The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-12-08

Forty-five damage suits, growing out
OF evictions of miners last winter, were
filed against leading coal companies in
the bituminous fields of Charleston, w.
Va The total amount OF damages
asked for is $4,000.
Unions affiliated with the United
Association of Plumbers, Gas Filters,
Steam Filters and Steam Filters Help
ers are considering the advisability of
Establishing a home for old and in
|capacitated pipeworkers.
After a hard struggle of over one
year, Chicago Bakers union has sue
ceeded in reaching settlement in its
fight against F. E. Coyne & Co. An
agreement was signed and the union
label has been granted the firm.
Grand President P. F. Richardson, of
the International Association of Ca:
Workers, which is chartered by the A.
F of L., and belonging to Plymouth
Rock lodge, Boston, has been suspend
ed from membership in the lodge for
one year.
The "Onion Club" is due for another
meeting soon. The Omaha branch of
the parent Onion wants to hold
couple of joint meetings, one in Lin
coin and one in Omaha. This is
scentsible proposition and would make
stronger the roots of affection.
Judge VANITY of the United States
circuit court at Detroit refused to grant
a preliminary injunction to the Grand
Trunk railway to prevent its striking
machinists and shop employees at Port
Huron. Mich, from picketing the COM
pany's shops.
Manufacturers has issued circular let
ter to the daily newspapers containing
a yelled threat that if they publish
anything favorable to the striking
their advertisers.
Union cigarmakers in San Francisco,
who went on strike two weeks ago,
have gained the day and will receive
a substantial increase in wages. The
union has succeeded in securing the
consent of all manufacturers but one
to pay the new rates.
Trainmen on the New Haven rail-
road have been notified that whenever
they feel they have a grievance they
will be entitled to a hearing before the
executive officers through any of their
fellow trainmen they may select to
represent them for that purpose.
Judge Holdom's recent injunction
against the striking printers was
roundly denounced as a menace to
public liberty by the Rev. John F. Lo-
ba, of the First Congregational church
of Evanston, at meeting of the Con-
gregational ministers of Chicago Tues
day morning.
| A solution of the convict labor prob
lem in every state in the union through
the adoption of a prison system SINH
lar to that now in effect in New York
is suggested by Coils Lovely, vice..
president of the Boot and Shoe Work
ers' Union, who was a member of the
recent prison commission.
| All the violence in the printers
strike yet reported has come from the
employers. A young lady member of
the Duluth, Mimi, union called on a
young woman in one of the struck
shops on a personal matter, and the
proprietor, observing her, forcibly and
even brutally elected her from the
building. He will answer in court to
a charge of assault
| The master bakers of Newark, N. j.,
who recently locked out their union
employees in an effort to establish the
open shop in violation of contract,
are housing their strike breakers in a
room where -four is stored. These
men, 80 in number. both eat and sleep
in the same room with the stored flour,
in violation of the factory inspection
laws of the state.
The Presbyterian Ministers League
of Kansas City, Mo-, made overtures
to the Industrial Council of that city
with view of securing fraternal affil-
iation between the two organizations,
the object being to bring about
closer relationship between the church
and the workmen of Kansas City. The
proposal was unanimously adopted by
the Industrial Council.
| Forty-one states will be represented
in the national conference of immigra-
ton in New York on February 6,
and 8, under the auspices of the Ma
| tional Civic Federation. Owing to the
immigration problem, growing out of
the recent boycotts and the proposed
new Chinese treaty, one day will be
devoted to it's discussion. Hawaii will
be represented by ten delegates.
Cigarmakers' International will soon
hold referendum election of national
| officers Indications are that all IF the