, 1922-08-14

pending American protective tariff bill. This fact
was made public by Senator GEORGE p. MAC LEAN,
OF Connecticut, a member of the senate finance COM
mittee and closely in touch with labor sentiment
because of the vast and varied industrial interests
in the state of Connecticut. In this connection it
is recalled that Senator KING, Democrat, of Utah,
in criticizing the American protective tariff system
from a Democratic standpoint recently admitted
the vast industrial wealth of the state of Connect
cut was due to the fact that her Industries had
under years of protective tariff.
In announcing an endorsement of the pending
tariff bill by so many labor organizations, Senator
MAC LEAN said:
"Ten international labor unions and over three
hundred individual labor unions from all parts OF
the United States have petitioned congress to speed
the enactment of the pending tariff bill. This does
not include the thousands of petitions which indi
vidual members of the senate have received from
employees of factories and shop committees. These
are almost entirely the voice of union labor.
despite the statements made and constantly re-
.peaued that there is no sentiment in this country
for the passage of a tariff at this time, these petit.
tions of labor organizations prove TO anyone who.
wishes to be fair and face the facts that the ma
jority of workers in the United States, men and
women producers, want this tariff bill.
In a recent utter to President HARDING and mem
bers of the senate finance committed ten interna-
tional brotherhoods said:
"tRepresenting thousands Of skilled American
wage-earners, a large percentage of whom served
their country on the blood-stained fields Of Europe
ana who on their return to their homes found II
impossible to obtain employment, we again ~reiterate
our desire for the enactment of laws by congress
that will adequately protect all wage-earners
against the loss of employment through any indus
trial invasion on the part of the products of any
other nations. We believe that any fairminded
person will admit that thousands of our American
'workmen are idle today solely because of the in
crease in the importations of merchandise from for
Ieign Countries
This petition was signed by the international
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Workers Union, United Hatters of North America,
United Textile Workers of America, American Wire
Viewers Protective Association, International
Union of Stslm and Operating Engineers, Interna-
ltional Union of Leather Workers, National Print
Association, Painters, Paper Hangers and
Decorators, Steel and Copper Plate Engravers.
In the list of 300 labor organizations petitioning
for the speedy enactment of the pending
protective tariff bill the following in
|~lustries are represented: flint glass workers, steel,
Iron and tin workers, sheet metal workers, electrical
workers, meat cutters and butchers, lace operatives,
bottle blowers, bricklayers, bridgeworkers. cigar
makers, corset cutters, coppersmiths, novelty stamp
ers, carpenters and joiners, hatters, garment work
ers, shoe workers. bookbinders, textile workers,
wire weavers, steam engineers, leather workers,
print cutters, steel and copper plate cngrayers,
lawn mower workers, glove workers, pressmen,
painters and decorators, pattern makers, lace and
embroidery workers, photographers, cooperage work
lers, lady garment workers, metal polishers, window
glass workers, cement workers, photo engravers and
reed and rattan workers. In addition to the spe-
cifc industries, dozens of central labor councils and
state declarations of labor have petitioned congress
for the speedy enactment of the pending tariff bill.