The Connecticut labor news., 1921-11-04
LABOR CONDITIONS IN OTHER COUNTRIES
 COMPARED TO OURS
Washington Department to Furnish Regular Bulletins Showing
 European Facts.

Washington, Nov. 4.-ln order that the workers of the United States may be kept acquainted with what is going on among the workers of other lands the Department of Labor has pre- pared bulletins made up from reports from those lands The bulletin for this week is as follows:
 AUSTRALIA
 Alien Land Ownership-Un the Lands Consolidation Act of 1913, still in VOgue,, no alien can acquire land in any of the states of Australia except ing Victoria, unless declaration IS made of his intention to become a British subject. If, after five years, the alien has not Consummated his intention as to naturalization, his lands, homestead or lease is forfeit ed 10 the government In Tasmania an alien subject of friendly state may occupy lands for tenure not to exceed 2I years. Asiatics are dis qualified without exemption from holding perpetual leases in South Australia.
 CHILE
 Lockout of Port Workers.-After rcgiSt ring several thousand names of workers not affiliated with the L w. W. and the Chilean Federation of Labor, the Association of Merchants of Valparaiso locked out members of those organizations, supplanting them with the nOn-unlOn rcglStrantS. OW- ing to the reduced value of ocean freight traffic this lockout has met with unexpected success. Lockout procedure has extended to other ports in the north of Chile, while affiliated labor organizations arc protesting with a strike.
 ENGLAND
 Newcastle. - Unemployment con tinucs with hardly perceptible de crease. The coal mines are either working reduced time or are closed down. Only 5 per cent. of the iron furnaces are in blast There are no new contracts for ship building and the launchings of the month are re- ported to have been made only with d view of removing the vessels from the ways to prevent possible settling Ot the foundations.
 GERMANY
 Bcrlin.-Scvcnty-Scvcn living com moditics, including clothing, shoes and coal, have increased in price upon an average of IS points from Septem- Der Sto October I, which indicates an increase in the cost of living since January I, 1921, of 84 per cent. The reason aScribed to this is the depre- citation Of the value of the mark through international exchange in raw materials.
 Danzig.-A singular plan for the regulation of rentals by taxation is in vogue in Danzig. When one person occupies more than two rooms in a dwelling he falls under the ban of the luxury tax, which is 500 marks a year tor one unnecessary room; goo marks for two; I,8oo marks for three; 5000 marks for four, 5000 marks for five; and 1000 marks for every additional room over five. Twenty per cent is assessed against occupants of build lngs completed before July I, 1918 All raises in rents are taxed TO per cent. Proceeds of this taxation are entirely invested i'll encouragement to house building, which must be done under government supervision. Pos session k given 10 Workmcn upon dwellings arc exempt from taxation provided they are occupied by three or six persons respectively
 INDIA Workmcn's Compensation: - The | government of India has addressed a l letter 10 the various local govern 1 mental administration with regard to l he question of Legislative enactment l providing for compensation for injury o Work1nen while engaged in their lvocations. The necessity for this ] enactment emphasizes the metamor- ohosis of India from purely agr- cultural country to an industrial one. 1 t IS noted that the government of