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The voice of labor., 1940-08-15
Ganiner and Maitern
Strike Still Strong

In answer to rumors circulated
that the Gantner and Mattern
strike is settled. the Strike Com
mittee warned the public today
that the strike is still going on.
We are ready to continue this
campaign" said Lous Nelson.
Eastern Director OF the drive.
until the firm Is ready to nego-
tiate with hte Union. The Cant
ner and Mattern workers are still
locked out and we will not give
up until they are returned TO
their jobs.
The Strike Committee further
communicated with all retail and
department stores urging them
to continue their help and cooper
alton to the strikers and thanking
them for their past support. The
Committee emhasized that TIE
strike is against the firm and not
against the individual retailers
who were urged to inform Cant
ner and Mattern now that they
will not carry the products of the
firm during the l94l season un-
less the strike is settled.
The firm manufactures bathing
suits under the trade names OF
Wilkes. HiBoy. Bo-Sun and Gold
en- Gate.
In urging cooperation the
Strike Committee pointed out that
resolutions were received from
hundreds of national civic. labor
and youth organizations. repre-
senting millions of Americans. en-
dorsing the Just cause of the
workers. The full purchasing
power of these millions of people
will be thrown on the side OF
the strikers during the coming
season.
The voice of labor., 1940-08-15

he"r rrate.-..ail,' raiseh in these
plants beginning on the first day
Of inspection. which represents a
substantial additional sum Of
money placed in the hands Of
workers who in turn flow 1t in the
channels Of trade
Numerous other employers are
at present computing back wages
which will shortly be paid
Inspectors under the direction
Of John w Peterson, operating
from Cumberland. have covered
every county in Western Mary
land. working plants Of all kinds
and descriptions. Special drives
have been completed or are being
completed in the hosiery. cotton
garment and lumber industries.
All employers. including whole
salers, whose plants produce goods
FOR interstate commerce or who
have reason TO believe that their
goods after production eventually
are shipped in interstate COM
merce. will be called on and every
reasonable effort will be made to
have them comply.
Nevertheless" he continued.
the Act is law Of the United
States of America. and as such
The voice of labor., 1940-08-15

VIII ne strictly enforced. JniU-
tunatcly, several employers have
failed TO comply voluntarily and
IL Is contemplated that liliga-
tion will be instituted in the
near future in the United States
District Court for the District
Of Maryland, in Baltimore"
The Division is following new
procedure in inspecting all plants
in a given industry. so as to climi-
nate employers who are not COM
plying from gaining a temporary
competitive advantage over those
that are complying.
The voice of labor., 1940-08-15

Government. he found that TO
make a good Commissioner. a
person must have
"A real interest socially In
the welfare OF the persons whom
II serves, and that Is labor. II
he is not. he Is in a contradict
Ory position. because he Is en-
forcing all Of the legislation
that the State has designed for
the welfare and protection Of
Labor: and II he is not sym.
pathetic with II. YOU don't get
much administration"
l firmly believe that without
labor representation on the Com
mission. we will never get prope:
administration Of this important
law. II VIC are to expect the
Commission to do a good admin.
istrativc job. there must be those
who are from that segment Of
our social life which is devoted
to the welfare and protection Of
Labor. Such persons. because OF
their sympathy for Labor. would
be inclined to inveigh against the
laxity and abuses which have pre-.
vailed. and would thereby pre-
vent them. In the words of Mr.
thinner. such persons would be
inclined TO have "A real interest
socially IN the welfare of the per.
sons whom it serves. and that is
labor
Correct Abuses
Labor representation could 70
long way to correct recurrence
Of the administrative shortcom-
inRS and evils which are discussed
hereafter. and which were covered
The voice of labor., 1940-08-15
Senate Group to Open Study
Of Smith Bill; Green Under Fire

Congressman'S two opponents in
the primary race are both mem.
bers OF AFL unions.
you should recall" Clark
continued. his tAndcrsOn'sD
many charges against the Wag-
ncr labor act made both in
Congress and in public speeches
and particularly his ill-famed
bill. which he introduced in the
1889 session Of Congress. which
would have emasculated the
Wagner labor act.
while | hold no brief for some
The voice of labor., 1940-08-15
By HENRY c. FLEISHER

