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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01
Purchasing Power
Destroyed By
Industry Changes

WASHINGTON-(F P)-Technolog
ical advances destroy purchasing pow
err faster than they cheaper prices
James B. Carey, CLIO secretary and
president, of the United Electrical
Radio G. Machine Workers (CIO) told
the Temporary National Economic
Committee April IS.
The contention that price cuts take
care of unemployment that comes in
the wake of chronological improve
ments is false, Carey said.
"What good is a 1919 price cut, if
whole areas of purchasing power are
wiped out? A 10, 20 or even 500
price cut means nothing to the family
that has lost its income. The 12,000,-
900 jobless cannot buy goods, whether
at the full price or the cut price he
declared.
In the industry under jurisdiction
of his union, two-thirds of which is
covered by UERMW contracts, en-
ployers are getting 37a6 more produc-
ton out of each man-hour worked
than they got in 1929, with the re-
suit that even though hours worked
per week are now about 25e6 under
1929, employment is about 1871 less"
"The labor cost for each 800 of
product turned out was 1495 less in
1889 than in 1897" he said, "and in
the radio section of the industry the
drop between 1897 and 1889 in labor
cost per 800 of value has been about
23%."
Carey urged leaders of private in
dustry voluntarily to agree that
wherever productivity is increased
chronological change, the ben
efits be passed on to labor in the
form of increased wages and de-
creased hours and increased jobs, and
passed on to the public in the form
Of decreased prices"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01
TNEC HEARS OF
RUBBER, COAL
INDUSTRIES

WASHINGTON.-(F Pres.
VIM Green and two representatives
of CLIO unions appeared before the
Temporary Natl Economic Committee
to add their testimony to the story
of men and machines.
Green left with the committee five
suggestions for alleviating the plight
of men thrown out of work by tech
biological improvements. They were:
1. More complete data on employ
ment labor costs, productivity, wages
and hours.
2. Further shortening of the work
week
8. Increase of the national income
by 10 billion dollars.
4. Special consideration to produc-
tive workers in their share in the
return from chronological improve
ments
5. Exhaustive consideration of en-
ployment opportunities on a national
basis.
Thomas Kennedy, secretary-treas-
urer of the United Mine Workers
(CIO) and Green's successor in that
position, discussed the force of tech
nology in the coal industry.
Labor productivity in the mines, he
said, has increased from 29S tons
per man per day in 1900 to 46 tons
per man day for the much shorter
work day of 1888, an increase of
1892.
Such advances would have elimi-
mated 131 900 jobs in the bituminous
mines of the country but for the re-
1uction of hours and the number of
lays worked per week. AS it was
75,515 men were displaced between
1923 and 1888, he said.
1--WE believe" he said congress
should do that which is necessary to
bring about a national economy that
will put our unemployed back to work
IN a basis that will bring about
sufficient and adequate purchasing
power to provide for continuing steady
and prosperity in this ma
ion"
Thomas F. Burns, vice president of
he United Rubber Workers (CIO),
described the effect of machines in
lis industry.
In 1923, he said, it took $4,000 work
RS to produce 45,2OOOOO tires while
n 1889 it took $1,000 workers to
produce 57,OOO,OOO tires. This repre-
esented an increase of 26% in produc-
ion and a decrease of 5000 in employ
nent.
Only one force is operating to pre-
erve employment in the rubber in
ustry, Burns said, and that is the
rganized labor movement which "by
Is efforts to maintain a shorter work
ay at decent wage, saved tens of
thousands of rubber workers as sol
ent members of their respective COM
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01
LABOR paper
TELLS WHY COAL
MINERS Die

MINNEAPOLIS.-(FP)-In an edi
torial headed, Goal Miners Should
Work in Airplanes," The Minneapolis
Labor Review points out that not a
life was lost in commercial air trans
port last year while 5000 coal miners
have been killed during the past five
years.
Editor r. d. Cramer continues:
"There is no more excuse for dis
asters in mines than there is in air.
planes. What then makes one so safe
and the other so dangerous?
"Airplane catastrophes were hurt
ing the airplane transportation bust
ness. Coal mine tragedies do not re-
tard the sale of coal In the courts
the lives of the wealthy airplane pas
sengers are valued very highly when
they sue for damages. Lives of coal
miners are not appraised anywhere
near too high.
'It is cheaper to kill coal miners
than it is to end the lives of airplane
passengers.
Ridiculous as it seems, airplanes
used for barely a score of years for
commercial transportation are safer
than coal mines that have been ope-
rated hundreds of years -.
Someone said one time if Morgan
and Rockefeller had their offices in
coal mines there would never be an
other mine disaster"
~
Of Mines show that 6,346 coal miners
lost their lives in accidents during
The 5-year period 1934-3S inclusive)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01
BRIDGES FOES PROTEST
USE OF CITY AUDITORIUM

