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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-09-05
ENAKOPRAVNOST

so razsirili to prepoved tudi ma
gospodinjstva. Tudi v Hambur-
gu in Bremenu so imeli v IA.
stoletju slicno prepoved. Nest
nj ocetje takrat pac MISC sluti-
Ii, da bo "crni demant" nekoc
temelj blagostanja njihovih
NEST.
TIE prepovedi so pred vsem
povzrocili zdravniski nauki IT,
stih casov. Medicinska veda je
namrec zatrjevala, da so pre-
mogovi plini krivf nalezljivih
bolezni ter neuspevanja zivali
in rastlin. Ker so Sc prebivalci
jezili mad gostim in neprijet-
MIN premogovim dimom in so
to svojo jezo sporocili v poseb-
nih v1ogah vladi, Sc je bavila
tudi angleska zakonodaja tenn
vprasanjem.
Kralj Edward II. (1306-
1927 je v interesu zdravja pre-
bivalcev v svoji prestolnici opo-
zoril v javnem razlasu ma skod-
ljivost premogovega dina. Ia
krat so ma Angleskem komaj
dobro uvedli premog "a kurj ja-
vo po stanovanjih ter je bila
uporaba izdatno cenejsa in
udobbnejsa. Zato kraljevo opo-
zorilo nj dosti zaleglo. Kralj je
moral zaradi tega imenovati
posebnopremogovno komisijo z
velikimi pravicami. Komisija je
smela stikati po stanovanjih ter
je imela pravico razdreti ognji-
Sea in peel, kjer so kurili pre-
mogom. Da je bila ia komisija
zelo stroga, prica izrocilo O mo-
zu, XII je navzlic prepovedi upo-
rabljal premog, pa je moral "a
to natezalnico.
.Toda vse prepovedi so bile
zaman. Uporaba premoga je po-
stala splosna in premog 81 je
osvojil svet. Danes je premog
ena izmed 'najvaznejsih siro-
vim. Tehniki je uspelo, da je
mocno omejila prcmogove pline
in so danes tovarne kadeci-
mi dimniki, XII so bill Sc nedav-
no pravo vnanje znamenje in
dustrije, zelo redki pojavi.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-09-05

preko celia. Sc enkrat je "a
vzdihnil, potem pa Sc je liza
krede zabelilo lepo ime:
Tito"
"Kako Sc pise ime, Lazo?"
~ veliko zacetnico."
"Sedaj pa zapisi mex stavek.
Hajde, Lazo! Mic Sc ne boj," ga
je hrabrila uciteljica. Pocasi Sc
je vlekla kreda, ma koncu pra-
vilnega stavka pa je Laza po-
novno vzdihnil.
"Daj, preberi nam, kaj 81 ma
pisal!"
Danes je moi najsrecnejsi
dan," je prebral Laza, sledec z
roko besedo "a besedo.
''Kaj je ma koncu stavka?'
"Pika."
Laza je odgovoril Sc ma ne
kaj vprasanj, potem pa je pri-
slo ma vrsto branje. Laza 81 je
izbral spis "Vas in mesto" in
razlozil uciteljici vsebino: kako
so pref ljudje, XII so vladali dr.
zavi, zavajali kmete in delavce,
kako so oni dobro ziveli, kme-
tie in delavci pa slabo, pa Sc O
tenn, kako je danes drugace.
Nato je prislo ma vrsto maj
tezje: racunanje.
"Koliko je 15:2?' je vprasa-
la uciteljica. Laza je obstal ka-
kor vkopan. "Pazi! Imas Is ja-
bolk, polovico pa moras dat
svojemu tovarisu. Koliko bos
dial MENU in koliko bos obdr.
zal zase?'
"Sedem in pol MENU in Sc.
! dem IN pol mem"
"Torej, koliko je 1922"
"Sedem in pol" je odgovori]
Laza.
Sc nekaj tezkih stevilk mu je
pretreslo mozgane, potem je bi
gotov. Najboljse je odgovarjal
Dobil je odlicno oceno in ME.
gov obraz je sijal cd srece.
Njegova brigada Sc je vrnila
Toda Laza je ostal. Naucil sc je
brati in pisati in ko Sc je spom
nil, da mu oh odhodu ma proge
MISC niti izplacali zasluzka, mi
je bill spomin ma Subotico s.
bolj crn.
Kan maj gre? Pasti svinje
"Sami maj jih pasejo!" prav
Laza. "Ostal bonn tu in sc uci
naprej.' sedaj Sc je Laza zave
del, da nj vec "stari Laza". Pr
vic v zivljenju sc je cutil spo
sobnega. Bic in piscal mu nj
bosta vec prisla ma misel. Vse
dosedanje misli mu bo nadome
stila knjiga.
Odsel je v tecaj "a betonce
Ko danes srecujem Lazo, vi
dim, da je to nasa nova moe
XII bo koristila vsemu ljudstvu
Tako je nasa mladinska pro
ga zgradila IL svinjskega pa
stirja Laze mladega Lazo be-
tonca.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-09-05
DEKLICA BREZ ROK
SE VPISALA v SOLO

