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The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-02-02
Clio Handbook Debunks Propaganda
of Critics of the Measure
Bitter Struggle To Come
On Present Congress

In past editions have reprinted instruments Of the
highly instructive pamphlet why the Wagner Act Should
NOT BE Amended which has been prepared by the legal de-
partment Of the Go.
The first two instruments dealt with many topics nclud-
ing What Does the Wagner Provide? What Gains Have
Been Made BY the Act? Is the Board Unfair TO Employers
Should Employers BE Permitted TO Call For Elections and
other phases Of the subject of great interest.
The pamphlet has been calm and dspassionae in pre-
senting the why the Wagner Act Should NOT he
Amended II is interesting 10 notice that the critics of the
the proponents amendments have not dared TO
the made by the CO.
individuals like Senator Burke. whom Chairman Madden
Of the Labor Board blunty charged with lying in his criticism
and the notorious labor haer Representative Clare Hoffman
of Michigan dade not take issue with the points raised
The pamphlet of the Clio deserves full distribution TO
enghen those who hazy and likely 10 be deceived by dis
orOns of the labor haterS who helping the bosses TO
have the Act changed to their of liking.
This week present the final instalment Of the PAM
phet We have limited number Of copies Of the pamphlet
available all who apply in time al the Voice Of Labor office
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-02-02

the many problems which have
come up for the first time
! No person who has CONSCIENTIOUS
IS studied the decisions OF the Board
can honestly say that the Board has
been prejudiced Against employ
ers IL has only enforced the law. As
between one labor organization and
another, IL has endeayored TO pro-
/ tect the honest rights OF all truly
independent unions.
All persons are entitled TO criticize
the Board Every union Is free. If
/ Il chooses 10 do 30. 10 urge that GER
tain rules adopted by the Board be
changed.
/ Beyond this II Is unnecessary to
go. Changes IN the administration
OF the law should not be sought by
changes I'm the personnel OF the
Board To open the question OF
changes IN personnel. just as to
suggest amendments. is TO run the
risk that persons actually danger
Gus to organized labor may be APP
pointed to the Board and may EN-
bark on program favorabl TO Big
Business and destructive to the
labor movement.
In this connection. notice should
be taken OF the accusation that
some OF the trial examiners EN-
ploved by the Board are not quail
fled for their positions. that the Act
should set forth their qualifications.
and that II should be possible TO file
affidavits OF prejudice against them
when they are considered unfair
Accusations against the best OF ex-
aminers will frequently be made by
parties who lose cases, regardless OF
Standards which may be establish
ed II would b. mistake 10 en-
body too many technical qualifica-
tons. such as any requirement that
examiners must be attorneys. since
many OF the characteristics which
make a good examiner, for example
sincere interest in problems OF
labor relations, cannot be measured
exactly. but must be judged on per-
Torrance.
The Board has had a difficult
problem In creating and train
Ing an organization for the Ad-
ministrati0n Of an act which
raised many completely new
problems Of law and procedure.
The solution Of the problem has
required some time. but persons
really acquainted with the work
OF the Board know that its staff
Of examiners. field agents. di-
rect0rs and attorneys Is already
in all probability the most COM
petent. honest and devoted
group OF people who have ever
been gathered together In any
government agency. Friends Of
the law should not ally them
selves with reactionary interests
by advocating amendments
which could but hamper the
Board in the excellent job II is
doing in building mp It's organ
ixation.
Should Congress Investigate the
Board:
As = means OF building up q case
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-02-02
THE WAGNER ACT DOES NOT REQUIRE AAEE1k.lEN

is d, came Is no surprise al all to
The labor movement whsu the "rca
.ucud of labor a. b. described
aHu eli Oh Cdmpaign posters tool
ICh action But Senator Radclil,
Tie poor and hungry might hafr
mad every reason ior expecting 4
different tory from Em
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-02-02

against the Act and the Board, enc
mics OF labor and opponents OF the
principles for which labor stands
have frequently urged that Con-
greSs should undertake a general IN
vestigation OF the work which has
been done b. the Board.
For this purpose, they paint a pie
ture OF bias and prejudice on the
part OF the Board against employ
ers. and against some labor organ
nations in favor OF others. As has
been explained all these charges
are completely un!ounded.
The purpose is to provide an eX-
cuSe TO meddle into the affairs OF
the Board, and 10 investigate It's
records in the hope OF discovering
things which can be used as q basis
for further agitation. The main
purpose. however. is 10 obStruct the
work OF the Board and consume H.
time and energy. for the Board
enemies really know that thei,
search and seizure will Yield them
nothing OF any consequence.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-02-02

