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F or t Weekly, Its Reeders Represent the LARGEST BUYINv* POWER in Ck hcte Truthful, Honest, Impartial The ONLY REALLY INDEPENDENT WEEKLY in Mecklenbur* County for a Weekly, Its Readers Represent the LARGEST Bl Che Charlotte labor journal il * AND DIXIE FARM NEWS Endeavoring Official Orfas C • Aral Labor Union: taioc ‘I by State Federation at > tbor AND DIXIE FARM NEWS Endeavoring to Serve the Masses VOL. V.—No. 5. Y»«p AavssTiMMMT im Tm« Jwwm. la a lay—t CHARLOTTE, N. C„ THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1935 ■aa Dtsnvi ▼ms Haaasa $2.00 Pet Year LABOR TO STAGE BIG DANCE AT ARMORY-AUDITORUM JUNE 21; MUSIC BY DEL REGIS ORCHESTRA What promises to be one of the outstanding dances of the year is being sponsored by Charlotte Central Labor Union, and will take place on the night of June 21, Friday, at the Armory Auditorium. The Del Regis, the “ultimate in modem dance music,” and an orchestra of broadcasting fame has been engaged and will furnish the music, which assures those in attendance of the best and latest in music. Other features of entertainment will be announced later by the committees now functioning. The price of dance tickets, per couple, is $1.00, while spectators will be ad mitted to the l>alcony for 25 cents. Secretary C. S. Roger, of Central Labor Union, will have charge of all ticket sales, and an attendance of at least 2,000 te expected. The proceeds will be used for relief of the striking Allied Printnig Trades workers, now out at the Queen City Print ing Co., and every penny, with the exception of actual cost, will find its way to a worthy cause. Don’t forget he date—Saturday evening, June 21, j or the place: City Armory-Auditorium. Secretary C. S. Boger is general chairman of the committee on ar rangements. Other committee chair men are: Ticket sales, Hugh M. Spykes; Music, J. H. h ullertjon;, floor committee, J. A. Parrish; fljoor show and special music, Miss Venetta Threatt; G. H. Holton, publicity. PRINCIPLES OF DISPUTES BILL, SAYS SEN. WAGNER, UNTOUCHED BY OVERTHROW OF RECOVERY ACT WASHINGTON.—Senator Waguer of New York is emphatic in the belief that the principles of his Labor Disputes Bill are not touched by the decision of the Supreme Court in the Schechter case, holding the National Recovery Act unconstitutional because it delegated legislative power to the President and established Federal control over what the Court claimed is strictly intrastate commerce. He said it was his purpose to press the enactment of the measure at this session of Congress. The Labor Disputes Bui declares the encouragement of collective bar gaining to be the policy of the United States, prohibits certain “unfair practices,” such as the company-domi nated union and discrimination against union, members, used by sub versive employers to nullify this right, sets up the principle of major ity rule in elections held by employes to choose collective bargaining rep rc,cr.*st!ves, ?n<L progide^^ji National Labor Relations Board to administer the Act. DOES NOT DELEGATE LEGISLATIVE POWERS Senator Wagner said he based his opinion first on the fact that his bill contains no delegation of legislative power, blit merely seeks to establish a quasi-judicial board similar to the Federal Trade Commission, already “Million Dollar Ransom” At the Charlotte Theater Here is the picture ydu’ve been waiting for! Damon Runyan’s story “Million Dollar Ransom”, with a gold-studded cast including Phillips Holmes, Ed ward Arnold, Mary Carlisle, Wini Shaw. Andy Devine, Marjore Gate son and many others. This is the Cosmopolitan Magazine story that startled a prohibition-rid den nation. It will positively amaze you with its daring and realism. Imagine, if you will, the panic that occurred‘with Repeal, when that vast army of liquir I barons in America were caught sjiort! “One of its mightiest leaders comes out of jail and turns over a new leaf—and what a story he has tjo tell. ' -<• His innocent and lovely daughter be comes involved ijn a trumped up kid naping affair—and the bojv she loves has himself snatched away so that he can prevent his mother from mak ing a fool of ‘herself with a fortune hunter. And into these amazing situations is woven powerful drama and conflict ing emotions fotnented in the black heart of an unscrupulous man that had to tuij.n white! “Million5 Dollar Ransom,” replete with thrills and excitement, tempered with a beautiful romance, comes to the Charlotte Theatre next Friday and Saturday. . Don’t Tail to stee it! Among the added attractions is aln Our Gang .Comedy “Honky Donky.” affirmed as constitutional, and, sec