POLITICS
Politics Notes from Here and There About Solons and Citizens I By 'OBSERVER'! LEGISLATION is before congress to raise the present limit on the public debt and to increase taxes to provide for...
...of Social Workers was told in a report based unon data from 38 chapters in 27 states and territories...
...The court, in a decision written by Justice Reed, held that the ICC ruling is limited to those employes whose activities affect safety of operation...
...John M. Coffee...
...This proposal was sharply condemned by the Machinists, as was the entire cut in the Labor board's funds...
...Tom Pendergast, ex-boss of Kansas City, faces still more charges which may send him back to prison...
...In a letter to all national and International unions, state federations of labor, city central bodies and directly affiliated local unions, Green said: "The need of the hour and the call of the moment is for service and help to the unfortunate victims of the war in Europe and we must make personal sacrifices...
...CANADA'S SEVEN DAY WEEK By an emergency order in council, all Canadian contractors now engaged in the manufacture of aircraft, munitions, ships, and war material have been ordered to operate on a 7-day week . . . The visit of Mayor La-Guardia of New York and Gov...
...We can assure the officers and members of the American Federation Of Labor that the need for help and assistance is very great...
...Under the wage-hour law the companies must pay time and a half for overtime in excess of 42 hours a week...
...Walter Lippman writes in his syndicated column: "If Mr Dewey's party were to recognise that foreign policy and national defense are bound to dominate all other questions during the next administration, what likelihood Is there that they would wish to select as their candidate for president a young man whose brief public experience consists in having been for a few years a good prosecuting attorney in the city of New York...
...Bus and Trucking Labor Wins Case WASHINGTON, D. C—Over 200,-000 employes of bus and trucking companies were kept under the 42 hours a week provisions of the wage-hour act rather than the 60 hours a week provisions of an Interstate Commerce commission ruling by a 5 to 4 decision of the supreme court here last week...
...Let us give individually and collectively to the fullest extent of our ability...
...Sen Norris, Nebraska Progressive, declared last week...
...E. Sohicr Welch, secretary of the committee . . . Outlawing the Nazi bund and the Communist party in the U. S. was proposed last week by Rep...
...Ilorton were leaders in a seven-man race for governor and will enter the runoff primary...
...W. O. Burgin in the 6th District, will have to enter a runoff on June 22 with...
...WASHINGTON, D. C— "On behalf of the workers of this country we make the flat declaration that the U. S. should remain out of war," the AFL executive council said unanimously...
...The most thrilling feature of the hectic convention was a one-round battle between Maury Maverick, mayor of San Antonio, and Mayor Tom Miller of Austin...
...The delegates at that convention of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union returned to their home states this week with instructions to work with local groups in favor of a third term for Pres...
...It was asserted then, and never denied by Farley that he was unalterably opposed to a third term...
...Norris nointed out...
...The national debt Is said to be at about 43 billions at present...
...Roosevelt continue as the chief executive...
...Both the House and senate have slashed the board's appropriations for the coming year by $360,000 below the amount approved by the Budget Bureau and a House committe urged that as part of the slash the entire economics division be abolished...
...Chief Justice Hughes and Justices Stone, McReynolds, and Roberts dissented...
...Like Wheeler, Garner and McNul.1, he Is a candidate in name only and will continue to be so until the President speaks...
...The Minnesota Union Advocate, organ of St...
...Farley's position Is peculiarly untenable because of his break with the White House and his "declaration of independence", last March at Boston preceding the Massachusetts primary...
...Saposs' division was called an "indispensable unit" of the board in prosecution of anti-labor employers...
...Ending a long silence, he announced that: "To clear up any misunder-slanding, let me say that my name will be presented to the National Democratic convention at Chicago, and that's that...
...Premier Fraser of New Zealand has proposed legislation calling for virtually dictatorial control of inductry and other resources for duration of the war...
...The probabilities are that even though we all give generously and freely we can not meet more than the minimum requirements of suffering humanity...
...Martin Dies of Texas...
...Now more than ever it is of imperative importance that we should militantly champion civil rights for organized labor leaders and civil liberties for the plain citizenry in general" . The wage-hour administration will soon start a system of "systematic inspection...
...The measure is an evidence...
...who surrendered to Hitler, is a prisoner of the Nazis say dispatches . . . The Neutrality Co-ordinating committe of 20 Louis-burg, Sg...
...A plan for amortizing the debt is also being advanced The Allen bill, which would deport Harry Bridges, west coast labor leader, is "a "bill of attainder, palpably in violation of the constitution of the U. S." said Rep...
...I do not see how the president can refuse another nomination with conditions as they are...
...It would seem like inviting the successful and popular captain of the Staten Island ferryboat to become the commanding admiral of the United States navy...
