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LABOR LEADERS
in FRONT RANK
OF EXECUTIVES
In General Ability and the Power
for Organization, They Are
Recognized as Having Few
Superiors in the World of
Business.

Eighteen thousand dollars a year
for a labor leader and a contract for
life shows that some unions are pay
Ing as big salaries to their executives
as do the large business interests.
Salaries of from 5000 to $4,000 are
by no means i%nfrequent, writes John
w. Harrington in the New York sun.
h head of the DockbuilderS' union,
for instance, whose compensation is
$500 "A month, is the highest paid
labor representative in New York city
and probably in the country. At least
no leader of the working classes has
come forth so far TO admit tina he is
getting more, and a search of the
archives of the unions fails 1 reveal
anything like so huge an honorarium.
Although this appears to be the top
notch in the a. Of salaries the dock
builders In the district from Philadel-
phia to Boston, including those Of New
York city and neighborhood. believe
that they are getting the worth of
their money, and insisted on his having
that amount, although like Caesar, he
several times declined the honor.
Headquarters Uplifted.
Once a labor headquarters was n
dark n dingy place, reeking of stale
pipes II of staler beer fumes. Its
floors were caked with CRIME and its
walls were dirty and dingy. Now the
chief officer Of the dockbuilders has a
bright and airy office and does busl-
ness In an atmosphere OF good desks,
file cases and high power business eff
ficiency. Clerks, stenogrnphers and
cashiers are under his eye, and every
where are all the devices which make
for attending to large affairs. If m
were suddenly translated to his pres
ence II would think hat he was
talking to the manage Of one of the
large corporations or a bank president.
lie works from 10 to is hours a day
and says he often works 20. Amy one
seeing him cheerfully violating the
eight-hour law may well realize that
he Is worth n good deal OF money to
any interest to which he might devote
himself. for he transacts business like
lightning.
Nominally. he is the representative
of the DockbIllders' union. which is
connected with the brotherhood OF
Carpenters and J%oincrs, n part OF the
American Federation OF Labor. and
from that organization he draws his
large salary, voted to him unanimously
over his veto. Those who compose
this well-establlshed union were get
ting $3.50 a day before the war, l. g.
In 1913. and now they have $50. which
is a gain OF slightly more than 100 per
They are giving, therefore, less than
II days work a year to the salary Of
their representative. In return for
this he keeps things running smoothly,
nnd sees that work is ns regular and
steady as possible and gets what they
consider fair wages for them without
their having to lose heavily by strikes
In getting it. He is rs willing 10 order
n strike as any labor leader, but he
regards Il AZ u last resort. Neither :
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to sew that button On your coat?
Kross-She is too busy. She is
working on four picture puzzles, read
ing two continued stories, and follow
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His good health. a Y "A vegetarian.
is the result of eating no meat and
chewing ii well.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-16
(Continued on Page 4.)
More Jockeying
 With Workers Pay
Bristol Man Hires Out at One Price,
 Is Paid Another.

Bristol, June 16.-Whether an em- ployer has the right to engage a man for a stipulated salary, and then give him less than was bargained for, is a question that may soon be settled by the state or courts. A Bristol man was engaged to work in Plainville factory, and he agreed to work for a certain amount. When he got his en- velope, however, there was Jesse in it than the worker thought there should be, so he entered complaint to the superintendent The shop is a small one, and has only been open a short time, and the superintendent said the wages had been changed since the worker started on his du- ties. The worker took the matter up with the state factory inspector, word from that office being to have the worker get into communication with the prosecuting attorney of Plainvil1e.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-16
CITY MUST CARRY
 ON HEALTH CENTER
Trades Council AsksSupport of Won der-Working Institute Among
 Toi1ers.

The apparent attempt to abolish the health center in New Haven, which since 1920 has been doing won derful work among the people of the congested districts of the downtown wards, will be strenuous fought by the New Haven Trades Council ac- cording to resolutions adopted last night The resolution calls upon the finance board of the city to appro- priate the necessary funds to continue the good work and make it a city proposition.
 The health center is primarily to check disease before 1t starts by hav- ing regular examinations of workers. their wives and families. It has been supported by private funds. notably Red Cross, up to date. The funds are now exhausted and certain mem bers of the official family are loath to provide more to carry on. Hun dreds of workers have been improved in health. their families started on fine health courses and their homes benefited by the Center, all free cf cost to the benefciaries. The result to New Haven is already great.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-16
WHEELER OFFERED TO DEMOCRATS FOR
 U. s. SENATORSHIP
Republicans and Some Democrats Nominate Chief Justice to
 Get Spellacy.

