Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-12

There are 25,O ,O0O trade union members in Washington, D. c.
 A reorganization of the bartenders and bootblacks is going on at Oak land, Cal.
 A proposition has been advanced to form union of clergymen in Bos- ton, Mass.
 The present membership of labor unions in Belgium is now estimated at 150,000.
 Twenty-Five females were em- ployed in the quarries of the United Kingdom in 1907
 The U. M w. of A. of Iowa have fund of $3S4,642.35. This was the audit up to November.
 Over 1000 men in Pittsburg, Pa, have made applications for jobs at $l.50 day to the city. They are to work in the parks.
 The Central Labor union of the German Consumers association em- ployed 12,7S3 people in it's 2,362 stores or selling agencies in 1907.
 Notwithstanding trade disputes the average paid-up membership of the American Federation of Labor has in- creased 47,915 in the last fiscal year.
 It is said that since he became king, Edward VII has allowed no work to be performed for his house. hold that is not done by union labor.
 Owing to Vienna's varied activi- ties in the field of municipal owner ship, the city employs S,950 officials, whose salaries aggregate $9,2O0,OO0.
 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers numbers 2,500 members, and it has contracts with 172 rail roads in the United States and Can ada
 Following the decision of the Vic torian, Australia, high court, the men employed in the harvester in dustry in that state have had their wages reduced.
 Seamen's compensation laws, for injuries received in the service of ship owners, are in operation in Aus tria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Russia, Italy and Spain.
 The municipality of Rio de Janairo has constructed and is preparing to rent siXty-twO groups of houses of two types for workingmen, some for families and others for single men.
 The Operative Bakers union. at Perth, West Australia, has decided in favor of day baking, and in the future the work in the trade will state at a. m. and terminate at 6 D. m.
 Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus has promulgated rules to put into effect the government employees compensation act. More than 75 1000 employees come under the provisions of that act.
 Children in Spain under 16 are de barred from working machines by means of pedals, and also circular saws, mechanical planes and other cutting machines, unless furnished with safety apparatus.
 By an agreement between the Mas ter Plumbers association and the Journeymen Plumbers union. at has been on since May of 1907 has OWCldlly DSeH uSCldIeu OH.
 Members of the International Car riage and Wagon Workers union, of North America, are casting refcren- dunn vote in every section Of the United States and Canada for inter- national officers for the ensuing year
 The number of women and girls in the stogy manufacturing industry in Pittsburg, Pa, is larger than in any other of the factory trades in the city, and outnumbers the men and boys in the same industry three to one.
 The division of information of commerce and labor announces that since it's organization up to Novem- Der IA it has located 2,200 i'm migrants in desirable places of em- ployment in thirty-fve different states.
 The total membership of the Brit fish Amalgamated Engineers society at the end of October was 109, ,129: at which time there were 13,050 members in receipt of unemployed benefit, and compared with APPS in the month previous.
 England is face to face with the most serious condition of unemEI0y- ment in her history, and unless relief is provided on an unprecedented scale during the coming winter, bread riots may be expected in many of the principal cities.
 Section men in the employ Of the Great Northern have again suffered d cut in wages From $150 a day for merly, the scale has been cut to l 3 P cents for a nine-hour day. This is the second reduction within a year. and the last is now in effect
 In the recent municipal elections in London, England the socialists and laborites had candidates in 260 districts. in seventy of which they were successful There were thirty seven gains and siXty-rhrce losses, giving a net loss of lwCnty-siX
 Japans whaling industry has de yeloped almost entirely since tho lata war. Last year the twenty steamers got S0G whales lagainst 26> in 1906D. of which 100 were caught in Korean waters. The industry is per sistently followed all through the year.
 A d"puDation representing 10000 shop assistants waited on the Victor ian tAUsUaliaD minister for labor recently and asked him to amend the