Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-23

made a bitter campaign IN FAVOR Oh
Hugh Donnelly of Albany, N. Y. Blu
chanan had majority of in total
vote of So,
The strike of Chicago candy-makers
is effectually broken and two OF the
factories where strikes were called
two weeks ago resumed operations
yesterday on the open shop basis
more than 200 of the strikers and
members OF the union returning to
work without any concessions.
According to a report prepared by
financial Secretary r. j. Hopp there
are 42S unions affiliated with the Chi
cago Federation of Labor. These
unions are repr scented by 1,S0O dele
gates and the monthly income of the
Federation is about $l,35O. New
York's central labor body has about
1870 affiliated unions.
1t is reported that the conference
between the representatives OF the
,rainmen's organizations of the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad company and
the officers of tina. road resulted in a
practical adjustmsnt of the main
points at issue. AS a consequence
there will be no strike of the employees
of the Baltimore 4 Ohio as was threat
cned.
Twenty-Five passenger conductors
on the Erie system were retired on
pension of SG5 month Oct. ]. The
Erie road pays pensions to it's old en-
ployeo direct from its treasury, In
stead of compelling the men who de-
sire to reap the benefits of the sys-
tenn 10 pay percentage of their
earnings to maintain the pension de-
partment
The American Federation of Labor
Council has decided to assist the
United Hatters of America, which has
been sued for damage by Danbury,
Conn. firm. All the resources OF the
Federation will be used in protecting
the hatters and President Gompers
and Vice President Duncan hare been
given full power to take any action
necessary.
The strike of the carpenters. mill
wrights and other employees of the
Chicago Sugar refinery, inaugurated
last March because the refinery refus-
ed to pay union wages to carpenters
and others. was settled through the
influence of the Steam Power Council.
The agreement provides that the mem
bers of labor unions among the 600
men who will resume work there will
receive union wages and work under
the rulers and conditions laid down
by their organizations.
Notices were posted at the tin mills
at Newcastle. Pa. announcing that
all the plants of the American Tin
plate company will begin manufac-
turing tin for the export trade, under
which the tonnage men will all suffer
a per cent reduction in wages. This
follows the agreement made some
months ago between the manufactur-
ers and the Amalgamated association
that the tonnage men would accept
The wage reduction in order to secure
orders amounting to 100000 boxes
annually, which would otherwise go
to foreign manufacturers.
At meeting of the representatives
of the packers with the cattle butch
ers, held in the offices of Nelson Nor
ris & Co. in Chicago. an agreement
was assigned whereby the members
of this organization will receive a
horizontal increase in pay Of 20 cents
a day. This increase was the original
demand The new wage scale will
be in effect for the coming year. The
men whose wages are affected are
now receiving $3.50 to $3.50 day.
Every class will receive the additional
binding in every packing center.
The visit of State Factory Inspector
Davies to the coal mines in the south
ern part of Illinois has aroused feel
ing of resentment both on the part
of the operators and the union min
ers. W. ID. Ryan OF Springfield says
that Mr. Davies should confine his eff
forts to the factories, and leave the
coal mines to the care of the mine
inspectors provided for by statute
to look after conditions in the mines.
He has had an opinion from Attorney
General Hamlin that the new child
labor law does not apply to coal mines,
and while he is not in favor of child
labor he believes that the factory in
spector should mind his own business.
Chicago Inter Ocean
President Lynch of the lnterna-
tional Typographical union has sent
to a friend the statement he has writ
ten for the next issue of the Typo
graph .cal Journal in regard to the dis
cussion of the oath taken by members
of the union. He says: Nothing
could be wider of the mark than that
the obligation taken by the printers is
opposed to church and state. We do
maintain that we shall be allowed to
transact our trade union business
without influence from politics or re-
ligion, fraternity or combination. On
the other hand, we do not interfere
with the political or religious beliefs
of any of our members. These be-
liefs are sacred to the individual and