The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-02-27

mems freight handlers and transporta-
ton workers assemblies, last week
adopted memorial to congress re-
garding the tremendous increase in
the cost of living, the disproportionat
advance in wages, and also that the
great exports of provisions and food
stuffs from this country created
shortage and high prices in the home
market, while the exported goods are
sold in many cases much cheaper
abroad than they are in this vicinity,
and asking congress to investigate and
regulate food prices and expectations
Living cost has increased SO per cent.
and wages but ten per cent in ten
years, it declares.
Boston.-The first labor man to feel
the effects of the recent blow de-
livered against organized labor in the
labor opinions of the United States
supreme court is Neil Mcdonald, bust
ness agent of the Lynn Building Trades
| council, American Federation of La
Dor, who was found guilty of contempt
by Judge Richardson of the superior
! court and sentenced to pay fine of
500 and $50 costs. Under the ruling
| by the court, any union man having
knowledge of an injunction issued can
! be found guilty of contempt even
| though he was not named individually
| when the injunction in the labor dis
| pute is first issued
| Boston.-More cooperation between
! labor and capital is urgently needed
that the wage-earning people may live
| decently, declares Vicar General Pat
| OF hor h1
Pope Leo XIII, in his encyclical on
Labor, said that every man was en-
titled to living wage, which means
| that he should be paid enough to live
! properly, educate his children and
lay aside something for sickness anc
old age" he said, and quoting prices
and wages he declared that workmen
with large families were having a hard
time.
| Chicago.-Organized workers of Chi
cago entered vigorous protest
against the decision of Judge Wright
of the supreme court of the District
| of Columbia sentencing President
Gompers, Vice-President Mitchell and
Secretary Morrison of the American
Federation of Labor to Jail for con-
| tempt of court. The decision was de-
clared by speakers to be an infringe
free press.
| Springfield, 1ll.-A bill to prevent
the conviction and punishment of la
boring men on strike on charge of
conspiracy was introduced in the
house by Representative Chiperfield
"The BILL" said Mr.. Chiperfield, sis
designed to lessen the severity of the
old common law on conspiracy and is
| drawn primarily in the interest of
working men who are out on strike. -
New York-The officers of the Uni
| ted Hatters of North America made
the announcement that the sum of
$4,000 had been appropriated by the
union for strike benefits, and that the
greater part of this sum would be
paid to the strikers in the different
| hating districts in the states of New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut and
Pennsylvania.
/ Weston, w Wa new glass work
ers' organization has been formed here
with Louis Fox president, and an in
junction procured from Judge Lynch
restraining the National Window
| NidSS WOIheIS OISdHlLdtlOll< lIOIa III
! terfering with the new union. The
Crescent window glass plant has re-
sumed operations with men of the new
union.
Milwaukee. Wis.-Business agents
of marine organizations have been in
formed that a conference will soon be
held in Detroit to form a marine
league of all crafts employed on the
lakes. 1t is planned to form marine
council to which all lake labor organi-
cations will send delegates. 1t is ex-
pected that seamen, cooks, firemen and
all the locals affiliated with the long
shoremens association will be repre-
scented in the new organization.
Philadelphia - The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company announced that or
ders for 1900 new steel freight cars
for use ON the lines west of Pittsburg
had been placed Old and worn out
cars are to be replaced by the new
ones. The order has been placed with
four companies, as follows: Cambria
Steel Company, 1000 cars; Pressed
Steel Car Company, 500; American
Car & Foundry Company, 600; Stand
ard Steel Car Company, 100
Des Moines, lathe Iowa Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs will attempt
to have passed at the coming legisla-
ture a bill fixing the minimum wage
which department stores and factories
shall be allowed to pay their girl en-
ployes.
4 New York.-Labor unions of Greater
New York plan to erect large tuber-
culosis sanitarium for the benefit of
the people of Greater New York, prob
ably on the land owned by the Central
Labor union at Brooklyn, provided the
present law is amended and the con
sent of the state board of health
granted.