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THE CONNECTICUT LAB OB PRESS A. F. OF L LEADERS ANSWER CRY THAT LABOR INCORPORATE Destruction of Trades Unions Objects Sought, Officials ; 4 Point Out. TRAITORS INJHE RANKS Organizations Warned to Watch Scheme Is Not Sneaked Over. Washington, May 7. One aftermath of the outlaw switchmen's strike that is engaging the attention of officials of organized ' labor is the demand, heard on many sides, that labor unions should be compelled to incorporate. This, it is urged, will make unions liable for viola tion of contracts, and thus do away with Unauthorized strikes. The Canadian Association of Build ing and Construction Industries puts in corporation of labor unions as of prime importance. Their bill of demands, they propose be made the basis of a tri-partite agreement to be signed by the labor unions, employers' organiza tions and Department of Labor of Can ada, for the future guidance of the building industries of the IJominion. The New York World has followed this up with two editorial demands for the fixing of "labor responsibility." While the World does not specifically mention incorporation, it is obvious that this is what it wants. The World says : THINKS SYSTEM IS WRONG. "Successive disastrous failures of strikes in violation of agreement must convince even the extremists of organ ized labor that there is a fundamental error in their system and that public respect for the obligations of contracts is a force that cannot safely be ignored . While in every other human relation contracts are inviolable except for fraud, a covenant with labor is al ways subj ect to dishonor on the vote of a smajl faction xcited and misled. The employer' can be kept to his agree ment The employer cannot, - "Labor has acted ill-advisedly in re sisting legislative measures intended to fix its responsibility. No surer method of defeating union -recognition and col" lective bargaining can be devised than to make them of uncertain value. To negotiate as equals men must be equal and their obligations must be recip rocal. When by an appropriate en actment a labor contract shall have been made as sacred as by any other engagement, to be enforced at law if necessary with the usual pains- and penalties, there will be an endLof out law strikes and many other industrial troubles. The very security guaranteed by the proceeding, its justice being ad mitted, cannot fail to make for better relations, from ' which labor will be the gainer.'.' . A. F. OF L. ANSWERS. "The only object in the minds of those who wisluto enforce trade union incorporation is the destruction of the trade unions," was the reply of the Platform Committee of the American Federation of Labor National Non partisan Political Campaign to a ques tionnaire recently submitted by the Advisory Committee on Polices and Platform of the Republican National Committee. "They seek to bring about a condi tion under which trade union treasuries can be mulcted in the hope that such confiscation will destroy the organiza tion," was labor's official reply to this plan. ' An official of the American Federa tion of Labor, in discussing the matter of incorporation made the following objections: "No friend of labor would advocate such a scheme. What is the purpose of incorporation? Business corpora tions are organized not for the purpose of assuming liability, but to escape it. No corporation is responsible for the acts of its members, except when such member is authorized to act for it as its agent. Likewise, suit for miscon duct of its members against an incor porated labor union could not be main tained, unless it could be shown that the union as an organization had au thorized such misconduct. TRAITORS W UNION RANKS. "Everybody knows that there are persons unfriendly to organized labor within the ranks of the unions. In the past we have had numerous instances of where private detectives gained the confidence of union men by working in the same factories and mines, and often succeeded in having themselves elected to office in the union. "What is to prevent an employer from hiring some agent to work in his plant with the view to being admitted to membership in the union and later, by treacherous ats and depredations, make the union liable for his own acts? If such an agent could succeed in hav ing himself, elected to office in the union which might easily be a fact his chances for damage would be innumerable. "Nobody will thank the New York World for suggesting editorially that labor unions should urge incorpora tion . for their own good, and in order to minimize the activities of insurgents and malcontents. In making agree ments a labor union does not contract for itself. It simply acts as the rep resentative of the individual employes. It stands in much the same position as a firm of brokers which negotiates for its clients. Such a firm never assumes responsibility for the performance of contracts which it negotiates. "Employers understand that the union is not binding itself. Neither does the employer