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CHARLOTTE. N. C„ THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1940
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A. F. OF L. LABOR PLANKS PRESENTED
TO THE REPUBLICAN NAT. COMTTTEE;
SAME TO BE HANDED DEMOCRATS
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 19.—
Bread and comprehensive recommen
dations for the protection of labor
were presented by President WilHam
Green and Secretary-Treasurer Geo.
lleany to the Resolutions Committee
of the Republican National Commit
tee at a public hearing here.
The A. F. of L. chiefs urged that
these planks be incorporated in the
Kepublican Party platform. In ac
cordance with the Federation’s non
partisan policy, the same recommen
dations will be submitted to the Dem
ocratic National Convention next
month.
The specific suggestions, drawn up
by the Executive Council, covered
twenty-seven separate topics. A sum
mary of the recommendations follows:
NATIONAL DEFENSE — Labor
must be represented in the adminis
tration and formulation of emergency
defense measures. No weakening or
lowering of standards without agree-,
ment of unions concerned. Minimum
wage, maximum hour and social legis
lative standards must not be lowered.
Provision should be made for payment
of dismissal wages to insure workers
against privation in post-emergency
readjustments of industry.
SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES—In
vestigate and prosecute organizations
aiming to overthrow our form of gov
ernment by force.
ALIENS—Resident aliens engaged
in subversive activities who advocate
dictatorship, revolution and a violent
overthrow of our government should
he deported promptly.
CIVIL LIBERTIES—These righto
should be preserved and continue un
abridged by any agency of govern
ment.
ANTI-TRUST — Labor unions
.should be exempted from prosecu
tion under these laws by amendments
iin dear language which could not be
misinterpreted or circumvented and
appropriations should be opposed for
anti-trust prosecutions which do not
contain safeguards for labor.
UNEMPLOYMENT —This is still
domestic problem No. 1. Public re
lief must be continued. A long range
pnsgram of public works should be
undertaken to include especially such
national defense projects as trans
continental express highways, air
port construction and the building of
hospitals. New channels for private
investment in industry must be
found. We propose a Re-employment
Finance program under which the R.
F. C. would be empowered to guar
antee long term loans to industries
which would create jobs.
RIGHT TO ORGANIZE—We reit
erate our support of the fundamental
principles and policies of the national
Labor Relations Act but demand im
partial administration of these poli
cies, free from bias and partisanship.
HIGH WAGES—We earnestly re
quest you to incorporate in your plat
form a declaration favoring the prin
ciple of high wages.
SHORTER WORK DAY AND
WEEK—We urge that your platform
declare in favor of a shortening of
hours to work without reduction in
the purchasing power of the workers
involved.
SOCIAL SECURITY—Expand and
perfect the present program. There
should be no reduction in unemploy
ment compensation taxes until bene
fits arev substantially increased. Old
age insurance should be extended to
cover all wage-earners. Permanent
disability should be insured against.
We urge the adoption of a national
health insurance program. There
should be created in the Department
of Labor an industrial hygiene agency
to protect workers against occupa
tional hasards.
CHILD LABOR—We urge ratifica
tion by the States of the Child Labor
Amendment.
HOUSING—We stand committed
for a public housing program and de
mand the continuation and expansion
of the low rent housing and slum
clearance program of the U. S. Hous
ing Authority.
A surprise recommendation called
for the appointment of a union rep
resentative as Secretary of Labor.
Other recommendations grouped
under various headings included Fed
eral aid for education, appropriations
for vocational education, maintenance
of the national employment service,
continuation of a restricted immigra
tion policy, protection of wage and
working standards by law, enactment
of State laws patterned after the
Federal Norris-La Guardia Anti-In
junction- Act, more adequate compen
sation for Federal employes, exten
sion of the Civil Service and home
rule for Puerto Rico.
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At its regular weekly meeting last
night Charlotte Central Labor Union
nominated officers for the ensuing
year.
J. A. Scoggins, present vice-presi
dent was nominated for the presidency
without opposition.
Other nominees for union offices
Were L. R. McElice, F. U. Dellinger,
and H. P. Walker for vice-president;
William Greene and J. M. Bradbum
for secretary-treasurer; H. P. Walk
er for sergeant-at-arms without op
position ; and for trustees, three to be
elected: T. L. Conder, C. C. Thomas,
R. W. H unsinger, I. H. Plyler, and
H. W. Houston.
Two delegates and two alternates
from the following group will rep
resent the union at the state fed
eration convention in August; W. S.
Campbell, H. P. Walker, J. A. Moore,
H. L. Kiser, and C. C. Thomas.
Elections will be held at the meet
ing next Wednesday, and induction
of officers will take place the first
Wednesday in July, when Mr. Scog
gins will succeed the current presi
dent, J. A. Moore.
