The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-09-09

SAN FRANCISCO'S BOxCAR
1t carried paralysis germs.
shunted to sidetracks. At each stop
workers refused to touch ii, employ
ers retaliating by closing shop, dis
charging workers and abrogating
contracts. After five days of wan
dering, this four wheeled Nemesis
had caused 1000 workers to lose
their jobs, had closed 1853 plants.
0 Fortnight ago, President William
Green of the American Federation
of Labor talked with Franklin
Roosevelt about the Wagner labor
relations act. Outcome was mutu-
al agreement to amend it, providing
more equitable consideration for
both employer and employee. If
this decision pleased William Green,
it displeased c. I. O.'s John L. Lew
is, who was comforted few days
later by re-appointment of Donald
Wakefield Smith to the National La
Dor Relations board.
Thus satisfied, labor's two war;
ring factions began wooing each 9TH
er. David Dubinsky announced his
International Ladies Garment Work.
ers, now on the fence, would try
once more to bring c. I. o., A. F.
Of L., together. William Green an
nounced his willingness to puff
peace pipe. But overnight these ges-
lures were nullified.
At Cincinnati, c. I. O.'s United
Mine Workers and Kentucky's Har-
Ian County Coal Operators associa-
ton signed an agreement whereby
Harlan county's mines will become
closed shop, whereby c. I. O.'s
civil charges against mine owners
will be dropped. Last month these
same operators were prosecuted by
the federal government for violation
of the Wagner act, the trial ending
in hung jury.
Since c. I. O.'s new pact freezes
out A. F. of LIS Progressive Mine
Workers of America, William Green
found cause to fire blast not only
at John Lewis, but NRLB and the
| justice department as well. His
charges: O that the pact forces
A. F. of L. miners to join c. I. o
or get out; (2) that the justice de-
partment is playing ball with John
Lewis by dropping it's criminal
| charges against Harlan county OPP
orators; (3) that the pact conspires
to violate the Wagner act.
Domestic
To land-grabbing Mexico, Secre-
tary of State Cordell Hull has sent
two notes protesting seizure of $10,-
0O0, 900 in American-owned farm
land, $200,000,00O in American
owned oil land. Latest of these pro-
tests was a downright lecture to
Mexican President Lazaro Carde-
mas, who would lose national pres
tige by back-tracking, who will lose
conservative support if he fails to
back-track. Though Mexico guard
eddy admits liability, she refuses to
pay, indeed is unable to pay until
her grievous economic condition
improves. Last week, as observers
wondered whether U. S. AMBASSADOR
Josephus Daniels had been negli-
gent in allowing an altogether too
| complex situation to arise, Cordell
Hull heard that $25, 000,0 900 more of
American-owned property had been
seized. Included, said unofficial re-
ports, were $1,000 acres of Publisher
William Randolph Hearst's ranch.
o At Washington, Franklin Roose-
welt announced the U. S. would glad
| " reduce ornaments if other ma
tons would reduce theirs. Next day
the u. S. navy department drafted
tentative plans for 10 new ships.
Sports
Last November, Capt. George E.
T. Eyston came from England to
Utah's Bonneville salt flats, there
drove an automobile 311.42 miles
per hour. Fortnight ago, Captain
Eyston returned with his huge new
Thunderbolt to race once more.
While American Automobile associ-
alton officials checked him with an
electric eye, Racer Eyston tipped
through the 13-nile northward run,
hitting nearly $50 m. p. h. on the
checked mile. But the electric eye
failed on his southwark run, so
Thunderbolt set no record. Three
days later Captain Eyston tried
again with more luck. This time
his black racer, whose tires must
be changed after each run, whose
thick aluminium cowlings are pune
tured by the terrific spray of salt,
averaged 345.49 m. p. b. for his
! round trip.