United labor bulletin., 1913-08-09
Recent Happenings and Forecast
of the Future Told in
Paragraphs.
WAGE INCREASE LAID OVER
tiatIonaI Brotherhood Of Operative
Potters Decides to Await Report
of Federal Commlssion-Fllnt
Glass Workers Select Roch-
ester for Next Meet.

AlldullC Slly" hc 1Ndliohh2 oAoth-
erhood of Operative Potters, in their
closing session decided to take no ac-
hon towards securing an increase in
wages until after the federal commits
sion now conducting an investigation
Of the industry at East Liverpool, O.,
had submitted report. The follow
Ing officers, elected by referendum
vote of all the allied organizations
throughout the country, were Install
ed: President, Edward Menge, East
Liverpool, secretary and treasurer; ].
7. Wood, East Liverpool; vice-presi-
dents, s. F. H. Hutchins, Trenton;
Samuel Burgess, East Liverpool; John
Rudolf, s. M. Moore, G. M. Martin,
Trenton; Thomas Wood, Sebring, o.,
and Frank Grafton, East Liverpool.
Newark, O.-The American Fedora
ton of Flint Glass Workers, fnterna-
tonal convention closed here after
two weeks session. officers re-
elected for the ensuing year are:
President, T. w. Rowe; vice-president,
William J. Crooke; secretary and
treasurer, William McGrail, all Of To-
ledo: national organizers, Joe Gill
hooly, Grafton, ". Va; Edward 8.
Zimmer, Port Marion, Pa; Joseph
O'Malley, Fostoria. O., and Robert
Lucock, Toledo. o. Rochester. Pa,
was selected as the next convention
city.
Tulsa, Okla.-Oil work throughout
the Mid-Continent fields in Kansas
and Oklahoma was tied up when all
the employees of the Warren Tank &
Boiler Works company, an Ohio con-
Germ, went on strike. The strike was
called by the International Boiler
Workers union and affects more than
500 men in the oil fields. The union
asks for the removal of the company's
superintendent on the grounds that he
Is not fair to union labor.
Woonsocket, R. LIN response to
request from weavers for more pay
and uniform cuts of cloth, the Hamlet
mills, employing 800 operatives, in
cluding ITO weavers, posted g. notice
stating that wages would not be raised
and that the cuts would continue to
be of unequal lengths. The manage
ment will post price list. Some of
the weavers are talking strike, but
have not decided in meeting what
course to pursue.
Lexington, Ky.-At meeting OF the
street car mems union the agreement
reached at a conference OF officers OF
the Kentucky Traction company, rep
of the striking car men
and acting Governor McDermott, was
ratified and the strike officially de-
clared of. By the agreement the
company recognizes the union Of car
men on the open shop plan.
Cleveland, O.-Electrical workers
have begun a movement to organize
the journeymen employed In their line
of work by the two telephone COM
panies, the Cleveland Electric Illumi-
mating company and the Cleveland
Electric Railway company. and are
asking the moral support of other
unions and friends of labor to assist
them.
Chicago.-The strike on the County
Traction company's and the Suburban
Railroad company's lines was declared
off with the sale of the properties to
interests identified with the develop
ment of the towns which have been
suffering from lack of transportation
facilities since July 8, the date Of
the walk-out.
Washington.-Senato MARITIME, who
took prominent part In the West Vir-
ginia coal strike investigation. intro
engaged in interstate commerce from
employing armed men. The bill aims
to put an end to mine guards and
armed railroad detectives.
Kiel, Germany.-Eight thousand
workmen in the shipbuilding yards
here Joined in the strike started by
10000 men In Hamburg on July IA.
Indications point to the strike spread
ing to other shipbuilding yards on the
Baltic sea At Stettin 900 riveters
laid down their tools.
Cardiff, Wa1es-The miners con-
gress in South Wales instructed its
executive to communicate with all
great organizations with a view to
bring about a more united action and
mutual support In important mat
ters.
Berne, Switzerland - Shoemakers
have given notice of the termination
Of their agreement in order to OBJ
tain an advance in their minimum
wage scale from 10 to II cents.
Cleveland, O.-Boilermakers are ne
gotiating for new wage scales with the
B. G. o. and w. & L. e. railways.
Sheet metal workers are also con-
ferring with the w. & L. e. for new
agreement carrying raise in wages.
San Francisco.-The Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, through President
Charles F. Meyer, has laid claim to
the work of constructing the proposed
tunnels in this city.
Rogersville. Tenn. - International
Printing Pressmen's union, located
here, includes a home for superan-
nuated. a sanatoriuns and technical