The Connecticut labor news., 1923-12-15

Looking back over the ewelve-month period covered by the report, MT. Da- wis declared American labor had much to be thankful for, but that the federal government must continue its efforts O. wards -'co-operation" and recognition of the mutual interest of employers and employees.
 This has been a great year." he said. flor the American worker. During this year starving workers have throng- ed the streets of great European capi- tai crying 'Breadi Bread The rifles of the police have been called into noisy ac- ton as men and women clamored for food with which to feed their dying children. The United States is enjoying economic peace unequaled in any nation of the world. The American workman everywhere is steadily employed He is earning wages as high as he was ever paid before: He is working under con dltions vastly improved. During the last through thet elimination of the 12-hour day and the seyen-day week in our great basic industry, the steel industry
 1t may now be said that we are with III sight of the time when no workmen in the United States will be forced to labor from sunrise to sunset and that we are within a few years of the day when we shall have realized the hope that each man. shall have eight hours for work, eight hours for. play, and eight hours for sleep. Truly, American labor has much to be thankful for.
 We must see to 1t that conditions in American industry continues to advance. We must encourage that spirit of coop nr1fIo %1,,4 terest, which IS already making great progress among our employers and our workers We are learning that coopera- tion in industry is the surest and most feasible road to industrial peace, with out winch we can have no real prosperi- ty Today there are four parties involv- ed in any industrial dispute-labor, ownership, management, and the public. All of these are mutually dependent, and the success of any given industry de- pends upon its operation along lines which will insure satisfactory returns to all of them"
 Without going into details regarding the operation of the railroad labor board, Secretary Davis declared that apparent ly the difference between the manage CTS have been increased and complicated rather than diminished" through opera ton of machinery provided under section 300 of the transportation act
 One of the chief sources of illegal entry, the report said, lay in the deser- ton of alien seamen from foreign ships Ill American ports. In the last fiscal year the number of such assertions re- ported was 23,1o4, with those in New York alone totalling 14,734 In the pre- vious year the number for all ports had been only 5,87o. The secretary recom- mends that instead of bringing such al- iens before a special board for examina- ton, as provided under the present law, the Labor Department be empowered to deport them forthwith.
 In the summary of his recommenda- tions for increased facilities, for dealing with aliens, MT. Davis said:
 "In my report rendered year ago, called attention in great detail to the necessity for providing proper equip ment at the various Immigration sta tions. of the country, particularly Ellis Island, Boston, Seatte and San Fran cisco. 1 specifically repeat the recom- mendations then made. I feel particu1- arly that the government should cons struct its own station at Seattle and the San Francisco station should be moved from Angel Island to the city of San Francisco. In my report of last year, it IS pointed out that the cost of overhead of operation alone would be sufficient to build new and adequate station on the mainland and pay for same in about five years.
 In my report of last year, I also call- ed attention to the need for more thor ough medical inspection at the various ports. I can not refrain from repeating that recommendation with emphasis.
 I recommend the enactment of an al- fen code, and suggest, as the prime fea- lures of 1t the following:
 Definite, clean-cut provisions as to consistent with our laws on and our national destiny.
 "The exclusion as permanent resi- dents or immigrants, of all non-natura- 1izable aliens of all races.
 "The requirement that aliens admit ted as exernpts under our immigration laws must maintain their exempt status while here, and must when that status is lost either qualify as immigrants un-
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