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Evening star., 1941-03-28
A. F. |. Action Seen
On Initiation Abuses,
Jurisdiction Disputes
Moves to Come Up
In Executive Committee
Of Building Trades
BY JAMES FREE.

Initial steps toward formulation
of a national program to curb
abuses in union initiation fees and
to prevent jurisdictional strikes
among it's member crafts will be
taken by the American Federation
of Labor here tomorrow, it was
learned today.
These two problems are fore
most among those to be considered
by the nine-man Executive Com
mittee of the A. F. of L. building
trades department, which will meet
to work out principles to be SUBJ
mitted to their respective unions
for ratification.
Assistant Secretary of Labor DAN
lei w. Tracy, former president of
the A. F. of L. International Broth
erhood of Electrical Engineers, is
one of several prominent labor lead
ers who will make definite pro.
posals for the Executive Commit
tee to consider, it was learned.
Cites Two Disturbing Factors.
Asked about recommendations he
Is expected to make, Mr.. Tracy
declined to give details, pending
presentation of his proposals to
the committee, but he declared:
There is no doubt but that initia-
ton fees and jurisdictional strikes
are the two most disturbing factors
in the organized labor picture to-
day.
Continuation of these disturb
ing practices" Mr.. Tracy said, will
cause labor to pay a terrific price
And their correction will benefit
labor greatly"
Regulation of the initiation fees,
the former A. F. of L. executive said,
unions cooperate. Mr.. Tracy ex-
pressed confidence that the locals
would do their part.
Most of the complaints received by
the Labor Department about ex-
cessive union initiation fees, Mr..
Tracy declared, have been incomplete
or incorrect. Those complaints that
proved to be based on facts" he
continued, "have been taken up with
the unions and adjusted"
Speedy Settlements Needed.
Some persons have protested
against what they called being forced
to pay for the right to work on de-
fense projects, the Assistant Secre-
tary said. They should remember" 4"
he explained, that they are paying
for the right to join a union and to
benefit by the pay and hour sched-
ules won by the union. The question
as to whether the union initial fees
is too high is something else again."
The main thing needed to curb
jurisdictional strikes, Mr.. Tracy
stated, is to provide means for speedy
settlement of disagreements between
trade unions. The A. F. of L. has
machinery for handling jurisdic-
tional matters now, through special
referees, but this procedure is too
slow for the pressing need in de-
fense industries, he said.
MY proposal is designed to speed
up the procedure" Mr.. Tracy ex-
planned.
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Grand Jury 10 Probe
Bloody Strike Clash
AT Richmond, Ind.
Circuit Judge Summons
Investigators to Meet
On Skirmish Monday
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Ind, March %
Disorders which marked the reopen
ing of the strike-closed Interna-
tional Harvester Co. plant here led
today to call for grand jury in
vestigation.
Circuit Judge G. H. Hoelscher
summoned a grand jury for a ses-
sion Monday to make an inquiry
into yesterdays skirmish at the
plant gates.
Two persons, a policeman and a
picket, were injured severely and
many others lost blood as clubs and
sticks found their mark. City po-
lice and special deputies armed
with night sticks clashed with pick
cts and sympathizers welding ash
clubs.
The Harvester strike was one of
four labor disputes certified to the
Federal Defense Mediation Board
by Secretary of Labor Perkins,
opening the way to action by that
group.
The c. I. o. Farm Equipment
Workers Organizing Committee
struck February II, demanding in
creased minimum wages, abolition
Of piece-work and compensation for
conscriptees. Similar demands we're
put forth in the F. E. w. o. C.
strikes at Harvester's two Chicago
plants-McCormick Works and
Tractor Works-and its Rock Falls,
Ill, unit.
No disorders attended the de-
parture of the day shift and the
start Of the second and third shifts
yesterday. The company said the
plant operated at about 10 per cent
of capacity. The normal force is
about 1900
Capt. Walter Eckert of the State
police said that charges of rioting
and inciting to riot may be filed
against union leaders. State troop
ers arrested 80 leaders and C. I. o
partisans yesterday.
James I. Robb, C. I. o. regional
director at Indianapolis, telegraphed
protest to Gov. Henry Schricker
over the use of State police in the
strike and accused the troopers of
"one of the most vicious attacks
ever made on any group of workers
in Indiana"
Evening star., 1941-03-28
AIIis-ChuImers
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by tomorrow If a full crew came
back to work.
What we do from here on de-
pends entirely on the number of
men who come back to work." he
added.
Workmen Checked on Return.
Workers who entered the grounds
we're checked against the pay roll
lists and were required to show
company badges, but were not ques-
toned otherwise
They can be C. I. O., A. F. of L.
or non-union," company official
said. Practically every man who
returns will get back the same job
he had before the strike. We want
them all back and We will keep
them all busy
The plant has been shut down
since January % by a strike which
arose over union demands for a
union shop, wage increases and
seniority adjustments.
Mr.. Christoffel told the union men
that from the start of the strike
we have said that any man who
wants to go back to work can 60,
but every one who does will be a
scab, and we don't want them in the
| union
Urges No Violence.
after we win this strike" the
union head continued, those who
/ go in now won't be permitted to
remain in the union"
Mr.. Christoffel urged the strikers
to avoid violence and warned the
men not ito let the police provoke
you"
! The entire uniformed force of A
policemen Of suburban West Allis,
126 deputies of Sheriff Joseph Shin
ners of Milwaukee County and spe-
cial deputies, including uniformed
Milwaukee policemen. we're on duty
near the plant as the rally was
held.
The company yesterday notified
its employees to return to work
today.
The Wisconsin Employment Re-
! latlOnS Board ordered a new strike
election within Is days after receiv-
ing evidence that 40 per cent of the
ballots cast in favor of a strike
January 81 was fraudulent. Hand
writing experts testified that the
ballot box was stuffed.
The board named Mr.. Christoffel
and the unions financial and re-
cording secretaries as having caused
marking of the ballots.
Company officials submitted the
evidence to Secretary Knox and Mr..
Knudsen yesterday. A few hours
later. the Government officials or
dered the company to reopen the
factory Immediately and instructed
Mr.. ChriStoffel to cooperate.
Challenged by the C. I. o. to state
their authority for calling on plant
to resume operations, Secretary
Knox and Mr.. Knudsen replied at
Washington last night that the
strike was obtained by fraudulent
means" and that to continue the
work stoppage would be entirely
unreasonable"
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Admiral Hepburn Called
For Secret Navy Talk

