Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-13
NLTTTLE LABOR LEAFLETS
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RADIO legislature, died in Denver a few
DAYS ago from the effects of an oper-
alton. Mr.. Morris was fourth wee
president of the American Federation
of Labor and was preparing TO go
abroad with President Gompers at the.
time of his death. Resolutions of re-
spect and coincidence were passed Dy
the Central Labor council of this city
at a meeting of that body Friday
night. Mr.. Morris was well known
here.
Tomorrow night Machinists' union
No. 81 will elect a delegate to attend
the convention of the international
Association of Machinists to be held in
Denver in September.
William Kirkland, recently elected
by the pressmen to represent them at
the convention of the international
union to be held in Omaha, will leave
Tuesday for that place. Before his
return Mr.. kirkland will visit several
eastern cities, returning by the way of
Seattle. where he will spend a few
days at the Alaska Yukon Pacific ex-
position.
The number of women in industry
in this country is increasing faster
than the birth rate.
Carpenters union No. 1853 elected
officers this week, the following being
chosen: d. S. Haag, president; w. L.
Edwards vice president; R. A Wood
bury, secretary; M. L. Stones, financial
secretary; H. M. Wilcox, treasurer,
and Charles Dnering, conductor.
Announcement is made that Intepna-
tional President Huber of the Broth
erhood of Carpenters has appointed w.
A. Sexton of this city deputy or
ganizer for Los Angeles county.
George r. French, general organizer
of the Cigarmakers' union, who has
been in the city for several weeks in
the interest of that organization, will
leave next week for trip through
Arizona and New Mexico to investigate
conditions in that section.
1t is proposed to increase the per
capita tax of the bodies affiliated with
the Central Labor council from to 5
cents, an amendment to that effect
being introduced in the council Friday
night.
Secretary Goodwin of the free ems
ployment bureau conducted by the
building trades placed seventy-one men
in positions in the las. week.
After meeting with Samuel Conn
pers, John Mitchell and other labor
leaders in Washington this week,
President Taft consented to address a
national conference in Washington in
January. The object of the meeting is
to secure uniform legislation on pure
food, child labor. railway legislation.
divorce and taxation laws in the sew
eral states.
The wage scale of the Pennsylvania
Steel company which was cut 10 per
cent April 1. will be restored to the old
figure July 1, announcement to that eff
feet having been made at conference
held at Harrisburg this week. Over
1000 men are affected.
Indication of a gradual Improvement
in the conditions under which women
work in Austria is found in the law
just passed by the ministry forbidding
work by women and girls between the
hours of o'clock in the evening and
in the morning. Besides doing away
with night work by women, 1t is pro-
vided that In all Industrial establish
ments employing more than ten per-
sons the female employees shall have a
minimum of eleven hours rest In that
country women have been employed in
the most degrading and laborious kinds
OF work, ana In vienna IL is SAID Iney
are often harnessed with dogs, draw
ing wagons, the scandal of the situa1
ton being aggravated by the pitiful
wages received for such degrading la
Dor.
Tuesday in New York the executive
council of the American Federation
of Labor will meet to consider the re-
striction of immigration. 1t Is alleged
that many employment agencies in tnat
city are doing an enormous business in
sending immigrants to all parts of the
country as strike breakers. This prac-
tice the federation desires to stop, and
will collect all data possible bearing on
the question.
Iron molders of the United States and
Scotland have reached an understand
ing regarding the interchange of union
cards The printers accept the certifi-
cate of membership from any quarter
of the globe, and it would be well were
there an extension of this brotherhood
of the movement in all unions.