SACRAMENTO, Cal. - (FP) = Not
content with having a speech by Har-
ry Bridges on April % thrown out
of Native Sons Hall, the American
Legion, Disabled American Veterans
and the Americanization Committee
of the Elks have now petitioned the
Sacramento city council to cancel the
permit for the Municipal Auditorium.
The city manager says it cannot be
done, and the protesting groups are
planning further action.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01
GOVERNOR ASKED TO
PROBE POLICE VIOLENCE

TONAWANKA, N. Y-FP)-Gov.
Herbert H. Lehman was requested
April "a by Local 19401, Equipment
Workers Union (AFL), to investigate
police violence at the struck Reming-
ton-Rand plant here
The request came after local cops,
for the second time in two weeks, at
tackled pickets with teargas bombs
and riot guns. The walkout of 400
workers started April when the firm
fired worker for union activity, after
a long series of discriminatory acts.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01

If the federal debt were paid off
in SIS bills, there would be enough
to pave a 6-lane highway with them,
stretching from Los Angeles to New
York City. Before long it will prob
ably be possible to do it with SO
bills.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01

WASHINGTON.-(FP) - The Natl.
Consumers League in a letter sent
members of the league April Is urged
the defeat of the Barden bill to amend
the wage-hour act as zone of the most
indefensible proposals ever to be in
troduced in congress-"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01

KANSAS CITY. - (FP) - Despite
CLIO did not succeed in making a
sweep of the two General Motors
plants in the home town of Homer
Martin. Both were captured by the
ALL The vote.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01
Clio SWEEPS
49 GENERAL
MOTORS PLANTS

DETROIT.-(FP)-The United Au-
tomobile Workers (CIO) rolled up ma
jorities in at least 40 of the 81 Gen
eral Motors plants participating in the
biggest election ever held by the
NLRB.
Early tabulation of the ballots cast
by nearly 125,OOO of 100000 eligible
workers showed:
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-01

The rival AFL union was victorious
in two plants in Kansas City, two in
Norwood, o., and one in Meriden,
Conn. AFL craft unions won in de-
partments, while the UAW-CIO won
in 5. The CLIO swept Detroit, Bay
City, Lansing, Pontiac, Saginaw,
Cleveland, Toledo, Muncie, Buffalo,
Tarrytown, Bristol Linden, Flint,
GAINESVILLE, and Atlanta
"The election" said Pres. R. J.
Thomas of the UAW-CIO, sis a tri-
umphant demonstration of the value
of the Wagner act for peaceful labor
relations. The overwhelming number
of eligible workers voting is proof to
politicians that the workers are solid
behind the act"
NEW YORK.-(FP)-Th CLIO won
three General Motors plants and lost
one to the ALL in the New York re-
giOn Results were:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-05

The heaviness of the voting had
leaders Of both major parties
amazed. A big vote was expected, but
the experts had not figured on any
such turnout as actually developed.
Despite the record numbers, no
trouble at the polls was reported.
Virtually every district was run
ing ahead Of previous high marks,
and party workers noted that many
voters were not waiting for rides In
party furnished cars but were going
to the polling places themselves.
Local registration was SO heavy.
totalling 1923, that final voting
lists did not come from the printers
until yesterday afternoon and
reached the polling places far be-
hind schedule. The registration In
the last presidential election was
1890.
Many to Vote For
Local voters today were balloting
not only for President, Vice-Presi-
dent, a state ticket ard Congress-
man, but also for judge Of probate,
two state Senators and two Repre-
sentatives. The votes for Congress-
man are tailed with those OF other
towns in the fifth district, including
nearby communities in New Haven
county and all of Litchfield county.
The Waterbury probate district in
cludes Waterbury. Wolcott ard Mid
dlebury, with this city deciding the
outcome unless the vote Is very
close.
Many Of the local candidates
spent much Of the morning touring
the 80 voting districts and watching
the conduct of the balloting. Party
leaders and their emissaries also vis-
tied the polling places.
Up to early there had been no
trouble at the polls, police head
quarters reported. Supt. William
j. Roach directed scores Of evtra
men on duty during the ballot
ing,
Party organizations had several
hundred cars at work bringing vol
ers to the polls. Republicans and
Democrats had private headquarters
operating in each district. with town
committee members in charge.
Back Predictions
Party chairmen stood by their
predictions of victory in the face
of the huge outpouring of votes,
Democratic Town Chairman Mau-
rice F. Tangney maintained that
President Roosevelt would sweep the
city by $500. and Republican Town
Chairman Vernon L. Hall stood by
his prediction that Willkie would
take the city by 1900.
Continued on Page A.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-05
CONN. BREAKING
OTHER RECORDS
Better Than Forty Per
Cent OF Registered Is
Cast Up To Noon
BY WILLIAM ID. CLARK
United Press STAFF Correspondent

