The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-15
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scale NOwafuS complexion. among tne
provisions OF the new scale, the most
important to the men Is the installa-
ton of the uniform workday. In all
plants, excepting the packing trades,
and the steel mills, nine hours is the
recognized workday.
Observation-Disclosures Of this city are
wrothy over a new ordinance requir-
ing them to secure u license and regis
ter at police headquarters, Their de-
~scriptlon Is kept by the Bertillon sys.
tenn. The ~bartendprs are considering
how they a fight the ordinance.
They say that TO obey the law makes
1t appear that they are criminals, IL
Is m case, they admit. where a strike
would be no avail.
San Francisco,-Following the re-
cent sailors strike on the Pacific coast
comes n disagreement between the Of
ticers OF the vessels which promises
TO result In n of the greatest labor
troubles In connection with Pacific
coast shipping Of recent years, This
la a strike of all ship officers except
the masters. The trouble hinges on
the demand OF the officers for over
time and an increase in salary of ten
dollars n month.
Chicago,-Wllllam ID. Huber has
been reelected president of the United
Brotherhood OF Carpenters and join
owe NJ Anonrinu 'rhn Npura pt1utia haU
zoe. 900 members, and every member a
voter. At least 1000, 900 men, women
and children, therefore, rely upon tho
benefits from higher wages secured
by the union, President Huber has
been president for several years. Ha
Is also vice president Of the American
Federation OF Labor.
Denver, Col.--The Brotherhood OF
Railroad Trainmen and Order OF Rail-
way Conductors OF the Rocky Noun!
tain division Of the Northern Pacific
have both decided TO demand a raise
of Is per cent, in wages and a reduce
ton OF the working day to eight hours.
1t IL believed that the same demand
will be made ultimately by the brake.
men and conductors on all roads OPP
Grating In the west.
Saginaw, Mich.--There is an ordi-
nance of this city which requires city
printing to bear the union label Of the
printers. The contracts for printing
the annual police reports was award.
ed recently to an unfair shop. Tho
controller would not pay the bill be-
cause the printing did not bear the
union label ms %Saginaw's laws pre-
scribe The city council also refused
action, The question will be taken to
the courts for settlement.
Springfield, o.-Operators on the
Big Four system are not satisfied with
the increase In wages. A few days
ago 1t wal announced that an average
increase Of five dollars had been Al
lowed. Some OF the men receive five
dollars a month additional and others
ten dollars. This did not suit the OPP
orators and q committee started for
Indianapolis to confer with General
Manager Van Wrinkle. They represent
the order Of Railway photographers.
Washington THE Hynes tIa.) local
Of the Miners union has forwarded TO
the United States supreme court .
copy OF a resolution recently adopted
by 1t declaring contempt for the recent
decision of the court In the cas- Of
Meyer, Haywood and PettiboDe. The
resolution asserted that the president
has pronounced against the men with
out trial. They pledge themselves to
do all In their power to prevent this
contamination OF the murderous con-
spiracy against our brothers now
awaiting trial In Idaho"
Columbus. O.-An advance In wages
averaging about four per cent. Ii
granted the fremen, trainmen, yard.
men and switchmen Of the Toledo
& Ohio Central railway as the result
OF an agreement reached at a confer
ence Of the railway officials and rep
resentatiyes OF the employees.
Sydney, N. s.. W.-The Oceanic
Steamship company's steamer son0,na,
which was TO have sailed from here
January 20 with mails for San Fran
cisco, but was prevented from start.
ing owing TO a strike OF So members
of her crew, all Of whom were SEN
fenced to a months imprisonment At
hard labor, succeeded In shipping o
crew OF nonunionists and sailed for
the United States.
New York.--Southern cotton mills
are not the only establishments where
children work from daylight to dark
for a mere plttance, according to Mrs.
Maud Nathan, president Of the Con-
sumers' league. She declared that
there were thousands OF children In
New York city who worked from II to
lG hours a day for 10 or IL cents
This seems to emphasize she said,
the necessity Of the leagues efforts
to crush out the sweatshop evils"
New York.-Seven hundred women
and 1000 men employed in the hat
factories Of Orange, N. j., are IN
strike by order OF the national ON
GERS. The trouble started when a de-
mand was made that the average
wage scale be fixed ut $40 a week. m
advance Of two dollars.
Boston.--General President Tobin.
Of the Boot and Shoe Workers union,
has, at the request Of some Of the
Brockton (Mass.) unions notified eight
Of the leading shoe manufacturers
there that the union stamp agree
ments, in effect until March 1, can not
be renewed o. the same terms,
Washington.-An estimate furnished
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