The Meeker herald., 1907-12-21

New Haven. Conn.-An organised
labor In this city will give financial as
sistance to Frank MCGEE of Worces-
ter. Mass. the national organizer of
the Foundrymen's union. in his appeal
from fine of $500 by the city court
and six months in Jail on each Of four
counts for intimidation Of nonunion
workmen. The trade council has sig
nified its willingness to contribute from
$1,000 to $1,000 toward McGee's de-
tense. The arrest of MaGee grew out
OF strike at local factory.
Chicago. = Apprehension spread
through the town Of Pullman when the
discovery was made public that the
Pullman company. whose great shops
constitute the chief industry, has been
steadily laying OF men until the num-
Der Of employees has been reduced by
5000. In the last three months the
working force of the car factories and
foundries have been cut down from
$4,000 to 1000. and thousands Of idle
men walk the streets looking for
work.
San Francisco-C. M. Schwab ad-
dressed large gathering of the most
influential men of San Francisco in
the boardroom of the merchants ex.
change. The most important of the
direct statements made by Mr.. schwab
was that after looking the ground over
carefully he has decided not only to
continue the Union iron works, but to
modernize that shipbullding and struc-
tural plant at a cost of 100000 or
more. and enlarge Its capacity Of out
put.
Sydney, Australia. "A labor candi
date for a vacant seat In the Austral-
ian parliament has hit upon a novel
idea-"young age pensions" on the
ground that they are wise and mer-
ciful, and would be commercially
profitable to the commonwealth" He
adds that they would conduce to good
citizenship And enable the struggling
parents of large families to bring up
their children decently and with credit
to themselves and the community"
London, Eng.-The joint board Of
the parliamentary committee Of the
Trades Union Congress, the General
Federation of Trades Unions and the
Labor party of Great Britain has is
sued report on unemployment, in
which 1t is recommended that trades
unions be urged to abolish overtime,
and that where this II not wholly pos
sible, 1t be restricted to the narrOwest
limits, and that when worked It be
penalized to the fullest extent
Rome, Italy.-Owing to the fact that
public opinion is opposed to the pro-
posal to declare a strike of railroad
men throughout Italy, and in view of
the adoption by the government Of ex-
tansive precautionary measures. 1t 10
nowenot believed that the leaders will
call upon the men to engage in the
general strike which had been threat
ened as a result of the recent trouble
among the railway employees at Milan
and Turin.
Washington.-The Panama canal Of
ficers have been asked to make q
report to the war department on
charges made in Spain that recruit
ing agents for the 1sthmian canal
work have deceived Spanish labor
ers to induce them to emigrate to the
isthmus. One hundred and fifty Span
iards go to the isthmus now every
week under the inducements offered
them by LIE Roy Marks, labor agent Of
the canal.
San Francisco.-Brewery Workers
union ia discussing a proposition to
procure a site for the erection Of .
brewers hall.
London, Eng.-Within the space Of
three years the British National So
ciety of Operative Printers Assist
ants has been able to establish IA
branches. q solid footing being OBJ
tanned in each of the three Kingdoms,
and the provincial propaganda 10
actively maintained. The English
provincial branches are being aug
mented by foundations in Bath. Bris-
toll. Birmingham and Cardiff; the
Glasgow branch Is to have sister or.
ganizations in Edinburgh, Aberdeen
and Dundee, while new branches are
in course of formation in Belfast, Cork
and other Irish towns.
London, Can.-This city will have
a labor candidate for the mayoralty.
Eau Claire, Wis.-The boiler makers
of this division of the Omaha, To-
Gated In the shops at Altoona, went
on strike. They were getting SO
cents an hour, but struck for 46. The
company offered to compromise on a
basis of 41H cents an hour, which
the boiler makers refused. Strike
breakers have now been brought In,
but this action has thus far occasioned
no trouble. The strike interfered with
the train service, as shorter trains
have had to be run.
London, Eng.-The biggest colliery
strike which Great Britain has seen
was the South Wales strike in 1898.