Show LABOR NOTES abo bulgarian unionists bavo formed a national federation thero aro organized workers it Is said that it 13 propose to hold a conference of governments for tho protection of the workers against accidents ci in may 1905 at switzerland the british and continental governments will bo represented and the united states and russia also at a meeting of tho allied printing trades in sydney aust it was resolved to adopt the scheme for tho establishment lish ment of homes tor indigent printers and the aged and infirm in the trade as drawn up by the new south wales printers association the strikers in the chemical borits of prussia aie still out in russian men were recently dismissed or reduced to two or four hours per day the cost 0 living is increasing in consequence of the war and the continued drought the national union of shop assistants warehousemen and dorks great britain have selected general secretary macpherson as their parliamentary Parla candidate ehg list of labor candidates selected by the trade union ID great britain is already a formidable one appeal has been made to tho supreme court by henry D lister attorney tor the Stab lemens union local of san francisco against th decision of judge hebbard that boycotting or the stores or shops of employed emp loyes of nonunion non union labor is unlawful complying with the demand of president gompers of the american federation of labor the central labor union of washington expelled the steam fitters union which had defied the federation in failing to consolidate with the plumbers union As a result of this action it is expected that eighteen of the largest and strongest unions in the city comprising the allied council of building trades will withdraw from the central body and form a separate organization the immigration authorities at san antonio tex have been informed of I 1 plot hatched in guaymas and mazat lan mexico to smuggle into the united states chinese coolies and clean up the plan was worked out by an american renegade and mexican and chinese merchants and each chinese smuggled into the states was to pay the conspirators the convention of the delegates from the interstate operative bakers union held at sydney australia hag concluded its labors A constitution for the federated bankers union of australia was adopted and the next conference is to be held at ballaran ballarat Ball arat in april 1905 A special dispatch from dawson states that the mall carriers between valdes and Fairbank shave suffered sever hardships having been caught without food and supplies and forced to cache all mall and sock aid their dogs died of cold and hunger A hitler tight of a year and a hali between the E A co sheet metal contractors and sheet metal workers union no 73 has been settled in the struggle ono killing and many assaults were committed public school building repairs were tied up by sympathetic krikes and the company was fined a total of by the sheet metal contractors association his employed emp loyes go back on a closed shop basis a union scale ot wages and a full payment by sir of all times the bakers and workers international union has removed its headquarters from cleveland 0 to chicago A dispatch from constantinople reports the first labor strike in the history of turkey tho workmen in a tobacco factory became enraged by the introduction of machinery attacked their superiors and threatened to unless their wages were increased the pellet decided that a strike would bo equivalent to a revolutionary ary movement As a result persons are now in prison the days of the high priced rail mill workers in the calumet region are over according to an official of the illinois steel company since the shutdown of a week ago arrangements have been made tor installation of two improved machines which will throw all the high priced rollers and out of employment unless thoy accept a reduction in wages amounting to sixty five per cent about men are on strike in the west virginia coal fields silk workers are striking in new jersey A levy of 12 coals a member has been voted by the engineers for its defense fund president roosevelt has informed a delegation representing tho amalgamated association of iron steel and tin plata workers that he would not give hla aid to bring about settlement of the strike of tho union em aloyes of the carnegie steel company of youngstown and garard 0 ninety six new factories and plants were founded in hungary during the first quarter of 1801 in the connection with the attempt of the cotton mill operatives the labor union fall river are pushing investigations of complaints that children under the age by law are at work and of cases of alleged coercion on tho part of the overseers over peers of the poor and state board of char ity edward W tatum for tho last alro years president of the international brotherhood of has resigned from that office the minneapolis glnn structural iron workers union la to formulate for mulata a new wago scalo for to the joett mitchell will b elected reelected re of the united mine work r of america without opposition at the election soon b to be held trw that 0 abo metal workers with a membership 0 at tho end ot 1903 tho american federation of labor will support tho printers in their contest for an eight hour day after january 1 1906 the next big convention will be that of tho bricklayers and masons international union in san francisco cal beginning january 8 it Is estimated delegates from all parts of tho united statha and canada will attend abo sessions tho largo and increasing number of unemployed in london and in some ot the great centers of industry la aag land Is causing a great deal of anxiety and many schemes have been advanced for dealing with the problem tho strike on abo canadian pacific railway at winnipeg of machinists blacksmiths and allied mechanics has been ended work being resumed the terms of the agreement have not been officially announced according to the report of the states commissioner of education tho average monthly wages of teachers for 1903 was 49 for men and about 40 tor women in tho united mine workers there are men on strike the 01 galiza tion lias spent so far this year and its expenses arc per month it is said abat more than factories in the united states representing 30 distinct industries with an aggregate capital exceeding and employing bands use alcohol a solvent derived from alcohol or an inferior substitution as a raw material of manufacture the barbers union in indiana has won its case against barber shops keeping open on sunday the canadian association of steam engineers intends to petition the ontario legislature to pass an act requiring every man in charge of a steam engine of over 25 horsepower horse power to have an engineers certificate it is reported that 38 manufacturing concerns in various parts of the country have withdrawn from the parry association the combination of the international association of machinists and the allied metal trades will result in a membership of men wisconsin federation of labor is taking steps to organize the farmers of the state into a union the organization is now circulating pamphlets setting forth the advantages 0 the union it is the intention of the national canada Working mens educational association to organize associations ia every political division of the city with a central committee to direct operations that will make the labor vote a factor in future elections A report is current that andrew carnegie Is planning to present to the labor unions of the united states a hand some hall of labor to be elected ia new ork and modeled along tho lines of the palace of peace recently presented to the hague mr carnegie is being supported by laboring men tor the presidency of the civic federation it is reported that trouble is again brewing in tho chicago stockyards stock yards if under consideration aro car alicd out the operative cooperative co garment factory started by the garment workers locked out of a minneapolis Minnea polls glnn factory locked out last summer will shortly be enlarged and put upon a firmer financial basis A special report of the census bureau issued recently shows that children in the united states are compelled to work tor their living the various lodges of boilermaker a and iron shipbuilders ship builders have been in special session devising ways and means to assist tho members on strike this number includes these oat of work in new york chicago and on the santa fe system To labor temple will be formally opened on december 21 colliery employed emp loyes in tho newcastle district N S W numbering come odd re merging verging on tho starvation allne only about 25 per cent of the men are working full time tho rest getting half time and less |