Prohting by the mistake the Re publican party made when 1t took Justice Hughes from the Supreme Court bench and made him run for presidency, some Connecticut repub- licans, aided and abetted by a certain clique of Democrats anxious to "start something'' within their own party, this week trotted out Chief Justice George w. Wheeler of the Connecti- cut Supreme Court and nominated him for United States Senator. Just what the chief justices views on the matter are hasn't been stated and be- ing a dignifed, conservative and able man, they probably will not be un- til the bubble has been exploded.
 Since the practical announcement by Thomas J. Spellacy of Hartford that he wouldbe willing to accept the senatorial nomination if rendered him, certain elements have been gunning for MT. Spellacy's political scalp. Homer Cummings, former national chairman, was first trotted out but that boom died aborning when MT. Cummings refused to play with the boys. Now a hide bound Republican paper, The New Haven Times-Lead- CT, trots out the chief justice and offers him to the democratic e1ector- ate as it's candidate. The choice might be happy one, providing the justice was agreeable. It's simply a move to head off Spellacy andis ac- ceptedas such by: majority of demo- crats about the state.
 The same paper some years back trotted out Charles F. Thayer of Norwich for governor on the demo- cratic party. Thayer was nominated and soundly defeated, which leads democrats who remember the incl dent, to remember to "beware of Greeks bearing gifts"
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-16
Milwaukee Beers
 Now All leone Sour
Brewers Try Open Shop" Plan and Workers Speedily Over-Fermenr.

The beers and malts that once Made Milwaukee Faomus," are now on the road to make the Wisconsin city infamous, according to report made to the New Haven Trades Council last night when Schlitz, Pabst, Waukesha and other of the hrcws of the good old days were re- ported on the unfair list by the brew CTS of the celebrated brewing district, They have all turned over into fac tories making malt syrups and the like for home brew consumption and their connections not taking to the public's liking evidently they started after their thousands of workers to keep up their profits.
 The workers fooled them, however, and offered voluntarily to take a 10 per cent reduction in wages, but that wasn't enough and the Milwaukee Brewers Association declared for the "open shop" and make their syrups as best they can. Everything is now in can instead of a bottle and union men hereabout were warned in the communication to look out for those cans bearing the Milwaukee or Wau- keSha labels.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-16
Union Bakers Cut
 Prices, 37 Indicted

New York, June 6-Thirty-seven members, officers and members of the governing board of the Jewish Bakers Union, Local 100, yesterday, were indicted on charges of conspiracy to injure trade The indictments were returned to Supreme Court Justice Giegerich.
 The indictment grew out of the opening of store by the union at 27 Avenue ( in oppoSit on to that Of Max SChlessinger at p Avenue C, Schlessinger is non-unionist and alleged that bread cakc and rcll~ sold at a price below production costs 1T. an effor to drive him out of busi- ness.
 The indie nents followed an invcs- tigatoin that was initiated before the Lockwood committee and the refusal of the union to close the store in re- sponse tC the demand of Samuel Un- termyer, chief counsel to the com mittee, that the store be closed.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-16
(COnt1nued on Page ~ TOBACCONISTS HIDE UNION MADE GOODS
Put Cheaper Grades on Show to Get
 Larger Margin of Profit.

Tobacco and cigar stores in New Haven and about the state are delib- erately "hiding under the counters" local made and union made cigars and tobaccos and putting forward the cheap non-union made and out-of-the- state made cigars on which they get a greater margin of profit, according to facts brought out at the meeting of the New Haven Trades Council last night. While relying on "home trade" to make their own business a success the dealers are playing to the out of town manufacturers, it was shown conclusively because they get a cent more or less over the home product but while so doing are keep ing hundreds of men out of work
 The result will be that hereafter eperv union man will when purchas- ing his tobacco or cigars insist that the homemade product be at least displayed side by side with the non union out of town goods. Then the smoker can take his chances and if he prefers the cheap machine made stuff being peddled he will be wei come to it. All the union men are going to ask is "ffty-ffty" break on the display and the smoker will do the rest
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-16
HARTFORD JOINERS
 REFLECT GERETY
 AS BUSINESS AGENT
Popular Official Wins Out in Five. Cornered Fight By
 Five Votes.

