The Connecticut labor news., 1922-01-13
Farm Help in FOggy and Misty Country Establish 100 P e r Cent. Federation and Are Improving Con- ditiOnS.

farms of that hardy land of scorched oatmeal and underdone haggls have organized themselves into a solid, un- hinching union, the first union of it's kind in the world. Working hours from a. m to 5 p. m. with overtime outside of that schedule.
 The very last word in scientlfc trade union organization, now, in the whole civilized world, is in Scotland. Regardless of what labor" writers set down in the printed words or ot the volume of vowels and consonants that well paid professional labor" eN- plairers may spiel anent conditions in New Zealand, Australia and other distant points, they all take their model from dear old Scotia. After a period of vexatious squabbling with thick headed employers, the farm laborers of that misty and foggy country have organized powerful union and have established the eight hour day as the regulation work per iod. Not only that, but after a long campaign of pient and persistent ed ucational work, the farm workers have shown the farm employers that the new schedule is beneficial to all three sides, including the public. Thus the Land of the Naked Knee takes the lead in modern farm effl- ciency and is setting a pace for agr1- cultural workers that will soon find its echoes in this country. No more will the sleepy hired man have to roll out at g. m. in Bonnie Doom to tackle his I6-hour stunt of having or hoeing or milking the faithful moolle. The working day is fixed by agree ment and the only time that the em- ployers buy overtime labor IS during harvesting and in emergency. Farm CTS have established their own sched- ules of business to fit the new Condl- tions and word received here during the week expresses the opinion that the Farm Helpers Union has come to stay and has proved to be blessing to all concerned, especially to the farmers domestic women helpers be- cause a definite period is not set for their days work. Formerly the women on the farms began work at dawn and finished about 9 p. m.
 Scotland is the leader in scientific labor organization and every depart ment of physical effort is strongly unionized And what is best of all, and most worthy of publishing, the organized strength of that country has proved to be of vast benefit to everybody. The solidity of the unions, began right after the war. Every trade Is organized and every form of skilled and unskilled labor. Women who perform the same kind of work as men, received the same standard of wages At first, there was a tre- mendous campaign amongst the wealthy manufacturers, bakers, gro cers, farmers and ship builders against the unions that have organ ized since 1918 but careful manage ment by the union leaders has dem onstrated that the unions are a bene- fit, not detriment.
 Once convinced that a plan or idea is good for him, a Scotchman sticks to it like his own native burr. There fore 1t is a pleasure to note that the braw lads of the shops and factories are now considered to be partners by their employers, in the best sense ot the word and all is ganging feckls alang the Tyne and the Tweed Housemaids unions regulate the hour: and the duties of domestic help; un- skilled unions have their own organ. izations and the country is actually becoming established on a sounder in dustrial and business basis, than any other country in Europe.
 The whole secret of the whole some operation of the organized la bor movement in Scotland is this: Tn stead of regulating wages downward and humanity gutterward as is tht scheme in other and richer countries the employers of Scotland were com pelled through sheer weight of or ganized manpower to regulate Busi ness to fit the Unions. In othe words where manufacturers declared that wages must be chopped dow1 and that the unions must be des troyed, the campaign of education showed the manufacturers that i business were properly regulated, ia incomes could be achieved for tn, stockholders and fair wages be pait to the men and women who produced the dividends.
 The campaign that changed Scot land from dour, sordid nation o half hungry louts and domineerins overlords into the foremost 1abo union country on the face of the glob emanated from Glasgow, Edinbers and Perth