Newspapers / The Charlotte Labor Journal … / Jan. 5, 1939, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Charlotte Labor Journal and Dixie Farm News (Charlotte, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
• fagHIWMMNMK tfa ' M* tfafa* wimt Ifc#. nine i ■ »*** *** «■» fan* ^ dm mull - ■■mdmt&rwd wwfan » f**r.j tfa pemfan -■•'■ ■•( b ;*■*«» tfa Mt'fa 4 Me- nmal fadfaMv . !**•» •*• oat m *»* mentbit awnr-- - dwfan «f »fa' *M»ntfat'tt> tfa.) i «*■«>' fa a»fc*d l» H IV * (MU *4*.>. fa-tfatfa m tfa- ha*inr*i eyrie, tfa' fed fatdfaa mad •■** at fafarV primer > "Thai piantoac It* »M • atetl arte •fact tun in tfa t nitetf Htate- *ha»i fa dheeted toward die *<•*! af hfafar lit fat afandntda far. af, and Mot ttiwaro tiwda* ar mmnaary prmfat ton far mdltary purpniie*," Tfa ffantfa added that fafa should fa created m tndurtri** "pro dactmr r>"«d» needed far tfa people rather than afaMfaa, .except for tfa HHMitKMu Mad for national dr fenae." In tfa creation of a national plan-' niw* board, tfa A. F. of L. naid labor also wan concerned that the board member* fa drawn from production aduatalB ftH MINI gnaw s'mmhM eld(pea, >• c. , I*.,. pMKli ■«* «»• (UH“ •» »*«**•« 4*4. the A f d I. *wrv«-y •Mhtnd "C «t> hat-- osiiowai piaa « i,e % drawrruttr mrthwdn mm) ( the (elfalls -*»f PMttMKk.* - IbniAal Watjpw .-Mwana, »*# the A I 1. Nil nieuHr Mm the (nk» • .i.i uppwtt -> npnaahli" in v« n whatever Pat tonal de • • , v >.<>*• .».jtnni!*i < ii! f.i, !>itipoMi<*l to the Pew Congress. Th. A r of L business urvey said -no form of national planning would h. aere«*ary to level off the peaks and valley* created by alternating periods • f gi<*t aad mm indnatriuF activity. | L.., luhnMMlMAa cm^hmwsss Waffaim la. I nr MHiiiruiMtr pitWirtll UrlwTr till; new Congress, the federation said, was how to lift American indnstry Ip full productioa hr put the JiiMsss to work ami how to make the economic system produce “the living standards possible under the power age.” “The praglem of America today,” | the survey stated, “is to time our in vestment* so that periods of depression will be lessened and periods of indus trial growth and prosperity increased.” TEX. WORKERS CALLING FOR A. F. L AFFILIATION-BURSTING OF C. I. 0. “BUBBLE” BECOMES APPARENT PROVIDENCE, R. I:—Nine Rhode Island locals of the United Textile Workers of America backecTtmermu. tional President l^neiii.J. Gorman in his fight to return the organization to the American Federaiton of Labor. At a convention this week, they adopted resolutions calling for affil iation with A. F. of L. and endorsing Gorman’s ousting of the international secretary-treasurer and four vice presidents. The- sessions also instructed Gor man .to call a special convention in Washington next May 22 to elect of ficers. - Gorman, who presided, said the convention endorsement was his an smsmsssnmssssmmmsmmmm swep/to developments at Washington, where George Baldanzi, one of the ousted vice-presidents, filed charges -*tp>simG Gorman of sponsoring dual with the Textile Workers Organising unionism and repudiating a contract Committee of the CIO. James Starr, ' UTW secretary treasurer. whose office Gorman has declared vacant, said the international president would be given a hearing by the union executive council at Rew York Jan, 4. Gorman has contended the UTW link with the CIt) was broken by a Rhode Island court decision invalidat ing a contract by which the Textile Woikers Organizing Committee ab sorbed the UTW. ; MERCHANTS—Advertise in your local Labor Paper, it circulates among the workers in your territory and is the only Labor Paper in North Carolina that does, and also is the only Labor Paper carrying the endorsement of Charlotte Central Labor Union and the majority of the locals, a list being published else where. Journal readers spend over six million dollars annually. Get your share. News Writers Local Formed In Salisbury Under the A. F. of L. SALISBURY, N. C., Jan. 2.—A ..... Newswriters Local Union Was organ ized here last Saturday and applica tion was made for a charter. Upon its receipt it—is planned to have an open meeting, with George L. Googe In charge of installation of the char ter and obligation of members and officers. .... *.. ' f __ jcHARLOTTE | Friday • Saturday < hakmitte cbnival mm* i shin MTABT8 OPP THE NEW YEAR WITH A BANG AM) NEW MM MX talnr I mmi M&f' tflh* k-'Pe^n » n^Ui m Wnti0i#0f l NVviQMMiJi iff**, f wt> dff^ t*** *55 I* kpoli the lngtidotm •#, s^^pSa »• o gratifying "t« n ,i * k.. >:.»I t■■ t n rm iif -h«-—•!