Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-02-03
NEWS OF THE LABOR WORLD.
Items of Interest Gathered from Many
Sources.

Items of Interest Gathered from Many
Sources.
Railroad telegraphers' union initial
ed 453 new members in November
The general offices have notified the
local unions that the M. X. T. and st
Louis terminal strikes are still on.
During November the boot and shoe
workers union spent in Dement'S iol
the sick and disabled $5,45257. Death
benefits amounted to 1925. The total
membership is stated by General Sec
rotary C. l.. Baine to have reached
1896.
Twenty years ago the wages of Not
tingham (Eng) lacemakers were as
high as $50 and $35 week, and the
profits of the employers ranged up to
100 per cent. To-day if a man is work
ing full time he may earn from $3.50
to 500 week.
The conference between Herbert P.
Drake, representing Gov. Douglas,
Mayor Coughlin and the secretaries or
the Fall River cotton mill operatives
union with reference to possible set
Element of the long continued strike
there, was without result.
Brotherhood of carpenters and join
ers of America and the Amalgamated
carpenters international society have
extended their present working com
pact until JAN next. In the interval
the amalgamation details will be COM
pleted.
Under the leadership of lnterna-
tional President P. F. Richardson an
organization campaign among the car
workers in Cook county, Illinois, will
be carried on for the next three
months. Several organizers will be
sent to the Pullman works.
BY a small majority the iron mold
ers union of North America has voted
to increase the number of apprentices
in stove foundries from ratio OF one
to eight journeymen to one
for every five. The ratio of one to
eight had been in existence many
years.
Frank Buchanan, president of the
Bridge and Structural Ironworkers In
ternational union, who was operated
upon for appendicitis at Chicago re-
Gently, is reported to be out of dan
ger. The surgeons state that the
case was one of the most serious they
ever had in the hospital.
Circular letters showing the condi-
tons under which mechanics and
laborers are working on the Panama
canal have been issued by the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. Thousands
Of workingmen are said to have jour-
neyed to the isthmus in the hope of
receiving high wages and now find
themselves stranded and anxious to
get back.
The $4,000 cigarmakers in the
United States and Canada are voting
Upon proposition to number all |
lnion labels consecutively. The union |
,rders 100000 labels at time and i
when numbered the label secretaries
will keep track of every label given
tut. In this manner the cigarmakers
,elieve they can prevent the use of
Genuine labels upon nonunion made
igars.
The coal strike in Germany con-
inues to spread, the leaders evidently
osing control of the miners. Although
he Essen conference on Jan. IL voted
gainst further strikes until the Mine
)wners' association returns its an
wer on Jan. 16 to the demands of the
number of meetings of
Individual miners unions voted to join
4 the strike. The number of men now
ut on strike has reached 68,S5S at
inety shafts.
How trade unionists aid one an
Their is being demonstrated on build
lg in course of erection near the ter
linus Of the Northwestern Elevated
ailway. The building is to be the
ONE of John S. Kelley, member of
lie Plumbers union. Nearly all the
ork on the structure has been do
ated. The plumbing, gas-fitting, cleo
ical wiring and steam-fitting is being
0ne by personal friends, and they all [
fuse to accept wages.-Chicago
merican.
In compliance with a new provision
the constitution of Retail Clerks [
International Protective Association !