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The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-08-02
Mail in That
PoIificoID Dope
CoWon's Plea

Washington, July S1-CIO region
al directors and field representa-
tives were urged this week by
Legislative Director Nathan Cowan
to get In reports at once about
local political action designed to
convince Congressman that the peo-
pie back home want 4 program
that will help TO win the war In the
speediest possible time.
Speaking in behalf OF CLOS
Special Committee for Congression-
al Action, which designated Cowan
as the man to receive and Co
ordinate reports Of activities, Cowan
declared:
We've had . large number Of
wires and letters from the field
informing us that CLIO members
are getting splendid cooperation
from the ALL and the Railroad
BrotherhoOds In the drive for o
united effort to bring to the at
tenti0n Of the Congressman the
real wishes Of tho people"
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-08-02
lie Urges Backing
For Win-Wur Polifieos

Schenectady. N. Y, July 3l.-The
10000 members Of the CLIO United
Electrical. Radio & Machine Work
ers Of America who vote In New
York state were urged this week
to support at the primary elections
on August 10 those groups in the
Democratic, Republican. and Amer
lean Labor parties respectively
which stand nearest to leadership
In the effort Of the American peo-
pie to win this war at the earliest
possible date"
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-08-02
United Front
Gives Bod
Day Bad Day

Peoria, ILL.,, July Sl-A real grass
roots movement to persuade Con-
gressmen to follow a win-the-war
policy was inaugurated here last
week when II labor and civic organ
izations Joined forces to discuss
with Congressman Stephan A. Day
his record. and to present their
program for support for the Ad-
ministration's aggressive war poll
cies.
Day lodged, squlrmed and "de-
magogued" about his love for the
people, but his record stared him
In the face and kept his oratory
from influencing his constituents.
His only program was to have an
investigation Of every issue, to
wave the Constitution, or 20
blame the bureaucrats.
His attack on the roll back and
price control was met with q unani.
nous resolution In support OF
the Administrations program for
price control and subsidies. In ad-
dition to these. the joint organ
izations' program urged support OF
the anti-lynching bill. an equitable
tax bill. crop insurance. increased
funds for the Farm Security Ad-
ministration. and repeal of the
Smith-Connally anti-labor Act.
Organizations represented at the
formulation Of this program in
cluded the CLIO. AFL., Railroad Bro
therhoods. United Mine Workers
Negro Community Center. Jewish
Community Council. and other civic
and church groups.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-08-02

reactlonary legislature III tne
spring.
The act severely regiments the
operation OF unions, restricts the
rights 20 strike and picket and
pr0vlds for opening union finan-
clal records for inspection with
no guarantee that employers will
not be advised Of their contents.
The law even holds that before
an employer can enter into q pact
with q union security clause In
cluded, three-quarters or more Of
his employees must have approved
it by secret ballot.
In his statement, Murray said:
"Unless labor organizations have
the right TO strike and to publicize
issues an employer may with I'M
punity disregard the requests and
demands made by labor organiza-
tions In behalf Of their members.
In effect, the elimination or inter-
ference with these rights imposes
economic slavery upon the workers
because they can be told In so many
words to put up or shut up.
WOULD KILL UNIONS
"Shorn Of these rights, labor or
ganizstions would become wholly
Intellectual and there would be NJ
reason for workers to join them"
On hand TO present the joint
case Of CLIO and ALL unions was
the largest array Of legal talent
ever assembled for . court case
Involving labor In Colorado.
Headed by CLIO General Counsel
Leo FRESHMAN and AFL Counsel
Joseph Padway, labor's staff Of at
torneys represented long list OF
key plaintiffs, which included:
The CLIO and AFL, the United
steelworkers Of America, the Inti.
Union Of Mine. Mill & Smelter
Workers. Philip Murray. Reid Rob-
lnson, William Green. the Colorado
Industrial Union Council. the Colo
RADIO Federation of Labor. Locals
551 and Gil of the Mine. Mill q
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-08-02
Law Guild
Supports Go
Political Action

