The herald., 1919-01-30
LABOR ITEMS OF INTEREST

various pOSluOnS III France.
Over 100000 men are employed in
the fishing industry in Norway.
The hair net trade in Shantung,
China, employs over 100000 people.
Miss Jane Stellaine is the only wo-
man marine surveyor In New York
city.
The Women's Trade Union league in
Great Britain has over $4,000 mem
bers.
OF the $4,000 electors In the WOk-
ing division in England, 1900 were
women.
Women employed in cigar stores In
Portland, Ore, are prohibited from
working after 8 p. N.
Women workers in Manitoba, Can,
foodstuffs factories receive minimum
wage of $40 per week.
Approximately 100000 women were
allowed to participate in the recent
elections held in England.
The Lord Roberts memorial work
shops In London have the largest toy
making business In the world.
DIR. Anna Howard Shaw has been
appointed a special member Of the
Washington, D. G. police force.
Organized iron molders in Portland,
Ore, are against the installation OF
women in the iron foundries of that
city.
Striking Berlin walters and their
employers have reached an agreement
which calls for the abolition of tips
and fixed wage scale.
Union machinists in Kewanee, Ill,
have increased 100 per cent in organi-
cation and also received so per cent
increase in wages.
The industrial relations committee
of the American chamber Of commerce
recently warned employers against
making war on unions.
Shoemakers In Randolph, Mass,
have been granted a war bonus Of III
per cent in addition to the same per-
! centage given them in July last.
The increase in war bonuses to all
day workers in the British wooden tex
tile trade is from SIX to 1O4A per
cent, or an advance of $7.64 week.
Policemen and firemen in Quebec,
Canada, have been granted an increase
of SO a week, and a commission will
revise salaries Of other city employees.
Larger automobile manufacturers
throughout the country plan to add to
their forces instead of laying off men
on account of war contract cancella.
lions.
The British governments committee
on the production Of gold recommends
| the government to supervise mining
| development and distribute the labor
equally.
Every member of District No. 10
United Mine Workers of America, II
Jellico, Tenn, donated one days pay
to the organization for the purchase
of Liberty bonds.
The first house bill of the Michigan
legislative session, introduced by Rep
resentative John Holland Of Gogebi'
county, provides for law limiting II
eight hours day the time Of employ
ment of any persons In the mines, fac
tories, mills and manufacturing estab
lishments of the state.
All repairmen, machinists and boil
er-makers went on strike In the VII
mington IN. c. yards Of the Allan
tic Coast Line railroad following re
fusal Of the company to remove non
union employee. About 900 men wen
out. The demand of the men for tn
removal of the non-union employs
was presented as an ultimatum.
Mexican laborers may be admitte'
to the United States up to and includ
ing June 80, solely for employment Il
sugar beet production, under an orde
issued by Secretary Wilson. Actio
was taken as the result of represents
lions by sugar-beet growers, who ha
arranged, at the request OF the foo
administration, for an increased acre
age during the coming season.
As a result Of the strike declared b
the Dairymen's league against the oil:
tributors refusing to grant price dt
manded. New York has been receivin
little more than half its normal SUI
ply of milk, according to I. Elkin M
than, secretary Of the New York mil
conference board. Meanwhile, in Me-
Jersey, shipments from Ohio, Penn
sylyania and New England arrived |
such quantities that the price droppe
a cent a quart.
Results Of the election Of Officer
of district 81, United Mine Workers
America. comprising the states
Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma an
Texas, held on December II, were a
nounced following a canvass OF II
votes. John Wilkinson OF Thurbe
Tex, was elected president; John
Britton, McAlester. Okla, vice pres
dent; E. F. Ross, Muskogee. secretar
treasurer, and William Dalrymple. M
Alester, international board membe
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