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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
Davis Labor Record IS
Shattered by Gompers

Washington President Gompers
and former Secretary of Labor Will
liam B. Wilson, now associated with
the Democratic national committee,
have exchanged letters on the labor
record of John w. Davis The result
is total eclipse of the labor-record
claims of the Democratic standard
bearer.
Mr.. Wilson asked that the A. F. Of
l.. executive council postpone it's po-
litical decision until after the mem
bers of the council, or representa-
tives, attended Mr. Davis notifica-
tion ceremonies at Clarksburg. Mr..
Gompers replied that this is utterly
impossible and inconceivable."
"The suggestion could be made
with equal propriety that we attend
the acceptance ceremonies of Presi-
dent Coolidge, so as to prevent being
charged with party partisanship, .
said President Gompers.
Mr.. Wilson claimed that Mr.. Davis
stopped a general railroad strike
when he, as solicitor general of the
United States, secured a decision
from the United States supreme court
upholding the Adamson eight-hour
law.
President Gompers showed by the
records that mediation commission
appointed by President Wilson aided
the railroad managers and represen-
tatives of the railroad brotherhood in
reaching an agreement before the su-
preme court made it's decision public.
"It was the machinery of the lab
or movement and not the supreme
court and Mr.. Davis which prevented
the threatened STRIKE" said Presi-
dent Gompers, who recalled that the
mediation commission consisted of
president Willard of the B. & O..
railroad, Secretary of the Interior
Franklin Lane, you and myself"
Mr.. Wilson replied that the reason
the mediation commission secured an
agreement that made a strike imposs-
ible was because it "leaked out" Sat-
urday night, that on the following
Monday the court would uphold the
Adamson law.
To this statement, President Comp
ers replied that it is "quite strange
the leak has now been disclosed for
the first time in 10 years."
"lt is very strange that with this
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
Why They Oppose
Child Labor Law

Cleveland-Ohio and Pennsylvania
business men, organized in state
chambers of commerce, oppose ratifi-
cation of the child labor amendments
to the federal constitution.
The directors of the Pennsylvania
chamber defend their attitude with
the declaration that "the youth of
this nation should have the right,
within reasonable limit and restric-
tion, to perform such labors as will
contribute to their practical educa-
tion," and that the power to curb
child labor put in the hands of con-
gress might prove detrimental to
the agricultural and Industrial pros
perity of this state"
The Ohio chamber of commerce of
ficial organ asserts: "The amendment
sows the seeds of selfishness and dis
respect in that it teaches the boys
and girls of Is, 16 and 18 years of age
that they are not expected to assist
the parent who is overburdened with
expense or handicapped by illness.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
UNION LABEL
DRIVE

Washington-The A. F. of l..
executive council has called upon
affiliates, individual trade union
lists and friends to assist the union
label campaign which starts Aug
ust rs and continues for one month
under the A. F. of l.. union label
trades department, John j. Man
ming secretary. Committees will
be appointed in every locality, lit
erature will be distributed, and
public meetings will be held on the
practical value and moral signific-
ance of the union label, the union
shop card and the union button.
The executive council urges Off
cials of all national and interna-
tional affiliates to give publicity to
this campaign through their Off
cial publications and in such other
manner as may seem best to them.
"All state federations of labor
and central bodies are requested to
notify affiliated unions of the
great need of active participation
in this campaign by appointment
of committees to conduct local
campaigns and to advise the sec
retary of the union label trades de-
partment of the action taken by
them on this request" the execu-
tive council said.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
Labor Lining Up For
Presidential Fight

Washington-The A. F. of l.. exc
cutive council increased the member
ship of the National Non-Partisan Po-
litical Campaign committee by add
ing Vice Presidents Thomas A. Rick
ert, Matthew Woll and Martin F
Ryan. The old members of the com
mittee are President Gompers, Secre-
tary Frank Morrisonand James
O'Connell, president of the A. F. OF
l.. metal trades department.
The enlarged committee is indica-
tive of labor's determination to elect
the La Toilette Wheeler ticket anC
congressional candidates, irrespective
of party, who have proven THEN
friendship to the cause of labor.
Reports to A. F. of L. offices show
that state federations of labor anC
city central bodies are enthusiastic
ally accepting the non-partisan pol
icy. The absence of discord or diff.
ferences is most marked, and in nc
campaign have the workers present
ed such united front.
The national committee expects
substantial responses to it's appeal fol
financial aid to meet expenses for lit.
erature that will be distributed
throughout the country in large quan
titles.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
HEAVY STRIKE
COSTS

