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CLAUDE L. ALBEA-Aeeodate Editor
Americanism is an unfailing lava of country, loyalty to
ita institutions and ideals, eagerness to defend it against all
enemies, undivided allegiance to the flag, and a desire to se
cure the blessings of librty to ourselves and posterity.
CHARLOTTE, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1940
UNEMPLOYMENT—PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1
The United States will be economically half-slave and half
free until our unemployed workers are emancipated. It has be
come obvious that the Government cannot continue to borrow
money to subsidize Relief and make Capital investments without
endangering Free Enterprise and undermining our whole struc
ture of Private Capitalism, if the present system of Public Debt
for the support of the unemployed continues, if the present system
of Capital investment by the Government in projects like the TV A,
the numerous Housing undertakings, and great Public Works be
come more and more necessary to absorb the unemployed, we will
have gone a long way on the road to State Socialism.
It there is anything which is a graver danger to Freedom
and Liberty than the repressive totalitarian tyrannies which
dominate half of Europe, it is a oenevoieni stale directed by a
Political Party. The pul may be sugar coated, and the prescrip
tionist the best fellow in the world, but the same danger to the
patient exists. The American people are unalterably opposed to
either.
The American Federation of Labor at its recent Cincinnati
convention, proposed a remedy tor unemployment now standing
at 8,700,000 which should be nationally applied. This is the 30
Hour Week without any reduction in pay. Such a remedy in
corporated in Law if necessary would not only absorb a large por
tion of the unemployed, but it would gjbatly increase the National
Purchasing Power and put in circulation additional billions of dol
lars which would actually reduce unemployment to a minimum. It
would cut down the demand for Doles, reduce Taxation and Public
Debt and greatly increase the National income. Such a measure
would make us once more a 100 billion dollar a year nation.
Louisville, Ky.—Union boosters for
Raleigb, Bool anil Liner union made
oigareues mamuactlireu by tne Brown
& Williamson Tobacco Corporation are
pointing out tbat B. & W. employes,
oiganized in Local 1»6, Tobacco Work
ers' Intel nation Union, recently signed
the best contract in the tobacco in
dustry. Tbe minimum under tbe new
contract is $li.t>0 per week for 40
hours, with piecework rates adjusted
to insure this amount or more. Wage
rates in unorganized plants are as
low as $9 a week for 54 or more hours.
WORK FOR AMENDMENT URGED
Washington, D. C.—The American
Federation of Labor is emphasizing
that child labor can be ended now by
additional state ratifications of the
Child Labor Amendment, which the
Supreme Court has ruled is still pend
ing. Declaring that the amendment
is a “key measure to national better
ment,” the A. F. of L. is urging every
state federation of labor to make rati
fication of the amendment a primary
objective at the next meeting of its
legislature.
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The Call To Labor
BY CHARLES STELZLE
When the last chapter of the story
has been written, it will be found that
the chief glory of the labor movement
was not in what its leaders gained
for themselves nor for those who lived
during their own generation, but in
what they secured for those who fol
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America Owes
Much to Poles
Play Big Part in Building
United States Since
Colonial Time*.
WASHINGTON.—Although Poland
again has been eclipsed in Europe,
the spirit of the Polea Uvea oa in
the geography, history and economy
of the United States, says the Na
tional Geographic society.
“Since colonial times Poles have
played an important part in the
building of America. Poles were
among the settlers led by Capt. John
Smith at Jamestown, Va., in 1607
and instigated what was doubtless
one of America’s first strikes when
they were not permitted to vote for
members of the house of burgesses.
“Peter Stuyvesant, recognizing
Poles as colonists, induced them to
settle in New Holland (New York).
As early as 1662 Dr. Alexander Kur
cyusz founded in New York one of
the first institutions of higher learn
ing in America. John Sadowski set
up a trading post in 1739 that was
the forerunner of the busy indus
trial city of Sandusky, Ohio. His
two' sons were companions of Dan
iel Boone in many of his exploits.
Active in Colonies.
“Poles were generously sprinkled
in the 13 colonies at the time of the
Revolution, contributing to the ulti
mate freedom of America. They had
been in Delaware as early as 1650
and William Penn numbered them
among his loyal settlers. Most fa
mous among the early Polish-Amer
leans was Kosciuszko, who entered
the Colonial army in 1776, rose to
the rank of colonel of artillery and
became General Washington’s adju
tant In 1783 congress officially
thanked him for his service, con
ferred upon him American citizen
ship, a pension with landed estates,
and the rank of brigadier general.
“Polish migration on a large scale
did not begin until about 1832 after
a political uprising in Poland. In
that year, in 1848, and in the eight
ies, economic and political disturb
ances in the Old world lent impetus
to normal immigration. Today there
are about 4,000,000 Poles widely dis
tributed in the United States. About
80 per cent of them are naturalized
citizens.
“A recent census shows that Chi
cago has the largest Polish popula
tion of any city in the United States,
with about half a million.
“Most of the immigrants from Po
land were landed peasants, labor
ers, and small tradesmen in the
’old country.’ While Polish farmers
are to be found in states from coast
to coast, only one out of ten Poles
in this country now till the soil. The
largest number of Poles are em
ployed in industry, particularly in
sugar refineries, cotton mills, fur
niture factories, mines, steel mills,
automobile plants and in the lumber
industry of the Northwest.