ggree to hire any number of men, or any men at all. He merely contracts to hire union men exclusively,' at a fixed wage, as .he may need them. But he may clpse his plant the next day, and will not be liable to payment of damages to the union or its members, -who are his em ployes. Similarly, therefore, the mem bers of the union may refuse to work for him. EMPLOYER NOT RESPONSIBLE. "And, lastly, it is not true" that the employer who breaks his contract can be held responsible. He cannot" be sued by his individual workmen, because he did not contract with any individuals. And he cannot be sued by the union, because it cannot be shown that the union per . se suffered any damages. Therefore, compulsory incorporation of labor unions in order to make agree ments binding would be a very one sided affair. "Unions are nof contract breakers. The history of the labor movement, especially , for the past. few years, is proof that union men are not wilful contract breakers, and that having made an agrement they are willing to keep it. We hear occasionally of a t UNION THE ATRES Houses Entitled to Our First Preference in Patronage t THE BIJOU. Zane Grey's most powerful picture, "Desert Gold," comes to the Bijou this Sunday night and the three days fol lowing and no stronger commendation of this story could be written than to repeat what the author himself wrote after he saw his story visualized. He wrote: "The producer has put the spir it, the action and the truth of 'Desert Gold upon the screen. My ideas, my wishes, even my hopes, have been ful filled," and in these days when most of the authors claim that thefr stories visualized have been ruined by direc tion this is fulsome praise indeed. "Desert Gold" depicts the stirring ad ventures of Dick Gale a sturdy soldier of fortune who encounters an old col lege chum on his travels and assists him in rescuing the army officer's sweet heart from Rojas, an outlaw and his pack, and the story leads to a smashing climax that will at once surprise and hold spellbound an already thrilled audience. More punches on the pro gram will come with a new chapter of the million dollar serial "The Lost City," and there will be the comedy and news weekly in addition. The vaudeville for the first three days of the week in addition to the "double feature will be headed by the Vassar Girls, an octette of the most cultured instrumental soloists playing in vaude ville. Each of the eight girls is a spe cialist in her line. Mel Klee, the "Assassin of Gloom,." with his great black face routine, has been booked again and this is the unusual,, and Over holt and Young will "offer a mighty fine 15 minutes of real vaudeville. Other acts include Lamert Brothers and Jest er and King, a novelty acrobatic offer ing There will be continuous perform ances daily from 1 to 10:30 and popu lar prices. Another whale of a bill is on the way for the last half of the week and it will include Phylis Gil more and Company in "Blackmail." Local interest will attach to this offer ing for Miss Gilmore will be remember ed as the former ingenue of the stock company here during the McGill-Ship-man regime. THE HYPERION. Annette Kellerman apd Charlie Chap lin are names to conjure with in the world of the cinema and seldom are they seen on one program. But the Sunday night, concerts at the Hyperion are nothing if not unusual and there fore a rare treat is in store this Sun day night when Annette Kellerman will be screened in her greatest achieve ment, "A Daughter of the Gods," the Herbert Brerton production made at a cost of a million dollars and thousands of people engaged for the various scenes most of which were filmed in the Bahama Islands. Chaplin appears in "The Pawnshop" and it is really his biggest screen, a solid half hour of laughs. Another big feature will pre sent Frank Mayo in his latest produc tion "Burnt Wings," the story of a man who owes his life and -success to a woman's sacrifice and whoV realizes his great debt to her just in time to save them both from a regrettable step. For good measure there will be the Kino grams. What is heralded as a "frivolous farcical frolic" meaning Al Woods famous production of "Parlor, Bed room and Bath," is listed for produc tion at the Hyperion the coming week and it is nothing more nor less than, an event. "Parlor, Bedrom and Bath" from the time it first aroused New York until the present time has been the most; in demand play by stock man agers, but Al Woods would not release it. When he did weaken and decide to allow it to be played a few weeks Gen eral Manager Thatcher who selects the plays for the Hyperion was right on the job and quickly signed a contract for it. The farce tells of the troubles of a newly wed who is determined to MEETINGS OF NEW HAVEN UNIONS FOR THE WEEK. SATURDAY. Cap Makers, No. 20 Hall No. 2, 215 Meadow street. Bakers' International Union, No. 11 139 Orange street. SUNDAY. Tailors, Custom, No. 184 159 Crown street. " Locomotive Engineers, No. 77 10:30 a. m., Odd Fellows' hall, 95 Crown street. MONDAY. Machinists' Helpers, Railroad, No. 