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held at 417 South Fourth street. THE WORLD OF LABOR. Several local labor leaders made INTERNATIONAL. addresses, showing the advantages of organization. A number of other open meetings have been ar-ranged to take place in different parts of tho city.

Old Party Eoodlers. Typo- grahical Union, No. 8, controlled by old party wire-pullers, has withdrawn its delegates from the Trades and Labor Union on the ground that said body was being controlled by Socialists. At tho CLKVKIA'NO, ODIO, Marching on the City Hall. A large crowd of unemployed workmen here inarched to the city hall and demanded work from the city authorities.

They were accompanied by fully 100 women, many of them carrying children in their arms. When informed thoro was no work for them the men became angry and many threats were made. J' We will havo work or tear down the city hall," said one the leaders. "Our families are suffering, and we must have employment or bread." The police were called upon and the crowd dispersed. The city authorities, Citizens' Relief Association and tho various charitable institutions are caring for thousands of the unemployed, but much distress still exists.

KEY WEST, FLA. Democratic Scab Hunters. The strike in Seidenberg's cigar factory has assumed serious proportions. Fifteen Spaniards came same meeting it was reported that of the 800 members of the unions 200 were out of work and this chkistiania, horway. International Labor Movement, -The first manifestations of a radical Labor movement in Norway appeared in the fifties.

It was put down by force and its leaders were cast into prison. This first movement was an echo of the Trench "February llevolution" of 1848, and it marked the breakdown of the old era. Notwithstanding the reaction that forthwith set in, other revolutionary waves followed speedily that finally led to the present Social Democratic Labor Movement for the emancipation of the proletariat. This last movement dates since 1885. In that year the first Social Democratic Section of Norway was founded at thecapital, Christiania.

In 1887 the movement had reached a point when it felt strong enough to take the form of a national party; the party now consists of 43 sections, 32 of which are located at the capital. The material difficulty in the way of the progress of Social Democratic agitation is the oblongated shape of the country and its sparse population. Another difficulty we have here to contend with consists in the advanced liberalism of one of our capitalist parties. The alluring radicalism of this (the Liberal) party has drawn to it many of the other radical and discontented elements among our people. Then, also, we have in Norway an agricultural labor organization the "United Norwegian Association of "Workers" which embraces -many unions, and who hang on to the skirts of the Liberal party.

Although both the efforts and the over to work and certain Cubans threatened to do them bodily harm. A massmeeting has held and protection to the Spaniards guaranteed. A committee of 15 leading men of Key West, including the mayor, sheriff, police Fowler's bill for the reorganization of local govenrmcnt throughout England is a distinct and avowed effort to put power into the hands of the laboring classes, not political only or mainly, but social, economical, fiscal and much else. The compulsory power of taking land for allotments is an example of the spirit in which the rights of property are dealt with. It is not the spirit of confiscation, for compensation must be paid at the market price, but it is the new spirit of Socialism that is govern, ing the Organized Labor of Great Britain.

John Burns' claim for further government supervision in trades dangerous to life or health and Mr. Asquith's promise to legislate next session are claimed by the Socialists as another step in the same direction. Mr. Campbell Bannerman, Minister of War, by order of the government, makes a clear surrender to the Socialists and trade unionists ou one important point, having adopted the eight-hour workday. The 20,000 men employed in Ihe ordnance factories at Woolwich and' elsewhere are henceforth to work only forty-eight hours a week.

There is to be no overtime and no reduction of pay. That is a tremendous victory for the new trade unions, which are apparently to govern this country in the near future. The War Department has hitherto insisted that the exigencies of the public services might, and often do, require longer regular hours and especially overtime. These exigencies, it appears, are never again to rise. The war business of this country is to bo conducted on a peace basis.

Radicals and Socialists hail Mr. Ban-nerman's pledge as the visible dawn of a new era in labor reforms. Trading on Public Distress. There is real and widespread suffering among those who are ill-to-do and have no furs to The voice of the unemployed is heard in the land, and the Lord Mayor pleads for them in vain. The experience of the Mansion House relief funds in times past proves they do not reach the worst and most deserving forms of distress.

The London coal ring, which never misses a chance to trade on public distress, has raised the price of coal $1 per ton. Deaths from cold and exposure have occurred in various parts of Eng control. At Castel Vctuano 7,000 people attacked the jail and freed the imprisoned Socialist and Labor union leaders. The inhabitants of Bietraperzia made demands of the local authorities which were denied and troops were called on. After a bloody battle, in which many fell, the troops retreated, and the' people burned all the public buildings and houses of the wealthy.

