POWER TRUST WORK IN N.Y. IS REVEALED
Todd, Laurence
POWER TRUST WORK IN N.Y. IS REVEALED Pamphlets—Movies and Radio Put to Use By Laurence Todd W'ASHINGTON-Two pamphlets iaW MM by the New Tork Stat* Committee oa Public Utility...
...Kiwatrts clubs, Rotary chftsj, chambers of commerce, -schools, clergymen's -associations, clerks' picnics, labor union meetings —all were included in the syatemalc canvass for gullible listeners...
...Onion...
...All persons In the denmrtretidh,'' announced Chief of Police Melnod, "were enttaRy atulty Uf duturbrasj teat peaseand we would have filled the stadon wtth them U we had had 'the policemen...
...MscDonald to hone too etosjr hav self...
...A. I. ShtolaooC...
...Of course they do not wish to Influence the good-will of the press...
...Badens to editor of Labor Age sal ¦ sr...
...C, Kantorovtoh of the .Jewish Socialist Federation...
...Mass.—Under the charge of duetuitrtng the peace, Fred a Boat saja Wimam T. Murdock...
...Skety thousand copies of "Know Now...
...In his May Day speech Comrade Grimm mads answer to this provision to the following words: "Fore speech cannot be denied us...
...AB serve on Xator Awt board...
...Labor Spy) _ - St]- > •UuillJl-UIIU First* New Retataatoa jtfr- ^J2^^*I'n^ec^"* * saw bMQ hired by Pulltnavn to **gtpp» a*^ vote'shdwtog tOo V1 sentiment si bw porters for a walkout, if aaosssar w oesasn umou iwcsgrisuoa...
...Women employes of the companies are given special training as speakers before women's clubs...
...Stewart of the University of Minnesota...
...Laferioia To Be Guest of Honor at Ptftner Friday, June 15th Beethoven Ban win be the scene Of a great reception and testimonial to Professor Arturo Marloei Pride* e^unhag...
...Party...
...Ra*BT atom* Lovett Of the Sew Republic...
...May 28, by the Federal Trade Commission...
...hai* 9*mjm to the Asen a walkout...
...storBsZa >ea cWlbei -todnL engineer," refused to deny to a rej__ ated Frees correspondent that kh i am had been er«»g«d by FsBstan...
...tog msntoers...
...and other antl-Fascstt leaders, who likewise were forced into exile by the black shirts...
...Oswald Garrison VUstrd, editor fit the Uarion...
...So the network of lines of suggestion has been woven over the people Of New York in the past few years, until it is so perfect that any discovery on their part that they are being robbed of hundreds of millions of dollars annually through the private power combine will be made only by merest chance or through political earthquake...
...Moving pictures are used as propaganda by many df the companies, and series of radio talks are given, under the pretext of household science and cooking hints...
...A Committee, known as the Honorable Arturo Labriola Dinner Committee, headed by Norman Theeeaas, Chairman...
...Millions in annual revenue for the power combine are at stake in the game of muff...
...Tork State" were first sent out, too power trust publicity bureau circularising all...
...They esyfcss tlwmselves "tost wring" waste ii 111 si tosl ^ The tiissrtBTns 'ins itofs were sjfeated^ssthey entered ^heh* head* quarters the day after their presence fa sinsais were SKTessea, wiui xnem...
...So iMffsJsd was hked to '.'get" Budens...
...Of these, so pesjured in bituminous names *nd tIJn U»«thracke mines air -Pennajrhaulia...
...This was one of a series of weekly mam meetings Which have been held since the begtrmtng of the strike sued they wfil eonttnue as long as the struggle to on...
...Fred W. Crone, director OT toe Cbmmftttw, teutlBBS as to how the power trust argument had been put into the hands of teachers «nd popilB...
...textile mffl cotfimatee" Hatters, have been tolled la deAr Bedford...
...134 Mine* «M Accidents £ es«ea bum taring *» month of Aprilmissed the death of U4 men...
...The cops were 'guarding S ctreus...
...That, too, failed to da* the young tootharhoad...
...Vaolrca...
...i Professor Labriola who fled Italy to avoid assassination by Mussolini's henchmen, has been living in exile in Paris for some tune, together with Plllpo Turati...
...If such a prejudice and hatred could be built up, the trust would not need to furnish a real argument against any experiments with state operation in New Tork...
...ganiser tor Oto Bostory Workers...
...to attempts at more senaanortal strike mettode...
...This system catches toe women who do not read the newspapers, or who would never read newspaper articles dealing directly with the Issue of private versus public ownership...
...Budem «m causing too much grief to Real Sa a getting ah overwhelming number"'« a workers 'fflto the Union...
...We do not sympathise with the country of Mussolini, we love the Italy of Matteotti...