726 Room 51, Insurance building. Carpenters, Local Nq. 1742 Labor Lyceum, 38 Howe street. Plumbers and Steam Fitters, No. 349 Hall No. 2, 215 Meadow street. Carpenters, No. 79 Hall No. 1, 215 Meadow street. TUESDAY. Sheet Metal Workers, No. 225 Hall No. 2, 215 Meadow street. Cigarmakers, No. 39 Hall No. 1, 215 Meadow street. WEDNESDAY Building Trades Council Hall No. 1, 215 Meadow street. Painters, Decorators and Paperhang ers, No. 4 Hall No. 2, 215 Meadow street. THURSDAY. Barbers' Union, No. 215 Room 25, Insurance building, 890 Chapel street. Machinists, No. 42099 Temple street. Boilermakers, No. 61 215 Meadow street. Steam and Operating Engineers, No. 566 Hall No. 2, 215 Meadow street. FRIDAY. Lathers, No. 215 Room 15, Insur ance building, 890 Chapel street. Hoisting and Portable Engineers, No. 478 Hall No. 2, 215 Meadow street. SATURDAY. Electrical Workers, Outside, No. 531 Hall No. 1, 215 Meadow street. broken contract, and the newspapers tase it up editorially and make much of it. But we do' not hear of the thou sands of contracts, made year in and year out, which are never violated. As President Gompers recently pointed out when he refuted thf testimony of Governor Allen of Kansas before the Legislature of an eastern state : the very newspapers which charge tfie fre quent violation of contracts to labor are the best proof in their composing rooms, mailing rooms, pressrooms and distributing rooms--that contracts are made and kept by labor." :: .. :: make any sacrifice that his bride may be happy and contented. The bride just dotes on her husband having a "past" and feels that there is a certain super iority in knowing that his marriage has not caused him to cease sowing his wild oats. Now the husband is just the op posite and realizing that his bride will be broken hearted if he protests his in nocence he assumed responsibilities for all the affairs she asks to set her mind at ease and some great comedy ensues. The newly weds will be played by Mr. Van Buren and Miss St. Claire and Frances Williams has been especially engaged to play the role played by Florence Moore in the original produc tion. The cast is a large one and in cludes all the favorites with John Dil son returning to the cast to play the role of "Jeffrey" the pal of the hus band. Seats for all presentations are now on sale. THE PALACE. Among the plays that attracted na tional attention on the speaking stage tiiind Youth is one of the most prom iinent and the announcement that this drama by Willard Mack in visualized form is to be the screen feature at the Palace for Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday is sure to be met with pleasure. In Blind Youth romance. comedy and heavy drama have been mingled in the characteristic Willard Mack manner. The cast includes such well known personalities as Walter Mcuratl, Beatrice Joy, Ora Carewe. Clara Horton, Colin Kennedy and many others ot marked ability. Among the special attractions for Sunday evening is Leah Baird in the interesting politi cal drama, "The Capital." As the headliner of Palace vaudeville for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday is "Rubeville," the biggest rural laugh that has ever been placed on the variety stage. Harry B. Watson, Reg. G. Mer ville and a host of clever fun makers combine their efforts towards making "Rubeville" as big a riot as possible. "Number Please," a remarkably fine stage comedy with Jacqueline Tillman, and William Craig and Company, comes in for a well deserved featured position on the bill. This is a light com edy .developing many amusing situa tions and creating a series of laughs. Barry McCormick, noted Irish singer and feature of various Broadway suc cesses, is still another noteworthy fea ture of the coming show. Dunham and O'Malley in their singing and talking skit "Just Out of Musical Comedy" and the clever Clinton Sisters in an inter pretative costume dancing act are two more acts carefully selected. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday musical comedy in its finest vaudeville form is presented in "When Dreams Come True." A cast of 17 people equipped with a line of sparkling com edy, music tuneful and catchy and a striking setting are the elements of a combination which puts the . offering over in, a most enjoyable and successful way. Other acts for the last half of the 'week are Fenton and Fields in the skit "Passed By the Board of Censor ship"; Gertrude George "The Home Town Girl," and Miss Ioleen, the dainty comedienne. The screen attraction will be "A Fool and His Money" with that very popu lar young star, Eugene O'Brien, appear ing at the head of a strong cast. .The story told in this picture is full of in terest and replete with action. DAILY 1 TO 11. MON.-TUES.-WED. The Record Play lind Youth In a Superb Visualization. Better by far than the spoken play which stands as one of the greatest of Amer ican stage productions. A GREAT PICTURE. A GREAT CAST. A GREAT STORY. VAUDEVILLE MON.-TUES.