The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-04

passengers and crew, l,l56; lifeboat ca
pacity, 1853 1t is understood that the
navy department proposes to immediate
~ correct this condition of affairs and
equip all government vessels with ade-
quate safeguards.
The Senate has passed bill providing
for an international investigation of the
causes and remedies of the high cost of
living. The bill authorizes the president
to invite foreign governments to partici-
pate in conference to promote an in
quiry into this subject throughout the
world, and provides for the participation
OF the United States in the investigation.
The Senate, on Friday, April 10, passed
the immigration bill. which imposes the
educational test and otherwise provides
for restrictive immigration. The head
tax was increased from 81 to- So An
exception is made in the case OF "all
aliens who shall prove to the satisfaction
OF the proper immigration officer or TO
the secretary of commerce and labor that
they are seeking admission to the United
States solely for the purpose of escap-
ing from religious persecution This bill
follows very closely the lines of the
House bill.
The House of Representatives has Civ
en- its endorsement to a proposition to
compel newspapers to publish the names
of editorial writers and stockholders.
This rule provides that these matters
shall be pertinent to the debate on the
1,pgtpf hill
A great demonstration was held in
Trafalgar square, London. April 81. and
resolutions were adopted demanding a
minimum wage, fewer hours OF labor,
the abolition of the living-in system, and
to promote more effective organization
of the workers in the distributive trades.
The speakers included Mr.. Philip Snow
den, NJ. r., Mr.. George Tansbury, NJ p,
and others well known in the labor move
ment. The meeting was held under the
auspices of the shop workers and clerks
union.
Alluring advertisements have been in
serted in newspapers in various parts of
the country, offering special inducements
for workmen to go to Detroit, Mich. The
Detroit Federation of Labor has taken
action to notify all workmen who are
intending to 90 to Detroit that industrial
conditions are of such a character as TO
make it highly improbable that work can
be secured at the present time.
Paying a minimum wage of 1926 per
day, an advance from 500 per day, for
unsklled labor, all the mills of Gray's
IIarbor. state of Washington, have re-
sImed work.
The Senate has come to an agreement
to vote on the workmen's compensation
bill on May 2. Senator Overman OF
North Carolina gave notice that he would
interpose motion to postpone it until
next December.
The members of the typographical I'M
ion of Utica, n. u. have secured an in
crease in wages OF SO per week Day
men receive $22 and night men S25.
Congratulations to our local bakers.
To gain recognition OF their union; the
nine-hour dsy; increases on first hand
from SIS to $50 per week second hand
from SIS to sl7; recognition of appren-
tiees and three years agreement, goes
to show that though recently organized,
they are made of that fibre from which
spring the heroes of labor.
Samuel Smith, proprietor of 3 tailor
shop in st. Louis, Mo-, has just been
fined $500 and costs for using Illegally