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" ' - t , ,; : f of ,Z; Baleigh Central Labor Union , and Allied Unions; Si State rcil; ration cf Later . ' and ke County Fanners Union Devoted fo ffte Upbuildins of the T.-r.Ci Union Movement Mf voLm. RALEIGH, N. , CV THURSD-T, AUGUST 7, 1919. NO, 18 I r;Lab6inbmands Nationaliza- - tiJn pj all Railroad Lines that Road? be Owned by tHe Government and Operated for the Benefit of the Public. Washington. Organized ; labor has eome out with the unequivocal, formal demand that private capital be retired from the railroads. , ; ' A tri-partite control, composed of the public, : the operating manage ment and the employes is demanded instead. , 1 . Addressed to the , American public and signed : by engineers, ' tthe ; fire men, the conductors and the Ameri can Federation of Labor, a' torinal statement was issued announcing .this proposal, , ; .-; "It marks' says the statement, "the step by which, organized labor passes from demands , f or , wage in creases to demands 'that the system of profits , in .industry J bo over hauled." v " This sentence sums up in' a , few words the proposals, of wSich there have been hints; and indications but which is now laid before the country tor the first time, -; Everywhere , in official Washington it is recognized as the most serious and far-reaching proposition; the country will be called on to ti&t Remedy ; foT Higlr Cost. . Characterizing the - proposal as "labor's bill," it is : put forth ; as a remedy for the high cost of - living because the railroads are the key in dustry . of the nation. ; It : demands the "genuine co-operation and part nership mased on a real community of interest and participation in con trol," of which President .Wilson spoke to Congress, - and which . the, statement says has been ignored by labor and the private ownership of the railroads. r " ' , . "We ask, 4t says, "that the rail roads of the United States be vested in the public; - that' those, actually engaged in conducting that .indus try, not from Vail Street but from the railroad offices and yards and out on me ranroau nue, puau mn. charge of this service for the pub lic." . ' Briefly labor's pian.aemanas: , That private capital be eliminated frrvm TnP V54 1 lrnHHS. v . l.' -i, a TThat the ; private owners receite for them" government bonds' "with a JUADU 111 MS C3b .v w rf t - - That the 'tripartite control hereto fore referred to, be established, in corporttions which shall ' lease the roads and in which the public, : the operating managements and labor shall be represented equally.' That the public, the operators" and the wage earners share equally all revenue in excess of the guarantee to private capital ') by granting to the operators and the employes one half the savings which are expected, to be made by such a perfected or ganization, and to the public the xOther half as consumers, : either ., by increasing service ;; without adding costs or by reducing costs. ' .' Labor's Statejiient. - " The statement follows: ' I ; . "The innuendoes t in telegraphed dispatches from Washington appear ing also in the r speech of Represen tative Blanton,' of Texas, that the railroad unions are : holding iip Con gress and the 'government may as well cease. This appeal is made to the American -people direct, It in vokes the dgment and ' common sense of public- sentiment, of : all the public which earns a wage or a sti pend. We recognize thart' the only way in which we . can exist under the nrPSPnt avctom la tr ATYlflTld further increases in wages But' we ; agree with Representative Blanton that this affords but temporary relief. It does not offer a remedy: . , "Labor's bill, on the other hand, provides , a remedy and we 'ask mere ly that its terms be scrutinized,' -Our full argument ii) . support of , these terms will be presented Wednesday before the House Committee . . on In terstate Commerce. . ; In this stat, ment we are sounding the : note of our basic principle. :t, " 4' "That this role originates with labor is merely because labor, ' bap Pens to have firm , ' organizations through which it may become articu late. it is not to benefit labor as la hor alone; it is to benefit ;th'e con suming public, Vof !' which : ; labor at Present is the audibl paritiKiln la bor's bill providing that he public , take over the railroads and ' establish a tripartite . " control ; between the Public, the railway, operating j man agement and the 'employes the labor organizations of America have estab Kshed this new policy . which '. en visages their' condition not only , as Producer but also as consumers For Share in Profits. "H marks the step