The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-05-01

TOT April Sainuei GOInpeTS, president |
of the A. F. of l., criticises that part |
of President Taft's inaugural relating |
to the Sherman antitrust law III the !
words following, after declaring that |
the president is striving to square
with his labor decisions while on the
bench: When judge has attained
fame by rendering a decision or de-
cree new in character and far reach
ing in its effects, and particularly
when it is quoted as the best author
ity. no matter how it invades the
guaranteed rights and liberties of the
people, it is almost too much to ex-
pect that such judge shall subse-
auently favor legislation rendering an
authority A statesman, business
man, workman. scientist-each
and all of them may make mistake
and correct it-a judge, never"
Chicago.-One of the most sweeping
injunctions ever issued in a labor case
in Chicago was granted by Judge
Julian w. Mack in the circuit court
to the Chicago Mosaic and Thing Com
pany and Is other tile concerns re-
straining Martin B. t..Skinny'O Mad
den, all his lieutenants, the entire As
sociated Building Trades, and the
striking tile layers from interfering In
| any way with the business of the pc
titioners. More than so of the more
prominent labor leaders in the build
ing trades are named in the writ,
which restraints more than 50, 900 builc
| ing trades workers 1t prohibits SYM
pathetic strikes, picketing, spying, in
| timidation. and boycotting.
| Washington. - Arrangements are
| being completed between the A. F. of
l.. and national trades unions of Eng
land. Scotland, Germany, Denmark,
Austria. Belgium, Norway. The Meth
| erlands and other foreign countries
to interchange union cards between
unions of kindred crafts and callings.
| In addition to this worldwide move
ment between the organized wage
workers of the world the A. F. of L.
and the American Society of Equity
(the farmers union of the United
States)) have formed an alliance.
The vast armies of the organized
wage workers of the world represent
more than 50.O00.00 people.
Edinburgh, Scotland.-The recent
factional brawls in the ranks of the
Independent labor party, which have
initiated seriously against the useful
ness of the party in the house of COM
mons. came to a climax when James
Keir Hardie, Philip Snowden, Ramsey
Macdonald and Bruce Glasier resigned
their seats as members of the national
| administrative council The immedi-
ate cause of the trouble was the adop-
ton by the annual congress of the or
ganiZation of what amounted to vote
/ of confidence in Victor Grayson. be-
tween whom and Mr.. Hardie there
has been a feud of long standing
New York-Within the last month
: there has been perfected in the bor-
i ough of Brooklyn an organization of
: building trades mechanics. under the
title Mechanics Cooperative Build
: ing Company of Brooklyn" with the
purpose OF carrying on general build
t ing operations. reconstruction and re-
I pair OF structures and to contract for
: all classes of work coming under the
head of construction.
!, Little Rock, Ark.-A NJ Morrow
: and r. l. Leonard. two government
: contractors. were fined $50 and costs
: in the United States district court
+ here on the admission that they had
j worked employees over eight hours
i daily on Mississippi river leyees In
Chicot county.
+ Boston.-The Massachusetts, Saw
S ings Insurance league announces thai
$ more than $4,000 was the tota
d of savings bank life insurance re
/ ported at the office of the state actu
It airy for the week ending March q
Il The largest single item was from
: Brockton, where more than $13,OOl
l. was written at one shoe factory
+ Beverly and Boston contribute,
d largely to the total About ], 400 pol
if icies have now been written, and tn
number is increasing rapidly.
1t Boston.--The United States ha
l. the distinction of keeping compan,
e with that retrograde nation Russi
Il in tagging behind all other civilize,
e nations in the matter of working
It mems compensation laws was one o
If the fiat-footed declarations of Mis-
E. Crystal Eastman of New York at tn
it last meeting of the Boston Women
,e Trade Union league.
Boston.-The union workingwomel
m of Boston have organized a chorus t
s sing the songs of labor. 1t has 5
of members. and is being constantly il
Id creased from the ranks of the wome
,e and girls who belong to the variou
at trades unions of that city. Compe
ty tent instructors are training tn
chorus.
b. Chicago.-The typewriters employe
ne at the labor Offices formed a unio
ly recently under the direction of tn
rs various labor officials They wer
lr- promised an afternoon of and matine
is party when the union was forme,
III They took the afternoon the yer
next day after forming, despite til
nm protests OF all