Springfield Claims 80% Of Ill. Miners

...A c t i ve i n the German S o c i a l - D e m o c r a t ic movement before coming to this c o u n t r y in 1903, Lore j o i n e d the L W . W . to C o l o r a d o a n d later became a leader in the G e r m a n fede r a t i o n o f the S o c i a l i s t Party...

...Young children f r om 6 to 1 5 years old work side by side with the parents sometimes as much as 16 hours a day, in -the intense heat of the summer and the r aw cold of late fall...

...President H. T. Woods o f the Missouri Federation o f Labor, speaking a s the representative o f President Green P the A . F. o f L., declared that Ike miners headed b y former DisWct President A l e x Howat, now "resident o f the reorganized United *hne Workers, should not be seatedPerplexed b y the situation, the convention decided t o seat neither •roup...

...According t o these figures seven jgjgijs, of all the Illinois miner jorsls are paving dues t o Nesbit's onVre...

...I n fixing wages, the sugar company dictates to the farmer and the laborer himself has no voice at all...

...w a g e r e d u c t i o n in face of b ig p r o f i t s t a t e m e n t s r e c e n t l y , t h e uni o n c a m p a i g n s t a r t e d. P r e s . P a u l A y m o n of the Tenn e s s e e F e d e r a t i o n of L a b o r told V i r g i n i a d e l e g a t e s t h e s t o r y o f the r a y o n s t r i k e s at E l i z a b e t h t o n l a st y e a r . " W e a s k e d t h e g o v e r n o r of T e n n e s s e e f o r m e d i a t o r s in this l a b o r t r o u b l e . " h e s a i d . " T h e g o v e r n o r and the men w h o c o n t r ol h i m sent us m e d i a t o r s all right...

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...Peoria Strikers Return PEORIA, HI.—(FP)—The strike of Peoria coal diggers against a coal company t h a t refused to recognize the* "provisional" officers, appointed t o run the union b y John L Lewis, is over...

...Tc clarify these issues is the purpose of this debate...

...If pushed to its logical finish it would mean t h a t Lewis m a y have to ait in jail for contempt even if the subsequent reorganization proceedings in March put a n e w legal face on the controversy...

...Problems of Mexican wage earners were discussed by Thomas F. Mahoney, who attacked the f a m i l y wage system which results to exploiting not only Mexican laborers but their wives and children in the Colorado sugar fields...

...Cannon and Bright To Discuss A. F. of L. Policies Next Friday Joseph D. Cannon of the Jewelry W o r k e r s Union and Leonard B r i g h t of the Labor A g e meet in debate on Friday evening, June 6, at the Rand School, 7 E a s t 15th street...

...In some places over half of the children were out of school because t h e y were working...

...Those wishing to attend the banquet should m a k e their reservation immediately as there are only a f e w places still available...

...insisted that candidates for public office must Jjace human rights above property PS^ts...

...Green's previous action requesting the resignation from the presidency of the Illinois S t a t e Federation of Labor of John H . W a l k er who is secretary of the reorganised miners...

...which he translated as meaning "dog eat dog," the...

