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The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-13
Fluctuations
SentToF.D.R.
ByNHCouncil
Take Action On Resolution
Presented By Painters
Union, No. 1856

Acting upon a resolution intro
duced by Painters Union, No. 1876,
the New Haven Central Labor Coun-
Gil, at its last meeting, voted to
congratulate President Roosevelt on
the success of his Casablanca con-
ference with Prime Minister Wins
ton Churchill. The full text of the
resolution, as introduced by the
Painters Union, follows:
Whereas: The President of the
United States at his recent conference
in Casablanca laid new plans for the
prosecution of the War against the
Axis, to bring about victory in the
shortest space of time.
''Be it therefore Resolved: That
Local 1876 of the Painters Union
congratulate the President on his
successful mission and reaffirm our
stand of having full confidence in
the President of the United States,
in his ability as COMMANDMENTS
Chief to lead this nation together
with the other United Nations to
victory, and be it further;
Resolved: That we instruct our
delegates to the Central Labor. Coun-
Gil to introduce the same resolution
at the next meeting Of the Council,
and be it finally
Resolved: That copies of this reso-
luton be sent to the President of the
United States and the press"
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-13
Four Conn. Area
Directors Named

Another step toward the So
luton of Connecticut's man.
power problems came this week
when four Deputy Area Direc-
tors were appointed ON a tenn
porary basis Ny Joseph A.
Smith, N. E. Regional War
Manpower Commission Direc-
tor.
The four, all of whom are
officers of the United States
Employment Service i'm the
states critical areas, are: Mrs.
Mary A. Dewey, Waterbury;
Paul Parsons, New Britain;
Mrs. Alice G.. Marshall, New
Haven; and Charles MacDon-
old, New London.
Smith said within the next
few days, temporary deputies
will be appointed for Hartford
and Bridgeport, the other two
Connecticut critical areas ac-
cOrding to the War Manpower
Commissions survey.
Advisory committees, repre-
senting all sections of the COM
munity, will work with each
Area Director. ALL. repre-
sentatives on these committees
have already been appointed.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-13
Federation Fights
Anti-Labor Bills

A serious threat to the rights of
Connecticut workers was seen this
week in two bills presented in the
Conn. Legislature by Rep. William
H. Blodgett, of Winchester, calling
for an unannounced definition of
Felony and Misdemeanor blouse Bill
200 and for The Registration of
Unincorporated Labor Organizations
Glib. 67O).
This was indicated by John ]. Egan,
secretary treasurer and legislative
agent of the Conn. Federation of La
Dor, in an interview with THE UNION
TIMES on the proposed 1913 1egisla-
ton of interest to labor.
The Federation, with the support of
the Central Labor Unions, is opposing
these two measures, stated Egan. He
further stated that organized labor is
also opposing Senate Bill 400, which
would lower the age limit for hiring
children in factories and mercantile
establishments.
Considering the fact that Rep.
BlOdgett, who is a Republican.
has long anti-labOr record, organ
lied labor looks with grave sus-
picion upon his definition of fell
Ony and misdemeanOr. Labor is on
the lookout lest this bill restore the
evils of the former intimidation
laws against labor which we're
wiped out with a Supreme Court
decision on what constitutes a mis-
demeanOr in labor disputes.
Blodgett, who worked against the
anti-injunction bill and helped kill
previous attempts to establish state
labor relations act, did not define
misdemeanor or felony in introducing
his bill on this subject. He brought in
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-13
AS We See 1t
by
THE STAFF

