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The Connecticut labor news., 1922-04-21
GOVERNMENT HAS NO RESPECT FOR
 IN. H. DIRECTORS
So Declares One of Road Stockhold- CTS After Visit to
 Washington.

The government officials at Wash ington have no respect for the pres ent board of directors of the New Haven road and therefore the road can expect little aid from government quarters, declared Hagob Bogegian of Boston, a stockholder at the meeting of the road stockholders in New Ha- ven on Wednesday, He said he had made a trip to Washington and was amazed at what he learned. MT Bogegian, and several others were en- deavoring to secure Q change in the directors and during it charged the officers of the company with "stuf- fng the ballot box" with proxies and thus dominating the meeting. The charge wasn't denied and the slate went over as expected, some of the protesting stockholders, refusing to cast their votes, declaring 1t useless Harry Leigh, one of the stockholders, protested clerks, trainmen and others being allow to smoke during working hours, saying when he was in business he never allowed his employees to smoke General Manager Bardo re- piled that he couldn't very well stop it "because the labor unions wont let us"
 The meeting was merry one, the officers, particularly the directors, be- ing taken to task by several of the stockholders Vice President Buck land, who presided, told them, how ever, that things looked brighter fol the road and the storm subsided.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-04-21
Council Endorses
 City Coming Plan
Move to Improve New Haven Meets
 Approval of Delegates.

After an enthusiastic report by the committe on legislation, which at the invitation of Mayor FitzGerald at tended the meeting on the proposed city zoning plan, the New Haven Trades Council last night adopted resolutions endorsing the plan and recommending its adoption. The zon- ing plan, 1t was pointed out, will pro- tect residential districts from the en- croachments of factories and other detrimental affairs, will cause re- routing of trolleys so that better serv- ice must ensue, will limit the height of buildings to protect those smaller and adjacent, widen streets and in fact act in many ways for the benefit of the whole community. It has been adopted by more than 100 large cities already and has proven its worth in each.
 The plan will take a year or more to complete and probably cost about $25,ooo but as pointed out by experts at the meeting the cost will be re- turned many fold to the city in the first year after it's adoption.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-04-21
TRADES COUNCIL
 GETS NEW UNION
Stone Cutters Ask Afiliation and
 Delegates Are Seated.

The New Haven local of the Jour neymen Stone Cutters was admitted to affiliation with the New Haven Trades Council last night and has made application to the C. F. of L. for membership also. At the meet ing James Adamson and John Jacobs were seated as delegates of the new union.
 At the Council meeting last night also George F. Webster of the Metal Polishers, was elected to the board of trustees to succeed Edward F. Barzee, retired.
 The committee appointed to inter view Manager Weiss of the New Ha- ven Ball club and ask that tickets for the games be placed on sale down town somewhere else besides at the Winchester store, which union men do not patronize because of the com pany's attitude toward union labor reported having asked MT. Weiss for an appointment but because of the teams being in the south had not been able to reach him as yet.
 The committee on arbitration tc which was referred the communica tion of the A. F. of L. relative tc chamber of commerce antl-unlon ac' tivities, reported progress and vii soon have the data in hand.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-04-21
ASK INVESTIGATION OF RAILROAD SHOPS
Machinists Charge Farming Out' Is
 Effort to Destroy Their Union.

Washington, April 21.-The charge that a number of the railroad sys- tems are continuing their efforts to cut wages and to destroy organized labor by disposing of their repair shops to private interests and farm ing out" additional repair work was made this week in a petition filed with the Interstate Commerce Com mission by William H, Johnston, president of the International Asso- ciation of Machinists.
 The commission is asked to make a complete investigation of the situation and to issue an order to the effect that the carriers must not transfer control of their shops or give work to outside shops unless it is shown that such work could not be done in their own shops; that the prices paid were not excessive, and that the same standard of wages were paid by prl- vate interests to workers, as are pro- vided for the workers of the railroad shops, under the provisions of the Transportation act of 1920.
 The activities of certain railroads i'll connection with letting out repair work, the Machinists' Union asserts is an attack upon the Transportation act and in violation of the spirit oi that legislation.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-04-21
KILFEATHER MOVES WHEN UNION BLOCKS
 SUBSTITUTION PLAN
Cigar Manufacturer Wanted to Put Cheaper Cigar in Hyperion Box
 and Fool Public.