...C h e r r y , w i t h t h e a i d o f h i s allies, is g a t h e r i n g 1,500 sign a t u r e s to h i s n o m i n a t i n g p e t i t i o n. A f t e r g e t t i n g t h e s i g n a t u r e s C h e r r y w i l l a g a i n d e m a n d a c c e s s t o t he s t a t i o n . S h o u l d the c a n d i d a t e b e a g a in r e f u s e d the C i v i c D e f e n s e Comm i t t e e I n t e n d s t o I s s u e a n e w s p a per, c a r r y o n its o w n c a m p a i g n, a n d d i s t r i b u t e t h e p a p e r f r e e f or t h e first t w o o r t h r e e issues in e v e r y R o c h e s t e r h o m e . This is a m e t h o d that h a s b e e n f o l l o w e d in O m a h a in fighting chain storesR e c a l l s Trust-Busters T h i s s t r u g g l e h a s all t h e i n t e r e s t of t h e fight a g a i n s t t h e t r u s ts t h i r t y y e a r s a g o . E v e n t h e v e r b al s h o t s o f t h a t p e r i o d a r e s i m i l a r to t h o s e h e a r d in R o c h e s t e r . I n o ne b r o a d c a s t C h e r r y d e n o u n c e d the c h a i n s as " p a r a s i t e s " w h i c h are " s a p p i n g the life b l o o d o f e v e ry c o m m u n i t y in A m e r i c a . " T h e o ld m e r c h a n t c o n s e r v a t i v e s have t u r n e d r a d i c a l s o f a r as t h e i r s p e c i a l i n t e r e s t s are c o n c e r n e d and t h e y seek allies w h e r e v e r they c a n be f o u n d in t h e h o p e t h a t t h ey w i l l b e a b l e t o k e e p o u t t h e m o n s t e r t h a t s e e k s to d e v o u r t h e m. J u s t as o r g a n i z e d l a b o r t h i r ty y e a r s a g o f o l l o w e d B r y a n a n d ind e p e n d e n t c a p i t a l i s t s i n a fight to d e s t r o y b i g o r g a n i z a t i o n s o f c a p i t a l in the field of p r o d u c t i o n , so it is in this fight r a n g i n g i t s e lf w i t h an i n t e r m e d i a t e c l a s s in the field of d i s t r i b u t i o n . I t h a s no p r o g r a m o f its o w n a n d a c c e p t s the o n e that has b e e n f o r m e d in s h e er d e s p e r a t i o n b y m e r c h a n t s w h o se b a c k s a r e to t h e w a l l. T h e f a c t t h a t a r a d i o s t a t i o n is a p p a r e n t l y r a n g e d in s u p p o r t of t h e b e s i e g e d m e r c h a n t s h a s g i v en a d d e d interest to the s t r u g g l e. T h e r e a c t i o n o f t h e m e r c h a n t s a nd t h e i r a l l i e s is o n e of d r e a d . It is a s t h o u g h a d v a n c e g u a r d s o f an a r m y had i n v a d e d the c i t y and w e r e h e r a l d i n g t h e c o m i n g of the m a i n a r m y t h a t w o u l d e v i c t t h em f r o m their homes, c o m m a n d e er t h e i r a s s e t s , a n d r e d u c e t h e m to a h u m b l e s t a t u s in s o c i e t y. T h i s c l a s s a n t a g o n i s m is splitt i n g u p t h e o l d s o l i d a r i t y of m e r c h a n t and big capital...

...If the farmer goes broke, the Mexican worker is out of luck, the sugar company will not pay him, Since there is no time limit set, workers m a y be compelled to work in the fields until late in the winter under the penalty of losing what he already has coming to him, Mahoney said...

...endorsement of the 5**y week and 6-hour day as the s w r g ° a l : u r 8 " e d repeal of the in•hatrial court law...

...In the wage contract the sugar company is' t h e sole arbiter, but it refuses to guarantee payment to the laborer...

...Hiding behind the high-toned phrase •laissez-faire...

...Laissez-faire, the atssBoaslc doctrine that a l l wffl h e f o r t h e best tf society doss not interfere in ssssasssie processes of buying cheap and salllag dear, brought t h e a t t a c k of Father Bolger who a s s a i l n l that tt had issuHad to owners getting more and workers lass...

...Extensive and detailed reports from m a n y agencies show that contract child labor, non-enforcement of compulsory school laws, bad housing, with lack of sanitation and an attendant high death rate among women and children of these workers prevail...

...Child Labor Attacked "The contract also provides that the worker shall be given a 'habitable house and suitable water near at hand for drinking and domestic purposes,'" continued Mahoney...

...Barber's Union President Honored At N. Y. Banquet Brady Criticizes Tactics of European Labor— Shanessy Appeals For Solidarity and Honesty JA M E S C O L M E R S H A N E S S Y, w h o spent s i x m o n t h s i n a p r i m a r y s c h o o l a n d t h e n w e n t to w o r k at the a g e o f 8, w a s the h o n o r g u e s t at the Hotel N ew Y o r k e r w h e n l a b o r l e a d e r s held a t e s t i m o n i a l d i n n e r f o r t h e p r e s i d e n t o f t h e J o u r n e y m e n B a r b e rs I n t e r n a t i o n a l Union...

