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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-03
British -Four Billion
Loan TO be Approved

can Jesse P. Woloott OF Port HUI.
ron will not be able to lead ma.
jority OF House Republicans IN sup
port OF the loan. In fact, Wolcott
is uncommitted on the proposed
loan.
The Foreign Affairs Committee
has asked Speaker Rayburn for jur-
isdiction. The claim Is based on
the fact that the stability Of post.
war international relations is In
volved. The only Michigan mem.
Der on this committe is a Republi-
can-Bartel Jonkman OF Grand
Rapids
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-03
By ESTHER V. W. TuFTY

When the Congressman come
back therell be a lot OF talk about
the proposed 81, 4O0,O00.OOO British
loan. But the predictions are that
the loan will painfully be approved.
n the Administration does a good
selling Job.
The first step is 10 pick a not too
Rnti.British committee in the
House and Senate.
Maybe II will be the House Bank
ing and Currency Committee. This
group handled Breton Woods. But
maybe this time. ranking Republl-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-03

L. Chancellor Arthur Il. Compton
OF Washington University. The
3.741 students represent all as
states with "a students registered
from l9 foreign countries.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-03

bury. They insisted on taking him
on a sightseeing tour OF the mill
tary installation and treated him
10 dinner at one Of the service
clubs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-03
LIKE OLD TIMES

indianapolis up A recently.
discharged indianapolis seryiceman
had a busman's holiday when he
visited relatives near Camp Atter-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-03

BRITISH intelligence officers have
arrested man they believe to be
Martin Bormann, above. Adolf
Hitler's No. / Nazi party deputy
who is being tried in absentia for
war crimes at Nuremberg. He was
arrested on a farm near Neu-
muenster and Intercepted to eS-
tablish or disprove his identity as
Bormann. The man, who claims
to be a farm worker by the name
OF Marius, appeared in the Neu-
muenster area only few months
ago,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-03
ENROLMENT UP 80 p. c.

81. Louis-UP-An increase In
daytime enrolment OF 80 per cent
over last year has been announced
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-03

The membership OF the Accidents
Francalse is limited % 40.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-03

The Federal Housing Admlnistra.
ton was established N 1884,.
The union times., 1946-06-29
Job Accident Rate Rises Dangerously

WASHINGTON OPA) - More than 2,l5O,OOO days of work have already been lost by workers who were injured on the job during the first quarter of l946, the Depart ment of Labor revealed last week.
 The rate of industrial accidents rose again in the first quarter, con tinuing steady rise in job-accident rates over the period since the first quarter of 1914.
 Poor Records
 Poorest records were chalked up in the wooden container industry-44 g accidents for every million employe- hours-iron foundries, 46.1; sawmills, 53.2, and integrated and blaming mills, 62.6.
 In contrast, the best safety rec ord was reported by the explosives industry, Al per million employe- hours-and the women's and chil- dren's clothing manufacturing group, A.
The union times., 1946-06-29
McCovern Wires
 Truman On Hobbs

A flood of te1egrams were sent to President Truman this week from all sections of Connecticut asking the President to veto the infamous Hobbs Bill. Typical of the te1egrams were those sent by Vincent J. McGovern, president of the New Haven Central Labor Council, and James DiLonardo, business representative of Local No. 6, New Haven Bricklayers Union.
 Following is the text of McGov- ern's telegram:
 Tn behalf of 10000 members of the American" Federation of Labor in Greater New Haven, I sincerely hope you will veto the Hobbs Bill. Every state and our Federal Government has legislation which forbids illegal acts by any group-labor or otherwise. : "The Hobbs bill is anti-labor 1egis- lation of the worst kind, and we count on you to help repulse this attack on us."
 In his telegram, DiLonardo said:
 Local Mo- 6 Connecticut Bricklay- CTS, Masons and Plasterers Union, New Haven, earnestly urges you to veto the Hobbs Bill. Our present laws are adequate to cope with any situa- tion. We oppose restrictions on la5or's legitimate activities"
The union times., 1946-06-29
AFL Blasts OPA For Approving Food Cost Hike
Sees Green Light For In creases In Restaurant
 Price Raises