Because the Cigar Makers union re- fused him privilege of making five cent grade of cigar and place it for sale i'll the 10 cent Hyperion cigar boxes, which the union felt would not only be a violation of the agreement but an imposition on other manufac- turers and the public, John P. Kill feather of the Hyperion and I. C. $. cigar factory in Nx. Haven closed the shop and is now moving it To Philadelphia where he will manufac- ture non-union cigar, according to reports made by delegates of the Cigar Makers union to the New Ha- ven Trades Council last night. Xiii feather, according to his statement, intends to keep New Haven as his headquarters and dispose of his cheaper goods here and Labor men as we'll as others were therefore warned to watch out for the Hyper ion and l. C. $. unless the boxes bear the union label.
 For some months kliteather stock has been lying on his hands without a market, with the result according to the reports he has more These were made under union con-
 
 MT. Kilfeather, according to the cigar makers, evidently hopes will last long enough to allow his cheaper non union Philadelphia made cigar, ot creep into the market without notice by the smoking public that they are not the same as those made here.
 In the daily Register last Friday MT. Kilfeather had long screed de claring his reason for removing from New Haven was because he couldn't do business with the union men whose demands, he said, were exor- bitant. The union made no demands upon him that other local manufac- turers, members of the Manufacture CTS Association and MT. Kilfeather had not agreed to. It was MT. Kill feather who made the demands, re ferred to above, and the union who refused to permit them in justice to the other manufacturers and the public
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-04-21
SHIP SUBSIDY IS
 HELD UP WHEN NLABOR REFUSES SUPPORT
No Attempt to Pass It Now, Fearing Democratic Thunder"
 Is Plan.

Because Organized Labor refused it's support and declined to withdraw it's opposition, the proposed ship sub sidy bill, by which millions of the public funds would have been given outright to private ship owners, has been indefinitely held up and in fact no effort will be made to jam it through Congress over Labor's op- position until December for fear of the Thunder il would give the Demo crats."
 An effort by Chairman A. D. Lask- CT of the Shipping Board to arrange a deal with the American Federation of Labor whereby organized labor would lend active support to the ad- ministration's subsidy bill failed. President Gompers informed Lasker that no A. F. of L. official could agree to indorsc the measure, even with vital changes Lasker offered to have incorporated.
 Lasker's first conference with Gompcrs and federation officials was held April 7 at A. F. of L. head quarters in Washington. This was followed by another conference April 10. In addition to A. F. of l.. officials and Andrew Fursueth, head of the CCd1Ilcll , IllllOll, tlGIc WGIe ple representatives of the ngshoremcn Masters, Mates and Pilots; Marine Engineers and other marine unions.
 Lasker's chief negotiations center ed about the so-called immigration and naval reserve clauses of the sub Sidy bill. These clauses had drawn bitterest opposition from labor offic- ials on the ground that the immigra- ton clause nullifles the freedom of employment guarantee of the LaFol- lettc Scamen's law, and that the naval reserve section sets up, with the sane ton of the government, a marine strikebreaking agency. -. f The subsidy bill, Lasker told the union officials, is going to pass. The only question, he told them, is how large it's majority will be.
 Lasker asked whether the A. F. of l.. would support the subsidy fea- ture of the bill, which he contended would stimulate employment and maintain good wages, if the immigra- ton and naval reserve clauses were rewritten to conform to labor views, or even dropped. The answer was that the whole purpose of the bill was counter to the federation's policy. In view of labor's opposition 1t is understood the measure will not be l brought up for final passage until after the November election. To force it's passage before the election it is held, would hand the Demo crats a swell bunch of thunder
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-04-21
A. F. OF |. HEAD SCORES COURTS FOR NJUNCTIONS
 LAUDS BONUS AND BEER
Chief Justice Taft, New Haven Resident, Criti- cized for Decision Nullifying Clayton Act Protecting Workers-Chambers of Com merce Attacks Likened to BOlshevist
 COaxing and Will Have as Little
 Effect, He Tells Delegates

