The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-12-17

| ATOMS OlOslnk DoWn ana Ouballlhks
Sweeping investigation Of all living
costs throughout the entire United
States and of the profits Of big cor
operations dealing in food, fuel, cloth
ing and other necessities Will be de-
handed of congress early in the De
cember session, President Samuel
Gompers Of the American Fedora
ton of Labor says. "Big corporations
now are closing factories and deliber-
ately curtailing output" 0ompcrs
charges, with the aim of perpetual
ing prices of the war period during
which many corporations made profits
equaling their entire capital invest
ment. Labor Is ready 20 lay before
congress n complete program Of anti
Iproiitecring proposals." Gompcrs
further declared In addition, de-
mands viii be made for the passage
of nearly a score Of measures intended
90 increase the well being Of the great
mass of people. As outlined by Com
pcrs the anti-profitecring program
Includes:
First-lmmcd.ntc passage of laws
regulating the meat packing and cold
storage industries
Second Revision of the tax laws 10
take from corporations the "cxces.
Isye' profits made during The war
period of 1DlG1D2O
/ Third Government assistance and
encouragement 10 cooperative Hocie-
ties organized to get supplies direct
from the farmer and manufacturer 20
the consumer.
Fourth Publication monthly by the
labor department of the cost of pro-
duc.ng aud manufacturing staple com
modiiiea which form the basis Of liv-
ling costs.
/ Fifih-EatablIahmcnt By the gov
Icrnmcnt Of permanent boards To in.
ycstigatc production costs aud prices
to which boards In federal and income
tax returns should be opened.
Against Railroad Law.
Repeal of the Esch-Cumm.na trans
Iporlaiion law and prohibition Of al
European aud Asiniic immigration for
la pcrod of a. least two years are two
other measures for which labor will
renew is Eight when congress con
venes. "Renctionary interests, " Com
oN says, "arc encouraging a world
flood of immigration 10 the United
States with the hope Of creating "a
labor surplus Which would result iu
widespread unemployment. Humid
reds of thousands of workers of 9TH
or countries, ignorant of actual econo-
mic conditions In the United States,
are beng lurcd 10 forsnke their homes
and come 10 this country, Pictures
Of high wages which seem like untold
wealth arc being painted for these
lpcoplo By groups of interests anxious
90 re-esiahlish autocmcy iu industry
and deprive the workers of this conn
try of the benefits they have gained
through organ lntiun. Tho workors of
these other countries thus are heul
'yiolimiled. n rs unnecessary O. pn.u,
out that the ln,ed States Is unable
tn assimilutc and make good citizen.
of immigrants az the rate they are
' now arriving.
"fhe American labor movement b
mot devoted Ia any of It's uciiyit as "a
|. ANY proposition having for its purpo-,
the clos ng of the gates of opportu,
nifty 10 any man or woman. But iu
Justice Ia the American men aud wo,
men who have made sacrifices 10 Gle
d waite our citizenship and increase IA,
n well being of the great masses OF PEG
, pie of this country, IL is only fair that
the admission of great floods of per,
sons anxious TO enjoy those benefit,
be delayed and regulated so as not ID
destroy the progress already made
Education the Best.
Education is the besi and quick
est means of assmilating immigrants
: To this end labor is preparing To re-
new IN congress lis age old fight for
the creation of a department of edu
eaton directed by a secretary VIII,
shall be member of the president :
eabinet. Reactionary interests de
feated a bill 10 have this department
lat the last session of congress. New
ertheless, labor plans 10 demand re
: consideration at the coming session
,, Increased pay will be demanded fol
the now 'underpaid' women working
in the professions like nursing anC
school teaching.
"School efficiency is imperative il
America" asserts Gompers. Sin yerl
many sections of the country teach
ers are leaving the sehoolroom, force,
out because their slender salaries arr
insufficient TO support them in thu
face of continually advancing liynl
costs. No young men or women arr
coming forward 10 take the places va
eated, The same exodus is taking
place in hosp tails, some of which has
to close their doors because nurse
were unable to continue in their eho
sen profession.
III The federation, Gompers stated, i
planning a new fight for a eonstitu
s.onal amendment giving congress
IlDOWer 10 DrOhibit eHiDlOVment of chill