Toronto, Ontario-In his report
to the annual convention of the In
ternatioanl Typographical union,
Presidet Howard said that the
gross earnings of all members in
creased the past year approximate
ly half a million dollars month.
This estimate is based on returns
under the l per cent assessment.
The returns for the months of
March, April and May, last year,
indicated average earnings of SILL
2OO,779 per month. For the cor
responding months of the present
year the gross earnings averaged
$11, ,76O,657 per month.
During the period June /, 1921,
to May 81, 1924, the international
expended the enormous sum of
$15,391 ,342.76 for strike benefits
and special assistance to local un-
ions in connection with the success
full 44-hour strike.
In connection with agitation for
a national" union in Canada, and
withdrawal from the international,
it is shown that 19 printers unions
and two mailers' unions in Canada
drew from the international treas
ury $4,422,251.9 during the three
year period ending May 81, 1924.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
The Federal Prisons
Are OverCrOWded

Washington - The three federal
prisons for men, at Atlanta, Leaven-
worth, and Mcneil Island, are over
crowded, Representative Israel Fost-
er, of the House Judiciary Committee,
says that in many cases there are four
men in cells intended for two, and
that young men convicted of first
offenses are put into cells with tu-
berculosis sufferers, dope addicts,
venereal disease victims, and harden
ed criminal types.
Assistant Attorney General j. w.
Grim told the Judiciary Committee:
"The conditions, if allowed to continue
as they are, in a year or two will be
absolutely immoral. You cannot
crowd men together as we do without
having very serious situation, not
only with respect to life, but to NOR
ais as WE'LL"
SO far as the women prisoners are
concerned, the situation is even more
remarkable, because there is now alb
solutely no place for the government
to send any woman convicted of
breaking federal statutes except to a
county or city Jail.
IC VI GIlc OHlIC
States has increased 800 per cent in
10 years due to the broad federal
statutes authorizing the government
to enforce prohibition, the espionage
act, the income tax act, anti-narcotic
act, and the automobile theft act.
Twenty years ago the people who
broke federal statutes were mainly
safe crackers, mail bandits and coun-
terfeiters. They were criminal types,
mature in age and experience: To-
day, federal lawbreakers include
many young men and many women.
The average federal prisoner today is
between 20 and 25 years of age, and
he or she is a first offender who
might be reclaimed to become re-
liable citizens.
Mr.. Grim says, Judges within the
past three months have told me that
they did not intend to sentence young
fellows, 19, 20 and 21 years of age
and young women, until the federal
government provided decent place
for them"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
Want Women Members
In BARRIERS Union

Chicago - The largest delegation
from the largest local in the Journey
men BARRIERS Init. union will work for
admission of women BARRIERS into the
union when the convention opens in
Indianapolis September 9.
Local 548, Chicago, is sending II
delegates to represent it's 5000 men,
bers. Pres. William Leidig declares
local sentiment solid for admission of
the women hairdressers and BARRIERS.
"The west strongly favors abolition
of the sex discrimination" Leidig
says. Chicago has 800 women bar
Der shops with 1,500 to 1000 women
BARRIERS. Seattle has a very active
we'll organized body of lady BARRIERS.
But the eastern locals are against
admitting the women. They haven't
the same competition from them that
we have in the west.
The sex bar was discussed at the
1923 convention, American Fedora
tion of Labor, at Portland and was
referred to the BARRIERS international
as question within the autonomy of
the craft. Affiliation of the lady
BARRIERS to the Seattle Central Labor
COuIlCll was OIl6 VI IIlc charges III CIlC
Indictment brought against the con-
troll body by the executive council, A.
F. of L., last year. Seattle dropped
the women's organization as one of
the conditions for retaining it's char
ter.
The Chicago local will have over
4,500 members if it is permitted by
the international convention to take in
the women BARRIERS and if it succeeds
in organizing them to the same high
degree as the men. Over $3.50 of all
men BARRIERS in Chicago are in the
union.
There is no color bar against negro
BARRIERS, of whom there are 200 in the
Chicago local. Orientals, however
are excluded.
The international union paid pei
capita on 43,200 members to the A. F
of L. in 1923. This compares with
38,400 five years earlier in 1918, anC
with $4,000 in the peak year of 1921
James Shanessy is international pres,
ident and Jacob Fischer, secretary.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22

