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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-05-17
VELVYSLANEC R B
|ODJfZDf DO PRAHY.

N~astupcem jeho Dude DIR. J.
Slavik, byvaly ministr vnitra "
londynskem kabinets.
Vyslanec Vladimir Hurban
We Washingtone uz dlouho ne
pobude. Kan pojede a CO bu-
de delat, o tom pfse washing
|tonsky "mezinarodnf zurnal"
Corps Diplomatique, " jehoz
kvetnovem elsie v sloupci "The
Diplomats Diary, "popularnf
diplomat, maj1cf zkusenost 33
let (ze zfejmych ddvodd ano-
nym)" venuje velvyslanci tyto
|fadky:
fLituji, re plukovnfk Vladi-
mir Hurban zde nebude, ably
Islavil desate vyrocf sveho diplo-
matickeho jmenovanf do Wash
ingtonu. Je to jeden z nejobli-
benejs1ch a nejtfzeji pracujf-
|c1ch clenG dipolmatickeho sbo-
ru, jenz Sc rozhodl zanechati
sve m1sto a vratit sc do Prahy,
ably Sc tesil SWIM prvn1m prazd-
ninam cd onech osudnych zarf-
ovych dnf 1888, ktere vzdy bu-
dou pamatovany jake hanebne
mnichovske dny. Kdyz plukov-
mix Hurban 80. prosince 1886
poprve pfijel do Washingtonu,
pFedlozil sve poveruifcf listing
lako vyslanec a zplnomocneny
ministr. IA. cervna 1913 ces-
koslovenska legace byla povy-
sena ma velvyslanectvi a pluk.
Hurban obdrzel hodnost velvy-
stance.
Videl jsem plukovnfka Hur-
|bana pfi mnohych dfednfch
funkc1ch, soukromych shromaz
den1ch, mezi posluchaci Consti-
tuition Hall a v mnohych intim-
mich prednaskovych sfnfch.
Vzdy ucinil ma me DOZEN svou
prostotou zrozenou z d1stojno-
sti a pevnym optimismem, i v
nejtemnejs1 existence jeho re-
me. .
We Washington pc mem ma
stoupf DR.. Slavik, byvaly mini
str vnitra v londynske Wade
DR.. Benese. Je to liberalni stat
mix, o nemz Sc prav1, re je v 1z-
KEN styku DR.. Clementisem,
namestkem ministra zahranic-
Mich zalezitostf. Je rodem Slo-
yak, ale We SVEN vyhledu &C.
choslovak a ocekava Sc, re spo-
il rGzne ceske a slovenske sku-
piny We Spojenych Statech v
pracovn1 jednotu. Mezi jeho
prvnf diplomaticke funkce We
Washingtone Dude zfskati pod
poru Spojenych Stat1 pro "a
mer, ably Ceskoslovensku dosta-
10 Sc pf1stavu v Hamburku. Ia
m6r ten byl ne1redne schvalen
pc Bevinem, kdyz ministersky
predseda navstfvil Londyn."
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-05-17
POHRBY.

= nedeli, IL. kvetna zem-
rel nahle ma hrbitove. Nejsv.
Vykupitele kde byl navst1viti
hroby svych rodic1 krajan pan
Rudolf HandlfT. Byl pfevezen
ambulance do nemocnice sv. Jo-
sefa kde byl prohlasen "a mrt-
veho. Pan Handl1r byl 50 rokG
star. Bydlel $50 N. Chapel ST.
Narodil Sc v Ceskoslovensku a
do Ameriky pTijel jake maly
chlapec pred 60 lety. Byl krej-
elm ma odpocinku. Prinalezel
ku spolkGm: ssv. Petra a Pavla
a Holy Name.
Pohfeb konal sc We stTedu,
Is. kvetna z domu jeho sestry
pf. Annie Gardner, 722 N. Bel
nord Ave. do kostela sv. Vacla-
va a odtud ma hTbitov Nejsv.
Vykupitele a byl vypraven fir
mou Frank Cvach a Syn.
= pondel1, Is. kvetna zem-
rel nahle v praci pan Joseph
HOFFMAN, GIT N. Collington A
venue, star 81 rok. Narodil sc
V Baltimore a byl strojnickym
pomocnlkem We Sparrow's
Point. Zanechava zde manzel-
ku Rose a syna.
Pohreb konal sc We ctvrtek,
16. kv6tna re CvachOva PohT.
Domu do kostela sv. Vaclava a
odtud ma hrbitov Nejsv. Vyku-
|pitele.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-05-17
Letosnl privod ma
"Den Jsem American"

