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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-12
Typo local says
3rd party urgent

PALO ALTO, Calf. = FP) =
Support of a third party move
ment was asked in a resolution
sent by the Palo Alto local of the
init. Typographical Union (AFL)
to all ILU locals throughout the
country.
The resolution accused both
Democrats and Republicans of be-
-ng devoted to the interests Of
lndustrialists and big business
and said: Neither party is repre-
sentative of the majority of the
people"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-12
Law seen harmful
to Negro workers

NEW YORK = F'P) - Negro
workers are in as much danger
from the Taft-Hartley law as all
other workers, Pres. A. Philip
Randolph of the Bro. of Sleeping
Car Porters (AFD warned his
members.
Contrary to opinions expressed
by the Natl. Negro Newspaper
Publishers Assn, the new law
cannot benefit Negro workers, he
said. Randolph described the So
called anti-discrimination provis-
ION in the law as nothing more
than sop and said: "Any legis-
lation which Injuries the American
labor movement must necessarily
harm Negro labor"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-12

so day notification 10 reopen
the contract. and then strike
in case the employer refuses
10 negotiate in good faith
There is also the tennploYers9
unhappy nightmare suggested
by ALL Attorney Daniel Car
mel. Dan suggested TO the Chi
cago Federation of Labor last
week the the screwban law
provides that individuals may
go in TO the employers office
and bargain on wages or griev-
ances. Said he. what if 1000
individuals line up TO bargain
individuality"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-12
Seafarers warn
on use of new law

NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
their stand on the Hartley
law, the Seafarers Init. Union
CAFL) and its west coast affiliate,
the Sailors Union of the Pacific,
warned that ''any attempt by any
persons to use the bill to the det-
riment of our unions would be
considered a lockout"
The unions opposition to the
new law was Endorsed at men,
bership meetings on both coasts.
The members also recommended
that joint strategy against the law
be mapped at an early meeting
of all unions affiliated with the
ALL Maritime Trades Dept.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-12
Robinson Aids Green

CLIO leaders here noting with pride certain little
event that took place inside the CIO executive board meet
ing last week When red-baiters attempted personal
issues to split the Nine Mill & Smeter Workers union
veteran President Reid Robinson resigned help clarity
issues but remained union representative The disrup
tive faction then affiliated with John Green's Shpbuildng
union 1t Robinson who the motion to support
Green's union in its strike against the shipbuilders
Everybody is asking why Len DeCaux, of the ma
tons top labor press resigned last week There's
specific except that redbaitng James Carey has
been after his scalp years DeCaux pretty up
well quite interested doing certain writing job
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-12

the Taft-Hartley act. In 12-
point directive the union charged
the board has now been convert
ed into a union-busting agency"
1t also urged the immediate re-
view of all existing contracts with
a view to Strengthening them and
extending them during the 60-day
period before certain features of
the law take effect 1t advised
particular attention to provisions
concerning union security and
protecting the hiring rights of
Negroes and other minority groups.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-12

In a signed statement, which
occupied the entire front page of
the AGA News, Selly forecast an
all-out fight by labor to win re-
peal of this infamous slave labor
law" but said no reliance would
be placed on either the Repub-
lican or Democratic parties in
view of their equal guilt in perpe-
trating this assault on the Ameri-
can people,"
Calling for unity of the AFL,
CIO and railroad brotherhoods,
Selly said that achievement of
that unity will be the surest guar
antee that the evil effects of the
law will be averted and that the
law will be repealed"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-12
Efficiency Men Back

We're acquainted with one lib
eral" manufacturer. There's a
day rate in that plant which
is high as modern rates go. The
TOOL room was making the day
rate of their skill plus their
own percentage of the average
shop bonus. The actual PRO
duction bonus" is provided
solely by workers on the line
who get less pay.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-12
BY Pop" Dearborn

