The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-16
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Tho International and Great North
cn railroad shops az Palestine Tex,
win hereafter be conducted as a union
snor.
AS result of the agitation fostered
by The Missouri Federation OF Labor
much valuable legislation was secured
for labor at the recent session of the
general assembly.
The official call has been issued for
the eleventh biennial convention OF
the International Brotherhood OfI
Blacksmiths ad Helpers. which viii
meet in Milwaukee beginning Oct. z.
The government of Belgium. having
refused 20 pass a measure reducing
the hours OF labor ia mines, was de-
feated ON a vote taken in the chamber
Of deputies
In order that all metal molders may
become members Of the organization,
The Iron Molders' Union of North
America has changed It's name to the
International Molders' Union.
The International Brotherhood OF
Teamsters, which has been ii exist
enee only four years. has spread over
the United States and Canada and has
an aggregate memberstip II over
l25.900.
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have been made IN organizing the
building trade hec31nies of the
Southern states The old unions
have been strengthened and many
new local organizations brought into
existence
The Farmers Union OF Georgia
with a membership OF 10000. has
gone on record as being opposed to
plans for bringing foreign immigrants
into the sGuoh
Detroit unions are following the
example OF their Chicago and ST.
Louis brethren Ia the matter OF ar
ranging to cooperate with farmers TO
secure products without the interyen-
ton OF mlddlemen.
The people of France are beginning
to realize that they have their oNn
problem OF women ana child labor
The government statistics upon The
subject are attracting attention, ana
the newspapers are treating the mat
ter as a serious problem.
a worldwide movement has been
lnauguratcl it is said, and arrange
ments are being completed between
the American Federation of Labor
and national trade unions Of England.
Scotland, Germany Denmark, Austria,
Belgium. Norway and other foreign
countries 10 interchange union cards
between unions Of kindred crafts and
calliags.
From the reports of the Labor Cen
sus bureau OF Canada it appears that
the wage earners of both sexes in the
Dominion include S93 per cent en-
gagged i'm agriculture, 1851 Fer cent
in the domestic and personal class.
/ 09l iu the fisheries. 2.02 In the for
estry and lumbering industries 1888
In manufacturing 293 in mining and
6.34 per cent in the professional class.
u is said that In a great many in
! stances whore trade unions pay sick
amt death benefits the men are drop
ping their fraternal sJcieties in favor
/ Of their uions.
a nice point Of law in regard TO the
relations OF employer and employe
has been raised by the decision of
/ some 2C0 iourneymen bakers OF Paris,
! who recently went on strike, and
whom their former employers decline
to take back. now that the strike is
/ ended TO sue for damages. on the
! ground of hrusQue dismissal The
mems contention Is that the cessation
of work because of a strike Us not a
rupture. but a legitimate suspension
of the contract entered into between
employer and employed
II you are looking for irst-class
goods at the lowest price, try Smiths
Grocery Phone $50.