The Connecticut labor news., 1925-01-31
BY THE W AY
Comment and Criticism About Things
 Doing in the World.
The Chicago Tribune stands out a

when the foreigners put thelr money in such a state Gas Mexico) they want it back or it's equivalent and entitled to it. Unless Mir. Morgan has deceived us all this time, he will want security for loan and if there is any rpudiation he will want the United States to collect for him. The thought vii scanda1ize the forward lockers, but what of it?
 Yes, what of it? What of anything, just as long as Morgan & Co. is given the unconditional backing of the United States army?
 Now nobody with sense vii con done the idea of debt repudiation, and no nation lightly repudiates a debt But it has been done and by the United States of America, too, well as by several of the states.
 At present, however, there is no sign of repudiation in Mexico and the con- duct of the Chicago Tribune is merely the conduct of a swashbuck1er that wants American intervention all the time on any pretext and for one reason.
 The Tribune editorial is about as bad a piece of business as can be imagined. But, happily, the American people are in no mood to be stirred to the con quest of friendly and growing nation. Mexico is coming along nicely, thank you, and millions of Americans wish her we'll and want to help her.
 The Republican majority of the New Jersey legislature has taken a leaf out of Al Smiths joke book and has de cided to refer the Child Labor Amend ment to the people. -.-e
 Surely the employers are playing their cards well. They are c1ouding the issue with huge success and the good people that let themselves be fooled are stacking up regrets for later years.
 The referendum is a democratic in stitution, but any institution may be that is what is happen ing to the referendum. It is being used as subterfuge by which en- p1oyers of child labor may save their freedom to xploit childhood
 It is a pretty sick piece of business. The National Association of Manufac turers is doubtless proud of its cam paign to keep tn children in the millsl It ought to bel
 Two women now are state governors. There's Gov Nellie Ross and Gov. Ma. Ferguson, Up to date they are going about their business in a way that in 
 Women hold a goodly number of high offices in state and national gov ernments today and the first graft ex- pose under wornan's regime has yet to come. It isn't something that can't Happen, but that it hasn't happened IS a most encouraging circumstance.
 The country-including Labor-will watch the work of these two governors with a deep and sympathetic interest.
 The Lackawanna Railroad feeds Phobe Snow on the fat of the land. It displays her in immaculate attire, always enjoying the best and always being provided with the best the road affords.
 But it is different with the shopmen. At last they have called off the long strike, fought by the Lackawanna to the bitter end. 1
 They weren't treated as Phobe Snow was treated; and now that they have called off their strike the road that they will be taken back and as new employees, If and when" If this means anything at all it is simply that "it pays to ad- vertise."
 The United States Senate is contin- uously gabby about international rela- tions. It is forum for dissention. Any senator who has a grorch in his system get rid of 1t the Sen ate door- Putting up blocks and then pulling them down is about the best thing the Senate does.
 Let anybody anywhere start some thing good and you may be sure some senator some little Senate clique will get bus yto hammer the daylightS put of it.
 There are irreconcilab1es who don't want to have anything to do with Eu- rope, but who ache for a chance to team up with the soviets. And there are senators who want anything in he world but recurrence of Teapot Dome inquisitiveness. There is in the