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

Neutrality-suspicious. attention is now
Federation of Labor, which is plan
ming to build up a stronger labor
movement in that section.
Portland, Ore.-Union labor of this
city has decided to enter the coming
municipal campaign with full ticket
of its own. Because of the attitude of
the present municipal administration
labor has decided to alter it's former
policy, which was to indorse candi.
dates of other parties.
Columbus, O.-The Wertz law was
declared unconstitutional by Common
Plaas Judge Bigger on the ground
that it is not of universal operation
and that it is retroactive. 1t will be
appealed. The law provides that not
more than 10 per cent. of the number
of men employed in any trade in the
state can be used in the penitentiary
for like labor.
New York.-A very remarkable Ia
Dor organization is the United Hat
ters' Union of America. 1t dates it's
permanency from the time of adopting
the three per cent. dues of each mem
ber's earnings. Two per cent. goes
to the international union and one
per cent. is retained in the local treas
ury. There are 5000 members, and
each member must make at least
three dollars per day, while some
make as high as seven and eight dol
lars, which is on piecework.
T0r0nt0 Ont All of a ,,occfh1o
strike of the Toronto street railway
employees has been removed by the
adoption by the company and the men
of an agreement under which the lat
ter receive an advance of two cents
per hour in their wages, to date from
June 16, while other conditions are
satisfactorily adjusted. The agree
ment is binding for three years. One
hundred men are affected and the
wages bill of the company is increased
to the extent of $4,000 year.
Berlin.-Count Won Posadowsky-
Wehner, the vice chancellor and min
lister of the interior of Germany, has
undertaken the preparation of
scheme for the maintenance of per-
sons out of work while they are seek
ing employment. The state is already
carrying out old age, sick and disa.
bility pension systems. The official
bureaus operating these systems are
further charged with bringing persons
seeking work in contact with employ
ers wanting labor, and also with fore
inE Migrants to labor.
London.-The British board of trade
returns furnish an interesting COM
parison of the amount of weekly
wages paid to agricultural laborers in
England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
1t appears that in England the high
est average wage is $5.32, and the low
est $3.48. In Wales the highest is
$50 and the lowest 1915, in Scotland
the highest is $5.32 and the lowest
1926, while in ireland the highest is
1912 and the lowest $2.1O. The high.
est wage in Ireland is IA cents lower
than the lowest in Scotland
Pittsburg, Pa.-Advanced wages and
shorter hours, in the large majority
of cases without resort to strikes is
the report that organizers are sending
in to the American Federation of La.
Dor from several of the towns and
cities in the vicinity of Pittsburg. The
result of the continued prosperity of
the country has been felt among the
workingmen. There is hardly trade
that has not received an increase, at
least somewhere in the district. In
some places it is the carpenters, in
others the bricklayers, and SO on
down the line.
Detroit, Mich.-The biennial con-
vention of the International Long
shoremen Marine and Transport Work
ers' association, in session in this city,
adopted resolutions of sympathy with
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone, and
voted 5000 toward their defense. Ac-
tive council were letters from Samuel
Gompers, John Mitchell and other
labor leaders, strongly recommending
the creatioA of reserve fund by the
longshoremen. The matter was re-
ferred to special committee.
New York.-Anthracite coal opera
tors say the miners at last seem salts
fed with the way they are being
treated, as after four years of activity
the board of Cancellation, created to
settle disputes between men and en-
ployers in 1902, have a clean docket.
During the four years 159 differences
have been settled, the board itself dis
posing of 1872 of the cases, and an even
division reference of the other ~
cases to an umpire. OF the grievances
considered only one was presented
by the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea as body. Thirteen were presented
by the operators and LAG by the
miners.
indianapolis, Ind.-At a recent meet
ing of Bookbinders' union 103 female
bindery workers were admitted. The
extra effort for the organization of the
bindery women is to strengthen the
position of the bookbinders in their
demand for an eight-hour day on Oc-