The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-01-14
GIVE NOTICE OF
GUT IN SALARIES
Pittsburgh Concerns Employing
Many Men Have Decided on
the Reduction.
URGENT NEED OF ECONOMY
Conditions Blamed for the
Observation-Disclosures officials Of
Mine Workers Address Letter
TO President WiIson-Ger
man UNIONS and oe War.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Following the state
nent of President A. c. Dinkey that
the Carnegie Steel company would alb
rogate its wage agreement Of Is years
standing with employees, the announce
ment was made that the Pittsburgh
Coal company had ordered a reduction
of ten per cent in the salaries Of EN-
ployes not included in the wage agree
ment with the United Mine Workers
or other labor union contracts. This
and 1t is said that the order operates
where employees receive 500 per
month or over. Not only does this
touch the general Office, but also the
office forces at the various mines and
shops, reaching mostly men in minor
official positions. The Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing company
and its allied interests also announced
an eight per cent salary reduction
among employees commencing october
l. This does not affect the laborers
or shop workers, but only the salaried
employees whose pay is above a fixed
minimum. Business conditions de.
mand the utmost economy and curtail-
ment of operating expenses until there
is some sign of Improvement" the
companies explain.
Berlin.-lt is gathered from scatter
ing reports coming from war bound
countries that the German trade
unions are assisting in providing for
the families of those who have been
drafted for service in the present war.
1t is stated that the German trade
unions are also paying relief to the I'M
employed and in some cases war re-
lief. For instance, the Vorwaerts gives
the following rates of relief being ex-
tended: WOodworkers, $3.50 a week
for married men and 81 for unmarried
or unemployed. For the support of
families Of those drafted for war, rs
cents a week. Printers are paying I'M
employment benefits. The textile work
ers have reduced their unemployment
benefits to two-thirds the usual amount
and a quarter of this is granted as
war relief. The brewers, millers,
stokers, enginemen and transport
workers are paying out unemployment
benefits, but war relief is urgently
needed, and the miners have voted
S250,000 for war and relief purposes.
Tobacco workers are receiving $3.50
a week for unemployment and so cents
for support of families of those drafted
for war. Saddlers are paying a levy
varying from 5 to 10 per cent increase
on their usual subscriptions, and I'M
employment benefits are being paid
out at the rate of $1.75 week for men
and $l.25 a week for women.
Indianapolis, lnd.-The executive Of
ficers of the United Mine Workers of
America have addressed a supple
mentary letter to President Wilson
regarding the terms of the peace
agreement suggested by the president,
which were accepted without change
by the miners of Colorado and reject.
ed by the operators in that district
which has been strike ridden for so
long. The union officials state that
they still are willing to accept the
terms OF the presidents suggestion
without change. but ask that IL the Cd.
orators are permitted to change the
terms that that right be preserved for
the miners as well.
New York.-William A. Miller. prest-
dent Of the International Fur Workers
union, is contemplating a trip to or.
ganize workers in the industry
the country. Boston, Chi.
cago and st. Paul are to be the largest
centers he will visit
Washington.-A recent report of the
interstate commerce commission gives
/ ,699,2lS as the total number of men
and women employed by the steam
railways in the United States.
Washington.-The United States
civil service commission has opened
the way again for women stenograph-
ers and typewriters to enter the gov.
service.
Boston.-A state convention OF jour.
neymen BARRIERS has voted to continue
The fight for a universal Saturday clos
ing hour for barber shops in Massa
chusetts.
Cape Town, South Africa.-Carpen.
.ers and joiners In Bloemfontein, Or.
ange Free State. receive 81 cents per
hour and work nine hours per day.
Washington.-The average pay OF
avery man, woman and child In the
United States who works for wages or
/ salary was 500 last year.
Winnipeg-Thep province OF Alberta,
has 2S9 coal mines, employing
1910 men inside and 2.253 men out. |
tide.
Chicago.-In Illinois 5s.ls5 danger
,oints" In Industrial plants have been
lone away with In the last ~ months.
Washington.-Bombay cotton mills
'ay operatives about one hundred and
wenty dollars year In wages.
Washington.-Almost six hundred
thousand females in this country are
ngaged In clerical occupations.
New York.-New York will conduct
special school for the instruction OF
treet sweepers In their duties.