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The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-14
c. F. OF |. BOARD
in MEETING HERE
ON PROPOSED LAWS
Trolley Situation Among Import,
ant Matters to Be Decided
Upon.

The executive board of the Connec-
t1cut Federation of Labor will meet at
the Offices of the Federation in .the
Academy building here. tomorrow to
plan the legislative campaign to be in
troduced at the present session of the
General Assembly. The bills to be in
troduced have been under consideration
for some time past and after approval
by the executive board will be present
ed at Hartford probably next week.
The bills will follow generally along
the lines of those placed before the
state conventions of the two big politi-
cal parties last fall and which were re-
jeCted by the republicans and adopted
Gratis. They include, amendments to the
compensation law doing away with the
waiting period after injury, the direct
election of judges, compulsory health
insurance, light wines and beers, and
changes to the so-called anti-boycott
law.
Special attention will be given during
the session to the trolley situation and
the committee will decide just what the
legislative program of the Federation
will be in this matter. The trolleymen's
union which is directly affected by the
welfare of the trolley companies, is
making a strong bid for the general
support of organized labor throughout
the state, for bills that will tend to re-
lieve the companies and ensure their
continuance. 1t is probable therefore
that the federation will lend its aid to
passing bills that will not seriously
affect the general worker or the public
at large.
The executive board will also take
up the unemployment situation through
the state. The survey started some
weeks ago, while not entirely complete,
is expected to be so near correct as to
give the board full understanding of
the situation SO that recommendations
for relief where necessary can be made
to the affiliated unions.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-14
CONGRESSMEN GRAB
TOYS AS EVIDENCE
in TARIFF HEARING
Walk Off With Everything in
Sight After Mad Scramble
For Loot.

Washington, Jan. 14.-The staid
business of tariff making went by the
board Monday in the House Ways and
Means Committee room while commit
tee members indulged in scramble for
toys that rivaled a Christmas festivity.
The committeeman went home with
dolls and animals of all sizes bulging
from their pockets for the joy of many
congressional families.
J. o. Foote, toy manufacturer of
Stroudsburg, Penn, played Santa Claus.
He came to appeal for tariff protection
on toys, particularly celluloid toys.
Every time American ingenuity turns
out a new and appealing toy, he said,
Japanese imitators duplicate it and ship
over tons for sale at a lower wholesale
rate than American factories can make.
To support his argument, Mr.. Foote
came armed with a huge box of toys,
a regular carload lot, even for Santa
Claus sled. He exhibited them to the
committeeman, seated solemnly behind
the great horse shoe desk on its high
platform, which lends pomp and cir
cumstance to Ways and Means Com
mittee deliberations.
HIS argument finished, Foote said he
had no further use for his exhibits and
the scramble began. The solons shuck-
ed off years as they used to shuck off
their clothes at the old sw1mmln' hole.
They were boys again in second and
when the rush stopped, the toy box was
swept clean.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-14
MACHINISTS ASK
INTERSTATE BOARD
TO PROBE ROADS
Charge They Are Milking" Ma
tional Treasury of Billions
Each Year.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 14.-Railroad
companies are milking" the national
treasury of three-quarters of billion
dollars this year and are manipulating
the funds in a campaign to drive the
railroad unions out of business, accord
ing to a petition filed with the Inter
state Commerce Commission by w. Jett
Laucn for the International Association
of Machinists. The petition charges
that the big carriers, especially those
affiliated in financial way with ]. r.
Morgan & Co., are closing their repair
shops, throwing thousands of union
men out of work, and are giving loco
motive and freight car repair work k, at
extortionate rates, to large private
equipment companies in which railroad
ilv Interested More than $4,000 union
men already have lost their jobs under
this plan, and can return to the shops
only upon surrendering their union
cards.
In this fashion, it is charged rail
road arrangements hope to send the
unions on the rocks, and charge the bill
to the public through taxation to pay
the subsidies guaranteed by the federal
government or by maintaining present
high rates to shippers and the travelling
public. This drive on workers IN the
railroad shops, Mr.. Lauck charges, is
but a phase of the open shop move
fnent which has for its real object dis
ruption of all legitimate labor organiza-
tions and trade union agreements.
Mr.. Lauck points out in the petition
that the railroads, while proceeding un
der a government guarantee of fair
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The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-14
HEADS
WOULD ABOLISH
ALL WAGE BOARDS
Want Right to Make Own Agree
ments, Whittier Tells
Commission.

