Foreign Language Press Service

A motion introduced into Congress by Representative Hoar (Mass.) recognizes the national scope of the relations between Capital and Labor. The motion aims at the nomination of a permanent commission of three members whose function it shall be: "To investigate the questions of wages

Since the eight-hour movement struck a snag-although the N. Y. Volkszeitung said it would be a world event of as much historical significance as Columbus' egg--we have heard no more about the proposed co-operative furniture factory. We hope the idea was not given up. It would be regrettable.

The furniture workers met yesterday at a hall at 53 West Lake Street to consider business matters involving the proposed co-operative factory. Mr. Stallknecht was chairman. It was announced that one half of the shares had been sold. The assembly nominated fourteen members, seven of whom shall

shares, and the bricklayers' union, which is in a sound financial condition, will also subscribe. The motion to issue an appeal was tabled. The secretary said that 1425 shares at $25 had been subscribed for, and that, when 1700 shares are sold, enough money will be availab

The Knights of Labor restrict their membership to workers and small bosses only. According to their constitution, anyone who manufactures or sells liquor, lawyers, doctors and bankers are ineligible. The small bosses are permitted to number only one quarter of the total membership.

The Scandinavian Furniture & Cabinet makers have for some time had large meetings regarding co-operative factories. The idea is to have a number of the smaller factories co-operate under one roof, as they did in Rockford. The site of the Scandinavian Co-operative in furniture factories wi

Five times we wrote about the need of the Lithuanian colony in this country. Six families appealed to us and sent us two dollars for the cost of advertising in American papers to buy a tract of land. Recently we have still another eight Lithuanian families and now we have fourteen families re

About a hundred and fifty people interested in a Polish co-operative agricultural settlement gathered at the restaurant hall near Milwaukee Avenue at three o'clock yesterday [Sunday] afternoon. Henry Lubienski was called upon to preside over the meeting, and he in turn, named I. Machnikowski

A meeting[in the matter of the Polish colonization project]was held Saturday at Fiszer's Polish restaurant near Milwaukee Avenue. In the absence of H. Lubienski, the meeting was opened by I. Machnikowski. He explained that Lubienski, accompanied by [S.F.A.] Satalecki and Majewski, had gone to

At its meeting last Sunday, January 12, the John III Scbieski Society of South Chicago decided to purchase 122 shares of stock (ten dollars per share) in a Polish co-operative store to be organized in this community.

Despite all kinds of interference, the project of the Polish Stock Company, organized to carry on a co-operative store in South Chicago, is going forward steadily. Notwithstanding the obstacles of our erstwhile friends and Jewish agents, the project is continually gaining friends among the Po

The co-operative movement among the Scandinavian workers and farmers is a much discussed topic, in fact, it has become an issue. The Danes are especially active in this great movement; they seem to take the initiative everywhere. The Danes of the homeland are brought up in the co-op

The Bohemian Tailor's Union, #102, has founded a cooperative tailoring factory at 742 Van Horn Street. The business administration of the factory was entrusted to Mr. Joseph Stybe, who will be manager and provide jobs at first to the tailors who have families.

We are complaining about the hard times, but we do not try hard to improve our condition. We can improve our condition by establishing co-operative societies to be organized in every city where Lithuanians live. They can open their own stores and buy from their own establishments. Even Prof.

It was mentioned before in Lietuva that we need in Chicago a cooperative society. This society wants to build a Lithuanian hall, 50 x 125. Such a hall will cost $20,000. It will be a stock company, one share will be ten dollars. One person or society cannot buy more than one hundred

Dansk Alderdomshjem. In this article we find the following information: Skandinavisk Arbejderforening (Scandinavian Workingmen's Society) built Scandia Hall after very impractical plans and the result was that the society lost plenty of money and finally the whole building.

In Springfield there was incorporated the Lithuanian Cooperative Society of Westville, Illinois. The capital of the society is $2,000. The incorporators of this society are: Kreiwenas, Mat. Derwinis and Joseph Urbas.

As announced in the papers Vienybe and Lietuva, a Lithuanian company was organized. In the first part of May it obtained from the State of Illinois permission to sell stock, and we are pushing our work forward. The price per share is $10 so that every Lithuanian can afford to buy. T

Our Lithuanian newspapers, especially Lietuva, are urging the Lithuanian people to organize cooperative societies. As it was announced in Lietuva, last week a Lithuanian cooperative society was organized. A meeting was held, and at this meeting 50 shares were sold. The priest and businessmen

Congregation Ohavai Sholom Mariampol. This congregation was established in 1870. The synagogue is located at Canal and Liberty streets. They also own a large burial ground. In the synagogue is an extensive library of Hebrew books. A loan association is connected with this