Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-09-11
Of INTEREST TO
WORLDS WORKERS
Brief Chronicle of Incidents OF
Importance in the lh,medi-
ate Past.
CINCINNATI GETS NEXT MEET
International Brotherhood Of Station
ary Firemen Chooses Officers and
Selects Ohio City for 1914 Con-
vention - Labor Trouble
at Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh. Pa. - Cincinnati was
chosen for the next convention and
officers were elected by the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Stationary Fire
men. A committee composed of James
Mcclure of Chicago N. A. James Of
Washington, D. c.. and s. l.. Silverna-
gle of Cincinnati was appointed to re-
wise the constitution of the organiza-
| ton. officers were elected as fol-
lows. President, Timothy Healey,
New York; first vice-president, N. A.
James, Washington, D. c.; second
| vice-president, Arthur Weaver, San
Francisco, CAL; third vice president.
J. B. Cunningham, Boston; fourth
vice-president, P. J. Himon. Millenock.
Me-; fifth vice-president, A. H. Wood
ward, Toronto. Canada; sixth vice
president, p. L. Finch, Minneapolis.
MINI; seventh vice-president, L. E.
Sperouse. Wheeling, w. Va; secre-
tary and treasurer, c. l.. Shamp,
Omaha, Neb.
Pittsburgh pam acute situation
in the building trades developed here
when a strike of laborers tied up
work on three large business build
ings. They were Joined by other
workmen, and the demands of the
men were met by the announcement
that master builders would lock out
all union men and suspend operations
| on structures. The laborers, who
were working on department store.
demanded 20 1-8 cents an hour. 1-S
cents more than has ever been paid
for the same labor in Pittsburgh.
The demand was refused and the
hosting engineers joined them in
sympathy Many other branches of
the building trades were affected. the
| strike spreading to other buildings.
elphia.-Alexander Fleisher,
executive secretary of the Public
Charities association. appealed to
John Price Jackson, state commits
sioner of labor, to intervene in the
cloak and suit makers strike. Mr..
Fleisher called attention in his letter
to the harm the strike was doing
both to the industry and to the work
ers. He recommended that the pro-
focal system now in use in New York
and in other cities should be intro
duced here. There are about 5000
men and women on strike. This
marks the end of the fifth week of
the strike.
Nashville, Tenn.--Just before he an
nounced adjournment of the Interna-
tional Typographical union here -Presi-
dent James Lynch replied to Vice
President Duncan's plea for peace in
the printers organization. "Our or
ganization is not a peace society or a
pirk tea," he said. I'VE will always
have dissension as long as there are
| wage earners. We will get peace
quickest by fighting for what we think
Is right" The committee on allied
trades reported favorably on the sug-
gestion for close afiliation of all the
| tSades' union printing field.
Nanaimo, B. C.-Warrants for the
arrest of more than 100 miners impli-
Gated in the disturbances here and at
Extension we're issued. Burning and
looting occurred in Chinatown at
South Wellington. No one was in
jured. and the property damage was
slight, $50 men with rapid fire guns
left here for South Wellington. At
Extension another attempt was made
to fire mine Manager Cunninghams
residence was wrecked in the recent
rioting there. Cunningham, 1t is re-
ported. escaped on a locomotive.
Indianapolis.-The question of
transferring the national headquarters
of the Journeymen Tailors union
from Bloomington. ILL.,, to lndianap-
oils has been left to referendum
vote of the members. The question
was brought up at the annual conven-
ton of the union recently held in that
city, and the delegate from Indianap-
oils presented an invitation from the
local union and civic organizations to
bring the general offices here. The
local members believe that the change
will be made in the near future.
San Francisco.-For the first time in
forty years, the Order of Railway Con-
ductors, the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen and the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers and Firemen are
presenting a united front in their ne
gotiations with the Southern Pacific
company Thus far, it was said, the
most important result has been the
solidification of the four great unions,
and the willingness Of the company
to agree that their contentious shall be |
received equally.
Leith. Scetland.-The dock strike |
which has been in effect here FIVE |
weeks, during which much property |
was destroyed and many persons
hurt. was settled. Soldiers have been
on guard since the strike began.
Fall River, Mass.-The seven cot.
ton mills Of the Fall River Iron works,
which have been shut down since
early in May, resumed operations
August rs.
Swansea. Wales.-American and |
German competition have paralyzed
the Welsh tin plate industry Almost
one hundred mills have already shut
down.