Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-30

Boston.-Boston Holders and Core makers unions began taking atfidav- it's from members employed at plants where women are also employed as coremakers. The statements made in some of the affidavits which have already been received of the actual conditions at the plants are quite se- r1ous. The unions, in a letter to the other organizations of the state, de- clare that the employment of women as coremakers has been before the legislature, the bosses have used every effort to make the conditions of such work by women appear as a paradise and have gone to the eX- tent of practically shutting down actual working conditions when wis itors or investigators have been at the plants. to make the work appear O.. K. to the visitors.
 Chicago.-"Any business that can not exist except by the labor of un- derpaid employees" says Rev. R. A. White, fought not to fight its discon- tinuance. Between a living wage and an insufficient wage some one has pay it Sl ruined bodies, sometimes in ruined souls, and society makes up the balance in jails, hospitals and tu- berculosis sanatoriums. A decent cit izen ought not to be willing to get rich at the expense of the bodies and ,1c Of ofo rir1c
 Minneapolis.-The labor organiza- tions of this city are preparing a gen. eral campaign of organization and education, denominating 1t the for ward movement" Halls in various sec tions of the city have been obtained and prominent trade union speakers have been engaged to deliver ad- dresses. The movement opens on April 2l, and will continue for two weeks, and then move on to St. Paul, where the campaign will also be car ried on for two weeks.
 hington.-Figures presented to a committee of congress by an expert accountant who had access to the books of the United States Steel cor poration indicate that MT. Morgan got S70.00OO0O for organizing that huge combine. No wonder some of the em- ployes of that concern have been re- quired to work twelve hours a day seven days a week to provide dlvl- dends. v, Y
 New Yerk.-The annual convention of the Order of Railroad Station Agents, held here, decided to present on April 1, a request for a fifteen per cent wage increase to the various eastern roads. Earl H. Morton ot Greenwood is the grand president of the order and there are several other New England agents on its grand ex- ecutive board.
 Cleveland, Ohio.-The supreme court of Ohio held valid the Green law, providing ninehour workday for women. No woman will be per- mitted to work in any workshop, fac tory, restaurant, telegraph or tele- phone office or millinery or dressma- king establishment more than 54 hours each week.
 Sydney, N. s. W.-"Unhallowed' iron-that is, ironwork manufactured by non-union labor-having been found to have been used in the build ing of the labor temple here, the trades hall committee decided to re- move all such black stuff" from the building. The objectionable material will, therefore, be torn out.
 Chicago.-Bricklayers and Stone masons' International union has de cided to again place before the mem bership for a vote the proposition of utilization with the American Federa- ton of Labor. Labor Treasurer Pat rick Murphy's report shows the strong box of the organization contains more than s75O0O0.
 San Francisco, Cal.-The culinary workers of San Francisco have organ ized an Flight Hour Day League the aims and objects of which are to SC cure an eight-hour day for all local restaurant and hotel employees.
 San Francisco, Cal.-Culinary work CTS have organized an Eight Hour Day League" the aims and objects of which are to obtain an eight-hour day for all restaurant and hotel employees.
 Washington.-In twenty-six states laws to limit the hours of wOmen's work are in force, and in Kentucky Rhode Island and New York similar bills are to be introduced.
 Hancock, Mich.-All of the miners employed at the Mohawk mine refused to go underground. saying 1t was un- fair to charge them for broken drills and drill steel.
 Bakersfield, Cal.-The carpenters organization has collected nearly s2S. .O0O, which is to be used for the erection of a three-story labor temple.
 San Francisco.-The Milk Drivers union demands a straight workday. instead of one of broken hours.
 New York.-On behalf of the lead ing central labor bodies of New York city and part of the state of New Jer- sey it is announced that new cen