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Evening star., 1936-08-02
Suffolk Results

sy the Associated Press.
FIRST RAcE-Purse; 81 ;ooo' claiming
ysay1ldf tynays afonrdep nnd up; fusoHss 500
Mad Eagle (Tuckerl case $3.50
Flying MAY tHlghtshoel 500
Also ranIMaine ran. Chance i Albert D
Coya. Mars Palatine. Currants and FaiI
SECOND RACE--Purse. $1,000: claim
ing; 2-year-olds; .5l2 furlongs.
Eastport (Hightshoel $50 $50 g 60
Panther Greek (KnotD 400 2.S0
Sis ROYAL uonEdenl 3.6G
Kaieida. Say When and scotch Boy.
THIRD RACE-Purse, $1,000: claiming
Maiden Dream q; sIhl 1c.eO $50 go
Polly Barcarei (o'MaIieyl 5,eG
Also ran-Herondas. Light Heeled. Betty
Shaw. Kai Harri. Balanced Budget and
DAILY Double paid se6.4O)
olds: 5 furlonss.
Rudie CDeering) 40 $40 800
Amhurst tHaines) 1I.2O 6.6G
Keene Jack tknott) 6.6G
Also ran-Maleman. Red Nose. Prairie
Prince, Par Scout, Broadway, Bergere, Gri-
maldi and ChicklinE.
FIFTH RACE-Purse. $1,000; claiming
I-year -oldS and rp; turionEs. o.o
SITanny's 1rdue VI I'M i.-U .b.@U SO
Marmara (DabsOn) 40 5.@
Tutticurio (GriEg) 400
Also ran-Tornadie. BIackmaiI, Kent
and Sea Fox.
SIXTH RACE-The Lexington Handicap
purse, $1,000 added; 3-year-oids and up:
Go Quick tF. smith 1900 $50 4.4o
Mountainy Man fSchmidD 1I.4O $50
Gov. Shoitx (HowelD 100
Also ran-a Gallant Prince, vicaress,
TugbOat Frank, Further and Dark Hope.
aBelair Stud entry.
SEVENTH RACE-Purse, $1,000: claim.
ing: 4-year-oids and up: 1k miles.
Lone Hand Jacobs) 1880 $50 4.2O
Whippercracker tHightshoe) $50 2.SO
Marpal (Griggl $50
Also ran--Midshipman. Peedeeaue and
American Prince.
EIGHTH RACE-Purse.. $1,000: claim
Lon nnns BIZ 1Hanter rnd uD mss ESQ
Bud Broom &c. SMITH 4.S0 $40
Red Roamer tCraig) 500
Also ran-Adamite, Mad Wind. Hoosiers
Pride, Sir Thomas. Airway and Spero.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
HOT CAKE VICTOR
At CHARLES TOWN
GoanteIl, D. C.-0Wned Horse
Gives Him Only Rub in
CobbIer Purse.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

6peclRl DlSpdtCu 10 1ue OLdEs
~ HARLES TOWN, West Va,
August 1.-Sammy Palumbo,
ace rider here, piloted Hot
~ Cake, a reliable platter, to vic
tory in the feature race today.
The l 1/16-mile test, named the
Cobbler Purse, saw Goantell finish sec
ond, a length and a half behind the
winner. Wittekind was third, an ad-
ditional four lengths away. A field OF
eight competed.
The time Of 1:4835 was mediocre as
compared with the track record OF
1:4535 set by Braw Scot q year ago.
Hot Cake and Goantell, the latter
owned by c. E. George, Washington
hotel man, made a two-horse race of
1t from the beginning. First one and
then the other was in front until the
swing for the stretch. At this point
Palumbo placed Hot Cake to drive
and the son of The Porter drew out
slowly.
The closing day of the Charles Town
Horse Show Associations meeting drew
o crowd of $500.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
Hamilton Results

