The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-10-30


ness agent of local union No. IL Of
Pittsburg have returned from the If
teenth general convention at Denver.
President O'Sullivan was reelected.
Beginning with October the monthly
per capita tax. payable to the general
office, will be IS cents. This will cover
all obligations and will do away with
funeral benefits and journal assess
ments. The due stamp system of
crediting payment of dues to the local
unions will be in effect January 1,
1910. In future all trade agreements
must be filed at the general offices.
Kansas City, at least 30 days previous
to becoming operative, If the support
of the international body is expected
in event of a strike.
New York.-A split has taken place
in the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers. Several locals,
after making charges of several kinds
against the general officers. among
which are incompetence and wasteful-
ness, have seeded from the brother
hood. An effort is to be made by the
officers Of the American Federation of
Labor to reunite the factions Mean
time the officers of the brotherhood
have notified the different unions that
the seeding faction Is not to be rec
ognized.
Buffalo, N. Y-The Erie, Lacka-
wanna and Buffalo Greet railroads
pleaded not guilty to % indictments
charging them with violation of the
labor law requiring them to pay en-
ployes twice month. The attorneys
reserved the right to demur later. The
cases had been presented to the grand
jury in September on evidence fur
nished by the state labor department.
There is no dispute about the facts.
The fight will be on the constitutional
ity of the law.
New York.-Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, who has been in Europe study
ing continental labor conditions and
problems, returned to the United
States. Labor men here gave him a
rousing welcome home. A more elab-
crate reception was accorded him in
Washington upon his arrival there.
Mr.. Gompers left New York on June
10 and since that time has visited
most of the important European coun-
tries.
Berlin, Germany.-Germany has
law that provides that If it can be
proved that man Is earning suf-
ficient wage to support those depend
ent on him, but that he is dissipating
that wage by vicious habits, he can
be declared minor, and he Is then
treated as child. His employer Is
told that the wage must not be paid
to the man, but to guardian appoint
ed by the magistrate of the district
in whic hhe lives, who uses it for the
support of the wife and children.
Ottawa. Canada.-The act for the
maintenance of Industrial peace in
Canada, which went into effect March
%, 1907, shows by actual operation
that So per cent of strikes were
avoided or ended. These pertained to
disputes concerning mines, railroads.
street railways, longshoremen, team
sters and sailors.
WATERFOWL, N. Y.-Workmen en-
ployed at the United States arsenal
are expressing indignation at some
new working and discipline rules es-
tablished at that plant. The men
claim they are drastic and onerous,
also that the men are being SO driven
in their work that its quality is ma
terially suffering.
Boston.-During the past year Mas
sachusetts has placed in employment
on an average 40 men day through
its three employment bureau Offices
in Springfield, Fall River and Boston.
This year the Boston Office alone has
obtained work for SO or more men q
day.
Munich, Germany.-At the recent
convention Of waiter girls, 1t was re-
solved that efforts should be made to
emancipate themselves from the fee
system by insisting on minimum
wages In hotels and taverns Of rs
cents to one dollar day.
New York.-The Women's Trade
Union league is carrying on an active
campaign among the white goods max
ers, the corset makers. the finishers
and textile workers and the dressmak-
ers of that city to bring about more
thorough organization.
London, Eng.-In England the trade
unionists are interested in the estab-
lishment of a central labor college.
which they will finance.
Brooklyn, N. Y.-The official jour-
nal of the International Association
of Steam Engineers will hereafter be
printed In this city.
London, Eng.-According to the an
nual report Of the British chief inspec-
tor of factories and workshops for
1908. the total number of accidents
occurring that year throughout his
jurisdiction was 1872. 1854, decrease of
2,171 as compared with 1907. OF these
1,042 were fatal accidents, decrease
over the previous year of 1877.
Pittsburg. Pa.-The Cambria Steel
company Of Pittsburg has purchased
$4,000 tons Besemer pig iron for de-
livery this quarter at $1S valley. and
nm tons for doHvorv during the