Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-12-23

knights of Labor OF the United
states has this TO say on the subject
OF courts and judges: 1T Is not neces-
sary that we should Indulge 10 f.
rade of abuse every time Judge In
one of our courts renders a decisinn
That Is contrary 10 our interest or
tends to favor employers ft IN not
generally known that during the past
twenty years every state IN this
Union has passed laws empowering
judges TO make just such decisions aS
we complain of. glance at the
Labor Laws Of The United states viii
reveal the fact that pioketing. boycott.
! ting. intimidation. conspiracy and tres
| passing on employers property In
/ time Of trouble are contrary TO law.
| and Judges are called upon 20 inter.
! pret these laws. not to make now
laws, but interpret the old ones. 70 is
| our duty as good citizens TO obey the
decisions rendered while laborlug
diligently to change or amend tho
laws that enable judges 10 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 is that Judges should he elect
ed by the people and that elections
should take place every four years.
| This would do away with tho com
plant against judgemade law, white
careful and special attention TO log
islators would remedy the other evil"
Indianapolis.--In an editorial in the
United Mine Workers Journal, Il is
suggested that as the next conveu-
ton of the mine workers will not
take up the question OF a wage scale.
1T could turn its attention with great
advantage TO the consideration OF
ways and means TO eliminate tho long
drawn out sittings of the internation-
al body, especially in scale years.
with a view OF reducing their cost"
Il points out that the maintenance Of
the organization is becoming 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. 1t is explained that such
, a large body cannot be expected TO
, deliberate without more or less fric-
, ton and waste of time ana money.
, The method of adjusting scale in
tcale years is characterized as clumsy
, and costly, hnd'it rs suggested that
! the same results could be obtained by
, adopting more, modern methods.
r Milwaukee. wis.--Under the new
0 Garicki factory inspection ordinance
> OF Milwaukee, the health commissioner
/ will have a far reaching supervision
y over factory conditions. He, intends
to begin at once the enforcement OF
/ tho measure. ! Laundries. knitting
:. mills, button factories and places OF
q that character win be'especlally looked
3 after. Five additional sanitary police
!. will be given TO the health department
!. for the work.
: New York.-The general executive
I board of the knights OF Labor has
:. just closed a business session lasting
4 over a week at the Grand Union ho-
8 tel Charters were granted to tho
!. Hebrew Actors OF New York and Rp-
pllcations for charters for Hebrew
4 Actors In Newark Philadelphia, Pitts
q burg and Baltimore were also ap-
4 proved
n Paris, France.-The Midi railway,
e which was the least affected Of all the
y French railways by'the recent strike.
G has announced that Il will not take
Q back any of its dismissed employees,
II and has stated further. that 1t will dis
n tribute 100000 francs among It's faith
n full employees and 10000 francs
Il among those whase salaries are iess
than 2,4OO francs q year.
N Washington.-The request OF the
J. National Assembly OF Boot and Shoe
o Cutters for permission to admit to
,s membership all stitchers connected
l. with the shoe industry has been ap
a proved by General Master Workman
r. Hayes OF the knights of Labor and
Ie the national assembly charter broad
ID ened to cover this trade.
j. San Francisco. From November
r to March l the building trades Gull
n work at 4:3O instead OF fiye O'Clock
s. The men take bat half an hour fol
- luneh'in In order TO make up the eight
n. hour day.
10 1Ork, fa.--Nlhe lbThuiSu Sibai hA
s. kers are needed in this county. Th'
n. scarcity of help IN this branch of In
he dustry has never been so marked. Th'
o. briskness of the trade Is attributed
Ks partly to the strike at Tampa, Fla.
n Sydney, Australia.-The police Q
ne this city pay four per cent. OF thei
wages TO the superannuation fund.
ne Bpston.-The state free employmen
err bureau of Massachusetts, reports al
3, excessive demand for young men an
lg boys for errands and office work witt
u- a limited supply/of good material a
hand.
he Chicago.-Chieago union workin
rs girls are TO have a loan bank where
ef- in case Of sickness or adversely, the
sn may borrow funds without paying II