New Britain herald., 1926-08-31
HITS CAPITALISTS
FOR LABOR STAND
"A. F, Of L. Speaker Accuses
Them Of Seeking Cheap Workers
ADDRESSES c. L. U. HERE
Wallace Suggests Committee Repre-
senting. Labor. Appear Before
Common Council When Proposed
Laws Affect Working People


THE program of the manufactur.
ers in this country Is to bring ir
foreigners from all parts OF the
world in order to create confusion
Of tongues, which will prevent them
from organizing" said Edgar Wal.
lace of Washington, legislative
representative OF the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, at a meeting OF
the Central Labor Union in this CITY
last evening. They will bring in
cheaper men, men who are Injured
to hard conditions and who will be
satisfied to work for less, money"
he stated.
If We hope TO get people to-
gether to organize they must have
a common language so that they
can council among themselves and
so come to realize that the problems
are the same for all. And this ac-
counts for the fact that there have
been definite progressions in all
parts of the United States. First
came the Irish. then the Germans,
then the Lithuanians and finally
others, each class being more Injured
TO hardship than the other and each
brought to this country by the
manufacturers in order to provide
cheaper labor" the speaker con-
tinued.
The American Federation Of
Labor hates none of the foreigners,
he said. At the same time, while
this organization was glad to accept
them, it saw the danger not only to
the people of the United States but
to the older immigrants, of continu-
ing this influx of new immigrants,
in imminent need, who would be
willing to work for wages less than
those already paid here. That was
why the Federation favored the i'm
restriction act. 1t wasn't
done in hatred: it was done because
it was necessary said Mr.. Wallace.
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Des Tibes British Miners Troubles
He told of a meeting he had with
delegates from the British miners,
who had come TO this country in
behalf of striking workers. He
aid that he could not help noting
how closely their troubles fitted the
situation in the United States, how
similar the methods adopted by the
employers in Britain were to those
attempted by employers here. There
vas a period of gross mismanage-
nent in coal mining in Great Brit
lin, he stated.
Prices We're raised to such an ex-
ent during the war that former
customers had to seek other means
If creating power in Europe. He
old of the substitutes for coal used
" many other countries Of Europe
because British prices were so high.
there was an over
production of coal in Great Britain.
How can we fit the situation TO the
educed demand?" asked the oper-
tors, and the answer was, Cut
own wages" Cut down wages they
i'd and they continued to cut the
wages, until the men were working
or the equivalent of $40 a week,
Wallace declared.
Then, when a still further reduc-
ion was proposed, the miners We're
orced to strike. The cost of living
/ Great Britain is almost as high
s it is here, said the speaker. They
re living cheaper, yes. he said.
They are living on less-they have
D."
MY reason for bringing up this
latter at this time" said Mr.. Wal
ice, lis to point out the parallel
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