The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-12-04

Toronto, Canada.-With q unani-
| nous chorus of ayes the American
Federation of Labor adopted a reso-
luton introduced by President P. J.
McArdle of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
| of North America, declaring the Unit
ed States Steel corporation to be s'the
| most formidable and aggressive enc
my with which the organized labor
| movement has to contend and recon-
| mending that meeting be held dur
| ing the present convention to outline
campaign of organization among the
| employees of the steel corporation and
devise ways and means to make the
fight against it more effective.
Baltimore, Md.-The Consolidated
Cotton Duck Company issued orders
for mills in this city and vicinity to
shut down on Saturdays indefinitely,
| owing to the scarcity and high price
of the raw material. This will cut
down the operation of the mills here
to five days week. Whether or not
| further curtailments in the output will
be made, depends upon the future sit
uation in the cotton market Appar-
emily there is no reason why the price
| of cotton should come down, as there
was short crop and interests lined
behind the supply are playing for
| rise.
Boston.-Boston Wood, Wire and
| Metal Lathers' union No. u elected
committee to consider the 1910 wage
| scale and working rules which will be
presented to the employers on Janu-
| airy 1, to take effect May 1. The ln.h-
ers' union does not ask for signed
agreements. 1t establishes wages and
| rules for union men and if an employ
er does not wish to live up to them he
can endeavor to get men elsewhere,
which is difficult. as the trade is prac-
tically absolutely organized.
| New York.-There are 100000 men
| and women in New York city who
are willing to work, but who are not
able to obtain employment, was the
| statement made by Cora D. Harvey,
secretary Of the National Committee
Of the Unemployed, before the state
commission, which Is investigating the
| operation of the employers liability
| act. She urged the state to open fac
tories and employ these men and
women.
Evansville, Ind. - The electrical
workers for four of the largest firms
| in the city have been discharged and
lockout exists. The men said the
contractors have determined to run
an open shop, and that the fight will
| be prolonged. The contractors say
the workmen have failed to live up to
their agreement. About thirty work
| men are affected. Labor leaders have
suggested arbitration.
| Toronto, Canada.-Resolution look
| ing to the establishment of national
defense fund by the American Fedora
| ton Of Labor to assist unions in dis
| tress were voted down after spirit
| ed debate. On the ground that en-
| ployment agencies are used as strike
breaking organizations, the federation
will attempt to have enacted national
legislation for their regulation.
Philadelphia. - The Baldwin Loco
motive Works received orders for SO
| locomotives from three railroads. FIJI
! ty passenger engines will be built for
| the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail
| road, 10 for the ,Lehigh Valley and
| five for the Charlotte Harbor and
Northern railroad. The contracts ag-
gregate more than 100000.
Guthrie, Okla.-Upon recommends
| ton of the labor organizations OF Ok
lahoma, the state board Of public at
fairs has adopted a rule that hereaft-
er no contractor who is not willing
| to stipulate that only union labor
shall be employed and union rates
paid for such labor will be permitted
to bid on state work.
Salt Lake, Utah.-The Salt Lake Ty-
| biographical union has started a cam
paign to secure the session of the In
ternational union for 1911. San Fran
cisco is also out for the convention
| and has had booster committee at
work for the last three months.
Philadelphia. = The Central Labor
union of this city passed resolutions
urging all organized labor wage work
ers throughout the United States to
cease work for two weeks, beginning
the day Mitchell, Gompers and Morrf-
son are incarcerated.
New York.-The Federation of La
| Dor of the state of New York has de-
clared it's belief in woman suffrage as
! necessary step toward the better
protection of the industrial interests,
not of women wage workers only. but
of men as well.
| Chicago.-The Chicago Federation of
labor is doing good work In undertak-
| ing to limit Womens working time to
| ten hours day.
Leeds, England.-A Jewish labor hall
is about to be erected here.
Budapest, Hungary The general
run of wages in this city may be In
| ferred from these rates: Bricklayers,
paid by the hour and losing even part
day time through bad weather, and
with four or five months loss in win
| ter, receive 81 to $3.50 day; carpen-
| ters working under the same condi-