■» ki a|| t ft" * ^WP* •'■*" * fyF oj I i'h pn ;*cnt fd tAtt* iofi ttf th* land, butht hat already n the beaks awl that ta he prep—d. and rovermy up to the minute •tweatiuna oi both State and Country. One local reported the beraking at a contract by thr employer, and negotiations BEST ATTENDED MEET IN 40 YEARS HELD BY CHARLOTTE TYPO UNION 338; BOYS ON THEIR TOES AT N. YEAR _:_ Nineteen Hundred and Thirty nine saw Charlotte Typographical Union, No. 338, start off with the best attended meeting in its more than 40 years of existence. On a day when one would ordinarily look for a “cor poral guard” attendance, the hall fill ed and then overflowed, every avail able “extra” chair heing dug out by Sergeant-at-Arms Albea. Routine business gone through, stock taken of its Christmas activities, remembering the widows and orphans of deceased members, with those out at the Home in Colorado Springs not forgotten— it alt made a pretty word picture of fellowship 1 in unionism conducted along sane and proper lines.. Presi dent Stalls, with his usual dignity, presided, and gave a message of hope to the membership for 1939. Finan cial Secretary Sykes gave a skeleton idea of the new sick fund proposed which will mean much to tne mem bership, his committee being continued to delve further into the necessary data as to the placing of the plan upon a sound foundation. The scale committee chairman, Ray Nixon, reported progress as to agree ments, and this committee has worked latihfully and well. Recording Secretary Beatty had his minutes in good shape, as they have been throughout the entire year, and the officers of 338 are entitled to a vote of thanks for their faithfulness and excellent performance of duty. Delegates to Central Labor Union, Messrs. Stalls, Albea aitd Witter, ail made reports showing the progress of labor among other crafts in Char lotte, denoting growth arid a greater co-operation all down the line. Brother Charlie Austin, newly electer chaplain, offered the opening prayer, asking for unity and har mony, wise guidance and discretion in all that may be said and done during 1838. in the meeting of No. 338. Here’s hoping 1838 will see the Typo boys on (heir 'toe,, at all times as they have been in 1338. N Henry Reece, of the Machinists Union, Is Retired by Southern Railway After } Fifty Years of Faithful Service Dear Bro. Witter: j A few word* from 2<M I. A. of Ma-1 chinists: ‘ _ | Bro. Henry Reece just retired from a 60 year-service on the Southern Railway. Brother Reece was always a good employe of the greatest and best transportation system that serves Charlotte and the South. He was respected by employers and employes alike. He whs general chairman of the Federated Crafts of Shopmen in Charlotte during the trying days of the 1922 shopmen’s strike and he so conducted the striking shopmen that there was not a single black mark against a single shopman. And there wm never a singlrfwdviMnent during that trying time that was not unani mous. Brother Reeee was president of Lo cal No. 263 I. O. of M. for ten years from 1920 to 1930. A longer period than any other president in its entire history. His administration was con servative and safe and the local pros pered under his regime. Local No. 263 and organized labor as a whole owe Bro. Henry Reece a debt of gratitude. May he and ihs good wife live many years to enjoy the benefits of his retirement provided jointly by the American Railroads and his fellow workers and sponsored by the 'gov ernment of the United States. E. L. BARKLEY. ANTI-LABOR INITIATIVES IN CALIF. DEFEATED BY NEAR HALF MILLION; WASHINGTON VICTORY NEARLY 27,000 i * ' • ‘ ' WASHINGTON, D. C.—The offi cial count of the vote on the Anti Labor Initiatives which appeared on the ballot at the November election in California, Oregon and Washington has finally been announced, according to'Phul Scharrenberg, who was as signed by President Green, of the American Federation of Labor to as sist in the campaign against the Anti-Labor Initiative in California. The total official vote was as follows: California—For the Anti-Labor In itiative: 1*067,229; against: 1,476,379; majority against: 409,150. WASHINGTON—For the Anti Labor Initiative: 268,848; against: 295,431; majority against: 26,583. In California the Los Angeles City vote is especially significant and grat ifying when comparison is made with the San Francisco vote. Los Ange les has always been rated as an out standing open-shop city while San Francisco, rightly or wrongly, has ac quired a reputation as a union-dom inated city. Yet, the so-called open shop city rejected the labor regulating Initiative by a greater proportionate percentage of votes than did San Francisco. In the city of Los Angeles the vote for No. 1 was 219,446; against No. 1: 369,740. ; 5 Los Angeles County, including the City of Los Angeles, recorded for No. 1: 411,033; against No. 1: 661,874. In San Francisco, which has a con solidated city and county government, the vote for No. 1 was 100,364; against No. 1: 134,675. Hartsville Textile Workers Coming Into A. F. L. Fold HARTSVILLE, S. C., Jan. 2.