The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-09-05

of the mills. with the attendant dis
tress, steel workers in the Ohio dis
tricts have agreed to accept a wage
reduction, thereby making it possible
for the plants to keep running and
work to keep up. The cut came in
the form of newer and lower scale,
which the scale committee selected by
the Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers signed in be-
half of the men after a long confer
ence with the employers representa-
| tives in Detroit. 1t provides a gen.
eral cut Of ten per cent. In all. or
nearly all, branches of the trade.
Cleveland, O.-Some of the car
penters' unions are making arrange
ments to hold political debates at
their weekly meetings. The plan is to
| invite speakers from the various par
| ties to participate in the discussions.
| The doors will be thrown open to the
public and all visitors will be treated
| courteously. The union officers be-
lieve that the debates will have a ten
| dency to enlighten the members re-
garding the political issues of the day,
| and all parties will be given a fair
chance to define their position on any
| or all questions
New York.-Judge Thomas A. Davis
| of Orange, n. j.. has given the officers
Of Orange Local II, of the United Hat
tiers of North America, legal opinion
| to the effect that the creation of the
| new hat finishers' local by the board
of directors of the United Hatters of
North America is illegal. Alexander
McHenry. president of the new union,
said that Judge Davis opinion would
not affect his organization. The old
union. he said. had already recognized
the new union by turning over to the
new union certain cards and docu.
| mentS.
| Philadelphia. = Shoemakers were
| among the first of the trades to or
ganize a union in this country; also
among the first to engage in strikes.
In the fall of 1892 the pioneer union
of the shoe workers was organized in
Philadelphia 1t grew to be consid-
cred a power. and in 1896 a strike in
| all the shops of the city was ordered
to enforce demand for an increase of
| wages 1t lasted but a few days, the
employers recognizing the demand.
st. Paul, Minn.-Three hundred rail-
road employees met in this city to or
ganize an association to fight legisla-
ton hostile to railroad interests. They
are of the opinion that by standing by
the railroads in their fight they will be
benefiting themselves. After consid-
cradle discussion an executive COM
mittee was selected, with two mem
bers for each railroad, which will
form locals on each railroad in the
state
New York.-Cooks, pastry cooks
and chefs of Greater New York, to the
number of 300 and upward, have
formed a local union of the Hotel and
Restaurant Employees International
ALLIANCE. The 5000 and odd cooks OF
Greater New York work from IA to 16
hours a day in the fall and winter
time, but during the summer there is
little or no employment to speak of.
Atlanta, Ga.-The Georgia supreme
cI,Srt affirmed a decision of the SUI
perior court which means that the
courts of Georgia will enjoin the
"picketing" by strikers of the prem
Uses of employers with the view OF
coercing or intimidating persons from
entering or remaining in the employ
of said employers whose men have
gone on strike.
Bedford, Mass-Three unions OF
. carpenters and joiners have appointed
: committee to examine applications
for admission into either union. The
applicant must demonstrate by work
ing out Is OF 30 problems with his
J tools. and if he can do that he is ad
mitted. otherwise rejected. This rule
. has been adopted because of many
complaints that membership in q
union is not absolute proof of com
, potency.
| Washingtcn-The department Of
; labor is having printed a report GOV
| ering 25 years. showing that there
were 36.767 strikes and 1,546 lockoutf
in The United States from 1881 tc
! 1905. inclusive, a total of 3S ,303 labol
disturbances. involving 1S9.945 estab
lishments. There were 6,I2S, O4>
strikers and 1921 employees locked
. out, making total of 7,444,279 wage
: earnerS affected
1 London-The committee of the
American monetary commission has
held several meetings at which infor
5 nation with regard 10 the British
f financial system was discussed. Fol
2 lowing the policy adopted by the COM
1 mission in America. no Information
will be given out.
! London, Eng. = The JourneymeI
: Bakers society of the United King
e dom have taken vote modifying thei
/ | eight-hour bill, which now permit.
o OF relays of eight hours The decision
S was carried by very large majority
e the vote being one OF the largest eve
f taken in connection with the union.
London. Eng.-The first annual re
: port and balance sheet of the Nationa
e Linton of Journalists shows that tn,