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VOL. XXX. No. 18
Man Says.
New York City (ILNS)—To the tist
of employers who last week pledged
themselves in letters and telegrams
to Printers' Ink not to cut wages, the
United States Steel Corporation has
been added.
Responding to the inquiry want out
by Roy Dickinson, associate editor of
Printers' Ink, J. A. Farrell, president
of the United States Steel Corpora
tion, said there is going to be no re
duction of wages in the steel indus
try.
In addition to FarrelPs letter, there
is available the complete text of the
telegram to Dickinson from George
P. ohnson ,of the Endicott-Johnson
Shoe Company, in which Johnson
said:
"Wage cutting or reducing income
of labor is not a remedy for business
depression. It is a direct and con
tributing cause. The best place to
start necessary reductions of income
is from the over-paid and over-priv
ileged, not the under-paid and under
privileged. When business needs
more income follow the income. Se
cure it from those who have it."
Farrell Quotes Remarks
President Farrell wrote Dickinson,
sayings:
"Referring to your telegram of
July 21, I think I can best answer you
by quoting from my remarks at the
May 9, 1930, meeting of the members
of the American Iron and Steel In
stitute, which was held at the Hotel
Commodore, New York city, as fol
lows:
'I heard a steel man say the other
day, in fact more than one recently,
that wages shoi^ld comje down. I
said, "Oh, no, wages in the steel in
dustry are not coming down you can
make your mind up to that fact." I
OUTPUT LIMIT
Of Wheat Is Difficult To
Effect
Washington.—The weakness of the
federal farm board's policy of a 25
per cent reduction of wheat acreage
to enable the wheat growers to boost
wheat prices to a profitable figure is
apparently the lack of an adequate
system of compulsion to insure the
acreage reduction which the board
claims is necessary.
The board's policy is to restrict
wheat production to an acreage that
will satisfy the demands of the peo
ple of the United States. When this
limit is reached the board believes
the tariff on wheat will assert itself
in the interest of better prices.
It is apparent to those who study
form prices that a curtailment of 10
per cent in wheat acreage, nor 15 per
cent, nor 20 per cent, will be effective,
and voluntary reduction, which de
pends on the united action of thou
sands of grain growers, does not
seem to be dependable. Last winter
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U. S. Steel Corporation Joins
List Pledged to Maintain Wages
Head of Big Company Declared He Told Fellow Execu
tives Fay in Steel Industry Was Not Coming Down—
Wage Cutting Cause of Trade Depression, Shoe
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said, "If you are going out to sell
your goods and eliminate your profit
and expect to get it out of the men
in the mills, you are greatly mis
taken." Then I said, "Make up your
mind to one thing, use better judg
ment in your selling prices for your
material and get rid of the idea that
wages are going down. Because,
Mr. Schwab, wages are not coming
down in the steel industry. That
would be just begging the question.
We all know that just as soon as they
go down, if they should, Mr. Customer
gets it. It is like some ship owners
who complain about the Panama
Canal tolls if the Panama Canal tolls
were reduced or abolished the mer
chant abroad would getthe benefit of
the reduction and the taxpayers here
would pay for it certainly ship own
ers could not retain the saving.'
"Under American conditions of pro
duction the American workman pro
duces more in a given unit of time
than anywhere else in the world,"
wired Carleton H. Palmer, president
of E. R. Squibb & Son. "He is, there
fore, entitled to higher compensation
judged from any standard.
"Solution of the problem lies in an
adjustment of production to present
consumption requirements, which
should be accomplished without a re
duction in the wage scale but rather
by the adoption of a five-day week
at the present weekly wage scale as
a national business policy.
"When production requirements
again assume normal proportions the
six-day week can be reinstated by
the adoption of a staggered holiday,
with an actual gain in efficiency by
working each crew on a five-day-week
schedule."
the board asked the cotton growers
voluntarily to reduce their acreage
10 per cent. The reply was a reduc
tion of but 2.7 per cent.
Moreover, the board is now con
fronted with the problem of estab
lishing a policy for the profitable usa
of the one-quarter of the wheat farm
ers' land which the acre^je curtail
ment, if effective, will bring about.
The curtailment means that the
wheat farmers must leave one-quarter
of their plant idle with overhead run
ning on all the time.
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Charlottesville, Va. (ILNS)—Seri
ous consequences will follow contin
ued misuse of the injunction in in
dustrial disputes—misuse of judicial
power is destroying liberty.
So declared Victor A. Olander, ad
dressing the fourth annual Institute
of Public Affairs at University of
Virginia. Mr. Olander, who is secre
tary-treasurer of the Illinois State
Federation of Labor, spoke as the
designated representative of the
American Federation of Labor by
appointment of President Green.
