The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-13
Appeals to Unions for Support of Bill for Big Import Tax Being En- gineered by Miles and Group Which Seeks to "Garyize" Schools of Country.

During the last few months the officers of many labor organizations have been deluged with letters from various fly by-night" organizations asking that they place their organizations on record as opposed to, placing import duties on the value of merchandise in the American markets.
 The outstanding figure in this opposit- ion IS a gentleman by the name of Henry E. Miles of Racine, Wisconsin and New York City. He was, according to his own statement, formerly President of the National Association of Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers.
 Miles has not only appealed by letter but has also called in person on some of those who are active in the trade union movement. In fact we are creditably ln- formed that he has made many efforts to obtain conferences with that Grand Old Man of Labor-Samuel Gonpers- but without success.
 It may be possible that owing to Miles persistence and the fact that he handles the names of many active figures in the labor movement Ill a way which would convey the impression that he is their friend, some of our good labor men might be tempted to fall for his game. It IS for the purpose of letting our read CTS know who Miles is and the attitude of the labor movement on this question, that we are printing this article.
 It is well known to all good Americans that the backbone of freedom and liberty in our country is the education of the American youth The labor movement of this country will fight to the death any attempt to deprive the youth of our country of an education and the gaining of as much knowledge of reading, writ ing, arithmetic as a Granmer school at least, can convey. We will not stand for our youth to be deprived of this edu cation no matter what effect this may have upon the profits of the Steel Trust, the International Bankers, or any other group of predatory interests in our country. ."@:
 Some nine years ago the Merchants Association, composed mainly of large employers located in New York City, and the National Association of Manufactur- CTS, conceived the idea of making me chanics overnight. They decided that as the youth of our cities eventually entered into industrial life 1t would be a good idea for the employers to have our boys and girls taught such trades, as the en- ployers might select, while the boys and girls were still at school. That is, they believed it profitable to have the School authorities take from the boys and girls so many hours each week for reading, writing, arithmetic, and to spend these hours learning something about some mechanical trade.
 This is what Is known as the "Gary" plan, having originated in Gary, Indiana, the town the Steel Trust built and still owns and controls. The Steel Trust might be able to show that the adoption of this plan means larger profits, and, with a greater number of half trained mechanics available might possibly mean the continuance of the working condit- ions now existing in some sections of our country.
 The labor movement of this country is opposed to anything which will de- prive the American youth of the funda- menta1s of an education, irrespective of the effect such may have upon the profits of the Steel Trust or any other greedy group.
 The task of getting the School author ities in New York City to adopt this so- called Gary Plan and to thus "Garyize" the schools of our largest city was en- trusted to a joint committee of employ CTS. These committees were known as