The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-06-06

>S<SE1nS the street railway strike
peacefully and by arbitration was
made than any day since the trouble
began Both sides made material con
ceSSions> President Du Pont Of the
NuincSpal Traction Company said that
he would take hack the employees as
new men He insisted upon giving the
present men ar work the preference
This Was Questionable 10 the union
In = later conference with the union
the members of the state hoard Of ar
6straSio0 obtained \ SliSht concession
from the strikers They agreed TO
have the men SO back as new men as
temporary eSpssIent- Coupled with
this however, was the further agree
naent TO allow the future status Of the
strikers 10 be arAs1rass6-
Springfield, ma mas meeting of
the local miners, unions of the ChscA-
50 and Alton Sue-SssSrrSct was held at
ThaSer and resolutions were adopted
demanding the resignation Of the state
o-kcer> sn5 the oiscsrS Of the sub
district Of the miners union. owing 10
dissatisfaction Of the miners with the
action Of the executive COMMITTEES Of
the organization in 6SspossnS Of the
shot rreT>> question. Resolutions were
also adopted requesting the governor
and the attorney general TO enforce
the present tSw requiring operators 10
pay the ShoS HrsrS
PStrSearG Ps-ESiSeacs Of return
Sng prosperity Is furnished by the an-
noanceneat that the PSssSnarg & Lake
Erie rsilroSd has ordered the Standard
Steel Car company 10 begin conssrvc-
ton Of s,oe0 Slhsseel cars for that
roSo> The new cars viii be used TO
handle the tonnage between the cosl
and coke reSfoas and the lakes The
order calls for 1.eee specially designed
sihsseel coke cars and l.eee slf-sseel
son6osSS The contract was oriSinally
awarded hast summer. but held up De
livery viii be started rs sooa as the
cars can be eompseced.
81 Paul. NsanS-~ESsSSht rates must
50 No or the wages Of railroad en-
peoseS must so down. This vas the
statement made by L C. CSsss third
vice president Of the ChscSSo Great
Western Mr. Cas- Sai6s The assfer>
esace between the cost Of sraasporta>
ton and the present selling price Is
not Sa5cseaS 10 produce q reasonable
rssarn On the railroads Of the country,
The cos1 Of railroad operation has in
creased 5 Is per cent. since ls0a.
while the price OF transportation has
decreased from Is 10 IS Is per cent
Kansas GU>-Atser 20 days Of ~
gosss,so0S the coal mining troubles Of
the southwest where SSoQe men are
upon a strike, were practically ended
when the Joint suecommsssee of the
operators and miners reached an
agreement On the vase scale and
working conditions II the convention
Of miners approves the agreement.
and o1cSSlS Assert tia, II viii. the or
orators viii rStisy the agreement in
convention.
Guthrie, okia--Bosh houses Of the
oklahona legislature have passed =
esll authorizing the state labor com
mission 10 nx the wages Of all EN-
raoSes in the state,
Wooasockes, r. The Alice r,in Of
the woonsceses Rubber company re-
Sauaed operation On full time. The
rain employs 1.see operatives
Kansas city, No-Aessve efforts to
settle the strike Of the see brewery
workers were made by Louis Kempsr
Of Cincinnati
Kansas City, No.-The strike Of TO
brewery workers ended when the
brewers agreed TO grant = small in
crease of wages
Superior, wis-Pians for the steel
plant Of the United States Steel cor
porarson are about completed and
there Is q prospect that work up the
river al the site Of the proposed plant
viii be started about July i. This is
not definite, but plans are being made
TO start work then IL the conditions
seem 70 be right
president of the United Mine Workers
of America, said thar unless the opera
tors came TO some agreement at the
convention of miners negotiations
looking TO an ending of the strike OF
the $1,000 Southwestern coal miners
will come to an end.
| Fernie, B. C-Nine hundred coal
miners in j. J. Hilrs mines refused to
so TO work at Michael on account of
alleged discrimination in hiring men.
District President Sherman of the
union opposed the strike. FEELING
against Sherman is strong
Pittsourg. Pa--Niner employees are
prohibited from drinking Intoxicating
liquors by the new rules of the H. C.
Prick Coke company, = branch Of the
United States Steel corporation. The
ruling applies whether the men are on
duty or on.
ChicAgo>0Judge Walker in the Cool
county court declined to issue an In
junction sought by eight nonunion EN-
ployes of the Chicago Railways com
pany to prevent their discharge
Youngstown. O.-Although the ses
sions are secret it is reported from q
reliable source that the local wage
agreement amendment has been adopt
ed after four days discussion by the