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increasing initiation or high cost of
living.
Last week we received request
from another sanitary local to help
them do something about this fl
nancial crisis and we will certainly
do what we can. We have been
told that a sanitary conference is
to be held soon to study these ur-
gent matters together, and we went
on record asking that it be held at
the earliest possible date.
Vice President Wheatley was pre-
sent and gave us the picture as he
sees it all over the country. We
thank him for his timely interest
and for the efforts he is making
to meet the situation. We also ex-
tend our thanks to all our national
officials, local officers and every
member who has our welfare at
heart.
We. know that these issues are
uppermost in the minds of all of
us in the shop, on the street corn
er and wherever we meet, but the
local is the only place where they
can be properly thrashed out and
from every angle. No matter how
inconvenient it may be, please make
an all-out effort to attend your
local meetings and express your
views while at the same time keep
ing posted on current events. Re-
member, those who are faithful in
attending meetings of their local
union, have just as many impor-
tant business or pleasure engage
ments as yourself.-O. c. as.
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tinued, at definitely points up the
need for an increase in the mini
mum wage and strengthened en-
forcement program"
Suggests Clear-Cut Language
The general reviewed problems
which had confronted him while he
was administering the act and sug-
gested that, if the act is revised,
clear-cut language should be used
to prevent misunderstanding and
long legal battles. He also sug-
gested that the administrator be
given some power to make rules
which would be binding pending
court review.
"The wage and hour law has
operated to protect fair and hon
est employers from chiseling COM
petitors," he said, pointing out
that employers as well as work
eres were benefited. During my
time in the division, we acted on
many complaints from employ
ers about competitors who vio-
lated the law"
Fleming criticized past Congress
ses for evading decisions and defi-
ses for evading decisions ond defi-
initions and for alleged failure to
provide sufficient funds for inspec-
tion and enforcement.
Warns of "Trick Contracts"
Congress was more than a little
bit unfair" he told the cubcommit-
tee, ain the manner in which it
ducked some of its responsibility
and hampered the administrator.
found, with many resultant head
aches, Congress had passed aong
to the administrator the job of
getting a problem Congress itself
had not been able to resolve"
He asked that antiquities in the
present law be eliminated SO con-
gressional intent could not be cir
cumvented by trick contracts"
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general, closer control over the
whole productive process. Finally,
the imposition of minimum wage
standards may give impetus to the
introduction of chronological inn
provements that serve to enhance
labor output. In summary, the
adoption of a minimum wage often
has a two-fold effect: O the
wages of workers at the low end of
the wage scale are raised; (2) the
contribution of these workers to
production is likewise increased"
On coverage of workers, Mason
told the Congressman that: at is
our view that the necessity for es-
tablishing a 75c minimum wage is
no more important than the neces-
sity for expanding the coverage of
the Act to include many workers
now receiving sub-standard wages
but to whom the protection of the
Act is now denied.
'The question of coverage under
the Act dates back to 1898 when
the Act was first considered by
Congress. Many Of you remember
the intense lobbying activities car
ried on by a number of employer
groups attempting to gain for
themselves exemptions under the
Act. Some of these exemptions in
corporated in the Act as a result of
this activity were based on sound
economic principles but many 9TH
ers were included simply because
the particular group was strong
enough to gain for itself an exemp-
tion.
81 am here today to ask you to
review the exemptions which are
now written into the Act. | ask
that you study them and determine
for yourself whether that exemp-
tion is justified under present eco
nomic conditions. | am sure that
you will agree with me that the
advantages and benefits of mini
mum wage legislation have been
arbitrarily and capriciously re-
stricted through the operation of
these exemptions. In the short time
| have available here today | want
to review briefly with you few
of the exemptions that we feel re-
quire specific attention"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-06
.AFL UNION CHARGES
TWO. C0NGRESS|MEN
AID STR|KEbREAK|NG

