The Connecticut labor news., 1923-06-08

neCt1Cut ana am extremely sorry to report to you that many of the weekly luncheon clubs of Connecticut displayed poor judgment in allying themselves with the railroad magnates to spread in most instances untruth- ful propaganda against Organized Labor, and especially the one claim that the fight of the shopmen's or ganizations was one against the gov ernment of the United States, which I am happy to call to your attention was given the lie by the supreme court of the United States subse- quently, when the court ruled that the claims of the shopmen were against the Railroad Labor Board, and not against the government. As 1 stated previously, no stone was left unturn- ed to defeat the men; in many in- stances men were haled into offices ot the various prosecuting attorneys and then into the courts on finsy charges, which resulted in numerous cases being dismissed from the rec ords
 These men have gone through many long months of privation due to the action of the financial interests to force them to work for less than a living wage.
 
 enforcement of the 18th amendment of the Constitution of the United States, is the real burning question of all time.
 'The employers of labor, and big business interests of the United States believe that the proper way to settle the severe discomfort that is raging in this country is to pass leg islation, both nationally and by states, that would inCarcerate men and to separate families for disobeying the most unpopular law that was ever passed, and all of these proposed laws are styled the Red Bills" My experience of associating with men IS not to force the man to obey by police power, but to educate him to observe that which Is best for the common good.
 ''But I do believe after a careful study and survey of the situation that has come amongst the people by the adoption of thetISth amendment | ists in 75 per cent of the homes illicit stills for the making of alcohol there | is not going to be a faithful observ- ance of the enforcement laws of our government. ... "Thousands of little children all over this state are today being ap- prenticed by their eager fathers in the making of deadly spirits right in i the home ,and can it be expected that better life is to come by the enforcement act, while a mans home is turned into a distillery? l q imp1ore our people to interview our scho1 teachers from time to time, and from this well informed group you will get information that IS as- founding. These good folks will tell l you that due to the discontent now rampant that little children will tell | the teacher that things they are being l taught in school are not true for 1 their parents ripe with anger from l persecution, tell them otherwise in the home I ask you to get into groups of our children in a casual way, and lcomparing the instruction in the school room as against the instruc- tion in the home. Mediate then, ask you, and see if we are not rush ing on and on to disaster, which is
 bound to come if something is mol done to educate the people other
 wise, But with all of these indict
 ments against the people, I am align
 ing myself with them, for we'll we
 realize that justice has been violated
 and we must protest loud and long
 against the curse that has visited the
 people by the taking away from then
 of their necessary beverages. "I trust that this convention vii n place itself on record in favor O properly petit ioning the president o the United States and the congress
 to release the people who are incar
 cerated for expressing their politica views
 "We must continue to organize ant educate our people more intensively than ever, for there are great man. things to be done that will need un divided strength for the proper de cision when the time comes" n-