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The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-10-07
Manufacturers w h i | e
Decrying High Pay
for Workers Neatly
Boost Prices to the
Sky.

New York, Oct. 7.-While wage
earncrs are being harangued on the
need for wage reductions TO stimu-
late building, owners of terra Gotta
have jumped prices 1000 per cent
and over, and these business men are
now under a federal indictment.
Except in few sections Of the
country where the United Brick and
Clay Workers OF America are making
d successful fight for living condi-
tons, this industry is on an anti
union basis.
Terra Gotta may properly be class
ed as next in Importance to steel and
cement in the building industry.
"IheSc terra Gotta owners" said
Federal Attorney Haywood, got to-
gethcr and divided the United States
into certain definite divisions of ter
ritory as arbitrarily and with as
complete and definite discipline as the
German general staff used in dividing
the western front into combat sec
tors. We find that this vast indus
try, reaching from here to the Pacific
coast, has been within the complete
and arbitrary control of about 23 n}en
throughout the United States. These
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-10-07
CAP COMPANY IS
DECLARED UNFAIR
Mortimer-N Co.'S Attitude in
Strike Brings Action by
Trades Council.

Caps and other head gear manufactured
by the Mortimer Newman Co. on
Meadow Street, this city, were placed on
the unfair list" by the New Haven
Trades Council last night, following a
report by committee appointed by the
council to interview the firm, that the
firm managers had absolutely declared
for the open shop policy, even going
stronger and declaring it absolutely Non
union in the future. The placing of the
goods on the unfair list is the first ac-
ton of its kind in many years by the
Trades Council but the attitude of the
company left no other course.
The bartenders' committee also re-
ported that the cafes conducted by w.
J. Sullivan on Congress Avenue, by NJ.
J. Dorsey on George Street and M. J.
kilcran on State Street had been de-
clared unfair by the bartenders' local,
The Trades Council delegates were in
structed to take proper notice.
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-10-07
Weeks Orders *F0pen Shop" And
Forces Cut Thousands in Canal Zone
AGAIN DELAY ACTION
ON TROLLEY WAGES

Joseph F. Berry of Hartford, attor-
ney for the Connecticut Company
and representative of its interests on
the arbitration boa. | which will de-
cid. ihc new ,x<:gr 7:,ralt for trolley
men on the company's lines, said to-
day that no decision has yet been
reached and it will probably be sew
eral weeks before the committee
brings in its finding. He said that
any new scale to be adopted will be
retroactive to June 1, when the old
agreement expired. At present, troll
leymen are receiving the old rate, "a
to 90 cents an hour, the maximum
being paid after three years.
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-10-07
TRADES COUNCIL AGAINST PARADE
IN NEW HAVEN ARMISTICE DAY

vaSsed by committee appointed several
weeks ago in line with similar agitation
all over the country. The committee
found the sentiment to be that while
there are SO many thousand yet out of
work here, the expense of parade and
mass meetings would be too great to
ask them to bear, in addition to having
to lose a days pay by those who might
happen to be employed.
Throughout the country, however, Or
ganized Labor will make practically a
united demonstration for disarmament
Reports received by the national head
quarters at Washington, from all parts
of the country, indicate either big pa
rade or mass meetings with special reso-
lutions coming from these places who do
not join in the public demonstrations.
New York city will hold its demon
stration in historic Madison square gar
den that seats $4,000 persons. Tex Rick
ard lessee of the great structure. has do
mated its use to the trades and labor
council.
Washington, D. c., will probably hold
it's meeting in beautiful Central high
school auditorium, marching to the meet
ing in line with various organizations
which are cooperating.
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-10-07
BUILDING MATERIAL JUMPS 1000
PER CENT. WHILE WAGES ARE CUT