Arvin, Cal. (LPA)-The month
old strike of the Natl Farm Labor
Union against the 22,C00 acre Di
Giorgio ranch was dramatized here
last week by charges that Agricul-
ture Dept officials and two Cali
fornia Congressman had joined
with the Associated Farmers to
break the strike of 1900 NFLU
members and AFL teamsters.
NFLU President H. l.. Mitchell
declared that the strike arose only
because the chief of the Associated
Farmers demanded that the Di
Giorgio Corp. oppose a union foot
hold in California's big industrial
farms.
According to spokesmen for the
Kern County Central Labor Union
AFL, Sen. Sheridan Downey and
Rep. A. j. Elliott, both Democrats,
have opposed union efforts to pre-
vent continued use of 130 Mexicans
as strikebreakers. Union officials
claim the Mexicans were forced by
the Agriculture Dept to return to
the, fields or face immediate de-
portation. The State, Dept had rec
ommended that they be removed
from the strike scene.
Mitchell asserted that the Agri
culture Dept is closely aligned"
with the Associated Farmers and
has deliberately stalled in an eff
fort to break the strike"
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in fact no dispute on this count
within the textile industry. Small
or large mills do not ask for spec
ial advantage"
Speaking for the hosiery union,
Hoffman said that "The American
Federation of Hosiery Workers
maintains that a minimum wage
of 65c-75c is necessary to prevent
detrimental labor conditions in the
seamless hosiery industry because
the seamless hosiery industry is
highly competitive, seamless hos
iery earnings are low, the cost of
living throughout the United States
has increased, minimums set by the
government have had noticeable
effect in the past and are neces-
sary in the future, the seamless
hosiery industry itself recognizes
the need for higher minimums,
many seamless mills are now pay
ing 65c, and Federal and State
governments have recognized the
need for upward revision of mini
NUNS"
Hoffman, in addition to his pre-
pared testimony, entered in the rec
ord several letters from members
of the hosiery union telling of the
benefits they have received as a
result of the minimum wages set
by the federal administrator OF the
wages and hours law.
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been faced with an increase in
their wages relative to those of
their competitors. Is price infla-
tion likely to result ~
Advantages of wage raises, that
can more than offset the cost to the
employer, include (D increased
morale of the workers "by over
coming the vicious cycle of pow
erty breeding poverty" (2) i'm
proved management practices un-
der the stimulus of minimum wage
legislation, and (3) minimum wage
floors can "help to reduce any
undue depression of wages in in
dividual cases of employer domina
tion of buyers monopoly, such as
in some company towns"
The U. S. Chamber of Commerce,
according to Lester, presented to
the House subcommittee a report
that "is misleading and disap-
pointing" and which can deceive
the public" A minority of the C
of C committee opposed the re-
port, which attacked the whole
theory of minimum wages, but this
was nowhere mentioned in the G. of
C testimony presented in July by
DIR. Emerson Schmidt, he charged.
"All it contains is pure. SUPPOSE
tion, and highly doctrinaire state
ments,' the professor who prides
himself on being capitalist indi-
Gated. "To read it one would think
we had never had any minimum
wage legislation in this country,
and that we were just considering
the initial legislation"
On the following day the Cham
Der of Commerce presented SER
les of local spokesmen for local
c of C's, promising detailed writ
ten statement later in the hearings.
Thomas w. Howard, reading a
statement for Richard X. Lane,
dealt solely with the antiquities of
the law as written, and the rulings
of the various Wages & Hours Adj
ministrators in the 10 years the
law has been in effect.
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creases. AS long as workers can
not earn enough to take care of
their normal living costs, he con-
tinued, it will be impossible to hold
back demand for higher wages.
Pay Not Only Price Factor
Schwellenbach emphasized his
previous assertions that wages are
by no means the only factor in
creating higher prices. Speculation
and booming profits, he said, have
been more important causes during
the last year.
Even if wages were substantially
cut, he declared, that action would
not have material effect in re-
ducing prices. His argument was
that the cost saving would show
up in higher profits rather than
lower prices.
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worked out by clever lawyers.
The subcommittee took testimony
last July on the minimum wage
but proposals for raising the wage
floor from 40 cents to 60 cents an
hour were bottled up by tie vote
in the subcommittee.
In pew hearings, which opened
Oct. 20 and are scheduled to run a
month, Chairman Mcconnell said a
wide range of problems would be
reviewed. He expected corrective
amendments would be considered
by the subcommittee at later hear
ings on specific legislative propos-
ais,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-06
Board Member OuSted
On Affidavit Issue

