Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-07-22
NEWS OF THE LABOR WORLD
Items Of Interest Gathered from Many
Sources.

Sources.
The Commercial Photographers
union now reports 10000 members.
The bureau of labor has commenced
an investigation of the labor difficult
ties in Colorado.
One thousand school teachers OF
Pittsburg have organized to demand
an increase of wages.
Terence v. Powderly, former head
of the Knights Of Labor, has opened a
law office in Washington.
It is better to secure the confidence
than the advantage of others.-Week-
ly Bulletin of Clothing Trades Union.
The glove cutters strike, which has
been on in Gloversville and Johns
town, N. Y, for more than six months.
was officially declared off.
The three rod mills at the steel
mills, Joliet, have been closed, AFFECT
ing 600 men. The closing OF other
departments is looked for in the near
future.
It is announced that the American
Smelling and Refining company Will
distribute 100000 among. its en-
ployes who have been with the COM
pany for the last two years.
The first number of the new week
ly newspaper, the Illinois State Labor
News, has just been issued. 1t Is
edited by John Felker, while e. j..
Ryan is acting as business manager.
The British house of commons has
passed to third reading the trade
union bill legalizing peaceful picket
ing. Premier Balfour opposed the
measure, but it was progressed by a
majority of 80 votes.
A report issued by the employment
bureau of the Chicago Employers
Association shows that an average Of
lis applications for work day have
been received SO far. There have
been inquiries for 100 employees made
by employers.
Journeyman Tailors' Union No. 5
has taken steps to organize a central
council of all unions allied with its
craft. It has also levied an assess
ment of rs cents member to raise
a fund for the relief of striking min
ers in Colorado.
Bookbinders' international conven-
tons most important decisions were:
That strike benefits to be paid only
after the second week of strike; to
promote the interests of women's local
unions, and prevent friction between
local unions in cities where there is
more than one union.
Charles H. Meyer, president, and
w. d. Haywood, secretary and treas
urer of the Western Federation Of
Miners, and thirty other men were
charged with murder and melting
riot in connection with the deaths
of Roscoe MCGEE and John Davis
during the riots at Victor.
Recently in Detroit, during the
"open shop" controversy in the build
ing trades, the police essayed to drive
a number of trade union pickets from
q church in course Of construction.
The pickets showed that they we're
not only members Of the church but
were on its building committee. and
they successfully contended for the
right to picket their own building.
A settlement as to wages to be
paid for the year beginning July
has been practically agreed to by the
committee of the Analgamated Asso-
citation of Iron, Steel and Tin Work
ers and the American Sheet and Tin
plate Company, on the basis Of the
present scale, which is Is per cent.
lower than the original scale for 1903
'O4.
International Typographical union
has withdrawn the charter from the
union at Tnlluride. Col.
This action was taken on the com.
plants filed by the typographical
unions at Ouray and Durango. The
reason Of the withdrawal of the char.
ter from the union at Tulluride was
owing to the fact that the printers
in the deportation Of min.
ers from their homes.
To prevent hasty action and to give
employers ample notice of intended
changes in wage or time scales, the !
San Francisco Labor Council requires
that every union must give at least
three mon tbs notification of demands