Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-25
1878 EXPECTED TO
Be SERIOUS ONE
FOR ENGLAND
Starts OFF With Promising
Strike Of TaxiOab Drivers
Coal Miners Of Wales Again
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London. Jan. es.--England started
the New Year with a strike Of the tax
icab drivers. and n the threats Of the
labor leaders arc only partially car.
RE out the present year will prove
an oven more serious one induatTinily
than that which preceded II, and 1919
broke all records Despite this the
trade OF tho country likewise broke
all records.
while the taxi strike causes much
Inconvenience In tho city, a In the dis.
putea In tho industrial districts that
are creating the greatest uneasineHs.
The coal miners OF wales. who were
tho hardest lighters Ia the last coal
strike. are again restless, being dis
satisfied with tho award OF the com
missioner appointed under the act
passed By parliament 90 end tho last
strike, fixing the minimum wage. A
general conference n TO be held Co
deal with the matter. II IN certain
that the owners will fiRht against any
increase in the cost Of production, as
thew have already lost 20 America
contracts for tho italian government
and Egyptian state railways because
of the high price at which they make
tenders
There are. however. two points
| against general strike OF tho minors.
Tho last struggle almost exhausted
the funds OF the unions. and under an
old agreement the miners wages arc
increased az the contract price OF coal
Is raised. AZ this price has gone up.
the miners. In the north OF England,
| at any rate. would probably be against
another contest with the owners.
Anngnar ufFtprta fFnfahla fhrp1 10 neH
is that arising from the ogitation or
| the sCamcn and fircmcn for a system.
| 1tigation of the rates OF wages and
| conditions Of service ON board ship
4 The men under tho leadership Of
| Havelock Wilson have been agitating
I for this FOR years. They have asked
! time aud time again that Concliia-
| ton board be appointed by the own.
ors aud unions 10 siandardize the
| wages and conditions. but the bulk OF
| the owners have refused. In the hope
Of winning their point the men went
| ON strike ia 1911 and demanded "A big
Increase Ia wages. The big compan-
les granted the wages and tho small.
| Ter firms got their men bacG al the old
wages and conditions. II Ia for these
latter that the union is now lighting,
| MIR Wilson has announced that
| when tho union had exhausted all
n cans uf diplomacy the executil >
would nix he date when the scamen
| y Guild take vacation In our
a. 'on.' he explained ''h, WORD
- iSc is - very yulgtg ana nasty
More trouble too rs brewing Ia .tha
cotton trade Tho operative cotton
| spiuncrH have given notice of with
drawHl from the BroOklands agree
ment. which has been Ia operation for
some years and which covered all
disputes la the cotton spinning trade
| controlled by the employers fedora.
| tion The action OF the spinncrs was
determined by the alleged Ineffective
ness uf the agreement dealing WITH
complaints ~ bad material which
4 have bccn continual source Of an
noyHnCc tu the owners and operatives,
and which have increased enormously
| recently The card room Workers also
| have grievances against the agree
mcut. and they too have given the
necessary months notice of with
/ draWal.
The London bakers are also pre-
/ purlug for "a struggle Tor better wages
and shorter hours. la some parts OF
London the condition Of the working
bakers " doplorable. They have To
| work long hours in poorly ventilated
cellars FOR the merest pittance. They
have organized, aud by "A large major
| ity have agreed 10 go on strike unless
| their demands are granted.
| Throughout the railway world there
| is considerable unrest over what the
1 men cali "victimlzatiun." They claim
! that any OF their nuuhcr who are
| known GO be- active Ice trade uniuniSn
are quickly gotten rid Of by the com
L panics nT are pat ut such work That
| they cannot readily meet the other
/ Workmsn one big company. hoN-
II ever, has found wa out OF having
/ continual disputes With the men. This
is the London and Southwestern. the
II management Of which has appointed a
ii Grievance Hearsr" This man, who
had proved himself to be a good con
II riliHtur. was chosen Go keep w touch
with the men ana investigate their
ii grievances Thus tar the company
| announces that the experiment has
/ been great surcesf, hut n was point.
ed out that this was not case of
n roating a post and finding man iof
i u. hut rather at sphere ot activities
| being suggested hy the personal Quall'
| tict ~ a certain man.
/ t'npicasantuess is also cropping 40
again along the London docks over
| the sloWnCss win which " b. alleged
the port Oi London Authority Is re-
| Installing those men who went on
strike last year. Men we're brought
| from the outside 10 an their places.
and although the do, ~ are az busy as
| ever work cannot De found for All,
/ The result rs that many Of the old
1 men have found themselves without
/ employment during the winter. anu
J the distress IN th" dock districts mas
| been more serious than ever before
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A Zee Learned a lesson.
III congressman Ralph W Moss Ot IN
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