Washington (LPA)-The execu-
tive board of the United Utility
Workers last week ousted James
Daugherty, a board member from
California, because of his refusal
to sign Taft-Hartley anti-Com-
munist affidavit.
Daugherty's removal followed
action by the UUW convention in
Buffalo in instructing it's officers
to file the affidavits. The conven-
tion branded the law as vicious
and ahti-labor" but said that COM
pliance was absolutely essential to
the continued existence and expan-
sion" of the union.
The Marshall Plan for European
rehabilitation was endorced by the
275 delegates who also pledged
unqualified support" of the Poll
tical Action Committee. Formation
of third party was opposed in
another resolution.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-06
BRITAIN STEERS WORKERS

I.ondon-UPA)-ln "a measure
introduced with great reluctance to
meet the present emergency" the
British Government last week an
nounced the details of an emer-
gency order for the "limited direc-
ton" of labor in an effort to in
crease production in essential in
dustries. Designed to steer people
into the most important work, the
measure applies only to those at
present unemployed or those who
become so and seek another job.
Failure to comply may result III
fires or Jail terms or both.
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by Representative Samuel K. Nc
Connell, Jr., of Pennsylvania, Gen.
Fleming agreed with critics of the
law that Qualification is needed, but
he recommended broadening rather
than a narrowing of its scope. In
dustry witnesses urged exceptions
for laundries, accountants and
trucking.
Fleming suggested that the sub
committee study the desirability of
extending some wage protection to
workers on large, industrialized
farms. He said the "family-sized
farm" should be specifically exempt
but that minimum wage might
be applied on those farms where
manpower has been largely supple
mented by machinery. He also sug-
gested study of the desirability of
applying the wage and hour law
to companies producing materials
which compete with the products of
companies which now must comply
with the law.
Amazed At Violations
Defending the general effects of
the law, officially known as the
Fair Labor Standards Act, which
he administered between 1889 and
1912, Fleming said he believed rs
cents minimum would not be un-
reasonable, with provisions for
higher wages in industries that
could stand them, arrived at
through the operation of the in
dustry committee method"
Speaking of the present mini
mum standard, Fleming said he
was amazed to read recently a
newspaper statement by the pres
ent wage-hour administrator that
a large percentage of inspections
still are turning up violations of
"this ridiculously low minimum
wage"
"If this is true in the present
high employment PERIOD" he con-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-06
NAM PLANS RETURN
TO INCENTIVE PAY

Virginia Beach, Va. (LPA)-The
Natl Association of Manufacturers
is going back to it's old pre-war de-
mands for incentive wages, it was
disclosed here last week.
The MANS 18th Institute on In
dustrial Relations, attended by
more than 200 delegates from 80
states, was told by Vice-president
Neil A. Moore, of the Sealed Power
Corp, Muskegon, Mich, that incen-
tive play plans can "advance the
public welfare"
"Wage incentives bring about
better understanding of the nature
of free enterprise by relating in
dividual earnings to productivity"
said Moore. He emphasized that in
centive pay could be used to in
crease productivity but carefully
failed to comment on whether in
centive pay may also help the re-
introduction of speed-up systems.
Ask for Union Labeled merchan-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-06
Gen. Fleming Urges IS Gems Floor
Und Ter Fair Labor Standards Act

Washington, D. c. QLNS)-Scorng the present 40
hour minimum wage under the and hour law
as ridculously low and grotesque and obsolete Maj
Gen. Philip B. Fleming urged setting of 75-centsanhour
minimum.
His recommendation was in line with that of the Amer
can Federation of Labor which favoTs establishment Of
minimum of 65 cents for years. followed by an increase to
rs cents
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-06
Education Conference Scheduled

