Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-01-15
NEWS OF THE LABOR WORLD.
Items of Interest Gathered from Many
Sources.

Sources.
Work has been resumed at the
PENNSYLVANIA Car Wheel Company
works in Lower Allegheny, giving en-
ployment to about 500 men.
The official organ Of the american
Federation of Musicians is advocating
a uniform style and color OF parade
dress for ali members Of that lnterna'
tional union.
Skilled workmen are being added
daily to the force of employees OF the
Pullman Company at Pullman, ILL.,, and
there are now. nearly 5000 at work
at the plant.
The wages of all employees OF the
oliver Mining Company, at Houghton,
Mich. the iron ore end of the steel
trust. were reduced Jan. from III TO
II per cent, being the least on the low
est paid labor.
recent government report states
that there are six flourishing indus
trial schools for young white people
in the Southern States. The total
number of pupils now in these schools
is 1.6OO and the total number OF teach
ers is 1872.
Commencing with the new year all
the employees of the steel corporation
of the Lake Superior mining field re-
ceive 5 to Is per cent less wages. This
affects several thousand men. lnde-
pendent companies. it is stated, VIII
take similar action.
The chief topic Of conversation
among all sailors who work on steam
schooners is the neglect OF the COM
fort of the sailors in the building OF
new ships. They claim that the fore
castles are smaller and the general
conditions are worse than they were
on the ships Of twenty years ago.
The Brotherhood of Coal Hosting
Engineers, the charter Of which was
revoked last week by the executive
council of the American Federation
of Labor, will submit gracefully to the
decision and become a part OF the
United Mine Workers of America.
Another step toward industrialism. -
Fearing to put itself in a position
where it's property might be seized on
a fine contempt or a judgment grow
ing out of strike difficulties, Chicago
Typographical Union No. 16 aban-
doned its plan for buying ground in
Chicago and erecting temple from
which it's business could be conducted.
The Cincinnati Building Trades
Council and the Plumbers Union have
been temporarily enjoined from inter-
fering with employees Of the Coptrac-
tors Association by way of discipline.
Another suit was filed against the
| sanft defendants for damages by the
Thomas Gibson Company, who allege
that they have been injured in the
sum Of as2 ,6O0:,.
The Russian government has sane
toned a law providing compensation
ifor accidents to work people. Fac
tories, mines. and smelling works
come under the new enactment, but
1t does not apply to government indus
tries nor to workshops and other en-
terprises connected with private rail
way or steam navigation companies,
nor to agricultural industries.
:. Few International unions expended
more money for strikes during the
present year than the. Hotel and RES
taurant Employees International ALI
ance and Bartenders' League. The
semiannual report just issued shows
that as a result expenses for the period
from May 1 to October 81 were $4,-
1922 above the income. But in spite
Of this the national treasury showed a
balance of $26,376.9s on October 81.
George Perkins, president of the CT
garmakers' International union, re-
ports an unusually prosperous year
for that organization. On Nov. the
union had ATS locals, a gain Of 33 To-
cal unions since Jan. 1, 1903. 1t had
a membership on Nov.,1 last Of 44.419,
being gain of oyer 5000 for the, pre-
ceding ten months. Over $50 unions
and 10000 members have secured an
increase in wages. The union has a
fund of little over 100000 in its
treasury.
James O'Connell, president of the
Machinists' international union. has
addressed circular to the local
unions of the organization, in which
he says: Wage reductions are threat