WASHINGTON, Aug. Is.
"A hurry of developments
today brought the Wagner Act
amendment battle back to life
and indicated hot legislative
activity in the next few weeks.
Most important OF the recent
moves WAS the announcement BY
Sen. Ebert Thomls Of Utah.
chairman Of the Senate Labor
Committee. that his group would
start formal consideration on
Tuesday, Aug. 10 OF the Smith
ripper" amcndmen; bill. which
was passed by the House a few
months ago.
The Smith Committee. mean
while. held Shc.t hearings in a
last t-gaSp effort to do anothe.
smear job on the National Labor
Relations Board. AFL Pres. Green.
whose support OF the Smith pro-
poSalS shocked workers through
out the country. followed UP his
earlier tycachery with a letter TO
all AFL aiiliates calling for sup
port OF those CongrcSsmcn who
voted for the Smith amendments.
Response 10 Green's COM
municati0n was quick and heat
cd. The 81. Louis AfL Central
Labor Council, asked by Green
TO endorse Rep. &. Arthur An
dcrson. expressed itself as
amazed that the AFL would
lend its endorsement to 4 candi
date whose record during his
service in Congress has ben
80 anti-labor."
CLOSED SESSIONS
In announcing plans for con-
sideration OF the Smith bill. Sen.
Thomas said his committee would
hold n number OF closed hearings
at which 1t would seek the views
Of CIO Pres. John L. Lewis. Green
and a representative OF the Natl.
Assn. OF Manufacturers
Lewis has expressed his opposi-
ton to the bill at frequent inter
vals. while the AFL leader. Re
publican Sen. Taft, OF Ohio-who
is q committee member-and II.
w. PrentiS. head of the NAM. are
in substantial agreement that the
amendments should be rushed
through the Senate
A majority OF the Senate COM
mittee members are believed TO
be hostile TO the Smith amend
ments. and the scheduled hear
ings may cause considerable time
to elapse before recommendations
reach the Senate floor.
The 81. LouiS AFL leader jus
eph p. CLARK. pointed out that
Green's endorsement Of Rep. An
derson ignored the fact that the
The voice of labor., 1940-08-15
Uniied Against Draft

WASHINGTON - ,FPl La
bor's opposition to the Bu:Gc-
Wadsworih conscrip;.on bill was
made unanimous when the ALL
and railroad bgo,hcrhoods joined
the clio in denouncing the mea-
sure.
The voice of labor., 1940-08-15
The Staff Of the Commissions
Arc Unsatisfactory

nNt NiSdtlStdNhUNe
find myself In agreement with
the majority OF the Survey Com
mittee in connection with critic
ism directed at the low morale
NJ the rmploveS NJ the Commits
sion. I deplore the effect which
politics have played in this de-
partment. II is a self evident
matter that many Of the employ
es Of the Commission have OBJ
tanned their jobs through political
influence and political infiu-
cnce only. In the wake Of such
a corrupt practice. II is reason
able to expect that there would
be some incompetent employees
and that the work Of the Com
mission would be done in an ade-
quate and unspirited manner.
The attitude Of some OF the
employees is not a credit TO the
Commission. There are those
who are grun in manner and
impOlitc In treatment Of Claim
ants who come 20 the Offices Of
the Commission for information
and assistance. Such employees
seem to forget that they arc
servants of the State TO help.
In accordance with the law.
those who come there.
Stam Wages
In all fairness. however. TO the
employees. it should be stated that
the wages and working conditions
for these employees are so unsatis-
factory that a fair days work
ought not to be expected from
these people. II is frequently true
that employees are required 70
work overtime without pay. par
ticularly when II is necessary 10
transcribe records. as when an
appeal is taken IN a particular
case Frequently the appeals arc
made TO wait until some of the
employees can put in enough over
time work transcribing the record
This indicates. of course that the
staff is short handed Your Ex-
ccllcncy will bear in mind that
the appropriation for the Commits
sion was cut by the present adj
miniStration. II is readily obvl-
Gus. therefore. that this it one
OF the important causes for the
perpctuation of the unsatisfactory
conditions prevailing among the
staff OF the Commission. re-
spectfully submit that such econ
omy is false economy and is made
at the expense Of the lame and
the blind.
recommend. therefore. tina,
an adequate staff be provided.
that proper wages and working
conditions be furnished for the
employees of the Commission SC
as TO make these positions attrac-
tive TO them. and l recommend
further that inducements be made
for long service and good work
such as increase in pay. further
suggest that an investigation b.
made by our State Of the merit
system and its application to the
State Industrial Accident Commits
sion this 10 be made for the
purpose of eliminating the baneful
influence of politics in the choice
OF employees for the Commission
and 10 replace incompetent EN-.
ployes who have intruded them
selves uDon the service.
The voice of labor., 1940-08-15