Chicago (LPA)-The Eighth An
nual Midwest Workers Education
Conference will be held November
| and 2 in Highland Park, ILL.,, it
was announced last week by the
American Labor Education Service.
The conference, at the Hotel Mo-
raine, will feature workshops on
various phases of union activity.
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the shop and the brothers and sis
ters wish to take this opportunity
of extending their thanks for his
thoughtfulness.-O.C. 116.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-06

On her birthdays and anniver-
saries give the wife what she
wants and all she wants, so far as
food is concerned.
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house, respectively.
We are still looking for the visit
from President Duffy. While we do
not wish to bring pressure on our
national head, we feel that since
we are one of the largest locals
in the trade, a visit now and then
is in order.-O. c. 103.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-06

The chief stock in trade of some
men is an exuberant air of pros
perity and luxury.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-11-06

Ask for Union Labeled merchan-
disc.
Evening star., 1947-09-30
Briton Outlines Plan
For 1850 Assembly 10
Draft World Charter

A plan to hold constituent as
sembly in Geneva in 1910 with an
elected representative of one for
each 100000 OF the worlds popu-
lation to draft a charter for world
government was outlined yesterday
by Henry Osborne. British member
of Parliament.
Mr.. osborne, who arrived in this
country Friday to seek support of
the American people for the plan,
spoke at Hotel Lafayette luncheon
Of the American Public Relations
Association.
Americans active In the move for
world government include DR.. Robert
Hutchins, chancellor of the Univer-
sity OF Chicago, and Chester Davis,
former food administrator. Mr..
Usbornes tour will take him to
Los Angeles and San Francisco.
On Sunday he called on Or. Albert
Einstein in Princeton, N. j., who
offered to help. The luncheon yes
terday was the first speaking en-
gagement Of his tour.
Says U. N. Won't Work.
The United Nations will not work
because there has been no surrender
of sovereignty to it, he said. This
makes 1t necessary to begin a world
government to take over before the
failure of U. N. is complete.
The representatives to the Geneva
meeting would not be statesmen
with current political Responsible
ties, Mr.. Osborne explained. He
SAID statesmen in power could not
undertake the responsibility for such
q plan, that they would look out
for the interests of their own coun-
tries and would distrust similar ef-
forts for other countries to the cx-
tent that agreement would be i'm
possible The delegates would be
Representatives Of the common
people"
He said he did not know how the
United States should 60 about ehoos-
ing the representatives of its mil
lions, but he offered to tell how the
plan would be worked out in Eng
land.
"We are going to get one-fourth
Of our people to 60 to the polls" he
said. I'VE have a population of
SO ,000, 900. so we are going to choose
3s representatives.
Nov I do not think people can
choose 80 representatives unaided
They do not know about that many
qualified persons. 80 our members
of Parliament who are interested in
the movement (there are 30 of
them are sieving (screening) them
Eight persons already have been
chosen and one is we'll known In
this country-Lord Beveridge Gord
William Beveridge, author of the
cradle-to-grave' social insurance
report. Sir John Board Orr (di-
rector general of the United Nations
Food and Agricultural Organization,
has offered to serve, but he has not
yett seen the Parliamentary Com
mittee.
To Offer 100 Names.
I'VE expect to offer the people
100 names for them to choose the
So by checking them on a ballot.
When the assembly is convened
in 1850 in Geneva they will close
the doors--I think it will be better
done in private-and agree upon
and hammer out a charter. 1t
probably will be years work"
At the same time, he said, it would
be necessary to create public inter-
est in world government so that
when the charter was reported in
1851 it would be ratified by the na-
tions. In ratifying, nations would
surrender their sovereignty and all
their arms except those necessary
for internal policing. The world
government would have sole possess
Evening star., 1947-09-30

est honors. He viii remain at the
school as an assistant In the physics
department.
A graduate Of Woodrow wilson
High School in l942, he left williams
College to join the Army Air Forces,
serving in the Pacific as a radar
observer on B-29s. He returned to
the school In June, 1916, to finish
Evening star., 1947-09-30

sion OF atomic energy. 1t would con-
troll Q world bank and a world food
board and would raise funds for its
existence by taxing nations accord
ing to their national income.
In answer to a question of what
chance he thought there was of
bringing the Russians in on such a
plan, he said: "A sporting chance" :"
Il am not under the impression
that the chances favor this plan"
he said. But it must be done. I
think the chances are 10 to l
against my dying naturally, and
then I'm optimistic. But what was
the chance of our survival when
Britain stood alone? One hundred
to one"
Evening star., 1947-09-30
Student Completes Exams
While Awaiting Operation