Jake v letech minulych Dude tuto nedeli, 10. kvetna ma
"DEN JSEM AMERICAN" poTadan velkolepy prdvod cetnych
vlasteneckych spolkG a narodnostnich skupin.
PrGvod sc Dude Tadii ma Broadway mezi Eastern Ave. a
Baltimore ulicemi. Zahajeni privodu Dude We 2 hodiny odpol.
PrGvod Dude Sc ub1rati pc Baltimore ulici do Patterson Parku,
kde Sc budou konati zvlastnf obTady. V cele prdvodu budou
statnl a meststl hodnostafi. ZaIste, re tam Dude guverner
Herbert R. OCOnor a starosta mesta p. McKeldin.
Kandidat demokraticke strany p. VIM. Preston Lane bu-
de mezi dcastnfky prGvodu pochodovati " pfednfch radach.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-05-17
Csl. zahranicniho Gstavu
ma krajanske spolky.

Csl. zahranicnf dstav v Pra-
re zalozil archiv, v nemz mali
byt soustfedeny vsechny doku-
menty tykaj1cf Sc 1casti nasich
krajanG V druhem zahranicnim
odboji. Jde o plakaty, letaky,
fotografie, pozvanky ma RUNE
podniky a bazary, proste O vse-
chny tiskopisy a dokumenty,
ktere mali s~ouvislost s 1castl
nasich krajanG v zahranicnfm
odboji. Zahranicni ustav ape
luje ma cinovniky spolkGG " "a
hranici, ably laskavs tyto doku-
menty zasilali ma adresu u1stavu
IPraha Ill. Karmelitska Is.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-05-17
SokOlsky V6stn1k.
Vysoupeni BALTIC. Sokolic.


Minute pondelf vecer tanecni
druzstvo BALTIC. Sokolic pTedve-
dlo Csl. Besedu pri programu
oslavy "novych obcan1", ktera
Sc konala v ramci oslav "I Am
An American Day" v Auditoriu
Polytechniky.
Sokolky byly "a svoji bezvad-
ne provedenou Csl. Besedu Cd
meneny dlouhotrvaj1c1m po-
tleskem. Byly to sestry: Hele-
ma Hejny (vedoucD, Ruth Hell
ny, Emile Seibert, Wilma Rfha,
Evelyn Belbot, Marie Mentlfk,
Helena Zaoralek a Mary Daily.
K tanci ma piano doprovazel
br. Eda stetka, cvicitel Sok.
Jedn. "Blesk."
MasarykGv stadion Sc pTFipra-
vuje ma slet.
Praha (CTK) = Ma Straho-
We sesla Sc technicka komise
sletoveho stavebnlho odboru,
ably zjistila, v jakem rozsahu
mali byt provedeny rekonstruk
chi prace pro XI. vsesokolsky
|slet. Jde hlavne O komunikac-
nj upravy a rozsfrenf tribun.
Ma Strahove Dude tentokrat u
m1stena i sletova vystava. S d
pravou prostranstvl Dude zapo-
cato lined pc presnem ~zjistenf
pozadavkG.
VSesokolsky slet 81 vyzada ma
klad 100 milionHE korun.
Praha = (CTK) = Cesko-
slovenske sokolstvo Sc pripravu-
je ma slet, ktery 81 vyzada eel
kovy naklad kolem 100 milion1
korun. Sokolstvo nezada ma slet
financn1 podpory cd statu. O
vsesokolsky slet mali zajem vse
chny slovansk6 staty a z ostat-
mich zemf jest to zejmena Fran
Gle, Svycarsko, Angle, Svedsko
a Amerika.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-05-17
Lhuta k pTihlaseni cennych pa
pirH prodlouzena do 20. kyetna

Csl. generalni konsulat v New
Yorku oznamuje, re csl. mini
sterstvo finance prodlouzilo lhG
tn k prihlaskam cennych pap1-
ri v Ceskoslovensku do 20.
kvetna 1916.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-05-17
OZNAMENf.

Cesky Stavebnf a SpoTitelnf
Spolek Slavic oznamuje vsem
ieifm zajemcGm re pocfnaje 1.
ctvrtkem v mesfci cervnu Ora
dovna "Slavie" Dude uzavTena
kazdJ ctvrtek.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-05-17
Stephen P. Campbell, Jr.

