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VOL. XXlX. No. 11
Indianapolis, Ind., (ILNS)—John
Lewis, president of the United Mine
Workers has issued orders revoking
the charter of sub-district No, 9 of
District No. 12 (Illinois), which is the
local organization of the United Mine
Workers in Franklin county, Illinois
The action was taken, President
Lewis said, because of insubordination
of the officers of this sub-district to
the laws of the United Mine Workers
of America, and the rulings of the In
ternational Executive Board.
POWER TRUST
Curb Is Urged By U. S
Senators
Washington. "Curb the power
trust," is called for by the senate
agriculture committee in a report fa
vorable to government control of
Muscle Shoals. A similar resolution
was passed by the last congress, but
was annulled by the supreme court,
following the Coolidge pocket veto.
"In the face of terrible disclosures
by the federal trade commission, the
power trust demands that the natural
resources of the country shall be
turned over to private corporations
for private profit. It insists on capi
talizing for its own profit the prop
erty of the people."
The report calls attention to tha
power trust's opposition to govern
ment control of Muscle Shoals that
started the inquiry into the activity
of public utility intersts now going
on before the federal trade commis
sion.
The report denies that the question
involved is one of "putting the gov
ernment into business," holding that
protection of government property,
improvement of navigation and th«'
controlling of waters is the issue.
The private utility corporations are
accused of "undertakng, through the
intricate and secret control of the
most human activities, to build up a
public sentiment in favor of their
viewpoint."
"Millions of dollars have been
spent, as shown by the federal trad
commission- investigation," it is as
serted, "for the purchase of news
papers, for the employment of college
professors and school teachers, and
in the election of public officials."
SPEED-UPJYSTF.MS
Will Bring Revolt, Declares
Church Commission
Detroit, Mich.—The speed-up sys
tem in Ford's automobile plants was
unfavorably discussed by the social
relations commission of the National
Council of Congregational Churches
at a conference in this city.
Prof. John Calder, chairman of the
church commission, predicted that
Lewis Lifts Charter of
Illinois Sub-District on
Charge of Insubordination
FINANCIAL PAPER BADLY MIXED
IN DISCUSSING FIVE-DAY WEEK
New York Journal of Commerce, Isue May 31,1929
(Editorial Page)
Although, percentually speaking,
only a small part of the total num
ber of wage earners is on a five
day schedule, the movement in its
favor has gained steadily in
Strength.
If five days of work per week can
be defeated what is to
prevent demanding another cut to
four days, three days, etc? Noth
ing at all, except universal starva
tion and general impoverishment.
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The action of President Lewis dis
^olves the sub-district organization as
such and creates in lieu thereof a pro
visional sub-district organization of
which John T. Jones of West Frank
fort, Illinois, is named as president
John Belcher, Zeigler, vice president
and John Brown of West Frankfort
as secretary-treasurer.
An official letter from the office of
the president was sent to all con
cerned, notifying them of the revoca
tion.
workers will revolt if present condi
tions continue. "If employers insist
on a larger profit," he said, "the
time is not far off when the mass of
workers, who are practically nothing
more than parts of the machine, and
whose intelligence has been blunted
by mechanical action, will become cno
scious of their vaiue as human work
ers, and this awakened consciousness
will bring about a reaction with tha
force of a boomerang."
The delegates visited one of tho
Ford plants, where they found condi
tions previously described by Frank
X. Martel, president of the local Fed
eration of Labor. Ford interests, it
was stated, are facing real compe
tition for the first time, and For I
must be satisfied with less profits oi
completely dehumanize workers by
calling for still higher speed.
Mass production, responsible for
the speed-up system, is increasing dis
satisfaction among workers, was re
ported to delegates. Ford's attention
has been called to this growing un
rest, it was stated, but nothing has
been done.
EDUCATION FOUND
CUTTING SALARIES
New York.—The thousands of
young men and women who graduate
this month will discover that their
ducation does not bring them high
economic returns, according to a sur
vey by the Teachers' College of the
Columbia University.
The report, made several months
ago, shocked the nation's educators
by its figures which show that uni
versities are flooding already over
rowded professions and sinking sal
aries of teachers.
"If colleges continue to send people
into overcrowded professions they are
going to hurt the economic life of
the country," said Dr. Harold Florian
Clark, professor of education at the
Teachers' College.
"The idea that education will help
people to help themselves is false,''
he said. 'It may send thttfn to heaven,
give them cultural life for their souls,
but we must be honest and admit
that we expect no economic return
from education.
"Many of the youth in America go
through college merely to be consid
ered 'respectable'."
(Textile Market Page)
Statistics now made public to the
(cotton goods) trade show that pro
duction is running ahead of demand
and if they are to be kept in line
it may be necessary to cut down
the output to least 50,000,000 yards
before a new cotton crop begins to
move.
