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The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-16
Bleating Texan Gets Square w it h Con- gress By Declaring That Labor Leader Has E f f e ct ua fly Throttled the Entire Bunch.

Chicago, Dec. Io.-Rcprescntative Thomas l., Blanton of Texas enffv- encd the annual meeting of the Ill., inois Manufacturers Association Tuesday night with a spirited attack on Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, Blanton, who attracted national at tention in October when he narrow lv avoided expulsion from the House in connection with publication of ob- jectionablc matter in the Congress sional Record charged that the labor leader through legislative domination is 'throttling the government"
 He referred particularly to the labor chiefs activities in disputes involving the Big Four railway brotherhoods and the government. Incidental y, he said Gompers had several years ago "sworn to oust him from Congress and last year was reported to have spent $Ioo,ooo to do so.'
 First take the Adamson law, an atrocious piece of legislation,' said Blanton. "Gompers forced that
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-16
Harding PassesBuck
 on Soldiers Bonus
President Now Puts Entire Burden of Decision on Weak-Kneed
 Congress-

Washington, Dec. I6.-President Harding puts up the entire burden and responsibility of the soldiers bonus 10 Congress. The President this week made clear his reasons for not referring to the bonus in his re cent message to Congress. Having already taken the stand with Secre- tary of the Treasury Mellon that the country could not stand the burden at the time he takes the position that it is up to Congress ito find the money"
 MT. Harding has not shifted his stand
 He was not opposed to the princi- pie of the bonus but did not believe it should pass because of the enorrn- GUS expense to the country There Is clearly a rift between Mr. Harding and the republican leaders on this matter since Chairman Fordney of the committee on ways and means and Senator Macomber have assured the American Legion committee that this Congress will pass the bonus within the next 90 days.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-16
BLANTON VENTS HIS SPLEEN BY BITTERLY ATTACKING GOMPERS

through with a strike threat. His next move was to demand a bonus for all government employees receiving less than S2,5Oo year. This went over, but the Roland amendment re- quirirg an eight-hour instead of d seven-hour day was vetoed by Presi- dent Wilson, again faced with strike,
 "Then there was the bill growing out of General Crowder'S 'work or fight" slogan. Gompers defeated> this and 67o,ooo ISyear-old boys were drafted into the service.
 "Gompers backed the. Big Four brotherhoods in forcing William Nc Adoo, then director general of rail roads. to give railway employees an Walker D. Hines, succeeding Mo Adoo, was coerced into authorizing further increase of S67,oooo 900, and $I ,ooo, ,ooo, ,ooo. And all this before the United States Railroad Labor Board was created. Then, while the board was considering a demand for furth- CT increase. the Big Four, supported by Gompers, issued another strike threat And it brought 5000, 900, GOO wage award from the board It is only this last-and half of that which has been cancelled by recent wage reductions of railway employees" 7"
 w. B. Conkey of Hammond, Ind, publisher, advocated abolition of la bor unions in favor of trade unions, in which employers and employees would be equally interested and which woulS rprotect both.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-16

F And what does the President mean -analyze the language in which 1t IS framed" continued the law maker. ''lt needs no emphasis from me. It IS as clear as words can make 1t that the policy of the administrator does not contemplate mediation nor mere arbitration courts, such as the rail road labor board, but has in view la Dor tribunals such as the Kansas i'm dustrial court.
 "it means courts with power to stand over the men who toll and say to them: Y ou will not quit your job
 Your occupation is charged with public interest and you shall continue to labor for such wages as we shall decide are fair and just You shall not strike before having your disputes decided by us It means a policy on the part of the administration which will take away the right that working men in this country have had to de eide their own affairs for themselves.
 "It means that men will be thrown into jails who dare to strike without asking the permission of some court created by congress and composed of the appointees of the present admin istration.
 Tt has remained for the chief ex- ecutive of this nation to recommend policy toward men who labor be- yond comparison with any govern ment in the world.
 As between workers and employ CTS, fights can never be altogether fair fights. Each side in labor fight has different things at stake. With an employer 1t IS matter, perhaps, of some. more bank shares or finer home; perhaps a marble palace in stead of one of brick It Is merely matter of another limousine or an other cluster of jewels for his wife and another aigrette in her bonnet. It Is merely matter of profits from his plant. Oh, 1t IS not such an aw- fully important matter with the en- ployer But with the man who tolls his bread is at stake.
 The struggle between the employ CT and employe can never be a fair fight. One has in the scale only a question of profits. The other has the means of existence for his wife and children at stake.
 Such a fight can never be fair fight, yet when conditions are even fairly equal, when there is measure of prosperity, then you may have a certain admiration for the hard-hand- ed employer who goes down into a fight with his employe-
 'Oh we all love a fair fight. But what about hitting man when he Is down? What about hitting the work CT when his hands are tied. What about hitting the workers when they are walking the streets, ragged and starving? And how about the work ing mans wife and children, for whom he is responsible and who are depend ent upon him ,"
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-16
COUNCIL REFUSES ENDORSEMENT FOR
 PROTEST MEETING
Zacco-Vanzetti Petition Tabled on Reports From Massachusetts
 Labor Bodies

