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The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25
CARPENTERS ASK
 RAISE IN WAGES 
 FROM THE BOSSES
Were Told Chamber of Commerce Was to Regulate Wage
 Question.
BOSSES WERE MISTAKEN
Chamber Not to Regulate Wages But to Try to Provide Work
 for Local People.

The Carpenters Union, Local 7o. of ing on Monday night. At the nrey;o,,s meeting 1t was decided to asIe Tor :. ralse of at least 10 cents an f1our. The mlnlmum rate per hour is now 75 cents L,l Dnt some builders are paying more than mat mat he committee of the Distric+ Souncil mad not presented the demand 10 the bosses at the time of the neef- ing on Monday night but the fact zJss brought out that the employees of af least two contractors had asked fc,r .at, increase of wages. They were informed Ihat the increase would not be given but the men would have overtime v0orL and make enough to make up what fI,ev would get if there was an increase ;n wages. his was not satisfactory to the men who had made the request.
 These men were told that the New Haven Chamber of Commerce was to regulate the wages for oufdnor worx E, New Haven, the work of Carpenters mlasons, etc, and with that understand ing the builders would De unable to glVe the increase asked for. This phase
 was brought out at the meeting and the members of the union were readv to g1ve battle to the Chamber of Com mere for trying to keep wages down.
 When Secretary Charles E. Tulin of the Chamber of Commerce was seen bv a reported for The Connecticut Labor Press in relation to the matter he said that there had been a misundersfandiurs as the Chamber of Commerce had taken no such action as described. moreover It would not as 1t was not in the prov ince of the body to regulate wages. He said the Chamber of Commerce was in terested in bringing work to New Ha- ven and have 1t performed by New Ha- ven men It desired to have local con- tractors, architects and worlmen.
 AT one ot the meetings of the Cham Der of Commerce, some builders had an sar rgunent about certain builders paying more wages than others and SO drawing men from one job to another. This mas been done and, of course, the car .penters knew about 1t. This gavf. riise to the story that the Chamber of Com merce was opposed to raising the wage rate MT. Ju1in said the Chamber of Commerce had nothing to do wifIas wages and did nothing to keep them down or raise them. He said the boiv would have meeting on October %. when the question of having New Ha- ven contractors and worl1nen engaged upon buildings would come up
 The Chamber of Commerce endeavor- ed to have the Hardness Memorial Quadrangle awarded to New Haven contractor and Yale University officials held the same view but the Hardness family had the contract given to New York firm Many of the sub-contracts however, were given to New. Haven firms. When s. 2. Poi decided to hslild a new theater in Hartford few months ago he made arrangements so that Hartford firms and workmen would do the work This policy is approved bY the Chamber of Commerce, which be- heves that when contracts are made in New Haven they should be made with New Haven firms
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25
MERIDEN HAS NO
 x, USE FOR REDS
Alleged Meeting of Bolshevih
 Raided by Police Before It Is Fairly Started.

Meriden, Oct. 244 244.--Meriden has nc room for the Bo1sheVik movement A meeting of alleged proponents of Bol- shevism was raided by the police W ednesday morning just as Walter Drozka of tIhonla was about to address the gathering in Russian and Polish on The Right of the Working men to Rule}' There were about 100 people in the hall when Sergeant Will liam Thayer in plain clothes entered and questioned the speaker. Five po- 1icemen were stationed outside.
 After obtaining a quantity of the sian and Polish the sergeant ordered the meeting to stop and called in the police men to clear the hall. The gathering left without any disturbance. >-
 The literature bore the sign of the I. w. w. and is said to be of a sediti- ous nature. There were men at the meeting from Waterbury, Thomaston, Terryvilel, Plantsvi1le, Wallingford and other nearby towns. It was said that some of the leaders in the recent l. w. w. disturbance at Terryvif1e were present at the meeting. It IS the flrst time that the Merlden police have been called upon to take action on any Bol- shevik activity in this city. --.
 Organized labor ir this city stands so1idly opposed to such radical move. ments as the Bolsheviki and the 1. w.. w and there IS not much opportunity for it to obtain footho1d here.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25
BREWERY WORKERS
 ASK SUPPORT
Union Which Has Always Been Loyal to Others Should
 Have Cooperation.

