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Montana labor news., 1933-09-28
"CHISELING PROSPERITY AWAY"

Bitter comment and warning to employers who
violate X standards is voiced in a leading edi-
torial on "Chiseling Prosperity Away publish
ed in the September issue of the Journal of
Electrical Workers, organ of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Not long after the passage OF the National
Recovery Act" it says, this magazine warned
that the bourbons of big business had not suf-
fered a mysterious change over night. The COM
plete unchangeability of business men and bank
ers is now painfully apparent in sundry vivid
concrete cases.
Business Week boasts that the wise old steel
industry out-foxed the President, and that the
steel code is 944-l0O per cent as the industry
drafted it. Yes, with a minimum (starvation)
wage OF u cents an hour. The President did
back down because he feared a long-drawn-out
court case, which would ruin recovery's chances.
"Steels open defiance to the Presidents labor
policy followed.
Coal capitulated not because Of the govern
ments wish, but because of the swelling din of
armed rebellion in the fostering sores OF the coal
regions.
The National Manufacturers Association or
gained a nationwide movement against the Re
covery Act.
Westinghouse Lamp Co. springs a company
union plan upon its employees overnight.
Bankers refuse to cooperate and refuse cred
it so that government must look for new sources
of cash.
"Fiddlng while Rome burns Fiddling while
more than 100000 men look with hungry eyes
and ask for work. Someone should shout in
the ears Of these bourbons, Beware, remember
Machado. Remember other bourbonsp
mo, they will not listen. Only the awful
force of circumstance can change them"
Montana labor news., 1933-09-28
Metal Trades Council Notes
Continued from page one)

NNNhhihh'R iANh HhEt Outj
purpose of regulating the length Of
the work-week is to give everyone an
opportunity for employment. The
available Federal statistics for in.
dustry as a whole indicate that il
would require a work-week of a trifle
less than 80 hours to give employment
to all the unemployed.
I'm 1880 the Boston convention of
your Department declared in favor of
a 5-hour day and a 30-hour week. All
that has developed since 1880 has in
dlcated the soundness of the position
then taken. We recommend a reaf-
firmation of the action taken by our
Boston convention and a determine
ton to theoretically set ourselves to
the task of reducing the hours of la
Dor in those industries in which our
members are employed which will give
full opportunity for employment to
every metal trades worker"
Demand was also made for enact
ment of a federal licensing law under
which every business enterprise would
be compelled to report its operating
costs and profits, its wage rates and
other industrial details, to the federal
government.
Montana labor news., 1933-09-28

Frey reviewed the history of the or
igin of the Recovery Act, pointing
out that it vas at the conference of
labor executives called by President
Green of the A. F. of L. on the day
before the Wagner bill was introduced
in Congress that he, Frey, warned
that the labor-freedom clause was too
weak, and he proposed this addition
al language, which was later accept
ed by the House Ways and Means
Committee: "And shall be free from
the interference, restraint, or coercion
of employers of labor, or their agents,
in the designation of such represen-
tatives or in self-organization, or in
other concerted activities for the pur-
pose of collective bargaining or other
mutual aid or protection"
Up to that moment the Wagner
Johnson-Richberg text on that point
had simply guaranteed chat the en-
ployes shall have the right to organ
ize and bargain collectively through
representatives of their own choos-
ing"
at must be apparent" the report
declared, "that the Recovery Act and
the Recovery Administration consti-
tute a beginning rather than an end.
A federal regulation has been estab-
Montana labor news., 1933-09-28
SOME BANKERS ARE LEARNING

Bankers have shown singularly little compre-
hension OF the state OF the public mind during
the depression. Despite the appalling revelations
OF crookedness, dishonesty and inefficiency in
banking, which have brought staggering losses
to the people, the bankers have apparently be-
lIeved their business would go on in the same
old way. In most cases they have taken a stand
pat attitude, which was reflected by the oppo-
sition to insurance of deposits voiced at the re-
cent American Bankers Association meeting.
Some bankers, however, are learning and have
begun to understand that the people are aroused
and will insist on drastic changes in banking UNI
less banking reforms itself. Henry Bruere,
president of a big New York savings bank, is
one who has seen a light.
Addressing representatives of banks, trust
companies and investment houses, Mr.. Bruere
declared there is danger of the Government TAX
Montana labor news., 1933-09-28
BUYING POWER MUST RISE FASTER

