New Britain herald., 1919-03-07
GOVERNOR REQUESTS
MONEY FOR COUNCIL
Thinks State Council Of Defense
Has Reconstruction Work to Do
ASSET TO LABOR PLAN

taincd Arc Great Factor i'll Helping
Returned Soldiers and Sailors
Other Legislative Notes.
Hartford, March ITO save the
labor employment exchanges which
the state council OF defense has main-
tanned and which are regarded as
>impOrtant agencies in dealinG with
unemployment during the reconstruct
ton period Governor Holcomb today
appealed to the General Assembly,.
He urged Immediate action Whlch IN
effect was q request for money TO
maintain the council of defense and
its activities.
Wants Council Retained.
In transmitting a message to the
house with a report on the state coun-
~cil of defense work Governor ltol-
comb called attention to the cooper
alton of the council with the United
States goVernm ent in the course or
which there has been maintained
labor exchanges in fourteen OF the
industrial ceTtCrs Of COnnecticut The
resources of these exchanges and tho
NdIufQ services OIL MANY IilGI ttti't
women will be lost if effort is not
made to retain them
The governor said that the indus
trial changes daily make necessary q
survey of the labor market, the num-
Der of persons who need work and
provide the director of tho United
. States employment service with q
complete survey of the labor field in
the state The federal empIOym IT
Service on The other hand is able to
provide the state service with d sur
vey of conditions in other states.
Through this cooperative effort men
do not find it necessary to travel from
place to place seeking employm ent,
and the conditions elsewhere are
known and labor may be supplied di-
rect where need or applicants pre-
vented from going to places in which
there is unemployment,
Great Help to Service Men.
The governor said that labor eX-
changes are q great factor in counter
acting the effect of the saloon as they
discourage the tendency of returned
soldiers and sailors to consregate in
saloons to discuss more or less actual
grievances.
The governors communication was
sent to the special committee which
is comforting with the council of de-
fense as to its future activities and
needs.
The fedora! employment service is
icopardized in it's existence by the
failure Of passage of the general de-
fcienty bill by congress.
The house received a favorable re
port on changes in the Norwich char
int, Of
geanIts of police and creation of a
f1remen's pension fund.
Several game bills to shorten or
reported adversely, as later q general
bill on hunting will come in.
No Compensation Change.
The bill to make specific compen-
sation for loss of a toe or finger under
the workmen's ompensation law was
adversely reported, as this payment
is discretionary with the commis-
sioners.
The house adopted the senate bill
prohibiting the display of any flag
emblem which might incite disorder
and which originally was aimed at
the red flag.
The claims committee reported
against the petitions of Sydney Wal
fish and Joseph Elias, both of whom
are in prison, for REIN bursement of
$500 bonds given upon their ORR
ginal arrest for stealing automobiles
in Fairfield county. Senator Dillon,
for the committee, declared that both
men were of Il band of automo obiS
thieves. Both were arrested and for
feited bonds The men later were rc-
arrested It was shown at the hear
ing that behind the petitions was
cOnspiraCv in which autOmo obile
thieves go about stealing machines,
which are bought by a concern in an
other state. When rhe men are
caught a certain surety company pro-
tvides the bonds, The committee re-
port was rejected.
The house adopted resolutions for
r. f. Higgins and G. II. Atkins judges
at Torring1Son, and a bill recurring
ahad fishermen to have licenses from
A pril /.
Local Option On Movies.
The Sunday moving picture bill was
reported to the senate today by the
judiciary committee. It provides for
local option on Sunday motion. pic
lures. the constituted city authorities,
Dr. town meeting in a town, to give
he necessary. sanction for the films.
violation Of the law would entail a
5inc OF 500 or a jail sentence, or
both The bill was reported .unani-