United labor bulletin., 1913-12-06
Labor Notes of Importance Gath
cred From All Parts of
the World.
CRITICISM OF MINE OWNERS
American Federation of Labor De-
p!ores Alleged Conditions in the
Copper country-Growins
Capitalization in the
Glass Industry.

Seattle, Wash.-Fiery speeches were
made in the American Federation or
Labor convention attacking the Michi-
gan copper mine owners whose EN-
ployes are on strike.
Resolutions demanding a congress
sional investigation and calling for
contributions for the support of the
strikers were adopted.
John H Walker. president of the
illinois Mine Workers, who has spent
months in the Calumet region, said it
would be impossible to exaggerate
conditions there, which would dis
grace the most barbarous country in
the world Mr.. Walker said the min
ers worked naked in the S.000-foot lev
els without ventilation, breathing
again the air of their own lungs mixed
with the poisonous fumes of the cop
per.-Baltimore American.
Washington-Centr in the
growing glass industry was divulged
by the census bureau in it's report of
that class of manufacture. figures for
which it had completed for the year
1909. The industry was shown to be
confined in large measure to Pennsyl
vania (Which led in production). Ohio.
West Virginia, Indiana and Illinois.
These states turned out almost four
fifths OF the value of products, which
in the United States totaled more than
s92, 100000. West Virginia showed
the greatest strides in the dev velop-
ment of the industry during the year.
T,,J Ito tn a
ond greatest producing state. A fea-
ture of the report was the declaration
that there had been marked increase
in corporate control of the industry.
New York.-At a meeting of the
printers held here Marsden G. Scott,
president of Typographical Union No.
G. was nominated for president of the
International Typographical union. to
succeed James NJ. Lynch, who recently
was appointed by Governor Glynn to
be state commissioner of labor. There
will be a referendum vote for presi-
dent OF the international union next
May.
Boston.-New England Council of
Electrical Workers Unions has re-
quested that Representatives of all
Massachusetts unions having members
employed by telephone and public
service corporations have a meeting
in this city some time next month to
consider a project to try and stand
ardize the rates throughout the state.
Melbourne, Australia.-The Austria
lian Workers union, the greatest or
ganization of agricultural workers,
sheep herders, etc. has submitted de-
mands to the wages boards for the
states of New South Wales, Queens
land, Victoria and South Australia.
London, England.-The employers of
the United Kingdom are forming
new union and purpose to raise
guarantee fund of $3.50 900 900 in order
to protect themselves against strike
movements by the trade unions and
other labor organizations,
New York.-Electrical workers in
ternational has directed that a com
mittee be appointed for the purpose of
taking under consideration the estab-
lishment of home for sick, incapaci-
tated and aged members of the organ
ization.
Capetown. South Africa.-Wages dis
tributed to white miners in British
South Africa during the first six
months Of 1913 totaled $25.OO0.OOO
Brussels, Belgium.-Fur workers in
this city have secured an increase in
pay and reduction in working time.
Chicago.-Death and total disability
claims paid by the switchmen's union
in the past two years. total $407.O1S
San Francisco.-Labor unions are
getting photographs of "strikebreak-
Minneapolis.-A new Minnesota law
requiring the safeguarding of machin-
cry became effective last month
Ottawa, Canada.-The Canadian gov
ernment has been asked to prevent the
Industrial Workers of the World be
coming" established in Canada.
Berlin, Germany.-Eighty-fv per
cent of workers In the leather indus
try Of Germany have wage agreements
with employers.
Indianapolis.-An average annual
wage of s1.023 per member is reported
by the International Typographical
union