Chicago, Jan. 14.-Testimony in favor
of discarding all national adjustment
boards and agreements between rail-
roads and employees was introduced in
the hearing before the United States
railroad labor board, by E. T. Whittier,
chairman of the railroad managers
committee. Mr.. Whittier declared that
the rates now in force and decisions un-
der. these rules show clearly that no
tribunal can make. rules applicable to
varying conditions throughout the
country.
The railroads want the right to make
their own agreements, he said "The
rules have been applied with ambiguity,
unreasonableness and restriction to the
free and economical operation of the
roads. The transportation act says the
roads shall be run economically Under
such rules, that is impossible, and the
public has to pay the bill"
Asked if the national agreements
should be declared not in effect by the
board, if he thought the board should
make new rules, Mr.. Whittier declared
emphatically that the railroads wanted
no national jurisdiction, but the right
Of each road to make its own agree
ments with its own employees.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-14
TWO OF LABOR'S GIFT
TO WAR BURIED HERE
Privates Brereton and Sullivan
Laid to Rest With Impos-
ing Ceremony.

The bodies of two of Organized La
boris contribution to the world war ar
rived in New Haven this week and
were given impressive funerals in
which members of the unions in which
both men had formerly been members
took part with details from the Amer
lean Legion. The men were John J..
Brereton, a former member of the
Trolleymen's union, and Michael L.
Sullivan, a former member of the
Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Ma
chinists, and working on the New Ha-
ven road. Both were killed in action. in
France and had been temporarily buried
in that country.
Private Brereton was a member of
Co. F, 58th infantry, and Private Sui
livan member of Co. NJ, 316 infantry.
The former was killed on October 10,
1913, and the latter on December 18,
1918. Both men resided in St. Patrick S
parish and their funerals were held with
solemn high masses of requiem at that
church. Both services were attended by
friends and filled the church to do the
final and only honor possible to the
dead heroes.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-14
MACHINISTS TO HAVE
INSURANCE FEATURE
Organization Completes Plans for
Protection On
100000.

The local lodge of the International
Association of Machinists has received
particulars from national headquarters
at Washington of the insurance plan
adopted. 1t provides that members be
insured for $780, for moderate month
ly payment. The association will not
carry its own risk" but will reinsure
its members with one of the old line
companies. 1t is understood in insur-
ance circles that the Metropolitan and
Equitable of New York, the John Han
cock and several other companies have
put in bids on the 1. A. of M. risk.
Inasmuch as the association has nearly
100000 members and its officers expect
that the majority will take out the in
surance, the total face of the policies
written would be in the vicinity of
$2O0,OO0,0OO.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-14
Change in Name and
Date of Publication

Beginning with the next issue the OF this publca
ton will be the LABOR NEWS date of publication
will be Friday at instead Of Saturday
The change made necessary by
under the control OF the
to absolutely divorce the publication
THE CONNECTICUT LABOR PRESS The change
time of going to to be made in line with the intent
make the only official organ Organized
and OF particular to Labor order
delivery Friday afternoon right the homes of the workers
that the housewife have opportunity
starting her shopping and take advantage Of the
bargains which will be found weekly market be
included each week.
Through the general cooperation shown the organza-
tions not only New Haven but about the the
change in ownership the being paved make the
bigger and better and it the intention
continue the Improvement until the only
esng Labor matters but to have value that
will make appeal to whether interested Organ
lied Labor This cooperation heartily appreciated
every effort will be it's
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-14

