The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-28
RECOGNITION OF
UNIONS URGED
British Labor Leaders Make Sug-
qestions for Industrial Peace
in United States.
ENGLISH POLICY is CITED
Sustained Maximum output Obtained
During War by Direct Negot'a-
lions With Responsible Heads
of Various Organizations.

Hleu uSh6u N1ldl lItNlASHA SNSSN~
tons for the maintenance of Industrial
peace they had to offer the admlnlstra-
ton at Washington, the labor men,
bers Of the British commission when
visited the United States said that
the surest guaranty of Industrial peace
and sustained maximum output would
come through official recognition OF
the responsible leadership of the
American trade unions by the Amerl-
can government. By this they meant
something more than the appointment
of the president of the American Fed
| Grafton of Labor to the advisory coun-
Gil of national defense. The lmpor-
| lance of what has already been done
they fully recognized, but what they
had In mind was something analogous
to the policy of direct negotiation
with the executives of the various
trade unions adopted by the govern
ment of Great Britain. The experience
of England, they are convinced, had
finally demonstrated that the security
of a nations industries depends upon
the extension of joint democratic con-
troll through governmental initiative
and under the liberal supervision of the
state.
The strike of 5000 coal miners in
western Canada, which had been in
progress for three months, ended
when Commissioner w. III. Armstrong,
appointed by the government to inves-
tigate and take any action deemed
| necessary, ordered immediate re-
sumption of operations in all mines
affected. The order will result in an
increase of 221a per cent in wages.
| Danger of coal shortage which might
hamper movement of the 1917 crop
caused the government to take firm
| action, 1t was said
| Street cars resumed operations in
Dayton, O., following a settlement of
a 12-day strike of employees. Accord
ing to company officials, under the
agreement the company will not actu-
ally recognize the union, but will per-
NIT the men to continue their organiza,
ton and will deal with committees ap-
| pointed by the union.
Members of the Electrical Contrac-
tors association in Chicago voted
unanimously to close down all work in
Cook county until the strike of cleo
tricians is settled. The electricians
want 81 q day, an increase of 81. Elec
| trical Workers Union No. 134 said nc
assistance from other trades would be
asked.
Ninety-twO~ per cent Of the copper
miners employed at Miami and Inspira
ton, Ariz., quit work in response to
strike call, according TO a statement
issued by leaders of the Metal Mine
Workers Industrial union, which is af
filiated with the Industrial Worker!
of the World.
The government suspended the liter
acy test of the Burnett immigration
law and admitted 250 Portuguese from
Cape Verde islands, but these immi
grants have refused to work on farms
They came here, they say, to work ii
munitions factories for So and 81 1
day.
The Massachusetts free employment
bureau issued an appeal for mechanic
to fill positions in the shipbuilding in
dustry Men who have had any ex
perience in the various trades con
cerned are urged to take up this wOrl
as patriotic duty.
The strike of 800 machinlsts at tn
American Can company's plant a
haywood, ILL.,, was settled when tn
union scale and eight-hour day wer
granted. Machinists will install a
machinery in the company's new add
ton.
All the eastern railroads have take
. steps to provide for the use Of wome
in every place where they can suitabl
, nerform the duties of positions fol
, merly filed by men.
Canada, Australia and New ZealanC
in spite of the great armies of me
they have sent to the front, hav
maintained their labor standards wit
. little or no variations.
> A new wage contract secured b
Toledo (O.) Typographical union prt
yides for n rate of $2S week for da
. newspaper work and $31 week fc
8 night work.
: Closer utilization with farmers an
the railroad brotherhoods was agree
to by the Alabama State Federation {
. Labor at it's convention.
: The united States department {
g agriculture is planning the enrollmer
q Of several thousand women for wor
on the farms in this country.
German iron founders are trying I
n increase the use Of furnace Stag
. place of gravel and crushed stone
O concrete.
Organized labor in Canada stant
opposed to CONSUMPTION and demand
n referendum be submitted to the pc
II pie.
n New York city factory 1914 outp1
was valued at S2,300,000,000. Mo-
than $4,000 persons were employt
,r and paid S511, 100000.
n Pittsburgh (Pa) Sheet Metal Wor
d ers' union has established record
N its wage negotiations by increaslr
sntes 80 cents day