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The Nome nugget., 1947-08-29
Balkan Record Replayed
(NeW York NeWS)


 OUR RUSSIAN FRIENDS, as far as we know, have got around revealing the exact details of their so-caed Molotov plan for helping swallowing East Europe But observable facts that Russia having grabbed paSSel of Balkan states is pushing it's infuence empire, through the Balkan at the southeast corner of Europes map Already taken over, for all practical purposes, are Yugosavia Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, and Czechoslovaka. Red passes being made at Greece and Austria and Turkey feels threatened.
 Russia's current action have precedent Herodotus 484424 B. O. the father of written history, first men, toned the Balkans and they inspiring even then.
 A look at map will help explain why the modern Russians, like other ruthless conquerers before them have decided that their empire won't be complete with most all of the Balkan states plus control of the Danube
 If the USSR going to exploit these lands (and every dictator ahead of Stan has had just that idea) will need water transportation.
 The Danube 1,750 miles long, corresponds to Mis- sissppi and carries heavy traffic. But the Danube fortunately for Sain and previous baters for this gon flows into the Black Sea. To get from the Black Sea the Mediterranean and then the Atlantic, ships have to squeeze through Turkey Dardanelles And in of war, unless you're ally of Turkey you just don't that particular strait, Churchill redscovered this fact in World War l.
 However if you want to ship goods to seaport and want to bypass Turkey there's way. Saonika, only short distance from both the Yugosavia and Bulgar ian borders is of the best ports the Aegean The catch from Russias standpoint s-Salonika be- longs to Greece.
 The United Nations has proposed to the Red bloc that CD the Danube be made internatona river, and CD Saonika be made international port, which it has been before.
 Stalin far has refused to discuss either sug geston Acceptance of UNs notions of course, would mean that Western powers, well as the Red bloc, would be able to these beyond the iron curtain
 What the Russians really intend to do seems to be tipped off fairly clearly by recent Red actions Trade agreements have been signed with Yugosavia, Czecho sovakia Hungary and Albania. And three Red-stooge states have been putting steady pressure Greece.
 Where all this will end don't know, and won't pre- tend to- But referring again to our grim historians, lot of and dcators have tried to hold to the Balkans and none had much success.
 The old Roman emperor Trajan in 1O7 B C. made it for time When the Roman Empire weakened, the rug ged ndvduasts who inhabt the Balkans polished off their last Roman guest The Turks most of the zion for while, and did more recent gents named Bonaparte and Hitler But even Woodrow Wilson, who engineered an unsefish Balkan agreement after World War l. couldn't make the wild and wooy Balkans stay peaceful long.
 Now, to the horror and embarrassment of our One Worders Uncle Joe to be taking his try at the Balkan prize.
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The Nome nugget., 1947-08-29
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LETTER FROM CHINA


 Tin Wong to write me from Can ton, China. He wanted to explain that it now takes 5000 Chinese dollars to buy one meal for one person. MT. So philosophizes that it isn't how many dollars one gets, it is what be can buy with these dollars that really counts. Do you wonder that MT. So has decided to leave China, if he can, and go abroad?
 MT. So wants to leave his native country, even though he makes several thousand dollars a day. MT. Sos trouble is imitation. It is so bad that his wages will not per init him to live in China and care for his family. The value of the stamps that brought me his air mail letter, amounting to S7,0OO, would make the $5,000 meal worth only two-thirds of the value of the postage. Certainly, MT. So was not discussing very extravagant meal
 Your Dollars
 This change has taken place since I was in China in 1925 to 1886. Then one American dollar according to the rate of exchange, would buy only three or four Chi nese dollars. While we do not have that kind of imitation in this coun- try, America is actually moving slowly in that direction. It is said that the American dollar will buy less, right here in America, than at any time since Abraham Lincoln was President.
 Although American working men have the highest wages that they ever earned, they are com blaming that they cannot buy much with those dollars. From 1920 to 1940, when American dol lars had purchasing power, an American workman could buy an automobile and could buy a home. Today he can probably buy nei- ther, yet he has far more dollars than he had then. Imitation does not help working people. It bur dens them.
 Raises Don't Help
 l wanted to buy new automo- bile this year. But when I found that it would take in the neighbor- hood of $2,000 to buy even an av- craze car, I decided to have my old one overhauled and get along with it. However, the overhauling cost half as much as it used to cost to buy a new automobile. It's hard to tell, under imitation, whether one is wise or foolish.
 Meats right now are very high. Yet, I understand that in some places both wholesalers and retail CTS are trying to get by on the smallest margins they've ever had. Others are handling meat with no profit at all. You see, whether man gets an adequate diet for his family depends on other things than how big a raise he gets from his employer. Raises do not help when there's imitation.
 "A Solid Economy
 If we would like to increase in- flation and have more dollars in our pockets but be able to buy less with them, then we should en-
The Nome nugget., 1947-08-29
A Solid Economy

