Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-12-09
International Labor News
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Just man he would not tolerate it that
tne workers who diu their duty should
be treated brutally. he pfomised. at
lHe Same Time, TO ofganiAe III connec-
| ZION with this mater a commission
TOT the redress OF grievances IN which
commission the workers should be
adequately represented as well. The
minister Immediately entered into ne
EQUATIONS with the minister of com
merce, Baron Johann Harkanyi, VIII,
likewise received the deputation anG
agreed to the appointing Of com
mission for the redress of grievances
to which he also will send delegates
The Brewery Workers International
Cd The report for 1914 of the In
ternational Secretary of Brewery
Workers, from which we take the fol
lowing information, has just appea.
ID in pamphlet form. The war Ii
unfavorably influenced the brewer
industry and with it the developme
of the brewery workers movement
all countries. No less than 10 coun.
tries regarding which the repo,
brings the respective details, prohil
tied the export of barley or wheat
general. During the five months
war in the year of record, the Ger
man organization spent the sum 0
about $4,000 on war relief of vari-
Gus kinds The funds of the union de-
creased by only $1,000 to $414,O00,
the number of members to $4,000
inclusive of 1900 female ones. ;. 1895
presons participated in wages move
ments which were mostly successful.
The Austrian union decreased from
1O,740 to 6,276 members. For 1900
members distinct Improvements could
be achieved by means of wage move
ments. At the close of the year, the
funds of the union amounted to $780,
00O In Switzerland 1888 brewery
workers belong to the Union of Prov1-
sions and Tobacco Workers. The
American Brewery Workers Union
numbers 6O,389 full members. 1t suf-
fers more and more from the effects
of a fanatical abstinence movement
which in many districts led to total
prohibition of alcohol and at the.
same time deprived numerous work
ers of their means of livelihood. In
spite of, it, numerous wages move
ments could be successfully carried
out. The funds of the central union
amount to almost Million Dollars.
The Danish Union with 1857 mem
hers. inclusive of 1919 female ones,
has a capital of $4,000, the Swedish
union numbers 1,485 members inclu-
sive of 418 female ones and has
capital amounting to $4,000. The or
eanization of the British Brewery
Workers was energetically pushed be
fore the war. The American Union
contributed a special amount for the
nurpose. An unpleasant incident is
told of the representative OF the
French brewery workers by the name
Of Blocher, who in 1914 was delegate
to the German conference. On re-
turning, he visited the pay offices OF
tbe German union which were on his
wav and speaking depreciat1ngly OF
the proceedings at the conference, ne
tried to get money from them. al
though the money for the return jour.
nov had been refunded to him out OF
the funds of the German union. Thls
behaviour is sure to be strongly COL
demned by his own comrades. 1ns
report which, in place OF the oecease u
International Secretary M. EIzel -
written by Comrade E. Backert, con,
cludes with expressing the WISH anu
1.-THE hope that peaceful cond1tlons may
soon return which will enable us 10
resume to the full extent our clVliizlns
| work.
From Various Trades.
Leather Workers. Inc SWISS VI.
ion of Leather workers initiated
| movement for the purpose OF eHect.