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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
A. r. OF l.. oFEJEERs
couhseL WITH CANNON

Washington. D. g., Jan. 1.-The ex-
ecutive council of the American Feder-
alton Of Labor held conferences this
week with Speaker Cannon and Mr..
Gardner, chairmanSof the Congressional
committee OH labor, discussing measures
in which the labor Representatives are
interested. They requested considerable
Of the eight hour bill and anti injunctio
bills. A conference was also held with
president pro tenn Frye and Senator Nc
Comas, chairman Of the senate commit
tee on labor. Speaker Cannon Informed
his visitors he had no doubt they would
be given full and free hearing on the
bills in which they: are interested. and
said it would be his duty as we'll as his
pleasure to cooperate with them to
secure fair hearing and full discussion
Of all legislation they might suggest.
The speaker assured the members of the
executive council that he was not op-
posed to organized labor, but >on the
contrary he considered it his duty and
pleasure to co-operate. and secure the
fullest and sfreest consideration of the
legislation sugEested s:. :
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
BiTUMINOUS COAL
SITUATION EMBARRASSING.

Pittsburg, Jan. 1.--Within two months
the bituminous coal situation in the
Central Pennsylvania coal field has
dropped to a lower level than has been
known since the big strike Of 1897. In
three mining counties adjoining Blair
county more thar. 1000 men have been
laid oB and several important mines
closed. The depression is due to the
small demand for coalmade for steel
manufacturing purposes. One of the
features Of the situation has been the
reduction Of 12% per cent in the wages
OF the employees of the Somerset Coal
Company, which has sixteen mines in
the field. A strike was ordered but it
is doubtful if the miners will come out.
They contend that they have been idle
now for several months and believe it
probably better to put up with the pres
ent cutfor an indefinite period.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
SOFT COAL OPERATORS
TO ADJUST WAGES

Terra Haute, Jan. 1.-At the quarterly
meeting Of the Indiana Operators Asso-
citation held here recently routine busi-
ness transacted and delegates selected
for the interstate conference with the
United Mine Workers, to be held at
indianapolis next month, at which the
wage scale for Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
and the Pittsburg district Of Pennsylva-
MIA, will be agreed on for the year be-
ginning April l next. The Indiana op-
orators were not in favor Of asking a
reduction in the price paid for mining
and their delegates were not instructed
fro that object. 1t is not improbable
that should the miners ask for an in
crease a motion will be made for q re-
duction as technical move, and in thai
event the Indiana operators voted for
the reduction, but they frankly said
that unless there should be radical
change in the conditions Of trade they
were not really in favor of a reduction.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
ST. LOUIS Transfers
STAND FOR NO BLUFF
WILL TOLERATE NO INTERFERE
ENCE FROM THE PAR
RYITES.
Cabnnen Are To Strike Today.-lf Citi.
zens OndustriaI Association Inter.
feres Every Tteamster in the City
Will Quit Work.-An Injury To One
Is the Concern Of AIl.-9,00 Men
Will Go Out,

ST. Louis, Jan: IA strike of 5000
carriage drivers and teamsters in St.
Louis Louis is threatened. It lis stated that
yZlf.stl.e Gitizenes s1nd ssstsial Aasaaiati
Isonisa vsitsn tl1s pro-
posed strike Of cabmen and carriage
drivers, which has been set for January
l, the officers Of dozen of the local
unions Of the International Brother
hood of Teamsters threatens that 5000
men will refuse to work, and that not
a pound of freight or ton. of coal
Will be moved by union labor until the
strike is settled.
The drivers unions which are said
to have pledged, if called on by the
international union, to come out in a
sympathy strike, are the followings:
Ice wagon drivers, 800; coal wagon
drivers, 800; milk wagon drivers, 375:
sprinkler, $50; band, 375; truck, 1900;
baggage, 1850; department store, $50;
packing house, 800; brick and tile, $50;
lumber and box, 500; baker wagons,
1870; laundry, 49, hay and grain, 200;
commission drivers, 275; smaller
unions and miscellaneous drivers, 780.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
FRIck STARTS REDUCTION
MANY OTHERS FOLLOW