ond, on previous decisions o f the Su preme Court which have upheld in junctions against strikes on the ground that strikes affected the free flow of interstate commerce feven in instances where the comriiodities in volved finally landed within State lines. He said the Labor Relations Bill proposed for the administration of the “unfair labor practices” banned tjy the’ measure the same procedure, including review by the cpurts, al ready applied by the Federal Trade Commission in detterminii^g unfair competition in business. J I FEDERAL AUTHORITY OVER WAGES AND HOURS M Pointing out that the coi ion in the Schecter case he! federal Government “migh|t Scribe wages and hours in that was purely intrastate, ter,” Senator Wagner stri: .fact that in numerous insti jcourt had decided that even commerce was subject to F< trol where practices involv ,ly the free flow of goods to State. STONR urt’: ,’s decis that the not pre business n charac ssed that ances the intrastate ederal con senous from State ‘The Supreme Court Under the anti-trust laws*” he said, quehtly sustained injunctions against that were strikes involving businesses clearly ‘intrastate’ as the pojultry busi ness in the Schechter case. “In the Bedford Stone Chtters case an injunction tvas issued al .hough the stone involved had come to its final resting place completely as try in the Schechter case/ “The National Labor Relations Bill, of course, has nothing to do with wages and hours,” Senatojr Wagner concluded. “It is designed simply to discourage strikes by setting forth the conditions Of industrial peace.” CITED “has fre Women’s Label League Presents “Mock Wedding” The Women’s Union .La >el League put on a “Mock Wedding” Monday night. There was a good attendance and everyone seemed to enljoy the' af fair. Refreshments were served, and th ladies of the League deserve credit for the way they handled it. The kitchen is partly equipped and is be ginning to have a real homelike ap pearance. Subscribe for The Journal LABOR RACKETEERING IN • CHARLOTTE CONDEMNED BY CENTRAL LABOR UNION t ' ' Racketeering in the name of Organized Labor in Char lotte in the advertising, publicity and co-operative field brought forth the following resolution, which was unanimous ly passed Tuesday. January 21, by Central Labor Union: ■‘Resolved. That the Charlotte Labor Journal is recognized in Charlotte as the only official paper of this section, and that merchants and business con cerns are warned against outsiders soliciting; adver tisements or funds in the name of Labor, unless they have secured the sanction of Central Labor Union. For information merchants and business men may may call The Journal at 3-4855, or Central Labor Union, 9185. The motion carried unanimously.*’ ■Y HARR'I BOATE 4 CHATTING The NRA, as has popularly been known since its birtli some months since, or should we apply the name under which it was christened? The National Industrial Recovery Act, died very suddenly but cclmpletely when the United States Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, said it was un constitutional and must die. More properly stated, it was declared that three provisions or sections were not in accord with the constitution, and those happened to be the sections which appeared to be the main support of the whole thing. Since the first day of tis life there have been complaints against it and for it, an<Uthe fact that the court jus unanimous in its decision, and the court being composed of nine menroers, makes what we believe is the largest number of people who ever were of the same opinion on this most important matter. There can be no doubt that while NRA lived it did do much good, and its life was a struggle from the date of birth until it receive^ its death sen tence, yet if industry as a whole had come together and worked in unison with itl disregarding some of the undesirable features which they claim were a hardship, it might have been that recovery would have been an assured thing ere this, instead of being suddenly thrust back to where it was when this effort was first inaugurated. » . . . General Hugh S. Johnson, the man placed at its head from the beginning, who, by the way, put the first dent in the whole scheme by making certain concessions, for which he later professed sorrow, was also one of the first to come forward in an effort to salvage whatever good is possible from the wreck. Many leaders in industry, some of whom have never held any great love for it, have also come forward with the statement that they are sorry it is dead and will henceforth endeavor to voluntarily live up to the law which they had previously been