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By JOSEPH A. WISE
Chicago, 111 (ILNS)—The mail
order house of Sears, Roebuck &
Co. has been trying to create the im
pression throughout the country that
the Chicago printing trades unions
are so badly disorganized that there
is not a union plant or group of union
plants in this city large enough to
handle the enormous qunatity of
printed matter required yearly by
this firm.
That is the excuse offered by
Sears, Roebuck & Co. for the letting
of a $30,000,000 printing contract to
'R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company,
a 100 per cent non-union concern, the
president of which, Thomas E. Don
nelley, has become notorious as the
enemy of all unions.
Not Tellng Truth
To be blunt about the matter,
Sears, Roebuck & Co. is not telling
the truth on this point in the form
letter which has been sent broadcast
to trade unions which have sent let
ters of protest to this firm.
Sears, Roebuck & Co. executed its
own printing in its own plant, under
union conditions, for many years.
Finally, about five years ago the firm
leased this plant to the Cuneo Print
ing Corporation, which then had and
still has a very large printing plant
at Twenty-second and Canal streets.
The Cuneo concern took over the
printing of the Sears, Roebuck & Co.
catalogues and other publicity matter
and continued the old Sears, Roebuck
& Co. printing plant in operating
and brought a large amount of out
side work into that plant.
Among World's Largest
The business of the Cuneo Print
ing Corporation has grown tremen
dously, operating under union condi
tions, until today it is the owner of
one of the largest printing plants on
earth.
It can be positively stated that the
Cuneo Printing Corporation could
close down its Sears, Roebuck plant
and execute all of the Sears, Roebuck
printing at the Twenty-second street
plant, except a small amount of four
color work, and that that could be
taken care of too, by the installation
of some additional equipment.
As stated in these dispatches be
fore, there are a large number of
strictly union printing plants in Chi
cago that never have done any work
for Sears, Roebuck & Co. Notwith
standing this fact, the management
of the mail order house is telling the
trade unionists of the country that
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Sears, Roebuck Management
In Form Letter Used as Reply
To Union Labor Protest Flood
Explaining Its Contract With Union-Hating House, Mail
Order Firm Says No Union Plant Could Handle Work,
An Assertion Contrary to Fact, With One of World's
Biggest Printers Nearby.
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nearly all of the printing plants
here, union and non-union, are called
upon to help out at times. This is an
untruthful statement that cannot be
backed up with a particle of substan
tiating evidence.
Buddies Sticking Together
The truth of the matter is that
Julius Rosenwald, the boss of Sears,
Roebuck & Co. wants to give this
work to his old buddy, Thomas E.
Donnelley, chairman of the defunct?
Landis award committee, of which
Rosenwald was a member and to
which Rosenwald was a member and
to which he contributed large sums
of money.
It should be of interest to build
ing tradesmen throughout the coun
try that it is the boast of Sears, Roe
buck & Co. that it sells $15,000,000
worth of building materials annually.
Union officers might ask president
of Sears, Roebuck whether the facts
as here given are not true.
COAL INDUSTRY
Needs Help By Government
Hanover, N. H.—Congress should
apply its theory of farm relieff to
coal miners who are forced into the
unemployed ranks through no fault
of their own, said Ellis Searles, edi
tor United Mine Workers' Journal,
in an address to Dartmouth College
students.
"Congress is discussing a revolving
fund of $500,000,000 to aid the farm
ers, and it can justify the expendi
ture of $100,000,000 for stabilization
of the equally basic and important
coal industry," said the labor editor.
"Labor is glad to see the govern
ment promote the welfare of the mil
lions engaged in the greatest indus
try in America, but why confine re
lief to agriculture alone? It is well
known to congress and everyone else
that the coal industry is in a worse
state of demoralization than the
farming industry. Stabilization of
the coal industry should be of such a
character as to protect the interests
of the miners and mine owners as
well as the consuming public."
STEREOTYPERS GAIN
Detroit.—Stereotypers employed on
daily papers secured a three-year
agreement and a wage increase of 10
cents an hour. The day rate now is
$1.17% for eight hours and the night
rate is $1.33 for seven hours.
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By WILLIAM F. KELLEY
Vice "President, United Textile
Workers
Elizabeth ton, Tenn. (ILNS)—The
attempt to open the big Bemberg and
Glanzstoff artificial silk and rayon
mills, long tied up by strike, was a
miserable failure. The strike pickets
took out more workers than went in.
Undaunted by the presence in this
little city of 800 national guardsmen,
including a motorized machine gun
company,' together with armed depu
ties, the strikers are reporting in full
force for the picket lines, and are
showing a determined spirit that
spells success. The first day the mills
tried to reopen there were between
800 and 1,000 workers on picket duty
in the forenoon and 1,500 in the
afternoon.