In Higher Walks of Life.
“But agriculture and industry
have not, by any means, absorbed
all the Poles. Since the time of
Kosciuszko and Pulaski, the latter
also famed in American history for
his military pursuits, and Haym
Salomon’s generous contribution of
funds which was a factor in the
success of the American Revolution,
the Poles have risen to prominent
places in the professional, industrial
and commercial life of the United
States.
“Their names glare from mar
quees of American concert halls,
motion picture theaters and opera
houses. Paderewski, whose piano
has thrilled millions, is a Pole. Pola
Negri, Ganna Walska and Gilda
Gray are among the Polish celebri
ties of screen and stage. Leopold
Stokowski, Arthur Rubinstein, Ar
thur Rodzinski and Joseph Hofman
are but a few of the Poles who
have entertained American music
lovers. Besides these, Polish paint
ers, sculptors, financiers, college
professors, preachers and priests,
teachers and business men have
had a part in the makeup of mod
em America. In state and national
government men and women of Po
lish extraction have and are hold
ing offices of responsibility.”
Patronize Journal Advertisers
posed the masses of the people in
their struggle to secure justice, is a
long one, and this list includes many
who fought in lowly places, whose
recognition often came in the form of
jail sentences, fines or other penal
ties. Many gave even life itself, so
that others might live.
Such should be numbered with the
heroes of an earlier day who strug
gled, not receiving the promise, but
seeing in faith the dawning of the day
when their dreams should become a
reality; they were stoned, mobbed,
living in exile in caves and dens of
the earth, wandering about in deserts
and mountains, clothed in sheepskins
and trouts kins.
Sometimes whole races have paid
this penalty, but others have shared
in the life and freedom for which they
fought. For such cases we need not
search the pages of history. Even
now a struggle is going on in various
parts of the world which at some fu
ture day will be presented in tableaux
form in order to vivify the terror of
men, women and children, who are
being persecuted because of their
race, their religion, or because they
will not bow the knee to tyrants who
have the power of life or death in
their hands, and who are brutally ex
ercising that power in spite of the
protest of the Democratic nations of
(the world.
In this struggle there is no greater
force than the power of Labor when
once this power is exercised. Labor
has to its credit great victories in
behalf of stricken humanity. No ty
rant—whatever his title or position,
whatever the number of his battle
■ships or the size of his army, can
withstand its wrath and indignation.
It is to the emancipation of these
stricken people that Organized Labor
is now called to give its support.
Others have tried by resolution to ac
complish this task but they seem to
have failed. Labor, united in a com
mon purpose, has a power which no
lother force can command.
Its pressure will be economic—not
military—although its attitude will
be militant. Its methods will be peace
ful—not war-like—but its temper will
be that of a crusader. Its spirit will
be victorious, because it will be going
forth in the name of the Lord oi
(Hosts, and in the power of His might.
Counterfeiter* (Profit by
Government Economies
NEWTON, MASS.—When the fed
eral government and financiers try
to save money, counterfeiters have
a field day, according to J. H. El
well, an engraver.
Elwell considers money and se
curities either as good or bad art.
“If financiers would stop trying to
save a few cents by issuing securi
ties engraved at cut-rate prices on
cheap material, then there would be
less criminal duplication,” he says
“That goes for the federal govern
ment, too.
“The present style of postage
stamp lends itself readily and easily
to duplication. The simplicity of
design of our new federal reserve
notes offers easy bait for the crimi
nal with a good camera and an ordi
nary ability with the grac
Strange Old Post Office
Once Served as a Home
ST. MARTINVILLE, LA. - St.
Martinville's post office, built in 1876
as a home, is believed to be th * only
post office of its kind in the United
States.
Several years ago, when tLe post
office department awarded the town
a new post office, there was talk of
razing the building and replacing it
with a streamlined structure.
Citizens objected, and finally the
post 01000 department was persuad
ed to restore the building on the
outside and remodel the inside An
old slave office and elaborate iron
laee-work are still part of the build
ing.
All parts of the poison ivy plant
contain poison, even long after they
have dried out. Smoke from the burn
ing plants may also carry the poison.
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THE LAND WHERE HATE SHOULD DIE
By Dennis A. McCarthy
This is the land where hate shoukl die—
No feuds of faith, no spleen of race,
No darkly brooding fear should try
Beneath our flag to find a place.
Lo! Every people here are sent
Its sons to answer Freedom’s call;
Their lifeblood is the strong cement
That builds and binds the nation’s wall.
This is the land where hate should die—
Though dear to me my faith and shrine.
I serve my country well when I
Respect beliefs that are not mine.
He little loves his land who’d cast
Upon his neighbor’s word a doubt,
Or cite the wrongs of ages past
From present rights to bar him out.
This is the land where hate should die—
This is the land where strife should cease,
Where foul, suspicious fear should fly
Before our flag of light and peace.
Then let us purge from poisoned thought
That service to the state we give,
And so be worthy as we ought
Of this great land in which we live.
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