Show LEATHER WORKERS i it EXPECT A Il Have Financial and Moral Sup Support Support port of the Federation f of Labor p Kansas City March 22 We have the C 01 financial fin lal and moral support of the Amer American AmerIcan AmerLean ican Lean Federation Federa on of Labor in this fight tight that organization having endorsed our demands de demands demands mands at its Toronto convention and we weare weare are afe satisfied with the situation said Ed Edward Edward ward Baker international president of the I Brotherhood of Leather Workers q and ana Horse Goods today when asked about the progress of the strike I which he called yesterday esterday r Mr Ir o faker Baker al er said that while the union was now demanding an our day and a 15 per cent Increase in wages he i had officially offered to accept a nine hour day and a 10 per cent increase increase in wages to be in effect until March 1 I 1911 when the day and the 15 per percent percent percent cent increase was to go into effect Mr Baker said he made the proposition to toa toa toa a committee of ot the National Manufacturing association in Chicago but the committee seemed to have no author authority authority authority ity to accept the terms offered Mr Baker will go g to St Louis tonight o a previous local loca strike complicating g the situation there th re J J L secretary of the leather workers union said that the employers over the country were already al ady beginning to capitulate He had reports from Denver Den Denver Denver ver Champaign Ill Urbana Ill Jades Jaries yule WIs Minneapolis and Blooming Bloomington ton Ill stating that some of the whole wholesale wholesale wholesale sale manufacturers rs had acceded ac ded to the terms of ot the union and that certain own owners owners ers ers of retail shops in to Vancouver S B BC C CSan San Francisco Kansas City St SL Joseph and Omaha had done d ne likewise Mr said that cities In the United States and Canada were rep in the union San Francisco March Following 22 concessions made by the employing firms half of ot the leather workers who have been on strike here returned to work today It Is expected that the other strikers strikers ers will resume their places tomorrow The men who returned to work will be granted an day and an In tn Increase increase crease of ot 40 cents a day for tor piece work Portland Ore March 22 Of the 30 leather and harness workers employed employee In local rles but Lut 33 36 failed to re rl report report port for work this morning The strike has made little progress here The Th union is not strong having only about 60 fj mem members bers bels |