Rear Admiral Arthur j. Hepburn,
commandant of the 18th naval dis
trict at San Francisco, arrived here
today on a secret Navy mission
aboard a commercial airliner.
He declined to comment on his
visit other than to say he had been
summoned here for a conference.
He said he expected to confer with
Navy Secretary Knox and Admiral
Harold r. Stark, chief of naval
operations.
The Navy said Admiral Hepburn's
visit was for a routine report on
activities in the San Francisco dis
trict.
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Murray, in Answer,
Charges Dies With
labor-Baiting'
House Members
Activities Branded as
Truly Subversive'
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, March 28.-Philip
Murray last night charged Repre-
sentative Dies, Democrat, of Texas
with ''labor-baiting" and activities
truly subversive' in asking whether
| the C. I. o. is willing to expel from
its ranks and from positions of
leadership members Of the Com
munist party"
The C. I. o. chieftain telegraphed
Mr.. Dies:
Since have shown your charges
against the S. w. O. C. to be dis
torted and without foundation, you
are attempting to distort the facts
as regards the c. I. o. in similar
fashion.
Your activities are truly Subver-
Sive. since you are trying to create
confusion and hatred in the Nation
! through Your labor batting. 1t
| seems strangely significant your
/ groundleSs charges against the c. I.
| o. always come at time when they
can do the most harm.
Headline Grabber, He Says.
obviously you are aware of the
negotiations now being conducted
with the United States Steel Corp.
and with the coal operators. I also
recall your moving into Chicago last
year at exactly the same time a
c. I. o. union was engaged in a
| Labor oBard election at the Armour
& Co. plants.
'Inasmuch as the newspapers say
you did not extend me the courtesy
of reading my previous telegram to
the House, but merely inserted it in
the record, am led to two conclu-
sions-that further communica ton
with you is useless, and that your
activities at the present time in at
tacking c. I. 0. are just further
effort to grab the headlines and
thereby advertise your availability
for another series of lectures
throughout the Nation, which I un-
derstand have been very lucrative" ;"
Challenge by Dies.
Mr.. Dies had challenged Mr..
Murray:
"As chairman of the c. I. o. please
advise me by telegram at once, SO
that I may read your reply to Con-
gress, whether or not the C. I. o. is
ready and willing to expel from its
ranks and from positions of leader
ship members of the Communist
party.
What does your organization pro-
pose to do with officials of the c. I.
o. concerning whose Communist
affiliations there can be no doubt in
view of the evidence before our
committee?"
The kilograms followed a similar
exchange earlier this week in which
Mr.. Dies had charged the S. w.
o. c., also headed by Mr. Murray,
had several Communists on its pay
roll. an allegation Mr.. Murray de-
MED.
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Johnstown
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order has been appealed to the
courts,
The c. I. o. union chiefs estimated
5000 men had walked out. Morris
Mallinger, an S. w. o. C. organizer
first reported the men were leaving
five sections of the works and James
Gent, subregional c. l. o. director,
later said at press conference the
plant was go per cent shut down
and 100 per cent closed as to pro-
duction' of steel.
Mr.. Mallinger asserted the men
told him they wanted to prove to
the company they would not toler-
ate any intimidation and prove that
we are organized"
The company declined to make
any statement Immediately.
Mr.. Gent told the men to keep
orderly and obey orders" and in
structed them to "go home now and
change from your mill clothes and
don't get into any trouble"
Mr.. Gent predicted the controversy
could be wound up quickly-quicker
than the company expects" and said
he expected to confer later with
management representatives to sub
init the same four-point program
that was accepted for settlement of
the strike at Bethlehem.
Both Police Chief Harry J. Klink
and Sheriff Cyrus w. Davis re-
ported there was no disorder. Chief
Davis said he was counting on the
common sense of both sides to main
tain peace and order and make
Johnstown a good example for the
Nation"
The sheriff, who has three depu-
ties, added that he had made in
quiries about the methods of OBJ
tanning State police assistance If
necessary, but emphasized that he
had not requested any aid.
Election Deadline Today.
Today was the last of three days
which the company had granted the
E. R. P. to hold the election to name
go bargaining representatives. The
E. r. P, declaring it wanted to
avoid trouble" and disruption OF
the national defense production at
the plant, previously had post
poned the vote on Wednesday and
Thursday.
The E. r. P. has been ordered dis
solved by the National Labor Rela-
tions Board, but the order has been
appealed to the courts.
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Cubrini Cunonizution
Draws Step Nearer
y the Associated Press.

