New Britain herald., 1922-07-31
MILAN SAYS LABOR
 WANTS HIGH TARIFF
Workers Know, He Says, It Is
 Needed for Prosperity

mlnatlon or the republican leaders o1 the senate to pass the Fordney- Nc. Cumber tariff bill before any adjourn, ment is taken, no matter how much IL may be delayed. was emphasized in an interview last night by Sena- tor Mclean of Connecticut, a mem Der of the finance committee which framed the high wool rates the sen ate is now adopting.
 The slow progress of the bill 1. blamed upon the democratic mem bers by Senator Mclean, who argues that thNs tariff Is responsible for holding up return of prosperity, '' and says that ten international labor unions and over 300 individual unions in the country have petitioned con- gress to speed up the bill Mir. Me Lean makes pubic the names of these organizations in an effort to show that there is widespread interest among the working men and women" in the tariff debate.
 Blames Democrats.
 'The republican majority in the senate has been struggling since April to pass a protective tariff in the in- terest of American workers" said Senator Mclean. but progress has been slow because of protracted democratic flibuster and a campaign of misrepresentation by the importing interests, who are flooding the coun- try with false statements about the tariff and the cost of living. The re- publican majority, however, intends to fight the opposition. no matter no" long it takes, because we are deter mined to pass the Fordney- -McCumber bill before congress adjourns.
 Says Workers Are Aroused.
 ."The United States cannot be pros- porous unless the producers have ~ork and can prosper, and the petitions which have been received from labor show that the working men and wom- en of the country are aroused to the danger and demand a protective tar if. If Congress legislates to make 1t possible for the people of this coun- try who want to work to find profit able employment against any kind of foreign competition, every consumer will benefit by wide distribution Of prosperity.
 According to reports from many sections of the country, the tariff de- lay is holding up return to prosper ity. No one recognizes this more than I do, and for this reason l wish to state to the people of the country that the republican party is not re- sponsible for the protracted debates in the senate by those democrats who think that by talking they can pull the wool over the eyes of the workers of the country and make them think they don't need tariff.
 Ten international labor unions and over 300 individual labor unions from all parts of the United States have pc titioned congress to speed the enact ment of the pending tariff bill. This does not include the thousands of pc titions which individual members of the senate have received from em- ployers This Is almost entirely the voice of union labor. Despite the statements made and constantly re- peated that there is no sentiment in the counry for the passage of tariff al IHlS llllo, lHe ldUOl ol 6dlllAdllOiio which have petitioned congress will prove to any one who wishes to be fair and face the facts that the great majority of workers in the United States. men and women producers, want this tariff bill."
 Gives Out Union Petition.
 Senator Mclean made public let ter received by President Harding and members of the Finance Commit tee signed by the International Broth erhood of Bookbinders, the rican Flint Glass Workers Union, the Unit ed Textile Workers of America, the American Wire Weavers' Protective the International Union of Steam and Operating Engineers, the International Union of Leather workers, the National Print Cutters Association, the Painters, Paper Hangers and Decorators, and the steel and copper plate engravers.
 Representing thousands of skilled American wage earners," this letter read, "a large percentage of whom served their country on the blood- stained fields of Europe, and who on their return to their homes have found it impossible to obtain mployment, we again reiterate our desire for the en- actment of laws by congress that will l adequately protect all wage earners of our country against the loss of em- ployment through any industrial in- vasion on the part of the products ot4 any other nations.
 We believe that any fair minded l person will admit that thousands of l OUT American workmen are idle to- day solely because of the increase in the importations of merchandise from fnreiPn countries n