...Paul AFL unions, charges editorially that "the Wendell Winkles, Tom Gir-dlers, Al Smiths and others of that ilk" are fronting for the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Manufacturers, the power trust and others to wipe out New Deal social and economic reforms...
...Let us do that, at least...
...We can thus express our sympathy for suffering humanity in the most tangible and helpful way...
...The letters are signed by Mrs...
...Wheler as second choice...
...GRAND RAPIDS...
...Mich.—A serious threat to national safety Is the breakdown in relief for the unemployed, the American Assn...
...It is my sincere hope that he will accept the renomination for the presidency...
...It Is reported the settlement is approximately $8,000,000...
...B. K. Wheeler dominated the Democratic state convention held in Helena last Tuesday...
...A> ANNENBERG SUIT A tentative settlement lias been reached between M. L. Annenberg...
...Wendell Willkie is just a part of the nationwide political blitzkreig" being planned by American reactionaries, according to one response of organized labor to the recent visit here of the power company mogul campaigning for the GOP presidential nomination...
...Roosevelt as first choice and Sen...
...Boston, Mass., is sending out letters urging people to write senators and congressmen and delgates to the two major party conventions expressing the view that this country must be kept out of the European war...
...More than a majority of Democratic delegates to the national convention are pledged to Roosevelt...
...Green Asks AFL Red Cross Aids WASHINGTON, D. C—-AFL Pres...
...Easily the outstanding aspirant as regards inside organization backing, Farley's once impressive delegate roster has been practically wiped out, and his vast party machine and nationwide patronage setup utterly demolished so fur us political effectiveness is concerned...
...It means that Garner will get the delgation, but that no effort will be made to "stop Roosevelt...
...I shall oppose the measure as being un-American, unethical, unconstitutional and one which would constitute a frightfully dangerous precedent in these troublous times when America is in the throes of war jitters...
...Wage-Hour Administrator Philip B. Fleming said last week...
...Budgetary limitations and shortage of skilled personnel were the reasons given by Fleming for not undertaking the project earlier...
...wealthy publisher and Republican boss, and the U. S government in the income tax case against Annenberg...
...Roosevelt...
...Then, with a roar, they put over a resolution heartily approving the Roosevelt administration . . . Retention of the National Labor Relations board's economics division, headed by David J. Saposs, was urged last week by the executive council of the International Association ol Machinists...
...It was the largest Democratic convention ever held in Montana...
...WHEELER SECOND CHOICE Friends of Sen...
...The King of the Belgian...
...W. I...
...He said legislation to that effect would be introduced . . . They had to fight to do it, but Texas Democrats, assembled in state convention put over a "harmony" program...
...M. Broughton and Lieut...
...McNL'TT FOR THIRD TERM Pau V. McNutt, social security administrator, former governor general of the Philiippines and former governor of Indiana, declared publicly last week that "The nation's welfare, now dependent upon total preparedness to avert the threat of total war, requires that Pres...
...Dean Landis, after a protacted hearing, made a judicial finding to the effect that Bridges was not guilty of the charges of subversive activity and affiliation made against him by predatory interests...
...McNutt says other Democratic candidates should withdraw and leave the field to Roosevelt . . . Released from the penitentiary after serving a year and a day term for income tax exasion...
...Coffee said, "of the desperation of the Tories of this country in their fight against labor and to promote the cleavage between the two great labor organizations...
...Stark of Missouri to the nation's capita...
...Neither sustained serious damage . . . Four of the five North Carolina members of congress who had opposition in last week's primary—Bardcn, Weaver, Cooley and Durham—came through with flying colors...
...was much discussed in connection with proposed changes in the cabinet...
...LEGISLATION is before congress to raise the present limit on the public debt and to increase taxes to provide for large expenditures for defense...
...The administration is expected to propose raising the limit from 45 to 48 billions...
...Observers considered it highly significant that he issued his statement without reservations as to whether or not the President might make" the race...
...In so ruling, the court upheld the contention of the wage-hour division that it had judisdiction over the other employes of bus lines and truoking companies...
...After some preliminary skirmishing, the delegates, by a sweeping majority, voted down a proposal that the delegation to the national convention be instructed to vote for Pres...
...Green appealed to every AFL to ization affiliated with the AFL to contribute "promptly and generously" to the American Red Cross which has launched a campaign to raise $10,000,-000 for war relief purposes...
...B. Deanc of Rockin-ham...
...1 casualty in the 1940 third term blitz-kreig...
...FARLEY A CASUALTY Fred Pasley writes from Washington: James A. Farley, only unconditional candidate In the running for the Democratic presidential nomination, whose shrewd generalship in 1932 clinched victory at Chicago for Franklin D. Roosevelt, rates the dubious distinction of being the No...
Vol. 10 • June 1940 • No. 23