-WED. HARRY B. WATSON and His Host of Comedians in 'RUBEVILLE' One of Vaudeville's Fun niest Comedy Acts. barry Mccormick Singer of Irish Ballads. "NUMBER PLEASE" The Comedy Sparkler. DUNHAM & MOMALLEY "Just Out of Musical Com ' edy. CLINTON SISTERS Interpretative Dancing. NEW. BILL THURS.-PRI.-SAT. The Big Musical Comedy When Dreams Come True With Cast of 17 People Many of Them Girls. OTHER ACTS. , Eugene O'Brien in "A Fool and His Money." 3 THEATRE lion . In these days of profiteering charges and overall clubs it is well to remember that the MORSE MADE UNION LABEL CLOTHING is as honestly priced as it is honestly made. Wages in keeping with a decent standard of liv ing, honestly priced materials advantageously bought in large quantities and a fair profit is all su With Home of Union Label Hats Johnson's carries more union label hats than any other store in either New Haven or "Waterbury and they're the BEST union label hats obtainable, honestly priced. The season's smartest styles in either soft or stiff hats are here in great variety. 85-89 Church Street, New Haven : STORE CLOSES AT 6 P. M. "SATURDAY AND EVERY OTHER DAY MEMBER OF THE NEW HAVEN TRADES COUNCDL CO-OPERATIVE CAMPAIGN 7 T7 MATINEE DAILY 4 L 1L I Entire Week May f Oth Hyperion Piayaro Headed By A. H. VAN BUREN WINIFRED ST. CLAIRE, FRANCES WILLIAMS As POLLY HATHAWAY. It's a Frivolous Frolic You Should Not Miss. SEATS NOW SELLING il:r::?r::::r?-.inTTrr,m,1,inMII i ! i THIS SUNDAY NIGHT SUPERB CONCERT PROGRAM "A DAUGHTER OF THE GODS" Herbert Brenan's Masterpiece With Annette Kellerman. Charlie Chaplin in The Pawn Shop. ' ' Frank Mayo in "Burnt Wings." Other Features. DEATH TAKES WIFE OF SAMUEL GOMPERS The sympathy of nearly 5,000,000 Organized Workers and thousands of officials and business men throughout America and the world, is extended to day to President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, in the death of Mrs. Gompers, who for more than half a century has been not only a faithful helpmate, but a rock of consolation when during the many trials and worries President Gompers really needed a consoler. She died on Thursday night after a long illness, sur vived by her husband and three sons. The funeral will be held tomorrow. Like her husband Mrs. Gompers was a cigarmaker, employed as a stripper in the shop where Mr. Gompers in his younger days was a maker. The ro mance began there in the early sixties continued until the end it being the one and lifelong romance of both, Mrs. Gompers having been married to Prsei dent Gompers when she was only 16 years of age. That was in 1867, more than half a century ago. The blow is a particularly hard one to Mr. Gompers coming as- it does prac tically on the eve of the most important session of the American Federation. That he will survive it as he has sur vived many other hard blows, is the sin cere desire of Labor the world over. LIVING COSTS JUMP. Boston, May 7. The cost of living increased 95 per cent, from July, 1914, to March, 1920, according to the na tional industrial conference board, which represents a score of employers' associations. Food prices advanced 100 per cent.; rents, 49 per cent.; clothing, 177 per cent. ; fuel, light and heat, 49 per cent. ; and sundries, 83 per cent. The latter includes furniture, household furnish ings, medical care, recreation, organ ization dues of all kinds, church, candy, tobacco, etc. The largest increases are reported in clothing and textiles, with cotton yard goods leading. Label. IS HONESTLY PRICED Decent Wages Plus Honest Materials and Just Profits, Comprise the Cost $40 the Genuine, United Liberty Bonds Accepted DAILY - RION 4-MINUTE MEN FOR LABOR. Washington, May 7. A. corps of four-minute speakers will be organized in every city to aid labor's non-partisan political program, is the announcement of the A. F. of L. national non-partisan political campaign committee. The speakers will remain in the field until the campaign closes. The four-minute men will address every union meeting in America each week as well as all other meetings where the privilege of the floor can be had. . The same message from labor will gotto the entire country simultaneous ly and a new message will be delivered each week. It is expected that the four minute speakers will constitute one of the big driving forces of the campaign to defeat the enemies and elect the friends of labor. LATEST GHOST DANCE INVOLVES PRINTERS Washington, May 7. E. J. McCone of the non-union Buffalo Commercial qualified as a ghost dancer while testi fying before a senate committee that is investigating the news print paper scarc ity. The witness revived the hoax, worked overtime 15 years ago, that the Inter national Typographical union censors every newspaper in this country but four, and that this union is the official censor for the American Federation of Labor. The Buffalo man also charged that the obligation taken by members of the Typographical union forces these unionists to put their labor organiza tion ahead of the government. This was another war whoop of anti-union ghost dancers several years