The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-11-08

after many years Of strikes, have
agreed on a uniform scale of wages in
the entire German empire. An in
crease Is added to the regular scale
to compensate for the expense of liv-
ing In the large cities. The agreement
is to continue for six years. All dis
putes are to be settled by an arbitra-
tion committee, composed OF both en-
ployers and employees, either having
the right to demand arbitration pro-
ceedings. Working hours are fixed at
nine a day, with Intervals" but the
actual hours of labor must not exceed
eight day.
A gang Of Apache Indians employed
upon reservoir at Dulce, COL, near
Durango, have gone on a strike for an
increase of 50 cents in their pay. One
Of the Indians has been reading the
papers, and gave it out that the
Apaches had lived for several thousand
years without working upon reservoirs,
and that they could exist until thei"
demands were complied with.
A big farmers organization is form
ing in the Dakotas for the purpose Of
fighting the railways and trusts, which
are squeezing the agriculturists as
never before. It's singular that res
pite their loyal support Of their old
parties and years of voting for good
men" they are compelled to organize
in self -defense-just like the working
men in the cities.
Garment workers of Marietta, O..
have issued a circular letter calling at
tention to the fact that the Union
Overall Co., Of that city, after sign
ing an agreement, deliberately broke
the same. Request is made that the
overplls and working shirts manufac-
tured by the so-called Union Overall
Co. be boycotted.
The Mississippi legislature has pas
sed law prohibiting baseball games
for four months in the year beginning
6With sAugust. bscaNse the colored People
are said to neglect their work III the
cotton fields, SO the temptation had to
be removed. What do the baseball
fans" think about this latest Bour-
bon outrage?
Says the New York Banker: More
than a million men are employed by
the companies Morgan controls. This
means that five million men, women
and children are dependent on him
for living-or rather that five mill
lion persons contribute to his comfort"
Quite monarch, eh?
The American Federation of Labor
has gained an increase in membership
of 100000 within the past four months.
1t has 900 volunteer organizers
throughout the country, and 80 salar
led organizers. In addition affiliated
national unions have 240 permanent
organizers in the field.
The Goodrich and Diamond rubber
concerns, at Akron, which are men,
bers Of the rubber trust, agreed to set
tie with the strikers in their plants,
and then turned around and deliberate
ly broke their agreements.
The Chicago Federation of Labor
has declared it's belief that the State
Board of Arbitration does more harm
than good. They are beginning to find
out.
The American Labor Union Jour-
nal is the name of a big, handsome
and we'll edited new weekly that comes
from Butte, Mont.
The cigar manufacturers at Manila
still refuse to make the wage conces-
sions asked, and most of the factories
are idle.
The American Labor Union has is
sued a union label, for which demand
is being created in the west.
The Chicago Federation of Labor
has nearly doubled it's membership in
the last ten months.
Plumbers, gas and steam filters now
have 339 locals in the international.