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The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-01-31
Obligation TO America

We have pledged the fullest
mobilization to increase the pro-
duction of war materials for our
armed forces. We must address
all our efforts toward keeping the
wheels of our factories and mills
turning and to keep the goods
sailing to the fighting fronts.
To this end the CLIO Executive
Board calls upon all of its affili-
ated unions to religiously and
meticulously respect their sacred
obligations to their nation and
the members Of our armed
forces by avoiding any stoppages
Of work or interruptions of pro-
duction.
American labor will do every
thing within its power to meet
the call of our Commander-in-C Chief
to back the attack.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-01-31
Wages Frozen

Wages, on the other hand, have
been completely stabilized. Con-
gress continues to thwart the Pres
ident's demands for an equitable
tax program that will siphon off
the swollen war profits of the cor
porations and the high incomes.
Congress continues to obstruct the
Presidents program for govern
ment subsidies to stabilize living
costs.
This situation, II permitted to
continue, lays a basis for disrup-
ton and disunity on The domestic
front; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, ~ We reaffirm
our determination to obtain n
readjustment I'm the national
wage policy. This readjustment
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-01-31

In wages must allow the wage
earners an increase to make up
for the difference between the
Little Steel formula Of IL per
cent and the actual rise In the
cost of living since January l,
1sf1. This readjustment would
simply fulfill the commitment Civ
en- to the people by the Price
Control law of October 2, 1912.
(2) We pledge to intensity the
effort of the entire membership of
the CLIO to induce Congress to
enact an equitable and just tax
including the continuance
of the authority of the government
10 renegotiate war contracts, and
to appropriate adequate funds for
to control the cost of liv-
ing and to obtain effective price
control and extended rationing of
goods.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-01-31

Statesman and Nation, popular
weekly journal, said in an editorial.
Three events of the past week
confirm this. First, the CIo-unlike
the AFL-announced It's intention
Of attending the world labor con-
ference in London. Clio president
Philip Murray had already accepted
the TUG invitation, but his latest
statement, with its strong emphasis
on the value to labor of such dis
cussions, was made no doubt with
sidelong glance at the AFL.
"Next, the twO-day conference
In New York Of the CLIO Political
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-01-31
Wage Policy

The CLIO national convention, in
Philadelphia in November 1943,
unanimously adopted resolution
calling for readjustment of the
national wage policy.
1t was then pointed out that due
to the failures on the part of Con-
gress and certain executive agen-
cies to stabilize the cost of living
through effective price control and
the use of subsidies, and the tax
alton of corporate profits and high
incomes which have created the
basis for imitation, the workers as
q group have been singled out to
bear the full brunt of the ravages
of initiation.
Since the CLIO convention, the
business and fairness of our demand
have become increasingly clear.
The labor representatives on
the Presidents Cost of Living
Committee have submitted their
report. This report shows con-
clusively that since January 1.
1871, the cost Of living has scared
far beyond the Is per cent al
lowed under the Little Steel
formula and far beyond the a.
legged 20 per cent rise conceded
by the Index Of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-01-31
Says Hoffman
SwiPed Ideo
From MussoIini

Washington. Jan. 29-Rep. Clare
Hoffman Rep., Micho, was ac-
cused this week of stealing an idea
from Italy's ex-dictator, Mussolini.
The accusation was made in a col
umn written by UAW-CIO Legisla-
tive Director Irving Richter for the
JAWS monthly publication, Am
munition.
Citing newspaper reports which
said that Hoffman urged march
on Washington and the fuse OF
armed forces if necessary" in a
speech at Niles, Mich, Richter
wrote:
"Hoffman undoubtedly over
looked telling his audience at
Niles that the march was not
an original idea. The first spon-
sor of such q march was Benito
Mussolini, who originated the
fascist system with the March on
Rome (planned and paid for by
the Italian NAM.
at is the ultimate goal which all
the smart American fascists talk
about-privately. Clare Hoffman
could hardly keep that American
flag draped around him If he adj
mitted his ideas originated In Mus
solini's brain, and brought on the
system which Is causing the deaths
Of Niles and other American boys"
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-01-31
No Stoppages

