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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-06
Anthony Eden Stars As Tight rope
 Artist On The World Political Stage
By MILTON BRONNER NEA Service Staff Correspondent

London, Jan. 6 - Anthony Eden British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in recent troubled months has earned for himself the nick name of the Blondin of the political world.
 Remember Charles Blondin? He was the Frenchman who made fame and fortune for himself in 1859 by walking a tight-rope across Niagara Falls. Any blunder, any false step and he was "goner" in the whirl- ing waters below.
 As never before in modern days, Eden has been walking very thin tight-rope over the whirling waters of world politics and any blunder, any false step, might plunge his country into war. Life has been one crisis after another for him. He has had to tight-rope his way, always remembering three points:
 1. That he must seek to main-
 tain the prestige of the British
 lion.
 2. That the British people are
 not willing to back up prestige
 with war.
 3. That even if they were will-
 ing to do so, the British lion is
 still unprepared for a mighty
 tussle, as some of his teeth are
 still In the making.
 MUST BE WARY AT HOME. ALSO
 Tn olden days, when Foreign Ministers made the British lion roar, it was an easy job, because Britain ruled the waves and Britain had the purse. But those palmy days are gone. Ruling the waves is im- portant, but even more so from some aspects is ruling the air, and every body in the British government knows that Britain is far from even equalling certain other European air powers. Hence Eden's need for circumspection.
 In the theater of international politics, Eden must play a variety of character roles. At times he must thrust out warning hand. Again llC IlIlSU UCChOIl 1Ol IL AClAS4oAAAp. Al ways he must think in terms of people-but keep wary eyes peeled for threats of war. Occasionally he is permitted a smile.
 Germany wants back colonies England holds. Italy threatens Britain's free passage through the Mediterranean. Both countries pre- tend to support non-intervention in the civil war in Spain, while at the same time both permit thousands of volunteers" to fight for the rebel Franco. France, more than anxious for British support, looks upon every English move with jealous eyes Soviet Russia, an ally of France, a potential ally of Britain, keeps them all guessing.
 Eden not only has to consider these factors, but in his own coun- try he has to be wary. The Labor party is very critical. It attacks his moves on the chess-board. In finds him too weak in dealing with the totalitarian powers of Italy and Germany. It finds that his endeav- ors to prevent open intervention in the Spanish civil war merely help the rebels.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-06

Helpful Hattie says where there's will there's way and she is going to learn to ski this winter break leg but she hopes it's not the latter.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-11-11
BY JOSEPH A. WISE

Chicago (ILNS). - The American
Newspaper Guild is at it again in Chi
cago. Or rather the National Labor
Relations Board, at the instigation of
the guild, has set up court of alleged
investigation in the Chicago Federal
Building with the objective of destroy
ing two American Federation of Labor
local unions of "front office" and edi-
torial room employees; of gaining a
foothold in each and all of the daily
newspaper mechanical departments,
and of causing general confusion and
discord between the publishers and the
legitimate trade unions with which
they have maintained contractual re-
lations for many years.
The American Newspaper Guild filed
charge with the National Labor Re
lations Board that the management of
the two Chicago Hearst daily news
papers had coerced and used various
unfair means to compel the editorial
room and "front office" employees to
join the Chicago Editorial Association
and the Newspaper Commercial Asso-
ciates, both chartered by the A. F, of
L. This was an alleged violation of
the unfair labor practices" provision
Of the Wagner Act.
Previous Case Postponed
Previously, from May 26 to June IA,
1888, the guild had tried to make a
case against each and all of the Chi
cago printing trades unions. Under
the leadership of Don Stevens, guild
organizer, and Ben Meyers, young
lawyer who earns a precarious live
lihood representing super radical
causes, the guild made such poor
showing that the N. L. R. B. at Wash
ington was forced to postpone the case
indefinitely"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-11-11
Buy Union Label This Christmas,
|. M. Ornburn Urges In Call
To All Trade Union Members
Trade Union Members Asked To Demand Union Label On
All Christmas Merchandise - Union Label Cam
paign Already Started Among Merchants

Washington, p. G. (HNs).-A call
to every trade union member in the
nation to demand the union label on
all Christmas gifts this year was is
sued by |. NJ ornburn, secretary
treasurer Of the Union Label Trades
Department, American Federation Of
Labor, upon his return to Washington
from the Houston A. I. of 1. conven-
ton.
A union label campaign has already
been started among the merchants i'll
every city to stock up with union
made goods, the department an
nounces. A more intensive drive will
be made during December, when the
retail sales are greater than at any
other timeein the year
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-11-11
WOMEN BANNED
ON PICKET LINES

