The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-26

minimum wage only experienced reporters
Who have hcen in the business FOR three
years are eligible for membership
The twenty second annual convention Of
held ~ odd Fellows hnll in the clty Of
New orleans, beginning al o'clock Thurs
daF morning November l8 The conyeu-
tlon promises 10 be tho greatest labor gath
crlng ever held IN the United states. Dele.
gates representing l,j0OcN organized bread
winners viii attend The convention
The American Labor union. the Western
Federation of Workers OF Snci1listic socic-
Ties, IS attempting 10 secure q f0othold In
Chicago md negotiations that may result
in tho dcaortion ~ the National relmsters'
union the Freight Handlers, uHion nud
other strong labor organizations from the
ranks Of the American Federation Of Labor
are IN progrese
In spite Of the opposition Of Benjamin
Plckard, member Of parliament, president
of the Miners Federation Of Great Britain,
the Miners Federation, IN conference az
Southport, adopted a resolution urging the
naturalization Of land, mines minerals aud
railroads President pickard urged that
the miners Of Germany and France were
cursed by the system OF government con
troll prevailing there
The Lancashire miners at Pendlebury,
Pendleton, ARecr0ft aud Clifton Hall, Eng
lind have determined 20 hand In their no
tees IN support Of the men at the pit,
whore a strike has been on for nineteen
weeks on tpe packing question. The men
viii have the support Of the federation, Of
the National Federation and Of the Fedora
tion Of Trade Unions y the men are az
hiiated 10 the latter body.
The printing trades OF Germany, after
many years u strikes have agreed on a
l uniform scale ~ wages for the entire Cor
man Empire. All disputes nre 20 be settled
I by an arbitration committee, composed OF
/ both employers and employees, either having
/ the right 20 demand arbitration proceed
I day with intervals" but the actual hours
/ ~ labor must not exceed eight day.
| AZ a result n o conference between rep
/ resentatiyes ~ The United Mine Workers
/ Of Missouri and the Mine Operators asso-
] citation. practically all Of the 1000 striking
union miners ~ Northern Missouri have re,
eumpd work new wage scale for the
! ensuing year was agreed upon. and II "a
I believed that an Of the miners and opera.
| tors Ia Missouri who have failed 20 agree
\ on q scale of 1908 viii soon arrive at
Fseh year the Illinois Central ssstspl IN.
| vites the dferent' classes OF employees on
/ the several sections n the system 10 confer
/ with the officials 81 their territory upon
ployes and TO the interests Of the railroad.
4 THE emplovea through their representa-
/ tivns have this opportunity 70 present any
Z grievances they may have against the 6ys.
ehanpes they may desire:
President John G. sullivan Of the Colo
rndo State Federation Ot Labor IN his
/ quarterly report Just issned, deyotes con
siderable attention 10 the American Fed
Grafton " Labor aud TO Organizer j. ID.
/ PicFce al that organization. He charges
| M American Federation % Labor with
| hciun the direct cause Of the present
trouble "a Denver labor unions, and says
thaf nni0n work Is now practically az a
standstm IN Denver and Pueblo on this
account
Ind INC property Of the Flint Glass Work
rrs union, will resume operations soon.
! Tie factory WIS erected for the purpose
of outdoing the nonunlon shops. The.prod
| pct viii be TASKS and bottles, end the
union label viii appear On the. ware pro
ducod. The operators VIII pc drawn froni
me ranks 81 the union men now employed
ana from the lamp chimney workers now
| idls because Of trouble IN that neid.