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* EDITORIAL »■ ■ ■ HA . ^ |L ■ I THE CHARLOTTE LABOR JOURNAL (and Dixie Farm News) Office of Pnblication: 118 Eaat Sixth Street, Charlotte. N. C. Telephones 3-3004 and 4-5502 Address All Commun rationa to Post Office Box 1061 H. A. Stalls, Editor and Publisher W. M. Witter, Associate Editor 1 -—r-—-— --- Published Weekly at Charlotte, N. C. Official Organ of the Charlotte Central Labor Union and Approved by The American Federation of Labor and the > North Carolina Federation of Labor SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 per year, payable in advance or 5c per copy. ADVERTISING RATES for commercial advertising reasonable. Entered as second-class mail matter September 11, 1931, at the Post Office at Charlotte, N. C, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1870 The Labor Journal will not be responsible for opinions of corre spondents, but any erroneous reflecting upon the character, standing or reputation of any person, firm or corporation which may appear in the columns of The Labor Journal will be gladly corrected when called to the attention of the publisher. Correspondence and Open Forum opinions solicited. AMERICA’S “SLAVE-LABOR” MEASURE Some editorial writers and other biased thinkers have been having a field day since President Truman so undiplo matically and so unthoughtfully appeared before Congress last week and requested one of the most damnable pieces of legislation ever proposed before the law-making body of the nation. The tone.of his voice and the expression on his face as he spoke before Congress symbolized the atmosphere in which the shocking proposal had been bom—that of fear and hysteria. However, it has well been said that some good comes out of every evil and unquestionably the act of the President of the United States has done more to solidify the working people and the farmers of the nation than any thing that has happened since the war days. That is if we are to be judged by the protests lodged against the proposal by both labor and farmer councils throughout the nation. This aftermath of the war days was bound to come to some kind of a head. An old sore that has existed since its inception hack when Labor had Its wages frozen, during the war and when prices were supposed to have been frozen also, the sore has gradually grown into a carbuncle of enor mous proportions. Labor strife and strikes have been great and who dares say there will not be even greater chaos if the people of America are put into shackles under such pro posals as that made by the President of the United States. The Labor Journal, does not believe the proposed bill would stand un before the Supreme Court, but nevertheless It could throw the country into nitfalls from which it would take a long time to climb jf enforced upon Free America. It would be an inflation 0f 'irfhnard of proportions and not onlv would I^abor suffer its ill effects but perhaps the industrialists of the country would come in for their share of governmental control and regulations not ©afore experienced. This bvsterical experiece should serve the country as a whole. Employers and employes MUST find out before it is too late that it is to their better interests to get together and work out their mutual problems between themselves. Labor is adverse to control of its affairs from anyone out side and employers, The Journal knows, are likewise opposed to it. The American Federation of Labor has gone on record as being against sky-rocketing wages and running the prices of commodities up. There are those who would do away with all price controls. If this were done chaos would result. Goods would begin flowing to the market from storehouses, but prices would climb too, calling for wage increases and more wage increases—labor troubles and more labor troubles. So. it behooves all classes in America to get together and let public opinion be directed toward its law-making bodies in a sane way in order that they may set up regulations to carry America’s through post-war days safely and sanely to a more pacific rendezvous. Regretfully The Journal announces that the Senate passed a modified version of the Truman proposal. However, it was without the draft-labor proposal, for which all Americans should be grateful. The modified version now goes back to the House for its approval. Wire your Congressman immed iately to cast his .vote to kill this unAmerican proposal in its entirety. THE SOUTHERN AFL ORGANIZING DRIVE Charlotte has been selected as regional headquarters for the Southern organization campaign which was launched at the meeting in Asheville recently and Earl Britton, president of the South Carolina Federation of Labor, and a member of the International Typographical Union , has been selected by the American Federation of Labor to be in charge of the Charlotte office, which will serve both North Carolina and South Carolina. The selection of Charlotte as headquarters for the two States comes as a distinct honor to the Labor movement here, and the selection of Brother Britton was a wise one and is also a distinct honor to members of the printers of the ITU. Earl Britton has been very active in South Carolina Labor circles for many years. He has been a tireless worker and The Journal can recommend him to members of organized Labor in. North Carolina none too highly. Charlotte Central Labor Union this week began laying plans for the campaign. Many national and international representatives