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TEACHERS UNION DEFEATS RED BLOC — PROFESSOR COUNTS IS VICTOR ON LOYALTY PLATFORM BUFFALO.—By a vote of two to one, the slate headed by Professor George S. Counts, of Teachers Col lege, Columbia University, was swept into office at the convention of the American Federation of Teachers here. Professor Counts was elected to succeed himself. The platform on which Professor Counts and his ticket were elected called for an adequate national de fense, protection of labor standards, adequate representation of labor in the scheme of national defense, the most rapid possible absorption of the unemployed, preservation of the so cial security laws, maintenance of educational standards of academic freedom and preservation of civil lib erties. “All of these are integral factors in adequate defense,” the platform said, “and are essential to the preservation and upbuilding of the morale of the people of the nation. We are opposed - ■ totalitarian idealogies which negate the fundamental concepts of democracy and we condemn the wars of aggres sion for imperialist ends by the total itarian nations be they Fascist, Nasi or Communist. These are destructive in the idea of a society of free men for which we stand proudly and with a determination to defend! "In relaiton to our own union we stand unequivocally for the right of any citizen, including members of the American Federation of Teachers to hold any view on political and social questions and to membership in any legal political party, but we strongly condemn and oppose any attempt at manipulation of the American Fed eraton of Teachers, or its program and policies by a Communist group, or any group whose activities in the union are directed primarily toward furthering the ends of agencies, for eign and domestic, external to the union and its policies.” In addressing the convention Pres ident Green demanded that the Amer ican Federation of Teachers clean its ranks of Communists and “fellow travelers.” He promised that if the ....- - in i> <_s. Best Wishes To Labor Dobb’s Lqan Co. Charlotte’s fastest growing loan office Complete line of Tools, Jewelry, Clothing, Rado, and Thousands of other items. Dobbs Jewelry & Loan Co. 130 E. Trade St. #491 It takas bows to eatoh baauxl A toa-*imar with a flora for fun. Mad* in rayon crapa. At •Wvart/sad in Madtao/tslls tizas 9 to 17. LUCIELLE’S i_ni.i-i n rm*i - -- -»■■»»»»** **** PATRONIZE THOSE WHO ADVERTISE IN THE JOURNAL convention aid so tne i.uuu central trades oodjes of the A. F. of L. and State federations in the forty-eight states would back the American Fed eration of Teachers in its objectives of organizing the teachers of the country. One immediate consequence of the victory of the Counts group, it was stated, will be a “house cleaning” in Local 5 in New York City. A statement made here by George Googe, personal representative of President Green at the convention, de clared that the election of the Counts group “opens the road for a mass or ganization of the teachers of the United States along lines paralleling the purposes of the American Federa tion of Labor.” WITNESSED FIRST NEW YORK CITY LABOR DAY FETE The first celebration of Labor Day was held in New -York City on'Sep tember 5, 1882, under the sponsorship of the Central Labor Union. The celebration began with a parade of the affiliated unions, which was re viewed at Union Square by a large number of labor leaders, and ended with a big picnic and festival in Elm Park. P. J. McGuire, founder of La bor Day, was among those reviewing • the parade. FOUND HIS MAN! Diogenes (meeting a World War veteran): What were you in the war? Veteran: 0 private. And Diogenes blew out his lamp and went home! Patronize Journal Advertisers MAYOS CLOTHES LOOK FOR THE UNION LABEL IN EACH GARMENT 100% ALL WOOL ALTERATIONS FREE 0. P. 0. ONE PRICE ONLY FROM FACTORY TO YOU 107 W. TRADE ST. CHARLOTTE, N. C. (Ed. Mellon Co.| Dress up for Labor Day Labor Day j, tJ)e -Autumn Ores, ‘ f 3 ,"'w season ;wd 'he Fad & up f°' Labor Day looking £ n a/l«d in tL_ j . *,n£. ftne quaiitv ^ . fte good “showing. N’w ’ Mellon-, 7s- ‘''signed and I! J"d V°"«d 'h' most for your * to ®v' you comfort and Wear m0ne,' '«>‘s, ''Ktogow,tht£7™r' shirts and new bat and M,’T^ °( “»«, a outfit. Come i„ ,“Compl«' now. me and buy tilem Ed. Mellon Co. AIR-CONDITIONED I AM DRUDGERY Housewives are my favorite victims. I destroy their youth. I make them irritable. Through them, I make homes unhappy, even destroying the happinessof children. I accomplish these things through fatigue of body and spirit. I am drudgery! I AM REDDY KILOWATT I am the enemy of DRUDGERY. I am the best friend house wives have. I guard them against fatigue and unpleasant tasks. I sweeten their dispositions. I preserve their youth and good looks. By preventing fatigue and eliminating DRUDG ERY, I make homes bright and happy. I am Reddy Kilowatt! A FEW CENTS A DAY INVESTED IN MY SERVICES WILL. CHANGE THE WHOLE ATMOSPHERE OF YOUR HOME! (Duka POWER COMPANY
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