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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-15

This is the second d four articles BY
veteran union leader and o much
published author Of union, social and
economic nffoifs.
In the 1905. labor's till, par
ticularly in the new unions. was
almost always bare. Moreover, q
union might have to fight to
live. Scores of members were
killed on picket, lines. Eleven
were shot in the infamous
Memorial Day massacre on Chi
lcago's southside in 1887. Others
were beaten and shot in the
Minneapolis truckers strike, the
Battle. of Bulls Run" in the
Flint, Mich, auto sitdowns. the
Bloody Thursday battle on the
West Coast waterfront.
Steel Strike Like Picnic
BY contrast. last year when
the steel workers called a
national strike it had all the
aspects of a picnic. U. S. Steel
in Chicago put a desk inside its
gate for the picket captain and
ran a power line and water to
the unions six trailers. One
night 1t even gave the boys some
beer.
Not all strikes have been this
amiable but compared to 80
years ago. the labor movement
is just coasting.
1t has arrived.
1t Is accepted.
This acceptance is reflected
in the union leadership. Two
decades ago the virile leaders of
labor were in their 20's and sos.
Walter Reuther and Emil Macy
of the Auto Workers, Jimmy
Cross Of the Bakery Workers,
James B. Carey Of the Electrical
Union. Ralph Helstein of the
clearinghouse Workers. Jimmy
Hoffa and Harold Gibbons Of the
Transfers and hundreds Of 9TH
ers were mere youngsters.
Current Leaders Older
They were the new blood that
gave labor its shot in the arm.
But today, you have to look long
and harder to find an important
leader even of q local union
younger than 30. The current
crop of leaders no longer is COM
posed of men fresh out of the
shop who have close rapport
with their fellow-workers. It has
been a couple of decades now
since they have played with a
lathe machine or handled a truck
or visited workers in their homes.
They have moved away from the
men they represent.
A certain amount Of this sep
aration was inevitable. Collective
bargaining has spread its wings
and is more and more conducted
on regional or national basis
with tens. or even hundreds Of
thousands Of workers involved.
In 1855. Hoffa negotiated a sim
gle contract for 10000 truck
drivers in IL states, replacing 200
previous contracts which in
volved only a few hundred or
thousand workers each.
The steel negotiations which
led to the 1856 steel strike
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-15

industries like cleaning, laundry,
construction and trucking. The
bargaining is usually done with
associations covering scores or
hundreds of employers. but the
men in each of the units are iso-
lated and come together only
rarely.
| In assessing the reasons for a
Dave Beck. bigness is certainly
one Of the primary factors. And
when you combine union bigness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-15

tomorrow in the Washington He.
brew Congregation. Massachu.
sets avenue and Macomb street
NV.
DR.. Nelken will talk on Realty
and Psychic Reality" The SYM
postum is being sponsored by the
Washington School of Psychiatry
and the Washington Seminar on
Religion and Psychiatry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-15
BY SID LENS


When the Congress of Indus.
trial Organization split away
from the American Federation
of Labor in 1885. the total
American labor movem e n
counted less than 8 million
members. Today. it is six times
as large. with Is million enrolled
In the reunited AFL-CIO alone
The Senate investigation into
the Teamsters Union, and par
ticularly its president, Dave
Beck, has focused attention on
the problems that such growth
has brought the union move
ment. Bigness itself has bred
trouble.
Prosperity produces problem
children, just as pampering often
produces juvenile delinquents
and Beck is currently labor's
biggest problem.
Born to poor parents, Beck
compensates for his early life as
an exploited laundry driver by
building $4,000 ansion S,
wearing silk shirts, and living in
$122-a-day suites. But as they
say in detective stories, a man
must not only have motive but
opportunity.
Leaders Able to Rule
The opportunity stems from
the growing Observation-Disclosures
of labor. Bigness tends to divorce
the individual duespayer from
his big-shot leader. and gives the
leader a chance to rule" rather
than consult"
The major unions, bitterly
harassed during the 1905. fight
ing for their lives on innumer-
able picket lines. have grown old
and stable. Their treasures
both international and local
have been estimated by various
authorities between $500 million
and 81 billion. A year ago they
controlled $25 billion in welfare
and pension funds, and that fig
ure undoubtedly has mounted.
David Dubinsky's 445, 000-
strong Ladies Garment Workers
Union, unquestionably a clean
organization. has some SIS mil
lion i nits international treasury
and controls $185 million in well
fare funds.
In one year the Teamsters
realized 81 million in profits on
q $50 million investment.
In the same period the Elec-
trical Workers had investments
of $50 million from their welfare
funds in corporate stocks. SIS mil
lion in its international treasury
and owned a 556-apartment
building in Washington.
Big Investments
The Amalgamated Clothing
Workers controlled eight insur-
ance funds and two insurance
companies with reserves of Sl08
million, two banks worth 500
million. and housing develop
ments worth S23 million.
The Mine Workers owned the
second largest bank in Washing
ton with assets of 1854 million.
This is big business Of a mag
nitude to make many a financier
cringe with envy.
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with decentralized industries, the
APATHY Of Joe worker, and
money hungry union officials
who are uncurbed by rank-and-
file checks and balances, you
have the perfect setup for some
one to dip into welfare funds or
the union till itself.
| (Released by North American
| Newspaper Alliance
| Tomorrow: Employers stand
as c0-defenIlants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-15
Abstraction to Speak