...IS REVEALED Pamphlets—Movies and Radio Put to Use By Laurence Todd W'ASHINGTON-Two pamphlets iaW MM by the New Tork Stat* Committee oa Public Utility Information and circulated among the high schools and parochial and private schools of high school grade, in New Tork State, came into the evidence taken In its power trust propaganda probe...
...Charles :Brwta, of the Italian Cosamittee.tuc Ppiliipal Prisoners...
...The state was divided into ten districts, and in each district a director, who was a utility executive, formed a subcommittee whose 'duty it was to place speakers upon every possible program...
...r» certain busliwrn reasons,'' he respaj sec "I would rather not say anything B now about that particular matter/ Pullman, fighting desperately sg ksj toon back now on kthpr espionage^** Bs wsskers' desire to loin a real bsa* unton- When the Imitation union faDai to suaptopt the Brotherfacwd, ftukesakt«an firtng vurion leaders and dkftoss...
...The Washlngto* - Club, largely: B^B^BsBsm vfdeft doop, stew, na)*bread to Vses 'famUtos two er three times » week AWot*lngmen*s Club in the north end Of the city Is doing stsattar relief work...
...nn a weak rata g It expects A R. Mawnneeaid to bnak up the Porter's Union through eapkuage...
...Prof...
...Other speakers were Wiwam B. Batty, secretary of She Textile Cbunefl, Frank X. Manning, Michael Flaherty of the Boston Painters' Union, and Horace A Riviere, general organiser of the United Textile Workers...
...Besretary of the, international ladies garment Workers...
...WANT TARIFF BOOST Boston—Central Labor Onion has approved a resolution from the Boot and Shoe Workers Union calling for a higher tariff to keep out foreign made shoes...
...Beta.bow.of the German socialist...
...Stracusa of Httoro Mondo...
...at the Cooper Thuon...
...Buggieri and awsttoo of,-the Italian Socialist Ped*ratton;_WUho- Bedman of the Plnntah Seslahst Federaiion...
...Roger Baldwin...
...Uatar Pullman resorted to osrrsytku of Ileal i| editors, nmrril ssjassj psstart Into spreading anti-union reninainm and even browbsat smitheeu adsaw to keep the unton osgantonre frest aedreee¦ But...
...Executives of the companies direct this school-speaking campaign, and report the number of column-Inches of newspaper publicity given these propaganda talks...
...It would not be compelled to cut rates to...
...Men and women employes are sent to talk before schools...
...Secretary...
...Bow, asked BTafnonaM, stojkf ss Hosiery Workers possibly employ ¦ ss organtoer the editor of the nstessto laser Age Didn't President OMkns W that on Labor Age's board of dbwtox sat One Joshua Ueberman...
...Adotph...
...We art not speaking of the Minister Mussolini of today, but of the renegate and traitor to his ideal who once delivered May Day speeches in Zurich...
...sbbjbsusu cee, Treasurer, uuiwuiw vaientl, secretary, is arrararto* this affair...
...Jngennan of the Russian «oaiaasts...
...Chmo&ns ˆmm, Strikers i Socialist leader Also - -4ssbbbMs) s^ssMte A^ssWaa %• aj----w» _ _ - _a XfT I iweyw usa^uaasssa w'ssstsmss/b ^ large mass meeting of the esUUki strikers Monday afternoon to BuBnausod Pass...
...Plilhusii keaas...
...Abraham Baron...
...Secretory, -Italian CCbamber of Labor...
...Commander Batoh Rosetti, League, for MaeVs RjghbK Dr...
...ti ^i.- . h...
...Greater Kew Turk Socialist Party...
...It pointed out that the Cantonal Police Headquarters bare power to interfere where necessary against occurrences which might be regarded as "offensive to foreign states or their governments," and aught crease complications for the Swiss Confederation...
...Speakers were trained by the use of handbook he prepared A year and a half ago the task of talking the voters of New Tork state over to an eager support of the power trust was formally organized in a speakers* bureau...
...Presiderrt Oeiges aapratoed NaeDoesalds fantastic effvsdons ss a boost tor Budsra and not only sguini| bs setaaas but jea>M aw board •»» *• reetsr of Labor age...
...Barry W..IsleWesw,I aasmw jor Industrial Democracy...
...Otril Liberties Union...
...We appose to the Minister Mussolini who in Italy has created the peace of a cemetery, the martyr Matteotti...
...Bald of the Amalframated.Bank...
...pocaetboofc Makers union...
...r Effort To Stifle ' Aftaifks On Fascism Brings the Opposite (By a 'Mew LeaSar eOeirsoslijndi.dO ZURICH.—The-Swiss Federal authorities on May Day informed the Cantonal Police Headquarters that "In certain circles" it had been suggested that at the May Day celebrations protests should also be raised against the activities of the Fascist regime...