V pffstfm elsie prineseme cla-
mex O statnim senatoru p. Ste
phen P. Campbellovi, Jr. a je-
no cinnosti "a a roxy v Senatu
Statu Marylandu.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-05-17
Spolkovy vestnik.

SchGze spolku ssv. Petra a
Pavla els. 20 K. d. Dude sc Cd
byvati tuto nedeli, 10. kvetna
cd 10 dop. do IL poledne.
Mladenecke oddelenf ma
schulz ten samy den a cas-.
Mattel Hlavac, pTeds.
Wenc. Walls, tai.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-05-17
MiStni ZpraVy.
RnzOVA POUTA.

Ultra v sobotu, Is. kvetna
budou spojeni sladkym poutem
manzelskym v Chramu Pane
sv. Vaclava snoubenci: p. An
tonin Zamostny Sc 81. Mary
Smutnou. Svatba Sc Dude ko-
natl v 10 hodin dopoledne.
zenich je synem z krajanske
rodiny p. a pf. Josefa a Mary
Zamostny, Solley, Md. a neves-
ia je dcerou z krajanske rodi-
ny o. a pi. Vaclava a Kristyny
Smutny, 804 N. Belnord Ave.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-05-17
Divadelni predstaveni slepcI.

II. a IS. kvetna - to jest
dnes a Ultra The Students Ora
matte Club of the Maryland
School for the Blind predvede
PATSY, komedii O 3 jedna-
mich v Newcomer Hall Skole v
IOverlea. Zacatek pc oba We
Gerry v 8:15 vecer.
Vytezek pripadne tomuto
Dram. Klubu.
We hre vystupuje 9 dcinkuji-
Iclch z mich 6 je 1plne slepych.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-05-17

JEZDCE Z APOCALYPSE.

V Patterson-ove parku ma
byti jak okolnosti dovoli posta-
veno Hanse Schulerovo sousos1 :
"Ctyr jezdc1 z Apocalypse"
ktere Dude vystrasnym memen-
tenn valky a jejfch dGsledkd: u
trpeni, drahoty, hladu a smrti.
A tTebaze zijeme v modernf do
be, kdy badavy Ouch cloveka
pootevTel dveTe dilny Stvorite-
lie, sahnuv pc pffcine dobreho i
zleho - atomu; bohuzel mlsto
k dobremu, pouzito teto strasne
silly ku zmaru. A tax stale je-
ste dnes z1stava v ~platnosti re-
frem starobyle pisne nasfch
zboznych otc1, ktefi o kfizo-
vych dnech We sve prosbe k
Vsemohoucfmu "a 1rodu zem-
Iskou zpfvali: Zach vyslys
nase modlen1, odvrat Cd nas1ch
|stavenf, hlad, vojnu,, souzenf;
dejz nam chleb kazdodenn1. >"
Civilisovan6 lidstvo nejen re sc
modlilo "a odvraceni bidy, hla-
du a valky, ale nejvetsi a nej-
|lepS1 duchove lidstva 1cinne pTi
lozili rukou svych k d1lu, ably
tyto til metly lidstva byly Cd
vraceny, nebo omezeny ma mi
ru CO MONA nejmensf.
Hrdinove at muzi nebo zeny
kterf jakymkoli zpGsobem "a
chranili lidske zivoty jsou ne
jen davany "a prfklad, ale cas-
to vysoka vyznamenani jsou
jim odmenou "a jich ciny. Una
my 81 neznamy zachrance Two
ia je hrdinou a plnym pravem
|sobe zaslouzf teto cti. Vzdyt
kazda katastrofa pri n1z jsou
utraceny lidske zivoty, p1sob1
hlubokym dojmem. Jak otra-
saj1c1m dojmem must nam byti
sdelenf UNRRY, re pouze ma O.
stravsku SO procent re 100000
d6ti je ohrozeno tuberkulosou
nasledkem nedostatecne vyzivy
a nedostane-li Sc jim CO nejdrf-
We pT1delu suseneho mleka a va
jec, jsou odsouzeny - k smrti.
A nejen ceske dftky ma O.
stravsku; v Cechach, ma Mora
We, ma Slovensku statisfce detl
stojf jednou nohou v hrobe. Je
to neuveTitelne, ale je to pray
da beze vsech pTikras a super
lativG. Slyste krajane = sta
tis1ce detf. To nen1 lapsus ca
lami, ami pTehaneni, ami strasny
sen, ale otrasajfci hr1zna reali-
ia, re statislce ceskosloven-
skych d1tek, nedostane-li sc jim
co nejdrfve pomoci jsou pro ma
rod ztraceny. Cd pohromy po-
belohorske nebylo mic podobne-
no v historic ceskoslovenskeho
naroda.
Rfkame, re je mas v Baltimore
$4,000 lidf z ceskoslovenske kr-
We, podarf Sc nam sebrati 1900
dolar1 k zachrane nad6je Ces-
koslovenske republiky? Usku-
tecn1 Sc mas pfedpoklad? Jiste
re Sc uskutecnf a must Sc usku-
tecnit. Vzdyt je to jednomu
kazdemu z mas prfkazem lid
skosti, povinnosti a narodni cti.
Dalsi zarukou je skvely rekord
Sdruzeni Csl. SpolkG pod jehoz
patronacf tuto majovou sbirku
podnikame a jehoz vsechny hui
mani a dobrocinne podniky by
.ly korunovany velkorysym L.
spechem.
Take pTi teto Rampant MOI
no jiz dnes konstantovati slib-
ny pocatek ktery die vsech
pfedpokladG prevysf vsechno
ocekavanf. Krajane, opetne "a
vodfme v zavodu O zivot. Ia
vodfme Sc ctvrtym plavym ko-
mem z Apocalypse = Smrtl, ze-
noucf sc plnym tryskem dedina-
mi a mesty naseho krasneho
Ceskoslovenska. Dosahneme CT
lie prvni a vyrveme z kostnate
|ruky smrti statisfce ceskych d.
tex, kterych sc jiz dotyka jeff
ku Uni n~aostTena kosa? Sdru-
zene Csl. Spolky mali skalopev-
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-05-17
POZDRAV z KALIFORNIE