The Zacco-Vanzetti protest dem onstration died a peaceful death so far as the New Haven Trades Coun cil is concerned, when at the meet ing last night the request for the Councils endorsement of a mass meeting to be held in few days was laid on the table indefinitely. The action was taken following the read ing of communications from the Massachusetts Federation of Labor, as published in The Labor News last week, that the men were not and never had been ''labor leaders" SO far as having any utilization with Organ ized Labor is concerned and from the Boston Cigar Makers Union stating that while that body had endorsed the movement to secure funds tor the de- fensc of the men, it was done solely because in the opinion that the evi- dence on which they were convicted of murder of a paymaster was not sufficient to prove their guilt and not because of their affiliation with that or any other labor body.
 The latter communication also add ed that 1t was the opinion that the arrest and conviction of the men was the result of ''War hysteria" growing out of their efforts to resist the draft and their own ideas on labor but that neither convicted them of the crime of murder It concluded: ''In con clusion let me say whatever you do, do not make any attack on our judic- iary," and was signed by the secrc- tary, Henry Abrahams. One or two delegates expressed the opinion that in common justice, if the men did not have fair trial and conviction, that the Council should endorse the pro test meeting to secure them a new trial at least. Others who had per sonally looked up the matter since the last meeting opposed the resolu ton, stating that the whole thing simlnercd of "I w. W'isn,'' Bolshe- vism or some other radicalism and had nothing 10 do with Organized Labor and that Massachusetts was fully competent to take care of its own courses of justice. On motion of Delegate Fitzgerald of the Car pentcrs the entire matter was indefin- itely tabled and thus ended
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-16
RAILROAD LABOR BOARD RESTORES
 TEEN HOUR" DAY
Track-Workers Overtime Cut Off in Decision Regarded as Forerun-
 ner to Restore Old Hours.

By a decision of the Railroad Labor Board rendered this week. the ten-hour day IS restored on the railroads so far as the track workers and maintenance of way men are concerned and following as 1t does the recent decision relative to the shop crafts. the opinion prevails among railroad men in both these bran ches in the New Haven system. that the railroads intend to reestabish the ten hour day for all railroad workers where ever possible. While in the case of the shop crafts the basic eight-hour day is still maintained. the new rules can be so interpreted, railroad men claim, that the roads can easily slip over more than eight hours work in day without hav- ing to pay overtime rates.
 While conferences have been set for January by the railroad managers the men are preparing flat refdsals to sub init to the cutting of wages and loss of overtime pay and will meet the issue by formally making demands for an in- crease to make up what 1t Is expected will be cut off from them. This will throw the entire thing back to the Labor Board and i'll the meantime the workers will prepare the necessary steps for a strike to resist the changes If that be- comes necessary.
 The Labor Board in its last decision affecting the track men camauhage the issue by stating that the principle that eight consecutive hours constitute days work is retained" but time and one half. will not be granted until after 10 consecutive hours have been worked That means simply that the roads can compel the men to work ten hours any time they desire to do so, and need not pay them overtime for the extra two hours. thereby restoring the ten-hour day under flimsy disguise.
 The new provisions plainly make pos sible ten-hour day without penalizing the railroads, which were compelled un- der the federal agreement to pay time and one half after eight hours. PraCti- cally all section gangs work more than eight hours a day due to time necessary for travelling to and from the point of operations and because of the seasonal nature of the work, making long hours necessary to take advantage of good weather.
 The rules become effective today. ex acty one year after the agreement was made between the United States Railroad Administration and the United Brother hood of Maintenance of Way Employees
 (Continued on Page Eight.)
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-16
WONDERS F HE KNOWS ANYTHING
 ABOUT THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT
Gompers Appeals
 to European Labor
Asks It's Support for Purposes of the
 Arms Conference

