Rhode Island Labor Conference Urges Old Age Pensions
Speakers at the Rhode Island State Federation of Labor conference in Eagles hall urged old age pensions as a humane state duty. Mayor James Dunne backed care for worthy aged dependents without poorhouses while Montana’s pension data showed lower costs than the old system. James Tevlin cited 1927 Montana figures: $166.52 per pensioned person versus $344 in a poorhouse, arguing pensions are economical and beneficial.
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Rhode Island State Federation of Labor
Eagles’ Hall
John T. Burns
James Dunne
Rhode Island
Montana
James Tevlin
Order of Eagles
Tevlin
Federal Bureau of Statistics
Mother Jones Near Death At 99 In Maryland Home
Washington dispatch reports Mother Jones, famed labor organizer, near death at a friend’s home near Silver Spring Maryland. If she lives to May 1 she will be 100. Her physician says she is not in immediate danger and remains bedbound with feebleness from age. Her mind is clear and she remains engaged with the labor struggle, especially North Carolina mill workers.
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Washington
ILNS
Janes
North Carolina
Holding Companies Under Senate Fire
Washington. A searching probe of holding companies and investment trusts organized to handle railroad securities is demanded by Mr Couzens, chairman of the senate committee on interstate commerce. These entities do not operate railroads yet own stock able to dictate a railroad policy, though beyond the reach of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
Couzens
Senate Committee On Interstate Comme
Interstate Commerce Commission
Davis Urges Wage Raise For 2,000,000 American Workers
Secretary James J. Davis argued that wage increases are needed as a stimulus to prosperity. He said about two million workers earning 30 cents an hour or less should see higher wages, warning that automation and underutilized capacity depress employment. He highlighted white collar and industrial workers and tied higher pay to broader buying power and production.
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JLNS
James J. Davis
Lee
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Mellon
Navy
Adama
Navy Yard
Mellon Enterprises
East
Aary Davis
U. S
Southern Drive Aid Plan Endorsed by Central Labor Council
In Los Angeles the Central Labor Council approved a plan to fund the Southern trade union drive. Each laborer will donate 5 cents and one hour’s pay in January, with a circular urging prompt compliance. Secretary Buzzell urged ending 65 hours of labor for women and children at under $10 weekly, noting the unique case in America. Teamsters Local 85 pledged $500.
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Central Labor Council
Buzzell
America
Teamsters’ Union
Stewart Is Again Statistics Chief
Washington officials announce the reappointment of Ethelbert Stewart as United States commissioner of labor. President Hoover and leaders such as William Green supported the move, praising Stewart as founder of the statistics bureau and a strong advocate for home market development through consumer power and time to spend income.
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Washington
Ilns
Ethelbert Stewart
United States Commissioner of Labor
Hoover
William Green
Stewart
Bureau of Statistics
Arbitration Board Upholds City Workers Right to Join Union
Montreal report says a unanimous board appointed by Peter Heenan ruled Winnipeg city workers at the municipal power plant and electrical distribution system have the right to form unions and affiliate with labor groups. The decision cites the Versailles treaty provisions and orders Winnipeg to rescind its 1919 ban, with minister Heenan expected to enforce.
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ILNS
Dominion
Peter Heenan
Winnipeg
Canada
Minister of Labor
Electrical Workers
Enuneil
Jusee Macdonald
Manitoba
Heenan
Industries urged to control output in Detroit
Alvan Macauley president of Packard Motor Car Company urges industries in Detroit to estimate yearly output and apportion monthly. He opposes funds for unemployment and says unemployment stems from unwise production methods and ignores scientific management, automation, and speedup methods as major causes.
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Detroit
Alvan Macauley
Packard Motor Car Company
Cheap and Contented Labor by Sinclair Lewis to aid Marion mill families
Sinclair Lewis writes a grim irony on the Marion North Carolina cotton mill strike in Cheap and Contented Labor to be issued next week by United Textile Workers and the Women’s Trade Union League of Pennsylvania. Fifty thousand copies support relief for 140 mountain mill families dependent on outside aid.
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Sinclair Lewis
Main Street
United Textile Workers
Women’s Trade Minion League of
Penmsylvania
Lewis
Scrippe- Howard Papers
Women’s Trade Union League
Southern Chamber of Commerce
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