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The union times., 1945-09-08
flor infiltration of labor's ranks is definitely an important part of the NatiOnalists' campaign for pOwer.

flor infiltratiOn of labor's ranks is definitely an important part of the NatiOnalists' campaign for power. <, He was encouraged in this thought by the fact that the United Farmers of Illinois, which belongs to the ''Na- tional Farmers Guild" is affiliated with the miners union. Other Ma tlonahsts groups, says the Scripps- Howard reporter are establishing cells in Detroit auto factories and trying to infltrate into CIO and AFL' unions as well as the United Mine Workers.
 Headquarters in Detroit
 Foremost among the Nationalist groups active on the labor front is the United Sons of America, with headquarters in Detroit
 The organization is a revival of the Ku KIux KIan which was dis solved two years ago. It has branches in Pontiac and Flint, Michigan, and is operating in Flor ida, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee through the so-called ''Old Glory Clubs.' Members of the ''United Sons'' are getting into stewards jobs in union shops. By promoting disagreements among union members of different racial, religious and national origins, they are hoping to weaken the unions for the day when they can seize power.
 Many officers of the Limited Sons'' are former Klansmen of long stand7 ing who went to Detroit from the south. Their organization is moving against Negroes, unions generally, and the Association of Catholic Trade Unions in particular. In June, 1943, when Detroit was shaken by severe race riots the United Sons" were found to have distributed anti-Negro literature.
 Gree Enterprise
 In the meantime, Joe (McNazi) McWilliams and other solicitors for Reynolds party are trying to win the support of big industrialists while various affiliated groups of National ists are lining up small business.
 In San Antonio, in "'Fight For Free Enterprise" an organization sponsored by Joseph E. Ramp, pamphelteer and collaborator of Gerald L. K. Smith, and headed by
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The union times., 1945-09-08
Organizing Drives
 At Atomic Plants

Though layoffs have been terrific in war plants generally, the sensational atomic bomb plants in Tennessee and Washington are still running pretty nearly full blast, government officials revealed this week. They will con- tinue operating at high levels, it was said, until Congress decides the fu- ture of the projects.
 Meanwhile, unions have swung into action to organize thousands of work CTS at the plants who are still unor- ganlzed. During the war, because of the great secrecy which enve1oped the projects, unionization was difficult, Brass hats" at the sites did all they could to keep union representatives away. Now the unions plan to make up for lost time.
The union times., 1945-09-08
Mass Meeting At Labor Temple Is Open To Public
Wednesday, Sept. 12, Al 8 P. M. Is The Date
 Noted List Of Speakers

All branches of organized labor in greater New Haven. united in their indignation at the slOwness with which Con. gress has moved in enacting legislation designed to pre-. vent mass unemployment in the reconversion period, will assemble at the New Haven Labor Temple on Wednesday, Sept. l2, at a ''Public Protest Mass Meeting.''
 The meeting will be held in the Labor Temple, 137 Goffe Street, at 8 P.M., and is open without charge to all interested. War workers and veterans are especially invited.
 Important Speakers
 Sponsor of the protest meeting is the Greater New Haven Commit. tee for Full Employment and Pros. perity, established by the New Ha. ven Central Labor Council, the New Haven Industrial Union Council. the Railroad BrotherhOOds, and a number of civic organizations, in- cluding the Independent Citizens Committee, the Women's Demo. catic Club, and the National Asso. citation for the Advancement of COlored People.
 Clifford W. Kealey, general chair. man of the Brotherhood of Loco. motive Engineers and chairman of the committee, will preside at We'd nesday's meeting. The speakers will include Rep. James P. Ceelan, g former vice-president of the N. H Central Labor Council, who is plan ming his own conference on recon version, to which representatives O1 government, labor, and industry will be invited; Timothy Flynn national representative of tho C.I.O.; Mayor John w. Murphy William F. Donoghue, state chair man, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; and Prof. Richard Ben nett of Yale University represent ing the Independent Citizens Com mittee.
 The meeting will open with the singing of the "Star Spang1ed Ban ner," which will be led by Mayor Murphy.
 Unique Meeting
 The meeting is unique in New Haven, since it is called for the pur- pose of voicing labor's public dis satisfaction over the present situation as regards employment.
 "This country will soon have eigh to ten million unemployed" a state ment by the New Haven committee says, and as yet nothing has beer done to help the working men and hi: family. Industry is protected agains profit loss for two years, through ia, laws passed by Congress, which hasn' even acted on President Truman recommendation for increased unem p1oyment benefits to help carry u over the reconversion period.
 .s'New Haven's returning veteran and war workers, together witt those throughout the country, hav' every right to a job at decen wages. They fought and won thi
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The union times., 1945-09-08
Support Kilgore Bill