WASHINGTON CPD = Charges that the secretly prepared OPA order granting wholesale price boosts to restaurants gives the green light to advances in other fields touching the consumer are contained in attacks of organized labor on the move.
 The AFL demanded that OPA Ad- ministrator Paul Porter rescind the order.
 AFL President William Green protested to Porter the premature abandonment of price control whether that is done by Congress or the OPA. The current upsurge of prices cannot be checked if the OPA continues its disregard of con- sumner interests"
 After recalling a series of recent actions relaxing or eliminating con- trol over prices by OPA, Green said the climax was reached in the res taurant order on June B, inviting drastic price increases on meals in restaurants and in-p1ant feeding estab- iShments. This order, secretly pre- pared, provides for a revision of res taurant price ceilings in a form inn possible of administration or enforce ment."
 Green said the AFL believes in a fair business return, s'but labor cannot cOndone or cOuntenance the cOst-plus, price-raising regulations which invite runaway prices on meals. At a time when restaurants are doing capacity business, it sees no justification for the OPA-spon- sOred profit guarantee. We ask that the restaurant price order be rescinded, revised and made en- fOrceable. It destroys price control on restaurant meals and sets forth a precedent for the same unwork- able regulation in other fields vital to the consumer"
The union times., 1946-06-29
State Federation
 Asks Truman To Veto Hobbs Bill
Act Would Penalize Union ists For Legitimate
 Activities

Appealing to President Harry s. Truman to veto the Hobbs bill, JO- seph M. Rourke, Secretary Treas urer of the Connecticut Federation of Labor, in a telegram to the Chief Executive, charged that Congress was in reckless mood'' with re- spect to labor legislation.
 Declaring that "racketeering by anyone regardless of his business or occupation is indefensible," and advo- eating prosecution under existing laws which he termed entirely ade- quate," MT. Rourke asserted that the Hobbs bill plays into the hands of labor-hating employers.
 Union leaders and members, he wired, would be faced with peniten- tiary sentences and fines for legitimate union activities "far removed from racketeering.
 ''The failure of Congress- the A. F. of L. leader said, Ito give consideration to the proposal you made in vetoing the Case bill with respect to Section Seven, for ap- prOpriate safeguards of legitimate activities of labor organizations. provides you with ample justifica- tion for vetoing the vicious Hobbs biIl.''
The union times., 1946-06-29
Conn. AFL Acts To Aid Labor In Hartford
Throws Weight Behind Drive To Halt State
 Police's Union-Busting

The Connecticut Federation of Labor will seek to participate as friend of the court" in the suit for injunctions in the Niles-Be- ment-Pond case brought by the United Electrical Radio and Ma chine Workers of America against Governor Baldwin, Police Commis- siOner Hickey and other State and local officials.
 This has been announced by Will liam s. Gordon, IT,, of Hartford, Counsel for the State Federation, who will file an application to intervene at the hearing before Judge J. Joseph Smith next Monday, June "A in Hart ford
 Explains Intervention
 In explaining the reasons for inter vention by the American Federation of Labor, MT. Gordon said:
 ''The A. F. of L. is definitely in- terested in the outcome of this case, which has statewide signifi- canoe. The unwarranted use of the State Police in strikes throughout the State and the interference by the local authorities with the nor mai exercise of the right to strike and to picket is depriving workers and their unions of their civil rights as guaranteed in the United States Constitution.
 By arbitrarily limiting the num- Der of pickets, without recourse to judicial process, by curbing the dis tribution of leaflets and by numerous other unjustifed curbs and restric- tions, the Niles-Bement-P Pond workers have been denied the rights which have always belonged to labor. Since the end of the war this pattern has occurred too often and we cannot per init 1t to become precedent.
 ''We have made our position in this matter known to the Governor in past situations, and we welcome this opportunity of challenging in the federal courts the usurpation of authority by State and local officials"
The union times., 1946-06-29
Several Conn. Municipalities
 Consider Plan
Green Outlines Desirable Revenue Program To
 Ease Workers Burden

