The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-07-31

THE LABOR SITUATION
REMAINS UNCHANGED
MAY DEMAND BUTTE SETTLE.
MENT-McWADE HERE TO
RENEW MEDIATION.

There are no new developments in
the labor situation in the Occur
OF mine operators and the miners
union are concerned. Robert NJ. Nc
Wade, conciliation commissioner rep
resenting the department of labor, re-
turned last Monday. Tuesday morn
ling A. w. Muir organizer for the Am
eGican Federation of Labor and who
| is presumably the chief spokesman
for the union left for Butte Tuesday
afternoon Mr.. McWade responded to
an invitation from Occur d'Alene lum
Der companies to investigate the strike
OF International Timber Workers
union, going to Occur d'Alene yester-
day morning The strike down there
appears to be more a conflict between
the union and the Loyal Legion of
Loggers and Lumbermen, the latter
oi ganization being the one recognized
by the employing companies. Up to
the time of his departure Mr.. McWade
Ihad had no formal conference with
the mine operators, and it is not
known when he will return to renew
his conciliatory efforts.
Attitude of Operators Unchanged.
Since Mr. McWade left here about
a month ago the mining companies
lave advanced wages SO cents per
day, restoring the war scale of IS 20
1er day. With this exception the ST.
Iation so far as the mining companies
IRE concerned is unchanged. The in
crease of so cents per day was one Of
the demands made by the union. In
the meantime the Butte scale has been
advanced 81, making the rate $575 per
day, the union recognized, eight hour
from collar to cellar granted. and
ftime and a half for overtime and
double time for Sundays and HOLIDAYS
conceded While no formal demand
has been made, it was plainly indicat-
ed by Mr.. Muir in his speech Sunday
evening that these concessions would
be insisted upon by the Occur d'Alene
unions also.
Who Is McWade?
Since Mr.. McWade has become a
conspicuous figure in local affairs, II
is interesting to note that he is per
sonage Of sufficient importance to oc-
cupy a place in who's Who in Amer
lea" that standard publication that
tells all about the great and the neai
great and from which the following
is taken:
"Born in Belfast, December 20, 1857
Attended St Aloysius college, Glas-
COW, 1S64-5; st. Malochy's diocear
college, Belfast, 1S66-71; Jefferson
Medical college, Philadelphia, 1882
city editor Philadelphia Press, 1895
on staff of Philadelphia Public Ledger
night city editor and city editor, 1876
"a; president Automatic Fire EXtin,
guisher company Philadelphia, 1897
1900: U. S. consul at Canton. China
1902; consul general, 1904; man
ager Washington bureau Lewis Pub
| llSHlIS COl1lpdIy, 81 i<ouio, '"'' -
dean college of journalism, Peoples
university, st. Louis, 1909; found
ed Philadelphia Leader 1888; Della
ware Citizen, 1889; secretary Irish
famine relief committee, 1879; organ
lied citizens permanent relief commit
tee, Philadelphia, 1879. Was cores
pondent in China of London Tele-
graph; Washington correspondent OF
Canadian, English and other foreign
newspapers. Arranged treaty between
foreign missionaries, Chinese govern
ment and resident foreign consu!'
which ended troubles between Chris
tan converts and other natives. Twic'
decorated by Chinese empress dowa
ger. Author: The Uncrowned King.
1857: The Great Irish Struggle 1889
I Also translator Of Demosthenes q
Corona, Virgil's works, Tacitus, etc
Member National Press club Perman
ent address, 1110 Fl ST, N. w,
Washington