Enlisting of new members in the
union is going on rapidly and virtu
ally 100 per cent enrollment is in
sight. But the strikers will need
help. They confront powerful oppo
nents and backing of the entire
ovement is necessary. This cannot
be emphasized too strongly.
The only disturbance since the
oming of troops was a drunken fight
between two soldiers. The commun
ity is peaceful and widespread resent
ment has been aroused by sending
of the troops, whose presence is de
nounced as illegal under the state
constitution. There was no trouble
LABOR BUREAU REPORTS 55
WAGE INCREASES IN APRIL.—
According to the May issue of "Facts
for Workers," the monthly publication
of the Labor Bureau, Inc., New York
City, "there were fewer wage in
creases—fifty-five in all—and more
decreases during April than ther had
been in either February or March.
Half of the twelve cuts which went
into effect in April were distributed
among workers in the metal and min
ing industries four others fell to the
textile and clothing trades. Sixteen
advances were awarded the printing
crafts and fifteen each to construc
tion and transportation workers.
Since the beginning of this year over
1(50,000 members of the railway shop
crafts on sixteen roads have received
increases.
"Employment on the railroads has
been declining. For the United States
as a whole there was a general in
crease in manufacturing employment
am.-unta.fr to about 1 per cent for the
month, bringing the total volume up
to a point 5 per cent above that of
last March."
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About Labor Events
AUSTRIAN WORKBRS STRIKE
AGAINST ATTACK ON SOCIAL
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Mills "Miserable Failure
Machine Gun Troops on Duty
But Mill Town Is Peaceful
Union Strike Pickets Take Out More Than Go In, Says
United Textile Workers' Official Organization
Nearly 100 Per Cent Strong and Efficient.
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Blossom Time
threatened and only the mill owners
desired troops for whatever intimi
dating effect they might have in
strike-breaking.
The strikers are heartened by the
vigorous protest of President Wil
liam Green, of the American Feder
ation of Labor against sending the
soldiers here. He denounced the
presence of soldiers and special depu
ties before the Women's Trade Union
League convention.
Berry Sees Governor
Suggests Plan of Action
Knoxville, Tenn. (ILNS)—Major
Qeorge L. Bery, president of the In
ternational Printing Pressmen and
Assistants' Union, said here that in
an all-day conference with Governor
Horton he had insisted that the gov
ernor call the strikers and employers
of Elizabethton into conference and
demand settlement. Major Berry
said he had given the governor sug
gestions as to how to bring about a
settlement. "The opening' of the
plants does not in any way settle
the issue,' he said, adding that it
"will accentuate trouble, rather than
reduce it." He added that it was
"unfortunate" that the plants had
sought to reopen without arriving at
a permanent settlement with the
workers.
went on strike May 6 in protest
against an attack by members of the
Fascist heimwehr organization upon
the socialist headquarters at Leobers
dorf.
A socialistic picnic was in progress
when the Fascisti fired a revolver
volley at the building. Several women
and children were reported among the
injured from missiles thrown in the
general fighting that followed.
URGES PUBLIC WORKS TO AID
IDLE.—To help meet the unemploy
ment situation Mayor F. G. Burnham
of Holyoke, Mass., on May 6 an
nounced that he would recommend to
the board of aldermen an appropria
tion of $250,000 for street and side
walk work in response to recommen
dations of a special industrial com
mittee which for the last month has
been investigating labor conditions.
CHILD LABOR LAW CONFINED
TO PRIVATE INDUSTRY —The Dis
trict of Columbia statute of IVJay 29
1928, regulating the employment of
children, has no application to the
government printing office, according
to a construction of the law by the
attorney general, William D. Mitch
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U. S. SHIPPING CONDITIONS
IMPROVE.—The American merchant
marine is now more active than in
several years past, it appears from
the latest shipping data made public
by the U. S. commerce department
The tonnage of cargo ships laid up in
the country's ports is found to be
nearly 6 per cent less than at the be
ginning of 1928, and 33 per cent
smaller than in 1924.
This increase in the operation of
American merchant vessels reflects
general improvement in basic condi
tions of the world's shipping industry
which, according to the commerce de
partment, is now in progress. Ex
panding overseas trade is providing
employment for more and more of the
laid-up tonnage, it is stated. Rising
freights, moreover, are rendering
profitable operation less difficult.
JOHN J. CASEY
Dead Was Active Unionist
Balboa, C. Z.—John J. Casey, con
gressman from the Wilkes-Barre
(Pa.) district and president Pennsyl
vania Federation of Labor, died in
the Gorgas Hospital here, following
a paralytic stroke. He was 56 years
old. The body was shipped to
Wilkes-Barre, where his family re
sides.
Washington.—"The passing of John
J. Casey removes an aggressive and
intelligent trade unionist from our
ranks," said Wm. Green, president
A. F. of L. "In his long career as a
state and national lawmaker, and as
a member of organized labor he was
consistent and courageous in his ad
vocacy of social justice," said Mr.