...iftodeck, Jewish Daily Forward...
...Bruno Wagver...
...Assjust Ctoawene...
...Be has come to ttoa country for a lecture tour and to make a study of the political situation for labor publications to Surope...
...sfnietw leaser of the even more notorkau Ptoeer Youth movement to America, *ltvneh d the world-wide Crsnrounlsi wmsat' MacZtmald, .to bis snxosaiwwsrt m wires arosssd satsajsu Ptoocrr vasth...
...a level approaching those charged under government ownership in Ontario...
...Bessy With Older One*, Too Besides poisoning the minds of young ..people toward public ownership of the electric Industry, Crone's Committee was busy with adults...
...of the Painters Union...
...He to remembered in labor ekttee chJefty for his amuslrig effort to pro* that Louis Budens to a Communist...
...A> lkU Xailg3jlscr Oat...
...The ofBetal strike cements** has had no relations with the "null committee " Relations Between the \poitce and atrfkt« imve besu aatiefeotory...
...mull of thk sceasst ParQy of New Tart c*y, spoke to over 1jso atrsatrs, exssnuiagtog them to thesr isstorshie In tin ss»ce»>ua ot the texffle lorn* of Niew'BedMtt...
...As the papers Increase the space devoted to the propaganda, the companies increase steadily their expenditures on paid advertising...
...This was devoted to the utilities, and-contained-the same false statements regarding the Ontario Hydro-Electric Commission's achievements in government ownership and operation of giant power that are found in the S. 3. Weyer report printed by the Smithsonian Institution and in the .report of Prof...
...MacOomUd wrote fengthy totters to President Ousts ve Gelges of the Fsl Faaluoned Hosiery Workers Pedersuaa expressing pained aslonishmeht | tast Oeiges should have Budens serve at «. ganlaer in IrtcHdnapolto In the usIobx uuuUuvetsy with the Real Bus Bsssy Co., a non-union concern...
...Joseph Schioosberg, Secretary of the Amalgamated clothing Workers of America...
...a^^^9fidv ^J^J^OBT- aj5^ - Boctaifat imam, «u«h aa Uorrte H1U-: quit...
...The big idea was—and is, for th% machine is now running at full speed inevery county of the state—to make voters and future voters hate the idea of public competition with the power companies and gas companies...
...Ceaessens was much impressed by the arrangements that have been made to feed many of the strikers and their families...
...Morris Prlnstone of the United Hebrew Trades...
...and attended the public sneaking class which has seen organised to train members of the union to spessc to trade unions throughout the eastern states and obtain active support for the strikers...
...Movies and Radio Used So it comes about that Crone issues a speakers' handbook and keeps a record of the number of speeches made in each of the 10 districts, { month by month...
...Jaaob Psnkeo, August' Claeasens...
...editor of the Hew Leader...
...jMth Mre bedb aSWr...
...Arturo o«ovannltti...
...to dorsed by esgsielsfrt iabor andtoa Tonni Pioneers, a competeag ots^mstUoa >Mek to »vowed«r Conmuirdst ..-,(., Jtomea H. Maimer, i*tirtog .aiSsiisl kor: Robert W. Dunn, ksoot ya»in: asm ssssMsssd-waa qrassmiaam/to the labor ssa...
...Joseph Sagar ot Jhe Huagarian Socialists and other* form..the Cojnmitr tee...
...Priena of the Italian RepubHoHS...
...June 13th, when many friend*, comrades and admirers of the famous exponent of Italian Democracy will convene to dine and to greet him...
...Per nearly an hour he outlined to the members of the class the essentials of effective public speaking...
...school principals, with sample copies...
...Like the "stale pride" .pamphlets used by the trust In other parts of the country, this one recited the industries, resources and possible development of Now Tork' capital, and emphasized the public utilities as the great triumph Of human genius and faith, based upon the right of private jn-oflL Then another pamphlet was issued, to follow the first, entitled "Servants of Progress...
...Durinc the first four months of leas, 003 awn lost their torn from accident* ic coal mines...
...J CJsaaasns arrived at the Labor Temps- . at 10 a. m...
...Labriola will speak at the Maspetti Memorial Meeting that will take place Sunday, June 10 at a >p.m...
...International Sseretarj, of the Socialist Party...
...With sssnrsiuu that the strikers and then- yanune* *& Bet want The neoss-^ ¦% ¥ >etfaa*T* ABB Man* % i New Bedford...
...James OneaU...
...He denounced the committee leaders' fesi -outstdars...
...Crone's bulletin for May, 1928, noted that 44,000 copies of this pamphlet had been placed hi the, hands of classes in 490 high schools in the state...
Vol. 7 • June 1928 • No. 24