Psit-time wages Of wages ,1r &C.
ca.ioual Nors count 'uparo o.a-sef
Insurance benefits u The lob j.
covered by the Fcdc,s. o.d-s-c iu-
surancc piofi4on o. The r1Ja
Sccuu'p Ac'
The term WAGES ou uupo,
sociai sccuri', tax rpo. to hc
Burcau % Internal Revenue mcaa.
no, ONLY cash pawn ea, bs' ts
other form Of pay lca a, mos
goods lodging ere
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-02-02

Brick and CLAW
Aad 80 inc stories went rs shown
Dy tic wires 70 the people SPOKE
IRON one cnd Of Western Maryland
10 'he othci
The Bucs and Ciae WORKERS o.
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con IT, forget the Steel WORK
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ihiolS .hCf pre- ldcnt Tom Hear
'oH Nou mes 40, steel wors-
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'asn $50 scs ago Republic Stcei
compan sAcs no nope Of reopen
Hg ht1uom !iue tang
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The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-02-02

Speaker Ny friend. think tina,
Franklin d Roosevelt is the great
est man thus country has seen.
Farmer I'm agin INN
Speaker Don't you know that
behind every man there is su-
premc power which controls and IN
flucnccS him?"
Farmer: maein her, too"
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-02-02
Should the Personnel OF the Board
BE Changed?

There has been considerable crit
irlsm oil tic present personnel OF
the National Labor Relations Board.
This Is not surprising in view Of the
great number OF conflicting inter-
ests which 1t has been their duty
10 reconcile. Nor Is IL strange IN
view OF the newness Of the Act and
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-02-02
W.P.A. CUT VOTED BY
TYDINGS AND RADCLIFFE

Continued From Page j.
program is continued and IN
creased.
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should Congress Investigate the
Board:
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-02-02
actionary interests IN the country.
What should Be Done About the
Matter:

What should Be Done About the
Matter
There Is one positive timing which
.abor AID all progressive group.
ought 10 try to accomplish IN sup
port OF nc Board and the Ac' A.
Tie mex session Of Congress. Ihsi
should try 10 get a much larger ap.
preparation for the Board
The Board ma. been seriou,l'
handicapped in all is work by m,
adequate funds. Il has been mso,
10 dispose OF cases as rapidly A. .
might because It's stan has bccn 70.
small to carry the tremendous lo,i
81 work thrown upon 1t b. the d"
liant attitude OF many employer.
Certain individuals and groups
pretending Ia speak for labor
have gone "a far a. to recon-
mend that the Act he amended
TO require elections Ia br con-
Quoted Within thirty days from
the filing Of petition. and all
eases TO be decided within forty
five DAYS after The close Of
hearing. Sponsors Of such
amendments reveal sorry
ignorance Of the law and Of the
complex problems involved in
cases arising under the Act.
Testimony in some Of these
eases has run into tens Of thou
sands Of pages. all Of which
must bc studied carefully ~
that final decisions will stand up
in the courts. This cannot be
done II arbitrary headlines are
To be drawn. II such. critics were
really sincere. they would be out
fighting for more money for the
Board so that IL could hire
larger Stafi and get its work
done faster.
At the last session OF Congress
Big Business made a determined 81
fort to reduce even the small ap
preparation which the Board ap
Piled for At the next session TIN
situation ought to be reversed. ant
friends OF the Act ought TO make
planned and effective campaiel
resulting in at least double the pres
eni appropriation Il this can b
done. many Of the Boards diftcul
tics will be ended
Aside from Thu, positive step pro
gtc>iyc people Shotld !nSSl iha
there be no changes in the Act o
the Board. and no mcddlesome in
quirieS INTO the work OF the BOARD
For this purpose. they should corr
municate with their representative
in Congress and discuss the matte
with them thoroughly.
Personal contact should DC mad
with zach congressman b. person
living IN his congressional dLtric.
The local office OF Laboi Non
Partisan League can supply M
name and address 10 those who ii
not know them. II there is no loca
Office OF LabotS Nom Payti,a'
League. voters should wrltc dircctl
10 the national office o. The L"agu
At the Earle Building Washington
d. {.
Where congre,Smcn 1--we a. som
distance. they can bc commgncs. cr
with BY letter. The same IS true O
senators, who often I've IN anothc
par, OF the state After Congress
has convened contact can DC KEEP
with senators and congressman b
mail and telegram This should b
done throughout the session when
ever an important issue aiiccin
the National Labor Relations Act O
;he Board arises On,Y in this va
can members Of Congress Dc keu
fully informed Of the attitude O
their constituents
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-02-02
FINAL. INSTALMENT
should the Subpoena Power Of the
Board BE Changed