If we would like to increase in- flation and have more dollars in our pockets but be able to buy less with them, then we should en- courage a high federal budget, high federal taxes, and still high CT wages. All these things have an inflationary influence on our econ- omy. If we want a solid economy, where dollars will buy more and we can actually live better, then we must do these things:
 CD Work for lower taxes, which would leave more in the purchas- ing stream and would stop dis
The union times., 1947-09-27
Newspriint Firms Defy Subpoenas Of Justice Dept.

Montreal (LPA) = Outright de- fance of US. grand jury subpoenas issued in an investigation of monopoly operations in newsprint last week threatened to block Justice Dept ef- forts to find out why small US. pub lications, including labor papers, have been victimized by exorbitant prices and short supply
 The Canadian Int1 Paper Co. and its subsidiary, Int1 Paper Sales Co.,, refused 1atly to honor subpoenas calling for their Cana dian records. The two companies are among a number of Canadian firms suspected of having con- spired to fix the prices of newsprint and to allocate supplies to favored customers. Rather than turn the information over to the grand jury the companies will fight the issue thru the courts.
 Meanwhile in New York dealers declared that the newsprint supply situation remained about the same. Whatever recent improvement has been shown Is a normal seasonal mat ter, 1t was emphasized, with news papers stocking up during summer months when issues are lighter. Some newspapers turnout the country now have 45-day supply on hand-a TO- day improvement over Dufle.
The union times., 1947-09-27
Labor Balks At Taft's "Eat Less" Plan
M usicians Of State To Meet In Middletown

Delegates from the 19 State Locals affiliated with the American Fedora ton of Musicians, A. F. of L., will gather at the new Club Vasques in Middletown on Sunday, October 5th, for the semi conference.
 The meeting will be called to or der at II AM. by President Joseph Mancini of Local 5l4 Torrington, and continue for the day with re- cess for luncheon at l o'clock when guest speakers headed by A. Rex Riccardi representing President James C. Petrillo of the A. F. of M. will address the assembly.
 Presidents Thomas R. Fitzsimmons and Leonard Reed will lead the dele gations from Locals 234 and 48o of this city.
 Principal business to be transacted will be election of officers and action on problems arising out of the Taft Hartley Laws affect on day-to-day music business.
 Vice-President Samuel Davey of Local 6, Bridgeport and Harry L. Benson of Local 234, New Haven, Secretary Treasurer. are the other officers of the conference.
The union times., 1947-09-27
Chest Drive Endorsed By Labor Council

Unanimous approval of the 1o47 Community Chest drive was voted by the New Haven Central Labor Coun- Gil at its meeting Thursday, and the delegates backed up their endorsement with the Councils annual contribu- tion. President Vincent ]. McGovern is chairman of the A.F.L.'s section of the Chests Labor Campaign Advis- ory Committee, which also includes Vice-President William P. Enright, Mrs. Rose Brunswick, executive board member, and Nathan Sherman Further action in support of the Chest drive, which formally opens Oct. 6 is being taken by the New Haven Building Trades Council, whose afiliates are sending letters to their members, asking them to contribute to the drive.
 The chief topic of discussion at Thursdays meeting was the reIa- tionship between Local 4O4, Hotel and Restaurant Workers. and New Haven restaurants. Mrs. Betty Marland, business agent of the Lo- cal, asserted that a group of res- taurant owners had raised a large sum of money to fight Local 4O4, and announced that her Interna- tiOnal Union was prepared to meet the restaurant owners head on if they persisted in an anti-labOr atti. tude.
 The Council voted full support to Local 404, and President McGovern appointed a committee of four to in- terview the restauranteurs, and report at the next meeting, to be held Oct. 2. This committee consists of Robert Schecter, Musicians; William P. En- right, Painters; Everett V. Shaw, Pc lice; Harold V. Feinmark, Fire Fight CTS; and McGovern.
 Shaw reported that the Police Union had been successful in ob- taining its dues deduction program. President McCovern reported on the 62nd convention of the Con- necticut Federation of Labor, and said that the five resolutions pre- scented by the New Haven Central Labor Council, including the one calling for endorsements of polit- ical candidates, had been passed by the convention. The Council again went on record favoring the ap- pointment by Mayor CeIentano of a member of organized labor to the Board of Education. The final &C., ton of the meeting was to vote $lO to the New Haven Committee for United Nations Week.
The union times., 1947-09-27
Under The Nutmeg Tree
By Nathan Sherman