Pittsburg. Jan. IA reduction in wa
ges averaging II per cent, and affecting
10000 men in the Connellsville coke re-
gions, was announced recently. The II.
c. Frick Coke company takes the in
itiative in this, the first reduction since
the great strike Of the early sos, and
posted notices at all their plants an
nOuncing the reductions. Just year
ago an increase of 10 per cent was an
nounced by the company. Nathing but
advance notices have been posted by the
company OF the region since 1895. The
new rate is somewhat above the basis
Of the former 81 coke scale and indi-
Gates that the Frick company intends to
make stand for something like 81
minimum price for furnace notwith-
standing the fact that many sales have
been reported below that figure. Sim
ultaneously with the announcement Of a
reduction in wages, the Union Supply
company, the owners of all the company
stores at the plants of the Frick and
allied companies. announced a general
cut in the price Of goods
The announcement of the H. c.. Frick
Coke Company of II per cent cut in
wages for few thousand Of men work
ing is to be followed by a similar re-
ductton by other operators. The men
aBected are non-union. Four thousand
cke workers in the employ OF the Somer-
set Company, who are on strike, have
been paid off. Eleven hundred men OF
the W. X. Niver Company are also out
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
INJUNCTION REFUSED
BY new YORK COURT
SUPREME COURT JUDGE RE.
FUSES TO INTERFERE
WITH STRIKE.
Stereotypers' Union Scores Splendid
Judicial Vietory-Court Holds That
Former Members of Unions Are
AmenabIe to Rules Of Their Organ
ization: Suggest That Expelled
Members Appeal to National Union
Of Stereotypers.

New York, Jan. 1.-Justice Leven-
tritt in the Supreme Court yesterday
denied the Applications of Louis Guam
Chi and Charles Bales, respectively
foreman and assistant foreman OF the
stereotyping department of the New
York Herald, for permanent injunc-
ton restraining the New York Stereo-
typers' Union from interfering in any
way with their employment on the
Herald or from securing their dis
charge or from preventing the men,
berss Of - the defendant organization
from oElEinK for the I4eral ;;
1ationf WITH the nn1on make q them
:amenable: to the rules; OF that organi-
zation; and that the, court cannot in
terfere, and suggests that the plaintiffs
can appeal to the general body with
which their local union is affiliated
which had been held to be a condi-
tion precedent to the right Of MAIN
tanning an action to invoke the aid of
the court Of equity.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
BRlCkLAYERS DETERMINED
AGAINST OPEN SHOP.

Trenton, N. J.. Jan. 1.-The bricklay-
er's unions in the metropolltal districts,
It is announced have sent out calls for
meeting to elect delegates to the annual
convention Of the Bricklayers and Ma
sons' International Union, beginning
here January II, and will instruct
chem to agitate against the "open shop
dea The bricklayers say that there is
no attempt likely to be made there un-
der the present circumstances e6 intro
Auce the open shop, in which union and
non-union men are employed indiscrim-
euately, but that the idea is spreading
all over the West in other building
trades and if not checked will reach all
khe trades.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
MINERS CONVENTION TO
DISCUSS STRIKE. AWARD.

Indianapolis, Jan. 1.-Delegates from
the anthricite districts will attend the
national convention Of the United Mine
Workers on Monday. Among the mat
ters to be taken up by the convention
is the proposed provision of the consti-
tuition to meet the objectins found by
the Anthricite Strike Commission in the
suggestions accompanying it's awards.
It was felt by the commission that a
two-thirds vote, instead of a majority
vote should be. required in declaring a
strike. This was advised because about
20 per cent of the workers are boys.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
ALL COAL OPERATORS SUP
PORT WAGE REDUCTION

Indianapolis, Jan. lit is said to be
the intention Of the Ohio, Pennsylvania,
and w. Virginia coal operators to ask
the miners to accept a redpction in
wages for the good effect it will have
on the coal trade as early as two
months before the expiration Of the
wage contract, on April L.. The demand
for coal now is sluggish: The expected
demand for coal following the reduction
in the price Of coal made possible by the
lessening Of the cost of production will
stimulate the demand for fuel and have
a beneficial effect on manufacturing
generally.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02

