United labor bulletin., 1913-07-05
Happenings in All Parts of the
World Put in Condensed Form
for Quick Reading.
NAVY YARD EMPLOYEES GLAD
Decision Made That They Are to Re-
ceive Years Pay When Injured
Trial by Foreign Jury Granted
to the Paterson silk Mill
Strikers.

WaShlngtOn.-NaVy YARD employees
Injured in the course of their employ
ment and compelled to be absent
from work, will not have such absence
charged against their sick leave
Comptroller Downey of the treasury
in reply to an inquiry form the Phil
adelphia navy yard, rendered the de
cision that injuries not due to the
fault of the employe entitle him to the
full benefits of the act of March 80,
1908. which gives an injured employe
full pay over a period of years abb
sence due to injury not his own
fault. The law of 1901 grants navy
yard employees Is days leave with pay
In the course of year Absence for
sickness is to be deducted from this
leave. The comptroller holds that this
absence because of injury. is not abb
sence for sickness.
Trenton, N J.-Supreme Court JUS
tice Minturn made an order granting
to the Paterson silk mill strikers the
right, when arrested, of trial by for
eign jury. The jurymen will be drawn
from Hudson county. which adjoins
Passaic county, in which Paterson is
located The trials, however, will be
held in Passaic county. Some of the
most prominent leaders of the strike
movement are yet to be tried for in
citing a riot, including William D.
Haywood, Carlo Tresca, Adolph Las
sig, Hannah Silberman and Elizabeth
Gurley Flynn Jones. Counsel for the
strike leaders asked the supreme court
to order a change of venue on the
ground that they could not get fair
trial in Paterson.
Washington.-By a heavy majority
the constituent members of the cham
ber of commerce of the United States
in a referendum vote announced op-
posed the exemption of labor and agri-
cultural organizations from prosecu-
ton under the antitrust law, as pro-
vided in the sundry civil bill, and ia
vored practically unanimously the es-
tablishment of permanent tariff COM
mission
Jefferson City, Mo.-Investigation
of womens wages is undertaken in
Kansas City by the committee of
the Missouri senate. 1t is not plan
ned to enlarge the scope of the in
vestigation beyond the Jurisdiction as
sumed at the hearings in st. Louis,
which means that the committee will
not undertake to go into the investiga-
ton of the vice problem.
Paterson. N. J-Thirty-eight silk
workers who as pickets assembled in
front of a mill during strike disturb
ances, were convicted of unlawful as
semblage by a county court Judge.
They face a prison sentence of from
one to three years or a fine of any
amount up to $500. or may be both
imprisoned and fined.
Mansfield, O-One hundred machin-
lists. of the Aultman & Taylor Ma
chinery company of this city went on
strike as the result of the introduc-
they object, one being the premium
system which is substituted for the
piece work plan as it has formerly
been in use.
La Crosse, Wis.-Weary of a strike
on which he has been out for three
months, but fearing the odium of de-
serting his fellow unionists and re-
turning to work, Joseph Chuta, single,
a union cooper. hanged himself at his
fathers house here.
Cleveland, O.-The activity of the
carriage and wagon workers has re-
suited in all local firms conceding the
Saturday half holiday during the sum-
mer months. The union is growing
rapidly at present.
Victoria, Australia.-The amalgama-
ton scheme of the building trades is
proceeding satisfactorily, and the ques-
tion of closer organization in country
districts is receiving much attention.
London, England.-More than 200
British unions are involved in a
scheme to amalgamate the organiza-
tions catering for the metal, engi-
neering and shipbuilding industries.
Philadelphia.-Mor than 1000 tex
tile workers employed in the shops
throughout Pennsylvania have been or
ganized recently and succeeded in
getting union conditions.
Guthrie, Okla.-A bill has been in
troduced in the Oklahoma state legisla-
ture for the purpose of restricting the
hours Of labor for women in all avo-
cations to eight hours per day.
Moose Jaw, Caanda.-Metal work
ers are demanding 55 cents an hour
and ten-hour day.
st. Augustine, Fla.-Attention is be-
ing given to the work of organizing
the Spanish-speaking cigar makers in
Florida.
London, England.-The three princi-
pal unions of British railway men
have been merged into one fedora
tion.
Amsterdam, Holland.-There are
more than 10000 members of trade
unions in Holland.
Washington.-Coal miners In this
country number almost three-quarters
OF million.
Washington.-only three states have