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To ante a batter under
steading between Labor,
Industry and the Public.
OUR AIM
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To influence Public Opinion
in favor of tie Organised
Labor Moviunt.
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Claude L. Albra__Amoetmto Editor
WEEKLY BIBLE QUOTATION
“Not every one that smith into me, Lnri Lord, shall
enter into the kingdom mi heaven; bat he that doeth the
will of my Father which is in heaven. Many wffl say onto
me in that day, Lord, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied
in thy name? ... and in thy name done many wonderful
works. .. . And then win I profess unto them, I never
knew you.”—Jesus Christ hi St. Matthew.
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CHARLOTTE, N. O, THURSDAY, MARCH SO, 1944
LAWK MOKE APPRECIATED
Some railroad presidents hare cone op through the ranks,
but President William M. Jeffers of the Union Pacific Rail
road is among the few who still carry their Union Card. He
is a Member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Telegraphers.
In a recent address, President Jeffers praised the patriotic
record of American Labor, especially those employed on the
railroads, with whose loyalty and efficiency he is especially
familiar.
He .said there may be Labor Unions which hare done things
that are open to criticism, but insisted, “the Labor I know—and
those ■» men who work on the American railroads ■ are up
headed, strong minded American citizens,** and'he added:
“Labor Unions properly led and directed are a help to In
dustry. Don't get yourself mixed up in those cliques that cry that
Labor Unions should be circumscribed.
“I am the President of a great railroad, but I stni carry may
Union Card in the Brotherhood of Railroad Telegraphers. That
should be evidence to anyone that I believe in Labor Unions.
“I emphasize that because so much has been said recently
about the necessity of ‘handling’ Labor. Labor can be ‘handled*
in this country if it is honestly, fairly and efficiently handled.
“We recently had a situation where some one thought it
necessary for the army to take over the railroads. Possibly it
was. But that didn’t apply to the rairoad men on the railroad of
which I am President.
Jeffers sharply condemned newspapers, and politicians who
try to set Workers apart from other groups and to treat them
as second-class citizens.
“Let's have no distinction between the ordinary Working
man and the so-called Mg Industrialist,** he declared.
In greatly increasing numbers American Industrialists and
Business Leaders are beginning to further appreciate Labor's
effort and it fe hoped that thb gratifying trend will continue.
LINCOLN AND LABOR
Labor fa prior to and independent of capital. Capital
fa only the fruit of labor and could not have existed If labor
bad not first existed. Labor fa the superior of capital and
deserves much the higher consideration.—Abraham Lincoln.
N. C. Labor Is 100% Loyal
WORK - FIGHT -SAVE
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Vinson gets 25 per cent raise
While Stabilization Director Fred M. Vinson bitterly fought a micro
scopic 8-cent-an-hour increase for railroad workers oa the ground that it waa
inflationary, he himself received a *2,500 salary increase, pins a *028 war
time cost-of-living bonus—a hike 10 per cent above that allowed under the
“Little Steel” formula—Congressman J. Glenn Beall (Rep., Md.), revealed
last week. Congressman Beall hit the nail on the head when he inquired: -
Does that mean the wage freeze applies only to the many, bat not to
the few?" «
Citing figures furnished him by Comptroller General Lindsay Warren,
Beall declared that Vinson's salary waa raised from |12£M to $15,000 and
that he Is also getting *028 more a year under terms of a congressional reso
lution giving Federal employees a bonus to meet wartime living costs —
altogether a SI per cent increase.
"Mr. Vinson waxed load and long that an 8-cent-an-hour increase for
the railway workers would he inflationary, bat the fact is the average rail
way worker gets less in total annual inconm than the increase in salary
Mr. Vinson himself received,” Beall said. — Journal of Labor, Atlanta.
V .
INCIDENT
By Vance B. King
A trader steed beside his gate and watched a passer-by.
Perhaps the one I need, he thought, and raised a welcome cry. I
"1 seek a man to take my place, as years have made me old;
A man who trades with wisdom, friend — a man to stake me gold.
But, lo, as yon move closer, friend, aad now I see you near,
I find your clothes are far from good, and faat becoming shear.”
“Oh, dr, the clothes I wore were gOod, until not long ago
I chanced upon a mad in rags who needed clothing so."
"But, man,’* the trader criticized, "yon surely have some gold;
Go straightway, friend, within a shop where what von need is sold."
