The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-04
Secretary w l. A Johnson
Makes Annual Report
COMPARISON Is GIVEN.
Wages Amounting to $685., $50
Lost During Year
Plans for Social and Economic
Retterment Of Wage Farmers

Labor and Industry are meeting N an
uuaE convention in Topeka toeiay- the
principal subject for consideration n
the convention Is in regard % the m
dustrtaI Guestfaus that confront wage
earrers and 70 consider plans and
policies To secure the betterr1e1L CT
the wage carriers social. economic ana
intellectual condition.
" L A Johnson. secretary OF the
society read mis- annual report locttz-
Il follows in part
During the past year the mum Der
OF strikes occurring was 40 as eohl-
pared with Is for 1906 This Wou4a
Indicate an increase Of dlscoIlL - II - n
were il not explained by the de5dlLs oA
St1cn strikes a large mum Der OF -il-iAA
being OF small moment ana Q1AcA-S
adjusted The causes given TOR s1cn
strikes were as follows HeLls. 5 y
employers 10 confer WIKI eul PAoS =
and adjust grievances reduction u
wages lockout On account OF eloseI
sF4ou demand the establishment oE
recoguiZe the uuiou- an increase =
wages These CAUSES SUNS Up N =
general way the causes CT SUI
strikes. The settlement or these d-lL-
s-r1Eties numerically stated ara as rol-
lows. Tweutv-zix report as being Sc
tied successfully. eleven part1a-41 So /
cessfuI and eight remained url7es1l-E=.- L
The reports further snow SOM - -
aF strikes which 3 63A days LLlesre
strikes involved 5.S06 members. A11E-
rv-uiuta strikes report the losa g -1-eA.
total mem berz1i1 IN the 0uEnoeT u
80 s-T7,,,1-7+f r7sr 20 $40, AT. The toEa4
amount of vageS lost On account q
these 81 strikes for those repor-1lls ~
this detail was S932. 89O-DS- MS LOSS
IN vazz would urdCu br614T De 4 ga
loss - the workers we're they not COM
peusaaasf in some degree oY the 4 A141-
1fs1naI benefit obCained through me
settlement Of the successful strlA7s. +
such as the making OF eonlIstetSt -
fr77D7-rz-frlzr Of Industrial conditions sur
rounding employment anu II -I1
amount Of increased wages y $50
OF such strike This IS evlueilceA ~ ~ +
the successful two year contract OF liz
nina workers. in securing 4 I'VE anu
4ne-naIF uer cent increase eIfectIIie@
rrs.arfv Ii. 900 man IN the slAla d. "7aA
as many other organizations Wno 10
materially improved t1air cohe-- -e -
T1zr 1-s=orti11zr 70 this last means or de-
rs-se suspension OF en- ptoH men
Ezo..-avar the small number OF men m
VOWED 5.So6, IS cuIIl25ELl 80 -.
uszr.enzaxa CT the WorAnen q ta1
=44|a and may rea1flv be taken as Al I
4--r+4rslEiJrl how EIfreq Il Is c-i1f1ltt
ersd necessary ID use this Instrl lIi7i =
or last resort Organized la0oE =
u-ofrfrx immensely from accepting
and employing the more IrnpEoNet-t
methods Of settling strikes anu la9oh
fTff77t-fI ties the methods OF concl4laL4oh
ard arbitration
~ and employment generally II Is ra1r
"a saw that the past year mas SHOWN a 4
continuation Of prosperity II the mus
trial movement Employment geneTd--
T. ns4s neeu steady and permanent
v7-,rra. r4az-a shown A signify upward /
-ar7fFaz7cv- in some branches CT INDUSTRY
enough such advances II wages naVa
been offset by increased cast u ivlI1g-
The increased activities Gr the past IeFV
vars aruear 70 show Nc leSs-Ellns A1c
rom tina Indications Of thrift and en-
-ey--risse concentrated and under way
bfefE fair 70 continue for another year
Z * bt1r fair however. % call aCrenrloo
even during j period OF prosperous COIL
Gfr4urs and remuneral1Fe employment
u the necessity OF constant efrdrI III
+y.a f7uur1varnenr OF the economic ana +
s-,,544s47-is4l conditions OF the workers +
ard the need Of constant vigilance % (
alfrrrf774te as far As possible the evus 4
ard ,5iscreuancies that operate and that l
viii continue 70 multiply IN our indus
trial system Z not checked oy the con-
ragreef strength CT united action by or
saufzefI labor
.sT7 me enforcement af the factory .
f-7srsctior laws we have been confront
ed rom year 70 year with the Glsap-
-,riv7-l47ssE1r due 70 CI1e inability % cover
the factory Inspection field as II should .
he Done On account OF the hex OF Held
forces duly authorized for this purpose
7 snureti4ts the Eacr thar factory IN
suectiou has not been as tufly covered 1
as IL should be and t1ere have been
=s-r71a ror11uIaInts. and Justly 50. Of this .
fact bs1t IL must De borne IN mind that .
under me present laws the commission {
ar or labor is made sx-0fficio srdra fac
rurv inspector as the authority for IN 4
sanction fs conferred on no other off 4
Ger Of the bureau nor is the STATE FAC
rur-v inspector authorized ID depurize F
- abr ia
such authority exist there Is no appro-
ursatior tt1a- IS available 10 DO. any real +
sssp.<-tt--z work aTunE This line and when /
ne remember that there ara between /
there and four Thousand factories. work .
zhous- mills. packing houses and other /
manufacturing establishments that
s-,,r71e under the facr0ry Inspection laws /
va see how physically impossible il has
beer TOR one man % do the factory IN +
spect1cu work properly saying nothing /
or tie u1uItlclIdinGus duties provided by F
the. law for the commissioner On var
fo44s ether kinds Of work As a means +
Of relieving this situation I vas sur
-e-sr1I IN getting the governor 70 rae
cr-7Ynerd in his message thar the +
bureau De given Il deputy factory in (
=ueator and 4 statistical clerk for office 4
work and bill has been Introduced u Z
mat effect which viii carry with IL the +
cen fe-rfr1a OF the powers OF factory IN
s77sscrsrn upon the assistant commits
z5oner also. and I an pleased "a say +
ef1af 7 have the ASSURANCE OF number +
s-f strong friends n the house and sen
a. eF1ar the Dill viii become a law The
saIarfes provided TOR the deputy fac
sorv inspector is sLz00 and expenses +
artF for the statistical clerk 81 600 Der
a-7r-zryr1. Thus. We hope To have three (
r7arsurls VINO will be authorized to DC I
e,-~urv inspection and thereby bring f
en- field work up 10 what II ought u 7
80 This addition To the force IS an aI1-
uri,1re necessity for the reason that