Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-03
To Resume Sessions.

H.H. VI IA Achr oS-. LAX ia
tional conference on Unemployment
adjourned until October 10, after
completion of an emergency ogra
for immediate relief of the nations
involuntary idle, subcommittee of
the conference were prepared to re-
sumo sessions today to frame recon-
mendations for a permanent unem-
pioyrnent policy as we'll as suggestions
for speeding the return to normal in
business and industry. These will be
placed before the full conference
when it r~econvenes ten days hence for
adoption of a permanent policy.
Disagreement by some Of the dele
gates with the conferences unempioy-
ment estimate of about 100000.
based on payrolls, led to a prolonged
debate on the question yesterday n
esulted in a compromise on an in
definite figure of between 3,50O,000
and 100000.
Washington. October IAN attack
or union labor by Senator knute
Nelson. Republican, Minnesota, n
a successful fight against a committee
amendment, which is "a claimed
would discriminate against American
ships in favor of foreign craft marked
senate consideration today of the Re-
publican tax revision bill.
Senator Nelson declared that the
workmen themselves were responsible
for most of the unemployment over
the country because they would not
consent to a readjustment of wages
To the railroad workers he attributed
part of the responsibility for present
high freightrateS asserting that until
there was a reduction in the high
wages the people could not hope to
get cheaper transportation tariffs.
Tired Of Threats.
Referring to the threatened strike
Of railroad workers, the Minnesota
senator said he was getting tired of
threats to tie up the transportation
systems and thought there should bea
showdown.
Let the people understand
once for all what these men
nean by threatening to strike"
said Senator Nelson. Let them
understand that it ear the
stoppage of DOC supplies and
other essentials. and starvation
in our cities and towns and I
venture the prediction that the
American people will rise in their
might and wipe these men from
the fac Of the earth"
The Minnesota senator was oppos-
ing a house amendment to exempt
the first $500 of income from invest
ments of individuals in building and
loan associations, which the finance
committee struck out and which Sen
ator Overnaan. Democrat, North Ca
rolina, moved to retain. The commit
tee action finally was sustained.
senator Nelson said the ~SlackneSs
in the building industry was due al.
most wholly to high wages paid tc
worknien. If bricklayers, carpenters
and other house building mechanics
would com Down from salaries o.
SIC and $12 a day. to 81 n IS g
day" the senator declared, there
would be the greatest boom in the
building industry ever seen in thi:
country.
Replying to the Minnesota senator
Senator Hefiin, Democrat, Alabama
asked that a living wage be not taker
from the workmen now employed
when some five million persons wer.
out Of employment.
Senator Lenroot, Republican, Wis
consin, led the fight against the pro
visions of the committee bill which
would have exempted from taxatfo1
gross earnings derived by foreign
shipping concerns from the operation
of shipments documents under TIL
laws OF a foreign country which
granted an equivalent exemption t
citizens of the United States.
Charges Unfair Tax Distribution.
business The Wisconsin senator con
tended hat this would exempt for
eign shipping companies from tax OF
their business done in the Unite,
State while American shipping com
panies would be required to pay
tax on their business. o
He also commended that it wbuli
drive American shipping companie
under. { reign flags In order to ge