Toronto (ILNS) Women will not
be allowed on strike picket lines; it is
illegal and brands the men as cow
ards" fared Premier Hepburn of On
tarie when refusing the request of a
delegation that the provincial police
be withdrawn from the strike area
around the Thunderstorm Shoe Com
pany's plant at Port Colbourne, On
tario.
eff the men want to start fight
with the police let them leave their
women and children at home" the hot
tempered premier advised. Despite
his Interpretation of the picketing law,
it says nothing about sex. The strikers
included women and girls, some OF
whom went on the picket line. Bad
physical conditions in the shoe factory
were among the chief grievances
which brought on the strike.
Resolutions passed by strikers
meetings complained of police vio-
lence and intimidation against pickets
Spokesman for the police say only a
reasonable amount of force was used
for the purpose of protecting law and
order. The workers on strike belong
to a mushroom national union.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-11-11
Building Trades Unions
Halt WPA Sewer Project

Terre Haute, Ind (AFLWNs) -
More than 500 members Of the Nigo
County Building Trades Council halted
temporarily work ON the W r Al
sewer project here
Officials Of the council said that Or
ganization was not opposing w. 2. a..
relief projects, but objected to the
w. P. A. entering the construction
field. They said the W. p As paid the
prevailing wage rate, but the short
work week made fair weekly wage
impossible.
It was stated that the Building
Trades Council wanted the r w. A. to
sponsor construction work so that it
would be done by private contractors.
Under the p w. A. policy it was
claimed laborers on construction prof.
ects would earn around S25 weekly and
skilled workers from $40 to S45.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-11-11
Object Is Destroying OF Two Locals Of American Fed
Grafton Of Labor - Attempt To Cause Confusion
And Discord - State Federation Intervenes

These two cases were consolidated
with another case of similar purport
late in October, and the whole bust
ness was reopened with the view of
ballyhooing Chicago newspaper en-
ployes in all departments into joining
the guild in sufficient numbers to give
the guild control after an election to
be ordered by the n. L. R. B.
State Federation Interyenes
The N. L. R. B. put two men re-
garded by labor here as strong G. l. O.
partisans in charge of the current
hearing. They are Trial Examiner
Henry w. Schmidt Of Washington and
Attorney Herbert N. Shenkin of Chi
cago.
Victor A. Olander, secretary treas
urer of the Illinois State Federation
Of Labor, has interviewed through DAN
iel D. CARMEL, counsel for the Illinois
state branch of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor
None of the printing trades is rep
resented.
Edward G. Woods, noted member
of the Chicago bar, is representing
the Hearst organization.
Daily Papers Muzzled
have no hesitancy in saying that
this case presents the most extraor-
| binary situation | ever have encoun-
tered in half century of activity in
the printing and publishing business
All that is lacking to put it on a level
with legal" matters in totalitarian
European countries is the addition Of
force.
| All daily newspapers are muz-
zled by the fear that they will be
yanked into court on charge of
unfair labor practice" if they
dare to publish the facts in ref
erence to these guild cases.
/ The International Labor News Serv-
ice is the only gathering agency
in the United States which has the
sand to tell the truth about the un-
| lawful and unconstitutional activities
| of the C. @. : N. L. r. B. : American
/ Newspaper Guild combination.
! / shall give further details of this
! interesting case next week.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-11-11
BIGGEST JOB
GAIN IN SEPT.

Washington, D. C. (ILNS) Nearly
100000 men and women went back to
their jobs throughout the nation in
September, the biggest employment
gain in any month since the business
slump started year ago, the Amer
lean Federation of Labor estimates in
its monthly employment report based
on figures from the federal govern
ment and other reliable sources.
Reports from local A. F. of L. unions
indicate that employment increased
still further in October. Weighted fig
ures show that unemployment de-
creased from Ia per cent of the union
membership to 1876 per cent in the
first part Of October, the federation
reports.
ain spite of these gains, however, =
the federation comments, "unemploy-
ment is still at very high level: Our
estimate shows 10,539,000 out of work
in September, and, although the Oc-
tober gains have reduced this figure
somewhat, there are probably more
than 100000 still out of work"
The federation says that employ
ment gains in September were consid-
erabiy larger than the usual seasonal
gain, which it holds is further evidence
that business recovery is under way
again. Gains have been spread over
nearly all fields of industrial activity.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-11-11
Business Men Launch
Anti Union Drive

