The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-08-05

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The Porto Rico Federation Of
Labor has formally requested Gov.
Hunt to investigate the conditions Of
labor on certain large sugar planta.
tions Of the island. The federation
claims that poyerty-stricken laborers,
averaging forty cents a day, are com
PEELED to accept "chins@ instead OF
Soney. and 70 trade at plantation
stores, where inferior and often in
furious goods are sold at an exorbi-
tant price
The general executive board of the
United Garment Workers Of America.
at its recent meeting IN New York
city. recommended that the controyeT-
sizes now on in the special order
branch Of the garment-making indus
try I'M Chicago be allowed 10 remain
as they are until the general cenven-
ton Of the garment workers, which
meets 10 indianapolis Aug 10, where
all questions al issue viii be thrashed
out and decision made 70 be final end
biading
The forty.thifd annual report o. the
Asaalgamated Society Of Carpenters
and Joiners. a world-encircling labor
organization. with headquarters in
Manchester England. shows that at
the close OF last year when the ac-
counts were closed the organization
had S4s branches, situated as follows:
England and Wales. 6l7; Ireland, IS;
Scotland. 81: United States, s.; Can
ada, 10. New Zealand. IS, Australasia,
81, South Africa H. The total mem
bership is 1900 in round numbers.
Judges Baker and Gary to whom
was referred the dispute Of the Chica-
70 South Side street car men on the
point Of when the agreement With the
company expires, decided against the
men. The decision SAYS that the find
ing Of the first arbitration board must
stand. which sets expiration Of the
agreement at Sept 30 Of this year.
The men contended that as the org
inal agreement with the company ex-
pired June IA. any arbitration board
acting under that agreement had no
right to extend the original date Of its
exphatiOn.
The new sugar refining plant Of the
Co.n Products Company at Waukes
gan is threatened by strike and
building operations now in progress
msy be entirely stopped within a few
days. the company is said to have
reused to sign certain Of the unions
scales in its Chicago plant and for
this reason fifteen or more mill
wrights and carpenters were ordered
out on short notice. II is reported
that this is the first step in move
ment to tie up the plants Of the glu-
cose company all over the country
unless it agrees to recognize the
unions
John Mitchell. president OF the
United Mine Workers Of America. is
writing a book based On hts own ex-
perienee as labor leader. and his iati-
mate association with the big capital
interests Of the country have furnish
ca the theme The book viii discuss
the various labor problems in the lucid
style for which President Mitchell is
noted. The data has been secwred
from ohicial sources and will abound
with all Of those who have led in the
great labor reform movement Trade
uAicnism viii be the subject, and the
relations Of capital and labor and the
great problems Of the day viii be
considered
Chicago and other eastern delegates
who attended the recent convention Of
cement workers at San Francisco,
where the American Brotherhood OF
Cement Workers was launched have
returned to their homes and report a
very successful meeting. Thirty-three
delegates we're present and imme-
diately that a name and constitution
were adopted it was unanimously de-
cided TO apply for affliation to the
American Federation OF Labor St
Louis was chosen as the city In which
to hold the next convention. Frank c.
Geagenback. of Chicago. was electes
general president Of the new inter
national body.
Alarmed at the growth of the labor
movement and the growing demand
for union label goods as A result. a
number OF non-union cigar manufac
turers in Chicago have formed . as.
sociation for the purpose Of combating
union labor Each manufacturer in
the association has pledged himself
not 10 hire union labor in any capacity
and 10 at once discharge any union
men at present in his factory To
insure the carrying out Of this pro
gram each manufacturer in the asso.
ei2tion has put up a bond of $1,000
which he agrees TO forfeit to the as.
sociation should be violate any Of the
principles by hiring union men.
At the recent meeting of the execu.
tive council of the American Fedora
ton OF Labor, the dispute between the
carpenters and woodworkers was dis
cussed President Gompers was in
structod to notify the officials CT the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters md
Joiners hat they we're expected to
live up TO the decision 81 the umpire
given as indianapolis. and unless they
did so an unions and central bodies
throughout the country would be NO.
tifod of their conduct by July Is.
The carpenters have refused to abide
by the decision Of the umpire. which
conceded jurisdiction over inside
workers to the Amalgamated Wood
workers union
Manufacturers all over the country
seem to be taking the same stand On
the question Of freedom OF contract
as they are taking sn Chicago IN