should the Subpoena Power Of the
Board BE Changed
As the Act now stands, the Board
has a rather wide discretion 10 de-
eide whether II Will Or Will not iSSde
SubpocnaS requiring witnesses 10 at
tend hearings and produce records
Organized labor has taken tn,
stand for many years that govern
mental agencies should not be given
powers to investigate and publicizc
their private affairs. To defend
such a position is but to defend ele-
mentary rights OF civil liberties
Publication of membership and
financial figures from internal rec
ordS OF unions would be extremely
serious In many strike situations
Tor example, because it would make
it possible for employers TO tell how
long the men could hold out.
For this reason II IS importan.
that the broad subpoena powers
which are given to the Board b. the
Act should be used with great dis
cretion by the Board. They should
not be made the instrument OF in
quisitorial Investigations IN the
course OF which union membership
and the amount OF union funds are
revealed TO employers 80 that the
unions may be attacked more easily
1t may be surprising 10 union
members TO know that Official rep
resentativeS OF some sections OF the
organized labor movement have
urged that the Boards discretion Ia
withhold subpocnas should be cur
tailed by amendment. The men,
hership OF all labor unions should
make IL clear TO their officials and
employees what their attitude on
this issue should be.
A related proposal il that the
Board be- required 10 permit all
persons 10 examine the full rec
ord OF every ease. This Sug-
gcstion is usually embeliished
with talk about star-chamber
proceedings. which Is sheer
nonsense, for all Board cases
are tried publicly. and the en-
tire formal record. on which
alone decisions are based. Is
likewise completely public. As
for confidential files accumulat-
ed by agents Of the Board and
having no direct bearing on the
decision, no inyestigatory agency
Of the government ever does or
should reveal such files 10 OPP
posing parties or the public. un-
less under very unusual circum-
stances. To require the Board
10 do W might often result In
revealing private affairs Of
unions TO enemies OF labor. Most
alphabetically. the Law should not
he tempered with in this re-
spect.
Should the Personnel OF the Board
BE Changed?
There has Been considerable crit
iclsm Of tic present personnel oil
the National Labor Relations Board
This Is not surprising in view Of the
great number OF conflicting inter-
ests which II has been their dut;
10 reconcile. Nor Is IL strange In
view Of the newness Of the Act and
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1939-02-02
What Is Behind the Propasa nda for
Change?

