The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-08-11

The closing of many factories Is the
cause said to be responsible for this
condition.
Foir thousand New York union car.
penters who have been locked out by
the Building Trades Employers asso.
citation have decided to remain idle
indefinitely. pending a hard and fast
Interpretation of the general arbitra.
ton agreement under which they re.
Gently labored, with especial reference
to that part binding the employers to
use only union men. The lockout was
prec.pirated by the alleged employ.
mcnt OF nonunon men by one con.
tractor. One union agtator declares
that the struggle will completely check
building operations unless the con.
tractors come to- terms.
Comparing the production of ci
gars for eleven months ended May 81
1904. with the corresponding period
of 1903, il appears that we have
reached high water mark curing the
last cycle of business revival" says
the Cigarmakers' Journal. "All indi-
cations point to a fair trade during
the summer and fall The production
was as follows For eleven months
ended May 81, 1908, taxes were paid
for 6.lSl,S62,07O. For eleven months
ended May 81. 1904. taxes were paid
for 6.ll5.i95, $40, showing decrease
ito the fiscal year will show de.
crease of over 10000, 900 cigars i'm
comparison with the former year"
According to statements made by
labor leaders the American Fedora.
ton Of Labor is behind the strike OF
the bricklayers at the arsenal. at
Washington, and is determined to
make test case on the issue OF
nonuniOn men being employed by the
government Work on the war col.
lege buildings, for which the govern.
ment appropriated $500. 900, is tied up
on account OF the strike. For the
first time in it's history the union has
decided to come out fiat footed on the
point that wherever the government
employs a nonuniOn workman the
men holding union badges will throw
down their tools at once. At the
government would not recede from
the position il has taken.
sympathetic strikes should never
be sanctioned or cOuntenanced by this
organization, said President ID. j.
Keefc of the International longshOre-
men, marine and transport workers
association, in his address to the 18th
annual convention at Milwaukee last
week. Where the case Is worthy we
may give moral support, but our honor
and integrity as an organization Is
bound up in our contracts and agree
ments and our very manhood is at
stake. To violate these agreements
and contracts by sympathetic strike
would be suicide and dishOnor. Pub.
lie sentiment says that arbitration IL
the most equitable medium for the So
luton of differences between indus
trial forces. 1t is common ami dan
gerous error OF portion OF the pub
lie and some OF our members to be.
lieve that we must have law to gov
ern all on relations with our fellow
men"
The biennial convention of the in
ternatiOnal piano and organ workers
union Is over. Many important
changes in the financial system and
arrangements of the union were made
to improve and protect the manifold
beneii s it pays its members, sick
strike, Out-of-work, ''victimizatiOn'
and death benefits being included In
it's system. The convention refused
to change its laws so as to admit
women members for less fees than
men. The convention adopted the
suggestion that the international es
tahlish factory and ordered the