Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-10-30
NEWS OF THE LABOR FIELD.
items Of Interest Gathered from Many
Sources.

Sources.
The annual convention of the Inter
national Seamen's union convenes In
New York city Nov. %.
Miners at Holsopple, Pa. who went
on strike because a union man who
assaulted an independent worker who
was dismissed are back at work.
The executive council Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor has refused
to indorse the label of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and join
ers.
A determined effort is to be made
to organize the coke workers in the
Connellsville district. Eighteen years
ago the organization was wiped out.
Over $750,OO0 is available now to In
duce workers into joining.
The International Brotherhood OF
Rlacksmiths elected John Slocum OF
Moline, ILL.,, president, changed the
Headquarters from Moline to Chicago
and decided to hold the next conven-
ton in St. Paul in October, 1905.
The farmers, have organized an in
ternational union and made applica-
ton for charter from the American
Federation of Labor. The latter is
making an investigation to determine
the exact status of the organization.
The conference between the en-
ployes of the Baltimore & Ohio and
the officials of that company ended in
an amicable settlement. There were
a number of points Of disagreement,
but these were narrowed down by mu-
tual concessions.
The members of the Mine Hosting
Engineers Union of Illinois, in annual
convention at Peoria, drafted new
wage scale asking for an increase of
Is to rs. per cent. The scale will be
considered in joint session of the mine
operators and engineers.
An employers association has been
formed in Cincinnati, which is intend
ed to amalgamate the forty trades en-
ployers' associations into one organi-
cation to antagonize boycotting and
abolish discrimination on public work.
It will also champion the open shop"
Judge Holdom issued a temporary
Injunction restraining the striking
members of the Franklin Union Of
Pressfeeders from picketing the plants
of the Chicago Typothetae. The firms
that are fighting the union have i'm
ported girls to take the strikers
places and all plants are operating.
The membership Of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen Sept. wSs
5000, an increase for the past eight
months Of almost 10000. There were
600 lodges in the organization; the
amount paid in claims Sept. l. was
SIS, 1887, 1856. The amount of insur-
ance in force approximately is $751;
100000.
The 200 laborers imported from st.
Louis were put to work at New Or
leans by the ship agents under the
protection of reserve police force
and a deputy United States marshal
Two thousand striking screwmen and
sympathizers gathered on the
wharves and watched operations, but
no interference was attempted. 4.
The Pittsburg Association of the
Pattern-makers' League has formally
declared off the strike against the
Manufacturers Association of Pitts
burg, All of the shops in the district
have been declared open and the men
are working for the wages the manu-
facturers offered before the strike was
declarsd.
President John M. Finley of the
International Union of Flour and
Cereal Mill Employees rendered his
resignation to. the executive board,
Having. created much adverse senti-
ment gby advising the Minneapolis
strikers to return,to work. 1t is not
known whether his resignation will
be, accented. u
Samuel Holmes, Pittsburg con-
tractor, filed bill in equity against
tho Journeymen Stone Cutters associ-
alton, Pittsburg branch, to restrain 1t |
from interfering with his workmen.
He also entered suit for $4,000 dam
ages against Fred Schauenutt and |
Louis Ruoff officials of the branch,
for interfering with his employees.
The rod, billet and converter mills I
of the Illinois Steel company's plant /
in Joliet, Ill.,. have closed down. Re-
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