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The union times., 1947-08-02
R.J.Watt, Known
 In Connecticut
 Dies Suddenly
AFL Representative Had Spoken Many Times In
 Nutmeg State

Washington - CPD - AFL Intl. Rep. Robert Watt died of heart at tack July 25 aboard the liner Saturnia enroute home from an Intl Labor Or ganization conference at Geneva.
 Pres. William Green issued a statement declaring that the AFL has sustained an immeasurable loss," and paid tribute to the high regard and esteem in which Watt was held by officers and members of the organization.
 A veteran of World War |; Watt was the workers delegate and mem Der of the governing body of the ILO. He was a former officer of the Massa- chusetts Federation of Labor and had represented the U. s. in ILO con- ferences for the past 10 years.
 Labor Sec. Lewis SchwelIenbach wired Green he was ''deeply grieved to learn of the death of Robert Watt. He was a stalwarl fighter for democracy and for the rights of all people everywhere"
 Bob Watt, one of twelve children was born in Scotland on July 16, 1894 While still child he was compelled to go to work, his father having died The boy became an apprentice in the painting and paperhanging trade, com pleting his apprenticeship when he was 16.
 In 1912 he migrated to the United States and promptly went to work in a paper mill at Law. renee Mass. He earned Is cents an hour. The following year he joined the Painters and Paperhangers Un. ion in Lawrence.
 After serving in World War I as an infantryman in the Canadian Army MT. Watt became an American citizer in 1919 and was elected president oi his local union. Six years later he be- came president of the Lawrence Cen tral Labor Union.
 MASS. SECRETARY
 From 1929 to 1937 he was secretary treasurer of the Massachusetts State Federation of Labor. In that position he fought for progressive labor and social legislation in the Bay State and represented labor on the Massachusetts Unemployment Compensation Commis- sion and other agencies.
 In l936 he was nominated by the American Federation of Labor as the American workers delegate to the International Labor Organiza- tiOn. He showed remarkable apti. tude for international labor affairs and won permanent appointment as the A. F. of L.'s international representative.
 The sudden death of MT. Watt comes as heavy loss to the American Federation of Labor.
 Mrs. Watt, nee Janet Learmonth, and two children, Janet and Robert, survive.
The union times., 1947-08-02
Wife Of President Of Typos Union Dies

Indianapolis, Ind. = (FP) = Mrs Woodruff Randolph, 55, wife of the president of the Intl. Typographical Union (AFL), died here after an 1e months illness. Mrs. Randolph was well known personally to thousands oi union printers, having attended all ITU conventions with her husband.
 She was born in Chicago and lived there until coming to Indianapolis % years ago when Randolph was elected secretary-treasurer of the ITU.
The union times., 1947-08-02
klirnczak Named By Carpenters

Walter Klimczak was elected presi- dent of the Meriden Carpenters Un- ion, No. o20, at an election and in- stallation of officers held at 7215 East Main Street Thursday.
 Other officers elected last night were:
 Vice-president-Roy Farieri.
 Recording secretary-John Morenz Financial secretary and treasurer Ernest Bradley.
 Conductor-Leo Sartini.
 Warden-Nicho1as Barber.
 Trustees-Clarence Anderson and Walter Swabski.
The union times., 1947-08-02
Merider1 C.L.U. To
 Hold Open Session

The Meriden Central Labor Union will hold an open meeting at 8 o'clock Monday night, August 4, at 721a East Main Street.
 Speakers will be representatives of the A. F. of L. and the Connecticut Federation of Labor, who will explain the Taft-Hartley Bill. A question and answer period will be held. All mem- bers of local unions, whether affiliated with the C. L. U. or not, are invited.
The union times., 1947-08-02
Wisconsin Joins Foes Of Labor