Support kllgOre Bill
 Feinmark also made public a statement sent to the Senate Fi- nance Committee in support of the KilgOre bill supplementing State jObless compensation benefits by the Federal government to enable maximum payments to be increased to $25 week and to extend the duration to % weeks for the recon version period.
 The statement declared that labor "can look to remedial action only to Congress at present" since it pointed out Governor Baldwin had indicated he was opposed to calling special session of the General Assembly be- fore Congress had acted.
 Benefits Now Inadequate
 The Federation's statement was as follows:
 ''The Connecticut Federation of Labor warmly endorses s. l274 in- trOduced by Senators KilgOre, Mur- ray, Wagner, Cuffey, Thomas and Pepper, providing for supplement tary compensation during the inn mediate postwar period, and hopes that your honorable committee will report this bill out favorably.
 Widely known for its high qau1- ity products, Connecticut industry was called upon by the procurement agen- cies of the Army and Navy to help in stocking the arsenal of democracy. How well it responded may be gauged by the fact that at the end of 1914 this state led the nation in per capita value of war production, with war contracts amounting to $7,422, 0o6,OO0. With the surrender of Ja- pan and the cancellation of war con- tracts many thousands of war work CTS have been laid off. It is hoped that reconversion to peace time produc- ton will restore good proportion to employment with the same or other firms, and that eventually all of them will find suitable employment.
 Meanwhile, they must depend upon the inadequate benefits pro. vided by the State Unemployment Compensation law with a maximum of $22 week and for not more than l8 weeks, although after Jan. uary l, l946 the payment period. under the law, will be extended by two additional weeks.
 As our Governor, the Honarable Raymond E. Baldwin, has indicated
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The union times., 1945-09-08
City Employees Need Wage Hike, NHOfficials Told
McGovern Asks For More Liberal, Humane Policy
 Mayor Answers

Mayor John W. Murphy, city de- partment heads, and members of city boards and commissions. all have received individual letters from the New Haven Central La- bOr Council, informing the reci- pients that organized labor believes New Haven's municipal employees are underpaid, and requesting that ''more liberal and humane policy towards municipal emplOyees'' be instituted this year.
 The letter was sent to the city officials by President Vincent J. Mo Govern, acting upon the Councils in- Structions. Following is the text of the letter:
 Text of Letter Dear Sir:
 "The New Haven Central Labor Council, which is composed of fifty A.F.L. unions, with a membership of over 10000 citizens of New Haven, at its last meeting unanimously voted to endorse the requests for wage in creases filed with their respectiYe
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The union times., 1945-09-08
State Convention
 Planned by GEL, Back kilgore Bill
Fenmark And Collins Authorized To Set Date And Place Of 1945 Meeting Strong Statement Filed On Ex-
 panson Of Unemployment Compensation

Announcement made today by Harold V. Feinmark, of the Connecticut Federation of that the Executive Council had voted hold facilities found Fenmark and President Timothy M Collins authorized arrange for the calling of the convention.
 Plans made for the holding of conferences when the ODT previously had denied approval for the Federaons convention this month cancelled by the Executive Council
The union times., 1945-09-08

The rising tide in unemployment claims began to show itself in Con- necticut this week. Hartford led the State with 8O22 claims, an increase in one week of 6,18O. Bridgeport was second with 6,O28 and New Haven a close third, with 5,988. This is. the highest unemployment claim figures in the State since July, 1888. Final totals for the week end- ing August 25 show that 39, ,253 claims were filed, (l9,866 by wOm- en) compared to 1O,766 total claims for the preceding week.
 AT A board of supervisors meet ing in an Illinois town, a member engaged in a debate, declaring ''This is what I think about it!'' But, in the same breath, he admOn. ished: ''Mr. Newspaper Reporter. would you please put down your notebook while I talk.''
 SPEAKING of the Giants new star twirler, lily Turkin in the Ness York Daily Ne,Os reported: "A will ing workhOrse who possesses micro meter control, Joyce has one draw back-he's 3 years old" Continu ing, in the next paragraph, he wrote: ssAnd, as must be expected of twirler so we'll along in years Bob doesn't have a sizzling fast ball.'
 Hundreds of thousands of war workers woke up the morning after VI Day with hangovers. A case O1 over-indulgence in layoff notices. NAM Pres. Ira Mosher says pros perity is just around, the corner Now if Herbie Hoover will say something about two chickens ill every pot, we'll feel right at home
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The union times., 1945-09-08
Group Says Truman In Favor Of F.E.P.C.

