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Changing Escape
Is Arrested Here

A fugitive from a North Carolina
chain gang was captured here Fri
day, October "a. He is Fred Shores
81.
Locked in the city Jail he beg
ged police not to return him to
the chaingang because, he said, its
too tough"
Shores was taken into custody at
18th and jefferson Streets for in
vestigation by David L. Johnson, po-
lice detective. His fingerprints iden-
titled him as the North Carolina
fugitive and he later confessed.
He told James Mackey, head of
the Police Bureau of Identification,
that he escaped by laboriously saw
ing a chain off his foot and then
hiking 100 miles through rough
country.
Bureau records showed that
Shores made his getaway July 8.
1910, while serving 15-month term
at Raleigh, North Carolina, for
burglary North Carolina officials
are enroute to Phoenix to return
the fugitive.
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Against }the odds, the church
crumbles line the abode dwelling
that is unfinished, dust alone will
not withstand the storms with
heavy rain and flood waters. They
crumble and slide from their foun-
dations. Many hasty builders are
forced under the law to pull. down
the walls due to faulty foundations.
and thereby destroy much ma
terial and waste much labor. Dis
courage many beginners in home
building. Thus the children reared
hopeless of even being permanent
ly situated.
The church first of all mus
have a foundation even i'll Christ
whose life was spent in one dis
possession for all, the shedding OF
whose blood was for the redeem
ing of lost man whose death anc
resurrection sealed Moses pardon.
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I'VE are complying with the presi-
dents executive order.
1--WE intend to continue compli-
ance with the presidents executive
order"
Those statements, repeated over
and over again before the Fair
Employment Practice committee ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt and
holding hearings Monday and Tues
day at Embassy hall, were the
stock in trade answers of local
industrialists to charge that they
had barred or were barring Negroes
from employment in their plants.
They were made by Vultee,
which does not have a single Ne
gro worker at its Downey plant
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Advocates Equal
Rights For All

COLUMBUS. Ohio-(SNS)-"An
effective system of government
founded upon the recognition OF
equol rights of all peoples and all
races and of ekual access" to nat
uraI resources had been advocated
Monday by the National Council OF
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton.
It is the first responsibility of
Christian American citizens" the
council said in a resolution, to de-
velop an educational program that
will prepare the United States for
cooperation in such system.
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Let Us Be On Guard ,
Declares PIP. Pope

life for freedom, and if the Negro
of America is to make a place Tor
himself in the American Govern
ment we too will have to do as
others have done; SO long as such
conditions as prejudice, segrega-
ton. discrimination predominant
among races no man in any one
race can feel free to act and to
serve for the benefit of the pre-
dominating race.
Sc let us guard ourselves and
act to ward of such evils that
steal from the American Negro his
freedom and justice.
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By p. p. POPE

The Negroes of America, one and
all may as we'll began to pre-
pare themselves for a lone heroic
task if they hope for freedom and
justice in this conflict. We must
first know your own rights and
then stand hard and solid in the
fight to obtain them. Prenare Yo1lr-
self SO that you can defend your
own contentious, dO not except
any thought that will cause you to
lose sight on living as free peo-
pie and in receiving justice in the
general walks of life.
Other races have sacrificed their
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man from Chicago and a meinpel
of the committee.
eyes," replied Neal, ''but If you
look at our line, the men applying
for work, you'll see thai not even
three per cent are Negroes.
"They just don't seem to have
the qualifications, the experience
Or skill"
did you ever have any trouble
with white men objecting to the
Negro workers?" Neal was asked
by Mark Ethridge, Louisville pub
Usher and chairman Of the COM
mittee.
HAD SOME TROUBLE
1--WE have had some trouble" }"
Neal replied, eve have mad to
transfer some of the Negro boys"
Leland Taylor, assistant to the
president of North American
Aviation Corp, told the commit
tee his firm employed eight Ne
groes as custodians out OF a total
of 1880 employees.
He said lack of applications from
Negro workers was the cause for
this condition.
Milton P. Webster, vice preSi-
dent of the Brotherhood Of Sleeping
Car Porters and also a member OF
the committee, asked Taylor
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Mr.. Roosevelt
Reveals Plans
OF Germans
Americans Urged
To Stand Ready
To Do Full Duty