men are banded together and oper-
ate almost as one.
Not until building material is
will there be any extensive building
in the large centers.
NO one group or single terra Gotta
manufacturer in the so-called central
or western territory would have
dared to come into New York or any
part Of the eastern territory. They
were not satisfied with a division of
territory but felt that to more COM
plctcly control their pricc-fXing
scheme and the sitting Of COMPETE
ton, they had to divide the business
among themselves in their own terri
tory, Each concern was allowed a
quota of business and great pains
were taken by all the others to see
that none of them exceeded its re-
spective percentages.
That there were no mere techni-
cal violations, and that these men
knew they were violating the law, is
apparent from the fact that the
schemes were Matched behind barred
doors at secret weekly meetings at
which no secretary or outsider was
ever permitted to enter and OF which
no minutes or records of any kind
were. kept.
I'VE find that with the possible
exception Of rare and isolated in
stances not a single manufactures
had increased his kiln capacity. They
took pains to see that the supply new
er equalled the demand"
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-10-07
MINERS WANT new
POLITICAL PARTY
National Convention Asks Gompers
to Call Conference.

indianapolis, Oct. 1.-THE United
Mine Workers of America ended
their biennial convention here yester-
day with the adoption of resolution
favoring the formation Of new po-
litical party, combining the forces Of
organized labor and the organized
farmers. The convention also select
ed Indianapolis for the seat of the
next convention, to be held in Janu
ary, 1924, and elected Alexander
Howat, president of the Kansas
miners, and William Mitch, secre-
tary of the Indiana miners, as dele
gates to the international mining con-
gress that meets next year in Eng
land.
The unions political declaration
asked Samuel Gompers 10 call con-
ference of officers Of all unions afi-
lated with the American Federation
of Labor and of all farmer organiza-
tions to effect as far as possible
political coalition Of these organiza-
tons. The resolution was adopted by
an almost unanimous vote and with
out discussion.
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-10-07
SLIGHT DECREASE
IN UNEMPLOYMENT
SHOWN in REPORT
Increase in Food Production and
Textile Plants Shown
in Report.

Washington, Oct. "a slight de-
crease in unemployment throughout
the United States was reported for
September by the department Of
labor in a summary OF conditions
made public last night. On Septem-
Der 80, the department SAID, I,427 es-
tabishmcsts had 1860 more work
ers on their payrolls than on August
81, an increase Of I.2 per cent. In
65 principal cities, employment de
creased in 20, but increased in 38,
and in one-Columbus, Ohio-re-
manned unchanged during the month.
Increases by industries were noted
particularly in food production, tex
tile manufacturing, nearly all metals,
stone, glass, clay, lumber, chemicals
and railroad shops.
The industries reporting decreases
included automobiles, leather and its
products, paper and printing, and to-
bacco manufacturers
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-10-07
Lake Urges Manufacturers
To Keep Factories Going
In Periods of Depression
WEEK OF MERRIMENT.
PLANS COMPLETED
Trades Council Approves Contract
Submitted by New York
Promoters

Plans for the week of Merri1nent' -
being planned by the New Haven Trades
Council, were practically completed last
night when the council accepted a re-
port of the committee appointed to go
over the contract with the B. c. Mcclure
company Of New York, approving OF the
same. The contract was sent to the COM
pany today and when signed, as it is ex
pected it will be speedily, the dates for
the event will be announced. 1t will
undoubtedly be held in Music Hall dur
ing January.
Under the contract, the Mcclure COM
pany agrees to put on such bunch of
novelties as have never been seen here, in
addition to many vaudeville and other at
fractions that will make the carnival week
big success socially swell as financial
Jy The discussion has been under way
for some weeks and has apparently been
adjusted satisfactorily to both sides and
the work can now begin.
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-10-07
LABOR WINS NEW HAVEN W A IERBURY ELECTIONS
Defeats Ford in Elm City and Sar1dand in Brass Town
TWO FRIENDS ELECTED
IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL CITIES STATE