Senator Pickett of Waterbury, the
only democrat in that body and who
will probably introduce most of the
Labor bills, was appointed to the COM
mittee on Congressional and Senator
ial districts. This will be an important
committee this year inasmuch as
through the recent census the state will
probably have to be redistricted into six
congressional districts and the senator
ial districts arrangement so made as to
conform to the new population. The
senators can be had and there are now
IS leaving only one place available The
way some of the cities have grown
warrants shifting of the districts and
there will probably be a big rumpus
over this if the country districts are
doubled up
The session Wednesday did little
after the appointment of the commit
tees. 1t was decided that the commit
tee on Cities and Boroughs would
handle the trolley proposition which
promises to be one Of the big matters
of the session. Senator A. E. Bowers
of Manchester and Representative Fred.
L. Ford of New Haven are the chair
men of the committee and they will
probably have their hands filled. A few
healing acts on the appointment of
judges since the last session were pass
ed, Bridgeport was allowed to issue
bonds ~ to six per cent of its grand
list and Shelton authorized to borrow
money because its town funds are tied
up in a bank failure. Among the other
bills offered was one providing that the
state bank commission shall frequently
examine private banks to protect the
uneducated depositor who has been
1eeced royalty in the past.
The principal committees in which the
worker is particularly interested are as
follows:
Labor-Senator Sanford, ch.; SEN
ator Emo; Allyn, Vernon; Warner,
Wolcott; Wolfe, Windsor; Vail, Gosh
en-; Rizner, Union; Gregory, Easton;
Rowley, Colebrook; Simpson, Walling-
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-14
HARTFORD WORKERS
RAISE BIG FUND
TO FIGHT PLAGUE
Dance at Armory Merry Time
as Well as
Success.

Foot Guard Hall, resp1endent with
the decorations used for the governor s
ball, was scene of festivity Thursday
night when about 100 members of the
Structural Trades Alliance attended the
second annual entertainment and dance
given by the association for the benefit
Of tuberculosis sufferers.
Preceding the dance an entertain
rlent was given by local talent and
later in the evening Bert Williams, the
noted tenor now playing at Parsons
theater, gave several selections accom-
panied by his own pianist. The local
talent included Oracle Harper, Hart
fords' dainty 12-year-old toe-dancer !;
Earle Forbes, another youngster who
trips the light fantastic with excep-
tiona1 grace; Frank Barrett and Frank
Broderick in baritone solos; and Jack
Murphy's Entertainers" quartet con-
sisting of Mary Ducey, Harry Burt,
Bertha Garhnkle and Frank J. Buck
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-14

has had a long hard fight in the
Twelfth, for years and years demo-
cratic stronghold, and has managed to,
cut down the democratic lead so far
as to become a power over that way.
If the Colonel favors Orr, McGovern
and his friends are likely to be sore and
if he doesn't favor Orr, then the lat
ter's friends are liable to sort of kick
over the traces. Col. Bob Eaton of
North Haven, former collector, is said
to be out of the race and slated for the
job of prohibition director now held by
Julius Stremlau. If Bob was in the
race perhaps the Colonel could graceful
ly switch to him without making either
Orr or McGovern sore. But the situa-
tion now seems to be developing where
by neither will get the job but it will
go to some upstate or Rhode Island
man. The district includes Connecticut
and Rhode Island and the job makes a
berth worth playing for.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-14

Between 400 and 500 of the leading
manufacturing executives, employment
managers and industrial workers of the
East, representing practically all of the
large manufacturing interests will meet
in Springfield, Friday, January 27, at
the New England conference of the In
dustrial Relations Association of Amer
ica, for the purpose, of formulating
manufacturing interests in relations
with their employees both during the re-
construction period and following it.
1t is the purpose of the conference
to consider increased production and
the wage element, and arrive at gen
eral policy for re-establlsh1ng co-opera-
five relations between the executives
and the hundreds of thousands OF those
engaged in industry. The conference
will be held in cooperation with the
Springfield Chamber of Commerce and
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-14
Manufacturers To Plan
Relations With Employees

