The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-07-24

were elected as the national officers
by the convention: John F, Tooin OF
Boston. president: Coils Lovely of
ST. Louis, vice-president, Charles l.
Baine of Boston. secretary and treas
urer: T. c. Farrell. Emmett T, Wall
and Warren NJ. Hatch of Brockton,
Mass, Cad Martindale of Rochester.
z. Lesperane of Montreal c. E.
James of ST, Paul. George Bury OF
Cincinnati and Mary Anderson of Chi
eago. members of the general board:
August Wilkinson OF Cincinnati.
Ninot A. Rurrell of Randolph, Mass,
and Patrick Gillen of Brooklyn. gen.
eral auditors. The next convention
will be at ST, Paul,
Chicago.-Oficials OF the Lathers
union who were indicted by the grand
jury on charges of conspiracy on the
lather of Cleveland. appeared before
Judge Brentano and gave bonds of
$4,000 each, The indicted officials are
Clark Ruth. A. Alex. George Briggs,
Thomas simmons and Fred OFT. who
are accused of demanding that he pay
$50 before being allowed to work on a
union job, The indictments have
caused quite stir in union circles,
as nearly all unions have similar
rules, requiring strangers coming 20
the city to pay extra for their first
working card,
London, Eng-Shefiield Master
Builders federation has asked the op
erativs hricklayers and the carpenters
Ss>sr
OF walking-tine to places OF work. be-
yond a radius OF e,s miles from the
parish church. This the men refuse
to concede, The latter have replied
by asking for an increase in wages
to oae>haif pence sn hour, The opera
tiveS are well organized in the dis
trict, and the Master Builders fedora
ton is strong, The fear is that a
strike may take place: but it is prob
able that the matter will be settled
by the Cancellation board.
Indianapolis, Ind.-Edwin Perry, sec
retary-treasurer OF the United Mine
Workers. in the United Mine Workers
Journal, urges the local unions of the
organization to affiliate with central
bodies and state declarations wherever
they exist, in compliance with a reso-
luton that was adopted at the Denver
convention of the American Fedora
ton of Labor. The communication
from Mr.. Perry in the journal is ad,
dressed to all local unions under the
Jurisdiction of the International organ.
lzation of the mine workers
SoSton>-BoSton carpenters and cleo
trical workers strikes are over. having
been won by the unions, The carpen-
tiers secured a Demonstrations raise
in wages and the Saturday half holi
day all the year round. making the
new wage one OF 4sSs cents an hour
The electrical workers got FIVE
eentS-an-hour raise. establishing the
new minimum rate at 80 cents an
hour. They also get the Saturday hall
holiday from May l to September 80
of each year.
Washington--Frank Morrison. sec
rotary of the American Federation o.
Labor. says that at present there arr
s,oo0. 600 persons throGghous the coun
try out of employment. Mr. Morrison
declares this to be a conservative es
innate, and he said this statement wa.
the consensus OF most careful est
mates made by men who are thorough
ly familiar with the conditions of em
ployment throughout the Unite,
States.
Gary, Ind.-Plans have been turned
over to the contractors for the con
struction of the new $4,000. 900 plan
of the American Car and Foundr,
Company at Gary. 1t is believed tn,
contractors will be ready to submit
their bids by August 1, when the con
tract will be let The site OF the new
plant was purchased several months
ago, Ii was announced that abou
5000 men would be employed.
Chieago-EIve hundred employees i,
Is of the grain elevators in the Chica
so and Calumet districts were locke,
out when the owners declared for tn
open shop and refused to enter int
contracts with the union. The cor
troyerSy has been goipy ON for seyera
weeks. the elevator owners insistin
ON a reduction in wages and the ME,
holding cut for the conditions whic
prevailed hast year.
Brooklyn. y. N.-StepS were take,
recently by the Brooklyn IN. W Ger
tral Labor union which may result /
the formation of an independent mi
nseIpal party in opposition TO tn
Democratic and Republican parties q
the coming mayoralty compaign,
WSShingtOn>-The average wage c
painters in England is about $40
week. in this country SIS.
WSnnipes. Mantle Canada
Northern railway engineers voted I
strike, The officers of the compan
challenged the men TO come out o
strike and the men accepted it Abos
500 men are involved.
BoSton,-Fan River and New Be,
ford textile councils will hencefort
act jointly on legislative matters an
general matters of concern to DO,
bodies.
boston,-Wooi. Wire and Met:
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