Organized Labor will demand more and when
 will demand More and continue demand else continually asking for and will only for members but for all workers whether because and its truth declared President of
 asey address before gathering of Labor of Hotel Garde New Haven The being done the workers by the of the land and the of the of scored by Mr. Gompers Chief Justice Taft New
 ven he criticised for his decision practically nnung the Clayton Act which prohibits the of the strikes and declares Labor commodity He also declared beer and wine and a bonus for the soldiers
 night Mr. Gompers addressed 300 business professional and manufacturing The Graduates Club where he denounced the explained meaning there accorded fine high the professional and life declaring atervard that Mr. taya of the situation revelation them All in all his to benefit Labor behind that will sody the workers the estate.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-04-21
POLITICAL FORAY OF ORGANIZED LABOR TO
 START NEXT FRIDAY
Delegates of New Ha- ven Unions to Meet With Trades Council Board and Organize for Active Campaign From Primaries to Election Day.

Organized Labor's entry into the political arena as force, will be in augurated next Friday night when committees elected by every local union in New Haven will meet with the executive board of the Trades Council at Trades Council Hall and organize The campaign will be waged along the lines of the program adopted by the American Federation of Labor of "elect our friends and de- feat our enemies" and will, from the enthusiasm already shown by the in dividual organizations, make a large factor in the fight.
 The first move after the organiza- ton of the various central and sub committees will be to inaugurate an energetic drive to induce all mem bers of organized labor to enroll for the primaries or cauCuses Of their regular parties. No attempt will be made to institute an individual party to try to elect a labor ticket or make a coalition with any other party but it is intended that by getting labor men enrolled in the party of their own preferences, nominations made by those parties this coming fall can be so influenced that if not Labor
 
 Labor will be nominated. If this is not done and men antagonistic to Labor are put up the entire forces of Organized Labor will be turned to defeat them regardless of party affilla- ton.
 That doesn't mean that Labor in tends to dictate to the rest of the public but simply that from it's ex- periences in the past Labor has been taught that if it expects bare justice 1t must look to 1t that candidates friendly a least are sent to the legis- lative and congressional halls and placed in state and other offices Promises to the workers in the past have been ruthlessly violated after the men who made them were elect ed so the only sure way to secure legislation needed by the worker gen. erally is to start at the bottom and ensure those friendly to them will be chosen.
 The campaign to be inaugurated here will be but a part of gigantic statewide movement, every central body in the state having responded to the call of the A. F. of L. to or ganize its locality and enter the com ing campaign with vigor As result Organized Labor next fall will play a large part in deciding who shal conduct the affairs of the state, anc represent the state at Washington If it sticks together it will be able tc be "the balance of power" and can get what it likes. The spirit of "stick to- gether" is now very strong and wher the committes get together and star business will undoubtedly grow stronger.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-04-21
COMMERCE BOARDS CHECKING UP ROAD
 LOOKS LIKE BLUFF
Big Force of Accountants Going Over Same Ground New Haven'
 Has Already Proved.

