The wageworker., 1906-09-28

beyond the grave your tale to tell
You Will be tried by fellow men.
And 80 atone to them, that then
You will not fear the threat of hell.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
II is estimated that 5000, ,O0O women
are earning wages in the British isles.
Ten women sorters employed in the
government paper mill in Pittsfield,
Mass, which supplies the treasury de-
partment with banknote paper, went
on strike for an increase of from $12O
to $1.25 day.
The New Zealand parliament, now
in session, is considering favorably
proposal to increase the amount of
pensions payable under the statute,
which has now been some years in
force, comforting pensions on old set
tiers.
The postal clerks of the country are
rapidly organizing. At conference
in Chicago recently, which was en-
gagged in by delegates from nearly all
the principal cities. j. B. Gotha, of Chi
cago, was elected national president,
and J. f. feffer, of Milwaukee, secre-
dary. The clerks are ambitious to
letter carriers. The latter have the
eight-hour day. but the former COM
plain that they are compelled to work
longer hours. The clerks have at
tempted to secure relief from con-
gress, but President Roosevelt issued
an order prohibiting them from petit
tioning the lawmakers for better treat
'Inent. In the "bill of grievances" pre-
sented to the president, the American
Federation of Labor made an issue of
the question, demanding that the right
of petition he guaranteed. Many con-
gressmen have been sounded as to
their attitude on this proposition and
all recognize the right of the clerks to
organize and ask for improved work
ing conditions. This matter, doubt
winter
Anton JOhannsen, who recently was
elected business agent of the Amalga-
mated Woodworkers' council, has been
prominent in the affairs of the Chi
cago Federation of Labor for the last
two or three years. Johannsen was
born in Germany in 1872, and came to
this country when boy. He learned
the woodworkers' trade in Clinton, Ia,
and came TO Chicago in 1899. Soon he
began to take an active part in the
affairs of the union. He was presi-
dent OF the woodworkers' council for
two years, and one year ago he repre-
sented the Chicago Federation of La
bor in the convention of the Ameri.
can Federation at Pittsburg.
II.
the National Brotherhood of Operative
Potters, held in Akron, O., July 9-14,
marked an epoch in the history OF
that organization. Beginning with a
membership of less than 500, it to-day
has on it's roster almost every worker
in the pottery trade, and reports a
financial strength sufficient to carry
the organization through strike
should such event arise, and pay each
member benefits for Is months
The sessions OF the convention were
marked by the degree of harmony pre-
vailing and considerable legislation
along advanced union lines was en-
acted.
II the labor unions owned the fac
tories In which they work, would they
1nSlSt on an elSut-HOuT Oey IHeIS IL
town in Spain in which 1000 labor
ers have for the last six years beer
their own employers, but their hour
of labor are liz day! comment
the New York Post The name o
this town is Cibar; it is a station OIL
the railway line between San Sebas
tian and Bilboa. From time imme
mortal the manufacture of weapon
has been it's specially. OF the $50
inhabitants. more than one-half belonI
10 a socialistic union, formed in 1906
Industrial wages paid in the Unite
States for 1905 were 1.6 per CEN
higher tnan for the preceding year, az
cording to official figures. The cos
of food increased by 0.6 per cent
which left the workingman l per cen
additional revenue.
or 699 Unions with membership
63.500 making returns on the state G