The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-06
Re World Of Labor.

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Japan is in need Of skilled lubor.
Cnicago freight handlers will be organ gan.
lied next month.
The Spanish Government has established
the cigllt-hour day. -: -
Hull England municipal trans made
a profit OF 10000 last year:
riic Minors Union OF Ourays county,
Coll, has declared war on Chinese labor.
Boston's brewery workers want the
LciEht-hour day Withouts reduction o. l
wages B. ..ss ..
The New York letter carriers uniforms
next summer IRE to bear tho union ia pe:
The Trenton, N. j., Coachrnen's Union
has decided not to drive at Sunday tu-
ncras. s go
Tciedo's wagon workers will work nine
hours, and get ten hours pay ginning
April 7th. 4
Indiana union labor will fight contract
convict shops at the ] jefferson uetorn1a-
tory.
The Pennsylvania naiiroad has m
creased tho pension fund Of the roau
from $3.50. Ot0 to $S00, Goo.
After q years Iattlc. Chicaso,s Lew
iron mouders have won their demand
of S. for a 10-houts day.
Carpenters .
demanded $40 a day, an increase OF %
cents, after April Isl.
Tho freight charges for hauling antllrA-
cite coal from the Pennsylvania mines az
greyutes sio9Oo,3oo q year.
@Pittsburs's Lahor-DaN parade IS 20 DC
a monster affair. fully 40Uo working
men are expected 20 DC in line.
England owns 1850. O: the 1907 steam
ers belonging to the tweiye leading ma
tons OF Europe and America -
Miss Molly Nveitler, a shoe worker. or
Ohio, has been made a special deputy 70
investigate Child and woman Ia bor.S
Glasgow has decided to seek Paril lal
tary powers to borrow 900 to build
houses for tho poor. This sum will build
400 tenements of three stories. accommo-
dating $500 families.
Senator uanna's record In settling
strikes, it is predicted by Well informed
labor men throughout tho country, VIII
be one of his strong presidential cards
The Brotherhood of Carpenters anu
Joincrs of America hasznow 50o9 mem.
hers and something over l,0oG local
unions Next to the miners, this IS the
largest organization in the country.
From Sir 1Vilfred Laurier, the Canadian
Premier's reply to the deputation OF
labor men,. it would seem that the prin-
ciple of an cight-hour. work-day IS about
to receive government approval.
The Executive Council or tho .Anlerls
can Federation of Labor has abandoned
the idea of holding its next meeting IN
San Francisco. and instead will meet in
Washington, D. c., on April 14th
A bitter fight is on between thealaun-
dry workers and their employers at
Lynn. Mass, the greatest stronghold OF
organized labor in New England. .Olider
the auspices of the Central Labor7Union,
- cooperative laundry Isl to be estab-
lished.
Trade unionists throughout Europe
and America number 100000 to 6,0O0,0Oo
The Williamstown (Mass) Alanutactur-4
ing Company gave its employees a ~ per
cent. increase of wages last week: ne ne
firm manufactures cotton goods and 20
hands are affected. The increase was
not asked for and came as a, surprise.
Tho number Of cotton spindlcs in the
world are estimated as follows: Great
Britain, As, 500, 600 spindles; United States,
20 o5s, 900; Germany, 5000, 900; France, s.
SEQ, Oco0; East India, 4.7c0, 900: Austria,
2oo, goo; Spain, 2,650,oOo; Italy. 2.10O. GOO;
Switzerland. 100 600; Japan, $50 600; Bel
GUM. $4,000; China, $4,000; Canada, $50
900: Sweden and Norway. $4,000; Mexico
491 ,0GO: Holland, 29O, 600; Portugal, go 900;
Greece, 100000. Total, 106,534, 600
Labor Commissioner O'Donnell, of Min
neapolis, has complied from census re-
ports and State statistics q, statement
showing the condition Of manufactures
and labor in this State from 1880 to 1900
Tho population of the State during the
decade increased 1873 per cent, and the
humber of establishments devoted to
manufactures and mechanical industries
during the same period increased from
Z. 2O5 to Il, ia, or 4S1. per cent. The num-
Der of wage-earncrs increased 1924 person
or <10.7 per cent. The average wage paid
men was $492 and to women S257 per
year.