Bosses-bg and ttle-are beginning to like Tarzan
and the apes though the ink the Taft Hartley slave
labor bill is scarcely dry.
Shop stewards and committeeman complain the bosses
trying to sweat the Is Of the hides
the workers and we're having heuva time trying stop
it."
dents their muscle for speedup and fancy
to re-rate jobs various machines
1t accident that 1900 employees at Inter
national Harvester Merose Park plant got fed up
unsettled grievances and walked off the job last week There
it waspretty much matter of thus far further
and cocky management went further
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-12
Try To Divide Workers

In this plant the efficiency experts told the production
workers they being gypped and worked compl
Gated plan to equaze Justice between production workers
and non-production workers. 1t wound gyp
union is fighting the companys attempt worker
against worker split the union and, at the time
decrease real wages s6
The foremen and efficiency experts also reported
be tightening up the little things like cleanup time
and payment for Thousands of techncalities
to get unit production per worker being dreamed
up by power-drunk Taft-Hartey enthusiasts.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-12
Big unions to boycott
new NLRB: moy strike


factb followed the
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-12

There will probably be more
and more of this. especially
since most Clio unions and some
AFL organizations are appar-
emily agreed that nothing can
be accomplished by taking dis
agreements to the new slave
labor relations board.
Efficiency experts are COM
ing back into their heYday.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-12
Office workers TO
boycott labor board

NEW YORK-FP)-The United
Office & Professional Workers
OIO) has advised all its locals to
boycott the NLRB set up under
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-12

America to boycott the new
NLRB.
UE's executive board ordered a
boycott on the ground that the
new board is an instrument for
disrupting and destroying unions. ?"
THE UNITED STEELWoRK-
Frs. headed by Go President
Philip Murray called executive
board members into conference
and agreed to follow the national
CIO policy, refusing ito comply
with unconstitutional provisions
of political activity"
The steel union also decided not
to recognize the new board.
At the same time il decided
10 refuse all no-strike pledges
in coming contracts. specifically
$50 now in negotiation.
The Star predicted the new
board would be by-passed by
many unions last week, and the
AFL has joined the CIO in order
ing its locals to refuse contracts
with no-strike pledges.
IN A MAJOR statement of
policy on the Taft-Hartley law,
the UE executive board advised
its local unions, representing more
than 100000 workers, "to submit
no issue" to the new Taft Hart
ley board"
The UE commended the slave
labor law has destroyed the
NLRB as an instrument pro-
feeling workers rights and has
converted the Wagner act and
the NLRB into instruments of
oppression against workers
rights.
Nothing but injury can result
to the interests of the member
ship of any union that takes a
seat in this crooked game, where
the rules are rugged and the dice
are loaded against them" the
board declared.
ACCORDINGLY. it shall be
UE policy to submit no issue to
the determination of the Taft
Hartley board, nor in any other
manner, upon union initiative, to
step among the snares and pit
falls that the NAM authors of
the law have spread for 1abor's
feet"
The union said it intends to
comply as in the past with the
provisions of its contracts, but
at the same time 1--WE intend that
employers also shall comply and
we will fight If necessary to see
that they do so.''
II employers attempt to use the
Taft-Hartley law as means of
preaching contracts and other
wise attacking their employees
rights, the union said, the time
may come when such employers
will be judged unfit to sign con-
tracts and will be forced to deal
with the unions of their employees
on day-to-day basis.''
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-07-12
Slave law fight mounts;
more unions boycott NLRB

NEW YORK-FP)-E Enactment Hartley will
hasten the movement third
interests of the people," Sey American
Communications Assn. (CIO) predicted here
Evening star., 1947-02-02
Wanted MiddIe-Aged
Businessman or Salesman

