The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-01-11

trict Court BY the Victor Fuel Comt
pany against the United Mine Work-t
ers of America John Mitchell andl
eleven other officers Of the organiza-,
ton for S491 900 damages alleged to
have been sustained by the company
during the strike of coal miners. Thisi
suit does not take the place OF the
suit for $4,000. filed about year
ago and still pending.
The seamen's convention. in session
at San Francisco, adopted resoluticnsl
asking Congress for the passage Of a
law abolishing the punishment by ind
prisonment of seamen for desertlon'
in foreign ports; urging upon Con
gress the passage Of the bill to amend
the laws relative 10 seamen. to pre-
vent the undermining OF American
vessels, and to encourage the training
of boys in the merchant marine.
The plan of the Illinois Steel com
pany of South Chicago to equalize
wages is now in effect. affecting all
the employees of the plate mill A large
reduction has been made in the wages
! VI AhN mn a. AoAONlAAcf DuAl lOlitIt.
Those workmen who formerly receiv-
ed IS, Sc and $S O. day before the shut
down, are now getting only S3 81 and
S. and there is much dissatisfaction
among them This feeling is balanced
by the rejoicing among the poorly paid
laborers ard mechanics, who went to
work at $l.S5. 50 and s2.15 rates in
stead Of s1.4O, $3.50 and s1.6O.
The Amalgamated association has
received word from Benwood, w. Va.
that the Wheeling Iron and Steel
Company had been compelled to shut
down for lack Of skilled men TO man
the furnaces. 4 similar condition is
reported from cher sections Thera
are not enough skilled men oferingA
themselves to fill places and men are
securing higher wages than the scale
calls for. This is due to the great
reduction in the working force made
last spring and the closing down OF
many mills and furnaces. The men
do not care to return to work for the
same wages and il is said that
general advance will have to be made
to secure enough men TO fill positions.
Members Of the International Typo
graphical Union are very much pleas
ed at the action taken h. the Ameri.
can Federation of Labor on the sub
ject OF the eight-hour day for printers.
Typographical union has set January,
1906 as the time for the Inauguration
OF the eight-hour work day in all es-
adjustments under the jurisdiction
OF the organization. At the convention
of the American Federation OF Labor
in San Francisco. the demand Of the
printers was indorsed and a motion
was carried pledging the federation to
render financial support by the levy
of an assessment upon It's two mil
lion members should the printers need
the help
The Bartenders union OF Texas has
begun a movement to purify and eIe-
vate the saloon. Organizer Hustled.
who has been studying conditions in
Texas for the past month. has reached
the conclusion that the low dives and
the Joints are not only a menace
to society, but bring odium and dis
grace upon all who are engaged in the
saloon business. Therefore the Bar
tenders union, as an organization.
will give aid and support to a bin that
will suppress all these tough places
and rid the saloon Of gambling dens.
etc. According 10 Mr.. Hus-
ted, a bill embodying these and other
reforms is now being pr pared and
will be introduced In the next legisla-
.ure.
The National Association OF Heat.
Frost General Insula,ors and As
'estos Workers Of America. organized
'ecently under a charter Of the Inter.
rational Building Trades Council held
| ratification convention at pittsburg.
ldoFted Constitution. made officers
permanent for term and filed existing
'acancies, besides selecting time I'D
'lace for next convention. Following
re the permanent officers: Presl-
lent, C. G. Rice. Plttsburg: arst
ice president P. c. Trlgge. CleVe-
and; second vice president. John
irob, Chicago; third vice pr.si-
ent, l.. E. Fassett Buffalo: fourth
ice president, Charles Uhr. Boston.
fth vice president, A. C. Newman.
Washington. D. S.; secretary. ]. G
esson, 81. Louis. The next conven-
ion will be held in Boston. Aus. Z.
so5
An interesting point In the question.
industTielsm as against trade
may be seen In the recent
'HlIation OF the United Order OF .ox
-akers and Sawyers Of America with
ie American Labor union. The latter
'ganizaiion stands for industrialism
rst. last and all the time. according
the leaders, and the unions which
impose It ere supposed to be founded
Industrial Inca The Interesting
'int is that for years the United
rder OF Boxmakefs kept applying 10
@ American Federation Of Labor for
charter and was denied one on tho
ound that the Amalgamatei wood
orkers' International union had iur.
liction over all wood box makers In
her words, the American Federa,,on