The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-08-08
BRIEF LABOR NOTES
FROM ALL COUNTRIES
Argentine.

AS Il result OF the great unemp lOy-
ment in the Argentine, the. French
government has issued warning
against emigration to this country. 1t
seems that only agricultural workers
have any prospects of employment.
According to report Of the sta
tistics board the Argentine trades
unions numbered 4456 members in 81
unions at the end of 1913 but it may
be safely assumed that the actual
number is but little higher than 3d.
900.
The French Federation Of Trades
Unions has issued an appeal to all at
ffliated organizations to call special
meeting for the purpose of deciding
what steps shall be taken in regard
to the question of reduction Of the
working time and the free Saturday
afternoons the repeal of the three
years Military Service act and a gen
eral pardon for the so-called political
and trades union offences; the deci-
sion to be conveyed to the national
centre within II days. The answers
shall form the. first great manifesto
ton which shall be conveyed through
a special number of the unions paper.
This shall be followed by general
campaign and further manifestations
Of all descriptions which shall reach
their climax on the LIST of May next:
- Holland.
The Congress of the Neutral Trade
Union Federation" took place at the
beginning of June in Utrecht two
years ago. It was stated that 10 or
CARNATIONS with 3649 members be-
longed to the federation in 1913. The
membership. is said to have increased
by 1888 in the meantime. Upon GER
tain Of the delegates advocating the
class struggle the president vigorously
opposed the same but urgently re-
commended the creation of a power
full defence fund.
Hungary
The 9Th Hungarian congress of
Trades Unions will take. place on the
16th-17th Of August next in Budapest,
dealing particularly with the social
legislation as we'll as the right to or
ganize and hold meetings.
Italy.
A four days general strike was car
ried through in many Of the great
towns in Italy on June 8th-11th as
protest against the shooting down of
the demonstrating workers In Ancona
and other places. The demonstrations
are directed against the militarism,
| which is gaining more and more the
Eupperhand, and against the military
disciplinary companies and their
frightful penal regulations, into which
those displaying anarchistic tenden-
cies shall in future be placed: The
demonstrations were forbidden by the
government and were suppressed by
the police and military in a most bru-
| tai manner
Switzerland.
On the 7th Of July Workers Art
exhibition was opened in the Zurich
art gallery-thus Switzerland has fol.
lowed the repeated examples of other
countries in this direction. -
United States -..,-,.es IS
Interesting facts concerning the
working times Of the industrial en-
ployees were revealed through the
last census. According there unto
/ 523,652 workers were employed IS
hours per week, 4s1,157 between AZ
and 81 hours per week, 1,014,43s, 50
hours, 1,s9s,307 between 50 and 60
2,o16,2so, 6 hours, s44,011 between 50
and r., 116,0Ss, u hours and Halls
over - hours; total 6,615,O46 worker.
These figures are naturally absolutely
unr eliable for purposes of comparison
since they comprise only the half OF
those employed in industry. s> 3