The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-03-30
STRIFE TO BE DEPLoRED
Neither Side Seemingly Willing to
Make Concessions Which Would Be
of Benefit to Both-GeneraI
News of Labor Interest.

them to withdraw their locals from af'
filiation with the United Hebrew
Trades. This action was taken in
accordance with a resolution passed at
the Buffalo convention of the fedora
ton last year. The resolution was not
put into effect at once, as intermedi-
aries strove to settle the dispute ami
cably. Conferences were held in New
York, and at one time it was reported
that the troubles had been adjusted.
But this story was denied at once,
and now both sides are preparing for
the conflict.
President Gompers Of the A. T. of l..
said that his organization would en-
force the resolution, and that the 1907
600 members of both organizations
would have to break with either the
A. f. of L. or the U. II. T.
With large contracts in ST.. Louis
shoe factories, government agents
were in close touch with a movement
of $4,000 shoe workers to obtain wage
increases. A committee representing
the United Shoe Workers of America
announced the demands would be pre-
scented to the employers within short
time. pronounced increases will be
asked for workers in certain depart
Inents who have been especially under
paid, stated P. r. Turner, national or
ganlzer of the union.
Union machinists at the Raleigh IN.
CO. iron works engaged in making pro-
jectiles for the government, went on
strike because of the refusal Of the
management to dismiss nonunion men
The nounion men were employed, II
was alleged. owing to the inability tc
secure enough union workers to keep
the plant at capacity work.
A national labor memorial of free
dom and peace" is being organized and
siFfill be consid ared by q special con;
ference between the Brftish Trade
Union congress and the labor party
shortly. The idea is to raise $780,
600 TO build a national headquarters
for labor at London as memorial to
trade unionists who have fallen during
the war.
More than half the Americans for
merly in the employ Of the Philippine
government have been retired since
July, 1918. There are now a few more
than 1000 Americans in the service,
whereas four years ago there were
more than 1900. Meanwhile there has
been steady increase, naturally, In
Filipino employees of the government,
the list showing 1000.
Because of the fairness of Justice
Higgins, president of the common
wealth arbitration court, and the an
tagcnism of the New South Wales
(Australia) government to organized
labor, some workers urge that the
state Industrial laws be ignored and
thai unions register under the COM
monwealth act.
Longshoremen of the Southern Pa
cifc Steamship company, at New
York, who renewed strike then I'M
der adjustment, were informed by the
national adjustment commission that
while it had not met all their demands
1t had decided on q scale of wages
which would give them q substantial
increase.
Lynn (Mass) coal teamsters have
raised wages 50 week and secured
Saturday half-holidays throughout the
year. Nine hours shall constitute a
days work except on Saturdays.
The Scottish miners at a conference
decided by large majority against
the government man-power bill, under
which more miners would be called to
the army.
In Germany working hours of all
plants have been increased from eight
hours a day to ten and even twelve
at the same rate Of wages.
Six million German women have en-
tered Industries since the war start
ed, official figures printed by the Ber-
lin Vorwaerts show.
Pennsylvania 10000 anthracite
miners are now mining approximately
q quarter of million tons day.
Motormen and conductors employed
by the Nova Scotia Tramway company
al Halifax went out on strike.
A nine-hour work day and living
wage have been won by the working
women of the state of Kansas.
Since the war began the employ
ment of women in the British metal
Industries has increased "a per cent.
OF the 100000 women and girls en-
picyed in the district of Birmingham,
England, 25,000 are organized.
Drug clerks at Kansas City, Mo-, are
organizing to reduce their 80 and 90
hour week.
The harvesting of the Canadian
crops was done mainly by women and
girls.
Railway signalmen have II local
unions and a membership Of s55,
Baton Rouge Ua.) painters have
secured ar eight-hour day.