Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-08
N THE LABOR WORLD.
EDGAR A. PERKINS TO RETIRE
Veteran Union orhelaI cer,ceiIed BY
III Heaith 10 Give up Dvties-
Strike at Auburn. N. "
10 Set,lec.

Indianapolis having served
organized labor in Indianapolis and
Indiana more than a quarter Of g
century. Edgar A Perkins. president
OF the State Federation 81 Labor and
president OF Typographical Union No.
!. has announced his retirement from
active participation IN labor politics.
and In the future will devote his time
10 his Personal a-airs- He will try
10 recover his health which has been
bad for several years Mr.. Perkins
has been president ot the State Fed
Grafton Of LATER the last eighteen
years. has been president ot Typo
graphical Union No eight terms
mot oonsecutivel. and vas president
of the Central Labor union number
Q: years Hls successor as president
oi the state tederaiica vill be elected
al the annual convention 10 be held at
Terre Haute. and his successor as
president q the local typograp aphical
union all Se elected on May IS
Auburn. y. Y.-The zoo striking
employees Of the Columbian Rope com
reached with the state board Of me
diation and arbitrator and returned
10 work. The strike situation was
complicated when the operatives In
mass meeting voted not 10 so back
/ because Of alleged discrimination.
! This move resulted IA several confer
/ ences between strike leaders and ON
- h. k.a ~
which was the announcement that
they would 80 hack
Chicago The long delayed work on
/ the 'nolsands Of painting contracts in
! Chicago have been resumed. Be
tween 40c0 and 5.o00 painters report
ed for duty after beins on strike for
several weeks. All the men are re-
| ceiving s5 cents an hour. an increase
| Of cents an hour, and Is more than
that paid painters in any other city
| In the country. Some OF the union
\ painters In Indianapolis are still on
| strike The bosses have offered an
| increase Of q. cents an hour and the
painters are hu.dine o,f for -is nsn;s
Boston.-Telephone Operators union
agitation resulted in the telephone
company's officials, at the insistence
| Of the chamber OF commerce and 9TH
er committees. agreeing TO set aside
the anniversary payment agreement
| and substituting a weekly wage in
| crease plan. TO take effect on June !.
| The company also announces that
wages OF all the operators In the large
cities Of its district would be In
! creased a, the same time.
J Auburn. n IA committee OF
| strikers Of the International Harvester
company pleaded with the Columbian
workers TO remain out with the Har.
vester operatives who went on strike
originally In sympathy with the Co
| lumbian employees. Organizers Of the
| American Federation OF Labor inter
ceded. however. persuading the Co
lumbar strikes 10 comply with the
| mediators' settlement plan.
Brussels, Belgium.-The wages OF
brilliant.diamond workers have de-
| clined However. the union Is en-
deavoring 10 act in concert with the
independent workers to establish and
maintain an improved standard Cf
wages. with favorable prospects OF
success.
Indianapolis John p. White. presi-
dent OF the United Mine Workers OF
America. went 20 Kansas city last
week He will VISIT other points in
the west and also go to the southwest.
adjusting several matters that have
been referred TO him. before returning
home
Edmonton. Canada--FolloWing the
step taken by the Canadian labor un-
ions In Winnipeg and Prince Albert.
the unions Of this city are making
preparations which may result In a
large labor temple being built in the
city.
Berlin. Germany.-ln Germany. since
July !. 1910. the dock workers, sea
men. transport workers longshore-
men. train and railway employees have
been formed into one organization on
an Industrial centralized basis.
Roston--poston Cigarmakers' union
has levied an assessment OF i've dol
lars on each Of its s,s0o members for
further newspaper and other advertis-
ing os the unions blue label and TO
boom Boston made cigars
Washington In the steel Industry,
where 200 900 working people are EN-
ployed. two-ihirds Of them earn less
than $500 s Year. three-soCrths less
than $3.50. and only one In ten earns
over $1,000.
Bsrlir, Germany.-Ho,el and restau-
rant workers In Germany have held
meetings In all towns throughout the