zasfla Frank Tuna z U. S. Ma
Wy. Pfse z Los Angeles. Vzpo-
nina caste ma Baltimore a test
Sc ma brzkou shledanou.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-05-17

nou nadeji, re zvltezfme a "a
chranime - zachran1me - il
ste zachranlme mnohe ceske a
slovenske dlt6 cd smrti.
Rev. j. M. Vondracek,
dop. SCSS.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-05-17
K POVsIMNUTf!

UpoZornujeme ma oZnamku
u. S, Army Recruiting Station
v Baltimore otisknutou ma 2.
strane.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-05-17

Ma Sb1rku pro Csl. Sirotky
slozila v Telegraph" pf. Anna
smrhova $500.
The union times., 1946-11-30
British Closed Shop Enemies Beaten In Vote
Parliament Overwhelming ly Defeats Move By
 Vote Of 316-155

LONDON (LPA)-The long-sim- mering battle in British trade union and parliamentary circles over the closed shop was climaxed in the House of Commons last week when a Liberal Party move to condemn the closed shop was defeated 316-155.
 Labor Minister George Isaacs, re- plying to anti-closed shoppers, de- clared ''The large union has in fact brought with it a sense of respOn- sibility and discipline which has offset the many differences of the small union. Trade union organ ization must be maintained if there is to be an effective relationship be- tween industry and the government. If every individual with a grouse had the right to break away and join another trade union, the trade union movement would be broken up into bits and pieces"
 The recent Trades Union Congress, representing 6,671,000 British work CTS, debated the issue at length and held that "The closed shop, in the sense of an establishment in which only members of particular union can be employed, is alien to British trade union practice and theory" As against the closed shop TUG empha- sized the "100% shop"
 British unionists thls week turned their attention to the naturalization of England's coal mines, scheduled for Ian. 1. Plans were also announced for the government to take over own ership of the nations railways, truck ing and canals. The equivalent of the trucking lobby in the U. s. is battling desperately against naturalization and hoping that the House of Lords will delay approval.
The union times., 1946-11-30
AFL, NAM, Govt. Hit Compulsion
 In Labor Facts

NEW YORK (LPA)-Labor, in- dustry and government spokesmen found themselves opposing a repre- sentative of the New York Times on the question of compulsory arbitra- ton at forum here last week.
 AFL Associate Counsel Herbert Thatcher, Ira Mosher, board chair man of the National Association of Manufacturers, and Edgar L. War; ren, director of the U. s. Concili- ation Service concurred in finding compulsory arbitration impractic. able, but J. R. Wiggins, assistant to the publisher of the NesO York Times argued in favor of "compul- sorry justice" in the manner of criminal and civil courts.
 Thatcher contended that Govern ment should not set itself up to de- termine for the parties what wages and conditions industry shall give or labor shall receive, except in relation to health and safety minimums War ren declared that government "can- not successfully substitute its own de- cisions for the voluntary agreements worked out by representatives of la bor and management. Peace in indus try can only be achieved by respon- sible unions and responsible manage ment."
The union times., 1946-11-30
CouncilSupports
 Mine Workers In Federal Dispute
Urges Truman Not To Let Courts Act As Strike
 breakers