by which or ganized ; labbr , passes from : demands jor wage increases '. to demands ' that tfae system of profits , in industry be overhauled,; Hitherto, during suc cessive wage negotions and arbitra- tion awards, we have called for pro- visional settlements only of questions araising out of U differences as to wages, hours and conditions',1 of la bor. That principle of 'genuine-cooperation : and ' partnership based upon real community of interest and participation In control,', of which President Wilson has spoken to Con gress, .has been ignored both by la bor and by thprivate -owners of the railroads. ' . "What wage-increases; Jiave been received in the last few years result ed only; inl immediately being fol lowed by more than proportionate In creases in the cost; of living. ' Each rise in wages has turned out to mean ohly temporary relief for the affect- l el; workers. ' . When the ' increases have gone, around the circle; labor as producer losse the , advantage of the rneV wages , through the: addi tional - cost, it 1 pays as ! consumer. Moreover, -; through . compounded profits. i taken onv these ' wage in creases each, cycle ; becomes an .up ward spiral of costs which the; con suming-public jvalnly reaches .to con- trol. . - V . 'As the major part of th.e consum ing public, labor, Is entitled to rep resentation on the directorate of the public railroads: r As a producer of capital, it. is entitled'; to representa tion on the directorate of . the rail roads. .To capital, which Is the fruit of yesterday's labor, we now propose to discharge every just ; obligation. We demand that the owners of capi tal, who represent only- financial in terest as distinguished from operat ing - brains and energy, be retired from management, receiving govern ment bonds with a fixed inteVest re turn v for, every r honest' dollar that they have invested in the railway industry. We ask that the railroads of the United States be vested In the public; that those "actually engaged in : conducting; that industry, , not from Wall Street,' but from the rail road offices and, yards and "out on; the railroad" Jlnes shall take charge of this- service for the public. . V ''; , :6pefating s Heads tor Share. . '; v., "'These 'xepf esent all -the brains skia andlenergy-that-ia inthe,buslj ... . . . - 111"' 'i ..r x it. jTt ness. mey are enuuea io iuai measure of control which is equal to their ability and their responsibility for: operating' the transportation properties., Then, and then only, wilt the service be primarily for the public "not primarily ' for profits ' to speculators and inflaters of capital. As a means of, accomplis-hing this end, we . ask that a lease be granted to a corporation ; created : not tX profit, but for. public service, We ask that this corporation be con trolled in- v its management by an equal representation ' of the , three fundamental interests u .upon which industry is based. The : public, oper ating ' managers and wage earners will then ' guarantee both the Integ rity of the . investnient v required for the conduct of the industry and that return . which Induces it, by Invest ing, to enter the public service. - , t "The public as consumers and.,, the operating as maangers and wage earners : as producers, having joined in that ' guarantee, . wilt ' then share equally all Earnings in excess, of the amounts required to meet . the guar,-: antee. t . J , , . . "This. is provided by, granting to the wage earners' and v management, one-half, of the' savings, which they, through their perfected organizations can make, and' by , securing to; the public7 the other half to be enjoyed by the, consumers, either; by increas ing the means for service without increasing "fixed charges or by reduc ing the cost of the service which the machinery "then: in'.' existence can rend-ir. Thus the cost of, transpor tation , is :. automatically . , reduced exactly in proportion as benefits ac crue to the producers of- transpor tation. Increase -in ; earning power of producers : under; this system can not be reflected In increased . costb, it must .be balanced by decreased. costs.:1; - - - ' ' v ' " 1 ' Key .Industry; of Nation. I , ' The railroads are the key industry, of the nation. They affect , at onc.