Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-03-18
NEWS OF THE LABOR WORLD
Items of Interest Gathered from Many
Sources.

Items of Interest Gathered from Many
Sources.
The National Building Trades mas
issued a charter for subordinate
body at Chanute, Kan.
Colored teamsters at Carbonate
ILL.,. have made application to the In
ternational Brotherhood of Transfers
for a charter.
Delegates of Porto Rican labor
unions have adopted a resolution
forming amalgamation with the
American Federation Of Labor.
Thomas ]. Reynolds, who will re-
tire April from the position as presi
dent of the United Mine Workers OF
Illinois, will take a much needed rest
Three hundred Minneapolis girls
employed as garment cutters left their
posts because they were asked to &C.
cept 25 per cent reduction In wages
Not only have the unions in France
increased rapidly, but the number OF
members has risen from $4,000 in
1890 and 1,191 .26O in 1900 to 1,4S1, 4So
on the nrSt OF JANUARY IoVo'
Representatives from 80 per cent
of the steel shafting manufacturers OF
the United States, in session at Pltts-
burg, have reaffirmed the scale OF
prices promulgated a year ago by the
conference of manufacturers at Chl-
cago.
John Phillips, for the last thirty-five
years prominent in the labor move
ment and general secretary OF the
limited Hatters for quarter OF cen
fury, died at his home, Brooklyn. N.
Y. after a short illness, at the age OF
Ct years.
Organized labor won big victory
in the Iowa legislature. The bill pro-
yiding that 25 per cent of the wages
of the head of the family be subject
at all times to garnishment proceed
ings was indefinitely postponed by
decisive vote.
Chicago millwrights who are mem
bers of the international Flour and
Cereal Employees union have begun
suit at Minneapolis, Mimi, to prevent
the union from expelling or suspend
ing them. The dispute arose with car
penters over mill work in Chicago.
The Eisendrath Leather company OF
Chicago has started profit-sharing
scheme among the employees to coun-
teract trades union influence. Each
employe has to deposit 81 weekly from
his earnings until the firm holds $40.
This the employee loses il he joins
strike.
Tie Lithographers' union Of Cincin-
natl has voted unanimously in favor
of arbitration as proposed by the
Iithographers' Association of the
United States. Similar action by
other unions will prevent a possible
lockout in the establishments Of the
Lithographers' association.
The press committee of the Building
Trades Council of Los Angeles, CAL,
is following the example OF the CEN
trail body of that city and sending cir
cular letters to the East warning labor
men against going to the Pacific coast
with the hope of securing remunera-
tive employment at good wages.
Simon Burns, president of the Win
dow Glass Workers, l.. A. 300, X. OF
L., has formally announced his inten-
ton of retiring. Mr.. Burns intends to
devote his time to his private bust
ness. Since his connection with l..
A. 800 he has secured for the work
men advances in wages aggregating
102 per cent.
The United States Steel Corporation
closed a contract with the Bessemer
Pig Iron association for 100000 tons
of pig iron at s19 per ton at the Val
ley furnaces. Directly and indirectly
this will employ 5000 men. 1t will
require all the combined output of all
the furnaces in the Mahoning and
Shenango valley, some of which have
been idle for six months.
Supreme Court Justice Rogers at
Oswego, N. Y, has granted a perma-
nent injunction restraining Oswego
division, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, from expelling Alden w.
Young from membership. Young was
charged with endeavoring to influence
certain assignments Of engineers and
his expulsion was sustained by Chief
Arthur of--the brotherhood.
Suit for $4,000 was inst tuted in
the circuit court at st. Louis by
Frank Carter, non-union steamfitter,
against members of the Hot Water
and Steamfitters union, on the ground
that he was assaulted and discharged
from employment for not being a
member of the union. He alleges
business agents of the union succeed
ed in securing his discharge.
The executive committee Of the Citi-
zens' Industrial Association Of Ar,eri-