Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-07-01
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| Glens Falls, N. Y, was settled after
a conference between the manager
and representatives Of the union.
| The strike was begun over the refusal
of the company to reinstate the boss
pipe man, who, it was claimed, was
discharged without sufficient cause.
A novel resolution was adopted by
the Chicago council of the boot and
shoe workers union. 1t was that
any member of the organization guilty
of any sort of disorderly conduct about
the shops from which they were
locked out shall be severely disci.
plined. This means that the person
who creates disturbance will be
expelled from the union" says the of.
ficers.
The Central Labor council of Gin
cinnati, after long public agitation,
secured concession from the mu-
nicipality of free school books for
all the children of that city. The
Labor Chronicle says this has caused
the attendance at public schools of
many young girls and boys formerly
employed in the clothing and cigar
factories.
A movement is on foot to start a
national organization of colored wait.
ers. At the recent convention of the
Hotel and Restaurant Employers In.
ternational union it was decided tr
withdraw the charters of all colored
unions and force the coored men to
join white locals. This was decided
on because it was charged that the
cOlored men were irresponsible when
placed in control of the union affairs.
A new mining camp will be opened
in New Mexico to receive the de.
ported union miners from Cripple
Creek. The Western Federation OF
Miners will work the claims on CO
operative basis and have entire juris
camp will be near Tres Piedras. TWEEN
ty miles south of the Colorado line
on the Denver & Rio Grande. In that
region there is district ten miles
square of virgin ore.
At the annual Joint wage confer
ChCC VI hlt hooOCldtlou
of Iron, Steel and Tinworkers and
manufacturers at Cambridge Springs
Pa, the Republic Iron and Steel Com
pany asked its employees to accept
general wage reduction on all iron
scales from 10 to Is per cent. 1t will
affect, if granted, 10000 Republic EN-
ployes and skilled union and non
union men all over the country, and
will amount to at least 100000 a day
By the official count of the vote OF
the International Typographical union
for officers the following we're elected:
j. NJ. Lynch. Syracuse, president;
John w. Hayes, Minneapolis, vice
president; ]. w. Brentwood, Denver
secretary-treasurer; delegates to A. F
of L., Frank K. Foster of Boston, Max
S. Hayes of Cleveland and Frank
Morrison of Chicago, printers, and
Victor L. Berger. Milwaukee, allied
crafts; trustees of union printers
home, T. F. Crowley of Cincinnati and
Thomas McCafferty of Colorado
Springs, printers; F. w. Worsley OF
Boston, allied crafts; agent union
printers home, William Kennedy Of
Chicago.
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor has announced
the successful competitors in the con
test for the prizes offered by the fed
Grafton for the three best essays on
"The Union Label" The first prize
$25 in gold, was awarded to Walter
Macarthur of San Francisco, editor
of the Coast Seaman's Journal; sec.
ond prize, $40 in gold, to P. H. Shev.
lin, a trade unionist of Cincinnati,
Ohio, and third prize, IS in gold. to
Charles D. Hemming, trade unionist
of Scranton, Pa. The judges of the
contest were Harry w. Sherman, gen.
eral secretary-treasurer of the Broth.
erhood of Electrical Workers; Joe M.
Johnston, president of Columbia Typo
graphical union, and Arthur Holder,
assistant editor of the Machinists'
Monthly Journal.
President Gompers of the Ameri- |
can Federation of Labor has been
asked to call a convention for the
purpose Of forming a national union
of soap, glycerin and talloy candle
makers. At the present time the
soapmakers in the various packing |
houses are under the jurisdiction of
the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen, but the officers of
that organization are anxious to see
the soapmakers in an organization OF
their own. When the packers are
asked to make any concessions to
the soapmakers they point to the fact
that they have to compete with soap
factories where the men are not or
ganized The work of organizing
them could be carried on more sue
cessfully if they were in separate
national organization.
The International Association of Ma.
chinists has entered into agreement
covering the rules and regulations for
machinists and apprentices for one
year with the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad. Under it's terms
nine hours shall constitute a days
labor, except Saturday, and pay for
nine hours received; time and one