-i the price of every, necessary. - As in creased transportation - costs are re flected in, the increased- price of all commodities, so a reduction! in thosf costs , must J be reflected by. .reduced priceJgr;Af "Wo say this because of.'labor's interest as - consumer , as part of an Overburdened public.,; . This ' funda mental statement . of ..principle we respectfully submit, to the Americ.in people,'.;. .' , 'Z- Vv- ." ' V-'.' ' - r . , . " ' 'r' ry,,", . m NO ONE INTERESTED NOW. -Talking of important news. It now appears that Jess IWlllard. was knocked 'down only . Ave times in the first round Instead1 ot " six,-1--Washington ton Post.' . - SKOPiJEiJ AGAIIIST : -: SPECIAL DODY PLAIJ Dissatisfied: With President 's Pro : , ,posal to Have Oonjess '. ' I1 . ' Create it ' " ;7 v I . (News and Observer.) , "Washington, Aug. 2. Dissatisfied with; President Wilson's ; proposal to have Congress .create a special body to pass on their demands, or consider them in. connection ; with .the high cost of: living , problem, the railway shopmen ; began today- to take an of-' ficial strike vote. v', - ; ; ', ; ,The, shopmen contend that the rail- way wage board of ; the raiVoad ad ministration should pass on their de- mands, and, failing favorable action; a strike of 6 00,0 9 0 men is .threat ened, labor officials said today. ; -j : B. M, . Jewell acting president of the railway employees department of the . American . Federation 4of Labor,! said tonight hat Director General Hines bad been informed by the com- mittee reporting the shopmen of their dissatisfaction with the suggestion that Congress intervene. V -' Statement by Je well I .f ' , , 'Acting,, in' t behalf 'of .the : six shop crafts, a committee ,of one. hundred presented- to the. director general of railroads on January 7th, last, . the request for an . Increase in the .wage scale," Mr, JewelL said. . "On, Feb ruary 8th ; the question was ; referred to the board of adjustment'.Qi.J-ail-,way, wages and working) conditions J During March and April the iWhole subject ' was threshed out ;:at head quarters of the board, and on ?July 16th the board made its recommend-' ation to the director general.'.-, f .'Following a conference with Mr. Hines on July 28th, we, believed that the question had finally come to ,a head, and expected a decision. The letter; from;Mr. Hines to : President Wilson -t oil owed, and the solution we have.: positively rejected. sr . "We have now decided to send out the call . for a strike vote;, returnable August :24th at midnight, to ; the 500,000 employeesj of American rail roads, and the' ten thousand , em-ployees-of Canadian "railroads af fected. . The shop crafts ask for a minimum 6f 85 , cents1' an hour for mechanics' an , increase, of i 1 7 4 cents: a minimum of 60 cents. for-helpers, i an: increase of J. 5' cents and an in- crease otvv cenis perynour ior p-j nrenticeci'. .ir ' 'TheCanadian employees are in volved by reason ' of the - fact - that their wages and : working conditions under an agreement reached with the railroad ? board,' are based .on stand-: ards as . they - are adopted in the j United States.. - - r - Continue Efforts to Settle by v , Negotiation. . , ,4 J - "We shall continue to endeavor to settle fthe demands i by "negotiation with ' the . , railroad administration, pending receipt of the strike' vote, that will, when taken, simply center the power; for calling a strike in. the hands of the committee. : ''The first effect of the. call for a vote will probably, be the ending : of the present strike, which1 has taken out a considerable number of shop men over ' yarious sections of1 the country who have been impatient, of the long delay that lias so far inter vened, j: Their walk-outs ; have .been unauthorized, but we . expect- that they 'will return ; ; when they see that the organizations intend action in a united fashion." . Tt , 1 : .International unionsof machinists, blacksmiths,' and helpers, ' boiler makers . and helpers, sheet-metal workers, electricians, ! and railway car men of America, are involved in the controversy. "V . . ;.- l V ; 44-HOUR WEEK" FOR 28,000. ; Silk, 31111 Employers Agree ; Also to Advance in Wages. - . " ; if ' s v ( Special to The. Union Herald.) - New York, Aug. 6. Twenty-eight thousand members of the United Tex tile , WJorkers of America will get a 4 4 -hour week the day; the treaty of peace is ratified by thetUnited: States Senate, if ratification' takes place' be fore October 10th,:r. The 4 4-hour week will go into effect on that-day in-any event. - v'. . ' v . ' - Last April the silk workers' . case was before;' the War Labor ' . Board, when an? award was made which- per mitted reopening t of the ' case- six months from date of the award," un less the : war ended before that date. That date expires October 10 th, and it is now by agreement between the union and the employers that the new schedule of 'hours'will go into effect. ' Agreement for an1 advance in wages of from 15 to 2 0 fr cent was Veached about two weeks ago. ' " vi,r i Efforts are' now ; being