Chicago, Jan. 1.-"Every factory
within the membership Of the Employ
ers' Association will display a sign
reading: This is an open shop, an
American shop for American work.
men,
So said Frederick w. Job, secretary
of the Employers Association, yester-
day. He continued:
Membership in the labor unions in
Chicago has follen off 80 per cent In
the last. few months, and I understand
that seven: LOCALS in the city have lost
their charters. Corruption and con-
ceit have undermined their. strength
and their conduct has outraged public
sentiment. They have gone so far in
their arrogance and greed that a re-
action has set in against them. They
have reached their limit and are on
the Wane."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
BREWERY WORKERS UNION
MUST ACCEPT DECISION.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 1.-The ex-
ecutive Council of the American FEEDER
alton Of Labor recently notified the
brewery workers that they must comply
with the decision of the Boston conven-
tion of the Federation and must meet
representatives Of the International un-
ions Of engineers and fremen on Janu-
ary to arrange matters. The Cloth
Examiners Union protested against the
application of the cloth spongers and
retinishers for an international union
and the protest was sustained. The
President of the coal hoisting engineers
protested against the withdrawal Of it's
charters, as desired by the United Mine
Workers of America. No action was
taken by the council.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
cooPERs STRIKE IS
SETTLED IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, Jan. 1.--Through the good
offices Of the Butcher Workmen's inter-
national officers and the Packing
Trades Council, the strike Of coopers at
the Chicago stock yards has been salts
factorily settled, giving that trade its
greatest victory in twenty years. The
fact that there was a peaceful settle
ment when the $4,000 employees of the
yards were in danger Of being involved
is a great victory for both the packers
and the workmen. It demonstrates that
concilatory conferences can in most
cases bring about peace.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
STATE BOARD TO TRY
TO PREVENT STRIKE.

st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 1.-The state
board Of arbitration has decided to
thoroughly investigate the pending
difficulty between the teamsters and
the st. Louis Transfer Company, with
a view OF settling it, and the differ
ences between the cab and carriage
drivers and the liverymen, with the
object in view of avoiding a strike Of
the drivers, as threatened today.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
MUCH PREJUDICE IN
CH|CAG0: GRAND JURY
lNDiCTS LABOR LEADERS AND
TURNS MURDERER
LOOSE,
Four Representative Union Men Are
Indicted For Conspiracy While the
Slayer of Union Picket Goes
Free-Terrible Lesson in Capitsa-
ism.-How Long Will It Last
When Will Labor Act.

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 1.-The Grand
Jury last night voted indictments
against four men prominent in labor
circles. They are J. E. Johnson, busi-
ness agent brass workers union; Lee
Fisher, secretary order of machinists;
r. S. Crane, business agent interna .
tional order of machinists, and James
J. Lamb, business agent Of the Inter-
national brotherhood Of electrical
workers.
The indictments voted charge con-
spiracy to wreck the business of the
Kellogg Switch Board & Supply Com
pany, during strike which was pro-
ductive of much violence during the
early. spring.
The grand jury refused 20 return a
true bill against Charles F. Lang, FORE
man Of local printing house, who
shot and killed Emil Reichow, a picket
allied with the striking press feeders
Of the Franklin union.
Prejudice and bias has marked the
work Of the grand jury throughout.
No union man appeared before the
grand jury, and only witnesses for the
corporations were heard. The same
men who testified against the union
leaders for conspiracy protected and
shielded the murderer Of the union
picket who. without apparent cause,
lifted his gun and cowardly murdered
Emil Reichow. Reichow was doing
picket duty. Is this Justice? How
long will workingmen lie dormant and
permit capitalism to override them,
send innocent men to Jail, and permit
murederers to go free? There is an
object lesson in capitalism in this rank
peace of injustice and it will soon be
up to labor to act politically as we'll
as industrially, in order that their In
dustrial may be preserved.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
uTAA's GOVERNOR sUG-
GESTS IMPOSSIBlLl1Y.

Salt Lake City, Jan. 1.-Gov. Wells OF
Utah, says that the only. way he can see
to settle the big coal strike in Utah is
for the strikers to surrender their union
cards, bow down before the peratrs and
return work, or else become exiles
from Utah. This official statement is
accompanied by the announcement that
the militia will remain at the mines for
an Indefinite period. Strong resolutions
denouncing Governor Wells attitude
toward the striking caol miners was
adopted by the Salt Lake City Trades
Assembly.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
TIN AND STEEL WORKERS
WILL DISCUSS OUTPUT.

ence New York, Jan 1.-The Amalga-
mated Association Of Iron, Tin and
Steel Workers have set January 10 for
the convention of representatives of the
sheet steel workers who are to consider
the removal Of the limit of output"
The independent manufacturers have
appealed to the association at various
times to have the limit removed, or at
least to allow more tonnage to be
turned ut on each turn, but the asso-
citation refused to grant the request.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
MINERS ATTORNEY IS ORDERED
TO DEPART.

