The Washington times., 1906-08-26
0lsabOrtS REALM

Of the Pennsylvania railroad. in New
York. continues, with little prospect o.
hH early settlement il is probable a
general strike on the tunnel viii follow.
in which all the unions win participate.
II Is proposed to erect a public library
In Augusta, Ga, and 10 accept a gift
from Andrew Carnegie upon the usual
conditions. Organized labor in Georgia
has registered It's opposition TO accept
ing the gift Of the steel king
There is "A street car strike on in Ma
con, Ca. the conductors and motormeu
demanding increased wages.
Trunk lines centering in Pittsburg are
hunting all kinds Of trainmen 10 operate
their freight trains. There is a rush OF
freight going East and West and mil
lions Of tons originating there that mus,
be moved. The roads have the motive
power and rolling stock. but not half
enough men. The age limit will be
raised from thirty-fve years 70 possibly
forty-hve. TO enable the roads 20 secure
a corps Of engineers. conductors, brake
men iagmeu, ana others
Acting preparations are being made b1
the Plttsburg district lodges OF the In
ternatlonal Association Of Machiuists 20
enforce the demand for an eight-Rour
workday.
The executive board OF the AIassa-
chusetts State branch Of the American
Federation of Labor has decided 10 erect
monument over the grave Of The vet
eran labor leader. George 7. Mcneil.
The Youngstown. Ohio Labor Day
committee has extended invitations tt
Samuel Gompers. president Of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor; Thomas W.
Lawson. Of "Frenzied Finance" fame
of Boston: Senator Tillman of South
Carolina. and Senator Bailey OF Texas
70 attend and make addresses az the
celebration.
There IS a labor famine in San Fran
cisco To relieve the situation. which
e seriously handicapping the rebuilding
OF the city. an appeal has been sent out.
Representative OF railroads operating
on the coast are ia Pittsburg trying 10
induce skilled and mskiIed labor 10 go
there.
There are now fully 700 cars in the
San Francisco terminals. loaded mainly
with construction material
Labor unions in San Francisco repre-
sent a membership OF 1900. Since May
1 they have added more than 5000 new
members.
Representative Longworth expressed
surprise that organized labor IS opposed
20 his reelection. He said IN New
York a few days ago that he did not
know why he had been ..black-listed. o..
lie will De reuominated IN October. and
SAYS he viii be reelected.
Pittsburg union labor is lining up for
a night IN the coming Congressional and
legislative elections In the Keystone
State. They viii possibly have a can
didate against Dalzen Burke Barch-
Held. The present Republican members
of Congress from Pittsburg.
IT ls interesting 10 note the interest
taken all over the country by ORGANIC
ed labor in President G0mpers' arraign-
ment OF Chairman ShonJs' employment
OF Chinese labor on the Panama canal
work. In some quarters such impor-
lance has been given the matter by the
leaders that they say the question may
be a vital issue in the national cam
paigu IN 1903.
Sacramento, Cal. is now a closed shop
town An agreement has been entered
into b. the building trades council and
the builders association and the con-
tractors association whereby there Will
be complete recognition OF all the
building trades
In the AIOnongahela and Allegheny
valleys. adjacent 70 Plttsburg. the Gov
eminent is constructing q number Of
costly dams for slack water navigation