WASHINGTON ' (FP) T After visiting Pres. Harry s. Truman, 2 group of supporters of the Fair Elm ployment Practice Committee re ported they believed the government would retain power to control racia and religious discrimination in em ployment during the peace period.
 Calling at the White House were Chairman Malcolm Ross of FEPC A.F.L. Research Director BorisI Shiskin, CIO Industrial Council Di rector John Brophy, and Atty. Charle! A. Houston of the Natl. Assn. for tht Advancement of Colored People.
 Shishl1in said, "The President saic explicitly that he will proceed witt the measures necessary to. alleviate racial and religious employment bia' during the reconversion period
The union times., 1945-09-08
As We See It
 by THE STAFF

A WRITER on the WaIthGm (Mass.) NesOs-Tribune got all ex- cited over the girdle news and wrote:
 HIP-HIP HOORAY,
 GIRLS. AWAY
 STRETCH RETURNS
The union times., 1945-09-08
Strip-Tease For
 Bilbo Suggested

NEW YORK-(FP)-Since Sen. Theodore BilbO CD, Miss.) wants to strip the American people of the contributions of minorities, Lo- cal l55, Intl. Ladies Garment Workers Union (AFL), suggested here that Bilbo be stripped of his clothes which were made by those immigrants.
 Tn letter addressed to the sena- tor, the knitgoods workers said: If you wish to strip the American peo- pie of the contributions of our citi- zens who are Catholic, Jewish, Ita1- ian, Negro, as well as other minori- ties, then 1t behooves you to set the example.
The union times., 1945-09-08

''INASMUCH as most good things are produced by labor, it follows that all such things ought to belong to those whose labor has produced them. But it has happened in all ages of the world that some have labOred and others, without labor. have enjoyed large proportion of the fruits. This is wrong, and should not continue. To secure to each laborer the whole product of his labor as nearly as possible is worthy object of any good government Abraham Lincoln.
The union times., 1945-09-08
Indiana Doctors
 Seek To Bar Vets

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Physi- clans who are members of the State Medical Association are not treating discharged service men with the same consideration the "vets" are getting from the unions.
 The Journal" of the association demands that doctors honorably dis charged from the armed services be prohibited from settling in Indiana cities unless they came from the state originally. Purported intention of doctors from nearby states to practice in Indiana after their release was de- nounced as "musc1ing in."
The union times., 1945-09-08

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The union times., 1945-09-08

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 he took over the National Farm CTS Guild. In addition to becoming an important factor in the Ma tional Grange, he also toyed with
 the idea of extending the National ists' influence to the United Mine Workers and other labor groups,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
Waterbury Savings Bank Has $52, ,987, ,721 Deposits
Banks 55th in Standing Among Institutions in I7 States; Total Does Not Include Christmas Savings

heights, the combined surplus of mutual institutions reached the un- approached figure of $l ,454 738, 1908, which represented gain for the year of $128, 109, ,745, providing 8 sur plus ratio of 10.9 per cent for each dollar upon deposit, one of the high est ratios existing for any similar sum of capital.
 Interest dividends paid to depos- itors were continued at moderate rates, owing to limited investment possibilities, the average per ac- count for the r mutual states" be- ing 176 per cent.
 Tn the 1914 period of record growth, mutual savings banks con- tinued to be large distributors of War Savings Bonds, up to the year end having sold about 1-25th part of all bonds so distributed. The to- tai of their sales Is approaching 3D. 100000, 900. They exceeded quotas iii the Sixth War Loan. Besides direct distribution to the public, mutual savings banks have diverted about 5 per cent of deposits to the stand ard government issues. Plans are uncer way for the Seventh War Loan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
Universities Fovor Delay

Washington, Jan. .UP)- Twelve of the nations leading uri- vcrsity presidents asked President Roosevelt today to delay dctior oc compulsory postwar military train ing until the end of the war so the people can reach "a wise decision after a cool and deliberate debate" !"
 "The adoption Of peacetime con- scrIption would be revolutionary change i'll fundamental American policies" they said. "and to effect such a change under stress Of war is unWise
 In a letter to MT. Roosevelt, urg- ing him to delay his message on peacetime conscription at least until Germany's defeat, the educators said supporters of such legislation showed their distrust of the people Jn arguing that the program would fail to 60 through unless congress acted under stress of war.
 Tt is to imply that the people | cannot arrive at q wise decision on a great issue through the Demo- cratic processes" their letter said. The nations experience with pro- hibitlon, they said, indicated "the lnwisdom of attempting to deter mine lors-run revolutionary policies in wartime"
 The letter was signed by Pre3i- dents James B. COnant of Harvard, Oliver c. Carmichael of Vanderbilt, Edmund F.. Day of Cornell, Harold W. Dodds of Princeton. Rufus c. Harris of Tulane. Robert M. Hutch ins of Chicago. Frederick A. Middle bush of Missouri. Deanc w. MallOt of Kansas. Robert c. Sproul of Cal ifOrnia. Donald E. T'resslder Of Stanford. Herman B. Wells of In- diana and Henry M. Wriston of Brown university.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
CONFERENCE ON
 FUEL SITUATION
Governor Calls in Repre-. sentative Business Men
 to Consider Plans

