Show QC tt f i iu u g tabor Labor not Rotes s. s z The Cooks ani and Walters Waiters union will meet tonight af at the Federation hall hail The unions of f Toledo 0 O. are urging the h passage of afree schoolbook law for the State t The United Brotherhood d of Railroad ad thee the federa tien The objections urged by tion Uon hall hail tonight Detroit carpenters have made a demand demand de de- mand manS for an an hour eight day and an In Increase Increase increase In- In crease in wages of 5 6 cents cent an hour The Amalgamated Wood d Carvers' Carvers union of Toronto Canada has secured a nine nine- h hour ul da day without reduction iru mr wages The Butchers' Butchers union of San Antonio Tex is struggling for a twelve-hour twelve day They are now required to work fifteen hours It Is said that that Pullman Pullman car car porters are organizing a union to Increase their wages because tips tips have have fallen off of re recently recently re- re to an alarming extent President OConnell O'Connell of the the International al Association of Machinists has Issued a statement statement- that the nl hour nine ho e-ho movement last year benefited members Some of the leaders of organized here express the opinIon that out of or the present strike of ot the handlers freight in Boston will wili grow one of the greatest ei J st struggles e of t the ig age between t capital and labor Since the electrical contractors have lve failed to sign Ign the modified agreement presented by the strikers it is said that the action of the arbitration committee in declaring the strike oft off will be annulled an an- very soon Senator Hanna when asked about his connection with the effort to settle the Boston 1 strike said that he wa was doing what he could coul but did not care to to discuss discuss dis dis- dis cuss s his s plans or Intentions At present resent ti he was lE looking g gorn orn into the situation A general discussion sion is going on among trades unions of the country that all textbooks should bear the union label The object is to teach children the mea mean meaning nIng n- n ing and purpose of organized labor by attracting their attention with the emb emblematic emblematic em em- b design The situation between n the United Min MineWorkers MIneWorkers Mine Mine- Workers and the Coal Operators Operators' association asso- asso elation regardIng the wage scale for the ensuing year in Illinois lU districts ct is considered con con- tie extremely critical critical r c by oy members of both bodies and an order to strike is hourly expected A conference has been held between the officers of the Cooks and Waiters Waiters' al alliance alliance alliance al- al liance and the a arbitration committee of h I h. M n R at the Federa- Federa the union against affiliation with the federation were discussed but no decision decision deci deci- sion aba was arrived kt t. t The Bricklayers Stonemasons Stonemasons' union of Chicago lla has perhaps secured the best ui agreement r It v with the Chicago Sewer Builders' Builders as association For the ensuing ensuing en en- n- n suing year the bricklayers layers will receive 5 I a day and double time lime for overtime and andon andon andon on Sundays SUnday and leg holidays ys The men who who- w out Gut In n the re recent recent recent re- re cent strike at Us 1 ula Mont have re returned returned re- re turned to work and ire are operating t trains Others declined to a the view of the matter mattel which considers the strike as settled set set- tied and will not return to work Meanwhile Meanwhile Mean Mean- while trains are run Ing as usual George B. B Boston who Is In Iners town today says th S strike in his city ai jt grew out o a m by the teamsters s for recognition as a hion The employ ers era were willing to gr grant nt them the wages and hours aSked but bui would not recognize nize rise the organization He does not believe believe be be- lieve that the strike will Ill be successful successful- I IThe The Chicago Material g Trades Council has asked asked Myor i Harrison and the City Council t to establish a a. municipal sh shop to toIve give Ive employment to union men cut 0 of employment an anS especially to the strikers at the Chalmers Allis worl works The city has several repair d departments where mechanics are e employed and It is said the Council is n nt t opposed to the plan and nay may ay adopt It I IThe The local unions of ih the he United MineWorkers MineWorkers Mine Mine- Workers at St St. Charles Charie Mich l and d the Baptist church of that place Ilac ar a aie at war D Because cause the Rev John J. J Spouse the former pastor was o s s In the cause of organized labor he was taken to task and removed Th The union recently adopted strong i denouncing the church r and edt its present t pastor who l ll presided Sl at t the trial I and and Us is c charged with ruling out of order all testimony on the tl side of th the Rev Mr Spouse The Re Rev J. J L L. L De Be Land who Is saId saM to be responsible responsible sible for the removal shares the cism n of the resolutions resolution He lie is charged with accusing the Rev Mr Spouse of being devoid devOld of principle and sari honor and declaring that he preached to the rabI rabe rab bl he e and I h rough roush u dared r Jf read ral a the bt before scripture whom 10 or pray Because of these actions the resolutions set Et out that the assistance of th hl 0 miners Is withdrawn from the church In in I Us its hellish c display of f Pt ungodliness o and shall 1 Immoral moral a conduct until l s such time I as It make complete reparation by reversing re reVersing re- re its conduct conduct- and end modes of govern overn went from front dishonorable to honorable |