The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-12-21
NEWS OF THE LABOR WORLD |
Items Of General Interest for the Busy Work.
ingman and His Friends

Waterbury, Conn.-The brass indus
try alone supports 10000 people in
this city.
South Bend, Ind.-Central Labor
union has voted to maintain a Sun
day reading room for members.
Cape Town.-The trade unions in
the Transvaal report that 20 per cent.
of the skilled workers there are idle.
Chicago.-The International Cigar
makers union has 100000 in the
treasury. The members pay the high
est dues of any union in the coun-
try.
Leadville, Col.-The Mineowners
association has announced that the
card system which has been in vogue
there for the last two years will be
discontinued.
New Kensington, Pa.-Five hundred
unorganized employees of the Arnold
plant of the American Window Glass
company struck, causing a suspension
of the works. They asked higher
wages.
Washington.-In decision recently
rendered by Justice Stafford of the
supreme court of the District of Co
lumbia, the right to issue an unfair
list was upheld and decided to be
legal.
New York.-President Gompers has
announced that he will write a book
on the labor movement of this coun-
try, of which he has been the execu-
tive head for a period covering nearly
30 years.
Washington.-By direction of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Mrs. j. Ellin Foster
has been detailed by the department
of commerce and labor to investigate
the condition of women and child
workers throughout the country.
Amesbury, Mass.-Notices of a res
toration of a wage scale to that paid
at the Hamilton cotton mills here.
This means an increase of about 10
per cent in the wages of all opera
tives.
Hamilton, Ont.-The street car
strikers met to consider the proposal
to submit the matter to arbitration,
but adjourned without doing anything
in order that President Mahon, of the
international union, might advise
them.
Tokio.-Japanese papers are urging
their countrymen to give up going to
San Francisco and the Pacific coast
and turn to South America. Brazil
gives greater facilities to Japanese
than to other races. while Chill holds
out special inducements.
Victoria, N. S. W.-The Union La
borers' Protective society of New
South Wales is being blocked on le-
gal technical points by the Common
wealth Portland company from hav-
ing it's claims for better conditions
brought before the arbitration court.
Observation-Disclosures to the
United States is increasing. In the
six months ended October 81, 1904,
the number of arrivals from all coun-
tries was 442, 685, and the correspond
ing period this year 632,137 immi-
grants landed at American ports.
This was an increase of As per cent
Washington.-The United States
supreme court denied a writ of habeas
corpus to Charles II. Meyer, William
ID. Haywood and George A. Pettibone
officers of the Western Federation OF
Miners, who are held in prison in
Idaho on charge of completely in
the murder of former Gov. Steunen
berg. The opinion was by Justice
Harlan. The case came to this court
on an appeal from decision of the
Idaho federal court.
Salt Lake City, Utah.-Announce
ment was made that the operators o.
13 mines made in the Bingham dis
trict, employing about 1000 men
would advance the wages of thei
employees on December 1. The amour
of the increase is to be determined
by a committee of operators. Thu
Newhouse Mines and Smelling com
pany has granted it's $50 employees a
Newhouse an increase of 25 cents pc
day, to remain in effect so long a
copper sells at Is cents or more.
Chicago.-Union labor is to ente
the trading stamp field in order t.
push goods bearing the union labe
The Allied Printing Trades council
is to inaugurate a trading stamp sys
tenn which, If it proves successful
will be taken up by all trades. Book
will be issued to it's members an
stamps for them will be issued t
merchants and manufacturers. 1t
figured that the union men can r,
ceive benefit of one-half per cent o
all purchases they make. This valu
will be increased as the system prove
successful. For several years organ
lied labor has been expanding frol
$4,000 to $4,000 year in eXploitin
goods bearing the union label.
London.-A metal trades confeder
ton has been recently formed in En-
land of the men who work in til
metal trades, from iron plate work
silversmiths. 1t starts out with
membership of about 100000.
Topeka.-The Atchison. Topeka
Santa Fe railway granted an increa,
of four cents an hour in the wages
its trainmen on the main line fro