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B BUY SNIffl STATES *0*09 STAMPS M|ir 4— VOL. XL—NO. 47 Mi CHARLOTTE, N. C„ THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1942 1 r SUITED STATES DEFENSE BONDS STAMPS 'l|ir 92.00 Per Yew arl Harbor!! The ONLY REALLY INDEPENDENT the LARGEST BUYING POWER in Charlotte F MATTHEW WOLL ANNOUNCES COMPREHENSIVE WAR PROGRAM; GREEN AND MEANY; TO HELP Declaring that “American Labor recognizes that a state of war existed between it and the Aggressor Nations from the first days of their existence and so proclaimed at egtry convention as well as hi our day to day fgjhetions and opeggtions,” Matthew Woll, A. P. of L. Vice-President' and President orthe Labor League for Human Rights, announced yesterday a comprehensive pro gram “to put all of labor’s forces and resources behind the war efforts of our country and the nation’s united with us over and above our efforts in the field of production.” The four-fold program of the League seeks to:— 1— Stimulate the fullest participation by labor in all civilian defense activities. 2— Conduct an active program of education to clarify the issues of the world conflagration and of labor’s stake in the war. 3— Build a United Nation's Relief Fund for our own country as well as our Allies. J* 4— Mobilize Women’s Auxiliary Organization for civilian de fense, Red Cross and relief work. ^ Officers of the League include, in addition to_Mr. Woll, Wil liam Green, Honorary Chairman, George Meany.Tlonorary Secre tary, the Honorable Jeremiah T. Mahoney, Treasurer, David Du binsky, Thomas J. Lyons, Emil Reive, Victor Otander and Louis Hollander, Vice-President and Abraham Blueutein, Executive Director. * : _ i Employers Making Social Security ‘Tax Returns Must Include The Account No. Of Each Employee Lone T. Proctor, manager of the Charlotte office of the So cial Security Board calls attention to the fact that the employer is responsible for the correctness of wage reports, required by the Federal Government, even though he employs some other person to make out his social security tax returns. Mr. Proctor added that most em ployers in this section are now pre paring their quarterly wage report M&rtR afe view of the fact that a large number of new employees have been taken on in recent months, special care is necessary, in compiling this report. The law requires every employer to include the social security account number as well as the name and the amount of wages paid during the pre vious quarter. The reason for this re quirement, Mr. Proctor said, is that the Government maintains an individ ual wage record for each worker who is covered by old-age and survivors in surance provisions. This is an active transferred every three months to the worker’s ledger sheet. In this State, alone, social security cards have been assigned to 1,382,388 men and women who have applied for account numbers at field offices of the Social Security Board. In the years to come many of these workers will reach the age of 66, retire from their jobs, and claim payments of old-age insurance. THE MARCH OF LABOR > AM W If MOT A fsycrtouxasT. Me shaks Slot WAUS AMO BOTTOMS Of StWCRt. ^HOW PtOPtfc IN 1WE. >941 *R|N6LM6 BOOS.* BAIMUH *, BAlUY CNJCUS ARC NOW COVERCP . BfA CtOSCP SHOP CONflWCf *8* ’ Tained by imc. American swap OP VARIETY ARTISTE , A MI. 22 9TW1US *“fHW tY paxicct v*. sAim. 0*« nsnuB'rtcMfMcu’M* IHTOWT*) o ntrtoM-MAM PATRON] E JOURNAL ADVERTISERS1 LABOR’S RANKS CLOSED AGAINST ENEMY The close and cordial relations now established between the CIO and the AFL have attracted national attention re peatedly in the recent past. Joint CIO-AFL rallies, speeches by Philip Murray and William Green from the same platform, joint press state ments, joint sponsorship of a “Labor for Victory” radio pro gram—these are some of the public signs that “labor's ranks are closed against the enemy,” as Murray put it. “Labor is showing the nation how to bury past quarrels and how to unite in all-out war effort,” says Green,—Len De Coux, C.I.O. Publicity Head. Roosevelt To Make “Fireside Chat” On Labor April 27—Congress Halts • Action On Labor Bills Until Later WASHINGTON, D. C.—President Roosevelt plan* to send a special message to Congress and to deliver a “fire side chat” to the nation, probably on April 27, oatlining the Administration’s program for holding down the cost of living daring the war. This was announced at the White House following a conference with Congressional leaders who promptly postponed all Senate and House action on labor legisla tion pending the President’s recommendations. House Majority Leader McCormack told reporters the President’s message would “set forth his views on the factors which enter into making up the cost of living.” It is expected that the President will oppose any re strictive labor legislation aimed at abolishing the 40-hour week standard or at destroying the right to strike. He is expected to cover such major subjects as taxes, profit limitations and price control thoroughly. He is also likely to discuss the complicated subject of wage stabilization. PLEDGE YOUR FAITH By RUTH TAtLOR If you glory in the Past— If the story of the greet trek of the freedom hungry people, of their taming from the tyrannies of Earope to an unknown continent; if the saga of their craving a home oat of the virgin wilderness, of the rise of this rich land of ours, whose very name—the United States of America—breathes of the effort of men to work together in mutual understanding and co-operation; if these tales move you. gire you inspiration and courage; if you feel the glory of the past heritage of this country of ours— Then for the preservation of that glory, for the preservation indeed of the very ideals for which those pioneers fought and died, then—in equal spirit with those men Who said “millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute," Pledge to buy U. S. Savings Bonds regplarly I# you believe 4n the present—**^ *»— ...r If the democratic way of life means anything to you; if you have faith in a republican form of government, in majority rule and minority rights; if you wish to see the Organised Labor movement live and men work as free men and not as serf labor; if you believe in the sanctity of the home and family, that the state is made for man, not man for the state—that the obligation of dtisenahip means equal treatment for all without regard