Big Business Pushes Low-Wage Labor Plan Through Immigration Policy
The piece condemns James A. Emery for urging a flexible immigration policy enabling contracts with aliens and deportation for breach. It warns big business seeks cheap, controllable labor, likening it to peonage and calls trade unions the true target.
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House Immigration Committee
James A. Emery
Employers’ Anti-Union Association
Europe
Asia
Gompers
Washington
Uncle Sam
Judicial Control Over Legislatures Report Revised
Washington. At the request of President Gompers Jackson H. Ralston has prepared a revised report for the A F L on Judicial Control Over Legislatures as to Constitutional Questions. It traces the history from Marshall through modern times and analyzes remedies and proposals to limit or expand court review.
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Washington
Gompers
Jackson H. Ralston
John Marshall
United States Supreme Court
Marshall
Marbury
Ralston
Supreme Court
Congress
New Labor Bank Opened in New York City
The International union bank sponsored by the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union and other garment unions opened for business in New York. It is the city’s fourth labor bank established in the past year.
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New York
International Union Bank
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Labor Bank
8 Hour Day Boosts Steel Efficiency Says Iron Age Survey
The Iron Age reports the 8-hour day is largely adopted in United States Steel Corporation plants and 70 percent of independents. Workers show increased efficiency and greater job satisfaction after shifting from 12 hours, with some temporary wage concerns but overall positive sentiment across multiple centers including Pittsburgh Buffalo Cleveland and Birmingham.
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International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
Iron Age
Iron and Steel Industry
United States Steel Corporation
E. G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Company
The
Harding
United States
Buffalo
Chicago
Wisconsin Steel Works
Pittsburgh
Steel Corporation
Cleveland
Birmingham
Ohio
Kentucky
Stereotypers Win Wage Increase in Pawtucket Pact
Providence R I stereotyper workers on local newspapers gain higher pay to 47 dollars weekly from 43 dollars under an agreement that also covers Pawtucket. The move reflects a broader wage adjustment in the printing trade.
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Providence
R. L
Pawtucket
Supreme Court Upholds Railways Recapture Clause
The Supreme Court upholds the transportation act provision requiring railroads earning more than six percent to return half of the excess to the U.S. treasury. The ruling says a private company cannot expect high profits and must pursue only fair returns while public service goals justify regulatory control. New York observers note railroad officials anticipated the decision and hope it will influence rate allowances.
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Washington
United States Treasury
United States Supreme Court
Plaa
Dayton
Goose Creek
Texas
Congress
New York
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Great Industrial Fortunes Promise High Dividends in New Year
The article critiques rising profits for Sears Roebuck and other major firms, noting per share gains well above normal, plus banks declaring large extra dividends. It highlights staggering eight year profits per $100 stock in industries like International Harvester and Allis-Chalmers, and calls out a 60 percent annual dividend for First National Bank.
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New York
Financial District
Sears-Roebuck
Studebaker Automobile Corporation
International Harvester
American Locomotive
Allis-Chalmers
American Woolen, Corn Products
R. J
Allis«Chalmers
First National Bank
Packers War Profits Suit Aims at Treasury
Armour Morris Wilson and Swift join in a $7 million suit in the United States Court of Claims. They allege government failure to buy meat under postarmistice contracts with the war department. The government counters with a $2 million claim for excessive profits.
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Washington
Armour
Morris, Wilson
Swift
United States Treasury
United States Court of Claims
War Department
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W. C. Frechtling CO
American Federationist
Aral
Ion Age
Wall Street
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