ROCKFORD, Mich, f.. sept.
" prvi razred Sc je danes tn
vpisala 5-letna Charlene Fisk,
kateri je pred II meseci kosilni
stroj odrezal ODE roki. Deklica
ina sedaj umetne roke, katere
sc lie v kratki dobi navadila ze-
10 spretno uporabljati.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-09-05
DEKLICA OBTOzENA, DA
JE UMORILA BRATA

JERSEY CITY, N. j., 4. sep
tembra. - Obtozba umora je
bila danes naperjena proti IT,
letni Pearl Silverman, XII je s
kladivom ubila svojega 10 let
starega bratca. Policiji je rekla,
da je to storila, ker so starsi
imeli MEGA rajsi kot MO. Umor
je izvrsila, ko je brat spal.
zdravniki pravijo, da je dekli-
ca "psiholoski problem"
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-09-05
Cd sviniskego pos+irio do be+onco

svinjski pastir. Bill je novi MIA
dinec, nova moe, S katero bono
lahko vedno racunali.
Laza pa Sc tega Sc nj zave-
dal. Sc je mislil, da je "stari
Laza". Mexico je cello napravil
korobac. Obesil je piscal ma emo
roko, drugo pa je krepko "a
mahoval korobacem, XII je po-
kal kakor puska. Ko so ga
vprasali, cemu to, je odgovoril:
'Da mi mine zelja!" Ko pa SO
Sc priblizai izpiti, je Sci Laza
z abecednikom, papirjem in
svincnikom ma livado. Tam je
sedel, odprl knjigo in zacel ma
prvi strani prvo veliko tiska-
no crko "I". Laza Sc je potil, ko
je Sci cd crke preko besede k
stavku. z zuljavo roko 81 je bri-
sal pot celia. Potem je zaprl
abecednik in tezko vzdihnil. Nj
vedel, ali INA, ali ne. Ko sem
mu dejal, da INA vse, Sc je ra-
dostno nasmehnil, toda Oh mi
sli ma izpite Sc je zmracil in
njegov obraz je izrazal boja-
zen. Laza Sc je bal Potem
lie vel zvezek in svincnik in pi-
sal Crke MISC bile lepe, toda
pravilne. Pravilno je vedno ma
pisal velike in male crke, ma
koncu stavka pa je premislje-
vaje napravil pike. Potem me
.je spet pogledal in cakal, da
bonn dejal ali glavo pokazal
"da" ali "ne".
Cakal je izpita. To cakanje
mu je bilo tezko. Tezje kakor
tedaj, ko je prisel moker in pre-
zebel cd svinj in legel v hlev-
ski kot. Preprican sem, da 81 je
mislil, kako mu je bilo tedaj
boljse.
Prisli so izpiti ali bolje rece-
no - prisla je Lazina smrt. Ko
ie Laza zagledal uciteljico in
ko je videl, da prinasajo des-
ko, da jo cistijo, da pripravlja-
10 kredo, da Sc njegovi tova-
risi zbirajo v ucilnici, oboroze-
nj abecedniki, zvezki in swine
niki, tedaj Sc je njegov strah
Sc povecal. Zbezal je . Pre-"
prosto je zbezal. Wei je odejo,
Sc zavil vanjo in v joku stokal
"Jaz mic ne znam. JAZZ bonn pa
del. JAZZ ne grem k izpitu!" Ko
smo ga dobre pol ure pregovar-
jail in prosili, je popustil. Sra
mezljivo je vstopil ucilnico in
sedel. Drugi SO Sc mu smejali.
Laza je sklonil glavo in gledal
v tia. Roka, v kateri je drzal
knjigo, je podrhtevala, prsti
druge pa so nervozno cufali
drobne dlacice il razgrnje en- e
odeje
Kakor v snu je slisal gla S
uciteljice. Sprva ga niti slisati
nj smell, nj ga hotel slisati. To-
da ia sprva strasni glas ucite-
Lice Sc je zacel Lazi dozdeva-
ii znan. Tolikokrat ga je re sli-
Sal. In vse tisto pripoveduje,
kar Laza zna! In sprasuje o
Vsem tenn, cemer Je LaZa re
tolikokrat slisal. Laza Sc je
sprostil. Pocasi in sramezljivo
je zacel dvigati glavo. In cim
vec :je uiteljica govorila, te m
mani Sc je Laza bal.
Ko pa je prstom pokazala
mani in vprasala, kako Sc ime-
nuje, Sc je nekoliko zdrznil in
pordel, toda Sc dokaj trdno je
povedal svoje ime, vstal in Sci
k deski.
"Napisi kako ime!'
z desnico je Laza prijel kre-
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-09-05