Hartford, June 16-With four nominees against him George J. Gerety, for the past five years busi- ness agent of the local union of Car penters and Joiners, was reelected by five votes at what was the most hotly contested election ever held by the union and which started with the poll at o'clock on Monday night and wound up with the final tally of votes at 5:3o o'clock Tuesday morning. MT. Gerety was the subject of some bitter attacks a year ago by a faction opposed to him which resulted for a time in jurisdiction being taken by representatives of the International Brotherhood. In every point MT. Gerety was vindicated and his ad- ministration of the office upheld so that even though his opponents were still in the ring at the election this week, he won out handsomely. The division of the vote by the numerous candidates with all the personality only served to further emphasize the endorsement of MT. Gerety's conduct of the office. MT. Gerety received I60 votes and his next highest opponent Harry Kinghorn received I64.
 The union is the largest in Hart ford with about $50 members. The pols were opened at 8 o'clock and closed at Io:3o after which the ballots were taken to the ante-rOomS and counted. There were two or more candidates for every office which, with the Australian ballot used, made the count difficult and long drawn out. The business agent contest was the
 most of interest and many hung abount the hall until the final result was announced so eager were they to determine the isue When 1t was formally declared that MT. Gerety had been elected the cheers woke the echoes. The other officers elected were:
 President, William A. Nelson; vice-president, James P. Maolney; re- cording secretary, James P. Long; financial secretary, H. T. Grace; treasurer, O. w. Jones, jr,; conduct or, William T, Riley; warden, Arthur McNeil; trustee, Charles Taylor; sick visitors committee, James Murray, Dennis Sullivan, John Prentice; ex- amining board, Thomas J. Russell, Thos O'Brien, ST., and John McCar- thy; amusement committee, James P. Long, O. w. Jones, jr., Charles Tay- olr, Harry Kinghorn and Oliver Gau- dette; executive committee, James Peatie, O. w. Jones, jr., Thos. J. Russel, James P. Long and George J. Gerety.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-16
NEW BRITAIN HAS STRIKE OF SEWERS
 MEN FOR HOLIDAY
City Employees Quit Jobs Wher Docked for Haf-Day
 They Took Of.

New Britain, June I6.-Eighty la borers employed by the city sewer department went on strike Wednes- day morning when they received their pay envelopes and found that they had been docked for a halliday that they incontently took off Saturday afternoon last. The strike was ex- pected just as was the layof' Satur- day, the sewer men having given full warning that they intended to have a half-hoGday and expected to get paid for it because of the strenuous labors they had to put in moring rock and gravel during the rest of the week. The public works department couldn't see it their way, however, and docked them the time off and the men promptly walked off the jobs.
 The sewer men have been worked 10 hours a day and claim with much justice that the stretch is too long under the conditions of earth and oth- CT things in which they have to work. Some of the sewers being built here go down more than 20 feet through solid rock or sandstone gravel, mak- ing the job not only tedious but haz- aifdous. At the week end the men claim they are exhausted and de- manded the half-holiday with pay. They didn't get it and struck,
 The public works department threatens to let the sewer work out to contract if the men do not return and promise to be good. The men are having a good rest now and are enjoying 1t, they say, and are in no hurry to treat with the city oftlcalls.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-16

In Cincinnati's big, cool armory more than a half thousand men and women came to order as the gavel fell. There were flowers on the plat form Executive council members fanked the president on either side. Down below the platform and just in front, sat the largest newspaper rep resentation that ever attended an American Federation of Labor con ventoin. Special wires ran from this table to the four corners of the world.
 At long tables delegates sat, cheer ing now and again, all preliminary to two weeks of hard work ahead. For a minute everyone stood. It was the Star Spangled Banner" For another minute everyone stood. It was a tribute to the veteran leader and president. Then MT. Gompers began his short opening address in which he said:
 "In a day like this it is most en- couraging to have come from your hearts and minds the expression of hope and offer of service. We do not becloud our minds, nor do we fool ourselves into any fancied security as tothe obstacles which have been and are being thrown across our pathway of progress. On the contrary, the designers and those who carry the designs into effect to weaken the spir- it or to crush the hopes of American labor for absolute freedom-we un- derstand them and their purpose just as keenly as they do, and we are just as ready, and perhaps much more so, than are the antagonists of the right full course and cause of the American Labor movement. We shall go on- ward and forward more determined than ever that there shall not be i'm posed upon our brow, upon our backs, the type of The Man With the Hoe,' but that as freemen, ordain- ed by God and by nature, declared in that sacred document, the Declara- ton of Independence, rooted in the Constitution of the United States, we
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-16
Biz Addition to
 Carpet Go. Shop
Thompsonville Mills to Employ soc More When Plans Are
 Fulfilled.

Thompsonvile, June I6-The Bige- low-Hartford Carpet Go, announced today that plans are completed for the building of three large additions to their carpet plant here, A jacquard mill 227 feet long and III feet wide, one story high with basement and a worsted mil I45 feet long and 1I3 feet wide are to be built. n arge oddition, I42 feet long anu o2 feet wide and one story high is to be add ed to the dye house. All the build ings are to be of modern and up-to- date construction. Bids have been called for and construction work will be started as soon as possible. The new buildings and machinery will cost $1,ooo,o ,ooo. At least 500 new en- ployes will be needed by the com pany on the completion of the build ings.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-16
Ballot Being Concluded Today
 Overwhelming For Resistance
MOULDERS' CONFAB GETS FINE REPORT
 OF YEARS DOINCS
Connecticut Valley Convention Hears Reports of Trouble in Only
 Four Places.

