The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-11-06

nation Cf a building trades section
within the A # Of L.. and to report
the plan to the members OF the exscu-
tive council at least ten days before
the date of the Boston convention
next month.
Organizer Fitzpatrick Of the Chicago
Federation Of Labor has sent a report
TO Secretary Morrison of the American
Federation of Labor Of the unions that
he has organized since September Of
last year It shows ffty-eight unions
that have been formed in AIS city
during the twelve months. Among
the recently organized unions are the
wax model makers. portrait artists
and craftsmen
Another international union has
been formed comprising poultry en-
ployes 1t has applied to the American
Federation of Labor for a charter, but
this body is in doubt as to whether the
members of the new organization do
not properly come under the jurisdic-
tion Of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters
and Butcher Workmen of North Amer
lea This is another matter that win
be investigated by the federation.
Orders have been issued from New
York whereby Is per cent Of the em-
ployes in the car shops. repair shops
and roundhouses of the entire Wander
bilt railway system will be discharged.
About 1900 men Will be thrown out Of
employment with hardly a minutes
notice. and a saving in wages of near
ly $4,000 day will be effected Ne
cessity for retrenchment and the good
condition OF the rolling stock is given
as the reason.
A lockout Of the members of Frank.
In Union No 4, a Chicago organiza-
ton Of printing press feeders, was an
nounced yesterday afternoon by the
Chicago Typothetae, an association of
employers. Notices were sent by each
firm to the members of the union in
which the Typothetae declared that
their agreement with the union had
been broken by the union and that
the employers would not recognize the
union hereafter. In this fight the EN-
ployers will have the support Of the
Allied Printing Trades council. All
efforts to bring the Franklin union
into the regular organization have
failed.
Organizer James Leonard of the
American Federation Of Labor was
driven out Of vicksburg, Miss, by
armed citizens because Of his activity
in organizing the working people into
unions connected with their respective
national and international unions.
The executive council Of the federation
indoTsed Mr.. Leonard's action and
agreed to cooperate with the repre-
sentatives Of other organizations in
Vicksburg in proceeding legally
against the citizens who forced Organ.
izer Leonard to leave the city under
threat Of bodily injury. The fedora.
tion decided to bear part OF the ex
pense.
The executive council Of the Ameri.
can Federation Of Labor at its last
meeting requested the United Mine
Workers International union to send
l FIVE delegates. with power to act. to a
constitutional convention to be held
shortly of the international Associa-
ton of Allied Metal Mechanics. with a
view to bringing about an amalgama
tioD Of the two organizations, or Of
framing up an agreement regarding
the question Of jurisdiction. As mat
ters stand now, both organizations are
claiming the same jurisdiction James
O'Conner, president of the Interna-
tional Association Of Machinists, is to
preside over the convention
Tse electrical workers Who have
been trying to unionize the plant OF
the Goodman Manufacturing Com.
pany, Chicago. presented an ulti-
matum to that company yesterday
with a committee Of the Steam Power
Council. in which they threatened to
strike unless the concern agreed to
pay the union scale Of wages to en-
gineers, fremen and electricians.
Rather than face a general strike id
the plant an agreement was made by
which the engineers will receive 875h
cents an hour, the fremen 2S5a cents
and the electrical workers an increase
ranging from 20 to S5 per cent above
the present wages, bringing them up
to the requirements of the union.
Oficial statistics recently published
by the English labor department
show that the time lost on account Of
disputes throughout the united king
dom in 1902, although considerable in
the aggregate. amounted to less than
one-half a day per worker; and while
strikes as usual attracted public atten-
tion. they affected only 3 per cent Of
all the workers Another striking
contrast is contained in the fact that
while Sc. 700 workmen had their wages
changed as a result Of strikes and
lockouts, S77600 had their wages
changed without disputes, but through
the action Of a Cancellation board, slid
ing scale. etc, under a joint agree
ment of employers and employed. Ex-
amples Of the success of the Joint
agreement system in this country are
multiplying
The strike Of the western miners or
dered by the executive board Of the
United Mine Workers Of America will
inaugurate the hrst real contest OF the
National Employers Association with
a branch Of organized labor which has
a sl.000oU0 fund and the power to in
crease it to $500 600 The officers of
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
and the Victor Fuel Company aeninst
whom the strike has been ordered.
are engaged in a manv-sIded hnsiness-