United labor bulletin., 1913-07-26
Brief Bits of Information Gath
cred From All Parts of the
Civilized World.
COST OF NEW JERSEY STRIKES
Financial Loss Running Far Into the
Millions Has Resulted From Dis
turbanee In tho SILK Industry
Labor officials on Fed
eral Commission.

Trenton, N. 1.-THE state bureau of
statistics, in charge of Chief George G..
Low, is compiling data relative to
strikes and labor disturbances in New
Jersey for an annual report, and shows
that the strike in the silk industry,
now well into the fifth month since its
commencement, with its upward of 25.-
900 idle operatives overshadows all
others in Importance. From the in
vestigation SO far made it seems GER
tain that in wage loss. maintenance OF
the families Of INDECENT workers, extra
precautions against destruction of
property and for the preservation Of
order this strike has up to the pres
ent time cost not less than $3.50O,00O.
without taking any account of the to-
tai stoppage of production in the
nearly 200 silk mills of Passaic and
Hudson counties.
Washington.-Pres Wilson ap-
pointed three labor officials of interna-
tional reputation on the new United
States commission of industrial rela-
tions. They are John B. Lennon of
Illinois, who has been the treasurer
of the A. F. of L. for many years;
James O'Connell of Washington, a
vice-president of the A. F. of L., the
national head of it's metal trades de-
partment and former international
president of the Machinists' associa-
tion; and Austin B. Garretson of Ce-
dar Rapids, Ia, the grand president Of
the Order of Railway conductors. The
commission consists of nine members.
The others appointed are Frank P.
Walsh of Kansas City, Mo-; John R.
Commons of Wisconsin, Mrs. ]. Bord-
en- Hartman of New York. Frederick
A. Delano of Chicago, Harris Vein
lard of Kentucky.
Reading, Pa.-Some 800 men were
dismissed from the employ Of the
Philadelphia & Reading Railways car
repair shops departments. The ranks
of the Car Workers union, on strike
for the last few weeks, remained al
most intact when ths >ompany's no
tice of dismissal went into effect. II
any of the men return later it will be
as new employees.
Albany, N. Y.-After having been
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John Mitchell, former president of the
United Mine Workers of America,
made state labor commissioner, Gov
ernor Sulzer sent to the senate for
confirmation the appointment of James
NJ. Lynch OF Syracuse, president of
the International Typographical union.
for the position.
Wheeling, w. va.-A strike Of hod
carriers, which has been on for some
time has been brought to close by
the award of an arbitration board CIV
ing the hod carriers an increase Of
20 cents day. The former scale was
$2.60, and under the new agreement
they will get $3.50.
London, England.-The organization
of the British boilersmiths, which
now numbers $4,000 members, recent
ly obtained an increase Of go cents
weekly for those workers employed
on battleships. Their wage now
amounts to from s1O.10 to $1,000 per
week.
Cincinnati, O.-With the agreement
of the Ice Manufacturers association
to submit their differences with their
striking employees to arbitration. the
Ice strike, which for two weeks caus-
ed much suffering and perhaps loss of
life in this city. came to an end.
Philadelphia.-The department of
labor and industry is now established
In Pennsylvania, and Prof John Price
Jackson has been appointed as the
head of the newly created department.
This new department absorbs the old
department of factory inspection.
Pittsburgh.-The municipal laborers
have organized. adding another union
to the long list of labor organizations.
The new local, 1t is said. has started
with a good-sizzed charter list, and
has prospects of being an effective or
yaDization.
York, England.-A threatened strike
Of Yorkshire cotton spinners and
twiners has been averted, operatives
securing their demand for the spin
ming list, with ten per cent. added.
Geneva, Switzerland.-The organiza.
tion of the Swiss railway men and
tramway men numbered 1886 at the
end Of 1912, as compared with 4,456
In the year 1901.
Amsterdam, Holland.-Clerical au-
thorities in Holland have acquiesced
in the formation Of course of instruc-
ton for Catholic trade union officials
St, Petersburg, Russia.-Seamen of
the Russian mercantile fleet in the
Black sea and the Sea of Azof have es-
tablished a trade union journal.
Vienna, Austria.-At the Austrian
Building laborers' national conference
It was decided by 20 votes to to
unite with the Masons' union.
ST. Petersburg.-A law is to be