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Tie RaA@gal 4! 2:
street ot Eleventh District 44oo|
Now! Annual January
WHITE SALES

Thousands Of thrifty homemokers owoit
the announcement eoch year. porticipote
IN realiv worthwhile savings not only on
brands fomous at The Polois RoyoI. but
also those known notionolIy for quality and
yolue Come now and shore in This An
nuoi Event
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19

preparations for the General As
semblv al Annapolis n short three
weeks away. Let me remind the
delegates first tina, al the 1899
General Assembly. labor received
nothing. We TO-DAY have the same
Governor and pretty much the
same program While We are
stronger TODAY than We were TWO
wears ago. We must remember that
the antI-labor forces in the coun-
try are attempting TO destroy the
labor standards which the strength
of organized labor has been able to
write on to the statute books of
our country. We cannot be salts
fed with merely holding our own.
II free State this is. the
right of free men to freely or
ganizc into unions of their own
choosing requires n state Labor
Relations Act which will protect
workers in that right. We re-
quirc further that minimum
hours Of pay and maximum
hours be established i'm the State
for intra state business compar-
able for that set by Federal leg
islatiOn for interstate commerce.
80 that extremely low wages he
outlawcd and very long hours be
cmrtailcd. We require that the
unemployment compensation
system Of this State be brought
up to al least the higher stand
ards that have been reached BY
some better laws Of other states
in our country.
This great Congress Of Industri-
al Organization and We as its CEN
trail organization in Maryland and
in the District Of Columbia will
continue going forward in making
living more fruitful. more pleas
ant and more useful for the work
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19
Jones Demands
Mine Bill

WASHINGTON. Dc. !. -ia, u
7 Jones, director Of Labor, Ne.
Partisan League. SAID III ,ate-
mcnt tonight that the Beckle,
". Va. mine explosion had raised
the year $ mine disaster death L.
to more than go. He rcnewcd b.,
demand for conercssionai Il
prevail OF the Nicely Keller Fcdc J
Mine Inspection bill
The Becklcy blast he SaiG Ia
pcned in the congressional d!>t.i
of Rep Joseph l. Smith. chauma
OF the House Mines and Nina
Committee. He charged III.
Smiths committee had prcycuiJa
House vote on the bill, altcao9
approved in the Senate.
1T is shocking fact" he dc.
Clared. that while this bill has
been bottled up in committee a
total OF more than 1000 miners
have died in mine accidents tina.
the law is intended to prevent. "
Mr.. Smith," Jones added.
who seeks coal miners votes each
election time. is. we understand. at
home today where he can hear the
cries of the widows and children
II he has ears TO listen to his own
constituents.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19

To organize and their right TO
strike. We also have IN this Con-
vention the duty TO the working
people OF this State TO develop q
legislative program and place be-
fore the Governor and General
Assembly in January or next year
changes which Will reflect the
hopes OF the working people in
improving their conditions OF liv-
ing for themselves and their fam
lilies.
We have 10 take stock Of our
political status and devise such n
program as will make it more pos
Sible for labor to achieve the kind
OF political recognition il requires
in order to adequately serve its
membership.
One OF the first steps toward
emancipating the working people
not only OF Sparrows Point but OF
the entire State from the influence
Of Bethlehem. from the domna-
ton OF Bethlehem Steel. will be- in
the ORGANIZATION OF the morgan
lled at SpaTows Point.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19

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The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19

