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RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1944-06-22
"Iskrena saradnja sa
kOmunistima"

u istom uvodniku Sc 'komunisti"
zale ma svoje saveznike Kongresu A
merickih Hrvata, pa vele:
cali zaista mas cudi kada cujemo
nekoje IL redova Kongresa Americkih
Hrvata, koji su do juGer iskreno [..l sa-
radjivali sa komunistima protiv paveli-
cevaca, da Sc sada opet sluze sa istim
Hitlerovim smradom 'crvenog strasila'.
Znamo mi nekoje nase 'velike borce'
demokrate, koji su "a vriieme proSle
konvencije HBZ htjeli objesiti ma vrbu
Petraka Butkovica ostale frankovce,
a sada Sc opet k NINA priblizuiu tho
vode kampanju 'crvenog strasila'. Mi bi
iskreno savjetovali tim ljudima, da do
bro paze sto rade Kada coviek dodje
is cistog zraka u smrdljivo mjesto. tesko
mu je podnositi okuzenu atmosferu."
Ne trebaiu 'komunisti' da Sc cude
svoiol braci patriotima, jer su oni ma
ucili ziveti u ''kuznoj politickoj atmos-
feri". 1zmedju njihove vase snrdliive
politicke atmosfere nenna razlike. A sto
Sc oni sada okrecu protiv svoiih savez-
nika c'komunista'). iamaGno IL razloga
sto cd njih wise imaju stete, nego koristi'
A sve ovo znaci da ie "tikva pukla",
IL koje Sc smrad Siri po ''politi6koi at
mosferi"! Neka vam je "Bogom" blago-
SlOVenOii = p 6
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1944-06-22
"Jedan predlog prijateljima
tSlObOdne Reci'"

Urednik "Slobodne Reci' Mirko
Markovic, vec odgovara kroz svoju ne
cistu rubriku svome tuziocu - Dcsku
1vanovicu. tn "komedijicu" kako on tn
optuzbu nazivlje, hoce da je materijalno
izkoristi kod svojih prijatelja. Urecnik
Airko "predlaze'::
''U uezi So ouom konledijico11 ia
imam jedan predlog prijateIima 'Slo-
bodne ReGi'.
"Priie nego sSlobodna Rec napravi
konacni obracun sa ovim Malim 'Dra-
zom' [Ivanovicem] ia predlazem ola ma
pravimo sledeci predobracun:
"DOBIJEMO DO l. AVG U STA
sTOTINU NOVIH PRETPLATA MA
'SLOBODNU REC
~. "Neka tih 100 pretplata idu 1t novi-
nu pod rubrikom: 'Predobracun So Ma
linn ~Drazom'" (Podvuceno krupna
slova originality
Ala SUI nasi Srbo-"komunisti" do
setljivi Iudu. samo kad je pitanju
" "business" - materijalna dobit. Dok je
bilo profitabilno zagovarati diktatulu
proletarijata, pisai SUI govorili ori Ii
prilog iste, istovremeno pisali 60
vorili burzoaskoi "demokratiji' da ie
to "burzoaska diktatura" A kad Sc stu
acija izmenila - linija, - preko noel
"burzoaska diktatura postade demokra-
tja", 'imperijalisticki'' ratovi pretvori-
Sc Sc "narodne ratove" it'd, it'd u
apsurd!
Stotinu novih pretplata, to znaci
$500 Ger SUI slobodorecasi povisili pref
platu ma svoju novinu ma $500 godisnje),
to je prilicna svota. Mozda ce i'm to}iko
trebati "a fiskale, ma da su oni sigurni
u pobedu Fiskali hoce svoju platu.
Neka 'prijatelji" placaju "a 'kome-
dijicu"!
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1944-06-22
''kuzna atmOsfera" i mediu
'Hrvatima"

Z gorepomenutom uvodniku Sc veil
O kuznoj atmosferi mediu Hrvatima Ia
gentima hrvatske burzoazije) sledece:
"Ovo mrtvo tijelo 'crvenog strasila'
jos uvijek nije pokopano medju americ-
kim Hrvatima. U zadnje vrijeme ono je
pocelo narcotic kuziti atmosferu ma
sem javnom radu "a ratni napor Ameri.-
ke "a pomaganje oslobodilacke borbe
naseg naroda ma ocinskom domu Vec je
krajnje vrijeme da Sc to mrtvo truplo
pokopa tako da incl zaudara u nasem
politickom zivotu''
A mi smo drzali da je to 'crveno
strasilo'' pokopano ma 20. maja 0. g.,
kad je "raspustena" "Komunistieka"
partija Amerike, ali eto, kako nam sami
''komunisti' vele nije! A ovo znaci da
dokle god postoji politicki smrad (pseu-
dokomunizam) ma politickoj aren't, kuz-
ma atmosfera je neizbezna
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1944-06-22

