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The union times., 1941-05-17
Axes Out In Washington
 For Perkins, Steelmdn
Refusal of Labor Secretary To Go Anti-UniOn Meets
 With Disapproval (In Some Circles)

WASHINGTON-Certain members of the newspaper fraternity here have been grinding their axes for the necks of Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins and Director of Consolidation of John R. Steelman.
 Columnists Drew Pearson and Robert s. Allen, who felt that Presi- dent John L. Lewis personally betray- ed them when he failed to follow their admonitions concerning the future of organized labor, are among the most prominent of the axe-grinders.
 They find themselves in the same bed with Senator Harry F. Byrd O., Va.), formerly one of their chief tar gets, and others for whom they pre- tend so much scorn.
 The truth of the matter is that the principal attack being made against Secretary Perkins and Steelman these days springs from a desire to see a crackdown on labor and impatience with the approach of Miss Perkins, who regards unions as organizations with rights and dignities compatible with those of corporate entities.
The union times., 1941-05-17
Seek Funds
 Here to Aid
 Service Men
Mayor John w. Murphy Heads Local Unit, Oliver
 V. Ober, President

On June }, a nationwide campaign to raise funds to carry on service pro grams for men in the national defense forces will get underway. Under the name, United Service Organizations for National Defense, six members agen- cies have banded together under the leadership of Thomas E. Dewey, dis trict attorney of New York. The local unit is headed by Mayor John w. Murphy as honorary president :; Oliver V. Ober, president; Arthur L. Corbin, IT,, vice president, and Homer w. Borst, secretary. Included in the U.S.O., are the following agencies !: Y.M.C.A., Catholic Community Ser vice, Salvation Army, Y.W.C.A., Jewish Welfare Board and the Ma tional Travellers Aid Associations.
 Representing these groups are Clarence s. Bremner, Labor; John s. Conway, National Catholic Commun- ity Service; Mrs. Stanley Daggett, Y.W.C.A., Rev. William J. Da1y, Chest Board; Thomas w. Farnam and Donald H. Hemingway, American Red Cross; Frederick D. Grave, George T. Carmichael, Peter S. Berry, Rev. William J. Daly, Will liam B. Gurnbart, Mrs. Samuel C.. Harvey, George s. Hawley, Harry C. Knight, J. Coy Reid, Lucius s. Rowe and Richard M. Thalheirner, all of the Community Chest board; Rabbi Louis Greenberg, Jewish Congregations Prof. Hudson B. Hastings, Y.M.C.A., Prof. Ira V. Hiscock, Yale Univer- sity; Rev. Harold c. Jones, Council of Churches; Bernard P. Kopkind, Jewish Welfare Board; Eugene J. Reardon, Manufacturers Association and Thomas A. Fully, Salvation Army.
 Inc, Army and Navy assumes re- sponsibility for the recreational and religious welfare of trainees within cantonments but outside of the camps and bases, the small communities are not equipped to provide adequate facili- ties of this type. Of duty, the men generally leave their camps and bases and seek entertainment in the towns. Creation of over 360 service clubs, built by the government but staffed and maintained by the U.S.O., will remedy situation which already is rather serious. New Haven's share in this $1O,765,OOO, campaign is $47,0O0.
The union times., 1941-05-17
Meriden Barber, 75, Shaved
 Frank James In St. Louis
Theodore Von Sutta Dean of His Profession, Tells of Organizing All Over Country; Still Active In Trade

and organized the first barbers' union in America under the guidance of the old Knights of Labor. Through mismanagement and lack of experi- ence it broke up. In December, 1887, the same dauntless 20 barbers formed the first International Barbers' Union in the city of Chicago. The boss in the shop where Teddy was employed didn't object when the first effort was launched under the old Knights of Labor. He merely gave Teddy the Ina, ha" when it disbanded. But when organization was effected under the International Union, his reaction was far different. The group met and organized on Sunday.
 When Teddy arrived at the shop on Monday morning, his boss casu- ally inquired of him, "Did you join the new union?" "Yes," replied Ted dy. The boss had a smile on his face, but it was significant smile. Teddy worked all week and about noon of the last day of the week he remarked to Teddy, "You had better take your (Continued on Page 4)
The union times., 1941-05-17

