The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-01

by the promise Of better wages. Eleven
were TO have gone, but at the las moment
six changed their minds.
Boston, Mass, Central Labor anions has
begun preparations for entertaining the
delegates to the convention Of the Ameri
can Federation OF Labor, TO be held N that
city next November, by appointing com
mlttee OF fifteen 20 request the Legislature
to permit the holding OF the convention In
the State house.
South African mine owners contend that
the employment Of white labor In the mines
has proved failure. that Il Is impossible
e, obtain q sufficient number OF ka adad5
pay, and that It Is urgently necessary to
md at least 100000 laborera effectively 10
restore the mining Industry.
Room teachers In the public schools at
Syracuse, \, y, are TO get on advance OF
the limit OF which is 70 be raised from 5000
20 $3.50 a year The minimum VIII stay at
1900, which Is the starting point for new
teachers, tho increase being 500 year until
w. d Mahon. president OF the Auaigam-
nted Association Of street Railway Em
" the local organization, lie intends 70
Gyestsots he gT nES5 q tsS men n nss
look into the internal differences In the or
Negotiations hooking to an emslgGmation
or alliance between the wooowOrkers and
hoxmakers are In progress II satisfactory
agreement is made II will end war that
has stirred the labor movement for many
years The woodworkers objected TO char
Ter being granted to the boxmaRers by the
American Federation OF Labor.
The following local unions constituting the
Metal Trades council Of Toronto. Canada
will be more or less involved In general
movement Tor the adoption OF ths niue ,houf
| day Pattern makers, moldCrs, CorcmakeN,,
mnchlIists, brass workers, metal pollsheiH,
boilernalcrs and Iron Ehlpbuildors. black.
smiths, electrical workers ana the allied
Representative n the international
Union 81 Printers, Pressmon and Bookbiud-
f.fl Tvln 70 1UIf IN ma ftflllg
cider the making OF an agreement on often
sive and defensive lines. by invitation the
photo-engravera and stereotypers win bo
represented The I'VE organizations expect
TO come to some agreement regarding the
allied printing trades label.
Canadian trade unions have formed
| national trade and labor congress and have
urged all Canadian organizations to secede
from national and international unions Of
| the United states. The congress will adopt
one label 10 be used by all affiliated unions.
one objection 10 the United States organ
izations Is TINT their leaders must OF noces-
| sity conduct strikes In Canada.
Negotiations Of the United brotherhood
| Of Papormakers with the manufacturers,
which determine whether Western paper
mill employees nrc to 90 on a strike be-
cause they nre asked 10 work ~ hours
week has resulted IN the union Offering
terms OF compromise on the basis Of sat
! urday night work until o'clock without
| pay or work until midnight for full nlgh' 3
! paw,
The hand OF the labor unions Is seen
! II
! forna assembly. While It appeurs az hrst
islcht 10 enforce sanitary regulations IN
! INC barber shop n contniua cunning little
| Joker designed FOR the discontinue OF non
| union BARRIERS who only charge 10 cents
! FOR a shave The Joker Is the prosi5lon
! that NOT moro than one apprentice shnii
be- allowed 20 every two BARRIERS IN any
II l. to finally wipe ont the last effects
! Of pernicious system that the Journey
men fallors' organization has for some
/ time past been making concentrated et'
! fort 10 establish the free shop syntem,
under which employers must supply room
| and materials for all their work, Tree OF
| cost 10 their workers. The estaDhshmel,t
! of the eight-hour day is n Foal 70 Whlcn
tho tsflors nre aiming, and u Is likely
definite move In this direction viii be
/ made before long ..-,
! ossociotlon was recently asked by the board
! on directors ~ that organization as 10 the
| constitutionalty OF law, IN case one
! sbouia lie passed by the general Assembly
! compelling labor unions 70 lncofporhb-
! Uis npinion is aa follows: ~ corporation
/ evists MS snch only by Virtue OF gram
| from the state and the acceptance OF sneh
! grant nv the persons composing the cor
! noration No one can be compelled 70 &C
ccrt such a grant nor he compelled 70
a hocccrno member OF the corporation
! sraInst his will The proposed law woulo
( i1terfere with tho liberty of the cltlzehs'
( ne rigbt Of lawful assembly and me free-
/ dor, ~ contract " a. - Lishihb'