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Editorial THE CHARLOTTE LABOR JOURNAL (and Dixie Farm News) Office of Publication: 118 Eaat Sixth Street, Charlotte, N. C. Telephones 3-3094 and 4-6502 Address All Communications to Post Office Box 1061_ H A. StaliaTEditor and Published W. II. Witter, Associate Editor --—- • ■ Published Weekly at Charlotte, R. <0, Official Organ of the Charlotte Central IiBbor Union and Approved by The American Federation of Labor and the North Carolina Federation of Labor *__ Entered as second-class mail matter September 11, 1MI, at the Post Office at Charlotte, N. C., under the Act of Congress df March 3, 1879 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 12.00 per year, p*yft(M«vin. advance or 6c per copy. ' 'ss*v,fc« ADVERTISING RATES for commercial adygaifM .jftasonable. The Labor Journal will not be responsible AMAf^letis of corre spondents, but any erroneous reflecting upon thwWiracter, standing or reputation of any person, Arm or corporation which- may appear in the columns of The Labor Journal will be gladly correct** when called to the attention of the publisher. Correspondence and _Open Forum opinions solicited. _ _ JL AY/ PAY BOOSTED WITHOUT STRIKES American Federation of La bor unions are winning wage increases almost entirely without strikes. U. S. Depart ment of Labor figures reveal. Out of 1,800,000 workers on strike or threatening to strike, as of January 18, only 112,000 were AFL union members. Why is it that AFL unions can save their members the huge losses caused by strikes and yet win them large and lasting gains? The answer is that experienced AFL union leaders seek substan tial progress through collec tive bargaining conducted pri vately with employers on a hasis of fact and experience, with consideration of the in terests of both sides. The AFL regards collective bargaining in good faith as the normal procedure for es tablishing good relation with employers and working out the terms of employment in a contract. AFL unions have negotiated in good faith with in the administration’s de clared wage-price policy. And this procedure is working, aid ing in maintaining national purchasing power and in speeding reconversion t o peacetime production. — Wil mington (Del.) labor Herald. COLLECTIVE BARGAIN* ING WORKS Chicago — While collective bargaining has broken down in a few big industries, none theless 50,000 union agree ments are functioning today and helping to keep the peace on the industrial front. This significant point was made by Edgar L. Warren, director of the U. S. Concili ation Service, in an address to the Chicago Association of Commerce. “Every day, approximately 100 of these contracts are be ing reopened and rewritten, and every day literally thous ands of grievances are being settled under the terms of these existing agreements,” Warren explained. It was to be expected, he said, that after the strain of the war, long hours of work and wage freezing, the com ing of peace should lead to an outburst of disputes. Actu ally, however, in the vast majority of cases, labor-em ployer differences are being settled without stoppages, he stressed. “The wonder is not there is so much industrial strife, but that there is not more!”'War ren insisted. “The wonder is not that there are interrup tions to productions, but that the reconversion program is proceeding." — Fort Smith (Ark. Union News. TO ADDRESS OFFICE EMPLOYES Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon has accepted an invi tation to address the annusil convention of the Office Em ployes International Union being held in Milwaukee, Wis consin the week of March 18, according to Paul R. Hutch ings, president, and J. How ard Hicks, secretary,treasu rer. Morse, who is widely known and respected in labor cir cles, is expected to deliver an address of inajor interest to i the delegates jkiitMling the convention.' With nis back ground and his experience and knowledge of the labor movement and its problems, Senator MMWfMMrticularly well (jiiulifisd inMvem the ronvent ion. (Ipjijptffl of this cnterprisinfeMprltatiQiuil un ion of the iMlQ^fban Federa Prior to-hi* election to the Senate follas^®*, the death of of former £efaifj»r Charles L. | McNary, MMe Befved as a | public meiAkif the Nation al War Lubar«P9ard and had previously mnm M Dean of the Law S&Oorof the Uni versity of1 01-dgbn. While serving in jtftt laupE, capacity Senator MqMdrtjvas .frequently called uporijti^fefve as an ar i bitrator amtytoieiliator in la bor mattenrofr the Pacific coast, wherOTp approach and fairness in the handling of industrial pqaUemstmet with the acceptiMBof both labor and managjMHht. * i I he O B,nj convention which is bviM held at the Ilo j tel Wiscoftpth, Milwaukee, Wisconsin ciMWnencTng March 18th, is exposed to take cog nizance of thfcpfcogDBas- of the International Cirion since its inception and-give consid eration to matters involving future progress in the unioni zation of office and clerical | workers. The executive l>oard ! of the International Union is meeting in Milwaukee prior to and following the conven tion. MEET SMOKEY! Today’s edition of The Charlotte Labor Journal in troduces “Smokey,” an ami | able cartoon boar, with a wise and timely forest fire preven tion message. This inimita ble character, wearing trous ! era and a forest ranger’s hat, will present to our readers a 1 weekly message on forest con st rvat ion and protection. 