The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-02-09
means PEACE IN
PACKING HOUSES
Labor Mediation Commission and
Workers Arrive at AmiCabIe
Understanding.
DANGER or STRIKES ENDED
Both Sides to Controversy Satisfied
With the Arrangements Made
General Labor News of Inter-
est Throughout the World.

Lan disputes in the Chicago stock
yart irtually have been settled, it
wa following hearing conduct
go by PRESIDENT Wilson's labor media
ton mmisslon at which representa-
tivesy n the packers and the men were
prese The agreement, 1t is said,
Will f,iy to packing houses in Omaha,
Fortt1l Worth, Kansas City, East st.
Louis Md other cities, as well as Chi
cago. "details remained to be settled.
The Acking house owners declared
they SSapt wage scales. working hours
and O er details worked out by a
refers appointed by the government,
whose FORD shall be final, and the
men az willing.
the Rllf Refining company Of Texas
posfed8 otices that, beginning January
!, ~ it will no longer pay an an
nuat quarterly bonus as has been
done a the past two years, but will
make increase In wages of 10 per
cent This increase will apply to all
employees of the refineries at Port Ar
thur, d will be based upon the scale
paid September 80 and will be in addi-
tion an increase of 10 per cent
granteH September 81. This means
that u men will receive an increase
OF 20 YER cent over what they received
on SeAtember 80.
Elehtor operators in Omaha have
issued an appeal to citizens to aid
then In a protest against owners of
buildings who are installing woman
opf-ators at $40 and SIS month less
tiis was paid men who resigned to
Jol the army or who have been dis
en- Eyed. Attention is called to the
feaeral governments stand that no
lowering Of living standards shall take
III II because of the war; Among the
fli Harged operators are men who
hale families to support.
tae 424 telegraphers employed by
fnI chicago & Eastern Illinois have
beI b granted a 26-day month, shorter
day, increased overtime rate and
per month each. The increase
mounts to approximately $50,SS0 per
I'll The Northern Pacific & 500
pa beg'1 sfainsed Similar concessions
Ea thlVe January 1.
rA 1lcticalIy all of the $1,000 IRON
il ers affected by the strike ultiraat-
4 of the Iron Trades council asking
III per cent wage bonus had walked
II of the $50 foundries and plants
Il Ne San Francisco bay region, en-
i u In industries other than ship
Il ing. according to announcement
! ,ie California Metal Trades asso-
! sSn-
J re Railway Mail association, with
4 ambershlp Of $4,000 railway mail
d =, has been granted a charter by
4 American Federation Of Labor, Ed
Il II J. Ryan of Boston. the associa-
ID president, announced. Mr.. Ryan
fe this action was taken despite
nt ltmaster General Burleson's known
b losition."
Is conference is expected to be
led. Jointly by Newton d. Baker,
,retary of war; and William B. Will
byl, secretary of labor, to consider the
esplication Of the eight-hour-day plan
I'D lumber plants where material is
edng produced for the United States
government.
YeMore than half-million working
kIysthe equivalent of the labor of
600 workmen for solid month
u re been lost to the governments
4 &building program through strikes
lockouts, r. v. Stevens of the
/ 4ping board told the senate investi.
ng committee.
81 handsomely engraved souvenir
De signed by the 1900 employees
he Washington navy yard, declar-
heir allegiance to their country in
var, has been presented to Pres
Wilson.
Pennsylvania railroad has the
to work men 16 hours q day, &C.
rs to a decision handed down by
United States circuit court Of ap-
~ in Philadelphia.
strike on the Bay State Street
way is under consideration. IN
concessions demanded by them are
Set by the company $500 men will go
lit.
Sioux City (Ia.) Packing House
liion has broken one organized labor
seord in that city. In the last two
lettings it's membership has increased
Ib2.
1.-THE Athy-Wolfhill (Ireland) railway
lrike has been settled, the men to re-
hiye an advance of IL cents day
bid reduction in the working hours.
There are two large labor organiza-
'ons In England-the British Trades
lnion congress, with membership Of
100000, and the General Federation
Trades Unions, with membership
100000.
Twenty-Five thousand copper miners
i Butte, Mont, after having been on
trike for five months, voted to return
, work In the Great Falls and Ana
5nda mines.
sThe department of labor announced
lat an amicable adjustment has been
Ifected in the controversy involving
,me 900 butchers and their employ
IS In Los Angeles.