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL
NOMINATES OFFICERS FOR
THE COMING YEAR
At a meeting of the Building Trades
Council Wednesday night the follow
ing were nominated, with the nomina
tions left open until next Wednesday
when election will be held:
Those put up last night were presi
dent, J. C. Peterson for re-election;
vice-president, W. W. Robinson; re
ceding secretary, N. P. Brower; fi
nancial secretary, W. M. Gibson for
re-election; treasurer, John Nash;
conductor, M. I. Campbell; and
warden, H. T. Pitts.
Delegates to the state federation
will be appointed at the next meet
ing, it was announced.
C. W. Gill, international organiser,
was guest speaker.
AMERICAN LEGION HEAD URGES
FIGHT ON “COMMUNAZIS” — SAYS
THERE EXISTS 600 ORGANIZATIONS
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—Raymond J. Kelly, national
commander of the American Legion, declared here that
there were at least 600 “commu-nazi” organizations now
functioning throughout the United States and charged
that their activities constituted a great menace to the
country.
“In my belief,” he said in an editorial in “The
National Legionnaire,” the “good of the whole nation
compels summary action to be taken by our properly con
stituted Federal, State and local authorities to stamp out
in their entirety the activities of these subversives, ir
respective of what may happen to their fellow-travelers
or innocent bystanders. This is no time for quibbling.
We must pull no punches.”
AMERICAN LABOR CAN DO IT
BY CHARLES STELZLE
(Member International Association of Machinists)
The hour has struck! The time has come to stop arguing
about what American Labor will do regarding the war. We have
been comfortably scanning maps of Europe showing how the
armies have zigzagged back and forth as each side won or lost
a battle, as (hough we were watching a game of chess. But the
events of the hour show that now the stake is the future of
democracy — not only the Democracy of France and England,
but the Democracy of the World — and this means the Democracy
of America.
It isn't a question as to whether we will send our boys over
seas. This was never seriously considered. It’s too late anyway.
What is needed — and needed right away — is a fleet of planes
and bombers of various kinds which will more than match those
of the enemy. No country in the world can build them as fast
and as fine as America. And this goes for other material needed
by the Allies.
Whatever may be the contribution made by scientists and en
gineers, no group can render a greater service in this zero hour
of Democracy’s battle for its life than can the workers of the
country. Organized Labor has a record of patriotic achievement
in the history of America which it may be proud — a record which
every fair-minded student of history will quickly recognize and
honor. But there was never a greater chance to demonstrate the
loyalty, the statesmanship, an dthe downright ability of American
trade unionists than at this moment.
Organized Labor has already declared itself. It stands with
out reservation for pure Democracy and all that this implies.
What the half-starved, browbeaten, cringing Nazi worker can be
forced to do for his country, the free American worker will volun
tarily — aye, whole-heartedly more than match— In this hour of
Democracy’s peril he will prove that he has the brains, the skill,
and the guts which will spell victory for the Democracies — cer
tainly, the Democracy in which he lives. He has never yet failed.
He will not fail now, when the future of America itself may soon
be at stake.
Pessimists and gloom chanters will still say that nothing can
be done. That all there’s left for America to do is to isolate it
self — its heart and it soul — and let the rest of the world, in
cluding the Democracies, stew in their own juice. Such action
would belie our entire history. To do so would make us traitors
to our best traditions,
American Labor now stands at attention, ready to do its
share in the redemption of a world which may otherwise go down
into a century of darkness.
HOUSE VOTES FOR
BRIDGES* DEPORTATION
WASHINGTON, D. C—By
a vote of 342 to 12 the House
passed a bill directing the At*
torney General to arrest and
deport Harry Bridges, Aus
tralian-born West Coast C.I.O.
labor leader, on the ground
that he is an alien and alleged
Comm’.mist.
Bridges mitered the United
States in 1921 and has not
been naturalized. He is C.LO.
Pres 'I nt John L. Lewis’ chief
mari i ;te lieutenant on the
Pacif it Coast, and was investi
gated by the House committee
on uu American activities.
City Employees
Local, Charlotte,
To Attend Meet,
At Salisbury, 24 th
The Salisbury Central Labor Union
la sponsoring an open meeting next
Monday night, Jane 24, in the City
Hall at SaUabnry, for the benefit of
the City Employees and their later
national Union, which is affiliated
with the American Federation of
Labor.
Union in the State of North Caro
lina chartered by the A. F. S. C. M.
E. will be requested to send fire reg
ular delegates 8aaday, July 7, 1st
P.M. to oar regular meeting hall, on
Pegram and Belmont Streets over
Covington’s grocery store, at which
time we will form a North Carolina
‘NATIONAL DEFENSE IN DEMOCRACY’
TREATED IN AFL MONTHLY SURVEY;
“PRESSURE FOR SPEED, EFFICIENCY”
WASHINGTON, July 13.—The A.