Madison, Wis. - (FP)-Workers who strike against utility companies can be fined up to $250 or sent to jail for as long as a year under new law signed by acting Gov. Oscar Renne- bohm.
 The anti-strike law sets up system of compulsory arbitration in all dis putes in telephone, gas, electric, trans portation, communications and other public utility companies.
The union times., 1947-08-02
3 Weeks Left On Closed Shop Facts
AF.L. Lawyer Says ''Union Shop Permitted By Taft Hartley Act Is Virtually Equivalent To Open
 Shop Contract-Gives Details
By WILLIAM S. GORDON, JR.
A. F. of l.. Attorney

:. "A. +. Is
 4t Attorney WIians Gordon, J, ot Hatod
 Resident Joseph A. PadOay General
 Counsel of Labor, series o
 Tatt-arty tue sere)
 One of the shameful provisions of the TafHart ley La and of the serious in it's immediate effect is the provision relating the closed and union shop
 The history of union security clauses in collective bargaining makes abundanty clear that the stability in labor relations obtained thereby renders such clauses beneficial to and labor alike is definitely arrangements advantage be able unified and coherent body which, by the union discipline responsibility The banning of closed shop provisions while aimed solely heang labor of its strength
The union times., 1947-08-02
B-9O Outing
 Set For Aug. 2

New Haven Electrical Workers Local B-90, will hold its annual out ing at Beechwood Park, North Ha- ven, on Saturday, Aug. 2, Train or shine" For New London members buses will leave the New London rail road station at 10 AM. sharp.
 Members of the outing committee who guarantee a bang-up affair, are Frank Eichorn, William Tennien Edward Woodruff, Dominick Pano- grossi, and Bernard Gilbride.
The union times., 1947-08-02

q turns what might have been a 'wisecrack into a sober evaluation:
 WHAT THEY DID
 Here are some things the 8Oth Congress did:
 OverrOde presidential veto to pass the Taft-Hartley labor bill.
 Introduced the doctrine of "Cov- ernment by appropriation" and crippled the federal service by a series of ''Taberized'' appropria- tions for vital government func- tions.
 Paid off the real estate Hobbies in part by passing a Trent control bill" which will add an estimated $75O million to the rent bill of U. s. tenants.
 Passed two ''relieve the rich" tax bills which would have saved wealthy COP contributors millions of dollars in taxes at the expense of lOw-income groups. President Truman vetoed both bills.
 Cut the "Voice of America" to whisper by refusing to give the State Dept money for broadcasts abroad.
 Authorized tariff hikes on wool which makes U. s. participation in moves toward low-tariff reciprocal trade a joke and promised higher prices for winter clothes. Vetoed by the President.
 P Authorized cashing CT terminal leave bonds, and made some increases in living allowances for student vete- rans. Awaits the Presidents signature.
 IGNORED DPS
 Left thousands of Europe's war victimized displaced persons without hope for entry into America this year by refusing to act on the Stratton Bill.
 Protected the right of millions of Americans to remain homeless because the real estate lobby does n't want any competition from fed- eral-spOnsored home building.
 Killed bill to boost the federal minimum wage law.
 Left national health legislation in the hopper. Neither the good bill or the Taft medical doIe'' got be- yond the hearing stage.
 Dropped bills for federal aid to education from the priority calen- dar.
 Held weeks of hearings on FEPC legislatiOns; left the matter for further study.
 Carefully avoided taking any ac- ton on the anti-lynching bill.
 Stopped gradual improvement of social security legislation by freezing the present system of contributions as is.
 Ducked the issue of labor educa- tion extension service.
 Pigeon-holed bill to improve fed eral protection against monopoly con- trol. Didn't even hold hearings.
 FOR POWER TRUST
 Bowed to the power trust and held no hearings on bill to set up Mis- souri Valley authority, or northwest development. No vote on St. Lawrence water way.
 Took no action, as provided un- der the Employment Act of l946, balanced wages prices-and-prOfits. Approved a summer tour for Sen- ate investigating subcommittee to see if prices are really high. ViO- lated the law passed by the 79th Congress which requires the Joint Committee to make recOmmenda- tiOns based on the Report of the Presidents Economic Advisers by Feb. l.
 Failed to put the HOuse-approved bill to abolish the poll tax on the Senate calendar.
 Haggled over appropriations for the administration recommended loans to Greece and Turkey. Final passage, after weeks of delay un- dermined hope abroad that Con- gress will make the Marshall plan for European aid a reality.
 Had enough?
 (Continued on Page Three)
The union times., 1947-08-02
Apprentices To Receive
 Credit For Service Time