secret disclosed" President Gompers
continued, cit was necessary for the
four members of our commission, the
representatives of the four railroad
brotherhoods and the railroad presi-
dents to meet in session nearly all
day Sunday and all of Sunday night,
morning when the signatures were
appended to the agreement by which
the eight-hour day went into effect
and the strike was averted."
Complete and detailed denial of ev-
cry claim that Mr.. Davis framed or
assisted in the phrasing of sections
6 and 20 of the Clayton law were
made by President Gompers.
"Those sections were the work of
Representative Clayton and Carlin.
Mr.. Davis did not frame these sec
tions and he did not contribute to
their phrasing," said Mr.. Gompers.
Regarding the Clayton act, which
labor regarded as of tremendous i'm
portance, it may be interesting to re-
call that the words, as used in the
act-'the labor power of a human be-
ing is not commodity or article of
commerce'-were written in Senator
Cummins' office in the presence of
Secretary Frank Morrison, Arthur
Holder, then an A. F. of L. legisla-
tive representative, and myself"
Mr. Wilson's intimation that labor
should remember that the Democratic
party passed labor legislation,
brought this reply from President
Gompers:
at was a Republican congress, with
Abraham Lincoln as president, that
abolished human slavery in America.
If the reasoning employed in your
letter were to be followed, it would
logically ensue that labor and the
people generally must for all time fol-
low the Republican party-the party
of Coolidge and Dawes-a party
which has shown itself to be compos-
ed Of and tied up with the sordid in
terests of the mighty few.
"That the Democratic party in its
brief control of con gress-and with
the martyred Wilson at its head-en-
acted into law a fair concept of hu-
man relations and human freedom can
no more bind us forever to that or
ganization than the Emancipation
Proclamation could bind us forever to
the Republican party"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
THAT "BEER CONVENTION"

The "Hired Man" scented an inter-
esting bit of news when he read in a
city daily the other day that Presi-
dent Judge John M. Swartz had ap-
pointed Charles l.. Flory, Max B.
Norpell and Prosecuting Attorney
Ashcraft to attend what the caption
of the article called "Beer Conven-
ton" But after wading through the
article which followed discovered the
coming meeting was really get-to-
gether meeting of dry, prosy mem
bers of the legal fraternity at Cedar
Point.
Now the question arises as to
whether the "Beer Convention" head
ing was OF was not a satirical refer
ence to the supposed dignified par
ticipants in bar association or was
perhaps the work of an old-timer who
Jumped at conclusions just as soon
as the word "bar" reached his eagle
eye, and took it for granted that it
referred to a keg party which so sue
cessfully flourished in the good old
days.
One thing is sure, the blame will be
laid on the long suffering "composi-
tor"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
FULL OF PEP
LABOR'S LA TOILETTE FIGHT
HAS BEGUN
Preparations for an Active Campaign
Are Under Way - Speaking in
Every Congressional District