At the age of 75, Theodore Won Sutta, veteran Meriden barber, holds the distinction of dean of working barbers in the state of Connecticut. Teddy" as he is known to patrons of Cantarini's tonsorial parlor at 68 West Main street, in the Silver City, where he works, learned the barber ing trade @ years ago, back in 1879 in his native Germany. It was May of that year when he embarked upon his long tonsorial career.
 He has been cutting hair and shaving the boards of Meriden pat rons for the past g years, a mere interlude in his vast experience. He came to Meriden back in 1909 and was first employed in shop conducted by Richard Finne at 55 West Main street, near the present site of the Penney store.
 Back in '86
 As he looks back through the years Teddy gets much satisfaction in re- calling that he was one of the origi- nal 20 barbers of Chicago in 1886 who got together in the Windy City
The union times., 1941-05-17
True Labor Representative

For the first time since there has been Department of Labor, organiz- ed labor has had in the cabinet a per son who regards herself as a repre- sentative of labor, in the same manner that the Secretary of Agriculture is the representative of farmers and the Secretary of Commerce is the repre- sentative of business men.
 Miss Perkins may not have
 been as effective a representa-
 tive as organized labor would
 have wished. She may have
 bObbled the ball rather badly
 in instances.
 The fact remains, neverthe-
 less, that she has tried to car
 ry the ball!
 Since the beginning of the defense program, the Secretary of Labor has been ostentatiously absent from the company of those ready to charge, al the hint of picket, that mysterious foreign forces are at work among the working men and women of America Continued on Page 3
The union times., 1941-05-17
Harvard Signs
 With Walters
Closed Shop Contract Provides Minimum Wage Rates, Maximum Hours,
 Vacations With Pay

Harvard University has closed shop contract with two unions jointly representing its dining hall employees the Cooks and Pastry Cooks Asso- citation, Local 186, and the Mattresses Union, Local 112. The two unions were certified as exclusive bargain ing agents for Harvard's dining hall employees by the Massachusetts State Labor Relations Commission.
 Besides the closed shop provision, the agreement provides for minimum wage rates and maximum hours None of the provisions apply to stu dents working in the dining halls.
 Vacations With Pay
 Two weeks vacation with pay, fur nishing and cleaning of uniforms by
The union times., 1941-05-17
AsIS See It
 by JOE ROURKE

EDIToR'S NOTE: Senator
 RoMrke's column foy this zVeek
 aVdS devoted to forthcoming
 amendments in tue Conn. Unem-
 ployment Combensation Laacs, aud
 oMr neacs sense indicated hedd-
 line story, aehtch abbears on this
 page. The folloaVing substitution
 IS our ozcn. Resmlt?-The Sena-
 tor gia'es Ms O nea0S story, aud
 zoe gVvite hts column, but for once
 onlyl
 The New Haven Water Com pany paid out almost $1O,OOO, ,OOO in dividends from 1926 to l04O, Senator Joseph T. Rourke, vice. president of the New Haven Gen. tral Labor Council, told the mem bers of the Lions Club at their last regular luncheon meeting at the Hotel Taft. How these funds could be used to the advantage of the City of New Haven was de- scribed by the speaker, whose sub- ject was Municipal Ownership of the New Haven Water Company" :" He was introduced by Donald Nc Kay, an executive of inc Western Auto Company.
 I6 to 20 P. C. Increase Senator Rourke told his audience that he first became interested in this Subject during September, 1889, when he was a member of the Board of Aldermen. At that time the New Haven Water Company announced tn the local press that a new sched- 1ule of rates had been approved by .the State Public Utilities Conrnis- sion amounting approximately to 16 to 20 per cent increase.
 He stated that neither the Water Company nor the Public Utilities Commission had seen fit to notify the consumer about this increase. He introduced a resolution into the Board of Aldermen conforming the rate increase and asked that special committee be appointed to hold pub 1ic hearing on the matter.
 At the hearing 500 people raised their objections and after being re- ported back to the Board of Alder men, the matter was referred to the Corporation Counsel for his advice and further study as to what course of action should be taken. Although Ethe Corporation Counsel wrote to the Public Utilities Commission asking for a public hearing, and although the Public Utilities Commission offer ed to hold a hearing, for some reason the hearing has never been held. Senator Rourke traced the history
 (Continued on Page 4
The union times., 1941-05-17
1900 Machinists Protest Rates