Cleveland-(FP)-C1eveland mem bers of the Int1. Typographical Union (AFL) have voted 403 to 186 to give credit to apprentice boys for time served in the armed forces.
The union times., 1947-08-02
$698, 52O, ,633 Business
 Done By Co-ops In 1946

New York (LPA) = Afiliates of Natl Cooperatives Inc. last year did business estimated at $6o8, ,52O633, ac- cording to General Manager T. A.. Terhune.
The union times., 1947-08-02
First COP Congress Since 1882 FHzles
Special Interests Win Over People
Real Estate Lobby Had No Trouble Getting Its Way Many Measures Important To Rank And File
 Tabled Or Ignored-H Enough?

Washington (LPA)-With their of lasnute priority legislation trimmed by COP strategs the 80h "ad Enough Congress raced with the calendar this adjourn by Sunday morning.
 The best Congress that money could buy, the way Wash ington wag summed up.
 But look part of the record what might have been
The union times., 1947-08-02

There were 19,5OO more work. CTS injured in manufacturing plants in the first quarter of T947 than in the first quarter of 1946.
The union times., 1947-08-02

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The union times., 1947-08-02

The legitimate object of government is to do | for a community of people whatever they need \ to have done but cannot do at all cannot do so we'll for themselves in their separate and | individual capacities. In all that the people can individually do as well for themselves the
 government ought not to interfere.
 -Abr0hGm Lincoln (frOm RObt. T. Lincoln Papers)
Evening star., 1947-05-24
z Apartment Projects
For Veterans 0kayed

James A. Hewitt. director Of the
District area Federal Housing ADJ
ministration's District ofiice today
announced approval Of two new
rental projects to provide 240 apart
ments for World War II veterans
and their families.
Herman and Ben Cohen. operating
as the Housing Engineering Co, win
build ZIG units in q project to be
known as Silver Hill Apartments at
Silver Hill, Suitland, Md. The
|FHA-insured mortgage win amount
to 81, 400, 600.
It win contain SO apartments OF
three rooms, 81 Of 81 rooms and %
of ~ rooms In two-story buildings
Park Glen Apartments, Section 2
with "a units, viii be built by Jesse
johnson at Columbia Pike and Arl-
ington Mill drive, with an FHA-
insured mortgage Of $4,000. It viii
consist of eight apartments OF 81
rooms and 16 Of ~ rooms In three
story buildings.
The new approvals bring the total
of veterans multi-family rental
housing project approved In the
Washington area to 80, containing
8, 3,905 new units with insured mort
cages amounting to $27, 864.00.
Evening star., 1947-05-24
CLEVELAND PARK

A substcnticl home with bright com
forfubIe rooms throughout. Located
on Moeomb Street with q view Of the
Cathedral. First floor, entrance holl.
living room with fireploee, large dining
room, kitchen, breakfast room, and
LAvAToRY; second floor, 4 splendid
bedrooms, Z tile baths and smoiI sleep
ing porch; finished 3rd floor with ;
bedrooms and both. There is q moids
room and both in the basement. on
HEAT and 2-cur garage. Out Of town
owner is asking $2I 900 and will con-
slider reasonable offer. Shown by ap-
pointment only. Today and Sunday.
coll Mr. condit, OR. 212l.
Thos. J. Fisher & Co., Inc.
Realtors
738 18th Street NV. DI. ESQ
Evening star., 1947-05-24
Permits
Continued From Page B-l.)