Green.
Similar sentiments were expressed
by John Coefield, president United
Association of Plumbers and Steam
fitters of the United States and Can
ada.
"J.oha Casey lived a life of toil
from 8 years old up to the time his
fellow unionisfs placed him in va
rious positions of responsibility," said
Mr. Coefield. "He was a member of
our association and was elected gen
eral organizer at our St. Paul con
vention. He resigned that office in
1912 when he was elected to con
gress. Prior to that time he served
in the Pennsylvania state legislature
He was re-elected to congress in 1918,
1922 and 1928, and was elected presi
dent of the Pennsylvania Federation
of Labor at the last convention of
that organization. He was a man of
rugged honesty. His passing is a
loss to the entire labor movement."
It's easy for the man who never
suffered pain to talk of patience.
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ney general declared the statute made
no reference to the federal govern
ment and hence was not applicable
to employment of minors by it.
SWEDISH WORKERS SUPPORT
JO-OPERATION.—It is said that the
Swedish Co-Operative Union move
ment, which began in September,
1899, founded upon the principle that
individual workers might enjoy share
ownership in industrial enterprises,
now counts some 900 co-operative as
sociations with a total membership
of 366,000, of which the industrial
workers are the mainstay.
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Washington. "Our government
seems to be more interested in ani
mals and plants than in the health
of its citizens," said Senator Rans
dell, of Louisiana, in a radio plea for
the establishment of a national insti
tute of public health.
The institute would "ascertain the
cause, prevention and cure of diseases
affecting human beings."
'It is planned to make the institute
a great co-operative scientific organi
zation in which leading experts in
every branch of science will be
brought together and given oppor
tunity to work in unison for the pur
pose of discovering all the natural
laws governing human life," said
Senator Ransdell. "It is confidently
believed that if there is brought to
gether in one central place, under one
directing head, the very ablest ex
perts in the science of medicine, sur
gery, chemistry, physcis, biology, bac
teriology, pharmacology, pharmacy,
dentisty, etc., and a concentrated,
COLORADO COAL
STRIKE
Started By Employers
Denver^-—The Colorado coal strike
of 1927-1928 was started by I. W.
W.'s who were imported for that pur
pose by two of the largest coal com
panies in this state, declared Repre
sentative Warren F. Bleecker in urg
ing the state legislature to investi
gate this industrial upheaval.
The legislature adopted the resolu
tion after Bleecker flung charges
right and left. He said the I. W. W.'s
were brought in to foment disorder
and thus check the United Mine
Workers' organizing campaign.
Governor Adams was included in
the charges, the representative de
claring that the state executive "knew
all about the plans for the strike
months beforehand."
The lawmaker connected the state
with the coal companies' union
smashing program, and he cited fig
ures to show that more than $200,000
of the public funds was spent to
keep the troops in the field four
months.
'Official reports show that only
$16,000 was paid in soldiers' salaries
during that srike, yet more than $50,
000 was spent for salaries of offi
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made by them against disease, sin
gling out first the most important
maladies such as cancer, tuberculosis,
common cold, pneumonia, etc., that
success will result therefrom."
Senator Ransdell enumerated a
score of the more common diseases
"which still baffle medical skill and
remain a curse to humanity." He said
that in the five years prior to 1929
congress voted $540,000,000 for the
protection of plant and animal life.
These were wise appropriations, he
said, but congress during the same
period voted less than 34,000,000 to
make scientific research and investi
gations into the diseases of human
beings.
The speaker quoted nationally
known statisticians who estimate that
the country's loss through premature
deaths and preventable sickness costs
$15,000,000,000 annually.
"This far exceeds losses from, floods
and all other national disasters
com
bined," said Senator Ransdell.
cers," said Mr. Blaacker. "We are
reliably informed that the adjutant
general and military department gave
many civilians commissions in a sup
posed intelligent department. That's
where a large portion of the money
went."
SHIPOWNERS'
Greed Caused Vestris Loss
London, England. The govern
ment's probe of the Vestris disaster
off the Virginia capes last November
when more than 100 lives were lost,
recalled the days when ships were
known as "floating coffins."
Frank W. Johnson, former chief of
ficer o fthe Vestris, said overloading
was one of the causes of the disaster,
His testimony differed from that
which he gave in the inquiry conduct
ed by the United States government
in New York.
He now declares that Captain
Carey, who lost his life in the dis
aster, told him "to be careful what
he put into the log" (the daily record
of the ship's progress). The witness
acknowledged that he was ready to
commit a criminal offense without
protest.
"We tried to eloyal to the com
pany, that was all," said Johnson.
Asked if he was still loyal to the
company, the witness replied, "Well,
I can't."
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