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The union times., 1947-12-13
Printers See By U.S.Publishers

Battle lines frightened this week in the most dramatic struggle now under way on the industrial front between powerful newspaper pulp fishers and the International Typo graphical Union.
 The union in this case is no fy-by- night, irresponsible organization. It has functioned for nearly 100 years, and is known as eminently respectable. Even the u1tra-conservative Readers Digest once singled it out as model for all labor"
 Yet some of the wealthiest news paper magnates in the nation are conspiring to cripple it. In Chicago, they drove the union into a strike, now in its second week. In other cities, including Washington, they appear to be melting similar action.
 RANDOLPH GIVES ISSUES
 All labor is watching the contest because its outcome may determine the extent to which employers can use the Taft-Hart1ey Act to throttle unions.
 What's behind the struggle? To get the answer. Woodruff Ram dOIph, president of the ''Typos," was interviewed during his stay in Washington. He came to the capital to participate in negotiations be- tween the local union and the city's newspapers, which have reached the deadlock stage.
 Major issues in the struggle have been reported in previous editions. Randolph. though enormously busy, 'ook time out to explain some addi- tiona1 highlights.
 What we're up against is a plot by the American Newspaper Pub fishers Association to force us into the wringer of the Taft-Hartley law" he said.
 FAIR PUBLISHERS SETTLE
 The A. N. P. A., he pointed out, is to the newspaper industry what the hard-boi1ed National Association of Manufacturers is to industry in general.
 Many publishers with whom we've had friendly relations for years have resisted the pressure of the A. N. P. A." Randolph stressed. "Over 130 of our local unions have already settled with these publishers for wage increases of $8 to SIS a week.
 ''But many other publishers are going along with the A. N. P. A. Their plan for concerted action against us is now spreading around the country. They'll find, however,
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The union times., 1947-12-13
As We See It
 by THE STAFF

The Stork Club used champagne and $lOO bills to keep its workers from joining union, state labor board hearing was told.
 It tried everything, in fact, but giving them decent wages.
 James P. DonOhue, who was the dean of organized labor in Water bury, died November 22. Donohue, who was business agent of the Waterbury Plumbers and Painters Unions, was the father of the Waterbury Central Labor Union and Building Trades Council. He gave almost a half century of his life to organized labor. It was men like Donohue who made the A.F.L. what it is today. We shall all miss him.
 Senator Taft has an anti-inf1a- ton program: produce more and spend less.
 He's talking about the workers, of course. Everybody else, it seems, will be confined to watching hap oily from the sideIines.
 Rep. Max Schwabe (R) of Mis-. souri, wants to repeal the whole Fair Labor Standards Act. He in. troduced a bill to do this last week. eplaining that ''What we can do right now to have sorce irprnediate effect on prices would be to work harder and longer hours, thus at tempting to lick imitation by more production" The way to do this, according to Schwabe, is to make workers produce more by the sim- pie device of ''giving'' them the advantage of longer hours without overtime pay, and "aIIOwing'' them to work for less than 4Oc an hour.
 The Republican party stumbled into Congressional ma ajority in the last elections by promising to econ. Omize, ecOnOmize, ecOnOmize. And ecOnOmize they did-by starving the Labor Dept and crippling the vital functions of a half dozen federal agencies. But just to prove that they're not narrow-minded about this economy business, the Republicans increased their own Congressional expenditures 1OO%o At the height of the New Deal in 194O it cost $22,OOO,OOO to run Congress for a year. For the fiscal year starting last July the cost will be $53, 100000.
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The union times., 1947-12-13
Monopoly Boys Prepare Slave
 Law For Co-Ops

The No. l enemy of the farmer and almost as directly the city WOrker-right now is the noisy and dangerous National Tax Equality Assn., nominalIy headed by one Ben McCabe, who carries the ball for the private grain interests in St. Paul, marketing center of the wheat-grOwing northwest.
 Just as the NAM sired the Taft Hartley slave labor law, so is the mis- named NTEA attempting to produce series of laws to Taft -Hartlevize the farmer and consumer cooperatives which are not run for profit. The aim is to legislate the co-ops into throWing Tn the sponge SO they can be taken over by profit interests which would then have absolute control in price and market rigging.
 LUST SHARE"
 Like the professors who have produced the stenchIess imburger that still has the soutcast'' taste. the NTEA has an apparently harm less program for forcing GOODS to pay their ''just share of the nations tax burden.
 Members of coop organizations are known as patrons, At the end of a successful season, the members draw patronage refunds" Such money is taxed as part of the income. of the individual patrons Thus, in the case
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The union times., 1947-12-13
IS Rail Unions Organize Own Political League
Will Be Modelled After AFL Group-Ask Voluntary
 Contributions

