Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-03

International Typographical Union the country gre requested, in sha current issue oG tic Typographi cal Journal. to petition congress to pass a laW providing for the retire ment of goverament employees on pen sions This is in accordance with a | resolution adopted at the last conven- ton of the international The rasolu- ten set forth that the International l ind0rscd the retirement of govern neat employees on pensions and in- structed it's president to appear be- fore committees of- congress that have bills under consideration looking to that end and use his best efforts to effect their passage, It further pro- vided that this body requests local unions to petition congress to pass such law. That our delegates to the American Federation of Labor be irl- structed to ask favorable action by that body upon the retirement meas ure, and ask the American Federation of Labor and it's allied bodies to peti- tion congress for it's passage, and ask the president and executive committee of the federation to appear in person before the congress and urge it's pas sage"
 New York.-C. G. Moran, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Build ing association, announced that the nineteen weeks strike of the Marble Workers of this city was declared off and the eight hundred strikers will re- turn to work internationally as indi- viduals. The strike was for an in- crease in wages of fifty cents day. The strikers violated a trade agree ment by striking.
 Vienna, Austria.-Vienna telephone and telegraph workers have con- meneed a very necessary wage move ment. if $5.75 g week is regarded a high wage among these state en- ployes They demand substantial increase, settlement of various ques- tiens as to their legal position, and that after seven years service g man should be regarded as permanently engaged.
 Raroit, Nich.-The platform Of the Detroit Federation of Labor, as adopt Cd by all affiliated unions by a refar- endun vote, declares for municipal ownership of all public utilities. and the federation has reafirmed it's for mar action ia this regard. and will op- pose the granting of franchise to the Detroit street railway or any other private corporation.
 Seattle, Wash.-The Washington State Sugar company's factory at Wa verly. in Spokane county, never will Be reopened The plant is said to rep resent ap investment of $500,090 The reason given for it's abandonment is the smallnass of the crop of suger beets in the inland empire and the difficulty of inducing farmers to grow them.
 London, 1nd-British postal work CTS have Been for some time now nov ing strongly in favor of better con- ditions Mass meetings are taking place from week to week all over the country and the seven or eight unions comprised in the Postal Workers Fed aration are united in support of their common demands
 HallFille, Conn.-Iiall Brothers woolen mills and all small mills in this settion of the state are rushing their machinery in it's utmost on fancy suit ings. There is not an idle woolen weaver or spinner in the state. Sev- eral mills want to run day and night but cannot procure help.
 New York.-A bill passed by the New York legislature amending the la bor law went into effect recently It is designed to provide better sanitary conditions in bakeries. It classes bakeries as factories and puts them under the jurisdiction of the state la bor commission.
 Oakland. Cal.-The carmen's unions of Oakland and Richmond, as a result of recent referendum vote, have de- cided to consolidate under one charter. l This will, it is said, give the union the ] largest membership of any organiza- tion of carmen in the United States.
 Morgantown, W. Va.-Fiya of the hot mills at the Sabraton plant of the American Sheet & Tin Plate company ] resumed operations after an idleness i of several weeks. The other five mills will start at once. Employment is given to 800 persons.
 Leicester, Eng.-The unemployed in this vicinity being dissatisfied with the operations of the local labor exchange, have returned their registration cards and decided to form an Unemployed Labor association.
 Tollio, Japan.-Todo municipality has decided to open labor exchanges throughout the city where employers can find help when needed. l Harrisville, R. I--The United States Worstod company will abandon it's mills here and remove the business to Lawrence, Mass. The company gives employment to about 400 operatives.
 New York.-SiX thousand operators, tower men and agents on the New York Central lines obtained an in- i crease of from 10 to Is per cent in their wages.
 London, acknowledgements Ma tional Union of Boot and Shoe Opera tives having adopted a label to be