Complaint is general that prices are running
too far ahead OF buying power. The purchasing
power Of the masses is not keeping pace with
the steadily rising cost of commodities,
Despite gain in employment and wages under
the NRA, incomes are still generally low and
wages and salaried workers are finding it diff
cult to make both ends meet. They are exhorted
from all sides to buy to the limit of their ca
pacity and they are perfectly willing to do so.
But their capacity is very limited.
There is general suspicion that many prices
are higher than increased costs under the codes
warrant. This suspicion has been voiced not
alone by the man i'll the street but by high Re-
covery administration authorities.
Though desirable, it is doubtful if prices can
be kept down to enable purchasing power to
catch up with them. In the emergency, the only
quick and sure remedy is shorter hours and high
er wages than have been set in the codes. This
is organized labor's program for coping with the
situation. The sooner it is adopted, the quicker
will the recovery be.
Montana labor news., 1933-09-28

lished which has placed definite curbs
upon the Wanted rugged individual
ism of industry which, in practice, had
too frequently degenerated into ruth
less exploitation.
Zone purpose of the N. l. R. A. is
to make it impossible for a small num-
Der of unc~onscionable employers to
intimidate their employees, and to so
lengthen the hours of labor and re-
duce wages that they can destroy
every market. . The law constitutes
a national admission that many forms
of competition which had been devel-
oped could easily become the death
of trade. The industrial codes have
made trade unionism more necessary
than ever, for without f~ar-reaching,
thoroughly organized and ~well-discip-
lined trade unionism, the semi-skilled
and skilled workers will be unable to
protect adequately their wage stand
ards.
I'm efforts to secure satisfac-
tory minimum wage rates for semi
skilled and skilled workers we are en-
tering upon a new phase of our trade
union activities. 1t seems evident
that wage negotiations in the future
will be carried on with a much larger
number of employers in an industry
than in the past. We will be called
upon to make greater application of
our ability to bargain collectively. E.
Careful consideration should be given
to the possibilities of entering into
joint agreements by our affiliated in
ternational unions with an industrial
association, for under a system of
codes it may prove impractical and
perhaps impossible to take up the
question of minimum wage rates piece
meal, each international union acting
Individually"
Montana labor news., 1933-09-28

ing banking out of private hands. He said the
threat" of Government banking arose from the
fact that private hands do not equip themselves
to be guided by a sufficiently broad conception
Of public needs This, of course, was a round
about way of saying that the threat comes
from the bankers public-be-damned" attitude.
He added;
81 believe il is true that we must now, as
practical men, recognize that we are going
in the next months, in the next few years, to
be compelled to test what we do in banking,
what we do in business by its effect on the
total economic situation, upon the common
good"
Similar points of view were expressed by other
bankers, one of whom, Thomas A. Preston of
Chattanooga, said: Whether we like it or not,
we must recognize that the Government is going
to have more to do with the control of banks
in the future"
These bankers are learning. They know that
il banking does not put its house in order so as
to serve the nation honestly and well, a Gov
eminent banking system is almost inevitable.
Montana labor news., 1933-09-28
UNITED MINE WORKERS