WASHINGTON The presidents of eighteen railroad brotherhoods organized 'RaiIway LabOr's Polit- ical League'' Saturday to inform their l,25O,OOO members of each Congress members record on labor issues and to get out the railroad vote in next years general election.
 With the American Federation of Labor already seeking $l contri- buttons from its eight million mem- bers to defeat legislators who voted for the Taft-Hartley Labor Act, the brotherhoods with the AFL and CIO could swell to $2O,OOO,OOO the fund which organized labor hopes to throw into the l948 campaign.
 Brotherhood officials indicated that they, too, would adopt the voluntary contribution system to keep within the Taft-Hartley Act, which outlaws use of union dues for political purposes.
 OBJECTIVES LISTED
 The brotherhoods did not say out right that they would seek to defeat proponents of the labor law, but the preamble to the bylaws of the new league stated that the organization was formed ''to encourage railway workers to more fully and effectively exercise their right to vote" and to inform them
 l. Of the attitude of candidates for public office toward the social and economic problems of railway workers.
 2. Of the voting records, state- ments and other actions of candi- dates for public office in matters which involve the interests of such workers.
 3. Of the opinions of various railway labor organizations with respect to the qualifications of such candidates and ''tO do such things as may be deemed proper to fully inform railway. workers as to the qualifications of such candidates" :"
 A. E. Lyon, executive secretary of the Railway Labor Executives Asso- citation, who was elected chairman of the league, emphasized that all contri- buttons would be voluntary"
 Such funds as are needed will be solicited through voluntary contribu- tions in order that we don't violate the Taft-Hart1ey Law although we think the act is unconstitutional" he said.
 He said the brotherhoods had taken no position on any candidates and had not discussed endorsement of any Presidential candidate. He added that there might be some changes in the bylaws before plans were completed.
 Asked whether the league was patterned after the AFL political organization, he said it was ''much the same thing" He emphasized that league officials would keep their work in the new group sepa- rate ''from their labor organization activities"
 QUALIFYING VOTERS
 The leagues first act will be to see that all railroad men and their fami- lies are qualified to vote, MT. Lyon declared, adding that every effort will be made to have them vote next year.
 In addition to Mr. Lyon, officers of the league are H. w. Fraser, president
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The union times., 1947-12-13
Pay Boost Won By Kansas City Typos

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (FP)-AFL job printers gained wage increase of $9.28 per week following dispute which halted work in many commer- cial plants for a week. No contract was signed, in line with International Typographical Union policy.
 Although the employers obtained a temporary injunction against strike action, no strike was ever called and no pickets were posted. Charges of contempt under the injunction are still pending against local ITU leaders.
The union times., 1947-12-13
British Labor Leader Mourned

London (LPA) - Miss Susar Lawrence, twice elected to Parliament as a member of the Labor Party and for four years Secretary to the Min istry of Health, died last week at the age of 76. Miss Lawrence was the first woman member of the Londor County council, the first woman re- turned to Parliament by a London borough and the first to preside over an annual conference of the Labor Party.
The union times., 1947-12-13
Strike Wins Gains For Barkeepers

NEW YORK FP)-A 2-day strike by 2,0OO AFL bartenders brought some 1000 tavern owners tc their knees here.
 The barkeeps'' walkout quickly won them $5 weekly wage boost plus two additional holidays. The gains gave them an average $60 weekly pay and six annual holidays.
 Pres. Hugo Ernst of the Hotel & Restaurant Employes & Bartenders lntl. Union, who intervened in the strike situation, announced that la encouragement committee had been established to consider additional de- mandS for reduction of the workweek from AS to 40 hours and creation of health and welfare fund.
The union times., 1947-12-13
Avery Suit Dismissed

