The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-26
IN WORLD OF LABOR

| strike as a protest against lHe dctioH
of the coal inquiry commission in rot
making a favorable report on all of
their demands.
The Russian soviet government, says
wireless dispatch, Is instituting a
system of registration preparatory to
enforcing the principle of compulsory
work for all. ~
Advices from Barcelona, Spain, state
| that the recent solution to the strikes
there appears to be merely Of a pro-
visional nature and that the present
calm in that city may prove transitory.
Refusing to work under the super
vision of a newly appointed general
foreman, more than 1000 shipworkers
at the Merill-Stevens Shipbuilding
yard, near Jacksonville, Fla, went on
strike. Work in the yards was practi-
cally suspended.
More wages and shorter hours will
be asked for 10000 railroad telegraph
ers Of the Pennsylvania lines. The ex-
ecutive committee Of the Railroad
Telegraphers association, in meeting,
decided to take the question to the
railroad administration.
The secretary of the loomfixers'
union has received word that the war
labor board had granted the demand
Of textile workers in the Blackstone
Valley Or. H. for a 10 per cent in
crease which will date back to July l
and affect about 10000 employees.
More than 200 granite cutters de-
clared strike at Milford, N. H., claim
ing that manufacturers failed to keep
an agreement made recently relating to
a proposed increase in wages. The
wage increase was held up by the ma
tionaI Granite Manufacturers assdcia-
ton.
Approximately $10O000,000 will be
spent in road building inlPennsylvania
4 mr. the next four years 4 i Bill H A y
ing the state to issue bonds up to $780,
100000 is going through the legisla-
ture. In addition, the state will re-
ceive federal aid, and the counties are
expected to expend many millions Of
dollars for road purposes.
Employees of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit company, which operates the.
subways, elevated lines and many Of.
the surface lines in that borough, de-
cided at a meeting to submit demand
for new working conditions to Lindley
NJ. Garrison, recently appointed federal
receiver Of the company.
The Boston & Albany railroad inau-
gurated five-day working schedule for
it's employees in the railroad shops in
West Springfield, Mass, the plan to.
continue until business improves. The
plan was adopted in preference to-
laying off any of the skilled workers.
Between $50 and 600 men are affected
The men are said to be agreeable to-
the plan.
The national committee of the Gem
eral Federation of Labor has decided.
to placard the walls of France with an
appeal to workers and to public opin-
ion generally. A protest will be made
against armed intervention in Russia,
the incomplete character Of the inter
national labor charter and "the abb
sence Of guarantees in the league of
nations covenant, which does not full
fill the conditions set forth by Presi-
dent Wilson's fourteen points," it is
said.
Mems clothing workers affiliated with
the AmaIgamatcd Workers Of America
involving two locals, were called out
on strike at Cincinnati by Sidney Hill
man, New York, general president
The demands are said to be for 20
per cent increase ip wages, system
Of collective bargaining, time and a
half for overtime and division Of
work among employees In slack sea-
sons. Recently the men were granted
a A-hour week. Approximately 1000
men went out.
Members Of the Portland (Ore.)
Boilermakers' union adopted resolu-
ton In which they expressed their de-
termination to "gO to work at the
regular time dIsregarding the turn
ing forward OF clocks on March 30.
Committees were appointed to endcav-
or to obtain the cooperation of the
Metal Trades council and the Central
Labor Union council in the plan. Boil
ermakers said they believed the fine
change would benefit the street lear
company, and that this was one lea
son they were opposed to II.
Dining car conductors have bec,bne
unionlzed. j. A. IIcnnessy, national
chairman, says there are now sod In
the union, 1914 Of which are Chicago
men.
Denial Of adyices made puhllcE at
Portland, Ore, that the WaSbinsEIpn
shipyard wage conference had REM ed
an agreement 10 extend the MfzIcy
award six months from March 10 rs
made by G, II. Barrett, secretary Of Id
Tacoma Metal Trgdes council. JIe ID
the denial was contained In a h.
gram from Representatives Of the Q FL
ell attending the Washington 90, 81.
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