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Newspaper
The Labor Argus
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1906
Page
2
A worker collective argues wealth concentrates power and depresses wages. It advocates forming a North American union uniting all laborers to secure fair wages, shared prosperity, and universal rules based on equity. It warns against partial organization and stresses unwavering commitment.
Secretary Hamm of Chicago Typotheta has resigned to head a major printing establishment. The Typotheta opposes the typographic union and Hamm’s shift implies a change from opposing unions to working with them. The piece notes a rapid reversal of opinion on open versus closed shop in industry.
Justice Olmstead in New York Court of Special Sessions rules the ten hour day for women and children unconstitutional. Judge Staake in Philadelphia declares the child labor law unconstitutional. Both judges call the laws class legislation. The author notes it is unlawful to overwork a horse or abuse a dog and muses that more children would be born as horses or dogs so masters might be kind.
The Philadelphia Bell and Delaware Atlantic telephone strike, begun July 2, remains unresolved as workers receive broad support. Both sides show no sign of compromise, while the company struggles to find competent crews for line and cable troubles. Grand President McNulty, back from three months abroad, concentrates on six locals involved.
At the Lower City miners convention delegates were instructed to attend the Mt Carmel demonstration in October. Organizers plan a major turnout with the United Mine Workers of America region expected to attend and the borough preparing for what may be the district’s largest street event.
In Jefferson county labor interests swept the vote as Felix Birmingham, long-time representative, lost his bid for re-election. Republican Blackburn led the previous ticket but finished last, while Black supported the Anti Boycott law and urged voting for Tiva.
The Springfield Ohio ironmoulders on strike since May 1 won a court victory. The injunction against them issued by employers was dissolved. The injunction had barred union men from even speaking to strike breakers. The court noted the strike was peaceful and caused by employers denying wage increases. The employers belong to the National Foundrymen Association which favors open shop and no wage rise.
A wartime exhortation frames military service as sacrifice for the nation. It argues soldiers join for what they can give, not what they can gain, warning against skulkers and urging courage, endurance, and unity in the face of danger. It stresses hard days, exposure, disease, wounds, and the ultimate risk of death as duties bound to country.
A Wallace Idaho correspondent reports principal witness Steve Adams, jailed to testify against Moyer Maywood and Pettibone, claims his confession was fake and seeks habeas corpus. Pinkerton agent Martland reportedly takes Adams toward the gallows, with McPartland accused of manufacturing evidence. Mine owners allegedly fear losing witnesses as tension rises.
The Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Employes of Chicago won wage gains for women ticket sellers on the Lake Street Elevated. Wages rose from 81 to 1.60 daily plus night work, with one half day off monthly paid after twenty days worked, and a paid one week vacation after each year.
The Trades and Labor Congress urged the minister of Labor to push Britain to enact laws against false immigration inducements. In response, Mackenzie King, key minister of Labor, travels to England to confer with imperial authorities on the issue and possible actions.
A concise appraisal praises a man for courage to express beliefs regardless of pleasing or displeasing the entire union and labor movement.
The reader recalls how Dickens depicted workers as individuals with potential beyond mere tools. The piece argues that unions grow from mist to clarity as a government theory aligns with the idea that workers and wealth makers share common interests and rights.
The Rock River Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church approves an eight hour day for about a thousand workers in New York and Cincinnati. The change, effective after November, covers all departments and marks a withdrawal from the United Typothetic of America by the Book Concern.
Strike at Jeanesville Tron Works ended after a Monday settlement. Workers won a nine hour day and non union hires were discharged. The plant makes high grade pump castings and machinery and ships globally.
The Reichsgericht in Germany, equivalent to the US Supreme Court, ruled that strikers may boycott an employer and may appeal to the public to join the boycott. The decision can only be altered with government consent and a Reichstag majority.
A compact report notes social conditions endure while a stance labeled Tieré is rejected as a form of armed peace, emphasizing persistent tensions and calls for stable action.
The Miners' Journal critiques Speaker Cannon's Danville remarks, noting sidestepping on eight hour and immigration laws, and accusing him of misrepresenting facts. It highlights wage data, Panama Canal treaties, and double standards on federal territory and labor protections, urging readers to question Uncle Joe's figures and motives.
John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers and Samuel Gompers head of the AFL met in New York after a Civie Federation subdivision meeting. Gompers said there is no truth to reports of a breach. both leaders stressed harmony, progress, and the duty of workers to join their crafts unions.
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