New Britain herald., 1925-09-08
DRY LAW CALLED
 GREATEST CURSE
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of Patrick Glnty Of Danbury.
 OrMeara Suggests More Action.

A proposed drive by the A. F. of l. for the organization of new uniont and the installing of new interest ir those already operating during the next few months,
 The president criticised the atti- tude of some unions tday by saying; 'The old-time spirit in thA ranks oi doing things needs 10 be revived Today there seems to be no manifest cooperation; the label boosting thai attracted our attention has been dis placed by don't care attitude. The Cigar Makers International Union the Bakery and Confectionery Workers and the United Matters are a few of the old time national unions that are suffering by this indiffer- ence of our organized people.
 Criticizes Law Makers
 Referring to the legislative activ- ties of the federation, NIT. U'Meara said. There were large number in both houses that carried both their political and industrial partisanship from home and for the reason that bill was presented by organized labor and before them in committee or on committee report, their de siNon was already made, for they have expressed themselves quite de- finitely beforehand that for the req son the measure was fostered by organized labor that they were op- posed to if.
 .''The decision of the legislature on the child labor amendment was one that brought contempt from all fair minded people, for without any chance on the part of the people to be heard, the senate by a vote of 34 to 1 on February 3, 1925, proclaim cd that this autocratic action was necessary to thwart the will of the people to be heard"
 Hits At Wheeler Bill
 A scathing denunclation of the Wheeler bill was made by President O'Meara. He said: During the past pession of the legislature the people of Connecticut through their repre- sentatives had before them one of the most sinister pieces of proposed legislation that was ever introduced to any assembly in the United States. 1 refer to the so-called Wheeler amendment. The bill was sponsored by the chief justice of our court of appeals of the state, Justice George w. Wheeler. and supported by many of the states attorneys of Connecti- cut; not all of them, l am pleased to state, for 1t surely would be incon- .sistent of them if they did. "The search and seizure provisions of this bill were simply ridiculous, and tended to bring the measure into disrepute at the very start. The provisions violated the fourth amendment of the constitution of the United States, which guarantee to q man the proper protection of his home.
 ''The same condition prevails per. taining to prohibition enforcement Great sums of money are being spen by the United States to enforce th' 18th amendment and with all tn, agencies at work there is more al coholic liquor being shipped into ant used in Connecticut than there ha' been since 1919.
 ;. Crookedncss In Every state
 investigation by General Andrew! have brought to light that crooked ness exists in every state of the union relative to the enforcement work. Sheriffs, constables and DO lice officers are working hand il hand with bootleggers and moon sliners, Judges and prosecutors have been more helpful to the law violators than to the government Representatives. The manufacturers and vendors of liquors have througl & strong public sentiment become Immune from prosecution"
 Other portions of the report rec ommend that central bodies havt committees to regulate and contro trade education and to discourage any school which prctends to teaCi Fundamentals but fails to do so '"The finished tradcsman will neve be an unfair competitor but the sem developed one will continue to be { dangerous element in the industria life of the community" he said. The custom of the government o sending immigration inspectors t Europe to decide on quotas was ap proved by the president.
 Blames Public for Political Condi
 tiOnS
 President OMcara in his rcpor says there is nothing wrong with in political system Of the country. hu that the trouble is the people wh' have the power 10 regulate and con trol it are willing 10 leave it in tn, hands Of the few and then complain He said this attitude has resulted fl putting into office wealthy men aut others who care nothing for the nuh lie at large. He declared;
 "The failure of our working clas Of people 10 place in public offiC men and women of their class cal he charged solely 10 themselves Experience Of the past has tauEh LIS that when occasions have com to place sympathetlc ones in nom, nation for office. that only few co ercive measures Of the employer need be applied and our people i'm mediatelv accept that as hetto method and vote on election day aC ccrdingly and against the very peo ple that only T few weeks previous ly they were instrumental in nomi hating for office"
 Considerable money has bee usuu scrihed for ihe proposed labor bank he stated, He referred 10 the in dustrial decision affecting natter and 10 the various other inius'ria disturbances in the state. giving con siderable time to a discussion of th strike of threadw orkers in Willi mantle
 Sounds Cry Against Wage Cut
 ImplorinE workers 10 resist f, the last effort" any affcNlpf tO re