Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-30
Reports from The Large Centres
Indicate Fewer Troubles Than
Usual This Year:
MANY SCALES ALREADY AGREED 70
Only in san Francisco Is There Any
outlook for Really Serious Troub
les in the Labor World--some Lit
tie Trouble Existins Among Boston
Transfers.
(By Asspclnted Press. J

tBy Associated Press.)
WASflN TON. d. c., April 29,--
From reports which have been re.
ccived here from the larger labor cen
tres as to conditions I'm the labor
world. especially in the building and
allied trades. 1t is believed that the
opening OF the season on May | will
be marked by fewer labor troubles
In Chicago the s,fslcinral iron
workers union is the only one In the
building industry that has not already
renewed contracts with. EMPLOYERS. \
and its members expect 10 reach n
settlement without II strike. >SIachin.
lists have asked an advance 'of TWEEN.
ty-five cents Il day, and most oil the
large firms have expressed a willing.
ness to grant it.
Practically all wage scales IN st. !.
l,onisg aud the surrounding territory
FOR two, hundred miles are signed. + In /
St. Louis alone this includes l2O.O0n
union men,
Unions allied with the Building
trades Council In st. Louis are NIL
signed for the year. with the excep.
tion offa very few men employed int
: Ill shops. There are about 440 ,On0
mSn inSthese unions. Other branches
OF trad show n similar, good cor,tII.
ton. he brewery workers 6Wilns we're
on strike q few 3weeks ago have iiG,@ "
signed.
Amlty In Pittsburs.
With the exception of the machjn
lists. about 300 of whom are on strike.
II is believed all the wage scales of
Pittshnrs workmen will he nmicahly
adjusted. The machinsts are strilS-
ing for an increase of wages and
shorter hours. in two foundres the
men are now out, under orders from
the union. and 1t is said the trouble
VIII become general unless the union
scale is agreed to by May l.
according to the union officials and
business agents of workngmen's or.
CARNATIONS, the industrial situation
in New England on May will be
marked by fewer contentious between
capital and labor than for many
years. In the building trades several
small strikes are threatened in va
rious cities, hut in Boston there prom.
ises to be little suspension Of work
In any branch of the industry.
Building laborers unions have re-
Qhested new wage rates i'm Boston and
vicinity. but 1t is understood pros.
poets fnr settlement without n strike
are favorable.
Tho most serious condition exist
ing Boston Is due to the strike -
H. T. M. Smith, 115 Eighteenth sire
e. j. Collins, $500 Huntington a
ks nue.
of James Maloney. 1913 Twenty-th
les street.
ea j. B. Tuthill, 25O1 Warwick aven
ch H.. l.. Captain. 2201 jefferson q
l1.y I'ron..nS.s-t 10 -ut -piIsst.r -wiru,
little friction between workmen and
employers In Philadelphia. With few
exceptions agreements under which
the union men are working are ac.
ceptatle. and trouble is not expected
Small unions in the building trades
nave obtained all the concessions
asked for, and carpenters and paint.
ers have only slight differences.
Only in San Francisco will May
Day find city facing serious labor
troubles. Eleven unions, including
every branch of the metal trades.
have called meetings 10 be held he.
fore next Wednesday to consider the
refusal of employers 10 grant an eight
hour day with nine hours pay. Votes
will lie taken to decide whether the
men shall accept the offer of a con-
tinuation of the nine hour day with a
five per cent. increase of wages, or
go strike. About 10000 men are in
volved.
Street car men in San Francisco
have issued call for a mass meeting
at midnight Tuesday to take vote on
the refusal of the United Railroads
to grant motormen and conductors an
eight hour day and 50 wages. II
strike is voted the street car traffic
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