''MirkO MarkOyic u Zatvoru"

Pod gornjim naslovom "Srbobran'
cd 13. juna, donosi "vest" uredniku
"Slobodne Reci'', u podnaslovima ovo'
"Policija drzave Pennsylvania upa-
la slodonorecasko gnezdo lisila slo-
bode kapetana' Trece Internacionale,
Mirka Markovica; nastavice Sc dale
ciscenje
"Bosko Ivanovic poceo da cisti
srpske Butkovice.'
Dale Sc kaze toj "vesti': "Bosko
Ivanovic ga je tuzio [Markovical gra-
djanskom sudu zbog njegovog komunis-
tickog pisanja komunistickoj 81. Reel,
koje pisanje uvek bilo upereno protiv
Srpstva, a "a vaspostavljanje diktators-
kog rezima - kako Jugoslaviji, tako
u America
Tacno je da su slobodorecasi nekad
zagovarali teze "Trece Internacionale"
koje SUI ukljucivale diktaturu proletari-
jata; tacno ie da su oni nekad pisali
protiv americke "demokratije", naziva-
juci je diktaturom burzoazije it'd, ali su
ia Vremena prosla. Onl Su Sc sVega to5a
odrekli, kao Petar Hrista!
Danas su oni "veci" Srbi - bar tako
oni tvrde nego svi 1vanovici oko
"Srbobrana"; veci "demokrati'' od sa-
mih burzoaskih "demokrata' - ukratkc,
danas SUI oni najodlucniji branioci kapi-
talizma. tuziti takve kapitalisticke po-
bornike kapitalistickora sudu, mi drzi-
mo da je besnrislica!
Mani Sc, Bosko, corava posla! ''Vra-
ma vrani oci ne vadi!'
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1944-06-22
BORBA "a PRESTO u
JUGOSLAVIJI

Ako sc moze verovati vestima koje Sc u
Stampi svakodnevno pojavljuju borbi U
Jugoslaviji, Tito je izveo mnogobrojne ma
pade ma naciste, pa ma cetnike, koji su tako-
der kako sam Tito kaze, isto tako napadali
psrtizane.
U clanku, koji je napsao Tito "a americki
Sssopis Free World" i koji je preveden
obelodanjen nasem jeziku bar dive novi-
ne "Narodnom Glasniku" "Slobodnoj Reci", /,
pod naslouom: "Narodi Jugoslavije bore Sc "a
zivot", ma koji smo Sc osvrnuli proslcm
broju, on potvrdjuje da SUI zaista mnogi ma
padi ma naciste pa ma cetnike izvedeni q
svakom tome napadu Tito izjavljuje rezul-
tatima, koliko je kvara ucinjeno koliko je
ubijeno nacsta iii cetnika it'd. Zaista kad bi
zbrojili koliko je on do sada izvestio, broj bi
bio fantastican neverovatan, premda Sc mo-
ra predpostaviti da je bar donekle tacan.
Doduse, on nigde ne izvescuje koliko ie par
tizanskih sledbenika drugih gradjana po-
ginulo u tim bitkama iii kao rezultet tih
bitaka Svakako da je njegov gubitak bio
daleko veci u ljudima nego nacisticki. Ali on
to kriie On Sc samo hval koliko je potukao
neprijatelja.
Ovo njegovo hvalisanje "pobedama" i
sakrivanje njegovih gubitaka dovodi mas do
zakljucka da, ~ nakon sto je u samom po~
cetku promasio da ujedini svoje sile sa Get
nicima, bez obzira Sta su njegovi motivi bill,
posto mu je izgledao Mihajlovic prilicno jak
konkurenat, on je pribegao velikom larma-
nju, reklami izvadjanju mnogih prepada
glavnom ma naciste, da bi ma tai nacin mad
visio "vaznost" Mihajlovica stekao prestiz
kod saveznika (2) pribegao je isterbljivanju
6etnika, koji MENU ma isti nacin vracahu
zajam. Ovde Sc mora naglasiti da je Tito
"nadmudrio" Mihajlovica konacno je stekao
neke vrste priznanje cd saveznika, dok je
Mihajlovic izgubio ono sto je imao prestiza.
Ne interesuje mas, koji &c cd njih imati
jace priznanje iii poverenje kod saveznika,
posto obadve grupe predstavljaju kapitalis-
ticke interese Sto mas interesiie jeste to- da
su soni gonili tn sirotinju golih ruku, neode-
vene, gladne neodmorene da napadaju jednu
Cd najsavremenijih svetskih militarnih sila
nacisticku vojsku = koja raspolaze sa ne
brojenim zrakoplovima, tenkovina. nnasins-
kim puskama it'd, sve radi diva razloga Cd
koiih nj jedan nije interesu rnasa Jedan
Cd tih razloga ieste, kako ie vec receno da
Sc dobije poverenje priznanje Cd saveznika,
g drugi, borba "a uspostavu vladavine II
Jugoslaviji, ma istim kapitalisti6kim nadeli-
ma, "a izrabljivanje radnieke klase, sa1no
tal<ve koja bi odgovarala toi narocitoi bur-
zoaskoj kasti iii grupi koju predstavliaja
Tito iii Mihajlovic
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1944-06-22
POGLAVJE VI.
Boz kod Roche-La-Be

