Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-11-26

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of recent origin and it's strength OF
unknown quantity.
Iowa has forty.two fewer labor
unions than Two years ago and a loss
In membership among union laborers
Of 1895. showing a percentage OF loss
In unions OF else and In membership
OF Ti3. Two years ago the unions
had a membership Of if.722. and the
latest report gives q total OF 81 1877
members. Those IN touch with union
Affairs In the state claim that this
loss is due 10 opposition 10 the weak.
er unions IN the state.
The trade union movement has
proved Itself 10 be- the greatest insti.
tuition ever founded among men II
has raised wages. reduced hours Of Ia.
Dor taken The child from the mill ani
the factory and sent Il 10 school Il;
has elevated the manhood and the
womanhood 81 the working people Of
/ the wOrld. Il has raised the standard
Of citizenship sobriety and integrity
OF the working men Of our country
Chicago American.
The striking painters Of Chicago 81.
fered to settle their dispute with the
master painters by arbitration. but
the masters refused 10 arbitrate. and
further said that they would enter
into no more conferences with tha
men. The masters demand that the
men must return 30 work uncOndiii0n.
ally The men az mass meeting.
after approving the action Of their
Representatives. reafiirmed their de-
cision TO stand firm for "a fair settle
ment'
NJ +. Finnan OF Bloomington. No.. a
letter carrier was reelected vice
president OF the Illinois State Fedora.
tioG 81 Labor without opposition at
the recent convention he served for
many years as a delegate 90 the state
Lody and has held nearly all lts i'm.
IOrtant Offices. lie is a good speaker
end has the confidence of the labor
officials Of all organizations In the
state He has also aided In securing
many concessions for letter carriers
from the government
The referendum vote 81 the brick.
layers and masons international
union resulted In defeat for the es-
adjustment o. death benefit fund
by the international union BUT
small vote was cast in the eastern
section OF the country. where the plan
was unanimously favored A heavy
vote was cast In an sections that OPP
posed This proved that the defeat
was due 10 oyercouhdence OF its pas
sage by those la favor OF &C.. the In.
ternafional officers state IN announc-
inE the result
The United States supreme court
has sustained by stipulation the de-.
cision of the Massachusetts, supreme
court in the Donoy, nBerry case. that /
the contract between The shoework. 1
ers union and the Hazon y Goodrich |
a Co was against public policy This /
d, The ease where a union agreement /
existed. Berry who d. o. wellknown /
socialist aud has been the socialIstic .
candidate Tor governor refused to
Join the union Donovan. the unions
business agent. insisted upon the con
tract beng observed and Berry was
o. sued and was award
ad 81 600 damages
The strike " The driver BOYS 40 The
Icdio coIlIories OF G y Markle a Co.
100 Haz.cfon Pa, which began "a few
lays ago has resulted in q strike of
/, 1000 employees of the Markle com
lauy The boys quit work because
hey said the wage, they were re
.ciying were below the standard A
committee waited on the officials OF
be company and asked 10 have the
daftcr adjusted The superintendent
declined 10 consider the grievances Of
be- drivers on the ground that they
.ad LEFT their work before properly
odging their complaint. thereby VIC
ating one Of the rules made by the
trike commission.
Union printers throughout the coun-
~ are voting on a proposition 10 levy
n assessment of so cents a week on
% who are not now being assessed.
he number affected Is 5000 and the
assessment will place $4,000 a week
d the hands OF the international ON.
ers 10 aid the unions where strikes
re- In progress There are fny-two
Mons In the United States and Can
ia engaged In strikes for an eight.
our day. They have membership !
1000. but only a small proportion OF ]
Iembers are on strike. There are goo {
Mons not affected by strikes. They a
ave a membership Of $4,000. These q
90 pay the assessment and the !
oney will be turned over to the hfty. Cd
yo unions engaged In the shorter o
orkday struggle
Something like a walled town.
here all the workingmen will live a
Thin a big stockade. where the cur. ,
" will ring az 2 o'clock. and where v
r. only connection with the outside u
Drld Will bee an occasional newspa. u
r or perhaps a letter from distant b
latlyes. has sprung into existence "
~ south OF Chicago. The inhali. II
nts Of this sequestered settlement n
r Hungarlans and Austrians. 900 of G
nom have been brought 10 work In !
p great coke ovens OF the Semet- I
.lyay company. with their families.