were in attendance at , the Thursday night meetng. Several nice talks were made by these represent** tives and they expressed themselves as being highly opti mistic over the outlook for the work to be done here. President J. J. Thomas of the CLU, who also is a member of the Charlotte Firefighters Union, affiliated with the AFL, says that all the AFL unions affiliated with the central body have promised full co-operation with the campaign. At the meeting this week the Postal Carriers affiliated With the Central Labor Union and were welcomed into the organization by all affiliated locals. Big things are in the offfhg! Don’t miss the CLU weekly meetings at 8 o’clock eaeh Thursday night, 817 1-2 North Try on street. RUTH TAYLOR SAYS: AN UNSUNG HERO. ! Unsung heroes in a country of 131,000,000 are bound to be numerous. Every day there are untold numbers of heroic deeds taking place about which the average citizen sel dom learns. Outstanding among these heroes is the service officers of the local post of The American Legion. With over 14,000 such posts throughout the country, near ly every community is repre sented in one of these unher alded citizens. For those of us who are not acquainted with him, let us define him in this manner: He is the representative of the local post elected to per form without remuneration any service which the post in its pledge of service to the community might be called upon to perforn\ We might refer to him as being an ordinary citizen o' the community who resides just down the street. Actual ly he is an ordinary personal ity or he would not have *been elected to this office by his fellow post members. His services have no bounds. His l office knows no hours. He is | on call at all times—day or I night. He’s the fellow who saw to it that food was not lacking in the Brown home during Mr. Brown’s illness last month. He’s the fellow who helped Bob Jones secure an honor able discharge after that un fortunate mishap. He’s the fellow who assisted George White in obtaining a loan under the GI Bill for his new hardware store. He’s the fel low who secured widow’s pen sion for Mrs. Green when her veteran husband passed on. A shining and actual ex ample of this man’s devotion to duty is shown in this little story which took place some weeks ago in Texas. A post service officer was instructing a meeting of veterans on the ways in which they might aid their fellow veteran and his family, when word came in that a World War II vet eran had been seriously in jured in an automobile acci dent. Leaving the meeting im mediately, the post service officer rushed to the scene of the accident. Within thirty minutes, he had accomplished all the necessary details, had the injured veteran speeding on his way to the nearest vet erans’ hospital some miles away, and had returned to his meeting. It is to the advantage of every citizen to acquaint him self with the local American Legion post service officer— veteran or non-veteran—Le gionnaire or non-Legionnaire. He is indeed “a friend in need.” With a thorough under standing of and a sincere sympathy for the wants and needs of the community and its citizens, the post service officer of The American Le gion carries out the aims and purposes upon which that or ganization was founded. The degree to which prog-! raw is being made against unthinking prejudice — is il lustrated interestingly in the rather deliberate and con scientious efforts that are be ing made to recognize talent, ability, courage, or achieve ment in a public way when some member of a minority group has distinguished him self in a worthy activity. The late Wendell L. Willkie shortly before he died set up a fund for the purpose of mak ing annual awards to Negroes who distinguished themselves in the field of journalism. He expressed himself when ' he set up the fund as feeling that the type of community serv ice which could be rendered through good journalism by the Negroes was in need of encouragement and recogni tion and that good leadership in the Negro press would be one of the techniques by which this group of people would make substantial and practical progress in the world. The presentation of the first awards under the Wen dell L. Willkie Fund is there fore a matter of considerable interest. It is an award of $600 for the first award, and $250 each to two other per sons. The first winner of the first prize was Miss Almena Davis, Editor of the weekly Los Angeles Tribune. In par ticular the workk wheih dis tinguished her was the week ly feature article which she writes for that paper and which is regarded as a high quality of newspaper work. The award was handed to Miss Davis by Mrs. Willkie. The ceremony took place at the United Nations Club in Washington and was attend ed by many people—those in terested in Mr. Willkie, those interested in freedom of the press, those interested in the progress of the Negro race, and those interested in toe United Nations Club itself. Mrs. Willkie speaking very briefly said that the occasion "symbolizes two ideas about which Wendell Willkie cared deeply, the importance of a free press, and the right of every citizen of' the United / States to equal opportunity whatever his race, creed, or color.” The occasion was honored by the presence of Assistant Secretary of State, Spruille Braden, who also spoke and who underscored the need of breaking down harriers of ignorance and prejudice. He emphasized that people every where should have free access t o Information