ago. The New York Times telegraphed to newspaper editors in all parts of the country if it were true as charged in Washington by E. J. McCone of the non-union Buffalo Commercial. The Times summarizes the replies as fol lows : "Inquiry among editors in all parts of the country brought vigorous and unqualified denial of Mr. McCone s charge from newspaper men, who in sisted that in all their experiences any such attempt at censorship was abso lutely unknown to them." m .MUM that enters into the cost of these clothes. The value is there. They're made to wear well as well as to look well and any man who buys one of these suits gets an honest dollar's value for every dollar he puts into one. The assortment is excellent, comprising a wide range of stylish models and handsome fabrics. Garment Workers' Home of Union Label Trousers We specialize" in union label trousers, makes long famous for exceptional workmanship and wearing quality. Any sort you" want, for dress, business or work. Here, too, you find the sort of price making that has won the continuous patronage of our customers for years. as Cash at Their Full A BILL OF HEADUNERS AT THE SUNDAY EVE., MONDAY, E. K. LINCOLN in "Desert Gold" COMEDIES AND NEWS FEATURES. VAUDEVILLE MON.-TUES.-WED. EJGHT VASSAR GIRLS The Melodious Maids. OTHER ACTS TEAMSTERS TO REOPEN CHARTER TO NEWCOMERS Will Give Another Opportunity to Get in at Minimum Rate. In line with their general plan of building up their organization the New Haven local of the Teamsters, Chauf feurs and Helpers Union will open the charter on Monday and leave it open for several weeks, thus giving men who are not now enrol'ed an opportunity to get into the union at a minimum rate. The organization is steadily growing but so many men that desired to be come affiliated at the outset missed the opportunity to get in at the starting figure, that the local decided that to give them an opportunity to do so, the charter should be re-opened. The organization succeeded in secur ing material increases for the drivers and helpers employed at the coal yards during the winter, and while not yet having secured recognition of the union is confident of soon doing so. It has the co operation of all organized crafts, the members of which are sending back coal unless it is delivered by a union teamster. The coal drivers are not the only such workers interested, however, drivers and helpers in all lines being included. The organization bids fair therefore to soon be one of the most active and largest in the city. NEW ZONE FARES r . COST NO MORE Use of Tickets Reduce Charges in Many Instances, j Members of Organized Labor were asked by Delegate Alperitz of the Trol leymen's union, at the meeting of the New Haven Trades Council, Thursday evening, to bear with the conductors n Label Value TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY JUANITA HANSON in "The Lost City" THURS.-FRI.-SAT. "Black Shadows" Featuring- PEGGY HYLAND ALL STAR VODVDL. J as much as possible during the installa tion oi me new irouey tare system. He explained that it would entail con- -siderable work upon the conductors un- . til they and the public Had become accustomed to it and requested that patience be exercised. Members of Organized Labor and the f Workingmen and women of - the city generally are inclined to accept the new zones without protest At first the im pression was gained that the change meant an increase in fares but careful consideration of the fares charged when tickets are used indicates that in most instances the fare will be lees rather than more. Naturally . regular users of the carswill buy tickets and thereby ride for as little or less tahn they have been paving. The tickets are for 50 zones at two cents each, thereby making the cost one dollar when the dollar's worth of trans portation is used up another ticket is purchased. This does away with the nuisance of making change and is a convenience to the passenger as well as to the conductor. - ' - - A list of all the offices and agents selling tickets is being prepared by the trolley company and will be published in a few days. The commutation tickets which do. not go into effect until Mon day are sold only at the cashier's office on the second floor of the Chamber of Commerce building. These entitle com muters in cities of over 25,000 popula tion to ride at the rate of one three fourth cents a mile, provided they live five or more zones away " from, their destinations. Two conductors are cn special duty in this city whose sole duty is to sell the zone tickets,-one being stationed at State and Chapel and one at Church and Chapel streets. Th conductor at the latter corner reports selling 500 tickets yesterday. At a cigar stand in the Second National Bank building 800 of the pasteboards were disposed of. The rush is so great for them at the Connecticut Company's office that it cannot be handled. - The union label signifies merit in the articlethe merit of good, clean work manshipas well as the principles of fair play in the treatment of employes.