Kansas City, Mo. (LPA) - Se- we'll Avery's million dollar libel suit against the Retail, Wholesale & Dept, Store Union, local officers and mem bers here, was dismissed last week. Montgomery Ward had sued because of statements published in the local union publication, Spotlight" at the time of the organizing drive in stores of the mail order chain.
The union times., 1947-12-13
BETTER IN SWEDEN

DETROIT-(FP)-"There are ab- solutely no slums in Sweden" gasped Councilwoman Signe Hojer of Stock holm after a mortified look at De- troit's substandard housing.
 "We used to have s1ums," said Mrs. Hojer, "but government subsidies and the cooperative action of private capi- tai we eliminated them"
The union times., 1947-12-13
CARE Gifts Increasing

New York (LPA) = Since CARE Cooperative for American Remit tanceS to Europe) was established two years ago, 75,0O0,0O0 pounds of CARE food has been supplied to 3,5OO,OOO European families and the volume of contributions is increasing steadily, Murray D. Lincoln, president of the coop announced last week. Lincoln praised the work of CARES member organizations, including the AFL.
The union times., 1947-12-13
Louis Schock Of Painters Dies

Louis F. Schock, for "A years a member of New Haven Painters Un- ion No. 186, died Saturday. His death was the second suffered by Local 186 ln week, Treasurer Carl Roth having died the previous week.
 Funeral services for Schock, who was 70, were held Tuesday. A requiem high mass was celebrated at St. Jo- seph's Church at 9 AM, with Rev. Fr. Lynch officiating. Internment was ln St. Bernard's Cemetery.
 The funeral was attended by a dele gation from Local 186, headed by Business Agent Saul Kreas and Secre- tary William P. Enright.
The union times., 1947-12-13
A.FL. Plans $8,OOO,OOO Political Fund
Westbrook Pegler Won't Like This!

St. Louis (LPA)-Members of the Int1 Brotherhood of Electrical Work CTS last week accepted a union respon- sibility to correct an inequity by talk ing voluntary wage cut for assem- blers in St. Louis fixture plants.
 The union explained the step was taken to restore the concerns to an equitable competitive position after changes i'll production methods had unduly penalized the St. Louis nlanu- lecturers.
The union times., 1947-12-13
Says Election Day
 Should Be Holiday

Washington (LPA) More voters would go to the polls if election days were legal holidays, Sen. Warren C. Magnuson (D., Wash.) asserted last week. The Senator proposed 1egisla- ton to provide legal holiday known as National Election Day on the Tuesday after the first Monday in Mo- vember of even numbered years.
The union times., 1947-12-13
League To Fight
 All Anti-LabOr .COngressmen
Seeks $1 From Each Mem Der To Carry On EIec-
 ton Activity

WASHINCTON-MOre than 200 top leaders of the Ameri. can Federation of Labor on Friday unanimously and en- thusiasticalIy set up machin- cry to make a ''grass rOOts'' appeal to their nearly 5000. 900 members in support of their policy of fighting mem- bers of Congress who voted for the Taft-Hartley Act and to oppose other labor restrictive measures.
 The meeting was called as a result of the formation of Labor's Educational and Political League at the AFL's recent convention.
 HISTORIC SESSION
 William Green, president of the AFL, and others characterized the all-day session as ''histOric'' and as an intensificatiOn of the old Sam uel COmpers' policy of ''rewarding our friends and punishing our ene- mics" but not as a move toward forming a third political party.
 For the first time in its history the federation decided to appeal to every member to contribute at least a dollar to the political and educational cam paign. It was also the first time that the federation had actually set up a national working committee to handle the details of the campaign through every avenue of publicity, radio, drama, press, advertising and speeches for the speakers bureau. MT. Green was Conhdcnt that the AFL member ship would respond to the appeal.
 UNANIMOUS
 The report of the AFL executive council was read by Matthew Woll and was approved unanimously with only a few alterations.
 The meeting approved the crea- ton of a national committee con- sisting of the AFL, executive cOun- cil and the chiefs of the lO5 inter- national affiliates.
 Mir. Green was named chairman and George Meany, secretary-treas- urer of the AFL, was appointed a top officer of the national commit tee.
 The meeting also named an admin iStrative committee of thirty, com prising the fifteen executive council members and fifteen additional off cials.
 The administrative committee was authorized to add five additional mem bers and this, it was indicated, left the door open for membership on this policy group to John L. Lewis. MT. Lewis was unable to attend the meet Ting, as he had a conference of the miners welfare fund officials.
 THREE SUB-GROUPS
 MeSsrs. Green and Meany were au- thorized by lne administrative com mittee, which met as soon as the af- ternoon session was over, to name three important subcommittee on finance, organization and the selection of an executive director.
 The fifteen members of the admin istrative committee "at large" were: Irving Barney, railway carmen. Robert Byron, sheet metal workers. Hugo Ernest, hotel and restaurant
 workers.
 Earl W. JimersOn, butcher work men.
 George Q. Lynch, pattern makers
 league.
 William E. MalOney, operating en-
 gineers.
 Joseph P. McCurdy, garment work CTS.
 William J. McSOrIey, fathers. Joseph V. MOreschi, hOd carriers. A. Philip Randolph, sleeping car
 pOrters.
 John Rooney, plasterers. Joseph P. Ryan, lOngshOremen.
The union times., 1947-12-13

