United labor bulletin., 1913-07-26

arbitration board of the international
Typographical union and the Amer
can Newspaper Publishers associa-
ton, has submitted his finding to the
other members Of tho board relative to
scale dispute in Toronto. Canada, be
tween the union and the publisher
association. His finding sustains the
decision made by the local arbitration
board at Toronto in favor of the pub
fishers, and denies the Justification Of
the appeal taken by the union. The
case involves the question of wages
and the local union in Toronto appeal
ed to the International arbitration
board on a question of the legality Of
the decision in view of certain alleged
Irregularities in the conduct of the
Toronto board
Atlantic City, N. J.-That the ecu
trail conference of American rabb!s
offer its services as an agency of ar
5itration in case of industrial conflict,
was suggested by DR.. Solomon Fos-
ter Of Newark, In an address at a ses-
sion of the conference. He made an
earnest plea for better understand
ing between employer and employe,
and advised that symposia on the in
dustrial situation with Representatives
of both capital and labor be held un-
der the auspices of the conference IN
various parts Of the country.
Toledo, Ohio-The 10000 employees
of the Willys-Overland Co. and the
Kinsey Manufacturing Co., subsi-
diary concern of Toledo, have been
notified that after Aug. 1 80 hours
will constitute a weeks work, instead
of 54 hours. The decrease in work
ing time does not carry any cut in
wages, as the official notice circulated
by the company states that wages for
the shorter week will remain the same
as at the present.
Edgewater, N. Y.-The 700 employees
of the American Sugar Refining com
pany's Edgewater plant struck for an
advance of cents an hour. They
have been getting from 17h to 21h
cents an hour. Two l. w. w. dele
gates are said to be at work trying TO
organize the strikers, who are nearly
all Poles. One of the delegates is
Russian and the other an Italian.
They are keeping under cover. There
was no disorder.
Portland, Ore.-The first action by
the recently created Oregon welfare
commission. regarding a minimum
wage scale for women was taken
when the commission after investi-
eating conditions at a fruit cannery.
where a number of girls had struck.
fixed minimum wage for all women
workers in the cannery of 81 day,
with as much more as can be earned
by piece work.
Cincinnati, O.-The garment work
ers' strike, on since June 21, was Of
ficially declared off and union en-
ployes returned to work on basis OF
a 50-hour week with pay for 54 hours,
offered by the employers and once re-
jected. Open-shop employees remain
out, receiving financial support from
the district council and international
organization.
Paris, France.-A strike of 1880
taxicab chauffeurs out of the 1900 in
Paris, because of their objection to
police traffic regulations, was brought
tn an end in few hours by certain
concessions from the commissioner of
police. All of them returned to work.
but immense inconvenience to the
great crowds of tourists was caused
ndianapolis.-Frank Duffy, general
secretary of the United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners, recently
visited New York city to look after
the interests of the union In a suit
which has been brought In that city
against the local union there by con-
tracing firms.
San Francisco.-The Musicians un-
ion has amended its laws as to fun
eral detail. The members will here
after be chosen in alphabetical order
and will be paid SO for the service.
A failure to attend or furnish SUBJ
stitute will entail a penalty not TO ex-
coed s5.
Cheyenne, Wyo.-The United Nine
Workers of District %. Wyoming.
have under course of construction a
building to be used as headquarters
which will cost over $25,000. The
building is situated on one of the
principal streets in Cheyenne
Washington-Press dispatches say
the chamber of deputies at Monte
video, Uruguay. has approved bill
providing an eight-hour day for work.
men employed by the government
Glasgow, Scotland.-Three hundred
thousand trade union workers were
represented by the $50 delegates at
the annual meeting of the Scottish
trade union congress.
Washington.-Denver was selected
as the meeting place of the next tri-
| ennial convention in 1916 of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen.
Calgary. Canada.-Plumbers will de-
mand an increase Of from 6S to rs
cents an hour. Bricklayers will also
probably ask for rs cents per hour.