Washington, Dec. I6.-An appeal to European labor to view the purposes of the arms conference with the same spirit exhibited by American and British labor was made by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, in statement last night Ii is a cause of satisfac- ton, he said to find that British and American labor not only is united in support of the conference, but also is in agreement on the fundamental principles that should guide both the present conference and all other in ternational efforts that should grow out of it.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-16
PLEA FOR DOMINANT LABOR PARTY
 WINS TEN EYCK PRIZE AT YALE

Committe of Award.
 The keynote of Ballinger's Menace of Democracy was the plea for a repre- sentative government, with the represen- tatives unafraid of being busted by the ones who placed them in power and with the recognition of intelligence and strength. In the pure democracy, he maintained, initiative is prostituted and the better is sacrificed for the worse.
 In his plea for an understanding of the Chinese, Stephen 10 Tsai vindicated the popular conception of the Chinaman as either a laundry1nan or restaurant keeper, and remarked the condition of the Chinese here circumstantial and not indicative of the character and inteli- gence of those in China. All the at tributes of the Europeans and Americans are theirs in abundance. He further placed especial emphasis that in China a social revolution IS going on that took Europe centuries to complete.
 Voorhis speech follows in part:
 Call it chance, evolution, econmic pressure, Infinite Wisdom what you wi1l-the truth is obvious that man. since his low beginning in the humid jungles of Asia, has been learning, advancing, developing. :. Surely the most fnspir- ing fact about this whole matter is the conspicious endeavor of later man to dis cover the Light which is not yet his.
 The condition of the mass of men, and the condition of this mass, this great ma jority of souls, is the only true criterion
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The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-16
MEANS NEITHER ARBITRATION NOR MEDIATION BUT LISBON
 OF WORKERS, SAYS S0UTHERNER That WOrkngmen Have to Decide for Them selves and Casting Into Jail Those Who Disobey, Vehemently Declares
 HuddleStOn.

Washington 16-'I thirteenth amendment the constitution?
 II wonder if he knows forbidden
 II wonder if he realizes for what principle all blood in the civil
 ''Is he of to a dictates
 establish this professedy country of employers of labor?'
 The above Alabama that of President Hardngs congress which sympathy ike legisa
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-16
Congressman Slams Harding's Policy on Labor
 Declaring lt Would Re-estQbish SLQUery OUer Land
 Songs for Each Trade Urged Now
 to Push Workers

Chicago, Dec. I6-The shep- | herd has his pastorals, the lover his serenades, the honest black smith his rollicking song. But just where do the rest of us come in?
 This is what Frank E. Nor ton, acoustical engineer for a large steel company, wants to know as he recommends that every industry get busy and write songs of it's trade, that cities speak their longings in tuncful ditties.
 industrial music is the need of the hour,' he said in an ad- dress here. "Composers will find the inspiration for this new music in the mills and shops and factories. They must let the activities of the people and of machinery sing to them and then translate these unwritten songs into notes we can all un- derStand."
 A shoemaker would be hap pier singing his own private in dustrial song, he said. It might be entitled, "While 1 Last The rest can join in the chorus.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-16
Trades Council to
 Elect Next Meeting

