Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-07-28

IempIoyerS for an increase of wages.
The men asked for an advance of rs
cents per week. Their regular money
at present is 50 per week. The advance
would bring them up to the level of
| the same men who work in the Tyne
district. This application is quite dis
| tinct from that made some time ago
by the eighteen shipyard unions who
are parties to the national, agreement
with the Shipbuilding Employers Fed
Grafton The employers have declined
to give the advance.
The Increasing Importance of the
labor party in the House of Commons
| is shown by the fact that a. definite
rumor is af1oat that D. j. Shackleton,
| a labor member, has been offered the
post of laboradvisor to the home office.
1 learn that a drastic reorganization
of the home Office is in contemplation
and part of the scheme involves the
appointment of, not one, but two labor
| advisors. One of these new officials
will supervise the administration of
| the factory acts, whilst the other will
| have charge of the inspectors of mines
| 1t is in connection with the former post
| that D. j. Shackleton's name is men
toned In official circles though it is
not correct to say that he has been de-
| finitely approached on the matter. For
the other post two names are mention
ed-Abraham and Brace, two of the
Welsh miners representatives. In any
case, the appointments will not be
made till the autumn.
/ understand that the labor leaders
have been in communication with the
Prime Minister in reference to the bill
to permit of the application of trade
union funds to the maintenance of
members of Parliament and of mem
bers. of other public bodies. 1t was
strongly urged that in view of the sit
uation that had resulted from the
Osborne Judgment facilities should be
afforded for the second reading and
subsequent stages of the measures
So far Mr.. Asqufth has given little en-
enlargement, The pledge that no con-
troversial business will be taken has
not been withdrawn, but it is not con
tended that the decision to have an
autumn session somewhat modified the
situation, and next week further repre-
sensations are to be made. The women
Suffrage bill will have two full days
Why, it is asked, should not, this other
proposal have equality of opportunity?
There is no reason why it should not
if the laborists would take leaf out
of the book of the suffragists.
Mr.. Haveloek Wilson, who is organ
izing the agitation in favor of better
working conditions for seamen, said
In an interview on July 9Th at Hull
that SO far from propagating a strike
the sailors, fremen, cooks and stewards
were anxious to do all they could to
avoid any such. conflict. 1t was the
intention of the Seamen's union to
approach British shipowners with a
view to establishing national concil-
iation board. Referring to the unions
International conference at Copenhagen
on August~20th, Mr.. Wilson said he
would move that in the event of a
strike being necessary the whole of the
seamen of Europe should combine to
stop work on one and the same day
and remain idle for at least two weeks.
Much unrest still exists among
French railway servants and threats
of general strike continue to be made
One of the evening papers believes that
a strike is being organized for July 9th
and that the order to cease work will
be sent out by.tcarrier pigeon. On the
other hand, the railway companies
have announced that all PRECAUTIONS
have been taken to met. any such emer-
gency and to ensue tie CARRYING on of
the service, while it is understood that
the government have taken the neces-
sary measures.