The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-01-20
LABOR NEWS FROM VI
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The American r. deration OF Labor
has refused to grant q charter to the
National Stogie Makers League be-
cause the trade Is 80 closely identified
with cigar making. vt. i.a p. = m. n
There is a we'll defined movement
for a national organization of school
teachers on .,trade-union lines in the
United States. 1871. l,,.s
After conference lasting over
two months, the Brotherhood of Car
penters made an agreement with the
Master Carpenters association in
New York recently affecting $4,000
men, by which wages will be increas-
ed from $3.50 to $4.85 a day on
July 1.
Wrappers and warp dressers In 20
cloth mills in Philadelphia struck re-
Gently because the manufacturers de-
clined to advance their weekly wages
from $500 to $500. Although
but $50 men are at present involved,
that If the manufacturers are unable
to fill their places $4,000 employees
will be rendered idle.
There are at present over 100000
men unemployed In Japan, owing to
the return Of the troops from Man
churia This is causing uneasiness
in view of the Industrial depression
now prevailing, and the unlikelihood
OF a revival in business in the near
future.
The United Mine Workers at
Shamokin, Pa, of the anthracite re-
gion in convention, adopted unanim-
ously the report of the wage Scale
Committee calling for conference
with the operators looking to an
agreement regarding wages, hours of
labor: and other conditions of en-
ployment after April / next. The
principal demands incorporated in
the report are an eight hour day and
recognition of the union.
Lawrence, Mass, wooden mills will
advance their employees ~ per cent
| increase in pay at once.
The American Federation of Labor
late in session at PNtsburg, passed
a resolution favoring women'e suff-
rage as a necessary stop toward rails
| ing them to a level with men on
wage scale.
Women in all parts of the United
States are to be asked to join in the
| fight against the age limit which
bars men above forty-f1ve years OF
employment. A letter of appeal to
aged mems wives and daughters has
| been prepared by the anti-age limit
! league, and it is expected to spur
| the fair sex to action.
The Bureau Of Statistics of Labor
: for New York state for 1898, re-
ports that one-half the unions have
been injured by immigrant COMPETE
ton. OF 266 unions, 120, with 49,
307 members, suffered reduction Of
wages; 81 unions, with member
days in the year.
Resolutions are adopted at meet
ing Of the Central Textile Union, in
Philadelphia, urging Governor
! Pennypacker TO issue supplemental
call for an extra session Of the leg
islature, and to include among other
reform bills, one for the protection
of women and children employed in
mills and factories.
| The Carpenters Council of Boston
has received letter from the Sec
Rotary Of the Navy; in reply. to a pro-
test made Regarding a wharf con-
tractor working his men nine hours
a day at the Charleston Navy Yard,
in which the secretary said that the
Navy Department could not compel
a contractor to work his men only
eight hours.
1t is reported that radical changes
in the immigration laws will follow
if the suggestions of Commissioner
General Of immigration Sargent are
put into effect. The report of the
commissioner general is now nearly
completed. 1t can be said on good
authority that Sargent is anxious to
have the ports of the United States
closed to certain classes of foreign
ers, who are allowed to land under
the present laws.
The executive board of the Jap
anese and Korean Exclusion League,
at recent meeting in San Francisco,
decided to request Congressman Hay
es of California, to present the Jap.
anese Exclusion bill to congress, and
to confide 1t to his special care in the
House of Representatives.
The Australian Postmaster-Gener,
al has stated that he intends to take
steps to prevent the sweating of EN-.
ployes in contract postoffices.
The strike of arsenal employees in
France has been broken up by the
Minister of Marines circular giving
the men the option of going to work
or having their names struck off the
rolls.
The long standing dispute between
seamen and Aongshoremen has at
last been definitely acted upon by
the American Federation OF Labor
The Pittsburg convention, on Novem-
Der 20, instructed the Longshoremen
to discontinue the use of the name,
international Longshoremen, Ma
rine and Transport Workers AS
ISOLATION" This action determines
the whole question at issue. 1t re-
mains for the Longshoremen to re-
spect the decision of the convention
and good feeling based upon mutual
respect and confidence will be re-
established between the two crafts.
The labor press gives constant
evidence of it's improving service to
the cause of labor's interests. and q
clear er nerceution of the attitude and