The Connecticut labor news., 1923-11-17
BY THE WAY Comment and Criticism About Things Doing in the World.

l vik weekly published i'll the United States, devotes some half of its Novem- Der issue to glorifction of soviet-land.
 Max Eastman. New York r-r-evolu- nary poet and tea table raconteur, pifles ad lib about the luxury of special dl- plo1natic wagon" on a Russian railroad, relative of Karl Marx gurgles about the new Russian women" conversing via the typewriter with one who has a house containing all of two rooms in which to house family of six and oth- CTS gabble on about various other joys ill stupendous1y wonderful Russia.
 Sidney Hil1man recounts the success of his clothing venture, the soviet gov erment having just come through with a diidend, as predicted some weeks ago by this newspaper, another writer chants about the "era of revival" and the editor himself joins in with a bit of editorial laudation.
 Nature surely is wonderful. Frequent ly nature does her best work in the ere ation of editors and blurb writers.
 The Nation finds it convenient to over look the fundamental facts about Rus sia, its utter denial of human freedom, its ruthless crushing of everything that makes for liberty and justice Clever No, just despicaable!
 A Senate committee has just been rak ing the Teapot Dome scandal over the coals.
 Teapot Dome was first brought to general public attention by the lobar press of the United States with the as sistance of the International Labor News Service, which is owned by the la bor press.
 This issue, brought forward by the labor press, was then found important enough to warrant a senate investiga ton.
 The daily press, which never got very excited about the question, didn't do it. self especially proud in reporting the in vestigation.
 For that matter, the investigators didn't do themselves any too proud ei- ther. If there were reasons for that, it is to be hoped they will be discovered.
 Anyhow, Harry Sinclair, still has Teapot Dome, his treasury still prospersI and Standard Oil still sits in on the div wy.
 If you can get nice kind government to give you the richest oil deposit in the country 1t certainly does help make life look rosy; and no doubt Mir. Sinclair Is having a delightful time and everything.
 United States Steel keeps on making more money than ever. An extra divi- dend has just been declared. Tn spite of the 8-hour day." say the newspapers,
 In spite of no such thing; because there is no such thing.
 The steel trust has NOT inaugural ed the 8-hour day, and don't be fooled about it.
 Numbers of workers have been given the 8-hour day, but only beginning has been made.
 The steel trust will move only as fast as 1t is driven.
 It saw the pressure of organized labor and the pressure of public sentiment looming up in formidable fashion. It threw out smoke screen to quiet this evidence of hostility.
 Steel's first consideration always is the l protection of its profits Its extra divi- | dend is good proof of its success.
 The American Federation of Labor of organization moves steadily on among steel workers. This is the one thing that will finally bring the 8-hour day to ALL steel workers
 The Federal Trade Commission de serves three cheers from organized la bor for camping, on the trail of manu- facurers who make misleading use of the union label.
 The commission has just issued com plaint against three Philadelphia cloth ing manufacturers for using the union label on their products, despite the fact that they do not employ union workers Such use of the union label, the com mission says, has tendency to mislead and deceive the purchasing public and results i'll unfair advantages over con petitors. Which is putting 1t very mildly 1
 Organize labor will watch with inter east the commissions action against the | accused manufacturers, who are to be l lgven hearing in December That | union men and women will root" for the commission i'll its campaign against