Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-01

of legal protection for the working
man shows that the sentiment Is ind
ing practical expression In the en-
actment OF laws. No less than 40
legislatures have enacted laws for the
promotion of the health. comfort and
safety OF the millions who toll in rae
tory, workship and mine. Three states
In 1911 passed laws providing accident
compensation for injured employees,
and six states. for the first time IN
this country. now require the report
Ing of several well-def1ned u
tional diseases and Industrial poison
fngs. The scheme Of elective compen~
satlon is adopted In California. Illinois,
Kansas, New Hampshire. New Jersey
and Wisconsin; compulsory compen-
~sation, modified by the rule OF com
parative negligence, In Nevada; an
elective insurance system In Massa-
chusetts and Ohio. and In Washington
a state insurance system compulsory
as to certain enumerated er1ployments
and elective as to all others. The en-
ployer bears the cost In all states ex-
cept Ohio. where the employe con-
tributes ten per cent. Of the insurance
fund. In states where legislation upon
this subject has not been enacted COM
missions are making Investigations
with tho purpose OF framing new stat.
'utes.
Charleston. w. va.-Ths West vir-
ginia State Federation Of Labor -
preparing to make a determined night
for labor Liquidation before the next
session Of the legislature. Secretary
Snyder ia preparing data to present TO
the coming convention relating TO la
boris legislative needs In the state.
Local unions throughout the state are
coming into the state federation, q
general organizing compaign being In
progress. The most successful year
In the history of organized labor In
West Virginia Is predicted.
New York.-Locomotive engineers
on all railroads In the eastern terri
tory have made demands for a gem
eral increase In wages ranging from
is to rs psr cent. The demands In
volve all roads east OF Chicago and
north Of TIE line OF the Norfolk and
Western railway and of the Ohio
river. The object IL to standardizs the
wage scale on ell lines In this terri
tory, ar vas done by the train mel
and conductors In 1910.
Lisbon, Portugai.--The agricultural
strike which broke out on January
rs In the Evora district and led to vio-
lent rioting and conflicts between the
strikers and the military. hag@ES-
tsrminatsdesJKghe nave in
II INSTANCES rstnrnso y aiured
81 nnraeer Of perssHEsr treated
IN t'ars th1ssrsH'
IndIanapolis.--Ths Dor scout move
ment came under the ban of the Unit
I'd Mine Workers OF America. along
with the Civic Federation, when the
miners convention adopted Al amend.
ment to the constitution providing
that no one connected with the boy
scouts shall be permitted to be q
m~mDor Vi tns lliners uuion.
Nsw oricanss--All troubles with the
timbermen's union have been settled
and all sawmills IN Louisiana and
east Texas. with one exception. have
resumed operations. according to a
statement by John Fl. Kirby of Texas,
chairman OF the executive committee
of thu Eawmill Operators association.
Portland, ore--Portland city our
ell appropriated $4,000 to be used in
the payment for work to DO provided
for the unemployed. The work will
consist Of grubbing stumps in the city
parks. breaking rocks at the city's
quarry for ~surfacinw streets and road
building.
London. Eng.-The Significance of
the British cotton struggle may be
appreciated when It il understood that.
tho unions havs 3 fund Of .~l.2tc.oot.
and can call on the Federation OF
Trades Unions for 1890 3 week for
three weeks.
Boston.-The Massachusetts state
board OF education Is sending circu-
lars to local labor unions throughout
the state. urging members OF uniona
to quality for positions In the state
aided vocational schools OF Maasachu-
setts.
London. Eng,-The Miners Fedora
ton Of Great Britain IL n OF the
best organized unions in the United
Kingdom. It has a large emergency
fund on hand and Is prepared for q
long struggle with the operators.
Washington.-United States censu
figures Just issued show that during
the decade preceding 1910 the percen-
tage OF women breadwinners In this
country increased III. while the male
breadwinners increased only Is.
Minneapolia.-The locomotive en-
nigneers on all ths Northeastern rail-
roads. which include al the local sys-
TENS. have decided 70 make 8 uniform
request Cor more wages and better
conditions on all Of them.
London. Eng.-5tokers. stationary
englnemen and hauiage eng.neuen EN-
gagged at the North staffordshire coal
fields have made an application to the
colliery owners for an eight-hour day.
London. Engs-There are 5000 wom-
en- clerks In the British post Office on
salaries which begin st 1926 anG riss
by SIS annual additions TO . maxi
mum Of $3.50.
Kevporx Pastor Speaks Here.