A corps of nearly score of ac- countants representing the Interstate
 Commerce Commission, is now at
 work on the books of the New Ha-
 ven Road, checking up on the re- ccipts, disbursements, stock and rolling equipm&nt accounts, during the period of government regulation and operation of the road during the war, with q view, so 1t IS said, of
 settling up the roads claims for com pensation over the receipts given 1t during the regulation. The inventory will take, according to some of those engaged in 1t from five to six months
 and has now been on nearly two weeks.
 Just what the inventory corps hopes to accomplish or what the Interstate Commerce Commission hopes 1t will accomplish, is not apparent but to the minds of many railroad men who have seen them at work, the inven- tory is a gigantic bluff and will re-
 suit simply in giving the men at work on it a summer of "Work" in one of New England's most delightful shore towns. The accountants are work ing about seven hours day, accord ing to schedule but are simply cover lllS SlOullO all cduy SOuC ORCl lllOl
 oughly.
 The New Haven road itself, with the aid of outside accountants and some government representatives, many
 months ago made a full and complete
 inventory to everything received from the government during the war, or from other sources while governme mt l regulation was on, even down to the | last flat wheel taken off a gondola l This was rechecked and when decided
 correct was filed with the governme mt to be used as a basis for the settle
 ment of the claims of the road for 1 extra compensation.
 The aCcOuntans now going over l the records are taking the same slips same record books, same correspond
 ence and same everything else as was
 used in the roads inventory and sim ply making up new account of their
 own, which according to railroad
 men, can result in nothing else but
 the same totals and findings generally
 as the road made and filed with the
 commission long ago. They are there
 fore at a loss, and the road officials
 are also said to be at a loss to un-
 derstand just what the Commerce
 Commission is driving at in sending
 such a large force here to do the
 work over again.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-04-21
'Quizz Go1npers On
 Union Regulating
New York Probe Committee Hear
 President on Alleged Abuses.

New York, April 21.-The Lock- wood Investigating Committee which is probing labor conditions here, will resume it's hearings at noon today with Samuel Gompers, president of the A. F. of L., as it's first witness. Mr. Gompers will be examined as to his views on reasonable regulations of labor unions" According to the committee it has received many com plaints concerning the arbitrary char actcr of some of the rules promul- gated by international unions in the building trades. Suggestions have been made that regulation of unions in some reasonable way would be in strumental in clearing up abuses. These suggestions have not contem- plated regulation by state incorpora- ton, and the committee will not pur- sue this subject
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-04-21
Musicians Concert
 and Ball Friday
Annual Event to Be Equal to Bril-
 liance of Former Events.

The annual concert and ball of the New Haven Local of the Musical Protective Union, will be held at the State Armory on Meadow street on next Friday night, April 28, and those who have attended the former balls no more need be said The con cert music will be by an orchestra tnd band composed of 100 pieces and will continue from 8:3o until 10 o'clock. After the concert dancing vii begin with the band and large or chestra alternating the music and will last until ? a. III. There has been a great demand for tickets so the hnan- cial as we'll as the social success of the ball is assured. They can still be had from the members, however.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-04-21
TEXTILE OWNERS
 FORCE STRIKE ON
Refuse to Meet Employes Even at Request of Former Rhode
 Island Governor

Providence, R. l., April 21-Ex- Governor Aram ]. Pothier announced today that he had given up all at tempts to settle the strike of the 6,ooo textile mill operatives in the Paw tuxet valley. The announcement was made following receipt by the former governor of word from the mill own CTS that they had rejected his latest proposal for a conference between strikers and manufacturers
 MT. Pothier, after the employers refused to meet a comn1itte named by the strikers at his request, asked the manufacturers to let him know whether or not they would meet new committee, made up somewhat differently. To this question the manufacturers replied in the negative.
 They asserted that each individual mill owner would meet his own stsik- ing employees. This ex-Governor Pothier declared was impossible.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-04-21
Hartford Man Loses
 Labor Board Place
Phillips Decides to Stay in Place So
 Local Labor Mems Efforts Fail.

All hope that Connecticut Railroad men had of placing John D. Hynes, station master at Hartford, on the Railroad Labor Board, was shattered this week when Albert Phillips, labor member on the board who had re- signed because of i'll health, decided to reconsider his resignation and re- main on the board MT. Phillips has gone to California for time to re- cuperate but will continue to serve as one of the labor representatives.
 MT. Hynes' nomination was made some weeks ago when Commissioner Wharton, another of the labor group, was expected to retire at the end of his term this month. Senator Mo Lean presented MT. Hynes' nomina- ton to the President, but President Harding upset that by re-appointing Mr. Wharton. Then MT. Phillips offered his resignation and another effort to place Mr. Hynes in the place was made, but this, too, has now fal- len by the wayside because of MT Phillips decision to remain,
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-04-21
Barbers Drop Price
 Restrictions, Gain
New Haven Tonsorialists Can Charge
 According to Trade.

