The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-11-02

human selashness in the adjustment
OF labor disputes and the enactment
OF laws to make the worker bene.
nciary in added profits through paten,
Of labor-savins devices. are advocated
by Thomas Lewis. president OF the
United Mine Workers OF America, in
an article appearing in the current Is
sue OF the Annals Of the American
Academy Of Political and Social Sci.
/. ence. The periodical is published in
Philadelphia, Pa. and Is the Official
organ Of an organization made up OF
men interested in the Attlement OF
labor disputes and In doing away with
strikes.
New York.-The subcommittee on
wages and labor OF the congestion OF
population commission has been agree
ably surprised by the Endorsement re-
ceived from the labor organizations Of
the city on It's plan for the establish
ment Of local board OF arbitration
for the prevention and settlement Of
labor disputes In the city. At all the
hearings which the committee has
held on the question. representatives
OF several different labor organizations
have spoken In favor of the scheme.
In fact, no voice has been raised
against the plan. except TO criticize
some minor detail Of the original sug-
gestion.
New .York.-The first general strike
of glaciers in this city in many years
began in many shops and on 81 build
ings. A union agreement. SO day,
or $3.50 week with Saturday half
holiday. and an elsht-hour workday,
are demanded. The strikers are
known as the sheet and plate glass
glaciers union. and It Is affiliated with
the American Federation OF Labor, the
Central Federated union. and the New
York Building Trades council. More
than $50 union glaciers went on, strike.
Butler. PA strike, inaugurated
by IS boys employed as helpers at the
Hamilton Bottle works, tying up the
plant. ended abruptly when Harry
Toomey. one OF the pickets. who is al
legged to have used club to persuade
repentant associates not to enter the
plant, started a general riot. The po-
lice arrested Toomey and the others
+ agreed to go to work II allowed to go
free. The boys wanted an increase Of
20 per cent over the wages paid last
year.
Vienna, Austria.-A campaign OF
passive resistapces-The austrian
equivalent OF a strike-went into eff
feet throughout the Southern railroad
systemzln consequence of wage dis
pute between the employees and the
owners. The men did not quit work.
but followed implicitly the exact let
ter-of the rules and regulations OF the
Anticipated charters OF the lines. with
the result. that traffic was so delayed
by afternoon the system was almost
tied up.
Boston.-The present asreemen,
between the n. Y. y. H. & H. R. R.
and the brotherhood OF railroad clerks
expires November Is. The general
system committee OF the clerks Is
now in session at New Haven con-
STEERING the suggestions already made
by various Of the lodges.
Boston.-Bcston steel and copper
plate pri,ts.s' union wage scale COM
mittee VIII report Its recommenda.
tons al u" October meeting. The
internatioaa! un:.~ has voted 10 hold
its conve1:!cE IN this city next year.
Boston.-An EFFORT to absolutely or
ganize the Hebrew and Italian work
ers at the trade Is being made by
Boston chandelier workers union. A
similar etfor, In New York has result.
ed successfully. President William
Pratt states. =
Boston--rhe. financial statement of
Boston clgLrmaHers' union 81 shows
that during the past 13is years 1t has
donated $4,000 to assist other unions
IN time Of strike and trade difficult
ties.
Boston. = International President
Marie OF the carriage and wagon
workers union will. on October l.
establish headquarters in this city for
a several months New England or.
ganizing campaign.
Chicago. : Railroad telesraphers
have received wage advances since
January l. 1910, aggregating 81 .oOO.-
0G0.
MISUNDERSTANDING and detail.
ed lists Of employments prohibited for
children appear In the legislation Of
New York. North Dakota. Ohio, Okla.
homa and Pennsylvania. and in a
number OF states new laws are added
prohibiting night work.
Pittsburg. Pa.-The founder OF the
Window Glass Workers. association,
l. Michels. died recently. He called
together the first labor union conven.
ton In the United States In this city
81 years ago.
Washington.-The American FEEDER.
alton of Labor. which is organizing
the sugar refinery employees. has just