United labor bulletin., 1913-07-19


we'll message of Governor Joseph NJ.
Brown, presented to the Georgia
legislature Governor Browns criti-
cism was made In connection with his
argument for the enactment of laws
requiring compulsory arbitration OF
differences between employees and en-
ployers. "The labor unions have or
ganized a trust and demand that all
other people buy labor at whatever
price they choose to put upon it,
The governor states he does not oe-
clare that all Of the members of the
labor unions are willful vtolators OF
the law. yet they are the victims of
a system which Is breeding anarchy,"
he says.
Springfield nl.-By a six to enc
vote-464 to 73-members of the
Springfield Commercial association.
representing every line of business In
the city, voted in favor of the "open
shop" The vote was taken to secure
an expression from the business men
on the building trade strike in Spring
field and to see whether arbitration
was desired. Talk Of a general strike
on the part of organized labor was
heard. following announcement of the
vote. Springfield has long been known
as one of the strongest union centers
in the country and the situation is be-
ing watched with much interest.
Kalamazoo, Mich.-The Michigan
United Traction Co. granted to all the
men employed as motormen and con
ductors on it's lines in Lansing. Bat
tie Creek, jackson and Kalamazoo
wage increase. City motormen and
conductors get an advance OF one cent
an hour. This is for men who have
served more than one year. Employees
who have worked more than two
years and interurban motormen and
conductors are given a two-cent in
crease.
Youngstown, O.-At the wage CON
ference between the Republic Iron and
Steel company and the Amalgamated
Association of Iron, Steel and Tin
Workers, held in Pittsburgh. the basis
of settlement reached at West Baden,
Ind, between the Western Bar Iron
association and the ironworkers' com
mittee, was agreed to. The present
scale continues in force up to 13o
card, when puddlers will receive an
advance of 20 cents per ton, instead
of Is cents, as heretofore.
Indianapolis.-The Stone Cutters
journal, the official publication Of the
Journeymen Stone Cutters Associa-
ton of North America, has adopted
new cover for the magazine which Is
published In this city. The drawings
which were made by Joseph Blasey,
fra al
the union, shows the progress made
in the stone cutting industry from the
time of the construction OF the pyra-
mids up to the present day.
Washington-The Supreme court Of
the United States handed down deci-
sion that laborer on railroad
track Is subject to the interstate com
merce act This decision was made
in the case OF Martin Peterson of Ho-
boken, N. j., who was struck by
local train on the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western railroad and re-
covered damages. The railroad ap-
pealed, alleging that the commerce act
provisions did not apply to him.
New York.-Members of the Amer
ican Federation of Musicians travel
ing with vaudeville companies must
demand the following scale of prices:
For twelve performances or less per
week. $50 a man; extra performances,
SO each; leader. for like number Oh
performances a week. $75. and III Tor
each extra performance.
San Francisco.-In its preparations
for the coming Labor Day celebration.
the San Francisco committee on ar
rangements will insist that contracts
for uniforms and other paraphernalia
shall be given only to firms that will
guarantee to have the work done by
union labor and to place the union
label on the finished product
Melbourne, Australia.-The Austria
lian wages board has fixed the mini
mum wage of the women workers In
the boot trade and who have been in
the trade four years at 1920 per
week of 4S hours. The minimum wage
of women working at tread1e ma
chimes, with hot wax, is fixed at IS.
Washington.-During the convention
of the National Association OF Sheet
Metal Workers (employers) resolu-
ton was introduced to strike from the
list of principles OF the association
that of the open shop" The motion
to ADEPT this resolution was lost oy
vote OF 80 to 2.
Washington.-Salary increases we're
voted to all Of the executive officers OF
the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen by the conyen-
ton in session here. The amount to
be hereafter received by officials of
this organization has not been given to
the public.
washington.-Samue Gompers, pres
ident of the American Federation Of
Labor, has recently been discharged
from the hospital where he under.
went operations for affections Of the