The Forrest City times., 1906-07-27

neid' O., formerly owned by the An pieyard interests, is announced -hay Will average seven cents an hour and sfaded according to length of service
 upwards of 3o,000 eotton-mill opera tiVes in New England are working nm der an increase in wages which places them on schedule like that which prevailed prior to July 1. 1903. when a general reduction of 1912 per cent was imposed. The restoration in effect was made first by Fall River. where 2o,00o of the millworkers are located to avert threatened strike. Other mills In various parts of New England followed the lead of Fall River.
 Because of the expiration of wage schedules that terminated July 1. all the window glass factories throughont the United States closed. As d rule they resume operations in September or October, but it depends on the adop- tion Of new wage agreement with inc workmen represented in the Window dlass Workers Association of America and the manufacturers in the American Glass company and the independent manufacturers, most of whom have an organization.
 PromineAt men and women of the ohlled States interested in bettering the condition of women workers are arranging to give a "sweatshop exposi- ton. In it will be placed on exhibi- ton al the articles made in insanitary "of kshops and factories where the wages are small and the workday long A similar exposition was held in Lon don, England, and the press of that city declared that no more ghastly ar ray of witnesses to mans inhumanity to man could be gotten together.
 According to statistics given out by the officers of the International Cigar makers union. the average length of life Of union eigarmakers has in creased over l5 years since 1888, the span Of life of the cigarmakerts wife having increased eight years in that period, the percentage of those who die from tuberculosis was reduced from 5l per cent. in 1888 to 24 per cent in l955 The statement sets forth that these improvements followed and were the result of the establishment of the eight-hour day in 1884.
 Edgar E. Clark. whom President Roosevelt has appointed a member of the interstate commerce commission. is best known to the country bv his work as a member of the anthracite coal commission, which settled the big strike of three years ago. He was born in New York just 50 years ago, came west at an early age, served in many capacities on many railroads. and in 1884 was made a conductor on the Rio Grande In 1890 he was made grand chief of the Order of Railway Conductors. and has served contin- uously in that office ever since, He is married, has four children, and has made his home in Cedar Rapids, la, for a number of years.
 Reports from officers of international unions of the American Federation of Labor made to President Gompers. show favorable conditions for the bill posters. blacksmiths, carriage and cement workers, elevator constructors (the latter having secured a new agree ment in Pittsburg) and the trades gen orally. In Alamaba the printers de- mand for an eight-hour day was won without strike; carpenters have re- ceived an increase fin wages ill Hot Springs. Little Rock, New Haven, Dan vile, Galesburg Granite City and Tamaroa, H., Portland, Me, and other points Increases in wages are also reported in the other building trades, generally higher rate paid everywhere to union than to non-unoin labor and plenty of employment.
 The Chronicle of Cincinnati quotes Prof John R. Commons, of the Uni yersity of Wisconsin: The union is the greatest of existing forces in what is called Americanization. It breaks down the barrier of races, nationality. language and religion. It teaches self government and obedience to elected leaders. sets up the goal of an Ameri- can standard of living. Neither the church nor the school nor politics, nor employers can do this work.
 "Strikebreakers' who have for years worked in two mines of Illinois were discharged last week. The mines were in the southern part of the state and were known as the Brush and Colp eollieries. Not many miles away Joe Letter has been endeavoring to make a little money out of sim liar mine. The discharge of the non union men after they had braved all sorts of danger, imaginary or other wise. is variously commented upon. Members of the Citizens industrial Alliance refuse to say anything eX- cept that the loss of employment to the nonunion men was caused by busl- ness reasons. The union miners, how ever. point to the discharge as one of the strongest reasons why worklcg, men should belong to union.
 President Gompers. of the American Federation of Labor in the July mum Der of the American Federationist, ls- sues an appeal to the organized wage earners of the country to defeat al the polls such candidates for reelec-
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