The Forrest City times., 1907-11-08

SASAaHNt Nb ldih flNtttN VI " 5tNN' ter. Mass the national organizer or the FeundFymen' union. ih his appeal from a 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 it's willingness to contribute from sl GOO to s1.500 toward McGee's de- fense. The arrest of MaGee grew out Of strike at a local factory.
 Chicago. = Apprehension spread through the town of Pullman when the discovery was made public that the Pullman company. whose great shops constitute fhe chief industry ias been steadily laying of men until the nltn- 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 12000 to 1000 and thousands of idle men walk the streets looking for work
 San Francisco-C. N. 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 10 continue the Union iron works. bur 70 modernize that shipbuildinS and struc- tufal plant at cost Of sl 000000 or more. and enlarge it's capacity Of out put.
 sydney, Australia. A labor candi date for 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 10 good citizenship and enable the struggling parents of large families to bring up i 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 is not wholly pos sible, Il 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 tensive precautionary measures, 1t Is now not 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 aud Turin
 Washington.-The Panama canal of tcers have been asked to make a report to the war department on charges made in Spain that recruit, ing agents for the Isthmian canal work have deceived Spanish labor CTS to induce them 10 emigrate to the lsthmus One hundred and fifty Span. lards go to the isthmus now every week under the inducements offered them by Le Roy Marks. labor agent of the canal
 San Francisco.-Brewery Workers union is discussing a proposition to procure a site for the erection of brewers hall
 London, Eng-Wnhin the space of three wears the British National So. eiety of Operative Printers Assist. ants has been able to establish 14 branches. solid footing being ob. tained in each of the three Kingdoms and the provincial propaganda is actively maintained The English provincial branches are being anq. mented by foundations in Bath. Bri.- tol. Birmingham and Cardin. the Glasgow branch is 10 have sister ar. 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 labor candidate for the mayoraltv
 Eau Claire Wis-The boiler makers of this division of the Omaha h. eated in the shops at Altoona went on strike They were getting 38 cents an hour, but struck for f. The company offered 10 compromise on a basis of 41's cents an hour which the boiler makers refused Strike breakers have now been brought in but this action has thus far occasioped no trouble. The strike interfered with the train service as shorter trains have had to be run
 London. Eng-The biggest coiliar,. strike which Great Britain has seen was the South Wales strike in 1SeS The strike was started by the hove who acted as haulers at one of the principal colieries suddenly tbrowing up their work One hundred thop' sand men came out and not a nick "as swung for IF days.