The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-12-05


Peter w. Collins, grand secretary of
the International Brotherhood of Elec-
trical Workers.; Edwin Wright, presi
dent Of the Illinois State Federation
of Labor, and William M. Russell of
the Chicago Federation of Labor to
be members of the commission to in
vestigate and report on necessary leg
islation for the health, safety and COM
fort of employees of the state Of Illi-
nois. The appointment of this COM
mission was authorized by the last
legislature, and it's duties will be to
Investigate and advise the enactment
of remedial legislation for the pro-
lection of the health and lives of the
workers.
Washington.-"Any action by con-
gress that would permit labor organi-
cations to apply the boycott at will
would be unwise and to the disadvan-
tage of the whole people" This reso-
luton was adopted by the Knights of
Labor, in convention here. That or
ganization is in a fight to the finish
with the American Federation of La
Dor on several issues, leading among
them being the boycott. The Ameri-
can Federation is urging upon con-
gress an amendment to the Sherman
antitrust law, so that it's provisions
would not apply to labor organizations.
The Knights Of Labor unqualifiedly de-
| clared in favor of the Sherman law as
| it stands.
Northumberland in regard
| to the number of deaths for every
| 1000 men employed, the United States
occupies a less favorable position than
| any other of the coalproducing cOun-
| tries, more than three times as many
men out of each 1000 employed being
| killed as in some of the European
| countries that are much less favored
| in natural conditions. With regard
| to deaths for every million tons of
coal, the United States not only &C.
cupies a position worse than that of
most European countries, but is also
| showing an increase in the rate,
whereas every other country is show
ing a decrease.
Pittsburg.-After conference with
presidents Of subsidiary concerns, w.
E. Corey, president of the United
States Steel Corporation, has an
| nounced that another big steel wheel
| plant will be erected in the Pittsburg
district. The new mill cost about 3d.
100000. Improvements involving ST.
| 100000 will be made on the Schoen
steel plant, recently acquired by the
steel corporation, and the capacity of
the Homestead mills will be greatly
increased.
Manchester, Eng.-After being on
strike seven weeks the cotton spinners
in the Lancashire district have ac-
cepted the proposition of their employ
ers for a reduction of five per cent. in
| wages on March 1, 1909, and returned
| to work. Nearly soc, 900 persons were
directly and indirectly involved in the
| strike, the end of which greatly re-
lieves conditions in the district, where
many thousands besides the cotton
| spinners were out of work.
! Berlin, N. H.-The mills of the In
! ternational Paper Company in this
+. city, which have been idle since Au-
| gust 1, when the paper makers went
| on strike against reduction in
| wages, have started up. The mills will
/, be run on the open plan.
| Norfolk, Va.-The Virginian railway
announced the awarding of contracts
aggregating s1,OO0,000 for the con-
struction of it's Winding Gulf branch
from Mullins, w. Va, where the Vir-
gilman crosses the Guyandotte river, to
| Pemberton.
st. Louis.-Frank Kamapell applied
to the circuit court to have the men,
bers of the executive board of the In
ternational Union of the United Brew
cry Workers of America restrained
from interfering with his obtaining en-
ployment and for damages for his hav-
ing lost a position in brewery in
Granite City, Ill. He charges that the
| defendants caused him to be dis
charged.
Chicago.-The Illinois Steel Com
pany announced that work would be
resumed in at least four of their
plants after shutdown of frors four
to six months. Seven hundred men
alone will be put back to work in the
plate and slab mills of the main plant
at South Chicago.
New York.-Bakers' and Confection-
ers' International union has adopted a
plan to fully organize all the large
cities of the United States, with the
idea of having a membership of 100,-
900 within stated time. The present
membership is 1852.
Gary, Ind.-It was announced that
three new blast furnaces of the Indi-
ana Steel Company will be put in OPP
GRAFTON about December Is, giving
work to 600 men.
New Hartford, Conn.-The Mount
| Vernon and Woodbury. Cotton Duck
| Company, whose mills have been
closed and its industrial colony de-
serted, decided to open with 1000
hands.
| Passaic, N. 1.-THE Passaic Print
works resumed six-day schedule, and
| in addition will run four nights a