Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-04-23
srATE BUREAU HAS SENT CUES
TONS TO SECRETARIES OF
LABOR UNIONS.
ALL CLASSES HEARD FROM
Labor Lobby viii Look After Lesiola-
ton and Many New Statutes Tend
ing to Better Conditions Are
10 Be introduced.

Jefferson City.--Organized toilers
IN Missouri. consisting of 91.S9s men
ard women who are members Of some
Iahor union, are as keenly interested
ae capitalsts, corporations, lawyers
nrd business men in each biennial
.osslon of the general assembly. The
day the legislature convenes there is
in attendance a labor legislative com
,nittee representing the state fedora.
zion of labor. railroad men, telegra-
,bers the building trades councils and
otbpr labor bodies TO present meas
ures working men and women want
enacted and defeat those they oppose.
The 1884 state federation COM
mittee consists of b. F. Lamb, repre-
seDfing the machinists of st. Louis I;
Commissioner John T. Fitzpatrick, bu-
reau of labor statistics; Burt f.. Burn
ham. typographical union Of st. Jo-
semi; w. L. Willmarth, railroad teleg-
raphers. st. Louis; J. f. Phinney, ma
chinists, Springfield; Frank Shobe, in
dustrial council. Kansas City, and j.
D. Kelley, electrical workers, Kansas
City.
Recently the bureau of labor Stats
tics sent question schedule to each
secretary of labor union in the state,
carrying the Interrogation
What specific state legislation
would be beneficial to your local and
membership as applying to your occu-
paton?'
OF the S29 unions in Missouri prob.
ably 100 outlined legislative measures
which in their opinion would benefit
working men and women of the state,
and especially the particular trade and
calling which the answering secretary
represents.
All garment workers, tailers, broom
makers, harness and leather workers,
boot and shoe workers and other
trades akin TO these. representing an
organized labor membership OF prob
ably 1900 insist that the present con-
Tictleasing system of the state peni-
Tertiary and prison contract shops be
abolished for the reason that the
goods thus placed on the market com
pete unfairly with those made by fair
workers.
Engineers, brakemen, switchmen,
conductors and other railroad sm-
ployes ask that the voters of the state,
at the general election next fall, ap-
prove the full crew" bill, which was
referred to the people by the railroads
Of the state under the initiative and
referendum constitutional amendment.
Bookbinders, printers. bindery wom-
en-, pressmen and others engaged in
The occupation of printing and pub
listing ask that law be enacted max
ing II compulsory for text books of all
public schools of the state to carry
the union label.
An eight-hour working day is asked
Tor by car workers, stationary engi-
neeTs, blacksmiths, bill posters, rail-
way iiremen and engineers, boiler
makers and helpers. core makers,
COOKS, foundry employees, garment
workers, bod carriers, Industrial
WORKERS. Of the World, metal workers,
marble workes. machinists, plate
printers, painters and decorators, rail.
read swltchmen, tailors, hotel and res
aurant workers, carpenters, retail
salesmen and three or four other occu.
pauons. Clerks and statesmen all over
Tue state ask that Saturday be made
legal half holiday.
The Women's Trade Union league,
WIN branches in st. Louis and Kansas
'''y' made up of about $500 women
auu $50 allies, call for more women
'actaSy and inspectors and the rigid
enforcement of all laws regulating
hours and other conditions under
winch women work and children la
WI A minimum wage law for wom-
en' similar to that of Oregon, which
p'aces the lowest weekly compensa-
uon at $40, is suggested.
Girl WEEDS Convict.