, 1935-01-10
The World
At Glance
BY LESLIE c
Central Press Staff Writer

NEW YORK. Jan. l0.-Buildins
trades unions will not reduce their
wages.
Michael j. McDonough. leader OF
building trades unions, asserts
that wages in his field now are be-
low 1926 levels.
McDonough is a determined man
he and his group of unions re-
Gently moved out Of the American
Federation Of Labor building n
washington TO quarters of their
own. McDonough does not agree
with the chief executives OF the A
+. OF L. But some of the building
trades unions do. Thus there Is a
Schism.
McDonough insists that building
union workers cannot be claSsed As
"al-year-round" workers that
their wages actually are not high
because building construction Is not
"a continuous operation"
Builders fear TO 90 ahead, not
only because Of high prices but
because they believe there even
may be factional strikes between
the two groups.
Caution" Is The Word
Wall Street has decided 10 act
cautiously until the trend Of the
new congress is established.
Passage OF a bonus would soft
EN-" government bonds and the dol
lar. but would give an inflationary
lift TO some commodity stocks. 1t Is
believed. II would likewise increase
automobile sales. already rising
sharply in the farm country which
is getting government money.
Passage Of the bonus payment Il
pictured as a decided step toward
actual monetary initiation.
Labor Begins to Fear
Organized labor looks with feal
upon two Developments.
In Germany, there is beginning q
virtual CONSUMPTION OF men, both
for labor and military service, al.
though the treaty Of Versailles pro.
hibits both.
An employment permit is TO bt
granted only 20 a holder Of a labor
pass. But a labor pass may be OBJ
tanned only by a years service ir
the labor army, with the alterna-
tive OF a years service in the reg
ular army.
Youths below Is are forced u
enter voluntary labor service.
Then-as 10 the second fear:
In the United States the con-
gressional committee that has beer
investigating so-called "un-Amer-
lean activities PROBABLY viii make
recommendation that labor be-
lieves, If enacted. would cast la
Dor organizers in the role OF "ene-
mics TO the state. Union leader:
fear the committee may create ar
emotionaliSm that would deprive
workers Of years Of hard-fought-
for Liberties.
Doubtful Honor
When New Jersey officials insist
ed upon trying Bruno Richard
Hauptmann for murder instead Of
leaving him for New York state u
TRY for extortion, they added hun
dreds Of thousands Of dollars II
costs 10 the New Jersey taxpayers
particularly those OF Hunterdor
county-which Is not a wealthy
county, by any means.
Some of the money comes BACK
indirectly. through expenditures
made by the throng at Flemington
scene of the trial.
Expensive
The 81 stream-lined electric To-
comotives now being built for tht
Pennsylvania railroad are the mos,
costly passenger engines ever pun,
IL the world. Their cost Is s2oU'OO'
apiece.
when these engines are complet.
Cd the Pennsylvania will have lo'
electric locomotives for operation
between New York. Philaoeiphia
baltimore and Washington.
The new locomotives Will weigr
45O. 900 pounds each. They VII
Easily average 100 miles an hour
with a heavy train of steel Pullman
cars.