The real reason for the attack
upon the Act and the Board is that
during the next few months some
Of the most powerful corporations in
the country will find themselves
under court orders preventing the
unfair labor practices of which they
have been guilty for years.
After the law was passed in the
summer OF 1885. these corporations
pretended TO consider II unconSti-
tutional and defied 1t for nearly two
wears until the Supreme Court up
held /, in the spring OF 1897. Since
that time they have ignored and de-
libcratcly violated the Law. fheS
have piouaetcd proceedings 10 the
point where some provisions al tho
Act might have been rendered UNI
workable except for the expert ad-
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BRITISH ARMY IS
NOW WITH FRENCH
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cleverly constructed camouflage
troops. rapidly dug large emplace-
ments. Some of these emplace-
ments were in farm yards but the
farming activities of the peasants
proceeded unimpeded and unhamp-
cred by the warlake preparations.
Elsewhere long lines of British guns
with their haulers were concealed
under trees awaiting completion of
their emplacements. Caterpillar
haulers carried reserve supplies and
heavy shells.
A remarkable feature of my tour
was the invisibility in the country
side Of a modern army. Except for
the going and coming Of supply
transport on normal errands on the
roads and glimpses of troops billet
ed in villages, you have to watch
sharply to detect any evidence Of
the fact that several hundred thous-
and men and several tens Of thous-
ands of motor vehicles and thous-
ands Of guns are distributed in the
area.
After rare glimpses of the sun
the weather has broken again. For
the last two days there has been
almost continuous rain in the area.
Part Of the area occupied by the
British forces was inspected today
by the Dukes Of Windsor and Glou-
cester, who were accompanied by
Viscount Gort, British army chief
-
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German notification that the war
| itself was no paramount.
Italian authoritative quarters IN
derStood that no new proposals for
mediation could be made with any
confidence of success until the war
situation had altered to an extent
where the belligerents found it ad-
visible to reconsider their positions,
Only after some military test, pos
sibly coinciding with a cooling down
of war passions, could the POSSIBLE
itys of peace negotiations be con-
sidered, it was suggested.
Change May Come
Military observers expressed belief
that big battle, whether 1t re-
suited in stalemate or in de-
ciSive defeat for one side, might
bring a change of feeling.
Italy's position was that 1t would
make no peace effort for the pres
ent but that she would be willing
to make one if the opportunity were
presented. There was some belief,
purely speculative, that such an OPP
portunity might come by mid-win-
ter.
Italians were naturally interested
in the rupture of Turkish Russian
negotiations and the prospect of a
Turkish military alliance with Great
Britain and France
It was felt here that the Balkans
would now be more important than
-. L., IL
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ISIS that" he asked, because 80 per
cent of the plants manufacturing
wfrships and aircraft are located in
tbs area?"
Kuhn laughed and denied it.
Earlier, the committee had re.
fused Kuhn permission to read
prepared statement.
He asserted that statement il
the Bund's official paper, saying "w'
may have citizenship papers lying
In the closet but we are all Ger.
mans" was erroneous.
No Responsibility
He refused to accept responsibility
for the statement, although conced-
ing in response to an inquiry by Rep
Jerry Voorhis, D., Cal, that until
recently the publication carried a
statement on its masthead credit
ing Kuhn with full responsibility for
the paper.
Kuhn and his attorneys at the
opening of the hearing had conten-
ded that they could not afford to
spend the time answering the COM
mittee's questions because they had
to prepare for his defense in the
New York trial. Yesterday the COM
mittee announced that it had re-
fused Kuhn's request to postpone his
appearance until later date.
Chairman Martin Dies, D., Tex,
told Kuhn today that any state
ments he might make before he
committee were privileged and could
not be used in any prosecution.
Peter l.. F. Sabbatino, counsel for
Kuhn, asserted that the New York
District Attorney had a large staff
preparing the case for Kuhn's trial
due to start in nine days.
Didn't Think 1t Fair
But we have to come here to an
swer questions" he added. do you
think that's fair?"
Committee counsel Rhea Whitley
read excerpts from a December
1886, issue of the Weckruf, now the
Bund's daily paper. asserting that
Adolf Hitler told Kuhn during a Wis
1t to Germany to go back and carry
on your fight
Absolutely untrue" Kuhn re-
piled.
Rep. J. Parnell Thomas. r., N. j.
asked Kuhn what he discussed with
Hitler.
HE asked me when I was in Ger
many last time" Kuhn testified
HE saw my Iron Cross, and asked
me whether was veteran of the
last war. He asked how liked the
Olympic games"
Thomas asked whether Hitler had
inquired of the Bund's activities
here.
"Ha, ha." Kuhn laughed. Excuse
me, have to laugh at that. OF
course he didn't and you know it."
Thomas said he merely was trying
