The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08
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land, Aug is.
The call has been issued for the
general convention of the Brotherhood
Of Electrical Workers, which viii meet
in Salt Lake City, beginning Sept. IA.
According to the state factory In
spector there are somewhat over
1900 gir.s in the Pennsylvania mills
between the ages Of 13 and l6. OF
this number approximately 1000 work
at night
A labor union which viii comprise
stenoeraphers and typewriters of the
feminine persuasion is being organ
lied at Worcester, Mass. to regulate
hours Of work and secure a shorter
working day.
Edgar 4. Davies, Illinois factory In
spector, is vigorously enforcing the
new child labor law, and the result is
that about $500 children ia Chicago
have been taken out Of the factories
and workshops.
Federation Of the employers of the
country to resist the aggression OF
organized labor. backed by Sl505 900
* urged by the committee on con.
tudon Of the National Manuiac-
urers association.
The master tradesmen Of Charles
Ton. S. e.. have posted notices in all
buildings which they are constructing
hat they viii not hereafter employ
any workman who is member Of the
Building Trades Council.
It is reported from Oporto, via Lis
bon that the strike is about TO be
terminated ia the former city. II
began an cotton mill, where only a
few hands were employed and even
ually Included 10000 workmen-
A citizen Of western city recently
advertised on the same day for a
cook and a music teacher He re-
ceived nine answers for the former
iob and $50 for the latter. This shows
one thing that is making the servant
girl a problem
The board Of arbitration selected
10 fix the wage scale for the bottlers'
union OF Chicago agreed to a sl5 a
week scale. with eight hours work
and time and half for overtime. The
workers We're asking 40 cents an
hour. Their former wage averaged
sl3.25 a week
Labor unions must live ap to their
principals. if they expect 70 be re-
ceived upon the basis Of their procla-
nations. But all this is equally true
Of the other side. II employers want
The confidence and support Of the
public. they. too, must live up to
.thelr professions.
The United Association Of Plumb
ers. Gasftters and Steamhiters has
increased by seventy locals and $500
members in the past six months In
seventy general strikes that have been
settled this year sixty-eight have been
won. one lost and enc compromised.
Fifteen strikes are still pending.
Last year the American Labor
Onion had only $4,000 direct and TO-
900 afiliated members. The number
of direct members is now reported to
be 10000. while there are nearly 250,-
300 affiliated members. These b.
,lude new unions in Ohio, New Jerssy
and in Kentucky and other southern
states.
The National Trades and Labor
Congress of Canada has issued an ap-
peal to organized labor to join with il
Ia advancing the interests Of Cana
dian labor The congress lis a new
body, resulting from the action Of the
Dominion Trades Congress in favor
ing international as against national
unions.
One hundred and fifty women gar
ment workers have been locked out
at Chicago because they demand an
eight instead OF nine-hour day. A
general strike is threatened The gar
ment workers had an agreement ex
piriug on July / They asked for a re
duction cf hours on that date without
loss in pay.
The strike at the bicycl. shops Of
e. c. Stearns & Co. Syracuse, part oi
the American Bicycle Company, is
reaching an acute stage. One Of the
pickets of the Molders' Union. Geo
Moore was shot and perhaps fatally
wounded from ambush near the shops
and the strikers called upon the po
I lice for help.
The June issue Of the New York "a
Dor Bulletin states that in the pas
three months the state board of medi
alton and arbitration interviewed il
tweny-six disputes, in which eigh
we're settled as result The boar,
also assisted ia preventing strik'
of the elevated railroad employees il
New York City
Henry Fisher, president of the TIC
hacco Workers international union. j
in Chicago. and there is a possibilir
os a fight being inaugurated ther
against the tobacco trust. Fisher say
that at the plant Of spaulding & Mel
rick workers are being discharged a
soon as tho firm finds out they hay
become members Of the union.
All mills in Japan run day an
night. and change hands at aoon al
midnight The vast majority Of nil
workers are children. who work
hours at low wages. In one mill a
Osaka 2.e00 workers are under /
years Of age and operate only St0
splndles. IN this country 800 pa
cons onorata the same nunahar