The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-08-29
ORGANIZED
MOVEMENT
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF OC.
CURRENcES IN LABOR WORLD.
The Struggles Of the Working Class
Told in an Interesting
Manner.

1t is reported from Chicago that con-
ferences have been held In that city
between certain national union officials
to inaugurate campaign to GUST Sam
uel Gompers from the presidency of
the A. F. Of L., and advance First Vice.
President James Duncan to the posi-
ton. 1t is said that John Mitchell, Of
the miners; D. J. Keefe, of the long
shoremen, and representatives Of the
carpenters, brewery workers and other
unions are in the combine to force a
change at the Boston A. F. Of L. con-
Vention In November: The reason
given for the desired removal Of Com
pers is that his conservative policy is
unsatisfactory at this time, and it Is
added that the promoters Of the new
move intend to get in touch with many
of the stronger national unions during
the next few months for the purpose
of accomplishing their object. On the
other hand Gompers' friends are con-
tident that they will again win out in
Boston, and they assert that the op-
position to the present incumbent is
not nearly as great as reported.
The employers association of Denver
has raised the cry Union men must
go!" They threaten to adopt the
whitecap methods of their fellow cap
italists of Idaho Springs to drive
unionists from the city. Meetings have
been held by the bosses during the past
couple of weeks to work out plans to
exterminate organized labor. On the
other hand the unionists refuse to be
bulldozed. They assert that the bosses
i01o Ia
when the recent big strike was arb1-
trated, and they demand that the en-
ployers carry out their part of the con-
tract AS in the last strike and lock-
out the printers are directing the fight
from the workers. side. Bitter feeling
exists between the two classes. The
whole city may be tied up any moment.
Down In Birmingham, Ala, the CAPT.
talists have organized secretly "to fight
labor unions" No names of officers
or incorporators will be made public.
But they are going to promote the
stability of business" safeguard labor
whether organized or unorganized,"
smash the boycott, establish friendly
relations between capital and labor,
and protect the whole community, too
. THE organization will take up prose-
cutions against labor uni Ions for. firms,
Corporations ard others .F11ats a1l.
Word comes from the anthracite dis
trict Of Pennsylvania that the arbitra-
tion plan proposed by the Roosevelt
Strike Commission is developing into
a farce and that the miners are gaining
practically no concessions and contem-
plate inaugurating another national
strike not later than next year. They
argue that during the political excite
ment settlement favorable to them
would be forced. They probably for
get their experience when Hanna
"settled" things in 1900.
Pound the cy1nbals beat the drum.
The two rival organizations Of must-
clans in Pittsburg, the Federated Mu-
sicians and the Musicians Mutual Pro-
tective Association, together about 900
strong, will be merged into one body
and will work under a charter Of the
A. F. Of M. Aside from the two or
ganizations a number Of independent
men will be included In the new local.
Lucky Pittsburg. Your lockout in the
building trades isn't in it.
Led by the bridge and structural
iron workers the New York building
crafts have again thrown down the
gauntlet to the bosses combine.
Unions that sign the agreement that
was negotiated through the Civic Fed
Grafton to abolish sympathy strikes
and curtail the power Of business
agents are expelled from the United
Board Of Building Trades.
Chicago Federation of Labor decided
to levy a special assessment to carry
fer1,%
is stated that $4,000 a month can be
raised in this manner. During the
discussion the courts were fiercely de-
nounced and now the unionists are
threatened with prosecution.
Employers in Findlay, O.. locked out
members of the Allied Metal Mechanics
but within week granted the de-
mands Of the men for a nine-hour dav
without reduction of wages.
Woodworkers and machinists in
Shelbyville, ILL.,, have had an injunction
thrown at them. Owners of fifteen
factories have entered a combine tc
smash the unions.
Erie unionists are calling down the
wrath Of the gods upon the Republican
school board for refusing to consider
text books bearing the union label
How did they vote?
Bricklayers at Fond du Lac, Wis
who were on strike for the past eight
weeks, have been granted 80 cents an
hour in wages and a nine-hour work
day.
Cigarmakers at Easton, Pa, have
won strike for an increase in wages
which varies from SO cents to $3.50 for
the. manufacture Of 1000 cigars.
Building trades of Minneapolis have
been injunctioned because the electrical
workers wouldn't lay down as the
bosses thought they should.
A big lockout is on in Sweden. EN-
ployers are attempting to smash the
unions, like their American brethern
About 10000 men are out.
The city council of Titusville, Pa
recently granted demand made by
the city laborers for an increase in
wages from $1.25 day to $1.75.
Members Of the Schuylkill county
Pa, Stove Molders' Union have won a
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