The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-02-09
US Slu1n Clearance
Program Endorsed
Congress Urged To Expund
Program BY American
Federation Of Labor

endorsement o. lIle OHlIeu old.e'
Housing Authority's slum clearance
program was contained in a resolution
adopted by the Building and Constluc'
ton Trades Department Of the Amer
ican Federation Of Labor urging Con
gress to expand the program through
authorization of an additional $780,.
100000 for slum clearance loans.
The resolution, received today by
Nathan Straus, Administrator Of the
United States Housing Authority
from Joseph Mclnerney and Herbert
Rivers, president and secretary, re-
spectively, Of the A. +. Of l.. Building
and Trades Department, was as fol'
lows:
"The Thirty-second Annual Conven-
ton Of the Building and Construction
Trades Department, on September 81
1888, unanimously adopted Resolution
No 8 which calls for further amend
ment Of the United States Housing
Act to guarantee the extension anc
continuity of the low-rent housing anc
Slum-clearance program OF the Umteo
States Housing Authority. BY direc-
ton of the Building and Construction
Trades Department an identical reso-
luton (No. 1860 was introduced by
President Mclnerney and Secretar!
Rivers at the Fifty-Eighth Annua
Convention of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor and this was also unani-
mously adopted by the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor Convention.
Pursuant to these resolutions the
officers Of the Building and Construc-
ton Trades Department and the
Chairman of the Housing Committee
of the A. +. Of l.. have requested Sen
ator Robert f. Wagner Of New York
the original sponsor Of the U. S. Hous,
ing Act, to introduce in the present
session Of Congress amendments to the
Act which would accomplish the pur.
poses of these resolutions. Sucl
amendments were embodied in S. 59l
introduced by Senator Wagner on
January IL, 1889. These 1889 amend.
ments to the u. S. Housing Act in
crease the loan authorization Of the
USHA by $SO0,OOO,OOO and increase
the authorization for the annual con.
tributions by $45,0O0,000. The passage
of the proposed bill will in effect dou
BILE the scope Of the USHA program
and double the employment of the
building trades mechanics and labor
ers on USHA projects at prevailing
wages and under fair labor conditions.
"The Executive Council hereby ap
proves and commends the action!
taken by the officers of the Depart
carry out the policies of the Depart
ment hereby takes the following ac
tions:
81. On behalf of the Building ant
Construction Trades Department o
the American Federation of Labor, tht
Executive Council highly commend
Nathan Straus, Administrator of tn,
United States Housing Authority, fo
the outstanding merit of his admins
tration in successfully overcoming
many difficulties Incidental to the de
| Velopment of this new nation wide
program; in bringing forth local init
ative and cooperation on the part o
communities in every State eligible 70
participation in the program; and il
his unfailingly furthering the pur
ards and to alleviate unemployment
i'm the administration of this housin,
program.
"2. The Executive Council direct
the officers of the Department to ad
dress communication to AdminiStra
tor Straus conveying to him these eX
pressions of commentator Of his ad
mnistration on behalf of the Depart
ment.
SO. The Executive Council direct
the officers of the Department to brin,
the United S tates Housing Ac
Amendments of 1889 to the attention
Of the officers of the affiliated nation
al and international unions and Of al
local building trades councils, and t
take all other necessary steps to in
sure the passage Of these amendment
and thus guarantee the continuity an
extension of the program.
4. "The Executive Council request
the officers Of the Department to con
tlnue their cooperation with the Hous
ing Committee of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor in order to secur
satisfactory labor representation o
all local housing authorities and t
safeguard the fair wages and workin
conditions during construction Of a
USHA projects.
(Signed) Harry c. Bates