Imenuje sc Lazar Karavla.
Donna je il vasi Banatske Subo-
tice. Poleti je pasel svinje boga-
tin banatskih kmetov pozimi
pa Sc je potikal cd enega do
drugega in cakal, da bi ga kdo
nahranil z odpadki bogate
mize. Pred dvema, trent mese-
ci je slisal, da bodo gradili ne
kaksno progo. Pasel je svinje in
pogosto razmisljal, kaj maj ma
pravi: ali maj ostane pri svi-
njah, ali pa gre z drugimi MIA
dinci ma progo. zmagala je pro-
ga. Lazar Sc je prikljucil 1. vr-
sacki alibunarski brigadi, XII je
dvakrat postala udarna.
Imenovali smo ga Laza. Prav
dobro Sc ga Sc spominjam. Ma
prvi pogled Sc je videlo, da nj
bill Laza nikdar " druzbi tova-
risev, mladincev. Vedno sc je
izlocil. Sramezljivo je odgovar-
jal ma vprasanja. Drugi briga-
dirji so sc igrali, peli, zabavali
so Sc, igrali nogomet, odboj jko
in druge igre. Laza pa je bill
vedno sam. Nikamor sc nj mo-
gel pridruziti. Nicesar nj znal.
zoge Sc nikdar nj udaril, nj
kdar nj zaplesal v kolu, nikdar
nj lapel tovarisi. In kar je bi-
10 Lazi najtezje in najhujse: nj
znal ne pisati, ne brati.
Ma vasi so ga prezirali. Ime-
novali so ga svinjarja in beda-
ka. Vaska otrocad sc je zaga-
njala "a MIN z blatom in kane
MEM, ko je zgodaj zjutraj od-
hajal S credo svinj. LIE pes, Xxi
mu je pomagal odganjati svinje,
je bill njegov tovaris in najbolj'
81 prijatelj. Ko Sc je pod vecer
vracal v vas, je vsak pujsek
krenil S svoj hlev, Laza pa nj
incl kan. zanj je bill dober tu-
di koticek v hlevu ali v kozol-
GU, da je lie bilo nekje pod sire
no. Treba je bio vecerjati -
dobival je odpadke. Moral hi bill
posusiti premoceno obleko in
Sc preobleci v drugo. Toda La
"a nj incl drugega oblacila, nj
ii nj bila bogata banatska hisa
zakurjena zato, da hi susila
obleko svinjskega pastirja. La
"a je lezal v hlevskem kotu in
vedno razmisljal O tenn, kako
je zivljenje tezko in grenko. Nj
kogar nj bio, XII bi mu bill spre-
govoril lepo besedo, da bi ga po-
tolazila. Nikogar nj bilo, da bi
Sc MIN poigral in mu bill to-
varis. Zanj nihce nj skrbel.
Starse nj incl. Oce ga nj pri-
znal, matt je sla v svet in po
MEM nj vprasevala. Lezal je in
razmisljal O vsem tenn, prislus-
kujoc, kako zobljejo konji de-
belo Tito. Potem je truden in
prezebel zaspal. Zgodaj zju-
traj je njegova piscal prva bu-
dila vas in njegov dolgi koro-
bac je prvi pokal "a credo.
Tako je zivel Laza Karavla v
Banatski Subotici. Bos, gol, Ia
cen in cd vseh prezrt. Knjigo
je lie videl, nj je pa Sc incl v
V rokah.
Tu ma progi pa Sc je njegovo
zivljenje povsem spremenilo.
Tu je prvic slisal lepo tovaris-
ko besedo. Tu so ga prvic ime-
novali tovarisa in prvic v ziv-
ljenju je bill vsem enak. Tu je
prvic vel v roke knjigo in Sc
zacel uciti.
Pogosto sem opazoval Lazo
pri ucni uri. Nerodno je drzal
knjigo, ko jo je prvic vel ro-
ko. Kaj sele kredo ali svincnik!
Stokrat raje je Sci Laza kram-
pat kakor pa k uri. Vendar je
Evening star., 1947-06-23