By TIE Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, March 28.-Can-
onization of Mother Francesca Sa-
veria Cabrini drew a step nearer to-
day when the Vatican City news
service reported that a preparatory
congregation of rites had, on March
18. examined the record of her
miracles and found it satisfactory.
A new examination now will be
carried out in conformity with can
onical requirements, after which the
congregation of rites may be called
to rule on the authenticity of the
miracles
Mother Cabrini, who was buried in
New York. was beatifled November
13, 1938-the first American citizen
ever thus honored.
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Boston Plant Strikers
Go Back to Work

BOSTON, March % CP.-A four
day strike ended, 900 c. I. o. union
employees of the Walworth Manu-
featuring Co.'S South Boston plant
headed back today to their jobs of
making valve and pipe fittings for
naval vessels:
The employees, at a mass meet
ing last night, ratified an agree
ment described by Charles H. Cole,
chairman of the Massachusetts,
Board of Cancellation and Arbi-
tration. as providing wage increases
and other concessions.
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Dues Pieketing Relaxed
At Gary Steel Plant

GARY, Ind, March % (PD.-The
Steel Workers Organizing Commit
tee relaxed its dues -picketing CAM
paign at the Carnegie Illinois Steel
Corps plant today for some un-
announced reason and workers en-
tered and departed unmolested.
Only a few pickets were near the
plant when the night and day shifts
changed this morning.
Frank Grider, S. w. o. C. SUBJ
district director, who had threat
ened to stop operations at the plant
for three consecutive eight-hour
shifts" If there was interference
with pickets assigned to bar the
gates to workers without paidup
union cards, would make no COM
ment.
Sheriff John Knots of Lake
County proclaimed a state of emer-
gency in the steelmaking district
yesterday, but deputies and police
men assigned to the plant made no
attempt to interfere with the picket
ing
The plcketed mills employ about
$4,000. Picket lines were ordered
after the union had been denied
permission to make dues inspections
in the plant.
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Woman Is Recovering
From Blow by Intruder

