Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-05-05

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achieve the aims of the working
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The strike of employees in the porce-
lain industry at Limoges, France. as
assuming great proportions. Eight
thousand strikers, carrying red and
black flags, surrounded the leading
porcelain factories, breaking windows
end doors. The Haviland factory was
pillaged and Mr.. Haviland's motor car
was burned. The rioters plundered a
gunsmith's shop and erected street
barricades. Many officials have been
injured. Strong military reinforce
ments have been dispatched to the
scene of the disorders.
Michael Donnelly. president Of the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butch
err Workmen. has returned to Chicago
from an organization trip through the
packing centers, and he says that mat
ters look more hopeful for the butch
ers than they have since the strike OF
last year. In East st. Louis the
butcher workmen have got fair or
ganization again, and at Fort Worth,
Texas. the men will soon be as well
organized as they were before the
strike. Only six locals are left in the
stock yards here, but they are stead
lily increasing in strength. More than
so per cent of the sheep butchers are
again in the union.
If what is now being proved against
the beef trust were proved against the
American Federation of Labor, Con-
gress would hold a special session
and wipe it out of existence. The
fact is that trades unionists have to
live up to higher standard of NOR
atty than any other class of citizens.
They are under the laws, not above it.,
like the trusts. and the judges and the
lawyers and the politicians. If they
make one slip down comes the net
and they are caught. You may be
sure that when labor leaders are at
large it is because they have a right
to be let alone. The same cannot be
said of many millionaires.-Herb
n. Cassin in the Car Worker.
At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Panama Canal commits
sion protest was filed by the Knights
of Labor against the employment of
laborers on the canal construction Tor
more than eight hours day and
against the employment Of Chinese or
Japanese laborers at all. BY direction
of the committee the Knights of
Labor were informed that the sub
ject would be considered fully and
that later they would be given an an.
swer. 1t has not been determined
definitely when the executive commit.
tee Of the commission of Chairman
Shonts. Chief Engineer Wallace and
former Judge Magoon will go to the
isthmus, but It is expected they will
start in a month or five weeks.
The Employing Printers Associa.
ton of the Southwest. organized at
Kansas City, adopted resolutions TAX,
ing a decided stand against the eight.
hour day and the closed shop. In ad'
dition to the adoption of the resolution
the almost unanimous sentiment
among the delegates is against enter.
ing into any contracts with organized
labor in the future. 1t was decided to
make the southwestern association
an auxiliary to the United Typothe'
tae of America, and each member OF
the new organization will be expected
to contribute literally to the emer.
gency fund of the United Typothetae
between now and Jan. 1 in order that
the demands of the International
union may successfully
be resisted.
The Paper Box. Bag and Novelty
Workers International union, which
has an organizer now in Chicago en-
deavoring to organize the boxmakers
was formed in December, 1903, in|
New York. The convention was call
ed under the auspices of the American
of Labor and fourteen
local unions, with membership Of
about $500, were represented At the
DTeSeHl llult Jlc oOluC
thing over 5000, composed entirely OF
paper box makers. Chicago is said tc
be one of the lowest paid cities in the
country in this line of work, and only
recently the workers suffered reduc
ton. With the exception of one shop
all the paper boXmakers in Chicago
are paid on the piecework plan. Many
girls are engaged in the industry and
some of them are paid as low as 81
a week, while the best paid make about
SO a week. The wages Of the men
run from $13 to $40 week, only a
very few making the latter sum.
The National Assassination of Steam
and Hot Water Filters and Helpers
has again been refused a charter from
the American Federation of Labor. In |
a recent letter from Samuel Gompers
giving the decision of the executive
council he intimates that the steamfit |
ters might again apply to the conven
ton of the American Federation OF
Labor. The letter reads: Eat the re
cent meeting of the executive coun
Gil, held in this city March 1918, the
application for charter made by your
association was submit |