The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-08

DOWcl head resident OF the JhlNei
sity OF Chicago Settlement. located in
that district
Retail clerks IN all sections Of the
country have inaugurated move
ment 10 establish universal nine
hour day. 1t win be under the super
vision OF the Retail Clerks assccia-
ton. which has a membership Of over
10000 The move for shorter work
day started 80 Chicago where the
clerks have forced many Of the EN-.
ployers 10 put it into effect
Japan has Federation of Labor
with almost SOC, coo members, a writer
from the land of the Mikado claims.
He writes that this organization has
been struggling for improved condi-
tions for the working class in Japan
and It's efforts are being rewarded by
the enactment of a factory law regu-
lating hours OF labor, age Of workers,
etc. and compelling employers TO be
considerate Of the health and SAFETY
Of their employees.
Horseshoers in one Of our large
cities have made an agreement with
their employers through which they
receive an increase in wages Of $3.50 a
week and the use of the union stamp
on all horse shoes made by members
of the union. The employers at first
refused 70 adopt the union stamp, and,
instead. offered the men an increase
of 50 a week in wages The men sac
rificed 50 cents a week in wages in
consideration for the adoption Of the
union stamp.
The general executive board Of the
United Garment Workers Of America
at its recent meeting in New York
city. recommended that the ccntro-
versies now on in the special order
brancn OF the garment-making indus
try in Chicago be allowed 70 remain
as they are until the general con
vention Of the garment workers,
which meets in indianapolis Aug 49,
where all questions as Issue viii be
thrashed out and decision made to
the final binding.
A convention of employers will be
held in Chicago within the next month
to form a national employers associa.
ton for dealing with the labor prob
lem along conservative lines. Fred
erick W. Job, secretary Of the Chiea-
20 Employers association, says that
besides the Chicago organization. the
business men have banded together in
in cleveland Boston. ST. Paul, Min
neapolis. New York. San Francisco
Cincinnati, St. Louis Kansas City
Omaha and Brooklyn.
Labor Commissioner Johnson, OF
Kansas has commenced a campaign
against public officers who work
themselves or force their clerks to
work more than eight hours a day
He claims the eight-hour law applies
TO all state officials and has warned
them all. from Gov. Bailey down, that
they must stop violating it on pain Of
/ prosecution. If an official cannot keep
I'D his work by working eight hours
day. the labor commissioner says
be should employ additional help.
Thomas ]. Duffy, Of East Liverpool
Ohio, is the youngest national presi
dent Of labor union in this country
Mr.. Duffy. wellknOwn in labor cir
cles in his and surrounding states
was 26 years old when elected ma
tional president Of the Brotherhood
Of Operative Potters Of the United
States. He was born May 13, 1877
and installed president May 1S, 1903
on the 26th anniversary Of his birth
day. 1t was birthday present nc
other man Of his age ever received.
The Pittsburg branch Of the Hotel
and Restaurant Employees lnterna
tionaI Alliance and Bartenders Inter
national League of America has LOCO
members. From the man in buttons
who opens the hotel door the clerk
who assigns You to your room, the
boy escorting you there the man in
charge of the elevator you ride on
the chambermaid who iuggles the bed
clothing. the people who prepare and
7 serve the meals, to the man in the
cafe who mixes your drink all is or
sanization.
A recent report Of the British labor
department shows that the settlement
Of labor controversy by arbitration is
growing in favor in the United King
dom. During last year 45l000 dis
putes respecting wages We're settled
by Cancellation boards and 10000 by
the parties themselves. Wage-earners
received much less than in 1901, bui
taking the Period of ten years. from
fs93-I902. the whole Of the time q
the statistics have been collected
there was a slight average increase
about z pence per head per week.
The frequency of trade jurisdiction
disputes throughout the country ha:
been the cause of an agitation beins
started to invest the A. + Of L. witt
more power, so that 1t can give de
cisions that must be carried out b,
affiliated unions At the present tins
the constitution provides for complete
trade autonomy. and while the unioni
are not likely to give up that clause
il is said many of them take adyant
age Of 1t to defy decisions rendered b,
the national federation. The plan dis
cnssed Is to place the members Of tht
! executive council Of the American
Federation Of Labor on permanen
salary and have them called into an,
city where a dispute is in progres
and end il at once.
1t seldom happens that a nationa
officer of a labor organization is eleci
ed by a plurality Of two votes, but tha
is what happened through a referer
DUN vote Of the members Of the Meta
Polishers, Platers. Buffers and Bras