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VoL VII—No. 24
~ - * •— CHARLOTTE, N. C„ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1987
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A. F. L. Agrees To Hold Parley
Upon C. I. O’s THird Request;
Green Will MaKe No Statement
The A. F. of L. Urg'es
The Support ot Labor
Press By All Unions
The recent convention of the American Federation of Labor adopted
a resolution asking and urging stronger and better support for our labor
newspapers, and further urging State Federations, Central Labor Unions,
and all Local Unions to not only support the lobor press but urgingthat
they refroin from encouraging or in any way sponsoring labor y«>r books,
programs, fake time-keeping books and other holdup schemes which take
volumes of advertising from the struggling labor papers, and give little or
nothing in return in the way of publicity to the friends of lobor who ad
vertise. B B
The resolution os adopted points out that there are only two sources
from which labor papers con secure support—namely, subscriptions for the
paper by unions collectively, and the limited advertising given by friendly
business men and individuals.
The resolution was introduced and adopted because of the reports
coming in of advertising schemes of little merit being worked in different
ports of the country, to the detriment of the labor newspapers, many for
merly weekly, but now being published monthly. As one speaker in support
of the resolution is reported to have said, "There are labor organizations,
local, state wide and national, who ore reolly unfair to the lobor papers
and are proving themselves to be a detriment to labor and traitors to the
real friends of labor—the labor press.
Unenployment Census
Is To Be TaKen By the
Government Nov. 16-17
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19— Bearing a personal message from President
Roosevelt, the Notional Unemployment Census questionnaire has been made
by John D. Riggers, Administrator of the Unemployed Census.
The President's message is printed on one side of the questonnaire and
reads: . _ „ .... .
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES
The White House, Woshington
“To Every Worker:
If you are unemployed or partly
unemployed and are able to work and
are seeking work, please fill out this
report card right away and mail it
before midnight, Saturday, Novem
ber 20, 1937. No postage stamp is
needed.
The Congress directed me to take
this census. It is important to the
unemployed and to everyone in this
land that the census be complete,
honest, and accurate. If you give me
the facts I shall try to use them for
the benefit of all who need work and
want work and do not now have it.
The card is 8 by 9 inches open,
folded to a demension of 4 by 9 in
ches for convenience in handling. One
side bears the address of the National
Unemployment Census, so that the
sender may simply drop the card in a
mail box. No postage is required.
The inside of the card contains
14 questions, which were compiled by
the Statutory Committee established
bv the law. These questions follow:
UNEMPLOYMENT REPORT CARD
Please fill out this card if you are
totally or partly unemployed. An
swer all questions promptly.
It is important that every totally
or partly unemployed worker in your
household fill out a separate report
card. Additional cards can be se
cured from your postman or post of
fice. You can get help in answering
these questions, if you need it, at any
post office or from any postal em
ployee.
1. Print full name—print full ad
dress. (Do you live on a farm?)
2. Are you: (a) Totally unem
ployed and want work? (b) Partly
employed and want more work (c)
Working at WPA, NYA, CCC, or
other emergency work?
3. Are you able to work?
4. Age at last birthday?
5. Color or race?
6. Sex?
7.. How many hours did you work
last week? (Enter total number of
hours worked at all jobs (except
WPA, NYA, CCC, or other emergency
work) during the week from Sunday,
November 7, through Saturday, Nov
ember 13.)
O. nuw man)* wccna uiu jruu "um
in the last 12 months? Enter total
number of weeks worked at ALL jobs
(except WPA, NYA, CCC, or other
emergency work) during the 12
months from November 1, 1936,
through October 1937.)
9. What is your occupation, or
kind of work? (Examples: Tool
maker, waitress, farm laborer, etc.)
The occupation which you give in an
swer to this question (number 9) de
scribes the work you do. The answer
to the next question (number 10) de
scribes the kind of business or indus
try in which the work is done. Enter
“new worker” in both questions 9 and
10 if you have never had a steady
job, and want work. Do not give the
name of your company or employer as
an answer to question 10).
10. Kinds of business or industry
in which you did, or are doing, this
kind of work? (Examples: Ma
chine shop, restaurant, railroad, cot
ton farm, watchman, etc.)
11. How many other'workers are,
there in your family living in the
same household with you? (Count all
persons worikng for pay or profit, or
wanting work, except yourself.)
12. How many of these workers
are: (a) Totally unemployed and
want work? (b) Partly employed and
want work? (c) Working at WPA,
NYA, CCC, or other emergency
work? (Do not count yourself.)
13. How many persons are mainly
dependent on you for support?
14. What was your individual to
tal income, cash and other, last week?
