Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-10-14


human selnshuess I'm the adjustment
Of labor disputes and the enactment
Of laws 90 make the worker a bonc.
fciary In added profits through patent
of labur-sayiug devices. are advocated
by Thomas l.. Lewis. president of the
United Mine Workers of America. I'm
an article appearing In the current IS.
sue OF the Annals OF the American
Academy of Political and Social Sc
ence. The periodical is published I'm
Philadelphia. Pa and is the official
organ of an organization made up of
men Interested In the settlement of
labor disputes and I'm doing away with
strikes
New York.-The subcommittee on
wages and labor OF the congestion OF
population commission has been agree
ably surprised by the Endorsement re-
Ceived from the labor organizations OF
the city on its plan for the establish.
ment OF n local board OF arbitration
for the prevention and settlement OF
labor disputes In the city At all the
hearings which the committee has
of several different labor organizations
have spoken in favor Of the scheme
In fact. no voice has been raised
against the plan except to criticize
some minor detail Of the original sug
geston
New York.--The first general strike
OF glaciers I'm this city I'm many years
began In many shops and on 81 build
ings. A union agreement. So a day
or SlG50 a week with a Saturday half
/ holiday. and an eighthour workday,
are demanded The strikers are
known as the sheet and plate glass
glaciers union and II is affiliated with
the American Federation OF Labor. the
Central Federated union, and the New
| York Building Trades council More
than 500 union GLACIERS went on strike
Butler. PA strike, inaugurated
/ by 10 boys employed as helpers at the
Hamilton Bottle works. tying up the
plant, ended abruptly when Harry
| Toomey, one of the pickets. who is al
legged to have used a club to persuade
repentant associates not to enter the
| plant, started a general riot. The po-
lice arrested Toomey and the others
agreed to go TO work II allowed to go
| free. The boys wanted an increase OF
20 per cent. over the wages paid last
year.
Vienna. Austria.-A campaign OF
passive resistance''--The Austrian
equivalent OF strlke-went into eff
feet throughout the Southern railroad
system in consequence of a wage dis
pute between the employees and the
owners. The men did not quit work.
but followed implicitly the exact let
ter of the rules and regulations OF the
antiquated charters OF the lines, with
tho result that traffic was so delayed
by afternoon the system was almost
tied up.
between the n. Y. N. II. & II. X. Il.
and the brotherhood of railroad clerks
expires November Is. The general
system committee Of the clerks is
now in session at New Haven con.
Bidering the suggestions already made
by various of the lodges
Boston, Boston steel and copper
plate printers union wage scale com.
mittee will report its recommenda.
tions at the October meeting. The
international union has voted to hold
its convention in this city next year.
Boston-An effort to absolutely or
ganize the Hebrew and Italian work
ers at the trade is being made by
Boston chandelier workers union. A
similar effort in New York has result,
/ ed successfully, President William
/ Pratt states.
! Boston.-The financial statement OF
/ Boston cigarmakers union 81 shows
| that during the past 1914 years II has
/ donated $4,000 to assist other unions
/ in time of strike and trade Difficult.
/ ties.
Boston. - International President
| Marie OF the carriage and wagon
workers union will, on October /,
establish headquarters in this city for
a several months New England or.
/ ganizing campaign.
Chicago -- Railroad telegraphers
have received wage advances since
January l. 1910. aggregating $1,000
I 900.
Washington.-EXte and detail
/ ed lists OF employments prohibited for
/ children appear In the legislation OF
/ New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Okla.
homa and Pennsylvania. and in a
number of states new laws are added
prohibiting night work.
Pittsburg, Pa.-The founder OF the
! Window Glass Workers association
! l.. Michels, died recently. lie called
| together the first labor union conven
tion In the United States in this city
GA years ago.
Washington.-The American FEEDER
alton OF Labor, which is organizing
the sugar refinery employees. has just
ISSUED charters to three newly-formed