BY the Associated Press.
FIRST RACE-The Horometer; purse.
5000; claiming: 3-year-olds and upi 81
Bf Bs ePs Vie 5ssS1nsl 1000 SsS SsS ss5 ss5
BACKGROUND Foden) $50
Also ran-Vanished. Cardamon. I Army
Game. CIaremont. Doer, Justa Jane.
Semester Pretty Patricia and cessna.
Field.
SECOND RACE-The Monsweep, purse,
$500; 2-year-olds; foaled in Canada: 5h
9 9 Cease S., Fire GMcG'niss, 14.1o 1898 40
AFSwyeh 4ims h.o 6Foden' sso
Also ran-vicereine. Dark Rebina, Cos
ter, Tricky Lady, Auld Reekie. Gisglins
"a: IF Y Y Ssis SsEis emit: sS.Ty.
THIRD RACE-The Inception; purse,
5000: claiming; 3-year-olds and up; 61s
E Esisi FIJI Sintfss s,S,, S,adely' 1918 ss ssS
Plain rilns Ben !issa 2fesnno s's5
Also ran-Sock DoIoger. worthing, Far
Cry. Anacrson. stack Arms and Bay Drop.
DAILY Double paid sII5.45)
purse, 5000; 3-year-oids; fosied in Can:
ada; sh iurl9ngs: .o- 90.
A9uy IhuCn 1910 4.0O O.SO
Glanford tBarnes) $50 $50
Osirian (McGinniss) 2SO
Also ran-Chalgo. No Retreat. Bonnie
Sight, Lissom Lad and Barton Gal.
FIFTH RACE-The Queensway Handi-
cap: purse, $500: 3-year- -olds and up: 61z
furl0ngs.
Quickly tPaIaez) 7.55 5.e5 800
Worthy Duke CFoden) 500 $50
Miss Mon0a (Madely) 800
Time. I:I73s equals track record).
Also ran-b Sweepstaf. Penabud, Eas-
ter Halter and Jack Patches.
H. c. Hatch entry.
SIXTH RACE-The King OConnor:
purse. 5000; claiming; 3-year-olds and
up; Iis miles.
Fascinator CPalaeZ) 1900 755 4.60
HerOwin (Madely) 7.95 4.05
Black Falcon (Young) 295
Also ran-Boscobel, Drusus, Pitchblende,
Noble Spirit and Scout On.
SEVENTH RACE-Purse. $780, claim
ing: the Frothblowerj 3-year-olds and
Bud ROYAL jBarnes) 1850 11.4s s.so
Chateagle (Madely) 6.65 $50
Also ran-Miss Joker. Fort Dearborn,
KibItser. King Bob. Dodiedo. Decide.
omsree4. Miss 0ormey snd Msetice.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
FIFTH RACE-LIEUT. GREEN.
OCK, BILLY /, HAPPY Boil
WAR.

LIEUT.. GREENOCK, which fin
tshed second to Aneroid yester-
day, comes back In another route
test Monday, and We believe he will
show enough improvement to whip
his good rivals. BILLY I disap-
pointed in his last and can do
much better. HAPPY BOLIVAR
may take third.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
FOURTH RACE - BONANZA,
BALIOS, LITTLE DINAH.

BONANZA, a lad that has raced
only once this year, that being on
January 2 at Tropical Park. has
been showing fine speed in his trials
at Suffolk Downs, and we are CIV
ing this lad the preference over the
platers in the fourth. If near his
best form, he will whip this bunch
easily. BALIOS has also been in
Evening star., 1936-08-02
SEVENTH RACE-OUR ADMI-
RAJ, TACK, FLYING DERE.

head in his last, but prior to that.
in competing against the same class
he meets in here, he finished sec
ond to Black Mail TACK is
steady sort, but would like more
distance. FLYING DERE has been
messed about recently and Is q
real threat.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
SIXTH RACE-LADFIELD, VOTE
BOY, BACHELOR DINNER.

