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BY WM. S. GREENE
PERSONAL? My little boy had his
appendix taken oat this week. He
was sorry he had to go to the hos
pital among other things, because it
meant he could not catch for his base
ball team this summer. He was glad
in a way, because he wouldn’t have
to practice his violin every day. I
don’t altogether think he really meant
either one, but was trying to cheer
himself up to the ordeal of the opera
tion. He is getting along at this
writing, very well. His Dad is very
sorry he had to go to the hospital
for more reasons than one. Now that
the operation is over, the cost of same
has to be met and paid, someway.
We are thankful he is getting along
well. The surgeon is skilled to me
chanical perfection in this operation.
His hands make no useless motions
or gestures. The staffs of hospitals
are well trained, in the operating
technique. Everything is sterile ^hat
can be made so. Quite a difference
from conditions at the front in France.
It puzzles me to see one, after seeing
the sights, and knowing the suffer
ing of the wounded. It is a far call
from present- day operating condi
tions in a modern hospital, to first
aid for the wounded at the front.
MILK-SOPS? My weekly note on
Americanism deals with the firemen
on flagday in a Northern city, who
refused to carry the flags in the pa
rade, because they were made either
in Germany or Japan. Better still,
they didn’t even buy them, for that
reason. America is a peace loving na
tion, and slow to concerted action. But
if I were Mr. Hitler, I would remem
ber the experience of Kaiser Wilhelm
in 1917. When Americans get going,
they get going. It should therefore
be best, not to get them stirred up.
The firemen certainly deserve the
award this week for Americanism.
EXAMPLE? The Charlotte Labor
Journal carried a fine atricle last
week about the settlement of the
Teamsters strike in Wilmington. How
ever, how many of the Journal’s read
ers read the last paragraph and stop
ped to analyze what it meant ? I
can’t help but repeat it: Mayor Thom
as E. Cooper (Wilmington) com
mented: “Through the understanding
reached tonight, Wilmington sets an
example for the rest of the state in
Lthe peaceable adjustment of labor dis
putes.” That may have been a peace
able adjustment to Wilmington’s May
or, but an eight months’ strike, with
all the notices we got about the strike,
certainly doesn’t sound peaceable to
me. The NLRB is formed to do away
with strikes, not have them. There
is nothing peaceable, when an em
ployer locks out his employees just
because they join a union. Our mayor
could very well point with pride to
Charlotte, the Friendly City, where
Labor, Management and Ownership
seem to be getting along really in a
peaceable manner.
ERROR? Bill Fowler came into the
office the other day, and with a
chuckle of glee, I showed him the
article in the Journal about the
1ATSE meeting held in the Charlotte
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says he tries his very best to get the
Journal to print the correct letters of
his local, IATSE. The leters in the
headline last week were IATEE. Bill
Fowler says he never yet has had
the letter appear right. I want to
show him this article, so, dear editor
and typographical worker, please be
sure to print IATSE.
H. N. Banks, of
Richmond, Va.,
Journal Visitor
The Journal had the pleasure of a
visit Monday from Brother H. N.
Banks, on old-time machinist, a for
mer Charlotte boy, but whose card is
now in Machinists’ local No. 10, Rich
mond, Va., where he has been domi
ciled since 1915. Mr. Banks helped to
organize the Hornets Nest Machinists
local, No. 203, back in 1901. He is a
Spanish-American war veteran hav
ing gone into service with Co. M., of
Charlotte, under Captain Chadwick,
and a coincidence is that he left Char
lotte with the outfit on April 22, 1898,
and they returned on the Same date
in 1899,
Brother E. L. Barkley, also of the
Charlotte local steered Brother Banks
into the Journal office. Mr. Barkley
is also a veteran of the Spanish
American war, being in the same com
pany, and also having; assisted in
the promotion of Hornets Nest Ma
chinists local. They were both on
their way to take in the moving pic
tures on the Fathers’ Day proposition
sponsored by the News and several
local theatres, and were as happy as
could be.
The Journal editor and Mr. Banks
talked over the old days, and as Rich
mond is, or was this writer’s
home more than 50 years ago, this
scribe got much information and much
:n common was found to talk about.
Both Mr. Barkley and Mr. Banks were
employees of the old Liddell shops,
from whose employ they left to go
to the front.
The regular weekly meeting of the
-Charlotte Central Labor Union was
held Wednesday night of this week.
The attendance was very good and
the reports of locals were splendid,
showing nearly every member em
STRIKES ARE
DEFENDED BY
PRES.. GREEN
BOSTON, June 21.—William Green,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, left with Kiwanis Inter
national last night a message that
“it is well to bear in mind that strikes
and democracy go hand in hand.”
“It is beter that the working men
and women shall be free,” he said,
“free to give or withhold their labor
at will, than it would be to abolish
strikes and surrender freedom, liberty
and democracy in exchange for auto
cratic control and the totalition state.
“We want democracy, but in want
ing it we must be willing ;to accept the
freedom of action that goes with it.”
He addressed United States and
Canadian delegates . to the service
club’s 23rd annual convention, which
also heard Lieutenant Governor Hor
ace T. Cahill of Massachusetts declare
the loyalty of Americans of Canadian
birth or parentage to their adopted
land presented a contrast to the
“minority rights” probleih in Europe.
Favored by clear, warm weather,
the delegates spent much of the day
in excursion trips on Bosjton harbor.
Gentjlemen, we are happy that you
called 1 and it would not be amiss to
add that such men mean much to the
Union and to the community in which
they reside.
ployed. The various committees had
excellent reports, most of the special
committees being continued. The
committee on Labor Day was con
tinued, to await reports of delegates
from their various locals.
Chairman Stalls, of the legislative
committee made an interesting report,
along with a resolution, which was
adopted regarding social security tax,
and the same will appear next week.
W. E. White, of the Aamalgamated
Association of Street Electric Rail
way and Motor Coach Employes of
America, was a Central Labor Union
visitor this week, and made an inter
esting talk on his organization and
labor activities in general!.
Russell L. Turner, an old Typo,
member, but now with the .Continen
tal Casualty Comany, working out of
Atlantii, was also a visitor at Cen
tral Body and made a short talk that
was appreciated. ,
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State of North Carolina,
County of Mecklenburg.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
George Emmett Walsh, Plaintiff,
ra.
Bessie Ford Walsh, Defendant.
The defendant, above named, will take no
tice that an action entitled above has been
commenced in the Superior Court of Mecklen
burg County for a nabeolute divorce. And
the defendant will further take notice that
be is required to appear before the Clerk of
Superior Court on the 29th day of July, 1929.
in the aforesaid County and State, and answer
or demur to the complaint in said action or
the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the
relief demanded in said complaint.
This the 28th day of June. 1929.
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