The Owosso times., 1922-03-03
OTHER LABOR NOTES


out Czechoslovakia was called.
The French liner RCcnamDeau sailed
| for New York from Havre, France
after the trouble with the vessels
stOkers was settled.
The, citizens committee Of Chicago
to enforce the Lands award In
statement declared the lathers' union
is still holding out for $1.1O an hour
while the Lands scale is ST.
A general reduction Of wages on
coastwise ships, both steam and motor.
amounting to about 1912 per cent, will
be put into effect Immediately, the
Shipowners' Association Of the Pacific
Coast announced. This follows re-
cent reduction in wages made by the
transpacific operators.
Nearly all lumber mills in the Paci-
fic coast section are beginning to show
signs Of activity, according to /. Il.
Sparks district freight and passenger
agent of the Southern Pacific COM
pany, who has just returned to head
quarters at Eugene, Ore, after trip
over the Coos Bay branch.
No high school teacher is now
teaching more than six hours day,
according to the High School Teach
ers' council of Chicago. BY rearrange-
ment Of schedule and adoption of the
"shift system" the long hours in the
class rooms have been avoided. Sonte
of the high schools have two and three
shifts.
One hundred and eighty Filipino
seamen departed for Hongkong from
Manila to replace striking Chinese. In
the last ten days some 500 have de-
parted for that port to replace Chinese
crews. An unverified report from
Hongkong says one Filipino seaman
was killed and one injured when at
tackled by Chinese.
officials of the Shuts Bread COM
pany at New York announced wage
cuts for 800 bakers, ranging from 81
to 81 each. A leading official of the
company said In part: 'The reduc-
tions, however. were not commensur-
ate with the wage increases given the
bakers during the war period. The re-
ductions were accepted by the bakers"
Alexander HOwatt and August
Dorchy, deposed president and vice
president, respectively, Of District IA,
United Mine Workers Of America,
were released from the Cherokee cOun-
ty Jail, at Columbus, Kan. The $1,000
peace bond in which the former off,
cials agree to call no more strikes In
the Kansas fields, was approved by
District Judge Frank Boss.
The German railway strike has been
called off. The strikers committee no
titled Chancellor Wirth that the men
would resume work conditiOnally on
the governments assurance that 1t
would refrain from reprisals in the
nature Of wholesale discharges. The
government reserves the right to rep
rimand the leaders, but promised that
the regular workers would be rein
stated.
Members of the United Brotherhood
Of Maintenance of Way Employees
connected with the Boston & Maine,
New York, New Haven & Hartford,
and Boston & Albany railroads voted
unanimously to reject the recent find.
ing of the Railroad wage board known
as Decision No. SOL" 1t also was
decided to combat a further wage
cut recently announced by the New
Haven management.
Thomas f. Mcmahon, president Of
the United Textile Workers Of Amer
lea, says the union Is better equipped
to combat the wage reduction move
ment than for 20 years. "We advise
all our workers who come out on
strike" said Mr.. Mcmahon, "to give
no opportunity to the employers to
call upon their second line of de-
fense. the military arm of our cOun-
try, to picket every mill and to do SO
without fear, for as American citizens
they have that right. 1t Is very evil
dent that these continuous reductions
Of wages and attempt to increase the
hours of labor in New England are In
line with the attempts Of the employ
ers in the southland to reduce their
employees to system Of peonage."
The International Ladies' Garment
Workers union has pledged its moral
and financial support to the United
Mine Workers In their fight against
wage reductions, It was announced by
John L. Lewis, president of the min
ers' organization.
To stimulate building at Galesburg,
H., the carpenters union this week
voted reduction In the scale Of pay
Of 10 per cent. Previously the scale
called for 81 per hour. The new rat
ing is 80 cents. 1t is expected that all
other building trades will take similar
action.