DR.. Fred c. Schwarz OF
Sydney, Australia. noted surgeon
and psychiatrist. will speak on
Communism or the Cross Of
Christ for India" at 8 pm.
Wednesday in Wisconsin Avenue
Baptist Church. 1920 Alton place
NV. (Tenley circle).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-15
WHAT'S WRONG WITH LABOR?
Bigness Of Unions
Fosters Corruption

This is the second d four articles BY
o veteran union leader and o much
published author Of union. soeioI and
economic nffoifs.
, 1957-01-09

Chakravarhi ". N~arasimhan.
of India. Executive Secretary
of the U. N. Economic Com
mission for Asia and the Far
East replaces P. S. Lokanthan.
who resigned in June of this
year. He was educated at Ma
dras University and Oxford
subsequently joining the In
dian Civil Service. He had
been with the Ministry of Fl
nance since 1853. in charge of
planning and technical assist
once. thus acquiring a consid-
cradle experience in many as
poets of U.N. affairs. ESCAPE
established in l947. promotes
the development Of industry
and agriculture TO improve
the living standards in that
populous region Of the world.
, 1957-01-09
Jumuicu, B.W.I. to
Own Text
Books. Report Says

JAMAICA A United King
dom schoolteacher, T. A. Nc
Kay from Carsha1ton, Surrey,
who has had nearly thirty
years experience in teaching
and producing textbooks in
Africa, arrived in Kingston,
Jamaica recently.
He is to work with the ia
maican Government on the
establishment Of a center for
the production of books and
'teaching material demanded
by the Islands rapidly in
creasing school population.
Mr., Nc Kay has been sent
, 1957-01-09
Curibuir Announces
Statistics for Month
December 1855

Caribair has announced its
statistics on Virgin Islands
traffic for the month of De-
cember, 1856 as follows:
st Thomas traffic 8,519 pass
engers, which is an increase
of 1856 over last year.
St. Croix traffic, 1885 pas
sengers. This is an increase OF
386 passengers over 1855.
Inter-Island traffic between
St. Thomas and St. Croix was
1852. This IS 157 more passen-
&c thar 1855.
, 1957-01-09

bership of about 6 to the pre-
sent total of SO in addition to
which Chief Justice of the
United States, Earl Warren,
the Circuit Court Judge Will
liam H. HASTE, Judge Moore
and Governor Walter A. Cor
don are Honorary Members.
Former Presidents in addition
to Thiele and Dudley were
Cyril Michael, George Mena
and Louis Hoffman.
On March 2, 1856 the Vir-
gin Islands Bar Qntegrated)
was born as a result of the
District Court. At the present
time there are over rs states
Of the United States which
have adopted the integrated
form Of Organization. In add
ton, the Virgin Islands is the
third integrated bar outside
the United States proper.
It is hoped that integration
will be accompanied by in
creased record of performance
Continued on page q
, 1957-01-09