1 The importance of forests for providing lumber, and other woods products, has never been better recognized than today. The need for thousands of homes, increased paper output, and other prod ucts, is urgent. Growing trees to meet these demands, and to provide work for local la bor in this community will require protection from fire and mis-management. , “Smokey’s” little reminq j ers will help bring these thoughts home to the public. ! Our readers will have an op ' portunity to make sugges tions for drawings and say j ings for new “Smokey Says.’’ If you have an idea to sug gest. submit it to the local • State or Federal Forester, or send it direct to the U. S. Forest Service, Glenn Build ing, Atlanta 3, Georgia. Any suggestions made by our j readers and used by “Smok— ey” will be credited to the’ person submitting the idea. Microscopic Waiter — This Is the best restaurant in town. If you order eggs, you get the fresh ; est in town. If you order hot soup .you get the hottest in town. Diner — I belive you’re right. I ordered a small steak. RUTH TAYLOR SAYS: LOOK TO YOUR LEADERS! From the beginning of time the favorite alibi of a man, a nation or a race, for going astray has been the defection of the leader. He was the one to blame. He was the sin. The others simply followed But that is one alibi that just does not hold water in a dem ocratic society. For where the people determine upon their leader—he is their ser vant, not their boss — their representative, not their fu ehrer, and he must be made to realize this! In this hour when Labor is being severely criticized be cause of the misdeeds of some of its leaders, it doesn’t mat ter how comparatively few these traitors to trade union ism are. It does matter that this condition exists at all, for Labor elects its own leaders. Wherever a corrupt or dis honorable or self - seeking leader is in authority he stays there with the consent or through the toleration of those who placed him in such a position — or whichi* moat usuaL-rthrough their indifference. David Hsrum said, “You can’t have an honest horse race, until you have an honest human race.” And you cant have honest and honorable leaders unless the honest and honor able people will get out and i put them into power and help them in every way to carry out their appointed tasks. The crying need of the world today is leadership — in international relations, in national affairs, in local of fices — and in all branches - > of our daily life. Good lead ers are hard to find because the task of conscientious, hon est, objective leadership is a difficult, thankless one. As a people we are too apt to put up with mediocrity rather than to get out. and bestir ourselves to find men who can properly represent us. We are too easily and too often taken in by a glib tongue and easy, confident manner. Organized Labor must re member that its leaders rep resent the entire movement— that they are the embodiment of the things for which trade unionism stands, of the prin ciples in which organized workingmen believe. You, the rank and file of Labor, can get rid of. dishonest or self-seeking leaders if you want to. It is up to you to clean your own house of those whose major interest is their own profit or aggrandizement, for otherwise the work will be done from outside — per haps unfairly and probably in ways you won’t" like. All reform movements must come from beneath, and it is the rank and file of Labor who must speak Out. You must se lect as leaders men of whose integrity you are sure. Once you have found such men, you must back them whole heartedly, in action as well as in speech. If the leaders turn out well, you can take the credit. If they turn out hadly—there is no alibi, for you chose them. As long as >ou tolerate such leaders and do not take steps to replace them, you remain responsible. Look to you leaders! WORKING IT OUT By Frances Perkins The post-war period is bringing to light many stories which Qould not be told dur« j ing th» war—stories of hero ism, intelligence, and skill in fighting for moral principles and moral purposes in the midst of the in humanity of Nazi principles. Vicar Andre, the pastor of St. Jean Baptiste Church in Namur, Belgium, is one of these gentle but persistent heroes. The informal report .about him is written by Cap tain Harold Saperstein, Jew ish chaplain with the Ameri j can forces, who describes him as a “frail man. humble in de meanor, with a bashful smile.” But this young priest, horrified at the ‘inhu man and un-Christian perse cution of the Jewish people in bis own community by the Nazi occupying forces, risked his life over and over again to shelter and assist in hiding Jewish children and Jewish families, and in helping them to escape when necessary. He began by helping a Jew ish family who had been his personal friends. He gave up his own bed to them and I slept on the floor of his study.' When it became evident that; all of the Jews in the town were in grave hazard he filled his house and hid them. He! IH'rsuaded local Catholic par ishoners to hide the persecut-: ed in their own homes. He provided and carried food to Jewish people in hiding, and kept open the contacts be tween separated parents and, children. He rescued and cared for Jewish children whose parents had been killed j or sent to concentration camps. Orphan children he put in Catholic inaHutions for temporary care, where the* were courageously hidden and their origin concealed. The Nazis finally caught up with him and he had to go into hid ing hmself. He had a good I hiding place apparently and took a number of the chldren with him, where they were discovered by the American troops in the liberation