The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-09-30

York is inaugurating an aggressive
crusade against sweatshops, not only
by attacking the denizens, but the
merchants and manufacturers who
have work done in them.
There are 5000 tenement houses on
the lower Fast Side in which clothing.
cigarettes, cigars and other articles OF
public sale are manufactured. Prom
this time FORTH" said Mr.. Sherman.
the new chief Of the department, I'VE
will enforce the law actively against
merchants and manufacturers. The
law makes it misdemeanor for g. per-
son to send materials to be manufac-
tured to an unlicensed tenement house.
Where any such goods are found be-
ing manufa ctured in an unlicensed
tenement they will be tied up and Ia
beled Tenement made and will be
released only upon the application Of
the owner. BY applying for such prop
erty the owner practically will admit
a violation of the law and will expose
himself to punishment by prosecution
or by publication Of the offense or by
both, as the department may deem
proper"
In discussing the Chinese boycott Of
American goods the European newspa-
pers print the information that the
ers, of $500 members, representing
nearly 100000 working people and
$500, 100000 Of capital, will use all its
influence upon the next Congress to
have the Chinese exclusion law nlitf-
gated in such a way as to appease
the Cinnamon" Just who gave the
Parryites the right to speak for half
q million workingmen is not stated.
1t is added that President Roosevelt
is inclined to side with the National
of Manufacturers and is
doing all in his power Ito modify the
harsh execution Of the exclusion laws"
Many Europeans believe that Teddy is
a great friend Of the workingman.
A fine row has broken out in the
Denver Citizens Alliance. George I.
Kindel tried to GUST l. c. Craig as
president but failed, and then Chaig
threw Secretary Lyons out Of office,
against the wishes Of the board Of d.
rectors. Kindel charges that Craig
stuffed the ballot box and Craig says
Kindel is liar. It is charged that
Craig has been drawing $3.50 month
and hundreds Of dollars for expenses
and incidentals, and Treasurer Wolf
Londoner "a good nanle) has refused
to pay salaries because there Is no
more money in the treasury. 1t is re-
ported that the business men are get
ting tired being held up and an effort
will be made to get money from
Postum Cereals Post, national presi-
dent.
A. F. Of l.. convention, at Pittsburg.
in November, is to elect delegates to
the national convention for the pre-
vention and control OF tuberculosis, to
be held In New York. Many eastern
unions have been actively interested
in this work for several years, and
are also heavy financial contributors.
The executive council of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor will recon-
mend to the next convention that no
jurisdiction disputes between organi-
cations be considered unless the or
to adjust the differences and agree in
advance to bide by any decision rem
dered, which Is one Of the most sensi-
BILE propositions which has yet come
from the executive council.
In a Pittsburg dispatch an officer of
the coal trust is quoted as saying that
the bituminous miners will be conn
PEELED, next spring, to accept a reduc-
ton Of wages from IS cents ton, the
present rate. to 70 cents ton, and that
the men will also be forced to abandon
the eight-hour day and go back to
the ten-hour system. The miners Of
ficials scout the proposition and declare
they will win If a strike is forced
upon them. All reports from Pennsyl-
vania agree that both sides are fever
ishly preparing for a test of strength
In both the hard and soft coal fields.
Labor unions of Portland, Ore, are
up in arms against the action Of the
Chamber Of Commerce Of that city.
which not only endorses Secretary
Taft's. views regarding the admission
Of Chinese merchants and Students,
but also telegraphed President Roose-
welt requesting the revision Of the Chi
nese exclusion law so as to admit
coolie labor in this country.
They have a way Of enforcing laws
over in Canada that is quite refresh
ing when one contrasts the manipu-
lations of the politicians on this side.
Magistrate Ellis, of Toronto, found
Herman Filsing, superintendent Of the
Menzie Wall Paper Co., guilty Of vio-
lating the alien labor law, and hiring
men in New York, to work in the COM
pany's factory in the place Of strikers
at New Toronto. Five men were i'm
ported, five charges laid and Mr.. Fill
sing was found guilty Of all, and fined
$50 and costs in each case.
Some Of the Labor papers are greatly
disturbed because Secretary Of War
Taft declared in a speech just before
taking pleasure trip in the Far East
that he is in favor Of DISTINGUISHING
"all ignorant voters, whites as Well as
blacks" After all there is no need
or worrying. Taft would only be dis
franchising his own partisans and the