Show MAY DAY PASSES OVER QUIETLY BOTH in this country and in europe may day passed over quietly notwithstanding the anticipated scenes of riot and disorder which some people supposed aup would characterize the daywitt day with the exception of a few red flags cap aured by the chicago police and some bomb explosions which did little damage the day both at home and abroad WRO was not dot productive of any serious event the labor agitation at present seems directed towards the adoption of an eight hour labor day and the abolition of the truck store I system in ohio pennsylvania illinois and several other states laws were pawed passed prohibiting employers employ ere from holding any interest financially in stores patronized by their workmen labor men claim that these laws are outrageously violated by mine owners and others but in illinois a terrible setback him has been given to the movement the anti truck law pawed passed by the legislature state stat has baa been declared unconstitutional by the state supreme court on the ground that it abridged the personal rights of the citizen thus with the fundamental law though the truck store 12 system has been regulated long since in england by parliament yet oases cases still crop up which occasion litigation there is one in progress at present in london A laborer who lived in a cottage rented from a gas company went on strike with his fellow workmen when paid off on the rent was deducted from hie bis full wages the ease case was brought up u p in the house of commons at first the attorney general gave it as his opinion that the company in deducting rent as stated did not act contrary to the provisions of the truck law on reconsideration the official subsequently that unless a written agreement existed between the company and the em aloye as to the method to be pursued the truck act demanded the payment of wages in full no matter what debts the laborer might owe to his employer this shows that the question of corn com pany stores is effectually settled by the british workman 1 in 11 europe there appears to be a peremptory demand for the eight hour gay day in this country though the eight hour bour day is talked about a great deal there seems a disposition among labor men to unite in a demand for a 9 nine hour day A A trade convention representing members hold held in chicago recently adopted resolutions favoring favo favori rinK nw nine hours and steps were taken to accomplish this object universally ver sally among blacksmiths machin isep ballej makere and in ia fact all branches of skilled me mechanics chanico it must be admitted that the labor situation lu iu the united states looks look more hopeful just at present than it does it in eurple yet it is truer true that large bodies bardle men are reported iaci in cities tiep and the arrivals at new york average a week in europe iu in addition to the general stagnation agnation et of trade ne new w labor saving machines are bel being 09 successfully put in operation in london a machine for unloading vessels him has been introduced which will throw thousands of dock men on the Nt streets and thus add to the mass of the un implored Imp loyed and discontented in the continental cities the unfortunate workmen are looking to louise mitchell chelland Mit and other notorious communists and anarchists as their social redeemers they despair of relief by agitation surrounded ur rounded as they are by armed military and police |