The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-11-02
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Striking shirtmakers Ia Trenton. y.
j.. have decided 10 start . shirt company.
with a capital stock Of $4,000.
East Liverpool. Ohio. With pepala.
ton Of 22.0OO. Il one Of the most strongly
organized cities in the United States.
The Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire
men has appropriated $1,000 for the ben
Non-union garment workers In many Of
the shops OF New York State have struck
for better conditions. and are asking 10
be allowed To affiliate with the union.
Recent statistics indicate that the total
trade union membership Of Great Britain
and of the United States closely approx.
innate. The slmiiituds csases here. how
ever, rs In the British Parliament labor
has 20 commoners.
Max 3. Hayes. writing Of the printcrs'
strike In the international Socialist. says
that s. per cent OF the printers are nos
working on the elght-hour day. or about
10000 out Of total Of 5000. About
5000 are still on strike. and 1000. either
by agreement or other reasons. have not
joined the movement.
Two union iron moiders were arrested
In Minneapolis for IN alleged assault.
When the case came 10 trial they we're
found absolutely innocent. Two private
detectives for the non-anion foundry. who
arrested the union men. we're nc once put
on trial for assault. found guilty and
sentenced 60 90 days each In the work
house. Justice with a cap that time.
Chinese residents AZ Panama are siren
uousiy opposing the introduction Of eoolis
labor, on the ground that the climatic con
ditions are such that a heavy death rate
IL sure 10 follow. Every political party
In California has declared for the strict
maintenance OF the Chinese exclusion act.
without modification Of any kind. and for
the extension Of the act 80 as to exclude
Japs and Koreans.
From the Colonial Printer and Sta.
toner, Of London, England. IL IL learned
that there IL a movement on foot By the
members Of the Manchester branch OF the
typographical association which has for
It's object the Increasing of wages for both
band and machine composition. The en-
ployes point out that the existing scale
of wages In the Manchester district has
prevailed for s2 years. In 1890 the en-
ployes were granted a shorter workday.
with no reduction in the wage scale.
The Rhode Island stHts bureau Of In
dustriai statistics has issued its annual
report for 1905. II shows that the num-
Der Of wage earners has increased nearly
10 per cent over 1904. with q. 43s 40
against 81, $50 the previous year. In the
same period the total wages paid increas-
ed more than IL per cent. from x22ttE3u.-
536 20 So. i36. 800. An even greater In
crease Il shown In the value Of products
with a gain OF 10 per cent. the figures
showing Si26.440.2a2 In 1905. as CON.
pared with si0o.f40Ts3 in 1904
The Michigan snpresne Court recently
gave the following decision Of Importance
10 all trade unions: .workingmen have
the right 20 fx q price upon their labor
and TO refuse work unless that price 10
obtained. Slngly or In combination. they
have this right. They may use peFsaa-
sion 70 induce men 10 join their orEanlsa.
ton or refuse 20 work except for nm 60
tablished wage. They may preseat their
cause to the public In newspapers or cir
eulars. in q peaceable way and with no
attempt at coercion. II the effect In such
q case is ruin to the employer. h Il dam.
mum absqns injuris. for they have only
exercised their legal rights"
The report made At tho New England
label conference OF eigarmakers' unIons
az Portland the other day we're most IN
terexsing. IL was shown that there l.
bur one non-union cigar factory In all
New England and that there are bur -
employed In the SIN States
who ara not members Of the unlon. Not
Q child 10 working In any cigar factory In
New England. The New England confer
snes alone spent $4,000 on label agIsa.
ton and advertising. Ths aggregate
spent By the local unisas In additioa q
estimated ct probably saoooo0.