Only the poor quar. ters of the town remained. TheHO scenes were repeated at Kalguar-heva, Marines, Canicatti, Frapa-ni, Santo Ilifa and other places. There followed fighting, of which the telegraph reports are probably much short of the truth. The Socialist Labor parties of France and Germany have sent great sums of money to the Socialist clubs and trade unions or Fasci dei Lavor-atori to push the fight against the horrible tyranny of the ruling classes of Italy.

Sig. de Felice, chief of the Workingmen's League and a member of Parliament, says his organization was in no way responsible for the uprising. He added that when the working people are oppressed, as in Sicily, they must rise end throw off their yoke. MEXICO, MEX. Printers Organize Plans for the organization of a typographical union in Mexico have been on foot for some time in this city, and now active steps are being taken by a number of progressive Spanish printers to perfect the organization.

The present pay for composition in the republic is from 25c to 50c per 1,000 ems, and in many cases even this low figure is cut. There are about 3,000 printers employed in Mexico, working in 300 offices. In the City of Mexico there are close to 100 papers, of which twenty are dailies. The city force of printers is over 1,000. The desire is to organize the best compositors into a union, and ask that the rate of composition be placed at about 50c per 1,500, other rules and regulations being much the same as in the United States.

Mexican labor is not so effective as in the States, but a Mexican typesetter will set about 8,000 ems a day, and at the desired rate would earn what in Mexico represents the princely sum of $4. The cause of organized labor is gaining considerable headway in the South. NATIONAL; justice, county judge and ex-lieu tenant governor, leave for Havana to bring over 300 or 400 Spaniards. Fifty special police and deputy sheriffs are on duty. The entire city is aroused, and it is threatened that prompt vengeance will be visited on any one who at tempts to interfere with the OMAHA, NED.

Eight Hours. The Journey shelterwhich men and women must mutually produce." 1 Want Better Conditions. Tho Lowell Spinners' Union will begin a for easier work and higher wages. They declare that during the last twenty-five years the speed of machinery has been increased to such an extent that a cotton mule can now produce in nine hours what it formerly took it eleven hours to do. This increases tho spinners' duties and tends to produce premature old age, while there is no additional compensation in the matter of wages.

Out of Work. Lynn figures that it has 8,000 shoe and electrical workers out of employment. February is the date set for a revival in the shoe business there. pueblo, colo. Forced to Accept The difficulty between the bricklayers and O.

E. Caffery at the Insane Asylum has been compromised, the men having accepted a reduction of 50 cents per day. They are now receiving $4.50 per day for eight hours. Will Import Scabs. As was stated last week, Superintendent Robinson, of the C.

F. and I. gave the men until Saturday to decide whether or no they would accept tho new scale. As they have refused to accept or to sign the new scale, Superintendent Robinson will endeavor to secure men in the East. TKOy, N.

Y. Wages of Private Police Reduced. The Troy Steel and Iron Company, controlled by the Standard Oil Company, have reduced the wages of their private police force from $50 a month to $1.25 a day. This may be a good object lesson for these blue coated hirelings of Capitalism. MILWAUKEE, WIS.

Helping the Unemployed. As a means of raising money to aid in carrying on the work of relieving the poor of the city it is proposed to give a charity ball at tho Stadt Theater next month. A committee has been appointed to interest as many ladies as possible in the project. It is expected to realize several thousand dollars. The associated charities is receiving liberal cash contributions for its relief work among the poor of the city.

The relief fund in the hands of Chief of Police Janssen has. been increased by $100 from the Deutsche Gesellschaft. The next shipment of goods from relief headquarters in this city for the destitute miners will be made in time to reach Hurley by Christmas. It wiil include supplies and wearing apparel. But what do a few hundred dollars amount to among thousands of hungry families! ST.

LOUIS. Journeymen Tailors, Attention! The St. Louis Clothing Manufacturers' Association was formed at the Lindell Hotel, a permanent organization being effected with S. Seasongood, President; Henry Marx, vice-president and Leon Schwab, secretary and treasurer. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, February 13.

The object of the association is men Horseshoers have been successful in inaugurating an 8-hour day. This result has been accomplished only by the sacrifice of time and money on the part of employes and employers. CHICAGO, ILL. Unemployed Women. At the regular monthly meeting of the National Association of Women Stenographers, No.