tOnlto0 FTeSS otahl correspondent
Hartford, Conn. Nov. Sup
The voting throughout Connecticut
was breaking all previous records
up to noon. according to reports
from the principal cities.
Better than 40 per cent Of the
approximate $4,000 registered vot-
ers had cast their ballots during
the first six hours the polls were
opened.
At Hartford, which has about
$4,000 eligibles. it was estimated
that by 1880 about 5000 had Wis
tied the polls.
Waterbury estimated that nearly
10000 out Of registered AZ 1892 had
exercised their franchise at noon.
Bridgeport reported that at IL a.
M, $4,000 out of $4,000 had cast
their ballots and that the voting
was becoming increasingly heavier.
At New Haven 38 per cent, or
81 400 out of $1,000 were polled
within four hours after the voting
places opened.
Percentage figures from other cit
les such as New Britain, Meriden,
New London. Manchester. Torring-
ton, Stamford. Danbury and even
in the smaller towns were corre-
spondingly the same.
. (Continued on Page u
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-05
JOHN SAITKOWSKI
ENTERS HIS PLEA
Che shire RefOrmatOry
Slayer Bound Over To
January Term OF Court

John Saitkowski, "a, of Pawtucket,
r. l., trusty at the Cheshire re-
formatory, pleaded innocent to first
degree murder in Cheshire town
court today and was bound over
TO the January term of superior
court in Waterbury, after waving
examination.
Charged with the Staying OF John
Beall. 60, Cheshire reformatory
cook. Saitkowski was brought before
Justice Luke Stapleton by three
state Troopers at 10 o'clock this
morning. and was put to plea by
Grand Juror Richard williams. He
was then returned to the New Ha-
ven county jail where he will be
held without bond until his ar
ralgnment before the high court.
Today's arraignment came less
than ~ hours after Coroner william
u. Hennessy. OF Waterbury. held
6altkowsky criininally responsible
for Beall's death, The coroner's
finding was filed yesterday after.
noon.
saitkowSkl. who was sent 10 the
reformatory last year for robbery,
was represented By Public Defender
Edward 4. carmody. Of Waterbury.
There we're no states witnesses IN
the courtroom, other than Lieut..
william Eehatznan. Of Beacon
Fails, and two other troopers.
Meanwhile. Mrs, Susan Beall
wife Of the murdered cook. was ~.
ported unchanged" Al o.. Marys
hospital where her name ls Oh the
Gconllnued on Pase u
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-05
1910 Election VIII

Washington, Nov. 5-This cleo
ton will go down in history as one
Of the most bitter in the past
eighty years. Only the campaigns
which reelected Abraham Lincoln
in 1864 and Woodrow Wilson in
1916 can compare with 1t for in
tense feeling.
Passions have flared, tempers
have been close 10 the surface.
There has also been q more Wig
0rous and sometimes searching
scrutiny OF the issues and the
candidates than In any other re-
cent election.
In fact, some diplomats who
have spent recent years IN Europe
say this election Is comparable 10
those IN France which saw the
rise and fall OF the Popular Front
government.
Real test Of this election no
matter who Wins, h g0ing % be-
whether the electorate can Tor.
SET the present paFtisanshlp and
settle down 10 q reasonable DE-.
gree % unity. THAT. IN fact, viii
be- the real test Of democracy.
~ Wlllkie Wlnn be u sure - face
q hostile senate. ~ mooseveit
wins he may have 70 eepe with =
Republican iIeuse eg Represent.
nllEea.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-05
Only Campaigns Which Reelected Lincoln In
1864 And Wilson In 1916 Equal To 1t
BY DREW PEARSON and

