The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-08-21

pdlS anu tne commonwealth fa1leQ-
Judges Ford and Brown of the COM
mon pleas court sustained the demur-
/ rer of the Pressed Steel Car Company
to the petition for Injunction made by
the Public Defense association of
Pittsburg against the company, the
striking employees and the sheriff of
Allegheny county The decision of the
court establishes a precedent and
caused general comment, as the opin-
/ ion handed down is Tar reaching in eff
feet Attorneys commenting upon the
action of the court were universal in
their opinion that Judges Marshall and
Brown were entirely within legal right
| in their ruling.
Washington--Denmark appears to
have the most practical plan of deal
ing with unemployment as a condi-
ton which may be expected to come
about with frequency and which may
at all times more or less affect some
| of the people The Denmark plan
rests upon the general principle of in
snrance- The government. however
contributes onefourth of the premium
| fund Under the law funds may be
I established by the working people for
the purpose of participation by he
| members in the insurance against I'M
| employment The minimum benefit
allowed a day is Is cents and the
maximum "a cents.
Washington--The department of
state notified all the American am
bassadors to extend every possible
courtesy to President Gompers when
he visits the various European cities
ON a tour of investigation of labor
| conditions in the old world This an
nouncenent has been given little pub
| licity- This attention of Washington
officials is accorded leaders in all
walks of life, when visiting foreign
countries, but this is the first time
Uncle Sans representatives abroad
| have been notified that a worker is
coming.
| Indianapolis, Ind.-McNamee and
other labor leaders are very favora-
| BILE TO the proposal made by Frank
Morrison, secretary of the American
Federation of Labor, in his speech
here during the carpenters building
dedication. to erect a temple of labor
in Washington. They figure that if a
contribution of only one dollar were
made by each OF the 100000 affili-
ated workmen that the A. F. of l..
would be able to erect building in
Washington that would have decided
effect on the lawmakers
Observation-Disclosures of Carpenters
and Joiners' International financial
statement for June received by the
local unions shows receipts of $43.-
62To3 Death and disability pay
ments aggregating $23, 374-50 were
paid. The donations to various sec
tons for litigation and strikes in
cluded $1,000 to the Boston District
council and $3.50 to the Haverhill
union. The balance in the general
fund July l was 1851 1902.
Kenosha. Wis--The men who had
been striking at the plant of the
Simmons Manufacturing Company,
which strike threatened to result in
900 others being called out, was set
tied peaceably- The men agreed to re
turn to work at the old scale of wages
and with the understanding that the
| differences between them and the
company will be taken up later and
adjusted.
WaShington--IncorpO papers
of the American Federation of Human
Rights. a branch of the French labor
organization that demands equal
rights for both sexes before the law
and which proposes to combat ignor
; ance under all forms, has been filed
j with the recorder of deeds of the Dis
trict of Columbia
n
pointed by the recent conference OF
delegates of independent shoe work
ers' organizations to consider forming
national body of those organizations
decided that the convention for thai
purpose would be held at Lynn Satur
day. September L.
indianapolis Ind. = international
Printing Pressmen's convention ap
pointed a committee to devise prac
teal and economical plan to provide
treatment for the tuberculosis, which
plan shall be submitted to the refer
: endum-
ST Louisa proposition to estab
: lish home for incapacitated post of
fee clerks, similar to the one estab
lished by the printers at Colorado
; Springs. will be acted on at the con
: xention of the national federation
to be held here in September.
Washington.-For machiniSts on the
: Panama canal the wages are Sc cents
t an hour for a day of eight hours, AND
transportation is furnished free
: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS time in the
II Chicago & Alton shops was increased
| to ten hours in the car department
affecting 1900 men. For the LAS
l year the plant has worked on eigh1
{ hours or less.
Toronto. Canada--James Wilson
2 will lead the Pattern Makers League
t of North America for another year
: The convention in this city elected
| him unanimously.
Indianapolis, Ind.-President T.
5 Lewis of the q. NJ W. of A. want.
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