The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-07-20

merce commission. The man undeI
IS consideration is President E. E. Clarl
Of the Order of Railway Conductors
= Of America.
At a meeting of the United Mine
Workers Association of Illinois fines
Of ten dollars each we're assessed
against 400 miners employed in a mine
near C~oIlinsyille. Ill, because when
the miners resumed work they re-
fused to report an account Of the dis
charge Of two mule drivers.
The A. F. of L. issued 215 charters
during the eight months, as follows:
Three international unions. 4 state
bodies, 43 city central bodies, 81 fed
eral labor unions and 101 local trades
unions. There are now affiliated with
the A. T. of l.. 11S international
unions, &c state branches, 674 city
central bodies, 720 local trades and
federal unions, making a total of 26,-
800 local trade unions directly and in
directly affiliated.
The Coast Seaman's Journal of San
|FIdhClscO says conditions IN the
strike and lockout of sailors, tiremen
and cooks and stewards at San Fran
cisco and other coast ports indicate
an early victory for the unions. De-
spite every resort Of trick and device,
including the payment of a bonus, the
association vessels have so far been
unable to send more than a very few
vessels to sea, the large majority Of
the association fleet being left to rot
in its neglected brine in Oakland
creek and elsewhere
The supreme court of Illinois de-
cIared unco"nstitutional the law requ1r-
ing coal mine operators to maintain
washrooms for the convenience of
their employees. The law which was
passed IN 1903 provides: That every
owner or operator Of a coal mine in
TINS state shall provide and maintain
a WaShroom at a convenient place at
the top Of each mine for the use of
the miners and other employees Of such
mine; and such Mushrooms shall be so
arranged that such miners and other
employees may hang therein their
their clothes for the purpose of dry
ing the same A criminal proceeding
was instituted against an operator in
Sangamon county who did not COM
ply with the law. Conviction followed
in a Justice court and 1t was upheld
in the circuit court. 1t was from
this h a the appeal was taken. Chief
Justice Scott delivered the opinion,
which was the opinion Of the entire
court, with the exception of Justice
Hand, who dissented.
The Shoe Workers Journal, of Bos-
ton, puts ConCretely the evil Of child
labor: ITO drive a child at dawn
to a cotton factory or box factory or
glass works and keep it there until {
seven and eight o'clock at night, and
millions are so driven, is a crime
mat should arouse the people of
america to such action as would make !
conditions impossible. The work t
ing children Of Pennsylvania would, I
IL put Shoulder 10 shoulder, make a
line ~ miles long. The factories are n
numbering chlldreh as surely as II G
they were strlkrhg them with a club Il
ana putting them IN the sewer, and l.
from the neglect OF the lawmakers
anu Tie lnuIHerehce or ignorance OF
TIE people we are breeding a danger Ii
GUS race oL people phySicalIy n "
LIoEaiiy u"affed ana desenerated'
mere Is no escape from TINS conclu-
9'on' Inc only remedy IS TO quicken II,
arouse the conscience and Of
of ooty OF the American people, and b.
10 Apply Inc principles of true Chris
.iahlIy 10 a question In which every
'ltlzen mas a profound interest" 10
There are reported to be $4,000 =
on a strike in the linen mills a,
Il Belfast and Lisburn. Ireland. The "
are over the present scale v
I wages and the question of the fine
yStem, which, besides reducing the II
'orkers weekly pay seems to be the
1uSe or considerable friction and dis Di
ute
The last issue of the Massachusetts,
published by the bureau Of
Dor statistics gives some interest
ig Facts as to the occupation of girl "
,aouates OF the Boston nigh schools. 4,
[ the Oh considered 1t was found 81
at While attending school they took tn
eclaI courses OF instruction as fol- Vc
bookkeeping, 10y; drawing,
. dressmaklng' lo6' plain sewing,
l; cookery 1873 In answer to the
IeSIloh' mas your industrial school 4
.ucation been or practical value in '
'ur employment" 1902, or 1892 per {
n.y. nSNeIeu ieS' "ols or CAL
u C ~ @is|e'eu w. whlle :,
80. pet IDli'., u'a not answer II
tt-r ~ oo '"N7n as "
it would appear that thp