The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-26

the idea OF which caused great con-
Germ, has been averted by agreement. +
signed by the chairmen Of the princi-
pal railroad companies and representa-
tives Of the Amalgamated Society OF
Railway Servants The agreement
provides in general for the considera-
ton of further matters in dispute pri-
marily by a sectional board Of concilia-
ton representing the various grades Of
employees and the individual railroads.
In last resort the matter Will be set
tied by arbitration. The directors Of
the railroads bind themselves to com
pulsory outside Intervention in dis
putes with their employees. The board
Of Cancellation will be composed in
every case of elected employees of the
companies concerned, as we'll as Off
Gals Of the various railroads.
Washington.-The revenue Of the
American Federation of Labor is de-
rived mainly from a tax levied on each
union at the rate of one-half of one
cent per month from each member in
good standing of international unions,
of ten cents per month from each
member of local and federal unions
having no internationals, five cents Of
which is applied to a defense fund,
and of a fixed tax of $3.50 per quarter
from each city and state body. The
executive council also has power to
levy assessments on all affiliated
unions to sustain unions engaged in
industrial conflicts the levies not to
+ exceed one cent per member per week,
and for not more than ten weeks in
each year.
London, Eng.-David Lloyd George,
president of the British board of trade.
is the most acclaimed man in Eng.
land. 1t was through his earnest and
intelligent work that a strike of the
railway employees of Great Britain,
which probably would have paralyzed
the business life of the whole coun-
try, was averted. The solution of the
difficulty between the managers and
employees of the railroads has peace
with honor, it Is said, to both sides.
1t is in the nature Of a compromise,
but it gives the employees something
they greatly wished for-an agree
ment for compulsory arbitration of dis
putes.
New York.-It is reported plans are
being discussed for a federation Of
railroad employees, that a strike of the
members of one brotherhood will in
volve strike Of the other. The or
CARNATIONS are the Brotherhoods of
/
Firemen, and Railway Trainmen, and
the Orders Of Railroad Conductors and
Railroad Telegraphers. The brother
hoods are federated on some railroad
systems, but this has acted so far as
a preventive of strikes.
New York.-Plans for the formation
of local and district anti-child labor
leagues throughout the state are well
under way at Albany; also plans for
the formation of a state league. The
recent convention of the New York
State Workiugmen's Federation at
Syracuse adopted resolutions favor
ing the league, and instructed the
delegates to take the matter up with
their locals aud do what they could
toward effective organization.
Boston.-Receipts of the Interna
tional Photo Engravers union for the
year ending September 1, 1907, were
S18,847.56. while expenses were $13,
7O8.60. There is a balance in the
general treasury of $25,46418. From
January 1, 1904, to June, 1907, the
membership increased about 1000.
New York.-The state board Of
mediation and arbitration recorded
112 strikes and lockouts during the
first six months Of this year, with q
consequent loss of $50 900 working
days, involving 1850 employees. Six
ty per cent. of the disputes were fol
an advance of wages. In 20 cases
the employees won; in AZ they were
defeated, 80 were compromised anC
eight pending.
Bloomington, lll-For the benefit o.
employees who might have difficulty il
getting their pay checks cashed, the
: Chicago & Alton has decided to re
I store the pay car, and it will go ovel
the road, paying off all employees il
currency.
/ Chicago -Announcement was made
/ at the headquarters of the Chicago
S Typographical union that the publish
i ing house Of NJ. A. Donohue & Co a
4 last had conceded the demands of tn
4 union and that the striking printer
will return to work.
S Houghton, Mica.-The Calumet 4
g Hecla miners met here and after hear
? ing read a communication from Frest
n dent Agassiz, decided to accept tn
t proposed wage reduction Of 1914 pc
cent
IS Oelwein, IA deputy Unite
? States marshal served the permanen
e injunctions Issued by Judge H. I
" Reed. Of the federal court, on tn
r strikers Of the Chicago Great Wester
s railway. It enjoins strikers and var
4 GUS unions from in any manner int,
5 fering with the emplovment of he'll