ASHTNGTON - (SNS) - De-
clarine that Hitler's plan for re-
org1Sfzation of South and Central
I1nerica into five vaSSal states
under Nazi domination would never
oo into effect. President Roosevelt
Monday NIGHT delivered a wildly
cheered address before more than
a thousand persons at a Navy Day
banquet in the Mayflower Hotel.
Revealing that he had in his pos
session map and a detailed ac-
count of German aspirations and
designs for the western hemisphere,
Mr.. Roosevelt warned that the
United States was building and
preparing to stop Hitler. He said
it did not matter who fired the first
shot, but who fired the last
The President reviewed events
since he declared an unlimited
emergency five months ago, in
Guiding Of merchant ships flying
the flag of the United States and
Panama and the attack on two de-
stroyers He said every German
shot fired at American ships was q
shot fired at every American and
that all were aroused at the out
RACES.
NAZI PLANS REVEALED
According to Mr.. Roosevelt, the
NaziS, in their secret document,
aim to abolish all existing religion,
confiscate the property of all
churches, put the clergy in concen-
tration camps, substitute Mien
Kempf for the Bible, put the
swastika and a sword for the cross
of Jesus Christ and the God of
blood and iron for the God of
mercy and justice. He scored those
who say that America need not be-
come alarmed in the face of pres
ent events.
The forward march of Hitler can
be stopped and it will be stopped,
Mr.. Roosevelt declared, saying the
Americans are pledged to pull their
own car, producing more and bet
ter materials for men in the fight
ing democracies.
The torpedoing of American
ships and the killing Of American
sailors will not be taken lying
down, the President stated The
Navy, he declared, stands ready to
shoot the rattlesnake on sight. He
used the old naval saying, "Darn
the torpedoes; full speed ahead!
to emphasize Americas determine
ton.
LESSON OF 1918
MIR. Roosevelt said that the facts
of the year 1918 proved that a
mighty army and tired people OF
Germany can crumple. He express
ed admiration for the fight being
put up by the Russians and said
that they would continue to get
supplies from Britain and the
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and with as much emphasis as by
Douglass, another aircraft concern.
which does have 10 Negroes working
in various capacities. They were
made with no less assurance
and aplomb by Consolidated air.
craft of San Diego which has en-
ployed a large number of janitors
within the past few months.
Not overly impressed with the
pat answers were Committee Mem
bers Mark Etheridge, publisher OF
the Louisville Courier-J Journal; At
torney Earl B DickerSon of Chi
cago, David Sarnoff, head of RCA;
M E Webster, Pullman Porter
i \
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GETS OMEGA AWARD

WASHINGTON, - CAMP Ed
ward Ferguson, Jr., an instructor in
biology in Stowe Teachers college
of ST. Louis Public schools, has been
chosen to receive the third annual
Omega Psi Phi fellowship of $500,
it was announced this week by DR..
w. Montague Cobb, chairman of the
scholarship commission.
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Admit Only Few
Negroes Hired
In 3 Plants
Discrimination Denied
At OPM Hearing In West

LOS ANGEL -(ANP)-Defense industry person
mel chiefs Tuesday testified that racial barriers exist at
their plants but admitted that only decimal percentage
of minority races" their payrolls.
The testimony given at the first days session OF
the committee appointed by President Roosevelt to nves
tipate charges of racial discrimination in the hiring of
workers for national defense Industries.
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AFL Branded
AS Anti-Negro
Unions Are Hit Hard At
OPM Hearing In Calf.