Washington. July 81 The Ma
tional Lawyers Guild notified the
CLIO this week that the Guild &C.
cepted the initiative Of the CLIO
Congressional Action Committee
and would join with It in organic
Ing Congressional District Commit
tees throughout the country for the
purpose OF changing the present
Congress to q win-the-war Con-
gress.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-08-02

democracy's effort to crush fas-
cism.
Ohio, Missouri, Indiana. Michigan
and other states reported a consid-
cradle amount of Clio political ac-
tivity as being already under way.
including the all-important tasks Of
registering voters.
Hllman. r. J. Thomas and other
committee members, as we'll as
many speakers from the floor,
stressed labor's political action as
the No. / task of the trade-union
movement.
Convinced that they can obtain
political unity. the CIO Commit
tee declared that contact would
be established with the AFL and
Railroad BrOtherhoods In an ef-
fort to achieve joint action.
At the Chicago conference.
the feeling was expressed on all
sides that the revival Of political
activity on the part OF Clio will
help insure the successful outcome
Of the war and a democratic peace.
The committee announced that
Il would hold conferences at Bir-
mlngham, Ala, and In San Fran
cisco, In order to perfect labor's
political machinery for the 1913
and 1914 campaigns.
The Birmingham conference will
be held August IA at Room 306. JEFF
ferson County Court House, accord
ing TO Director Of Industrial Union
Councils John Brophy, who wired
all regional directors and councils
in the southeastern states urging
attendance. Birmingham headquar-
ters will be at the Hotel Tutwiler,
Brophy said.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-08-02

voted unanimously 10 support the
election OF candidates In national,
state and city-wide contests in 1913
and 1914 who have demonstrated
their consistent support Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt on all major issues,
domestic and foreign.
The conference adopted the
committees five-polnt program
previously endorsed at the North
Atlantic CLIO political conference
held In Philadelphia and vowed
Immediately to set up political
organization Gin every ward, dis
trict, county, city and state" to
insure the election Of progress
slve. win-the-war candidates for
each office.
Clio representatives from Michi-
gan agreed to support national CLIO
political policy and said they will
do nothing that can be construed
as setting up a third party. which
In the view of President Philip
Murray, the CLIO Executive Council
and the CLIO Political Action Com
mittee would serve to divide and
divert labor and progressive forces.
resulting in the election Of our po-
litical enemies"
BACK LUCAS BILL
The conference unanimously
adopted a resolution supporting the
Lucas Bill, In the U. S. Senate, pro-
viding that polls must be kept open
until 8 pm. in all Federal elections.
Early closing Of polls. the con-
ference pointed out. has the effect
Of merchandising many war
workers who should not be pena-
liked politically for the long hours
they are spending In support Of
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-08-02

Smelter Workers, David ]. McDon-
aid and others.
BOSSES BACK LAW
Attorney General Gail L. Ireland
personally headed the legal staff
for the defendants, who besides Ire
land include the members Of the
Industrial Commission Of Colorado.
President Murray's testimony
was contained In an affidavit pre-
scented rs evidence by Lee Press
man. The State objected to the
entire document on the grounds
that the arguments presented
therein had nothing to do with
claims that the antI-labor law
was unconstitutional.
District Judge Charles C. Sack
mann permitted the Introduction Of
the affidavit without ruling on the
States objections. ALL attorneys
announced that q statement by AFT.
President Green would be intro
duced later.
IL became obvious from their
objections that the Chamber Of
Commerce and the state Repub-
lIcan machine were basing their
fight to keep the "Peace Act" on
the statute books on the sole
premise that restricting labor un-
ions did not mean the act was
unconstitutional.
Assistant Attorney General Hick-
man Walker was particularly dis
turbed by q section of Philip Muir.
rays testimony on union security.
In dramatic fashion. Murray's affi-
davit reviewed labor's struggle for
recognition. Walker, who remem.
bers Cripple Creek and Ludlow.
didn't want to be reminded.
MURRAY ON SECURITY
"Union security" said Murray. els
a basic objective Of every union.
Union security means the establish
ment Of a status which would place
them beyond attack from employ.
ers who still yearn for the era
when labor unions were non-exist.
| emit.
labor unions well remember
the severe struggle In which they
engaged during the past 80 years
to establish legal recognition.
They recall the era Of the yellow
dog contracts and the sweeping
injunctlons which made them
renegades In society and Illegal
organizations.
"They recall the days when the
concept Of criminal conspiracy was
applied to them making practically
all of their activities illegal and
making them illegal as we'll.
"Nor can labor unions forget the
anti-union drive which followed the
termination Of World War I when
large corporations and employers
associations throughout the nation
openly and fiagrantly undertook a
drive to destroy all labor unions
and unfortunately had considerable
success"
As the hearing opened, It was In
dicated that II would last for sew
eral days.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1943-08-02
Go Political
Drive Shifts
To High Gear

