The wageworker., 1909-10-23


under which the Swiss poorer classes
work, and the wages they earn, with
special reference to the sweating" at
home. These people, who work in
their own homes, number 100000,
three-fourths of whom are women and
children. Their earnings are shock
1ngly low-in some cases as little as
four centimes an hour are paid to
straw workers; while the average pay
in other industries is: Silk weavers,
seven centimes an hour; linen weav-
ers, IL centimes; glove makers, IL
centimes; wood carving. 81 centimes;
watch makers, SO centimes. The ex-
hibition also contains models of the
homes in which these people work,
showing the unhealthy conditions and
overcrowding. The promoters conf
IDENTIFY expect that the exhibition will
stop the sweating and put the law in
motion.
Boston.-A committee of the Toron-
to. Canada, board of education was
in Boston recently examining the
technical and industrial schools of
Boston. The Canadian capital Is to
erect technical high school at q
cost OF $75O,00O as further extension
OF the trade school originally estab-
lished and supported by the Toronto
Trades and Labor council, then par
TALLY supported by the municipality
and finally taken over as an estab-
lished portion of the school work of
Toronto. The visitors also inspected
the Boston Globe plant James Simp-
son, vice-president of the Canadian
Trades and Labor council, former
Canadian vice-president Of the l. T.
U. and the fraternal delegate from
Canada to the Boston convention of
the A. F. of L., was a member of the
party, being a member of the board of
education of Toronto. He renewed
many old acquaintances
Indianapolis, Ind.-Word has been
received at international headquarters
of the International Association of
the International Association of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
in this city of the reelection, at the
Minneapolis convention, of F. M. Ryan
as international president and ]. J.
Mcnamara as secretary-treasurer
E. A. Clancy, of San Francisco, is re-
elected as first vice-president, and
J. T. Butler, of Buffalo, who was
member of the international execu-
tive board, has been elected second
vice-president H. w. Legleitner, of
Pittsburg, Pa, and H. S. Hockin, of
Detroit, have been reelected to the
executive board, and in addition there
have been elected to the board Char
les Beum, of Minneapolis, and M. j.
Young, of Boston. The president, two
serve on the board.
BOstOn.-In view of statements
made by officers of the seeding in
ternational regarding the funds Of the
International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, Boston union, No. 1O3, Of
fiaially communicated with the banks
in Springfield, ILL.,, where the brother
hoods funds are on deposit The re-
ply of the bank officers showed the
statement of the dual organizations
officers to be absolutely false.
Boston.-Despite newspaper state
ments to the contrary the pension sys-
tenn for the employees of the B. & M.
railroad is not to go into effect i'm
mediately. Under the law passed by
the legislature, the act must first be
accepted by the directors of the road
and then by vote of the employees.
cred the matter.
Pittsburg, Pa.-The contemplated
organization of the International Bro
therhood of Railway Carmen and the
National Car Workers would have a
membership exceeding sixty thousand,
which would place it numerically
among the foremost labor organiza-
tions in America.
London, England.-A recapitulation
of the benefits of all kinds paid by the
| Amalgamated Society of British En-.
gineers during the fifty-eight years in
which benefits of any kind have been
| paid shows that total of $40, ,727, ,905
has been expended in the work.
| Milwaukee.-The convention of the
International Glass Bottle Blowers
on pensions all members who have
reached the age of sixty years and
have worked for twenty-five consecu-
tive years.
Chicago.-The convention Of the In
| dustrial Workers of the World, which
was to have been held in this city this
month, has been postponed until May
l by a referendum vote.
Bostpn.-The last Of the big Boston
sign-writing firms signed the new
four-dollar-a-day agreement of the Sign
Writer'S union last week.
Minneapolis, Minn.-The action of
the Minneapolis trades assembly in
passing law requiring it's delegates
to wear at least four union labels in
order to qualify as members is at
tracing some attention in outside
| cities.
| Ottawa Canada.-William Glocking.
International president of the Book
binders union, has been elected the
head of the Trade and Labor council
of Canada.