Whether the distance is 5 fur
longs or 11/16 miles, LADFIELD,
Mrs. C. Cranes honest performer,
can always be seen right up there.
VOTE BOY is an in-and-outer, but
appears to be well suited in here.
BACHELOR DINNER will either
run great race or a miserable one.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
THIRD RACE-PAMPERED, MA.
RISE, FORCED LANDING.

PAMPERED, a son of Swift
and Sure, raced without success
last year, and didn't return to COM
petition until this past month. He
has raced only three times, but one
OF those efforts was so impressive
that We are forced to string along
with him as the best bet on the
program. NARISE may nip
FORCED LANDING.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
SECOND RACE-PARVA STELLA,
ITSIE BITSIE, SANDY BOY.

A steady campaigner until last
month, PARVA STELLA raced only
twice in July and on both occasions
she showed early foot, but quit to
a walk. Meets cheap field with
only los pounds up in here. ITSIE
BITSIE faltered after racing with
the top flight the other day and
may have been short. SANDY
BOY may get third.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
LEAD TIE FORFEITED

Because one of its pitchers, Rich
ard Rozzell, was found to be ineH-
gible. Smiths Pharmacy forfeited the
deadlocked position it held with the
Buck Newsom Peewees for first place
in the Columbia League and the lat
ter were declared the first-half cham.
pions. u
The Pharmacy nine automatically
took the second-place position.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
Riparian Has Markings.

EITZSIMMONS may be handling
another champion for Woodward
in Riparian, 2-year- -old son of Sir
Galahad III. He has yet to make his
appearance under colors, but probably
will during the current Saratoga
meeting.
The turf fortunes of Woodward, who
sent his first horses to the races in
1918, have scared since he purchased
one-fourth interest in Sir Galahad,
when the great stallion was imported
from Europe. He bred Marguerite to
Sir Galahad and got the Fox. All Of
the Fox's offspring are bred for stam-
ina. They usually have not shown
much as juveniles. but improved with
age.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
EIGHTH RACE-LADY Film
DERS. WAR PLEDGE, Ell

Since running second to Sand
Baby on July 6, LADY FLINDERS
has shown poor form. However,
she was meeting reuters of higher
caliber than she faces in the eighth
tomorrow, and she may wake up.
WAR PLEDGE figures over Ell
PUMA and the others.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
Case Ace Has Reserve.

Case Ace Has Reserve.
"A FTER a delay of six and a halI
minutes at the post. due to the
bad actions of Supply House and
Apogee, the field broke quickly, with
Jockey Alfred Robertson on Case Ace
and Eddie Arcaro on Privileged spring
ing into the lead. Apogee and Jewell
Dorsett were not far behind. Priv
ileged tried to keep up with Case Ace
into the turn, where Case Ace drew
away to a three length lead. AS the
field Strengthened out for the stretch
Case Ace was leading by length and
a half, but it was the outsider,
Orientalist, which came on the out
side with a desperate challenge. He
came on with rush and appeared to
be catching Case Ace until Jockey
Robertson let out another notch, and
The result was never in doubt.
Sun Teddy earned $8,480 for Owner
Wright by capturing the Arlington
Handicap by a neck from Where
Away, owned by Anthony Pelleteri Of
New Orleans. Count Morse was third
and Corinto fourth The winner,
with a feather of SO pounds on its
back, ran the mile and quarter in
2:02.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
Charles Town
Results