Protestantska vojska, oko dvadesetpet hiliada ja-
ka izlazase il ST. Yrieixa dubokoj tisni oko jednog
sata izjutra. Crn vjugasti red bataljona eskadra
jedva mogase da Sc raspoznae tami noel osvetlien
treperavm zvezdanaa. Kolona idjase krivudavim
belicastim putem, ko Sc gubliase il vida daekom
Eorizontu pravcu Roche-La-Bee, rojalistickom To-
goru. Odmeren hod pesackih vojnika, zvucan topot
konjice zveka oklopa, tresak grmljavina tockova
srtierije: saw Sc tai sum slvase jedan prigusen
svecan zvuk Pred avangardom idahu izvdnice, bodra
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1944-06-22
Ill
KRISTIJAN STAMPAR.

Sedamnaesta knjiga Eugene Sue-a "Tajne naro
da iii Isora jedne proleterske porodice kroz vekove"
Prica sesnaestom Stoecu. = dve knjige Kniiea H.
sa orignaneg francuskog ma engleski Daniel De Leon
Sa engleskog jugoslavenski L. Petrovc
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Union Overhauling
 Incentive System

The Union Incentive Committee has presented to the management sweeping and drastic changes In the Incentive System, to be retroac- tive to April 1.
 Furthermore, the Union Incen- 1 tive Committee has placed on rec ord with the management demands for adjustment of the bonus figures for March, February and January, based on a new method of calcu- lation.
 At the present time the Incen- tive Committee is concentrating a revisal of the system from and af- ter April 1, so that there will be no repetition of the March results As soon as this is completed. it will be submitted to the War Labor Board Shipbuilding Commission for official approval.
 The Union Incentive Committee is confident that, if the workers al the Electric Boat Company will be patient and will really put ir increased effort, in the end they will earn considerable extra money and get everything that is justly coming to them.
 A conference between the Union Incentive Committee and manage ment was scheduled to start yester- day at 1:3O p. m. The Union hoped to make considerable progress SC that workers will find out what bonus. if any. they have coming for the month of April in the very near future.
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Other ShipyGrd
 Workers Restless

Local shipyard workers at the Electric Boat Company are not the only ones who are feeling the strain of constant pressure and overtime work. Increasing discontent, un- rest and lower morale are indi- cated by work stoppages in other shipyardS. These shipyardS do not have the benefit of responsible and reliable independent union leader ship by fellow workers who ap- preciate the direct consequences of any strikes.
 Recent east coast shipyard strikes have taken place in the Sun Ship building and Drydock Company at Chester, Pennsylvania; the Federal Drydock and Shipbuilding Compa- ny in Kearny, New Jersey, at the Bethlehem Steel Companies at Ho- boken, New Jersey, and Brooklyn shipyards and at another small CIO shipyard in Wilmington. Delaware.
 Outside of the east coast there was a shipyard work halt in Mis- Sissippi at the Ingalls, Shipbuilding Corporation. In all Shipyards ex- cept the Ingalls, yard the CIO rep resented the workers. At the In- gals yard workers who were out on strike were members of the A. F. of l..
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SMEU Handling Chipper ChrOmang Grievance

A special meeting of the Execu. tive Committee of the Union, att tended by representatives of the Iohippers, with the management grievance committee, was held last week concerning the grievance filed by the Chippers requesting premium rates for chipping chromang welding and extra safe- ty protection and equipment.
 The management turned down the request filed by the Union. Ac- cording to the grievance procedure in the contract the grievance can now be presented to L. Y. SpeaH President of the Company. If ha does not take satisfactory action the Union can then take the mat ter before a War Labor Board Ar. bitrator just as 1t has the griev- anee of the coppersmiths.
 At the present time. the Union is making a thorough investigation of conditions in other shipyards As soon as the Union Is ready ap. .propriate further action will be taken.
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HOW TO CLASSIFY MECHANICS

