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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-15
AFL President Tells Labor Day Throng That
Purchasing Power Of Workers Is Key
To Postwar Problems

mands that this transitional process
be completed in the shortest time
possible and with least suffering to
disemployed war workers and demob-
ilized servicemen. If recovery is un-
duly delayed, our national economy
will be vitiated. If it is hastened, AM
erica will be stronger than ever be-
fore.
Therefore, the American Fedora
tion of Labor is pressing will all its
power in Washington for the approval
of plans for starting reconversion now,
without waiting for the end of the
war. This should be done and can be
done in many instances, especially
among small business firms, without
interfering with war production.
"The expediting of reconversion
must be accompanied by the adoption
of legislation which will provide post
war insurance for the common people
Of our country-enough to tide them
over the hard times until jobs for all
will be available We owe it to our
brave soldiers, sailors and marines not
to leave them high and dry when the
war ends-without jobs, without in
come, without insurance. We owe the
same obligation to the nations war
workers. To disabled war veterans
and to those who have been injured
in war industries, we must offer full
opportunities for restraining, for re-
habilitation and for getting jobs that
! will be self-sustaining. These are para
mount responsibilities which Congress
cannot dodge nor leave to the sepa-
rate States for solution.
I american businessmen also face
important responsibilities in the post.
war period. They must be ready to
risk capital in new ventures, they
must be willing to expand production
to the maximum degree and, above all
they must recognize the imperative
necessity of maintaining high wage
policy if our free enterprise system is
to endure.
"The enormous debts which oul
nation has incurred during this wal
must be redeemed to keep the Ameri
can dollar sound and to safeguard
our entire economy. The prospects 0.
debt reduction depend largely upol
the achievement and maintenance o.
high national income-an income
widely distributed among the masse!
of our people through wages, rathel
than closely held by few in the form
of exorbitant profits. A high nationa
income, made possible by full employ
widely distributed among the nasse
the purchasing power and the market
necessary to buy the products Of ou
peace-time industry and farms. With
out such purchasing power in tn
hands of our people, dangerous de
4 preston will inevitably result.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-15
High Wages Will Speed
Recovery, Green Says;

''Such threats to the future, how
ever, can be avoided if we keep on
the alert for them and if all elements
of our population unite in a positive
and constructive course of action ]
have every confidence that American
people are determined enough and re-
sourceful enough to find the way out
of these grave problems.
"But there is an even more funda-
mental and serious job ahead of US
an international job-which we must
complete successfully or jeopardize
our own future security and the entire
worlds. That great task is the Win
ming of the peace.
"We can have no real economic re-
covery at home, we can enjoy no real
security, we can make no safe plans
for the future unless world peace is
established and guaranteed.
therefore, as this war draws neal
to its final conclusion, American la.
Dor is determined more than ever tC
see to it that lasting peace will be oul
reward-a peace that must be fully
| protected by an international organi
zation Of the nations of goodwill wht
recognize that war is the great enem!
of mankind and must be abolished fo1
all time at any cost.
"Let us solemnly dedicate ourselves
on this Labor Day to go forward will
renewed energy toward bringing th
war to quick and merciful conclusion
toward the establishment of lasting
peace and toward the attainment
through maximum production and full
employment, of ever higher standard
of living in our dearly beloved land"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-15
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR

done before victory finally is ours.
"Women, when called upon by the
critical need, have proved their ability
in hundreds of occupations. Today,
they must dedicate themselves to the
consolidation of these gains.
Tomorrow, with the hope of
world at peace, we must see that these
skills and opportunities which have
been developed for the new world we
fight for are used to produce the goods
and needs of peacetime."
Praises Civilian Workers
The new director, in her first Labor
Day message, praised the contribution
of women in the less glamorous, but
necessary, civilian industries such as
laundries and restaurants. She urged
that for them also there be some rec
ognition of the essential character of
their service.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-15
DROP IN TRAFFIC
TOLL DURING JULY

Chicago (ILNS).-The nation man.
aged in July to put slight crimp in
the rising traffic toll that has defed
wartime restrictions since it began to
climb last October.
A per cent drop in the July toll
from the same month last year is re-
ported by the National Safety Coun-
Gil, which places the death total for
this July at Ito, against 1,790 last
year.
The seven-month traffic death toll
for the nation is 1880. This is 8 per
cent above the 1850 total for the
same period last year, but it is SO per
cent below the toll of 20,317 piled up
in the first seven months of the pre-
war year of 1941.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-15
Meany Calls Lasting Peace
No. | Objective
After Victory Wars Must Be Abolished And Jobs
For All Provided, Meany Tells Labor
Day Crowd In Canada

