The Connecticut labor news., 1921-10-21

nation then China should stand at thc head ot the civilization oi the = world
 On sections and b of rccom- rnendatIon No. l relating to the set clement of the financial rclationshin between the Government and inc railroads, we sustain the declaration ot the General Conference adopted on th1S subject at it's meeting October II as follows: "Scttlcment of the
 financial relationship between the
 government and the railways, having
 III mind the immediate necessity for
 increased maintenance and better
 mentS, making effective increased
 railway employment, in order that me railways may be prepared for en- | largcd business as il comes" with
 the distinct understanding and con
 d1tlonal upon the adoption of the
 minority report of the Transportation | Committee and signed by W $. Car
 ter as follows:
 "lnasmuch as this conference has
 been called by the President for the 1 sole purpose of relieving unennlov-
 ment, we also recommend that in the 1 dlSDurse1nent ot the funds advanced | 10 the railroads as provided in Sen ate B1lI 2337, the railroads should be 1 required to devote practically the ''''liA So app 1dlCu 10 the purchase labor and material for main-
 tenancc ot way and structures and
 TOT maintenance Of equipment, and
 mat the maintenance of equipment
 De performed in the shops of the
 ld1lroads to the1r capacity, thus in
 Surlng the expenditure of the money
 so appropriated to the unemployment
 ot railroad labor"
 We further recommend the follow
 ing addition to the Minority Report
 o1 Mr. Garter: That any railroad
 company winch fails or refuses to abide by the decisions and regulations
 ot the Railroad Labor Board and the Interstate Commerce Commission shall not participate in the funds pro- Vlded tor III Senate Bill 233z"
 Summarizing this report with rela- ton to railroads, we beg to call at i tention to the fact that the recom- T mendations of the majority of the t members fthe Committee on Manu- tactures would provide:
 The repeal of the Adamson law. ] the abolition of the Railway Labor Board, the granting of vast sums of ' money to the railroad corporations; and tor the toiling masses of our country the lengthening Of their Workday and the reduction of their wages And this has been seriously proposed by maj jority of the Com z mttee on Manufactures as a remedy l tor present and future unemploy- ment.
 In addition to all other reasons for 1lsSent, we declare again as we have declared i'll the committee, that oues- p' ions relating 10 transportation such 1| IS the repeal Ot the Adamson law, the m question ot financial arrangements th between the Government and the DC allroads, and the abolition of the 10 Railroad Labor Board, were not proper questions for discussion by 1c he committee on manufactures. but 0' properly belonged 10 the committee Il 'n railroads. m
 We feel that dissent from the re- 'ort ot the majority is incomplete M nleS> 1t goes beyond criticism of D' what IS contained in the report and ch eals with subjects which have been CT; entirely. The majority has ,ta rred as grieVously in omission as in DO DC Le
 We deem it necessary at the out Nc ct to emphasize more fully the in uStrlal disaster that must result from net ny further application of a policy of fol age reduction. The industrial pros ct er1ty ot the country is based upon tm !e purchasing power of the masses It our people. The masses of our bo5 ioplc are wage earncrs, and ability oI purchase commodities depends up III I their wage. Mistaken re,so,;,f,r boa IS never expressed itself more false up'
 or more Crudely than in the dec 1ol ration that reduction of 1vo[ree boa ould induce return of prosperity hc industries that today arc in the pas oSt dcplOrable condition are those r0a Inch are affected to the highest de- reg cc by reduced buying power of the Wa3 ,ople. As a proper course in rcla- rec 'n to this particular phase of the bal neral subject, we place before the mat inference the followinp reco,nmen- mer tions: boa There must be adopted no policy |
 wage reduction, On the contrary, boa ere must be a policy calling for the Ch1 5hest possible rate of wages in cv- poa y industry. In terms of industrial tne 'll-being this means the adoption foul
 a policy of placing in the hands ar1S arr, all the people the highest average d1sp buy1ng power in order that there tn1S " be the greatest possible con- t0n .c nptIon of commodities and the Clrc attest possible consequent demand Nc1I @
 the production of commodities Il duction of buying power stops pur- to 's1ng which, in turn, inevitably "l ps manufacturing and creates un- or pIOymcnt. or D There shoA1d he ,do,+od ~ a ~ on Il ncnt policy everywhere business 1: De d ndardS which eliminate profteer- 'FeI , place commodities upon the mar emp!
 at the lowest possible cost per o0ta1 and enable manufacturers to Cert1 c unit costs upon one hundred per to LII t. utilization of the productive - aclty of plants. Arrangements inp ing assumed the responsibilities conn ch go with its functions has no hettf raj right to tax the public for it's our c1ency by costs fixed upon basis thro, 'art time production ;nfor here has been placed before this nnde lmltte ample evidence of the fact nosa- those commercial lines of en- slim Vor Tn which there is true manu- tro1 urlng and selling efficiency are avail er1ng neither from unemployment cies lack of profit. or 'e support these two recommen- cum,1 ons with a third, which we be- over IS vital to any permanent relief sion l the evil of unemployment and
 prior evils of mismanagement.
 e propose uniform cost account