The Washington times., 1902-12-27


hard times in the SOS.
Efforts are being made by cigar men
in New York TO secure the cooperation
Of the Federation Of Labor IN their fRht
against the United Cigar Stores Com
/ Pany, which. It is said. is simply an or
shoot Of the American Tobacco Com
! pany-the tobacco trust
The management OF the Norfolk
Portsmouth, and Newport News Com
I pany street railway has issued a no.
/ tice that IN future no unmarried men
/ viii be employed on the lines. and that
/ all men seeking employment must be
I married and at least thirty years OF age
/ After years Of turmoil and strife the
printers and publishers Of Germany have
made peace agreement. the contract be-
ing signed for six years. They have de-
cided that arbitration is better than
strikes for both sides.
Ten and a half hours is the limit al
lowed by law for a days work In fac
tories employing women and children, as
well as men, in France. Twelve hours Is
the maximum day in factories employing
men exclusively.
Foundry helpers at Indianapolis, Ind.
are arranging for an early reorganization
Of their union. There are many OF this
craft, and II they become properly or
ganized they can form one Of the strong
est unions In that city.
The miners dispute at Rusbon. Wales
ended rorpr1ffr ~ -f-ft~ -F
men. Work in the mines had been re-
ducsd to one shift a day. and the other
mems wages were reduced accordingly.
This they resented
The German Government will consent
to having used part OF the food duties
collected from now until 1910. and estf-
mated at 330.0000 000 marks. for the es-
tablishment Of pensions for the widows
and orphans Of workingmen.
Efforts are being made 10 continue the
sliding scale agreement in South Wales
ana MOnmouthshire for another year. In
consideration Cf this the coal owners
agree to pay a slight additional rate for
small coal. without any reduction.
Extreme vigilance Is required to pre-
vent the smuggling into the country Of
a large number OF the most undesirable
elements Of Mexican poems. who are
willing 70 work at from % to 35 cents
day Their field OF labor lies in the
mines Of Colorado and New Mexico
At San Francisco. Cal. the Retail
Clerks Union has submitted its new
trade rules TO the employers. which are
TO become effective January 2. 1903. The
schedule touches only the hours OF Ia
Dor and the question Of holidays. no de-
mands being made as to wages. the eX-
isting pay being continued
At Oakland. Cal. switchmen in the
employ OF the Southern Pacific Company
have been given a new wage schedule.
which establishes a straight rate an
hour instead OF the former wage rate OF
SIS a month for day men. and $50 and $50
month for night men. The new rate
is as follows: Day helpers. IS cents an
hour: day foremeD 81 cents an hour:
night foremen. S3 cents an hour.
The 5000 employees in the shops OF the
Pullman Palace Car Company are pre-
pairing 10 take a stand in support OF a
demand for shorter hours and no Sunday
Z y
unions, 70 Is asserted. TO formulate a
scale of wages providing for a slight ad-
vance. and submit IL to the company.
There are twenty different crafts or
trades employed in the shops which have
been organized
There are now 297 labor organizations
in Minnesota. Of which 125 were or
ganized during the last two years. ex-
elusive OF SO railroad organizations.
These 297 organizations now have a to-
tai membership OF 2S.33S. an increase Of
y 958 over the membership two years
ago. The 125 organizations formed in
two years have membership of 9.239,
making the Increase in membership Of
labor organizaticrs more than two years
old 3.719 in the last Two years.
At Anderson. Ind, representatives OF
the Amalgamated Association Of Street
Railway Employees and the Union TraC-
tion Company have agreed upon a wage
scale for the men who have been In
the employ OF the company less than
two years. The two-year men will re-
ceive a raise Of 5 per cent: the three
year men. 10 per cent; the four-year
men. IS per cent: the dve-year men
25 per cent. All employees who are mem
bers OF the association will be affected
by the new schedule OF wages
The award OF the umpire appointed
in connection with the proposed reduc-
tion of the wages Of ioincrs employed in
the Wear shipyards was made known
recently at Sunderland. II IS precisely
in accordance with the notice OF the
employers for reduction from 80 shiIIings
/. fance TO 81 shlllngs. and rules that
this reduction shall become operative
from January l, 1903. IL Is expected hat
the award viii affect the joiners' strike
on the Tyne. where the men have been
out for some time against a proposed
reduction.