forced to obey. That is the spirit which has long been needed and will be appreciated. Most all mills in the south have prom ised not to increase hours nor decrease • wages, and the hope is widespread that the price structure will not be disturbed, but in disregard of the plea of the president, some dealers have entered into a price war, cigarettes taking the lead in lower prices. Perhaps after the smoke has cleared away and the atmosphere purifies somewhat these people will see the error of their way and repent. In the meantime Washington is doing what it can to keep whatever good it is able to keep. Fear is expressed that we shall experience a period of major strikes as a result of the letting down of the bars, but if industry will behave itself, it is reasonable to suppose labor will do likewise, for the laborer also loves peace. Were this not true, labor never would have organized and put forth all the time and effort and money it has put into this thing in the years gone by. . Here is what Will Rogers has to say: “We are a funny people. Busi ness men have howled from every luncheon table the evils of the whole NRA. Then all at once the Supreme Court says, ‘The bridle is off, boys; from this day on every man for himself.’ Now the same men are rushing back to the banquet tables and unoccupied microphones and shouting, ‘Wages must be maintained,’ ‘Cut-throat competition must be curbed,’ ‘Child labor is wrong,’ ‘The sweat shop must not return.’ You just can’t please some pleople. Then the stock market went down six points.” Well, if all these evils should return, just bear in mind what happened when the prohibition amendment was killed. It was promised the saloon would not be permitted to return. Judge for yourself as to what happened. In fact, we are a strange people without doubt, but yet we are trying as best wTe know how to get the most out of life. Gus Travis, in th° Charlotte Observer, in his entertaining manner, puts it this wTayr in prose poetry: “This surely is a mixed up land. Nobody knows just where w'e stand. A guy named Lincoln years ago freed all the slaves at one fell blow, and no Supreme Court shouted ‘Nay.’ Now Roosevelt pops up today and frees a bunch of slaves himself. The court lays that law’ on tlje shelf. It seems that Uncle Sam, poor chump, Will never know w’hich way to jump.” J Both these writers who have been quoted have stated the facts in as few’ words as one could possibly do, so it is useless for one of my ability to laborate further. Here’s hoping that while the NRA has been killed officially we may be able to find some constitutional way of sustaining life both physically and individually, as well as nationally. PRESIDENT STATED SIMPLE TRUTH IN 1933, WHEN NRA WAS BORN; CHALLENGE TO CAPITAL-LABOR On June 16, 1933, when the National Industrial Recovery Act was approved, the President stated the simple truth that the Act was a challenge to industry, to labor and to our whole people—a challenge to “sink selfish interest and present a solid front against a common peril.” He stated that the law put to our whole people the simple but vital test: “Must we go in many groping, disor ganized separate units to defeat or shall we mov^ as one great team to victory?” •< In the two years which have followed we have engaged in a great co operative movement for the rahibilitation of trade and industry, for the im provement of the condition of the, workers and their standard of living, and for the elimination of sweatshop wages, child labor and unfair competitive practices. According to the opinion of the Supreme Court, the Congress did not suf ficiently define in the law the policy and standards of the wise and bene ficient measures which we have undertaken, but delegated to the President “unfettered discretion” to approve all provisions in codes of fair competition which he deemed “beneficial in dealing with the vast array of commercial and industrial activities throughout the country.” The Court held that: “The code making authority thus conferred is an unconstitutional delegation of legislative power.” v This decision of the Court makes codes of fair competition unenforce able as a matter of law; and in deference to that ruling all methods of com pulsory enforcement, of the codes will be immediately suspended. This will not affect the enforcement of any contractual obligations which may have arisen by agreement of the parties requiring no sanctiojn of Federal au thority. ^ We face now the question of maintaining the gains which have been made in the last two years and retaining the values which have been created under the National Recovery Administration. It