The Connecticut labor news., 1922-07-07
What Congress Is Doing Or
 Not Doing That Affects Labor

tagonistic to the party leaders with which they appear to be affiliated"
 According to the program those who have been weak in their support of sunptuary legislation now show a disposition to carry out their pledges. ] This can be seen in the proposal to railroad the ship subsidy and the sales tax legislation. two of the most re- aCtionary measures that could be de yised
 Labor has no money to influence | legislation either by contributing to campaign funds or to lose by playing poker with those who control legis- lation. It must appeal to the voters to lay aside partisanship and selfish l interests and vote for men who will be true to the people. therefore, it | is a long road and a rocky road that beneficial legislation has to travel be- fore 1t secures enough support to be- come laws
 This is especially true of reclama- ton legislation which would be of the greatest benefit to the nation as it would give almost immediate employ ment to many thousands. But the edict has gone forth that neither Con- gress or the government will do any thing to relieve unemployment. Therefore any legislation having for it's purpose the bettering of the econ omic conditions of the millions of idle is thrown on the legislative shelf and permitted to remain there with no intention of it's consideration.
 Ship Subsidy
 The Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor at it's
 
 ed the ship subsidy bil and made a careful analysis of it's provisions. It was found to be most inimical to the interests of the people. A resolution was adopted and sent to the Joint Committee on Commerce and Marine and Fisheries of the House and Sen ate We are advised this resolution will be published in this issue of the American Federatonist
 MT. A. D. Lasker, head of the largest advertising agency In the United States and chairman of the Shipping Board, has been selected to pave the way through Congress for the ship subsidy bill. He is handling the measure in the same way he would handle the sale of a job lot of shoes or other articles of commerce. He has told the members of Con- gross that 1t is not necessary for them to know anything about it; that the President wants it, and that is suf1c- tent. He has endeavored to secure the support of labos; but could give no satisfactory reason why the wage earners should give their approval to anything that would be detrimental to labor and the people.
 Immigration
 The three per cent immigration law has been extended to June 30, 1924. A bill had been passed in the House providing for it's expiration on June 30, 1923. As the next session of Congress adjourns March 4, 1925, and only appropriation bills are like ly to be considered, 1t was thought 1t would be impossible to secure an ab solute restriction law. Therefore President Gompers wrote to each member of the immigratoin commit tee of the Senate, pointing out the dangers if the three per cent. law was not extended to 1924, which would give Congress plenty of time to enact proper immigration law. In his letter to the members of the committee President Gompers point ed out three plans for the restrcition of immigration. These were: Abso- lute restriction, the three per cent law to be made permanent or that it be extended to June 30, 1924.
 The immigration question in the next decade will be. one of the great est issues before the American peo-