The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-10-28
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proposed to destroy the department
Of agriculture, the one department
that can be of service to the farmers.
The life of these departments is
secure only so long as reaction can
be to some extent he'd In check.
Want Coolic Labor.
Coolie labor for the rich and
powerful sugar planters of Hawaii
was proposed by the reactionaries
in congress and for this measure
they fought most desperately. Coolie
labor for Hawaii. which is Ameri-
can territory, would mean coolie
labor for the mainland in due time.
1t was a proposal for an entering
wedge Of cheap, unassimilable Ash
attic labor, vicious in the extreme,
striking at the very foundation Of
our civilization and our Republic.
This was prevented by Labor's mag
nificent efforts; the measure was
literally fought to death for the
time being.
Would Take Down Bars.
immigration is question that Is
going to confront the incoming con-
gress. Reactionary leaders in the
present congress already have shown
signs Of giving way to the demands
of powerful employing interests. If
this happens the tide Of aliens will
be beyond estimate and American
labor will be driven back before an
avalanche Of newcomers whose
standards are too low for American
workers.
There are indications that this re-
suit will be sought by trickery and
indirection. For this issue it is vital
that there be in the next congress
men who will stand fast and firm
for American standards and who will
vote to keep back the tide of alien
immigration that would break down
American standards and endanger
the fabric Of our democracy.
kclIosg's Bad Bill.
Police power is an important
factor which employers always seek
to control and which friends Of or
ganized employers always seek to
place at the disposal of such in
terests.
Senator Kellogg has sought to
take away from the state courts all
cases dealing with aliens, which
means huge diversion of court and
police power from state to federal
control.
State police power properly be-
longs to the states and Is safest and
most likely to be used fairly when
it is under state control. This bill is
in reality a roundabout method Of
favoring employers while seeming to
deal only with q question Of alien
conduct.
If this bill should become law the
injury of any alien in an industrial
controversy would result in federal
interference in the entire controversy
through the federal courts. Through
employers connivance such a course
of procedure could easily be brought
about.
Ignored Unemployment.
Unemployment was for more than
a year-and still is-an issue of
paramount Importance. Over a
PEI iOu VI lAA0Ay AAVALAS SAAC 4Au"OCA
of unemployed workers was stagger-
ing. AS many as 100000. were idle
because they could find no work.
The President summoned a confer
ence to deal with this vital issue.
The recommendations Of the con-
ference were far from adequate, but
congress paid them no heed, nor did
it heed the specific recommendation
Of Labor for dealing with a problem
which meant life itself to so many
of"our people.
TheA heartlessness of congress in
connection with this single issue
should be sufficient to damn for
ever any body Of legislators so re-
miss.
Sympathy for Profitccrs.
War profiteers, however, found the
road easy. They have found SYM
pathy and understanding. Those few
lone voices that have cried out for
justice have been in truth voices in
the wilderness.
The profiteers not only have es-
capped. but they have escaped to sin
on at the expense of the people.
For them there are purple robes and
tax free securities and promises of
subsidies and laws of immunity and
free field to do the people to the
limit.
So solicitous have reactionary
leaders been for the profiteers that
a bill was introduced by Senator
Elkins to refund fines collected from
profiteers during the war.
War Graftcrs Protected.
War grafters, too. downright
swindlers Of the Republic. who fat
tened like vultures while the nation
struggled in war, have thus far es-
capped. The noblest and best fought
a good fight: the unclean remained
behind to loot and prey and pillage.
These remain at liberty, pursuing
the even and profitable tenor of
their way.
Congress made gesture, giving
the attorney general half million
dollars to spend. and that was all.
The attorney general is spending the
money. War grafters remain at lib
erty and apparently unafraid.
Attack Civil Service.
Civil service has been made the
plaything of politics. Ward. heeling
tactics have returned to the postal
system where thousands of offices
have been returned to the spoils sys-