Endicott, N. Y. (ILNS).-The Board
of Trade and the Union District Busi-
ness Mems Association have opened
an anti-union campaign against efforts
to unionize the Endicott-Johnson shoe
factory. The general theory of these
business men seems to be that since
the proprietors of the shoe factory
are barred from opposing unions by
law, someone else must come in to do
it for them.
Anti-union leaflets are being dis
tributed at all gates of the factory.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-11-11

While members of labor unions CON
tinually urge the consuming public to
buy union label products, Mr.. Orn-
burn said:
"The Union Label Trades De
partment is especially desirous of
building up union label trade
during the holiday shopping sea-
son. Many practical and useful
gifts can be purchased that are
made under union conditions.
The merchandise upon which the
union label is displayed is of the
highest quality and made by the
most skilled workers in industry"
IL conclusion, he said:
Lets put the open shops and
sweatshops out Of business by buy
ing only union label Christmas gifts. .
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-11-11
3 YEARS WITH THE N. L. R. B.

Washington, D. q. The accumu-
latiye record of the National Labor Re-
lations Board Of three years of active
operation, which ended in October,
shows that 4,081,191 workers were in
volved in the 1867 unfair labor prac-
tice and representation cases filed with
the board during that period, accord
ing to recent statement by the board.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-11-11
CALIFORNIA WALNUT GROWERS
ASK WAGE-HOUR ACT COVERAGE

Washington, D. G. (ILNS) The
California Walnut Growers Associa-
tion, which claims to handle so per
cent of the walnuts grown in the
United States, has protested against
exempting either the pecan or walnut
industries from obedience to the wage
hour bill. They claim that the pre-
vailing wage rate in walnut shelling Is
80 cents an hour, and they do not want
the pecan growers Of Texas given an
edge.
julius Seligman, president of the
National Pecan Shelters of America,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-11-11
WOMEN'S LABEL LEAGUE
FORMED IN LOGAN, w. VA.

Logan, w. Va. (AFLWNs) Fol
loving a rousing meeting of the Logan
Central Labor Union, attended by a
big delegation Of labor officials from
Charleston and other West Virginia
towns, a Women's Union Label League
was formed here to promote the pur-
chase Of goods made BY union mem
bers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-11-11
DOES THE NEW WAGE HOUR
LAW APPLY TO YOU?

Washington, D. C.-Elmer F. An.
drews, administrator, Fair Labor
Standards Act, made known recently
that retail merchants were exempt
from the provisions of the wage and
hour law unless more than so per cent
of their operations were in interstate
commerce.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1938-11-11
Guild-NLRB Combination Declared
Formed TO Destroy A. F. of |.
Unions On Chicago Dailies

said that $4,000 shelters had been
thrown out Of work, and that pecan
shelling paid from 10 to Is cents an
hour. 1t is believed that the number
now laid off is greatly exaggerated.
Evening star., 1938-09-22
RAIL HEADS HAIL
STEEL REDUCTIONS
Action of Carnegie Illinois
in Lowering Prices Called
Encouraging Sign.'
by the Associated Press.

~ sa'S hoooSlhteQ FTeSS.
CHICAGO, Sept. 22.-The steel In.
dustry's overtures for more business
from the railroads through rail price
reductions brought praise TODAY from
executives of the carriers, but gave no
immediate signs of bearing fruit.
Officials of roads centering in Chi
cago called the Carnegie Illinois Steel
Corps reduced. prices on rails and
accessories for the fourth quarter an
encouraging sign" They said most
roads already had purchased trackage
for 1888. but that the reduced prices
might be a help in figuring up 1889
budgets.
Ralph Budd. president of the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy, said: The
cut in the price of steel rails and
accessories is encouraging 1t is too
late for this year as we do our steel
laying in the summer months. Wa
have not made our plans for next
year, but this move undoubtedly will
encourage the purchase of greater ton.
mage"
E. M. Durham, jr., chief executive
officer of the Chicago, Rock Island e.
Pacific, also called the gesture an ZEN.
couraging sign," but pointed out the
Rock Island has already bought its
1888 supplies.
Several executives did not want to
comment, but it was understood that
roads already pressed for funds could
not be expected to expand purchases
materially in any direction despite en-
couragement from sellers.
Evening star., 1938-09-22
10 LOw-Yield Bonds.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-Czechoslo-
yak issues suffered further wide losses
) In today's bond market, while other
European loans rallied on the more
favorable peace outlook. Domestic
corporate issues were lower.
Czech IS of 80 tumbled about 8
points and the IS of 81 fell about 6
following an equally severe slump yes
terday. Prague 7l2s gave up about 4
points and Belgium 6i2s retreated
around 234 Polish, Italian and Ger
man obligations were higher by frac-
tions to points.
Moving in step with stocks, cor
porate liens sold lower over wide
front. Rails and utilities recorded the
.largest losses under comparatively
light selling.
At the start of the final hour de-
clines ranged from fractions to around
3 points in Western Union 4l2s Of
so, Boston & Maine IS, Studebaker
6s, Northern Pacific As, International
Hydro Electric IS, Santa Fe As Of '95
and Nickel Plate IS. Loans Of Shell
Union, McKesson & Robbins and Ana
conda Copper were moderate gamers.
In the United States Government
list a few Treasury issues recorded
gains ranging up to l9-32ds, but some
Others gave up as much as l0-32dS.
Evening star., 1938-09-22
FOREIGN EXCHANGES,

