Evening star., 1939-07-17
W. P. A.
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dropped. but II never try to do the
impossible"
In the meantime, tbs strike situa-
ton was quiet.
In Minneapolis, where one man
was killed and II persons were in
jured in rioting Friday, leaders of
the walkout were to confer today
with Gov. Harold Stassen and Linus
Glotzbach, State w. P. A. adminis-
traitor.
David LASER, national president
of the Workers Alliance, conferred
in Minneapolis with w. P. A. work.
ers and union leaders on the strike
situation and said the national
board of the organization was being
polled on the question of ending
temporarily all work stoppages" In
which the alliance is participant.
Mr.. LASER said he had sent tele-
grams to this effect to the President
and Senator Murray.
Pledges Cooperation.
In his message to Senator Murray
Mr.. LASER said, 1--WE desire to give
Congress atmosphere calmness and
reason to deliberate necessary
changes in law and to cooperate
with you"
The text Of the telegram to Presi-
dent Roosevelt follows:
ITO avoid further shooting inno-
cent people by power drunk reac-
tionaries, and to give Congress op-
portunity to deliberate relief law
changes in atmosphere calmness
and reason, we are polling national
board Workers Alliance America
on question ending temporarily all
w. P. A. job stoppages in which we
are concerned, including suspension
one-day national w. P. A. protest
demonstration planned for July 20.
workers Alliance has never and
would not strike against Govern
ment. Present situation result spon-
taneous action workers against in
tolerable suffering imposed by new
law. Shall Government compel its
needy citizens in order to keep
alive to labor under conditions that
degrade, humiliate and starve them?
Issue is not principally hourly pay
skilled workers.
1T is principally question shall
unskilled workers getting so cents
hourly or less suffer pay cuts 10
to 20 cents per hour, then have in
adequate monthly pay check cut
5 to 10 dollars, then take enforced
layof1s at least 30 days with no pay
I'VE know you oppose cruel suffer-
ing these millions needy families.
They want only right to earn living
by sweat their brow. We know
you protested monthly pay cuts and
enforced lay offs in the new bill.
We know it is up to Congress to
act to prevent further suffering
hardship. In name of hundreds of
thousands who have faith in your
leadership and principles, we beg
you to request congressional action
on relief law provisions"
From the Congress of Industrial
organizations, which has united
with the American Federation of
Labor in opposing the new wage
regulations, came a threat, mean
time, of political retaliation against
Congress members who approved
the new provisions.
Speaking in Chicago, John L,
Lewis, c. I. o. president, said Con-
gress had "cut the vitals out of
the w. P. A. program" and that
the Democratic majority must
share the responsibility with "the
Tory Republicans" He added:
I'm the coming political cam
paigns, we shall want to know from
any party or candidate who seeks
labor support just what program
they will advance to give people
work"
No Demonstrations Planned.
In an interview earlier, Mr.. Lewis
said, however, that the G. 1. o. did
not plan any demonstrations and
that instances Of participation by
its members in the w. p. A. strike
were marginal cases."
Week end press dispatches indi-
Gated that at least 10000 had been
dismissed Of the estimated 100, ,0OC
taking part in the walkouts over the
country.