seems clear that that question must be decided by the administration and the Congress and the people of the United States within a very short time. Pending the determination of this question, it would bp most harmful to the general welfare if unfair competitive practices, universally recognized as such, were to be revived, and if the fair standards affecting labor were to be disregarded. Therefore, pending the determination of thip question, I hope that all employers heretofore operating under approved codes and all their employes will cooperate in maintaining those standards of fair competition in commercial and labor relations which have been written into the codes with practically universal sanction, and which represent a united effort to eliminate dishonset, fraudulent trade practices and unfair competition in overworking and underpaying labor. NIGHT BASEBALL NORFOLK AT CHARLOTTE June 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 1 ( RICHMOND AT CHARLOTTE June 10,11,12 NIGHT GAMES AT 8:15 Bleachers, 40c (All Tax Paid) Grand Stand 65c ALLIED PRINTING TRADES ' ENTER ENDURANCE CONTEST WITH QUEEN CITY PRINTING CO. The strike of the printers, pressmen and bindery workers at the Queen City Ptg. Co. has developed into an endurance contest, the striking employees still standing as a unit and the employers still stubbornly holding out in spite of their inability to secure com petent workers and in the face of the loss of a considerable volume of business. Unable to get their college annuals bound with the help they have se cured the firm has enlisted the aid of the Carolina Ruling and Binding Co., a trade bindery, to do the work which they could not do themselves. James Madagan, part owner and manager of this last named concern, does work throughout the Carolinas and adjacent territory for printing plants that lack bindery equipment. He has deliberately decided to give aid to the Queen City Printing Company, thereby jeopardizing all of his other business. As a result of his decision the fight is now also centered upon him, as he is doing struck work. Practically every employing printer in Charlotte has refused to go to the rescue of the Queen City, not caring to jeopardize their own plants or to fight another firm’s battles. A picket line has also been established by the bindery workers at the Carolina Ruling & Binding Co.’s plant and a great fight seems in prospect there. g Arrangements are being completed for a Grand Dance for the benefit of the strikers to be given at the Armory on June 21st. Tickets for a couple will be $1.00. Spectator’s tickets admitting the holders to the balcony will be sold at 25c. The entire labor movement of Charlotte is behind this dance and it is being sponsored by the Central Labor Union. The Del Regis, fourteen-piece orchestra, which broadcasts over the Columbia network, has been secured to furnish the music for the occasion. Lovers of good dance music who attend witl have a great treat in store for them. Tickets will be on sale by all unions beginning not later than June 6th. The town will be thoroughly covered by publicity of every kind. It is the intention to make this occasion the first of a series of Annual I,abor Balls. All who love a good evening's dance and floor show should get their tickets early as this wil lbe the most outstanding labor event Charlotte has ever witnessed. All union members are herewith requested to get a block of tickets through Secretary Boger of the Central Labor Union or from their own local union secretary and to place them with the general public, Labor's friends and members and to take tickets for their own pleasure and co-operation in making this the most noteworthy Labor entertainment ever held in the Carolinas. Narby towns are expected to send many of their members here to enjoy this great occasion and promises to that effect have been made. DON’T FORGET THE TIME AND PLACE! THE ARMORY FRIDAY, JUNE 21 ST. BE ON HAND. MASS MEETING AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL SUNDAY AFTERNOON WAS A SUCCESS - SPIRITED ADDRESSES Last Sunday afternoon a capacity audience greeted the speak ing at the Textile Workers .Mass Meeting, many coming from all parts of North and South Carolina to talk on the deceased NRA and matters pertaining to Labor legislation. While it was impos sible for either McMahon or Gorman to be present, due to impor tant Labor conferences that were being held in Washington, there was a “battery” of Labor speakers on hand. 1 Leonard Green, A. F. of L. repre sentative led off with one of his usual interesting and instructive talks. Mr. Green is well liked in Charlotte and has a