The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-04-25

Washiuxton.-The statement OF
Samuel Gompers> president Of the
American Federation Of Labor. that
Organized labor would rather endure
the sherman antitrust Law, as ap-
piled by the United States supreme
court in the hatters' case than sub
NIT to registration. ~ proposed by
the amendarory bill drafted by the
National Civic federation and intro
duced in the house by Mr.. Hepburn OF
Iowa. was one Of the features OF
hearing on that bill before the sub
committee of the house judiciary com
mittee President Seth Low OF the
National Civic federation and Prof J.
w. Jenks OF Cornell university also
made arguments
Indianapolis. Ind.-John Mitchell.
sx-president OF the miners OF the coun-
try. is one of ave Americans selected
by President Roosevelt to be special
guests of the big conference OF state
and territory governors 10 be held In
Washington May Is. This conference
will last three days. The sessions VIII
be held in the White House and will
be presided over by President Roose-
welt The I'VE special guests viii be;
Grover Cleveland. ex-president of the
United States. William Jennings Bry-
an. leader of the opposition political
party. James ]. Hill. railroad mag
nate. Andrew Carnegie. manufactur-
er. John Mitchell. miner,
Los Angeles. Cal-The general fall
ing on in the building Industries the
country over between 1906 and 1907
amounted to Is per cent In Los An
statistics. the falling on Was more
marked. being IS per cent Only six
cities of the United States show rs
great or greater loss Twenty-seven
cities show a gain. These are headed
by Tacoma with ssS per cent. Cam
bridge. 81 per cent. Salt Lake City,
So per cent. San Antonio. IS per cent.
Spokane. IS per cent. and St Joseph.
SIS per cent
St. is--Representafives OF -
breweries in ST. Louis and vicinity and
of the brewery workers unions. signed
new contracts, ending the strike of
). 500 brewery workers which has been
on for three weeks The strikers will
be put to work. under the settlement.
as soon as possible and without dis
elimination. and the men who took
their places during the strike will be
discharged 1t is planned to reinstate
the strikers within = week
Washington.-A bill Introduced in
congress provides for the establish
msnt of another department of the
government. the head OF which shall
have q seat in the presidents cabinet
The new department is to be known
rs the department of labor. and its
head rs secretary Of labor. The head
of the department will be appointive
by the president. the same rs other
members of the cabinet. with 5000
q year Is compensation
San Frs0>-Sco- = San Francisco
Chapter. Nc = Royal Arch Masons
has notified the San Francisco LAbo,
| Council that few of its members are
at this time employing Asiatic help
| and that in the interests Of the mem
bers Of the organization 1t has sent
to each member = circular letter re
entails he may have in his employ and
substituting white men
Nflwaukee@John Nitchelrs new
1 labor paper win have for its object the
| promoting Of Industrial peace be
tween the miners and operators
That sounds like John Mitchell-s
| true labor leader for the interest oI
labor and the general public More
| power and long life to him.
SAehoygan. wfs-Sheboygan's 3,
wood working manufactures ssarte<
| means slightly increased number q
working hours for the week. q Satur
1 day half holiday and \ longer dinnel
hour. The factories viii operate OIL
Il y nine-hoar schedule starting at sever
n m. and shutting down at i've p m
Practically all of the factories hav'
been working ON an eight hour da,
schedule since January l.
PStsSourg. Pa-Ahout 60 additions
usen were put to work when the open
hearth furnaces and the shaping ans
structural mills Of the Homestea.
Steel works resumed Notices wer,
posted announcing that several de
partmenrs in the Howard axle work
would resume work
Waterfowl. Wss-The reports tina
the building trades of this city hav'
lust signed owo-year agreement witt
the Contractors alliance, thus ei
fecsually doing away with the posi-
oility of labor troubles for some time
Iivermore Falls, Me--Work in tn
Otis paper and pulp mills of the Inter
national Paper company at Chisholm
was almost entirely suspended b
cause OF q strike of the 40 firemen.
Roanoke. Va-Eght hundred me-
were discharged from the Roaaok
shops of the Norfolk & Western raj
way. The shops under normal cond
tons employ 1000 men A notice va
posted that in the future shops wi
work full time.
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