The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

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surrounding country are working to
far greater capacity than they did at
the beginning of 1909. 1t looks as if
by July 1 a majority of the larger OPP
perations will be working to full ca
pacity, which a number of companies
are now doing With January 1, 1909.
the working forces of this district
were engaged at about S5 per cent of
capacity. With June 1 the working
will be operating about SIS per cent,
and by July there should be between
80 and 100 per cent The greatest in
dustrial increase has taken place in
the steel mills. These were barely
working to keep the rust off the ma
chinery with the beginning of the
year. Now every department except
the rail mills are working almost to
capacity. The tube and pipe indus
try. which started this year with few
orders and only operating three to
four days week. is now working full
time. The two largest steel car plants
in the country, located near here, were
closed absolutely at the beginning of
the year with none but the watchmen
about the plants
Terre Haute. Ind.-The Vandalia
Mining Company is in trouble with
the officials of the United Mine Work
ers over the demand by the men that
they be permitted to remove the top
coal at mine No. 65, east of the city
When the company ordered that coal
be left at the top. the mine committee
ordered the men to quit work, and the
superintendent in turn discharged the
committee. The company contends
that the coal must be left as a sup
port to the roof of the mine; that
state mine inspector has served mo-
tice that it must not be removed The
miners say they have right to mine
all the coal of the vein, and if any is
left they are entitled to extra pay
The company may ask the court for
an Injunction to restrain the miners
| officials from stopping men from
working
Berlin. Germany-A most remark
able clause has been added to the
German mines bill at the instigation
of Emperor William 1t is clause
of a most socialistic character. since
| it gives to labor organizations the
right of supervision over the arrange
ments made for their safety in the
pits, OF course. this right is limited
to the men employed in the mines
concerned. and TO their organizations,
and does not extend to any outside la
Dor unions or professional agitators,
| Youngstown, O--Employes of the
Republic Iron and Steel Company re
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/ wages will be made June 1. While the
terms of the readjustment are not
given. it is believed the men will be
again placed on the scale in force
/ prior to the ten per cent. reduction
of April 1. about 1000 men are at
fected locally 1t is thought here the
readjustment will be general in the
Republic plants.
Il Los Angeles, Cal--The district
council of carpenters is to call a meet
ing of representatives from the vari
Gus unions in the building trades to
establish a central point arbitration
board, with a view to preventing sym
pathetic strikes in the building trades
without the joint consent of all trades
involved in any given dispute with a
contractor or builder.
Salt Lake City. Utah.-The plant OF
the American Smelling & Refining
Company at Murray shut down on &C
count of the strike of 400 of its EN-
ployes for higher wages.
II Washington.-The trade unionists
on the other side seem to have beer
developing company OF specialists
who direct them in their efforts to OBJ
tain specific legislation in parliament
or in obtaining concessions from theil
employers. In such matters as chile
labor. old age pensions. woman's placs
in the state and in industry. in educa
tional questions and in temperance
the English workers in particular
have a group of leaders who have NJ
superiors in any walk of life. They
are the authorities on these subjects
II London. Eng-The Amalgamasei
Society of Toolmakers, one of the
youngest of the unions started in tbs
British engineering trades. has nov
branches in London. Lancashire. York
shire and other counties and in Scot
land. The approximation fund ha:
now come into operation. so that tn,
union is nearly abreast in its benefit:
of the Amalgamated Society of En-
gineerS-
Ill Washington.-The new union o.
women employees of the bureau of en-
craving and printing has upward o
500 members.
Red Lodge, Mont-This city is Il
have a labor temple within a few
months.
San Francisco.-At the convention
of the antiJapanese Leagues of Cali
fornia. held here May 3, there was pre-
sented a list of all persons who. Il
the detriment of the white race. ar,
patronixing and supporting Japanese
and a request was made TO have som;
measure passed by which such per
sons may be induced to have a chang,
| of heart in the matter,
III Greenville. Tex.-A trades assembl,