OF course, exceptional-they
are not average. But with
peacetime activity restored,
they should be even better.
Men once bankrupt now have
home, car, college education for
children, security for future.
Openings now in this territory
also for those able to travel
few weeks at a time. Our prod
uct GU. s. Pat. No. 2,392,813)
sold to high-grade dignif1ed
men, manufacturers, business
officials, merchants, large farm
and ranch owners on long
credit terms, no down payment.
We make all deliveries and COL
lections. Earnings advanced at
once. War time shortages, not
expected to terminate soon,
greatly increase demand. Big
season just ahead. Rush name,
age for full details. Vice Presi-
dent, P. o. Box Tim, Fort
Worth /, Texas.
Evening star., 1947-02-02

pense should be assumed when
some states would drain of Ger
many's own production.
The deputies, who held no meet
ing today, were considering the po-
s:tion of Belgium in this respect.
Baron Herve de Gruben,, Belgian
representative, put his country or
record last night as taking note. o1
this big power attitude. Baron de
Gruben told the conference Bel
gium was prepared to negotiate
about German payments from time
to time when the occupation powers
found their expenses burdehsome.
Task to Strike Balance.
There was general agreement that
must be substantial, and
the big task was to strike balance
between the costs to occupying pow
ers and the needs of a devastated
states.
Belgium suggested raising the level
Of German industry, now fixed at
about half the peacetime produc-
tion, and some Western delegations
are known to regard this sugges-
ton with favor.
But Yugoslayia, herself pressing
large reparations claims against
Germany and Austria, has been out
spoken in opposition to this course,
charging that Britain and the
United States already gave too much
Evening star., 1947-02-02

compete during August at Beaumont,
Tex. The winners viii be awarded
scholarship prizes with a total value
of $1,750, Mr.. Newcomb said.
Evening star., 1947-02-02
Flag to Be Flown
Night and Day at
Fort McHenry
BY fhe Assoeiofed Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 1.-The Amer
ican flag soon will be visible night
and day from the same spot where
it inspired Francis Scott Key to
write THE Star Spangled Banner
Walter L. Vanaman, director OF
the Municipal Veterans Bureau,
said today he had received permis-
sion from the Interior Department
to iy the flag at night at Fort Nc
Henry. It will be Illuminated by
spotlights.
The night display was prompted
by letter from Herbert Beck, direc-
tor of the Franklin and Marshall
College museum, in Lancaster, Pa.
MIR. Beck said it was disappointing
to passengers on night boats pass
ing the fort not to see that "the
flag was still there"
Evening star., 1947-02-02

Wanted several mature busi-
ness men or statesmen to earn
up to $4,000 per year. This
fascinating, healthful occupa-
ton brought H. C. Rutan, new
man starting March, 1946,
Sc, $500 in 8 months; Bill Lad
ley got $8,121.0O in 10 months
of 1946; G. A. -sushman earned
$6,332.00 first 6 months-aver-
aging over $1,000 per mouth.
During IL months of 1946, J. L.
Mccullough earned $14,064.00.
Last 5 years, c. A. Solberg
earned young fortune of $54,-
1854 working only 8 or 9
months a year,. In 3 years,
N. E. Crist, $31, ,32O.5o; H. A.
Mugler earned $2,8S1.20 in sim
gle month of 1916. All figures
certified. Over $50 of our men
have earned from $400 to 1000
in one month-many begin
ners. These gross earnings are,
Evening star., 1947-02-02
Speaking Contest Entries
To Meet Tomorrow

Thirty District high school stu
dents registered in a nationwide
public speaking contest sponsored by
the knights Of Pythias will meet at
3 pm. tomorrow at the Pythian
Temple. 1912 Ninth street NV, to
get instructions.
e. J. Newcomb, chairman OF the
local contest committee, said each
high school must choose one con-
testant by March 81. A District win
ner will be chosen in April and will
compete the following month against
winners from nearby States. Another
contest to decide a regional winner
to represent 13 States in this area
will be held here June 23.
The four regional winners will
Evening star., 1947-02-02
Prayer Service Planned
In 6 Languages Today

An interdenominational prayer
service in six languages will be con-
Quoted at 4 o'clock this afternoon
at the First Baptist Church, Six
teenth and o streets NV, under
sponsorship of the international
Good Will Fellowship.
Frank Fisher, spokesman for the
group, said the service will include
music, singing, prayer, a brief SER
mon and motion picture. Oscar
Autritt will conduct the service in
the English, French, Russian, Span
ish, italian and German languages,
Mr.. Fisher said.
Purpose Of the meetings held each
Sunday, is to promote good will
among all nations. The public is
invited
Evening star., 1947-02-02
Heavy Costs Faced.