Under new agreement with the boss barbers, whereby they can charge what they want for hair cuts and slaves, whereby many in the outlying districts have cut their prices to s cents, the Barbers Union in New Haven is making considerable gains in the number of union card shops on the rolls. Two more were re- ported to the Trades Council last night, Eugene Veglianti of 782 Grand avenue and George Berube of I5I Union avenue.
 The barbers in the residential dis tricts complained that they could not get the 50 cents for a hair cut the down town shops get and therefore under the agreement could not dis play the union card. After a confer ence the price restriction was lifted and many cut the price to 5 cents and slaves in proportion. The result will be a great increase in the mum Der of union, which means strictly sanitary shops, in New Haven
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-04-21
Willirnantic Mills
 Go On Short Time
Textile Industry Suffers Slump De-
 spite Strike in Nearby States.

Willimantic, April 2I.-The textile industry Is none too good in Wllll- mantle at the present time. While business is fair in the finishing de part1nent of the American Thread plant, the manufacturing department shows d slump. Yesterday notices were posted in the department that until further notice the working schedule will be four days a week, B hours a week. For the most part the finishing department continues on full time, 4S hours week. At the Windham Silk Co.,, notices were post ed yesterday that working hours would be curtailed this week. The plant has been operating on 3g hour a week schedule for some time, seven hours day with four hours Saturday forenoon. The curtailment will be that of the Saturday working hours At the Quidnick-Windham Cotton Manufacturing Co, the two mills of the plant are on four days a week schedule, 28 hours. The Ros- sic Velvet Co. Is now operating on a full time schedule, 48 hours a week with good business prospects for the summer.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-04-21

The labor gathering started promptly at I o'clock with more than 200 delegates representing almost every local union in the state affili- ated with the C. F. of L. and many that are not affiliated including the railroad brotherhoods. President P. F. O'Meara presided and first intro rduced Mayor David E. FitzGerald of New Haven, who warmly welcomed MT. Gompers and declared that i'm stead of being put out by having to give up his Easter Sunday to assist in welcoming him to New Haven he esteemed it distinct privilege to do so and an honor to be asked.
 "I consider MT. Gompers one of the greatest, most patriotic citizens in the United States today" said the mayor, "and am extremely glad that he had the opportunity given him last night to speak at the Graduates Club and tell the representative gathering there his ideas and impress upon them your true purposes as Organized Labor. He did a great service to you all and proved himself the torch bearer of the American workingman in what he did. During the war he pledged, and you sustained that pledge, that the
 
 ganized worker Is concerned, would be true, loyal and work to the utmost to confound our enemies and that the man power of the nation would not only do it's bit but more You did that and the future pages of history will tell of the glory of your organ ization, no matter what attempts may be going on now to discredit 1t. welcome you, MT. Gompers, 10 New Haven with the feeling that the cause of America will have been made bet ter because you have lived. To you his fellow workers in this great cause I also extend a welcome and thanks for having brought about this great gathering to discuss the future of your country and yourselves. Follow your able and venerable chief He will lead you in your cause just as sacredly as he has done in the past,
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-04-21
Connecticut "Dry"
 Officers Praised
But the New Haven Black and Fans" Are Not Among Those
 HOnored

Washington, April 2I-Federal Prohibition Commissioner Roy A.. Haynes has sent letters to six prom inent officials in Connecticut com mending them for their activity in enforcing the national prohibition law. Those to whom letters were sent are Prohibition Director Harry F. Mackenzie, Superintendent Robert T. Hurley of the state police, States Attorney Hugh NJ. Alcorn of Hart ford county, Superintendent of Police George M Beach of Waterbury and Police Commissioner John C. Stanley and Superintendent of Police Flanna- gan of Bridgeport.
 New Haven's celebrated Black and Tan" squad is not mentioned
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-04-21
COOPER CHIEF RESIGNS.

Kansas City, Kan, April 21.-An- Union, has resigned. First Vice. President Crosse succeeds him.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-04-21
SWITCHMEN ORGANIZE.

Switchmcn's Union of North America has issued charters for new locals in Yoakum, Texas; Flint, Mich, and In- Falls, Minn.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-04-21

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