Grafton of Labor on this subject is
that jobs must be provided for every
body who wants and is able to fill
job. For the men who will be return
ing from service as defenders of the
free way of life. For the men and
women who have been working in the
war plants, manufacturing the things
with which the servicemen fought,
and who will be released from their
jobs when peace comes.
"We Of the American Federation of
Labor believe in and uphold our eco
nomic system against rival systems,
but we do not accept the theory that
under our economic system recurring
periods of mass unemployment and
mass misery are unavoidable. We
know that this has happened in the
past. But that is no reason why 1T
should happen in the future. 1t will
not happen if we determine not to
permit it to happen. 1t will not hap
pen if we of labor make clear-per-
fectly clear-that while we realize
there must be some dislocation while
the change-over is being made from
wartime to peacetime production, we
will simply not tolerate any recur-
renee Of prolonged mass unemploy-
ment.
"There is one thing that this war
has made obvious to all of US, and
that is that there is no sound rea-
son for suffering and misery in days
of peace, that there is no sound rea-
son whatsoever for mass unemploy-
ment here on this North American
continent, that there is no sound rea-
son for want.
"The way to provide job for
every returning serviceman and a
lob for every worker is to put am
pie purchasing power in the hands of
| the people. For unless they have the
money, they cannot buy the articles
| which they want and need. And when
they cannot buy, the factories stop
producing-and workers find them
selves on the street, looking for new
Jobs which are not to be found.
Hourly wage rates must be re-
adjusted upward prior to any reduc-
ton in the work week if we are to
have the consumer purchasing power
needed to maintain full employment
"It we are merely to reduce the
work week in order to spread the
work and allow the income of the
individual wage-earner to decline, the
workers, although employed, woulo
not be in a position to buy anything
but the bare necessities of life.
eve of labor see how purchasing
power-purchasing power in the hands
of the many-is the basis Of full en-
ployment and prosperity. Business
government and labor must cooperate
to maintain this vitally needed pur
chasing power which comes to the
worker from one source alone-hi!
pay envelope. That pay envelope mus
not be reduced
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-15
BIG UNION BUYING
OF WAR BONDS

Syracuse, N. Y. (ILNS) Charles
Sinnigan of the War Bond Sale Com
mittee reported to the New Yorl. State
Federation of Labor in annual conven-
tion here that unions affiliated with
the federation have purchased $780,
100000 in war bonds. The largest
amount bought by single state local
was the $22 100000 purchased by Lo-
cal 802 of the Musicians Union. The
committee called on organized labor
in the state to prepare for active par
ticipation in the coming sixth war
bond drive.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-15

maintain peace" Sc said.
"Action must come soon. The world
is impatient"
Mr.. Mehta with whom CIO War
Relief officials conferred on how Am
erican labor's war relief gifts to In
dia can be made more effective, en-
phasized that labor in his country
needs help badly.
"We have almost 100000 indus
trial workers in mechanical industries
and about 6O,0O0,OOO in smaller indus
tries, particularly hand-loom weav-
ing" he stated. Besides, there are
23O,OO0,OOO agricultural workers.
"If we can ever galvanize these vast
millions into life, we will come fal
closer to labor's ideals of peace, lib.
erty and security. hope that Ameri.
can labor will help us by sending fra
ternal delegates to India as often as
federation of states is established tt
possible"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-15