FIRST RACE-Purse. $500: for "-year-
Slds; Sdstv about bni = Tn t1ri0nss ~ 3to .se
% J1sta Town Town tHernande1) ~ $50 800
Quick Vine CPalumboJ $50
Also ran-In Cross. Miss Epe, Teneriffe.
Isle o. Joy and Iuka.
SECOND RACE-Pursr, $500; claiming;
for I-year-Olds and upi about Z furionEs.
Miss T0ucan tHilleyg ll.20 $50
Noaioyce tWisner) ESQ
lures Dream. thistle Diana and Irish Bud.
THIRD RACE-Purse. $500: claiming;
for ;}-year- -Olds and up; / IA miles.
Luke Phantom tGar'tp 1900 80 $50 go
Ogie tPalumbO) 400 :tOO
Tuneful (Hernandez) $50
Also rangCanynEe. Busy Tony. Keswick.
DAILY Double paid SECS .4eJ
FOURTH RACE-Purse, $500: claiming:
Pretty Lass 20. Herdez) 500 100 $50
e1ss%15,e E1sna ssk.5 b. 1cfsma casePnand.D so' $40
Also ran-June Time. EVELYN Hunt, Our
Rose. Bright Girl and Claiming.
5000; claiming; for :5-year-o -olds and up.
Wise Money tShanks) 200 $50 $50
Royal Veil (PalumbO) 800 80
Keyed Up (GarretD $40
Time. l:2lZ5.
Also ran-Ciear knight. LADY Windsor,
Ardor, Miss Trycom. Justa Canter.
SIXTH RACE-Purse, S5OOi 3-year-
Hot Cake lPaiumbOJ 500 80 $40
Goantell tHilleyl 1900 20
Wittekind q. Hernandez) $50
Aiso e rann@Hard Chase. Chief Hollis,
Rouge Catalan. Fred Alya and Dona
Dulcin.
SEVENTH RACE-Purse. $500: for s.
year -Olds and up; ia miles.
Helen Bah IF. C'manoD 2O.1O $50 5.60
Viva Pete IS. Palumbo) $40
Time. :IS.
Also ran-Luculent, Egeon, Scotty's
Pride. No Mistake and Bonnie Dhu.
EIGHTH RACE-Purse. $500; claiming;
for I-year-o and up: IA miles.
Bay Wrack &C. COffmanl $50 $50 SEQ
Brown Wren IS. Palumbo) 800 go
Pauline ii IL. GarretD $50
Also ran-Prince Petite. Lone Miss,
George Jessel. Sir Catalan and Bendromel.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
Race Selections
SUFFOLK DOWNS Fast.
BY FEED BOX.


Patty Comixa, Harry's Dream,
Bye Bye Will.
2-sandy Boy. Mate Tea, Parva
Stella.
3-Narise, Forced Landing, Tug
boat.
-Armstrong, Bonanza, Lady
Hockberger.
5-Kearsarge. Lieut.. Greenock,
Billy I.
6-Candy Maid. Bachelor DIM
ner, Great Haste.
7-Our Admiral, Would Dare,
Last Romance.
Sand Baby. Center Lane, War
Pledge.
Best bet-Patty Comixa.
CONSENSUS AT SUFFOLK Fast
BY the Associated Press.
1-Opoco, Patty Comixa, Harry's
Dream.
Wrought Iron, Rockrim, Col
den Duchess.
3-Narise. Pampered, Forced
Landing.
4-Bonanza, Little Dilah, Tor
nadic.
5-Lieut. Greenock, Bob's Boys.
Kearsarge.
s-Candy Maid. Fickle Chance.
Ladfield
Flying Dere, Chief Mourner,
Kurdair.
s-sand Baby. Center Lane,
Xandra.
Best bet-Lieut. Greenock.
CONSENSUS AT SARATOGA Fast
BY the Associated Press.
l-Pompete, Star Pupil, Sir
Randolph.
2-Golden Lyre, Chance Light.
Aroused.
3-Juliet W.. Magic Circle.
Janeen.
EJack Sting, capuche, Toby
Tyler.
5-Treford, Ann o'Ruley, VAN
derbut entry.
6-Dutch Uncle, Gunwale, Flag
Oh war.
Best bet-Jack Sting.
WASHINGTON PARK Fast.
BY the Louisville Times.
1-Pansys First, Hermoeillo,
Overplay.
2-Bal Ele, Jirasol, Defer.
3-Eurayalus, Chauvenet, Bert
Reid.
4EOnwentSia, Imperial Pal,
Cealaigh.
5-Visigoth. Whereaway, Rock X.
6-Brandon Prince, Prince Pest,
Brown Feathers.
Chichester, Fanfern, Booms
Pal.
S-Theorem, Teddy Boy, Storm
Angel.
Best bet-nchester.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
CAPTURES $36,54O
ARLINGTON PURSE
Sun Teddy, With Same Sire,
Is Victor in Secondary
." Last-Oay Feature.
BY CHARLES DUNKLEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