Representatives of some European
states indicated they were also con-
sidering this thought: While some
nations demand goods and ma
terials from Germany, the four
occupying powers are confronted
with heavy costs for many years,
and American and British negoti-
ators were asking why such ex-
Evening star., 1947-02-02
Demand for Reich Aid
lin Reconstruction Of
Europe Scaled Down
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Feb. Demands OF
many nations for help from the
Germans in reconstructing Europe
were being scaled down today as
the four-power conference of dep
uty foreign ministers wrestled with
the problem of meeting reparations
claims while ruling out any possi-
bility that Germany again would
become an economic menace.
At the end of their third week
of consultations on the German
and Austrian peace treaties, the
deputies were faced with the most
difficult phases of their work-the
economic clauses. But realization
was awakening among several
claimant nations represented here
that a Germany expected to pay
vast repsrations in cash and goods
must be a nation in which men
and factories produce.
From several quarters came sug-
gestions that Germany's so-called
"level of industry" should be raised.
Evening star., 1947-02-02
Cab Drivers Aid in Capture
OF Purse Snaicher Suspect

Two cab drivers and a police
scout car combined forces yester-
day to capture man suspected OF
snatching a pocketbook from Mrs.
Mary Welles, Of the 1900 block OF
Glenn Ross road, Silver Spring, as
she was waiting for bus at Six
teenth and @ streets NV.
Mrs. Welles told police q man
grabbed her pocketbook about
a, m. yesterday. then ran into an
alley nearby.
Her screams attracted the cab
drivers, Robert L. Adams. 1700
block of North Capitol street, and
Evening star., 1947-02-02

George w. Bishop, 100 block OF
Maryland avenue NE. who were
cruising.
The two blocked each end Of the
alley with their cabs and at the
same time q police car occupied by
Pvts. g. E. Causey and r. @. Riker
Of the Third Precinct, arrived. Pvt.
Riker jumped from the scout car
and captured the man In the rear
Of an apartment house In the 1900
block Of Sixteenth street NV.
Identified as Ernest L. Scott, 46,
colored, Of the $500 block Of M
street NV, he was charged with
Evening star., 1947-02-02
Botanical Society to Meet

The Botanical Society of Washing
ton will meet at 8 pm. Tuesday in
the Cosmos Club, according to its
president, Harry r. Fulton, of the
Bureau of Plant Industry Station.
DR.. F. r. Fosberg, formerly of the
University of Hawaii, will give an
illustrated lecture on some botanical
features of Micronesia.
Evening star., 1947-02-02
DR.. Akin to Speak

DR.. Benjamin Akin. District di-
rector of the American Zionist Emer-
gency Council will speak on "World
Jewry and Postwar Settlement" at
a meeting in the Jewish Community
Center at $3.50 o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1947-02-02

robbery. He pleaded It guilty be-
fore Municipal CouIs sdge Nathan
r. Margold and was released in $500
bond for trial by jury on March IA.
The pocketbook contained SIS.
police said.
Evening star., 1947-02-02

announcement to German industry.
These are contradictory de-
mands," It was said in American
quarters here. 1T is naive to think
we can move In both directions. The
task Is to find a balance"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-04-11

the Taft-Truman Administration forth
with follow his advice and cut the eX
pense? The answer is, if that was
done, silk hats would increase, brass
hats diminish
The Crimean war was in 1S47. From
1897 until the outbreak of World War
II England was wet nurse for Turkey,
erous Sultans to keep Russia from
free access to the Mediterranean
through the Dardanelles. The Turks
showed their gratitude They joined
Germany, and at Gallipoli killed $780,
900 Australian, New Zealand troops
trying to take the Dardanelles. Great
Britain has finally, after 100 years,
learned the folly of that plan for her.
self, but informs Dean Acheson, our
assistant secretary of state, that it is
a good place to hunt snipes He is
anxious to light the candle, hold the
bag open there for snipes, while all
diplomatic circles in Europe, including
Moscow, smile at his being the coun-
try kid at the old school of World
Diplomacy
Does Russia laugh also? Flooding
Greece, Turkey, Iran, Iraq Arabia
with hard-earned dollars sweated from
American farmers and workers, will
make a fine market for Russian sur
plus wheat, meat, machinery. Some
Greeks are poor and Industrious.
There are plenty of worthless hang
ers-on of royalty in Athens quite will
ing to spend $4,000 for fox and sable
furs from Siberia, if Vandenberg, Tru-
man and Taft pay the bills.
Seven Billion Dollars Out
of the Window
This does not include our gifts to
Turkey and Greece of four hundred
which, by the way, is only
the entrance fee.
The Panama Canal cost about one
third of a billion. The Tennessee
Valley Authority cost about two-thirds
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-04-11