ttontlnued from page Ole)
of work. Two hours pay is guarant-
eed each man upon entering the mine
in the morning; but after the first
two hours he will be paid on the basis
of the number of hours employed.
Day wages range from S4.76 for mo-
tormen and rock d%rillers in the Penn
sylvania, Ohio and Panhandle of West
Virginia fields, to $4.36 for the same
workers in the New River and Wind
ing Gulf fields of West Virginia. The
agreement sets forth in detail the
wage rates for all fields and classifi-
cations. In effect, the miners win an
increase in pay of from 20 to 200
per cent according to job and locality.
Checkweighmen and check-measur-
ers-for mines which have no scales
are granted the miners. Company
houses and company stores are no
longer to be forced on the miners.
Boys under II are not to be employed
inside the mines, nor outside at haz-
ardous work. At each mine the min
| NAo VIII GlNNN q GOllilllllltt VI o. W du-
just disputes between the miners and
the management. Appeals are pro-
vided for, and during the term of this
agreement, ending April l, 1884, no
strike OF stoppage of work is to be
recognized. 1t is provided that Gun
der no circumstances shall the OPP
orator discuss the matter under dis
pute with the mine committee or any
representative of the United Mine
Workers of America during suspen-
sion Of work in violation of this agree
ment."
District agreements are to be made,
dealing with district and local con-
ditions, and embodying the basic rates
Of pay, hours and conditions found in
the national agreement, with all spe-
cific rights recognized in the general
pact. On Jan. s., there is to be held
a joint conference of the two %associa-
tions Of operators with the U. M. w.
A, together with representatives of
the NRA, to determine on any revis-
ion of the schedule of hours, wages
and conditions set forth in the btu
minous coal code.
1t is to be noted that the Alabama,
western Kentucky, and southern Ten
nessee fields are not included in the
agreement, Nor are the Prick and
other Captive" mines Of the steel
trust covered by it. But both sides
understand that these fields cannot
long remain outside, when 80 per cent
of the coal production of the country
has come under union contract.
President Roosevelt, who was sur
prised to find that, under Sec. 7b Of
the Recovery Act he was supposed to
approve the agreement, declared him
self gratified at the result of the ne
gotiations. He said it took a great
weight off his mind, and seemed to
point the way to industrial peace in
coal. incidentally he disclosed that
he and his cabinet We're considering a
purchase of coal with National Recov-
cry funds, for distribution as fuel
among the destitute unemployed, for
whom $75, 000, 900 worth Of foodstuffs
and cotton cloth are being bought. He
made no claim that there is an excess
supply of coal above ground; his in
formation was that the supply now
mined is sufficient for not more than
one months industrial consumption.
Evening star., 1933-10-10
SURygADQSQNW OET UlnG W0EG
by w. R. Me CALLuM

an So to annex the gross prize The
low net prize went to Mrs H. R. Quin-
ter. with a card of 88-9-79 Second
low net prize went to Mrs. N j. Wald-
ron of Beaver Dam, who scored lC2-
$50.
Mrs. Clark, playing a powerful long
game. scored 80. winning a prize for
low gross on the first nine, while the
prize for the best score on the second
nine went to Miss Louise Clayton of
Chevy Chase. with 43 Mrs. Alma
Won STEINER won the prize for the best
net card on the second nine The putt
ing prize went to Mrs. H. H Shinnick
OF Indian Spring. who used only q
George Diffenbaugh of Indian Spring,
won the prize for the lowest total on
the fourth short hole which she played
in total of 13 strokes.
Other prize winners were:
Mrs. r. L. Rose. Congressional: Mrs.
w. S. Masten. Washington: Mrs L. B.
Platt Chevy Chase; Mrs. Leo Walper.
Kenwood: Mrs Ralph Orr, Congress
sional: Mrs. A. E Fischer. Beaver Dam:
Mrs. j. E. Davis. Army Navy. Follow
ing the golf tourney. the Columbia team
entertained the visiting women at
luncheon.
n OGER PEACOCK failed to qualify
II in the Midatlantic championship
played last June at Rolling Road.
but he made up for that error yester-
day, when he and George Diffenbaugh.
Indian Spring pro. teamed together
over that course to shoot a sub-par
score Of sc and win the amateur-pro
sweepstakes tourney of the Middle At
lantic Professional Golfers Association.
Peacock had the best score of the day.
72. two over par.
Bob Barnett. Chevy Chase pro- paired
with w. Beverly Mason. Chevy Chase
amateur. to take second place with
better ball card of II, while Maury
Fitzgerald of Kenwood and Mel Shorey
of East Potomac Park scored 49, Bar
nett won the individual pro sweep
stakes with score of 49,
Mrs L. H. Hedrick was a favorite
to win the tourney being staged at the
Army War College today by virtue of
her AZ yesterday to win the medal
round. Match play started today in
the tourney, with 80 golfers playing in
four flights.
A handicap tournament will be run
off by the Maryland State Golf Asso-
ciation tomorrow at Columbia. Con-
testants must have Maryland State
handicap cards. The senior champion
ship of the association will be played
next Wednesday. October 18. at the
Green Spring Valley Hunt Club.
Evening star., 1933-10-10
M'C0RkINDALE SHOWS
MARKED RING ABILITY
South African Gains Decision
Over Perroni in U. S. Debut.
Crowd Is Small.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 1O-Don Nc
l Y Corkindale, tall, game heavy
weight from South Africa, has
cleared the first obstacle in what may
turn out to be a successful. if not es-
pecially lucrative, American tour
While bare 1000 fans looked on,
McCorkindale boxed his way to a 10
round decision over Patsy Perroni,
young Cleveland battler. in Madison
Square Garden last night In so doing
the South African displayed an edu-
Gated left hand and a strong disincli-
nation to assume a horizontal attitude
when he was tagged full on the chin.
Perroni fought a dull sort of fight
most of the way. but he did land one
right cross square on the chin in the
ninth round and two heavy right up
percuts to the same spot in the tenth.
But each time McCorkindale. hurt
though he was. opened up with both
fists and fought his way clear.
Although the judges disagreed and
Referee Patsy Haley cast the deciding
vote for McCorkindale. the Associated
Press score card credited Don with five
rounds, Perroni with three and two
even.
McCorkindale weighed 1912 pounds,
Perroni 1913.
Evening star., 1933-10-10
Hot Foot Ball. George Washington HasNo
DIFFICULT TO PICK
STARTING LINEUP
PixIee Unlikely to Name Men
to Face Clemson Until
Friday Night.
w YHILE it has been estab.
w lished that George Wash.
v Y ington University has a

