United labor bulletin., 1914-01-17

California in the work of conserving
life and property endangered through
accidents in mines. Joint action Of
the Federal government has not been
undertaken heretofore in connection
with this work. The secretary has ap-
pointed H. NJ. Wolnin. one of the ex-
pert engineers of the Bureau of Mines.
to be chief OF mine safety bureau to
be established by the Buerau of Mines
and the Industrial Commission of Cal
ifornia, at a salary Of $$4, 500 a year.
Berlin, Germany-The labor unions
OF Germany decided to withdraw de-
posits amounting to $5.000.000 from a
leading bank In Berlin, which recent
ly discharged one Of it's employees be-
cause he had been engaged in agitat-
ing for the formation of bank clerks
union. The bank declined to reinstate
the man at the request of the labor
unions and also refused to give guar
antees that its employees should have
the right of association. The desired
guarantees were obtained by the labor
unions from several other banks.
Chicago.-Members of the Chicago
Cloak and Suit Manufacturers asso-
was passed by a unanimous vote it
was decided to conduct an open shop
throughout the city. This decision will
affect about $500 men. Heretofore
many of the shops have employed
union labor, according to 8. III. Phil
lips, president of the organization.
Members OF the association control 73
shops in Chicago.
Pottsville, Pa.AThe Eastern Steel
company, which had suspended a num-
ber of men because Of the dullness of
the iron market. obtained two large
contracts, one of 10000 tons and the
other of 5000 tons. This will keep
the mills busy for number of weeks.
and the suspended men haye been no
titled of their reinstatement. The To-
cal mills are not in the trust"
Colorado sprlngs.-Union printers
OF the United States spend nearly
$3.50 year on each of the aged and
invalid guests of the printers home.
Paris, France.-The French General
Confederation OF Labor Is said to be
split into two factions. one known as
the Reds and the other as the Yel-
lows, designated as the conservative
and the revolutionary groups.
Washington.-An entire corps OF
secret police keeps a strict surveil-
lance over the labor movement in
Argentina, and under the law any for
eigner can be seized on the street and
forced to leave the country without
any judicial proceedings.
West Manchester. N. H.-Thirty
nonunion shoe cutters. employed at
shoe factory here, went on strike as
protest against alleged unsanitary
and unfavorable working conditions.
They claim the temperature OF the
workroom was too low.
Boston.-Boston Stationary Engi-
neers' Union 16 claims that majority
of its members have agreed to the
new wage scale which became oper-
alive on January 1. Progress toward
the settlement of the strike of firemen
and engineers at the Arena was re-
ported.
Berlin, Germany.--A mining engi-
neer at Bochum has invented a sue
cessful wireless apparatus for signal
ing on the imminence of the actual
outbreak OF perilous conditions inside
coal mine to the station at the pit
mouth.
Chicago.-A fund OF 100000 has
been set aside by the International
Bricklayers and Stonemasons Union
of America, to protect its members
against the movement now under way
to substitute concrete work for brick
work.
New York-The shops of the Mis-
souri, Pacific, at Sedalia. Mo-. and Lit
tie Rock, Ark, and those of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas railroad at Sc
dalia and Parsons have been placed
on a seven-hour basis for the win
ter.
Washington.-The refusal OF the
Bricklayers International to affiliate
with the American Federation Of La
Dor may cause the latter to organize
the bricklayers under its banner.
.Jew York-The campaign among
factory workers for the enforcement
of the fire and labor laws is being
vigorously prosecuted by the Woman's
Trade Union league.
Seattle, Wash.-Washington State
Federation of Labor. Farmers union.
State Grange and Direct Legislation
league VIII act db unit ior proBTes-
sive legislation.
Ottawa, Canada.-Wages of seafar-
ing men who ship on the shores Of the
marine provinces Of Canada are
now nearly double what they were
ten years ago.
Boston.-Carpenters union 33 voted
81 900 as its final donation toward the
building fund for the proposed new
Boston Carpenters Union Labor tenn
Pile.
Des Moines, Iowa.-Legislation pro-