The New Haven Central Labor Council, at its meeting Thursday, unanimously voted its support of the United Mine Workers in the current controversy, and sent the following telegram to President Harry s. Tru- man:
 Strongly urge you recognize fact that coal cannot be mined by means of injunctions STOP We sim cereIy believe free collective bar gaining is still the best and most democratic way to settle industrial disputes STOP Let us not return to days when courts acted as strike breakers.
 The telegram was signed by Secre- tary John Redmond.
 Harry Benson, delegate of Musi- clans. No. 234, reported that negO- tiations had been completed where by all members of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra are union. The following committee was ap- pointed to investigate two places charged with being unfair: William P. Enright, Painters Union; Ber- nard Cilbride, Electricians; and Joseph Egan, Typos. The report of the auditing committee, presented by Enright, was accepted. Richard Buckley, Cigar Clerks Union, re- ported that Local 961 had negoti- ated a new contract which gave its members an approximate increase of 30 per cent. Vacations have been increased, and better working con- ditions obtained. Time-and-a-half will be paid after A hours.
 New Haven Police Local Union No. 530, has elected the following delegates to the Council: Albert Woedetke, Ben Farley, Henry Tiede- mann, Everett w. Shaw, and John J. Doyle. Alternates are John Massey, James Franco, Anthony Matteo, John Donovan, Mrs. Katherine Robbins.
The union times., 1946-11-30
New Contract Being Drawn Up By TroIleymen
Conn. Co. Arbitration Board Announces Decision Curry, Bennett At
 Meeting

Representatives of the COnnecti- cut Company and the TrOlleymen's IS Union met Wednesday afternoon to discuss the preparauon of a con- tract based on the results of de- cision reached by a three-man ar- bitratiOn board Monday in Hart ford.
 Richard J. Bennett, vice-president and general manager of the Conn Co., and Samuel Curry, president of the Connecticut Company Conference Board, representing the six union groups, participated in the meeting. Both company and union groups pre-, viously agreeing to accept the decl- sions of the arbitration board as final.
 The arbitration board included Saul Wallen, Boston attorney and board chairman; Joseph F. Berry, of Hart ford; representing the company, and David E. Fitzgerald, IT,, of New Ha- ven, representing the union.
 The decision signed in Hartford by the arbitration board establishes a pay scale giving bus drivers and trolley operators an increase from $l.O6 an hour to $l.l4 retroactive for the six months from April l to September 30, l946, to $l.l8 for the three months ending December 3l and to SIPS for the period from January to March 3l, l947.
 The arbitration board also provided for 40-hour work week for company drivers beginning January 1. Shop en- ployes who previously worked AS hours will work A hours and those working ill excess of AS hours will be placed on 48-hour week The classi- hcation of workers whose wages vary according to the job and skill will re- ceive proportionate increase in wages.
 The shorter hours and higher wages will affect 2,OOO union em- ployes of the Connecticut Company in New Haven, Hartford, Meriden, Norwich, Stamford and New LOn- don. The workers are members of various locals of the Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Elm ployes, AFL.
The union times., 1946-11-30
How Much More Did You Pay For Thanksgiving?
Prices Now About 5O% More Above OPA Ceil-
 ing In Many Cities

Your Thanksgiving dinner proba- ply cost about 50@o more than it did a year ago, and food prices are or their way to still higher levels, gov ernment and private surveys indicat- ed last week.
 Meat prices are climbing again, despite strong consumer resistence to high prices. In many cities they are now about 5O% above the OPA ceiling prices. The quantity of livestock being brought to mar ket is beginning to fall off, and as meats = especially pork = become scarcer prices are expected to go so high that most families cannot buy.
 In addition, butter prices were climbing steadily, especially since gov ernment restrictions on sale of heavy cream were lifted. Now, consumers can compete with butter makers for the scarce supplies of heavy cream. As a result, prices of butter are expected to go up sharply.
 CLOTHING EVEN
 No major advances in costs of clothing were made in the first week of decontrolled prices, it was reported by the Labor Departments Bureau of Labor Statistics in a survey of 12 large cities. Costs rose moderately and mo immediate improvement was reported in the supply of scarce tex
 Continued on Page Two)
The union times., 1946-11-30
Total