w YHILE it has been estab.
w lished that George Wash.
' ' ington University has a
potentially strong team
this year, the question of whom
are its regular players and whd
are reserves is getting more un.
certain as time goes on.
Coach Jim Pixlee, following the Co.
!onlaIS' decisive victory over North Da.
Kota University by a 27-6 score lass
FRIDAY; stated that from that time on il
would be difficult to determine his start.
ing une-up, particularly if the term
starting lineup" meant the II best
PLAYERS on his squad
Right now PiXlee cannot saw yb.t
men Will start the G. W.-Clemson cams
al Grltlth Stadium next Friday night
ana IL Is possible that he will not nans
tne starting array until the night befora
the contest.
THIS is all due to the excellent
i showing OF players who went intd
the North Dakota game after tha
s.dlI. 1heSe players, especially MID
McCarver and Tuffy Leemans. backs1
and Henry Wonder Bruegge. Red c;rif15,,..
Henry Strayer. Jack Morrison. Sid Kol,
ker and Ed Clark-all inesmen-seryed
as wei. as the men whom they replaced
Ihere was absolutely no slackening of
" w S speec nor any drawback to tha
execution OF its plays due to the pres
ence OF these so-called reserves.
with this situation prevailing. Georpe
Washington's future performances III
c. which are scheduled for home towr1
consumption, should not be lacking irf
spirit, Tor any player who wishes to ses
much service knows that he must main,
tain stiff pace in action in order ia
Keep another player on the bench.
JUDGING from the showing of Clems
son against North Carolina State
last Saturday, the Colonials wilt
neec all OF this spirit in order to keen
their slate clean Friday night. The
Ilgers staged remarkable form revere
sal following sad licking at the hands
Of Georgia Tech the week before to turn
back the more highly ratel Woltpack.
to 0. Reports Of the game said that
Clemson was superior throughout and
noticeable in its play was the fighting
spirit shown by every man. Coach Jess
Neely used.
clemson has a comparatively young
team. all but four of its squad being
juniors or sophcmores. These Juniors
and sophs are waging a real fight
among themselves to land regular as.
signments and the fight bids fair to con.
tinue in Griffith Stadium
Another factor pointing towards spir-
tied competition is that Clemson will
have 800 students in the stands in addi-
ton to several hundred alumni who
have made special plans to attend this
game, the only one away from the
Clemson campus that the Tiger student
body may attend as an organization this
year. incidentally. this contest is the
first in Washington foot ball annals in
volving a Clemson eleven.
Evening star., 1933-10-10
J0HNNIES EXPECTING
TO PRESS C. U. TEAM
Line Is Reasonably Strong and
Backfeld Is Displaying Much
Improvement.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
4 NNAPOLIS, October 10-Deter-
n mined to push Catholic Univer-
sity as hard as possible next Sat-
urday, Coach Tody Riggs jumped right
into the work of polishing up his team
yesterday. The team undoubtedly is on
the upgrade and will be stronger than
the aggregation that swamped Gallau-
det
The line is reasonably strong, with
powerful tackles in Cal Lotz, l95
pounds. and Hank Weeks, 200 pounds,
but is almost without requirements.
In the backfield there is a different sit
uation. and Riggs will have his strong-
est combination against the Brookland-
erS.
Little Gus Skordas, Annapolis boy,
has developed into a brilliant runner
and may hold the quarterback job
against Capt. Jack Kilmore. Lou Shelf
fenecker. last years captain. who can
play at half or full is getting into good
physical condition for the first time
this year.
Evening star., 1933-10-10
C. j. WOULD MAKE
ST. JOHNS SUFFER
Irked by Holy Cross Defeat,
Cards in VengefuI Mood
for Future Ti|ts.