centered on extending the i44-hour :weekto mills in Pennsylvania and New - England, where, hours now.. range from 48 to 52 per. week, Success is anticipated. Will Fight Profiteers. Des Moines;, la, Governor W? Vl. Harding has started acamoaien to reduce the high cost of living in Iowa by , sending orders to- all county . at torneys; to meet here next Friday, August ' 8th, to 'discuss means and ways of fighting profiteers.' . . rey;:: :s tobacco go. There 7ill Be , No Strike ! of To " tacco Workers at Wins- J ' ton-Salem. ' v By an agreement between the' To bacco' Workers'- Union of , Winston-' Salem and the R: ' J, .Reynoldsj: To bacco Company, the - union secures pQctically everything; asked for,'aJid consequently there will be no strike in the big tobacco factories..,. ..Briefly stated; the tobacco workers are granted a 4 8-hour week! : divided into tive 9-hour work days,5 with three hours work on Saturdays. " The stipu lations as to the wage scale grants an increase of practically 20 per cent.f ..All work required by .the .company of its employees in excess of 48 hours per week shall be paid for at the rate of time and 'a, half. (No discrimina tion will- be made or ; permitted against' an employee .because of his membership in or non-membership in a labor union? .The proposition . alspr states that the basis and rates ufoJ posed shall be in effect until January 3i,; mo; , '. , ;;:-) r ; t President McAndrew, of the Inter natioijal Union of Tobaccp" Wforkers stated that the local branches, of the union.' have determined,, to , starts at once with J the organization of co operative stocky companies for ' the purpose of: operating ,:co-operative stores under what is known as the Rochdale r system. ; President Mc An drew also stated that his organiza tion, and labor generally, is heartily in favor of the improvement, of school conditions,; and particularly endorses v the school improvement plan recently launched ; in Winston Salem. , He further stated that at the - meeting of . the State ' Federation of Labor at- Raleigh, otl Tuesday; Au gust 12th, a resolution will be intro duced, and he hasLreasbn to believe it will be carried, asking the Legisla ture to enact a law providing for free text-books -for the public . schools of the'State. ' . ' V SENATOR DEFIES ORGANIZED LABOR Political Officeholder is. Ho More .r T UvsalU'CZTTVOA of . " , , 'fp - -1; r Senator Thomas, Democrat, fof Col orado, in an; impassioned address in the Senate flung defiance to the rail road employes and likened their at titude to' treason, ' says, an Associated Press 'dispatch ; from 'Wilmington. '' 'I cannot justify ir it as " anything1 short; of treason' he said, after cit ing " the recent public statements of the: Brotherhood officers. . ;"We are face tto ;face with the demand for wage increases costing $800,000,QOO which confessedly',wlll not help them,' or they; will suspend" our great trans portation system. - . - " , ' , "Their "second demand is ,for con fiscation of ,-20,000,000,0000 ot property, that it be put into govern ment ownership , Thi3' is the first time in the history of ..the American nation;" the Colorado a Senator - con tinued, witb-great earnestness, "and God grant it be" the last, ; in which1 a segment of. the American people has pointed its finger at f the American Congress and said 'you must legis late thus and so' or ;".we will strike and tie up all transportation and in dustry. . . ' ' . 'v-': ' "Ours" is the responsibility now to give answer There is no -consequence, as serious .'as ; involved In yielding.' It means an end to repreT sentativeL government. ' Let's not 4 flinch the issue. It's quite as impor tant as any treaty: It is a threat to bring ruin on the country."1! . , f In the past, Senator -Thomas de elared, both political parties in, Con-i gress had acted with a view to cap ture the ; next Presidential election and he expressed hope that in the present . crisis partisan politics . would not be a factor. ; (- ; r . ' 1 ' ' . ; Sometimes,' he said :; he i wondered whether, in the next ,: Presidential election, but one party, composed of oth c Democrats . and ' Republicans would not be found, fighting side ;by side to overcome the tide of ; radical- ism. . . , i - -1 - ... . . I , -m r.