LOS ANGEL ES-( -(ANP)-"We don't discriminate
1--WE have never Disseminated.
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Norway Labor Is
Lduded By Green
RIGHTS Will Be Restored Al
Wars End. Pledges
A. F. L. Head

Washington, D. Civilian Green
president of the American Federation
of Labor, declared that the resistance
of Norwegian workers against Nazj
occupation CONSTITUTES one of the
most heroic chapters of trade union
history"
He declared that while "there is
little in the way of concrete assist
ance that American workers can offer
their Norwegian colleagues in the
present crisis" he could promise them
at the end of the war and the de-
struction of Hitlerism the A. F. of L.
"will see to it that the economic, po-
litical and social rights of free work
ers are restored the world over"
His statement follows:
american labor is proud of the un-
conquerable spirit of the workers OF
Norway. Driven to desperation by in
human persecution, by intolerable
working conditions and by semi-star-
vation, they have thrown down their
yoke and refused to labor any longer
for their oppressors.
"This general strike of the Nor
wegian workers, in the face of execu-
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Decision Pledses
Local Union No. az
No Age Limit For Appren-
tees Thought To Be
Fair To Men

Salem, Ohio.-All members of Local
Union No. AZ are urged to be present
at the next regular meeting to vote
for the increase in salary for the ma
tional president. AS you know this
referendum was sanctioned by the
last convention. 1t is up to you to
make it your business to vote on this
question. Voting was started last
meeting night and if you didn't vote
then you still have chance at the
next meeting.
Three members have applied fol-
honorary membership. AS much as
we hate to lose these members we
wish them luck. Burt Hixenbaugh and
William Fickes will retire on the so.
cial security pension, while Fred Reed
has accepted another job.
President Jackson and Roy Balsley
gave the local a fine report on the
special meeting called by President
Duffy in regards to apprenticeship
age limit. This local was quite pleased
the way it was settled, with no age
limit, as we have a number of mer
over 35 who would like to learn a
trade.
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AFL Membership Tops All Records:
Meony DiscIoses Gains of 321 ,673

Washington, D. C.-The total dues
paid membership in the American
Federation of Labor at the end of it's
fiscal year, Aug. 81, 1941, was 4,569,-
056-the highest figure in A. F. of L.
history - Secretary Treasurer George
Meany announced.
This all-time-high figure represents
a gain of 321 ,613 members in the past
year. The membership as Of Aug. 81,
1910, was 4,247,443.
In making public this preliminary
membership report (the full report
on membership and finances will be
submitted at the opening session of
the American Federation of Labor's
61st annual convention, Oct. in
Seattle) Mr.. Meany emphasized that
the figures include only membership
on which national and international
unions and local trade and federal
labor unions have paid per capita tax
to the American Federation of Labor
The total does not include unemployed
or floating members, estimated at
more than a half million.
"Within the past eight years." Mr.
Meany said, "the membership Of the
American Federation of Labor has
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Adequo+e Defense Contracts Urged
By American Federation of Labor

Washington, D. C.-The demand
that industrial production be speeded
up and the contract system adjusted
to defense needs, together with pro-
lection for workers under the priori-
ties plan, featured the September is
sue of Labor's Monthly Survey of
Business published by the American
Federation of Labor.
"To meet the huge armament need,
American union members are eager to
put their shoulders to the Wheel" the
Survey said.
"We know that this war to save
our freedom must be won by produc-
ton. But we are confused because,
while we are asked for all-out de-
fense effort on the one hand, on the
other we see defense contracts denied
and men laid off in plans we'll able
and eager to serve their country.
Widespread priority unemployment
broke upon us in full force last
month. Thousands were thrown out
of work, and we saw efficient work
forces cut to the bone in many plants
although workers and management
were eager to get defense contracts
and do their part.
Failure to plan ahead accounts fol
today's confusion as industry shifts
to defense production. The change is
sudden; the shortage of metals is
acute. Too little has been done tc
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Brood Program To
Cut Unemployment
Announced Today
Displaced Workers Are Pro.
vided Jobs In Defense
Industries