You don't need a passport to go
to Panama" is that nations new
tourist slogan.
Evening star., 1947-06-23
CurIey Reported Better,
Leaves for D. {. Tomorrow
BY the Assoeiated Press

COHASSET, Mass, June 23.-
Mayor James M. Curley of Boston,
who has been in Cohasset Hospital
for 10 days for treatment of high
blood pressure and diabetes, was re-
ported much brighter" today but
his daughter said a doctor and
nurse would 60 to Washington to-
morrow for a court appearance.
The 72-year-old mayor, who has
been limited to 10 and 15-minute
periods in a chair, sat up longer for
the first time yesterday, T.
DR.. Edward E. Schott, his physi-
clan, said Mayor Curley had good
night, was definitely improved and
in pretty good condition"
Mrs. Mary Curley Donnelly, the
daughter, said reservations have
/ been made for the Curley party on
a train leaving Boston at noon to-
morrow. She said her father was
anxious to appear in court and get
| it over
Mr.. Curley, denied appeals to the
Supreme Court from a 6-to-18-
month Jail sentence and a $1,000
fine imposed in February, 1916, after
mail fraud conviction, must ap-
pear in the District Court at Wash
ington Thursday.
Evening star., 1947-06-23
u. 5. General Says Russia
Blocked Jap Peace Moves
BY the Associuted Press

A former member of Gen. Mac
Arthur's staff today accused Russia
of "smothering" japanese surrender
attempts early in 1945 with "extor-
tionate demands" for acting as an
Intermediary.
Brig. Gen. Bonner Fellers, former
military secretary to Gen. Mac
Arthur and now retired, also as
serted that because Emperor Hiro-
hito already had decided on sur
render, thes atomic bomb had no
effect on the ultimate outcome OF
the war"
Writing in the July issue OF
Foreign Wars. Gen. Fellers declared
L learned that the U. SIS. R. first
smothered Japanese surrender moves
throughout the winter and late
spring of 1945 by extortionate de.
mands, simply as a fee for actins
as an intermediary between japan
and the United States.
In July (1945), she again blocket
an attempt at capitulation by fail
ing to receive Prince Konoye as al
official envoy from Japan's Empero
with authority to- surrender an,
negotiate peace.
Beyond doubt. Hirohito's repeated
attempts to obtain peace month
before the August surrender shoy
clearly that the atomic bomb neithe
/ induced the decision to surrende
nor did it have any effect on tn
/ ultimate outsome of the war
Evening star., 1947-06-23
Survivor Of Air Crash
In Syria Returns 10
Home in Washington

A State Department employe who
was survivor Of the airliner crash
In Syria last Thursday which killed
II persons was home in Washing
ton today ready to go back to work
Four other survivors arrived in New
York yesterday.
Charles J. Shohan. SO. of 2417
Good Hope road Sc, arrived by
Pan American Clipper ut National
Airport yesterday to be greeted by
happy members Of his family. He
was the only American passenger
aboard the plane. Seven of the 10
American crew members and Z of
the 26 passengers aboard were killed.
Mr.. Shohan was met by his wife
and two children. Robert, 6, and
Emily 10, 3, and Mrs. Shohan's sis
ter, Mrs. A. X. Olson, of Arlington.
Returning From Conference.
A State Department adviser on
United Nations food ALLEGATION, Mr..
Shohan, was returning from an in
ternational rice conference in India
when the crash occurred. His wife
was notified by the State Depart
ment the day after the crash that he
was uninjured. Two days after the
crash, he continued his journey as
he caught another plane in Instan-
bull, Turkey.
He said he didn't know the plane
was in trouble until Just before the
crash as he must have been doing.
Most Of the survivors escaped from
the plane through the regular pas
senger door, he said.
The trouble started in the left
engines, Mr.. Shohan thought, and
after the crash, which buckled the
fuselage, fire swept back from the
engines. There was no explosion,
he said.
William Shaw, an Englishman in
New York on business, said he was
sitting on the port side in the rear
of the plane when he saw sheet
of flame.
Pilot Is Praised.
'It was a magnificent feat on the
part of the pilot and the crew to
get us down at ALL" Mr.. Shaw said.
mo one thought that they could
do it."
Another passenger, Capt. Michael
Graham, rs, of England, former
RAF pilot, who said the crash was
the 18th he had survived, said the
DilOt made a Derfect crash LANDING
with a left wing ablaze and two of
the four engines dead.
Sara Jane Bray, %, of Memphis,
Tenn, stewardess of the plane,
whose left ankle was injured in the
crash, walked down the ramp with
the aid of crutches.
Another survivor arriving was
Anthony Volpe, 80, of New York,
purSer on the Eclipse.
Evening star., 1947-06-23

