The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-05

FAS W ""5V a llOL lSIls
AS the result of oyertures made by
the officials of the Vandalia Coal com
pany to the district officials of the
miners OF Indiana, the strike at the
mines of the coal which
involved 5000 men, was declared off
me coal company made its PROPOSE.
tlon through General Manager John
hewitt and grants all the demands
OF the miners. The right of appeal
to the courts for a final adjudication
OF the controversy is. however, re.
served by the company.
Inc International Woodworker%
Union of America secured an i~nipnc.
tlon against two of their local organ
lzatlons at Chicago which restraints
them from disbursing any of the
FUNDS, amounting to $4,000, which they
nave in the treasury. The two locals
against which the injunction was is.
sued are locals No. 1 and No. 7s.
lhese Two unions recently voted to
desert the International Woodworkers
and Join the National Brotherhood Of
carpenters, 1t is to prevent them
from turning over to the carpenters
$4,000 which they have in the sick
rund n in the treasury that the in.
junction was obtained.
One of the most extensive railroad
strikes declared in recent years wen,
INTO effect when 1900 machinists.
Diacksmiths and boilermakers. togeth.
er with repair shop men. quit work
under orders from their union head.
quarters and effectually tied up the
entire mechanical department of the
WABASH railroad system. The dis.
pute IS oyer wages. The machinists
induced the allied metal trades tn 90
out IN sympathy, and the joint strike
Is SAID to be n of the fruits of the
recent formation of the National Fed.
Grafton of Metal Trades, which aims
TO embrace every worker in the metal
industry, The machinists started the
trouble on the Wabash by demanding
an increase in pay averaging seven
cents an hour. The present scale
ranges from % to 30 cents an hour,
A number of conferences held be.
tween officials Of the road and repre.
of the Machinfsts' union
lalled to be productive of a settle.
lnent' and the strike order was the
Inc anniversary and convention
number of the Carpenter, the official
Journal of the United Brotherhood of
carpenters and Joiners of America.
a well written history of the
The brotherhood was
organized in 1881 at Chicago with -
ocal unions. At that time the mem.
)ership was 2,042, From 1881 TO 1900
he union gained 66,421 men, and in
300 there were 1859 locals with a
membership Of 161, 217 totals. The
brotherhood has won a large percent.
.ge OF its strikes, between 1890 and
900, losing but a single one ont of '
40. Since that time, according :
0 the secretary's report, a similar :
alto has been kept up. The finances :
the organization are upon a remark. /
bly, firm basis. The total income for v
ne year of 1904-05 was $4O3, 292. The t
expenditures for the same period were o
This excess was easily t
AIRED for by the large previous bal. Il
nee. The brotherhood has seven h
elegates to the American Federation
Labor. 1t has also been successful
obtaining a normal day, and at the
me OF the last report, 4S1 cities were s.
orking on the eight-hour scale. II
At a conference in Philadelphia be- L
the officials Of the Pennsylvania tt
ilroad lines east of Pittsburg and II
RE and delegates representing the al
ieeraph operators the company is
anted an advance in wages to af-
all telegraphers on the lines men
med, beginning September /. The
crease will involve an additional ex. IN
nditure OF $4,000 a month by the in
mpany. CT
At the regular quarterly meeting A
the executive council of the Amer. 10
IN Federation of Labor at Wash. tlt
5ton the following members were
President Gompers, Vice
esidents Duncan, O'Connell, Nor.
Hayes, Keefe and Valentine: 81
easurer Lennon and Secretary Nor we
on. The financial report showed ci'
federation had on hand September un
a balance Of S100,425. President lif
mpers reported on the question oh
universal labor for all of the in to
national organizations, or for the
of the seal of the American Fed.
ton of Labor as a universal de- :
n. A number Of organizations OBJ OPP
ed the Surrender of their label. He
3 report will be submitted to the Tn
convention at Minneapolis mo
col
he management of the New York
Y Railway company, which operates
all the surface lines in
nhattan borough, has advanced the hel
5es of its employees on a graded I'll
lie, the total amount involved being sio
than $3.50 600. dec
18th the limbs of trees as banners, to
king laborers in the quarry of the Pr,
stern Stone company, at Joliet. bra
marched from quarry to quarry
get their fellow workmen to lay
their tools. The men have been =,
ing $1.75 per day, and demand :
of rs cents. Nearly every anu
rry Is Idle. WV
cps are being taken in Chicago
the formation of an arbitration
d of teamsters and team owners, a
III will adjust all differences which the
arise in the future. vel
lie striking freight handlers of the and
Pacific have resumed their han
(, the company having agreed to He
t the men the increase in wages list
.nded which Ia frum o9A IN Or