The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-03-28
LABOR NEWS AND COMMENTS.
Personal, ORGANIZATION AND LEGISLATIVE

opinion until they study the re-
port carefully. The presidents
of the coal companieS have not
said word, and it is not
known yet how they take the matter.
After all it was about as good de-
cision as could be expected under the
circumstances. The miners did not get
all they asked for, nor did the mine
owners prevent everything during
the strike but like all forms of ar
bitration, it was more or less compro-
missing, with the decision leaning
greatly towards labor.
Summing up the decision it declares
for general increase in wages am
ounting to 10 per cent. Engineers and
firen1en are given the eight hour day,
but they are not allowed any more
than regular pay for overtime, which
will tend to make the eight hour day
imperative. Arbitration is provided
for in all disputes during the life of the
decision. A sliding scale for miners is
provided for. When coal advances
above $3.50 per ton F.. O. B. at or near
New York. the miners shall receive one
per cent increase in wages for every
5 per cent increase in the price of coal.
Contract miners must in the future re-
port to the companies before each pay
day of the amount of money due their
laborers, and the companies will pay
them directly. The troublesome coal
and iron police are abolished. Well
and good.
Here is an idea for organized labor
of Duluth. The Trades Assembly is
discussing the advisa bility of giving
lecture course in the near future The
intention is to secure noted lecturers
on economics, and to make the price
of admission as low as possible so that
everyone may have an opportunity to
attend. We would go one better We
| would advise the local body to attempt
to make arrangements with other cities
in the state so that a circuit could be
arranged for each speaker. This would
greatly reduce the cost. The State
Federation Of labor would be an ex-
cellent medium for this purpose We
intend to bring the matter before the
next convention. for we believe that
| other cities in the state are as much
interested in the subject as the Duluth
| trade unions.
! The St. Paul Trade and Labor AS
! sembly has already appointed it's Labor
! Day committee. Duluth is usually
three months too late in doing this,
and the committee is often. condemned
ilttt do; ysiilnply
because it was short of time. Nov IS
the time to appoint a committee.
| NJ. E. Neary, president of the Mimi
esota State Federation of Labor, has
been appointed to city position in
Minneapolis by Mayor Haynes.
Phil Carlin, business agent of the
Building Trades Council in Minnea-
polls, has successfully antagonized the
employment of city laborers on the
streets on Sunday. Good for Carlin.
Minneapolis trade unionists are at
tempting to get control of the old city
hall for a labor temple Not bad
| idea, but it should be we'll fumigated.
| first. The bad odor of last summer
may be still there.
The Federation Council of the State
Federation of Labor met Sunday last
IN st. Paul. The Federation is still
actively engaged in the legislature,
and few bills of interest to labor are
permitted to go by unnoticed Much
good work has already been done.