The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-08-01

on foot to form marine alliance
which will take in all lake labor Or
CARNATIONS around the great lakes.
The matter was first taken up at a
conference of labor leaders, which
was held in Chicago during the Repub-
lican national convention last month.
Later it was discussed at conference
held here, and while the officials of
one union announced that they would
not go in unless given control, the
men who have planned the new Or
g9nizatiCn say that it will be a go, and
that all the lake unions will be in
cluded in the new body. 1t is not
likely that much will be done in the
way Of perfecting the organization I'M
til next winter. 1t is claimed that the
engineers are in favor of the move.
Should the new deal go through all
the men in the lake transportation
business. including dock workers, will
b., in one union.
Boston.-The annual convention of
the International Typographical Union,
to open in Ford Memorial hall on Au-
gust 10, will be the fifty fourth in the
history Of that organization. This will
be the first important convention held
by any. laboY organization following
the two national party conventions,
and will be watched with especial in
terest to see if legislation will be in
troduced bearing on the two anti-in-
junction planks adopted at Chicago
and Denver Fully 500 delegates, to-
gether with some 5000 visitors from
Canada and all parts of the United
States, are expected to make their
headquarters in Boston.
Pittsburg, Pa.-The largest pay
rolls distributed among the mill work
ers at McKeesport and Homestead this
year will be events of the present
week, increased activity of the mills
affording the army of workmen
chance ic put in more time during the
past two weeks. The National Tube
company, which at it's big McKeesport
plant usually employs about 5000 to
10000 men, has now on it's active list
$500 men, who. will be paid this week.
AS soon as the big plant is completed
in all departments, which will be this
fall, the usual force will be largely in
creased.
hiladelphia-Nearly 1000 men
have been taken back at the Baldwin
locomotive works in this city within
the last three weeks and it is proba-
BILE that more will be re-employed in
the near future. The improvement in
business is now SO pronounced and
the outlook SO much better than it
was that orders have been issued in
creasing the working time from five
to eight hours day for five days
every week. Before the industrial de-
preston the working force consisted
of nearly 10000 men. Now there are
about $500 men at work
Detroit, Mich.-According to a de-
cision rendered by Judge Murphy a
foreign corporation that has failed to
register with the secretary Of state
and pay franchise fee has no status
in court to maintain a suit for injunc-
ton to prevent a union from interior
ing with its business. The point in
volved is one of considerable impor-
lance, and will undoubtedly be ap-
pealed to the supreme court. The
union men regard the decision az a
decided victory for them.
Knoxville, Tenn.-The mayor recent
ly appointed three representatives OF
organized labor to assist in drafting
The new city charter, and through their
efforts 1t is expected that the initiative
and referendum clause will be inserted.
Philadelphia.-'1f a machine worth
$4,000 breaks says Golfers, 1.-THE
corporation owning 1t bears the loss
and pays out next day $4,000 for a
new machine. There Is no talk OF
'contributory negligence or assumed
risk no refined inquiry into the 'fel.
low-servant' rule. If the man running
the machine is killed the corporation
is exempted by law from bearing any
loss in all except small variety OF
cases; and in that restricted class the
corporation resists by every device the
ultimate payment of damages.
Indianapolis, Ind.-James M. Lynch,
president of the International Typo
graphical union, said there is no in
tention of calling off the strike in
Hartford, Conn, or in any other city.
| The strike benefits that have been held
because of the strike began through
out the country in September, 1905,
commonly known as the Eight hour
strike, will be discontinued on July Is,
| he said, on the theory that the men
who received benefits have had ample
| time to secure positions.
London, Eng.-The Welsh miners
are still very energetic in their efforts
to get the nonunion men into the fed
| Grafton.
Atlantic City, N. J.-Delegates to
| the annual convention of the National
Brotherhood of Operative Potters ex
pressed by vote their opposition to
| the employment of apprentices under
16 years old. I'VE believe that the
establishing of an age limit will en-
| tirely abolish this child labor system
and indirectly benefit the trade by
| keeping immature youths out of the
ranks of the apprenticeship" said one