The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-03-22
SOUNDS CALL FOR tABoRERs
War Department Wants Men and Wom-
en- for Work in Arsenals Through
out the Country.

The war department is in the mar
ket for q larger number of skilled la
borers, toolmakers and machinists to /
do extra work in the various govern
ment arsenals. Approximately 900 are
needed in arsenaIs at Philadelphia and
Dover, Del. Women as well as men
are wanted, but all must be American
citizens.
Carlos Loveria represented Yucatan,
Mexico, workers at the recent Ameri-
man-Mexican trade union conference,
held in Washington. Later he toured
South America and urged greater sol
idarity between the workers of North
America and the Latln-American eoun-
tries He carried credentials from
President Gompers.
Toronto (Canada) Building Trades
league has issued its first working
card Attached to the League are the
bricklayers, laborers, carpenters,
painters, plumbers and steamfitters,
sheet-meta workers. electrical work
ers, structural iron workers. tile set
ters. granite cutters, stone masons
and fathers. M
Under the Canadian disputes act.
summarizing its operations. 1907 to
1916, disputes we're dealt with involv-
ing in all only 100000 employees, and
$4,000 of them, or nearly % per cent,
struck in spite of the award, and in
many instances in spite of the law
itself. striking before making an appli-
cation.
Labor in California will endeavor to
procure amendments to the worknen's
compensation act so as to guarantee
payment of compensation after same
becomes due; to give to the injured
worker voice in the selection of his
doctor, and to reduce the waiting pc
riod to one week instead of two.
A law regulating and limiting the
issuance Of injunctions in labor dis
putes will be asked of the California
legislature at its coming session In
Sacramento by the California State
Federation of Labor. representing the
organized labor movement of the
state.
Billings (NIont.) BARRIERS union has
raised wages from $1S to $50 a week
and reduced the working day from
ten to nine hours. After 90 days
wages will be increased to $26.60, and
after another 90 days this rate will
be raised to SOS.
A dispatch from Butte, Mont, says
that despite numerous complaints that
the Montana nine-hour law for women
has been repeatedly violated, the first
conviction was just secured in that
city The law was passed four years
ago.
California's state labor commissions
er is preparing to ask the Legislature
for an appropriation sufficient to es-
tahlish branches of the state free en-
: ployment bureau In every city and
some of the larger towns of the state.
Civic firemen at Vancouver, B. O.,
have applied for a federal charter, and
are agltating for two-platoon system
which will mean a reduction of their
hours from 81 per day to 10 and 10
for day and night shifts, respectively
Tests in Italy of blowing with cleo
: trio motors have demonstrated that 1t
costs about half as much as if horses
had been used, and about two-thirds
as much as steam blowing.
Owing to the high price of flour, the
bakers of Dundee, Scotland, have
raised the price of bread to 20 cents
a loaf, and say that 1t may yet go as
high as 20 cents.
The new Labor temple to be erected
at Springfield, H., next summer by the
Illinois State Federation of Labor is
receiving hearty support from many Of
the local unions.
The Elevator and Constructors union
has affiliated with its international SO
, local unions, with a membership of D.
SOL. The largest membership is In
= Philadelphia.
The number of woman applicants
for positions in Germany has in
creased about 10000 over the number
who applied last year.
The board of trade at Mission City,
Cal, has opposed the influx of Chinese
labor as proposed by the Fruit Grow
2 ers' association.
: Pattern-makers on the Canadian
government railroads have been
granted minimum wage of 461s
cents an hour. .fi t
Canadian trade unions have unani-
mously Endorsed the national service
registration plan of the Dominion gov
eminent.
: Navy yard wage scales for 1917 show
; a general increase for all classes OF
: labor, ranging from to 48 cents a day
A campaign or organization Is tC
3 be conducted among the wage-earners
3 OF Santa Rosa and Petaluma, Cal.