U. S. District Judge Herman
F.. Moore will make the prin-
cipal address at this, the first
formal all-islands sessions
since the formal indignation of
the bar last March.
Atty. Louis Hoffman, presi-
dent of the Bar, will make his
annual report, and there will
likewise be reports on the
part of various committee
chairmen. Present officers OF
tthe Virgin Islands Bar in adj
dition to addition to Presi-
dent Hoffman are:
Atty. R. H. Amphlett Lead
er, vice president; Atty. Will
liam w. Bailey, secretary; At
ty. Jorge Rodriguez, treasur-
er, & Attorneys Edith Bornn,
Harry Dreis and Almeric
Christian, members of the gov
erning board.
The plan for indignation OF
the bar was spearheaded by
Attorney Hoffman, and some
thing Of the history Of the pre-
vious Virgin Islands Bar AS
ISOLATION and the present
Virgin Islands Bar Q%ntegrat-
cd) is related in a release is
sued today by the attorneys
organization.
Bar Association in the Vir-
ein Islands date from 1916
when the Virgin Islands Bar
Association was formed. It's
first President was Judge
Carl G.. Thiele. This effort at
association died aborning and
it was not until 1913 when it
was. reactivated under the Pre-
sidency of George H. T. Dud-
ley did it function with regu-
larity and grow from a mem
, 1957-01-09

to Jamaica by the United Ma
tons Education Scientific and
Cultural Organization under
its program of aid to member
states in fields not ordinarily
covered by United Nations
technical assistance,
, 1957-01-09

Wildlife Biologist.
Issues Wurning
George Seaman, Wild1ife
Biologist, issued a warning to
persons who deal in veni-
son or deer meat, in a letter
dated January 5, as follows:
"As of December 81, 1856,
the open season on deer came
to a close. The hunting sea-
son on these animals will not
again be open until October
l., 1857. I believe this informa
ton will be- of general inter
est and especially so to those
who traffic in deer meat such
as hotels and restaurants. I'm
der Municipal Council Bill
No. 30, the purchaser of lille
gal deer meat is as' guilty as
the hunter who kills the deer.
Violations Of this Ordinance
shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding One Hundred
Dollars ($1OO.OO) or sixty (6O)
days in jail : or BOTH"
II am sure in many cases
where violations of this law
take place, it is done so
through ignorance of the legis
latlon governing the conser-
walton Of Wildlife in this MUM
cipality rather than any will
full desire to break the law. /
that the average citizen
wants to help in preserving
the natural resources of this
beautiful island. He can do so
most effectively if he knows
the laws established for this
purpose" Mr.. Seaman wrote,
and closing with the admoni-
ton "Protect the Deer of St.
Croix our most valuable wild
life asset"
, 1957-01-09
VIRGIN ISLANDS BAR TO HOLD FIRST
NTEGRATED SESSION JANUARY is

Officers and members of the board of directors of th
Virgin Islands Bar dnteurated) will be named at the la
groups annual meeting on Tuesday in Christiansted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24