(3) We recognize our obligation
to bring the message to all Amer
leans that sterilization Of our do
mestic economy to avoid the perils
Of imitation is the essential corner
stone for national unity at home.
The membership Of the CLIO,
through their local unions, city
and State Industrial Union Coun-
ellis, must initiate nationwide
campaign to rally behind the CLIO
program the support Of all the
people In the local communities,
embracing all liberal and progress
sive groups. local and State OFF,
Gals, and the church groups.
Communications from all meet
ings thus assembled, calling for
real sterilization of our national
economy, which must include the
necessary readjustment of our ma
tional wage policy, should be for
warded to the Representatives in
Congress, the National War Labor
Board, Mr.. Justice Byrnes, Direc-
tor Of War Mobilization, and to
President Roosevelt.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-01-31
Organizing
BY ALLAN S. HAYWOOD
CIO Vice-PreSidenf and
Director OF Organization

UAwcIo Pres j. Thomas Chevrolet Aviation Engine
Plant No. Buffalo, y tme keepers clerks) Clio oe
q Klaas Machine Co, Cleveland by
to Reg Dir Paul Mey approximately
Fireman Mfg Co., who had been
ganzaon for period Of six $3.50 Miy said
Albert Atallah, Maryland reports: Maryland
Sanitary FOUNDRY: CLIO 2s7 AFI "a M unr m. MA
CHINE A. ALL So no union O. Carey Haig-
Asst Reg. dr. in Alabama, Co.,
inrham: USACO 12s against Field Rens Yates stevens and
contributed victory Germano Dist DR. E. Chi
Indiana advises Chicago USACO 1885,
company and plant are famous in labor his
great Of 1884, by
Debbs Brother to be
lated showing Another UsA victory IL reported nv
Livoda sub-Reg Dir Engineering
plant Denver, MACHINE SHOP: CLIO 2O LABOR GANG
CLIO H. union ].
Edward McCrone Sub-Reg DR. Connecticut reports Mettr
plant New Haven: UERMWA 2S Independent
Southport Conn., Clio So Rep
second election and did good job
Bender DR. Maryland through again:
Laundry, Hagersown: CLIO 16O nc union
William Dir. reports: Gulf Oil Corpora
tion,F WORTH Texas CLIO 81, against
Field Rep M.
Sub-Reg reports: Cotton
Oil CLIO District so
Paul Christopher, Reg Dir, Tennessee Dixie
Co, Columbia, ACWA-CIO against a. Organizer
Blair did q very job.
Walter Harris, Dir, Cas- Coke Drive
CLIO 42l, Independent Union 16l.
Kngery Publications Publicity UoPwA advises:
Metropolitan Life insurance
union 4os The UoPwA
$500 Metropolitan agents
reports Folding Co., Haven
Conn., CLIO o union 49, Field Rep Jack osen did good work
in this election.
Reg Kansas City, reports Amalga
mated Clothing Workers at Arenburg No. Sc for CLIO 40 for
AFL.
Brotherhood of Edison En-
oes held large meeting with several thousands attending and
their accept Murray
having mind the building of utility
throughout the nation The group
~ throughout the nation into powerful industrial union The CLIO
welcomes this opportunity and will be work with them in
attaining this goal They like believe industrial organization
the best fitted the and employed this
the nations most vital industries
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-01-31

ErSKine Lecture series.
Murray declared that the excess
profits tax law guarantees indus
trialists their normal dividends for
two years after the war and the
right TO borrow within 60 per cent
of excess profits taxes they have
paid to the Treasury in order to
help sustain those dividends.
He warned that postwar Amer
lea, rs envisioned by some inter-
ests in the big business world,
will bring "the old apple man
back on the street corners"
Murray said that some indus
trialists are predicting that a
$io0 billion national income will
be sufficient for the nation after
the war, which would mean, he
said, that about Is million peo-
pie would be out of work.
Warming that nothing makes the
united States more apprehensive
than the threat of mass unemploy-
ment, Murray said:
Cant we do better than the old
fashioned system of spreading the
work, Spreading starvation, spread
ing discomfort, spreading death?"
he pointed out that such a sys-
TEN is extravagant not only in the
terms Of human misery but also
IN terms of taxation needed to
maintain the nation during a pc
riod OF the sickness Of unernploy-
ment."
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-01-31
Back The
Attack

