The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-25
Manufacturers Lawyer Is
Ruled Out of Meeting of
Representatives Of Organ
lied Labor Stalwart
Shoulders Bar His En-
trance.
Score of Proposed Measures
Approved Include Barring
Of Women and Children
From Night Work, Repeal
Of $780,, and Broaden
ing of Compensation Law.
Especial to The Farmer.)

ing Of Compensation Law
Especial to The Farmer)
, Hartford, Jan. 25.-Meeting with
| the executive council of the Connect
cut Federation Of Labor at the Capt.
/ toll this afternoon, three score repre-.
1 sentatives of organized labor repre-
1 senting many crafts and hailing from
many parts of the state, completed 9
comprehensive program Of proposed
labor legislation, behind which the
| united strength, Of union labor in Con
necticut will stand during this session
OF the general assembly.
Chief interest conferred upon the
\ amendment of the obnoxious Section
/ 1296", that part of the statutes OF
/ Connecticut which was invoked in
] the Max AIMS case which only a few
hours before the discussion. had re-
suited in an adverse judgment of $5,-
1000 in a bitter struggle Of union labor
/ against united manufacturers.
/ A close second in the interest of the
/ labor leaders was the proposed broad
ening Of the workmen's compensation
! law. to give more adequate protection
/ to workers, especially to safeguard
| workers exposed to the perils of &C.
/ cupational diseases, and to give broad
| er scope to the operation of the law
in the phases that court contests have
disclosed to be defective.
Much time was devoted to the mea-
] sures designed to abolish night work
| FOR women and children, and to es-
tablish for them the 48 hour week. A
IA ok1 1oh M
were discussed, some Of them fathered
! federation, others emanating from va
rious crafts, and still others not yet
drafted, but familiar in principle to
| the workers.
ls The program ratified, in all cases by
unanimous vote of the council and
Representatives of labor present, en-
bodied these propositions:
Il. Revision of the compensa-
ton law: (a) to embody occupa-
tionaI disease; fb) raise maxi
mum remuneration for disabled
worker from $40 to $14 dollars,
and from one-half ofhis average
wage. to- two-thirde; Co reduce
the required duration of injury
from 104days to one week Gas
originally drawn it was three
weeks. but amended in last gen.
eral assembly to 10 daysl: Cd
provide that If injury is Of weeks
duration, compensation shall be
paid from actual date of injury.
2. Establishment Of eight hour
day: for women and for children
unAer 6 in all manufacturing and
~ mercantile establishments, and of
maximum Of 55 hour week for
women and minors under 16 in all
mercantile establishments; pro-
hibition of employment ofNwomen
after 10 p. M, and before a. M,
and Of minors under 16, after 6
Z p. M, and before Z. a. m. Fine
for violation, not more than $25,
first offense, not more than 5000
for subsequent offences. Effec-
rs tive, as planned, Jan. 7, 1918.
8. Repeal of section 1895, so
81 as to legalize boycotting and pick
4 citing, as indicated under the Clay
ton act.
N A. Requirement Of insurance
companies to report to compensa-
II ton commissioner, facts OF their
relations with manufacturers, thus
to insure worker, especially for
small mandatory, that he is GER
: tain to be protected under the
compensation law. A fine Of 500 :
to $1,000 is provided under the
proposed measure for an insur-
ance company that violates the
principle.
5. Abolition Of the contract la
Dor system in pfnal institutions.
6. Exemption Of property of
union members In civil actions
against the unions.
Z. Prohibition Of advertise
ments for help, during labor
troubles except with announce
ment Of existence of labor trou-
bles.
8. Licensing of journeymen
plumbers.
8. Licensing of journeymen
electricians.
10. Licensing Of painters.
IL. Providing for. rigid safety
requirements for painters scat
folds
IL. Barring continuous en-
p1oyment Of cooks and walters by
establishing for them one day of
rest ia seven.
4
ment Of women or children in pol
ishing and buf1ng trades.
Ii. Establishment Of old age
pension bill.
Is. Prohibiting the use of mill
tia in strike duty.
1e. Opposition to contem-
plated legislation requiring high
school pupils to pay tuition.
II. Opposition to compulsory
military training in the public
schools.
IS. Prohibition Of issuance of
coupons with sales Of tobacco pro-
ducts.
10. Establishment Of compul-
sorry health insurance.
The above, in general way cover
the work that the state federation has
planned for this session Of the gen.
eral assembly. Many Of the mea-
sures undoubtedly will receive favor
able consideration; others, more rad
icai, will fail of passage; but from the
spirit manifested at the meeting yes
terday it is safe to predict that the
voice Of organized labor will ring
through the corridors of leg
islation during the session of 1917.
The meeting Of yesterday was