NEW YORK. Sept - lP,-The British
pound broke more than ! u cents in terms
OF the dollar today as foreign exchange
operators still viewed with distrust the
present European political set-up.
Control support was not apparent and
trading was quiet.
The French franc declined OO7s Of a
cent as oftclal SUPPORT appeared to pre-
vent wider declines Other major cur
rencleS were also carried down with Ster-
ling. including the guider, down rs of
cent; the Swiss franc, of .04 of cent.
and the belga. .o1 of cent lower.
Increasing opposition 10 the course the
French cabinet has taken in the Czecho-
Slovak crisis was reflected in q widening dis
count on 90-day forward francs. now
quoted .0S of cent below spot against
.O6ss OF a cent Yesterday. Also operating
against the French unit was the Bank of
France statement showing heavy borrowing
by the eovernment from the bank.
erest Br9an ss Il qosrs ohsfi sis m esnts
Canada Montreal, in New York 90. so: New
Gzeehoslovskia. a45; Denmark 2I5o:
10.0l: benevolent. Il 40 travel. 1880;
Greece. SO: Hungary, 1885; Italy: ,5.26h4;
Yugoslavia, 2.34 Netherlands. SO 9S: Nor
way, "a 90; Poland. 1887: Portugal. 4 30
Rumania. IS: Spain, unauoted: Sweden.
"a SO: Switzerland % 65; Argentina
32 ,o9n; Brazil IIeel 59on: Mexico City,
sS:ngh ss6a5n; Japan * $500; Hong KONG ao19;
Rates, in SPOT cables unless otherwise
indicated.
Evening star., 1938-09-22
C[EAR|NGS GAIN
SHARPLY IN WEEK
Hit Peak Since December,
but Fail to Equal Same
1887 Period.
Fly the Associated Press.

--~
NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-Bank clear
ings for the latest period rose sharply
to the highest level since the week Of
December %, 1887. Midmonth settle
ments were in q large measure re-
sponsible for the rise, which, however,
failed to carry the current volume
above that for the corresponding 1897
week.
Total transactions for % leading
cities Of the United States for the week
ended Wednesday, September 81,
amounted to $2,987, PTS, 900, compared
with $500, ,527 900 a year ago, accord
ing to Dun & Pradstreet, Inc. This
represented drop Of 7.9 per cent,
which contrasted with a year-to-year
loss of 11.6 per cent for the September
IA week.
New York clearings went tn $3,7al,-
O77,000, against $4,074, ,753, 900 last year,
giving decrease of per cent. The
aggregate for cities outside Of New
York was $2,196 ,202 900. or s.5 per cent
under the $2,425, TIA, 900 for the corre-
spending 1887 week.
Philadelphia and Louisville reported
fractional increases as compared with
year ago. The more important de-
clines at other outside centers included:
Pittsburgh, 22.l per cent; Cleveland,
1T per cent; Kansas City, ISL per
cent; Seattle, $50 per cent; Omaha,
l49 per cent; Chicago, l4.4 per cent;
San Francisco. 1875 per cent, and Port
land, Greg, 1874 per cent.
Bank clearinss at leading cities, to-
gether with percentage changes from
last year. follow; also. the daily av-
erage bank clearings for the months
OF July, August and September to
date:
Evening star., 1938-09-22
B. & 0. SUBSIDIARY
TO DELAY INTEREST
Chicago & Alton Will Not Pay
on IS October 1-Plan to Cut
Charges Sought.
Fly the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE. Sept. 32-The Bal
timore g. Ohio Railroad announced
yesterday its wholly-owned subsidiary.
the Chicago & Alton Railroad Co.,
will not pay on the October / ma
turity the interest on its per cent
refunding bonds and is seeking to de-
velop plan to reduce fixed charges.
The statement said the company
did not wish to seek reorga nization
under section II of the Bankruptcy
Act, adding the company is attempt
ing to work out plan 'in co-opera-
ton with holders Of a large amount
Of the refunding bonds" to be filed
with the Interstate Commerce Com
mission by October l.
The B. &, o. stated the Alton COM
pany has failed by a yearly average
Of about $1,200,000 to earn its fixed
charges since July 10. 1881, when the
B. & o. took over the Alton. Dur
ing that time, the statement said,
the B. g. o. has advanced $7,760,-
600 to the Alton, which also borrowed
$2,500,000 from the R. F. C.
The B. & O. already has asked
holders Of certain of its bonds to
adopt a plan for modification of its
interest charges.
Evening star., 1938-09-22
GROUP OPPOSES
TAX-FREE ISSUES
goth Century Fund Study
Brings Report Against
Exempt Securities.
Ry the Associated Press,