Our American boys are awaiting
the signal to invade Western Eu-
rope.
The single vow Of every Ameri-
can worker Is to do all within his
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-01-31

Der of the init. Miners Federation
executive committee, said: Eat this
fateful hour, all Germans must find
courage and strength to rise and
overthrow the accursed Hitler re-
gime. We call on our fellow coun-
trymen, whoever you are, to stand
together against the enemy"
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-01-31

Action Committee showed that,
despite the refusal of the AL to
cooperate. American labor will
enter the November elections with
the first nationwide political or
ganization In its history.
"This development should not
be construed In any way as a
third party-demanded by John
L. Lewis and others. IL is clear
that Sidney Hillman's campaign
is directed equally against anti
labor, anti-Roosevelt Republicans
and Democrats"
Declaring that AFL rejection Of
the TUGS invitation "is a disas-
trous approach to the problem Of
international cooperation" the
weekly Spectator, supporter of the
Conservative party, said:
ut is disturbing to find u. S.
labor leaders so persistent in pre-
war attitude of hostility toward
Soviet trade unionism. Nobody
sending representatives to the Lon
don conference is committed to any
thing.
There is every reason for hope
that the cause of friction may be
removed, but such hope cannot be
realized IL labor movements in
other countries insist on cold-shoul-
dering the representatives of Russia
and actually shutting the door on
consultation"
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-01-31
Go Decision
To Attend London
Meet Draws Praise

LONDON JAM n ALN)-Acceptance this week by the CLIO
OF the British Trades Union Congress- invitation to the June
world labor conference and the AFLs rejection of the invitation
widely commented by the British press The importance
of the clio in American politics grow"
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-01-31
Murray Asks Annual
WogeIn College Talk

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. ga guaranteed annual wage for
workers nothing to ask than industry already getting
in guarantees for protection of its profits CLIO Pres Philip
Murray said this St. Mary of the Spring College, where
he the third speaker of the the institutions
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-01-31

The following are ftco Of the
leading resolutions passed this
week by the special CIO exec-
afive Board Meeting:
The union times., 1944-11-18
Educational Plan
 Of Electricians Starts This Week
Project Wnis Wide Praise; Industrialists Assign Ex-
 perts As Teachers

One of the nations most signifi cant labor educational projects-a school in electronics sponsored by the International Brotherhood O1 Electrical Workers - got under way this week at Marquette Uni versity in Milwaukee with an initial Class of 75 ''pupils," one from each of 75 I.B.E.W. locals.
 The school has stirred unusual in terest all over the country, President E. j. Brown of the Brotherhood re- vealed. Scores of newspapers and magazines have commented favorably on the undertaking, and other col leges, anxious to establish permanent courses in electronics, have offered tc take on some of the unions 'gradu- ates" as full-time teachers.
 Eight terms, each running six weeks and each with about 75 union ''students,' have been sched. uled by Marquette and most of the
The union times., 1944-11-18
Only High Priced
 Items Are Available

Disappearance of low cost clothing from store shelves and almost total absence O1 work clothing and children's garments was under sharp scrutiny and attack this week by nationwide consumer or ganizatiOns and union auxili' aries.
 The War Production Board is being urged to tighten manufac- turing regulations, allocate fab rics needed for such essentials and establish priority ratings to transfer production from high price to low-price consumer clothing items.
 Office of Civilian Requirement figures show the shortage in essen. ton consumer clothing was over 15% last summer with scarcities growing more acute as winter comes on. The quality of most low cost items is described as "cheesy."
 Shortages of overalls, workshirts, jackets, etc, has the auxiliaries of the four railroad brotherhoods particular ly wrought up as trainmen are unable to find clothing necessary for work. Representatives of the Farmers Union, urging tighter regulations on piece goods production for homemade cloth ing. succeeded in getting an OCR allocation for 10 million yards ot material, but they do not expect 1t to satisfy demands.
 Despite an overhaul in WPB production schedules for denim, children's clothing and work clothes, current output is estimated at about lO% of civilian demand. Stores throughout the country find goods snapped up immediately and they report the supply is never enough to go around.
 The critical situation in textiles IS due to increased military demand and because 35,O0O workers have lett the low paying textile industry which averages a weekly wage of only $20.
 Since wages fall within the prov ince of the WLB now ponder1ng the problem of the Little Steel Formula, consumers are putting most of the pressure on the WIPE, asking stricter enforcement to make big manufac- turers produce low cost clothing in stead of concentrating on more proht- able, higher priced civilian clothing.
The union times., 1944-11-18
British Labor Insists Upon Payment Of Full Preparations By Germany