Mr. Olander declared unions must
be as free to organize and function
as business. Turning aside from the
strictly legal question, the speaker
told his hearers that "the prosperity
of business depends upon the purchas
ing power of the consumer. Yet busi
ness opposes increased wage stand
ards that result in greater ability to
purchase.'
Em.ployer Always Complainant
The subject of Mr. Olander's dis
cussion was the "Inequity of Injunc
tions," and he held to that theme,
showing that the employer occupies
the complainant's chair in equity
proceedings against unions.
"It is the injunction system, as im
properly used in labor disputes," hf
said, "that holds the unorganized
workers to the so-called 'yellow dog'
contracts—which are not enforceable
under law—under which they are
prevented from joining a trade union
or from participating in any concert
ed action to obtain improved wages
BREWING
Urged By Laborite to Aid
Unemployment
Syracuse, N. Y. (ILNS)—Speaking
before the convention here of the
State Printing Trades Council, John
Sullivan, president of the New York
State Federation of Labor, said the
"greatest recommendation to relieve
unemployment is the restoration of
the brewery industry in America."
"Directly or indirectly," he said,
"within a year and a half it would
give employment to nearly 3,500,000
people."
Sullivan described the unemploy
ment situation as "more serious than
most people realize and the most dan
gerous that ever has confronted the
American people."
The rapid advancement of modern
machinery, he declared, "is replacing
men and women by the wholesale.
Something must be done to absorb
these men and women thrown out of
work. New industries must be found
to give them employment."
A. F. OF L. CONDEMNS
WAGE CUTS
Washington.—An emphatic protest
against the tendency of some em
ployers to reduce wages during the
present business depression is made
in the Monthly Survey of Business
of the American Federation of Bus!
ness.
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and working conditions.
"Though issued in the name of
equity, the injunction is usually a de
nial of equity to the workers. As
used in labor disputes, it has become
a class weapon for use by one class
of citizens, the employers, against
another class, the workers.
Remedy is Legislative
"The injunction evil is a growing
evil. Having been found effective to
deny the rights of the poor and
humble, it is being extended and un
less checked it will, in time, engulf
the entire citizenship. Even newspa
pers are being subjected to its juris
diction.
"The remedy must be obtained
through legislation. The supremacy
of law over court orders must be as
serted by the legislative branch of the
government. The discretionary pow
ers of the judiciary 'sitting in equity'
must be subordinated to the basic
principles of liberty as set forth in
the constitution. Government by law
must supersede government by judi
cial edict.
"The American Federation of Labor
and its various branches are urging
congress and the state legislatures
to enact laws needed to attain this
end. In its efforts to secure the pas
sage of anti-injunction legislation, the
American Federation of Labor is not
only seeking to restore the rights of
the working people but to restore and
perpetuate liberty in the interest of
all citizens."
The number of reported wage cuts
is growing. The wage-cutting em
ployers claim that commodity prices
have deci%ased, and that wage cuts
are consequently necessary to lower
production cost. The A. F. of L.
Survey declares that this position is
fallacious and insists that wage cuts
will "lower living standards and re
duce the buying power on which we
must depend to increase production
and keep the economic balance."
Wage cuts will prolong rather than
shorten the business depression.
"Organized labor maintains that
costs should be cut by improving ef
ficiency, not by cutting wages," the
Survey says. "Trade unions can help
to avoid wage cuts by actively par
ticipating in programs to reduce ex
penses, and by demanding efficient
management. Every wage cut re
duces the future market and delays
prosperity. Every plant- improve
ment hastens prosperity."
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP TO
BE ISSUE
New York.—The state committee
of the socialist party will make the
public ownership of electric light and
power facilities the major issue in the
New York state election this flal.
The committee made provision for
the inclusion of non-party members
on special committees for the mobili
zation of independent voters for the
socialist ticket.
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A. F. of L. Head Tells Stereo
typers Candidates Who Fa
vored Parker Will Be Opposed
With All Labor's Strength.
Indianapolis, Ind. (ILNS)—William
Green, president of the Amei'ican Fed
eration of Labor, sounded the key
note of organized labor for the com
ing Indiana election campaign in an
address before the twenty-ninth an
nual convention of the International
Stereotypers and Electrotypers' Un
ion here.
"In this campaign the American
Federation of Labor is coming into
Indiana. We will confront the candi
dates with their stand for Judf
Parker's confirmation for the su
preme court. Those who favort
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him will be opposed with all tl
strength of organized labor."
In an hour's talk he answered tl.
critics of his regime as head of tl
iederation. His critics have assaile
alleged failure of the federation
take definite action in the South ai s
its attitude towards striking con
miners in the East.
