Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-02-20

such Undertakings with S74.54S EN-.
ployes, of whom 1854 work under
the protection of the special laws of
1S92.-For the support Of members in
Albine who have been locked out
since October 1st, 1912, the Leather
Workers Nnions are now levying I'd.
per member per month on its COM
rades.-Since the 10 committee mem
bers entered prison on account of the
anti-military agitation of the Paris
Building Workers Union, one prison
alone houses not less than "a trade
unionists who have been sentenced
for political offenses. And over the.
door Of the prison, as over all French
prison, stands the proud words: Lib
cray, Equality, and Fraternity"
Germany
All over the country hundreds of
overcroWded public meetings have
creased price of meat, and the chief
cause of the increase---the tariff on
imports. The immediate opening of
the frontiers to frozen meat was, in
particular, demanded-In the middle
of January the section of the long
shoremen, rafters and dredgers, who
are organized in the Transport Work
ers' Union, held a branch conference
in Berlin, at which 1852 members
were represented as against 1882 in
the previous year. Over $500 of these
are at the present moment engaged
in movement for the improvement
of wages and the conditions of labor
"A hard fight for the improvement
of wages and under which they work
is being waged by the bakers, whose
employers have organized themselves
against the movement. In Madgeburg,
the Guild Of Master Bakers have de.
cided to impose fine on any mem
ber who comes to tariff agreement
with his employees hotel and
restaurant workers have held meet
ings in all towns throughout the coun-
try at which weekly rest day has
been demanded. Up to the present
these workers are protected by an
old decree by which the so-called skill
ed personnel may claim a twenty-four
hours rest day every IA days, and 6
hours rest every week. The daily
work time may not exceed is hours.
increase on this daily shift is not per-
mitted on more than 60 days in the
year. The unskilled workers have
up to the present enjoyed absolutely
no protective law. - Inquiries have
been instituted by the Building
Trades Corporation in order to as
certain the frequency of accidents in
the trades. The result revealed the
following facts: In the various
branches accidents occurred per 1000
workers: Masons. 1898; carpenters,
1888; scafolders, 43.40; painters,
5.22; GLACIERS, 274; stucco workers,
5.42; skaters, S9.40; pdasterers, 565;
well sinkers.s 1912: stove settlers,
2.29; stone cutters, 1913; stone break
ers, 36.44. This inquiry covers one
year.-According to the census of
1907 there were in Germany 1876, 1853
foreigners permanently engaged in
agricultural work, $3.50 in building,
$500 in collieries, 1921 in the stone
and pottery trades, 1888 in the tex
tile industries, 1884 in the metal
work trades, 9,458 in the clothing
! trades. Meanwhile the numbers Of for
eigh workers in Germany have risen
rapidly. The German Workers
Centre" private body composed Of
the chambers of agriculture, ETC.,
which obtains season laborers, and
also Industrial workers from abroad,
where special agents are kept, prides
itself on its activity. for the protection
of and ter working with the govern
menti The foreign workers are COM
PEELED to obtain an annual registra-
ton card from this Workers Centre
Of the employers for which they are
charged high fee., Whoever has not
such a card, or has not his Last en-
ployers' signature on his card to GER
tify that the holder left his employ
ment in satisfactory manner, is ex-
PEELED from the country. During the
past year this Centre brought a round
100000 foreign workers to Germany
and sent them to work for the most
pitiable wages and under the saddest
conditions. The Munich Labor Tenn
pie has just been opened. The work
OF erection was commenced last
March on-a plot OF ground in one Of
the main streets which was purchas-
ed for 10000 marks (aboutI 5000
pounds. The building itself was
ready in November the cost amount
ing to 100000 marks (about 10000
pounds.J This will be the central
home Of 70,000S Munich trade union
lists. 1t contains besides restaurant
rooms, large assembly hall. and the
offices Of the trades unio, ns,-the So
cial Democratic Union. arAd the work
ers' own ambulance corps. There is
also to be found the Ce ntral library of
the trades unions.