the Employment Managers Association
of Springfield.
There will be a morning and after
noon session during the day of the
conference, when speakers of nation
wide prominence will speak Although
the complete program has not been
fully made up the speakers will include
Ora L. Stone of the Associated Indus
tries of Massachusetts,, l.. H. Larkin,
assistant to the president of the Bethle-
A. Franklin, vice-president of the
Strathmore Paper Company of Hart
ford. The conference will close with
a banquet in the Hotel Kimbal1. On
the day preceding and the day follow
ing the conference the visitors will be
shown through many of the large
manufacturing plants of the Connectl-
cut Valley, where industrial relations
work has reached all unusually high
standard.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-14
Uzln1an |BetlUeen Devil
and Deep Sea- OUer Job

Between the devil and the deep sea"
is about the predicament of Col. I. M.
Ullman, republican boss of New Ha-
ven, in the fight being waged hereabouts
for the appointment of collector of
internal revenue to succeed James F.
Walsh who will go out with the demo-
cratic national administration. There
are two candidates in New Haven for
the place. Fred. Orr, the doughty lead
er of the Ninth ward and president of
the Republican club, and Michael F.
McGovern, republican boss of the 18th.
ward and between them the Colonel is
hard set to please either.
Orr unquestionably has Lig follow
ing in the Ninth and about the city,
and managed to bring the Ninth back to
the republican fold after it had been
lots a couple of times to the democrats.
He was a former deputy collector and
knows the game and has also that in
his favor. McGovern on the other hand
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-14
WARN MACHINISTS NOT
TO GO TO SPRINGFIELD
Hartford Lodge Points Out Ruse
to Push Individual
Contract.

Hartford, Jan. 14-Officers of the
citation of Machinists said last night
that they are issuing a warning to ma
chinists not to leave Hartford because
of offers made by some Springfield
manufacturers 1t was said that the
Moore Forge Company of that city had
made particular attempts to induce men
to work at its plant in Springfield,
where many employees have left their
work, because the company requires
them to sign individual contracts.
James A. Wickham, general repre-
sentative of the machinists 'organiza-
ton in this district, said last. evening
that conditions in Hartford are i'm
measurably better than in other cities
in this and nearby states, so far as un-
employment is concerned.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-14
CIGARMAKERS CARE
FOR THE OUT OF WORK

An unusually largely attended meet
ing of Cigarmakers union, No. 80, was
held in Trades Council hall on Tues
day, about 400 being present. It was
voted to pay members out of work $40
weekly benefit proceeds to be raised by
per cent. assessment on wages of
members. About 65 members will re-
ceive benefits.
Philip Months and John w. Murphy
were elected delegates to attend a con-
ference of New England cigarmakers to
be held in Springfield, Mass, on January
10, for the purpose of considering con-
ditions in the trade and devising ways
and means to improve same.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-14
DANBURY THROWS OUT
ALL CIGAR CUTTERS

Danbury, Jan. 14,-In the interests of
public health, the Common Council this
week passed an ordinance prohibiting
the use of the common cigar cutter in
any store or public place where, through
the use of such cutter disease might be
spread. The ordinance is in line with
similar laws passed by other cities of the
state, through the efforts of the cigar
makers union, which was able to prove
conclusively to the health authorities
the danger of infection existing in these
common cutters. The Danbury board
made the penalty for violation of the
ordinance SIS for each offense and pro-
vided that the law become Immediately
operative. ~
The practice of a man first wetting
the end of his cigar before placing it IN
the cutter to be trimmed. has been
found in many cases to have spread
disease 1t is hoped to make the law
uniform throughout the state in the
near future.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-14
Little For Labor in
Legislative Boards
APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED AT OPENING THIS WEEK
SHOW COMMITTEES THAT DISAPPOINTMENT TO
STATE LEADERS-CITIES AND BOROUGHS
HANDLE TROLLEY AFFAIRS IN WHICH
WORKERS INTEREST.