—C. M. Fox, A. F. of L., was here last Fri day and held meetings with two shifts of textile workers. Forty new mem bers were added to the roll. This lo cal was formed three weeks ago and. is making splendid progress. An or-1 ganizing committee was named to call upon workers in other mills and lay the groundwork for organization of additional locals in this vicihity. The Hartsville Local Union wired $25.00 to the striking truck drivers at Wil mington, N. C., to aid them. The Union Label assure. Jt 'at chaser that he is Dotting his money Into the best investment on earth Trade Unionism.__ Subscribe for The Journal “Mn C. A. rink. Pn-'Kient, ■•S.jC. State Federation of Labor, “l« 15 Salisbury Aw., oU.bLn.,ul. if ' Cip^PlT I • • V/« “ttedr Sir and Brotkct: "Organized labor in North Caro lina must prepare for the convening of the tieneral Assembly with an eye to securing more effective labor leg islation, as well as protecting favor able i legislation previously enacted. “I’ntil recently I had entertained the hope that the breach in labor's ranks would be healed and that unity would be restored. However, con sidering more recent developments, this how appears unlikely. “Mfhiie it may not be possible to achieve unity at this time, it seems to the it is entirely possible and wholly desirable to have harmony be tween all labor factions, whether rep resenting the C. I. O., the A. F. of L., the Railroad Brotherhoods, or other labor] organisations. Labor’s enemies are so wealthy, so powerful, so influ ential that the full possibilities of la bor organization cannot be secured without full co-operation of all labor iNNlMk “The continued welfare and the fu ture advancement of organised labor along constructive lines being upper most in my mind, 1 respectfully pro pose that all labor bodies of what ever affiliation exert an honest and sincette effort to buld up and main tain ^ spirit of harmony and'co-oper ation through which we may advance Che interests, aims, and objectives of organised labor. “Specifically, at this time I have in my possession approximately $300 which was paid to me while acting as secretary-treasurer of the North Carolina State Federation of Labor. There is doubt in my mind as to the legal ownership or my personal re sponsibility in holding or disposing of this money and certain other property. Legal action has been started which may ultimately clear up these ques tions. Meanwhile, desiring to see the money spent in a manner which would do labor the most good, I propose that the C. I. 0., the A. F. of L., the Railroad Brotherhoods, and possibly uther bona fide labor unions, if any, join together in establishing at Ra leigh for the duration of the Legisla ture a joint labor legislative council. Each organization would be given representation, and all legislative matte 1*8, including bills in which we might be interested or amendments thereto, would be considered and ap proved by this joint council thus as suring the active co-operation of all interested parties following approval by tne council. “As a starter, the $300 would be considered a joint contribution by the C.I.O. and the A. F. of L., {th*: bro therhoods, or other organizations would be invited to contribute a simi lar or proportionate amount. Antici pating that the three organizations will be represented at Raleigh, a joint office could be estbalished, and the money thus contributed would be used only for furnishing stationery, stamps, and other supplies incidental to mail ing bulletins and information to our constituents and advising them as to what they could do to further labor’s legislative efforts. If-the money was used in this way, there would be suf ficient to serve the purpose. Of course, each party would have to fi nance its own representatives and could carry on such individuals activi ties as would not jeopardize the gen eral program to be decided upon jointly. Naturally, a proposal of this kind must be broad and quite general in nature. In my mind, I can see no reason why the details could not be worked out and decided upon in a joint meeting of three—one each from the C.I.O., the A. F. of L., and the Brotherhoods. “It is hoped this letter may be re ceived and considered in the same spirit in which it is written—in good faith, in all friendliness, and a sin cere desire, to serve in the best pos sible manner organized labor and the thousands