This could be brought about by
a curtailment of one week in four
from the end of June to the be
ginning of October.
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Washington,
D.
sus of unemployed will be taken as a
part of the 1930 enumeration which is
to be made as a basis for reappor
tionment of the House membership.
The provision for the count of idle
workers in industry has been included
in the Conference Committee report
and is thus assured of passage with
the bill. It will be the first govern
mental census of unemployed ever
made in the United States.
Objections were raised that such an
addition of the regular census would
entail much additional work and would
low up the count and were met by
the counter-assertions that enumer
ators have to secure complete infor
mation in any event and that the tab
ulation of the information will not
add any appreciable burden. But per
haps more than anything else, ther re
quirement for compilation of statistics
on distribution, included in the bill at
the suggestion of President Hoover,
though made by him while Secretary
of Commerce, offset any objection as
to the addition of work necessitated by
the unemployment census.
Problem Grows Yearly
The American Federation of Labor's
legislative committee worked dili
gently to protect the provision sought
by labor and convinced opponents that
the provision was valuable and of ben
efit to all factors in industry and com
merce.
It was pointed out that unemploy
ment is becoming annually a more ser
ious problem and that it is being made
more serious, not by lack of material
prosperity, but by the introduction of
automatic machinery and by the es
tablishment of age limits in large
plants.
In the House debate it was pointed
out by Representative Chindblom,/Il
linois, that the census bureau will be
required to make careful plans for the
unemployment enumeration, compil
ing new questions to be asked so as to
elicit information that will result in
revealing the proper type of informa
tion. From other sources it is learned
that the census bureau has anticipated
the necessity for such preparation and
has had th» matter under considera
ion for at least six months.
Hopes to Confer on Plans
It is expected by trade unionists
that the census bureau will confer
with labor and employer organizations
in order, as far as possible, to perfect
system of questioning and compil
ing that will produce the most valu
able record possible under the circum
stances.
Secretary Frank Morrison, of the
American Federation of Labor, was
today frankly pleased at retention of
the unemployment provision in the
conference report. He believes that
information of tremendous importance
will be revealed by the resulting
count.
Trade union officials, however, ga
further than the present victory and
express the belief that in order to be
of permanent value as a guide in shap
ing industrial policies, unemployment
must be made a subject of count in
onference Report Retains Provision Asked By
Labor With Date of Count Unsettled-Amend
ment for Tally of Idle, Together With Distri
bution Inquiry, Finds Approval-Labor Officials
Hopeful that Innovation Will Become Perma
nent Practice.
C., (ILNS).—A cen­
BUTLER COUNTY PRESS
HAMILTON, OHIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1929
Out
School's
"ft V
•ensus of Unemployment Part
Of 1930 Reapportionment Count
each biennial census. It is pointed
out that with a count every two years
it will be possible to plot a curve and
to better relate unemployment to its
causes and consequently will permit
application of remedial measures with
a higher degree of effectiveness.
Date of the coming enumeration has
not yet been fixed. Conflict of desires
between farm and commercial inter
ests appears the stumbling block.
Labor has interposed no objection to
either of the months proposed—No
vember and May—realizing, however,
that there may be a vast difference in
employment figures in the two months.
UNION WRECKING
Money Getters Should Be
Outlawed By Workers
Washington—Communists and "bor
ers-from-within" call on organized la
bor for contributions to aid them in
attempting to wreck the trade union
movement, declares the A. F. of L.
Executive Council, in a statement is
sued to all A. F. of L. affiliates.
"The membership of the A. F. of L.
should ignore these appeals. Under
no circumstances- should- they- con
tribute to Communist and other oppos
ing groups. Such money will be spent
by these groups in their efforts to in
jure the A. F. of L.
The council calls attention to the
International Labor Defense and the
Workers' International Relief. Both
organizations are commonly referred
to as units of international commu
nism.
The council also calls attention" to
the recently formed Conference for
Progressive Labor Action that is ap
pealing for trade union funds to pay
its expenses while it "bores from with
in."
"Before making a contribution in
response to any appeal please com
municate-with officers of the A. F. of
L. We will gladly and promptly for
ward advice and information. You
will then know whether the appeal is
bona fide and whether you should
make a financial contribution.
"The A. F. of L. speaks for labor
and represents labor. Communist or
ganizations and dissenting or dual
groups are not clothed with authority
to speak for labor or to act for labor.
They oppose the A. F. of L. and its
policies. Why should we aid them in
any way, and thus strengthen opposi
tion to the work and policies of our
great movement?"
EARLYACTION
For Mooney Pardon Urged
By Clergymen
San Francisco.—"Speedy action"
on the pardon of Tom Mooney was
urged by the annual convention of the
California State Church Federation in
a resolution forwarded to Governor
Young. The federation represents 17
Kl* -t-:
1
i
Protestant denominations.