While waiting to 60 on the operat-
ing table for an appendectomy in
the infirmary at Williams College in
Williamstown, Mass, John william
Towsend, jr.., 35o7 Lowell street
NV, took his final physics and
astronomy examinations.
The examinations and the opera
tion were all successful and although
he could not walk to the platform
last Friday. MIR. Townsend was one
Of four seniors graduated with high
Evening star., 1947-09-30

his studies. His class Of ii3 was the
last to go through the accelerated
three-year course Of study.
Evening star., 1947-09-30

The black walnut tree of North
America grows as high as $50 feet
with q 2o-foot girth.
Nogales international., 1947-03-07

dog is not registered with The
American Kennel Club it may be
shown as 'listed" by paying a 25
cent listing fee.
Entry blanks and premium list
may be obtained from Mrs. Edith
Cruzen, Show Secretary, P. o. Box
1922, Tucson, Arizona.
Forrest N. Hall, noted sportsman,
breeder and exhibitor of dogs, will
Judge all breeds at this years event.
The Tucson Kennel Club, organ
lied in 1929, pioneered pure bred
dog shows in the Southwest and. in
1884 was the first kennel club in the
Southwest to become a member Of
the national breed governing board,
The American Kennel Club.
Nogales international., 1947-03-07
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
Of Santa Cruz Vounty
State of Arizona.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NO14CE HI CRED1IORS
Estate of Alice Bible, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed Executors of the estate of
Alice Bible deceased, to the creditors
of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers,
within four months after the first
publication of this notice to the said
Executors at law offices of Nasib
Karam, 11O-A Morley Avenue, No.
gales, Arizona, the same being the
place for the transaction of the
business of said estate, in said Coun-
ty of Santa Cruz.
O. H. OLDFATHER
R. G. BLABON
Executors of Estate of
Alice Bible, deceased.
Dated Nogales, Arizona this 18th
day of February, 1947.
pub. Feb 81, 28, Mar. 7, IA, 1947)
Nogales international., 1947-03-07
BiSbee Man
President
Of Press Club

PHOENIX, March 6-F. A. Nc
Kinney of Bisbee, veteran Arizona
neWSpaperman, Sunday was electee
president of the Arizona Press Cluk
and the club, composed of some II
working newspapermen of the state
voted to hold it's fall meeting in No
gales, at which time the newly elect
ed officers will be installed.
Other officers elected were Charles
D. Barton, Phoenix, secretary; Tom
Rippey, Phoenix, treasurer; Jerry
McLain, Phoenix, president Of
the central district; Morris Rich
ards, Winslow, vice-president of the
northern district, and Lester ms
keep, Tucson, vice president of the
southern district.
William Turnbow, Phoenix, who
has served as secretary of the club
for the past 10 years, nominated Mr.
Barton as his successor. Immedi-
ately after the election of officers
Turnbow and Ben Avery, Phoenix
outgoing treasurer, resigned effec-
tive April l and the newly elected
secretary and treasurer were ap-
pointed to succeed them by John
McPhee, president.
Mckinney, publisher of the Brew
cry Gulch Gazette, has been a mem
.ber of the club for IA years, and is
one of its most active members.
The club named committee OF
three, composed of Reg Manning, E.
D. Newcomer and Columbus Gitagi,
all Of Phoenix, to set up and place
in immediate operation an annual
Arizona Press Club award for the
outstanding news story or news pic
ture produced by newspapermen OF
the state each year.
The invitation to hold the 1947 fall
meeting in Nogales was extended by
Alvin Sisk of Noga1es. The date will
be fixed by the club president.