Warning that revenue for city services like health, education, welfare, fire and police protec- tion must come from taxation based on the ability-to-pay prin- ciple, the American Federation of Labor this week expressed in creasing concern over the alarm ing rate at which cities in the country have adopted local pay roll tax.
 Several Connecticut cities are considering adding a payroll tax to the already negotiable tax burden the wage-earner is now shoulder ing. the Connecticut AFL dis closed.
 Labor's view, according to Presi- dent William Green, on the fairest means of revenue-raising, in order of preference, are as follows:
 Three Means
 A graduated income tax (with pro- vision for exemption sufficient to maintain reasonable minimum living standards for a worker and his de- pendents.)
 The property tax which, in spite of its abuses, is fair measure of ability to pay, particularly in in- dustriGI communities.
 Taxes on consumption (sales taxes, excise taxes, payroll taxes) which can be justified only as a last resource or in an emergency Except the gasoline tax, which is justified because levied for specific purposes of maintaining roads.)
 The average property tax rate ir 21o American cities in 1914 was $27.61 per thousand dollars of valu- ation, adjusted to 100 per cent proper ty tax rate was only $1o.o0 per thousand. Now the $50 week labor CT or clerk in Toledo may look for ward to paying just as much rent as he ever paid, plus 21z per cent sales tax, plus Federal excise taxes, plus . brand new payroll tax of $15.60 8 year Central labor bodies and state federations are urged to be on guard against municipal financing of this sort
 Philadelphia adopted a payroll tax several years ago. Within the last few days voters in Toledo. Ohio, have also approved local payroll tax.
 Organized labor in Philadelphia has been opposed to the payroll tax eve1 since its adoption. The American Federation of Labor has consistently opposed aggressive taxes on sales anc payrolls.
The union times., 1946-06-29
AFL Warns Against City Payroll Tax
OFFICERS UNJUSTLY DENOTED Council Backing
 N. H: Policemen

Hedging a fight to the finish on behalf of two policemen suspended for a year and reduced in grade, a specially-appointed five-man conn mittee of the New Haven Central Labor Council charged in letter to Mayor William C. Celantano this week that the suspension was Ca travesty on justice" and that ''the real reason behind it is to destroy the Police Union." The letter was signed by Vincent J. McCovern, President of the Council.
 The two officers, John Gill and Thomas J. Farrell, have appealed the action of the Board of Commissioners in Superior Court proceeding.
 The suspension and demotiOn of the two grew out of what the letter described as ''triviaI everyday vio- lations by most members of the department"
 It continued, 'sNever in the his tory of the department, has sen tence of this kind been imposed for such trivial violations
 The letter exposed the high handed methods whereby the two were brough to trial, not given adequate time for defense nor pre- scented with the charges against them without long delays and eva sions.
 The two policemen, it further de- clared, were accorded unfair treat ment in the action impending against them and the Commissioners delib- erated but Is minutes in arriving at their verdict. This said, the letter. was indication that the case had been prejudged.
 Members of the committee are: Samuel F. Curry, Trolleymen's Un- ion, Chairman; Vincent J. McCov- ern, President, New Haven Central Labor Council; Saul Kreas, Presi- dent, New Haven Building Trades Council; Richard L. Buckley, Re- tail Clerks Union; and Frank Carr, TrOlleymen's Union.
The union times., 1946-06-29
William J. McNamee A Vice-President Of TroIleymen's s Union

William J. McNamee, of New Ha- ven, a member of Division 281, Trol- ley & Bus Operators, was elected an international vice-president of the ,Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employees at the unions national con- vention in Chicago
 McNamee has been president of Div. 281, and has been an interna- tional representative of his organiza- ton for the last three years. All la bor congratulates him upon this honor, which is also an honor to the labor movement of this state.
 The convention was also marked by the retirement of William D.. Mahon as international president. Mahon, who is 84, was president for B years, The delegates elected him honorary president, with full salary. He was succeeded by A. L. Spradling of Gin cinnati.
The union times., 1946-06-29
WSB Wage Clinic
 In Waterbury

The last of four building and con- struction wage clinics to be held in Connecticut by the New England Wage Stabilization Board, in an effort to stamp out potential black markets, will be held Monday at pm. in Waterbury at the Chamber of Com merce, Field Street.
 Already three have been held in New London, New Haven and Bridgeport where Joseph E. Iovino, chief WISE attorney who is appearing at all, outlined the importance of stabi1izing wages in the building and construction industry during the pres ent acute housing shortage, the pro cedures for obtaining approval of wage adjustments, stabilized wage rates in the area and penalties for violating the Wage Stabilization Act.
The union times., 1946-06-29
Carmen Chalk Up
 $6OO,OOO Raise