(Do not include payments from relief,
WPA, NYA, CCC, or other emergency
work.)
Signe here
Mail this card before midnight Nov
ember 20, 1937. No postage stamp is
needed.
A total of 60,000,000 copies have
been ordered. The questionnaire will
be delivered bv mail carriers to every
home in the United Stats, raching an
stimated total of 31,000,000 families.
Only the unemployed, or partially un
employed persons in these families
are expected to return the cards.
Where no more than one such person
is in a family, additional cards may be
requested from the Postmaster.
The cards will be distributed Tues
day and Wednehday, November 16
and 17, and are to be returned to the
Postmaster by midnight of Saturday,
November 20.
PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS
H
CHATTING
PERTINENT COMMENT ON TIMELY TOPICS
By HARRY BOATE
The little city of Tavares, Lake County, Florida, has recently erected m
new and up-to-date courthouse with jail on the top floor. It is surrounded
by beautiful parks. In front of the building has been erected the foundation
for three flag poles. This foundation is one of the most interesting struc
tures of its kind one would wish to see. It is not very large but somewhat on
the order of a square. The base stands about four feet high, and three
flag poles are ip a straight line with the front of the building. Each of the
three flag poles is erected to carry a different flag. The central and higher
pole flies the American flag, the snorter pole to the left, the Florida flag, and
the one to the right, the Lake County flag. The American flag was pre
sented to the people of the County by H. K. Stokes, County Commissioner.
The Florida flag was raised by Colonel Robert R. Pyle, of Miami. He is a
member of the staff of Governor Fred P. Cone. The Lake County flag was
raised by Margaret N. Duncan, of Tavares. These flags were raised on the
occasion of the celebration of Lakfe County’s Semi-Centennial in 1937. The
flag pole base was designed by Arthur William Tavares architect. The stones
are engraved or otherwise marked in such a manner as to thoroughly iden
tify them.
Description of stones: _
From Nelson, Georgia, pink marble stone presented by Frank Sumner.
A fossil from Pennsylvania came from the Ice Mine at Coudersport, secuerd
by K. W. Loucks, of Leesburg. Kentucky’s donation is a limestone from Ash
land, the home of Henry Clay at Lexington, secured by Mrs. Thomas Bullock
A piece of gray granite from Frankfort quarries, Waldo County, Maine, con
tributed by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Arey. A piece of gray granite from the
battlefield at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, secured by Dean and Mrs. A. R. Mc
Causlin. Embedded in this stone are two bullets, the Confederate marked
with two rings, the Union marked with three rings. A brown granite from
quarries in Wisconsin, provided by Karl Lehman. From Arizona came a
piece of petrified tree set in concrete picked up in the petrified forest thirty
five years ago, presented by Mrs. Lillian Galliver. Mrs. E. Karl gave
a stone from the top of Pike’s Peak as her contribution from Colorado. Con
necticut’s contribution is a native born fcrown stone. Stones from Dade Bat
tlefield at Bushnell, Florida, were given by Hon. J. C. B. Koonce.
Other stones are Quincy granite from Massachusetts, a block of coal
from West Virginia, presented by the Chamber of Commerce at Huntington.
Red granite from Rhode Island, white marble from Vermont, dark green mar
ble from Maryland, also tan and brown marble from Maryland. From Ver
mont also came white marble the same as used in President Grant s tomb.
Virginia gave historic brick from Airwell, brought from England as bsdlast
in a ship. A piece of lava brick from Iseburg Lake, Glacier National Park,
Montana. From Indiana a two-tone Carrara from the Shawnee Stone Com
pany, of Wilmington. From Ohio comes a dark stone from the glacier drift
A piece oif granite from Old Fort Negley from the battlefield of of Nash
ville, Tennessee. The District of Columbia presented a piece of white marble
pickd up from the Washington Monument the day it was finished.
YI7nof Viv<*ttiia oaiyipg a ctnnp from t.hp battlefield of rullll
La up irorn tne wasniiiKwii iuviiumcm, ^
From West Virginia comes a stone from the battlefield of Phillippi, the
first battle of the Civil War.” Iowa furnished a “niggerhead” stone picked
p on the battlefield of the Sac and Fox Indians. The words -- - -- ---
ut on this stone by an Indian boy with an arrow head picked up on the battle
ield. A stone from the Antieham battlefield in Maryland. A mushroom cor
al from Black Lake, Michigan. A piece of slate is from Slate Falls at Thes
alon, Ontario, Canada. Georgia furnished a piece of stone from Stone Moun
ain Federal Memorial, part of the largest known block of granite in the
rorid. From Missouri a limestone door-stop from the home of Champ Clark.
