Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-08-21
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san Francisco paper box makers or.
ganizcd
Canadian unions are making strong
fight for postal savings banks.
Birmingham CAlaJ building trades
may amalgamate into central organ
ization.
Samuel Gompcrs decided in the Gin
cnuati brewers strike that each craft
should adhere to its own union.
The Sperry Flour Company, OF Los
Angeles, Cal, increased its laborers'
salaries 20 per cent. 1t means $4,000
more in wages.
The Edgar Thompson Steel Works, at
BraddUck, Pa, broke its own best
worlds record last month by turning
out the enormous aggregate Of 81 ,4SO
tons Of finished steel rails.
The Eight Hour League OF America
will hold an important national con
ycntion in Minneapolis Sept. % to 26.
Employees and employers both have
been invited to attend the meetings.
W. Mulock minister of labor. has
introduced a bill to prevent strikes on
the Canadian railways. The measure
provides for settlement by arbitration
The law applies to electric AS well AS to
steam railways
The bricllmakcrs and carpenters
strike at Kalamazoo, Mich, has been
settled. The men win on an eight
hour day at the old scale of Is cents
an hour for nine hours. They asked
for eight hours ut 30 cents an hour
After a conference between the strik-
ing carpenters at Youngstown, Ohio,
and the Builders Exchange the strike
was declared off. Under the settle
ment outside carpenters will work
eight hours Il day at $50 ana Shopmen
will work nine hours at 50 n day
The strike Of the union iron molders
at Spokane, Wash. all of whom walked
out, has been settled, and the men re
turned to work. The employers con
coded the dcmaud for a nine hour day,
with wages at $500, the same as pre-
yiously paid for ten hours.
Judge Mackey. Of GAINESVILLE. Ohio,
recently gave Il decision of interest to
union men. The decision permits strik-
erS TO persuade, to assemble, and to
picket, but none of these or other acts
Of the strikers must partakc Of the ma
ture Of violence or intimidation.
a committee has been chosen to look
into the matter of organizing II new
| party to be supported 10y organized la
! Dor The idea originated with prcsi
! dent Gompcrs, Of the American FEEDER
alton Of Labor. Gompcrs suggests
the idea Of abandoning the two old
parties, but makes no recommendation
The town of Gavers, near East Liver
| pool, Ohio, has the first and only as
ISOLATION in the United States formed
by farm hands for mutual benefit and
protection. They have declared that
ten hours shall constitute a days work
Extra pay is demanded for all over.
time.
The Western Labor Union, which
was organized on sectional lines, has
changed it's name and will hencefortt
be known as the American Labor
Union. The change in the name is sig
nitcant, for the Western body now
comes out openly for political action OF
socialiStic lines and as an open enemy
of the American Federation of Labor
The radical change made by the con
VentiOn in Denver is due in larg,
measure to the action of Eugene V
Debs. Mr.. Debs attended the conven
ton not as Il delegate, but as "A visitor
and was granted the privilege of IN,
floor to address the delegates. IL,
made one of his eloquent speeches il
which he bitterly attacked the Ameri
can Federation of Labor and its OH
GERS.