Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-20
NEWS OF THE LABOR WORLD.

Items of Interest Gathered from Many
Sources.
The Order of Railroad Telegraphers
will celebrate its twentieth anniver.
sary June 9.
The House judiciary committee by
vote of 10 to postponed action on
the anti-injunction bill until next De-
cember.
The call has been issued for the
second annual convention of Georgia
State Federation of Labor to meet in
Rome Wednesday, June IA.
The board of directors of the state
prison at Leavenworth, Kan, have
decided to permit the establishment
of an overall factory in that institu-
ton.
The Building Trades Council Of Gin
cinnati at a recent meeting took the
initiatory step to form and maintain
large defense fund of not less than
$4,000.
Owing to dullness the international
Mercantile and Marine company Of
Philadelphia has decided to lay up a
number of ships and make cut In
its pay roll.
The first organized fight against the
closed shop is in progress in San
Francisco. About 5000 men, includ-
ing 2,400 car men, will be in strike
there this week.
1t is proposed to have conference
among the labor leaders at the st.
Louis fair with view to starting an
agitation for the eight-hour day in
every part Of the country.
The five cotton thread mills in Pew
tucket, R. l., owned by the ]. & p.
Coats Company, limited, went on a
schedule of five days a week. The
plant employs 5000 hands.
Union men, whose wages have been
reduced, are deserving the steel mills
at Irondale, which are controlled by
the International Harvester company.
The plant employees 500 men.
Boilermakers employed by the Bos-
ton and Albany railroad have griev-
ance and a strike will be ordered
unless certain discharged men in the
Springfield shops are reinstated.
Secretary Haywood Of the Western
Federation of Miners is preparing a
miniature of the bull pen" at Tellu-
ride, Colo, to place in the labor ex-
hibit at the St. Louis exposition.
Frank H. Mccarthy Of Cigarmakers'
Union 81, the newest elected presi-
dent of Boston Central Labor Union,
is considered one of the ablest men
in the labor movement in New Eng
land.
Since Dec. 81, 1903, 1000 members
of the International Glove Workers
Union have been locked out in Glow
ersville, N. Y, for refusing to accept
individual contracts with the open
shop clause attached.
Marine and transport workers are
on strike at Horplulu because of the
discharge of several members of the
union. Japanese at fifteen cents day
are being hired to take their places
according to advices from that dis
tant isle.
New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad officials declare the COM,
pany has conceded the demands of
the men as regards reduction of hours
and overtime, but cannot grant the in
crease of pay demanded.
A committee of four weavers of the
Bourne Cotton mills at Tiverton r. l.,
I, ~,
Governor Garvin and called his atten-
ton to alleged violations of the state
fifty-eight-hour labor law. Inquiry
was promised by the governor.
Machinists employed by the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railway COM
pany, numbering 1000, signed new
working agreement and wage scale
yesterday Work on revision of the
wage scale of the machinists on the
Illinois Central Railroad will begin to.
morrow.
Labor leaders and employees in Kan
sas City assert that they look for no
new disagreements. The absence of
increased demands on the part of the
unions can be attributed. it is said,
to the summary way in which the
truck drivers there were defeated in
their strike.
The strike of woodworkers in the
employ of the Gable Piano company
at Chicago which has been on for two
weeks, has been settled. A compro-
mise agreement was entered into be-
tueen the cOmpany and the members
of the Amalgamated Association Of
Woodworkers of America.
Between 5000 and 5000 carriage
and wagon workers belonging to the
Carriage and Wagon Workers union
decided to go on strike in New York
and vicinity unless a new contract
submitted to the employers. embrac-
ing new wage scale and recognition
of the union, is signed at once.
There is less trouble in labor cir
cles in Cincinnati at present than in