to ascertain what Hitler was inter-
ested in.
"How do I know what he's inter-
eSted IMP" Kuhn retorted.
Voorhis questioned Kuhn about
the loyalty of Bund members to the
United States.
Listen" Kuhn interrupted, eve
are trying o be absolutely loyal
Americans. But you've bounded us
so long that we have to defend oui
loyalty to the United States"
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(COnllnueQ from rage ID
rout of the Red Army in 1920, and
Archibald p. Wavell, British COM
mander in chief of land forces in the
Near East.
Adolf Hitler's trouble shooter, sent
here to win Turkey over to the Nazi
cause, was Baron Franz Won Papen,
negotiator of the Nazi-Vatican Con-
cordat of 1888 and layer of the
ground work for Hitler's seizure of
Austria.
Arrives With Aides
Wavell arrived yesterday morning
with his aides, expecting to stay
four days. The implication was that
within that time, upon the arrival
of Sukru Saracoglu, Turkish foreign
minister, from Moscow the alliances
would be signed.
Weygan darrived last night from
Syria with his staff.
Istanbul dispatches said Papen
left there last night by train for
Berlin.
"a German radiocast picked up
in New York said that Papen had
been called home to report but that
his visit was normal one of purely
informative character.)
Wavell was appointed last July,
when the international situation
was getting hot, to his post as COM
mander in chief of British land
forces in the entire Near East in
GLIDING Egypt.
Russia After China
Shanghai, October 10. - Cup -
Reports reached neutral diplomats
today that strong Rus isnamilitary
delegation had arrived at Chung
king, the Chinese temporary capital,
and reports were circulated at once
that a military alliance would be ne
| gotiated.
According to the reports, which
the Japanese Domei News Agency
also broadcast from Tokya on the
strength of Shanghai Press re-
port" two generals and numerous
technical experts were in the dele
cation. 1t was added that five air.
planes had been needed to take the
delegation to Chungking.
Jauanese officials here denied
knowledge of the arrival of the
Russian delegation. But for two
weeks most Japanese had feared that
Russia was going to extend its
new international activity to the
East in order t put pressure on
Japan.
Japanese had been particularly
anxious because last week Russia
withdrew all its consuls from Japa-
nese-occupied areas in China. Nor
wegian consuls are now handling
Russian affairs in which contact
with Japanese consuls is necessary.
Deadlock With Japan
Neutral diplomats received re-
ports today, from what appeared to
be reliable sources, that Japanese
Russian negotiations on final liqui-
dation of Manchukuo- Outer Mon
gclia frontier incidents, had become
deadlocked by a disagreement over
the fixing OF definite boundary In
the disputed area.
There was report that minor
clash occurred several days ago in
the Momonhan area and that as q
result, both sides had brought up
reinforcements.
There were reports several weeks
ago that Chou En-Lai, Chinese
Communist 1iaison officer at the
Chinese temporary capital. had gone
to Mosco for secret negotiations,
presumably in behalf Of the Chinese
] Communist party.
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to drop the 90-day credit section
from the pending bill, meet again
at II a. m, EST. today and hope
to put in final form amendments
designed to appease American ship
pers and their congressional sup
porters.
The Presidents supporters, con-
fident of 60 to IS Senate votes for
repeal of the embargo on shipment
of arms, ammunition and imple-
ments of war to belligerent ma
lions, were hopeful that these two
concessions would make it possible
to obtain a final Senate vote on the
bill late next week
Will Win In Senate
Isolationists admitted privately
that the administration probably
would win in the Senate, but said
they were counting on the House to
beat repeal of the arms embargo,
an issue on which neither group
will compromise.
One Senator said that he under
stood only five votes separated re-
peal and anti-repeal forces in the
House
Chairman Key Pitman, Democrat,
Nevada, of the Foreign Relations
Committee, said he believed that a
final agreement would be reached
today on amendments which would
relax the pending bills stringent
ban on American ships carrying any
goods to ports of belligerent ma
ton or its possessions.
Agreement Reached
At a three and one-half hour
meeting yesterday, the Democrats
tentatively agreed to:
I. Permit American vessels to
trade with beligerents in the Pa
cific, China Sea, Indian Ocean,
Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and
certain areas in the South Atlantic,
provided that no arms, ammuni-
ton or implements of war could be
included in the cargoeS.
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Columbus of Hartford, and a COM
municant of st. Joseph's Cathedral
In Hartford.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs
Alice Hughes McGrath; two brothers
James P. and John J. McGrath OF
this city; one sister, Mrs. William
Katzing of this city, and fouI
nephews and one niece.
The funeral will be held from the
home. 70 INLAY street, Hartford, or
Saturday morning at $3.50 o'clock te
st. Joseph's Cathedral, Hartford
where a solemn mass of requiem will
be celebrated at 10 o'clock. Buria.
will be in old st. Joseph's cemetery
in this city.