The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-12


day. oct. ii, 1903. ono = published each day.siS
the Allied Building Trades will be forced
to suspend operati ons. They VIII u have ly'
no choice in the matter. N I54s Isl
IN Missouri injury resulting In death.
even though due to the carelessness Of q
co-employe, is q legal ground for suit.
Wisconsin abolished the 4 defense Of the;
assumption OF risk where employees have
and appliances, and Illinois did the same
In order to enforce the safety appliance
law. m b rs 5F vi ri &c NJ
The Federation OF Musicians roughoutl
the country is to be asked to vote on q
new amen dnentft the constitution, which
will provide that no mem Der shall be- per-.
m1tted to contract for more than one
theatrical orchestra concert. dramatic
burlesque. or vaudeville, and that q one
only in which said member performs TOR
the season. .ti s595 81
" President Gompers denies emphatlcally
that there Is any alliance between orr
ganized labor and the Gillicuddy Demo-
cratic ticket In Al Littleheld s 81 district In;
Maine. He says union labor Is making
no alliance with any n party, y but that
Its members will cast their votes for
CduQlQAle6S ladt are gIaVOraOte 10 ttl6 lIl-
terests Sof Il organized labor.
AT q recent convention the Journey
men Horseshoers Internal ional Union
raised the per capita tax from 20 cents
TO Is cents3a month and adopted the
stamp system for payment OF dues. " The
question Of paying sick and death bene-a
fits will be submitted to referendum
vote, as will the question OF electing
officers by popular vote instead OF at
{@v,<,t
The coolies who remove the yarn {cot-i
toni bales from the god own" In Cali
cuttn, India, struck for 100 per cent, I'D v
vance, and returned to work at 50 pee
cent. advance on their wages. With a!
scarcity ofslabor, 1T Is difficult to resist
any demands which are made. III Last
year the extensions in the jute mills,
alone meant an increase OF more than
IT, 600 coolies. 33 ~ .53 ls{ II s &
The Building Laborers' Unions OF Mas
sachusettss have served notice on the In
ternat ional Executive Board that they
will ithdraw from the international and
form a State organization OF their own
unless certain demands are Immediately
granted, The chief demand As that the
International per capita tax be reduced;
from y 10 cents for every three months
to 5scents. II S. g}5s ~ vs. Il (. 8; &
Civil seryIce employees in the Depart,
double for, time lost on Saturdays during
the nths OF July, August and septem-l
ber-that Is, II an employe loses one
hour he will be charged up withgtwoi
hours; and SO on.t This p Is the official
OF the executive order to
close all depar tments Saturday a ternoons
during the months mentioned, 5s.
The International Association OF Steam
Filters has been granted the conditional
charter they formerly held with the
American Federation OF Labor. and the
matter OF accepting the same is now
before the Executive Board OF the former
organiza tlon. 7 his leaves the matter as il
was three years ago. It which time. tho
fight between the United Association Of
Plumbers and the Steam Filters Asso-I
ton began.
@ The employment OF members OF a dual
union to take the places OF the striking
plumbers In New York City has caused
the Associated Building Trades to Issue:
a statement that unless the members
Of the dual union were Withdrawn sym
pathetic strikes would be ordered in be-.
half OF the striking plumbers. II this
course Is pursued, $1,000 men will be
involved In the strike and an almost COM
$plete tie-up OF building operations will
result, 5tls
AT a meeting Of the United Mine Work
era OF I America, held recently at Car
5bondale, Pa, a serious decrease In the
membership was reported in District No,
\ OF the q United Nine Workers, Tho
report showed that the memb ership OF
the district for June s0th last was l222, 900,
q decrease OF u, III, as com ared with
June S0th OF last yea,. There are 1853
locals In the district The total receipts
were So, S03.24 and expenditures {t266l0,07.
X For the first time In history Sunday
street cars were operated IN Winnipeg,
Manitoba - July 9th, The innovation
caused some friction between the trac-s
ton corporation ana Its employees, the
men demanding an elght-hour day with
the same wages they receive ION week.
days for ten hours. The trouble was ad-j
1usted without q strike, the company,
agreeing to arrange an eight-hour sohe-l
dule and to pay time and one-halt tor
all work over nine hours on Sundays,
The worklngTnen's obligatory insurance
law In Germany Ia an IDEAL scheme, which
was founded in the interests OF the work.
ing classes. This provides that each
firm must establish a fund; to which the
employers con tribute one-thtrd and the
working people tWo-thirds, the rate OF
contribution being 8 Ia per cent. OF the
wages earned, The benefits are sick
and free hospital service. This scheme
Includes q provision for uneral expenses
and an allowance for widows and or-j
"A5 ia bulated statement Of benefits paid
by the In ternat !opal Cigarnaa kers' Union
an 2s years and two months shows tho
following: Loans TO travelling members,
1891 m 9s; strike benefits. 8, 092 104l6; sick
benefits 2,2o1 ,260. A; 4 death pene ats Sl,f
6l4,5a5. 90 of7serk benef ts, 8.
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