184 Dearborn street, last night, resolutions to cooperate with the societies and organizations extending assistance to the destitute unemployed of Chicago were adopted. Immediate measures will be taken to obtain number will soon increased to 300. Indorsed by the Executive Board. Secretary Priestersbach of the Beer Drivers' Union has received a letter from Samuel Gomp-ers, president of the American Federation of Labor, in which it was stated that the Executive Board the Federation had heard the evidence of both contestants in the trouble between the beer drivers and boss brewers as gathered by President Gompers on his visit here. The board decided that the drivers had just cause of complaint against the boss brewers, who showed no disposition to recognize the drivers' union.

Tho action of the Federation in indorsing the boycott against the brewers was approved by the board and is now in effect nationally. Stockholders to Investigate. The striking beer drivers are elated over an article which appeared in the last issue of the Brewers' Journal in which it was stated that through the efforts of John Burns, M. the English stockholders of the syndicate breweries here have formed a union for the purpose of investigating the condition of the breweries. The article stated that if the condition of affairs were found to be such as should warrant the movement, officers from the English stockholders would be elected to take charge of the syndicate's interest in the city.

Tailors' Union Delegates. At the meeting of the Tailors' Union last Saturday night, John Zach, John Scharpp, 4A. Schultz and H. Werdes were elected to represent the union in the Trades and Labor Assembly. The St.

Louis Republic, the Capitalist Democratic daily, remarks: "For some time there has been a great deal of speculation as to whether or not the fight between the Socialists and "antis" would extend to the Tailors' Union. The oust, ing of William McKeever as delegate to the central body is evidence that the Socialist faction triumphed. McKeever was one of the most prominent members of the Trades and Labor Union, being chairman of the Grievance mittee. He, however, let slip no opportunity to declare his hostility toward the Socialists, which re. suited in his official decapitation, Henry Werdes, McKeever's sue cessor, is a staunch Socialist.

SAN ANTOMO, TEXAS. Idle Men Still Coming. Seventy-five more idle working-men from California arrived hero in a body. They came in on i Southern Pacific freight train, tho crew being unable to prevent them. Upon arrival here they proceeded to the city hall.

City Marshal Druse purchased some food for the strangers, and they heartily enjoyed a square meal. While the men were busily engaged in eating, Jacob Bauer, who had been chosen as captain, disappeared. A search was made for him, but he could not be located. It was. afterward learned that the city marshal of Los Angelos, had given Bauer $16 to provide his men with bread, and not having had an opportunity to spend it, his companions think he concluded to pocket the cash and desert them.

money to carry out their charitable plans, and it is tho desire of the association to be able to re lieve all the unemployed women stenographers now in the city. Business men will be appealed to land. for help. agitation of these organizations is insignificant, it nevertheless still keeps the masses of the workers away from the Social Democracy. Finally, the labor of the Social Democracy of Norway is rendered difficult by the existence of a strong spirit of prejudice against other countries.

All this, notwithstanding the poverty of the masses and the painlessness of our system of production and of government are counteracting greatly the above named difficulties and render the masses accessible to our reasoning. The fact is being more and more recognized, even by the non-laboring classes, that Only the Social Democracy can end the existing condition of things. The Norwegian Social Democracy has conducted an energetic agitation in iavor of the eight-hour day. The May Day demonstrations in the capital were imposing. These demonstrations also took place in other towns, and they, together with our eight-hour agitation, have brought many converts to our ranks.

In Norway, the suffrage is limited to those who enjoy an income of 800 kronen for national elections; and to those who enjoy an income of 500 kronen (about $137) for municipal and provincial elections. As a result of this, only 200,000 out of 400,000 non-wage working citizens are equipped with the suffrage. Thanks to the energetic and un CINCINNATI, O. Prison Contracts Prison la ROME, ITALY Labor Demands A bor contractors of Ohio object to the law that requires the penitentiary goods to be stamped "convict made," while labor organizations call for its enforcement. In the meantime about 250 prisoners of the nearly 2,000 are idle, and in Ohio outside some 250,000 are Stead Speaks Again.

W. T. Stead, editor of the English magazine, The Review of Reviews, said to a Chicago reporter the other day: "I have seen prisoners in one of the worst prisons of St. Petersburg, but they were better housed than your unemployed in the Harrison street police station. The Russian criminals were at out of work.