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 31.-(UP Gov Baldwin arranged a confer cnce today with representative busi- ness men of the state to consider problems growing out of the fue! crisis.
 AS means of conserving coal, 1t may be suggested that all stores, non-essential public buildings and amusement places be closed one day week, as was done last winter.
 Meanwhile, the governor wired Col. J. Monroe Johnson, ODT di- rector at Washington, protesting that about 1000 railroad freight car filled with anthracite were being held up near the mines, and empty cars were not being supplied the mines although the general embargo had expired.
 This disciplinary action," hG wired, lis causing loss of produc- ton and delay in shipment when demand for coal and all fuels are critically urgent in Connecticut
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
(By NEA Service)

New York, Jan. 3l.-First stor for thousands of servicemen back from combat zones is their USO home away from home" They're hungry for American customs and for acquaintanceship with civilians Some are disabled, and on a visit for few hours, away from hos pital. Some are "caSuals," back home for a temporary rest. Others are awaiting reassignment to new posts at home or overseas.
 But most of the men coming back gravitate like homing birds to the nearest USO club, where they know they are welcome anC can do just as they please. The USO incidentally, will observe its fourth anniversary on February 4. 1945.
 "Scotty" is one of the heroes o1 Guadalcanal. He dropped into { USO club one afternoon and poured his heart out. He had visited his home town, he said, but everybody kept asking him questions. They asked what the fighting was like and how he got his wounds and how 1t felt to be back.
 T couldn't stand the questions, he said, and so came back tc the USO. No USO girl would ever ask me questions like that"
 USO HAS 5000 CLUBS
 No one could foresee on that February day in l94l when its cer tificate of incorporation was filed that the USO would ultimately have 1000 clubs and units in thi' hemisphere, all over thhe United States apd stretching from Alaski and Newfoundland to Brazil att from Bermuda to Hawaii. Int founders planned for 300 club; that first year. But they were thinking of the Army and Navy of nation not at war, and Pear Harbor changed all that.
 Even in that first year. how ever, USO went into action hur' riedly. Clubs were hastily erect ed near the largest camps and na- val bases. Others were set III in towns near the large defense industries, to provide wholesome recreation for war workers II congested areas. Services to mel on maneuvers began. There wer' special lounges in key railroad stations for troops transit. USO' Camp Shows, the largest theatcr circuit in the world, sprang int being, and sent it's first troupes tt the camps.
 Today, the UsO has il dual jof in serving men training for con bat overseas and those coming back. All told. men in uniform make 30000,000 visits month tt USO clubs, and in San Diego th' story is told of club where floor wore out in eight months from the effects of strenuous jit terbugging.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-31
HAMLINE MAI
 SENDS SPORTS
 NEWS TO45 CTS

St. Paul, MInn., Jan. 3l - (UP) Mrs. Otto J. Gressman, whose athletic sons interested her in sports while they were still high-school boys. today serves as sports editor for 45 boys in the services.
 The boys, most of them friends of her three sons, who sat around the family living room discussing sports before war sent them to the far corners of the world, welcome her sports report, which she sends regularly with her letters as the best form of morale builder they can get.
 First interested in sports when her sons played basketball and football on park and high-school teams. she followed their activities through college. Boys nocked to her home to discuss the latest bat ting average of some baseball king or the latest in their own personal sports. Today she clips those bat ting averages for GIs who write her.
 From newspapers, radio reports or even from rumor. Mrs. Cross man sends in daily letters hand written copies of Minnesota and Northwest sports activities, clip pings. lineups and batting aver ages.
 These bring greater kicks than letters unaccompanied by sports statistics. The boys crave these sports reports and each letter of thanks Is accompanied by re- quest for more statistics.
 Promptness in answering letters to servicemen is necessary, Mrs. Grossman said, because they change addresses so fast. T always answer Serviceman's letter the same day as receive It." Mrs. Grossman lives just off from the Hamllne University cam pus, where her sons Lieutenant (j.g) George M Grossman, in com mand of an LCT boat on D-Day, and Ensign Robert F. Grossman, U. s. N. A., attended college. George Is a graduate and Robert was in his junior year when the war came. John E. Grossman, seaman second class In the Coast Guard, was let ter man at Wilson high school when he joined the service.
 In addition to her personal cor reSpondence, Mrs. Grossman acts aS sports editor for mimeo- graphed letter prepared by the Hamline Methodist church wo- | mems organization, which is sent tC S3 boys overseas, and to 83 camps in the States. The paper is issued monthly.