The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-10-28


her FOR slK nacnthB and 9299 ln r&he
u msmberahip q I've PEARS Or Ecrs
TIE ps1Sssitloa has been Fote1 -
twice before. e4eh tius large ma
jor4ty q the unions favored =. but
nsstber rme dl6 The plan get The r.
gutrs1 tH1,fhreF vote n az ne
u-lonE
On April 4. Ises every e0ai ninef
n Pennsyirznsz. Ohlo. In1iana. Iii+
nois. wesz Virginia and par q Ken
tsety Ein close down fDr AZ inee1nite
pe-.od i predGctiO1s uate - DrDz4l-
nant OPERATORS shall be verified A.
meeting og the cozl operators ~ al
these states has been called tO Be heid
Nov. 70 al Chicago. II is the plan q
The sriginzxOrs n this more 70 shut
d0En the mines and keep them closed
untH TIE UnIfed MiE4wogEera are
ready 10 accept a rs1actlon d from
10 10 ~ ceuts a ton On the present
mining rate.
During The last two years Argentina
has had more nan her share of labor
troubles. strike has sgcceeded strike
aud 10 su1h . pass has The labor ques-
Ton arrived that congress saDctAOnsd
a residential law b. which the CIV
ernment was authorized 70 expel from
The country AL foreigners Eho we're
considered dangerous individuals. Or
er 80 persons hare been sent DEt of
the coantry under this Law. The aver
age morkfrErnan has GAINED In one
wzy considerably from the strikes. ss
The elght-kyur working day Is nov
general throughout The country anf
wages are much highSr
Seven thnrs s1nd M Nsrs of the
Brotherhood IL Painters IN this city
have asked for an increase q fifty
cents 4 day In wages. The present
rate 70 plain painters Is ts-50 day.
and Ornamental painters get 81 The
Interior Decorators and Cabinet Max
ery' association paid the painters 81
and $3.50 a day until this year, when
wages were reduced fifty cents : day.
The association is willing 70 pay an
advance rate if the Master Painters
association does likewise. Should the
demand be refused by the Master
Painters association Il will be submit
ted to the general arbitration board. II
a settlement is not reached the CUES
tiOn viii be referred 10 an umpire
whose decision viii Be binding
It Is announced thar the convention
Of the anthracite miners to fupaulate
demands upon the operators will be
held the FIRST week IN November so
that the subject may be thoroughly
aired before the expiration of the pres
ent agreement. March 81 next Among
other demands the following will be
considered: A. A recognition OF the
miners union By the coal operators.
the recognition to take the form Of a
signed agreement . The subtituti0n
OF an eight-hour workaay for the nine
h0ur woFkday awarded by the strike
commission. which Is now In force
throughout the hard coal fields g
An increase in pay over the minimum
wages now paid to men and boys who
are not contract miners, but are gener-
ally classed as unskilled labor 4 a
uniform scale Of wages for workers
not actually miners al all coilieries-
According to figures obtained by the
Labor Gazette OF Canada. changes in
Wages and hours Of labor In Canada
during April. May and June affected
an approximate total OF 1850 men.
and the final result Of the changes in
yolved a total increase Of 813.415.4l
and a total decrease OF sS,S25. leaving
a net increase OF S4.590.41 Ia weekly
earnings These totals doubtless
would have been largely increased and
definite information been obtainable
with regard 20 the wages OF agricni-
tural laborers IN Ontario. which we're
on a higher level than year ago. The
only class that showed a net decrease
in earnings was unskilied labor. whose
weekly wages, owing to the lower rate
paid this year IL connection with rail
way construction operations In west
ern Canada. showed a decline OF more
than $1,000. some 5000 men being af
fected BY the decrease referred TO. On
the other hand, TOO laborers IN the
employ u the Dominion Iron and Steel
bDMpdN9 anu sA NMr ANthAHoNAD0H VI
600 in the employ Of different civic
corporations had their wages material
ly increased. The skilled branches.
without exception. showed an increase.
the most notable being In the building
trades. where 1888 men received
total Increase OF s7.24167 in weekly
After a session OF nine days at Bos-
tion the international association Of
biennial convention ad-
journed to meet again in 1907 at ST.
Louis. The convention voted to con-
tinue the referendum plan OF electing
officers and perfected the laws govern
Ing IL. II increased tine minimum
dues in local lodges from Is
cents 10 81, increased the per capita
tax 70 IS cents a month and added cor
10 the benefits. ~ so
sialistic resolutions were voted down
by big majorities. An international
grand lodge Of the ladies' auxiliaries OF
he machinists association WAS formed
Turing the convention. The officers
iIected we're Mrs. Hugh Doran Of Chi
ago. president: Mrs. Frank Rose or
{nrnar,yflio vfoa nroefdanf. AFro WI