The Connecticut labor news., 1924-08-16
AS THE WORKER SEES HIS WORLD
Summary and Diget of Important Event of the Week.
 Here and Abroad.


 of North America, dies at his home i'll Caldwell, N. J.
 Penikees silk mill, Valley Falls, K. l., resumes work on full time basis. Joint Textile Council of the Caroli mas in session in Charlottesville, begins amendment.
 Glass Blowers Association of the United States announces that present wage scale in glass blowing industry has been renewed for another year be- ginning September 1.
 Eleven unions in building trades alli- ance, Houston, Texas, quit jcbs em- ploying members of local carpenters union because of alleged failure of con- tractors to abide by decision of Ma tional Board of Jurisdictional Awards in giving installation of metal doors, window frame and trim to sheet metal workers.
 Occupants of twenty-three Ohio state institutions provided with food, cloth ing and shelter through the operation of twenty-two industries as part of Ohio penal system.
 Secretary of Agriculture Wallace, re- turning from extended western trip, states he believes that by the end of the year farmers will be in better position than at any time during past three or four years.
 Vigorous denial made by Bureau of Immigration that the Department of Labor has been using flake passports to deport Russian Communists, as charged by the American Civil Liber- ties Union.
 California State Attorney General holds 1t violation of the state anti Alien Land Act for landlords to sell to citizenship.
 Governor of California urges prompt ratification of proposed federal child labor amendment. Moscow report says unemployment in Soviet Union increased at rate of 50,- GOO a month for fifteen months, total ing 1,3oo,OO0 on April l, 1924 Threatened strike of -14,0OO coal mi ners of Pennsylvania Coal Company as a result of wage dispute at Even Col hery, Pittston, Pa, averted by confer ence between officials of coal company and officers of the United Mine Work CTS Germany's first trade union bank, do- ing business in its own building in busi- ness section of Berlin, reported to be doing thriving business.
 Six state senators opposed for reelec- ton by New York City Central Trades and Labor Council
 British Empire Steel Corporation of Sidney, N. S., announces wage reduc- ton of from 10 to 25 per cent.
 Large scale reduction i'll number of government employees decided upon by Cabinet in Mexico City, to reduce ex- penses and solve economic crisis
 Chicago Federation of Labor and Chicago Teachers Federation strongly condemn intelligence tests for school children.
 Railroad brotherhoods place Henry E. Cass of Spokane, Wash, Brother hood Bank, in charge of the work of promoting and operating brotherhood banks in Utah, Nevada and California in addition to Oregon, Idaho and | Washington.
 Four thousand and fifty Japanese ad- mitted to Hawaiian Islands last year out of total of 5,134 aliens. Williams College, Williamson, Mass. observes tenth anniversay of beginning of World War by opening Institute ot Politics.
 Texas free employment bureau re- ports that in spite. Of new $10 wis charge, reducing number of Mexican cotton pickers entering the United States, there will be sufficient number of hands to harvest crops. ! President Coolidge in conference as sures national officers of Assocation ot Post Office Clerks that he will supper a postal pay increase bill scientifically drawn and carrying provision for rais- ing the necessary revenue to meet the increase.
 Executive Board of Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Elm ployes endorses La Toilette for presi- dency.
 Due to dissatisfaction with Bunji Su- zukIs grip on the Japanese Federation of Labor, a general labor movement has been launched in Japan by the Western Federation of Labor
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