^ piece of granite from Winunsboro, South Carolina. A limestone irom Kan
as. White marble from Alabama. Gold quartz from Homestead Mine at
^ead, South Dakota, dug up 2,728 feet below the surface. A blue stone from
5t. Lawrence quarries at New York. A stone from the Iron Mine Quarries
n Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. An amethyst from Camp Blomi
lon, Noca Scotia. A sand stone from Minnesota. A limestone from Mis
°UrlA stone marked “Lindbergh" resembling somewhat the map of Florida
rom the site of the suspension bridge built by Colonel Chas. A.. Lmdbergn
>n the creek at his boyhood home at Little Falls, Minnesota. A piece of pet
•ified wood from New Jersey, limestone from Mississippi, a stone from * ork
ihire, England, a stone from the Rocky River in Ohio, a stone from the Bra
lenton Quarries in Florida, a stone from Japan, furnished by the Chamber of
Commerce and Industry at Tokyo, a small block of marbe from Guatamala,
>etrified wood from Missouri, dark sand stone from Will Rogers ranch at
)ologah, Oklahoma, marble from Carthare, Missouri, a stone bearing a
linosaur track from Massachusetts, a rock from a zinc mine in Oklahoma, a
liece of quartz rock from Arkansas. , . _ , .
In addition to the stone from Tokyo is an American Flag made m Japan
ind sent by the International Friendship Society of Kobe to the people of Lake
bounty from Harimi Takahashi, a prominent merchant of Kobe and a
mother of Dr. T. Takahashi, of Clermont, Florida.
CHARLOTTE CENTRAL LABOR UNION
HAS BEST MEETING OF YEAR;
MUCH ENTHUSIASM IS SHOWN
The best attended meeting of the
year of Charlotte Central Labor Un
ion was held last night at their hall
on South Tryon street, and the inter
est was such that it made the “old
timers” feel good, and the new dele-,
gates and visiting labor friends feel
greatly encouraged to note the inter-1
est being taken in the onward March'
of the A. F. of L. and its affiliated:
locals. I
Delegates from the new Sheet Metal
Workers local were seated, and ap
plications from four other new locals
are ready to be presented, two to af
filiate next Wednesday night. Re
ports from the various locals showed
everyone working, new members be
ing enrolled, and a continued demand
for union labor. Committee reports
were received and other business
transacted, after which President
Kiser opened the meeting for a free
expression of all present on the ques
tion of the benefits of organization,
and there were many to take a hand
and make free expression of their
views. Some lauded the A. F. of L.,
some dwelt upon the necessity of de
manding union-made goods, and buy
ing from concerns fair to organized
labor, others stressed the fact for a
closer co-operation with the Women’s
Union Label League, which is doing
much good as an auxiliary to all
crafts in the A. F. of L., not only in
Charlotte, but throughout the coun
try. Miss Venette Threatt, president
of the League, made a talk on the
aims and objects of the body and ask
ed all delegates to be present at the
meteing tonight at 302 South College
Street, state A. F. of L. headquarters.
Making talks were Messrs. Kiser, Har
Sr Boate, Jack Moore,' Wm. Greene,
rnest Morgan, Witter, Albea, Boone,
McElice Beck, Law, Fowler (short but
not sweet), Conder, Beatty, Camp
bel, Dumas and the president of the
local postal clerks. The talks were
all brief but enthusiastic, logical and
breathing a spirit of fellowship such
as seldom seen on the floor of Cen
tral Labor Union. The attendance
is steadily growing and the work of
organizing is just beginning in Char
lotte.
IP YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS
IS IN ARREARS
SEND IN A CHECK
Only half the battle is won. when
you bargain collectively. Don’t for
get to BUY collectively.
I a Wa?H *NGT° j' P6*’ 1i~Warr,n9 ,eaders of the A. F. of L. and C.
1; ° ' s,t oro‘,nd »*•« conference table here next week to study condi
tions of peace which would weld 7,000,000 working men into single labor
movement.
There was no definite indication, however, of an immediate settle
ment ot their conflicting theories of union organization
Both made plans lost week for continuation of their separate union
s'" drives, but the A. F. of L. accepted yesterday the last of three offers the
I. O. made for a preliminary conference here October 25.
Gr,ef"' f*d#ratio" Patent, nor John L. Lewis, chair
man ot the C. I. O., would predict the outcome of next week's deliberations
Some labor observers expressed the opinion that failure of this con
terence would lead to an aggressive renewal of labor's internecine strug
gte. To avert this they suggested that the following solution of the com
plicated problem might be discussed:
ii jrfLatl0n,°f "*w' on^onomeus division of the A. F. of L.—perhaps
called the industrial organization department—which would continue the
organization of mass production workers. This federation wing, if mem
bership claims are accurate, would be larger than the federation itself and
could control it.