Associate Director General Sidney
Hillman today announced a new ane
broad program of state and local CO
operation with OPM to alleviate the
serious unemployment situation in the
silk, automobile, rubber and other in
dustries in New Jersey.
Governor Charles Edison by forma
proclamation today called on all state
officials to collaborate actively with
the OPM Labor Division, defense con.
tractors and other employers, labor
leaders and defense training institu.
tions, in a statement of policy which
Hillman said should prove a national
model in the efforts to provide jobs in
defense and other plants for displaced
workers.
OPM officials believe that the pro-
cedure devised in the recent Buffalo
plant shut-downs can be followed and
expanded in the northern New Jersey
situation. This Buffalo Plan" in
wolves close cooperation of unions
with the state employment service to
register all workers who are dis
placed, or about to be displaced, spe-
cial arrangements for retraining of
displaced workers for defense jobs
and a canvass of all nearby defense
labor needs, to determine the possi-
bilities of absorbing such displaced
workers in their own communities.
The proclamation by Governor Edi-
son declared it the purpose of his
state "to promote and maintain the
highest possible level of production
and service for the national defense"
The proclamation said further:
"To this end direct all state Of
ficials to collaborate with the Re-
gional Labor Supply Committees of
the Office of Production Management,
with defense employers and contrac-
tors, with labor leaders, with employ
ers generally, with officials of defense
training institutes, and with any and
all others who may be helpful in car
rying out the policies of the Office Of
Production Management, in securing
the prompt and useful unemployment
of all displaced workers according to
their scale or, if necessary, refrain
ing, and in speeding up defense pro-
duction through maximum use Of ex-
listing plants and equipment adapted
or adaptable to such use. This job
can and will be DONE"
In the proclamation Governor Edi-
son also said:
GAS Governor, I call upon industry,
labor, and appropriate state and gov
ernmental agencies to cooperate ac-
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President To Name
Emergency Body To
Settle Wage Fight
Nationwide Roll Strike Is
Authorized By Workers:
Mediation Fuils

Washington, D. C.-Preside lie n t
Roosevelt will intervene in the ma
tion-wide railway workers wage dis
pute, under authority of the RAILWAY
Labor Act, and name an impartial
commission to report findings of fact
within thirty days.
This action will forestall national
railroad strike, crippling transporta-
ton, which was authorized by an over
whelming vote of 1,250,00O railroad
workers.
George Harrison, president of the
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks and
head of the Railway Labor Execu-
tives' Association, assured President
Roosevelt at a White House confer
ence that the workers will accept the
findings Of the special commission.
He told the President that while it
was necessary to go through the for
mality Of obtaining strike vote, the
railroad labor unions have no thought
Of tying up the national defense pro-
gram or otherwise embarrassing the
Government at this critical time.
The strike vote was taken after the
National Mediation Board had failed
in it's efforts to settle the wage dis
pute.
Railway management has fatty re-
fused to meet the demands of the IA
shopcraft unions, representing 900,-
900 employees, for hourly wage in
creases of 30 to 81 cents and two
weeks vacation with pay. The man
agement also refuses to grant the
80 per cent wage increase asked by
the operating brotherhoods.
Mr.. Harrison told the President that
the railroads have increased their
revenues enormously this year and
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SUMMIT COUNTY AND BARBERT0N
CENTRAL BODIES BACK N. B. OF Q. P.

the C1O union. The story was purely
imaginary on the part Of Mr.. Fout.
About three years ago, the en-
ployes of the insulator division of the
Ohio Brass Co. were members of the
N. B. Of o. P, receiving the highest
wages in the industry and free of all
grievances concerning working condi-
tions.
The members wanted their agree
ment reduced to writing and de-
manded the support of the Brother
hood in bringing this about. President
Duffy and the Executive Board re-
fused to support strike on this
ground SO the members switched af-
filiation to the c. I. o.
On May % of this year, the en-
ployes again went out on strike, re-
turning to work last Monday still
without written contract despite a
year old decision of the United States
Supreme Court demanding that en-
ployes receive written agreements in
such cases. Had the Brotherhood had
the advantage of this decision when
the employees were affiliated with it, a
signed contract would undoubtedly
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more than doubled. In 1888 we had
only 100000 members. Since ther
our movement has grown rapidly in
size despite the fact that million
members left us when their unions
joined the CIO in 1885. Our growth
has been steady and healthy. We are
setting new records every day.
NATURALLY, the expansion of indus
try due to the national defense pro.
gram has helped swell our member.
ship totals during recent months, but
for the most part, our gains are due
entirely to unremitting organization
work. The great bulk of our new
members come from the ranks OF
working men and women who hitherto
were unorganized in industries where
unions could not get foothold before
"I wish to emphasize that the
American Federation of Labor reports
only dues-paid membership, as shown
by our books and official records. Ours
is not claimed membership; it is al
official, tax-paid membership.
"Within the coming year, we have
every confidence that through organi.
zation and education we will be able
to go over the five million mark with
our paid-up membership total"
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supply defense work as civilian work
is cut by priorities. Consequently,
thousands of workers have been laid
off, disrupting efficient work forces
which will soon be needed for de-
fense."
Emphasizing the necessity for quick
action on defense contracts, the Sur
vey continued:
"There are two front lines in this
war to save democracy: The men
who operate fighting machines at the
battlefront, on land, air and sea; and
the men and women at the factory
production front who supply the ma
chimes and munitions.
"We at the production front are
squarely behind this defense effort.
We want to do our part effectively
AS free citizens in a free country we
demand that our government provide
the means to speed the change from
civilian to defense work now taking
place throughout the nation. We de-
mand that in civilian goods plants be-
ing starved by metal priorities, de-
fense contracts shall be awarded be-
fore, and not after, an efficient work
force has been destroyed by lay-offs
We demand that adequate engineer
ing service be provided for such
plants, for this alone can hasten the
change, save the work force intact for
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Wives And Friends
See Poffers To Be
Meat HousekeePers
Universal SdnitdrY Visiting
Day Successful In
Every Way

