The Washington times., 1937-07-06
.UNI0NISM VOID
IN CONTRACTS,
G,A 0. RULE
By ]. EARLE MOSER

Although unionism at present
holds a foremost spot in American
dinner table conversations az
we'll as newspaper headlines
Uncle Sam intends making no dis
tinction between unionists anc
Scabs in his business contracts.
And this condition will holo
until Congress changes a few Of
his laws.
Latest to emphasize the fact is
Acting Comptroller General Rich
ard Elliott, in a decision revealed
the other day to the U. S. ConSti
tuition Sesquicentennial Commits
sion, of which Representative Sol
Bloom CD of New York is dlrec
tor general.
Bloom revealed in a letter to
Elliott that his commission wishes
to print 100000 order blanks for
sale of the book, STORY of the
Constitution" and had asked for
bids. A Baltimore firm, non
union. was the lowest bidder with
a price of $247, while a closed
shop here in the District asked
S274. Bloom wondered whether
he could do business with the
Baltimore firm. and told Elliott:
"In conducting the business
of this commission, we have
carefully avoided making any
award to any firm or corpora
ton which could in any sense
be classified or characterized
as being unfair to labor and
which is not fully organized as
a union shop"
Elliott, in his reply, hinted that
possibly Representative Bloom
should utilize the Government
Printing Office for such work, but
concluded nevertheless:
There is no law authorizing
the rejection of a bid solely be-
cause the bidder is not fully
organized as a union shop or
authorizing any discrimination
in that respect between open
shop and closed shop bidders"
The Triborough Bridge, first big
New York PWA project, is said
to be liquidating it's debts nicely.
Augustus E. Giegengack, Public
Printer, is reported heading a
movement to oppose an attempt to
divert printing work of the Patent
Office to an independent shop in
New York city. The attempt is
said to have the backing of Patent
Commissioner Conway Coe, but is
opposed on the grounds that it
would throw many printers at the
Government Printing Office out
of work at time when prepara-
tions are under way for increased
G. P. o. production.
The Trades Unionist is author.
ity for an interesting piece OF
history of Representative Robert
RamSpeck, chairman of the House
Civil Service Committee.
In 1928 RamSpeck campaigned
for AL Smith, and in one speech
to an audience composed largely
of Ku Klux Klan members he
said that under the original char
ter of the Klan AL Smith could
have been a member-and then
proved his contention. The sheer
nerve" displayed by Ramspeck is
said to have aided in elCcting him
to Congress.
Biological Survey is sending
three experts into far field regions
to study nesting habits of wild
ducks and geese. Charles E. Gill
lam will visit the Arctic coast by
air, north of Fort McMurray,
Alberta, Canada. Harold Peters
accompanies the Arctic expedition
of Comdr. Donald B. Mcmillan to
Labrador and Baffin Island.
Luther j. Goldman is to penetrate
Northern Alberta and the Yukon
as well as nesting areas in British
Columbia.
Among wide-awakers in Federal.
dom must be included Daisy D.
Reck, Interior press section.
CCC workers at Colonial Ma.
tional Historical Park, Va, are
constructing a laboratory and
storeroom on jamestown Island
to house priceless relics found on
the island that were left by Colon
lists. Among objects found are
goblets, plates, buttons, belts,
swords, cooking utensils, silver
and tools. About so house foun-
dations have been uncovered.
Prominent with Procurement
personnel:
Miss Christine Jacobs, at pres.
ent correspondence clerk with the
expedition unit, stock control sec.
ton, of Pro