...The wage for an entire family averages $600 to $650 a year, or less than the subsistence wage for one man," he declared...

...For the m o m e n t action takes the form of a futile e f f o r t to s w e e p back the t i d e w i t h a b r o o m . E v e n t u a l l y the i r r e s i s t i b l e — - r a c i e r of this e c o n o m i c transformation will d a w n u p o n many and a more int e l l i g e n t program will issue out of the s t r u g g l e . The kings of capital and finance will teach us the need of collectivism in distribution as well as production and thus the fight for public ownership will emerge aa a natural consequence...

...Of the 302 miner locals in Illinois," Nesbit says, "264 a r e paying dues to m y office a s of A p r i l 1 of j j j j , year...

...Health Center To Aid Cases of Compensation Labor Institution Extends Services to New York Unionists—Work Wins Praise AT a recent conference held at the Union Health Center...

...Turning to Politics, they "burned up" Senior Henry J. Allen, father of the anti-union industrial court l a w in Kansas, for voting for confirm ation of Yellow Dog Parker, and Praised Senator Capper f o r his ref u « a l t o follow the lead of the...

...Th e reason w h y m i n i m a are unprovided f o r today is simply because for a hundred years m a n y men hare not believed that other men have a right to a decent livelihood...

...I t was decided that the resources and services of the Union Health Center be freely used by the various affiliated unions by sending their members to the Center f o r preliminary, as well as later examination, X-ray, etc Arrangements are to be made by the H e a l t h Center to send a representative physician t o act as expert in assisting the union members in securing just compensation f o r their injuries...

...Two hundred and f i f t y joined in the testimonial dinner to the German editor a t the N e w York Labor Temple...

...are not to be ousted from their positions i n A . F . of L. city central bodies...

...John A . R y a n of the Catholic social welfare department, rapped President Hoover's efforts t o cure unemployment by optimist ic statements...

...here and the Indianapolis union headed b y Lewis...

...Children-under 1 1 years of age* shall not be allowed to work in the fields...

...I have recently had considerable w o rk done at the Dental Department, and wish to express m y satisfaction with the service rendered, the work done and the very reasonable charge made...

...It h a s simply been taken f a r granted," ha amid "that employes have BO particular rights to comparison w i t h capital...

...U n d e r c o m m o n l a w , t h e f e d e r a t i on p o i n t s out, a n y o n e w h o e m p l o ys a n o t h e r is r e s p o n s i b l e for a c c i d e n t s u n l e s s t h e w o r k e r is n e g l i g e n t . T h a t i n s u r a n c e m e n a r e i n c e n s ed a g a i n s t the labor a m e n d m e n ts d o e s n ' t w o r r y the f e d e r a t i o n . It h a s b e e n c o m m o n f o r i n s u r a n ce c o m p a n i e s c a r r y i n g c o m p e n s a t i on a c c o u n t s t o fight i n j u r e d w o r k m en i n the c o u r t s , a l t h o u g h e m p l o y e rs p a y t h e m to t a k e c a r e of a c c i d e n t s Mexican Artists Sing And Dance at Unity W h e n U n i t y H o u s e o p e n e d its d o o r s F r i d a y t o r e c e i v e t h e adv a n c e h o s t s of its annual army o f s u m m e r v a c a t i o n e r s , t h e o c c a s i o n w a s m a r k e d w i t h an e x c e p t i o n a l m u s i c a l a n d d a n c e p r o g r a m. R a m o n a n d S u q u i t a , d a n c e r s , and P o l o , J o h j T a k a v e r a a n d N i c h o l as A l v e r e z Sana g u n , m u s i c i a n s , w ho w o n the a u d i e n c e a t t h e N e w Y o r k M a y D a y r a l l y w i t h t h e i r M e x i c an d a n c e s and s o n g s , p r o v i d e d the p r i n c i p l e e n t e r t a i n m e n t at Unity H o u s e o n t h e o p e n i n g p r o g r a m. Chicago Honors Panken At Dinner Jane 7th CHICAGO,—Judge Jacob Panken at N e w Y o r k , o n * o f tha beat beloved men to tha Borlaliat movement, is t o ha t h a guest of honor a t a Jubilee Banquet t o be head at the A m a l g a m a t e d Temple, A s h land a a d V a n Barest Streets, June 7th, at 8 P. M . The fswrrmtttes to posed of representatives of the a m a l g a m a t e d ClotMTtg Workers, t h e International Ladies Garment Workers, tha Jewish Socialist Verband, a a d the County Office of tha Socialist P a r t y. Reservations at $3 per plats aaay be made b y telephoning Seel e y 2555 o r w r i t i n g t o the County Office, 2653 Washington Boulevard...

