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The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13
TALES IF HENS
 AND TURKS

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The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13
JUNEAU'S NIGHT
 WATCHAAN QUITS

AZ meeting al ga. eg council a ErLag night Ila resignation e. Nga- W4lauaa u-a Neaae.s. a-s accepted Nr NeaHa-g has been aa-e4ua- .l Juneau lg- a. v=---. and lals a.s age Is such -l-. ae .4. Us. longer stand che aarlsa.as al @
 a-er a4-ca In asg-p-.l- rle E.s -a4lJa -ae council presented -ae r- --az wareluau ata che .9.loEHS aeasi1a
 a appreciation .eE the long and aataI serssee aalsa yla have rem le--1 as C.g ot Juneau as nigh. sa-eauaa rhe cguaal council of -l. .#-, has rl.s day retired yuH uoa -.. -.e se-aee and from Lls date gu.
 l receive hall pay aaa. further e- lere1
 In granting Eal .ls re-.rr~e-. -he council wishes Co extend Co sou r1. thanks eE -la -a- e11u-a. ..s. .s seu as taeE personal aaaAs -'- tHe efficient service s1-ca g1u aa,. ---te-el r-Juaeau Dispatch.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13
GET-RICH-QUIGk
 SCHEME FAILS
lsy Alaska Mesa sursall

SEATTLE. Jan l5-A H Moore president aBI seaeEal manager. and = A Moore secretary and treasurer 1I he Alaska Development aud Iu- ggslmea- C1. were Ills morning ar Tested by federal ollcers tallaWm- aa indictment by tae grand jury char .Gs iaem a.yh using lar . $. malls tyr fraudulent purposes aud other questionable acts rs-srIus property which they Fgpgssll, .u Nome They aere immediately released oG lL-esH hundred dollars bal
The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13
"ALL ABOARD"
 FUR HAWAII
(sy Alaska wsws sureaul

Seattle, Jan. l5-The excursion to Honolulu, under the auspices of the commercial organizations of Washing ton, is attracting great deal of at teneion. Since the fare has been cut Co sI75 it is certain that the capacity Of the steamship Prince Rupert will be taxed. The participants win be gone g days. one-hali of which time will be spent in and about Honolulu. The Howaiian Promotion Society has a special program to enable all participants to see the islands thoroughly,
The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13

A communication has been r5ceiv- cd from Coydoya. relative Go Jhl coal land situation n western Alaska, by he Skasway Commercial Club and should have che immediate attention ut every one interested as some a1- uou wu probably te taken by the preseaJ congress a. th.s session and au recommendations Co that body carry some weight
 The Commercial club vul also make arraBgyuguJs Jo elect officers
The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13
WOULD HURRY
 ALASKA MAILS
(sy Alaska Nsws sursau

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 15- Congressman Humphrey in a speech today urged recommendations to the post office department looking to- ward the bec-ermeut of the mail ser vice .o the Ijigarod,
The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13
ROTARIES ARE
 FIGHTING HARl
tsy Alaska News sureaul

SPOKANE, Jan l3-Au the rail roads running east of here are block aded with snow and a heroic but un- successful fight is being waged by the r0garies.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13
CLUB WILL
 CONSIDER G0AL CLAIM CASES

for the coming year, and matters of importance to the town of Skagway and the surrounding district will be broaghbt efore tbe meeting.
 Not oaE are Club members request ed ,o be present, but the general pub lie. or those who are interested are cordially Invited yO attend
 The Jlme-S;30 D. m.
 The pace-Ciy Hall
 The obiecJ-The betterment of Skas ways conditions,
The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13
WILL
 OPEN MONDAY

At-er a vacation lI s.N days ru a.- .aaa- at 4a aeelleal la ll- boiler -ae Saazaas pa9.e s-AeJ. etl reopen "a "A Monday Prof Gavin haFa- aa- ag-l,rI -1-J a-. necessary seaa.'7 aLL -4ra been mad lE .ll- time
The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13
NILL S00N
 BE SETTLED
tsy Alaska News sureau