During the political campaign
just passed, solicitors repre-
senting so-called "Wage
Earner," canvassed the city for
political advertising, claiming
so The Labor News is inform
ed, to be an official organ of
Organized Labor hereabouts.
AS a result they secured consid-
cradle business from candidates
under false pretenses and the
candidates are yet waiting for
copies Of the paper containing
their advertisements.
TIL only "Wage Earner'
known to The Labor News is
paper published in Boston
which has nothing to do with
Organized Labor but represents
a so-called Workingman's club.
Its publisher once was con-
nected with Labor but is not
now and it therefore has no
official standing either here or
there. The Labor News is the
official organ of the New fla
ven Trades Council and is en-
dorsed by the Connecticut
Federation of Labor. 1t is
therefore the only official paper
in this scCtion
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-10-07
CIGAR MEN AGREE
TO WAGE REDUCTION
Split Amount Demanded by Employ
ers and After Conference Agree
ment Is Made.

Following conferences between
committees representing the work
and manufacturers, the Cigarmakers
union of New Haven has agreed to
accept a wage reduction of $3.50 on
all mold or so-called FIVE cent cigars
and ST so a thousand on all hand
made or so-called 10 cent cigars, and
it is expected that just as soon as the
shippers and bosses agree, work will
be resumed in the local factories
The manufacturers asked a wage cut
of So and $3.50 respectively, but
after conferences the matter was ad-
justed as told.
The bosses also ask the shippers
to accept cut Of approximately 10
per cent and this was presented to a
special meeting OF shippers and
manufacturers and it is expected will
be adjusted along lines followed by
the cigar makers.
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-10-07
RETAIL CLERKS
PROTEST AGAINST
SATURDAY OPENING
Employees League Objects to Return
to Night Shopping
Hours.

The New Haven Retail EMPLOYEES
League, at largely attended mass meet
ing on Thursday night last, adopted res
olutlons to combat the proposal of Ger
tam small storekeepers in the city center
to re-establish the Saturday night trad
ing hours. The Retail Employees have
sent out a circular to the trade and other
storckeepers protesting and have received
the assurance of some of the bigger
places that they will never return to the
Saturday night hours. The circular says
10 the Sales People of New Haven !:
A head line in one of the evening
papers:
THE STORES TO OPEN SATUR-
DAY EVENINGS
Ih1S announcement was made by a
group of small merchants, including one
drug store and one deliCatessen store
They are endeavoring to place New
Haven among the reactionary cities This
the New Haven Retail Employees Lea
que vigorously protest against.
The leading merchants of our city
adopted the Progressive Daylight Shop
ping Hours nearly two years ago. The
10000 slgners to our petition, four years
ago for progressive shopping hours. have
kept their pledge to both merchants and
employees. Then, why such reaction
ary move to put stigma on our city?
The New Haven Retail Employees
League will foster a campaign to pro-
mote the progressive ideas that the lead
ing merchants have adopted. To do this,
the League will have to ask the employees
for their aid and financial assistance to
carry on the campaign
Have you enjoyed and appreciated the
adoption. by the merchants, of the pro-
gressive shopping hours and by closing
at 6 p. m. daily are YOU willing to help
this movement along?
Please enlist your business associates
and help make this progressive closing
universal for New Haven.
Cooperation brings success and sum
shine to all"
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-10-07

By overwhelming maorie Mayor David FtzGerad
entire democratic ticket New Haven, Francis Gufoy
democratic nominee for Waterbury,
ticket into office Tuesday elections which
Organized Labor throughout both cities took active and effective
part In fact aside from the personal popularity Mayor Ftz
Gerald New Haven and Mr. Guoyle Waterbury,
OF the fought
them and the voting where the Labor
supposedly clearly shown that Organized
asserted itself succeeded defeating
eectng large number of
evidence of the Labor
gether did Tuesday both
Arthur d. Mullen democratic
that it could do if had desired
in the future
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-10-07

Frederick L. Ford, representative
in the recent General Assembly, was
the republican opponent of Mayor
FitzGerald in New Haven and was
attacked by Organized Labor here
for his attitude in voting for and
working for the passage of the anti
strike bill, assisting in burying the
gas meter charge protest and assist
ing in adding so-called unfair taxes
on an already overburdened working
class. His close association with
Col |. NJ. Ullman, another anti-labor
man, was also brought against him
and when the votes were counted on
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-10-07
Expense Too Gre a t
With So Many Yet
Out of Employment
Central Body De-
clares, but Will Voice
Sentiments.

