The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-09


Of late causing the Chinese to be tsS
en- there. Those interested IN the
supply OF Chinese labor now figure
that with the increased wages paid to
these Chinese they can as readily pay
$500 as they were previously able to
pay the 500 assessed them when
Chinese labor was held much more
cheaply than at present
Marietta. O.-Orders issued by Maj
J. G. Warren, of Cincinnati, engineer
in charge of the Ohio, Big Sandy,
Muskingum and Kentucky rivers, have
been served on the lockmasters In the
Muskingum river instructing them to
work but eight hours a day. thus en-
forcing the government eight-hour law
Boats arriving at the lock after four
o'clock in the afternoon must await
till the next morning for lockage.
London, England-The Lancashire
and Cheshire Miners federation re-
solved some time ago TO enter upon a
recruiting campaign TO bring into the
union all miners in the two counties.
The result has been that the member
ship has increased by thousands, but
at one or two collieries the nonunion
men have neglected to come in. The
proposal now is to hand in notices IL
those men refuse to comply.
Rome Italy.-The Italian railway
men admit that they are defeated, but
they say they are not subdued. They
declare that they did not strike be-
cause they were betrayed by the So
cialists, who dissuaded the proletariat
from joining the proposed strike as
they were convinced that a general
strike would lead to a defeat of their
party at the forthcoming municipal
elections.
London, England.-The Northumber-
land Miners association is seeking to
change the basis of 1879 prices to a
rate more in accordance with the rates
now ruling. which the men contend
should be 25 per cent higher than in
1879 A good sound average might be
found in the mean of 1S79-1907, a
period of rs years, which would do in
justice to none and perhaps satisfy the
miners.
Denver. Col.-President Mickey
Davis, of the Alaska Mine Workers
union, has succeeded in his effort to
form an alliance with the Western
Federation of Miners, and it is said
that there will be a renewal of the
warfare between the Miners union and
the operators in the Tanana (Alaska)
district when the sluicing season be-
gins next April.
Havana-In labor circles. where
great unrest has prevailed for some
weeks, the statement is made that
plans have been made to inauguratC
a general strike. The railroad strike
shows little change. The officials com
plain of the police protection and de
clare that loyal employees are being
openly intimidated.
Peoria, Ill-Six hundred distiller!
workers struck here for higher wages
shorter hours, and recognition of thu
union The strikers include skillet
and unskilled workmen and yeas
makers. The management of the dis
tilleries offered an increase in wages
but declined to treat with the unio
committees.
Columbus. O-The steel plant of tn
United States Steel corporation close
down indefinitely, throwing 500 me
out of work. The furnaces will III
ong enough to convert the ore o
land into pig iron, which will b
shipped to some other plant of tn
steel trust
Boston.-Under the new law whic
las just gone into effect in Mass
chusetts it is unlawful for any perso
OF corporation to require an employ
to work on Sunday unless the eI
ploye is allowed "a consecutive hou
without labor during the six days G
suing.
Paris, France.-The General Fe
Grafton of Labor is considering the a
visibility of a general strike, in 7
taHation against the governments a
ton in prosecuting members for co
graduating soldiers who refused
p FIRE on the workers
Vienna, Austria.-For nearly a ce
fury Viennese householders have be-
= compelled by law to take care Of siC
"a domestic servants and to provide he
n. pital accommodations for them wh'
it was not possible to care for them
= the house.
Boston.-Six new districts we
added to the international Spinner
union, according to the report
President Urgan Fleming at the a
e. nual session which closed here
Gently.
a Macon, Ga.-The butchers ha
= formed a union and intend hereaft
10 run on union lines.
London, Eng.-An important fede
ton has been formed in Englal
called an Association OF Woodwo
Is ing Trade Unions" It is composed
.. seven of the crest unions engaged
= the woodworking industry, consist
~ Of 81, 800 members.
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