forceful way of putting La bor’s view over to the audience. The outstanding talk of the even ing was by President R. R, Lawrence, :of the State Federation of Labor, and | it is needless to say there was no minc ing of cards or sidestepping in his re marks. He shot straight from the shoulder, giving names of legislators I who had been unfvorablc to Labor leg ! islation and impeded the passage of bills that would benefit all the work ers. He mentioned Senator Burrus and Representative McDonald as pros pective gubernatorial candidates and lauded their efforts in behalf of the j workers of North Carolina. He urged i the listing on all firms taking advan j tage of the recent Supreme Court de jCisitm by cutting wages and lengthen ing-! hours. He paid his respects to chiselers in no uncertain terms. Mr. Lawrence’s address was inter spersed with applause long and loud, and labor, has a worthy advocate in its State Federation President. Presi dent Brookshire, of the South Caro lina State Federation of Labor also came in for a goodly share of ap plause in his talk pleading for or ganization and support of the Lmon Label. Brother Brookshire is a for mer Charlotte boy who has made good in South Carolina in the Laborj move ment by his untiring efforts t$> pro mote organization along safe and sane lines. • • j Organizer H. D. Lisk, of the Tex tile Workers acted as chairman. Other speakers on the program in- 4 eluded James J. Hailey, representa tive of the Bookbinders union from Charlotte; Ted Thomas, representa tive of the U.T.W. from Gastonia; R. F. Strickland; representative of Jhe U. T. W. from Selma; E. A. Thrift, vice-president of the state textile council from Charlotte; W. W. Bing ham, secretary and treasurer of the state textile council;' W. G. Watson, t member of tljie International execu tive board* from Salisbury; John Peel, representative of the U. T. W. from . eenville, S. C. After the xjneeting broke up there was a gfenerhl greeting and hand shaking indulged in by the*Labor mgn in attendance [from the two Carolinas and a feeling of optimism, good will and cheer pervaded the atmosphere. More meetings of this nature through out the two states will give .organ ized Labor a boost that will bring re sults. RALLY NOW TO THE UNION LABEL Unionism meanss UNITY. It means solidarity. It means standing to gether, not merely when the sun shines, but when bqttle rages. Months ago the Tobacco Workers’ International Union asked the labor press of America to stand with the union in a fight for the union label on tobacco products and for a cigarette tax equalization, so that the union-made 10-cent cigarette cantlive. The Axton-Fisher Tobacco Company and the Brown & William Tobac co Corporation, both of Louisville, make union-made 10-cent cigarettes. These union-made cigarettes are GOOD cigarettes. All the money goes into the cigarette; none of fancy wrappings or ballyhoo. Best of all, they are UNION MADE. But, the 10-cent cigarette cannot continue to live unless there is an equalization of the tax. Today every package of 20 cigarettes pays a tax of SIX cents. That leaves only four cents with which to pay for making the union-made dime cigarette. r The poor man’s smoke has to bear a killing burden of taxation. The UNION and the companies are seeking an equalization in taxes that will put upon all cigarettes a tax proportionate to their selling price. They ask: WHY SHOULD A DIME CIGARETTE PAY AS MUCH TAX AS A 15-CENT CIGARETTE? The government of the United States AGREES WITH THE UNION AND THE UNION COMPANIES in the conclusion that there ought to be an equalization for, if the 10-cent cigarette has to pass out of existence, the smokers of 10-cent cigarettes will turn to the roll-your-own and the Treas ury will LOSE money. Here comes a UNION, asking all unions and all labor papers to join in a fight for the union and for the product which its members make. If the 10-cent cigarette dies, then hundreds upon hundreds of union jobs will disappear, all the way from factory to counter. In Congress House Resolution 5450 is intended to correct the taxation situation and allow the poor man’s smoke to live. But, the powerful political figures in Congress have not yet seen fit to allow this bill to even get a hearing, much less to get to the floor. EVERY UNION MAN CAN DO ONE THING AND THOSE WHO SMOKE CAN DO TWO THINGS. First: Let your Senators and your Congressman know that YOU want action on H. R. 5450. Second: Buy ONLY union-made cigarettes, no matter what your price range. STICK TO THE UNION PRODUCT and tell the dealer WHY. SAVE THE TEN-CENT CIGARETTE!
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