United labor bulletin., 1913-09-27
Assemblage at Manchester, Eng
land, Acted on Matters OF
Importance.
ON RECORD AGAINST WARFARE
Protest Is on Money Being Spent for
rmaments-kansas City Labor
Trouble SettIed-Ralroad Or
ganizatione Decide on
Stand to Take.

MduCueSter, EuSldnu.-l Qe d0nual
conference of the Trades Union coun-
sci closed by recording it's unanimous
protest against 1.-The mad race in arm
aments" throughout the world and
also, incidentally, against Field Mar
shal Lord Roberts scheme of cJ1,-
scription. William Thorne, NJ. p.
one of the socialist labor leaders, de-
clared that there was not thin
blefull of difference between the tor
les and the liberals in regard to the
increase of ornaments, and even some
for armaments every time the ques-
ton came up" This statement was
received with cries of "Shame!" The
congress passed resolution demand
ing the right of trade unions to the
registration of trade labels, which Mr..
Ross, a Scottish typographical trade
unionist, pointed out was fully recog-
nized in the printing trades of Amer
ica.
Kansas City.-Union men returned
20 work on the new Northeast high
school. C. w. Lovitt, general con-
tractor for the structure, who has en-
PiOy Gu Olly idboi iOi ShS
job since the lockout in June, capit-
ulated and made arrangements for the
return of the union men. The non
union men who have been at work on
the building were offered the opportu-
nifty of joining the union and continu-
ing on the job. Otherwise their places
were to be filled by union men. At
Mr.. Loyitt's office it was said six of
the non-union men Joined the union.
An officer of the organization of non
union men, known as the National AS
sociation of Building Labor. denied
that any of the members had Joined
the union Mr.. Lovitt was forced to
yield to the union demands because
other contractors. refused to go ahead
with their work on the building unless
union men were employed in the gen
eral construction.
Kansas sCity.-Locomotive engine ers
and firemen on the railroads west of
Chicago soon will ask the railroad
companies to revise their schedule of
wages. Ninety-fiYe thousand men will
be affected by the proposed move
ment. 1t was stated the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers and the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
had joined in a request that the heads
of the railroad systems meet their
representatives in conference in Chi
cago the latter part of this month or
early in October. The exact increase
that would result in pay to the men
is hard to determine. local engineers
said, but they believe it would be from
20 to 60 cents hundred miles.
Boston.-Thousands of children
of the mills" and juvenile employees
under sixteen years in other manu-
featuring establishments in Massa-
chusetts were thrown out of work by
the operation of a new state law,
which prohibits the employment of
any child under fourteen years in a
workshop and provides that no child
under sixteen years shall work more
than eight hours day or more than
As hours a week.
Portland. Ore.-Oregon's expe-
rience under liability is the strongest
argument that can be advanced for
compensation. Though the states
compensation law has been held up
by a referendum petition. the en-
ployers have found liability a very
unsatisfactory way of conducting bus
mess.
Butte. Mont, local union of the
Western Federation of Miners one
of the largest unions in the interna-
tional organization, recently held a
celebration in honor of the thirty
fifth anniversary of its founding.
Mobile In gffOrt tn anfOrCa
demands for an equal division of work
between white and negro laborers on
the water front 1000 negroes, mem
bers of the Longshoremen's union,
went on strike here.
Madison. Wis.-The state Industrial
commission was clothed with power
by the Wisconsin legislature to fix
a temporary time limit for female
workers in the canning factories OF
the state.
Edinburgh. Scotland.--Journeym
tailors of Scotland have received an
increase of 10 per cent in wages
This means every large center in
Scotland
Washington.-Wido pensions as
a companion law for the minimum
wage is urged by the National Won.
ems Trade Union league.
London, England.-The total mum
Der of persons employed in England's
shipping trade of all descriptions is
steadily increasing. the figures being
274 4,307 in 1909, 276.aO6 in 1910. and
PSI. 300 in 1911.
London, England.-British mem.
bers of the Federation of Transport
Workers have adopted a resolution
urging all members to refuse to han.
die munitions OF war.
Edinburgh.-Th is an unusual
shortage in the rural domestic labor
supply in the north of Scotland, and
many farmers wives can not get fe-
male servants.