Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-12-16
NEWS OF THE LABOR WORLD.
Items of Interest Gathered from Many
Sources

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According to the report of the
United States commissioner of edu-
cation the average monthly wages of
teachers for 1903 was $40 for men and
about $40 for women. Less than 2S
per cent of the teachers were men, or
122,3S2, out of total of 1885, 96.
The book and job printers of New
York have been granted an increase
of $3.50 week in wages, making the
pay $21 week after Jan. /. The
union withdrew it's demand for an
eight-hour day until Jan. 1, 1906, when
the national movement for eight hours
win begin
The charter Of the United Brother
hoOu or carpenters and Joiners, which
claims 100000 members, was revoked
by the American Federation of Labor
convention because that union failed
to obey the Boston convention ruling
recognizing the jurisdiction of the
Amalgamated Woodworkers over mill
work.
Available figures go to show that in
the twenty years between 1880 and
1900 there were 22,793 strikes, which
cost the United States in wages, eX-
pense and direct loss of trade, nearly
100000, 900. In the same time there
were little over 1000 lockouts, cost
ing nearly $1OO,O0O,OOO. These three
items of loss by no means represent
its full extent.
A referendum vote of the member
ship of the Cigarmakers' International
Union just taken decided that no con-
vention will be held this year. 1t has
been eight years since the last con-
vention. Amendments to the constitu-
ton are adopted by the referendum
and the officers elected the same way.
by the organization.
The Central Trades Council of Mo-
bile, Ala, has adopted a novel scheme
to form a women's auxiliary. An en-
tertainment has been arranged to take
place on the night the new auxiliary
is to be organized. Admission to this
entertainment for a man coming alone
will be so cents; if he brings with him
his wife, sweetheart, mother, aunt,
sister or cousin he will be admitted
free.
The Central Labor Union of Wash
ington, ID. c., has unseated the local
union of steamfitters because it re-
fused to affiliate with the United AS
sociation of Plumbers, Gasfitters and
Steamfitters. 1t was for refusal to do
the same thing that the charter of the
Chicago Federation of Labor was re-
voked. The latter body, however. has
been granted thirty days in which to
GUST the steamfitters and Franklin
pressfeeders, or its suspension will be-
come permanent.
The Typothetae of New York has
announced that at a conference of
committees representing the Typothe-
tae. the association of employing
printers, and Typographical union, No.
6, the union committee has Withdrawn
its demand for an eight-hour day, talk
ing an increase in wages instead. The
demand of the compositors applied
only to book and job offices. The adj
vance in wages granted was $1.50 a
week, bringing the wages up to $21
after Jan. 1. According to the union
the demand for shorter hours is put
over for another year only.
Fred Rauhauser Jr.. the young man
on the charge of aiding and
the alleged dynamiting of
foundries in the strike of the holders
union, declared that the police of Gin
cinnati, arrayed against the union, ter |
rorized him into making a false con-
fession. The story told by young |
Rauhauser that under directions from
officers of the holders union he |
placed dynamite cartridges in the |
lathes of the Eureka foundry, denied |
on all sides, was denied by the APP |
himself, who declared that |
the police forced him to make the
alleged confession.
John Spiess, business agent; Hugo |
Pfeifer, treasurer, and John Nole and |
Emil Lippert, members of the Chicago |
Bakers union, were indicted for con-
spiracy to interfere with the business
Of the Heusner Baking Company. Of
fcials of the company charged that
The four men had urged boycott
upon the products of the company be-
cause it employed nonunion bakers.
Spiess and Pfeifer were held to the
October grand jury on the same
charge, but it refused to indict them.
Job & Taylor are the attorneys for
he company and The charge was
brought under the railroad act"
special report of the census
bureau issued recently shows that
I,750,17S. childred in the United States
ire compelled to work for their living.
they form more than per cent 'nt>