Chicago-Wage increases of $6OO,- 900 a year and impressive gains in working conditions have been chalked up by the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen (AFL) in the Chicago dis trict.
 Tn conferences with the Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Con- pany, the union won an 18a-cent-an- hour across-the-board raise for 1,8OC workers, shift diferentials of 5 cents an hour, time-and-a-half pay for Sun days and holidays or for the sixth consecutive day of work, an improved vacation plan and other benefits.
 Incidentally, this was the first time in five years that the Carmen wound up collective bargaining with the com pany without either a strike or Ma tional War Labor Board intervention.
The union times., 1946-06-29

NO HACKS WANTED
 The delegates instructed the executive board Immediately to notify the leaders of the Demo- cratic and Republican Parties that labor will not countenance the se- lection of machine politicians for places on the state and national tickets"
 OFFICERS NAMED
 The following officers were elected: President, Clifford W. KeaIey, general chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- neers on the New Haven Railroad |; Vice-President, William P. Donog- hue, general chairman of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen on the New Haven Railroad; Sec retary, Nathan Sherman, editor of The Union Times; Treasurer, Will liam J. Hurley, president of the New Haven Industrial Union Coun- cil.
 Members of the executive board, including the officers, are Vincent ) McGovern, president of the New Haven Central Labor Council Harry Easton, Brotherhood of Rail- road Engineers; and Edward Me CrOne, CLIO. director for Connec- ticut. The board was empowered to add more members as deemed necessary.
 It was agreed that the expenses would be equally divided between the three participating organizations.
 PLATFORM ADOPTED
 Following is the text of the plat form adopted at Tuesday nights s meeting:
 "The time has come for action by the members of organized labor, their families, and all who believe that the welfare of the common people must have priority in the fields of 1egisla- ton, politics, and security. The un- holy alliance of poll-tax Democrats and Northern Republicans in Con- gress has shown that they are not concerned with extending our demo- cratic system of government. They have refused to pass the Wagner-Din- gel1-Murray National Health Bill the Fair Employment Practices Act have refused to pass genuine Full Employment Bill, and to enact more equitable Unemployment Compensation Law. As yet no minimum wage bill equal to the nations needs has been passed. O.P.A. has been emasculated to the extent that producers are hold ing back much needed foods and goods, awaiting the inhationary boom
 "These misrepresentatives of the people have not even been willing to repeal the poll tax, SO that American citizens, white and black, may vote as free Americans.
 ''These same Senators and Rep. resentatives, however, have been
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The union times., 1946-06-29
As We See It
 by THE STAFF

STATE Building Trades Council Executive Board holds its monthly meeting at the New Haven Labor Temple, Wednesday, July 3 at II AM. No fireworks expected, but plenty of action.
 THE Houston (Tex.) Post had a typographical misfire the other day in this item:
 WasEington-President Truman ,Vas presented s0ith 'an oil portrait of himself and his 93-year-Old mo- tor.
 READERS of this column may recall what we wrote some time ago about the effect of the McCarran- Summers bill (the Administrative Procedure act) if it became law. It would, we said, become a field day for the lawyers. We note that a prominent business publication has confirmed this by saying that a ''long period of litigation on pro- cedure under the Wagner act ap- pears in prospect as result'' of the bill. At the writing the bill has not been signed, but it looks dark.
 SAMUEL F. CURRY, business agent of Div. 281, New Haven Trolley & Bus Operators, has been appointed to represent the GRAIL drivers in their arbitration with the company. Col. Hartley F. Swift will represent the company. Curry and Swift will name the third arbitra- tor.
 IF EXPIRES. Herbert Hoover puts his oar into the OPA situation it will be without the official sanc- tion of the White House.
 Pres. Harry S. Truman said that although he had talked over the European food crisis with Hoover. OPA did not come up.
 FEDERAL figures showed that if 4O9o imitation resulted from con. gressiOnal removal of most price controls, about $32 billion of an estimated $8O billion in US. citi. zens' liquid savings would be wiped out. The top lO@o of American families hold 6O@o of the savings. while the bottom 3O@o have nc amount of liquid savings that can be measured.
 THE FBI has gone to work on a national probe of the building trades industry, Atty. Gen. Tom C. Clark disclosed June l8.
 Clark said the investigation would cover the black market in lumber and materials, price fixing and other violations of the anti trust law.
 AN l1th hour campaign to save OPA was launched by the New Council of American Business, ar organization of small manufactur CTS and businessmen who see ruin for themselves as we'll as the nation in the OPA death bill passed by Congress at the bidding of the Ma tiOnal Assn. of Manufacturers. Taking a leaf from the NAM's advertising techniques, the inde- pendent business organization will run pro-OPA ads in the leading pa pers of New York, Washington
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The union times., 1946-06-29
Somebody, An Say,
 Somebody Knocked