Because of the unemployment situation
and the apparent injustice to ask work
ingmcn to lose days pay and go to the
expense to provide a parade, the New
Haven Trades Council at it smeeting last
night decided not to hold a parade or
demonstration here on Armistice Day,
when the delegates of the nations meet
in Washington to discuss disarmament.
The decision was reached after COnsid-
cradle discussion in which mass meetings
either on the Green or in some hall were
suggested but these also were dropped
and Organized Labor will content itself
with sending a formal statement that it
is in favor of world wide disarmament
to the powers that be at Washington by
whom it can be transmitted to the dele
gates.
The situation had been carefully can
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-10-07
Secretary of W. a r
Adopts Five Million
Dollar Retrenchment
Program and Follows
Big Business Lead in
Putting 1t Onto the
Wage Garner - Free
Rents Also Elimin-
ated.

Washington, Oct. 7.-RadiCal changes
in policies governing the operation of
the Panama Canal Zone are to be in
augurated by Secretary of War Weeks,
as result of the recommendations of
the special investigating committee which
recently completed an exhaustive inquiry
of all phases of the Canal Zone govern
ment, it was learned today
The reforms recommended would re-
suit in saving $5,000,O00 a year in the
operations of the canal, not only through
the reduction of the forces employed
there, but also through the consolidation
OF duties of the various departments.
Among the recommendations is that
the governor of the Zone be directed not
to deal with labor unions as such, or rec
Ognize or make agreements with them or
with employees for any given period of
time. The committee proposed that open
shop conditions be put into effect and that
"a substantial proportion of non-union
men be employed in all departments at
prevailing wages.
Another suggestion is that employees
of the Canal Zone be required to pay
rent for their houses and also be charged
for light, heat and water.
Under the old administration, all en-
ployees in the Canal Zone were housed
at government expense and in addition
were given hospital service without cost
The plan calls for the imposition of
a modest rental for all employees. Un-
der this plan $4,000 year could be
saved the government, and the cost of
the WOrk1nen would not average more
than $11 a month. If light heat and
water are charged against the workrnen
an additional $13O,O00 year will be net
ted the government When it is consid-
cred that all employees of the canal get
a wage rate 25 per cent higher than SINH
lar employment in this country the i'm
position of rental on the employees is
not expected to be burdensome.
Already the rctrenclment policy of the
government in the Canal Zone has re-
suited in the discharge of 5000 alien
Secretary Weeks said Additional re-
ductions are expected to be made in the
personnel employed by the Panama Ca
nal Railroad. which Secretary Weeks
said was 'extravagantly changed" as
we'll as in the operating force of tugs on
the canal. Under the present arrange
ment tWenty-fOu hour service by gov
ernment tugs is in effect. The Weeks
plan provides for the operation of two
tugs on an eight-hour basis, with eight
hours during every twenty four hours
without the service.
Samuel Gonpers, president of the A.
F. of L.. in statement issued recently
assaied the report as prepOsterOus and as
"affronting to the entire country"
The opposition to having the policy
of the canal dictated by labor organiza
tions is vicious" the statement said, 'be
cause it serves to create the impression
that labor organizations have dictated the
canal policy. which is absolutely untrue
and also absolutely impossible. To dis
place Americans by tropical natives at
lower wage is to commit a breach of
faith and to adopt a policy foreign to
every concept of fairness"
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-10-07
PROFITEERS ESCAPE.