Big Program
Present targets IN the organ!l-
ing campaien are TO be the Beth
lehcm Steel Corporations Spar
row POINT establishment Glenn
l. Martin plant. the Haetretown
plan: Of the Fairchild Aircraft
Co and Other industrial Units IN
Jamestown The HAgc!sjoWn go.
gional Office viii BE- manned by
ORGANIZERS from Baltimore. Wash
ington and Cumberland. Boot and
shoe workers construction work
{: and sen .ct trades workers IN
Hagcrstown are among the OBJ
ject!rcs and quiet Slirvcy made
prior TO the Convention has re-
suited IN 4 group OF workers in
the Hub CITY offering to cooper
ate As volunteer oreanllmg com
mittcc.
IN addition local UNION, III Al
legany County are rccclvinr name,
from their members OF friends
and other contacts known to BE-
eager to ION up with the CIO.
Legislative Program
second only to the organic
ing plans were the proposals. Tor
a well rounded program Of leg
iSlatiOn approved bv thr dele
gates. The measures include:
State Labor Relations Act. State
Wages and Hours Law. Amend
mcnt OF W0rkmcn'S COmpcn>a-
tim Act and the Occupati0nal
Diseases Act. improvement Of
the State Unemployment Com
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19
AIRCRAFT

Not only steel but also air
craft. another major industry in
which the enormous resources
Of the CIO are being conccn-
tratcd. ranks important in the
State Of MARYLAND. In the Glen
Martin Company primarily. hut
also In the Fairchild Company
Of Hagerstown. the Clio of Ma
ryland and the District of CO.
lumbia will have TO render such
assistance as will inevitably re-
suit In the organization of the
Maryland aircraft industry.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19
ORGANIZE


trust that the delegates will
agree that the biz Job facing this
Convention is TO underScore the
need for organization of the unor-
ganized, is to offer the assistance
OF our aiiiliatcs. Of our resources
on the major organizing jobs In
this State: TO show the people OF
this State that in this period Of
national defense. real national de-
Tense becomes meaningless with
out genuine safeguards and adj
vanccS of the rights of labor and
their living standards. their right
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19
Burkhart Wins
Local 70 Poll

RAYMOND c Buakhalt wa e,.
ed president OF Local c6 Uni',t
Rubber Workers Of America s.
urday night by a 81 maos
over Michael Cunningham
Buskhart succeed, . j
.clo,
Other officers elcct.d
Days vice president; II F." 2.
son recording sccyc'ai
Gra}>on. financial sccrt q
rnoc Lechliter. guide 49,:
lcy sentinel and r Z.
trustee :or three yea
George Miller, Odel 81
o J MortIicldt. Edilh l...a
II LcW.S. William d Wa -
Ralph Beard were elected - r.
executive board. Member q!
negotiating committee axe NJ
han HowdcrSheN. william "
kc. Young Lewis. Burkai
Day% and Beard
Raymond Il Whls. Mo@.:s1 q.
Gyayson Wilson and Day WEE
chosen dclcea;cs 70 The Western
MARYLAND Union Council Del
safes OF Distric, No. Couno
URWA are Harry Z. Castle, Wa
Lows. Dayy and Grayson
Installation %! officer, @a .
held Dec %
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19

Resolved that this convention
ADOPT as its position the statement
OF John l.. Lewis that:
The Congress OF Industrial Or
carnations rs an American ins'i-
tuition dedicated to the attainment;
OF its we'll defined economic and
social detectives.
we yield TO no man the right
10 challenge our Americanism
or the Americanism OF the or
sanization which at this mo-
ment we represent; and those
who infest the columns OF the
public press with their vile full
limitations. saying that the policies
of the CLIO are conceived and en-
dorsed. and supported and en-
couraged and administered b.
Communist philosophy, or Na2i
philosophy or Fascist philosophy.
or any other philosophy, they lie, ;"
and be il further
Resolved that this convention
rcaffirm its unshakeablc belief n
our unqualified support of Amer
lean principles as expressed IN the
constitution and declaration of
independence. and our unswcr:-
ing loyalty to the American fiag
which. we remember. though
others may have forgotten. stands
for liberty and justice for all;
That we will do everything in
our power to protect our American
democracy from all subversive ele-
ments and all other enemies for
eign and domestic.
That we call attention TO the
fact that there are many millions
OF Americans today who have bee?
denied their rights to life and lib
erty. and the livelihood without
which the pursuit OF happiness is
an empty phrase:
That we therefore solemn.y
pledge our continued effort to
achieve the full promise of the
American way OF life, OF civil
rights and an American standard
OF living. for all American people.
That a strong Clio. pledged to
maintain and improve the living
standard OF the working people of
our country is the first guarantee
Of the full preservation and ex-
tension Of American ideals and in
stitutions."
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19