ington-Mobilizatio of the
labor forces and organization of the
forces of progressive women of the
country in the interest of the La Fol-
lette- Wheeler campaign has begun.
The executive council, American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, will create political
committees in every local union of
every affiliated national and interna-
tional. At the same time a nation
wide organization of women. to par
allel the mems organization from ma
tlonal and regional directors down to
precinct leaders, has been launched.
Matthew Woll, speaking for the po-
lltlcal committee of the executive
council, says they are preparing to
place great number of speakers in
the fleld. 1t is unofficially reported
, that 2,2OO speakers have been listed,
Whlle arrangements have been made
to conduct fight in every one of the
435 congressional districts. The ac-
ceptance speech of John w. Davis has
failed to make favorable impress
sion on the federation, and an Off
clal announcement says that "Spokes-
men for labor see in the address an
ineffective effort to apologize for the
Democratic platform which has been
branded as unacceptable
Moreover,-"They regard chairman
Walsh's remarks about corporation
employment as brave effort on the
part of the Montana senator to give
standing to record of EMPLOYMENT
OF which Mr.. Davis himself has ex-
pressed himself as proud. Mr.. Davis
mas no apology for his Wall Street
employment, but Senator Walsh,
/ Judging the country more keenlv'
seeks to explain it away and purify
Woll, with Martin Ryan of the
Railway Carmen and T. A. Rickert
OF the United Garment Workers have
been added to the political commit
tee with Gompers, Morrison and
O'Connell.
The Womens' organization, of which
Mabel Costigan is chairman, Mrs.
Basil Manly vice chairman. Ethel
Smith recording secretary and Isabel
hendlg executive secretary, will have
regional directors in New York, Chi
cago, San Francisco and New Or
leans. 1t will command hundreds of
speakers, and hopes to equal the eff
fectlveness of the final suffrage cam
palgns. One feature will be the use
OF over 200 automobiles in touring
speaking drive in the middle and
southern states.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
HERE THEY ARE
BOUQUETS AND BRICKBATS ARE
DISTRIBUTED
CommendatiOn and Criticism Handed
Out PromiscuOusly as Deemed
Just by Our Hired Man
A "HORsE" ON CITY COUNCIL

Our city dads got pretty much
"balled up" at their Monday night
NEE ling.
After sweating and hustling for an
hour or more over lot of important
business which required immediate
action, and suspending the rules a
dozen or more times, as is necessary
in such cases, large number of or
dinances were read and passed, not
withstanding the fact that three
fourths vote of the entire membership
of the council is necessary for such
action, and but six members were in
their seats-two being absent and
vice president Crawford was presid-
ing.
Things were going along swim
mingly until it dawned on them that
six is not three-fourths of nine, and
that all their work was void. Vari-
Gus schemes were proposed to get
around the obstacle but none of them
got by. 1t was then decided to call
a special meeting to pass the ordin-
ances, and after some speech making
under the head of miscellaneous bus
mess the council adjourned.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
Workers Struggled
Into United States

New York-From $4,000 to 100000
workers are illegally smuggled into
the United States annually, according
to James j. Davis, secretary of labor,
writing in the New York World. The
solution offered by Davis is to in
crease the border police which con-
sists now of only $50 men patrolling
$4,000 miles of boundry.
"These are 10000 Chinese in Cuba
watching chance to be smuggled in
to the United States," says Davis.
"They are willing to pay from $1OO
to $4,000 head to anyone who will
bootleg them into America. In the
Vancouver section there are probably
another 5000 Chinese waiting for a
similar opportunity. So far as Lower
California is concerned, we have no
accurate estimate.
During the fiscal year of 1923,
522,919 immigrants were legally ad-
mitted immigrants from all sources.
Of these, however, only 335, ,48O were
from so-called quota countries. Mex
leo supplied 63,788 legally ad-
mitted immigrants; Canada sent us
1901. In other words, immigra-
tion from countries not restricted last
year amounted to more than 2-3 OF
that from the countries of Europe. A
million Mexicans could be admitted
next year."
Davis has been the arch exponent
of registration and finger-printing OF
immigrants, which is a part of the
general scheme of big business to get
line on all radical workers in the
country and deport them without a
trial
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
Unemployment in st. Paul

st; Paul;-Trade union committees
are besleging the St. Paul city hall
ana county offices to have public
construction labor done by st. Paul
workers in place of laborers imported
by the contractors. A number of
Mexlcans have been brought in and
put on public work. The unions also
demand adherence to the 8-hour dav
while the contractors are trying to
stretch it to 10 hours. Business
agents report three men for every
loo, with a higher percentage in the
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
SAY THEY LET 'EM TALLY

The postoffice gang which put the
hooks into the fire fighters to the
tune of 20 to in the ball game Tues
day evening, are feeling pretty chesty
over the victory and is Dragging it
would have been a shut-out if they
had so willed it, but that defeated
bunch was permitted to make a few
runs through sympathy.
Of course the firemen were handi-
capped, for they were up against a
gang of huskies trained by hard and
constant exercise to stand the strenu-
Gus program, while they themselves,
accustomed to sitting around on the
seats of their pants, playing dom
Continued on Page Five)
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
Thousands of Miners Orphans