...w i t h the psxgsnized o r Springfield union...

...P. C ." Readers of The N e w Leader are cordially invited to visit the institution...

...This was the first ruling handed down in, the legal battle in the state circuit court at Springfield between the reorganized union w i t h headquarter...

...Conditions in colorful Colorado were described by Bolger and other priests in terms not mentioned in the advertisements...

...condemned in• r a n c e companies for setting up I " * against employment of m< T 1 tSf...

...The strike was ended by a vote o f the men...

...U n e m p l o y m e n t Morrison dec r i e d a s i n t o l e r a b l e in a c o u n t ry a s rich as t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . He u r g e d o l d a g e p e n s i o n s as insura n c e a g a i n s t w a n t . " W h e n u n e m p l o y m e n t a n d o l d a g e d e p e n d e n cy h a v e b e e n a b o l i s h e d i n t h i s c o u n t r y , " h e s a i d , " t h e a i m s o f t h e A . F. of L will h a v e b e e n a c c o m p l i s h e d a n d p o v e r t y a b o l i s h e d ." B r a d y Gives Advice Peter J . Brady, president of the F e d e r a t i o n B a n k and T r u s t C o . , l e c t u r e d S h a n e s s y on w h a t he s h o u l d tell the B r i t i s h T r a de U n i o n C o n g r e s s w h e n h e a p p e a rs b e f o r e t h e m a s f r a t e r n a l d e l e g a te f r o m the A . F . o f L ' T h e y h a ve t h e i r o w n n o t i o n s o v e r t h e r e , " he w a r n e d , "on cure-all3 for the w o r l d ' s ills...

...The need for sending a competent and experienced physician before the referees to fight For a proper consideration of the compensation claims of the union members was also considered...

...They laude d P r e s . S h a n e s s y as the leader i n the m o v e m e n t f o r S u n d a y c l o s i n g . Conditions in N e w Y o rk b a r b e r s h o p s b e f o r e t h e w a r w e re d e s c r i b e d , w h e n m e n w o r k e d far i n t o t h e n i g h t , l o d g i n g a b o v e the s h o p i n 1 m i s e r a b l e r o o m s s e t a s i de b y t h e b o s s . M a n y r e c e i v e d r o om a n d b o a r d o n l y , r e l y i n g o n t i ps f o r s p e n d i n g m o n e y. I n the g l i t t e r i n g b a n q u e t hall o f N e w Y o r k ' s n e w e s t a n d b i g g e st h o t e l . S e c F r a n k M o r r i s i o n o f t he A m e r i c a n F e d e r a t i o n of L a b or b r o u g h t o u t t h e t r a g e d y o f w o r k i n g class l i f e in 1930, w h e n he d e n o u n c e d u n e m p l o y m e n t and o ld a g e d e p e n d e n c y a s t h e t w o " c h r o n i c f e a r s o f A m e r i c a n w o r k e r s . A f t e r p a y i n g t r i b u t e t o the b a r b e r s' u n i o n f o r c u t t i n g the w o r k i ng w e e k 10 t o 15 h o u r s in r e c e nt y e a r s , M o r r i s o n p r e d i c t e d that w i t h i n 15 y e a r s n e a r l y e v e r y ind u s t r y w o u l d be on the 5-day w e e k basts...

...He urged t h a t the s t a t e should make wage claims of laborers a first lien on the crop...

...These investigations h a v e proven beyond all question the existence and exploitation of child labor in the Colorado beet sugar fields...

...The Lewis facuen lost...

...Kansas Convention 'Provisional' Union WICHITA, K a s . — ( F P ) — J o h n L. Lewis got a stiff rebuke f r om the Kansas Federation o f Labor when delegates from his "provisional" •Strict were refused seats in the convention at Wichita...

