The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-12
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

The employees of the Great South
ern Lumber company of Sacramento,
Cal, and one of the largest concerns
in the world are joining their various
unions.
William F. Trowbridge, at Felton,
vile, now a part of Marlborough,
Mass, applied horse power to the
sshoemaking machinery of 1855. Steam
and water power came later.
Il a. reduction in working hours from
80 TO 48 week without loss of pay has
beer announced at the plant of the
General Electric company, Lynn, Mass.
The plant employs about $4,000 per-
sons.
An increase Of from 10 to 20 per
cent in the wages of the $1,000 silk
werkers in Paterson, n. j., has been
granted voluntarily by the owners of
THE textile workers there, it was an
nounced.
Three thousand men employed in
furniture factories at JamestowA N.
", went on strike demanding an eight
hour day with nine hours pay and an
additional increase of 10 per cent for
all employees.
Because of the seating Of w. G,
Page, Newport News negro, as q
member of the executive committee
of the Virginia Federation of Labor at
its recent convention, 1000 Richmond
union men withdrew from the state
body.
Railroad employees throughout the
United States will be called upon by
the Norfolk and Western system EN-
| ployees federation to join in a gen
| eral strike unless the railroad admin
| istlation reinstates the men discharged
at Wilcoe, w. Va.
| The war has left the French Labor
unions stronger than before by be
| tween 100000 and 100000 men ant
| women. Recommendations made b,
| the British war cabinet committee OF
women in industry include the follow
| ing: That employers and trade unions
| should make possible the introduction
| of women in occupations shown b.
war experience to be suitable by agree
ments which would protect the inter
ests Of the men workers.
An international meeting of tn
voters of the working class of tn
| United States, Canada, South America
Mexico, of the nations of Europe an
other countries has been planned b
| the Cook County Labor party, and
Is proposed to call such conferenc
| for September 6 and Z at Chicago
Speakers representing each foreig
country are to be provided if the pla
is carried out, Morton L. Johnson, SEE
rotary of the labor party, said.
| Employers in the Belgian metailurgi
industry have forwarded to Mr.. Dels
croix, the Belgian premier, letter o
the subject of the eight-hour workin
day reform. The employers state tina
they regard the diminution of th
working hours as progressive stel
which should rally the good will of al
They ask that commission be al
pointed to study the question and
prepare such ways and means of il
PRODUCING the reform as can be apple
as soon as the after-war economic an
commercial conditions in Belgium al
known.
Glasgow's recent strike cost the bo
ough corporation $59,625 Damage
property and goods stolen represer
S245T5; police expenses amount
$32,T05, and valuators' fees an
other expenses S1,345. 1t is propose
/ to meet these claims by special a
sessment
, Announcement was received
Springfield Mass, from WashingtC
that employees Of the United Stat
armory there will receive bonuses
Soot0 for the year ending June 30, 1872
instead Of the $120 received the Ia
. two years. This applies to all who
lpay averages $1,000 or less.