F. of L. Monthly Survey of Business,
released today, says:
The $4,300,000,000 National De
fense Program will bring changes of
far-reaching consequence to all citi
zens and particularly to working men
and women. Huge industrial shifts
must take place to produce the 50,000
airplanes, the battleship, motorized
equipment, armaments and other sup
plies required. Plant capacity in
strategic industries yill be used to the
utmost; production in other indus
tries will be shifted from peace-time
products to armaments; new plants
will be built; whole communities may
spring up in the Middle West around
new plants, with new homes to be
constructed for workers. A huge pro
gram for retooling American facto
ries for this new production will re
quire $200,000,000 of machine tools,
increasing the machine tool industry’s
prospective 194$ output bq 60% and
taxing the capacity. Skilled workers
are already in great demand.
The urgency of this program be
ing strong pressure for speed and ef
ficiency, and the shifts to be made
ai e difficult. This is a time when
America needs particularly to safe
guard her democratic procedures. Un
less we preserve the principle of rep
resentation, we are in grave danger
of losing the very fundamentals of
democracy which we build arma
ments to defend; and once they are
lost, no battleships or airplanes can
restore them. We need to safeguard
our representative organizations and
keep them functioning throughout
industrial and political life. Results
should be accomplished by coopera
tion between government and groups
representing business, labor, farmers,
consumers and others concerned in
production and distribution. Organ
*zed labor should be represented on
all policy-making groups, as citizens
of a democracy with a contribution to
nmke. It is plainly obvious that la
bor should be represented on local
boards for training of skilled workers.
Wages and work conditions above
legal minima should continue to be
fixed by collective bargaining.
.. Also, we must safeguard and con
tinue the steady progness toward
higher living standards which is our
heritage from 150 pears of democracy,
ar.d our frreat A™,,,;_a: 'I
ar.d our great asset? America’s firs
dAfen“ “ her man-power
W ithout the strength of human mind
muscle, and will, armaments cai
neither be produced nor operated for
defense. Yet for the peat ten years
the ravages of depression have sapped
the vitality of our people through low
income and unemployment, x X x
As a matter of national conserva
tion and preparation for defense,
steps must be taken to correct this
sorry condition and revitalise our hu
man enegries by giving work and ade
quate income to our work forces. For
tunately this can be done in the pres
ent circumstances. As noted above,
the National Defense Program will
lift production to higher levels, par
ticularly in the heavy industries.
Labor is ready to give full cooper
ation in the defense program. We
want to put our shoulders to the wheal
with others in a spirit of partnership.
Our country is not at war though it
faces a great emergency in defense
production. We do not want special
privilege, but our rights as producing
workers. National income will in
crease as production rises; it is esti
mated that the nation’s 1940 income
will reach $75,000,000,000 compared
to $70,000,000,000 in 1939. Income
increases should be fairly shared by
workers as partners; millions of un
derprivileged should be brought nearer
an edquate living standard xxx.
Shortening hours does not raise the
employer’s costs of production. If he
pays 75c for each hour of work, he
can employ one man 6 hours or two
i cash
men 30 hours each for the -
outlay; the output of the two 80-hour
men would be considerably higher and
the quality better because fatigue
would be reduced to a minimum. We
ask that management be efficient on
this point.
As long as the nation has a large
surplus labor supply, production ***"
be increased without lengthening tV>
work week. We have today an idle
work force of 10,255.000 (April)
partly because our working popula
tion nas increased more than 5,000,
000 in the last ten years and also be
cause there have not been enough new
jobs to create work for all those 1«M
off by machines. With our present
unemployment, and with productivity
increasing at the normal rate, we
have work force and plant capacity
enough to raise the national
from the 1939 level of $70,000400j0»
to $90,000,000,000 without increasing
prices. No increase in work hours is
necessary. To lengthen hours with
10,000,000 unemployed would be to
lose our gains and preserve our
ployment.
A PL WINS RESTAURANT
BALLOT IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, N. Y._Hotel and
w? StAUISnt )VTorkeIs Union, Local No.
lb, A. t. of L. affiliate, was chosen
by employes of the Murray Hill Res
taurant, Inc., as their bargaining
agent in an election held by the New
York Relations Board. Out of sixty
one employes voting, 42 cast ballots
fo rthe A. P. of L. union and 19
against it.
COMMUNISTS CITIZENSHIP
VOIDED BY U. S. COURT
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-A Unit
ed States District Court here canceled
tne American citizenship of William
Schneiderman, State secretary of the
Communist party and a native of Rus
sia on the ground that he belonged,
during a probationary period, to or
thiow nf1*! Wr?‘ch advocated over
throw of the Government by violence.
Assistant United States Attorney
who prosecuted the
government, said the de
cision did not affect the question of
membership in the Communist party
after an alien had become a citizen.
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showplace, as a permanent home. It
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but it is being bought at a fraction of
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