BLACKPOOL, England-Defeat of Germany and Japan must be followed by payment of repara- tions, the British Trades Union Congress declared at its 76th an- nuaI convention here.
 The resolution disclaimed any ad- vocacy of a punitive" peace or any kind of settlement which would per petuate hatred and racial antagon- isms" but insisted that the countries plundered and exploited by the Nazis have a just claim to separations which must be paid in full and can not be paid in money alone"
 The convention was attended by 725 delegates representing o,642,317 members of 190 affiliated unions. These figures showed an increase in membership of 617,906 over last year. However, the number of affiliated unions was reduced by forty due to a encouragement in the afiliation of cotton textile unions which are now
The union times., 1944-11-18
LIBRARY TO SWING AND SWAY

WASHINGTON-Indications that the Library of Congress will swing and sway to Sammy Kaye" came to light this week when Music Division Chief Dr. Harold Spivacke announced the library will preserve original musical manuscripts and arrangements of the band leader.
 Spivacke said such "typical1y American rag-time, jazz, swing" is comparable in musical development to the Viennese waltz.
The union times., 1944-11-18

men will, on their return, establish courses for their fellow uniOnists in their own locals.
 Several of the nations Ieadine electrical corporations have as. signed their foremost experts as teachers at the Marquette classes Brown said the electrical industry is supporting the enterprise whole. heartedly.
 Aim of the project is to keep mem bers abreast of the amazing techno- logical developments that have occur red during the war in the field oi electronics-that is, in equipment operated by electrical robots"
 Among the latest published trib- utes paid to the union for its pioneer ing venture IS one from America ; leading Catholic weekly.
 This magazine congratulated the union and the university flor their foresight and vision" and said the project IS indicative of the postwar thinking of the more progressive labor unions"
 Meanwhile, the Brotherhood has embarked on another important educational undertaking jointly with the Columbia Broadcastine System. Under an agreement reached between the union and Cbo, classes are to be set up for Columbia technicians to acGuaint them fully with all development in the field of teIevision.
The union times., 1944-11-18
Two States Adopt
 Closed Shop Ban

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-A state constitutional amendment banning the closed shop, smashingly defeated in California, won out in Arkansas and Florida, incomplete voting returns showed.
 In all three states the proposals were similarly worded and were known as the right to work" amend ments. A high-powered campaign by AFL, CIO and railroad brotherhood unions succeeded in killing the amend ment in California, but in Arkansas and Florida labor was not strong enough to prevent its adoption.
 The closed shop ban here follows adoption two years earlier of dras- tic labor control act pushed by the Christian Americans, a native fascist group operating primarily in the South.
The union times., 1944-11-18

represented through their central or ganlzatlons instead of through district groups, as formerly.
 Fraternal delegates to the con- ventiOn from the American Fed eratiOn of Labor are Hugo Ernst. Secretary-Treasurer of the Hotel and Restaurant EmpIoyes Inter- national Alliance and Bartenders International League of North America, and Holt Ross, interna- tional representative of the Inter- national Hod Carriers, Building and Common Laborers Union of America. Both delegates reported to the convention on changing con- ditions in the United States.
 Speakers to the convention declared that there will be need during the im- mediate postwar period of temporary extension of wartime controls over labor and industry, but emphasized that such controls cannot be effective ly maintained without full trade union representation in the government.
The union times., 1944-11-18
Assistant Named By Pres. Randolph

Woodruff Randolph, president of the International Typographical Union, has announced the appointment of Harry A. Reifn as his executive sec retary and, assistant. Mr. Reihn, for more than five years, has been en- ployed by the Wage-Hour and Public Contracts Divisions of the United States Department of Labor.
 MT. Reihn formerly was Michigan representative of. the Typographical Union and was active in the organiza- ton of many of the larger printing establishments and trade plants in the Detroit area. He also worked as a printer on the Detroit NezVs. From 1885 to 1o39, Mr. Reifin was president of the Detroit Allied Printing Trades Council.
The union times., 1944-11-18
Unions Help In Try For New Industries

