The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-09-25
NEWS OF THE LABOR FIELD.
Items Of Interest Gathered from Many
Sources.


The Iron Molders' Association Of
Great Britain has a membership Of
1000.
A new general organization OF rail
way clerks, to be afiIiated with the
A r. Of L., IS under way
At the beginning Of the year there
we're 10000 women members OF labor
unions in New York state
The order Of railway telegraphers
report 8,9T1 members admitted in the
six months ending July 81.
The national headquarters Of the
International union Of journeymen bar
bers is now Ia indianapolis.
Cloth weavers and other employees
Of the textile trades TO the number of
$4,000 at oporto. Portugal, are on
strike
Tobacco workers international
union has levied a 25-cent assessment
for the unions label propaganda and
to fight the trust
1t is now proposed to organize a
national farmers union to be afiliated
with the A. f. of L. Eight states
already have a local farmers unions.
Michael Sweeney. a union sheet
metal worker, was shot to death while
attacking John C. Weller, employe of
E. A. Rysdon & Co., Chicago. who re-
fused to strike
Carpenters at Toledo. O.. who were
standing out for 371a cents an hour,
compromised on 35 cents for a certain
period, after which the increased scale
goes into effect
Judge Hemphill of the court Of com
mon pleas Of Pennsylvania has decid-
ed that working people have a legal
right to peacefully picket shop
against which there Is a strike.
Notices OF reduction in wages of
carpenters at Belfast, Ireland; Liver
pool and Newcastle-on-Tyne England,
have been withdrawn owing TO the
firm attitude Of the unions In those
cities
The proposed federation Of the
trades unions of all Australasia has
been found impracticable, as in the
states where the compulsory arbitra-
ton act is IN force united action would
be impossible.
The American Federation Of Labor
is receiving per capita tax on 1.457.-
593 members, and has s55,Ss4.50 in the
treasury for the defense fund. It has
at the present time 1.161 commissioned
organizers in the field.
Three new local unions Of freight
handlers have been organized at Mil
waukee according to reports from that
city, and the membership is said to
embrace over 1000 Of the total 1900
freight handlers in the city.
Three of the sixteen mills Of the
Homestead steel works have closed
down for necessary repairs. throwing
out of employment about 500 men.
The suspension at this time is not
unusual and the officials say is without
significance.
The International Printing Press
men and Assistants Union Of North
America, adopted a resolution. calling
upon all labor unions to unite on a
candidate suitable to the laboring ele-
ment for president OF the United
States in 1904.
Iron and Steel Workers Association
Of Great Britain has resolved that no
cessation OF work take place without
the direct sanction Of the executive.
making it impossible for a repetition
OF the Tan Vale case so far as that
body is concerned.
At the International Miners Con
gress. held in Brussels. Belgium. in
June. the delegates voted for a legal
eight-hour day. minimum wage scale
and labor representation. the idea be-
ing 10 secure miners for mining con
situencies wherever possible.
Eleven mines at Cripple Creek. Col.
are closed by a strike OF 500 union
miners. who walked out 70 aid the
action Of the Western Federation Of
Miners against the United States Re
duciion and Refining and the Ameri-
can Smelling and Refining companies.
A delegate from the locomotive
Firenen's Union has complained to
Hamilton (Ontario) Trades and Labor
Council that the regulation calling for
eight hours rest in twenty-four is re-
peatsdiy violated. The matter viii be
taken to the Canadian Minister Of La.
Dor.
The International Association Of
theatrical Stage Employees. which held
its convention In Columbus. o.. recent
ly. reelected Lee NJ Hart Of Chicago
general secretary and treasurer. TIE
wage scales az revised make some
slight increase. but no radical
changes
The National Brotherhood Of Car
penters and Joiners. with headquar-
ters ia indianapolis. has resolved ap-
plication for charters for three uni01s
IN the brotherhood ia Porto Rico. TIE
climatic conditions in the island With
a view to estimating the death rate.
win be studied before the charters are
granted
The first annual convention of the
international clovrmakers' union of
the United States ana Canada. si1ce