Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-08-28

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In the brotherhood in Porto Rico. The
climatic conditions In the island, with
view to estimating the death rate,
will be studied before the charters are
granted.
The first annual convention of the
international Glovemakers' union of
the United States and Canada, since
the organization in Washington, will
be held in Gloverville, N. Y, next
month, and 1t is expected that dele
gates will be present from all parts
of the country where glovemakers'
unions have been organized.
The National Building Trades Coun-
Gil has adopted a label for placing on
buildings built wholly by union labor.
The label is in the form of bronze
plate, 14x9 inches, bearing the in
scription, Union Made. Official Label
National Building Trades Council Of
America" In the center is a repre-
sentation Of the Capitol at Washing
ton.
The Berlin Vorwaert's Russian cor
respondent writes that the strikes in
the south and southeast of Russia are
assuming more and more the charac-
ter of an organized demonstration
against the government. In Odessa
the population sympathizes with the
strikers and the city is flooded with
revolutionary literature which is dis
tributed in secret.
The Consumers League, formed in
New York, to make war on the in
human sweatshop system. now has 419
branches in eighteen states. Forty
two stores in New York city handle no
clothing that has not the label of this
league on it, and forty manufacturers
are now using the label. The organi.
zation has done splendid work and ac-
complished great results.
James E. Roderick, chief mine in
spector of Pennsylvania, in his forth
coming report will suggest levying
tax amounting to one-half cent a ton
on all coal mined in the state for one
year for the purpose of founding
hospital in which crippled and injured
miners will be cared for. 1t is claimed
that to levy this tax for year would
result in fund Of $750,O00 for the pur-
pose designated.
st. Paul (Minn.) Musicians union,
fearing competition with the Twenty.
first Infantry Band, has decided to ask
Congressman Stevens to introduce
into Congress a bill providing that
army bands shall not be allowed to
play at civic functions. The members
of the union allege that the military
band plays for less than union rates
and that 1t may be secured free If the
colonel Of the regiment gives his con.
sent
The strike of trolley men at Water.
bury, Conn.,, which began thirty weeks
ago, has been settled. The Connect.
cut Electric and Lighting company
agrees to take back part of the strik.
ers at once at the old wages; to give
to the others as soon as
practicable, and to treat with com.
mittee from the men regarding future
grievances. The announcement of tho
settlement led to general public
demonstration of joy throughout the
city.
Notice has been given that the com.
ing International convention of the
stationary firemen's union will ask
that that craft and the stationary en-.
gineers be selected to make the bat.
tie next year for an eight-hour day.
Each year the A. F. of l.. selects an
organization to which it votes the
necessary support to force the eight.
hour day in the craft. The firemen
and engineers are so closely allied in
heir work that the request will be for
1 joint campaign.
Serious difficulties are expected in
he fiint-glass industry as a result of
he differences with the men over an
'ld-established rule which it is said
he members Of the American Flint.
class Workers union repudiate. The
Phoenix company has entered suit
against the workmen for damages In
he cost of melting glass, the work of
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ion. Proceedings are to be entered
lgainst the national officers of the
workers. organization.
The Wisconsin Federation of Labor
It its recent convention adopted
esolution urging its members and the
working people ito organize their eco
omic and political power, to the end
hat labor secure the full value of its
the emancipation from wage
lavery and the establishment of
emocratic industrial cooperative
commonwealth" All Of which sounds
yell, but the facts are that Wisconsin
J one of the worst organized states in
he country, ami the workers in it as
consequence are about the poorest
Inter Ocean.
While the employers of labor
the country are fighting
ne sympathetic strike on the part Of
he labor unions, the developments in
ittsburs are interesting. There 1t is
sympathetic lockout that has para
'zed the building industry and thrown
1000 men out of employment. This,
20, in spite of the fact that nearly all
le unions had agreements with their