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

born lAborerS continues lnCiuuinS
the departures yesterday the record
for the year 50 far is 111.eS4 greater
than il was in a similar period last
year. The Barbarossa of the North
German Lloyd fleet will take out about
1000 on Thursday. and the Princess
Irene. which sailed yesterday for the
Mediterranean. carried away 600 Gus
1ay HI. Schwab OF the North German
LLOYD line said that many foreign la
bcrers now temporarily employed
would take advantage of the low rates
to the Mediterranean. which will en-
able them TO spend the time at sea
as cheaply as they could at home,
Only e7.lss immigrants arrived in the
last three months In the first three
months of last year there were ISL
SCI arrivals.-New York Sun
Rosfon,-ln the Massachusetts, SUI
preme court in the suit brought oN
nine building and contracting firms OF
LYNN. Mass AGAINST the Building
Trades council of that city. which re-
belled against an open-Shop order
made by the contractors on May 1. lSoo
the court held that labor unions have
ance between employer and emp.oye:
no right to strike against an open
shop or go out on sympathetic strike,
no right TO force an employer TO sub
init TO a delegate body of employees in
disputes. and that the present rules of
labor unions governing their investiSa-
ton into strikes are Illegal
Washington-The convention of
labor unions in Porto Rico affiliated
with the American Federation of
Labor has declared its intention to
nominate a labor ticket to be voted at
the coming elections. and to organize
a cooperative company. to be capital
lied at $4,000 10 enter into compe-
tition with the building contractors 1t
is proposed TO raise the capital by an
assessment of one cent day upon
the membership of the 1000 members
in the unions for a period of ten
months.
London. England.-The first time in
history that the British public ever
asked parliament for laws to protect
women and children was in the year
1900. after an epidemic of fever among
the underground workers The protec-
ton which parliament accorded was TO
restrict the hours of labor for children
to IL and to set the age at nine years
when the child might be employed
This action was the real beginning of
organized protests on the part of the
English unions against established Gus
toms.
Charleston. w Va-WeSt Virginia
unioniStS have been fighting to secure
the passage in the legislature of "a
bill making the employer liable for the
unlawful acts of guards detectives.
etc The claim is made thai the hired
detectives are largely responsible for
the deplorable conditions that exist
in and arourt' nc mines
Washingtu.-The enforcement of
the nine-hour law for railroad opera
tors will practically give every one of
the unemployed members of the Com
mercial Telegraphers a position If
their strength and the industrial condi-
tions justify such action they expect
10 ask the telegraph companies for an
advance this summer
Worcester NaSs--In order 10 give
work TO the unemployed. the direct
OTIS of the Swedish Cemetery corpora
ton have decided to remove the re
mains of about 500 persons from
their original resting places TO :
new cemetery The work will be given
only to SwediSh-speaking heads OF
| families
Ottawa Can. Civic authorities
! throughout Canada have been com
I PEELED 10 provide work for the unusual
number of unemployed The Ottawa
( government requires immigrants go be
possessed of sufficient money for their
support until the opening of summer
/ and claims TO discourage all but farm
and railway construction laborers and
I domeS1icS
Pensacola Fla--The street car
strike situation here took serious
turn when number of strikers at
tackled car five miles outside of the
city limits and fired fusillade from
/ rifles The conductor was wounded
BrOcktcn- MaSs-NiSS Ellen F. Don
ovan- of the S1itchers Union has beer
elected a delegate 10 the Brocktor
Shoe Workers Council She is tbs
first woman delegate ever choseI
TO il
BosIon--The strike of the member:
OF the Boston branch of the Grants
Cutters National union has been ad
justed TO the satisfaction of the mem
bers None is now on strike
Toronto. Can--The electrical ap
paraJus industry in Canada gives EN-
ployment TO 4.Soe people with a year
iy payroll of s4SS COS
London. Eng-The referee to whom
the question of a minimum wage il
the boot and shoe trades in Englan,
was referred has given his award il
favor OF Sss5 week to the laster.
and finiSherss the operatives demand
ed $50 a week This award cover;
the whole of the Northampton dis
.rricts-
RoSton-The SATURDAY half holida,