Vernon Parish Democrat., 1921-11-24
GENERAL LABOR NEWS


Edward Menge, president of the Ma
tional Brotherhood of Operative Pot
ters has resigned because Of ill health.
He has been president for nine years.
Five hundred and fifty union boiler
makers of st. Louis, who had been on
strike since May 1, voted to return to
work. The men went out at seven
local boiler works when an "open shop"
policy was adopted.
The Fabyan Woolen company at
Midway, Conn, announced that it will
operate its plant to its full capacity,
with both day and night shifts. The
mill will give employment, at good
wages, to more than $50 persons.
One thousand coal miners of district
IA, who have been idle since Alexander
Howat and August Dorchy went to
Jail, returned to work, according to an
announcement at the Pittsburg (Kan.)
headquarters of the operators asso-
citation.
Differences between Secretary
Weeks, Governor Morrow of the Canal
zone and labor union officials as to
changes in administration of zone af-
fairs have been practically eliminated
through discussions it was stated at the
War department.
A walkout Of union men tied up
construction work on the $1O,0O0,OOO st.
Mary's of the Lake university at Area,
Ill. Carpenters refused to accept the
Lands wage scale and quit. NonuniOn
men replaced them and all other or
ganized labor on the job quit work.
Every householder as well as every
business man in the community is be-
ing urged by the city employment bu-
reau to cooperate to the extent of his
ability with the campaign which the
bureau has undertaken to Offset un-
employment in Baltimore the coming
winter.
of America, in convention at New
York, adopted a resolution favoring a
weekly wage instead of the present
piece work plan Of payment. Another
resolution passed objects to the in
crease Of the number Of looms each
worker is to handle.
With the railroad strike in prospect,
Pennsylvania collieries turned out a
capacity production of anthracite coal
to supply the increased demand, break
ing all records for the year. Several
washeries in the Schuylkill section
were reOpened.
six thousand union teamsters of Chi
cagO voluntarily agreed to accept a
wage cut of So a week. This will make
the average pay about $29 week, eff
fective October 81. The decision even
tually will affect between $4,000 and
10000 drivers. The employers origi-
nally asked a fiat 20 per cent wage
cut.
To relieve the unemployment situa-
tiOn the Chicago conference on un-
employment will attempt to discourage
the infiux of thousands of men who
annually come to Chicago during the
winter months, 1t is announced. Chief
of Police FitzmOrris said that men are
drifting into the city at the rate of
100 Is, 1000 daily.
A call for the immediate resumption
Of work by Kansas coal miners, who
have been idle since their deposed
leader, Alexander Howat, was sent to
jail under the Kansas industrial court
law, was issued by President John L.
Lewis of the United Mine Workers Of
America in letter sent to every union
miner in Kansas.
Elghty-twO employees of the shop
and locomotive departments Of the Los
Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad COM
pany at Provo, 80 miles south of Salt
Lake City, were notified their services
were no longer required. The reduc-
tion, it was announced, was a re-
trenchment action ordered by officials
at Los Angeles. The normal force is
$50.
Fewer men are out of work in
Milwaukee than a month ago. Esti-
mates place the number of idle at ap-
prOximately 10000, against $4,000 a
short time ago. Jobs in connection
with public works, new buildings and
repairs have been furnished to 5000
men in the last month. Throughout
the state, It Is reported, workers have
little difficulty finding employment.