"The report of the A. F. of L.
the next convention will show a
cided gain in membership, despite tl:
depression and adverse conditions. I
will show we have carried trai
unionism into the South and that
has reared there as a mighty force
President Green demanded th^'
trade unionists rally to the mov
ment and support candidates at tl,
polls this year who will vote for i
bor's anti-injunction bill in congrei—
and for relief measures designed
minimize unemployment and to cor.
bat changing economic conditions d\:
to supplanting of workers with ma
chinery.
"We have been enjoined from frt
speech, free press, and from free a
semblage,' President Green declare
"It has become unbearable. Then
can be no group in the United Stat
deprived' of these rights if this union
is io endure.
"Labor is paying a terrific and ter
rible toll for efficiency and economy
when machines supplant the ti*aint
workers. We can point to the gla
blowers, depriver of work by the bot
tle blowing machine, to the old-tin n
telegraphers, to the musicians, now
being supplanted by sound picture
and mechanical music, and to many
others.
"This economic movement will con
tinue, so this nation must solve tin
problem if every man who is a con
sumer is to be kept an active con
sumer."
FARM WAGES DROP
Farm wages dt
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Washington.
creased 2 per cent from April
to July 1, according to the bureau o
agricultural economics.
During this time, usually, there i
a seasonal increase of 6 per cent,
was stated.
By C. S. GARRISON
Birmingham, Ala. (ILNS)—Despite
the spectre of unemployment, which
has been hovering over the textile
industry of the South for many
months, the wave of organization
enthusiasm which has rolled over
Dixie shows no abatement. In fact,
it seems to be gathering impetus as
the aims and policies of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor are unfold
ed to the workers of the Southland.
Such is the observation of federation
workers in their reports to the South
ern headquarters of the campaign.
Francis J. Gorman, international
vice president of the United Textile
Workers of America, who has been
making a tour of the Southern textile
fields, said local unions of textile
workers recently established in vari
ous Southern communities were mak
ing a steady gain in membership.
Local unions in Danville, Va. Colum
bus, Ga. Augusta, Ga. Huntsville,
Ala. Anniston and other centers are
growing rapidly.
Mr. Gorman said the Southern or
ganization committee had opened up
a new district for organization work.
A special organizer will be established
in some central point, perhaps at An
niston, Ala., who will have active
charge of the work. The district will
include territorv in Alabama and
down through Georgia to Augusta.
To House Evicted Workers
The situation in Greensboro, N.
where workers were discharged from
their jobs and evicted from their
homes because of the union affilia
tions, shows no improvement. The
United Textile Workers of America
preparing to house the evicted
workers in tents in Greensboro and
give what assistance it can in the
way of food.
Mr. Gorman said the United Tex
tile Workers of America is preparing
for a national convention to be held
in New York in September. He said
the convention would be of vast im
portance to the textile workers of the
United States and Canada, and that
the officials were making a special
effort to secure adequate representa
tion from the Southern textile states.
Organization Sentiment in South
Grows as Labor Pushes Drive
Campaign of American Federation of Labor Brings
Results, and Even Specter of Unemployment Fails
to Dampen Enthusiasm for Union.
The Bemberg and Glanzstoff mills
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Nashville, Tenn. Sheet metal
workers organized as has elevator
erectors. This is one result of an or
ganizing campaign that is interest
ing many locals.
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at Elizabethton, Tenn., are now seek
ing to keep even a closer tab on their
employes and those who wish em
ployment in these mills. Workers
employed and applicants for a job
must fill out a questionnaire that
delves into their most intimate per
sonal actions.
Long String of Questions
The questionnaire wants to know
whether the worker or the applicant
for a job owns his own home or
whether he rents a company house or
an "independent." How much rent
he pays, or whether the applicants
boards and how much board he pays.
How far he has to come to work
how much it costs him whether the
applicant is married, single or sepa
rated what church he attends the
size of his family number of depend
ent member and number of working
members how many work in the
plant and their names and the wages
they earn. Also whether worker or
applicant has group life insurance or
health and accident insurance. The
worker was informed that these ques
tions must be fully answered and
within five days so "our records would
be complete and up to date."
Many of the workers resented the
prying into their personal affairs,
but apparently they must answer the
questionnaire if they wish to hold
their jobs.
SET LOW PAY FOR
COTTON PICKERS
Shreveport, La. (ILNS)—At a
meeting of 50 leading planters of
Caddo and Bossier parishes at the
call of Jack P. Fullilove, chairman
of the agricultural committee of the
Shreveport Chamber of Commerce, it
was decided that 50 cents a hundred
pounds will be the standard price to
be paid cotton pickers in the two
parishes this fall. This figure was
settled upon, it was announced, be
cause of the extremely low price of
the staple and the damage suffered by
f'ocd and drouth, making it necessary
that the crop be harvested at the low
est possible cost.
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