Gompers Rails Against European Critics Of US Labor
In New York President Samuel Gompers counters European critics led by Jan Oudegeest. He asserts American trade unionism surpasses Europe in pay homes food and freedom, rejects European programs, warns against socializing industry and a general strike, and urges Europeans to fix their own houses before challenging US labor.
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New York
Jan Oudegeest
Holland
International Federation of Trade Unions
New York Times
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William Atherton du Puy
International Labor Office
Geneva
du Puy
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United States
Texas
Canada
America
International
American Federation of Labor
United States of America
Faulty School Houses Through Out the Land
Dr George Drayton Strayer told New York students that about one million children are housed in inadequate public school buildings. He urged long range planning and proper site selection to avoid encroaching on play spaces, stressing play as essential to schooling. Edith Elmer Wood of the housing authority warned that one third of the U S population is subnormally housed and one tenth faces conditions causing degenerative changes.
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New York
George Drayton Strayer
Edith Elmer Wood
Housing Authority
United States
Coal Commission Won’t Survey Retail Coal Dealers
The coal commission will not survey retail coal dealers, stating state and municipal agencies can handle it. It notes coal retailing ties to trucking and storage and other commodities, and a nationwide survey of over 40,000 dealers would cost about $2 million with unsatisfactory results due to muditions.
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Washington
The
Coal Commission
Commission
Iron Age admits labor groups win fight against unrestricted immigration
The Iron Age, organ of iron and steel interests, concedes AFL and allied groups have stymied unrestricted immigration. It notes manufacturers seek workers from Canada and Mexico, while Washington hints Congress may tighten the 3 percent law. The piece cites industrial pressure for selective immigration and ongoing policy continuity under President Coolidge, with a broader social and economic view from the Conference Board on immigration.
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International Labor News Service
New York
American Federation of Labor
Iron Age
Canada
Mexico
Steel Trust
Washington
Congress
Coolidge
What Conference Board
National Industrial Conference Board
United States
Alan
Judge Gary Predicts End of 12-Hour Day in Steel Mills
New York report quotes Judge Gary promising elimination of the 12-hour day "as rapidly as labor permits" with wage adjustments. He says the transition depends on plant conditions, with 12-hour workers gaining about 15 percent, while 10-hour and shorter shifts continue, showing mills remain far from a universal three-shift system.
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New York
Gary
Steel Trust
Ator Mills
Stevel Trust
Horace B. Drury
Andricott Society of Mechanical
Drury Sai
Drury
Generil
Pix Iron
Gray Forge
Pittsburgh Erie
America
Senate
Anti radical convention urged by Chicago minors group
Chicago officers of the Minufecturers' Association appoint a business committee to consider an anti radical convention in the city. The drive, led by John W. Glenn, opposes an eight hour day for women and any injunction against judges, framing the issue as a defence against a proposed constitution empowering judiciary rule.
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Chicago
Minors Minufecturers’ Association
Hiatt Winster
John W. Glenn
Manufacturers’ Association
Glone
Street Car Men Raise Wages in Detroit Accord
Wages of platform men on the Detroit United Railway system increased six cents an hour after the company signed a new agreement with the union. The Detroit system operates suburban lines and serves nearby cities. The municipal street car system was formerly owned by the Detroit United Railway.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit United Railways
Union
Detroit Munipal
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National Federation of Federal Employes to Convene in Denver
Officers call seventh annual convention to be held in Denver starting September 3. Franklin D. Roosevelt era era date reference. (Note: OCR fragment lacks full context. main facts: NFFE call, seventh annual convention, location Denver, start date September 3.)
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Washington
National Federation of Federal Employes
Denver
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