NEW HAVEN REGISTER, COM
plying with an order from the
N.L.R.B., has sent Gladys Solomon,
a former editorial employee, a
check forw $4,000, and has posted
notices informing workers they are
free to become or remain mem
bers of the Newspaper Guild. Pay
ment was made to Miss Solomon
for loss i'm salary after she was dis
charged in August, l94l.
"CAPT. EDDIE RICKENBACK.
Err seems to have escaped the Jap
anese only to be recaptured-by
the National Association of Manu-
facturers," said Pres. Frank X.
Martel of the Detroit ALL. Rick
enbacker's disruptive anti-labor
speech i'm Detroit, which was broad
cast and rebroadcast throughout
the nation and Canada, stirred up
storm of bitter comment.
mo other member of his mis-
sion has used this accidental prom
inence to capitalize i'm an unworthy
drive on labor which is doing its
utmost i'm this war. Rickenbacker,
when he was an auto manufac-
turer, blacklisted men who dared
join a union. He used labor spies.
Now he is in cOngenial company
again blasting organized labor in
the interest of the MAN," Martel
said.
WHAT A JAM Clarence r. Wy
ma, state Clio. president, got him.
self into over the weekend! Wyman,
much to the surprise of both the
ALL. and CLIO, was quoted i'm
the state newspapers as asserting
that the reason workers were TAX
ing time off was because of Gun
accustomed high wages" John J.
Egan, Conn. Federation Secretary,
Immediately exploded that one, say
ing:
CONTENTION that workers
don't want to work when they have
plenty of money is ridiculous. It's
almost impossible to get workers
to take jobs unless there is over
time." Egan added that increased
absenteeism is no greater than can
be expected with increased pro-
duction, and said that some absen-
teeism is also due to working moth
ers staying home to take care Of
sick children.
THE FOLLOWING day Wyman
issued statement saying his re.
marks had been Overemphasized.
and that there were many cases
where wages were not high enough
to meet the rising cost of living.
WE HAVE no doubt but thats1he
daily papers accomplished Wy
mans remarks. Our advice to
Wyman would be to write out any
statement to the papers dealing
with a controversial subject. This
advice is the result of long and sad
experience.
Continued on Page Four)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-13
Workers Eating
At ulcer GuLch'

LOS ANGELES. - Soup to
nuts was Skinned down to soup
and pie for 1000 shipyard
workers at the Los Angeles
Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp.
in San Pedro one day last week.
Those two items were the
only ones available at the local
cafeteria, which threatens to
close down shortly because it
can't get meat or substitutes.
Diets of the workers at the
LOckheed and Vega airplane
plants are equally incredible,
the american AerOnaut, publ
cation of Lodge 727, Init. Assn.
of Machinists, reveals. ''The hot
dog stands of Ulcer Culch' on
Empire Ave. are as bad as the
leased eating places within the
Lockheed or Vega plants" it
comments.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-13

All branches of organized
labOr-A. F. of L., C.. /. o. and
Standard Labor Organizations
rallied this week to battle
against legislation designed to
subject legitimate union activi-
ties to heavy fines and Jail
terms.
Introduced by Congressman
Sam Hobbs (Dem., Ala.), the
measure was rail- a d d
through the House Judiciary
Committee without a hearing.
Ostensibly, the bill proposes to
extend the Federal anti-racketeer-
ing act of 1884 to certain alleged
union abuses, particularly interfer-
ence with trucks on the highways.
DRASTIC PENALTIES
Actually, its wording is so broad,
union leaders said, that a demand for
increased wages, or threat to strike,
or peaceful picketing, could result in
fines of $4,000 and 20-year jail terms
for union members.
A second section makes it crime
to ''Obstruct or retard'' any form
of transportation, and under it al
most any innocent act of railroad
worker would place him in danger
of imprisonment.
FEELER MEASURE
The bill was put forward frankly
as 'feeler." Sponsors admitted that,
if it passes, food of other anti-labor
bills will follow
The initiative in the fight against
this vicious proposal was taken this
week by the Railway Labor Execu-
tives' Association. At meeting in
Washington the rail labor chiefs
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-13

a partial bill leaving the definitions
to be revealed on the day the bill is
considered by the House.
House Bill 29O, also introduced
by BlOdgett would force labor
unions to register with the Secre-
tary of State and report to the
Commissioner of Labor, said Egan.
Although Egan would make no
comment on the outcome of Blod-
gett's measures, he made the fol
lowing observation on the author:
'sBlOdgett has been monkeying
around with the Legislature for the
last IS years and he knows how to
get things dOne.''
Egan said he thought no one
was behind BlOdgett in introducing
the bills, but that the author was
trying to gain the favor of anti
labor elements.
Sen. Joseph T. Rourke when
asked for comment on the BlOd-
gett bills said:
''The bills will be thrown in the
waste paper basket. Blodgett will
get nowhere. He is unpopular with
Legislators and even with his own
party"
Egan indicated that the bill lower
ing the age limit for the employment
of children is not at all popular with
the lawmakers. 1t is, he said, frowned
upon by the Commissioner of Educa-
ton and the manufacturing employ
ers. Sen. Hodge, said Egan, spon-
sored it only because the law requires
that legislator cannot turn down a
measure given to him by any citizen
for presentation. He did not recall
Continued on Page Two)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-13
Union Seamen Get
Their Commissions