ny inc hSSOC-dteQ fIeSS.
NEW YORK. Sept. 22.-Tax-exempt
securities should be prohibited in the
future in the opinion of Twentieth
Century Fund committee which stud
led the subject and made public its re-
port last night.
The Twentieth Century Fund is an
organization endowed by the late Ed
ward A. Filene, Boston merchant, to
conduct independent researches into
social and economic problems.
Its committee on debt adjustment,
which made the study. was headed by
]. Lionberger Davis, chairman of the
board Of the Security National Bank
Savings & Trust Co. Of st. Louis. The
committee had members representing
institutions, business and the public,
and the research was done by tech
nical experts under the supervision OF
Dr. Albert Gailord Hart of the Uni
versity of Chicago.
The report indicated some uncer-
tainty as to future effects of the gen.
eral economy of present extensive
holdings by institutions of Govern
ment obligations.
The report also said that State and
local governments had reduced their
Indebtedness since 1888, and that the
net Federal debt is not so large as
some claims have indicated.
Tax exemption of Federal, State and
local government securities. the report
said, makes it unhealthy easy for
Government bodies to 60 into debt"
and makes debt investments too at
tractive to wealthy people who can
best afford to run the risk of direct
ownership in stocks, real estate and
other equities"
The committees recommendation as
to abolition Of tax exemption follows:
THE abolition OF tax exemption
on issues now outstanding is. of course,
impossible But President Roosevelt
and certain leaders in Congress de-
serve support of their proposal to
prohibit future issues Of tax-exempt
securities. Such a prohibition should
be made Immediately. and, if consti-
tutional changes prove necessary, an
amendment for the purpose should
be adopted as soon as possible. 1t
will, Of course. be many years before
all the tax-exempt issues now out
standing can. be retired. But if new
and refunding issues carry no tax
exemption the diversion of new saw
ings from direct ownership to debt
investment can be largely corrected
within few years.
The report estimated the met debt"
Of oil State and local governments
the committee studied 175,000 govern
mental units in the United States
had been reduced from 1888 peak
of sl6.5OO, 100000 to less than sl4,-
O0O. 900 900.
The met debt of the Federal Gov
ernment, the report said, increased
from sic. 400, 100000 in 1929 to $780,
52e,000000 in 1887, or by 1868 per
cent, adding this is considerably
less than the increase Of the so-called
national debt (the gross debt Of the
Government), which was lis per cent.
Evening star., 1938-09-22
PARIS BANK CHANGES,

PARIS. Sept 80 (P.-Bank Of France
statement as OF September Il lin millions
Of francs):
Gold reserve. 55SOS unchanged; bal
ances abroad, S2S. increase rs; negotiable
bills bought in France 1S1. increase l55;
advances against securities 3.S1s. increase
1852: discounted commercial bills. France,
11,Sb2. increase 2.3S6; temporary advances
to state 43.133. increase 5000. circula- :
ton. los 1S5. increase 5.2S5; total credit
70 Q.current accounts. 1854. increase S27;
2n-day advances against government Sc
curities 1.06O. increase 32S
Ratio of gold to sight liabilities. AZ 80
|per cent. compared with 45s9 last week.
Rate OF discount, 2l2 per cent