CHICAGO, July Sl-HaiIed the great political Of
CO the CLIO Political Action Committee headed by Sidney
Hlman, president Of the Amagamated Clothing Workers Of
America made Chicago history this week when 800
representing 100000 CLIO IL Mdwestern
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Movie Patron Took Mop;
Death Report. Premature

BY the Associated Press.
. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-The
report of a movie patron that he
had been sitting next to a dead man
for 20 minutes was double checked
by the manager, who hastily called
police.
r. c. McGriff. chief of the detec-
tive staff, arrived on the run, but
was startled when the corpse" re-
vived with the plant: Il paid for
my seat for nap-and ! don't
snore. What's the big idea?"
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Justice Laws Orders
Defendants Cleared
In Fraud Plot Case
Trio and School Held
Not Guilty Of Charge.
Involving Wor Contracts

Three men and g. Los Angeles
engineering school were cleared in
District Court today Of charges Of
conspiring to defraud the Govern
ment on contracts for training $500
radio and automobile mechanics
when Justice Bolitha j. Laws issued
a directed verdict of not guilty.
'Absolved of all criminal guilt in
connection with what the Govern
ment had characterized as de
tense broker" conspiracy to defraud
and make false representation to
the United States were the National
Schools of Los Angeles, Joseph A.
Rosenkranz its president; Louis j.
Rosenkranz, secretary treasurer, and
Francis j. Buckley, said by defense
counsel to be a commercial agent
for the school.
The case hinged on the interpre-
tation of a clause placed in all
Government contracts under pres
idential order since December, 1941,
relating to commissions and con-
tingent fees paid to so-called de-
fense brokers, designed to outlaw
war profiteering. 1t forbids a con-
tractor to pay a commission or fee
to any agent for securing a Gov
ernment contract under penalty of
having the contract Cancelled. 1t
does not apply, however. to COM
missions paid to bona flde, estab-
lished agencies maintained by the
contractor for securing business.
The Government had charged
that Mr.. Buckley, said to have been
Los Angeles real estate operator,
violated the clause when he nego-
tiatedf contracts with the Army
Quartermaster and Signal Corps for
the training of radio operators and
mechanics by national schools. 1t
charged that the total cost of the
contracts was set at $715,580 of
which Mr.. Buckley was to, receive
commissions totaling $108,230.
Defense counsel, including Henry
I."Quinn, Leo Rover and Max AM
norman, contended Mr.. Buckley
entered into the agreement with the
other defendants before the con-
tracts were awarded and therefore
Evening star., 1943-04-15

