Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-08
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Central Labor Union Amends
Oath to Bar c. !. O.
Members.

Delegates to the Central Labor
Union called on employers to help
solve the unemployment problem, and
took definite action to clear their
membership Of Committee Of Indus.
trial Organization and Communist
elements in their regular meeting at
Typographical Temple last night.
They also went on record against the
proposed $2-per-barrel tax on beer
sold in the District, favoring q higher
tax on spurious liquors in its stead.
approximately out of every u
persons in the District is now unem.
ployed. 1t was indicated on the basis
OF figures introduced by Frank j.
Coleman. c. L. U. secretary. He re.
ported that 44,500 persons were now
registered with the Public. Employment
Center as Job seekers.
THAT Is only IS or 90 per cent Of
them" he added. "All aren't regis
tered"
He urged employers to help ale
viate this situation.
Affidavits Required.
On motion Of Frank w. Lee, chair.
man Of the Laws Committee, the cen.
trail delegates voted to amend their
oath so that every member will have
to sign card making AFFIDAVIT that
he or she does not belong to any
organization that has seeded or been
expelled from the central body, nor to
any Communistic group.
This. Mr.. Lee pointed out, puts
the clincher" on the c. I. o. units
that already have been expelled from
the c. L. U. I'VE want to know
where everybody stands" he said,
and any one who Is affiliated with
the c. I. o. or with the Communists
would be making Q false affidavit II
he or she signs the new pledge card
that will be prepared by the secretary
for submission to the present dele
gates and to new ones at an early
date"
Secretary Coleman declared "the
administration Of relief In the Dis
tr1ct has been in q mess, and We are
heartily in favor Of the appropriation
Tor survey Of the situation, We
want to find out who Is seeking relief
and where the seekers come from, and
TO determine how many Of them are
outsiders"
Cites Federal Joblessness.
L. j. Clark, delegate from Engineers
Union No. 80, sought to explain the
unemployment situation In part by
declaring that only 5000 or 5000
out OF 1000 workers who came here
with Federal emergency agencies are
still employed. while additional count
less eligibles on the civil service usts
have been imported to WASHINGTON.
Several delegates objected to tho
registration of non-residents on un.
employed rolls and demanded that
employers give bona fide District citi.
1ens preference in filling Jobs. A
committee already has been desie.
mated by President John Locher Of
the c. L. U. to work with local en-.
ployers in an effort to break the lam
Of unemployment.
In reply to a letter from supt. Of
Schools Frank w. Ballou, President
Locher recommended to the Board
OF Education the names Of George G.
Wilson. Glen Preller and Donald Dow
for appointment as labor's represen-
tatives on the Advisory Board for
Vocational Education In the District
public schools.
The Central Union adopted IN ex-
preston Of appreciation to Municipal
Judge Nathan Cayton for his efforts
In securing passage Of the act creating
. small claims court for the District.
Judge Cayton will address the next
meeting OF the union. The small
claims court measure becomes effective
in 30 days.