Early was trying to get 10 the
Presidents train. and was pro-
yiding interference through the
police lines for Mrs. Morgenthau,
Miss Leland and various members
OF the White House secretariat,
when three policemen. two white
and one colored. stopped him. He
INDUCED In a showing bout with
all three. but the col0red cop had
been operated on for O hernia and
was injured.
kewspapermen on the train,
seine OF whom have rewed Wig.
ereusIy With steve. all sgreed
that this time he was right.
However. the details Of the ease
we're unlmpeFiaRt.
Word Immediately was flashed
through Harlem and the Negro
districts Of Chicago that RO0se-
Vell's secretary had kicked a color.
ed policeman. Francis Rivers, die
eelog OF the eOi0red division 81 the
Republican National COMMITTEES,
was the first 70 zee the political
importance Of the situation. But
close behind him vas Johnny
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-05
The Washington Daily "Merry Go-Round''
BY DREW PEARSON andR ROBERT S. ALLEN
1910 Election VIII Go Down In History AS One W Most Bitter Years

Hanes. ex-Under Secretary OF the
Treasury, but still treasurer Of the
Hampton Institute for Negroes.
Johnny comes from North Car
Olina and the land OF Jim Grow.
but he got busy with some Of the
Hampton leaders 10 fan the
flames In the big cities OF the
North, where the e0lOred vote
sometimes holds the balance OF
power.
SOUTH WARNED ROOSEVELT
Aside from It's political Fepercus-
sions. the Early incident illustrates
two things. One Is the efficiency
OF the Republican organization IN
this campaign and the lnettlci-
eney OF the Democrats. The Re.
publieans are not missing 4 trick.
II was Q matter literally OF min.
nleS before the Republicans had
pounced upon the Kicked" police.
man and were using u for oil "
was worth.
The Democrats, 0n the ether
hand, with q ie0se. kaIt. iumber.
ing examination. have tet ops
p9rlmnlly nfieF opportunity clip
1hFeugh their fingers. And Y
Gleamsvell naueaks ahFeHgh "
vii be with 10 thamhs y tbe
gcontinued on Page o
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-05
BY T. F. REYNOLDS

UNITED Press ASaM correspondent
HYDE Park, N. Y, Nov. 5.-UP)--
President Roosevelt awaited the ma
TONS verdict today zip full conf
dence of vindication Of the princi-
pies and policies on which We have
fought the campaign"
He votes at 1915 p. m. in the
Town Hall of this, his home town,
for four more years OF the New
Deal. He will respond to this de-
scription in the registration book
Franklin Delano Roosevelt; occupa-
ton: Farmer; resident: Hyde Park
House, Hyde Park, N. Y.
Mr.. Roosevelt will be accompanied
to the polls by his wife, Mrs Eleanor
Roosevelt; his mother, 85-year-old
Sara Delano Roosevelt; his son and
daughter law, Franklin D. Roose-
welt, Jr., and the former Ethel 'Du
Pont; and his confidential secretary
Miss Marguerite Leland.
AS in past election years, Mr.
Roosevelt wears heavy. gold watch
chain that once belonged to Presi-
dent Andrew Jackson - he wore the
chain when he voted in 1882 and In
1886 and he was wearing it again
for luck.
At Hyde Park House, the stage
was set for another election night
watch. The big dining room table
was stripped of its linen, and cleo
toral vote tables and popular vote
charts were spread across it. In
the smoking room which opens of
the dining room, teletypes Of the
press associations had been installed
Prayer for Nation
Mr.. Roosevelt concluded his cam
paign just before midnight with g
nation wide radio speech which he
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-05
FIRST TOWN IS
OUT FOR WILLKIE
Sharon, New Hampshire,
Is Finished Voting AT
End OF Five Minutes

Sharon, N. H, Nov. 5-(UP)-A
midnight voting party" gave this
tiny hamlet the distinction early to-
day Of being the first community in
the nation to report election returns,
giving Wendell Willkie "a and Pres
ident Roosevelt 7.
The vote showed little change in
ratio from the l49-year-old towns
normal political lineup Of recent
years. In 1896 it was Landon ID,
Roosevelt 8: in 1892, it was Hoover
IL, Roosevelt /.
Today's vote. reported less than a
quarter-hour after midnight, also
gave:
For governor: DR.. Robert o. Blood,
(R) 81. F. Clyde Keefe Cd T.
For Congress (2nd district: U. 8.
Rep. Foster Stearns (R) 81, Daniel J.
CONTINUED on Page u
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-05