“But, sir, I have with ids no gold,” the stranger quickly said;
"A man was sick 4- bat for my gold the man would now be dead."
"Ton gave of clothing, gave of gold, what took you from these men?"
“Oh, nothing, air, that I can show, but I feel well within."
"Begone, yon fool, I sped not you," the irate trader cried!
The stranger moved away-ehntent with what he bore inside.
OUR SOLEMN PLEDGE
W«b American workingmen and workingwomen, pledge our
aehree to oar first doty—to defeat and destroy Axis tyranny.
We of AaMrkan Labor, realize that this conflict trans
cends all other straggles and that every possibility of
social progress depends upon the victory of the free na
tions. We, American soldiers of prediction, who pro
vide so modi of the Men, MniiMnifa,
Money, and Morale, vow that oar country's war effort
ahaO hr organized withost regard for any vested
interests. We extend wannest Labor soli
darity to the suffering people nndcr the heel
of the brutal Axis conquerors. In tribute to
their great courage in keeping the fbunee of
freedom burning, we declare: no ap
peasement or tolerance wil lever be shown
to the Fascist Hangmen. We appeal
to the working people of Germany,
Italy, and Japan to take amtters
into their own hands and settle
scores with their savage Fas
cist rulers. This is our
common path to lasting
peace and justice.
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BUY WAR BONOS TO YOUR LAST DOLLARS;
BETTER BROKE THAN TO BE A SLAYS;
LET LABOR SHOW CAPITAL THE WAY.
PLEASE STEP TO THE
REAR OF THE BUS
You will be more-comfortable
if you move toward the rear where
there is usually more room.
It helps, too. to have ticket or
exact fare ready.
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Leave by rear door.
Avoid rush hours when possi
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EASTER LIGHTS
By RUTH TAYLOR
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As the lights of the world sre dimmed this Easter tide, as the
battle of the ages—the battle between slavtrs and free men—rages
in the far corners of the earth, there is more than erer need for those
of ns who believe to light little candles in our hearts—candles of de
votion and faith to see us through dark days and darker nights and
to enable us to face whatever may come unafraid, because we have
i the light. _ . „ , „ „ ,
Our first candle is the clear, steady flame of truth—the light that
igaada. We
diapels the shadows and false images of darkness and propai
must keep its light burning bright in our hearts so that we may not
be led astray into following after chimerical beliefs or selfish ambitions,
hatreds and prejudices.
Our second candle is the slow burning light of patience—the light
given us by which to wait and work for the fulfilling of the law. We
must guard well this light in our hearts for we will have need of it in
the dark hoars before the dawn of the new day of peace, and the resur
rection morning of all our highest visions.
Our third candle is the gentle gleam of mercy—not a
lag charity, but a helpful spirit toward all our brothers. We must tend
this light for without it aA is lest. There can be no light for any, if
there is not light for alL
Our fourth candle is the warm glow of friendliness—the spirit of
love for our neighbor, regardless of his class, creed or color. We mast
cherish this light, for in it lies all the law and the prophets, for “if
a man love not his neighbor whom he hath seen, how can he love God
whom ho hath not noon T99
Our fifth candle is the high reaching flame of gratitude—of thank
fulness for the mercies of the past, for the opportunities to serve of the
present, and for the courage to face the future—“assured alone that,
ufe or death. His mercy underlies.*' We must keep this candle burning
as a sacrificial fire which warms oar hearts even as it hums.
The sixth candle is the brilliant light of faith, of a belief in the
Goodness of God, of the knowledge that in the words of St. John, “We
are the sons of God.** .We mast place FIRST the light of faith, for
through faith all things are possible—faith not in man alone, but in
God and in the God-given power of man to do right that the end may
be right.
These are the candles of the heart and spirit to be nursed with care
and to be kept ever before us, for only as we keep the light ahead of ua,
will the shadows fall behind and the way be made clear into the path
way of
At the Fast of Ab in'Jerusaleun
last August, twenty thousand Jewi
were at the Wailing Wall in prayei
end supplication.
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THERE ARE NO UNIONS
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INSTITUTIONS UNDER
NAZI OR JAP RULE.
Ten thousand men an registered
as conscientious objectors in the Uni
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Fire thousand Christians in Korea
have been jailed because they will
not bow to the Japanese Shinto
shrines. .
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