United labor bulletin., 1910-12-08

General Master Workman John W.
Hayes to the membership Of the
Knights OF Labor Of the United
States has this to say ON the subject
Of courts and Judges: ut is not neces-
sary that we should indulge in a t.
rade OF abuse every time Judge In
one of our courts renders decision
that 10 contrary to our interest or
tends to favor employers. 1t is not
generally known that during the past
twenty years every state in this
Union has passed laws empowering
we complain Of A glance at tho
Labor Laws Of the United States win
reveal the fact that picketing. boycott
ting. intimidation, conspiracy and tres
passing on employers property in
time Of trouble are contrary to law.
and judges are called upon to inter-
pret these laws. not to make new
laws. but interpret the old ones. 1t II
our duty as good citizens to obey the
decisions rendered while laboring
diligently. to change or amend the
laws that enable Judges to decide
against us. We admit that in this
day and generation there is much
judge-made law. but abusing the judge
does not remedy the matter. Our
opinion II that Judges should be elect
ed by the people and that elections
should take place every four years.
This would do away with the COM
plant against 1udgemade law. while
careful and special attention to leg
islators would remedy the other evil"
Indianapolis.-In an editorial in the
United Mine Workers Journal, II II
suggested that as the next conven-
ton OF the mine workers will not
take up the question Of wage scale.
ut could turn Its attention with great
advantage to the consideration OF
ways and means to eliminate the long
drawn out sittings Of the information
al body. especially in scale years,
with q view of reducing their cost
1t points out that the maintenance Of
the organization 10 becoming q mat
ter for serious thought. The editorial
holds that because Of the big attend
ance. the conventions are becoming
too unwieldly to handle the business
with rush or In manner that pro-
notes the best interests OF the whole
membership. It IL explained that such
a large body cannot be expected to
deliberate without more or less frio-
tion and waste OF time and money.
The method of adjusting a scale in
scale years is characterized N clumsy
and costly. and II IL suggested that
the same results could be obtained by
adopting more modern methods.
Milwaukee. wis-Under the new
Garich factory inspection ordinance
OF Milwaukee. the health commissioner
will have far reaching supervision
over factory conditions. He intends
to begin at once the enforcement OF
the measure. Laundries knitting
mills. button factpries and places Of
that character will bc especially looked
after. Five additional sanitary police
will be given to the health department
for the work.
New York-The general excessive
board OF the Knights OF Labor has
Just closed n business session lasting
over week at the Grand Union ho-
tel Charters were granted to tho
Hebrew Actors OF New York and ap-
plicationH for charters for Hebrew
Actors in Newark. Philadelphia. Pitts
burg and Baltimore were also Rp-
proved.
Paris. FrAnce.-The Midi railway.
which was the least affected OF all the
French railways by the recent strike.
has announced that II will not take
back any of its dismissed employees.
and has stated further that II win dis
tribute 500.o0 francs among its faith
full employees and 10000 francs
among those whose salaries are less
than 2,400 francs n year.
Washington--The request of the
National Assembly of Boot and Shoe
Cutters for permission to admit to
membership all stitchers connected
with the shoe industry has been ap-
proved by General Master Workman
Hayes of the Knights Of Labor and
the national assembly charter broad
ened to cover this trade.
San FrancIsco.-From November I
to March 1 the building trades quit
work at 1880 instead Of five o'clock
The men take but half an hour for
lunch In order to make up the eight
hour day.
York. Pa.-Ninc hundred cigarma-
kers are needed In this county. The
scarcity OF help In this branch of In
dustry has never been SO marked. The
briskness OF the trade 10 attributed
partly to the strike At Tampa. Fla.
Sydney. Austraiia---The police OF
this city pay four per cent. OF their
wages to the superannuation fund.
Boston.-The state free employment
bureau Of Massachusetts reports an
excessive demand for young men and
boys for errands and once work, with
a limited supply Of good material at
hand.
Chicago.-Chicago union working
girls are to have = loan bank whore,
in case Of sickness or adyernity, they
may borrow funds without paying In.
terest. II is the latest plan Of Mrs.
Raymond Robins. president Of the
Women's Trade Union League. to help
the working girls Of the city.
San Francisco.--The board OF educa-
ton has decided, at the request Of the
labor council Of that city. to hold a la
Dor day session Of the pupils Of the
public schools next year. A review of
the history and an explanation Of the
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