The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-04-28
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

No ships were launched in the Tyne
during January, the first time there
has been blank month for 80 years.
Richard S. Stanley, manufacturer,
told legislative committee that the
4S-hour week is running industry in
Massachusetts. 1T Is the cause of
the increasing conditions of unemploy
ment," he said.
The board of directors of the Penn
sylvania railroad authorized the pur-
chase of 250 all-steel passenger cars.
These, with 20 new steel dining cars
recently authorized, constitute the
largest order for steel cars in 1922.
The Long Island railroad, affiliated
with the Pennsylvania system, has au
thorized purchase Of fifty all-steel
cars
The lumber industry in southern
tually at a standstill, owing to the
spread Of the strike OF mill and camp
workers In protest against the ten
hour day recently put into effect by
the employers. No attempt has been
made TO resume operations at the
plants at Klamath Falls or at the box
factory at Doris, Cal.
Street car service in Mexico City
was resumed and the electric lighting
plants were functioning normally, fol-
lowing settlement of the differences
between the Electricians union and the
Mexican Light and Power company
which resulted In q strike being called
1t Is said the company conceded 13
OUT of 15 of the demands of the cleo
tricians, but stood firm against the 9th
er two, which the electricians eventu-
ally waived, ending the strike.
Secretary of Labor Davis announced
that he had been in direct communica-
tion with the representatives of the
coal operators In the central competi-
tive field regarding conference with
the miners In order to avert the threat
ened coal strike Labor department
officials believe operators will agree
to meet the miners and thus carry
out the spirit and intent of the 1920
agreement, which provided for d pre-
liminary conference to meet prior to
April u, 1922
The st. Louis Carpenters District
council, representing about 1000 union
testing against the proposed determi-
nation OF a wage scale by the citi-
zens committee without consultation
with the workmen. The carpenters
recently voted down proposed reduc-
ton OF 20 per cent in the wage OF
S1.25 an hour. The statement as
serts that $1.25 an hour is not more
than Is necessary for the maintenance
OF the American standard of living at
the prevailing cost of living.
The Cleveland (O) Railway com
pany notified It's motormen and con
ductors that wage reduction Of five
cents an hour will become effective
May l, at the expiration of the present
agreement. The notices, which were
posted in all car barns also stated
that overtime pay, except on Sundays
and holidays, would be discontinued.
The proposed scale would be 90 cents
al hour for men in the service three
months, 53 cents for those in service
cents for those In service longer than
nine months
Little danger of a change from the
eight-hour day in the pine mills in the
gi IF 1Frn ic, hx L.
Hellenius, field officer of the Loyal Le-
gion of Loggers and Lumbermen. Mr..
Hellenius said he believed that the
competitive pressure TO which minor
lty of the pine mills Of the Northwest
are being subjected was not only as
the result of longer hours In effect in
the southern territory, but also the
change to q nine and ten-hour day
being made by a majority of the mem
bers Of the Western Pine Manufac-
turers' association.
The threatened Irish postal strike
was settled The workers agreed to
the selection of commission TO study
the cost of living. Meanwhile they ac-
cepted cut In wages
Single state wage agreements be-
tween union coal miners and opera
tors, such as proposed by Illinois oper-
ators, are impossible under the policy
adopted by the United Mine Workers
of America al their recent convention,
President John l.. Lewis declared in a
message advising Illinois union Off
cials 10 reject the operators proposal
for seDarate negotiations