LISBON. Jan la-Ths settlement 1I -as railroad strike Jh4- has been deuoraIlzluE traffic for rhe past few days. is progressing and -le strike win now be but matter ol few days
The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13
hORn0NS RE-
 EJECT SENATOR

SALT LAKE CITY. Jan I3-The nomination of George Sutherland for second term as United States Sen a,0r from Utah last night was made unanimous.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13
NAT NOT
 NUT! NIT.
LRt AIasAa M Barea.l

NEW YORK. Jan. l3-When on the witness stand yesterday, ia a-S divorce pr0ceedings, Nat Goodwin de- u.ed that he had been chasing chorus girls. as has been al,eged by his wife, Edna Goodrich
The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13
NEWSPAPER MAN
 S REELECTED
tsy Alaska News sureaU

VANCOUVER, B. C., Jan. 13-May- or Taylor, proprietor of the Daily World, has been reelected mayor of Vancouver by an overwhelming ma iority.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13
LONG FIGHT
 E SETTLED
-s. A-as,a M -

WASHINGTON. p C. Iaa l,- The Canadian and Amer.eaE rr--.5- -.Hlars aa.. reached an am. .aa-e s- clement re-arl--- che fisheries I-ss -.a. rlg objections ul Jhe United
The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13
WELL! IF
 ALL THINGS!
(sy Alaska News sureaul

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13-The Chronicle this morning says that Tex Rickard is preparing to get Jeffrtes and Johnson together in the squared circle again.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13

Knights os the grip" Chapin. But ger and Thayer will leave for the Golden Belt City on the Georgia to- morning.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13
RAILROADS ARE
 SNOW BOUND
(sy Alaska News sursaul

EALISPELL, Jan, l3-Tbe rOtarie have been tryjng all day to reach set- eral Great Northern trains that are stalled west of this place, buJ SD far have been unsuccessful Great sui. ferng Is reported amoung the pas sengerS.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13
CAPT. DANIELS
 UNDER FIRE
tsy Alaska News sureau)

SEATTLE, Jan. 13-Charges of fun- Sktllful navigation have been pre- ferred against Capt. Daniels of the steamer Olympia, which was wrecked Doc. Il on Prince William Sound. The charges were preferred by the in- speetors, and the case will come up f trial next Tuesday.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13
COLD
 IN NORTHWEST
(sy Alaska News sureaul

Seattle, Jan. 13-The coldest wave OG {. te. past ten years now has the en- tire Northwest in it's grip.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13
TAFT WANTS
 hORE POWER
tsy Alaska News sureaul

WASHINGTON. D, c, Jan, lS- In a speech before the National Tar ift Commission convention, President Taft this morning urged the appoint, meuJ of a permanent tariff commiS- sion
The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13

Louis Schultz and Mir A. Taylor of Atliu were passengers south on the Beatrice.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13
ARE
 STILL RAGING
(sy Alaska News sureaul

VANCOUVER, B. C.. Jan. 1S-The storms in the mountains are unabated and scores of trains are stalled.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13
NRs. EDDYS
 WILL Is NULL
LR4 AIaska Nses Rarsa.

CONCORD. N F.. Jan l3-Lawyers here have declared that the will Of Mrs, Mary Baker C. Eddy is null and void.
The daily Alaskan., 1911-01-13

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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-01-05

