The herald., 1919-02-06
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR

ing cOlOred women as Street-lamp
lighters.
1t is estimated that 100000 work
ers were employed in war industries
in this country.
Wages are very high in Odessa, Rus
STA, and amount to virtually confis-
cation of capital.
The Spanish government is consider
ing the specialization of important In
dustries in that country.
Even as far back as November, 1917,
so per cent of the manufacture of eX-
plosives in England was done by wom-
en-.
Over 1000 hat workers are idle in
Newark, n. J., owing to the closing
down Of majority Of the factories In
that city.
For the protection of vehicles which
strike signs placed in roadways, New
York man has invented a resilient
post for the latter.
Miss Esther NJ Dill Is rated in the
draughting department of the Puget
Sound navy yard on the same basis az
any man in the shops.
Labor conditions Of the near future
will most likely be based on univer-
sal eight-hour day In all countries, both
European and American.
California has a labor camp sani-
tation law which has revOlutiOnized
the housing and living conditions for
some $4,000 migratory workers.
Four hundred expressmen and col
ored porters working on trains out Of
st. Paul, Mimi. have organized and
are now asking for increased pay.
Iron holders employed at three
plants at Warren, o., were granted an
eight-hour day in an award announced
by ]. w. Mack, umpire for the war la.
Dor board.
Machine shop and foundry workmen
in Columbus, Ca, have been granted
wage increases, and electrical workers
and carpenters in that city have
formed an organization.
Plans are under consideration by the
Ontario government to establish In
Windsor a free labor bureau at which
returned soldiers may be advised as
to what occupation will best suit them.
At a recent meeting held in New
York city the National Woman's Trade
Union league adopted resolutions de-
handing an eight-hour day and A.
nour week, with no night work for
women.
A large sugar company in Port au
Prince, Haiti, which employs over l.
500 laborers, besides skilled labor, has
expended more than 100000 in erect
ing an extensive plant, providing build
ings for the employees.
The department of labor, through
J.. J. Walsh, conciliatOr, has adjusted
the strike of the 1877 men and IL wom-
en- at the machine plant Of the Haynes
Automobile company, KokOmo, Ind.
About 800 men were indirectly in
volved.
Trade councils composed Of repre-
sentatives of employers associations
and Of trade unions In a particular
trade or section of an industry are
suggested as the first court of appeal
in the case of disputes which may
arise among workers in England.
The marine workers, whose strike
has tied up the port of New York for
three days, voted to return to work
as soon as possible, In compliance with
the cabled request Of President Will
son, according to an announcement by
Stephen ]. Condor, secretary Of the
Marine Workers Affiliation.
Valparaiso and Santiago, Chile, are
in the grip of general strike, 1t Is In
dictated by code messages received at
Lima, Peru. Mobs were reported loot.
ing and burning Chinese food shops in
the Malambo district. Strong cavalry
detachments were sent to clear the
streets. The troops are apparently
dominating the situation.
The Central Labor union of Kansas
City mailed out thousands of appeals
to workingmen Of both cities, asking
them to urge legislatures Of both
states to enact laws to provide mu'
nicipal ownership Of the street car
systems. Copies Of the resolution
pledging the labor body to municipal
ownership were inclosed with the ap-
peals.
Nearly all of the Silesian coal-min
ing district is idle, owing to the re
fusal of the operators to grant the de
| .mand for more wages to the miners.
An agreement between the Bethle
hem Shipbuilding company and the Il
international unions comprising the
metal trades department of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, whereby
unions are recognized as representing
! EMPLOYEES, was announced by thu
metal trades department. Plants a
Quincy. Mass; San Francisco, Balti
more, Wilmington, Elizabeth, N. ].
and elsewhere, employing $4,000 mel
| ora afPaotnd