II Was here ~ May 1886 that
the Maryland ahiliateS Of unions
in the American Federation OF La
Dor who had formed within that
American Federation OF Labor the
Committee for Industrial Organi-
cation came into conflict with the
policies Of o-organization. no.
progress. which has heretofore
guided the Maryland and District
State Federation OF Labor
For the first time in the history
OF Mary land labor. the unions
which were interested IN organiz-
ing the unorganizcd IN the mass
production industries into indus
trial unions. inside the American
Federation OF Labor. became the
majority groups IN the Maryland
ard District o! Columbia State
Fedora ion ~ Labor Were IL not
!Cr tho lac tina AZ that Conven-
tiou. the machine controlled Con-
ycTtlOn committees refused To seat
large DELEGATIONS from some of the
newly formed industrial unions in
Western Maryland. the Maryland
and District OF Columbia State
Federation OF Labor would have
elected through It's majority MEM
ber,hip an executive committee
led b. people from unions which
had formed the Committee for In
dustrial Organization.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19
CIO STATE CONVENTION LAYS PLANS
FOR LARGE ORGANIZAT|ONAL DRIVE
A NEW FIELD
EDITORIAL

Copies of this of the VOICE or LABOR w'l be dis
,buted the aircraft workers Hagerstown Maryland by
CIO organizers
We wish this extending the tratena greet
ings OF the organized workers OF Western Maryland to the
unorganizcd Of Hagerstown.
opening this field OF endcavor the Go
many difficulties The Go organizers have them all
the country and IN most instances them.
They know the type OF propaganda which the employers
and their agents will discourage organization We had
leads of 1t Cumberland from ex-convct cvangelss to
corrupt potcans-but the Go has along with
raises conditions for workers In fact OF the
their schemes failed
In Cumberland we have seen fake unions, set up under
high sounding such the American Federation OF Justice
and after they been exposed employers tools they
too have folded their And the Clio remains
We have how the kept and the radio Illuminated
against the CO. but the Clio kept right The CLIO workers
of Maryland pay for this paper and able protect
themselves against these OF transformation and enmy
So in these coming weeks Of intensive organization which
will be made iagesown ask the unorganizcd workers
to study carefully the benefits which their organized brothers
ere offering help them obtain Watch for the tricks named
herein and make up your minds advance conditions
under the banner OF the Clio.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19

penSatiOn Act. adequate relief.
regulation of COMPANY police.
Speakers
Among the speaker, at the Con
.cnuon VAS Representatives WI
liam d Byron who received
great ovation ior a straight for
YARD address II when he SAID
an Wagner Act amendment,
would no, be voted 10. by HIM
unless they strengthened the act
and that existence OF private com
pany police was a reflection upon
the company which employed
them and on the community. He
warned against hasty LEGISLATION
designed 10 curb labor's rights.
Attorney General William {.
Walsh and Edwin S smith Of
the National Labor Relations
Board were well received
Disagreement
A u.,agrccmcnt during the last
hou Of the convention drew
vide new paper attention ont OF
proportion to all other convention
actions /, occurred when dele.
gates Of the Amalpamatcd Cloth
ng Workcr, objected to passage
OF an American!,m resolution
without being given the floor to
speak upon resolution which
thcy had presented upon the same
abieci. The resolution adopted
bv The majority was presented b;
the Wa hlnr;on Newspaper Gul0
Some delegates left the floor IN
protest.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19

