithdrew '4elr
the company granted the two hours ny to
the employees.
There were thirty.two fresh labor dis.
putes In the past month in England.
Three thousand six hundred and thirty-hve
persons were Involved. of whom 27S6 were
directly and $40 Indirectly affected. or the
new dispates, seven were in the mining in
dustrles, six in the building trades. I'VE
in the engineering shipbuilding and metal
trades, five In the textile trades and nine
IN various other industries.
Somewhat OF an agreement between the
employers and the Meat Cutters union IS
now In effect In Omaha, Neb. That is,
that in shops tAat are not kept open after
1870 Saturday nights the meat cutters VIII
work sundays, IL 1t is desired, from 20
10 Il. m. But where shops are kept open
after T:3O Saturday nights the cutters do
not work at all Sundays
The National convention of the Right
Hour Day supreme Grand League OF Amer
lea will be held in Minneapolis. Mimi, Sep.
icmbcr 22-26. The purpose of the conven-
tion Is to bring together representatives
from every State In the Union and from
Mi commercial and Industrial interests.
The call for tho convention includes en-.
ploycrs and employees. 1t Is the desire ot
the promoters OF. the eIght-hour movement
that employer and employed may see eye
10 eye the issues that should be met.
The strike of the union carriage workers,
which has been in force Tor NUMBER "l
weeks at Washington, ID. 90 has come 10
an end employers and union making con
ccssions An agreement was signed by
which eight hours will constitute day
work, the minimum days wage 10 be So
with extra for more than eight hours
and double pay for Sundays. Nonunion
men employed In the different shops will
make application for membership In the
uulon. The agreement VIII become oper-
alive August 4.
In Tnaland are marveling over the accom-
ulishment OF the Westinghouse Electric
company IN erecting vast Wol rs ~ Maht hes-
Tor. bindings which cost S7,OOO.OOO have
bcen constructed in less than year
English builders estimated that this WORK
wpuld require FIVE years. Ihe WORK mas
been done hy British workmep, under Amer
lean SUPERVISION, Tut Instead of the $50
bricks npr nire hours n day, which Is the
trade union average, each man laid nm aver
nRe Of 1870 bricks with 300 on the very
plain work The men were paid II pence
an hour, Instead of 10 pence, which Is Tue
rntc stipulated by the union. -
The labor troubles In Manila which nave
been brewing Tor month are now on the
eve Of coming to head. Three or the larg-
est American employers OF Filipino labor
were notified that they must ADVANCE sal
aries so per cent ali around May 81 or race
n strike One firm three years ago palu en-
ployes So week and Is now PAYING tne H
$40 weekly, The firm SAYS further al,
vance is impossible 1t is the intention or
Isahelode Los Reyes, the organizer OF labor
assoCintIona there, TO secure an increase
OF wages in all trades or force genera
strike The merchants are alarmed AT tne
outlook They say Filipino loo9r t39sts
more now In proportion 70 .he ,o pvsu nre from
Ave tH ten times higher than under the
/ SnauiSh regime.