The Brewery Workers Union is just now supplying one of the finest ex- amp1es of the stick-to-itiveness which counts so much for success in the trade union movement, that has been afforded by labor organization in years.
 The New Haven Brewery Workers Union held its regular meeting last Sunday and listened to reports from the
 members concerning conditions in the different breweries which, while not particularly encouraging, indicated de- termined effort on the part of all con cerned to stick by the union in spite of conditions adversely affecting the brsi- ness.
 The sum Of SIS was voted toward the expenses of a permanent office for the Connecticut Federation of Labor, liberal subscription in view of the ury.
 President Eugene TreIber and Sec retary Gustav Buehler are working hard on organizing the employees of the soft drink establishments in New Haven and are meeting with success. Rartenders are asked as fellow trade unionists to see that soft drinks handled by them bear the union label on bottles and cases and are delivered by union men. Consumers are asked to do the same.
 The Brewery Workers have always been staunch upho1ders of the rights of other unions and every union man should now give them his utmost sup port.
 The Brewery Workers Union Is at present holding its meetings at Work ingman's Park, Milford hill, every third Sunday.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25
NIGHT WORKERS WILL MEET ON
 MONDAY MORNING
Early Morning Gathering for Walters, Mattresses, Cooks,
 Lunch Room Help.
ANOTHER SUNDAY NIGHT
Bartenders' Union of New Haven Gives $25 to Fund, of St.
 Raphael's Hospital.

For the benefit of night workers among walters, waitresses, cooks and lunch room employees in New Haven, a meeting has been arranged for 8 o'clock on Monday morning in Trades Council Hall, so the employees in this line can become members of the Culinary Ali ance, Local No. 405, of New Haven, which is affiliated with the American Federation of Lazor. John J. Henley, the A. F. of L. organizer, who has spent considerable time here to augment the membership of this organization, said yesterday that he had not selected any speakers for this meeting and he did not thing there would De much speech-making. A statement will be made as to the aims and objects of the Culinary Alliance and the benefits to be derived from joining such body.
 The Culinary Alliance will hold reg ular meeting in Trades Council Hall on Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, when an address will be made by Secretary Orn- burn of the Connecticut Federation of Labor. MT. Henley will talk and there will be other speakers. That the irl- ternationa1 union of the Culinary Ali ance is very much alive is shown by the fact that 25 new charters were is- sued during September. Notices for the two meetings have been sent out by Secretary Patrick Burke of Local 405 and Organizer Henley.
 t The Bartenders' Union of New Ha- ven, at its meeting fast Sunday, voted $25 for the St. Raphaeps hospital fund and appointed a committee of, three to assist MT. Henley in interviewing New Haven men and women who are eligible to the new union. The committee is composed of James Maroney, J. H. iMaher and Henry Dale. l.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25
IN FAVOR OF NEW
 ZONE SYSTEM
Officials of Union in New Haven
 Are Heard at Hearing By Aldermen.
COMMITTEE IS AGAINST
Instructs Corporation Counsel to Protest-Letter From
 Ornburn Read. &

The special committee of the New Haven aldermen to investigate the ir- creased trolley fares held public hear ing on Thursday night Employees of the company, including officials of the Irolleymen's Union, favored the new zone system but there was much op- position to it from others and the com mlttee voted to instruct the corporation counsel, William L. Bennett, to file a written protest on behalf of the city with the public utilities commission in Hartford against the system, whcih goes into effect on November 2. Judge Ben nett advised the committee that but little could be done and the protest filed be- fore the system went into effect would be worthless.
 President Lucius s. Storrs told how the Connecticut company had been los ing money because of the increased cost of material and higher wages. He ex- plained three. ways of increasing the rates of fare to meet increased costs. L. J. O'Connor, representing the Trol- leymen's Union, said the new system is fairer to all who use tro11eys than a flat rate fare of eight cents would be. Charles. Ma11oy, Michael Ahearn, an in spector Of the company, and President
 
 Union spoke in favor of the new plan.
 Hugh J. Garland read letter from President Ira M. Ornburn of the New Haven Trades Council, who was mem Der of the committee which inyesti- gated the state of the trolley systems during the last General Assembly. Mir. Ornburn stated i'll his letter that the total indebtedness of the company at that time was $3,OOO,000 and with the con stants increase in price of material it must be more now, The company was without credit and unable to borrow or get 1oan. Mr. Gartland said the com pany had lost on six-cent fares He said the zone system is the only fair system, because those who ride pay for the distance they ride. The loss i'll the six-cent fares system was caused by the failure of the people to ride, because they would not ride as short distance for the same price charged for a longer and more disproportionate distance. The application of the zone system IS used on the steam road, he said. Why should the people of New Haven pay an eight cent fare and the people of Morris Cove or some other suburb get the greater distance for the same price?
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25
GARMENT STRIKE #zY
 ; SHOWS lJNIONIS197 > ARE HOLDING FAol
Another Firm in Hartford and One in New Haven Agree to
 Union Demands.
MISS FOLEY ON GROUND
Samuel Lefkovits Speaks at Big Meeting in New Haven and
 Returns to Hartford.

The strike of the New Haven Local of the Ladies Garment Workers Union continues with neither side showing any evidence of giving in. The members of the union hold meetings daily and a big mass meeting was held in the Labor Lyceum on Thursday night when Sam uel Lefkovits of New York, one of the principal organizers of the information al organization, made the principal ad- dress. Miss Foley, an international or- ganizer, came to New Haven early i'll the week and will remain on the ground to assist the members of the union i'll their fight MT. Lefkovits was in Hart ford on Wednesday to look over the strike situation in that city.
 President Kalin of the New Haven Local was one of the picloets arrested by the police early in the week and he claimed that all he did was to invite a friend to have cup of coffee. While he was talking to a man i'll the strike zone he noticed bIuecoat behind him and the next thing he knew he was un- der arrest. His case will be tried today.
 Two members of the union went to a house on Wooster, street where a woman was said to be taking i'll work of one of the stores whose employees are on strike and as soon as they were inside the house a policeman placed them under arrest. One of the picket CTS is said to have been arrested four times.
 MT. Lefkovits and Miss Maud Foley did not arrive at the Labor Lyceun1 for the meeting on Thursday night until nearly 9 o'clock as they had been in Hartford and MT. Lefkovits returned to Hartford yesterday morning. He said an additional firm in Hartford had agreed to the terms of the union on Thursday and the members of the ol- ganization were greatly encouraged. Mr. Lefkovits spoke at considerable length at the meeting on Thursday night and Miss Foley also spoke. ...-.,
 The New Haven Local reported at the meeting another store that had made terms with the strikers, that of The Lorraine, on Chapel street. President Kalin said the outlook for the strikers was very encouraging. sags5a z
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25

veteran foe of union labor, placed full responsibility for the break on the mem bers of the employing group. The aged educator, who once gained headlines from coast to coast with the declaration that "the scab is a hero," did not specifically absolve union labor from blame
 He did insist, however, on reading into the record a declaration that more than 50 votes in the conference had been cast for labor'S program, and that 1t had been beaten by not more than H votes in the employing group. 5 L. E. Sheppard of the Order of Rail- way Conductors, who had remained in the conference, followed Dr. Eliot with the declaration that politics had been an impe1ling motive in the defeat of the labor group. Success of the conference would have meant credit for President Wilson, he said, and a presidential cleo ton is coming next year.
 The employing group had neither apology nor regret to express. Speak ing for its members, Harry A. Wheel CT declared the group stood on its record and would continue to so stand, scored though its members might be by public opinion.
 MT. Gompers' last words to the con- ference was promise to the employing group to meet its members again. Next time, he said, it would be at their re- quest, and they would be glad to dis cuss collective bargaining.
 In an interview, President Gompers made this statement:
 We are not jumping jacks. We are patient and have been patient and have been both compli1nented and criticised because we have been SO patient. There was no ambiguity in the declaration made before the conference yesterday. It was authorized and directed by the conference of the labor group that if that last proposition was not adopted I was to address the members of the conference as 70 our position and to an
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25

l will find that all through it runs every phase of the questions that are in con- troversy-the open shop-compu1sory arbitration-as the reasons why they have voted against the resolution which had been approved by the Committee of Fifteen, approved by the labor group and approved by the group representing the public.
 That so-called Russe1l-Endicott de- claration, with that Endicott concession, Eve agreed to, and finally, under stress of the influence of the Presidents re- quest, declared the right of the wage earners without discrimination to or garize without discrimination.
 If employers cannot as group agree to the declaration that the workers with out discrimination have a right to or ganiZe, 1t is worse than useless to sit in conference further with such men.
 Il have said time and again I have always been willing to meet with men who will be willing to meet with me and even with men who have been enc mics and opponents. Some have changed their minds and modified their views
 We have withdraw, and until the conditions are changed of course we re- main withdrawn, and that ends 1t as war as we are concerned. AS Sa1d III the beginning we are not jumping jacks. We are not only men responsible as citi- zens but responsible for millions o1 workers.
 "The representatives of the public group, made up largely of employers and people who have been antagonistic to the labor cause and labor movement yet voted in favor of our declaration.
 "Information has come to me that the employers group, in their conference, voted against the declaration by ma jority of one. l am quite convinced that those employers in that group who voted against the declaration are unrepresen- tative of the intelligent, fairninded em- ployers of this country"
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25
COAL SITUATION
 THREATENS POOR
Plan to Install City Coal Stations for Small Quantity Buyers
 Proposed.

New Haven citizens who are inter ested in public welfare work are en- deavoring to prevent suffering among the poor people who are compelled to purchase coal in small quantities. Last winter when prices were high and the supply scare there were many instances reported where they were forced to pay exorbitant prices.
 This winter with a strike threatened and a scarcity almost assured actual suffering will probably follow if some means are not taken to supply this class of citizens with coal at a fair price. It has been suggested that city coal sta tions, similar to the ice stations of last summer, he established and the matte, is now iii the hands of special com mittee appointed by the board of alder men. No action has been taken, how ever and the fear is expressed that de- lay will mean failure to secure supply for this purpose.
 Various organizations interested will again bring the matter to the attention of the mayor and the board of alder men.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25
PACKER s PROFITS BIG.

Washington, Oct. 24-The Armour Grain company, factor i'll the cereal and breakfast food business and a sub- sidiary of the Armour Packing company reported a surplus undivided profits for the year 1917 of $5,426,830, after de- ducting a 78 per cent. dividend on cap ital stock, reports the federal trade commission.
 "The years net earnings amounted to S2.oO8,o12, or 2o0 per cent. on the capital stock and 67 per cent. on the net worth of the company, includ- ing capital, surplus and undivided pro fits. as reported at the close of the fiscal wear 1o1o." .}
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25
AFTER THE MIDDLEMAN.

Paris, France, Oct. 24.-The minister of agriculture anonunces that since September 2, he has opened nine r1unici- pal grocery stores in this city and five in the suburbs in drive against prof. teering middlemen. Forty-nine addi- ,tiona1 stores are nearing completion, and will be opened in the very near future.
 The stores are constructed at the ex- pense and under the direction of the food administrator, who is reimbursed by the city of Paris, which then becomes the proprietor.
 These municipal groceries were es- tab1ished to quiet the industrial unrest due to the high cost of living. The pro- ducts are sold at cost.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25

Washington, Oct 24.-Samuel Com pers, president of the American Fed eration of Labor, headed the most mo- nentous wa1k-out in the history of or ganized labor when, on Wednesday, he led the delegates of the labor group from the Industrial Conference, fol- lowing the refusal of that body to recognize the principle of collective bargaining as means of conducting re- lations between employer and employee.
 On the final ballot the public group, with Judge Gary absent, voted so1id1y with labor.
 After MT. Gompers and his associates from the American Federation of Labor had left, Dr, Charles w. Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard university, and
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25

nounce our withdrawal! from the con- ference That was the unanimous vote of the members of the labor group, ill., c1uding the representatives of the American Federation of Labor direct, as well as the representatives of the railway brotherhoods. ..,..--
 ''I don't know whether you have seen or recall the last proposition which we authorized. It was moderate and was more generous, as we wanted to meet the views of the President I take it that you have been furnished with a copy of the proceedings of the various meetings. You just look at the state ment of the employers group for their reason in voting against the declaration for the collective bargaining and you
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25
COURT FAvORs GARY.

Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 24.-Attorneys for the steel strikers have been denied a temporary injunction against Mayor Babcock, who refuses to issue meeting permits to the strikers.
 The city authorities acknowledge that there is no city ordinance by whose terms the strikers are required to secure such permit but they insist that the mayor is justified in his action when he "believes" rioting will ensue.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25
ACTIVE IN DETROIT.

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 24.-Building craftsmen are conducting successful organizing campaign among the work CTS of these various ca1lings. Office workers have organized as have the janitors, and, the machinists are. con- ducting an especially active campaign
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25
MOVIE MEN RAISE WAGES.

Peoria. H., Oct. 24.-The Motion Picture Operators union has advanced wages 5 per cent The old scale was SPA and $1885 for week of AZ and B hours, respectively. The new ate is $32.5O for 42 hours and $25.52 for 5 hours. The union shop is recognized.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25
STANDS BY GARY.

Atlantic City, N, J., Oct. 24.-Just to keep the record straight" the Amer ican Hardware Manufacturers associa- ton has passed resolution commend ing the steel trust for refusing to deal with labor agitatorS."
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25
BUT SWEATERS UNITE.

Janesvi11e, Wis, Oct. 24.-At a con- vention of church men in this city one of the speakers deplored the low wage of clergymen and said that street sweep CTS are paid higher rate.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25
SECURE $1 AN HOUR.

Rock Island, IL, Oct 24-The Plast- erers' Union and the Bricklayers' Union of this city, Moline and Davenport have established a flat rate of $I an hour
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25
STEEL WORKERS UNITE.

Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 24.-Ofhcers of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers report con- finued success in their organizing cam naiqn. The latest locals are: Pitts burgh, Pa, (two localsl Lorain and Canton. Ohio; Chester, W. Va.j Ash land. Ky.,. and Hamilton, Canada.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25
GET $1.10 AN HOUR.

Philadelphia, Oct 24-Striking brick layers have compromised their wage de- mand and will now receive $1.10 an hour. The union shop is recognized.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25
ACTORS uNIoNIzE.

Paris, France, Oct. 24.-The dramatic artists and comedians have voted not to play with non-union artists and comedians.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25

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The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25
LABOR'S WALKOUT

Refusal of The Industrial Conference to Recognize Principle of Collective Bargaining Amounts to Declaration of War Upon Organized Labor
 and the Labor Group Acts Ac-
 cordingly. Disastrous Results
 Feared. Public Group Votes With Labor ~
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-10-25

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Evening journal., 1919-08-19
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