to race, creed or color; if you hold that man should be free to worship God according to the dictates of his own individual conscience; if you beiievo in the Bill of Rights and its practical application Then prove your faith. If you can fight—fight. If you are needed for Defense work—work to the extent of your strength and ability— and then some. And whatever you do—help supply the sinews of war. Pledge to buy U. S. Savings Bonds regularly If you hope for the future— If you wish to see the dawn of a new day when the Four Free doms become the basis for a new world order of free men; if you wish the world of tomorrow to offer to your children an opprtunity greater than your own for growth and knowledge and service; if you want to be certain that your children and your children’s children may choose, without fear, to seek God in the way they choose for themselves and not as some over-lord dictates; if yon wish the sacrifices of those who paved the way for you, added to your sacrifices of today to make smooth the path for those to follow, so that the law of love may be fulfilled and the children of the future grow np, unafraid, in a world of brotherhood— Then pave the way now! Do your share in fighting and working for this country of ours—the last hope of free men. Prove your faith —invest in yourselves—for this country of ours is not a thing apart, it is you and me and our neighbors. Pave the way to a new future— fight, work, pray—and pay. Pledge to buy U. S. Savings Bonds regularly Complete Agreement ' i BUY BONDS /0t’7tefoiyAG'&iat' \ ! "6aV£Mttl£MT or J ' • TME«o«r,Bm»t W t PEOPLE OR THE y mamjsmxnm H . PtmsH wwmn<t 4 k‘ EARTH" , a 5E 5ONDSAN0 •pay DAYS ARE BOND DAYS: Symbolic.of organised laWa whole hearted support of the Nation’s war effort is this picture of Robert J. Watt, International Representative of the A. F. of U, shaking hands with James Carey, National Secretory of the C. L Ou Both men and their organizations are in agreement on promoting the United Staten Savings Program and making “Every Pay Day—Bond Day.* SENTENCED FOR FRAUDULENT RECEIPT OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS—WERE IN JAIL HOUSE RALEIGH.!—Two negroes who had been collecting unemploy ment insurance checks while they were serving jail terns, were ordered by the Charlotte Police Court last week to pay the penalty provided by law for fraud. The Unemployment Compensation Commission sent from Raleigh its chief counsel, Ralph Moody, and the senior attorney, W. D. Holoman, to help prosecute the cases which had attracted national attention from a re cent story in the Saturday Evening Post of prisoners receiving pay while still in jail It was brought out at the hearing that the two negroes, Clarence Adams and John Youngblood, repeatedly took advantage of a day off each week, permitted them from Jail for good be havior, tox file claims for continued benefits at the Charlotte Employment Office. The decision in the cases of Adams and Youngblood rested on the in correct addresses which they had giv en, and on their statements at the time of claiming unemployment in surance that they were “able to work, and available for work/' it being charged that as jail inmates they could not be available for work. Youngblood who drew $3 a week for 12 weeks was sentenced to 30 days in jail, since his previous term had expired. Adams who drew $6.50 a week for 14 weeks was given a sen tence of six months, beginning at the end of his present term. In finding both defendants guilty, Judge David J. Craig declared that by taking ad vantage of the unemployment compen sation system, they had been “fleec ing a beneficent government.” Nothing Strange In The N. A. M. “Humming Out” On; Understanding; Only Small Portion Manufacturers Represented By Anti-Labor Body WASHINGTON, April 22.—The presidents of the AFX. and CIO, William Green and Philip Murray, accused the National As sociation of Manufacturers today of ‘‘running out” on the under standing of industry and labor with President Roosevelt. a joint statement ny tne two la Dor leaders referred to a recent NAM ad vertisement which said “America wants victory—not the closed shop.” Green and Murray said “a more hon est statement of the^NAM’s position even at the expense of victory.’ ” President, after consultation with spokesmen for industry and labor, set up the War Labor Board composed of an equal number of industry, labor and public representatives, and that on March 18 it agreed by resolution that the union security issue was a proper matter for consideration by the board. “Now.” the labor statement said, “the NAM is running out on indus try's and labor’s joint understanding with the PPresident of the United States. It is repudiating the commit ment made in behalf of American in dustry by the four industry represen tatives on the War Labor Board. The NAM is trying to slip over a fast one by having Congress freeze the in The labor leaders justices uy uiw. The two labor leaders expressed the view that “fortunately fhe NAM speaks for only a minority of Ameri can employers and does not express the views of Americano business as a whole.” *■--n-p r-r1- restrictive legislation would not have a chance in normal times, Green and Murray said “the NAM is trying to take ad vantage of the war to secure special protection that it could not get in peace time for a few selfish, recalcit rant employers who hats unions more than they hate Hitler. “Of course the NAM charges that organized labor is attempting to take advantage of the war to extend the union shop. That charge is complete ly ridiculous. The facts belie it. In normal times, if a union cannot ob tain a closed shop by collective bar gaining it can strike to obtain its de mands. But labor disarmed itself at the outbreak of the war. It has pledg ed itself not to strike for the closed shop or for any other cause ... Is that taking advantage of the war?” NOTICE TO SKEPTICAL! BUSINESS WEEK, a national weekly publication for busi ness men, in its latest issue has this comment contained in a story on the Labor Press: “In most cases the paper is taken home, carefully and sometimes laboriously read and reread, for Labor Editors fill their sheets with information close to the bread and butter of their readers." Iw It’s OUR FLAG THE A. P. OF L. STANDS WITH AND FOR THE FLAG Journal Readers Patronize Journal Advertisers
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