Mrs. Ruth A. Sweet, 38-year -old
housewife, was reported recovering
at Casualty Hospital today from a
heavy blow on the head inflicted
by an intruder in her apartment
in the 1900 block of E street NE.
Wednesday.
Mrs. Sweet lost considerable blood
after she was hit by a colored man
who gained admittance to the apart
ment by saying he had come to
look at a gas heater.
The injured woman was strength
ened somewhat by a blood trans
fusion. and told her story to a
homicide squad detective at the
hospital yesterday. She was able
to supply little additional informa-
ton.
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Bethlehem
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point agreement. John v. Rife, as
sistant S. w. o. c. director an
nounced there will be no more E.
r. P. elections in the plant" until
there Is a decision on court appeal
by the company from National
Labor Relations Board order direct
ing it to disestablish the E. r. P.
AS Bethlehem officials promised a
statement later in the day, Mr.. Rife
told the mass meeting:
This is the first agreement ever
obtained with Bethlehem Steel. -
Under this agreement we can con-
tinue to get concessions if we con-
tinue to build up our union. We
can help workers in United States
Steel, Crucible and Jones-Laughlin
and other steel plants to get a 10
per cent increase in wages with
paid vacations that they are going
to ask for soon."
e. r. P. Completes Balloting.
Meanwhile, j. j. Coburn, secre-
tary of the E. R. P, said the E. R. P.
election was completed yesterday
with SO departments voting "and a
large number of votes cast"
Mr.. Coburn said WED be tickled
to death if the National Labor Re-
lations Board would come in here
and hold an election because we
know we have big majority of the
men.
Its not up to us to ask it, though.
That's up to the other fellow"
Throughout the strike company
and union made conflicting claims
respecting its effect on production,
including production Of this plants
part OF the company's more than a
Evening star., 1941-03-28
u. ). Steel Contract
Extended, Par|eys
With {. |. 0. Resume
Truce Arrangement
Made to Avert Stop
In Production
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, March 28-Hav-
ing agreed to extend the existing
contract one week to April 8, repre-
sentatives of the C. 1. o. and the
United States Steel Corp. resumed
today their negotiations for a new
pact, whose terms are to be retro
active to April l.
Lengthened of the specified 10
day conference period came sudden
ly and Unexpectedly yesterday after
the C. l. O.'s Steel Workers Or
ganizing Committee had reconvened
lis local leaders from mills of big
Steel" To these leaders Philip Muir
ray, c. I. o. president, repofted on
progress of the negotiations which
had started March 20.
The truce" arrangement, a union
statement explained, was made so
there need be no public appre-
henSion about the possible suspen-
sion of steel production in any of
the mills or plants of the Carnegie
Illinois Steel Corp, or any of the
other manufacturing subsidiaries of
United States Steel Corp, because
of termination of the collective bar
gaining contracts now in effect"
What progress, if any, had been
made in the dealings between the
union and the corporation was kept
secret.
There had been persistent reports
the negotiators were virtually as
far apart as when informal confer
ences broke up earlier this month.
At that time the union rejected a
counterpropoSal to raise wages 2l2
cents an hour and pressed their
nine-point program which included
10-cent-an-hour boost.
Clinton Golden, regional director
OF the S. w. o. c., said the Crucible
Steel Co. Of America has accepted
a proposal that it's collective bar
gaining contract be extended until
April Is. The Crucible contract
expired March /, but has been ex-
tended several times awaiting COM
pletion of Big Steel" negotiations.
Evening star., 1941-03-28
e, the Associated Press.

e. the Associated Press.
The United States Cancellation
Service dispatched Mediator Arthur
Reilly by airplane to Pittsburgh
today to watch developments in a
dispute between the c. I. o. and
the Bethlehem Steel Co. at the
latter's Cambria plant near Johns
town, Pa.
Evening star., 1941-03-28

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA.-ARCHDUKE FILLS OUT DRAFT
PAPERSArchduke Franz Joseph &c. of Austria is pictured
filling his draft QUESTIONABLE the home of Albert Sidney
where he is guest reporter put this question him: Even
though you in Glass &C deferred because he aen
you would your the United States you
asked?" "Defney he replied going that in such
would like aviation instructor He
holds Spanish visa, which March extended to Sep
tember 7. Wide World Photo
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Four Main Points Involved.