Gently acquired, titles and duties
which have served to impress draft
boards with their essentially.
Emphasizing the need for we'll
defined replacement policy in Gov
ernment, the committee recommend
ed that all Government agencies
avoid employing draft eligibles in
essential positions as far as pos
sible and substituting ,oraft-proof
men and women.
Record Of Figures.
From personnel reports of 80
agencies, the committee reported
that of the 2.370. 1865 persons in those
agencies. 1925, 1852 were men and
840.578 were between the ages OF
Is and 38.
Briefly, it would appear from
the fiures received by the committee
TO date that every third person in the
Federal employ is a male subject to
the draft, and Of the male. employees,
every other one is within the draft
ages o. 18 to &c." The committee
called the figures disturbing" and
added that they were indicative OF
the fact that no clearly defined
policy In Government has existed
since the passage of the Selective
Service Act in 1910, whereby wom-
en-, or men over the draft. age, or
men having physical disabilities
would be considered first in Gov
ernment hiring"
Hearings on which the report was
based were held before the SUBJ
committee headed by Representa-
tive Costello, Democrat, of Cali
fornia. It was disclosed that inves-
tigators for the subcommittee ex-
amined records of 1000 men en-
ployed in the Government service
and registered with draft boards.
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Real Estate Boards
Turned Down by 0PA
On Rent-ControI Plan
Brown Soys Revisions
Would Speed InfIotion;
Approves Minor Chonqes
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Price Administrator Prentiss M.
Brown Yesterday rejected rent con-
troll changes proposed by the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards, saying they would be in con-
fiict with the Presidents order to
hold the line" against imitation.
The association proposals were of
technical nature. Mr.. Brown
commented that, while your pro-
posals do not explicitly request any
general increase in the rent level,
their adoption would clearly achieve
such request"
He explained his position in let
ter to John w. Galbreath. Washing
ton, chairman of committee of the
association.
The letter said OPA is considering
a few minor changes in it's rent
rules, but asserted, "As for the basic
program, I do not intend to alter
either its method or administration. :"
May Change Down Payment.
1--WE must hold the line on all
fronts" Mr.. Brown wrote. land con-
troll of the price of shelter is one of
the most vital for the increasing
number of families whose chief sup
port is now member of the armed
services, offering his life to preserve
the democratic way"
One of the associations proposals
was alteration of the OPA rule which
prohibits the eviction, of a tenant
from a. home that has been sold
unless the purchaser waits 80, days
and pays one-third of the purchase
price in cash.
Mr.. Brown said OPA considering
some change in the down payment
rule, but opposed reduction of the
waiting period. ''
He denied that the provision dis
couraged home me-ownership and said,
The question of home ownership
does not come into the picture at
all. I can say for myself and for
every member of the rent depart
ment that we are most emphatically
in favor of home ownership as an
American ideal.
1T is, however, clearly our duty
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Costello
Continued From First Page.)

been responsible for an exodus from
Government departments.
Ample evidence" has been re-
ceived by the committee, it re-
ported, that certain Government
departments and bureaus have sud-
denly Cancelled their requests for
essential employees and that many
able bodied, draft-age Government
workers have recently applied for
reclassifcation from deferred status
to class available for immediate
military service"
Speaking sharply of Government
failure to define a clear draft and
replacement policy, the committee
found that it had been the Federal
policy, general speaking, to hire
draft eligibles on a hit or miss
basis. with little attempt to define a
policy giving hiring preference to
women, overage men and ATS.
Set Poor Example.
Some Government agencies, the
committee charged, have set poor
example by employing draft-eligible
men since the attack on Pearl Har-
Dor and Immediately requesting
their occupational deferment. Many
departments of the Government, the
committee reported, have been con-
tent to show draft boards that their
employees were highly skilled and
could not be replaced. with little
effort made to demonstrate that
they are training men or women to
replace these employees when the de-
ferment period expires"
The committee said it had found
evidence to support the belief that
great numbers of Government clerks
have been deferred because OF re-
Evening star., 1943-04-15

to prohibit purchases which are in
reality evasive sales in violation of
the regulations. In areas where
there is no place to 60, the purchase
of a home merely means the substi-
tuition of War Worker Jones for War
Worker Smith, who in turn must
try to evict War Worker Green.
do not feel that such evictions can
be left unregulated. The eviction of
tenants resulting from sales had be-
come a specific cause of absenteeism
in some Of our key production
centers."
Referring to another association
suggestion that .OPA. take q more
realistic attitude toward the land
lord cost of operating rental prop
erty." Mr.. Brown said, Il am con-
vinced that landlords generally are
in better. operating position today
than they we're before the impact
OF war activities upon the rental
market"
Evening star., 1943-04-15
British Boy, IS, Accused
OF Tryinq 10 Contact Nazis
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 15.-A 15-year -old
British boy was accused in Preston
Juvenile Court yesterday Of trying
TO- get in touch with the German
Ambassador at Dublin to provide de-
tails of new armament factories, air.
plane stations, anti-aircraft sites and
heavy bombers mot yet in produc-
ton"
The boy pleaded innocent, but was
held for trial at the next term of
Manchester Court on charge of
committing an act likely to assist
the enemy and of attempting to
communicate with a person in enemy
territory.
He Is alleged to have given one
man an envelope to be passed on to
another man employed on q. ship
travelling to Fire.
A detective said the boy replied
when asked why he wrote the letter:
1T is pretty obvious-what does one
usually contact Germans fOr?"
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Short Story on Rotioninq