successful drive,
Several months after that
Convention. unions who COM
posed the CIO were unconstitu-
tiOnally read out OF the Amcri-
can Federation of Labor and out
of the A. =. of l.. central bodies
such as the Maryland State Fed
Grafton of Labor.
Our onlv crime in this room four
and half years ago and again
three and one-half "ears ago was
that We wanted to bring into the
cruSiy. dccrcpit. old A. F. OF l.. the
new blood OF millions Of hereto
fore unorgani2ed industrial work
crS. We wanted To show TO thou
sands OF textile workers. to the
tens of thousands OF federal work.
crs. to the thousands OF steel
workers that the method OF llbcr-
ating themselves from bad condi-
tons OF employment lay III the
pattern OF strong labor organi-
2ation based upon industrial UNI
ioniSm. That was our purpose then
and that is our purpose today.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19

A large committee has com.
pictcd elaborate preparations and
transformed the Textile Hall nto
a setting which will delight tho
hearts of old and young alike.
Decorations. lights and Christmas
tree are all set. Oranges. nuts.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19
SUCCESSFUL.

However. the drive to organize
could not be stopped even BY such
an organization as the Maryland
A. f. OF l.. The A. F. of l.. unions
which had formed the CLIO within
the American Federation of Labor.
FOR the sole purpose of organizing
the unorganized. continued their
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19
Seven Miners
Perish in Beckley

Seven more miners were added
10 the mounting death toll ON
Tuesday when an explosion at the
number four mine Of the Raleigh
Coal and Coke Corporation. Beck
ley. West Virginia. Snuffed out the
lives of seven men and injured
five others.
The catastrophe was the sixth
major mine disaster in year du.
ing which the United Mine Work
ers OF America have made ire
mendous efforts for passage OF a
federal Mine Safety Bill provid-
ing for federal inspection of
mines.
The Nicely Keller Bill has al!
ready passed the Senate but has
been prevented from coming TO
vote in the House of Representa-
tivcs.
Commenting in the di>as'c.
Senator NJ. NJ Nicely, governor
elect OF West Virginia said
1t tthe explosion IS just an
other tragic reminder 10 those
who are preventing the enact
ment OF the Nicely Keller Mine
Inspection bill that more limo
cent blood is on their hands
and that additional miners. wild
ows and orphans have joined the
innumerable throng OF those
who have long pleaded 70.
greater safety FOR the toilers
who dig the nations coal
xssxxxxxexeEx <sx'gsSx'Ee
The offcers and Delegates
Of The Western N0ryIamd In.
dnsfriai Union Council extend
the Seasons Greetings to all
members 0f organized labor
and their families.
JAMES Il. COLLINS
President
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19
O'Conor Calls
Joint Labor
Laws Parley

Govern OCano. ,r+,e.Ga.
called up,. Maryland union on
cial> 20 prepare 70. The L.! Ia
,urc a unified labor program
Al the same time hc dec.Ay, 4
he expect, the lc4is!a,og, 70 bucEin
down to work Al once vhen tar
General Assembly M &.
The Governor auaneco VITA
John NJ Pohlhau, Commi Iom"s
OF Labor and Statistic ~! a
round table conicreuc, 20 which
representatives OF the Go the
ALL and the railroad bfo'hcr-
hoods Will be- invited.
Aim Of Conference
have asked the Comm.
sloner of Labor and Statistics to
hold round table with rcprescn
tativeS OF labor TO Try to effect a
friend, relationship with regard
to labor legislation At the coming
session OF the Legislature the
Governor said
Asked whether lie expected an
administration laboi program 10
come from tins. the Governor ~
Piled
There may be ~ II number
OF things upon which labor could
agree and which ", could back up
II Will furnish an opportunity
ior the representatives OF the var
iouS labor organizations to see If
they themselves can agree upon
and simplify the task from an
administration point Of view
May Aid in Unity
The Governor said he had not.-
fled the CLIO. IN convention at
HagerStown. OF his action and
added that the round table he pro
poses may not only have bear
ing on the coming session OF the
Legislature. but may result in the
labor organizations being brought
closer together in the State
Il thought he said. we would
provide the method for them TO
get together
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19

