The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-12-08
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

Under the auspices Of the Trades
and Labor congress of Canada, third
party was formed in Montreal, to be
known as the labor party of Canada,
province of Quebec branch. Its aim
is to unite the workingmen for inde-
pendent political action. A resolution
condemning all kinds of milltarism
was passed.
The threatened longshoremen's
strike at New York, which union lead
ers asserted would call out 10000 wa
terfront workers unless employers
agreed to arbitrate differences, has
been averted, after conference be-
,tWee:Ss haIbpr interests and the govern
ment arbitration board.
The miners of George Greek, Nd,
We're given q voluntary advance Of ten
cents, making new rate of $1,031a
per net ton. All day labor was adj
vanced on the basis of $1.40 a day.
Mine drivers, one branch of labor, will
receive $4.76 under the new scale.
Montana state industrial accident
board reports that during the last two
| years there were 443 fatal accidents
in Montana, Is were totally disabled
and 273 partially disabled. The grand
total of all sorts of accidents on this
industrial battlefield is 1927.
Following favorable action by the
recent Dallas convention of the Ma
tional Association of Letter Carriers,
the American Federation of Labor has
issued a charter to this organization,
which is now enrolled in the trade
union family.
The United Textile Workers of
America, in session at Lowell, Mass,
| adopted the annual report of John
Golden, president of the organization,
| the chief feature of which was an ex-
preston of loyalty to the government
Since the Washington state indus
trial commission started it's compenSa'
ton benefits a total Of S,297 1888 has
been collected in premiums and $5,'
401,11 has been paid out in claims
while $2,636,929 is held in reserve.
Fourteen thousand telegraphers, tele
phone operators, station agents ant
signalmen employed by the Erie an(
the New York, Susquehanna & West
ern railroad companies, will receive an
Is per cent increase in wages.
Frank J. McNulty, president Of the
international Association of Electrical
| ovid ctri1yinn tn1Dnhnnl
employees at Walla Walla, Seattle
Tacoma and Portland to return t.
work pending mediation.
The United Textile Workers Of
America, in convention, declined to ia
vor a federal amendment for woman
suffrage, but adopted resolution tt
the effect that states should take VI
the matter as desired.
Scarcity of homes in many indus
trial localities can only be remedieC
by government action was the deciara
ton of a conference called by Presi
dent Gompers to discuss the question
of housing workers.
William Brownville was elected
president of the WeaVers society o
Anderston at the one hundred ant
eighth anniversary meeting, held il
Glasgow, Scotland.
J Vancouver, B. c., through its cit.
!, officials, has handed an ultimatum t,
coal dealers to cut the price of Goa
or the city will step in and sell som
on it's own account far below the pric
generally charged.
Complete agreement was reaches
between the presidents mediation com
mission, now investigating labor I'm
rest in the West, and the mine opera
| tors of the Warren (Ariz.) district.
: At the mining camp Of Sandon (Car
ada) and surrounding mining camps
/ the miners have refused to be doeke
days pay month By the companies
for the patriotic fund.