United labor bulletin., 1913-08-16


they could use until they received or
ders withheld pending the settlement
of the labor troubles. The central
strike committee of the Industrial
Workers of the World has made Off
cial declaration of the end of the
strike. 1t is estimated that the strike
cost the employees $5,300,000 in lost
wages. The manufacturers lost their
spring and summer orders and twenty
one small plants went to the wall.
Washington.-First Assistant Post
master General Roper sent warning
to all fourth-class postmasters that
where fourth-class. postoffices are in
states having limited hours of labor
fixed for women by state laws, the de-
partment will insist on strict adher-
ence to the statutes. Mr.. Roper es-
pecially warns postmasters against
the practice of allowing postofice
clerks, who also act as clerks in
stores run in conjunction with the
postofices. to violate limited hour
laws
Denver. Colo-In the thirteenth bi
ennial report of the Colorado bureau
of labor statistics, the commissions
writes: 1--WE have compelled messen-
ger service companies to quit sending
children to resorts with messages;
we have stopped the custom OF chill
dren serving liquors, and, in fact, we
have done such splendid work in CO.
operation with the juvenile courts
and school authorities that we feel
warranted in saying that this state at
the present time has the question OF
child labor under absolute control"
Washington.-Loui F. Post, assist
ant secretary of labor, returned from
Boston, Mass, where he made unsuc-
cessful attempts to settle the strike
of the employees in the mills there own
ed by Governor Foss. Mr.. Post is
preparing a report for submission to
Secretary Wilson. He declared that
although wages seemed to be the only
thing involved, there was something
wrong beneath the surface, and he
was unable to find out Just what 1t
was.
New York-The BARRIERS union lead
ers claim that 1900 of their members
were out on strike. 1t is asserted that
this strike, which is said to be backed
by the Industrial Workers Of the
World, is larger than the first strike
which occurred few weeks ago and
which resulted in the formation OF the
union, and brought about some i'm
provement in working hours and
wages. The strike now is for uniform
conditions throughout the city.
Kansas City, Mo.-The lockout OF
/, 300 union workmen of the building
trades, which has continued for seven
weeks, ended when members Of the
Building Trades council agreed TO
take the union men back. The condi-
tions of the agreement are that no
strike in the future shall be called ex-
cept after arbitration, and that no
wage scale shall be changed on any
building in course of construction.
Dallas, Texas.-Eleven labor meas
ures were passed by the last Texas
legislature, the most important of
which are: The submission of a con-
stitutional amendment providing for
the initiative and referendum, work
mems compensation law, an eight-hour
law for state, county and municipal
work and fifty-four-hour law for wom-
en- workers.
Logansport, Ind.-Union cigar max
ers of this city have served notice on
the manufacturers that they must be
paid $40 a thousand. The cigar max
ers claim there has been no change
in their scale for the last twenty-five
years. All the seventy-eight local
cigar makers are at present employed
and there is a demand for more
Ottawa, Canada.-A recommends
ton has been made to the govern
ment by the royal commission on in
dustrial training and technical educa
ton that dominion development
fund of $3,O0O.O00 annually for ten
years be provided and divided among
the provinces for the promotion OF
higher technical education.
Rockland, Mass.-Twenty-ive men
who quit work at the e. T. Wright
shoe factory here gave as the reason
for their strike the fact that their view
of the scenery surrounding the shop
had been cut off by cheesecloth
screens which had been tackled over
the windows.
Philadelphia. Pa--Several thousand
men and women affiliated with the
Ladies' Cloak and Suit Makers union
went on strike here. 1t is estimated
that about 200 factories are affected.
The employees demand higher wages
and recognition of the union.
Sheffield, England.-The city coun-
ell has decided to increase the wages
OF 1,572 OF its workmen. The increase
will affect the lowest-paid class of
labor, whose wages average only s5.58
a week Their average will be in
creased by 4S cents a week.
Wabash, Ind.-Vandalia section men
at Roam struck for higher wages.
The men receive s1.65 day and de-
mand S175. The company refuses to
grant the demand. and say the places