The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-07-26
The Workers.

Wrestling and wrestling to surface wealth.
of the ages untold;
Taking the forces of nature, elements
leashing in chain.
We ares the legions of progress, we are
the powers who reign.
We are the men who are hewing for the
yet unborn to read
Into the pillars of ages, imprint of action
and deed;
Marching resistlessly onward, blazing
and burning the way,
We are the hosts who accompliSh-We are
the men of to-day.
New York.-Italian cigarmakers re-
Gently organized in this city.
Boston.-Union labor is renewing
interest in proposition to establish
labor temple here.
Wilkesbarre, Pa-The lace mills
have advanced the wages of l, 100 en-
ployes ten per cent.
Newark, N. J.-One of the pioneer
labor unions of this country is the
journeymen stone cutters of this city,
organized May 10, 1884.
Boston.-Owing to Chinese competi-
ton an anti-Asiatic league has been
formed in New England to advocate
Chinese poll tax of $4,000.
New York.-Internationa Photo En-
yravers' union has signed five-year
arbitration agreement with the Ma
ional Publishers association.
Washington.-The headquarters of
the International Union of Carriage
and Wagon Workers of America will
shortly be established in this city.
London-The British government
has appointed Mr.. Ernest AYES as COM
missioner to investigate on the spot
the workings of the various labor laws
of Australia
London-The iron puddlers' wages
in the midlands of England were in
creased recently. At the same time
other mill forge wages were increased
~ per cent
Swansea, England.-A recent con-
ference between the unions engaged
in the steel trade and the employers
resulted in an eight-hour working day
being conceded.
South Omaha, Neb.-The entire
working force of all the packing
houses, comprising about 5000 men,
were recently notified that an advance
in wages Of from 5 to Is per cent. has
been granted them.
Washington.-No sign of trade
union label has been found earlier
than 1874. 1t appears to be wholly of
American origin, nor is any evidence
at hand that unions elsewhere, except
in Canada. show special interest in it.
San Sebastian, Spain.-The entire
northwest of Spain may be tied up
by gigantic strike, the beginning of
which was the declaration of a gen.
eral strike at the meeting of several
thousand miners at Bilbao. 1t is be-
lieved that the movement will spread
rapidly to the mine districts of San
lander and Asturias. The labor unions
of the whole of Catalonia are prepar-
ing for general strike.
Washington.-The most potent and
far-reaching influence at work in the
labor world are the labor journals, of
which 1875 monthly and 70 weekly
publications are issued in the United
States and Canada.
Washington. The payment of
money by the Erie Railroad company
to secure immunity from strikes will
be Investigated by those in this city
belonging to the International Associa-
Washington lodge of machinists was
held to have a committee appointed
and sent to New York to investigate
the allegations and secure further in
formation.
Minneapolis.-The Minneapolis con-
vention of the A. F. of L. directed that
in order to extend the propaganda
work of the federation organizers,
and also to furnish a theoretical as
well as a ready reference guide to
speakers and writer's on labor topics,
that there should be compiled, under
the supervision of the executive board,
a textbook containing the essential
principles of unionism and such other
information as may be deemed neces-
sary. The compilation of the data is
being speedily completed.
Paris, France. = The authorities
have discovered an emigration agency
which is shipping Roubaix weavers to
Paterson, N. j., and Lawrence, Mass,
thus enabling those cities to compete
with the products of French cities
producing similar manufactures.
Seattle, Wash.-Speaking to large
gathering of the Christian Endeavor
delegates here, the Rev. Edwin Heyl
Delk, pastor of st. Matthew's Lutheran
church, Philadelphia, denounced the
action of the governor of Idaho in the
alleged kidnapping of Meyer and Hay
wood. He also asserted that the
judiciary of Idaho WAS corr11nt