The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-09-06

reported that its Office at GOldf1eld,
New, was closed and would remain
closed at night time hereafter until
proper protection could be afforded its
operators. The service to Goldfield
was suddenly broken and it was re-
ported that a delegation of miners
had called upon Operator Shiveley
and ordered him to leave town imme-
diately. While the Western Union
has not been definitely informed re-
garding Shiveley's movements, they
believe that both the operator and his
wife obeyed the order of the miners
Valleyfeld. Quebec.-The Montreal
Cotton company, whose 1000 employees
went out on strike for an increase of
ten per cent. in wages, announces that
it will refuse to accede to the de nand
OF the men, and is prepared to close.
the mill.
Cleveland, O.-With the view OF
further Strengthening the Information
al Molders' union, the organization has
adopted considerable constructive leg
islatiOn, and has made some radical
changes in its constitution. Chief
| among these is the increase in the
fees from 25 to 48 cents per week.
By this means an addition to tho
strike fund, which will amount to over
200 per cent, will be made. While
thus clearing the decks for action in
the event of strikes the association
has gone on record as favoring concil-
| iation and conferences between en-
| ployer and employee.
London, England.-One of the most
| serious situations in the shipbuilding
trade in many years has arisen as
result of the sudden strike of the
calkers in the yards of the Armstrong
Whiteworth company in Newcastle.
The Shipbuilders' Employers asso-
citation ordered a lockout of $4,000
platers, riveters, calkers and unskilled
| laborers, and bulletins to this effect
were posted in the shipyards in Bar
row, in all the yards along the Tyne
and the Clyde, and in Belfast The
| lockout is, to begin August "a.
Hot Springs, Ark.-The fifty-third
annual convention of the Information
al Typographical union adjourned to
| meet next year in Boston. The meet
ing is universally pronounced the most
/ important yet held. A resolution was
| adopted approving and referring to a
| referendum vote plan for pensioning
| members over 60 years of age who
have been in the union for 20 years.
| and are disabled from earning i've
lihood. The amount of the benefits is
to be four dollar per week. This is
the same proposition which Joseph ..
Dirks of St Louis SO strongly urged
at the previous convention.
| Chilicothe, Mo. = The Burlington
Railroad company was found guilty Of
charge of violating the eight-hour
Geographic law and was fined 5000 by
Justice Grail An appeal was taken.
This is the first conviction obtained
under the law passed at the last SEES
sion of the legislature and which rail-
roads declare conflicts with a federal
| statute.
Pittsburg.-The Republic Iron and
Steel company and the Western Bar
Iron association have agreed to the
scale approved by the board of con-
Citation and the agreement between
the Amalgamated Association and the
manufacturers will be signed within
a few days.
Cincinnati.-The latest addition to
the Cincinnati labor organization is
| the Mixers union, which has re
ceived charter from the American
Federation Of Labor. It is composed
of men who do the actual work in.
supplying the city with milk.
Pittsburg. Cancellation as a meth
of of settling disputes between capital
and labor was given another boost
l hv he final coff1oroort IF ho
scale of the Amalgamated Association
Of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers. When
the two wage scale committees could
not agree it was decided to submit
the whole matter to arbitration. A
board was chosen and went into SEES
sion about three weeks ago at Cam
bridge Springs. The arguments sub
mitted by the workers had the most
weight with the arbitrators and the
decision was finally rendered in their
| favor.
Boston.-One of the most sweeping
| labor decisions rendered in Massachu-
sets was handed down by Judge Gas
kill of the superior court. He holds
that labor union has right to fine
any member who does not accede to
the demand of the union and quit
work in an establishment where
strike is in progress.
| Ottawa, Canada.-A regulation has
just gone into effect in Canada which
prohibits the employment of children
under IA years of age in factories un-
der any conditions. The age previous
| ly fixed was Is years.
Scranton. Pa.-The Harvey silk
mills have entered into an agreement
with their striking girls to give them
nine-hour day, with Saturday half
holiday the year around. This makes
only two hours week more than
contemplated by the eight-hour day.
for which the silk mill girls through
out the country are striking.