Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-18

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French labor unions have a membership
of 100000. ....
There are about $4,000 laundresses in
this country, according to the last census.
There are ifty-seven active labor unions
in Santa Clara county, California, of
which forty-one are in the city of San
Jose.
The Chinese government has established
a school at Shanghai to instruct the sons
of fishermen in modern methods of fish
culture.
In 1923 the W~orkingmen's party, a To-
cal political organization, appeared in
New York, Boston, Philadelphia and other
large cities. ...
eight-hour labor chorus Of women mem
bers of Boston unions along the lines of
the famed women wage earners' chorus
Of Chicago.
The law of New York forbidding boys
and girls under fourteen years of age
from selling newspapers in the streets be-
tween 10 p. N. and 6 a. m. has gone into
effect. e
About $50 labor measures will be pre-
scented to the next California Legisla-
ture by the State Federation of Labor, the
State Building Trades Council, central
bodies and individual unions.
Wages of the Cleveland (England) iron
stone miners and Weardale quarrymen
have been reduced by t~hree-quarters of
I per cent, a majority on a vote of the
employees having agreed to these terms.
sought by the employers.
Fifteen different municipalities of AL
sace-Lorraine, ranging in population from
5000 to 175,OOO, conduct employment bu-
reaus which aim to keep in close touch
with the various organizations of employ
ers and employees.
Work toward the formation of a metal
trades department Of the Boston (Mass.)
Central Labor Union has been started by
locals of the international unions which
are affiliated with that new department of
the American Federation of Labor.
The State of California has sent out a
special labor commissioner to the CONT
nent of Europe, New Zealand and Aus
tralia to study labor questions, especially
as to strikes and lockouts, in order to
find, if possible, some plan Of averting
them by legislation.
The first japanese emigrants to Brazil,
1888 in number, have just sailed for that
country from Toxic. They will work on
the Brazilian railroads. Brazil pays two
thirds of their passage money, and after
six months will give each a grant Of land
to induce him to settle.
In Mertz, Germany, with $4,000 popu-
lation, there are three unskilled to every
four skilled workmen. Muelhausen, with
100000 population. has s~ixty-nine unskill-
ed laborers in every 100. In Strassburg,
with a population of 175,OOO, there are
two skilled to every three unskillsd.
In the fall Of 1892 the pioneer union of
the shoe workers was organized in Phila.
delphia. It grew to be considered a
power, and in 1896 a strike in all the
shops of the city was ordered to enforce
a demand for an increase in wages. It
lasted but a few days, the employers rec
ognizing the demand.
Boston (Mass.) stationary fremsn's
union has organized a class in steam en-
gineering which will take a course 1T the
Boston mechanics art high school under
the evening industrial school system.
TIL Spanish labor laws fix the maxi
mum working hour for children between
the ages of ten and fourteen 1T six hours
in Industrial establishments and eight in
shops and Offices, with no work at night.
Central Federated Union Manhattan,
New York; has decided to cooperate
with the Charity Organization Society Of
that city in its efforts to arrest ths pro
sress Of tuberculosis among the va11sue
crafts.