David Hiron. SIT q street NV. owner
and builder; George T. Santmyers. archi-
tect; to erect two-story brick and cinder
block dwellings; 65011 Thirty first place
NV. and 6506-26-30-34 Thirty-hrst place
NV; to cost $4,000.
Paul P. Stone. 5000 Connecticut ave
nue. NV, owner and builder; Paul r
Fox, same address. architect: to erect one
2-story brick and cinder block dwelling;
1925 Shepherd street NV; to cost
isadore Engel. 3o5-07 H street NE.
owner: Cladny Construction Coz, 63l
street NV, builder: Abraham Waronoh,
1017 Twelfth street NV, architect; to
erect one 1-story and basement masonry
store; 309-11 H street NE; to cost
'PuHIi: Frank 8. Phillips, se7 Fifteenth street
NV. owner and builder: Frank G. Beatty,
architect; to erect three 2-story brick
and cinder-block DWELLINGS; 3l25,Ss,3l
Worthington street NV: to cost $50, 900.
Harry Poretsky & Sons. Inc. 1913 <
street NV, owner, builder and architect;
to erect three 2-story brick dwellings;
3715-1e-23 Fourteenth street NE; to
Store and Ofaces.
Norman Bernstein. 1415 K street NV,
owner; builder not selected: Edmund W.
Dreyfuss, 1919 Fifteenth street NV,
architect; to erect one 2-story and base.
ment brick. concrete store, ofnces; $50
Tenth street NV: to cost $4,000.
Evening star., 1947-05-24
EIIinqson
Continued from Page BID

citation for the savings and loan
business.
Among speakers from private In
dustry and public groups will be
Norman P. Mason, president of the
National Retail Lumber Dealers As
lsociation, and Mrs. Samuel I. Rosen-
man of the National Committee on
Housing.
Mr.. Foley will speak Tuesday
Senator Tobey and Mr.. Fahey will
speak Wednesday. Mr.. Ellingson
viii participate In a forum on gen.
eral business conditions and housing
Tuesday, along with John l.
Haynes, chief Of the construction
division Of the Commerce Depart
ment.
Other speakers from Washington
will be William II. Husband, gen.
eral manager of the Federal Saw
ings and Loan Insurance Corp; F.
Earl Wallace, deputy governor, Fed
eral Home Loan Bank System, and
Thomas Sweeney, assistant director,
loan guaranty service, Veterans
Administration.
Evening star., 1947-05-24
& tfurring strips would give additional

turing strips would give additional
comfort.
Coffee Table Top.
Question. have mirror-topped
coffee table, the top OF which !
should like to replace with glass. I
find that under the mirror there Is
only a piece Of cardboard. Where
can I get q piece OF walnut veneer
to place under the glass? Who
could do this work for me?
Answer: Lumber dealers sell ply
wood with q walnut veneer which
would be suitable to use under the
glass top. This type OF work Is us1-
ally done by q cabinet maker.
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Features, Ine.)
Evening star., 1947-05-24
Wood
Continued From Page B-1.)

most important. II you are thor
oughly inexperienced In real estate,
In building and In homecoming,
don't be a pioneer. Let wiser heads
blaze the trail.
In all fairness 1t must be said that
there are plenty OF circumstances
under which the individual might
find himself thoroughly sold on
property which held fourth abso-
lutely nothing in the line Of con-
veniences.
It may be deep In the woods, on
a mountainside or sea-swept beach; |;
but In either event, the purchaser
must be ready to balance natural
beauty, privacy and all that the
far-away places offer. by sinking
his own well, importing his food
and fuel and living accordingly.
Relessed by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1947-05-24
First
Continued From Page B-1.)

