Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15
LABOR NOTES.

Four thousand coal miners near
Danyille. ILL.,. are practically on strike
is the result of the financial trouble.
Recently they were notified they
would be paid In checksi instead OF
currency. The men decided not to
go to work until assured they would
be paid In cash. and the mines are
Idle.
During the second quarter of the
current year, comprising April. May
and June. there was remarkable.
Increase in wages in Canada. Statis-
tics compiled by the department OF
labor show there were III changes
In wages for industrial groups dur.
ing that period. OF which l04 were
Increase Of pay. two were decreases
in hours and IL were both increases
in lay and decreases In hours
The letter carriers OF the United
States are preparing TO buy them
selves Il home for their aged and in
firm ut Colorado Springs. Col They
IRE now passing the hat around for
funds and are meeting with good sue
cess. Every branch has its national
organization and most of them have
fraternal insurance order which
gives them life and accident nsur-
ance ut rates far below those usually
charged.
Tho Coal Cancellation Board for the
federated area of Great Britain met
recently to discuss aud doo,"e upon
the miners demand for a further adj
vance OF per cent. In wages, max
ing the third advance this year, AMI
bringing the aggregate wage up 10
ne maximum of GO per cent. above
the standard. The coal owners could
I.ct agree, ana the matter has been
referred TO Lord James OF Hereto d
as arbitrator.
The statement was made al the
recent Blush Trade Union Cong.ess
at Bath, that the number of mem
bers Of parliament who were dele.
gates to this years congress- was
equal 10 The entire number of hcic
gates at tho first trades union con.
gress held In Manchester forty years
ago, namely. thirty-four. In this
congress there We're 52l delegates re.
presenting 1,G2795S members. The
number of members represented for
'y years ago was 1lS,367.
The threatened strike in the Glas-
gov. Scotland printing trade has
been avcrted. The men demanded an
allround advance OF Is, Cd. per week.
Several conferences OF the represen-
tatlves of the master printers and
of the mems union was held. with the
result that an immediate advance OF
Is. Cd. per week was conceded. with
n further advance Cd per week I'm six
months time. This was agreed to.
ana signed by the parties concerned.
The number of persons registering
for employment during the past year
Mt the free employment Offices of H.
linos was 54,4S0; gain over the
year before of 1896 or 1854 per
cent. The number of positions Sc.
cured was 53,617; gain for the year
of IA 019 or 35.4 per cent. there has
been greater increase in the de-
mand from employers for help. for
the past year 699OS employers made
application for help. showing an in
crease of 1881 or 1864 per cent.
At the congress of the socialist par
~ of Germany, in Essen, 1t was shown
that the party now has In the treas
ury $3.50 900. n larger amount OF
money than at any time in It's his
tory. A woman delegate reported
that there are now 100000 women
wage workers organized into trade
unions, and about 10,50O are members
of the party, gain OF % per cent
during the year. Action was taken to
increase the agitation and organiza-
ton everywhere. and tons OF litera
ture will be printed for distribution
among the working people to edu
cate them to the necessity OF Joining
the unions and the party.