- HICAGO, August L. New
names blazed as heroes in
the climax of Arlington
~ Parks thirty-day racing sea-
son today.
The undefeated Case Ace, owned
by Mrs. Ethel v. Mars of Oak Park,
Ill. captured the, $4,000 Arlington
Futurity before a crowd Of $1,000
spectators. Sun Teddy, the entry OF
Warren Wright Of Chicago, won the
$4,000 Arlington Handicap.
Both Case Ace and Sun Teddy are
the sons of the famous dead sire
Teddy, who also was the daddy of Sir
Galahad III.
Burning up the track soon after
the start, Case Ace shook off ter
rife challenge Of Warren Wright's
Privileged on the turn into the
stretch and then went on to win by
q length and a half. Orientalist,
owned by Mrs Emil Denemark OF Chi
cago, finished second after coming
from last place Apogee, owned by
Hal Price Headley, Kentucky turf
man and winner of the Lassie Stakes,
was third.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
woodward Sees Seren Years
Of Good Fortune as Breeder
And O,vner of Thor0ughbreds

American racegoers are urging him to
return the colt to this country for
competition either this Fall of next
year.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
FIRST RACE-PATTY COMIXA,
PR TTY PAT, BYEBYE

PATTY COMIXA, a filly In the
barn Of Willis Sharpe Kilmer, ap-
pears to have everything her own
way In the opener, and If she comes
close to repeating her last effort
she will undoubtedly win easily.
PRETTY PAT may whip BYEBYE
WILL.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
S36,54O to Mrs. Mars.


THE Futurity, richest stake for e
- year-olds in the West. had gross
value of S5O,635, with s36,540 going to
Mrs. Mars as first prize. Orientalist
won $4,000 for placing, and Apogee
earned $4,000 for taking down third
place.
The 2-year-old son of Teddy-SWeet-
heart. which Mrs. Mars bought for
$4,000, sprinted the furlongs in
1:l11s, and proved to be without
doubt the 2-year-old champion of the
West. oeee Ace. coupled with Murph
as an entry, went to the post 1-to-2
favorite, paying $500 to win, s24O
to place and So 20 to show. The place
price on Orientalist was $3.50, with
$3.50 to show, while Apogee paid
$3.50 to show.
The hitherto undefeated Supply
House, which came from the East with
a great reputation, finished fourth
with Jewell Dorsett fifth and prlVl-
legged sixth. Bringing up the rear
was Murph, Case Aces running
companion, and Joseph E. Widener's
Advocator.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
Remains Unconquered Discovery Reaping Red Score
Selections for Fast Track at Suffolk Downs Tomorrow
(BEST BET-PAMPEREDD

active recently, but gets the call
over LITTLE DINAH for the place.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
Hamilton

Entries for Tomorrow.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
Suffolk Downs

Entries for Tomorrow.
Fly the Associated rress.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
Saratoga
Entries for Tomorrow.

Ey the Associated Press.
FIRST RACE-Purse 81 900: the Para
| disc Bay: claiming: 2-year-old colts and
| veIdjppS SI,
Evening star., 1936-08-02
FIFTH RACE-Purse, $4,000 added;
the Chicago Handicap; 3-year olds and
sc, H. Marlman entry.