Of the 800 merchant marine officers
recently graduated from Maritime
Commission training schools, 129 are
union seamen who received the new
Merchant Marine War Service Bar
for men who have been torpedoed,
bombed, shelled or have otherwise
faced enemy -ction.
More than 90 of these honor bars
had one or more silver bars denoting
the wearer had been through enemy
action in which his ship was sunk.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-13
Films About
Africa Being
Holly wood Studios Waiting
Until Situation Is
"ClarifeR'

HOLLYWOOD. = Paramount has
Cancelled advance Agents to Africa
proposed film account of Mai. Gen.
Mark Wayne Clark's groundwork for
the invasion.
simultaneously Warner Bros. has
called off the filming of Gen. de
Gaulle's career until the north Afri-
can situation is clarified"
Ii is denied, of course, that the
State Dept. suggested dropping of
the subjects. However, the studios
seem to have been reminded that
the African campaign is not yet a
closed incident, and that tagging
the headlines too closely may not
be sound business.
Warmers are reported to have paid
the Fighting French fund $4,000 for
rights to de Gaulle's story and to have
spent $4,000 or more on preliminary
scripting. Paul Henried was slated to
play de Gaulle.
ANTI-VICHY MOVIES CALLED
Brian Donlevy was to have played
Gen. Clark in the Paramount picture
and John Wexley had done two
months work on the script.
This is the second script shot
from under Wexley by interna-
tiOnal considerations. Columbia
called off his anti-Vichy yarn about
the trans-Sahara railway, before
the north African invasion, when
it couldn't get an export guarantee.
There is no taboo on films about
Africa if safely fctional or suf-
ficientIy dated. Columbia is going
ahead with Sahara with Humphrey
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-13
Members OF No. 349
Buying War Bonds

Members of Local 349, New Haven
Plumbers and Steamftters have pur-
chased more than $1,000 worth of US.
War Bonds, according to Edmond ].
Meany, treasurer and business agent
of the Local. At its last meeting the
Local voted to purchase another $500
bond.
Meany said that the Local has re-
ceived number of requests to furnish
plumbers and steamftters for govern
ment projects outside the New Haven
areas, but has been unable to comply
with the requests because there is no
unemployment among the Locals
members.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-13
O.C.D. REPRESENTED

Representatives of all federal,
state and city agencies dealing with
some phase of the manpower prob
lem attended the conference and
participated i'm the discussion. Miss
Marion McCOvern from the ma
tional Office of Civilian Defense,
represented that agency. She came
to observe and report back to the
O.C.D., which will suggest similar
manpOwer meetings i'm commune
ties throughout the nation.
An important result of the confer
ence was the gathering of pertinent
facts concerning the local situation
and incorporating them in a report by
Continued on Page Four)
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-13
Committee Will
Meet Governor

Acting upon a motion unan-
imOusly adopted by the N. HI.
Central Labor Council, Presi-
dent Harold V. Feinmark next
week will appoint Legislative
Committee which will present
labOr's views on pending state
and national legislation.
On state legislation, it is. ex-
pected that the Committee will
work closely with the Conn.
Federation of Labor. A letter
received last week by the COun-
ell from Gov. Raymond E. Bald
win stated that the Governor
would be glad to meet with the
Councils Committee.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-13
Ration Everything,
Green, Murray Say

WASHINGTON. ALL. Pres.
William Green and CLIO. Pres. Philip
Murray have told President Roosevelt
that universal and immediate ration
ing of all civilian commodities in
Guiding clothing and effective price
control were essential.
AS they told reporters later, they
told the President the cost of living
is getting out of bounds" Wage cell
ings limited to 1870 more than work
ers got Jan. l, 1o41-the Little Steel
forrnula-are unfair against the back
ground of rising costs, said Green, and
should be discarded by the National
War Labor Board.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-13
Employment Offices
To Be Open Evenings

HARTFORD, CONN.-To accom-
modate workers now employed in nom
deferrable jobs, all us. Employment
offices in Connecticut will be open
Tuesday and Thursday evenings until
900 pm. to accept registrations for
work, and Saturdays until 500 pm.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-13

Mention The Union Times when
shopping, and help LabOr's Own
Paper grow.
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-13

NNO0 MOdLaTH
dTa LH1O0 Q KNvdaIT GJVLS
) HELSM7Ha SDEvr
The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-13
Passage Seen
As Body Blow
To UniOnism
Measure Would Cripple
Collective Bargaining
Efforts of Workers