An opinion by Co-chairman Simkin of the Shipbuilding Com mission of the War Labor Board, in shipyard case indicates the attitude of the War Labor Board upon factors to be considered in the classification of mechanics.
 The Union reprints in exact wording that part of Chairman Simkin's opinion which deals with the subject of classification of mechanics. It now follows:
 What factors determine an em- ployee's classification as first, second or third class7 The Con- mission has determined that ap- propriate classification depends on merit and ability to do the work required of each employee on the job to which he Is assigned, with seniority as an important factor but with less weight given to it than to ability and performance on the job
 The first obvious comment is that no definition of merit and ability can be written which can be applied automatically to indi- vidual cases. Basicly, this is a problem which must be worked out by the parties who are familiar with the local conditions and with the individuals involved. How ever, this opinion Is written in an attempt to answer certain ques-
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O'Malley Is Chairman

MT Peter O'Malley. cepartment S69, Main Yard, has been appoint ed acting chairman of the sanita- ton committee, while Rowland Bishop, chairman, is absent with a fractured left foot. This temper ary appointment was confirmed by President Arthur c. Ward on Fri day, April 18th, 1914.
 Divisional chairmen according to shifts and areas are: Peter O'Malley, Main Yard, 1st shift; William E. Andrews, electricians, Victory Yard, 1st shift; Antonio Paradis, End shift, Main Yard; and Philip Santangelo, End shift, Vic- tory Yard. MT. O'Malley to be acting co-ordinating chairman.
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rates were approved, but details are not yet available.
 The adverse decision in the case of the crafts listed above, especial ly those concerned with erectorS and stage builders, came as dis tinct shock as well as disappoint- consistent with the results which the Shipbuilding Commission issued in other cases. For instance, the Shipbuilding Commission, in the standards which it adopted, stated that whether erectors' rates should be equal to the standard skilled mechanics rate of $1.20 per hour would be decided in each ship yard case. Many east coast ship. yards consider erectors at a $1.2O mechanic trade. Since the Company was willing to consider it this way in Groton, the Shipbuilding Com- missions action appears decidedly discriminatory.
 The decision as to stage builders is also mystifying. Tn the Federal ShipbuiIding and Drydock case the Commission established stage build- CT rates at $109, and $1.00 and 93c. In the Maryland Drydock case issued at the same time it set stage builder rates at $1.04, 98c, and 92c. | In the New York Shipbuilding Corporation case. also issued at the same time, stage builder rates were set at $1.O4, 98.4c, and 92c. The rates given above for the New York Ship, Federal and Maryland Drydock were set in dispute cases over objections by Company. In the Electric Boat case, where the Company and the Union jointly re- quested stage builder rates of $1.11. and $105 per hour, it would appear l that the least the Commission could have done was to allow the same rates which 1t allowed In the Fed eral case.
 The Union also believes that the decision as to other crafts is erron- eous for similar reasons.
 All the rates which were ap- proved were made retroactive to July B, 1943. If the Union desires, it can file an appeal with the Na- tionaI War Labor Board itself to review the decision, insofar as it concerns the increases that were turned down, in the same way that it intends to file an appeal with the National War Labor Board on some of the matters involved in the dispute case such as "ctlro. mang" welding and working lead- CTS
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Commission. Complete information and details were not made avail able when The Sub went to press. However, certain results are known. The known results so far indicate that the adjustments asked for Burners and Drillers, bringing them up to $1.2O and $1.11, and $1.O5 for 1st, End and 3rd classes have been approved. Truck drivers rates have been approved at $1.O4 per hour for 1st class, and 96c per hour for 2nd class. Watchmen and guards rates have been approved as follows: 93c, 88c, and 81c. Melt ers' rates increase of 1c per hour to SLIP per hour have been ap- proved.
 The Union was advised that the Shipbuilding/ Commission has re- jected Company and Union jointly requested increases for erectorS. stage builders, generator operators, foundry chippers, foundry strikers, brakemen and firemen.
 It is reported that many clerical
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COppersmiths Hold Grievance Hearing Tomorrow, Friday

