The Connecticut labor news., 1922-07-07

AA0ON -\OOnneCxlCuf) lNE"O pie. Therefore every effort should be
 made to keep the dangers in the ques- ton before our people and members
 Retirement
 H. R. II2I2, by Representative Fairfield, and 5. 34o3, by Senator Sterling, are companion bills -provid- ing for the protection of employees of the government in their retirement benefits if discharged after 60 years of age and having been employed I5 years Representative Fairfield sub mitted a resolution providing for it's immediate consideration. Represent tatives of the American Federation of SLabor and of other organizations in terested have urged members of the committee on rules to act upon the resolution of Representative Fairfield as soon as possible.
 Sales Tax
 The attempt to keep the safes tax continually before the people in order, by attrition, to remove the obstacles to it's adoption proved unavailing. Therefore the word has gone forth lO lIlt puDuClly agents llIdt llIey llllSI ignore the term "sales tax" and keep before, the people as much as possi ble the term "bonus tax" It's spon- sors now hope to place 1t in the sol ders' bonus bill Officials of the American Legion, however, have del clared that the soldiers are against the sales tax. But notwithstanding this it is believed by those who wish to relieve the well-to-do of taxation that it can be forced through as a "bonus tax"
 Panama Canal Zone Employees
 H. R. Io646, providing for the re- storation to the employees of the Pan anna Canal Zone of conditions taken away by order of Secretary Denby. is being opposed by Chairman Win slow. of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Repeated requests that hearings be given have been refused Finally | Chairman Winslow offered to permit w. C. Hushings, representing the l Canal Zone employees, to appear be- fore a few members of the commit tee in a star chamber session to ex- plain the provisions of the bill. MT. i Hushings refused to agree to this. | Then Chairman Winslow said that | some day he would call an open hearing, but up to May 20 he had l taken no action.
 Department of Labor
 Mr. Walter F. Brown, chairman of | the committee on reorganization of l departments, has made i his report to the President and the latter is now endeavoring to harmon he of the changes 1t is proposed to make. While three members of the Senate | and three members of the House comprise the committee they were not taken into the confidence of MT. Brown However, after he had sub lntted a report to the President the latter called the members of the | committee to the White House for conference. MT. Brown, who was i'm ported from Toledo, Ohio, where he has been political boss, to reorgan- ze the government departments, has recommended department of wei fare So far as known 1t will be com posed of education, public health and relief divisions. The Chil- 1ren's Bureau and Naturalization Blu reau are to be taken from the De- partment of Labor, It also has been tentatively decided to add the Fed era lBoard of Vocational Education, but this may be changed. All the bureaus pertaining to soldiers will be incorporated in the new department. The war and navy the name of the Department of Ma rional Defense. The American Fed aration of Labor maintains that the of Labor should not be weakened in any way by the transfer of a single division to any other de- Oartment.
 Naturalization
 A companion bill to H. R. Io86I, by Representative Johnson of Wash ngton, has been introduced in the Senate by Senator Shortridge. It is known as s. 34o3. This is a most dangerous measure. It provides that all immigrants shall register each year. In the event that they do any thing objectionable to some judge they can be deported. For instance, should they cease work to compel employers to pay adequate wages the law could be used to deport them If they had been naturalized their citizenship could be taken away and they could be deported. Only a few days ago a judge in Pittsburgh refused to naturalize a number of miners because, he said, they were on strike. The bill is the outgrowth of the sentiment it has been endeavored to create in favor of a law compelling all residents in the United States to file finger prints with the Department of Justice. The bil shlould be de feated and every effort made for it's defeat
 Coole Labor in Hawai-
 Agents of the Hawaiian sugar planters are again becoming active in their efforts to have the coolie bill by the Senate Committee on Immigration. Senator Dillingham; is said to be in favor of the bill Whether his friendship for the meas