Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-31
boston G0TH|ERS
DENY CONSPIRACY
Manufacturers Association
Replies to Charge of
Sidney HilIman.
HARBOR STRIKE AVERTEO
600, 900 Canadian Workers Get Jobs
in Fifteen Months Through
Government.
HARBOR STRIKE AVERTED

bOSION, december Slime Cloth
ing Manufacturers Association of
Boston has denied the truth OF
charges made here yesterday by Sid
ney Hillman. president Of the ANAL
gamated Clothing Workers of Amer
ica- that the Boston manufacturers
had conspired with those in New York
to restrict output, thereby increasing
prices.
Amy person connected with the
clothing industry, from the worker
retail store. knows the absolute
falsity Of this statement" the state
ment said. 1T is Numerically OPP
posed to the truth and the public
should be made aware of its falsity.
All the eastern markets producing
tied up by an agreement with the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of
America, which, through a scheme of
arbitration which in effect invariably
favored the payment Of higher and
ever higher wages to the worker. SO
increa sed the cost Of production that
the manufacturer has been compelled
to cease work.
This being true. the markets al
most simultaneously, but with no pre-
reached the point where they must
either free themselves from the yoke
Of the domination Of this union or go
out Of business. AS a matter of fact.
in this fight the employers are fight
ing for the public as much as for
themselves, and the support OF the
public is their due, -
This is by no means question sole
~ or mainly of o few more or less
wages, a few more or less hours per
week. The entire plan Of campaign of
the Analsamated Clothing Workers is
directed toward taking over the means
of production from the manufacturers"
Harbor Strike Averted.
NEW YORK, December 31.-Possi-
bility of general strike Of harbor
employees here on New Year day was
averted when members of the Masters.
Mates and Pilots Union voted to in-
struct their representatives to Sign an
agreement with the towboat owners. in
accordance with the award OF an arbi-
tration board. December Fl.
The unions action was taken on the
report of a committee. headed by Capt.
william A. Maher. which conferred here
Yesterday with a committee OF towboat
owners and representatives or the state
industrial commission.
The arbitration award also has been
accepted by the marine engineers. and.
ton affected, the harbor boat men. is
expected to follow the action OF the
mates and pilots.
Tells of Canadian Labor.
sCanada's governmental machine for
preventing unemployment placed 500, 900
workers in jobs without cost to either
employer or workman during the first
fifteen months OF its operation, which
began in March. 1919. This was re-
vealed I'll speech by the Dominion labor
minister, Gideon d. Robertson, before
the American Association for Labor
LEGISLATION at it's annual meeting here.
The service also had proved an ef-
fective aid in controlling immigration,
Mr. Robertson said. thereby lessen
ing the present Unemployment PROB
lem. This year, he explained, EN-.
nloyers had asked to import 5.500s
ktl1ed sHorkmen. but as result OF
N&ohment supplying them rom
aaf& own unemployed II waas
aeSS3eaiT to bring in only 40 mens
"a nm TIE demand. z
s Ths Canadian minister declared hiss
HDyFrnHfEnt had employment agencies
~ s11aetS cities Reports on demand
nMd-suYply were sent in daily, 80,
f64E 3hAzsystem enabled rapid trane-s
fer-Uf wyfkers from sections where
there WE surplus OF them to points
more labor. Railroads co.
operate in this work by Offering spe-
cial rates for these men. Mr.. Robert
son said.
PuaAlers Gfven Cat.
YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. December 81.
Tho first reduction in puddlers'
wages since the high period has been
announced today after the bi-monthly
examination of sales sheets. on which
the scale il based between the ANAL
gamated Association OF Iron. Steel
and Tin Workers and the Western
Bar Iron Manufacturers. The rate
was reduced from snare a ton to
$18.52.
MICHIGAN CITY. Ind. December 81.
The open shop is founded on the
principle OF Americanism, established
more than q century ago, while the
closed shop is advocated by those who
are the APOSTLES of violence and force,
in the opinion Of John If. Glenn, secre-
tary of the Illinois Manufacturer
Association, speaking here today be-
fore the Rotary Club. Elimination OF
labor bosses was declared to be one
Of the means Of clearing the indus
trial situation, and the influence Of
public opinion. MT. Glenn said, would
be tho ruling factor in final Settle
ment Of industrial controversy.
TACOMA, Wash, December 31.@
Wage cuts Of from Is to rs per cent
in the lumber mills Of the northwest
will become effective January l or
when mills now closed are reopened.
it was announced here by the local
branch Of the Loyal Legion OF Log.
gers and Lumbermen.
Tho wage reduction Will anect $4,000
workmen. Lumber prices are at the
lowest level in several years, manu-
fact,arers declared.