-K BOSTON NEWSWRITERS, ; '1 'l ' ; '. - WTN $38 SCAIiE J ' ' ' ' .. - " ' . ' Roston,'-Aug. -6. ;The Newspaper Publishers' Association has agreed to grant the demands ;of ;the " News writers' Union f Or a iminimum wage scale' of $ 4 5 a week for rewrite -men and copy readers, ;. $38 for reporters and staff. photographers,; and $30 for district men. Members of the union who receive more than the minimum wage, will receive "proportionate in creases.' The scale is retroactive to June 6th. ' ' ' " . "Members of the union,, who have been employed by a. daily newspaper for at least four years are entitled to the new wage scale. , ( ' ' 'The union did not ask any. change in hours; or ,-sWofking . conditions, which are difficult; to, standardize, owing to the requirements of the in dustry. Apprenticeship: questions are left in abeyance for the present. ITELIS OF IIITEREST njlffllildiffioiD General News About the Doings of Organized Labor All i - ; Oyer the Country. . f . N ;Waht H. C. of' It,' Bonus, v f ; L , Paris, France.--Charging that the goyernment is not using iU power, to protect workers against living costs, which are continually soaring, organ ized employees in the . postal.- tele graphy and telephone service demand a high-cost-of-living bonus of $ 25 a month.' !. V-.- I;1'"!. . t- .-. ft'. 'fciLv2;iS"s.-;-:" -"-.' "f j- f ?:;,' f r .. v;-i'v" , . ... , - x . Big Iron Strike, Ends." " ' ' Reading, Pa.-The Reading ! Iron' Co'mpany has signed its! first wage agreement with the Amalgamated Association of , Iron, . Steel and Tin Workers and this strike is at an endi Heretofore agreements with this con cern have been oral. ? , ' The.new rate is; $10.75. a ton for puddlers. .About 10,pt)0 puddlersare affected, as all mills east of the Alia gheny. Mountains - based ' their wage scales an rates paid by the Reading company. Thousands of eastern pud dlers have ' been idle because of this dispute. i ' N , "a " - .d? . - May Receive Benefits. : Manchester, ,.England.--A court of referees has ruled that cdtton work ers who have been " thrown out of work because of a refusal of spinners to accept an ; agreement? offered by employers are entitled to government out-bf-work benefits. : Raise Wages 25 Per ' Cent. : Cincinnati.- Ai 10 per. cent increase has been .secured by Garment. Work-? ersUnion No 99. 'A few months ago rates were advanced 15 per cent." n Wage Gains for Car Men. ; ' Danbury, . Cpnni ' An arbitration board has awarded Danbury & Bethel Street : Railway' Company platform men a wage increase that raises Tates from. 3 5 cents an hour, to! 4 4 cents. ' - Out But Two Hours. St. Catherines, Canada Carpen ters in this city were refused avwage increase, and tied up building operas tions. : They, were out' but tWo hours when the bosses' raised rates, from 65 jvta...an iiour toJ70--ceats:-.-.w-;i, ; " " JLaunclry "Workers tlnite. ' Oakland, Cal. A strong Laundry Workers' Union h'as ..been organized in this city.' During. the past few years laundry- prices Vhave almost doubled,-but the laundry Workers are paiu j iae same - oia . f J Ai. .... - A 5. T VM :.V: rate,1 The em ployees are now" being banquetted by- 4 r " Winning Eight Hours. -vv: :T Joplin, M'o. -Organized; machinists in thiSr district are winning the eight hour day. . They suspended work the first of last month, and jare rapidly securing agreements. Tailors Want More. ' , Brockton; Mass. Journeymen tail ors 1 have asked employers , to : raise wages from $25.50 a week to . $33 and. reduce the work week, from-48 hours to 44 ' , '.,, s ;Molders Forced Qut. . Fort Wayne, Ind. Iron molders employed by the Bass Foundry ; and Machine Company have been forced on . the ; street because j the company refused to apply a wage award. -made last May by the National War 'Labor Board. The company . says the war is' over , and production niust be in creased. : This concern is bne of Fort Wayne's leading lowr wage. .plants, and it is charged with" being most open in its appeal to. racial preju dices of its employees, - by Uhls means keeping them apart. f.The ;Fort Wayne Worker declares the company is "a typical slave-driving concern ;of the ! worst type,': with the work: day ranging from 12 to 14 hours v - ' - f , :U ; Pimters Raise -Wages. , v Hamilton, 'Canada- Commercial shop members of the .Typographical UAion have, raised wages o per cent, Similar increases wereA recently se4 cured by newspaper' printers! - - : J--:,-. " Boston.