Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-07

prove. 1t is expected that our next conven.
ton will adopt some policy by which we
| may ultimately unionize all shops in oul
| trade. We have a strike in Harrison. N. j.
and the open shop.
The steel mills all over the country are
moderately busy. The hot weather has evil
IDENTIFY not interfered with the running OF
the mills much SO far as labor Is concerned
for men are only wanted in four plants
Zug & Co.. Pittsburg; Clearfield Steel and
Iron Company. Clearfeld. Pa, and the
pany and the Republic Iron and Steel Com
pany Youngstown, Ohio.
A general strike of the calkers and ship
carpenters Of the Monogahela valley
Pa, has been declared and about 500 men
dropped their tools in demand for an
eight-hour working day.
In great many instances where trade
unions pay sick and death benefits men are
dropping their fraternal societies in favor
Of their unions During the first four
months Of this year sixty-seven stonecut-
&c. 700 by return mail to pay their death
benefits. This is the largest number OF
stonecutters that ever died In that space OF
time In the entire history Of this union.
The closer alliance Of all the unions in
the metal trades was discussed at the Iron
Molders' convention held In Philadelphia
last week and 1t was decided that the ex-
ecutive board should meet with the exec
utive boards Of the blacksmiths. machtnists,
patternmakers steamfitters and engineers
unions for the purpose of perfecting the Or
gantzation Of the metal trades alliance.
which has been in the course OF formation
for the past year.
1t was decided that on and after May 1
the wages of all the journeyman molders
working under the jurisdiction OF the union
- 40, &Lok In htr1S hn,,
workday should be put into force. The ex-
ecutive board of the organization Will send
out circulars to all the local unions, solicit
ing financial aid for the officers of the
Western Federation of Miners still under
arrest at Boise. Idaho.
Labor news In a nutshell is given by
writer's on industrial topics as follows:
The Amalgamated Society of Engineers
commenced the present year with 10000
members and credit balance In its funds
of ESQ., 600
A big strike Of agricultural laborers is
being prepared in Kiev, Russia. Ihe
governor threatenes to have recourse to
military force, II necessary, to meet the
situation.
The last New York labor bulletin just
issued by the department Of labor gives the
number Of organized men and women in
the Empire state as 1893, 494.
The total membership Of the Women's
Trade Union League in Great Britain is in
excess Of $4,000.
Repeated warnings are being sent from
Canada to England, stating that the labor
market Is overstocked.
A parliamentary commission. which was
appointed to examine into Italian emigra-
ton, of which Signor Morpurgo Is chair
man. reports that the returns for 1905 show
an increase Of 62.OOO emigrants as COM
pared with the figures for 1905.
Announcement has been made that all
Italian barber shops in San Francisco Cal.
have been unionized.
The structural iron workers of Toronto,
Canada, have been granted an increase in
wages Of 21k cents per hour and threat
ened serious strike averted.
A strike of railway employees on the South
| Hungarian railway commenced recently:
The Farmers Union of Georgia, with q
| membership Of $4,000. has gone on record
| as being bitterly opposed to bringing for
| eign immigrants into the south.
The municipality of Nicheroy, Brazil has
called for bids for the construction of model
workmens dwellings. This was also TALKED
about in Rio de Janeire some time ago,
| but SO far nothing seems to have been
done in the matter.
The Italian government having postponed
consideration of bill prohibiting night
work, the bakers have declared a general
strike throughout Italy.
Amsterdam are estimated to have amounted
to So, 4OO, 900 in 1905. and with mill hire, disk
| polishing ,ands profits Of manufacturers.
| merchants and brokers 1t Is thought that
| about $40, 400 600 of foreign money was
brought into the city by the industry in
| 1905
| About forty employees Of the New York,
| New Haven and Hartford railroad have
| been retired on pensions. The men SO re-
tired have been in the employ of the COM
pany from thirty-f1ve to forty years and
| will now receive from SO to 81 a week for
| the remainder Of their lives.
The highest accident death rate among in
dustrial workers In Great Britain Is among
| seamen (fifty-three per 10000, and the
death rate Of seamen in sailing vessels is
three times as great as even this ratio.
The premier of West Australia recently
| presided over a conference in connection
with the dispute in the timber trade, and
as no agreement was arrived at, he sug-
gested that the offer Of tae employers
| should be referred to ballot OF the men
on strike.
| Inquiry into the need of various states
and territories for immigrant labor has
been instituted by T. v. Powderly, chief
Of the division Of information, recently es-
tablished in connection with the bureau OF
| immigration.
In the paper-working industry in India
! the average wage per day for men is 1t
| cents; women, cents and children, cents
Robbed Of $3.50.