The formal hearing on the sub- ject of definition for coppersmiths and reclassification of men in the pipe shop will take place in the plant tomorrow, Friday. The hear ing will be conducted foy Maxwell Copelof, Arbitrator appointed by the War Labor Board, in accord ance with the Union Company con- tract.
 The procedure was established at a meeting of all parties with the Arbitrator held last week. Ac- cording to the schedules, the Spe- cial Coppersmiths Committee, con- sisting of Alfred Harvey, Alexan- der Hulsebosh and William Ebbing- haus together with Union President Arthur c. Ward and Union Coun- sel Charles Suisman, will meet with the Arbitrator and Company rep resentatives at a. m. tomorrow and make a physical inspection of all operations involved.
 Upon completion of the physical inspection of the operation, the formal hearing will commence and evidence will foe presented.
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tions raised at the hearing.

tions raised at the hearing. The Union claims and the Con- pany representatives tacitly admit that management believes that no employee should be classified as a first class mechanic unless he is an alI-around journeyman at his trade, fully capable of performing substantial number of jobs list ed in the classification rate struc- ture. The Union points out that this conception is unfair to em- ployees because many of them never get an opportunity to do more than the work assigned to them.
 Equitable administration of the first second and third class classi- fication rate structure requires that the individual be judged as to merit, ability and capacity, ,ac- cording to the work which he is asked to do, not what he might be asked to do If assigned to some totally different job. This does not mean that all employees are entitled to the top rate for the job. It does mean that they are entitled to it if their performance on the job merits that rate. In short, the designation of an individual as a first, second or third class mechan- ic is dependent on merit, ability and seniority. Merit and ability relate to his performance as to quantity and quality of work on the jobs which can reasonably be expected of him in the classifica- tion which he works If that per- formance is satisfactory, his abil- ity or lack of ability to do work not assigned to him is not a fao- tor.
 In a limited labor market for skilled employees such as that ex- istent at Pt. Pleasant. the Union can scarcely expect the same pro- portion of first class mechanics which might prevail in an area where skilled workers are more available. The Commission cannot establish any mathematical ratio between the various classes of me- chanics. The ratio at any given time will depend on the compost ton of the work force as to ex- perience and ability. When large numbers of men are being trained or have been newly trained. the percentage of first class mechanics will necessarily be less than would be the case with a stabilized group of employees"
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 on the management.
 When the Union and the Com pany conferred on the subject ot changing commencement of the work week, Union representatives were assured that the change was intended to 'oe accomplished so that there would be no loss of overtime for any workers.
 Some time ago the Union asked the Company as to what 1t intend ed to do on the question of over time for the work week beginning May 4, as to those workers who worked on Saturday and Sunday, May and May 7. and thereafter completed six or seven shifts with fin a seven-day period. After much pressure the Union was advised by Frank Kelly, paymaster, that dou- ble time would be paid for the seventh shift for those men who had to work on Sunday, May '; but as to the Saturday work, the Company did not yet know what 1t would do. This occurred as late as Wednesday, May 3. On the fol lowing day, Thursday, through in structions issued to timekeepers, ii definitely appeared that the Com pany was intending to pay over- time for both Saturday and Sun- day, as sixth and seventh regular shifts were completed in the seven day period.
 On Friday, May 5, this decision was completely reversed and around noon the Union learned that the Company intended to pay no overtime at all.
 Union President Arthur Ward secured an immediate meeting be- tween Management and Executive Committee. The meeting was held 3 o'clock and at this meeting the management admitted all the Union contentious, but stated that. it did not see how it could legally pay 1t on the basis of an interpretation issued some time ago, concerning overtime by the Department of Labor.
 The Union then insisted that the men were definitely entitled to overtime, and that no interpreta- tion was binding unless it was is- sued on this specific case. The Company then, most belated1y, commenced obtaining an official ruling and interpretation.
 As The Sub goes to press this ruling has not arrived. It is esti- mated that there is between $50,0O0 and $60,000 in overtime involved.
 The Union will see the matter through because it is convinced that the standard overtime provi- sions were not intended to deprive any workers of overtime, merely because of change in commence ment of work week.
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Defense Plants Corp. Biggest in World

The biggest industrial corpora tion in the world is the Defense Plants Corporation, subsidiary of the Government-ow Reconstruc- tion Finance Corporation, which owns approximately IS billion dol lars worth of goods and equipment and plants.
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WLB Issues Wage Results
Decision of Shipbuilding Comm. Partially Disclosed

Attorney Charles Suisman has received some tele- phone information from Co., Chairman William H. McPher- son of the War Labor Board Shpbuilding Commission,
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Union Insists on Adjustment Of Last Week-End Overtime

Last week there occurred another episode calculated to dissatisfaction and dscontent the Electric Boat Workers for which the Union in way responsible
 fact the Union took possible step to avert the @