...The speaker for the negat i v e proposition was for eight years president of the Bookkeepers, Stenographers and Accountants Union, N o . 12646, and is now the business manager of Labor A g e as well as secretary of the Conference for Progressive Labor Action...

...Both previsions are openly and f l a g r a n t l y violated...

...Admission is 2i cents, the proceeds going t o Labor A g e and the Socialist Sunday S c h o o l , of N e w York...

...i n t i m a t e d . I f so, it w i l l d e v e l o p i n t o t h e maj o r i n d u s t r i a l s t r u g g l e o f 1930, t a x i n g the s t r e n g t h o f t h e A . F . o f L r e s o u r c e s . To G o r m a n the imp e n d i n g c o n f l i c t s e e m s d e c i s i v e f or t h i s y e a r at a n y r a t e in t h e c a m p a i g n t o u n i o n i z e the s o u t h . He clstosl o v e r 4.000 m e m b e r s , o r 9 0 ci o f the w o r k e r s at the D a n v i l le m i l l s , h i t h e r t o t h e s t r o n g h o l d o f an e l a b o r a t e " i n d u s t r i a l d e m o c r a c y" w h i c h h a d been h a i l e d b y open s h o p p e r s o n n e l e x p e r t s as an outs t a n d i n g e x a m p l e of h a r m o n i o us i n d u s t r i a l r e l a t i o n s . When the m a n a g e m e n t i n s t i t u t e d a 10...

...Twelve hundred men are involved and have been striking with the Lewis group since January...

...Teachers Plan Drive T h e A m e r i c a n F e d e r a t i o n of T e a c h e r s will u n d e r t a k e a union d r i v e i n t h e O l d D o m i n i o n , on the i n v i t a t i o n o f t h e V i r g i n i a F e d e r a t i o n , c o n c e r n e d o v e r a t h r e a t e n ed 10<~i cut in R i c h m o n d t e a c h e r s' w a g e s . V i c e P r e s . T h e l m a M B o r - c h a r d t w i l l be i n c h a r g e. T h e c o n v e n t i o n v o t e d to w o rk f o r e x t e n s i o n o f t h e 1 0 - h o u r l a w to all w o m e n w o r k e r s ; t o e n d o r s e the s t a t e f u n d f o r w o r k m e n ' s c o m p e n s a t i o n and i n c r e a s e b e n e f i t s ; to c o n d e m n " c a n n e d m u s i c , " l a b o r Inj u n c t i o n s a n d the y e l l o w d o g c o n t r a c t . Resolutions to c o n d e mn S e n a t o r s G l a s s and S w a n s o n for v o t i n g f o r Y e l l o w D o g P a r k e r w e re l a i d aside in v i e w o f t h e i r o t h er " s e r v i c e s t o l a b o r . " Fred C h e r ry w a s elected p r e s i d e n t t o s u c c e ed R T. B o w d e n. Ludwig Lore Honored On Quarter Century With Volkszeitung M e n and w o m e n of G e r m a n des c e n t l o n g a c t i v e in l a b o r a n d Soc i a l i s t a f f a i r s j o i n e d w i t h labor l e a d e r s t o p a y t r i b u t e to L u d w ig L o r e on t h e c o m p l e t i o n o f 2 5 y e a r s ' s e r v i c e w i t h t h e V o l k s z e i t u n g , olde s t labor d a i l y on the A m e r i c an c o n t i n e n t . Lore has been editor s i n c e 1 9 1 9 . A . J. M u s t e , of B r o o k w o o d Lab o r College, O r g a n i z e r Herman G u n d of the A m a l g a m a t e d F o od W o r k e r s , E d i t o r J u s t u s E b e r t of t h e L i t h o g r a p h e r s J o u r n a l , E d i t or J. B. S. Hardman o f the A m a l g a m a t e d C l o t h i n g W o r k e r s and a d o z e n o t h e r s p r a i s e d Lore...

...4 0 i commended N e g r o organlr nations for their help in the fight • Yellow Dog Parker...

...Joseph Cannon, who will uphold the affirmative, spent his early years in the labor movement as an organizer f o r the W e s t e r n Federation of Miners...