How can rental housing appear on the market as MT. Binns states? The existing supply of private and public vacancies for 1945-1947 in this area is 2,780. The gross requirements for vet erans alone is 12,265. Therefore, the demand is more than jour times as great as the supply. Is it accurate to maintain that landlords will not in crease rents by large percentage if controls are removed? We are sure you remember what happened last summer, when the OPA law was temporarily discontinued.
 We also want to remind you that the position of the landlord is fnanci- ally stronger today than it was prior to Rent Control:
 l. Official government figures show that landlords, under Rent Control, have increased their profits 25% to 43@o.
 2. Non-vacancy losses, under Rent Control, average 3/10 of 19o During the years 1o21-1o30, non-vacancy loss es were 10@o.
 5. Turnover of tenants has been negligible.
 4. Repair and maintenance expense dropped 199o for apartments and 23@o for small structures during the years 193o-1 1914.
 5. In 1945, there were only l4OO0 foreclosures as opposed to 100000 foreclosures in 1889.
 As American citizens, you have every right, of course, to work for the elimination of rent control, or for an increase in present rental rates, But why hide behind such phrases as Preserve the American system of free enterprise. We all want to pre- serve that system, and will do so, if it IS not distorted to place property rights over human rights.
 According to your letter, the New Haven branch of the National Home and Property Owners Foundation ob- jects to governmental expenditure for public housing. They also want the right to compete in free market in the construction of homes. No one would deny you that right, but until the day when private enterprise can or will supply decent, livable low-cost housing for those in the lower income brackets, we shall fight for public housing and s1um clearance The ex- penditures involved will more than pay for themselves.
 We are taking your time and ours
 (Continued on Page Two)
The union times., 1946-11-30
$6 Billion Back Pay Debt To US. Labor In Danger
Highly Significant Decision By Supreme Court Doesn't
 Go Unnoticed

WASHINGTON (LPA)-Plans for an all-out legislative drive to en- able American industry to escape all estimated $6 billion bill for retroac- tive portal-to-portal pay were charted quietly here last week by the Labor Legislative Committee of the U. s. Chamber of Commerce.
 A special meeting of the conn mittee was called to chart methods of contravening the effects of re. latively unnoticed Supreme Court decision holding companies liable for retroactive portal-to-pOrtal pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Employers were appalled, at the decision. now known as the ''MOunt Clemens (Mich.) Pottery Case" because it permits double charges against companies owing back wages and triple assessments when overtime is involved
 Confidential reports from leading industries produced the $6 billion fig ure with U. s. Steel Corp alone ex- pecting to be sued by unions for more than $300,000,000 The United Steel workers-have already filed two suits with a number of others in prepara- ton:
 JOURNAL DISACREES
 Only Congressional action favoring
 (Continued on Page Three
The union times., 1946-11-30
President Of ays'FOundatiOn Real Estate Also Opposed To Board Replies Slum Clearance
Paid Advertisement Link ing "Home Owners And
 R. E.. Board Is Cited

The following letter is in answer to the one printed in the adjoining column:
 MT. Edward c. Kusterer, President The New Haven Real Estate Board 9 Center Street
 New Haven 10, Connecticut Dear MT. Kusterer:
 Thank you for your letter of No vember 22nd We regret that we are unable to accept many of the state ments therein. It is our considered opinion that the New Haven and other branches of the National Home and Property Owners Foundation are being organized largely for two purposes:
 1. To bring about the elimination of rent control.
 2, To fight slum clearance and low cost public housing for those who can not afford to pay normal rents.
 We further regret to state that it seems to us that the Foundation is not being fair with the public, in that 1t hides its basic objectives and does not reveal its tie-in with the National Association of Real Estate Boards.
 We wonder why you do not tell the public that under OPA regula- tions, a landlord who is suffering hardship may apply for rent increases. During the period of rent control, more than 100000 adjustments have been made nationally. Approximately 57%oof all petitions received have been grantedy Between $500 and 4,000 landlords in the New Haven area have received approval for increases under the adjustment provision of the Rent Regulations.
 We quote President Arthur Binns of the National Home and Property Owners Foundation: "Just as there was no meat as long as meat controls remained, so will there be an acute shortage of rental housing as long as rent control exists E. Within few weeks after rents have reached their economic level, rental housing will again appear on the market"
 We contest thiS StGtement. Relin- punishment of rent control at this time will unquestionably give rise to a situation comparable to our bitter ex- perience following World War I. Within three years after the termina- ton of the war, rents scared upward 41% as follows: