The evening herald., 1920-12-29
'SPEED PUBLIC
: WORKS TO MAKE
JOBS. IS DEMAND
Labor Legislation Com
= ference Asks Govern
"a ment Action

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NEW YORK, Dec. 29.--Congress
and state legislatures viii feel the
force OF the program 70 be adopted
by the American Association for
Labor Legislation meeting in New
York today. Members OF the asso .
citation will demand.
Government action to stimu-
late employment by speeding
public works.
Government insurance for
workers against unemploy-
ment.
Establishment OF national
free employment bureau sor-
vice.
Government insurR 1 nee
against III health and accidents
due TO Industry, and old age
pensions.
Adoption in all states Of laws
for maternity protection.
Immediate extenH ion OF
workmen's compression insurance
70 longshoremen and seamen.
The conference Is attended by man
ufacturers, labor leaders wage earn
-era public officials, economists and
experts on industrial law and health
problems. Thomas l.. Chadbourne is
president OF the association.
Unemployment Needless
otto Il. Mallery, executive socre-
tary OF the Pennsylvania Emergency
I'ublic Works commission and mem
her OF the state Industrial board.
brought this message to the meeting:
Unemployment and depression are
unnecessary In 1921. We are mas
ters OF our economic destiny. Well
guided lines OF activity can banish the
terror OF extraordinary unemployment
during the coming year. Speeding
up necessary public works, long delay
cd by war time conditions, Is one
remedy ut hand"
Advocates OF unemployment insur-
ance have many strong supporters at
the conference, among them II. A.
Hatch OF Deering, Milken & Co.. which
maintains a private unemployment
insurance fund. Hatch saws this
fund has stood the test Of severe In
duatilal depression.
IL win be set forth that most en-
pioyers, however maintain no such
fund, and In slack times their only
recourse is to let workers out Under
the plan proposed all employers
would have to contribute to the In
surance fund, as now they contribute
to state wOrkmen's compensation.
support Will be given the Nolan
bill for establishment Of national
jub bureau service. This bill ~
pending in congress.
Loss OF Iifc Large
Among the speakers on maternity
legislation will be DIR. Richard Bolt,
general director OF the American
Child Hygiene association.
at is "A condemning fact" says Or.
Bolt, that in a country like America
more women between 10 and 45 lose
their lives from conditions connected
with childbirth than from any other
cause except tuberculosis.
Even during the past year there
has been AN alarming Increase In ma.
'tcrnal mortality"
The Sheppard -Towner bill will re-
ceivo active support OF the associa
tion, as will state bills necessary to
put It's benefits into effect throughout
the entire country.
Health Insurance
The experience OF the British peo-
pie with government health insur.
ance during the past ten years will be
cited as proving It practical and es-
senslal
Voices will be raised against tho
open shop movement. Among the
speakers on this question will be Rev
John a. Ryan. director of the Socla
Action Department OF the Nationa
Catholic Welfare council.
THE trade unions must fight n!
hard as they know against tho at
tempt to destroy them" says Rev
Ryan. IAN friends of Justice mus
redouhle their efforts to improve con
ditions OF employment by legislation,
Rev Ryan urges extension OF GO
operative ownership of industry b!
the workers.