Telluride, COL, Jan. 1.--Former At
torney General Eugene >Engley of
Cripple Greek, attorney for the strik-
ing union miners Of this district, has,
it is reported, been notified that unless
he leaves the district at once he will
be arrested.
The cases against the seventeen
union men arrested Tuesday on a
charge Of intimidating the employees at
the Tomboy mine, were nolled. in the
Justice court yesterday and the bonds
men released from further responsible
ity.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
CARPENTERS AMALGAMATIoN
MAKES LARGE RESERVE FUND

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan: 1.-Amalgama-
tion Of the United Brotherhood and AM
algamated Society of Carpenters and
Joiners Of America makes the new Or
ganization the strongest: trades organ
ization the country. with $4,000 of
reserve fund, for strike and lockout
benefits, sick. accident, funeral, out-of-
work and other benefits, including ali
old age benefit Of 81 a month: for those
who have been members in good stand
ing for Is years. y z. H. *,*.7 - Z
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
OPERATORS
CLOSE UP THE MINES

Wilkesbarre, Pa. Jan. IA general
suspension of mining throughout the
anthracite region went into eAect on
Christmas day. How long the suspen-
sion is to continue is not known, but it
is almost certain that there will be idle
ness all through the region for at least
a week or ten days.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
BIG STEEL COMPANY CUTS
WAGES THROUGHOUT.

Pittsburg, Jan. 1.-The Crucible Steel
company Of America. which has recent
ly passed the dividend on its preferred
stock, and employing close to 10000
men, not including the. officers, an
nounces general reduction in. wages of
Is per cent Of the officers and employees
beginning the: first of next: month.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
LIVERY OWNERS MAY OPPOSE
ARBITRATION.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-Peace in the strike
ce livery drivers has met with new de-
lay.
Members Of the livery. owners asso-
.iation expressed themselves today as
not disposed to submit their differ
ences to board of arbitration selected
Nv the drivers. The owners would
not say, however, that the move made
hv the strikers might not result in
negotiations toward a settlement.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
MANY FOREIGN LABORERS
ARE LEAVING AMERICA.

New York, Jan. .1.-The exodus of for
eign laborers has been unusually heavy
this fall. Of the 1876, III immigrants from
try in the fiscal year: Of 1903 it is esti-
mated that about 18, 900 of the men, with
shovels and picks, have gone back this
fall. Most Of them will return when
there is work again. . 49,: ....
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
TRADE UNION HELPS THE
UNSkILLED WORKERS

Washington,' D. c., Jan. 1.-The latest
report Of the Federation Of Labor shows
that trades unions are doing their share
to help the unskilled workers and the
unemployed. There are at the present
time 1,161 organizers at work, whose
duty it is to educate and organize the
non-union working people of the coun-
try.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
TRAIN DER RAHiED.

NEW CASTLE. Dec. 2s.-The Pitts
burg & Lake Erie west bound mid
night passenger train leaving Pitts
burg at. 11:3o o'clock was derailed at
New Castle Junction. It, is. said - the
accident was caused BY an attempt to
wreck the train. The train: consisted
Of five day coachesS and two pullmanss
and nearly all left the. track. but no one
was seriously jured spike had bsan
driven into hes south md md
=of the SWard1 Anotl train made
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
COST OF FOOD FOR LABOR
INCREASED SIXTEEN PER CENT

Washington, D. c.. Jan H. The cost
of foods to the average poor family of
America has increased sixteen per cent
since 1896. This statement is based upon
the figures contained in the eighteenth
annual report Of the Bureau of Labor
for the year 1903, which was published
last week.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
TELLS EMPLOYER
HE IS SHORT $4,000

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-Fred Lindstrom
cashier for the firm Of Friend, Moss &
Norris, called his employer up on the
phone tonight and told him that he was
about to leave town and was short
$4,000. in his accounts. Mr.. Friend. to
whom he was talking, induced him to
come down to the office, where he was
arrested. Lindstrom says he lost the
money betting ~on horse races ..~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
uAhY UNEMPLOYED MEN
IN PITTseURG.