all the natural resources of our feder-
al lands will be considered with re-
spect to use, development and man.
agement, before consideration of any
legislation having to do with the dis
position or REIMBURSEMENT or control
of any of our public lands, and
That copies of this resolution be for
warded to all sportsmen's organiza-
lions in Montana and to all leading
magazines of the United States, with
the urgent request that they expedite
similar action and that additional cop
les be forwarded our national legisla-
tive delegations and the governor of
the state of MOntana,-Park County
Rod & Gun Club L. V. Swanson, pres
ident and H. o. Mitchell, secretary.
Commenting on the aggressive &C.
ton taken by the Park county club,
Mr.. Priest has advised the Voice edi-
tors that "Your article some weeks
back was the first intfmation that we
of the Livingston area had of what
was going on. Our thanks go forth to
you for enlightening us as to what
was afoot concerning the proposed
gobbling up of public hunting and fish
ing areas by large livestock interests -
Cascade County Action
Attacking the proposed grab" from
another angle, Cascade County Farm
ers Union also took affirmative steps
to aid in retaining public domain I'M
der federal control. Their resolution
follows:
Whereas: 1t has come to our at
tention, that certain livestock inter-
ests are promoting and sponsoring
national legislation to the end that
our public domain, particularly the
Taylor grazing and national forest
lands be transferred to private owner
ship, and
Whereas, we believe that, the adj
of these lands by the gov
eminent in the public interest, from
he standpoint of the conservation of
our grass, timber, and water resourc-
IS, is far superior to that which would
occur under private ownership.
Now therefore be it resolved: That
We the delegates and members of the
Cascade County Farmers Union in
assembled this 18th day
If March, 1947, do strongly express
,ur opposition to this effort to turn
,ur remaining national resources over
o private exploitation and depletion.
Continued ON Page FOur)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-04-11
A VICTORY FOR ALL the People

Confirmation of David Lienthal Wednesday chair
of the atomic energy commission by the United States
after eleven weeks of investigation and acrmon
debate is the greatest major victory scored by the
people of the United States since the capulaton of Japan
in August 1916.
In Llienthal great administrator of the IVA have
a who will work unswervingy for the interests of all
the people of the nation rather than for the interests of the
privileged few controlling the power monopoly
Here is the who will direct laying of the ground
work the future of only every American of
every other citizen of the world His position will be
of the most important held by any His responsibility
will be commensurate with that position But by his past
record of achievement in shepherdng most gigantic
of internal projects the shoals of experimentation into
the smooth waters of we'll be assured that
any do the job of directing the Harvesting of
atomic energy for the good of all mankind then David
Iilenthal is that
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-04-11
Farmer Union Store
At WOrden First
In County

Yellowstone county Farmer Union
lists are watching with considerable
interest the progress of the Farmers
Union Market at Worden, reports
Plato Pickens, ST. Occasion for the
interest is that the Worden Flu mark
ct is the first real cooperative store
to be organized in the county.
Farmer Union co-operators set up
the store last December by purchasing
the retail store formerly operated by
Mr.. Bell. More than $4,000 worth of
stock has been sold, and the store
seems off to good start Mr. Bell
has been retained as manager.
For the present the store will ham
die only groceries, but co-operators
are expecting to. do considerable ex-
pansion of types of merchandise for
sale in the next several months.