The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-12-22
THE REDWOOD GAZETTE. REDWOOD FAILS MINNESOTA

as well as the laboffng man. He
added that the unions ask only
what is Just. sSsa
Two creamery men were next
on the program, A. H. Donnheim
of New Unn, Northwest Cream
erymen's association officer,
STRUCK the unions his hardest
blow when. he declared the
history of organization among
milk wagon drivers has been
that, their wages go up and, the
farmers pay for his produce goes
down. He cited "a case where
price of milk dropped from S2.10
to IFS per hundred while union
drivers wages Jumped from $40
to. 1924 per month, .tE2 :,
20. Condemns Labor Act
+ The Minnesota Association of
Local Creameries was represented
by o. S. Mccormick Of Albert Lea
[:Who SAID his organization is not
against organized labor and that
'crearnery workers have AM organ
ization which has done great
work but : is not affiliated with
either of the great labor organiza-
ttions. - !'st9 ~ f.5g.1
/ "Ard we do not want it to be, y
he declared 1--WE are. not ready to
turn sthe operation Of our cream
',eries over to truck, drivers. {
= 1.-THE unions must clean house, +"
he Continued, 1:..Union leaders
who are willing to. kill, tie up
great cities, and destroy produce
and property are actually hurting
the, workers g.. -, 80. 49,
Referring to. Albert LEAFS lab
or troubles. he declared the
struggle could have been avoid
ed If both sides had conceded a
little and remarked, ut didn't do
the. town any good" ~ &.
p He branded the. Wagner act as
unfair and declared no class can
liveJb by itself alone and eve
won't stand for Hitler here"
"a Seeing the. employer employee
light as a long drawn ott affair,
Lewis ,HartHll, fety representa-
tive Of the Associated Industries,
Mfnneapolis and, former police
chief there, declared for strong
employer organizations, citing as
his philosophy ~~Me never 'compro-
mise with anyone we can lick. !"
The often-pointed-tp Sweden was
referred to as a place where both
sides. are, organized, and peace
reigns: ''.-.,, .,.,.. . :. 49,.
class legislation" He claimed it
permits labor to cite employers
/ but. fails, to, extend protection to
the, employer. Even when two
unions. are fighting for 3jurisdic-
tom he said, t..the employer has
no right to- askbtan NLFRB cleo cleo,
ton" s,ci,J OBJ rs. -
ed shop violates the, bill Of rights
Eand that peace will never come
until the union is held as ,respon-
fsible for the acts of its members
+ Rsbis an employer '-etE. 80,
lat this point the meeting got
|1far away from the Redwood Falls
7, raoblern in, taking up the. Mime
apolis situation in which fHarthilll
| ctaMnS labor !ahas the apperi hand
and is 'takfngo the last pound iet
feshs.ho IT, reached an absurd
point when Harthill and an Uni
dehfifieduS2 Minneapolis 'ii union
friend geto into an argument over
:. ,ppsaiirtictilars of "a lunehroom strike
! there and piled up bills on the
Stage for '$25I bet Wy I. e. I
Expected to Compromise j
AS HarthiH left the stage
Shield, and his ;. attorney, Lee
Loevihgers, Challenged his. re-
naEkE; e0n,97esrFpFings pnaioR fes 29' n,
a Farmers Cooperative Labor
| council representative hit a popu-
lar note In urging the meeting gel
Pack to the LOCAL problem. Mr.
Brown remarked that amending
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