Toronto-Establish of endur-
ing world peace must be labor's No.
l postwar objective, AFL Secretary
Treasurer George Meany declared in
an address before an international
Labor Day celebration here.
Mr.. Meany issued a stern warning
against the antiquated and ineffec-
tual policy of "laissez-faire", or do
nothing, in meeting the challenge of
abolishing future wars and of pro-
viding an economy with jobs for all.
"Now, with victory in sight, it be-
comes our duty-the duty of every
working man and woman-to make
our voices and desires heard by our
governments, SO that they will know
what we want and waste no time in
providing it," Mr.. Meany urged.
The AFL leader praised the war
record of the United States and Can
ada both on the battlefields and on
the production line. Both labor and
the armed forces will keep up the
fight relentlessly, he predicted, "un-
til this war against the enemies OF
mankind is brought to a victorious
conclusion"
Turning then to the problems OF
the postwar period, Mr.. Meany con-
tinued
at is the position of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor that if we
as peace-loving nations, wish to be
saved from future wars, we must joir
wholeheartedly with other like mind
ed nations to prevent any covetous
nation from resorting to war. We be-
lieve that cooperation, which has serv-
ed us SO effectively in coping with
the aggressors during this war, must
be our reliance in taking care of any
future world-be aggressor the mo-
ment he lifts his head
"The solution may not be simple
but the problem is. The problem is te
provide the force with which to car
ry out the decision to have peace en-.
dure after the Axis has been defeat
ed In our communities we do not ex
pect our local governments to main
tain law and order without giving
them the necessary force to impose
the desires of the law w-abiding major
ity upon the handful of criminals. II
our shrunken world, we cannot ex
pect an international organization
without teeth to be able to maintain
international law and order. No, tn,
answer to the problem is to have al
international organization, made VI
not only of the major powers but o
all the peace-loving countries of th
world, and to arm this agency witt
powers which it will not hesitate t.
use promptly and effectively agains
those who respect no law except tn
law of force"
Mr.. Meany then discussed the at
tainment of full employment, in tn
days and years after the war. He said
''The position of the American Fed
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-15

Jacksonville, Fla.-Speedy recon-
version, a high wage policy and CO.
operation between management, la
Dor and the government to promote
full employment can assure at the end
of the war the greatest period of pros
perity in the nations history, AFL
President William Green told the ma
tion in his Labor Day address.
Speaking to 10000 shipyard
workers during lunch hour at the
yards of the st. Johns River Ship
building Company here and to mil
lions of other Americans over coast
forecast NBC network, Mr. Green also
emphasized that the basis for econom-
ic progress must be the establishment
of lasting peace, protected by an in
ternational organization of the ma
tions of good will.
The AFL chief hailed American VIC
tories on the battlefronts and the pro-
duction front and insisted it is the
nations paramount duty to provide
opportunities for our heroic soldiers
and loyal workers when the fighting
ends.
He warned against attempts to un-
dermine organized labor by state
adoption of "open-shop" amendments,
such as are pending in Florida, Ark
ansas and California.
Asserting that the dramatic climax
of victory is about to ring down the
final curtain on the great tragedy Of
| war;" Mr.. Green devoted a large part
of his address to the problems Of
peace. He said:
"The postwar period is now almost
] in sight. AS we look ahead toward it
we can perceive not only perils to oul
way of life but great opportunities fol
making it richer and fuller.
"Our experiences in this war have
opened our eyes to realization of the
great resources of our country, its
1
it's boundless reserves of energy. L
all of this can be accomplished for the
destructive purposes of war, how
much more important it is that WE
harness the miraculous machinery o.
of our civilization to fulfill the con
structive detectives of peace!
81 predict that with the wholeheart
ed cooperation of labor, management
and government the end of the wa
will be the signal for the start Of th'
greatest period Of prosperity in tn,
history of our nation.
"But we must be prepared for tenn
porary reverses and unemployment
during the transition from war-tim,
to peace-time economy. The test per
iod will come between the time wa
contracts are cancelled and industr,
is able to complete it's reconversiol
to peace production.
obviously, the national interest de
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-15

A string of "eas.' payments" GER
tainly makes the months gallop along
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-10
Frankie Rapp
Opens Own Club

FRANKIE RApP. clever COM
ciy star who recently completed
successful eight-week engage
mont AZ The Bowery. becomes a
full fiodgcd night club operator
with the opening Of his new Top
Hat Club. in River Rouge,
Wednesday. July l.
Frankie viii star in the top
flight variety revue. which he will
present twice nightly. except
Monday Prominent IN the OPEN
Ing week lineup are Lester and
lrma Jean. smart aero-balancers;
Billy King the Juggling bomb
srdIcr". The Counts and The
Countess talented instrumental
and vocal trio. who will double as
TT timers; The Top
Hajicrs. sophisticated femm Q
dancing line, and others
Sammy Marlowe and his or
ChcSffs viii do the music.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-10
Film Time Clock