New York, Oct 7.-Gouging con-
tractors are quietly slipping out of
the net drawn around them last
spring by the Lockwood committee
in its housing probe. Justice Nc
Avoy of the supreme court has sus-
tanned demurrers of half a hundred
of these contractors who were
charged with conspiracy, The courts
action is a virtual dismissal of the
charges.
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-10-07
WANT WINES NATIONALIZED

Indianapolis, Oct 7.-Nationaliza-
ton of mines was re-affirmed by the
convention of the United Mine Work
ers.
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-10-07
FRIENDS OF ORGANIZED
WORKERS CHOSEN MAYORS
IN INDUSTRIAL CENTERS
ULLMAN AND HIS CANDIDATE ARE
THROWN into ELECTION DISCARD

Pluralities Such as Never Known Before Given to
Nominees Who Had Proved Their Friendship,
While Foes Are Buried i'm Avalanche of
VOtes-Results Pleasing to
All Workers.
The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-10-07
TO ORGANIZED LABOR

THE LABOR NEWS is your
pap~~ and its advertisers de
pend on your support Tell
them you Saw 1t In The News
and everyone will be happy.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-06-04
Lincoln Gardens

With an overflow throng that would
satisfy the heart OF any promoter. the
Lincoln Gardens opened Saturday
night in the location on 3lst St, for
mcrly occupied by the Royal Gardens.
Music was furnished by Wicklife's
Ginger Band, formerly of the Enter
Iaincrs' Cafe, and late OF the Morrison
Hotel. SO large was the opening
crowd that not even the spacious floor
at the 3lst cabaret was able to accom-
modate the dancers. A capable corps
of entertainers including James Strainc,
Clara Lewis, Eleanora Wilson, and T.
IL. Crump, provided several good sing
ing and dancing numbers. William
(BilD George formerly of the Enter
taincrs' Cafe, is in charge OF the new
place OF amusement, and linking
Georges popularity with the magnifi-
cent appointments OF the place, the
Lincoln Gardens should quickly as
sumo the lead as a palace OF enter
tainment.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-06-04
BAR ASSOCIATION MAKES
ENDORSEMENTS

The Cook County Bar Association.
composed OF the active practicing Col
5rcd Lawyers in Chicago, held their
judicial primary at their club rooms
All judicial candidates were considered
and voted upon by the members OF the
Association after much discussion as
to the fairness and impartiality OF the
candidates. The lawyers being in con-
tact with the various candidates daily
and considering the importance in
having judges on the bench who have
shown their ability to be fair and inn
partial without regard to the race, col
or, creed or politics OF the litigants,
the following candidates having re-
ceived the highest number OF votes,
were endorsed by the Association, and
its members have pledged themselves
to recommend To all clients to vote
Tor and help elect the following can
dlddtcs.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-06-04
REVEREND BRIT EXONER-
ATED
Bethel Officials Report

As sequence to the false report
circulated by local paper that Rever-
end 5. l.. Brit, Pastor OF Bethel
Church had been arrested and found
to have in his possession certain dan
gerous weapons, the special commit
tee from the official board, appointed
by the Church returned their report
last Sunday morning.
This committee through its chair
man, Mr. II. B. Lucas, presented a
resolution before the entire board OF
officers standing in semicirclc before
the church, a set OF resolutions and
findings subsequent thereto. The
findings were to the effect that Revcr-
end Brit was not arrested; nor was he
searched and found to have held in
possession the articles stated nor any
OF such description or classification;
that the changes were groundlcss and
GnWarrantcd. 1t was apparently a
case OF poor reporting and same fol-
lowed BY failure 10 Investigate by the
paper who circulated the report.
1t was approved by the body after
brilliant speeches OF loyalty by Mr. B.
II. Lucas, DR.. Dabney, Mrs. Moo-e
and others.
Reverend Brit stated after the meet
INK q" was glad to find the Whip
circulated and read in places visited
out west