United labor bulletin., 1913-11-22

United Mine Workers.. "Al local
unions are hereby requested to accept
transfer cards issued by local unions
in Colorado and admit the brothers
presenting the same without collecting
any additional initiation fee We feel
justified in making this recommends
ton in order that our local unions ev'
erywhere may be encouraged and help
the striking mine workers Of Colorado
who come among them seeking Work.
This request to continue in effect un-
til further notice" The notice is
signed by John P. White international
president of the United Mine WORK
ers; Frank ]. Hayes, international
vice-president. and William Green. in
ternational secretary-treasurer
South Chicago.-Pursuant to the or
der issued by w. A Field, general su-
pany at South Chicago. that none OF
the employees should work more than
six days a week. considerable uneasi-
ness has been manifested among the
10000 workmen. The order. which
was sent to the heads of all depart
ments. following the laying off of 500
men during the last month. is taken to
indicate that the output of the plant is
to be reduced, and probably hundreds
of other men will be thrown out OF
work
Chicago.-A large delegation of la
Dor leaders and William B. Wilson.
secretary of labor, passed through Chi
cago on their way to the American
/ af
Seattle. Wash. Others in the party
were John Mitchell and James Dun
can, ce-presidents. and John B. Len
non of Bloomington, ILL.,, treasurer OF
the federation. They and John II.
Walker of the United Mine Workers
of Illinois will stop off at Butte. Mont.
when a big mass meeting Of organized
labor will be held.
Indianapolis.-With the last three
months the International Brotherhood
of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen
and Helpers has issued charters to the
following locals: No. 422. Cleveland.
o.; No. 4S4. Newark. N. j.; No. 3S5.
Springwells, Mich; No. $50. Auburn.
N. Y; No. 423. Cleveland. o.: No. ia.
Cincinnati; No. 217, Hazelton. Pa;
No. 233 Douglass. Ariz.; No. 433.
Cleveland, O.; No. 373, Shreveport.
La; No. 364. Midland. Pa; No. 4S5.
Philadelphia.
Denison, Textile threatened
strike of telegraph operators employed
by the Missouri, Kansas & Texas rail-
road has been averted for the time at
least. A notice signed by the commit
tee in charge of the mems demands
announced that conferences between
the road and the Order of Railroad
Telegraphers are to be resumed. with
the understanding that those taken
out of the service are to be rein
stated"
Denver. Colo-Eugene v. Debs.
thrice candidate for president OF the
United States on the Socialist ticket.
told friends here that he has just paid
off the last of a debt of $4,000. which
the American Railway union owed
when 1t went out OF existence three
years ago. He said he had taken the
debt on his own shoulders because he
was the father" and president of the
organization and felt it his duty to do
SO.
OuiCdBO - L ne Dhllhihb AioONo
council declared against strikes with
out a previous attempt at arbitration.
The action was taken after a number
of delegates had attempted to pass a
motion to strike. The cause, 1t is
said, was the presence of non-union
GLACIERS In the partly completed Mar
shall Field and Continental and Com
mercial National Bank buildings.
Harrisburg, Pa.-Pennsylvania's s new
woman's employment law has gone
into effect and the limit of hours of
employment for women and girls will
be 81 per week except in the home
and on the farm. The new law pro-
hibits the employment of women or
girls for more than six consecutive
days and not more than ten hours in
any one day.
London, England-At its recent an
nual session the British trade union
congress elected l. II. Gwynne of the
Tin and Sheet Millmen's society. and
T. Greenall of the Miners Federation
of Great Britain. as fraternal delegates
to the coming convention of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor. which will
be held in Seattle next month.
Chicago-There is under contempla-
ton an extension of the international
organization by memberships
plan. whereby plate printers working
towns where there are not sufficient
number of workers employed to form
a union, may receive certificates OF
membership from the international Of
fee.
Chicago.-John Fitzpatrick. presi-
dent of the Chicago Federation of La
Dor. gave out a statement in which he
charged that 172 manufacturers who
employ large number Of laborers had
organized to circumvent the useful
raea NJ TIN Nawlauda mediation act.