TOPEKA, Kans. tR.-Sign in a
closed cafe:
mo cook, .,...
mo meat,
mo more eat"
Evening star., 1943-04-15

came under the exception noted in
the clause. Defense claimed Mr..
Buckley was to receive only about
$4,000.
In his ruling Justice Laws said in
part, 80 Here the broker en-
ployed by the contractors was a
commercial and q selling agents He
was one whose business customarily
is conducting on 4 contingent fee
basis. There is no evidence he mad
influence at the War Department
or in the Army: There Is no show
ing he made any questionable or
improper contacts or that he
planned any. ."
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Air Forces
tacking shipping and making anti
submarine patrols.
Continued From First Page.)

tacking shipping and making anti
submarine patrols.
Middle East Command.
The Middle East command, the Air
Ministry said, was under Air Chief
Marshal Sir Sholto Douglas and
comprised the cir forces between the
frontier of India on the east and
Tunisia on the west and extended as
far south as Madagascar. This COM
mands present operations included
attacks on targets in Tunisia, Sar-
dinia, Sicily, Southern Italy, Crete
and Greece: protection of Central
and Eastern NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
antisubmarine patrols and protec-
ton of territory from Axis air raids.
The RAF in Malta is equipped
with fighters for day and night de-
fense and bombers and torpedo
bombers with which to strike north
against targets in Sicily and Italy
and west against Tunisia, Pantelleria
and Lampedusa, as well as for con-
voy protection and patrols.
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Gustine Is Expected
To Miss Opening Game

BY the Associated Press. -.
MUNCIE. Ind, April 15.-Frankie
Gustine.. Pittsburgh Pirates short
stop, may miss his teams opening
game with the Cubs next Wednes-
day in Chicago, it was disclosed
today. ., >
X-rays last night revealed the
Buc star received fractured finger
after believing for almost q week
that 1t was nothing more than a
severe sprain.
President William E. Benswanger
announced the Pirates have pur-
chased Tommy O'Brien from At
lanta Of the Southern Association.
OBrien, who batted .26l last year,
lives in Admission, Ala. d., >.......
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Gen. Kuter of Woshinqton
Named to African Post

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, April Is R.-
Brig. Gen. Lawrence S. Kuter of
Washington has been appointed
deputy commander of the North
west African Tactical Air Force of
fighters and light and medium bonn
bers, under. the command of Air
Vice Marshal Sir Arthur Coming
ham.
Gen. Kuter was born In 1905, was
graduated from West Point in 1927
and was promoted to brigadier gen.
eral last year. He served as secre-
tary to the general stan In WASH
ington.
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Dog Grabs Girls. Purse.
Is Chased by Police

CHICAGO .R-Six-year-old Ju-
dith Weiss had her purse snatched
from her hand by q culprit who
knocked q sack of groceries from
her mothers arms.
Police chased the purse snatcher,
but as they neared the dog-a big
brown and white collie-he dropped
Judith's purse and escaped. The ST
in Judith's purse was intact.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-22

resting at his apartment, is aiming for one thing-to beat Hagg. On the other hand, Hagg would like to be pushed fast enough to crack the phenomenal 4:026 reportedly run in Sweden recently by Arne Anderson Chances of the latter feat appeared remote.
 The latest time ever run on the stadium cinders was 4:126 turned in by the famed Jack Lovelock July g. 1883 in the Oxford-Combridge, Har- vard-Yale meet. He was 30 yards ahead of J. w. Hurley, Jr., Yale, who led F. T. Horan of Cambridge by 30 yards while A. B. HalloWell of Har- yard was 20 yards back.
 Cambridge, Mass, July p. CUP)- Gunder Hagg, the Swedish runner said today that he wouldn't be "at all surprised" if Gil Dodds, Boston Divinity student, beat him in their mile race at Harvard Stadium this Saturday.
 Experts in every city have under estimated DoddS' capabilities" Hagg said. My own condition can't be of the best, either. because of the tremendous hospitality of the Amer ican people. Under the flood of in- vitations I receive, my training cannot be all it should"
 .Hagg said he would like to race once for the benefit of Norwegian airmen and seamen now in Sweden after his current tour is over. Pro- ceeds of his races are now going to the U. s. Army Air Forces Relief | Fund