...W i l l i am Green, who has been supporting L e w i s a s the "regular" unionist, nevertheless has written S e c George Russell of t i e Peoria central b o d y that miner locals affiliated with the Springfield U.1LW.A...

...Your p a t i e n c e will b e tried w i t h their q u a c k nost r u m s . But y o u tell t h e m that h e r e i n A m e r i c a , u n d e r t h e S t a rs a n d S t r i p e s , w e h a v e a c c o m p l i s h ed m o r e r e a l a n d s o l i d r e s u l t s f o r the w o r k e r s t h a n all t h e S o c i a l i sm of E u r o p e . " W h i l e t h e y h a v e their eyes g l u e d on p a n a c e a s , they have s l i p p e d u p o n t h e o n e b i g c o n t r i b u t i o n t h e A m e r i c a n l a b o r m o v e m e n t h a s m a d e . That is, i n m a k i n g our m o n e y w o r k f o r us, i n o u r o w n l a b o r b a n k s . " B r a dy t h e n d e s c r i b e d the s u c c e s s o f his F e d e r a t i o n b a n k w h i c h has paid $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 in d i v i d e n d s to s t o c k h o l d e r s , a n d a d v i s e d S h a n e s s y to t e l l the E u r o p e a n l a b o r c o n v e n t i o n s t h a t " t h e y w i l l g e t f u r t h er i n f o l l o w i n g A m e r i c a n i d e a s than w e will in f o l l o w i n g t h e i r s ." R e s p o n d i n g t o t r i b u t e s , t h e b a r b e r chief r e c o u n t e d t h e e n a c t m e n t o f S u n d a y c l o s i n g laws in 47 s t a t e s a n d l i c e n s e l a w i n 27...

...He h e l d a high position in t h e W o r k ers P a r t y until 1 9 2 4 , and has since been the leader o f an independent Socialist movement...

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...The H e a l t h Center is equipped t o begin w o r k w i t h compensation cases at once...

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...w a s o r d e r e d o u t of Bonis, to Madis o n c o u n t y , n e a r Butte, b y a mob o f b o a t o e s s m en P r e s . J a m e s D. G r a h a m of the M o n t a n a F e d e r a t i o n o f L a b o r imm e d i a t e l y a p p e a l e d t o the attorn e y g e n e r a l f o r p r o t e c t i o n a n d inf o r m e d the s h e r i f f and c o u n t y att o r n e y o f M a d i s o n c o u n t y that t h ey w o u l d he h e l d r e s p o n s i b l e f o r the s a f e t y o f t h e l a b o r m e n. N e a r l y e v e r y n e w s p a p e r in the s t a t e is s u b s i d i z e d b y t h e c o p p e r - p o w e r i n t e r e s t s in t h e i r fight to k e e p M o n t a n a in t h e s a m e class w i t h the s o u t h e r n s t a t e s in c o m p e n s a t i o n . T h e F e d e r a t i o n is g e t t i n g s i g n a t u r e s f o r t w o i n i t i a t i v es l i b e r a l i s i n g t h e l a w b y i n t r o d u c i ng a s t a t e f u n d f o r c o m p e n s a t i o n and p r o v i d i n g a d e c e n t a m o u n t o f p r o t e c t i o n f o r t h o s e m a i m e d i n i n d u s t r y a n d the d e p e n d e n t s o f those k i l l e d . F a l s e S t o r i e s S p r e ad I n ads, e d i t o r i a l s a n d " n e w s" s t o r i e s , the c o p p e r p r e s s is m i s r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e l a b o r i n i t i a t i v e s . D i s s e n s i o n is c h a r g e d in the federat i o n e x e c u t i v e b o a r d w h e r e none e x i s t s ; a b s u r d s t a t e m e n t s a r e m a de t h a t the f e d e r a t i o n is s e e k i n g s i g n a t u r e s only in rural d i s t r i c t s; s c a r e h e a d s t o r i e s a r e c i r c u l a t ed t h a t the 150,000 " e m p l o y e r s " in M o n t a n a w i l l b e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r a c c i d e n t s t o t h e i r e m p l o y e s . These l i e s c a n n o t b e a n s w e r e d as f a s t as t h e A s s o c i a t e d I n d u s t r i e s s p r e ad t h e m , p l a c i n g l a b o r f o r c e s u n d e r a s e v e r e h a n d i c a p . The "150,000 e m p l o y e r s " c a n a r d is p a r t i c u l a r ly e f f e c t i v e , as it t r i e s t o b i n d h o m e o w n e r s who o c c a s i o n a l l y hire p a i n t e r s and o t h e r s t o the Anac o n d a - M o n t a n a power machine...