The Connecticut Valley Conference Board of Moulders assembled in con vention at the Trades Council Hall, 215 Meadow street, New Haven, on June o-1o. The convention was called to order by President James Eagan of Local No. Go, who welcomed the dele gates, after which Patrick F. O'Meara, president of the Connecticut Federation of Labor, was introduced and gave the delegates a very inter esting talk on the good and welfare of the Labor Movement. He called particular attention to the Non-Par- tisan political movement of the A. F. of L. and requested the delegates when they returned to their homes to see that their friends were returned to office and to make sure of the de- feat of those who have not been in terested in the welfare of the people as a whole and have directed their efforts in support of the large cor porations At the conclusion of his remarks he was heartily app1auded and assured that the Moulders are on the job and would do their share 10 Defeat our enemies and elect our friends" as in doing this we will be electing the friends of all the people whether they are friends of the cor porations or not.
 President Eagan then turned over the meeting to President Sheehan of Springfield who had some recom- mendations to make to the delegates, after which the following committees were appointed:
 redentials-Local No. Go, James Eagan, New Haven; Local No. 300, Ernest Russell, North Adams, Mass;
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-16

The order for the strike vote was received here last week and the bal lots speedily followed but the official proceedings were delayed because of the needed transcript Of the actual terms of the Railroad Labor Boards decision as to the amount of the cut. Immediately on receipt of the order and ballots the voting began on the New Haven system Those crafts who have already voted have been tabu1ated and more than o5 per cent. are in favor of a strike if necessary to stop the wage cut now intended.
 As stated in The Labor News last week there is feeling of resentment among the New Haven shop crafts employees over their four months lay off and the attempt of the road to farm out it's repair work which 1ayoff started on Christmas Eve and con tinued all during the winter months der great expense At a meeting last night held in Machinists' Hall on Temple street and attended by about 400 machinists the strike vote being taken today was explained and the verdict was unanimous against ac- cepting the cut docilely as the road apparently expects.
 The road itself evidently expected something aolng that line and in a g page booklet scattered broadcast over the system within the last week or two told the employees what fine job they had and how the road would take care of them in their old age One paragraph that brought much comment from the men was referring to the claim that no matter how old or superannuated man employed by the road might become II he was a faithful employe of the road he would be taken care of in his old age Ad- mitting the pensoin system for certain crafts, the shop craft men are asking what has become of the old men of tke:l trades that were i'lcontinently kicked out" by the road when they were no longer able to do a hard days work?
 There's going to be a strike on the New Haven Road if the wage cuts go through. That's already deter mined by the vote already cast The strike if it comes will stop things for perhaps 24 hours before ir's all ever. So therefore, the advice of the men to the ether members of Organized Labor is, do not get ex- cited and start to stock up at high prices that will prevail about next week. Get in what you need and stand pat
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-16
WILL CALL STRIKE

Cincinnati, June I6-Orders to strike on July I will be issued 10 such of the shop crafts as vote in favor of a strike, according to the decision reached by the executives of the unions whirh have been in ex- ecutive session here since June 6.
 The orders will issuer on O, about, June 25, according to the present schedule, thereby putting 1t up to the United States Railroad Labor Board to intervene under section 3I3, of the Esch-Cummins act
 Under this section the board has the power to summon the executives to show cause why an order forbid din ga strike should not issue. It was under this section that the board headed off the strike of the Big Four" brotherhoods last October.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-16
SYSTEM FEDERATION CHIEFS TO MEET IN NEW HAVEN IMMEDIATELY
 AND PREPARE PLANS FOR CONFLICT
Feeling of Resentment All Along the Line Against Christmas Eve Layoff and Attempted Farming Out of Repair Work Expressed in Vote Strike, If It Comes, Will Not Last Long and Other Work
 CTS Are Warned of Prof.
 teering.

the today of of the shop crafts the New Haven Road and of the System Federation this Sunday Monday the of the employees of the road the will have that already overwhelmingly favor of strike the All but the machni employed by the road have already voted and the machnsts doing their but al- ready there question but that will be authorize strike call the reductions scheduled for July put effect The System Federation Board will here immediately the conclusion of the vong (Satuday) possible The
 
 branches of the railroad shop the authority of the chmen yesterday and edatey became Acting the informal received several before and had oday's dongs to take the poll of the machnsts.