before him. Joe rose, his eyes sweeping
along the row. There was cold sweat
on his brow. For the life Of him he
couldn't tell which was wearing the red
skirt. Out of the six girls he eliminated
four, but both the last two seemed to him
to be wearing green. And Lei-Iei was one
of the two. But did she have the red skirt
or the other? Then, because he loved
Lei-lei, Joe stepped down, said silent
prayer to himself that he might be right,
and took her by the hand.
The next moment, from the howl OF
rage that went up from all the other
women and the sudden flash Of spear tips
in the torchlight, he knew that he had
chosen wrong.
Iei-lei saved him. She turned and
ran for the jungle. dragging Joe with her.
Joe never understood how they made it,
but they did. Lei-lei went like the wind
and he followed Half an hour later the
sound of pursuit was far behind them and.
when they reached the other side of the
island, Dei-lei found fishing canoe and
they pushed off into the darkness. Two
days later liner picked them up.
They keep little restaurant now, and
a more devoted couple it would be hard to
find. They've got two boys and girl, and
when the kids are in bed at night Lily
Barker looks across at her Joe thinking
what a wonderful man he is. The bravest
in the world . the kind Of man who for
love of her defied the island gods and
risked death from her peoples spears.
And Joe, for his part. has become expert
at hiding his color blindness. Although he
loves her with all his heart, he has had the
good sense not TO tell her the truth behind
his choice After all. in the happiest mar
riage. there's no harm in keeping some
things to yourself. " The End
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palm tree, and the rest of the village sat
around polishing and sharpening their
spears. full of good humor for they we're
sure that Raua would tip the young white
man off which girl to pick
AS dusk began to fall, the sound of
singing was heard from the jungle, and
then into the village clearing came the pro-
cession of young girls. all carrying torches.
Joe, sitting on daiS in the center of the
clearing with Raua beside him, said,
Come on. Raua - how do tell?" He
was overanxious, angry and little tipsy
from too much coconut wine. Fine thing
that man couldn't choose his own wife!
Raua said. VERY easy. Raua, he
arrange sign. All girls wear grass skirts,
each different color, green. yellow, SO on
= but bride of gods wear red skirt" And
with that Raua slipped away.
Joe sat there with Raua's words ringing
in his head Pick the girl with the red
skirt But how could he?
Hey, Raua!" he shouted for the old
man, but Raua was lost among the dane
erS. Wasn't it just like his luck, thought
Joe. his heart sinking as he saw the vii
layers, spears in hand, watching him. For
any other man to pick out the one girl
among the six in red skirt would have
been easy. But not for Joe. One Of the
things that had always embarrassed him,
could even have been the reason for
certain inferiority complex in him, was the
fact that he was color blind and couldn't
tell red from green. All reds looked green
10 him.
The young girls swirIed round
him, clapping their hands and sWaying. all
of them wearing grass skirts and garlands
of flowers Wilder and wilder grew the
dance. and then suddenly with great
shout they stopped and stood silently
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-24
Continued from preceding page

10 GIOOS[ tIOIi. ~ Nttto uiJitH@hN wv . w
fell on Lei-Iei who came up TO the hut
with his midday drink of coconut wine.
She was the lighter skinned girl whom he
had first noticed on the beach. and much
more since.
Although all the young girls looked
after him and treated him like king,
Lei-lei went out of her way more than the
Others to see he had everything. There was
no doubt about il that she had taken a
fancy to him: and, if the truth had 10 be
known, Joe had taken fancy to her.
WELL" said Joe. III won't be difficult
to pick the girl want.
bXaua shook his head Very diff
cult TO pick Six girls all want you. No
can agree which have you. So, young
girls go up to mountain top and dance for
gods Then gods say which one will be
bride. Always same thing when more
than one girl want same man..
Doesn't the man get any say in this?''
asked Joe indignantly.
Damn sure, no. Women run things
on Alifa. After gods pick bride, young
girls come down and dance for you. You
pick right one, if not 80.
IF not. WHAT?
Everyone take spears and kill you. or
gods get angry.
What" Joe frowned. But how am
expected to know which one TO pick
Raua's wrinkled old face split with SLY
grin. You pay Raua we'll. He tell you
when time come how TO pick bride of
gods. Women no want young man killed.
They make plan with Raua. Give sign.
Very easy"
But I've got no money. How can |
pay you?"
Raua chuckled. Fine watch you wear.
You make present to Raua? Damn sure,
yes?''
Joe handed over his watch.
There we're two weeks to go before
the new moon and the bride-picking cere-
mony. In those days Joe and Lei-lei saw
lot of each other. They went for walks
together and Joe taught her little Eng
liSh, and she told him that she was the
daughter Of the last white visitor "a
Scots engineer who had fallen overheard
drunk from his ship. In no time at all Joe
had lost his heart to her, and Lei-lei felt
the same way about Joe. On the night
before the new moon they walked on the
beach together. and Joe slipped his arm
around her waist.
If you're not elected, lass" said
Joe, II don't know what Ill do. No, that's
not honest. No man wants his back full
of spears Oh, DAMN
Lei-lei looked up at him tenderly
"Lei-lei love Joe. Joe love Lei-lei. Gods
maybe pick Lei-lei for bride"
mot if know my luck -. (" sighed
Joe.
AT noon the next day there was cere-
monial feast. sucking pig, fish, taros,
bananas, breadfruit and plenty Of coconut
wine. Afterward the six young girls,
singing and dancing. filed away into the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-20

