Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-24


San Francisco paper box makers or
ganized.
Canadian unions are making strong
fight for postal savings banks.
Birmingham (Ala) building trades
may amalgamate into a central organ
ization.
Samuel Gompers decided in the Gin
cinnati 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 5000
more In wages.
The Edgar Thompson Steel Works, at
BraddOck. Pa, broke its own best
worlds record last month by turning
out the enormous aggregate Of 51,4SO
tons Of finished steel rails.
The Eight-Hour League Of America
will hold an important national con-
vention in Minneapolis Sept. - to 70.
Employees and employers both have
been invited to attend the meetings.
w. Mulock, minister Of labor. has
introduced q 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 brickmakers and carpenters
strike at Kalamazoo. Mich. has been
settled. The men win on an eight
hour day at the old scale Of As cents
an hour for nine hours. They asked
for eight hours at so cents an hour.
After 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 a day at $2.75 and shopmen
will work nine hours at So 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 demand for a nine-hour day.
with wages at $3.50. the same as pre-
viously paid for ten hours.
Judge Mackey, of GAINESVILLE. Ohio,
recently gave a 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 partake of the ma
ture of violence or intimidation.
A committee has been chosen to look
into the matter Of organizing a new
party to be supported by organized la
bOr The idea originated with Presi-
dent Gompers. of the American FEEDER
alton Of Labor. Gompers 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
sociation 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
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be known as the American Labor
Union. The change in the name is sig
nificant, for the Western body now
comes out openly for political action on
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 large
measure to the action Of Eugene V.
Debs Mr.. Debs attended the conven-
ton not as delegate. but as a visitor,
and was granted the privilege Of the
floor to address the delegates. He
made one Of his eloquent speeches in
which he bitterly attacked the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor and its OIL
GERS