The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15

WIN the American Federation of a.
Dor. There is at present a railroad
department of the American Fedora
tion OF Labor, and the body to be or.
gained would be a part of IL II
would be something after the order
OF the local organization of the metal
trades department of the federation.
but would consist only of emnloves Of
the T., ID. & D., and would include
'ne IoIioWing crafts: Boilermakers.
machinlsts, carpenters, painters. car
rePairmen, telegraphers, switchmen.
members of the Brotherhood Of To.
comotlVe Firemen and Enginemen
piacksmiths, pipe filters and copper
shlths, Similar organizations have
oeen formed on various other roads.
especially in the southeast. II Is ex-
pialned that the various crafts repre-
scented In II would stand together in
making their agreements with the
company or In presenting grievances.
new fork.-The question of seven
uay labor In continuous processes In
tne iron and steel industry will be in
Vestigated by committee appointed
Oy H. II. Gary, chairman of the United
states steel corporation, and president
OF the American Iron and Steel insti-
tute' The committee appointed fol-
lows: e. A. S. Clarke, president of the
Lackawanna Steel company: William
b. schiller, president of the National
tube company; F. w. Wood, president
OF the Maryland Steel company;
George G. Crawford. president of the
tennessee Coal and Iron company; ].
A, Campbell, president of the Youngs.
town Sheet and Tube company. The
appointment of this committee is in
pursuance of a resolution passed at
tne meeting OF the American Iron and
Steel institute, held In New York ON
May 81.
New York.-After meeting in
Grand Central palace, attended nv
more than 10000 bricklayers. this
statement was issued by Vice-Presi.
dent Thomas R. Preece: THE most
important change in the old order of
things is that the business agents or
walking delegates will no longer have
power to order strikes, and that the
local executive committee will no
longer have power to order strikes on
questions of Jurisdiction where the
Drlcklayers and some other trade Law
claim to the same kind of work Any
such strike, If ordered, must come be-
fore the international union before
any such action is taken"
Washington.-Stati for the 25
year period, from 1881 to 1905. show
strikes in the United States number.
ing 36,757 and lockouts 1876. The to-
tai number of persons who went on
strike during the rs years was 6,72S,,
04S, and the total number locked out
1921. The dependence of one occu.
patton on another In the same estab-
lishment swells the aggregate of en-
ployes affected during the period to
9,529,434.
Toronto, Canada.-Ohe of the objects
aimed at by the building trades of To
ronto will be to prevent general
strike in the early spring of 1911 and
to have matters so arranged that there
will be no lost time, but instead a sat |
isfactory understanding between the |
bosses and the men regarding wages
and hours. Recently at the labor tenn |
pie many unions advocated the move
ment, which promises considerable
success,
Syracuse, N Y.-The Eight-hour
league, which has the backing of
every labor organization in Syracuse,
has started a campaign for the eight
hour day in the city. The unions di-
rectly interested are the meat cutters
and butchers, boot and shoe workers,
horseshoers, machinists, pressmen, re.
tail clerks, pattern makers, modelers,
beer drivers, malsterers and four gar.
ment workers unions.
London, Eng.-The value Of the Eng
fish Cancellation boards as means of
stoppages of work is shown
by the fact that of 1908 cases settled
by these boards in ten years (1900-1909)
only 104 were preceded by cessation
If employment. The rules of most
If the boards provide that no suspen-
sion of work shall be brought about
by either party until the matter in dis
1ute has been discussed.
New York.-The seventeenth bien- ,
nal convention Of the United Assoc !
,iation of Plumbers, Gasfitters and
Steamfitters' Helpers increased the I
war fund" of the organization from
100, 900 to $250,000. This fund IL for
Use In cases of strikes and lockouts
Ind has been of such assistance that
t needed little argument to induce a
adorable vote on the proposition to
make the increase.
Paris, France. -Advices from Ger.
'ere, on the Spanish border. say the
own of Sabadell is stricken with fam
ne as result of the general strike,
which has cut off supplies. The popu-
alton is excited and disorders are fire.
uent. Thousands of troops have en- I
rained for Barcelona. All leaves of .
bsence from the army have been I
q
New York-Girl corset makers in Il
his city are organizing. 1t is ru- t
lored that the purpose is to make a
emand for better wages and shorter 4
ours and to strike If the demand II v
elected q
Chicago.-The International Boiler a
Takers union is sending to various n
mons throughout the country a
roposition to increase the per capita a
ues from so to rs cents month. 8
referendum vote will be taken on n