Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1922-04-06
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

The anthracite coal operators asso-
citation Of Pennsylvania accepted the
proposal of the United Mine Workers of
America for a conference in New York
to discuss wage for hard coal miners.
Two hundred and twenty-five car de-
partment workers at the Chesapeake
& Ohio railroad shops, Huntington,
w. Va, resumed work. Officials said
that the 1852 men at work in the
shops now constitute the largest force
on duty since operations were sus-
pended in December, 1921.
Navy department orders to stop con-
structiOn on eight capital ships in four
dockyards at Toxic, Japan, as a re-
suit Of the Washington agreements,
threw $4,000 workers out of employ
ment, according to the Asahi. Some
of the eight ships on which building
has ceased were nearly completed.
Two companies of coast artillery
were rushed to the Acme Finishing
company mills, Pawtucket, r. l., in
response to a hurried call from the
management. The call followed the
marching of about 300 strikers and
sympathizers to the mill, where they
started picket duty. The troops, with
fixed bayOnets, drove the pickets away.
George L. Berry, Pressmens home,
Tennessee, president for the Interna-
tional Printing FRESHMAN and Assist
ants union since 1907, and other Of
ficers comprising the pressmen board
of directors of the union, were re-
elected for a period of two years by
vote of to 1. There are 10000 mem
bers of the union in North America.
The executive council of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor adopted a
resolution opposing the national
woman's party constitutional amend
ment which would remove all legal
inequalities between men and women.
President GOmpers said the step was
taken because of the danger to legisla-
ton guaranteeing working women and
minors special consideration.
The seamen's strike, which for seven
weeks has crippled commerce through
the port of Hong Kong, has become a
general strike involving servants and
guilds Of all sorts. The port has been
closed and land transportation has
been suspended. Losses to date as a
result of the strike are estimated at
S40,OOOOOO. It is feared the strike will
spread to northern ports.
Rhode Island textile manufacturers
refused to submit to arbitration the
questions of hours and wages involved
In the strikes that have affected 49,
900 operatives in the cotton mills Of
that state. Representatives Of the or
ganized strikers agreed to arbitration
Of the wage question only. A recent
wage reduction Of 20 per cent and res
toration Of the fifty-four hour week
led to the strike, which affected 49,
| 900 persons.
A supplementary injunction restrain
Ing members of StOgie City lodge No.
25, AGGRAVATED Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers, from inter-
fering with Yorkville (Ohio mill en-
plOyees Of the Wheeling Steel corpora
ton was granted in circuit court at
Wheeling, w. Va, by Judge r. NJ.
Addlelnan. The corporation alleged
that members of the lodge "by reason
of acts of violence, force, intimidation,
threats, unlawful use of the streets Of
the city of Wheeling" sought to pre-
vent operation of the mill, which re-
Gently resumed operations on an "open
shop" basis.
The council of action, consisting Of
thirteen delegates appointed by the
Melbourne All Australian Trades
Union congress, has decided how all
wars may be prevented. The solution
lies in the converting Of a pan-Pacific
congress of delegates from labor or
ganizatiCns throughout the world, with
view of arriving at an understand
ing to prevent war.
The Baldwin Locomotive works has
received "A contract for fOrty-seven
locomotives from the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy railroad. The order is
| salued Of S2.OO0,OOO.