has frequently given voluntary ser
vices to the Board Of Trade in settling
trade disputes; AYES, who has closely
| investigated for the British Govern
ment the working of wages boards and
allied systems in Australia and New
Zealand; and Burnett, who has for a
long time been recognized as a trusted
arbitrator and conciliator for the
Board of Trade in trade disputes.
With the end of the year it is in
teresting to summarize most recent
statistics with regard to the member
ship, funds, ETC., of British Trade
Unions. These figures are, as is the
custom with government returns, not
always so up-to-date as might be wish
ed, but they are the latest available
and many of them have been publish
ed within the last week. The most
complete figures are available with re-
gard. to the hundred principal Trade
Unions in the country. It is shown
that at the end of 1909 their member
/ ship was 1,422,299, and that this is 60
per cent of the total for all trade un-
ions, the others numbering 1,053 with
an average membership of fewer than
900 against the more than 1,40O of the
100 chief unions, whose accumulated
funds at the end of last. year were
$25, PSI, 300, against $25,s92,23O at the
end Of 1908. In. 1907 they were $685.
224,38O, the highest sum reached, Civ
ing an average of $3.50 per member.
The income in 1909 was $12,8O2,15O,.
against $13,6S9,9O5 in 1908, that being
the highest record. In the last men
toned year the expenditure was the
record" of $16.022,O 55; In 1909 it was
$13,4 ,OSO. i
The great expense to the unions in
1908 is put down mainly to the large
expenditure upon unemployed and dis
pute benfits by trade unions in the en-
cheering shipbuilding and metal
trades, and by unions of cotton spin
ners and cardroom operatives" In
1909, though the cost of dispute bene-
fits had decreased considerably, the.
unemployment payments were still
very high. The funds per member at
the end of 1909 were lower than in
any of the years 19O2-OS, though higher
than in 19Oo-01. During the ten. years
10000 $1O4, 900 was spent by the
100 principal unions. Of this amount
I$1Oe5O.OO Tor 1912 per cent Of the
totaD was on dispute pay, $4,000 Tor
26.6. per cent? on unemployed benefit,
and -$4s. $4,000 Cor .41.9 per cent? on
other benefits principally sick and
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-01-05

the national executive, which. on
their part. demand the approval CT the
district conncil being gwen. The ma
tional executive. however, has full
power to decide as to whether or not
a local branch should be permitted to
engage in movement, although due
consideration is. as RUE. given to
the advice of the district organi: er. If
a stlike has been endorsed, the dis
trict organizer has to take care of
the necessary local preparations, and
he has, if reQuierd, to enter into
negotiations with the employers.
Conferences of district presidents
and organizers are called by the ma
tional executive if questions of great
Importance are to be decided upon, in
order to obtain the advice OF these
officials who know best the local con-
ditions and the sentiments of the
members.
The national management of Ger
man trade union consists, as rule, of
an executive committee tVorstand)
and an advisory board (Ausschuss),
elected at the general convention In
some cases the advisory board is
elected by the the members of local
branch designated for this purpose by
the general convention. Only those
members of national executive COM
mittee who devote all their time to the
affairs Of the untun receive salaries,
whiel the members Of the advisory
board are paid fer actual loss of work.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-01-05
and items of Labor New.

contributions and items OF LABOR Newa
Cor na from our readers; Artlcles
are s pe{ rom news items, must pc hmlLeC
asle 1eo - words. Every contribution mus
to o oOcOcompanied by the name OF IN
be a.. acoo as an evidence of good faiIn
Writers Wrllsr of Labor Organizations Will 2:
Meil, ,itted to use nom de plume, pul
perln nrs not members must allow tner
pam me- Majority gives notice that It y T.
no No. Se anpears in its columns except IN
Wnl naa aprticles in editorial column. A
lgnru nages are devoted to news an
otne erh pdIin and may often describe O.
cGntr aata matters utterly opposed TO ms
s9 nIority and it's policy. The puplcatip,
Ma1oi signed or news article must not q
Of OddnstTued as ii any sense an lnoores
ment Of it. .o,,,n. 70 get the Majorits
.n sunS' complain and the paper will D'
snoui Nv snecial messenger.
SCI. onnittance should be made payaDig
NJ a Holiit Company, and may pc py "a
Ma5ofi oy Postoffice Money Order. Draf'
resent stomps will be accepted 20 IN
amount Omitted ~ IA April g. 1907. to the post
ofi Ne'' at Wheeling. ". Va, as SECOND
class matter.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-01-05

