Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-30
FOR FAIR PLAY
To ALL LABOR
No DISSEMINATION AGAINST THE
UNIONS. >AN> NcHtRG.
DEFENDS GOVERNMENT PLAN
assistant Secretary ot commerce and
labor Denies Omission oi Information
O., Jlacin- Nouun.ou Ven ta the
ui~adtania-e> oi lu..u hcn.
WASHINGTON DID, a.

WASHINGTON. ID. l Special
Resent REPORTS tc tln eject -lat tle
American Federation D. Iannr Us .uu
planning chat tae division uf utorma.
u.u O. fI. Department uf Commerce
ANA Labor is rnIInE employ u.lL tuf
many uusN.ll.i IaNorsis aut dlaCtimi-
mating against tne laDur unions acre
.mphtIcluE denied lf A.urg Score.
rary Ncfar- Nr NtIlre sa.l tlat
not single complaint had beon re-
relted at tue department. to hi- knc~l
Ile. either from Case labor unions or
elsewhere.
The United States Government
under an art Cf February -0. 1907.
established d division of Information
BOD t.. department whose duty DO ls o.
cnlaer from au available sources u-
formation ms to localities where set
flers rre needed Dee continued at
allIs. N.rIc arm lands are Cor sale
or r..L with tle prices and terms
upon which they cam De- bought or
rented. and also where different sind
.cf work can be bad. This inform alton
is grauitous. aud ls extended to al
seekers OF work whether skilled of
unsklled union or uouuniuu
Not Used 90 BREAK STRIKES
$50 Instructions have ever teer
given the division of Information 90 g.,
, other than is provided Boa the ias
3 The charge has been made and sue
- f cessfuily r,futed that the division has
l nevn used to assist boa breaking strikes
e The department from time 90 time
n advises al laborers. whether skille,
Do or unsknled where their services ar,
: needed The Department of Com
MERGE and labor was organized io
@ the benefit ot au the people OF th
r United States.
Il speak now FOR the present al
muistrafiou of the Department O
Commerce and Labor said Mr.. Nc
Harg
"We have never been accused Cd
U c0ugtsting district ln order 90 rails
r. the standard OF wages. Our Who'll
n plan is simply to assist in briugin
employer and employee together b
furnishing the former with advice "A
70 Co where Do can get help. and the la
% ter as to where the Jobs are lOcate'
The Northwest has taken most 90 On
% immigrants. because more farm hand
So are needed Boz that section. but Oh
IN South has been given full shar
.e These Workmeu age mostly uuskille
.e laborers bur so the same time "a
M furnish information for stenographel
In Partially as for farm hands.
a. transportation Not Furnished.
D. The impression has gained grour
% that We furnish transportation in mar
- instances but that Is absolutely "a
10 true. Ia lnEny cases the employs
be- s sends the railroad fare
When YOU stop 20 consider that q
o. same paternal government furnish
IS data 20 mariners as 20 weather cOnc
be- tions. and information 90 farmers AZ
ln ranchers on crops and crop como
tons. and 20 stock growers on the 81
est methods OF animal industry,
seems that imparting information
those who know not where 20 get wO
is only fair"
The duty OF the division OF inform
g ton as prescribed by Law is as z,
~ lows
1T shall be the duty of said divisi
90 promote a beneficial distribute
"a of aliens admitted into the Unit
states among the several States a
Territories desiring Immigration. 4,
dependence shall be had with
proper officials OF the States and n
y ritories. and said division shall gait
BOD from an available sources useful
ans formation regarding the resource, p
ace ducts. physical characteristics Of Cd
len state and Territory. and shall 70
2 a lish such information In different !
10 ! gusges and distribute the publicsu
en- among the aliens admitted who .
re- ask for such information az the
migrant stations OF the United Sta
ana and 70 such other persons As may
Aoy sire the same"