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...A m o n g those who participated in the conference were representatives of the Paper Cutters Union, Paper Handlers, Moulders, Lithographers, Moving Picture Operators, Sheet Metal Workers, and others...

...He d e c l a r e d h e h a d c a l l e d o f f h i s $ 1 2 , - 0000 t r i p t o E u r o p e b e c a u s e o f t he w i d e u n e m p l o y m e n t a m o n g A m e r i c a n b a r b e r s . T m j u s t as well s a t i s f i e d , " he a d d e d . " I f Tm g o i n g to h a v e a v a c a t i o n it w i l l be u n d e r , t h e S t a r s a n d S t r i p e s . If t h a t d o e s n ' t suit s o m e , let t h em g o e l s e w h e r e . A s f o r t h e B a r g e rs I n t e r n a t i o n a l , w e w o n ' t t o l e r a te a Red o r a C o m m u n i s t . W h e n w e f i n d One of t h e m h a s c r e e p e d i n to o u r o r g a n i z a t i o n , w e s h o w h i m t he door...

...The local school boards, which are responsible for the enforcement of the laws, either neglect them or are afraid to enforce them on account rat politics...

...In many cases the compulsory school laws of the state are not enforced...

...Speaking on w a g es and charity, Father C D w y e r said that "low wages and unemployment are the Sreatest causes of poverty...

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...Delegates gave a gloomy pichare of industrial K a m a s , declarhiR that such depression had not been known in 20 years...

...W i t h i n recent years he "has been executive secret a r y of Local N e w York, Socialist Party, organizer of the Cleaners and Dyers Union and a t present is on the organizing staff of the International Jewelry W o r k e r! Union...

...The following letter from a member of a big union, t o his secretary, speaks for itself: "Dear Sir and Brother: "It gives me great pleasure to note that our union has recently become f o r m a l l y affiliated with the Union H e a l t h Center...

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...Business Men Run Laborite Out of Town Anaconda Copper Company Seen Behind Outbreak Against Montana Trade Unions HE L E N A , Mont.—(FP)—Anaconda Copper a a d Montana Power, n o t satisfied w i t h their grip on the Montana press and radio a r e inciting mob violence against l a b o r m e n obtaining signatures foe t h e workmen's compensation Initia t i v e s . James Anderson, laborite...

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...Virginia Labor Backs Danville Mill Workers Gorman Intimates Strike of 20,000 May Be Called—Cherry Elected President -wyETERSBURG, V a . — ( F P ) — JLT D e l e g a t e s t o t h e V i r g i n i a F e d e r a t i o n o f L a b o r c o n v e n t i o n in P e t e r s b u r g s a w a n e w f o r c e enter t h e i r m o v e m e n t w h e n U n i t e d Textile W o r k e r s L o c a l 1685, t h e b i g g e s t s i n g l e local u n i o n of a ny c r a f t s o u t h o f t h e P o t o m a c sent a d e l e g a t i o n o f 2 0 t o t h e c o n v e n t i on t o ask f o r h e l p i n t h e i r c a m p a i gn t o u n i o n i z e the R i v e r s i d e & D an R i v e r m i l l s at D a n v i l l e. T h e f e d e r a t i o n , c o n c e r n e d hitherto w i t h t h e o l d e s t a b l i s h e d b u i l d i n g , p r i n t i n g a n d r a i l r o a d t r a d e s in V i r g i n i a , m e t w i t h t h e d e l e g a t i o n o f 20, w h i c h i n c l u d e d h a l f a d o z e n m i ll g i r l s , c a l c u l a t e d on the s i z e o f the c o n f l i c t w h i c h w o u l d i n v o l v e 20,0 0 0 w o r k e r s a n d d e p e n d e n t s in t he b i g mill t o w n , and t h e n v o t e d to c o o p e r a t e i n s e e k i n g an a g r e e m e nt w i t h the D a n R i v e r m a n a g e m e n t Gorman Suggests Strike B e i n g p r o d d e d i n t o a c t i o n b y the mill w h i c h h a s d i s c h a r g e d 100 uni o n i s t s in r e c e n t w e e k s , t h e y o u ng u n i o n m a y o r d e r a s t r i k e w i t h in t w o weeks...