Picture shows John I. Jones.
President. Maryland g. District
of Columbia Industrial Union
Council and member of the Gov.
crnor'S Committee TO survey the
State Industrial Accident Com.
mission. He calls for labor rep.
rcSrntati0n on the Commission
and for other changes in cur
rent practices.
in the majority report under such
topics as Morale OF the Employ
cS No Pamphlet Copies Of the
Rules and Procedure Since 1929. e
Annual Report to Governor b.
Commission 'Stereotyped and in.
adequate reports. 'Dockets OF
Commission Not Properly Kept.
Office Facilities System of Work
and Employees dneHiciency and
lack OF proper facilities.
The Majority Report makes
no secret Of the fact that
number of the present Commits.
sioncrs, by their qualifications.
are incpt for the jobs that they
hold. ! do not disagree with
this finding. 1ncptitude will be
the practice of the day so long
as Commissioners positions are
treated by our Governors ~
political spOils rather than as
seats open only TO persons OF
commanding gifts. and TO per.
sons kcenly conscious Of the
social and humanitarian pur.
poses to which this law Is dedi.
Gated.
may say that I submitted to
your Excellcncy suggestions for
the appointment of q labor rep.
reSentative to the State Indus
trial Accident Commission when
the recen. vacancy occurred. l
regret to say that my suggestions
went unheeded. If our Governors
will not make this needed change
in the appointments to the Com.
mission. then there is only one
alternative left. and that is legis.
lative enactment. l recommend.
therefore. that the law be chang
ed to read that II shall be man
datory uon the Governor to pro-
vide labor representation on the
State Industrial Accident Commits
sion. Such a law could well b.
modelled after the law of those
states referred to earlier in this
report. which require labor rep.
reSentation on industrial boards
or commissions.
The Conditions Prevailing Among
The voice of labor., 1940-08-15

OF the actions Of tho personnel
OF the Nat Labor Relations
Board, Nj Andcrsous attacks
were mace on the principle oi the
law
The voice of labor., 1940-08-15
Why Labor Needs Representation
On The Accident Commission

In each issue the VOICE OF LABOR printing sections Of
the minority report John T. JONES' president Maryland and
District of Columbia Industrial Union Council and member Of
the Governors Committee Investigate the State Industrial
Accident Commission.
This week deal with the need Of labor on
Tho
Milford chronicle., 1940-07-05
80. r. NoTEs


George H. Pabst. Jrs was ap-
pointed vice president In charge q
finance and corporate relations and
Howard w Schotter was made tres
surer Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
BY action Of the Board Of Directors
announced today. MF. Pabst was ad-
Vanced from the post Of asaistani
vice president and treasurer. which
be has occupied since Decemberi
193S He has been treasurer Of the
company for the last eleven years
Mr.. Sch0tteF has been assistant trea-
surer since December. 1926.
A native Of New York City, mr.
Pahst has had broad and varied az
perience ia the railroads executives
financial and accounting depart
ments. He began work for the Penn
syIvania IN 1906. In 1917 he became
chief clerk TO the special assistant
to the president and in 1926 was
70 the post Of analyst IL
the Treasury Department. He was
assistant treasurer In De-
cember, 1926. and was elected trea-
surer two years later.
MI. Edubt - q -EANAudNCV " N@A@t -
High School. Philadelphia, and the
Evening School OF Accounts and kI-
nance Of the University Of Pennsyl-
Vania. He is a director OF the First
Bank Of philadelphia, the
Fire Association Of Philadelphia, the
National Insurance
of Philadelphia, and the
Lumbermen's Insurance Company,
and the Guarantee Company Of
North America. ~
Howard w. Schotter. newly ap-
pointed treasurer. was born and ed-
ucated in Philadelphia. After sew
eral years in the investment banking
business in Philadelphia he entered
the RAILROAD service in November,
1906. beginning work in a clerical
Milford chronicle., 1940-07-05

capacity In the executive depart
ment In December, 1917, he was
assigned to duty in the presidents
o4ce and two years later was ap-
pointed chief clerk to the president.
u July, 1925. he was promoted to-
the post Of analyst, in the Treasury
Department and year later was
made assistant treasurer. He is the
author of The Growth and Devel-
oDment Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company" published some
years ago.
The directors also appointed Fred
eriek p. Godfrey an assistant tTea-
snrer today. Mr.. Godfrey who has
Milford chronicle., 1940-07-05
NnnInE

