The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-06-07

DccA otner LnlngS than roses in its
pathway; 1t has met some defeats.
had some setbacks. But the victories
have outweighed the defeats, the stems
forward have been greater than those
backward. The prospect for the COM
ing year looks encouraging.
In an opinion rendered by Attorney
General Moody regarding the applica-
ton OF the eight-hour law to the en-
ployes of the canal commission on the
lsthmus Of Panama, the attorney gen
eral holds that the law applies to
those employees. An inspection of the
opinion showed that it did not cover
all the ground desired by the Panama
Canal commission and it will be re-
turned to the attorney general for fur
ther consideration.
The coffee and sugar raising indus
tries in Porto Rico recently received
recognition at the hands of the legisla-
tive assembly Of that island, and the
third labor congress Of Porto Rico.
held in Mayaguez, indorsed the estab-
lishment in this country OF coffee
agencies for the display of the island
product, and took steps TO protect and
benefit the thousands OF workers en-
ployed on coffee and sugar planta-
tons
The strike of the $4,000 agricultural
laborers in Porto Rico has ended. ac-
cording to cablegram received by
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor from santiago
lglesis, the organizer of the fedora
tien. The cablegram says: Strike
ended satisfactorily. A recent mail
report says that 5000 of the $4,000
who went on strike four weeks before
had secured 80 per cent increase in
wages and a nine-hour day.
The annual convention of the Order
OF Railroad Telegraphers ended at
Buffalo, May IS. The following on
GERS were elected: President, H. B.
Perham, st. Louis; first vice presi-
dent, John A. Newman, st. Louis: sec
ond vice president, T. NJ Piersan, In
dianapolis; third vice president, D.
Campbell, Toronto; fourth vice presi-
dent, ]. ]. Dermody, Mounds, ILL.,; sec
retary and treasurer, L. W. Quick. St
Louis. The next convention will be
held in Minneapolis.
The joint committee of the Iowa
federation of labor and grocers' con-
vention have reported recommending
that both organizations work for the
repeal OF all exemption laws now on
the statue books of the state. The
respective organizations took up the
report and the grocers adopted it. In
return for the concession by TIE labor
section of the committee the grocers
consented to clauses in favor of child |
labor legislation, compulsory educa-
tion, and preference to union made
goods.
In connection with the announce
ment recently made public of twenty
six changes in the traffic departments
Of the Erie railroad it is worthy Of |
note that every one was a pro4notion
from within the ranks of Erie en-
ployes. Not one Of the new appointees
came from the outside or from any
other railroad. This is an application
Of the civil service theory to sac man.
agement of a great corporation. It is
IN line with the settled policy of the
company to reward its faithful and
men for services.
The annual report of the bureau Of
ahor statistics of the state of Massa-
which has just been issued,
shows that there were 1913 labor dis
,utes in the commonwealth for the year
lnding Sept, 80, 1904, or nineteen less
han the preceding year. OF that num-
ler 1874 were strikes, twelve lock-outs I
md two partook of the nature Of both
trike and lockout. OF the 1913 strikes
nd lockouts, thirty-nine succeeded.
wenty-nine were compromised, forty.
i've failed (the men being reinstated)
fty-eight failed (the places of the
trikers being filed, fifteen were
ending at the close of the period,
Thile in twelve cases the results Of :
he strikes were not ascertained. !
The coopers' strike in the Milwau- :
zee breweries, which has affected a r
arge number Of men, has been set
ed. Both sides conceded important
oints. The contract provides that
ne agreement shall cover four years \
nd that the breweries shall have the =
ption Of extending the contract for +
n additional year. Coopers engaged y
/ patching work have been granted e
n increase from 31A to 35 cents per y
our. Coopers taken to do any kind r
work will be paid as cents per hour, y
le old rate being 31A and the
mount demanded being 37h cents
sr hour. The wages for machine
orkers and for men engaged in hand
ork in machine shops will remain at c
cents. n
The question OF insurance for work Il
gmen is one that has engaged the n
tention Of labor unions for years. q
ogether with the question Of old age b.
Insurance against sickness
Id accident has been a subject OF
citation among the labor unions in
lrope for years. and IS In force and
'eration in number Of countries. .
Their in a voluntary or compulsory e
rm. In this country the subject has
ceiyed less attention. The socialists u