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...Green wrote: "I sincerely hope that such action will not be necessary I trust that ultimately an agreement can be reached which will preclude the necessity of such action as would require local unions affiliated in a central body to be suspended or expelled" Tins is in contrast to Pres...

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...Pointing o a t t h a t t w o o a t of every five old persons are dependents, ha prophesied that old age pensions will be practically universal to A m e r i c a to a f e w years...

...Radio Bars Attack on Chain Stores Rochester Broadcaster Finds Small Merchants Indulging in "Politics" •— " T r u s t - Busting" Repeated RO C H E S T E R , M. Y . — T h e fight a g a i n s t chain stores b y small merchants and their alhes has taken an interesting torn to this c i t y. Forced to the defensive by the drive of massed capital against small retailers, the latter turned to radio broadcasts in a n effort to beat back the invading e n e m y and now it seems t h r o u g h some mysterious p o w e r the e n e m y h a s e v i c t ed the broadcaster of the merc h a n t s . W a l t e r F. C h e r r y , a young R o c h e s t e r a t t o r n e y , had c o n t r a c t e d w i t h S t a t i o n W H E C f o r thirt e e n b r o a d c a s t s a g a i n s t the c h a in i n v a d e r s a n d after h a v i n g delive r e d three his speeches were b r o u g h t t o a n e n d b y d e n i a l of the u s e of t h e s t a t i o n . C h e r r y was told that h i s c a m p a i g n w a s politic a l and t h a t o n l y in a political c a m p a i g n w o u l d s u c h a d d r e s s es be p e r m i t t e d. M r . C h e r r y answered^ b y ann o u n c i n g t h a t h e w a s a c a n d i d a te f o r the s t a t e s e n a t e and would s e e k t h e n o m i n a t i o n . T h e s t a t i on o b j e c t e d that his c a m p a i g n w as not g e n u i n e w h e r e u p o n h e o b t a i n ed t h e e n d o r s e m e n t o f t h e R o c h e s t er C i v i c D e f e n s e C o m m i t t e e , an org a n i z a t i o n o f m o r e t h a n 500 b u s i n e s s m e n . T h e C e n t r a l T r a d e s a nd L a b o r Council has e n d o r s e d the fight a g a i n s t c h a i n s w h i c h r a n g es i t in t h i s fight w i t h t h e l o c a l busin e s s c l a s s a g a i n s t t h e i n v a d e r s. R a d i o C o m m i s s i o n B a l i ng E n d o r s e m e n t of C h e r r y ' s c a n d i d a c y b y the b u s i n e s s m e n did not give h im a c c e s s to S t a t i on W H E C w h i c h a d v i s e d h i m t o g et a r u l i n g f r o m the F e d e r a l R a d io C o m m i s s i o n . Cherry w i r e d the c o m m i s s i o n t h a t he w a s a n indep e n d e n t c a n d i d a t e f o r the state s e n a t e and h a d been d e n i e d use of the s t a t i o n , u r g i n g a r u l i n g on t h e i s s u e . The a n s w e r w a s a s f o l l o w s : • ' C o m m i s s i o n has no p o w e r of s u p e r v i s i o n o v e r local c o n t r a c ts b e t w e e n s t a t i o n s a n d i n d i v i d u a l s. T o u r r e c o u r s e is t o s t a t e c o u r t s. I f s t a t i o n g r a n t s y o u r o p p o n e n ts t i m e on air...

...N e w Y o r k City, t o discuss whether progressive workers should favor the present policies and tactics of the A m e r i c a n Federation of Labor...

...N e w York City, the question of utilizing the equipment and services of the Center t o assist union members to g e t a thorough examination for their injuries and claims for compensation, was taken up...

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