Formuaon OF mmcdatc o.! me
delegates
J. A Regional Office Of the CIO opened
HageiStown MARYLAND
state c officials present program
round table conference
with A. + OF Railroad Brothehoods. Pohhaus.
Commissioner OF Labor and Statistics will preside
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19
Americanisn1 Resolution

Three resolutions Amercanism presented to the
State Clio Convention The Resolutions Committee presented
the following which adopted by the Convention The
resolution drawn attention than all other
matters of the Convention combined:
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19
OPENING ADDRESS AT STATE CONVENTION

10 prin hcrfitfh NE hieHehfs q ne opening dddrf
Four and onehalf in the Spring of 1886 in this
very ballroom, important occurred the history of
organized labor Maryland the District of Columbia
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19
Local 1874 Christmas
Party Here Sunday

All ready Tor Cclanese Local 1874 Annual klddrc, -
mas Party which will be held 81 North Mechanic Street
Cumberland from p NJ to p NJ this Sunday December
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19
Will Open Regional Office
At Hagerst0lUn This Week

Fourth MARYLAND industrial
duet nNeYea
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19
LABOR LAWS

A great deal of attention will be
given by the Convention for our
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19

ing people Of this area. To this We
are dedicated: that is our program
and il is on that basis that We
shall grow and grow strong.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-12-19

opening ADDRESS made ConirMion ~ PcWdrn Jofm
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-22
Westport

L. Brauninger, who spent the
past month in Texas and Califor-
MIA, returned home Saturday.
Mrs. A. M. Hess. of Grove Lake
spent Saturday with her mother,
Mrs. S. ]. Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Buchholz and
son, Walter. were Sunday visitors
with Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Turdik.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Bodeker and
sons were Wednesday evening call
ers at the Jack Hines home.
Miss Eleanor Phillips and Harry
Nye, of Minneapolis, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wendell Phillips, Of st. Cloud
spent the weekend at A. J. Phillips
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Hermanson en-
tertained the Misses Gulsvig and
Hogan at supper Thursday evening
Miss Jessie Tipler entertained
Mrs. M. C. and Mrs. c. c. Freder.
ick at luncheon Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. S. P. Sanders was pleasantly
surprised on Friday evening, Feb
9, when a group of friends came to
help her celebrate her 9th birth
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Hamilton and
Leatrice were Sunday supper guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Beecher.
Donald Duane and Clinton Fred
erick attended a senior party at the
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-22
Thursday, February %, 1910

Ronald Stewart was a caller at
the Henry Tieman home Wednes-
day evening.
George Rice spent Saturday af-
ternoon at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Tieman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Karsten and
daughter, Arlene, Mr.. and Mrs. Ir-
vim Tank and son, Wayne, Mrs.
Louis Callahan and sons, Louis,
Ray and Richard and Kathryn
Hotwagener gathered at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Brehm, of
st. Paul, Monday evening, to re-
mind Mrs. Brehm Of her birthday
anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Rehkamp
spent Sunday evening at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Zirbes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald Stewart
spent Sunday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Emma Stewart Of
Sauk Center.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1940-02-22

home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar John
son at Willard Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. L Brauninger and
son, Lorn, spent Sunday evening
at Jack Hines.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bodeker attend
ed the dedication exercises Of the
new Glenwood hospital Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Frederick
spent part Of last week with rel
atives in Tintah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Riley spent
Thursday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. M. Hess.
Mrs. AL Hermanson was a Sauk
Centre visitor between trains Sat
urday.
Mrs. L. y. Buchholz visited on
Friday afternoon with Mrs. e. H.
Pfeninger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Hermanson, Mrs.
e. III. Pfeninger and Miss Villa
Hogan attended the Farm Bureau
meeting at Grove Lake Tuesday
evening. Mrs. Hermanson and Miss
Hogan took part in the program.
Mrs. ]. 0. Kane, Mrs. Selecta
Besch and Miss Emma Hines spent
Monday evening at Lee Hamidton's.