The Milford Free Public Library
will operate under the following
schedule during the summer months
Open Wednesday and Saturday
mornings from 10 until IL; Monday
and Saturday evenings from z until
900.
The library will be closed Wednes-
day and Saturday afternoons.
Milford chronicle., 1940-07-05
my HUSBAND
RUNS HIS
BUSINESS BY
TELEPHONE"

I'VE conduct a dairy business
and find many uses for the
telephone.
Personally, I find much en-
joynent in the telephone. I
have four children living with
in a radius of several miles and
it's a wonderful satisfaction to
know they're no further away
than the telephone.
'There have been several
Milford chronicle., 1940-07-05

been assistant to the treasurer since
1886, has been in the service Of the
railroad for the last So years, most
OF which have been spent In the
Treasury Department.
Milford chronicle., 1940-07-05

ing some time ~ ffanklord.
Miss Louise Colt Of Wilmington,
is visiting Miss Mary Elizabeth Coo
per.
Mrs. Edith Boyer of EIsmere, has
been a recent guest Of her aunt. Mrs.
Nimrod Minner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Wright are
enjoying a vacation on a motor trip
10 Montana
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Smith
spent the past week In the Smith
cottage at Oak Orchard.
E Mrs. Charles II. Keyes Is spend
ing the summer at Christian Lake,
Excelsior, MINI.
The privileges and concessions
were sold to the highest bidder on
the Kent and Sussex Fair Grounds
last Saturday.
The Cooperative Vacation Bible
School Of Harrington held its COM
meueement exercises in the Collins
Education Building of the Asbury
Methodist Church on Thursday eve
ming, June %. One hundred forty
nine students registered for the
course. The following persons were
members OF the faculty: Dean of
the school, Rev. Robert E. Green;
supervisor Of beginners department,
Rev. Thos. Phillips; teachers, Mrs.
jackson WaFfield; Mrs. Clara Watta,
MRS. Alma Stauffer. Supervisor of
primary department, Rev. George
Thomas, Pennington; teachers, Miss
Bernice Cain, Mrs. Emerson Plum
ber. Supervisor of junior department,
Rev. Thomas Jones; teachers, Mrs.
Thomas Jones, Miss Betty Rapaleti,
Mrs. Calvin Simpson, Mrs. William
Sheath, Miss Amanda Rash. Super
visor of intermediate department,
Rev. Robert Green; teachers, Mrs.
Oda Baker, Miss Emma Richards,
Miss BeTnice Lingo.
Special 40-minute courses of first
aid were taught by Mrs. Harry Far
row, r. NJ; dramatizatiOn Of the par
ables with music, Mrs. Robert Green;
course in Book of Psalms, Miss Ann
Newman. The school was sponsored
by the churches OF the town and
charge. Friday, follow
ing commencement, picnic was Civ
en- to the students.
AsbRry Methodist Church
Robert E. Green, Minister
Church school 9:45 a. m. Uric
general superintendent,
Bible study for every age
group.
Morning worship IL a. m. Special
music will be sung. Sermon by min
ister.
Union evening service at 1880 o.
clock. AsbuTy and Trinity Churches
Of the town will conduct a union eve
ming service in the Asbury MethO-
list Church this Sunday evening
with Rev. Thomas Jones, pastor of
Trinity as the speaker.
Prayer service Friday evening in !
Christ Chapel at 1880 o'clock.
Christ Chapel is open daily for !
prayer and meditation. We welcome
Tou TO worship with us.
Milford chronicle., 1940-07-05
FRANKFORD

Alrs Elizabeth Carey Phillips Of
Washington, d. G.. WAS a recent Wis
itqr herel WIKI her mother, Mrs Jos
eph s. Carey.
This community was visited last
Saturday morninB by a most re-
treshine rain. thus breaking a long
idronghG The potato crop has suf-
lered severely BY dry weather.
Mrs. Edenan F. Osborn Of Phlla-
delphia, sRenl a few days here with
lrg Elizabeth Huxford.
Oscar. Lockwood, of Philadelphia.
Is spending his vacation in Frank
ford with relatives.
B Mrs Ebe Walter and son Ebe. Of
Plant City Florida. are visiting Mr.
Bnd Mis. George Ei0fsey
Postmaster G. A. Booth. and Mrs
Booth 8nd Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Steen
have returned from an automobile
trip to pOints ia Maine and Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Kirk OF Rich
ardsoH Park, were weekend visitors
OF Mrs. KlFk's parents, Mr., and Mrs.
George Horsey.
/ Miss Frances White, OF Philadel-
phia. and her nephew, Robert w.
Dasey. of New York City are spend
ing some time IN Frankford.
Evening star., 1940-08-04

