Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-16

together, the appointment OF cohcilr
ator upon application of either side or
an arbitrator on the application OF
both parties.
Determined to have discipline, and
that contracts made with employers
should not be broken, the Amalgamted
meat cutters and butcher workmens
union expelled 1000 members OF Chi
cago branches. A large number more
may be disciplined, it is stated, be-
cause they have jeopardized the bust
ness of the employers by unnecessary
industrial disturbances and unjust de-
mands.
A bulletin has been issued by the
executive committee of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers that
there will be no change in the policy
of that organization since the election
CT w. S. Stone as grand chief. Chief
Stone is said to be qualified as sue
cessor to the late Chief Arthur, and In
his dealings with railroad corporations
will carry out the policy adopted by
his predecessor.
In the long drawn-out controversy
between the brotherhood carpenters
and the woodworkers' international,
the executive board of the A. f. of L..
has notified all unions that the carpen-
tiers have violated the decision OF the
arbitration board, which fixes the 1ur-
isdiction of each trade, and orders
every union to assist the woodworkers
in it's efforts to conform to the deci'
sion made by the arbitrator.
An interesting and unusual suit was
begun at Philadelphia last week by a
labor union against an employer for
breac! of contract. The suit is brought
| by the Amalgamated Painters asso-
citation against Huneker & Sons, mas
ter painters. and the amount OF dam
ages claimed is $1,000. Huneker, 1t is
alleged, had a contract with the ANAL
gamated association to employ only
members of that organization.
The orders Cor restriction OF the
anthracite coal output have affected
nearly all the collieries in the Wilkes
! barre region. over 43.00O,OOO tons OF
coal have been mined since Jan. |,
which is several million tons more
than was ever produced for Ike
period in the history of the mining
industry. The present glut in the
market and the efforts to prevent
break in prices is the cause of the re-
striction.
George Hodge. secretary of the
Brick, Tile and Terra Gotta Workers
alliance, has issued a report of the
progress made by the organization In
the past year. He has issued fifty
nine new charters, while two have
been surrendered. There have been
sixteen strikes. twelve of which were
won. one lost, two compromised and
one still pending. The greatest gains
have been made in the way of shorter
hours. although wages have increased
about per cent.
The differences between the Ameri'
can Association of Masters and Pilots
and the Pittsburg Steamboat company
have been settled. The Pittsburg com.
pany receded from its position relative
to Capt. Frank Rae of the steamer
Clemson and his mates, who are not
members of the association. The re-
naming grievances of the men were
waived for the present time and ar
raIgements made for the holding OF
meeting after the close of the present
season of navigation.
IT, is believed that the United States
Steel Corporation will be confronted
with a great strike ere long. District
superintendents are alleged by union
lists to be doing all they can to foment
trouble with union employees. Union
workmen have been given some hard
raps, and year ago these actions
would have brought on general
strike. The officers refuse to talk on
the subject. 1t is alleged by old mem
bers that unless something is done
the organization will go to pieces.
Brass workers from Chicago. New
York, Philadelphia. Cleveland and 9th
err eastern cities met at st. Louis and
with local representatives organized a
union, to be known as the Independent
| Association of Brass Workers, for the
purpose of doing away with all strikes
in the trade and to settle disputes with
employers by means of arbitration.
In the declaration the members are
pledged not to inaugurate strike,
and all will be required to take the
oath of allegiance to the United
States.
Sam w. Hoke, an advertising and
poster agent. filed complaint in the
| United States circuit court at New
York against the Associated Bill Post
ers and Distributors of the United
States and Canada, in which he claims
| 100000 damages on the ground that
the association is an Illegal trust. A.
B. Beall of Sioux City, Iowa, the bill
posters treasurer, is made an indi-
vidual defendant. Mr.. Hoke charges
that the billposters have broken the
federal antitrust law by arbitrarily
fixing minimum rates to be charged
for bil-posting throughout the United
States.
Since the death of Grand Chief Ar
thur of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers, there is talk among the
officials of the railroad brotherhoods