Justice James M. Proctor Of Dis
trict Court today granted default
Judgment in favor of 11-year-old
James Elder, jr., of Chicago, who
last fall brought suit in District
Court against Mora Doe,' charg-
ing she ahenated the affections OF
his father, Lit. Col. James Elder.
The case now will go before a
District Court jury to determine the
exact amount of damages.
The default Judgment was en-
tered because the defendant Mora
Doe" failed to appear before no.
tary public to have deposition
taken. The suit asks for $4,000
damages, but under today's order
the jury would be required to de-
termine theSexact amount. The de-
fendant Mora Doe" was identified
some time after the suit was filed
as Nora Macalpine-Downie, an
Englishwoman.
Counsel for the boy said today that
neither the defendant nor Col Ed
Ter is now in Washington and that
their exact whereabouts was un-
known to them. The boy is repre-
Evening star., 1947-06-23

the whole field of labor relations
and reporting to the next Congress.
Senator Taft said he expects the
committee to be formed Immediately
and to put in part of the summer
and fall studying the operations of
the impending new law for any
defects that may crop out.
Philip Murray, president of the
CIO, telegraphed Senator Barkley
of Kentucky, Democratic floor
leader, and Robert E. 'Hannegan,
Democratic national chairman, urg-
ing that Democrats uphold the
President. He said the vote will be
the test whether the Democratic
Party can be the instrument for
the protection of the interests of
the American people against those
who would destroy our democracy" "
Eben Ayers, assistant White House
press secretary, said yesterday that
about 1000 kilograms on the bill, all
congratulating the president on the
veto, had come in since Mr.. Tru-
mans message went to Congress
Friday. There has been no time for
letters to get in, he said.
Heavy Mail Received.
Mr.. Ayers estimated correspond
ence up to the time of the veto at
10000 letters, $4,000 cards and
10000 kilograms, about five to one
in favor of veto.
A heavy volume of kilograms also
was being received for senators.
Western Union officials had no i'm
mediate count on the number.
Senator Martin, Republican, of
Pennsylvania said he had received
"a good many hundreds" of letters
and kilograms, about evenly di-
vided."
Those urging the Senate to sus-
tain the veto seem to be of the
propaganda type" he said, that
is, they all are about the same and
apparently were sent on suggestion
of some one"
Those favoring overriding the
veto seem more individual in char
acter," he added.
Evening star., 1947-06-23
'DoubIe-Cross' Theory
Held in Siege| Staying
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, June
23-Police Chief C. H. Anderson
theorized today that an underworld
double cross" may have been re-
sponsible for the ganster style kill
ing of Benjamin (Bugsie) Siegel
42-year-old gambler.
The chief said he had learned
that Siegel suffered large losses re-
Gently at his Flamingo gambling
club in Las Vegas, New. and lin or
der to make good, Siegel, we be-
lieve, took leading part in local
underworld transactions and some
one among his henchman accused
him of a double cross"
Il do not believe that Siegel was
wiped out because of anything
which occurred in Las Vegas" he
said.
Chief Anderson, returning yes
terday from New York where he
effected the arrest of Albert Green
berg in connection with $114,00
Beverly Hills jewel robbery April 2,
said he had information indicating
Siegel was involved in a jewelry
racket operating between Beverly
Hills, Los Angeles and New York
which could have yielded the par
Elephants more than $500,000.
However, police investigators were
delving into ramifications of the
gambling, bookmaking and mar
cotics rackets, too, in search of leads
to the killer S. Ernest Roll, chief
deputy district attorney, called a
conference of all investigating Of
ficers today to go over the case
after which, Mr.. Roll said, there
may be "a roundup" Of underworld
figures.
Evening star., 1947-06-23
ESQ, 600 Attend Close
|0f Marian Congress
~ IL. Associated Press