of common people of this great state. “The propsoal may be considered in two phases: * “1. That all malice, hatred, dis trust, and enmity be discarded, if any exist, and that in their place be sub stituted friendliness, harmony and a thorough understanding,, so that we may pursue our common objectives in complete co-operation and with a • i - ' ■ > 1 ■ ■ • HM-iing m i»-vp nrotneriy wee. ~2. That the partita named —lab lish at oficr a joint legislative council t» advance ami protect the Intar—ta of labor before the North Carolina General Assembly. ' “Hoping to have your acceptance of the— proposals by wire or by immedi ate mail, ami with kind—t personal regards, I am “Sincerely yours, (SignedI “E. L. SANDEFUR, “C.I.O. Director for the Carolina.” Mr. Fink’s reply: '' ' _— “E. L. Sandefur’s suggestion that the A. F. of L. and the C. I. 0. co ordinate their legislative efforts and work jointly as one legislative body in Raleigh during the session of the General Assembly is both impractic able, impossible, and inconsistent. I am surprised that Mr.1 Sandefur ever made such a suggestion, after he had * deserted the State Federation of La bor to go with a dual organization, the C.I.O. I am glad that he wrote the letter, however, for in it he makes absolute admission that he is wrong fully retaining in his posse—ion money and other property that be longs to the North Carolina State Fed eration of Labor. “Mr. Sandefur well knows that plans for unity had been agreed upon by a joint committee appointed by the A. F. of L. and the C. 1. 0., but John L. Lewis stopped the proceed ings and went ahead raiding our A. F. of L. unions, and organised his C. I, 0. into a permanent institution. The purpose of the C. I. 0. being the destruction of the American Federa uon oi La Dor, and Mr. sandefur be ing the C.I.O. director for the Caro lina*, I am at loss to understand how. he expects us to work in ‘harmony* with nim. As to the hatredt malice, distrust, and enmity mentioned' in Sandefur’s letter, everyone knows that the C.I.O. engendered that spirit and attempted to fan it into flames against the American Federation of Labor. John L. Lewis and his follow ers in the C.I.O. have resorted at all time* to hatred, malice, enmity, and distrust-™ their futile effort to de stroy the American Federation of Labor, and Mr. Sandefur’s duties in the Carolines as C.I.O. director for these two states are to stir up strife, hatred, enmity, malice and distrust, if he is to serve the C.LO. That is the only method by which the C.I.O. can hope to destroy the State Federa tion of Labor and the A. F. of L. “The most unreasonable and foolish suggestion in Mr. Sandefur’s letter is that concerning the expenditure of the State Federation of Labor’s money which Mr. Sandefur admits having in his possession and has had since his termination of office as secretary treasurer of our federation. That money was collected by Sandefur for the State Federation of Labor while he was its duly elected secretary treasurer. There was no C.I.O. in existence when that money was paid into Mr. Sandefur’s hands. Yet' he now suggests that this money, which 1 he wrongfully held this long time, be spent jointly by the C.I.O. and the A. F. of L. It will be the jolky of the State Federation of Labor to co operate with the four Brotherhoods. “The State Federation of Labor will not co-operate with the C.I.O. in legislative matters or in any other way, for it is impossible to co-operate with a dual organization which is try ipg to destroy one’s own organization. “The State Federation of Labor has its plans made for legislative activity during the present session of the Leg islature and has been given promise of support in promoting its sane, in telligent, and constructive legislative program. The State'Federation of la bor represents a larger membership of affiliated local unions and central bodies than ever before, and the local unions have the largest membership in their history. The State federa tion is also in better financial condi tion than ever before and is amply able to .keep its representatives in Raleigh, in modest, yet comfortabk, quarters without the financial aid of any group, especially that of a dual organization. Of course, if Mr. Sande fur would turn over to the State Fed eration of Labor that money which belongs to it and which he admits was paid to him while acting as sec retary-treasurer of the State Federa tion of Labor, we could use it to good advantage.” ■ • ’ ' • I
The Charlotte Labor Journal and Dixie Farm News (Charlotte, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Jan. 5, 1939, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75