The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-11-13

eastern association of general chair |
men of the joint boards of arbitration |
and adjustment of the conductors and |
trainmen on the "a railroad lines and |
systems east of the Mississippi river,
north of the Chesapeake and Ohio |
lines and including eastern Canada.
The convention decided that the time
was now opportune for general de- |
mand for substantial increase in
wages and equalization of working
hours on all roads. Now some have
10, II and 12-hour day schedules. A
straight general 1O-hour schedule is
wanted. The western association Sc
cured such workday several years
ago. The eastern association consid-
cred following that action at it's con-
vention last year, but it was passed
up as the time was not considered the
proper one owing to business and traf-
f1c conditions.
Washington. - Industrial education
will be again considered by the A. F.
of L. convention at Toronto next
month. The special committee to re-
port, and which is now in session here,
includes James Duncan of Quincy, first
WV Pi OoioOut VI ILo "A. VI JOuu
Golden of Fall River, head of the
United Textile Workers union;
Charles M. Winslow of Somerville,
member of the Massachusetts COM
mission, and Stewart r. Reid of Lynn,
national organizer of the Machinists'
union. Prof. James Monaghan of New
York, speaking on the subject at the
Boston City club recently, stated that
our present education system seemed
to have gone astray. 1t would be bet
ter to educate the masses in voca-
tional lines 1t would be better to
educate the masses for their life work,
than care only for the so-called upper
classes, who can take care of them
selves.
Chicago.-Denials Of an emphatic
kind that $4,000 had been paid by
certain interests to have an anti-local
| option resolution passed by the Belle
vile convention of the Illinois State
Federation of Labor have been made
by those most directly interested. Sec
rotary Edward N. Nockels of the Chi
cago Federation of Labor, who was
member of the resolutions committee
of the State Federation, said there
was no truth in the report. e. A.
| Whitney of Peoria. who represents
the Gipps brewery of Peoria, said the
same.
| Boston.-A H. Gill and ]. NJ Clynes,
both labor members of the British
parliament, who are the fraternal dele
gates of the British unions to the A.
F. of L. convention at Toronto next
month, arrived in Boston on the Cum
arder Saxonia. The Boston c. l.. U.
officials met and greeted them. Mr..
| Gill Is the head of the Cotton Spin
ner's union of Great Britain and he
will make tour of the New England
| textile cities after the convention. Mr..
| Clynes is the head of the Gasworkers'
and General Laborers' union of Great
Britain.
Boston.-Boston Bricklayers' union
No. has sent notification to each of
the Sc bricklayers' and stone masons'
unions of the state that Gov. Draper
has given the contract for rebuilding
his Boston residence. recently dam
aged by fire, to a nonunion firm which
has been especially antagonistic to the
Bricklayers' union. The letter calls
upon every member to work and vote
against Gov. Draper and to get every
friend to do likewise.
Brockton, Mass.-The difficulty be-
between the Douglas company and the
boot and shoe workers union has been
partially adjusted and the Indications
are that complete pleasant relations
will again exist. The firm has al
ready given notice of the close Of its
| Co. To-, 0<h ri
and the bringing Of the work done at
them back to Brockton.
Chicago. - Martin B. ("Skinny')
Madden, convicted of graft in connec-
ton with the calling and settling of
strikes, resigned from the position as
president of his rapidly dissolving As
ISOLATED Building Trades as the re-
suit of a strike called on new build
ing of the Cosmopolitan Electric COM
. pany at Twenty-second street and the
river.
: Pittsburg, Pa.-The Norfolk &
, Western has ordered $4,000 tons of
! About 10000 tons will be rolled by
the Maryland Steel Company. Balti-
more. The company Is now running
about 80 per cent. of its capacity.
: Buffalo, NJ "a strike of grain
, elevator men Is imminent at Buffalo
The men gave the elevator owners
, two days to meet their demands for q
20 per cent. increase In wages.
> Pittsburg, Pa-The Iron Trade Re
r view reports as the leading transac'
. ton Of the week the purchase OF So,
! 900 tons of Bessemer pig iron by the
8 Cambria Steel Company from inter
: ests in the central west for delivery
3 during the first half of the year. the
price being $3.50 at the furnaces.
8 Boston-The new Boston Furniture
( Trades council will seek better condi