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CHARLOTTE LABOR JOURNAL VOL. XVII; NO4 30 CHARLOTTE, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1948 Subscription $2.00 Per Year FAILURE TO ENACT ERP MEANS ‘RED’ GAINS WARNING IS SOUNDED IN JOINT LABOR-INDUSTRY APPEAL FOR AID PLAN Washington, D. C. — AFL President William Green warned that unless the Marshall Plan is enacted western Europe wilf face the same fate which has befallen Czecho slovakia. Mr. Green’s warning was made in a nation-wide broad cast over the Mutual network devoted to a unique labor management appeal fqr adoption of the European Recovery Program. ' Joining in the appeal with Mr. Green was Philip D. Reed, chair^ man of the board of directors of the General Electric Company. Citing the Communist coup in Csechqslovakia, Mr. Green re peated his previous warnings on the menance inherent it\ Russia’s expansionist policy and said the ERP is a program of “helpful ness and peace” designed to coun ter the Soviet influence and to establish western Europe as an ally of democratic forces. He said: “I need not recite here the long and continuous record of obstruc tion, aggression and broken faith built up by Russia and her satel lites during the postwar period. That record is still fresh in all our minds. “What is happening in Czecho slovakia this week* is the same thing that has happened during the past few years in Poland, in Romania, in Bulgaria and in other nations within the Soviet sphere. Unless we adopt the Marshall Plan and make it work, the same fate is liable to overtake the na tions of western Europe during the coming year. “Russia Juis tw0 powerful allies in her determined drive to ex pand her Communist domain first over all of Europe and then throughout the world. Those al lies are hunger, and desperation. “On the other hand, we have even more powerful allies on our side*. These are the love of peace and freedom shared by all the people of Europe. “If we can save the democratic nations of Europe from hunger and despair through the Marshall Plan and afford them the means through which they can become self-supporting and independent, the cause of world peace will have been emmeasurably strengthened. “For these reasons, the Ameri* can Federation of Labor at its annual convention last October sponsored the idea of an interna tional trade union conference in Europe to rally the working peo ple of the co-operating nations in support of thei Marshall Plan. Such a conference has now been called by the British Trades Un ion Congress and the American Federation of Labor will have two representatives in attendance at the sessions in Londop. “It should be remembered that Soviet Russia has concentrated her efforts on infiltrating and un dermining the labor movements of Europe as a preparatory step toward revolution. The London conference will, in my opinion, prove a healthy9 step in a world wide drive to eliminate Russian fifth-columns in labor unions.” Labor’s Political League In Action JOSEPH a KEENAN NAMED TO HIGH LEAGUE POST; FUNDS DRIVE ON Washington, D. C.—Labor’s League for Political Educa tion has swung into action on four fronts, it was announced. 1—Appointment of Joseph D. national conference on March 10 Keenan, as assistant to the exec utive officers of the league, was announced by National Chairman William Green and Secretary Treasurer George Meany. Mr. Keenan, Secretary of the Chicago Federation of Labor, served dur ing the war as Vice Chairman of the War Production Board and later' as labor adviser to General Clay in the American-occupied rone of Germany. An energetic organizer, he will undertake the task of setting up the American Federation of Labor’s political arm as a powerful foifee in the 1948 campaign. 2— Mr. Green and Mr. Meany issued an appeal to all affiliated unions to begin a^concected drive among their members tor vol untary contribuions of $1 or more to finance the league’s activities. 3— National headquarters for the league will be opened on March 1 at 1525 H St. N. W., Washington, D. C., a historic site facing the White House across Lafayette Park, 4— A call was sent out for a at the Washington Hotel of the Presidents of all State Federa tions of Labor. The league’s Ad ministrative Committee, which is scheduled to meet in Washington on March 9, wii stay over for the conference with the state rep resentatives. The purpose of this meeting is to* map perfect team work between the league’s na tional organizaion and the state branches to be set up under the State Federations of Labor. A number of state organiza tions, especially those where pri mary elections are to be held ear ly, already have started function ing on the political front, Mr. Green said. -Ha disclosed that a subcommit tee of the league’s Administrative Commitee is now canvassing the j field for candidates for the jcb of executive director of ILPR The recommendaion^ will be sub mitted to the Administrative Committee at the March 9 meet ing and it is likely that a choice will be made and announced at that time. EMPLOYMENT GAINED STA BILITY IN 1947; BLS SAYS DECLINE IN SEPARATIONS Washington, D. C.—Data pre pared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the month of No vember reflected the growirg stability in employment in in dustry durintf ihe year 1947. In its regu *r monthly release, the BLS reported rhnt both quit and layoff rates declined in No vember, with total separation) down from 50 to 40 per 1,000 employes on the payrolls. While labor turnover usually decreases during ' the fourth quarter of the year, seperation rates for each month of 1947 have been consistently below those for the comparable months of the pre ceding five years. Much of the stability during 1947, compared with 1946, is attributable to the smoother flow of materials and producion and to the “settling down” of veterans in regular jobs. Both the quit and lay-off rates declined in November. Quits fell from a rate of 36 to 27 per 1,000 employes, as voluntary job shift ing generally decreased during the pre-Christmas period. Lay offs eased down to 8 per 1,000. While slightly above the level of November, 1946, the rate was srell below those cf the prewar fears. With a reduction in the need for replacements, the hiring rate also dropped, from 56 per 1,060 in October to 47 in November. Sammy epstein and GEORG IE BROWN,PLAY ING DETECTIVE IN FRONT OF THE SMITH /ROM WORKS»SEE SMITH COMING OUT OF THE GATE. WITH HIM IS—SOMEONE ELSE' JUST LOOK 'T THAT GUY WITH SMITH, GCORGIEf er AWf G0EB8ELS IS DEAD. KILLED ►' ^HfATSftF. EVERYBODY * KNOWS THATf SHOULD NOT HAVE COME IY OFFICE YOU! TO MY JOSEF. SUPPOSE •V wmw nmvbfVv9Cr« 9*^ YOU WERE RECOGNIZED r \r OME \ 7*0 f JOSEff JOSEF THAT MUST OF PAUL GOEBBELSf iTf his smcioe A FAKEf YOU ISS RIGHT. i HASSLE*. BUT \ IT WAS MOST NECESSARY I ( SEE YOU AT Ml ^VUNCE. T ^SSHfMY WOW?I OUGHT'VE KNOWN SMITH WAS A NAZI. HE NEVER ACTED LIKE a real AMERICAN?, *HEYf THEY'RE > SEATIN' IT* CAyuY THE BOYS CERTAINLY HAVE STUMBLED ON SOM£TI -IT REALLY BE THAT No. 3 NAZI. IS STILL 'alive?
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