The Lake County times., 1907-07-06


union.
Toronto Canada-UniOn men assert
that plumbers are being brought from
England to take the place Of the strik-
ers.
New York-As a result Of the long
shoremen's strike the exports from
this port dropped $6.944,980 in one
week.
Harrisburg, nl-In this city there
are eight mills using the union label
of the Flour and Cereal Mill Workers
union.
Fargo, N. D-A recent ruling makes
unions of this city eligible to mem
bership in the Minnesota State Fed
Grafton.
Ottawa, Canada.-Repeated warn
ings are being sent to England, stat
ing that the labor market is over
stocked.
Omaha, Neb.-All the road roller en-
gineers are now in the hoisting and
portable engineers union by an inter
national decision.
Chicago.-Eight hundred union bar
bers have been granted a new sched-
ule of wages and working conditions
by their employers.
Chicago.-A new organization Of We
hicle painters has been organized. 1t
IS known as the Chicago Carriage
Wagon and Auto Painters union.
Denver, Col-The Western Fedora
tion of Miners, by vote Of 345 to 25,
adopted a resolution prohibiting local
unions from making contracts with OPP
orators.
Chicago-The Provision Trades
council, of this city and vicinity, rep
resents more than $4,000 individuals
employed producing or handling pro
visions.
Melbourne.-The premier of South
Australia has received an offer from
influential Jewish sources in Great
Britain to settle $4,000 Russian Jews
.-IiS the northern territory.
Union molders have
appealed to the United States circuit
court of appeals against the decree
issued by Judge Sanborn of the United
States district court, preventing pick
citing
Detroit, Mich-As a climax to the
numerous acts of violence which have
resulted from the strike which has
been in progress for the last month
OF a thousand molders, machinists and
metal polishers in IA manufactures of
the city a blanket injunction was is
sued by Circuit Judges Hosmer, Man
dell and Brooke restraining the Metal
Polishers' union and 200 specified indi-
viduals from interfering with workers
at any of the plants.
Berlin.-Among the large labor
unions in Germany are the clothing
industry, with 242,000 workers, re-
ceiving so cents a day; the Saxon tex
tile industry with 225,000 workers
averaging rs cents; North German
Textile union, with $4,000 workers
wages 65 cents: South German Tex
tile union, with $4,000 workers
wages So cents. and the tobacco in
dustry, with $4,000. wages 40 cents
The lowest rate of all is paid to the
textile union of Silesia, 40 cents.
Pittsburg, Pa-Locals of the Broth
erhood of Painters, Decorators and Pa
perhangers of America have been no
titled that the general vote of that
body defeats the proposition TO elect
the national officers at the annual con
venton instead of by referendum
The members of the organization in
this city and vicinity voted almost
unanimously in favor of the PROPOSE
tion.
New York.-The International AS
sociauon of Printing Pressmen at its
convention at Brighton Beach repudi
ated by vote of 102 to 90 a five
years agreement with the United
Typothetae of America The agree
ment, which had been entered int
January is last, affects 10000 press
men in book and job offices Throughout
the United States. The United
Typothetae of America will be aske,
to consent to amendments strikin.
out the open shop clause and provid
ing for an eight-hour day. ShoulC
these amendments be rejected, a ref
erendum on the question Of q genera
eight-hour day will be taken. Shoult
the referendum be in favor of an eight
hour day q general strike is likely I,
result.
Minneapolis.-The labor unions ar
TO conduct a crusade against all cor
Germs which do Sunday business i
this city. This is against all concern
where labor is employed seven day
in the week.
Omaha, Neb.-Plumhers have rt
turned to work in the closed shop an
at an increase of so cents a day i
wages. The plumbers won by the VI
divided support of organized labor
There was no arbitration agreemen
to the settlement, the master plumb
ers agreeing to the demands of tn
union. and the victory was a complet
one.