of Belgium. Later dispatches and re ports to Child Welfare Inter national Agencies indicate that very many Belgium fam ilies in other towns took or phaned or separated Jewish children into their homes, claimed them as their kin, protected them, and came to love them. These examples of natural human feeling are again evi dence of the good will and co operation which exists be tween people of different re ligious and cultural back grounds unless prejudice and discord are stirred up by forces making appeal to the lowest rather than the best elements in human nature. The propaganda of prejudice is subtle, penetrating, and likely to approach Us when we are least aware of it. The American labor move ment has been a> generous contributor to the; relief of the victims of war and perse cution, both in Europe and the East. Many of the trade unions have earmarked their contributions, as was natural for the use of families of workers, and to bf distribut ed with the co-operation of local trade unionists where possible. Fortunately, they have also specified*that their funds should be distributed without regard to race, creed, or color. This is important in mark ing the determination of the American workers that they will not succumb to anti-Sem itism and will stand with the decent people of the whole world in preventing inhuman ities and persecutions of hu man beings. Copyright, Institute for American Democracy, Inc. 1946. OFF THE BEAM Reasonable Wife—Drunk again! Hubby — But thish time I had a specshial reason for genin' drunk. Wife—And what's the spe cial reason? Hubby—Whash the differ ence as long ash it sherved the purpose? Good Neighbor Policy Miami. — In furtherance of the good-neighbor policy, the Ameri can Federation of Labor’* Execu tive Council voted here tojmder take a program under which labor representatives from Latin Amer i ica will be invited to come to the j United States for a three-months study of conditions in this country. The AFL designated Serafino Romualdi, of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, to g6 to South America for the purpose of extending the invita I tions to those best qualified to part | ticipate. The program is beini j carried out with the cooperaion o( : Survey Associates and the Office I of Inter-American Affairs. In making the announcement] the Executive Council said:' f ] “The American Federating ofi Labor holds strong to the belief! that the policy of the Good Neigh bor is and should be an integral part of the postwar program ** the peoples and governmefila. of all the American Republics. Tile American Federation of 'Labor maintains that one of the great guarantees of continuity in such a policy is an increased and deep ened understanding between the organised labor groups in the other American Republics and labor in the United States and Canada. In deed such understanding is indis pensable to a proper implementa tion »f the Aet ’of Chaputtepc*. agreed to by all the American Re publics in Mexico City in March, 1945. - . “For this reason, the American Federation of Labor has designat ed Serafino Romualdi as its rep lesentative to participate in a visit to other American Republics to In vite, through their organisations, bona fide labor people to come to the United States for a three month’s study of labor organisa tions, collective bargaining, em ployer-employees relationships, and QUIT TOUR SKIDDING TlMe THe WtWHtR »»N FORECASTS A BUZZARD, X*» GOING TO PAOf ATTCMTlONrj j I_I Keep petted on winter reed end wee per condition. A ie(e driver it etweyi ewere of hit limitetioni end het cheint end ether equipment nesetiery te get through sefely end on time. PATRONIZE JOURNAL ADVERTISERS New and Reconditioned PIANOS For the best value in NEW or reconditioned pianos, select yours from our stock of nearly 100 instruments. Setinway, Mathushek, Winter, Howard, and many others. Prices to suit everyone. ANDREWS MUSIC CO. “Our 51st Year” “Steinway Headquarters” 231 North Tryon Street i —————————————————— | the usual trade onion activities carried on in this country. “This project is known as the Inter-American Trade Union proj ' ect and the arrangements are be j ing made by the Survey Associ , atcs. which has received a grant for this purpose from the Labor Relations Division of the Office of I Inter • American Affairs. The study program in the United States for the trade unionists from ' the other American -Republics is being arranged by representatives of o.-ganised labor with technical assistance to be furnished, when desired, by various government agencies/’ HI. POP! Washington, D. C.—Along with the box of cigars to pass put, prospective fathers these days axe preparing themselves for the ad vent of offspring by taking the Red Cross Home Nursing Course through the local Red Cross chap ter. That way they can . better help the little woman take care of the newcomer with ease and skill. New papas needn’t fumble anymore — they can learn where the pins and bottles belong. Attend your Union meeting! ttbSifm Stkhlttl* MANLEY R. DUNAWAY Red Estate 109 Latta Arcade Charlotte FRIEND OF LABOR When yon have read The Journal pasa it on to your neighbor. WIRING : LIGHTING FIXTURES APPLIANCES REPAIRS G.E. and Birdseye Lamps ★ Fireplace Equipment Fans A : Phone 3-3749 ECONOMY ELECTRIC COMPANY 109 West Sixth Street Charlotte, N. C. A FRIENDLY CHURCH PRITCHARD MEMORIAL 4APTIST CHURCH 1117 Sooth Boulevard Sunday School 9:45 a. m. (Worship Services 11:00 a. m. 7:30 p. m. Training Union 6:00 p. m. 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