The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-02-24

has not been satisfactorily solved, at
least to the satisfaction Of the planters
and manufacturers, is the much talked
Of labor question. For the last two
years the scarcity OF able field hands
has been serious drawback to the
planter and resulted In financial losses,
either through the loss Of a portion
Of the crop or through the long drawn
out winding up" Of the season.
In 1902 1876 local painters unions
were working ten hours per day, ESQ
unions nine hours per day, and 165
unions eight hours per day. This was
an average Of ~ hours per day. At
the present time 40 local unions work
ten hours per day-3SS have gained the
eight hour day.
The hremen of the Delaware and
Hudson and the fremen Of the Lack
awanna have proposition for = fed
Grafton of locomotive firemen Of all
roads in the coal regions.
The Miners Federation Of Germany
has 124.600 members.
In (Quensland) Australia mbly
recently Labor Member Fudge present.
ed a petition from the MacKay district,
signed by 278 persons praying for
legislation Immediately to cope with
the ever-increasing unemployed evil,
and pointing out that Crown lands on
which to settle them were available.
During the Investigation of Chin
ese immigration case at Ell Paso, Tex,
on January 20, it was brought out that
ther are schools In Mexico that give
instructions to Chinese how they may
answer the questions Of immigration
officials when arrested in the United
States.
The New York branch of the Pro-
testant Episcopal society for seamen
has purchased a site on which will be
erected a new headquarters.
The open Shop" rule went into ef-
feet recently on all the contracts of
the allied iron trades. iron league and
employees In New York City, ali of
which are included in the National
Association of Structural Steel and
Iron Workers. It is said that many of
the independent contractors have also
Joined in the "Open Shop" movement.
The open Shop declaration has ef-
fected the stand Of it's members.
Their are 300 shoe factories in this
| country using the union stamp, ac-
cording to a report recently issued.
These factories give employment to
10000 union shoe shoemakers. Most
of the best and largest shops are or
ganized.
The association Of the Austrian min
ers is entitled Austrian Union," and
has its headquarters in Turum near
Teplitz, Bohemia.
| The number of ic1, ro,,,or. 90
l1eved In thirty five selected urban dis
tricts on one day in November cor
respond at the rate Of 229 per 10. 900 of
the estimated population.
| Inc annual conventions Of the Cali
fornia State Federation Of Labor and
the California State Building Trades
council, recently held, endorsed the
work OF the Japanese and Korean Ex-
clus1on League, and decided to con-
| tribute financial support.
The trade guild of Naeahama in
Shiga prefecture, Japan, owing to the
| depressed markets for silk crepe. has
decided to suspend weaving entirely
| until trade improves. The 10 per cent
war tax on silk goods practically ruined
the market, according to an Osaka
journal. =
1t Is reported that the Western Pa
citic railroad is supplanting its Jan
| laborers with white men in the grad :.
| ing camps Of Neveda.
! The New York locals Of the Rrick.
layers and Masons' International un-
ion which was suspended in Decem-
Der for refusing to do away with the
fire-prooftng clause in their trade
agreements with the Mason Builders
association, have been reinstated by the
national body.
| The American Federation Of Lab.r
has entered vigorous protest against
the proposed suspension Of the nation
al eight hour law on the Panama can
| al work.
! A resolution has been adopted by the
New York Chamber of Commerce fav-
oring the house bill now pending for
the modification Of the Chinese Exclu-
sion Act 81 l. Ill. { .,ss. :I 1c- . 4. s.Ss