ADAMs-"Home in Indiana II a m
1881, i;5t, 7;5l. i0.4s p. m. Pardon Ny
Rhythm" 1855. 3:52. e:is, e:ss p. m.
BROADWAY-CAPITOL,-"story Of DR.
Wassell," II a. m. 2;A0, $40. 10 p m
Lady, Let's Dance las, sos. s4s
p. m.
FISHER - "saludos Amigos ~ 30
33s, s:22. s:1s p. m: Madame Cure. "
los, +04, 7, s:5s p. m.
MADIsoN-"Madams Curie n m
l:5s asa, 7.s, i0H p m "ssludor
Amigos, 1919, AIS, I'll, 1907 p m.
MCHIGAN-"Gaslght II rs, I. 1872
II :o4 D. m. Three Men IN White" IL
A. m, 2:32. 900 s:3s p. m
PALMs-sTATE-"Two Girls and q
Sailor" ~ 05. $3.50. $50. 1918 D. m
Night Of Adventure. il a. m. 2 20.
$40. sos .. m.
A.. m-te II .. m
UNITED ARTISTS Going Ny way"
II a m, $3.50. $40. 1910 p. m; Henry
Aldrichs Little Secret" ! 30, $40. so
p, m.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-10
Vennese Night Delights Symphony Crowd
BY CHARLES GENTRY

ONE OF the most tuneful evenings of the whole
series by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in IT, OF
D. Stadium the musical reward for last Saturday
nights crowd.
Robert Stolz the well known Vennese conductor and
light opera composer appeared guest sooSt TO provide
completely delightful program devoted to works which
reminiscent OF the famous "eity OF dreams
Striking nostalgia note, the concert won every
listener from the opening bars Of Strauss Overture 10
Die Fledemaus" right TO the final coda Of Offenbachs
Overture 10 "Orpheus in Hades
II an old world evening hauntingly pleasant and
persuasively played.
Mr. Stolz former director OF the Vienna Light Opera
Theater and composer Of Two Hearts in Threequarter
Time proved be the ideal 10 deliver this Kind OF
program The dances Of the Danube TO such lifting morSeS
SieczynskiS Vienna City OF My Dreams and his own
The Flowers Are Blooming in the Prader Again
Both Of these in the first group which SoloiSt
Mario Berln Italian-American tenor sang with great
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-10

flourish followed by Lehars Yours Is My Heart Alone
Mr.. Berin has light tenor voice particularly suited
such work and well matched for duet assign
men with Miss Hertha Glaz the feminine soost of the
evening who gave the popular "Frasqua Serenade, :
the Song of Love- from StolZ' White Horse Inn
and MY Hero from the Chocolate Soldier" for her solo
selections.
Hers is pleasant voice surprisingly dramatic in quality
and obviously familiar with the type OF operetta
cerp featured on this program.
The audience seemed particularly pleased when Miss
Gaz and Mr. Bern combined their vocal talents for Who
Married Us" from The Gypsy Baron and Benatzkys To
You, To YOU which they were forced to repeat twice
Solz' authoritative and compelling reading Of Strauss
Emperor Waltz a medley of his melodies and a
fantasia THE Merry Widow had every singing and
Swayng and topped off perfect summers eve treat.
Wednesday night will be the final event of the series
with Karl Kruger directing and the famous basso. Ezio
Pima. as sOloist
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-10
Bonomi Regime Goes
To Rome on Saturday

ROME. July 10 GNSl-The
Italian government will return 70
Rome Saturday. II was announced
officially today by Premier
Bcn0wi
Headquarters 81 the allied con-
troll commission and Regen Prince
Cmhrrto VIII alSo move 10 the
capital. the announcement said
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-10
IukSter Victim
of Traffic Dies

John Cretul. 46, of 1902 Buck,
Inkster. died in Wyandotte Con-
eral Hospital early today from
injuries suffered July 6. His wife,
Margaret. was driving a motor
car which overturned into ditch
on Eureka road near Pardee, in
WyandOtte
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-10
Club Stevadora
Has New Show

THE CLUB STEVA DORA
opens with a brand new show
tonight. featuring a new line of
girls, the Colds. a novelty aero
batic dancing troupe.
Tito Cavalero. the Cub a n
dancer. and Teddy White, the
singing impressionist. will be on
the same bill, while Clara Mae
Gregory is the new girl singer.
Billy Joy and his "satires on
the weaker set" are being held
over for another week and so is
Mel Steckley and his orchestra.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-10
Belva White
Here Thursday

