The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-27

pressIy barred by the action Of the union.
New York leads all other cities IN The
tnlted states in the matter of high wages
Tor unskiIled labor. At the top Of the llst
are the plasterers laborcrs. whose wage
rave lisrn year by year until they are S.
a DAY for eight hours work and who now
come the maSons laborers, who receive
S2.io day on an average The present
wages of the tie layers helpers. a class of
iIUo.ers some Of whom develop into tile
layers are 500 day. but they have made
demand for So n day, which they are pre-
pared TO enforce on June 10 Like all other
unioas In the building traces. It's members
work under the eght-hour rule and receive
special rates when they work overtime.
The city lAborets generally, including tn,
street cleaners, average 81 n duy, which is
higher wages than are paid to this class of
workers In any other city. or perhaps In
the world. While the plgStercrs' lborers
think they are undergrad at So day, there
are unions Of highly skilled mechanics the
members of which work for lower wages
Among these are the cabinet makers and
number of other skilled mechanics I'm the
woodworking trades The wages of car
pcEters throughout New York average less
Brooklyn they are less than So day. Up
to FIVE years ago the wages of skilled
housesmiths were less than SD day,
though they are now higher. Brooklyn
painters who can do granting arr working
In many cases for less than SO n day, and
the skilled mechanics In a number OF the
foundry trades do not earn, so much as
that
There was an interesting argument be-
fore the board of control, In Toronto, Can
ada. recently. as to the employment OF To-
cal labor on the Iron work al the new man
ufacturers' building In the exhibition
grounds. The Canada Foundry company IS
the lowest tenderer for the work, and the
labor unions want a strong clause In the
contract protecting local workmen. The
contention OF the laboring men was that
they had supported the bylaw for funds
for new exhibition buildings on the under
standing that they would get the work and
that only local labor would be employed.
Senator Patterson OF Colorado has pre-
sented memorial to the senate signed by
over 300 American citizens Eesidlng In Ha-
wall praying the enactment Of legislation
completely excluding Chinese and Japanese
from any American territory and proyid.
ing that NIL labor Of every description per
formed for the Federal government shall
hc done only bv citizens NJ the United
States. The petitioners saw that rs per
cent OF the labor in Hawaii Is performed
by OHontals. to the exclusion Of American
labor and they call attention to the fact
that $1,000 of the 10000 population Of tie
Islands are from China and Japan.
The supreme court OF Porto Rico has re-
leased Santiago Iglcslas, president OF the
Federation Of workmen Of Porto Rico. sen
fenced December II last to three years
-four months and eight days imprisonment
on the charge Of CONSULTING 10 raise the
price Of labor in Porto Rico In presenting
the appeal counsel for lgloslas dwclt on the
constitutional rights ~ people 10 assemble
pcaceably. The public prosecutor 70 the
surprise NJ the court, sustained nni
strengthened the argument Of the defense
He said the appeal was well taken. put in
no evidence for the prosecution. and prac-
ticallv asked the court 10 dismiss the case.
Judge Dempsey NJ Cincinnati granted a
temporary Injunction 10 the Mcdonald
ing nressmen and pressfeeders. BE refused.
however. 70 grant the blanket injuHctien