The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-03-28

shington.-President Gompers Of
the American Federation of Labor,
closing the argument for the eight
hour bill before the house committee
on labor, emphatically contradicted the
assertion that had been made before the
committee by employers that working
men as rule were in favor of work
ing over time if they received extra
pay for it. He claimed that the rep
resentatives of some of the employers
who had appeared before the commit
tee during these hearings had been in
strumental in securing legislation
that practically has made outlaws of
union workmen. Asked by Mr.. Vree-
land to explain his meaning, Mr.. Com
pers said: THE suits that have been
brought against the organizations Of
labor and which have reached final de-
| cision by the supreme court of the
United States have outlawed the or
binary actions of the labor organiza-
lions that had been regarded as law
full until those decisions were rem
dered."
Detroit. Mich.-Representatives of
| the Dredge Owners Protective asso-
citation, who have been in conference
| with delegates from the four labor
| unions of the dredge employees, have
completed their wage agreements with
all the unions. Wages remain practi
cally unchanged from last year. but
whereas last year the men practically
declined to work overtime on any
| conditions, this year the owners can
obtain overtime work by paying
double wages, or, in some instances.
~ times the regular wages.
Cincinnati-TheB Brotherhood Of Lo-
connective Engineers gave its final de-
| cision not to accept a reduction in
wages. The case will not be put up
to the interstate commerce commits
| sion. Mr.. Burgess, assistant grand
chief of the organization, said: "The
| engineers are now actually suffering
a 80 per cent. reduction in their wages.
Men who made $3.50 month a year
ago are now getting about 500. This
| is bad enough without talking about
another cut of ten per cent"
St Louis.-The American Car and
Foundry Company plant in South St
Louis has closed down, throwing 1900
men out Of employment. In normal
times the plant employs 5000 men,
but LOO were laid of several weeks
ago. 1t is also stated that the men
yet employed in the three other plants
near ST. Louis will be dismissed with
! in few weeks. Lack of orders is
| given as the cause.
| Boston.-"New England is to be
the scene of the most serious railroad
troubles this season, our international
believes, and that's why we are here"
is the statement made by the trio OF
| international officers of the car work
ers' unions who are now in this city.
They are Martin Ryan of Kansas City,
Benjamin p. Lewis of Memphis and
| John H. Suthons of Buffalo.
| Ashtabula, O.-John O'Brien Of
| Cleveland, former representative OF
the Structural Iron Workers union.
was sentenced to six years imprison-
ment at hard labor in the Ohio peni-
Tertiary at Jefferson, having been con-
victed of assault with intent to MAIN
George Riley, a non-union foreman, In
labor riot at Ashtabula Harbor on
February 5.
Chicago.-The Industrial Workers
| of the World propose to organize
| every branch of the milk industry,
from the persons who milk the cows
| to the men who deliver the milk. The
organization announces that steps will
be taken to form a national union Of
the employees of the industry.
Boston.-Notice has been received
by 1000 employees in five factories in
| &c Tel
trolled by the United States Rubber
Company, that the mills will be closed
shortly, some for an indefinite period
and others for several weeks.
ST. uis-Announcement was
made by the Missouri Pacif1cIron
Mountain railway system that the serv-
ices of 1000 men employed In the COM
| pany's shops at the foot of Sidney and
De Kalk street here will no longer be
required.
New York-W H. Wood, president
of the American Wooden Company.
said that his company is now operat-
ing about ten per cent. more of its
mills than it did month ago. Some
increase is made from week to week.
Westbrook. Me.-Orders were re-
ceived from the S. D. Warren Com
pany of Boston to place their paper
mills here on short time. They win
run five days a week. One thousand
men will be affected.
Halifax-Measures for the better
payment of school teachers, the better
registration of vital statistics and pro-
vision for old-age pensions are fore
casted in the Nova Scotia legislature.
iladelphia.-Several thousand I'M
employed of this city will receive en-
ployment on public works, in all prob
ability, in about a month, by the pas
sage of the $4,000, 900 loan. Councils
will authorize the floating of the loan
at it's next meeting, and Mayor Rey-
burn will Immediately advertise for
bids.