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

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the local PENINSULA plant Of the
American Car & Foundry Company.
About 1000 men will be put to work
at first and this number will be gradu-
ally increased to the full strength of
1000. Orders for $50 structural steel
cars have been received, principally
from the Hartman lines. The local
plant of the same company, known as
the Michigan" plant, already has
started with about 700 men working
on contracts for repairing 5000 cars
for the Michigan Central and other
railroads.
Melbourne, Australia-The govern
ment having failed to bring forward in
the Australian parliament measures
suff1ciently radical to please the labor
element, members representing that
party in the house withdrew their sup
port from the Deakin ministry and the
government was defeated on a livf-
sion. Mr.. Fisher, a radical labor Lead
er, will form new cabinet. This is
the second time the labor party has
been placed in power in the Australian
federal parliament. ]. G. Watson, an
other of the labor leaders, was premier
for short time in 1904.
Washington.-The Marine bind will
be free to play for competence with
out regard to the statute providing
that navy bands or members thereof
shall not receive remuneration for
furnishing music outside the limits Of
military posts when in competition
with local civilian musicians. This is
the effect of decision rendered by
the attorney general and received by
the secretary Of the navy. Represen-
tatives of organized labor have taken
the position that the government
bands OF the navy should not compete
with union organizations.
Denver, Col.-John Mitchell will
seek to be elected president of the
United Mine Workers, but intends to
retain his position with the National
Civic Federation. Thomas L. Lewis,
who succeeded Mitchell as head of the
mine workers, is making hot fight to
get Mitchelrs place as vice-president
Of the American Federation. Comp
ers is certain Of reelection, but a num-
Der of the other Offices will be holly
contested, the MitchellLewis con-
troversy holding the lead in interest
as well as bitterness
Denver, Col.-At the close Of the
session of the twenty-eighth annual
convention Of the American Fedora
ton of Labor President Samuel Com
pers, in thanking the speakers Of the
day, said that he had heard since COM
ing to Denver that it was intended by
the present session Of congress to pass
bill amending the Sherman anti
trust law in a way detrimental to the
labor movement. He said II such an
attempt were made he would fight it
in the halls of congress.
New York.-The validity of that Sec
ton Of the labor law providing that
no workmen upon public work shall be
permitted or required to work more
than eight hours in one calendar day
is upheld by the New York court of
appeals. The court in substance holds
that violation of this law is justi-
fcation for the Withholding OF pay
ments for such work from contractors
Fall River, Mass.-The textile indus
try in southeastern Massachusetts is
almost recovered from the effects Of
the depression. Full time has been
resumed in Taunton and New Bedford
spindles here are in operation. About
10000 hands were sufferers from the
policy Of curtailment year ago. The
number now is less than 1000.
Denver, Col.4President James
Lynch of the International Typograph-
ical union told the American Fedora
ton of Labor convention the history Of
the establishment of the union print
ers' home at Colorado Springs. He
said that it now costs $4,000 year to
maintain the institution.
Washington.-Pape mills, of which
there are eight in India, employ 400
persons, but this is not at present a
progressive industry, as European
wood pulp paper is largely imported
There is a prospect of the establish
ment of wood pulp manufacture in
India.
Winnipeg, Man.-On demand Of the
executive of the Canadian Pacific Me-
chanics' unions, Bell Hardy, chairman,
resigned, owing to the dissatisfaction
of the men over the settlement Of the
strike a few weeks ago.
Greenville, N. FLAMES Chadwick
& Bro, Ltd, put on full force of
200 operatives in their cotton mill.
They have orders booked to last many
months
New York.-It has been decided by
the leather workers to make uni
versal demand for the eight-hour day
within the next two years.
Winnipeg, Man. The Canadian
Northern railway has arrived at a new
agreement with it's engineers through
the board of Cancellation at Ottawa
whereby the engineers get a readjust-
ment of hours and an increase In pay.
Rumford, Me-Between 800 and 900
employees Of the Oxford Paper COM
pany struck and closed the paper mill
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