Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-05-07
OTHER LABOR MATTERS

The Erdenheim Cigar company Of
Quakertown has granted wage in
crease of SO cents and 81 a 1000 for
making cigars.
| Claiming dissatisfaction with the
| wage increase authorized by President
| Wilson's coal commission. 400 Colun-
bian. county (Pa.) coal miners refused
to 60 10 work. Their action crippled
operations In three mines.
The Lancashire (Eng) Cardroom
| Workers amalganlation tabled new
wages demand asking for double
wages over fhe 1914 rates with IS per
cent Gdded This Is net increase Of
800 per ,euJ over the pre-war rates.
Amos, three thousand shopmen EN-
plOyed o. 'he Norfolk & Western rail
way at the Columbus (O.j terminal
and at Portsmouth struck in sympathy
with the Brotherhood of Railway
CLERKS, whose members went out
Marcn %
Union electrical workers and plumb
ers went on strike at York, Pa, when
their demand for closed shop was re-
fused. There is no question concern.
ing wages i0vOlved since all the CON
tractors had agreed TO increase the
pay of their workers.
The italian general confederation Of
labor and the socialist party leaders
ordered a cessation of the general
strike proclaimed in Bologna, Flor
ence, f.agnoru, Modena, Spezia and
othe: places, following a clash between
police and Workmen near Bologna In
which seven workmen were killed.
The findings of the British court OF
Inquiry into the lockers wage claim
for 3e shitIings per day have been is
sued. The court held that the claim
should be conceded on the ground that
the hopes held out on behalf of the
men OF an Increased output should not
be overstated. On this footing the
claim was supported by justice ard
sh1uld be granted as recommended by
the court with a broad appeal to the
honor Of the men,
Offers by owners of Spanish coal
mines. made in an effort to settle the
strike which hes been going on for
some ti!1e, have been rejected by the
miners' union, which persists In de
manding "a wage increase Of 10 per
cen: and the reinstatement of mem
hers Who have been dismissed. The
miners also demand payment of wages
sine" tlr *f"ike began ami declare If
their terms are rejected they Will CON
,iuuo the strike indefinitely.
!iart FORD (Copn.) employers and
employees in fhe building trades have
virtrslly agreed upon a plan for adj
iuSttng dtSagreementS. according to F.
l.. Rice 0f the executive board Of the
Hartford Building Employers aSSoci-
alton Carpenters are TO get 81 an
honr. mason tenders Is cents. iron
workers 81 0GA. brlcklaycrs S1.121a.
marble and tile settlers, plastererS and
cement dnishers S1.l2B, all per hour.
H0isting engineers, electricians, plumb.
ers and steanfitters will receive in.
creases.
John r. Burke. president of the Pa
per Pulp and Suphite Workers union
and Jeremiah T. Carey, president of
the internatOnaI union, who have
been comforting with paper manufac-
turerS AT New York, say that the
latter have offered a 90 per cent in
crease In wages TO 10000 paper max
ers and paper pulp and sulphite
workers In the United States and Can
ada. The ofeer will now be taken be-
fore the local membership and their
reply will be given at joint confer
ence of union officials TO be held soon.
All st. Louis city employees paid on
q monthly basis whose wages are So
600 or less were given all increase Of
10 per cent under an ordinance passed
by the hOsrG of aldermen. About $500
employees are affected.
Retirement on pension of federal
civil service employees at seventy
years Of age Is provided for in the
Sterling bill. passed by the senate and
sent TO the house. Although based on
the salary originally received by the
employee pensions are limited at not
less than $50 or more than S720 an.
nually.