(See Editorial, Hobbs Bill is Dis
honest" on Page 4.-Editor.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-31
The OnIooker

I ONDoN-Somewhere in the
II United States. walking
around Just as # he had good
sense. is mental ase who
thought up the wording Of the
canned cables which soldiers can
send 70 those al home a. greatly
reduced rates
There are 1876 Of these tailor
made ready to-Wear messages,
and you can take u from me
and the majority Of the fighting
men IN tins theater OF opera
tons. that a good 100 Of them
- as useless as An alarm clock
buld be 10 p rooster.
The l26 messages are CiaSSi-
fed under seven general heads
namely. Correspondence. Greet
ings Health. Promotion. Money.
ConCratula lions and MlSccl-
lane~s
A man can send one or three
a. them for the same price
ShilhnGs s pence--but even for
free they'd be no bargain
Not d single one OF them en-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-31
From Hibernnfing BHer:
Lone Wolves SO Cold
They Run in Pairs
BY ARTHUR BUGS BAER

don't know how you folks got through the winter, but
tougher than a sharks lower lip neck of the
woods.
Things were tough that the lone wolves double
They say gets tough in North Dakota but any time
gets below can't colder I'm numb when the
big board shows a minus sign.
Tomorrow is the first of April and my thermometer is
still frightened
The weather cold in March that we had to take
the thermometer the garage every day have crank
drained
There survivor of the blizzard of 1883 in block
He says that winter cold they had bake sleigh
bells in to make EN- ring.
know this is the only winter in 30 years that they
couldn't find downhil in the Rockies.
lot tougher for the Germans up around Lenngrsd
and Stangrad No matter how hard Hitler tries ne
make the grad
One winter Russia enough for Napoleon, which
proves that Hitler is twice as nuts He should
cornered hat
Anyway spring is here in New England will write
as soon as the ink thaws
y
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-31
Pet Names Often
Embarrassing

times TO preserve the institution
Of matrimony on a sound basis.
I THINK many wives are too
L fresh with their husbands.
They think nothing of disclos-
ing some of the most intimate
details of his home life.
They will tell about his snor-
ing, the time he mislaid his
upper plate, his long underwear
and the way ne puts on his
trousers.
/ consider these revelations
most indicate and believe they
may account for the increasing
bust-ups in matrimony.
A wife would sizzle if her hus-
band related in mixed company
some of her home habits, but she
either never realizes that she is
embarrassing him or is indiffer-
ent 10 his mental suffering when
she starts Cabling about him.
/ think there ought to be
law.
Getting back to the form of
address by a wife to her hus-
band. 1 find consolation in the
thought that after the war most
wives will be calling their lords
and masters Captain" or
Major or maybe Colonel"
which certainly will be more re-
spectful than something like
"Sweetie-Pie," but which in
some cases will contain one ele-
ment or danger TO dignity.
The hearers may laugh out
loud. remembering.
Copyright, 1913, by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-31
the Side

God could not be ererycEcrs
And, therefore, He made mothers.
Brooks.
(Thackeray said: Mother is
the name for God in tho lips
and hearts OF little children.
Il think the best of all
mother poems" is Rudyard Kip
ling's Mother o Mine '-EVDD
Disc STEVENS. OF the Met
~ ropolitan Opera. Her first
name is pronounced "Ree-Say.'
Harry Heiknann. Once Of the
Detroit Tigers.
Now a broadcaster.
Harry hit for over 400 one
year and was one of the great
est outfieldeTs OF all time
Harry would be even better
known than he is had he not
played ball before the time
baseball players had personal
press agents.
NOTED dispatch from the
~ North African front which
spoke OF the bravery Of the
army cooks. who despite bomb
ing and shellfre prepared eX-
Cellent meals.
It's about time the army cooks
got a break.
Have YOU ever heard Of an
army cook being decorated for
bravery?
QUERIES from clients:
VI Q-You say an American
has invented a gun that will
fire 1900 rounds a minute.
That's ridiculous.
There would be too much heat
at that rate Of firing.
A-The gun is freed by COM
pressed air and is noiselesS and
powderless. The inventor is w.
B. Hale of California.
dl-MV HTSt name u lnurS-
day. Evere know anybody with
a name like that?
the war there was
place N Paris very popular
among American visitors which
had a bartender named Friday
Robinson.
CINCE the beginning of the
~ war Nazi soldiers have been
popped up by a drug called
benzedrine.
II prevents quick fatigue and
gives a soldier increased endut-
ance and recklesSness.
II also enables man to have
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-31
Canned Cables
n Pain i'm Neck

