The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-06-21

Berlin.-The journeymen bakers
struck. About $500 bakers are af-
fected and more than 5000 men are
out. They demand a minimum wage
of s5.75 week, ten to IL hours for a
days work and one days rest each
week.
Boston.-A1exander Law at = meet
ing of the Eight-Hour League of Amer
lea was suspended from the Office of
president on account of unfavorable
criticism which he drew on the league
by his statements on the political sit
uation in this city.
Chicago.-Peace between the Chi
cago City Railway company and it's
union employees was established for
another year when members Of the
executive board of the union and
President Mitten signed an agreement
embodying old working conditions and
new wage scale.
Boston-The Chelsea Hebrew car
penters won their demand for the $3.50
day minimum wage in a few hours.
The strike of the shop and mill hands
is still on at five Greater Boston
shops. The carpenters district coun-
Gil has decided that no carpenter will
handle any trim from them on any
job, and the building trades section
of the C. L. U. has voted to support
the carpenters by trade action on any
job where such an effort becomes
necessary.
London. - A parliamentary paper
shows that emigration depleted the
population of ireland last year of
25,918 persons, being 80 per cent. per
1000 of the entire population. The
United States continues to be the
Irish Mecca, having received last year
rs per cent. of the emigration. It is
pointed out by this paper that 4.110,
900 persons have emigrated from Ire
land Ito various countries and that
this number equals SO per cent. of the
present population of the country.
st. Louis, Mo-As result of the
agitation fostered by the Missouri
Federation of Labor through its legis-
lative committee, much valuable leg
islation was secured for labor at the
recent session of the general assem-
bly,. The legislative boards report,
just published under the direction OF
Secretary Charles w. Fear, shows that
the following labor measures were
enacted: A bill providing for q max
imum eight-hour day for telegraph OPP
orators in the state. Prohibiting the
employment of child labor in the
state. Providing for an investigation
in order to change the system OF
handling convicts. A bill to permit
the recovery of not exceeding $1O,-
900 damages for contributory negli-
gence in case an employee is killed.
A bill requiring that all abandoned
rooms and entries in mines be closed
and sealed for the protection of miners.
A bill providing for the safety OF
railroad employees and other persons
by requiring all switches, frogs and
guard rails on railroads to be prop
erly locked or filed in all yards. A
bill to rehabilitate the state board of
Arbitration and mediation by placing
$4,000 to the credit of and board to
pay expenses. bill providing for an
eight-hour platoon system for st.
Louis police. A bill increasing the
appropriation for the bureau of labor
statistics. A bill to set aside a por-
ton of the earnings Of convicts In
the penitentiary for the purpose of en-
couraging discharged convicts to seek
| employment after their release from
| the penitentiary. The report shows
| that several bills aimed at labor were
| defeated.
| Chicago.-A new organization of We
| hicle painters has been organized. It
| is known as the Chicago Carriage,
| Wagon and Auto Painters union. Mel
win C. Herman was elected president
| at the first meeting of the organize
ton recently.
| Chicago.-Four railroads offered the
freight handlers an increase of one
/, per cent. an hour. The roads are the
Monon, Illinois Central, Burlington
and the st. Paul. The freight handlers
| on all the roads entering the city have
| presented demands for an increase of
12M cents an hour. The offer of one
per cent. is the first definite result Of
several days of conferences and will,
according to the rules Of the union, be
voted upon.
Indianapolis, Ind.-The executive
board of the United Mine Workers Of
America, Eleventh district, issued q
strike order calling about 5000 miners
| to leave the mines and go on strike.
There are eight or ten grievances of
the miners. The test of strength will
be made at the Union mine, where the
mine committee would not allow men
to work because they did not belong
to the local lodge, though they be.
longed to other lodges.
st. Petersburg. -According to an Of
fetal investigation, embracing the de-
cade of 1882-91, the average annual
wages for male agricultural worker
in Russia was less than $32, and for q
(! female worker less than $1S.
| Lansing, Mich.-Under recent de-
| cision of the Michigan supreme court,