rittsburg, Jan. 1.-Conditions exist
mr among coke workers Of Pittsburg
Ind the Connellsville region are serious.
In the grip of winter, the men are be-
foming desperate, and charitable or
Plantations in neighboring cities have
been appealed to for aid. Since October
fewer than rs per cent of the ovens
have been Ii blast, ectine more than
@llI 600 men.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
STATE, FEDERATION TO
HAVE BIG Meeting,

Fresno, CAL, Jan. 1.-The fourth an
nual convention of the California State
Federation of Labor, which meets at
Fresno on January 8, promises to be the
largest and most important gathering of
representatives Of organized wage
workers in the history of California.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
PRESIDENT SAM sGoMPERSs
>.;~..->. TO. VISIT PORTO RICO.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 1.-Robert III.
Todd, mayer of San Juan, Porto Rico;
and DR.. Jose Gonez Brioso Of that city,
conferred ;recentIy with the . Executive
Council l=of "a i. Of IA, concerning labor
condi lions in that inland President
Comp zis to visIt. Porto Rico in March :hf
to dJust existing q, & erentcce
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
NO WAGE REDUCTION IN
LOWELL COTTON MILLS

Lowell, Mass: JAM, 1.-The great cot
ton mills here will operate and sustain
losses as long as possible without cut
ting wages. Franklni Nourse, agent of
of the Lowell Manufacturing Company,
said recently: THE mills will continue
to run as long as possible. If no relief
comes the burden may become to great
fr the mill to bear alone"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
MEN TO ACCEPT CUT.

Sharon, Po.. Jan. 1.-The Sharon
plant of the American Foundries COM
panies, which has been closed for 5the
past two weeks, pending settlement
of a wage scale for the molders, has
resumed operations, an agreement
satisfactory to both parties having
been reached. It is stated the men
accepted cut Of 10 per cent effective
from December +. .r.r ..,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
BUTCHERS NATIONAL PREsI.
DENT GET A SMALL JUDGMENT,

Chicago, Jan. 1.-Michael Donnelly,
president of the Amalgamated: Meat
Cutters and Butchers Workers of Amer
lea, has = obtained Judgment for 50
against John G. Driscoll, secretary OF
the. Chicago Assoc ociated sT!eanning Inter
este. The Judgment came from the $1o,,
soeQ suit Tor u ibel beg nm Secretary
znriscoll against 1onnell last yz#Izz5
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
A. F. Of L. OPPOSES ARBt-
TRAT1ON MEASURE.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 1.-At the re-
cent meeting of the executive council OF
the American Federation Of Labor con-
sideration was given the so called arbi-
tration bill prepared by Volney W. Fos-
ter, Of Chicago, and it was decided to
oppose the bill as inimica1 to the i11ter-
ss.e ses ss y
should correspon, it1 slY
ing the reasons Tor the oppositin Of the
American ederation Of Labor the bill.
The Legislative committee OF the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor was also in
structed to oppose the bill in congress.
Representative Gardner, chairman of
the House Committee on Labor, has de-
voted considerable time to hearing
members of the executive council of the
Federation explain the needs Of labor
organizations in the matter OF legisla-
tion.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02

GLASS FACTORY MEN OUT.
Chicago, Jan. 1.-Representatives Of
the principal glass factories through-
out the country met here yesterday.
1t was denied that the question Of labor
in the factories or the fixing of prices
had been discussed ~ 2 -:s..s =, =:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
STEEL MEN AND INDIANA Com,
PANY ARRANGE TRUCE.

Chicago; Jan. IA truce has bee..
arranged between the Inland Stee!
Company Of Indiana Harbor, Ind, ant
the Amalgamated Association of Steek
Iron and Tin Workers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
FLINT GLASS WORKERS WILL
START BOTTLE WORKS.

Columbus, O., Jan 1.-The Flint Glass
Workers Union has resolved to 60 into
business under the title of the American
Bottle Company, and tie board of direc-
tore has decided to- locate two twenty
ton continuous. tanks at :. Columbus,
which .municip ality dona tes to. the union I'm
thirteen acres. 81. land for the purpose.
The start Wi Il zbe mad early ins1so
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-02
COMMITTED SUICIDE.

#NDAVENPORT,s# Iowa Dec: 29.-Re-
turning home from q visit with. his
minist ter,= Charles Filkins. a Brooklyn,
iowa, B merchant, 50. years sof age. last
Snig ights locked himself closet ana
sent bullet sis