SAN FRANCISCO.-I In protest against the terms of the west coast shipbuilding agreement, 1900 AFL and CIO machinists in II bay area shipbui1ding plants have struck Among the struck shipyards are those of the Bethlehem Steel Corp, which is not a party to the agreement.
 The walkout involves 1,200 members of the Int. Assn. of Machinists (AFL) in San Francisco and 700 members of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (CIO) in Oakland.
The union times., 1941-05-17
Vinson Bill Is Hit
 By Mass. Senator

United States Senator David l. Walsh of Massachusetts has gone on record against the Vinson Bill. Answering a letter of protest, he wrote as follows:
 ''I ann in general sympathy with the view expressed in your tele- gram. am opposed to any legisla. tion preventing obtaining justice through strikes unless there are similar restrictions i'm regard to profits made in industry. Assuring you of my sympathetic interest and cooperation, I am, sincerely yours.
 DAVID I. WALSH"
 Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, also of Massachusetts, has acknowledged receipt of protests, but has not taken a stand on the bill.
 In Connecticut, U. s. Senators Francis Maloney and John Danaher have not committed themselves, al though organized labor is 100 per cent opposed to the bill, which freezes the open shop and would outlaw the closed shop.
The union times., 1941-05-17
LEGISLATURE TO L|BERAL|zE U. C. LAWS
Council Meets
 Thursday Night

The New Haven Central Labor Council will hold its first regular business meeting in a month at the Labor Temple Thursday evening, May Is, at 8 P. M. Be- cause of the Sand anniversary banquet, the last business meet ing was omitted. Reports of sev- eral important committees will be made; the investigation of wage rates at the University will be described; and the progress of the campaign for municipal ownership of the New Haven Water Company will be given.
 The Rev. Edward L. Peet, min- ister of the St. Andrews MethO- dist Church, will speak on ''Rc. fiections of a Conservative Min- ister." The public is cordially invited.
The union times., 1941-05-17
Thanks!
Washington, D. c.

 Nathan Sherman, Editor The Union Times, Labor Temple,
 New Haven, Conn. Dear MT. Sherman:
 had the pleasure of reading the May 3rd issue of ''The Union Times" It contained some very excellent news stories which l found to be very interesting. I noted that you used the cartoon entitled ''Back, to the Freezer" The cartOOnist, Mir. John Baer, is also publicity director of the Union Label Trades Department. May l again wish you every success in your endeavOr to fa- miliarize the members of organ ized labor in Connecticut with news of interest through the columns of "The Union Times"
 Fraternally yours,
 I. M. ORNBURN,
 Secretary-Treasurer, Union
 Labor Trades Dept, Amer
 ican Federation of Labor.
The union times., 1941-05-17
W. E. Conference May
 Go To Providence, R. I.

The third annual New England Conference of Trade Unions may be held in Providence this year, it is learned from A. F. of L. headquarters in Boston.
 No date has yet been set for the Conference, and the place has not been officially named, but it seems likely, since the Portland Central Labor Union has relinquished its claim for the Conference in favor of Providence, that the latter city will be chosen.
The union times., 1941-05-17

the University, and methods of hiring are all covered in the contract. Some of the provisions follow:
 The weekly wage scale set forth in the wage table below is for six (6) days of eight (8) hours work in each calendar week. The eight hours of work in each day shall be performed within the number of consecutive hours designated for each classification of employees in the wage scale."
 Wage Scale
 The wage scale, covering as it does each classification of employee in the complicated set-up of large kitchen is very detailed. Mattresses are tc
 (Continued on Page 3
The union times., 1941-05-17
 
 Rourke Says
Benefits of Unemployment Compensation Measure To Be Increased and
 Extended

