The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-31
MaChiniSts' Bodies Consider Pro-
poSaI as Result of New
/ Conditions.
MANY GET WAGE INCREASES
More Than 1900 Trades Unionists OF
Springfield, O., Obtain Advance
of 81 or More a Week
During Past Year.

by side with members of the male sex,
have become Sucn a common thing in
the great factories of the East that the
international Association of Machin-
lists has submitted to a referendum
vote of its affiliated locals reSOlu-
ton making women eligible to mem
berShip in the union and emitting
them to all the benefits and privileges
of that organization.
During the year 1916 more than
1000 trade-unionists in Springfield,
O., obtained wage increases of 81 or
more a week. making the increased
wages for members Of organized labor
amount to more than 100000 a year.
Employing printers of Joplin, Mo-.
and the members of the Typographical
union have signed up an agreement
90 stand for five years regulating
hours Of labor for printers of Joplin
and wages to be paid.
The Argentine government is distrib-
uting seed grain to farmers in certain
districts, payment therefor being Sc
cured by charge against live stock and
agricultural implements of those re-
ceiving the seed.
Orders have been given among the
Canadian command for each mans
trade or usual civilian occupation to
be entered in pay book with view
of placing him in employment after the
war.
A well-defined movement is under
way to induce congress to change the
national holiday Of labor to Saturday
instead Of Monday. The reason for
this move is to prevent the loss of the
day.
A British government appeal is about
to be made to women to help the land
workers TO secure the necessary food
production. At least 100000 land
workers are wanted,
Woman employees of Uncle Sam are
| demanding that congress tell them why
woman employees are paid less than
men for doing the same kind and
quantity of work. ....
Recent government figures show that
only one person in every 1000 in Den
mark is unable to read and write com
pared with seven in each 1000 in the
United States.
The International Ladies' Garment
! Workers union has launched a cam
paign In Toronto and Montreal to
standardize wages and conditions in
| both cities.
| Greece has adopted a standard time
that saves half an hour of daylight and
brings the nation within the zone OF
eastern European time
The proposed property aud educa
tlonal qualifications for Porto Rice
would disfranchise 10000 workers out
of the 205,0O0 voters.
Seven hundred thousand inhabitants
Of the invaded regions in the north Of
France are engaged In forced labor fol-
the Germans.
The Journeymen TailOrS' union has
determined TO abolish the contract sys
TEN from the tailoring industry in Sar
francisco.
Lady Londonderry urges the enroll
ing Of suitable women as British army
cooks and mattresses, thus to do their
bit.
The International Federation OF
Trade Unions claims an affiliated
membership Of approximately $500, 900
Stove founders have established q
uniform minimum of $4.25 a day for
day workers In the stove industry.
It Is claimed that 10000 policemen
can be modified in New York In Il
hours to melt any emergency.
Kansas City (Mo.) Butcher Work
mems union is conducting an agitation
against Sunday employment
Vancouver, 3. c.. has an ordinance
compelling retail merchants to close al
one o'clock one day Il week.
Springfield (O) molders have estab
Iished their new wage scale at $3.50
and a nine-hour workday.
Cigarmakers at Montreal. London
and Hamilton have secured an in
crease in pay.
Holland mines about 100000 tons
of coal year, about one-fifth of its re
quirements.
4 new local of carpenters at Tren
ton, Canada has a membership of 20(
already
Porto Rico employs 100000 agricul
tural laborers in It's principal indus
tries.
Twice az many women as men ar,
employed in the cigar factories Of New
York.
United States Workers have
e Canadian membership Of $500.
{ Portsmouth (Va) coal trimmer
: have eliminated Sunday work.
a Workmen in the California oil In
dustry ask an eight-hour day.
Cleveland (O) unions are workin
{ for a general eIght-hour day
e Frisco necktie cutters ask an IL
! crease in pay to $50 week.
st. Louis machinists have reduce
working hours to As week
Workers at Marshfield. O.. have O
: ganized cooperative store
r Building trades ut Champaign. ri
/. sill ask for increased pay.