not only through IxxJks and maga zines, but principally through the newspaper press and ra dio. He indicated that the oc casion of these awards was a symbol of he liberal spirit which is the hope of mankind at the present time. Two other Negro journal ists, John H. Young of Pitts burgh and P. Bernard Young, Jr., of Norfolk, also received awards. This spirit of good J will and recognition of good j work in a professional field is l encouraging. For people ev erywhere want and desire to be recognized for their merit. The bitterness comes when merit, good work, and honor able service is not recognized or given opportunity because of some artificial prejudice. There are many signs in American life today that good work and service will gain re spect and recognition. The la bor unions of America are to some extent assisting this progress, and in their own field of organization there are many helpful activities tend ing to' recognize • the merit and contributions of mem bers of minority groups which no one has as yet undertaken. JOBLESS RIGHTS OF VETS' CLARIFIED BY GOVERNMENT Washington, D. C. — Veterans who take temporary jobs retain their rights to unemployment al lowances after they are released, it was emphasised by the Veterans A*d ministration in an attempt to clarify an apparent misunderstand ing among some former se nr ice men regarding their benefit rights. Veterans are not Tequtred to claim unemployment payments im mediately following their discharge from the armed services in order to protect their rights to benefits, the agency said. SOUTH WELCOMES HR DRIVE, ATLANTA EDITOR DECLARES Asheville, N\ C —The “greet ma | jority” of The Southern people are not hostile to organized labor, Ralph McGill, editor of the Atlan ta Constitution, assured the South ern Labor Conference. He said the South would hag the AFL’s organising drive if it suc ceeded in wiping out lower wage differentials which he termed “one of the curses of the South.” This is one of the AFL’s outstanding goals. “The South expects you also to give the Negro worker a break,” the Georgia editor declared to the applause of the delegates. Gearld D. Reilly, member of the National Labor Relations Board, told the conference that employers who respect labor’s rights enjoy 'the best labor relations. i John Connors, head of the Work ers Education Bureau, promised re newed efforts to spur educational drives in the South in conjunction with the AFL’s organizing cam paign. D. G. Garland, a Negro. organiser | for the AFL, told the conferencc ■ the great progress made in the ! working and living conditions of | Negroes who had joined AFL * unions and scoffed at CIO at tempts to lure Negro workers into their camp. I. M. Ornburn, Secretary-Treas urer of the Union Label Trades department, stressed the import ance of patronizing union services and buying union-made' goods in building up a strong organized la , bor movement. John P. Frey, veteran president of the AFL Metal Trades Depart ment, sounded a sage note of ad vice to the Southern union dele gates out of his life-time expe rience. Emphasizing that trade unions are made up of workers of all races, religious and political persuasions, he warned that the quickest way to break up a local union is to let racial, religious and political issues become a battle ground of debate at meetings. James B. Burns, president of the American Federation of Govern ment Employes, pledged a strong organizing drive among Federal employes stationed in the South. Frank P. Fenton, AFL National Director of Organization, gave a rousing address to the delegates. He told them that the success of the organizing campaign hinged primarily on their own efforts, rather than on outside help. Michael Widman, of the United Mine Workers, was given enthus iastic cheers when he urged- united labor support for the’ coal miners* strike and when he decried the leaders of the rival CIO organizing campaign in the South. Joseph P. McCurdy, president of the United Garment Workers, de clared his union would keep* its or ganizing campaign going at full blast until every garment worker it the South joined the union. WeHitxer Spine tte Pianos —Convenient Term*— PARKER-GARDNER CQ. IMP 118 W. Trade Pfcene 8887 THE MARCH Off LABOR £jhe u s supreme court in 1040held INVALID AN ALABAMA ANThPICKETlNG LAW AND A SIMILAR ORDINANCE Of CAL IFORNIA’S SHASTA COUNTY. THE DECI SIONS WERE BASED ON THE GROUND THAT THE PROHIBITION OP PEACEFUL PICKETING VIOLATED THE L4-tm AMENDMENT TbTWE constitution KhE ABOUT k>4 of VfBfOff* fWtSOHS WAS ANOTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTUMCE ABLE 10 THE AGITATION OF THE LABOR PARTIES. THE (6/000MOTHERS WHO WE ANNUALLY IN CHILDBIRTH, Ov« 90% MlSHT HAVE BEEN SAVED, ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CHILDRENS] BUREAU. ONE CAUSE OF THIS HIGH MORTALITY IS THAT MOTHERS ARE OFTEN COMPELLED TO WORK. WHILE PREGNANT C ft THE FOREFRONT Of^EvERY FI6HT KM A BETTER WORLD YOU NIU FIND ORGANIZED LABOR. SOPfORT IT BY BUYING UNION LABEL PRjOOUSTS. MAT UNION LA8EL THt NEXT MAT RATCLIFFE’S FLOWERS ; 431 S. Try on Phone 7189 It Pays To Trade With DOGGETT LUMBER CO. 211 E. Park Are. Phone 8179 WIRING : LIGHTING FIXTURES : REPAIRS APPLIANCES G.E. and Birdseye Lamps A Fireplace Equipment Fans ★ Phone 3-3749 ECONOMY ELECTRIC COMPANY 109 West Sixth Street Charlotte, N. C. A FRIENDLY CHURCH PRITCHARD MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH 1117 Sen III Boulevard ! 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