The Washington times., 1906-09-09

At independence, Kan, last Sunday
/ eIghty-seven workrler laying pipe for
natural gas company. together with the
foremen, timekeeper, and inspectors
/ We're arrested by the she II for viola
/ tion II the Sunday labor law. The off,
J Gers Of the construction company were
fined so each, while all % the employees
were discharged.
Goldheld. New. promises 10 develop 4
( labor fight second only in public i'm
/ pOrtance 10 the recent 1sttc battle
fought by Nelson and Cans. The labor
unions Of that frontier town attempted
10 bring into organized Iator's ranks the
employees OF the Goldheld sun. owned by
Lincley Brans0n. who is antagoristc to
unions. lie made ar attack on the un-
ions in an editoria, headed Come on,
You Cowardiy Ours" defying the IN
ions and Offering its members aTIy kind
OF fight they wanted. Some of the more
radical leaders Of the unions have
threatened TO run the editor and uem-
bers Of the stan out Of the city. Per
sonal encounters are on the tapis.
International Association OF NIachinista
Of Fittsburg have formally sent to the
Manufacturers Association Of thar city
a request for an eight-hour day, with
a minimum OF f cents per hour The
manufacturers have ignored tie request.
1t IS possible that unless aclznowledg-
ment OF the communication is soon made
C. mass meeting Of the machinists Of tbs
district will be called and the strike.
which has been held in obeyaace, put
into effect.
The biennial convention of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen
convenes in Minneapolis tomorrow. The
lodges OF the central Illinois railroad
VIII oppose the reelection Of Grand
Master John J. Hanahan, who IS a
candidate for reelection. In the event
he Is defeated Vice Grand Master Shea
is the likely head OF the organization.
The brotherhood now has 200 members.
All voters. and organized labor particu-
larly. will De asked by the hremen to
fight the Congressman who were antago-
nistic 10 the legislation in the interests
OF the brotherhood.
A strike of 400 street car men on the
Western avenue line. chicago. is threat
sned. and may become general by
sympathetic movement A man BY the
name OF Rose was expelled by the street
car union, but the company refused TO
discharge him. The employees claim
that their contract with the street car
company is that only members of their
union shall be employed by the COM
pany.
The Socialist Labor party II Massa-
chusetts. has nominated this State
ticket. For governor. William II. Car
roll. a nailmaker Of Boston: lieutenant
governor, Walter J. Hoar. of Worcester;
secretary OF state. Jonas Claudino. OF
New Bedford. treasurer. David F. Rich
ardson. OF Lynn: auditor. Albert Barnes.
OF Fail River; attorney general. Arthur
Z. Reimer. OF Boston. Carroll was the
candidate for governor last year.
The Trade Union Congress OF Great
Britain was in session the past week in
Liverpool. IT was the thirty-ninth an
nUal session. A resolution unanimously
adopted calls for an eight-hoUr daS for
all organized labor. The American Fed
Grafton Of Labor was represented by
+. X. Foster and James Wilson.
Labor Day at Lacrosse. Wis. present.
ed spectacle out Of the ordinary in
that the parade OF the forty unions,
numbering over 5000 men. was lei by
the ministers OF the town. as an or
ganized union body. Every demontna-
tion was represented among the preach
ers.
Much to the qualification OF the citizens
Of San Francisco the street car strike
has ended by the old men returning TO
their cars and traffic has resumed. They
did this with the understanding that
the questions of wages and hours for
which they struck shall be a matter OF
early arbitration. The railway company
had imported from the East several
Thousand stTike-breakers.
Capt. W. II. Budd. a popular Baltimors
and Ohio conductor. and actively iden-
tified with organized labor. has been
nominated by the Democrats at Mans
field Ohio, for Congress IN the Four
teenth Ohio district