Last week it was pessimism, this week it's gripes. Not very important gripes, but irritating ones.
 Pm increasingly annoyed by radio announcers who speak in tone of voice which makes them sound as if all wisdom had been entrusted to them, and they had been selected to announce 1t from on high. Long com mercials are bad enough, but when the announcer sounds like an oracle while urging us to buy Tootsie- -Woot- sic Lanolin-Free sleeve garters, it's just too much.
 Newscasters suffer from similar delusions of grandeur The same voice is used in describing a meeting of the Board of Aldermen as would be used if a new Commandment were to be announced. Why can't broadcasters use simple, conversational tone, like the rest of us? Most radio people are human, but put them in front of a mike, and presto, they start declaim- ing. Notable exceptions are Red Bar Der, who gets excited only when there's something to get excited about and Eric Sevaried, who broadcaSts the CBS news at PM.
 Another gripe: don't think I'm a
The union times., 1947-09-27

basically conservative person, but I go positively reactionary when fine old American songs are turned into radio commercials. These songs are so old they are not copyrighted. The result is that a grand song like Ste phen Fosters "Camptown Races" is bastardized, and the words rewritten to sell shoes. Recently 1 heard com mercial based on Molly Malone" i" and before we know it, they'll write words to Danny Boy" to help sell vegetable soup. It's sad world.
 Community Chest drives are open ing in most Connecticut cities next week, and organized labor's partici- patton will be greater than ever. In New Haven the building trades un- ions are sending a personal letter to each of their members, urging them to contribute. The Community Chest helps everyone Representatives of labor are members of the board of the Chest in practically every city in the state. In the old days, we may have had some legitimate gripes against the Community Chest, but they have been made essentially democratic, and Continued on Page Two)
The union times., 1947-09-27

BOARD ON SPOT
 The announcement was made jointly by Denham and the Board but it was Denham who had put the Board in the hole and several Board members were known to dis agree with Denham's freakish in- depreciation of the law. The gen. eraI counsel last month ruled that no AFL or CIO afiliates could use NLRB facilities unless top AFL and CIO officials had already signed the anti-COmmunist affidavits.
 Denham's retreat saved him from the embarrassing necessity of fulfill ing his own threat to kick out 5000 pending NLRB cases by Sept. 30 un- less AFL and CIO chiefs came to heel and signed the afidavits. The cases were in process on Aug. 22 when the Taft-Hartley law became effective. When both groups refused, Denham found that he had maneuv- ered the huge new NLRB, with its ex- banded staff and enlarged appropria- ton, into a position where it would be doing business with only a handful of independent unions.
 UNDER FIRE
 Significantly Denham - under fire for his ruling not only from labor but also from Congressmen-set the date back far enough so that both the AFL and CIO conventions would be com pleted. It was obvious that he hoped that the conventions would reverse the positions taken by the AFL Council and CIO Executive Board.
 In both cases there was consid- erable evidence to believe that Denham's desperate hopes were futile. Almost no likelihood was seen that President John l.. Lewis of the United Mine Workers-AFL. would abandon his truculent oppo- sitiOn to the affidavits and it was virtually beyond possibility thatvthe AFL convention would remove Lewis from his l2th vice-presidency in order to obtain a supposed una nimity on the executive council, Similarly, there was little reason to believe that the CIO convention will acquiesce in Denham's notion of what the law says.
The union times., 1947-09-27

weathered heavy blows better than Joe, although Louis does well enough i'll that respect.
 A Dempsey-Louis brawl would have been brief. The man scoring the first really damaging punch al. most surely would have won. Neither ever let a sagging foe re- cover. Because Joe hits faster. hard. CT and cleaner than did Jack I'd favor him to score the first telling wallop. If so, think Jack would have been a goner.
 Despite his iron qualities Jack could be stunned The lighter Carpenter
 Continued on Page Two)
The union times., 1947-09-27

