The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-26

Paris. France-The printers trade
unions held an international congress
here recently. The printers trades
unions of France, Germany, Austria,
Hungary. Croatia, Servia. Italy, Lux
enburg. Belgium, Denmark. Sweden
and Portugal were represented. Two
British trade unions, the London So
ciety OF Compositors and the Scotch
Printers Union, were also represent
ed. though they have not Joined the
international organization and had no
vote. The first part Of the proceed
ings were taken UP with a discussion
of proposals for building up an inter
national war chest for the defense OF
members, especially in lands where
the organization is weak, and FOR In
shutting an efficient control over the
organizations in TIE various countries
so that the money of the International
Federation shall not be frivolousiy
spent.
Chicago.-The labor situation is
causing the western railroads manage
ments a great deal of uneasiness. In
various parts of the west different
labor organizations are making de-
! mands for increased wages, and on
one road, at least, there is imminent
danger of a switchmen's strike. The
problem confronting the general man
ager is what is to be done with the
present demands and with future de
mands which seem certain to come.
At the last session of the committee
1t developed that the presidents OF
nearly all western roads had deter
mined that there shall be no further
increases in wages. The unanimous
sentiment is that the limit has been
reached, and that no more increases
in pay can be granted with safety.
Elwood, Ind.-Word from the ma
tional headquarters of the national Of
flee of the Flint Glass Workers union
to the Elmwood workmen says, that
the count of the referendum vote has
developed that the sliding scale pre-
scented by the independent glass man.
ufacturers has been adopted and goes
into effect at once. The scale is the
same as the men worked under last
year, which was a trifie higher than
I that paid by the McBath-Evans Glass
company, until the latter advanced
its men 25 per cent. The latter is
now paying machine blowers about
one-fourth more shift of eight hours
than is being paid the workmen in the
independent plants.
London.-A union Of the member
ship of the American Federation o
o Labor, the national trades unions o
n England, Scotland, Germany, Den
e mark, Austria, Belgium, Netherland
IL and other countries, embracing
membership of 100000 organize
a. workers, is, according to some labo
men, about to be tried. Included in tn
le list of American organizations sal
- to be eligible for membership in tn
. new plan would be the A. F. of L
% and the American Society of Equit
; (the farmers unions). Cards fro1
each country would be interchans
W able between members, and in tim
IN one international convention woul
"a result
Pittsburg.-The official list of vi
tins of the Quebec bridge disaster
August 20 has been received. It show
s that 62 bridge men went down in II
It, St Lawrence. The majority We
is French Canadians and there were
IN number of Iroquofs Indians. All we
Id members of Local 81 of New Live
ne pool Province of Quebec, which, ne
withstanding the terrible disaster tn
nearly wiped out it's existence, W
s. represented at the indianapolis &C
wv vention by J. H Bason.
III Washington. - Commissioner Ge
~ eral of immigration Sargent says th
~ partial reports received by him up
tn the invitation of the cotton spinni
industry of Massachusetts and ell
N where, which he instituted some til
lg, ago. indicate that the proprietors
INT cotton mills are seeking to evade
"a alien contract labor law in order
~ ~ keep from employing union men
nv their establishments
IN Washington.-The annual inyestie
ion ton Of the bureau Of labor into Wag
es, shows that in the principal manufs
turing and mechanical industries
sht the country average wages per hour
on 1906 were As per cent. higher TN
I'm In 1905, the regular hours OF LAD
49,, per week were 0.5 per cent. lowe
an and the number Of employees In t
ms establishments investigated was sew
day per cent. greater
the New York.-As a result OF the SUI
early in the summer of 12,Oeo &C
tailors belonging to the Brotnerno
TT of Tai1ors, which was repudlated
the United Garment Workers, W
which the brotherhood was amnat
'iS the taiIors will form national or
nization independent OF the garm'
workers.
first London.-At the recent lmper
Jury Navigation conference a resolut
Dad L. oo--ioa dat II be q recOmmen