- -The Typographical Union has rejected a wage offer of $32 and $34 a week for its commercial shop members. The. union Is ideriianding $37, regardless- of sex. , LAM3nNG i HERSELF;' : There had been . a quarrel. v Every body: could see that the minute they came into the car. .The woman sat with rigid : jajw, her haridi; folded for biddingly over her stomach. The man scrooched. down on his ! spine and glowered at the signs across the aisle. The car wandered. Then thefe. came a dead silence as' the ear halted to let off a passenger; Into the silence came 'the woman's ;voice: ."lf it wasn't for me, you'd be the biggest: fool in San Francisco!' . Then, for the first time the man grinned, -arid the others grinned with him. San Francisco Chronicle. Iffi YORK STREET : : IRAILWAY EL:?L0YEES ililv-CiJSIRUE-- Want Union Recognition. But Re 4 ceiver Garrison Refuses to t)eal With Them Except as Individ- - " uals. ;, New York, Aug 5. --The members of the Amalgamated Association Of Street and Electric "Railway Em-; ployes,:; who are in the employ of the Brooklyn ; Rapid Transit Company, met in the Brooklyn Labor Lyceum, WIHoughby and ' Myrtle Avenues, last night and, unanimously voted to 1 strike at 5 o'clock this' morning.. vThe meeting was attended by be tween 2,000 and 3,000 men-and the' strike resolution was adopted amid cheering- that was heard for blocks. The motion to strike was put by Leo Beal, an .employ of the B..R. T., who" shouted a proposal above the din that ''the , strike take effect ? immediate ; arid continue until such time as the officials of . the B. R. T. recognize our union and; agree to negotiate with . From all parts of the hall caine a storm of, seconds; and when '.Edward " Smtih, chairman of the Brooklyn-local of, the j union, 'put the question a ; wild demonstration followed that lasted , several 'minutest if there was ' a .single man in the house who was-? ? opposed' to - such precipitate action he kept, his views to himself. ' When first put the motion did not fix a: time. for. the strike. . After the adoption of the strike motion, P, j; O'Shea. of Detroit who is chairman ' of the National; Executive Commit- tee suggested that a second, motion fixing the time should be put to the house, . This was done arid the hour -of 5 a. m. today -was agreed to. v' The message of ex-Secretary . of 1 War, Lindley Ml Garrison, receiver for the B. R. T.; in which he refused to deal with the . union was read , by Mr. Smith., When he concluded i-ead-' ing the. message the men. began to shout "Strike, strike,; strike," ' and. they kept the demonstration goin& until. Beal got the floor and pTesent- ; ed the motion. ' ' ' r The following telegram . .was or- ' dered sent to Receiver Garrison: ' - ."We reject your-answer and -will S ..Sojojtliketil you- are , readxto- meet-committeemen and reach" an agreement that will, be acceptable ho all parties," , " , . . The message was signed by the officials of the Brooklyn local. ? . , - "To he'll with the B.:R. T" and "To hell with Garrison,", hundreds of excited men shouted when Chair man &nntn announced that the strike vote ; was unanimous and that the men would stop ' work 4 at' 5 a. mi Chairs were overturned, hats and. caps nuned into the - air; in demonstration ; that; followed strike vote. the the , Attacks the B. R. T. . National Committeeman snea.took the floor after the question of a strike was settled. 1 r , a "I want to congratulate you men', he said, "on the action you have just taken: I believe that you mean busi- : ness this time, and I "am convinced that your action will convince Garri- . son ' that you are : not fooling Ton -have ; been paid miserable wages for years, and it hasbeen almost impos- v sible for some$of you to make both"! ends meet iS.dme of you have had to work twelve hours a day to make a' living.' Conditions n the system have been rotten. . - - , - - - . , r V "You will win this time., : Don't ; ' operate any carp. , Be orderly and . show the people that you are law abiding citizens.- Keep . away from -the company's property. - The .or ganization is going to back you up., ' Keep the cars in the barns, Victory, is' surely going to be yours" ' . Louis Fridiger, attorney for the ; union, alsq attended the meeting , and advised the men ' as to their at- " tivities after they stop swork., Harry V( Jones, a union official, of Paterson.'Z N: J.f and William Wetnet of thf . Manhattan local, also made speeches Both : have been active in recent. ; strikes; and gave the men informa- tion as to the best means to ; be f ol- - j lowed in winning against the B, R. ; - "The decision; of Receiver, Garrison j p to refuse to "meet representatives of : the union', said Chairman Smith of S '. the :i Brooklyn,,, local, "was what we" expected. ' We did not expect Garri- -. son: to do anything for us and so we , ( . ; are going on-with the strike." Z TAMPA CIGfAR MAKERS SECURE INCREASED WAGES. ' , . Tampa, Fla., . August 8. Three more t factories have signed . up with i l the. striking cigarmakers and agreed..; to give the 25 per cent increase the,, men demand making nine factories ; ,r that have signed. There are still more than- 7,000 cigarmakers out with about 12,000 men in other. branches affected by the closing down of the factories. :