Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-03-23
OTHER LABOR NOTES


north of Mandalay, which Kipling's
poem has made famous.
France and Belgium have signed
convention to grant to the miners OF
one country the benefit Of the special
pension provisions existing in the other
country.
During 1922 the Baldwin Locomotive
works built 704 engines, classified as
follows: Domestic, steam, 4O3; foreign,
steam, 1888; domestic, electric. 129;
foreign, electric, 81, and foreign, gas 3.
A bill to establish a 40-hour weeR>
for women and minors in industry in
New Hampshire was passed by the
state house Of representatives under
suspension Of the rules.
Under a new law in Chile all manu-
featuring and mercantile establish
ments employing 30 or more women
are required to provide day nursery
for the children Of their workers.
Italian labor considers 1t has won
a great victory by the announcement
Of the minister Of labor in the chamber
Of deputies that the government will
maintain the eight-hour day for work
ers.
A British inventor has succeeded In,
producing a perfectly transparent rub
ber for which many uses are pre-
dicted, notably as a substitute for
glass In automobile windshields and
windows
Announcement has been made that
coal tar can now be made to yield
tartaric acid and other important Or
ganic compounds by building up the
various substances from malic acid
obtained from benzol.
The North American Foundries cor
poration has purchased the Thurlow
Steel company plant, at Chester, Pa,
and it Is expected that In a short time
at least 300 skilled mechanics will be
employed.
A by-election held at Stepney, Eng
land, to choose a successor to the late
labor member, Mr.. Mathew, resulted
in the return Of another laborite, A.
r. Gosling, who defeated liberal and
pTOulDlLlOu CduUlUHkeS.
The International Stereotypers and
Electrotypers union fled an injunction
suit against Clifford Meyer, member
OF the union, to ascertain whether
labor unions can bind members by
contract not to accept employment In
nonunion shops.
Operators and miners Of Kansas, Ar
kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri have
signed wage agreement on the basis
Of the tristate settlement reached re-
Gently in New York, the Department
Of Labor was advised by its repre-
sentative at Kansas City.
Work has been resumed at the
Waban iron mines in Newfoundland
which were closed upon cancellation
Of German orders after the French
occupation of the Ruhr. Sir Richard
Squires who made the announcement,
said 1 400 men were re-employed.
Approximately $4,000 day will be
added to the lumber payroll in the Pa
cifc Northwest as result of gen.
eral Ave cents per hour increase
agreed upon by conference of en-
ployers and employees enlisted in the
Loyal Legion Of Loggers and Lumber
men.
Adjustments bringing the wages to
the same scale as paid by other COM
panies at Bayonne, N. j., was an
nOunced by the Vacuum OIL company
Employees had asked for IL per cent
increase and had threatened to strike.
Company officials say the men are sat
isfied and danger Of strike is passed
A determined attempt Is to be made
by commercial telcgraphers In Canada
to get away from their affiliati0n with
the American Federation, Harry Pryde,
national secretary Of the Commercial
Telegraphers' Union of America, said
in statement issued at Calgary. He
said q national executive board has
been elected, composed of members
representing the Canadian National
Telegraphers, the Canadian Pacific
railway and the government teleg-
raphers.
GLuP1OyCIS dAu uAlOAS ia VAA
nipeg, In order to avoid delay when
the building season opens, have COM
menced negotiations on the fixing Of
the wage scales and working condi-
tions thus early In the year, and 1t
seems that they will satisfactorily ac-
complish their purpose. In previous
years 1t has been the custom to start
the negotiations in the spring. and In
the event Of disagreements, there have
been delays In commencement Of work
The proposed child labor constitu-
tional amendment in congress appears
to be blocked so frr as action by the
present body Is concerned, and the
prospect is that at least another year
will elapse before it can be submitted
to the states for ratification.
A compulsory eight-hour labor law
was defeated, II to II, in the lower
house Of the Michigan legislature.
Division Of opinion among members
friendly to labor as to the efficacy
of seeking such Changes by legisla-
tiOn was said to be largely responsible
EoR the ANAL vote, In favor. Of the bill.