Mr.. Rife said these points were
agreed to:
l. All strikers to be returned to
their jobs without loss of seniority
or without discrimination whatso-
ever.
2. The company to continue to
meet and deal with representatives
of its employees in collective bar
gaining.
8. All dealings to be without dis
elimination. The company to con-
tinue to deal with the Steel Workers
Organizing Committee as collective
bargaining agency for its members
and to accord it equal privilege and
opportunities including mutually
acceptable manner of handling
grievances (wages, working condi-
tion, etc..
a. Further action with reference
to the selection of an exclusive bar
gaining agency to await final dis
position of the case pending in the
court.
The last point referred to a Ma
tional Board Relations order in
which the company was directed
to disestablish the employees repre-
sentation plan.
Union Leader Elated.
This is one of the unions greatest
victories" Mr.. Rife said. 1T has
been one of our hardest fights"
A group of grinning pickets massed
outside the company's main gates
waving strike banners as the settle
ment was announced.
State police broke up the gather
ing with good natured cries of
move on-break it up"
The pickets Immediately swung
back into line and continued patrol
ling the sidewalks in front of the
gates
Evening star., 1941-03-28
Important Notice

Will the lady or gentleman who
witnessed the collision and FIRE be.
tween a truck and passenger car on
the Washington-Baltimore Boule-
ward, the morning of 3/2O/4I about
l AM, near Laurel, Md, kindly
communicate with Hal Carlsen,
Taylor 1869 or Metropolitan o316,
Warrington, D. c.?
Evening star., 1941-03-28

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN ALLIS-CHALMERS STRIKE
HEARING-The Wisconsin Employment Relations Board hold
ing hearing the As Chalmers strike evidence
purporng show that the strike
lent Handwriting experts testified these four ballots found
together when they studied the strike votes that ragged
noe enlargement at right indicated they in batch
and that similarity of indicated they marked in
one batch. a P. Wrephoto
Evening star., 1941-03-28

billion dollars of defense orders.
The company claimed yesterday
that all steel-making mills were un-
affected and that IS per cent of the
workers were on the job. The S. w.
o. c. claimed IS per cent of the
$4,000 affected employees were out.
After the settlement was an
nounced, the company issued this
statement:
The S. w. o. c. Committee in
formed the management repre-
sentatives that they were agreeable
to the terms (of the agreement)
subject to a ratification at mass
meeting this morning.
The managements' representa-
tives agreed that these terms will be
acceptable when notified that they
have been ratified as stated"
Mr.. Rife said the settlement had
been reduced to writing" adding a
copy of the agreement, with letters
from the S. w. o. c. and the COM
pany, would go to the Federal De-
partment of Labor and the Penn
sylvania Department of Labor, and
would be considered a final agree
ment."
The settlement means, the C. I. o.
leader added, there will be no more
E. R. P. elections in this plant until
this court case is decided"
Evening star., 1941-03-28

by tomorrow If a full crew came
back to work.
What we do from here on de-
pends entirely on the number of
men who come back to work." he
added,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-22
Drawing Closer to Canada

Thirty years ago, when William Howard Taft pres
dent reciprocity offered to Canada but refused the
ground that seemed weaken that counys ties with the
motherland Yet today something very like it is readily
accepted because viii enable Canada TO implement more
effectively her loyalty to the same mother}and.
Partial lowering of tariff barriers and other restrictions
trade between the United States and Canada readily
accepted by both countries the of furtherng
their joint defense 1t is simply step in the draw
ing together of the two North American countries Pooling
productive facilities that each country produce
what best produce without duplicating overlapping
in the effort is certainly sensible approach to common
problem.
II has been said often and may be noted once
that the United States and Canada drawing closer to-
geher these days. and that whatever the outcome of the
they destined march in very close cadence in the
future
England belatedy tried TO conclude union with France
IN those last hours of Frances downfall recognizing the
possible strength that lay in establishing
ary system and in trading freely with another unvexed
by barriers and formaes But too late to
up such thing in that last hour In unhurred
and unroubled fashion Canada and the United States
well be working toward such understandings today for the
future "after the war"
New techniques Of the relations between countries will
have be devised anyway-echnques by which countries
economic and function freely in natural
trade territories without scrupulous regard for national
boundaries formerly Without sacrificing political indie
pendence and political sefru nations going to find
ways to step economic barriers. Thus what is
being done in the economic cooperation with Canada
may well be pointing the way to later
and more permanent cooperation.