line with anti-infiationary meas
ures being taken by the Eisen-
hover administration.
Sees Improper Action
The last witness was Harry A,
Barbour, 1925 Deal drive Sc,
"a former special adviser to M,
Pomponio & Sons. Inc, building
contractor. of Arlington.
"The lease-purchase program
lis not being conducted in accord
Iance with the wishes of Con-
Igress." Mr.. Barbour said. He said
IGSA has completely ignored
that section of the act which says
the projects were to be financed
by funds available for the pay
ment of rent and related charges
for premises"
1.-The act made no provision
for the expenditure by GSA OF
millions of dollars for engineer
ing, architectural and other ex-
penses that has resulted in de-
signing palatial monuments
with an utter disregard of cost
control as related to the serv-
ices to be provided" he said.
THE President and Secretary
of the Treasury are deriving in.
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fiationary trends. Senator Byrd
democrat of virginia., and
other Senators only a week ago
did likewise. yet no segment of
governmental operation is con-
tributing more to inflationary
pressures than is this program
as at present administered"
Mr.. Barbour charged GSA
had turned down a package"
proposal of the Pomponio firm
to build a new Atomic Energy
Commission building for nearly
$50 million. The proposal was
turned down. he said. because
GSA wanted to arrange its own
financing through banks. buy
the property and handle its own
engineering and architectural
plans before seeking bids. This
is contrary to the intent of Con-
gresS, he argued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-20

Construction of all but two of
about $50 building projects. to-
falling $740 million. was frozen.
A Senate Public Works sub
committee, headed by Senator
Mcnamara, Democrat of Michi-
gan. today concluded two days
of hearings on the bogged-down
building program.
Humphrey Testimony Urged
THE testimony UP to this
time. it seems to me, justified
calling Secretary Humphrey, !"
senator Mcnamara said. I'VE
need him to tell us the attitude
of the Treasury Department on
the lease-purchase program and
onhow long we can expect this
program to be deferred because
offthe infiationary trend"
Witnesses have brought out
that the Treasury Department
imposed per cent ceiling on
interest rates on lease-purchase
contracts with the result that
the Government building pro-
gram is unattractive on today's
tight money market.
Percy Rappaport. assistant di-
rector Of the Budget Bureau, tes-
tilted yesterday that the lease
PURCHASE plan was suspended in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-20
Colleagues Pruise
Senator Hayden
BY the Associated Press

Senator Hayden, Democrat of
Arizona, was praised yesterday on
the 45th anniversary of his en-
try into Congress as lone of the
great men of the Senate"
Senate Democratic Leader
Lyndon johnson of Texas so
described Senator Hayden, a
member of Congress since Ari-
zona was admitted to the union
in 1912. He began his service
in the House and was elected
to a sixth Senate term last year.
Senator Case, Republican of
South Dakota, said he once heard
someone say that Hayden knows
more about the Government of
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Cor Rams Tombstones.
Hot Rodder. IL. Dies

NEW YORK. Feb. 20 R.-
"A stripped-down car. driven by
two young hot-rodders, smashed
into a row of tombstones in a
Bronx cemetery yesterday. One
boy was killed. the other criti-
cally injured.
The car, described by police
as "just an engine. chassis and
four wheels" without a body,
knocked down nine headstones
before hating.
Found dead was James Navan
~. of Sterling, Conn.,. believed
to have been the drive. Critically
injured was William Schroeder.
also II, of The Bronx. Young
Navan was visiting relatives in
the Bronx because of a death in
his family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-20

the United States than any other
individual. He said he wouldn't
quarrel with that statement.
Senator Hayden is president
pro tempore of the Senate and
chairman of the Senate Approp-
Iriations Committee. He has
served longer in Congress than
any other person alive.
Senator johnson said that the
only person who ever had a
longer term of service in Con-
gress was the late Representative
Adolph SABBATH, Democrat of
Illinois. Mr.. SABBATH served for
As years and nine months.
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Leose-Purchose Probers
MAY Call Humphrey
By ALEX r. PRESTON

Secretary Humphrey be called to tell
investigating committee just how long the Governments
building will be suspended result of
the administrations anti-inhationary policies.
purchase suspended last month by
Services Administration and the Post Office Department
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Giunt Tree

MERCED.-The Grizzly Giant
a tree in Yosemite national park
is 27.6 feet in diameter and is
I209 feet tall. 1t is believed to be
more than 5000 years old.
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