RICHMOND, Calif.-AFL locals her are chipping in for an advertising campaign designed to attract new in dustries to Richmond. The electrical workers, bartenders, truck drivers and painters locals have each contrib uted $1,000 to the campaign.
The union times., 1944-11-18
New Haven Needs
 1000 New Units Of Public Housing
Authority Announces Survey Results 900 Sub-Stand ard Dwelling Units Found In Two Areas-Bg
 Opportunity Also Exists For Private Capital

As new federal funds become available, the New Haven Housing Authority recommends that plans should be made to provide for 1000 new low rent housing units. Dr. C-E. A. Winslow, professor of public health at Yale and chairman of the Housing Authority told more than 100 delegates of the New Haven Council of Social Agencies at meeting this week.
 The need for the new housing units, to supplement the 1000 units now provided in the three projects, Elm Haven, Quinnipiac Terrace and Farnam Courts, has been determined as result of a survey recently made by the Housing Authority with the cooperation of the American Public Health Association committee on hygiene of housing.
 This survey, the findings of which were reported at the meeting by B. M. Petit, director of the Housing Authority, covered build ing conditions in the area from State Street to George Street and in districts ranging from Ferry Street tOl Winthrop Avenue. There are about l4,OOO dwelling units in this area, 5000 of which are cIassed as definitely sub-standard, and 4,5OO as being in need of substan- tial improvements. There is a great opportunity for private capital to meet large part of the housing needs in New Haven, it was pointed out.
 Explaining that of the 14,0OO dwelling units under discussion, 2,115 were inspected by representatives oi the housing authority, Petit declared this sample processing revealed 75C buildings which fulfill the housing authority's definition of over-crowd- ing, by averaging more than one and one-half persons per room. He said one-third of the units examined pro- vided no bathing or toilet facilities, and that 16 per cent of those with bathtubs provided no hot running water.
 Not only the physical aspects of the structures were considered in the survey, but also environment conditions such as the proximity of playgrounds and parks. After funds are obtained, said Petit, a difficult demolition problem will present itself, because the districts involved are so denseIy built-up. Any plan must consider the future welfare of the city, and the proper use of city land.
 Dr. Winslow, a national authority on housing, discussed the human side of the subject of "The Postwar Out look for Improvement of Housing Conditions in New Haven" He stated the primary responsibility of the Housing Authority is to provide housing for families of low incomes at rental they can afford to pay. With war production bringing higher incomes, rentals in the housing units have been raised accordingly.
 From the standpoint of the broader problem of housing project manage ment, Dr. Winslow stressed the inn portance of developing among the ten ants a neighborhood spirit and feel ing of mutual responsibility as basis of good citizenship
 ''The real social contribution of these projects will depend on the
The union times., 1944-11-18
Free F.E.P.C. Pamphlet
 Issued By Government

Union leaders, shop and department stewards throughout the country will be interested in a new federal pam phlet "FEPC-How it Operates" re- leased this week.
 Issued by FEPC, 261 Constitution Ave, Washington 25, D. C., the book let is available free on request. It con sists of 20 pages and traces the be- ginning and growth of the fair em- ployment agency, its duties and jurls- diction and explains procedures for cases requiring investigation: Included in 1t are the text of Executive Order 0346 and directory of FEPC offices national and regional, with telephone numbers and mailing addresses of principal officers.
The union times., 1944-11-18

extent to which individual families acquire the feeling of belonging to the community and recognize their responsibility to the community, ' he stated.
 How far management should go in this field IS now being studied by a special committee appointed by the Housing Authority and headed by Elizabeth C. Fox, director of the Visiting Nurse Association.
The union times., 1944-11-18
Consumers Press WIPE For Better More Loqv Cost Clothing
1O,49O Convicted For
 Trying To Dodge Draft

During the four years the Selective Service Act has been in effect, the Federal Bureau of Investigation handled 417,677 cases of draft evasion. That figure may seem large until it is compared with the more than 22,- 100000 men who have gone through the draft mill.
 Of the total, 1O,49O cases ended in convictions. During the first World War, the F.B.I. said, 15,111 persons were convicted and 295,18 cases were pending when the war ended.