The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-10-03

pie, belonging to the Temple Iron
Company, is ready to resume as soon
as the business warrants it. In the
Lehigh valley there are 25 stacks,
eight of which are in blast with a
weekly capacity of S,628 tons. In the
Schuylkill valley there are Is furnaces.
OF this number four are in blast with
a capacity of 5,551 tons weekly. In
the Lehigh valley there are ten stacks,
three of which are in operation. Those
in blast have a weekly capacity of
2,05S tons.
Nottingham, England.-The trade
| union congress passed resolution
condemning the British workmen who
engaged themselves as strike breakers
in Germany and the colonies and ask
ing parliament to enact measure I'M
der which the organizers of strike
breaking movements. as well as the
men themselves could be prosecuted.
, The congress voted down a motion for
amalgamation with the labor party,
which is controlled by the socialists.
Washington.-Ano big interna-
tional union will establish headquar-
tiers in this city The general con-
make the presidents position a sal
aried one, so that he might devote all
his time to the organization, and de-
cided upon Washington for the gen
eral headquarters.
Wheeling, w. Vain this city
there are more than forty stogie fac
tories. All of them are union shops.
In them over 800 stogie makers, all
union men, are employed, and, in addi-
| ton to these, between 400 and 900 ap-
prentices, not to mention the several
hundred tobacco workers, employed.
indianapolis, Ind.-With a general
of Indiana, the district officials of the
United Mine Workers are claiming
victory in their fight with the oper-
ators, and that, too, after rejecting the
proposition submitted by National
president Lewis at the recent confer
3hce.
New York.-The Stereotypers' and
Electrotypers' union has been greatly
increased during the last year, in
which seven new locals We're formed.
The membership is $500 in 80 locals,
and the treasury holds $4,000.
New York.-The movement for per
fecting the amalgamation of the vari-
Gus branches of the photographers
unions into one central body will
mean the merging of over 100000
members of the Autograph trade into
one organization, which will have
great strength throughout the United
States.
Seattle Wash.-The Alaskan fish
cries now give employment to more
than 5000 fishermen. the majority of
whom are now organized. few
years ago there were scarcely any
unionized fishermen engaged in the
large Alaskan districts.
Manchester, Eng-Two hundred
thousand cotton mill operatives have
been notified by the Federation of
Cotton Spinners that reduction of
five per cent. in wages will be enforced
by the masters. If the spinners should
protest, lockout will follow. which
will throw as many more out of work
in the other department of the bust
ness.
Toronto, Can-The Lodge of Ma
chinists will keep a close watch on
civic contracts affecting the trade.
Glasgow. Scotland-The problem of
unemployment has reached an exceed
ingly acute stage. For 25 years there
has been nothing like the present sit
uation, and it is more than probable
that unless some unexpected revival
in trade takes place. the situation will
have become intensified by the arrival
of autumn and winter.
New YOrk-At the convention OF
the International Brotherhood of Sta
tionary Firemen the bylaws were
amended so as to permit the holding
of conventions annually instead of BIZ
annually Next years convention will
be held at Yonkers. N. Y.
San F'ranciScO.-The anti-injunctiOn
committee of the Labor council has
decided to recommend to the no
unions affiliated with the council to
give as much as possible to the fund
that is being raised to fight injunctlons
and to suggest that. in addition, indi-
vidual members contribute to the
same fund.
Fall River Mass.-The Spinners'
union, which had decided to withdraw
from the sliding scale agreement be-
tween the unions and manufacturers
of that city. has decided that it will
act with the other unions and con-
tinue the agreement.
Clarksburg W. Va.-Primary ar
engagements are now being made for
the annual convention of the West
Virginia State Federation of Labor,
that is to be held in October.
San Francisco, Cal.-The Broom
makers union has taken preliminary
steps in starting a campaign against
brooms made by Chinese and those
made by convicts in eastern states.
Springfield. Ill.-The secretary of
the Illinois State Federation of Labor
has issued the official call for the
| twenty-seventh annual convention of