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The union times., 1947-12-13
NAM Convention
 Prescribes For Labor, Initiation

New York OPA)-The Natl Association of Manufacturers an- nual Congress of American Indus try was back at its old stand, the WaldOrf-Astoria Hotel, last week. And manufacturers were given enough advice about how to Chan dle'' labor, whether or not to worry about imitation, and how the fed eral budget could be pared, to keep them dizzy for weeks.
 They heard NLRB General Coun- sel Robert Denham advise not to ac- cept closed shop contracts with unions, and praise of the Taft-Hartley law. But another speaker on the same panel, Dr. George w. Taylor, of the University of Pennsylvania, warned the NAM audience that the I'll law led to government interference, and is "a restriction of the collective bar gaining rights of both employees and employers"
 PACKER WARNS
 Neatest trick of the week, though, was pulled by the speaker who left his audience wondering what he meant when he predicted that I've are in a stage of the boom where vu1- nerability is great and where some of the sustaining forces are becoming in creasingly precarious. This menacing warning was delivered by H. B. Ar thur, economist of Swift & Co.,, meat packers.
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The union times., 1947-12-13

Only one percent of the l22,6l4 veterans of World War II who applied for jobless or self employment benefits in Connecticut since Sep tember l944 under the federal Servicemen's Readjustment Act have used up their entitle- ment. Only percent, or 4,377, of Connecticut veterans eligible for jobless benefits are cur rently filing claims as compared with percent nationally.
The union times., 1947-12-13
PACKER WARNS

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The union times., 1947-12-13
QUALIFYING VOTERS

The leagues first act will be to see that all railroad men and their fami- lies are qualified to vote, MT. Lyon declared, adding that every effort will be made to have them vote next year.
 In addition to MT. Lyon, officers of the league are H. w. Fraser, president
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The Nome nugget., 1947-03-26
Krug Sure of Paper Mills For Alaska

C(HD Special Washington Service)
 WASHINGTON (P)-Any news print concern which plans to saw into Alaska's untouched forests must also process its logs there, in terior secretary J. A. Krug has or dered.
 Krug told reporters the interior department fully supports forest service policy" in this regard.
 Krug said a number of groups are very actively considering" eS- tablishing Alaskan newsprint and pulp plants costing S20,000,000 to S30,000,000 each, and capable of producing 600 tons of newsprint a day.
 He predicted that lone or more of the projects will go through be- fore too much time passes"
 Some interests want to cut logs in Alaska and bring them to the United States or Canada for pro- cessing," Krug said.
 "One of the chief reasons we want to establish an Alaskan pulp and newsprint industry is to pro- mote the Territory's economy.
 Just one of the six mills pro- posed would support greater pop ulation than the biggest town now in Alaska.
 "One plant, with it's employees and their families, would bring to Alaska 12,00O persons. The interior department fully supports the for est policy that processing of Alas ka logs must be done in Alaska"
 Krug said timber resources of Alaska can permanently supply one-fourth the present U. s. de- mand for newsprint.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-26
FAIR NOTES

