The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-06

human liberty and justice is dawning;
that no weary children toll long hours
away from school and that American
citizenship is not stunted in the play
day of childhood.
Slate workers of Fair Haven are being
state branch, A. +. of J.. The marble
quarrymen at West Rutland are also
receiving aid from the same source.
Engineers and Firemen's unions of
Boston have reduced the hours of la
hor of about $50 men from IL hours to
eight hours per day. All city firemen
work the eight-hour day under a new
city ordinance.
Plasterers of Rome, Georgia, have adj
vaneed wages 80 cents per day and won
the eight -hour day.
Allan Studholne, Labor party candi
date for the legislature, of Hamilton,
Canada has lust been elected after a
bitter and relentless campaign. He re-
ceived great assistance from G. II. Rob
erts, NJ. p, of England, who was
delegate to the recent convention of the
A. +. l..
Carpenters and painters at Longview,
Tex, secured advance in wages to 40
cents per hour without friction.
The strike of lockers and carriers at
Dundee, Scotland, has been settled
through the mediation of the govern
ment arbitrator. The men receive the
advance in wages which they demanded.
Twenty thousand workmen were in
volved.
Cement workers gained advance in
wages and eight hour day at Medford,
Oregon,
Officers of the telephone operators UNI
ion of Barre have been duly installed
by Organizer Ironside and the new To-
cal starts out with the brightest of
prospects. A sick and funeral fund has
been started which will greatly help to
cement the bonds of fraternity already
existing among the members. To aid
this charitable end of their affairs, it is
proposed to hold social and dance in
The near future and no doubt the friends
of the telephone operators will avail
themselves of the opportunity to lend
a helping hand to this young and de-
serving organization.
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The eight hour BILL II. r. 960l, which
passed the House of Representatives Dec.
IA, has been referred to the Senate
committee on education and labor, who
are as follows; Senators Borah. Idaho;
Penrose, Pennsylvania; DUPONT, Della
ware; Page, Vermont; Mclean, Connec-
ticut; Kenyon, Iowa; Rayner, Mary
lend; Bankhead, Alabama, Shively. In
diana; Swanson, Virginia; and Mar
tine, New Jersey. All officers of labor
organizations are requested to write
their senators, urging them to give this
measure immediate and active support.
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The House committee on labor at its
regular meeting, Dec 10, decided to re-
port upon the convict labor bill, H. R.
1901. This bill should be strongly urged
both by the employees and employers
Of Vermont for there is no more cut
throat competition in the granite indus
try than inside some of our penal insti-
tutions
Old Age Pensions-In Australia the
average fortnightly rate of pensions paid
in each state is S4.60 for old age and
1915 for invalidity.
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Some reasons why the wage earners
are fighting for the eight-hour day-ln
the first place we want fewer idle men
and more work in this country. We
want to see and we hope the day is not
far distant when we shall see an eight
hour law oil over the land and rigidly
enforced in every state, every city. every
town and every village in this country.
We believe it will be advantageous to
every wage Garner, to the community in
which we live and for the best interests
OF society. Too long hours make the
workers poor workers; shorter hours we
believe will produce better results. The
reduction in the hours of labor have in
cTea sed knowledged, decreased intemper-
ance. made better homes, happier wives
and children, brighter and more prosper
Gus fresides. and in every way bene-
flied the social relations, promoted hap
piness and improved the moral, economi-
cal and financial conditions of the pro-
dueing masses of our land. This, my
friends. is why we are in the trade UNI
ion movement for we believe there is a
time for everything: Time to work, time
to play. time to eat. time 10 sleep, time
TO die; but the only time for the wage
workers to get into the union and be-
come union men and women is now.
Alex. Ironside, correspondent.