Under this procedure, both sides would permit the other to proceed
in its particular field. Border line" industries or crafts would be assigned
to one or the other organizations according to a decision of a special arbi
tration board.
When PhiHp Murrey, chairman of the Steel Worker* Organizing Com
meet “with ™ "wtthnn? Ueut?“nt; t*,e*r#Ph?d the CIO committee wouM
iSujj'Vo, iSrSbCSisr**' —** *
n committee of the American Federation of Labor comoosed of Vim
rrLtsr1 —i— ««•
W1?en *^wis refused to give up the CIO n.x! the council susnended ten.
“n,ons 'or Insurrection*’ September 5, 19S6, the A. F. of L. £ace con^
meeUngVwitrCIolladfrs'* ** 8Uspwwio,,h’ however, it has held no formal
rUrE0?:. P*"'80"’ committee chairman and president of the Railway
,nB*Lsre**r*,^L 88 oli* ®f Lewis’ best friends in the A. F of L
Matthew Woll, vice-president of the Photo Engravers union never joined
the federation faction that wanted to fight liwis at every turn w
onyth^°oth« ^and*hM Buff"Uzet . ^retary of the Electrical Workers
LSsTt — presi
iWM. a GREENE “HAS AN IDEA—
YES. STRANGE AS IT MAY SEEM!”
I HAYE AN IDEA? Yes, strange as it may seem I have
WCTe“n'tfrefvTriirS>aTeaSrfthe,n *ood;1so,ne bad- Some I thought
were entirely original, and consequently anyone who said a simrl*
dumb-head.8t “ “■* ^““edUtely put dow^^ be^ a
What I am getting: at is that all of
us have ideas. And because we have
them, we think they are the best
ideas that have been allowed to creep
into this world. If your own wife or
children beg to differ with you, you
pout or say something you really
don’t mean, in a not too friendly
spirit.
John L. Lewis and other labor
men had an idea. Good beyond ques
tion, as far as a temporary lift in
the actual increase in organized labor
numbers is concerned.
But, like the rest of us with ideas,
criticism causes him to act in a man
ner not his own self, just like every
one of us do at one time or another.
Perhaps Wm. Green should not have
been the one to criticize. The idea
to go out and organize vast numbers
certainly belongs to the Committee
for Industrial Organization.
However, another idea, an ex
tremely good one, has been advanced
all along by the A. F. of L. committee
of three to smooth out the differences
of the two wings of labor. And up
to a few days ago, this committee
have been insulted right along by be
ing ignored. Nothing peeves one
Tnore than to be ignored, especially
when you are carried away by a lofty
feeling. For almost two years that
committee have been in existence,
offering to meet and get together for
the benefit of the common man. An
other idea, perfect in form, gone
wrong, until a few days %go.
Ideas are what make the world ad
- - - —me wunu na
va nee. Ideas also may retard proe
peat the headline. Perhaps it is not
fh8r°^r«,ng that the A- F- L- and
w ?et t0*ether. We hear a
lot today a bout-economic royalists. I
would hate to hear the term Labor
royalists. There is good reason to
believe that too large a group be
^e^t°° P?,werfuI. «nd cause their
do^nfa,1L A ^public exists for
of .2 ’ n,ot the specialized
to™!!? c*' To° lar?e a minority
formed for economic benefits, is just
eno £*r°U* to that minority> ** not
I Save an idea. Let us go fast
slowly. It takes two to make an
argument, and bring out the points
for and against.
WM. S. GREENE.
TRADE UNION BENEFITS
One of the most constructive works of organized labor, of which the
general public knows too little, is the great trade union benefit system. An
idea of the magnitude of this is given in the annual report of the American
Federation of Labor Excutive Council, which presents a detailed report show
ing $12393,057 paid by national and international unions to their mem
bers in out-of-work, disability, pension, death and sick benefits. What
these payments did in the way of preventing Human suffering and preserv
ing the morale and self-respect of wage-earners can only be imagined.
GREEN COMMENT ON THE MURRAY PROPOSAL
“I regard the reply of Mr. Murray received today as a
? full and complete acceptance of the original proposal of the
A. F. of L. for a conference, which has been held open for
the past two years,” said President William Green.
“I interpret his telegram as a willingness to meet the
standing committee created two years ago by the A. F. of L.
without conditions or prior commitments.”