OTTAWA. June 23.-About ESQ.,
900 Roman Catholics prayed to the
Virgin Mary to intercede with
Christ for world. peace yesterday as
high h-ranking prelates from many
lands celebrated special masses ana
dramatic rites marked the close OF
the Marian Congress here.
During the ceremonies. James
Cardinal MacGuigan of Toronto.
papal legate to the congress. SAID
Pope Plus XII wished him to de-
liver a special message that truth
is the mother Of liberty, truth Is It's
light, its mainstay, its glory"
Cardinal MacGuigan said the
pontiff "sees danger to liberty
throughout the world and in some
countries It's ruthless destruction. .
Francis Cardinal Spellman OF
New York told the gathering that
only prayer could save the world
from another war.
I'VE who believe in God and in
prayer must dedicate ourselves to
penance in reparation for the sins
of those who will war and do not
love God" he said.
Edward Cardinal Mooney of De-
troit told the pilgrims they must
pray that God may guide and
those among the victor
nations which retain something of
their Christian heritage to bind up
the wounds of war and lay a
firm foundation of peace in justice
and in the charity of Christ"
During the program of religious
music each of the Dionne quintup-
lets sang a solo. They were ac-
companied by their sisters Rose
Therese and Pauline as instrument
talistS. j
Evening star., 1947-06-23
Provdo Renews Attack
On Speech by Dulles
By The Associated Press

MOSCOW, June 23-Pravda, Com
munist Party organ, loosed new
attack on John Foster Dulles today
for a recent speech at Northwestern
University in which, it said, he tried
to undermine international collab-
Grafton and undermine the United
Nations"
Boris Leontiev, Pravda commenta-
tor, said Mr.. Dulles-who served as
Republican adviser to Secretary
Marshall at the Foreign Ministers
Conference in Moscow obviously
got carried away with himself and
started wandering" in his speech.
Even in provincial American uni
versities," M. Leontiev said, zone
should make a speech with more
discretion
Evening star., 1947-06-23

Madrid, Spain, has reported the
execution Of six Communist guer-
rillas.
Evening star., 1947-06-23
Appeals Court Backs
NLRB, Orders 0usted
GuiIdsmen Reinstated
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

The Court of Appeals upheld
today a National Labor Relations
Board order that E. Anthony g.
Sons, Inc, New Bedford and
Hyannis (Mass.) publishers, rein
state seven discharged employees
with back pay.
The board found the firm had
violated the Labor Relations Act.
Justices D. Lawrence Groner and
E. Barrett Prettyman held there
was substantial evidence in sup
port of the boards conclusion. +"
Justice Bennett Champ Clark dis
sented.
The board found the company,
publisher of newspapers at New
Bedford and Hyannis, discouraged
membership Of its employees in the
American Newspaper Guild and dis
charged seven of them shortly afteS
they became affiliated with it.
Company Called Union Illegal.
The company contended the en-
ployes were discharged for reasons
wholly apart from their, union
activities. 1t also contended 1t had
right to discharge them for &C
tivity or membership in the union,
because the union was illegal and,
therefore, not labor organization
within the meaning and protection
of the statute"
The majority opinion stated:
There are three striking charac-
teristics in this evidence. In the
first place, some of these employees
had been long time, responsible and
faithful employees, and others had
been commended for their work.
All were discharged summarily
without preliminary warning, ad-
monition or opportunity to change
the act or practice complained of.
Such action on the part of an en-
ployer is not natural. -
In the second place, all the dis
charges took place promptly after
the union was formed and these en-
ployes joined it, In the third place,
the evidence is clear that the Of
ficials of the company were greatly
perturbed at the formation of the
union and were absolutely opposed
to it
Union Company Dominated.
On the company's contention that
the union was illegal, the court
said:
THE union is alleged to be illegal
because the company dominated or
interfered with it. Thus the argu-
ment in actual essence is that if a
company interfereS with a union
enough TO make it Illegal, employees
can then be discharged for belong
ing to it. This obviously cannot be
So"
/ Justice Clark, in his dissent, said
the original association, predecessor
to the guild, was established by
top business executives" of the
company and, "since company
dominated was outside protection
of the labor act. He urged that
/ the board order be set aside.