New Castle, Pa.-The members o:
Local Union No. 1873 have enjoyed an,
helped to put over one of the fines
events ever staged at the Universe
Sanitary Pottery Company. A visit
ing day was recently; held at the pot
terry, showing our appreciation Of thu
efforts made by President Keith Nc
Afee to keep this pottery in success
full operation.
Very few of the workmen fully re
alize the responsibility resting on the
shoulders Of the officials of the indus
try and very few realize that thest
officials have sincere interest in the
welfare of their wofkmen and tha,
teverything possible is done to give
them steady employment.
The committee, headed by oul
president, Howard Peck Huston, anc
Geno Veri, has had an opportunity tt
learn more about the problems con
fronting the industry through service
on the shop committee Of the local
This committee wishes to express
it's appreciation to everyone wht
helped make this event a success, the
office girls, Eddie Long, who served
the refreshments, and Elinor who
has gained the respect and admira
tion of each member of the commit
tee for her services as secretary. W.
also wish to thank Camden, Loca
Union No. so, for the kilograms wish.
ing us success.
One thing must esconceded by all
and that is the shop has never beer
so clean before. Every bench was
spick and span. Evidently the mer
wanted to prove to their wives they
were neat, tidy housekeepers. Ano
perhaps the greatest satisfaction tc
many of US was meeting the wives
and children of the men we work with
doubt if there is asAs&ner way thai
would be as successful in bringing
about this contact. Many jokes were
told to the wives, such as: Red says
to Huck Johnson, 81 tell my wife
everything that happens; Johnson
"That's nothing, l tell. my wife a lot
of things that never happen" Gene
Veri had the fast one pulled on him
Wonder what happened when he
reached home? One of the men tolo
of the time Geno went in store anc
said to the clerk, 81 want to see wha,
l can get for my wife" and the clerk
asked him, "How much do you want
for herr"
President Huston selected a com.
mittee to draw up list Of reasons
why we are organized:
For protection, security and sta.
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At meeting held last night, the
Executive Boards of the Summit
County Trades and Labor Assembly
and the Barberton Central Labor
Union jointly announced their 100 per
cent support Of the National Brother
hood of Operative Potters' organiza-
tional drive among the employees of the
insulator division of the Ohio Brass
Co. Of Barberton. President James NJ.
Duffy, Vice President George Turner
and Pat Calvert Of Local 160 repre-
sented the Brotherhood at the session.
On August 30, story appeared in
the Cleveland Plain Dealer under an
Akron date line announcing protest
parade" to be staged Labor Day
against the Ohio Brass Co. by both
C. I. o. and A. F. of l.. members The
story was given to the Plain Dealer
representative by Edwin S. Fout,
president of the C. l. o. United Elec-
trical, Radio and Machine Workers
Union.
At last nights meeting, the Execu-
tive Boards Of the two Central Labor
Bodies assured President Duffy that
no A. F. L. members participated in
the parade or have given support to