The New York herald., 1922-02-10
LABOR MEN. FIGHT
INDUSTRIAL Court
Governor Refuses to Com
nit Himself-Legislature
Is Lukewarm.
| UNFAIR, SAY LEADERS
Federation Agent Declares
$4,000 Organized Toll
ers Hostile.
UPHOLD FULL CREW LAW
Repeal Would Mean Increased
Danger Of Accidents, Law
makers Are Told.
UPHOLD FULL CREW LAW
Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
AIhauy Feb n (

Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Albany, Feb. o.
While Gov. Miller stood on the side
lines to-day refusing to commit him
self on the proposal to set up an in
dustrial court in this State labor
leaders opened their fight against the
measure. TIE Governor Is by no
means in favor of it. Labor is furious
over it. The Legislature is getting
lukewarm cbout it.
The administrators workmen's
compensation program was introduced
to-day in connection with the report
of the Knight committee on revising
labor laws. At the same time another
bill was presented by Assemblyman
c. p. Miller, Republican, proposing to
set up a grand jury Of 100 to handle
all strike and labor disputes.
John M. O'Hanlon. chairman of the
legislative committee of the New York
State Federation of Labor, i'm a letter
10 the members of the Legislature to-
day declared that $4,000 organized
workers of the State were opposed to
the industrial relations bill.
Calls 1t Autocratic.
1T IS unfair alike to the employer and
to the employee" the letter said. "It
IL undemocratic and un-American. 1t
te.<'ives worker and employer settling
~ haf i,, hair
own way. 1t is autocratic and not at
ri In harmony with our free institutions.
il spells coercion in an exceedingly OBJ
'ectionablet form.
Its real intent seems to be to keep
wage earners and employers continu-
ally In the courts. whether either side
wishes to be or not. by permitting out
siders to interfere to this end. 1t
cmanates from the open shoppers
who. unable to defeat trade unionism
in the Industrial field. are endeavoring
10 throttle 1t by the court route. know
ing the workers will be unable to bear
the enormous expense involved. They
endeavor to disguise their open shop
propaganda by wrapping themselves In
the American flag. They are disguis-
Ing this vicious project under the false
plea Of assisting the public. Who con-
stitute the public? We respectfully re-
quest you to oppose the unwarranted
measure"
The labor unions are also fighting
the Wiswall-Mastick bill, repeating the
full crew law.
Sees Peril in Repeal.
This is of large Importance" said
O'Hanlon. mot only to the railroad en-
ployees. who worked hard to get it on
the staute books. but to the general
public. It's repeal means that railroad
trains would be inadequately manned,
thus promoting the possibility of serious
railroad accidents. While protesting
against the bill prescribed above register
your protest against the repeal of the
full crew law"
A hearing on the full crew repeal bill
will be held March 1. The bills OF the
Knight committee bring longshoremen
under the workmen's compensation act.
They are now deprived of the BENEFITS
of workmen's compensation both under
the Federal and State laws. Workmen
are protected from irresponsible sub
contractors. The owners OF real prop
crty where work is being done are re-
quired to furnish compensation for in
iuries In case the subcontractors do not
carry workmen's compensation insur-
ance. Compensation is to be granted
for loss of hearing in both ears and for
loss of two or more fingers or toes, and
the nonresident dependents of an alien
killed as the result of an accident are
restricted to the wife and one child un-
der 49,