Kansas agitator., 1904-10-21
NEWS OF THE LABOR WORLD.
Items of Interest Gathered from Many
Sources.

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at a standstill.
The State Federation of California
is making efforts to organize the
school teachers of San Francisco into
labor unions.
Jerome Jones, editor Of the Journal
of Labor, Atlanta, Ga, has been elect
ed president of the Georgia State Fed
Grafton of Labor.
At the recent convention of the
team drivers international union sew
eral Offices were abolised which will
mean a saving of $4,000 year n
salaries.
The injunction prohibiting the citi-
zens' alliance of San Francisco, Cal.
from using an imitation of the label
of the allied printing trades council
has been made permanent.
The Chinese are being rapidly driv-
en- out of New South Wales. Last
year only sixty-two arrived whereas
676 left, and of those who are in the
country fully 800 are said to be un-
employed.
The Amalgamated society OF engi-
neers (England) reported member
ship of 95,93S on Aug. 1. There were
5,120 drawing assistance from the
fund for the benefit of unemployed
members.
The eight-hour-a day law is now pro-
vided for by legislation in twenty
seven states and territories and the
District of Columbia, six days where
eight hours are prescribed as the
limit for days work unless specified
to the contrary.
Rural mail carriers in a recent con-
vention decided to petition Congress
for an increase in salary. When the
system was first established the men
received 5000 year. Later this was
increased to $40 year. They will
now ask for $3.50. the salary Of car
riers in small cities.
One of the grave questions that the
next congress will have to meet is the
new treaty arrangements with the
Chinese government as the period of
the exclusion act terminates in. De-
cember. The powerful Chinese six
companies is already at work in the
interests of its vastly lucrative traffic
| in Chinese labor.
! More than one thousand employees
of the Pennsylvania system northwest
and the Pennsylvania system south
| west left the service of the company
because of a general order that has
| 49,
No employe of the company who was
hired after he reached the age of 35
| is to be retained. II man was hired
before he was 35 he retains his posi-
| ton.
In Wisconsin the eight-hour day is
prescribed in manufacturing and me-
chanical establishments undesg other
wise agreed upon. The laws of Mis-
souri,, New Mexico and Tennessee spe-
city eight hours to be a days work
for laborers on road work. Eight
hours are legal days work in mines
Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Montana,
Nevada, Utah and Wyoming.
The cotton mills of the Exeter IN.
H) Manufacturing Company, which
have been shut down since July 25,
principally on account of the depres-
sion in the trade, resumed operations
in all departments. The company
employs about 600 operatives. The
Exeter company owns mills employ
ing 200 at Pittsfield, which have also
been closed for some time. They are
to be started at once.
The Washington Cd. c. Typo
graphical union has appointed COM
mittee to secure if possible a change
in the ruling of the civil service COM
mission at Washington so that COM
positors temporarily appointed to the
government printing office may be
carried on the registration books from
year to year through an annual ap-
plication for renewal Of registration.
At present such men must stand re-
peated examinations.
Judge Frank M. Overs issued an
Injunction against the members of
the Leadville Mining District Associ-
alton restraining them from proceed
ing further TO cOmpel miners 10 lot
sake the Western Federation Of
Miners and take out association cards
in order to retain their positions in
the mines of the camp. The defend
ants named comprise nearly every
mine owner and mine manager in the
camp.
The threat of President A. G. Din
key of the Carnegie Steel Company
to the Amalgamated Association Of
Iron, Tin and Steel Workers to wage
war everywhere on the union II SYM
pathetic strikes are declared is being
backed up by the United States Steel
Corporation. There is good ground
for the statement that the corporation
decided several months ago on war
fare against the union If it undertook
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