led or rebuilt before filing the cracks
in the upper parts of the house.
Additional bridging may also be
needed. Your building contractor
can take entire charge of the case.
It would be too much for you to do
by yourself.
Walls Icy Cold in Winter.
Question: The outside walls Of my
house are concrete, weather boarded
on the outside and plastered to the
concrete on the inside. The house
is delightfully."- cool In the summer,
but In the winter the walls are like
ice, and really radiate cold.
would like to remedy this with
out the mess Of removing the plaster
and with q minimum loss Of space.
II plan to put up a gypsum wallboard
instead Of plaster. How much space
will be necessary between the old
and new walls to give adequate in
sulation?
Should the space be filled with
rock wool or will this be un-
necessary?
Answer: q space Of 2 inches
should suffice to protect the wall
board from chilling. A blanket or
bait type Of insulation between the
Evening star., 1947-05-24

number Of large-scale building
projects ready to 60 ahead"
Mr.. Chamberlin added that a
number Of local firms already are
building homes below the 5000
Glass; and said he believed there
would be "a considerable increase
in the volume Of homes priced below
this figure"
Other questions to be discussed
at the sessions, according to the
national association, viii be the
status Of new homes started and
the rate Of completion, and the
outlook for construction costs as
affected by building materials, Ia
Dor rates and financial problems.
Evening star., 1947-05-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles + KaulAn. 1910
Vermont avenue NV, owners; Standard
|construction Co, 1910 vermont avenus
tectx: 70 erect one 2-storz brick and stn-
der-block dwelling: 1855 Floral sweet
NV; to cost 3,4O0.
HARRINGTON Hotel Corp. Eleventh and
II streets NV. owners: Walter B. Avery.
builder; William r. Meyer, Allen B. Du-
Mont Laboratories, Inc. New York. N. r.
architects: % make alterations fof tales
vision studio; Eleventh and : streets
NV: 70 cost $4,000.
william RohinoWitx al Fourteenth
street Sc. owner: Davis b Aiken. 500
II street NV. builder: George +. SAINT
erect two z-Story brick and cfnder block
dwellings, 5716 and STD New HAMPSHIRE
avenue NE; to cost $4,000.
Kari w. CoIhy Construction Corr. Hibhs
Building, builders: George r Santmyers.
2209 Z street NV. architect, to erect
three 2-xtory brick and cinder block dwell
cost $4,000.
Club House KepAirs.
Court District of Columbia Club. Inc,
1901 Massachusetts, avenue NV, owners:
builder not selected; Murphy d Lacraft.
l4I3 II street NV. architects. to make
general repairs for club house. 1901 Mass
achusetts avenue NV: to cost $4,000.
]. p. Salyer, 1897 Lcgation street NV.
Evening star., 1947-05-24

owner; builder not selected: william Shoe
erect one 2-story brick dwelling. 6esO
David NJ Yorkes. 2e12 r street NV.
street H.ws builder: D. n. xeSfes. aalt. arrhi-
tcct, to make general alterations TO brick
dwelins, 2S12 street NV; 70 cost
Lillian B. Pruitt. 1915 Etghteenth street
NV owner: RAYMOND J. PYuitt. 2414
q Wy. 138 Sheridan street NJ .archi-
tect; to erect one 2-Stoxy brick addition
70 once and store. I016 Ifghteenth street
NV to cost $6,000
Evening star., 1947-05-24
Builders
Continued From Page Bib

pricing has become major obstacle
to home sales, 1t was stated.
Evaluation Solution Awaited.
Mr.. Chamberlin, head Of the To-
cal builders group, said washing
ton builders have made a sincere
effort to build In the lower priced
homie bracket. Uncertainty as to
Government policy on evaluation
Of homes has retarded home build
ing in this area. With the solu-
ton of this problem, there are a
Evening star., 1947-05-24
285 Housing Unit Permits

Permits for construction Of 285
new housing units were issued dur
ling the last week BY the local FFIA
|ofice, bringing permits issued since
December a. to $500 in this area.
The United States has a tele-
phones for every 100 persons; the
rest Of the world has one telephone
for every % persons.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-20
Ed . RIALs
Shadows over the UN