special affairs, and they carry on
propaganda work among their fellow
craftsmen. The consent Of the local
branch committee is required to make
decisions of trade, departments effec-
tive. Permanent relations between
the local department." of a certain
trade are maintained by national
body of that trade, commnoly known
as central commission" and subordin-
ate to the national executive of the
union. ri
The. members of the local manage
ment committees usually receive no
payment whatever; in some cases 40
honorarium is allowed to the business
agent and the financial secretary. The
clerical work of large locals is done
by paid officials. Every local branch
is required to forward periodical. de-
tailed accounts to the national ey.ecu
tive.
In the majority of national trade
unions the local branches situated
within a geographical region are
united into district associations, nav
ing their own district councils. Every
district has an organizer, or a num-
Der of organizers, at its disposal. The
on a thorough propaganda work in
main duty of the organizers is to carry
their respective districts. Apart form
this they play an important part in
trade movements. Any local branch
having a trade movement in view
must previously obtain the consent of
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-01-05
THE PELVIC SPECIALISTS l42 3. %i eisst St.

ing time and reimbursed for travel
ing expenses. etc.
General conventions composed Of
delegates of the local branches are
held at intervals varying from one
year to four years. The convention is
the legislative body of the national
union. The American system Of initia-
tive and referendum is not in practical
use in any German trade union.
Members drawing benefits are kept
under regular control. In the case Of
sick members this control is carried
out by the public sick insurance funds.
Unemployed members have to sign tina
book daily, usually at the employment
Office of the union, or at an employ
ment Office Of the municipality or
some other corporation.
Payments to unemployed and sick
members are made by the local off,
GERS, acting on behalf of the national
executive. The local officers are also
empowered to grant legal assistance
in the lower court, but the consent Of
the national executive is necessary in
the event a case is to be brought be-
fore a higher court. Strike benefits
may be drawn only by members par.
ticipating in authorized strikes.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-01-05
The Structure of
GERMAN TRADE UNIONS
99499ySvysY11SSS
(Ry H. FehIinser.Y

~ - > y '
/ The structure of trade unions in
| Germany is not quite the same as in
America. The typical American trade
union is a federation of local societies
which are independent to great ex-
tent, transferring only certain strictly
| limited functions to the national ex-
eeutive. In Germany the national I'M
ion forms a uniform entity all over
the empire of which the local branches
are mere subdivision, all receiving
their existence and authority from
the national body. Only one local
branch of every national union may
be established in any locality, and en-
beavers are even made to amalgamate
the branches of adjoining cities into
one local branch, Every branch has.
its own managing committee, elected
by the membership, but all local cleo
lions must be sanctioned by headquar-
tiers. 1t happens scarcely that the ma
tional officers refuse to ercognize the
committeeman chosen by branch.
It is considered important that, as far
as possible, all the affiliated trades
shall be represented on the committee.
Meetings of the members of a local
branch are held at regular intervals,
usually every week or every fortnight,
when some lecture is delivered on mat
tiers of the organization are discu ssed.
In large branches number of shop
delegates assist the managing commit
tee. Every workshop has at least one
delegate elected by the men. The 0ele
gates are the representatives of the
workmen in case of disputes with the
employers. Among their duties are
also the collection Of contributions,
the distribution of the official journals,
etc. Newly engaged workmen, who
do not belong to the union are imme-
diately asked by these deeglates to be
come members. In the event Of dis
putes the delegates may cause shop
meetings to be held. The local COM
mittees also organize shop meetings
for propaganda purposes. The sue
cess and growth of the unions largely
depend upon the good working of this
system of shop delegates or conf
i Dental men" as they are called in
Germany.
i Industrial unionism" prevails in
sthis country, and the majority of Ia
i.bor organizations consist of members
of different trades. Although all mem
beers have certain interests in common,
every trade has its peculiarities which
necessarily demand a closer combina-
ton of the men engaged in each trade.
! with this object in view trade de
4 partments" have been established
within the local branches of industrial
unions. They are under the Leadership
Of a chairman. who sometimes is as
Esisted by yice-ehairman and a secre
n tary. me trade departments holi
| separate meetings to discuss theil