Meanwhile, the Executive Coun- cil kept up its rapid-fire attack on Senator Taft with a statement as- sailing his defense of States rights in California speech. He said:
 'sThe sudden espousal of States rights and decentralization of Gov. ernmental power by Senator Rob. ert A. Taft, of Ohio, is completely mystifying to organized labor.
 elf the Senator means what he says, he should be the first to de. mand repeal of the Taft-HartIey Act, of which he is co-author. That law thoroughly repudiates the prin. ciple of local self-government and sets up the most arbitrary system of Government controls over labor and industry in the nations history.
 FRIGHT OF THE PEOPLE"
 Senator Taft orates Aabout the right of the people of each community to run their own affairs but he for gets that his own law subjects collec- tive bargaining in every little shop and factory in the nation to domina- tion and control from Washington.
 ''Since its creation, the American Federation of Labor has operated as free federation of autonomous national and international unions. ''The executive council ~ wishes to inform the nations wage earn. CTS that this aspirant for the Presi. dency of the United States has one set of principles for campaign pur- poses and another set which he practices against labOr.''
The union times., 1947-09-27
Evade T-H Law Labor Advised By Sen. Langer

Terre Haute, Ind. (LPA)-Sen. William Langer> (R., N. Dak.) one of the three Republicans who voted against the Taft-Hartley law, last week advised organized labor to evade but not violate the anti-labor law
 Addressing the Indiana state AFL convention, Langer declared, There is no reason or excuse why labor should now be on the defensive and follow the punitive provisions of the law. I do not advise that you violate the law but 1 suggest evasion of its terms in a democratic way" ~ Urging labor to present a solid front" against the law, Langer said, It was designed to wreck labor un- ions and it would make slaves of h. diana working men and women, set ting them back to the 17th century" Right now, he emphasized, is the time to prepare for the 1948 elections if labor wants to oust its enemies from Congress.
The union times., 1947-09-27

Lawyers for both AFL and CIO emphasize the practical wisdom of this because there are currently five or more test cases of the Denham ruling in the making. However, despite the fact that AFL General Counsel Jo- seph Padway has formally asked the board to overrule Denham there was no assurance that the Board would take action one way or another be- fore the new Oct. 31 deadline.
 REPUBLICANS DISAGREE
 Probably the deadliest blows to Denham's ruling came from two Re publican Senators, George Aiken of Vermont, and Robert Taft, of Ohio. Aiken characterized Denham's ruling as silly" and perhaps unconstitutional In addition he indicated that he fa- vored an amendment which would either repeal or clarify the section. Taft, on his west coast tour, declared that there was no Legislative history to justify Denham's rule.
 One of the first test cases that may bring the entire issue to a head was filed by the Intl Brother hood of Electrical Workers-AFL which asked the NLRB to reverse its Baltimore regional director who had refused to certify the IBEW as representatives for workers at an Arlington, Va., radio station.
 In this case both the local and the IBEW's national officers had filed the ''required'' affidavits but the certifcation was refused be- cause the AFL executive council had failed to comply.
 The AFL Teamsters, Carpenters and Textile Workers were among other affiliates to accede to the afhdav- its. Denham's attitude toward the whole controversy was resented by labor lawyers The general counsel was quoted as saying that he would not consider revising his views. "If they want to bar the door to the NLRB to the millions who are un- derneath them,' said Denham, there's nothing l can do about it"
 We're going to do it for him. 5 said labor lawyer who is partici- pating in one of the test cases.
The union times., 1947-09-27
State A. G.C Elects Johnson