SIXTH RACE-The Englewood: purse,
and nTIH; up; i mile 70 yards. ''0'
Countess Ann 9S Colonel Ed 1O7
South Gallant 103 Prince Pest 100
Brandon Prince 115 Brown Feathers 1O9
The Washington times., 1936-10-29

VOTE AM ERICAN
The Washington times., 1936-10-29
I RALLIES END
CAMPAIGN

TAKOMA PARK, Md, Oct. 30.
Montgomery county'S Democratic
campaign on behalf of President
Roosevelt and Representative Da-
vid j. Lewis will close officially
tonight with two rallies, one at
Cabin John and the other here.
At the Cabin John gathering,
which will be held in the fire de-
partment building, State Senator
Stedman Prescott and States At.
torney James H. Pugh will speak.
Francis Day will preside.
Representative Lewis will head
the speakers at the Takoma Park
rally, which will be held in the
fire department building at 8
o'clock. Other speakers will in
clude E. Barrett Prettyman, for
mer corporation counsel of the
District of Columbia, and j. Bond
Smith, Washington attorney and
president of the Takoma Park
Young Mems Democratic Club.
UNTE
The Washington times., 1936-10-29

in our form of government or its
permanence. 1t might be well for
them to move to some other nation
in which they have greater faith.
I know that American workers,
made wise as we'll as strong by
the achievements of John Mitchell
and his successors, will not be
fooled by this campaign any more
than they were frightened by the
strong-arm squads of the past.
John Mitchell taught labor that
to win and to preserve the fruits
of its victories it must have a cool
head as we'll as a warm heart. I
know labor will refuse to be robbed
of it's gains - that the progress
begun by it's friends will be safe
guarded and carried forward, until
the fuller security that is its right
is won.
The Washington times., 1936-10-29
MANY never
SUSPECT CAUSE
OF BACKACHES
This Old Treatment Often
Brings Happy Relief

Many sufferers relieve naEging backache
quickly, once they discover that the real cause
of their trouble may be tired kidneys
the excess acids and waste out of the blood.
Most people pass about pints day or about
3 pounds of waste.
Frequent or scanty passages with smarting
and burning shows there may be something
wrong with your kidneys or bladder.
when due to functional kidney disorders, may
be the cause of nagging backache, rheumatic
pains, lumbago, leg pains, loss Of pep and en-
erEy, getting up nights, swelling. putinesS
under the eyes, headaches and diEEiness.
Pills, used successfully by millions for over 40
years. They give happy relief and will help the
Is miles of kidney tubes flush out poisonous
waste from your blood. Get Doan'S Pills.
The Washington times., 1936-10-29

ing of the planted labor spy.
This pay-envelope propaganda
has one clear objective-to sabot-
age the social security act. To
sabotage that act is to sabotage
labor. For that act, as you know,
was worked out with labor and
enacted with the active support
of labor-all kinds of labor.
Explains Premiums
Why do these employers seek to
repeal the social security act? Be
cause under the act they have to
pay far more than half of the in
surance given to the workers.
Get these facts straight.
The act provides for two kinds
of insurance for the worker.
For that insurance both the
employer and the worker pay
premiums - just as you pay
premiums on any other insurance
policy. Those premiums are col
lected in the form of the taxes you
hear so much about.
The first kind Of insurance
covers old age. Here the employer
contributes one dollar of premium
for every dollar of premium con-
tributed by the worker; but both
dollars are held by the Govern
ment solely for the benefit of the
worker in his old age.
Like Savings Account
In effect, we have set up a
savings account for the old age
of the worker. Because the en-
ployer is called upon to contri-
butte on a $3.50 basis, that
savings account gives exactly
two dollars of security for every
dollar put up by the worker.
The second kind of insurance
is unemployment insurance-to
help the worker and his family
over the difficult days when he
loses his job. For the unemploy-
ment security of the worker, the
employer under the Federal
trade law puts up the entire
premium-two dollars. The bene-
fits of this insurance go 100
per cent to the worker
none to the employer. But the
premiums for this unemployment
so far as the Federal
Government is concerned are
paid 100 per cent by the en-
ployer.
Points Out Rub"
Now let's add it all up. Begin
ming January /, for every one
dollar which the worker is asked
to put into an old-age account for
himself, employers are required
under the Federal act to contribute
three dollars to protect the worker
from both unemployment and old
age. That is, the worker con-
tributes only one dollar to his old
age security; he contributes moth
ing to his security against losing
his job. But at the same time the
employer has put up two dollars
for unemployment and one dollar
for old age.
Three for one! There's the rub:
That is what these propaganda
spreading employers object to.
The records extending back several
years show that their purpose has
always been to compel the worker
alone to put up all the premiums
both for their unemployment in
surance and their old age insur-
ance. They are now trying to
frighten the worker about the
workers one dollar premium, so
that they won't have to pay their
three dollar premium.
Confidence in Labor
These propagandists are driven
in their desperation to the con.
temptible, unpatriotic suggestion
that some future Congress will
steal these insurance funds for
other purposes. If they really be-
lieve what they say in the pay en-
velopes, they have no confidence
The Washington times., 1936-10-29
$4,000 Bonds Set
In Stamp Charges

