The Forrest City times., 1906-07-13
NEWS OF TRADE AND LABOR General Information Those Who Are Doing
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 Corporation Counsel Lewis. of Chi cago. has decided that union wages and hours shall prevail for tire em- ployes of the city. If they work on holidays or Sundays he holds that they should receive double pay. At San Francisco a launch flied with union pickets went out to the anchorage of the schooner National City to induce the nonunion crew to desert the ship, which was due to sail. When the launch bearing the strik- CTS came close to the schooner the nonunion men opened fire with rifles. killing Andrew Kelner and woundng three other union sailors.
 The recent election in the Interna- tional Typographical union shows ths following elected delegates to the con yention of the American Federation of Labor: Frank Morrison. Chicago. Frank K. Foster. Boston; Hugh Stevenson, Toronto; Michael Colbert. Chicago. Morrison again headed the list, receiving 20,371 votes, his near est competitor being Foster, 20,355.
 The workingmen in France are not as we'll organized as they are in many of the other countries of Europe, bur i if the organized employees on the trac- tion lines in Chicago asked for such conditions as the men in the subways of Paris enjoy they would perhaps be considered as fit subjects for the de | .l IuI ever that they should have a mini mum scale of 90 cents an hour and ten-hour workday.
 In sweeping injunction Judges | Quarles, of Milwaukee. enjoned mam- bers of the Iron Holders union who Were employed by the Allis-Chalmers company, from in any way interfering with the business of that company, on whose petition the order was granted Not only is picketing forbidden, but strikers are prohibited from going to the homes of any of the employees for the purpose of persuading them t9 leave the Allis-Chalmers company
 P. J. McArdle. of the Amalgamated 1 Association of Iron. Steel and Tin ! Workers. was reelected president, Michael Donnelly, Of the Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen; Joseph N Weber. of the American Federation Of Musicians; George Powell, of the Tin Plate Workers Protective associa- tion: C. W. Perkins, of the Cigarmak- CTS; J. T. Carey, of the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers. and James L. Barry, of the Actors Nation al union.
 Henry Knaus. secretary of Local No 6f tChicagoj of the United Garment Workers union, has sent to President Roosevelt letter complaining against child labor in the factory Of the Badge Manufacturing company. which was recently awarded con tract of making 100000 uniforms for Uncle Sans soldiers. Albert Ellinger. manager of the company's factory, which is at Racine, Wis, admitted that 225 girls are employed in the plant, but said they are all of the legal age to work.
 The Commercial Telegraphers Union of America has decided to establish mutual benefit department This will begin doing business October l. A mortuary fund will be main tained similar to those of the railroad brotherhoods. from which death claims will be paid. The officers of the or ganization believe that the insurance deprtment will prove an attractive feature 10 nonmembers. as they can procure cheaper insurance through it than they could in any of the old. line companies.
 The cotton manufacturers of Fall River. Mass. have granted the opera tiYes a fl per cent. increase in wages About 25,0o0 hands are benefited. The new scale, which will take effect on July ,, is practically the same as that prevailing previous to July 1, 1904 As other New England cotton manu, featuring centers follow the lead of Fall River, as rule, the change is expected ultimately to affect all cotton mill workers in this section.
 The Cigarmakers Official Journal cites some average wages of 80 years ago, and remarks: The averag, daily wages for the period of 1925 and 1880 were: Agricultural labor CTS, So cents; blacksmiths, SLIP; car penters, Sl.o7; clockmakers. sf.29; mill operatives. s3 cents, harness makers, s113; laborers, 70 cents; painters, $1.25; printers, s125, ship and boat builders. $1.40; shoemakers. sl06; woolen mill operatives. 94 cents. We haven't the slightest hesi. tancy in saying that if it were not for trade unions the same old rate of wages would still be paid in the present time. Still there are some workers who profess to believe that the condition of the workers is grow ing worse"
 Daniel J. Keefe president of the Longshoremen union, is planning the formation of a labor union trust on the great lakes. which will become possibly the greatest labor organiza tion in the world. It will include eY- cry department of labor and will con trol absolutely lake business