With the appointment of committees and the introduction of
minor bills the Legislature of 1921 under Hartford
this week and after setting the limit for the Introduction of
for January 2 adjourned until Tuesday when both
bodies The
mittees especially that labor distinct disappointment the
hardly
committees, the judiciary public health
will the
appointments about expected The committee education
the members of the House. which pleasing
namuch before that committee will
bills which worker because it to his
children be taught and the teachers paid
adeuu
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-14
THE LEGISLATURE.

In order that the worker
may be kept informed as to
what is going on in the
Legislature at Hartford,
which affects his interests
either financially or in his
general welfare, the man
agement of this publication
will have an experienced
staff representative at Hart
ford ON every day of the
session and therefore be in a
position to keep the readers
informed as to exactly what
is doing at the State capitol.
The present session will be
perhaps one of the most i'm
portant ever held, the state
finances being in such con-
dition as to make strict
economy necessary, so that
it behooves the worker, who
eventually has to pay the
bills, to keep in touch this
time to see that nothing is
"put over on him. The
Labor News will strive to
look out for just that and it
is up to every worker to get
the paper and READ 1T.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-14
WALLINGFORD PLANT
WILL RESUME WORK

Wallingford, Jan. 14.-W. A. Ives
Manufacturing company, makers of
union-made tools, has notified all its
employees to return to work Monday
The concern makes augurs and bits.
The plant has been running three days
a week, with a small force. The nor
nal force is about 450.
The Connecticut labor press., 1921-01-14
ARMY OF UNEMPLOYED
EXCEEDS FORCES SENT
OVERSEES AGAINST HUN
More Than 2,325, 900 in Enforced
Idleness at First of Year,
Canvass of Labor Shows.

There was more enforced unemploy-
ment in the United States during the
first week of the new year than at any
time since the money panic of 1907,
according to reliable informative data
on the situation obtained from officials
of the Department of Labor, The Amer
lean Federation of Labor and the rail-
road organizations. All agree that in
dustrial conditions as applied to wage
-earners are far worse than at any time
Immediately preceding the war. The
slump has hit every branch of industry
except coal mining, and thousands of
mills and shops continue closed for a
it is estimated that there were 2,325,OO0
workers unemployed during the first
week of the year.
Surpasses Overseas Army
This is larger army than we sent
overseas to fight to make the world
safe for democracy and "a better place
in which to work and live" Thousands
of these unemployed marched to the
front in General Pershing's Zine of
glory with no thought that soon after
their return home they would become
candidates for the bread1ine. These
figures do not include thousands of agri
cultural employees who are idle by reason
of the sudden fall of prices for farm
products.
Only three labor strikes of conse-
quence prevailed at the dawn of the
new year. In West Virginia and Ala
bama approximately $4,000 coal miners
and the right to organize. In New
York City $4,000 clothing workers are
resisting a wage cut and a refusal of
the bosses to renew union contracts.
Hundreds of plants, large and small,
have closed to force a reduction in
wages, a scheme on the part of bosses
to starve their employees into subjection.
In other instances plants have been
closed to maintain high prices of pro-
ducts and to dispose of surplus accumu-
lations at the prevailing rates. Labor
is the chief loser.
What Labor Officials Say
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation of Labor, says re-
ports reaching his office from industrial
centers in all parts of the country tell
of increasing unemployment and he es-
Inmates the number of workers affected
at above two million.
The Department of Labor is making
a survey of unemployment with view
of gaining some idea of whether idle
ness promises to be temporary or of
long duration. This report will be
made public about January IS by the
United States Employment Service.
For the purpose of the survey the coun
try has been divided into nine districts.
Field workers have been engaged in
making the canvass of the principal in
dustrial cities with instructions to re-
port to Washington by January IS.
John B. Densnore, director of the en-
ployment service, said that while he
had no authentic figures at present, the
state of unemployment was growing at
an alarming rate and "probably exceed
ed two million"
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