Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-12-29
OTHER LABOR NOTES


York has been definitely removed.
Coal production in England has
dropped 124,OOO0OO tons, OF about 40
per cent, since 1913.
Sixteen hundred employees of the
veterans bureau have been released
under an order of Director c. w.
Forbes.
More than 13O railroads are listed
as having reached settlements with the
shop crafts unions. Others were still
reported to be negotiating.
A strike in the Oppau Milne works
Germany causes a daily deficiency Of
100000 tons of nitrogen fertilizers,
which means the daily loss of 2,T50
tons of wheat, or 637, 100000 marks
The French Seamens union wrote
the American consul, offering to sup
ply first-class men for United States
ships; many are out Of work, due to
the eight-hour law change and strike
resulting from it.
More than 200 miners employed by
the Georges Creek Coal Mining COM
pany, Homecoming, Md, went on strike
in sympathy with Is laborers who quit
work after @ disagreement with en-
ployers following q wage dispute.
Some unusual pipes were recently
made at a California organ factory
which makes such powerful vibrations
that it was necessary to "voice" them
outside of the building for fear that
they might damage the structure.
High officials of the Labor party
in the British house Of commons
emphasize the party's strong objection
to communism and to any communist
members of the house who have not
subscribed to the partys constitution.
A thousand miners on strike in the
Drumheller valley were under orders
of William Sherman, district president
Of the United Mine Workers, to return
to their jobs and to hold a meeting In
an effort to reach a permanent settle
ment.
A uniform commercial arbitration
law for every state Is advocated by J.
Kent Greene, manager of the CONNER
cial arbitration bureau Of the Associ-
alton Of Commerce, In a letter to
Charles L. Bernheimer of the New
York committee on arbitration.
Announcement was made that divi-
dends amounting to IA per cent of their
earnings for the last year and tOtaling
fully 100000 would be distributed to
the $500 employees of the Farr AL
paca company, Holyoke, Mass, under
the profit-sharing plan put into effect
In 1913.
Women in the government printing
Office at Washington performing the
same operations as men will receive
by George III. Carter public printer.
The order, effective Immediately, fol-
lowed an investigation which showed
unjust discrimination" Mr.. Carter
said.
Indiana bituminous coal operators
voted to refuse to make the check
off of 81, imposed on each mine work
er by the miners union. They contend
that the assessment is not dues and Is
to be used to rebuild the union funds,
which became badly depleted because
of the recent mine strike.
Call for a woman's conference on
industrial problems to be held in Wash
ington, January II, II and 13 was is
sued by the Federal Department of
Labor. The conference, which will be
held under the auspices Of the wom-
ems bureau Of the Department Of La
Dor, and is expected to be nationwide
In scope, will consider standards for
the effective employment of women in
industry.
The boring of a tunnel under the Eng.
lish channel is being agitated again,
and If the work should be undertaken
some marvellous machinery will be used
upon it. Excavating apparatus has
been devised for the purpose and Is
being assembled.
Manchester (Eng.) mills using
American cotton will continue working
80 hours weekly because the necessary
80 per cent of the vote was not OBJ
tanned in favor of the proposal to run
the mills "a hours weekly in the ballot
held by the cotton spinners. The de
cisior affects 100000 operatives.