The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-04

"Sawdust and Shavmgs'"
Its tail sawyers have been busy
turning over Congressional sawdust
and shavings in search Of flaws In
Mr.. Carss' undisputedly fine labor re-
cord. After a long and miscroscipoc
search they have led their readers
to believe that they have found
something. Mr.. Carss, they say,
missed two roll calls, and he missed
them during hearings of the COM
n,ittee that was considering the
Esch-Cummins' bill. He couldn't be
on the floor of the house and in
committee hearing at the same time,
so he chose the more important
place to be, but the tail sawyer
doesn't make any mention OF that
fact. .
!, Neither does he tell the voters OF
the Eighth district that Mr.. Larson
was recorded as not voting So times
during the special session of Con-
eress out of 1S4 roll calls. He missed
4 trif:e less than one-third Of the
roll calls.
- Missed Over Half.
The tail sawyer does not tell the
people of this district that in the
regular session which recently ad-
journed that Congressman Larson
was recorded as not voting 1875 times
out of 244 roll calls. He missed more
than one-half the roll calls.
At both sessions to Aug. Is, 1922,
CONGRESSMAN Larson is recorded as
not voting 1856 times out OF 42S roll
calls. How's that for faithful serv-
ice. He missed or failed to vote on
.43 per cent Of the roll calls, and re-
member Congress was in session for
several weeks after the time this
record was prepared.
flaming the Wild.
The Rip Saw is but tanning at the
wind whenssJt4Atteraptss ID blow up
the record Of the present Congress-
man. He wasn't in .tkss asueg
enough to make any:.kfnaanfsa re-
cord, and when he was there he
usually voted with Fordney and Can
non and others Of the Old, Guard.
aIu d8dAASS lAO pAo6A OooASSSs
The tail sawyer complains that
labor is not fair with Congressman
Larson. It has failed to give him
credit for his vote on the @''Lelbacl
bill" which provided for a standard
ization of salaries in the various
governmental departments. That bill
passed the house by An overwhelm-
ing vote. There were but 65 votes
cast against it on final passage. 1t
involved no great labor issue. 1t
helped and hurt many Federal en-
ployes.
Who Is Lying Now?
The, most amusing feature of the
Rip Saws apology for Congressman
Larson's labor record is in its per-
sistent declaration that he did not
vote for the 12-hour day for certain
scamen. tits lying hullaballoo.'
the tair sawyer says, whatever that
is.A But let us see who Is lying.
Read the Congressional Record Of
June Is. 1921, pages 26S3 to 26sS,
when the house was considering the
Scott bill, measure protested
against by the Denver convention OF
the American Federation of Labor
then In session. A resolution was
wired to Chairman Nolan of the
house committee on labor and 1t
was read by the clerk Of the house
shortly before the roll cali was taken
on the bill.
For 12.HOur Day.
The resolution which was present.
ed by the Seamens' union recited
that the Scott bill increases the
weekly working hours of oilers, wa
ter tenders and some firemen from
Sc to 81 hours per week by taking
away the three and inserting, the
two Watches" -"
The resolution further stated that
the bill reduced the number Of
skilled men capable Of handling life
saving appliances from IS per cent
: Of the deck crew to so per cent: Of
the deck crew; and by substituting
certificated life-boat men I'M lieu o1
able seamen on RATS" -.
For Safety as Well.
" I'VE protest most emphattcally
4 against any lowering Of the number
of skilled men, any increase in, the
, hours Of labor, or any extension o.
the season In which passenger YES.
sells are permitted to operate in 3
condition in which so per cent OF
the persons on board have no mean.
OF safety, except life preservers, the
! futility of which were shown in the
loss of the Empress'of Ireland in the
i St., Lawrence river within three
miles of shore when 1927. person,
. were drowned with life preserver.
n on" concluded the resolution whict
Il was signed by Samuel .Gompers. I. =
Chairman Nolan, Republican
1 ana progressive, led the fight 81
q the floor in opposition to the Scot
4 bill. Most of the discussion ON tn,
& measure had reference to the AZ
II hour day. Mr.. Nolan introduced tn.
d following amendment: PROVIDED
that oilers, water tenders and fire
J men shall not be required To be ol
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