The election of George Johnson of Hartford as president of the Connec- ticut Chapter, Associated General Contractors of America. was an- nounced this week. Other officers elected are: Edwin Moss of Bridge port, vice-president; Max Teite1man of New Haven, treasurer; Earl C. Wheeler of Hartford, secretary.
 The election was held at the an nual meeting on Monday night at Ceriam's Restaurant, New Haven. The meeting saw Oscar Stroberg of Waterbury elected to the Board of Directors and the following re-elect- ed to the Board: Thomas Amatruda of New Haven, Philip Epifano of Bridgeport, s. C. Gowrie of Meriden, and R. H. Pease of Torrington.
 Captain C. F. Grisham, U.S.N. Re tired, was again chosen to serve as Executive Vice-President.
The union times., 1947-09-27
Good Labor Relations Can
 Be Legislated

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Employers who are disturbed by the disruption which the Taft-Hartley Act may cause to good industrial relations are growing in number.
 This week, President R. D. Jackson of the C. Edwin Smith Shoe Com pany sounded a similar note, after signing a renewal of his agreement with the A. F. of L. Boot and Shoe Workers Union, which represents the plants 600 employees.
 ssI do not subscribe to the belief that good labor relations can be IegisIated," Jackson declared in 8 letter sent to all employees. "On the contrary, I believe that good labor relations are simply good human relations which result from a fair attitude on both sides"
 Jackson extolled "the extremely pleasant relationship which existed between the union and company dur ing the past few years.
 We have just signed new union contract and we signed 1t with even greater pleasure than the preceding one," he said. Thus we have mutu- ally laid the groundwork for another long period of friendly relations and faith in each other. Also. to our mu- tual advantage, we have both lived up to our respective obligations"
 What a union does to improve wage standards, working conditions, com petence among employees and business like relations with management helps the company as much as the workers, Jackson added
 And he wound up with a plea
 to the employees to be active in
 the union so that it may fully
 carry out its responsibilities.
The union times., 1947-09-27

have Whipped Louis.
 COVERED ALL THREE
 Since l covered the ring careers of all three let me speak. Dempsey would have been no better than even money against Louis. In my opinion Joe would have been the choice to beat Tunney.
 About Dempsey and Louis: Louis hits harder and faster, more accurate ly than did Dempsey. Both rank as fighter types although Joe's bruising lett jab is one of his best weapons. Jack, like Joe, was a two-handed sock CT, although he favored left hook, especially at short range. Dempsey
The union times., 1947-09-27
Rourke,Hof
 On Rent Board

Two delegates to the New Haven Central Labor Council have been nominated by Governor James L. Nc Conaughy to be members of the Rent Control Advisory Board for the Greater New Haven area. They are Joseph M. Rourke, Electricians, B-oO, secretary-treasurer of the Connecticut Federation of Labor; and Carl Hoff, Local 234, New Haven Federation of Musicians.
 This advisory board will have the power to recommend changes in pres ent rent control regulations.
The union times., 1947-09-27
We're Still Optimistic

Princeton (LPA)-In answer tc the question Do you think wage rates in general will be higher, lower or about the same a year from now ? American families answered: lower -2%o; same-444%9o; no opinion ll@o. The Gallup Poll query followed a survey which showed that the pub lie believes that prices in general vii rise in the next half year.
The union times., 1947-09-27
FIVE YEARS AGO IN THE DNT(1N TIMES. NEW AFL BILL

FIVE YEARS AGO IN THE UNION TIMES: NEW AFL BILL with amendments to Social Secur- ity Act, to aid 6 million Americans. UNITED LABOR GROUP, of A.F.L. and CLIO. members, formed in Hartford to work for election of labor leaders to Congress. BARBER SHOPS in City continue Wednes- day afternoon clOsings for purpose of fuel and electric savings. "Con- ference To End Discrimination in New Haven" to be held at Labor Temple October 4. TRANSFERS IN BRIDGEPORT feel shortage of truck drivers as men leave for armed forces.
The union times., 1947-09-27
I Taft-Hartley Law Breakdown N ear?
Even Taft And Denham Can't Agree-An Labor Ex pected To Follow AFL's Lead In Refusing To
 Sign "Non-C Communist" Affidavits
GAEL. News Service)

Washington, D. CThe Taft Hartley Act the verge of a complete breakdown in administration
 The first body blow the refusal of the AFL Executive Coun Gil sign the Communist adavts required by ruling issued by Robert Denhan Chief Counsel for the National Labor Rea- tons Board This that long the ruling stands no involving AFL unions be processed by the NRB The CO expected to follow the policy thus removing organized labor from the sphere of NhRB procedures