CHICAGO (LPA) - Texas reac- tionary Democratic machine got an- other black eye this week when the American Association of University Professors censured administrators of the University of Texas for busting liberal Homer P. Rainey, who is now running for governor of Texas against the machine opposition. Faculty mem bers were praised by the AAUP for their Courage and tenacity in oppos- ing systematic, persistent and con tinuous attempts by politically dominent group to impose its social and educational views upon the uni versitv.'
The union times., 1946-06-29
COmpers' Patriotism
 Subject of Air Drama

New York City.-A dramatized program on "The Patriotism of Samuel Gompers" will be presented by the Union Label Trades De partment of the American Fedora ton of Labor over the national network of the Mutual Broadcast ing System ,(WOR) July 4 from 7:15 to 7:30 PM. (D.S.T.)
 l. M. Ornburn, secretary-treas- urer of the department, will give short talk at the conclusion of the broadcast.
 The program is regarded as es pecially appropriate for the Fourth of July in view of the untiring ef- forts of MT. Gompers to lead the American worker to full freedom.
The union times., 1946-06-29
Chester BOwles Rests Hopes On
 Public ClamOr
Hits Congress Version As Inf1ationary Bill Sent
 To President

The final act in the Senate. House cOnferees' emascuIa. ton of the OPA Bill was sched. uled this week after approval of more of the amendments which Economic Stabilizer Chester BOwles has branded ''bOOby traps."
 With the House and Senate approving the handiwork of their conterees, as was expected, the bill went to President Truman. BOwles recommended that Truman veto the ''bOOby trap" bill with the hope that public pressure (see be- tO'O) would prevail upon Congress to pass a last minute resolution continuing OPA in its present form.
 DISAGREE
 Senator Alben w. Barke1ey (D.. Ky), majority leader, said the con fereeS currently were in disagreement on these points only:
 Removal of ceilings on meat, poultry, dairy products, tobacco and petroleum products, including gasoline, effective at the expiration of the present OPA law midnight Sunday.
 Whether OPA shall be extended year, as proposed by the Senate. or nine months as desired by the House.
 Establishment of a decontroI board, wanted by the Senate. em- powered to Over-rule either the Price Administrator or Secretary of Agriculture in lifting control from specific commodities.
 Size and duration of subsidies to food producers.
 The Senate group was reported fighting against House conferees for removal of controls from meat, poul- try and dairy products.
 Taft Plan
 Last Saturday, the conferees ac- cepted the gist of the formula of Sena- tor Robert A. Taft (R., O. to allow manufacturers and processors 1o41 prices, plus added costs since. Eco homie Stabi1izer Chester Bowles has termed this proposal "a time bomb" certain to blow up the whole of price control
 The Taft amendment was adopt ed in toto, except it was modified to include producers as we'll as manufacturers and prOcessOrs, and to stipulate specifically that in- creased prices shall be passed on to the consumers.
 Here are other "booby traps" the conferees have laid for OPA:
 Abolition of OPA's maximum price average-OPA's method of keeping low cost clothing in pro- ductiOn.
 A stipulation that wholesalers and retailers of recOnversiOn items such as automobiles must be al- lowed regular peacetime discounts and markups.
 A policy calling for elimination of price controls on specific cOm- modities when supply gets into ap- prOximately balance with demand.
 Transfer of price control over farm products to the Secretary of Agriculture, thus dividing respOn- sibility for the administration of all price control.
 The conferees rejected only one of the "booby traps" listed by Bowles. This would have required OPA off, cia1s to obtain the permission of the local district attorney before bringing prosecutions against violators.