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The Charlotte Labor Journal
AND DIXIE FARM NEWS
Entered a# wond-dui matter. September II, 1911. at the Poet Office at Charlotte. N. C
mder the Act of March 8. 1879.
PHONE 3-3094
iv. M. WITTER__-.Editor and Publisher
CLAUDE L. ALBEA...Associate Editor
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CHARLOTTE, N. C-, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1936
LABOR ONLY ASKS A SQUARE DEAL
The press, rather the big dailies, are now busy explaining
that the huge vote given President Roosevelt and congressional
candidates was “by all the people” and that the interests of all
the people should be considered, which, of course will be the
ase. But their object is to minimize the labor element, and the
emands of labor for recognition. It took some of these same
apers columns upon columns, day after day (swallowing their
till bitterly), to explain why they were for Roosevelt and his ad
linistration, and the others, along with the Dumonts and Big
lusiness, in general, fought in the open, they seeing the hand
writing on the wall, Mr.. Roosevelt having stated that the New
>eal had just begun, in answer to where he stood. Labor wants
lothing but an equal showing, an equal right, and this the Ad
linistration has promised it; shorter hours, a pay in keeping
with a respectable and decent living and better working condi
tions, with hours so arranged as to provide employment for the
Estimated ten million idle workers. Organized Labor is not wav
wg a red flag in the face of Capiptal it is only asking that a por
■on of the vast dividends and surplus which it produces be passed
$n to them in fair proportion.
1 FIGHTING UNIONIZATION
(The big steel companies, seeing the handwriting on the wall
fter their losing campaign in the recent political bout, and scent
lg organization of their employees took time by the forelock and
ffered a 10 per cent increase to employes, some of the offers be
ing accepted at once, others being held in abeyance for considera
tion. But even this will not stop the unionization of steel. It is
on its wray.
■ “Chic” Sale has pased away, and he was a man of many parts, but the
Specialist” will live on.
There is some talk of wanting the five-man council back, and probably
ii would not be a bad idea at that.
* Charlotte is going to get "all lit up” Christmas, we speak of our streets,
4<:t our population, and kuester is to be thanked for it.
Business is booming and our merchants are happy—that is, to a large
Atent. With Thanksgiving at our door and Christmas “just around the
ftrner,” things are going to hum.
They are hollering already about the $1,000 exemption on homes, and
making up the State budget has got the boys over Italeigh way to guessing.
But we have the grand old sales tax and high auto license tags, so the
financial wizards will work it out some way.
I It will soon be time for the city political boys to get lined up. Already
they are” casting.loving eyes at the voters, that is those who have an eye
tliward mayoralty and councilmaniac honors.
’ There is much to be done yet before Prosperity can really be said to
be with us. Of course things are better, but more people should be given
j< bs other than relief, and our charity list should diminish instead of climb
i|g.
1 The Canada Baby Marathon winners are headed for the courts. It
would be well, if there were found a way, to break a will that has caused
ample to sink to a race of that kind. Married and unmarried, with illegiti
■fate offsprings, does not bode well for the morals of any people.
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STEEL WORKERS “LEARY” OF PAY
RAISE OFFERED BY CARNEGIE
ILLINOIS GROUP; STUDY BEING MADE
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 10.—Representatives of more than
30,000 Carnegie-IUinois Steel corporation employees withheld ac
ceptance yesterday of a 10 per cent wage increase offer by the
management pending a further study of the proposal.
Some of them—representing three big plants—refused to
give an affirmative answer and planned to lay the wage question
before a district council of employee representatives which was
being organized today at a meeting of delegates from 19 Carnegie
IUinois mills.
Representatives of five other
plants told the company they wanted
the wage increase to become effec
tive immediately, rather than on No
vember 16, and that they wished ad
ditional time to make up their minds
on the proposal to base the increased
scale on the cost of living.
The three plants whose workers
week to lay the matter before the dis
trcit council are the Edgar Thomp
son works at Braddock, Pa., the Du
quesne Works at Duquesne, Pa., and
the Ohio works at Youngstown, 0.
They employ 18,000 men.
The other five are the New Castle,
Pa., tin plant; the Shenango tin
Works at Newcastle; the National
Works at Monessen, Pa., the Vander
graft (Pa.) Works and the Farrel
Mercer, Pa., plant. About 11,600
work at these mills.
The company said workers of the
Gary Sheet and Tin Mill ! at Gary,
Ind., also have reached no decision.
A company spokesman announced
11 major plants, employing 28,700
men, accepted the increase. They
were listed as the Wood mill at Mc
Keesport, Pa.; the Roll and Machine
Shops, Canton, O.; the Guernsey
Plant, Cambridge, O.; the ; Laughlin
Works, Martins Ferry, O.; the Home
stead, Pa., Plant; the Isabella Works,
Etna, Pa.; - the Farrell, Pa., Steel
Works; the Mingo Junction (O.)
Worsk; the Clarion, Pa., Steel and
By-Products Plant; the river and
transportation division, Clairton, Pa., I
and the Lorain division at Johns
town, Pa. *j
The Carnegie-Illinois offices said
the plan also had been accepted by
the South Works at Chicago, and the
Gary Steel Works, at Gary, Ind., each
employing 15,000 men.
The workers’ representatives mean
while discussed the formation of the
council, which would represent all
the company’s mills in collective bar
gaining negotiations.
The wage increase added approxi
mately $10,000,000 to the Christmas
budgets of the steel workers.
PAY OF 20,000 OHIO
STEEL WORKERS BOOSTED
CLEVELAND, Nov. 10.—More!
than 20,000 steel workers in Youngs-1
town and Lorain, O., received wage
increases of between nine: and ten
per cent as the Youngstown Sheet
| and Tube Company and the National
Tube Company of Lorain joined
other steel plants in granting raises.
The National Tube, a subsidiary of
the United States Steel Corporation,
announced a 10 per cent increase for
approximately 8,000 employes. Com
pany officials said the wage adjust
ments represented a weekly payroll
increase of from $15,000 to $20,000.
The Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Company’s announcement affects 14,
000 workers in the Youngstown plant
and 11,000 employes of the Indiana
Harbor plant in South Chicago.
The anonuncements were made this
morning at all three plants. The
Youngstown Sheet and Tube increase
applies both to plant employes and
office employes in the lower salary
brackets.
The announcement at Youngstown
followed negotiations between com
pany officials and employe represen
tatives concerning wage increases,
the announcement said.
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ALWAYS ANOTHER FIGHT
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I have failed in a thousand cases,
But still I have the heart to try;
I am scarred in a hundred places,
No darling of luck am I.
In many a crucial hour
I have hoped, and been scorned and
kicked;
But never has Fate had power
To convince me that I was licked.
I have trusted and been mistaken;
My friendship has been betrayed
1 have struggled alone, forsaken
By men who have had my aid;
I have listened to those who flattered;
Their motives misunderstood.
But my faith has remained
unshattered;
I believe in the ultimate good.
I ask for no unearned pleasure,
No pathway through flowery lanes;
I offer a full, fair measure
Of effort for all my gains;
I’ll try, though the pace by grilling.
Nor whine if I’m tripped or tricked,
As long as my soul’s unwilling
To let me believe I am licked.
—S. E. Kiser.
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