Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-03-17
NEWS OF THE LABOR WORLD.
Items of Interest Gathered from Many
Sources.


Sources.
International brotherhood of carpen-
tiers and joiners has renewed its lease
of it's international offices in Indianap-
oils.
Seattle (Wash.) labor unions have
decided to erect labor temple. A
site near the business center of the
city has been secured.
The Goldhelds (West Australia)
Labor Council has adopted measures
favoring six.hour workday, and as
a labor ministry is in power the idea
is expected to be realized.
| The New England convention of
iron molders and core makers unions,
which was to have taken place at
| Worcester week ago, has been post
poned until the first week in April.
| BrocktOn, Mass, shoe workers
council has appointed a committee to
ascertain the possibilities of securing
a loan from the general union in case
| it il decided to build labor temple at
| Brockton.
Chicago furniture drivers no longer
will be obi ged to work on Sund US, as
a result of new agreement reached
with the Manufacturing Woodworkers'
| association. The contract runs until
Jan. /. 1907.
The appellate division of the Su-
preme court of New York has de-
clared unconstitutional article 10 of
the labor law, requiring. horseshoers
ir cities of the state to be examined
and licensed.
Canada who have formed local or
CARNATIONS are endeavoring to con-
solidate and form an international
union and later affiliate with the gen.
eral labor movement.
John j. Manning of Troy, N. Y, who
has recently been ut work in Boston
as the international organizer Of the
laundry workers union, has been cho-
ser by the executive board as the in
ternational secretary-treasurer.
Organized labor in Porto Rico now
embraces over a hundred unions of
crafts directly affiliated with the ma
tional and international unions char
tered by the American Federation of
Labor besides about seventy locals of
which no national or international has
been formed as yet, and these. all told,
have formed sort of central body to
cover all the labor unions of the is
land, styled the Labor Congress of
Porto Rico. This organization will
hold it's third annual convention in
Mayaguez. May l.
After an idleness of more than
year, the Emlyn Iron Works in East
Chicago, Ind, one of the biggest indie
pendent steel plants in the state, will
soon be running again. A big force
Of pipe filters and machinsts began
work getting machinery in shape and
carpenters are putting the buildings in
repair. The Emlyn employs 1900
men.
According to the report made by
William d. Haywood, secretary of the
Western Federation of Miners, the |
eight-hour fight of that organization
last year cost S425,SS6.32 About |
half this sum was contributed by |
loca, unions of the Western Feder1-
ton, the balance by general union
President Mcmahon of the blast fru-
mace and smelter workers says that !
the referendum vote has been over
whelmingly in favor of demanding The
eight hour workday this year. 1t is
said the manufacturers association
has decided to offer compromise of
an advance of wages instead of re-
duction of hours.
AS result of the failure of the
Whitaker-Glessner company and the
of Crescent and Belmont
lodges of the Amalgamated association
to get together on disputed points re-
yarding the rollers scale lockout has
been declared at the Wheeling and
Martins Ferry (Va.) plants of the
company, which directly affects at
east 500 men.
Topeka (Kan.) Typographical union
las begun campaign for the owner
ship of printing plant by the State
If Kansas. The promoters make the
claim that the profits of the contrac-
or for state printing alone would
Jay for the plant within year, and
he annual saving would pay the
wages of the printers and allied crafts
employed. \
Bakers unions New England con-
-entions will be held at Brockton next 4
month. The New England and New
FORK locals have Endorsed the holding
Il an international convention at New
FORK not later than Oct. Is this year.
The international constitution commit
ee is now in session att -'pgfield,
raining new draft for s. 49, Ntp