The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-11-16

st. Louis-Simultareously with the
walking out OF the boiiermakers. pipe.
men and blacksmiths OF the Missouri
Pacific and Iron Mountain railroads. in
sympathy with the l,2cO striking ma
chinists, the companies received three
carloads OF men from Chicago to fill
the vacancies. The walkout OF the me.
chanicaI workers was general along
the lines OF the roads. Reports to the
roads headquarters are that al mem.
bers of the three unions obeyed the or.
ders OF their presidents Ito strike.
General Manager A. W. Sullivan said
that the walkout would Tot have n
material effect on the train service. as
he was filing the places OF the men
who walked out.
st. Louis.-There win be a meeting
of the members OF the International.
Labor Press OF America in second an
nual session In the par,or OF tie
Planters hotel. Tuesday evening. No.
yember Is. 1910. at eight p. n. to
consider applications for membership,
plans for the upbuildlng OF the or.
ganization. and to discuss and act on
all other questions coming before the
convention which may directly or In.
directly Interest the editors. owners
or managers OF boaa-fde labor news
papers Of America.
Rock Island. IlL:-Ill!nols Federation
of Labor adopted resolutions. present.
ed by President John Il. Walker OF the
Illinois miners union looking to a ref
.erendum vote OF workers In this and
other states IN the forming OF a new
political party. TO be composed exclu-
sively OF working classes. including
farmers. A Joint meeting will be held
later at Springfield. the state fedora
tlons OF Illinois. Iowa Missouri. Tndi-
ana and Michigan.
Lisbon. Portugal.-EiSht thousand
drivers went on strike. Soldiers and
fremen are being utilized in the trans
p~ortation OF the necessities OF life. The
outbreak OF labor trouble in the capital
Is considered especially unfortunate at
this time, when an effort Is being made
Il harmonic all classes in support of
the provisional government and the
new republic.
New York-A most serious clash In
the express strike occurred when a
mob attacked eight wagons leaving the
Wells-Fargo stable IL. Jersey City.
Scores OF persons were Injured before
the police quelled the riot. Sixteen
seriously injured strikebreakers were
sent TO the Hudson street hospital in
Manhattan.
Boston.-The meeting for the for.
nation of the proposed rev state
council of BARRIERS unions will be held
In this city about January /. The
BARRIERS will again ask the legislature
10 enact a BARRIERS license law. Seven.
teen states already have such laws.
Winona, MINI. = The Building
Trades council recently organized has
obtained afRliation OF all the unions.
Bosron.-Boston C. L. U. union Ia
bel section has adopted a plan by
which delegations of presidents of
the various local unions will confer
with the executive board and give
their advice and suggestions as TO
methods to advance the sac of all
union-made products.
Boston.-John ]. Hayes. ex.presi-
dent OF the Boston c. L. U. and now
the general international organizer OF
the Sheet Metal Workers union. re-
turned to Boston after having success
fully adjusted a dispute of the De-
trolt union. The men won their de.
mands.