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To the Editor of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung! An advertisement in your newspaper stated that the Chicago Employment Association, which has an office at 118 South Clark Street, wanted two hundred carpenters, and promised to secure employment for them at a wage of five dollars a day. I and two

The following strange letter was received at our offices: Replying to your article in the Staats Zeitung of today, regarding my reports to the Volkstaat, I should like to ask you next time not to mix in my person, as you will have seen very well that I acted only on the order of the Associati

....In regard to prison labor, he advocates that convicts should be attached to small industries, so that no competition with free labor may arise.... (Translator's note) Recalling his pre-election promises: "Convict-contract labor is unconstitutional," it seems utterly in

We are rather surprised to see how the Socialists and Communists talk and criticize the government of Chicago in general. They are always attacking the Relief and Aid Society with the same complaint, that the donations to the needy people are insufficient and are not of much benefit. They mad

The executive board of the German Society held its regular monthly session yesterday with Mr. Enderis presiding. [Translator's note: Elsewhere the name is spelled "Endres".] The following monthly report was submitted by the agent: "The German Society did its share last month in help

The workingmen undoubtedly feel already the results of the immense immigration. We, of this newspaper are not against immigration, therefore would not engage in combating such, but the question, what will happen, as the result of an over supply of labor, which of course, is a great factor, in

The following circular was sent to the Illinois Staats-Zeitung, with a request that it be published: The undersigned hereby announces, on behalf of the Bakers' Union of Chicago, that an employment office has been opened today, at 119 Fifth Avenue, second floor, Room No. 2.

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Due to the fact, of this year's heavy immigration and also to the fact, that a large number of these immigrants, chose the middle West, particularly Chicago, as its domicile, there was dealt a terrific blow to the workers of this city. The German Society of Chicago is doing its utmost, to mee

Again the "Knights of Labor" come into the limelight. Much speculation and discussion regarding this organization are going on among the people. Now definite information is at hand about this more or less mysterious group. The Knights of Labor was organized in Philadelphia in 1873.

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.

EDITORIAL: Last year's immigration brought about 60,000 Swedes to America and if we add the number of those, who have arrived this year and are expected to come by the Fourth of July, the United States will have 100,000 Swedes whom we can call newcomers. We suppose that 80,000 of these future

Criticism of the Chicago Times which declared that although the Depression is not as serious as the panic of 1873, we find ourselves in the midst of an industrial and commercial crisis. The Times attributed the depression to overproduction and speculation. The solution for the workingmen acco

The German Societies Agent Mr. Enders, reports:- Last month's immigration was a very small one compared with that of December. While in December 6500 persons arrived and left again only 1500 persons did so last month, the majority of them continued their journey to follow their coun

Co-workers! Once more we wish your attention. For years the "Lehr and Wehr Society" has endeavored to establish a closer contact with labor with a special purpose. to arm and thus enable them to resist and be victorious in shaking off the rule of the upper classes. Let us look at conditions a

Wherever you go and wherever you sit, you hear people talk about bad times. We seem to think that times never have been as bad as right now and just cannot remember that times have been worse at least several times in the history of this young country. Particularly the farmers shoul

For a number of years there has not been such an overflow of jobseekers in Chicago as now. About 25 - 30,000 men are vainly seeking any kind of job. Did the city or county authorities ever stop to think about this problem? Of course they have - in the form of increasing the police force so as

Local English papers estimate the number of Chicago's unemployed laborers at the present time at from 20,000 to 30,000. However, one has to take into consideration the usual American exaggeration, where a few oughts more or less is immaterial. It is not nearly so bad, not even half as bad; ne

The North Chicago Rolling Mill Company closed its plant yesterday with no expectation of reopening at any definite time. The close-out affected about 1,500 workers while about 300 have the privilege of cleaning the plant and keeping up with necessary repairs. The reason fo

A well attended meeting of the CLU, (Central Labor Union), was held on Saturday, Aug. 25, in Craf's Hall, 54 W. Lake Street. The Carpenter's Union, #240, started a strike-fund with a weekly per capita assessment of five cents. Carpenter's Union, #241, is against the founda

Cadi Lyon rendered a service yesterday to society. He sent half a dozen Italian beggars to the Bridewell for 50 days because they were guilty of such an enormous hunger that they raided the garbage cans of some buildings owned by rich people. Well, for 50 days society is protected a