In the mid3t of this 'least provided with a plank bed "over-production" thousands of families are short on food and correspondent from Palermo gives some very important details of the uprising in Sicily. The military governor of the island notified the government some time ago that the 30,000 troops at his command were far too few to "deal with the emergency." Several thousand more are en route, but the government is fearful of a similar uprising at home and hesitates to send a great force. The trouble began in Mazzara, a town of 14,000 The same system of local taxation, which is the grievance of the masses throughout Italy, exists in Sicily. The rich escaped through corruption and the poor carried the whole burden. The people met in mass-meeting and voted to abolish the municipal taxes.

The local authority, after pretending to yield, sent for troops. The clothing and shelter. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Boycotts are Leqal. A de cision directly at variance with the principle upon which the Ann On which to rest, and they were not driven together as your unemployed are, so that one could not turn without disturbing his neighbor.

I have seen nothing like the scene at the Harrison street police station." Bakers' Strike Continues. The strike of the journeymen bakers is still in progress. Bakers, Arbor railroad strikers and boy- cotters were adjudged conspirators at Toledo was rendered by Justice Dean of the Pennsylvania Su ceasing agitation of the Social Democracy, the Liberal party has preme Court in this city. It was similar to that of like organiza the case of George M. Cote against been driven to place the demand tions in other lines.

A meeting will be held in New York in the for universal suffrage upon its platform; but though it is a "Lib Hugh Murphy and others, being an appeal from the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County. The Supremo Court declares by this near future to determine whether or not to form a national eral" party, its interests do not people were enraged and attacked all the public buildings. The troops attacked them, but were draw it in that direction. Owing decision that boycotts are legal. overmatched and surrounded, and Butchers Meet.

The Butch In general terms the decision is were unable to return to the barracks. They tried to bivouac in a that when trade associations boy ers and Sausage-makers' Union, No. 1, met at 604 Market street, cott contractors and dealers who square, but the masses renewed and adopted a form of contract the attack. The battle lasted all night, and many were killed on encourage the supplanters of strikers and when such associations extend such a boycott among providing for ten hours at 20c an hour, instead of 12 and 15 hours' both sides. In the morning the work at $40 and $50 a month.

A disinterested dealers such a boy cott is legal. stay away from Chicago. BOSTON, MASS. Work for the Unemployed. Roger Ripple writes for the Eos-ton Herald: "If the city cannot provide employment, who cant Why, it is just here that tho cooperative theory comes in.

I will try to explain it just as my nationalist friends explained it for me. The way to solve the problem of the unemployed is to set them at work, not for the city or state, but for one another. The machinery of exchange, by means of which men and women work to supply one another's needs, of food, of clothing and shelter, has broken down; it is a sufficiently clumsy apparatus at the best, but now it has come to grief altogether, and the government should replace it by an organization that shall' serve the same purpose. There are these threo necessary things in life -food, clothing and people went mora troops came and tried to prevent the re- committee will present this con tract to the different employers newal of hostilities. Then the Work for 2 Cents an Hour.

for their signatures. During the people of Salemi followed the ex to these circumstances the party has had to take the lead in the agitation for the universal suffrage and even to concentrate its efforts upon that point. The Socialist Party is taking every year a larger share in the municipal elections. In consequence they have adopted for these elections a platform which demands, among other things, municipal domiciles for workingmen, one free meal for children at school, and abolition of contract labor on public works. LONDON, ENULAND.

The Political Labor Movement. The tremendous set of politics toward labor is again visible this week. It may be equally well be called the subordination of political to social questions. Mr. Factory Inspector Watchorn of Pennsylvania reports cases in meeting ari election of officers took place, which resulted in the elec ample of Mazzara.

The officials had warning and garrisoned the Philadelphia where children be tion of John Bretz for president; public buildings. When the peo tween the ages of 12 and 14 work F. Herbozer, vice-president; 00 hours per week for $1.20. Mr Watchorn also says that if his de Kossler, corresponding secretary; If you try to prcservo your copy of this paper, get two and uso one to spread the light. Copies of this paper make tho best tracts for our canse- partment were permitted to collect R.

Baur, financial secretary; A Mazer, treasurer. pie attacked they were repulsed at first, but the enraged masses turned their attention to other buildings, and attacked the houses of the rich. Half the town was destroyed, and there was much loss of life before the troops gained facts relating to the "sweater sys tem" he would astonish the nation with what he knows now exists in Painters Agitate. A meeting under the auspices of the Painters' District Council was trosKixouEJi or all countbie BHITK. Philadalphia..