The next few months are likely
to be a period of political cross
currents and cross firing. II the
American people can rise above II,
then democracy will be safe. It
will be q severe test.
KICKED NEGRO COP
On rare occasions In this coun-
try. presidential, elections have
turned on the merest whim Of
fate. and this one may be In that
category. Most freakish year was
1915 when Charles Evans Hughes
went 10 bed thinking himself
President OF the United States.
and woke up 70 find that because
he had walked through q picket
line IN California. that state.-and
the eleetion.-had turned against
him.
This year . freak Incident
might e0neeivably zip The bal.
anee in a ei0ae Faee 70 wendell
Wlllkie. % occurred last Week
when Sieve Early. white iIense
Secretary in charge 81 press &C.
lalienn, tangled with . NegFe
policeman IN New feFk.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-05
WILLKIE STILL
KEEPS STRENGTH
Breaks Curtain String In
| Voting Booth As He
Jerked Lever
BY WILLIAM II. LAWRENCE
United Press STAFF Correspondent

tOhtcU FTeSS OthH NVTTeSpVnuCutJ
New York; Nov. 5-(UP)-Repub-
lican Presidential Nominee Wendell
L. Willkie cast his own ballot IN the
election race between himself and
President Roosevelt today and called
upon all other Americans to vote
before the polls close.
Willkie walked into the polling
booth amid cheers from crowd Of
about 200 and cast his ballot at
9:42 a. m. EST. one minute after
Mrs. Willkie had voted.
AS he walked from the red brick
public school No. 6 he turned to
reporters and said:
II urge every citizen to vote ir-
respective of how he votes. The
right to vote is both a duty and a
privilege and should be exercised by
every American. I want to express
my thanks to all the people of the
country for the generous reception
given me wherever I have been in
this crusade"
Willkie's 20-year-old son Philip
accompanied his father and mother
to the polling place. He stood on
bench with reporters and watched
the proceedings as his father and
mother were photographed for mo-
ton pictures
Down Goes Curtain
AS Willkie stepped into the vot-
ing booth and jerked the lever
which controls the curtain, the
string on the curtain broke and 1t
had to be pushed across the front
of the booth by two policemen.
John v. Curry. former leader OF
Tammany Hall. shocks hands with
Willkie just as the Republican pres
idential nominee left his 1910 Fifth
avenue apartment to vote.
A crowd of a few hundred out
side the school house set up chant
of I'VE want Willkie" as the candi-
Continued on Page u
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-05
WAR IN EUROPE
A YEAR AGO,
NOV. 5, 1899


BY United Press
The Norwegian government fer.
mally notified German auiheFl'
sies u weuld not resurn The City
Of FLINT. AHeFiean ship held by
the Nasls and freed when "
tenehsa Norwegian waters. The
message said the German prise
eFew weula net be released ~ The
NeFweslnTls.
Premier Ilenlle Alussellnl Issued
'eeFlain lnnlFueliene 70 prepase
and eslnEge ebe electives 'ef TIE
italian army.
THE Western EFant waa 'aniei,
eommnniques SAID.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-05
President Concludes
Campaign In Prayer
ended with this PRAYER:

ended with this prayer:
Almighty God, who hast given
us this good land for our heritage;
we humbly beseech Thee that we
may always prove ourselves people
mindful of Thy favor and glad to
do Thy will. Bless our land with
honorable industry, sound learning
and pure manners. Save us from
violence. discord, and confusion
from pride and arrogance and from
every evil way. Defend our liber-
ties. and fashion into one united
people the multitudes brought hither
out of many kindredS and tongues.
"Endow with the spirit of wisdom
those to whom in Thy name We en-
trust the authority Of government
That there may be justice and peace
at home, and that, through obedi-
ence to Thy law. we may show forth
Thy praise among the nations OF
the earth. In the time of prosper
ity, fill our hearts with thankful
ness, and in the day of trouble,
suffer not our trust in Thee to
fail Amen.
Mr.. Roosevelt said it was very
old prayer" 1t is from the Epis-
copal Book of Common Prayer and
it's authorship is attributed to
George Washington.
COntrasted Conditions
In this, his last word to the vot-
ers before the polls open, the Presi-
dent contrasted the peace of the
United States with the war condi-
tions of Europe. Today, he said,
Americans vote as free men with no
storm troopers" watching how they
mark their ballots.
In every political campaign" he
(COOfinued IN Page A.