in the war; against this, it Is prob
bable that 8 of the lightning class
have been completed and (perhaps
more) have been acquired from the
French Navy. The total would
therefore, be around l80 at present
of which good mary must be laid
up undergoing repair for war dam
age or the inevitable overhaul which
war service so accentuates in this
type of ship. Not all of these will
be available for home waters, since
Great Britain must watch both ends
of the Mediterranean as we'll as
maintain her convoys and control
her own seas.
Is Expedient Justified?
The question which we have to
ask ourselves Is plain one. It
ought not to be befu6dled by such
non-essentials as whether the trans
fer of destroyers to Great Britain
would or would not be IAN act of
war 1t would be, OF course, but
that is only an academic question
when dealing with people whose sole
attitude toward their foreign rela-
tions Is one of cynical expediency.
The legal definitions of international
conduct, as I have tried previously
to point out, are now obsolete; they
are useful only to the New World
conquerors, in so far as they blind
and bind their prospective victims
We are concerned, or ought to be
concerned, only with this question
Is 1t in our interest tC do this thing?
And, further, will it be worthwhile?
Certainly Britain needs destroyers
Certainly the prolongjng of British
resistance would be to our advan-
tage. But will the transfer of any
given number of desIoyers make a
sufficient difference to justify it as
eXpedient? They could not be avail
able right away. British crews would
Evening star., 1940-08-04
Elliot Questions Expediency
|Of Sending Britain Destroyers
Expert Asks Whether Few Available Would
Make Difference Between Defeat and Victon

cancies above referred to--an ex-
cess not of go, but of only 20.
Conversions Leave No Excess.
Considering the fact that the
age of these ships requires excessive
periods of overhaul, 1t will hardly
be possible to maintain them all
in commission without a rotating
reserve, so to speak, of ships under
going repair. If this be estimated
at 20 per cent "a reasonable figure),
l8 ships will be NEEDED for this pur-
pose, leaving an excess of no more
than IL. And since if some of the
conversions, especially anti-aircraft
vessels and marine transports, work
out well, additional conversions may
become desirable, there Is in fact no
excess at all as far as our own
naval requirements are concerned.
1t may be urged that the number
assigned to the Atlantic Squadron,
which is, after all, part of the United
States Fleet, is too large; that on
the basis of eight destroyers per
battleship, there should be only
total of 100 destroyers assigned to
the fleet, including the Atlantic
Squadron, since we now have IS
battleships in commission. But
there are two burdens, one tempo
rary and the other permanent, which
Atlantic Squadron destroyers must
bear in addition to normal feet
duties. The first is the neutrality
patrol, for certain phases of which
destroyers are very we'll suited; the
second is the training of midship-
men and of officers and men of the
Naval Reserve. The neutrality pa
trolls needs cannot be made the sub
ject of public estimate, but they
are conSiderable-and it is far from
inconceivable that they may in
crease. The training of the Naval
Reserve, concentrated as it is on the
Eastern Seaboard (there are more
than four times as many divisions
of the organized Naval Reserves on
the East Coast as on the West) is
Evening star., 1940-08-04

ing that the matter ought to be
settled not by ill-informed en-
thusiasts, however good their mo-
tives, who set up arbitrary figures
and make such inaccurate and ir-
responsible statements, but in the
light of our national interests. and
with the well-weighed advice Of our
naval authorities.
I earnestly favor giving all the
help to the British that we possibly
can without impairing our own Sc
curity in the event that Britain
goes down; for If she does, we shall
be the last refuge OF freedom in
this world.
1t is this final and terrible re-
sponsibility which we must ever
keep before our minds, and before
which our spirits must do homage.
In this we cannot, We must not
fail. That we should maintain here
in this continent the undefiled affairs
of liberty and justice and human de-
cency may well, when all is said
and done, be the greatest service we
can render to humanity-to genera
tions of human beings yet unborn.
That we should do this must be the
ultimate hope not only Of all our
own people, but OF all who cherish
freedom anywhere in the world