The resolution calls attention to the
fact that Mooney has served 12 years
in prison, and that Trial Judge Frank
lin Griffin, the present district attor
torney, all living jurors and two cap
tains of detectives who worked on the
case are asking for the pardon.
"This case, we believe, involves- tu
basie principle of constitution pn
eminent," say the clergymen. It
this man be not guilty of the crime
for which he is suffering imprison
ment, then the tragedy should
upon which you base same."
Support Is Urged By Now
York Governor
Hyde
Park, N. V.— In an add res,:.
more than 300 members of the Worn
en's Trade Union League and official
of the State Federation of Labor, Gov
ernor Roosevelt called on trade union
ists and all other public-spirited cin
zens to support u proposed 1i-a-,
pension law.
The state executive announced In
appointments to the commission creai
ed by the legislature to study and i
port on the advisability of this ques
tion. He expressed the hope that oll
age security for industrial and agi i
cultural workers will become
with the next session of the
ture.
"This commission is going
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,-
be
brought to a close.
"In the name of honor, of ou .state,
and of common justice we respectfully
request you to give this case your ear
liest possible consideration and that
you do us the favor by letting us know
what your decision is and the
a fad
legisla-
to
somewhere," said the governor.
"They
will have a very difficult task before
them but they will approach that task
from the point
of view of practica'
experience.
"Modern thought is getting away
from institutions. The tendency is
more and more to take tare of tin
individual in the home.
"In life final analysis, good econ
omics as well as proper humanity die
tates that if the State is to aid them
in their declining years that aid
should be given to them under condi
tions where they may maintain their
independent lives and hold up their
heads as citizens of America."
ONE INJUNCTION
Indianapolis, Ind., (ILNS).—Offic
ers of the United Mine Workers of
District No. 11, Indiana, have suc
ceeded in having dismissed an injunc
tion order issued against them by the
Circuit Court of Pike-DuBois coun
ties on application of Norman H. Mc
Clevey, et al., who were attempting
to operate mines with non-union labor.
The injunction decree was granted
against District President D. Robb
and twelve others.
RAIL PROFITS INCREASE
New York.—The first 68 railroads
to report April earnings had a net
operating income of $83,341,000,
against $62,410,000 in the same period
last year. This is an increase of 33%
per cent.
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New York City, (ILNS).—Twelve
•ases of .serious assault, mostly with
guns and knives, are charged against
Communist "hirelings" as having been
•ommitted during March, April and
May, by officers of the International
Fur Workers' Union, affiliated to the
American Federation of Labor in an
official survey of the situation here.
All assaults were against members of
the union, says the statement, which
gives names, dates, places and the na
ture of each assault.
"Stab wounds near spinal column,"
'beaten with lead pipe," "acid thrown
.t him arm burned," "beaten up re
luired four weeks' treatment," "tooth
knocked out"—su run the descrip
ions.
"These assaults were made by Com
lunist hirelings in shop strikes which
the workers ignored (unauthorized
trikes) and the strikes miserably
failed." The statement declares the
onvention that the strike threatened
IOW
by the Communist dual organiza
tion also will fail.
"As
the workers
ignore
are determined U
the Communist strike
Sweep England Labor Gets
Highest Vote
London, England.—The labor party
won 287 seats in the house of com
mons at the recent election. The
conservative party's overwhelming
majority the last five years has been
whittled to 254 seats Lloyd George'
iberal party mack a poor showing,
had 500 candidates contesting out
015 possible members in the house
commons, ami was only victorious
n eight new districts, with a total
57 members.
The voting age
of
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Fur Workers' Officers Cite
Twelve Assaults, Charging
Communists Are Perpetrators
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the
WORKERS
was
labor party
grounds
OLD-AGE PENSION
low-
red by parliament, and this su-called
flapper" vote went largely to labor
Kjcause of its unemployment relief
iroposals.
lacki -1 members
having a clear majority and could
be blocked if the conservative and
liberals unite against them:
The labor ictory surprised
the
most enthusiastic member of that
party. When Ramsey McDonald or
ganized tlii- first labor government
five years auo. that continued in of-
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The union points out that the Com
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fice nine months, his success was due
to a coalition. He controlled but 160
seats. The party was formed 30 years
ago, following the decision in the Taff
Vale railroad case that trade union
ists can be sued for damages result
ing from a strike. This railroad runs
from Cardiff, Wales, up the Taff val
ley.
1'he workers won their present cam
paign on a platform that featured re
lief from unemployment, government
control of the mining industry and in
ternational peace.
The newspapers, lead by the Lon
don Times, that shrieked 'bolshevism"
during the campaign, now assure the
nation that the labor party can be
depended upon to attempt a construc
tive policy.
The election probably marks the
end of the historic liberal party of
Gladstone and other statesmen in the
Victorian-era.
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