Harrisburg, Pa.-Fatal accidents in
the coal mines of Pennsylvania be-
tween 1916 and 1922 have made, 4,O65
children fatherless, according to re-
port of the state inspection board
The majority of these accidents have
been shown by the U. S. bureau Of
mines to be preventible but opera
tors have found it easy to replace
miners so that the necessary precau-
tions have been neglected.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
Anti-SalOOn Boss
Must Stay in Pen

New York-Judge Benjamine Cor
doza has deniend the application of
William H. Anderson, former super
intendent of the New York Anti-Sa-
loon league for a certificate of rea-
sonable doubt which would have per-
mitted Anderson to leave Sing Sing
on bail pending his appeal for new
trial. Anderson is serving term for
forgery in the third degree.
The application was made by
Charles S. Whitman, council for An
derson, and was argued on July 28 by
c. E. Williams, Mr.. Whitman's part
ner land by Felix Benzenga, an assist
ant district attorney.
Judge CORDOBA ruled that the con-
viction of Anderson was valid.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
Business Wants Mexicans

San Antonio, Textile chambers
of commerce of San Antonio, Browns
vile and Laredo are appealing to i'm
migration officials of the United
States to refrain from imposing the
new $40 polltax on unskilled Mexicans
who wish to go to the United States.
They are afraid that unless this tax
lis repealed, the U. S. cotton crop will
be destroyed for want of labor.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
Telegraphers Win Raise

New Commercial telegraph
ers employed by the United Press
association, the Universal Service and
the international News service have
secured three-year contract. Wages
are advanced So a week the first
year and so cents a week in each of
the next'two years. More than 450
members of the Commercial Tele-
graphers' Union are benefited.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
General Labor Notes
Short Items Gathered For Benefit OF
Hasty Readers
Employment Drops

Albany, N. Y.--July factory en-
ployment in this state continued it's
definite downward trend" of the last
four months, reports the state depart
ment of labor. The recession is lead
by clothing, textiles and metals.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
Import Strikebreakers

Seattle-ln resisting a living wage
movement by organized taxi cab driv-
ers, two concerns are importing
strikebreakers from Chicago. Six of
these gangsters, who were armed with
loaded sections of rubber hose, were
arrested.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
Thin CellulOid Films

Washington - Celluloid films so
thin that 254,000 of them can be pack
ed into a space one inch thick have
been produced by the United States
bureau of standards.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
Miners Gain 100 Per Cent

Milwaukee-The Mailers union, a
division of the Typographical union,
is able to report 1000 increase in
membership in the Milwaukee local in
three and one half years.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
Carpenters Start Coop. Assn.

San Francisco - The Carpenters
Cooperative Assn, incorporated in
San Francisco as a defense against
open-shop activities in the building
trades, will buy and sell building ma
terials. 1t will also engage in gen.
eral contracting and building under
union conditions. Shares will be sole
only to members of the Bay District
council of Carpenters.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
Coal Strike Averted

Pittsburgh-Threatened strike of
$4,000 coal miners of Pennsylvania
Coal company as result of wage dis
pute at Even Colliery, Pittston, Pa,
averted by conference between Off
cials of coal company and officers of
the United Mine Workers.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
Big SilkwOrkers Strike

Paterson, N. IA total of $500
silk workers are idle through the
strike Of the Associated Silk Work.
ers which began August IL. Approx
imately $500 came out when the
strike call became effective and 5000
more followed later. This forces at
least 100 plants to suspend opera
tions.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
Fight Prison Competition

ChicagO-PrOgress in the fight of
Chicago unions against prison-made
overalls, shirts and aprons, was re-
ported at the last regular meeting of
the Chicago Federation of Labor.
Money has been contributed by sew
eral unions, including bakers and car
penters to finance the campaign.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
What Labor Is Doing
Wage Increases and Progress Made
Throughout the Country
Movie Operators Win

Ell Paso, Texas-The moving pic
ture operators have unionized five
large movie houses in this city.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-08-22
Bricklayers Strongly Organized

Huntington, w. Va.-Bricklayers
in Huntington are 900 union or
ganized.