The annual election of officers of the New Haven Trades Council for the ensuing year will take place at the next meeting, January ,, and the delegates were warned by President Ornburn at the meeting last night to instruct their various unions to have filled delegations in attendance to take part in the balloting. The pres ent officers are: Ira M Ornburn, president; Eugene Treiber vice-presi- dent; Joseph l. Reilly, Secretary; August Striby, financial secretary; Daniel B. Mckay, treasurer; and Frank McCabe, warden So far as has developed no candidates for any offices have arisen and it is very likely that the present officials, will be re- turned for another term if they care to continue the duties
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-16

In accordance with Mir filings un- usual request the daily press of New Haven published his letters to Mr. Ioli fin full' as he desired. There tore 1t IS unnecessary to quote furth- CT here than the paragraph relating to MT. Polls responsibility as owner ot the building, even though he is not operating it. That follows:
 'ln assumption that you are the owner of the Hyperion theater In case of fire in this theater, 1t is quite clear that if these conditions then exist or any others con- trary to reasonable practice in the business or in violation of the State laws or local Ordinances . that you will be answerable in case of re- sulting injury therefrom, whether to person, property or adjacent property. acter required 10 establish guilt or criminal responsibility for resulting death from these circumstances, of course, the consequences to you would be indeed serious."
 Needless to say Mr. filings warn ing, which followed evidence given by insurance men before the coroner in the R1alto investigation, created quite stir. MT. pOli answered by saving that the property had been leased by him and he would. and always had en- deavored to see that it was conducted to the limit of safety to the public, that negotiations for it's sale were we'll under way and that while pend ing, he would personally see to it that every precaution possible was taken to protect the public
 Lawyers who read the states attor- ney's statement agreed with him that the owner of a building is responsible for its conduct when the public is concerned. They pointed out that the laws are clear that the owner of a building leased to persons who may conduct it for immoral or unlawful purposes can and has been held liable for what goes on within the premises.
 (Continued on Page Eight.)
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-16
Warning Given to Poli on Hyperion Leads Law yers and Laymen to Ponder Over How Leon ard Fits in With What Happened at the
 Riato-Builders Exchange Head Had
 Planned to Build on Theater Site

Is Harry A. Leonard 
 resulting deaths That that of many geod lawyers about New Haven guessing following the this week and which MT Ang all his usual wo although of the Hyperion theae had leased building Mr. filling vaudeville
 
 PoH
  of the Rialto liable
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-16
Elliott Allowed to
 Hold 12 Rail Jobs

Washington, Dec. I6.-The inter state commerce commission has granted permission 10 Howard Elliott, chairman of the board of the North ern Pacific, to retain II other direct crates in the New Haven and the Chicago,- Burlington X Quincy ra1,- roads.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-16
CantWell Elected
 by Letter Carriers

Washington, Dec. 16.-Edward ]. Cantwe1l, secretary of the National Association of Letter Carriers, has been elected by the National Welfare Council to represent them in the welfare department of the postofice department. The council consists of the several organizations of postal employees, including those affiliated with the A. F. of l..
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-16
IGNORE PEOPLES MANDATE.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec I6-The eight-hour law, approved by the peo- pie at the 1914 election, is ignored by the city government and organized la bor threatens to take legal action that the law be compiled with Cheap wage employers would knife the peo- Dle'S mandate
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-16
Owner of Theater Property Is
 Liable Says States Attorney
Open Shoppers Dine
 and Elect Officers
Hartford Building Bosses Plan Further Labor Attacks Over
 Table.

Hartford, Dec. 16-At the annual meeting and banquet of the Hartford Open Shop Building Trades Exchange. Inc, held last night at the City Club the
 following officers were elected: P, Ste phen O'Brien, president; James Porteus, first vice president; Rufus c. Bent sec ond vice president; Albert E. Coleman. treasurer. The secretary of the organi- zation, J. H. Miller, holds over from last
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-16
LAUNDRY WORKERS UNITE.