wv ;;;::s'; Sss: s:'s; =; = !: :s :s;;: ss
against st. Johns COL
lege of Annapolis. Forget Holy
Cross and get Chattanooga, De-
troit and Manhattan is our new
slogan!"
Such was the optimistic observation
ventured by Head Coach Dutch Berg
man today as his Flying Cardinals, OBJ
vlously having taken a new lease on
life, prepared for a red-hot scrimmage
at Brookland
ITS beginning to seem as If the boys
may have profited by that Holy Cross
licking, Bergman admitted this morn
ing. Anyhow. they've got their fight
Ing spirit up to high pitch
II We can start clicking and keep
going in high gear we've an excellent
opportunity to make successful sea-
son Of it YETI
Multiple errors detected this past
week end were called to the attention
OF the Flying Cardinals yesterday as
they launched work prior to SATURDAYS
fitting with st. Johns.
determined to erase these flaws and
to show general all-around improvement
the Cardinals flashed spirit aplenty
during their workout
Evening star., 1933-10-10
2 at Navy Helped
Beat Pitt in 1912
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
A NNAPOLIS, October 10.-Two
"A naval officers who played in the
first Pittsburgh foot ball
game will accompany the midship-
man squad when it leaves here
Thursday to meet the Panthers Sat-
urday Navy won the first game,
played here in 1912, by a score of
13 to g.
Lieut. Comdr. Harvey B Overesch.
graduate manager of athletics and
foot ball director. played at left end
for Navy in this first clash between
the two schools. Lieut.. Comdr John
H. Brown. executive officer of the
department of physical training at
the academy. was at right guard.
Beth were selected by the late Wal
ter Camp for one of his All-America
foot ball teams.
Evening star., 1933-10-10

don't believe there will be a
team in the country this season, play
ing a hard schedule, which won't be
tied or beaten"
At the end of the first week in Oc-
tober, with the season barely under way,
this somewhat depressing turn already
has happened to Notre Dame, Alabama,
Minnesota, Indiana, Northwestern, Tu-
lane, Southern Methodist, Georgia
Tech. Texas, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma, N.
Y u, Temple, California, Washington
State, Santa Clara, St. Mary's, w. and
j., West Virginia and four or five other
teams we'll above the average callber.
Here are 20 or more teams, sew
eral of them figured strong
enough to have a chance at some
sectional championship. which
have been unable to slip by Oct
tOber united or unbeaten.
It has been the earliest and the
heaviest upheaval foot ball has yet
known Many of the others have es-
capped this fate because they elected to
get away to an easy start, postponlng
their trouble as long as possible.
But the list of the unbeaten and the
united will be cut faster and faster
from now on. There is too much good
material around the map today-there
are too many good coaches-for teams
to keep beating strong rivals week after
week
1t has been a long time since any one
heard of Notre Dame starting asseason
with victory missing at sunset. The
same is true of Alabama. Notre Dame
and Alabama were figured among the
first five teams of the year. They
may finish around the top yet, but
that first jolt was unusual