Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-11-12

signed by r. l.. Lewis. national presi-
dent OF the United Mine Workers
calls attention TO two amendments 70
the constitution of tho organization
adopted by the twentieth and twenty
! first conventions, providing Tor the
punishment OF any member OF the or
! ganization guilty Of slandering. or CIR
culating, or causing TO be circulateu'
/ false statements against any member
OF the organization, and also TOT the
punishment of any international, uls-
trict. sub-district or local union OF
ficer seen in a state OF public intoN-
cation while on duty. The notice sets
| forth that there Is need of a closer
afllation in the ranks Of the united
| Mine Workers. The laws OF our or
! ganlzation should be better under
stood and respected by each ana
every member. In recent years
few OF our members have violated
their obligation which provides that
you will not injure brother or see
him injured II you can prevent II.
Many statements Of misleading ma
ture have been circulated at various
times. Those statements we're circu-
lated for the purpose OF rejecting on
the character. integrity and honesty
OF the members OF the organization
The notice further says that 1t is the
duty of every member OF the organiza-
ton to report any violation OF the
laws OF the mine workers, and de-
clares that. with the cooperation OF
the members, the laws of the organl-
zation will be respected.
Hamilton, O.-After a lengthy dis
cussion on the question of compul-
sorry arbitration. the Ohio State Fed
Grafton of Labor declared against the
proposition on the ground that II
would work more to the benefit Of
the employer than the employe.
Among the important resolutions
adopted were those favoring the pass
age OF law giving cities and coun-
ties the power to do all contract work
on the day labor plan; opposing the
boy scout movement; indorsing the
eight-hour day for women and In
dorsing the initiative and referendum.
Resolutions were also adopted de.
ploring the Los Angeles Times horror
and protesting that any blame should
be attached to organized labor Reso-
lutions OF sympathy on the Columbus
street railway strike were adopted
and a collection taken up among the
delegates for the strikers. The sum
of $40 was forwarded them.
Providence.-Them mills operated by
p. b. G. r. Knight, which have been
running on a basis of four days a
week during the past l6 weeks, have
resumed the regular 54-hour schedule.
This firm operates numerous mills In
various parts of Rhode Island and
Massachusetts, with n total of half a
million spindles and 10000 looms, and
employs about 5000 hands. For four
months these mills have been produc'
ing not more than two-thirds of their
usual output and this curtailment
alone has meant much in reducing the
volume Of available goods in the mar
ket. Other big groups Of mills In
Rhode Island engaged IN producing
the finer grades of cotton goods are
now running at full capacity without
any fear that accumulation OF goods
will entail any losses, for the market
conditions, both as to raw material
and manufactured goods, are such as
to make higher prices necessary
Chicago Forty bookoinders EN-
tloyed by the Chicago Shipping Re
ceipt and Book company. Sacramento
and Carroll avenue, went on strike for
I an increase in wages, and the com
, pany announced that in future II
} would operate on an open shop basis
, The company asserts that the scale
/ for bookbinders is SIS week and
: that It was paying sl9.4O to the best
1 men. The canvas workers were re
a ceiving only sl4 week and the
union demanded that all men b'
placed on the same basis and paiC
4 scale of $21 week. When the
company refused the men walked ou'
Battle Creek. Mich.-The first an
nual convention OF the Trades anC
Workers association. an organization
seeking to solve the labor question b!
= peaceful methods, ended its sessions
!. recently in this city.
!. jefferson City, Mo.-The State Fed
v Grafton OF Labor by unanimous vote
recently went on record as agains
n statewide prohibition.
# A building trades council is beinl
n contemplated by the trades affiliated
with the central body at Portsmouth
II n. II.
n Halifax. n. s.-An unions are recos
II nized by employers here, and all uniol
o men have the nine-hour workday
a Syracuse, n. VA campaign is be
ing made by union men for an eight
d hour day.
Il Worcester, Mass. - Thomas +
y Keogh Of Boston Wood, Wire an
% Metal Lathers' union. who was II
+ delegate to the Massachusetts, stat
p branch, A. F. OF L.. convention a
n Worcester, completed the organizs
d ton OF the lathers OF this city. an
" also effected a general agreemen
with the Worcester plastering con