The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-03-13

agent of Electrical Workers union No. |
1874, were indicted by the grand jury |
on charges of conspiracy and extor-
ton. The indictments were returned |
at $50 o'clock in Judge Freeman's |
court and Immediately capiases were
issued for the arrest of the labor lead
ers. Bail in each case was fixed at
$4,000. Two separate indictments
were returned against each of the
men, one on extorting 81 900 from H.
P. Nelson of the Nelson Piano Com
pany for calling of a strike on his fac
tory, and the other for extorting from
Joseph Klicka $500 under similar cir.
cumstances.
Oakland, Gait is not illegal for
union labor organization to picket
place of business that has been de-
clared unfair" If the picketing is
done in peaceable manner, according
to the decision of Judge Ellsworth,
given here in the case Of Joseph Davis,
local restaurant man, against the
Cooks and Walters alliance. Because
the union posted two pickets in front of
his place of business the restaurant
| man declared that he had suffered a
| loss of $3.50. The court admitted the
loss, but commended, inasmuch as the
union had not brought it about by I'M
lawful means, damages could not be
| imposed.
Pittsburg, Pa.-As result of the
cut in prices of steel decided upon at
the meeting in New York, the second
lowering of prices within the last nine
months, there is to be a general re-
duction in the wages of the vast army
of men employed in the big steel mills
all over the country, according to
statements made by well known man
ufacturers. Sever Pittsburg steel
makers stated positively that the Sec
ond reduction in prices would result
in a reduction in the wages of the en-
ployes. Others are of the same opin-
ion. although they refuse to make any
statement for publication.
Peoria. Ill.-The resolution brought
in by special committee on political
action, denying official assistance Of
the United Mine Workers of Illinois
to members who should become po-
litical candidates for state offices, was
almost unanimously adopted here. The
result is considered by socialistic
AHCAApCIo q NlCJOly lOI CuClT cause. IC-
firing President John Walker, the new
president, Duncan Mcdonald, and Sec
rotary Frank Hayes urged the dele
gates to continue political and finan-
cial assistance, after announcing their
pride in being members of the Socia.
listic party.
: Portland, Ore.-A bill that has been
presented before the Oregon legisla.
, ture, providing for the protection and
safety of persons engaged in work on
buildings, bridges, ETC., is commented
, on editorially in the Bridgemen's Mag
azine, the official organ of the Interna
J tional Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers. In speak
ing of the need of suitable legis
lation, the editorial says that lowing
to the extreme hazard surrounding ou1
employment any protective measure
, in the way of legislation or attempted
, legislation, should receive our hearty
and unqualified support
l Brussels, Belgium.-An industrial
! innovation that is going to attract
worldwide attention has just been in
, troduced in Belgium. In the province
of Brabant, which numbers consider
able more than a million population
: the legislature has enacted law no
: only designating the minimum salar
: les that must be paid certain classes
: of workers, but also providing for thu
l penalizing of employers who disregard
the wage statute.
f New York.-The stokers of thu
J. Hamburg American Steamship Com
f pany are threatening general strike
: They have already gone out on tn
n Prince Eitel Frederick. The German
$ Seamen's union, after a special meet
! ing, issued the following statement
S Further attempts on the part of tn
Hamburg-American Steamship Com
). pany to reduce the wages of the stok
a ers will mean a general strike of tn
q members of the International Fedora
e ton of German Seamen employed OF
the ships of this company"
e Washington.-The average wage O
l. telegraph operators decreased durin
J. the last two years and during the yea
e 1908, as compared with the year 100;
D. This is the salient fact developed in
d report on the telegraph business trans
J. mitted to the senate by DR.. Charles
f. Neill, commissioner of labor, in n
10 Spouse to a resolution of that bod
a. adopted last May. The report ind
Gates that messages are classified an
:, that certain classes of business hav
= preference over others.
e Minneapolis, NINA branch @
ID the American Association for Labo
If Legislation has been formed in thi
city.
f. Winnipeg, Mantle farmers of tn
IL Moose Jaw district have passed a re.
n o1ution requesting the Central Graf
III Growers association to place cal
e. able man in the field to organize Sal
TX katchewan, Canada, farmers into
at permanent society or association wit