The shadow of the Truman doctrine, OF the Marshall plan
industry and of the dividend
diplomats Wall Street hangs the United Nations
opened Assembly at Lake Success
This bitter travesty on the dream of Franklin D.
the UN the by which the nations
would work together to secure the peace
position nation is that of power-mad
Imperialism determined rule the world AS Henry Wallace
Progressive Citizens of American rally at Madison
Square Garden week:
Under the Republicans Wall Street ran America;
administration Wall Street is set to
world"
reason, there is the prospect OF even wider
States and the Soviet Union at the
UN General dictaors and generals posing
prepared to to any lengths short OF
shooting their objectveand through and
conditioning the public for that eventuaity
the American people not solidy behind the
Hoover Vandenburgs Dueses who dictate our foreign
policy The growing Wallace following is concrete proof
During this meeting of the UN General Assembly is the
speak against dollar imperialism of Wall Street
military Let's tell the world that millions OF
peace security, that will have part
of world to the profits of Wall Street
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-20

We are in this together. We
are natural allies. But that
does not make an alliance. An
alliance must be forged.
Every time white labor plays
the bosses game of jim crow
or discrimination it holds back
the realization of this alliance.
Yet without it neither oppressed
homeless white workers nor
still more oppressed black ones
can win.
Today that alliance between
the Negro people and labor
must be brought into life. 1t
is one OIL the most decisive keys
to victory over reaction, the
repeal of the Taft Hartley act,
the restoration of OPA, end
ing the poll tax system, ending
the tenure of our common
enemy the poll takers in
Congress.
But white workers must real
ize that they must support the
political as well as economic
demands of Negroes. Equal
rights on the job only begins
the struggle for the alliance of
labor and the Negro people.
The white workers at the
Airport and Fernwood projects
hurt themselves more than they
hurt the Negro people. They
are the greatest victims of the
real estate boards made housing
shortage. They suffer most
numerically speaking from the
. high costs of living.
We must fight these things
together. They are but a part
of the whole democratic de-
mands of the American people.
The Negro peoples fight against
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-20
To the Editor:

Our city has recently been
the scene of two, disgraceful
attacks upon the Negro citizens.
/ refer to the efforts made to
Gust Negro veterans from the
homes in the Airport and Fern
wood housing projects.
The Chicago Housing Author
ity, carrying through remark
ably splendid good-neighbor in
terracial policy, has placed Ne
groes as well as white veterans
in these projects.
The real estate boards and
spectators Who capitalize on
racial restrictions and a ghetto
system provoked white workers
to attack these Negroes who
just returned from a fight in
defense of American and world
democracy.
The white workers were
duped with the argument that
Negro neighbors mean depre-
ciated property values. / shall
not deal with this lie which
has again and again been ex-
posed. l want only to deal with
the costs to white workers in
volved IN such acts of terror
under their bosses Indictment.
It is correctly said that the
Negro people are the natural
allies of labor. This is true.
They have a common enemy.
The men who passed the Taft
Hartley bill refused to pass an
anti-poll tax or anti-lynching
bill. The landlords who deny
six million white Southerners
the vote through the poll tax
system lynch Negroes who at
tempt to use their constitutional
rights.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-20
Marshall plan
To the Editor:

Millions of Americans have
the simplicity to wonder why
most of our men in high places
press and radio d<end the
people of the world from the
tyranny, abuses, mismanage-
ment of their government.
There are long drawn out
plans, billions of our money
begins to help them and some
number of billions already de-
livered in cash or goods to save
them. The only difference of
opinions is how much and the
way of giving.
Seems like restaurant own
er giving a person one dollar
to buy a meal then raising the
price to three dollars.
Still the wonder grows that
the nations where people ex-
listed from 1000 to 1000 years
ago, did not fly off this ball
of mud before our country was
discovered.
], MORGAN