Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-04-17

Boston.--New Bedford Viewers
union has voted not to apply for a
charter TO the United Textile Work
ers.
Boston.--Fire Commissioner Wells
recently granted the men employed
on the FIRE alarm system the eight
hour day.
New York.-The Shirt.waist Max.
ers' union is preparing to make de.
mands for higher wages and recogni.
ton OF the union.
Rochester. n. Y.-The International
Association Of Car Workers will revise
its constitution ut the annual conyen.
ton to held here next October.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. New Hamp-
shire and Vermont are the only re-
naming northern states which permit
factory work 1T the age OF IL years.
Berlin.-Leading Polish newspapers
announce that soon the Polish agricuI.
tural workers will begin a great
strike against the German land own
ers.
Sydney. n. s. w.-The Halrdressers
and Wigmakers' union Is urging the
necessity for government inspection
and supervision OF hairdressing sa.
looms In the interests OF public health.
Philadelphia.-Following the success
OF the upholstery weavers In obtaining
an IL per cent. increase In pay. the
Cloth ane Dress Weavers' union has
decided TO ask for Is per cent. in.
crease.
Chicago.-The union brickmakers OF
Illinois and Indiana have asked for a
Hat increase of two cents per hour. |
The roofers union has entered into
final negotiations with the master
roofers. the employers organization.
and there Is every prospect that the
three weeks strife OF the roofers is
NJ an end. The bosses want more lib
eral rulings on the pay Of the laborers
engaged In the unskilled work of
hosting tar and like materials as dis
'inguished from the roofers. The con-
session viii probably be granted and
he strike will end.
Paris.-Tte general federation OF
abor Of France has now assigned June
as the date upon which all organ
ned workmen OF that country will
ease work and remain out until the
'eneral eight-hour worldly Is con
eded.
Pottsvulle. Pa - Settlement was
cached In the Carpenters unions
emand Tor an Increase OF
per cent. or an advance
rom s2.5o to three dollars.
tier conference with the Builders ,
ssociation compromise was effected ,
y which s2.75 will be paid. Employees
the isinch rollins mill Of the East. 4
m Steel company settled all differ. 4
hoes and resumed work. a
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Taft has ne d
'nsidered his original opinion OF q
arch relative TO the eight-hour law s
Its application 10 employees on river Il
Id harbor works. Then he held that r,
70 law applied to every person con- 81
cited with the work on dredges and 3,
eamboats OF various kinds. while VI
w he Is OF the opinion that Il affects n
ly mechanics and laborers and does G,
4 change the present hours OF work pl
captains. cooks. deckhands. pilots. d,
d the like. 81
Butte. Mont.-The street car sltua-
N was cleared up by the street rail. n
" lines giving In TO the Working. N
ms union and agreeing 60 pay the n.
ale Of $3.50 per day. of
Portland. ore.-This city has taken of
step forward In establishing a mu- Al
'ipal employment bureau in which N
rk and workers are to be listed free
charge. f,s
,hicaso.-chicago was never no =,
e from strikes and lcckouts A Al n
present time. In neither the FED. N,
tion OF Labor nor the Associated m
Hiding Trades IL there Q strihe psud. q