The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-07-11

tract breaking by labor organizations
The national team drivers union ans
the blacksmiths' international sus
pended 700 Chicago members foi
failing to live up to agreements sign
ed in supposed good faith with theii
employers
The latest IN the way Of boycotti
comes from San Francisco. where th'
Central Labor Council Of that city ha,
declared a boycott against a GENE
terry. The cab drivers have refused C
drive a corpse to the cemetery and the
undertakers have refused to prepare
any body for burial in the prescribed
burial grounds.
At the recent convention Of the In
ternational Association Of Machinist'
a resolution was adopted, claiming ju
risdiction over all helpers and Others
around a machine shop. This conflicts
with both the Allied Metal Meehan
les Association and the United Meta
Workers Union, and win likely result
in another internal war.
A new union OF railway clerks was
organized IN Milwaukee with about
200 mehbers. Over sixty applica
tions were received BY the national
organizers before the meeting was ar
ranged Daniel Richmond, the inter
national president, organized the
body, and was accompanied by VIII
lam Hanson. president of the Metal
Polishers Union.
Delegates who have returned from
the convention OF the United Order
Of Boxmakers and sawyers Of Amer
lea held IN Milwaukee report that il
was the most successful convention
held in the history Of the organiza
tion. The convention decided to es
tablish permanent headquarters in
Chicago, and made its secretary-treas.
urer a salaried Official.
A conciliation branch Of the Ma.
tional Civic Federation has been
formed in New York city. The pur.
poses Of this organization win be to
bring about joint meetings Of labor
unions and employers to avoid strikes
and lockouts. Louis Nixon. the ship.
builder IS chairman, and Samuel Don.
nelly member OF the New York Typo
graphical union. is secretary.
President Williams, Of Blacksmiths
District Council No /. Of Chicago. an.
nouneed the other day that the strike
Of the blacksmiths on the Union Pa.
cihc Road had been amicably adjusted
by President Slocum Of the Interna
tional Union, the union gaining conces.
sions The strike was called on July
OF last year and involved about 400
blacksmiths and as many helpers.
There is a Federation OF Labor In
Japan embracing 100000 members.
This organization has been strug.
Cling for improved conditions for the
working class in Japan. and its efforts
are being rewarded by the enactment
Of factory law regulating hours Of
labor. age OF workers, etc. and com
pelling employers to be considerate Of
the health and safety Of their EN-
ployes
President John Shearn Of st. Louis
Pipe Coverers Union No. / announces
that as result Of correspondence
with local unions OF the craft in about
forty cities convention has been
called for July next in st. Louis to
organize a National Pipe Coverers'
Union. The cities at present interested
and 10 be represented are New York.
Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago. Cincinnati
and St. Louis
The formation of employers associa-
tons or unions" is Of almost daily
occurrence. and the labor press is de-
voting much of its news columns to
this step All take the stand that
when such organizations Of employers
are formed for the purpose Of bring.
ing about better understanding be.
tween labor and capital the trades
unionist as such has no reason to OBJ
ject to their formation.
A strike which may spread to all
plants OF the American Shipbuilding
company was declared In Detroit By
the Brotherhood of Ironworkers and
Shipbuilders In Detroit all boiler
shops are affected. including that OF
the Detroit Shipbuilding company.
The shiphuilders at Detroit and wyan-
d0tte have been asked to join in
The men demand recog.
milton Of their union. Seven hundred
may 80 out
Conciliatory conferences between
the butcher workmen and the pack
ers at the stock yards have brought
about a material increase in wages to
the men, says a Chicago paper. The
friendly relations existing we're not
disturbed while a strike would have
imperiled the very life Of unionism
in the stock yards. Concessions have
also been offered the teamsters in
the stock Yards. and although they
have not been accepted vet it is not
expected there viii be any trouble.
The labor press Of the far West is
the action Of the"Cali-
fornia promotion committee. which
is charged with bringing tens Of thou.
sands Of workingmen and their fam
Ilies to California. where there is not
work enough for residents. Labor
unions Of the coast have sent eircu-
lars and letters to the East. in which
they protest against the action Of this
committee. in which they say the in.
aux Of workers brought there By spu.
rious advertisements has become a
matter Of public danger.