DEFEAT OF SEN. BURKE OF NEBRASKA IS HAILED AS A REAL VICTORY FOR LABOR
Defeat of Sen. Burke of Nebraska Is Hailed As a Real Victory for Labor Anti-New Dealer Gets Defeat; Slattery Is Illinois Winner LIBERALS and laborltes scored victories In the first two senatorial...
...Soon he was out in front as the "ace" champion of everything demanded by anti-union employers...
...Organized labor was not deceived...
...Because it would deny us the right to help formulate the policies of our government...
...It was easy in Illinois, where Sen...
...He first began by denouncing, and then endeavoring to cut the heart out of the labor provisions of the NRA...
...Indiana HAMMOND, Ind.—C i t i ze n s and teachers throughout, this area have united to seek repeal of a ruling by the Hammond school board which would prohibit school employes from any "political participation" other than voting...
...The East Chicago resolution charged that the order would destroy democracy within the school system, "a school system cannot be democratic if the teachers are not free to think and act as full-fledged American citizens...
...A.ways he proclaimed that he was endeavoring to "save labor...
...However, Gov...
...The right to vote for the party and candidate of one's choice in any election shall not be questioned, abridged or denied...
...A resolution adopted by the Hammond Teachers federation urged that the order be rescinded on the ground that it would impair teaching efficiency' and would deprive the community of the, services of well-qualified persons...
...Slavery's chief handicap is the bitter factional fight which has developed in his own party...
...When It is remembered that the great majority of the workers went into the Democratic primary in order to finish Burke...
...Edward R. Burke by a margin which may reach 25.000 when all the votes are counted...
...He pictured himself as a sort of Sir Galahad struggling for the interests of the railroad workers in the senate...
...The enforcement of the rule," the resolution stated, "would interfere with our personal rights as guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States of America...
...Opposed by Grain Operator As a result of this defeat...
...Land is found that Keegan's testimony was "far from reliable" and that his respect for an oath was "negligible...
...A J. Weaver, a Progressive Republican of the Norrls type...
...He even went back on the farmers, although Nebraska is primarily an agricultural state...
...He had scarcely been sworn in before he began to change...
...He followed this up with bitter attacks on the Wagner act...
...R. L. Cochran, Burke's Democratic opponent...
...Oregon PORTLAND, Ore.—Po lice C a p t. John J. Keegan, known for his widespread anti-labor activily on the west coast, has been conducting a campaign to preterit Pres...
...Keegan...
...Burke is one of the most ardent foes of labor In the national congress...
...Burke wiil probably be permanently retired from public life...
...Cther groups protesting the order included the Hammond Council of Churches and the East Chicago Teachers federation...
...And Roy Brewer, president of the State Federation of Labor, tore into Burke on the platform and over the air...
...A letter sent to all school board employes read: "You are hereby notified and informed that all employes in the Hammond public schorls shall not participate actively in political clubs or political party organizations of any-kind whatsoever, nor hold office, active or honorary, in any such organization...
...In Illinois...
...The former undoubtedly has a real fight on his hands, but the primary vote indicates the Democrats still have a broad lead in the state...
...A demand that Counts be banned from all city school buildings was made by Keegan...
...Because it would deny us the right of free speech and assembly...
...Slattery Is Illinois Winner LIBERALS and laborltes scored victories In the first two senatorial primaries of 1940...
...The B. of L. E. did not participate in this indorsement, its representative explaining it was not prepared to act at that time...
...Ralph E. Dugdale to withdraw permission for the meeting...
...but the National Association of Manufacturers and the U. s. Chamber of Commerce hailed him as "a Daniel come to judgment...
...James M. Slattery, Democrat, won from Benjamin Adamowski, but It was a battle royal in Nebraska...
...It is our conviction that the active participation in political affairs by-such a large group of well-educated men and women of good character and sound Judgment would be of definite value in the selection of candidates best qualified for public office...
...In the primary campaign, interests favored by Burke spent money lavishly in his behalf, and in the closing days of he battle he endeavored to fool the workers, as well as the farmers, by broadcasting the most extravagant claims concerning his record...
...Sabotaged Reforms Not content with opposition to federal safeguards for labor, Burke endeavored to sabotage all other New Deal reforms opposed by the big'vest-ed Interests...
...A protest by the AFT and the State Federation of Labor forced Dugdale to renew the permit, but he withdrew it again under pressure from the reactionary groups...
...R. L. Cochran snatched the prize from Sen...
...To railroad workers, he tearfully related that he was bora in a section house, and that his father was a railroad worker...
...George S. Counts of the American Federation of Teachers (AFL) from addressing a mass meeting of teachers...
...The Council of Churches declared...
...The Railway Labor Executives' Association indorsed Gov...
...the Democrat, will be opposed by C. Wayland Brooks...
...together with the American Legion and other anti-labor groups, accused Counts of Communism and brought pressure on School Supt...
...Cochran should win easily from Butler in November...
...Cochran's Republican opponent is Hugh Butler, of Omaha, a grain operator, who, with the barking of the GOP machine, succeeded In defeating former Gov...
...The Portland police officer waa characteriied by Dean James M. Lan-dis of Harvard Law School, in his report on the Harry Bridges deportation hearings, as "one ot the prime movers in the effort to bring about the deportation of Bridges...
...Six years ago, after one term in the house, he was sent to the senate on a platform which fairly dripped devotion to New Deal reforms...
...Weaver made a remarkable showing...
Vol. 10 • April 1940 • No. 16
