Gompers Defends Labor Rights Against Harding Plan
Washington. In a talk at A F of L headquarters Samuel Gompers argues Harding’s strike message pressures workers and enforces railroad board decisions by jail or fine. He rebuts federal court protection for aliens and warns against anti union efforts while defending constitutional rights and labor freedom.
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Washington
A. F. of L
Gompers
Railroad Labor Board
Labor Board
Coal Commission
Harding
Vicious Plot Against Alien Protection Bill Crushed
The A F of L exposed Senator Kellogg's alien protection bill in a senate committee, revealing provisions that would allow the president to deploy troops over state objections and override alien land laws to protect treaty rights for Japanese nationals in the United States. The union hailed the defeat of the measure as a victory for liberty.
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Washington
Kellogg
A. P. of L
Harding
Congress
Herrin
Senate
Edgar Wallace
A. F. of L
United States
A. F. of i
New York Dress Firm Pays High Penalty to Union
Dorfman and Wiesen agreed to a 1000 dollar fine plus a 5000 dollar deposit after violating their contract with the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. The firm, a leading dress jobber, had sent work to anti union shops, prompting a three week strike by over 1000 workers. They pledged to abide by the union agreement and said the conflict arose from negligent employees contacting non union shops and that they will not deal with open shops going forward.
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New York
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Dorfman & Wiesen
Antiunion
Union Shops Promise and Labor Agreement End
A statement asserts union shops only and a substantial guarantee to carry out the agreement. It concludes that nothing can be accomplished or gained from fighting organized labor.
Wage cuts fail says Gompers
Washington It is safe to say the full volume of wage reductions would be less than 5 percent when spread over workers, says Samuel Gompers in a labor day address in American Federationist. He calls the wage-cutting effort a defeat for employers and a victory for workers.
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United States
Gomper
Herrin
Gompers
United Mine Workers
Republic
Washington
American Federationist
Curren
A. P. of L
Ship subsidy bill delayed by presidential and congressional maneuvers
Foes of the ship subsidy gain floor power prompting Mondell to nudge the president to postpone a vote. The president then agrees to defer action until the short session starting December 1, with lawmakers facing retirement pressured to vote yes in exchange for federal appointments. The session will also tackle other appropriations, and the subsidy’s fate remains uncertain as foes claim it may be dead in its current form.
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Washington
House
Mondell
Shipping Board
Striking Shopmen Face Gov Tactics In Rail Crisis
Washington reports intensified pressure as negotiations fail and the administration weighs rail takeovers to end the strike. Officials push for time to break solidarity while rail executives pressure Congress, threatening broader disruption of mail and passenger services and a campaign of anti strike propaganda.
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Washington
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Daugherty
United States
Strikebreakers Form Union on Southern Pacific Tucson Line
Tucson workers on the Southern Pacific railroad in the Tucson division have formed a union and received full recognition from railroad officials. The move contrasts with the company’s stance toward bona fide trade unions.
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Tucson
Arzi
Southern Pacific Railroad
Demand for 55 hour law for women and children in Quebec factories
Montreal reports a convention of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada urging enforcement of the 55 hour work limit for women and children in Quebec cotton factories. Columbus Ohio notes President Harding's party did not defend the ship subsidy bill to voters. the Republican state convention did not mention it in the platform.
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Montreal
Canada
Quebec
Convention of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Columbus
Ohio
Harding
What investment pays the biggest dividends
A playful line noting that the best return on investment is joining the Auto Club with a $5.00 dues, implying value in membership benefits and services.
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Auto Club
Platform repudiated by President Harding
Washington notes a sharp shift in policy as President Harding repudiates his 1920 platform favoring moral but non binding tribunals for public utilities and endorses compulsory arbitration. He argues for making railroad labor board decisions enforceable despite early doubts.
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Washington
Congress
Senator Nelson Ignorance Blamed Over Coal Mine Issue
The New York World mocks Senator Nelson of Minnesota as 100 percent ignorant on the anthracite coal situation. It argues government ownership debates miss the core, noting ununionized miners still work and criticizing unhelpful statements from the senator and editor.
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New York
United States
Nelson
Minnesota
Senate
Pan-Union
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