The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-13
CANT STRIKE LAW
 COVERED IN HONEY
 TO TRAP WORKERS
Bill Offered in New York Puts Labor Last in Line of Those
 Benefited.

New York, Jan. 13-Jn ar announce ment covered with moasses ard sugar, the New York board of tale and tran;- rorta:i1n states that it has drafted cant s'1 ike" bill that vlll protect the l::cr: ets of the public, the employer and the "n',ltye"
 It will be noticed that tht c,nplove is tl.ird 1T: the list, although he is r12ostually affected because he will be denied the right T. strike and will be compelled to place his welfare in the hands of courts
 The bill provides for a court of iruus- trial lc'a' 'ons that will act in "aggravat- cd and extreme cases which means that ii workers insist on retaining their -Alneri"an right to cease work they will l'c jailed.
 III .a:es where work IS are docilc matters will be arranged for them by the state industrial con,n:ssOrl and the >nrreme -~rrt justices Ihe latter will 'n armed V'th the inj1,n :'. although: ttis prOv:>:Cn seems unrec .ssal. in view ot present tendencies of courts.
 The bill is combination of the Can- adian and the Kansas laws Thirty days notice must be given the state indus trial comm ssioner. He w; appoint oar' ol ecliciiation. + tIls method !ails the employer or empl " may ap- Eeal to the supreme court fer an ini dnc- ten aga rrst the proposed strike or lock- cut
 The authors of this wondrous plan
 make no distinction between a strike and a lockout. They seem to believe that an employer uses brass band methods when he applies the lockout, and that he does not quietly discharge the "agitators" for plausible reasons that will be sustained by the court.
 The details of the bill have not been
 made public. The plan seems to be to feed 1t out to the public in small doses that anti-union sentiment may be deve1- oped in favor of it.
 The following tumble of words, that sounds like Allen of Kansas, indicates how the packers of the bill are confusing the public:
 Its prime purpose Is to preserve pub lie peace, protect public health, prevent industrial strike, disorder and waste, to secure the regular and orderly conduct of the business directly affecting living con- ditions of the people of the state, and to promote general welfare" Trade unionists show that if these bus mess men were honestly striving to do the things they allege they would become interested i'll three large strikes now be- ing waged in this city About 50OOO garment workers are at tempting to enforce compliance with an ] agreement that does expire until next June.
 Several thousand butcher work1nen are resisting wage cuts Arbitration and other peace overtures have been rejected I meat prices and are strangling independ- ent meat packers who have harmonious 1 relations with their employees.
 Ten thousand milk wagon drivers are on strike because of wage differences with milk companies that have declared for the anti-union shop. The companies 1 have refused to arbitrate and Dr. Cope land health commissioner of this city, has stated, publicly, that the attitude of ! the companies is endangering the public
 health.
 1 The New York board of trade and 1 transportation affects blissful ignorance of these conditions while it urges hand
 cuffing workers to their jobs on the plea
 of public peace, public health and the
 peoples general welfare.