BELVA WHITE. France
Fayes only rival. who pounds a
piano and vows the customers
with her loud and laughable dit
ties. opens Thursday at Ted Lip
sitz' Stage Show Bar.
Belva has several new numbers
and parodies on popular songs
prepared for her opening. while
Sammy Mandell and his orchestra
with Jeanne Rand as the vocalist
will continue providing the dance
music.
Dick Frost plays the piano lulls.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-10
Ex-MedicaI Head Dies

BAY CITY, July S-Funeral ar
engagements will be completed
Sunday for DR.. Charles Harper
Baker. former president of the
Michigan State Medical Society,
who died here yesterday at the
age of 81.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-10
CHATTER IN HOLLYWOOD

Betty Huttan made il possible
for three marine scrCcantS. RAY
Doherty. Charles Monica and
Lionel Ober, 10 collect 500 Tire
marines Dragged they could date
Betty and their company STA
toned in the south Pacific took
them up and bet Sl01 They
couldn't.
Well. the three. invaded home
telephone Betty OF the bet She
invited them 10 the studio and
bought their dinner ! happened
on the set Of Hero GrT-r -rt'1t'
Waves" which Betty is dong
with Bing Crosby, when she told
me the story.
Said Betty: I'VE had pictures
taken and ! signed An affidavit |
had gone out 70 dinner with
them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-10
Lieutenant Dies
In Plane Crash

Second 1t. Bernard J. O'Neil
20, of 141l Beaconsfield, Crosse
Pointe Park, was killed Saturday
when his P-40 pursuit plane
crashed near Omega, Ga.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-10
COLLECTED AT RANDOM

Dorothy Lamour has been very
sick with 2 chest cold and IS TOM
porarily out OF Medals tor
Benny"
The romance 81 Doris Nolan
and Cpl. Mike harvey ~ 'hr
Winged Victory" COMPANY IS TO-
days news. Louis y Mayer has
bought the home of VIC Orsatt
in Bel Air. sydney GrcenStreet
NJ. n. has ordered him 10 take a
months rest
Commando Kelly Hollywood
visitor. has been seeing our town
and met such glamor girls as loan
Plondell and Dorothy NCGmc
Ethel Barrymore is being urged
10 "a on = lecture tour and give
the highlights Of John Barry
pres life.
.Jean Heather forgot 10 tell her
producer she was away marrying
John Stockton and there was a
wild search for her 70 do scene
IN Murder. he says AZ Para.
mount.
Kay Williams. who Went 70
Palm Springs 10 Get rid oi a sinus
infection. spent all her time AZ
the military hospital That's al
today. Sec YOU tomorrow,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-10
FOR SLIGHT REST

What looked like a disappear
Ing act on the part Of Olivia do
Havilland turns out 10 be some
thing else. Olivia has been in tho
hospital week and entered 81
quietly many of her best fftead-
knew nothing about il.
For some time she has felt run
.vxn and badly in need OF a rest
I'D physical checKup so she
went TO Good Samaritan Mean
while, several scripts Olivia has
been considering Will have to wait
until she feels better.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-10
LOue||a
Parsons
in Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, July 10-Tho
nIghly successful Gertrude Nei-
sen musical, Follow he Girls,
will be filmed by Ben Bogeaus,
head of general service studio.
David Wolper, the producer, has
been in Hollywood talking price
% Bogeaus and the money paid Is
sa,d to be 100000. Wolper will
assist in the production Of the
picture. and that probably means
a percentage deal as well as a
<lat sum.
An effort will be made 10 get
Miss Nielsen TO play the role she
created on the stage. But because
che play is going sucn great guns
>n Broadway. it will not be pro-
uuced until next year.
The deal is for the run Of the
play. p. S.-Wonder IL the CEN
sors will let Gertie get by with
her sensational song, / want To
get married."
NO RIVALRY
Lana Turner isn't a Jealous gal
or she wouldn't have Frances Gift
ford in two pictures in row Not
long ago Frances finished Mar
rage Is a Private Affair with
Lana, and now goes into one of
the three top spots in Metros
WAC" picture.
This IS the yarn that took Anita
Loos back TO Des MolneS for first
hand material and which was
once scheduled for Joan Crawford.
No title is set.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-10

Order 1Oc United States War
Savings Stamps from your De-
troit Times carrier. He'll de-
liver them to your home.