The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-10

The bill originally came from New York along with similar bills intended to put labor under the heel again and prac- t1lally enSlave the worker. This didn't help it any although in the Hoose, Leader Bockley succeeded in having 1t adopted after the one big fight of the entire ses- sion. Buckley's control of the House alone secured its passage there, the rep resentatives of Labor having rolled up such an opposition to 1t that 1t took him four weeks to get 1t across and even then some of the representatives who voted with him declared afterward that they weren't satisfied with their own action
 When 1t was called in the senate on Tuesday about noon the Labor represen- tatives who had fought 1t all through were confident enough senators had been pledged against 1t to secure its defeat. They were, however, absent at the state convention in Bridgeport but the senators stood pat and even increased their num- Der. Without argument two amend ments offered in the House were passed. By previous action the senate had twice sent the bill back to committee and that action took 1t out again.
 The arguments on the bill itself, how ever, drew great discussion for last minute decision. Senator Seymour of Hartford, who did not vote because of being paired with Hall of Willington, op- posed the bill first, and declared that to pass 1t ''would be waving a red flag oyer a volcano"
 Senator Brown explained the bill for the sixth or seventh time and declared that before the committee there had been r1n oIxarcaI real reasons why the bill was objection able. It seemed to be a matter of feel ing rather than reason. He explained that the bill had been amended to make it a clvll law rather than a criminal law and that he believed 1t was progressive leg islation.
 Senator Banks declared that he was opposed to the measure because he did not think 1t would accomplish what it's proponents wanted 1t to. He believed that he could see "nigger in the wood- pile" in the bill. Senator Costello de- clared that the bill was unnecessary leg islation" and said We want no autocracv of wealth and no autocracy of labor" He did not believe the bill was wanted by the people of the state
 Senator Seymour declared that if 1t Mas passed the bill could not be enforced and said that it is undesirable to clutter hp our books with laws which cannot be enforced" He called attention to the fact that today labor is facing problems 1t has not had to face in the past several years. Il believe the laboring man should have every chance, every opportunity, every privilege which the spirit of the constitution entities him to-" he stated.
 Senator Candee called attention to de- fects which he found in the bill which, he said were so grave that he could not vote for the bill in the form in which 1t was offered. The present statutes were broad enough to cover all the features the bill was aimed to cover. Instead of making the employees and the employers cooperate 1t would have the effect of a:ltagonizing them" he said.
 Senator Challenger moved that when the vote was taken 1t should be by roll call. The motion was passed.
 Senator Bowers declared that the leg EslatiOn was 'superhuouS" and Senator Pickett declared that the public had not asked for 1t and 1t was foolish, at this time to pass legislation that the public did not want and which one of the sides interested most vitally opposed.
 Senator Macdonald, New Haven, said that he had not heard from any employ CTS in his district who wanted the meas ure.
 Senator Clark said that while he did not want to appear to be playing politics Continued on Page Eight.)