Pana, H., Dec I7.-Laundry work CTS at this place have organized and are asking for higher wages and a 4S-hour week
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-16

Bangor, Me, Dec .I6.-Unorganized timber workers agree that "trade unionism is all right" since their wages have been cut to $175 and S2 a daV
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-16

RETAIL CLERKS AWAKE.
 Duluth, Miss, Dec. I7.-The Re tail Clerks union in this city has been rc-Or9anized.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-16

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The Connecticut labor news., 1921-12-16

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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-11-03
ELY DISTRICT

Grin Bailey and family have moved
to Alma.
Ernest Stanton returned home one
day last week. He has been visiting.
relative at Houghton lake.
Alfred Nestle is putting in a boiler
at his cider mill.
d. Best of near Lake City was 4
caller in this vicinity last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Peck of Alma
are staying at Abe Eckert's at pres
ent. Mr.. Eckert is on the sick list,
and under the care of an Alma ply
stefan.
Those knowing Mrs. f.. L. Hyde,
formerly of this vicinity, may be
pleased to learn that she was mar
RED to Mr.. Z. Uttley Thursday Of
last week.
Lauretta Hammond and Edna Will
son visited school one day last week.
Mrs. 7. Smith and daughter of Mt.
Pleasant have been visiting at War
rem Simmons.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-11-03

Mrs. Petit, teacher of the seventh
grade, being one of the leaders. The
guests wore costumes appropriate for
the occasion.
Rev. Roy Hamilton of Alma Col
lege had charge of the Sunday serv-
ices at the Presbyterian church and
also talked at the Sunday school.
Rufus Utley and Mrs. Eliza Hyde
both of Alma were quietly married
Thursday at the Methodist parsonage
BY Rev. l.. l.. Dewey. On Monday
Rev. Dewey at his home united in
marriage Clare Williams and kath-
crime Robson of st. Louis.
Mrs. Mary Mikescll died Thursday
following a long period Of illness
Mrs. Mikesel was born in Pennsyl.
vania 50 years ago, and was among
the first settlers in North Star town.
ship, locating there before the Civil
war. Mr.. Mikesell died II years ago
She leaves two sons, Frank of North
Star township, and Arthur of Ovid
Funeral was held Saturday at hen
home in Ithaca and burial took place
in the Beechler cemetery in Newark
township.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-11-03
Town LINE

A large number attended the Hal
lowe'en entertainment at the Wright
School Friday evening. An enjoyable
time was had by all present.
Miss Josephine Johnson spent Sat
urday night with Miss Ella Shoe
maker.
Miss Virginia LEONARD spent last
Tuesday with her aunt, Mrs. Belle
Lake, of Alma.
Warren Simmons of Arcadia spent
Tuesday with his son, Nelson, and
family.
Charlie Smith autoed to Seville Cen
ter hunting one day last week.
Frank and Purl Whitcraft and
MIR. and Mrs. John Shoemaker
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Kyes Sunday
Charlie Church was calling on rela-
tives in this vicinity last week.
Hugh Johnson and family from FL
well spent Thursday with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Johnson.
Miss Myrtle Osborn of Elwell spent
Friday with Mr.. and Mrs. John Shoe
maker and family
Geo. and Harold Shoemaker attend
ID the dance at Rivcrdale Saturday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barry and fam
lily entertained friends Sunday.
Miss Mary Barry was home from
Mt. Pleasant over Sunday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-11-03
SCHOOL REPORT

School report for Arcadia District
No. 3:
No. of days taught IS?
No. of girls enrolled II.
No. Of boys enrolled II.
Total enrollment %.
Total attendance 4S2.
Percentage of attendance 90 g.
Average daily attendance 26.S.
The following were neither tardy
nor absent: Virgil Dalrymple, Louise
and Arthur Stead, Roy, Rowland and
Russell Nestle, Frank Simunek
Claude McGili, How rd Ayres, and
Fred pur'.eofth, Vera and Kenneth
Bradford
Miss Alderman, the Gratiot county
nurse, visited us the first of the
month.
Friday afternoon we all enjoyed 4
marshmallow roast down on the river
bank.
Ronald, Ruth and Keith Brown
have been out of school two weeks
their little brother having infantilc
paralysis.
The visitors this month were Mrs
Udell, Mrs. Duckworth, Loretta Ham
mond, Edna Wilson, Josephine, Mary
and Emil Simunek, Iva McGill
Gladys Duckworth and Betty Udell
Freda Behler, Teacher