After weeks of deliberatiOn and study, important changes in COnnecticut's Unemploy- ment Compensation Laws have been agreed upon by a sub- committee of the Judiciary Committee of the Legislature, composed of State Senator Joseph T. ROurke of New Haven and Representative Manchester of Winsted. These changes, which have already ben accepted by the Judiciary Committee as a whole, fol- lows:
 l. Increasing the maxi. mum benefits from SIS to $2O a week.
 2. Increasing the mini mum benefits from S to $6 a week.
 3. Increasing the duration in benefits from thirteen weeks to eighteen weeks.
 4. Reduction of the wait ing period from two weeks to one.
 5. At the present time, em- plOyers of five or more, for a period of twenty weeks, are covered under Connecticut law. This has been changed so that the cOverage will be for all employers of four or more for a period of thirteen weeks.
 Credit to Governor
 The laboring men and women of our great State should appreciate the forthcoming amendments to our Un- employment Compensation Law" Sen. Rourke who is e-president of the New Haven Central Labor Council, told "The Union Times" Gov. Hurley told the members of the General Assembly in his inar- gural message that benefits should be increased; duration, or the number of weeks in which a claimant receives benefits should be extended; and the waiting period should be cut in half. The amendments bear out the Gov ernor's recommendations"
 There are several reasons why the above recommended changes have been brought about, the Senator said. These are:
 l. The fund from which we draw these benefits has grown to $53,0OO,- 900, as of April 1, 1o41.
 2. Connecticut has been completely out of step with other states as far as Benefits paid in proportion to Con- tributions" collected through Decem- Der, 1o40, are concerned.
 Other States
 For example, Maine paid out 85.4 of her collections to workers; Massa- chusetts paid out 81.2 of her collec-
 (Continued on Page 3
The union times., 1941-05-17
Paiinters Ask New Rule On
 |. s. Service
Will Ask Federal Office to Protect Workers Against
 Poor Conditions

As a result of conferences be. tween representatives of the Con. necticut State Employment Service and the Brotherhood of Painters. Decorators & Paperhangers, Local l8, New Haven, the United States Employment Service will be called upon to permit its Connecticut affiliate to establish rule whereby contractors not covered by Unem- ployment Compensation and Work. mems Compensation will not be supplied with workers by the Ser vice.
 Confer at Labor Temple
 Major Leonard J. Maloney, direc- tor of the State Service, called on William Zuckerman, Business Agent of Local 186, in the New Haven Labor Temple on Monday in answer to protests made last week by the Painters Local against the policy of the Service to advertise for workers for jobs with substandard working conditions
 Major Maloney insisted that it was one of the functions of the Service tc advertise for workers. He suggested an arrangement whereby MT. Fucker man would keep in close touch witt the Service in an effort to avoid mis- understanding and bring closer CO
 Continued on Page A
The union times., 1941-05-17
Thanks!

Central Labor Council of New Haven
 I35-139 Coffe St.
 New Haven, Conn.
 Gentlemen:
 Let me congratulate you upon the advent of The Union Times. I want to send you a years sub- scription from the Connecticut League of Nations Association.
 Samuel Compers was presi- dent of the commission which drew up the plans for the Inter- national Labor Organization whose work we have promoted and publicized in every way pos sible. The Organization is one of the most successful parts of the peace machinery set up after the the World War of 1914-18. We are glad to report that the LILO. is functioning successfully in its new headquarters in Mon- ireal, although a small staff is still at work i'm Geneva. Sincerely yours, Florence L. C. Kitchelt Executive Director
The union times., 1941-05-17
Manley Heads
 Hartford B.T.A.

The newly organized Building Trades Alliance of Hartford and Vii Icinity has elected its officers for the
 coming year. They are: Arthur Man1ey, Car |penters, president; William Scott, |Brick1ayers, vice-president; Charles Hellyar, Bricklayers, corresponding |secretary, and John Quinn, Painters, treasurer.
The union times., 1941-05-17
NEW .D.A.R."

NEW YORK-Formation of "the new D.A.R.-the Daughters Against Experimentation" was announced by the Youth Committee Against War. It was described as "an organization of young women devoted to making de mocracy work and to resisting con- scription of girls"
The union times., 1941-05-17
C0ngratS!

We congratulate ourselves and Brewery Workers, No. 37, and Hotel and Restaurant Employees, No. 4O4. Both locals this week subscribed to ''The Union Times" for their entire membership.
 Again we remind the officers of the Locals that news of their unions must reach 'sThe Union Times'' by Saturday noon to be included in the next issue.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-02
MORE PEACE WHISPERS