BOSTON, Oct. 20 G.N.S0.
William L. Ling, having pleaded
not guilty, was held in $4,000
bonds, charged with possession Of
$4,000 bogus 2-cent stamps. Sam
uel Kaufman and Charles Quinn
were held in $4,000 bonds for
arraignment with Ling. Two
others are under smaller bail.
The Washington times., 1936-10-29

When I found that I was to
speak in Harrisburg today, and
realized that it is John Mitchell
Day, I determined to come by way
Of Wilkes-Barre. I wanted to pay
my tribute to him.
In 1913 I was Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy. I was asked to
examine charges Of collision in
coal bids for the Navy. I needed
help from someone whose integrity
and knowledge I could trust. I
recalled then how impressed
Theodore Roosevelt had been with
John Mitchell's handling Of the
great coal strike of 1902.
I asked John Mitchell to help
me. In three days he taught me
a great deal about coal and min
ing. What he taught me saved
the United States Navy many
hundreds of thousands of dollars
a year in its coal bill.
Taught Organization
You in this anthracite region
and miners in every other coal
field in the United States, have
fuller picture Of this man who was
one of the most significant figures
in American labor history.
For years he went about the I'm
spectacular but necessary job Of
clearing the ground for the pro-
gresS Of a great labor movement.
He taught a dispersed industry
how to organize. He taught both
management and labor that the
only basis for stability is to be
found in contracts that can and
will be lived up to by both man
agement and labor.
BY victory in the first great
battle of the mine workers he
broke the tradition of defeat which
had always hung over the aspira-
tons of those he led. He convinced
the public that the gains of labor
were the gains of all-that the
labor movement was something to
be welcomed rather than feared.
He made public opinion a judge
to which labor could more conf
IDENTIFY appeal. His work was nee
esSary before other men could do
theirs,
Mitchell Pioneer
We now build upon the work of
John Mitchell. He pioneered in
his day for collective bargaining.
Today we have put upon the Fed
eral statute books the legal mech
anism to make collective bargain
ing reality.
He pioneered in his day for the
education of the public. Today we
aim to make the public conscious
that the welfare of labor is the
welfare Of all.
Carrying forward his work and
that Of others like him, we have
begun to build system of old-age
pensions and unemployment in
Surance to substitute for uncer-
tainty a new security in the life
of the wage-earner and his family.
Hits Labor Coercion
How far we have come is shown
by the patriotic resentment with
which labor and the public alike
are meeting the latest attempts
of a handful of employers to mis-
lead and coerce labor with regard
to the social security act. Here is
repetition of the arrogance and
the ruthlessness which the opera
tors utilized to try to break the
solid ranks of labor when the min
ers fought at Armageddon in 1902.
No employer has right to put
his political preferences in the
pay envelope. That is coercion
even if he tells the whole truth.
But this propaganda misrepre-
sents by telling only half the
truth. Labor and a fair-minded
public must place such tactics in
a class with the coercion of the
strong arm squad and the whisper