The Devils Lake world., 1921-03-09

Ind. Wood River. H.. Sugar Greek.
Mo, Casper. Wyo., Laramie, Wyo,
Grsybull, Wyo., and Florence, Cal.
,,oIHER NOTES OF LABOR
;a,ei,,3St::$ III "
Japan mines about $4,000. 900 tons
Of coal. annually.
Matches are turned cut In large
quantities BY machinery.
Porto Rico has minimum wage
law for women and children. d
The Brotherhood. Of Painters now
has . membership exceeding 10000.
Onlyss20 per cent Of the leather
workers In the country are now at
wofk. ~
L Wins wages in Japan have In.
creased fcurfold, living costs have in.
creased, tenfold.
Thirty per cent Of. the workers en-
pioyed ID the paper industry in Fin
land are women.
Not all of the workers In Alabama
come under the provisions Of the state
compensation law.
OF the known work accidents, men
number. about 95 per cent, as against
t;per cent among women
The metal industry in Italy is ask
ing aid from the government in order,
to keep the mills in operation.
The plant Of the Hartford City
(Ind., Paper company resumed oper-
ations after being closed two weeks.
& A referendum on the question Of
forming an insurance department is
being taken among the 100000 mem
bers of the International Association
Of Machinists. y
In Switzerland all wageworkers in
private industrial undertakings who
earn less than $2.7O per day are en-
titled to Unemployment relief when
out Of work.
Under an agreement for cancella-
ton of existing contracts, more than
25,000 iron and steel workers in Swan.
sea, South. Wales, now work on day
to day basis.
OF more than 100000 idle workers
in London about 6A0aQS former sol
diers. More than one-lihlf of all the
unemployed In Great, Britain are ex-
soldiers. 3s
j. The United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea levied an assessment Of $1,000 900
for; the support Of the Mingo county
(W. va.) and Alabama strikers to be
collected in two installments Of 81
from $685. 900 members.
A threatened strike Of 5000 en-
ployees In the Southern Pacific Rail-
way company's yards and shops at
Sacramento, Cal, was called off after
conference between j. T.. Daily, sec
retary dfxthe Shipments union. and
w. J.SNatkins. general superintendent
ofathe local railway shops S55s n ~
The Marine Engineers union, on the
Atlantic and Cuff coasts, has de-
eiined to submit to Is per cent re-
duct1o1 in wages requested W the
American Steamship association. It
II said the steamship operators have
been notified that they must live up to
the existing agreement with the union.
waich does not terminate until May l.
= Jose .Murez. secretary Of the Joint
>advisory board Of union cigarmakers
:Sf Tampa, Fla, said that the strike
/ df workers had been ended by ref
erendum vote. The strike lasted al
most ten months. The vote was or
! 4ered because Of increasing Difficult
Hebsin obtaining funds to support the
strikers. It was announced. The strike
vas called April IA. II rs estimated
the strike cost the government $1.50O,- \
/ 600 in revenues q 5fs.. .5..si. V
Working shorter hours, to permit q
division of Jobs between employed and
unemployed. was advocated at the
5 Il sieeeating Of tha Ckcag Federation Of
\ Labor. This action was said to be
i necessary II unemploy relief was
!. .no1 Dttained. Prior to the meeting
sSdeliSgates frem 81 unions, represent,
h si5 no workers held Q ssctonferencs
sl0l 1hemplo oymeHt iltua tion.' TheE
]. 4 80 900 sthsf men wers
y. Al anu-strike bill. which places all
ssstrikes under the head of unwarrant-
\ "a industria1 warfare. was sintrodhceA
& II ths Missouri senate BY Senator Ne
& q Knox county. y
81 81 peefs sctinx 4 . plan for aYerting
xbfeaks between engine and tr4in Sers-
D ice employees 81 and the cssnpany
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