Dog mushers should be getting their teams in shape for the Fair Races to be held on Sunday, April 20, with worthy cash prizes and cups going to the drivers of the winning teams. Two races will be held, one to Cape Nome and re- turn and one speed race, which should create interest to both Sourdoughs and Cheechakos alike with many picture taking possibil- ities.
 The Dog Races will be under the auspices of the Arctic Club with cash prizes being given by both the Arctic Club and the Fair As sociation.
 The committee, headed by John McNees, hope to have as many en- tries as possible, making for an ac- tive interest in one of Nome's old est and exciting sports.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-26
Jap Laborers Poisoned By Food

WALLA WALLA, Wash. (P)- Botulism anti-toxin, rushed here by navy plane from Seattle, was being administered to Japanese farm laborers suffering from an apparent case of food poisoning which killed two of their fellow workers.
 Several of the laborerS were known to have partaken of the same food as the two Japanese whose deaths were tentatively as- cribed to botulism by prosecutor Al Bradford. One worker was hos pitalized.
 The serum was rushed by plane after doctors used the last of the two vialS on hand here and an ap- peal was made to Dr. Arthur l.. Ringle, state health director.
 Coroner F. L. Simmonds said to- day post mOrtemS on Juti Kirihari, who died late Friday, and Sam Yo- mada, found dead yesterday, indi- cated they had suffered from food poisoning. A chemical analysis is being made to definitely determine the cause of their deaths.
 Bradford said a case of home canned goods used at the camp is being analysed to ascertain if it contained botulism poisoning.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-26
Butler Against Statehood

Urging that Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico be set up, by treaty, as independent and self governing nations," Nicholas Mur- ray Butler, president emeritus of Columbia University, has ex- pressed objection to granting state hood to the territories.
 Dr. Buffers has been the lone voice raised recently in opposition to statehood at a time when hear ings on statehood for Hawaii have been conducted by the House pub lie lands committee to be followed by hearings on Alaska statehood in April.
 In letter addressed to Secre- tary Krug and published in the Congressional Record, Dr. Butler further stated, in part:
 Under no circumstances, should Alaska, Hawaii or Puerto Rico, or any other outlying island or terri tory be admitted as a State in our Federal Union. To do so, in my judgment, would mark the end of the United States as we have known it and as it has become so familiar and so useful to the world. Our country now consists of a sound and compact area, bounded by Canada, by Mexico, and by the two oceans. To add outlying terri tory hundreds or thousands of miles away, with what certainly must be different interests from ours and very different back ground, might easily mark, as I said, the beginning of the end"
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-26
Seed Oysters Arrive From Japan

ASTORIA, Ore. (A'), The freight CT John Mary Oden is scheduled to arrive here March 30 with a deck load of Japanese oyster seeds from the port of Oginohomo and to dis charge 9,225 cases for planting" in Tillamook Bay. This will be the first foreign cargo received here since the war and marks resump- ton of trade between the lower Columbia river area and Japan.
 Willipa Bay, which is the lead ing production center on the Pa cific coast, will get 20,75O cases. The American mail ship, Island Mail, delivered 5000 cases at the Washington state port Sunday.
 British Columbia is to receive 2,l92 cases and Alaska, 100 cases the association reported.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-26
Many Feared Dead Nm Mine Explosion

CENTRALLY, III. (P) - Amid rapidly dwindling hopes of rela- lives and official belief that 122 men had perished, rescue crews struggled against lethal fumes to- day for possible survivors of a mine explosion in the heart of the southern Illinois coal fields.
 Eighteen hours after the blast trapped virtually complete shift 1t 3:30 pm. (SCT yesterday, as it was about to leave work, rescuers, wearing gas masks, were held pack by poisonous fumes halfway dong the three and one-half mile pasSageway.
 Soldiers from Scott Field, H., joined state police in controlling the throngs of relatives and sight seers gathered at the tipple as the squads of workmen toiled to seal off side entrances and improve ventilation.
 Of total of l3l AFL union miners trapped by the blast, nine were brought out alive, one was brought out dead, and IA were counted dead by that official, at the bottom of the 540-foot shaft.
 Rescuers worked at the job through freezing night, and were still trying to get through poison ous gas and fallen timberS to save any who might have survived the fumes.
 Other experienced mine men al the scene shared Hellmeyer's pess- imistic view of the situation.
 Elmer N. Baird, face boss, said 1t would take "at least until SIX o'clock tonight to recover the last body, because i've may have to work at the rate of thirty min utes for each sixty feet of prog ress."
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