II Lord Halifax, certain Norweg-
ians and the Catholic Church are
forming a peace bloc as rumor says,
the start toward European confer
ences may have been made. These
whisperings OF peace conferences
have been current for some time.
but there seems TO be no definite
movement No one knows where or
how TO start. There is always the
troublesome question OF Face Say
ing. II the movement can come
from the Church and from the PEG
pie, the politicians may be able to
fall into line without losing face.
Throughout the war Hitler's book
has been a pretty fair guide. He has
done a good many things as his writ
ing anticipated. His drive into Rus
STA was in keeping with his ex-
pressed opinion of Stain, and the
talk Of peace with England is in
keeping with his viewpoint that the
greatest enemy OF Europe is Com
munism and that England should
Join Germany in destroying 1t.
The Flight OF Mr.. Hess
From high official source comes
a version OF the much talked OF
flight Of Hitler's loyal friend Hess.
The general belief was that the two
men had disagreed and that the
flight OF Rudolf Hess to England
was a flight for life. The story we
have just received from other than
regular newspaper channels is that
Hess flew TO England with full con-
sent OF Hitler in the belief that a
friend of influence there would keep
his visit secret and work with him
in promoting the peace plans which
Hitler desired.
What went wrong was his land
ing. He failed TO find the right es-
tate, or il II really was the right
estate the plans for secrecy went
awry. The world was told OF the
visit and Hess was detained.
Immediately there was the ques-
ton OF Face Saving for Hitler and
out came the news that 300 officials,
airport attendants and close friends
OF Hess had been imprisoned for
contributing to iaxness which per
mitted Hess to escape" This purge
may be considered a necessary face
saving gesture on the part OF Hitler
before his people, even though many
German people want peace, but 1t lie
not sufficiently convincing to stop
the rumor OF peace in the offing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-02
WAR MORALS

There are more barmaids than
college girls in this nation. and the
number OF taverns has reached a
total Of one for every 200 persons.
according to DR.. Carl S. Winters,
Baptist minister OF Oak Park,
Ill
Miss Susie V Powell, president
OF the Mississippi W. c. T. L.,
charges that organized white slay-
cry traffic is in operation near
Army camp areas, and that power
full syndicates are promoting the
commercial vice and liquor honky-
tonks along highways leading TO
camps.
We must protect our young girls
as much as our young soldiers, she
says. OF course she is right, but II
is the problem. as old as the world
and little progress seems TO have
been made with il.
Hitler avoids the moral issue by
placing the whole issue on a basis
OF patriotism. He makes II an
honor for an unmarried girl 10
become the mother OF a soldier s
child and an honor for an un.
married soldier to become a
father. BY such a campaign the
question OF morality is pushed into
the background and Germany has
a new crop OF soldiers and nurses
being born under the guise Of
respectability.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-02
M7Hl9
RICHARD HOUGH7OW/

the man who could give you the
money!"
"You-you make 1t sound bad"
I'm merely pointing out that
circumstances can provide power.
full motives. I wonder if his moth
er's eyes could have taken a sud-
den turn for the worse recently?"
"Gee!" interjected Richard. How
do you guess all these things? He
was telling me just yesterday :"
Henry stepped on his sons loot
This Is all a waste Of time-our
suspecting our old friend Hans"
he said. What IL he did need
money? How could he profit by
the death Of Ives, when Ives had nc
money!"
There are such things as insur.
ance policies-and beneficiaries.
"But-but that's absurd. You're
stretching things too far"
Am II" asked Jones quietly.
"Of course you are!" Mrs. Pot.
ter told him.
II happen to know that John
Ives was heavily insured"
But you don't know that Hans
was going to get any Of the insur-
ance money" Henry reminded him.
You're right. That's just
guess-a shot in the dark, as they
say. I intend to check on 1t this
morning. The insurance money, ]
understand, will go to Mrs. Willett.
want to find out II Ives had made
any arrangements for her to dis
tribute 1t. can't imagine him leav-
ing her the entire 100000"
Richard whistled. "One hundred
thousand dollarslp
Right" said Jones, as Henry
and his wife stared at him dumb
founded. He had a $4,000 policy,
with double indemnity in case Of
accidental death. Murder falls into
that classification"
You mean, the Insurance COM
pany pays twice as much If a man
is murdered" Richard asked.
That's the general idea"
Henry was curious. How do you
know so much about Ives and his
insurance ?"
II happen to be the investigator
sent here by the company in which
Ives was insured"
Henry drew a deep breath. He
and Jones regarded each other
steadily.
so that's who you are" Henry
said at last. why didn't you tell
us before?"
Because I hoped to prove that
his death was not murder. came
here to try to save that second
$4,000 for my company. II
seems evident now that l can't.
My interest from now on is solely
that Of seeing Justice done"
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