United labor bulletin., 1914-11-14
suYlNe GLASS IN AMERICA
Europeans and Canadians Are Placing
Orders in the Pittsburgh Market
Other Labor News


have been placing orders in the Pitts
burgh market, and completing arrange
ments for representing American
glass manufacturers in England. as
direct result of the war. A heavy ex-
port business for glass factories in
western Pennsylvania. eastern Ohio
and West Virginia is promised. A.
Sanford. representing Weiss G. Bihei-
Ter. Ltd. of London, and C. ]. Pratt.
representing the National Glass COM
pany of London, who are here on trade
missions. point out that these con-
Germs formerly handled goods from
Germany and Austria. but imports
from those countries into England nov
are stopped. Canadian glass buyers
have been visiting this district. order
ing for immediate delivery.
Cincinnati.-Sixty big manufactur-
ing. railroad and construction con-
Germs are uniting with the University
OF Cincinnati. taking the students in
two shifts. one alternating with the
other, two weeks in the shop and then
two weeks in the college. They are
willing and anxious TO take more.
What is most important. more con-
Germs are constantly being enlisted in
the work. The college of engineering
OF the University of Cincinnati is
probably the least expensiyeiy
equipped of any similar institution
1t has single type of each machine
1t doesn't need more. because the stu
dents use the shops as their labora-
tories. They get the practice there
Only the theory is taught at the uni
versity. This plan is being extended
to the high schools in some cities
st Paul. Minn.-The Minnesota
minimum wage commission has pro-
mulgated wage orders affecting all
workers and minors of ordinary aoil-
ity employed in the state. The mer-
camille classification calls for mini
mum weekly salary OF 50 in cities
Of the first class, $3.50 in cities OF
the second. third and fourth classes
and s. outside OF cities The manu-
featuring classification provides
weekly salary of SS.75 in cities OF
first class. sS.25 in cities Of second.
third and fourth classes and IS out
side the cities The wages are based
on the cost OF living in the various
districts. 1t is believed the orders.
which become effective November 2S.
will be tested in court
Washington.-In a bulletin on labor
laws issued by the department of la
bor is found the following reference
to American and European industrial
systems: Little progress in scien-
tiic standardization OF safety and
sanitation has been made in Europe
and labor laws in many instances fail
TO give exact standards for the guild
ance of inspectors and for the use
of manufacturers and employees. In
spection to detect violations of law is
still the method used by most in
spectors End most European inspec-
ton departments are far behind the
United States in the matter of keep
Ing records of inspections. violations.
etc -
indianapolis Metal polishers
unions throughout Indiana are pre-
pairing to wage vigorous campaign
before the legislature for the pas
sage of blower" law. Such law
would compel the installation OF fans
and hoods over the emery wheels TO
carry away the dust from workrooms-
Statistics show that more than ei.hty
per cent of the polishers die of tuber-
culosis because of the clouds OF dust
In polishing rooms. which makes IL
impossible. as one delegate to the
state federation of labor meeting de-
clared. to tell whether a poiisher
was OF the white or black race"
Fargo, n. D-The executive com
mittee OF the North Dakota Fedora
ton of Labor has agreed to urged
three laws at the next session OF the
state legislature The bills favored
are a strong child labor law. an anti
blacklist law and workingmen's
compensation act. The present child
labor law. the unionists agree. is OBJ
solete and should he replaced by an
effective act
Philadelphia--Child labor was con-
demned without reserve and the
PalmerOwen bill in congress ap-
proved at the eighteenth convention
of the American Osteopathic associa-
ton in this city. 4 resolution put by
Dr. Robert Ware Rogers declared that
the child that is put to work at an
early age is sure to become phys
Ically crippled and mentally stunted."
Philadelphia. - Elaborate prepara-
ton for the holding of label ex-
hibit in this city in connection with
the convention OF the American Fed.
Grafton of Labor. at which will be dis
played every description OF manufac-
lures bearing the union label has
been perfected by the committee ap-
pointed for that purpose by the Gen.
trail Labor union.
washington.--Medi factory in
spection Ia still an undeveloped field.