The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-02-09
War Attitude of Union Outlined in
Address by President Frank
]. Hayes.
WILL PRODUCE NEEDED COAL
Adequate Transportation Facilities
Only Thing Necessary to Assure
Supply--GeneraI News of In
terest to Labor.

! wants of this country and our associ
tates In war, provided adequate trans
Bortation facilities are furnished. Oul
position on the war should be one OF
5psnnswerving loyalty and devotion to the
Inns and purposes of our country
His was the war attitude Of the Unit
Miners Of America as outlined tc
Re biennial convention by President
frank ]. Hayes in his annual report
Hrhere must be no halfway allegiance
~ the part Of the miners" Hayes CON
nued. $50 much depends on coal In
pese trying times. Let us resolve
Xhat every atom of energy we can con-
Albute to the winning of the war will
R given freely and in the same loyal
plrit as those who 60 out to give their
Ives, IL need be, for the freedom, peace
fpd security Of the civilized world" AS
Testimonial of the spirit Of the miners,
president Hayes pointed to the great
service flag spread over the conven-
sion hall, carrying 1876 stars, repre-
Renting members of the union in serv-
ice.
L,Victor A. Olander was reelected sec
Ntary of the Illinois Federation of La
pr by vote of Al, 1853 to 49, 89. OPP
tsition to him chiefly consisted of the
Ytes of miners, who were of the opin-
I'm that he was receiving a salary as
member of the state council of de-
nse and the draft appeal board. John
Walker was elected president. The
fe presidents are John P. McGrath
Ward Carbine, Michael Whalen
- =. Enas Kelly, J. W. Morton, Albert
= tners, Emil Rheinhold, George B.
I.owkins and Waldo Cross.
utilization Of 100000 workers for
NIsculture, shipbuilding and war con-
as9SE plants was intrusted to the Unit
IpTStates employment service by the
e Artment Of labor. One early result
uef Expected to be the placing Of 400
y mechanics In shipbuilding plants
VVoHid i'm hurrying to completion the
- Eha4nt marine program.
n he $teubenville & Wellsburg, Steu-
AHilld & Weirton, Panhandle Trac-
10y 81 sSsD all lines of the Wheeling
y wa. ] Traction company have made
advance of s cents an hour to all
AM ormen and conductors and all car
m{t men, to take effect at once and
bdH Ending to May /, at which time the
eatfI ual agreement between the en-
aln ices and the companies expires.
Iipg lew York city is experimenting In
AN employment of women mail car
tAdB Several are now employed. If
rief1proves successful, it is probable
it IL women will be admitted to the
thai office payrolls on an equality with
poA. Women conductors have been
metced on the Broadway "gondola"
plaRet cars.
strdrganized labor in this war will 60
Cyhe limit of its strength and re-
to ices to help America win, says John
soul Lawson, just elected president of
r. Denver State Federation Of Labor
thelis Statement
In HE following states have no COM
TEation law for injured workmen:
Alabama Georgia, Florida,
Aridth Carolina, South Carolina, Vir-
N0Ha, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri
ginl North Dakota.
andhnouncement is made that the
AFRICAN Federation of Labor charter
Amdthe International Association of
OF fge and Structural Iron Workers
Bird automatically restored, following
wasIstment of differences.
adj4reet car companies in New York
So broke last summers strike of the
cityet ear mems union, but 1t cost them
according to a report issued
SIS .0dhe public service commission.
by tx hundred employees of branch
Sibry Of the American Cigar COM
factE are on strike for an increase in
pantas
Is investigating conditions
Fibunding the employment of women
In bobbin factories In vi
and abd Lahtis.
borkaother heavy military draft will be
Alfred to affect materially the labor
requgly In New York state, according to
supnktate's Industrial commission.
the Aree thousand three hundred tele-
TBhers on the Baltimore & Ohio
grapoad were granted an eight-hour
railfsand increased pay for overtime.
DAY PIE than 100000 women and girls
unemployed at Philadelphia in vari-
are positions and in many trades.
BUS then 1t comes to working in the
W.T. the Chinese woman Is equal to
Held man.
any iains running between st. Louis and !
Tnphis hereafter will have women as
Men4t takers.
;ickde A. f. of L. advocates placing 16 |
TIN as the limit for children engaged
veafA inful occupation. ,
n gae British labor party will contest
Thkf the four parliamentary seats In |
!wo 4astle.
NewZ certain French cities, nearly one
In{1 of the metal workers are strong,
women.
3ery factory in Torrington, Conn.,,
EJkstablished the eight-hour day.
las u Francisco mattresses ask an In
sd Il Of 81 week.
.f.aa $500
M 10 your Job PRINTING.