was daily event and every man
IN the army had nothing 10 do
with his money but remember
birthdays?
AND will he please explain
~ why, under the heading Of
Health, he includes such
things as:
"Son born" Daughter born"
and "All children evacuated"
In the Promotion" group. a
man can send wires saying
Congratulations on your pro-
motion" VERY pleased To hear
of your promotion. and De
lighted 10 hear about your pro-
motion"
Its nonsense 10 think that the
hundreds Of thousands Of soldiers
scattered about the British Isles
ALI have friends who are getting
promoted all the time. Why
couldn't there he a few cables
saving:
SORRY Ia hear YOU were fired"
or sorry you were let out for
inefficiency"?
WHAT I am driving at is this:
w The boys over here should be
given a chance 10 send natural,
normal messages back home and
not have 10 spend money on
cables that sound as If stuffed
shirt with extra starch had COM
posed them.
Why not have cables like these
under Correspondence
II amt writing II you don't.
Sister" or where l. all that
stun you said you were knitting
for me: Liar" or Not having
had n word from YOU since left.
what about hooking that ring
and sending me the dough >"
No provision is made for ask
ing the simple questions that
bother the average soldier
He should be able 10 cable and
ask how many teeth Junior has
or whether Mama still won
help with the dishes or how the
tires are holding out on the old
bus.
ONLY the other day on March
~ Is 10 be exact, what l really
wanted 70 ask my wife by cable
was whether she had enough
money in the bank 10 pay the
first installment on my income
tax.
But do YOU know what I had
10 settle for?
Best wishes for the New
Year. Hearing your voice on the
wireless gave me q great thrill.
Glad and proud TO hear Of your
decoration. Everybody thrilled"
This cable upset her and quite
naturally.
She had 10 spend $40 on a
wire 10 me to find out whether
l had gone crazy or had thrown
in the sponge 10 the dellrlum
tremens.
Gen. Marshall, the next move
Distributed b. MeNaught Syndicate, Inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-31
BY Henry NfcLemOre

ables the average man 70 say
what he wants 10 say after
few weeks or months over here
hinder Correspondence you
- get such things As:
Parcel received" Parcels re-
ceived. many thank and
MANY thanks for parcel
Now no one gets parcels over
here, 10 start with, a fellow IS
lucky 70 get a postcard much
less a parcel
The last man 10 get a parcel
50 far AS my investigation
shows. was Cen. Eisenhower.
and that contained the extra
star ne needed for his shoulder
after being made a full general
Under Greetings there IS
such stuff and nonsense as
Loving wishes for Christ
mas" Rest wishes for Christ
mas" Loving Christmas
thoughts" and Loving birthday
greetings"
Did the bird whJ thought up
these cables think Christmas
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-31
Army Cooks
Bravery

more a woman's world" says
Prof. John Erskine,
lie seems worried about this
alleged state OF affairs.
Generally speaking / would
say il is not becoming either
a mans or a woman'S world but
more Of $3.50 world.
OF course. every married
couples home is a little world
in itself.
Whether or not this little
world becomes "a mans world"
or "a womans world" or a
$3.50 world" depends upon the
characters of the occupants.
WHANE just read another ar
IL ticle in which IL is claimed
that dog will love practically
anybody but IL takes n person
of strong character and unusual
intelligence to win the love
and respect of a cat" writes a
New Yorker.
what Is the matter with
these eat owners?
''Have they an inferiOrity
complex
"They are always explaining
why they have cat.
Most people who keep cats
do 80 because they think a dog
Is too much trouble and too ex-
pensive.
you have to buy a license for
a dog and his food costs more.
Lots of people keep cats to
drive away mice. People who
keep their houses well cleaned
don't have mice"
NJ ASKED If Mr.. ChurchilIs
"A pronunciation of Nazi as
Nar-zee" is correct or the re-
suit of a British accent.
think Nazi should be pro-
nounced "Na-zee" the "A" as in
national"
"How many four-star generals
are there in active service q"
asks Bostonian.
There are four: Gen. Fl. II.
Arnold, Gen. George c. Mar
shall, Gen. Eisenhower, Gen.
Macarthur.
If a woman in her forties has
taken proper care of her figure
she should be able 70 wear the
clothes of her 49, year old
daughter.
SO states an exercise and diet
expert.
Copyright, 1913. by R!ns Features