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Washington, D. C. (ILNS)—An in crease in unemployment gives the im pression that industry is not doing all it might to provide work, President William Green, of the American Fed eration of Labor, declared in making public a statement on unemployment based on reports from trade unions. "Both in November and the first part of December, unemployment has increased," President Green said. He continued: "It is quite normal at this time of year for men to be laid off, both from farms and industries, but labor had hoped that this year, with all the emphasis placed by the administration on creating jobs, lay offs at the year-end would be much less severe than usual. Instead, more were laid off from mid-October to mid-November this year than last year, and trade union figures for the first half of December show that again in December unemployment has increased slightly more than last year. Trade union weighted figures show 22.8 per cent of membership unemployed in ,December compared to 22.0 in November and 21.7 in Octo ber. Unemployment is increasing fas ter now than at any time since Jan uary. Industry Not Doing Its Part In Making Work, Green Holds 1 Reporting Disappointing Increase in Unemployment, Labor Head Says November and December Figures Give Impression Private Employers Are Slackening Efforts to Create Jobs. I "These figures give the impression that industry is slackening in its efforts to create jobs and put men to work. Developments in November and December are in striking contrast to the steady employment gains from April to September when men went back to work by the million even though business was declining from July forward. "The worst lay-offs in November were in manufacturing, where over 330,000 lost their jobs. These factory lay-offs are much larger than in any If You Are An WE DO OUR PART Let the Buying Public know by the use oi wiooouftNurr normal year for which we have rec ords larger also than in any year since depression. It would be a se rious matter indeed, if the manufac turers of this country fail now to do their part. These factory lay-offs rep resent over half the increase in un employment from October to Novem ber, which was in all about 580,000. "An increase in industrial unem ployment from 10,122,000 in October to 10,702,000 in November is serious indeed were it not for the jobs given under the federal relief program, suf fering would be worse than ever this winter Last December 12,124,000 were out of work. Industtry is giv ing about a million more jobs this December than last, and the govern ment furnishes at least temporary work for about 4,600,000." 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In its efforts to uphold the right of the workers to bargain collectively under the guarantee contained in the national industrial recovery act, the board succeeded in bringing about the reinstatement of 552 workers after hearing charges of discrimination for union octivity. Ohio Copyright, \V. N. Commenting on the demand for the six-hour day, A. F. Whitney, chair man of the executives' association, said investigation by the unions has revealed that, beginning with 1920, the railroads were foremost in creat ing a large army of unemployed workers. Since then, he declared, more than 300,000 rail workers have been dis placed as a result of technological changes in the industry, and this number has been further augmented by 500,000 men laid off as a result of the industrial depression. Any program for improving the efficiency of the railroad industry, Whitney contended, must comprehend a progressive shortening of the work ing time, without any reduction in compensation in order to provide work for railway men. Unless the indus try shortened the work week he saw no hope for the 600,000 unemployed rail workers. Says More Men Are Needed At a dinner of the labor heads, Whitney said the day might soon come when a majority of the Ameri can people would be dependent on private or public charity unless shorter working hours were adopted. The union executives want a legal limit of 70 cars on freight trains, making them about half a mile long, and of 14 cars in passenger trains. In support of this proposal and that for a full crew bill, Chairman Whit ney said that trains are now from 175 to 200 cars long. The standard examination on railroads require trainmen to be able to interpret sig nals only at a distance of 45-car lengths. Signals given at a distance of 70-car lengths or more are seldom understood, he said. A feature of the meeting of rail road labor executives was the demand of George M. Harrison, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, for a scaling down of the capital ob ligations of the railroads and the financing without profit by the gov ernment of all credit needed for rail road operations." VOL. XXXIII. No. 39 HAMILTON, OHIO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1934 ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR (3Olvy, & Only the drain of a topheavy finan cial structure prevented the railroads from supporting their workers in de cency, Harrison charged. Union Heads Vote to Press Shorter Hours Cam] paign at Coming Session of Congress, Which Will Also Be Asked to Pass Full-Crew, Train-Limit and Other Bills. Chicagt) (ILNS)—Railroad labor will make an aggressive fight for the six-hour day at the coming session of congress. The campaign was voted at a meeting here of the Railway Labor Executives' Association, which also decided on a campaign for enactment of a full crew bill, a train-limit bill, amendments to the railway labor act and other railroad labor legislation. Starting a Clean Page I HCPE CAN KEEP "THE. REP INK OH Of" rm PAGe Railroad Labor to Make Fight For Six-Hour Day Legislation Urges Capital Changes "There must be a scaling down of the capital obligations of the rail roads officially fixed changes on bonds that cannot and should not be met," he said. He suggested that the government take over the job of financing by set ting up a federal railroad credit cor poration, operated without profit. Such a corporation, he said, could raise the necessary funds through the sale of bonds at a low rate of interest and reduce the interest payments of the carriers one-half. Harrison said the railroad problem was entirely one of finances, "a relic of unwise methods of the past." "No industry that is mortgaged for 60 per cent of its capitalization," he said, "can meet its responsibilities to its workers." LABOR CONFERENCE On Organizing Mass Pro duction Workers Called By Green Washington.—William Green, pres ident of the American Federation of Laboi*, issued a call for a conference of the representatives of national and international unions affiliated with the A. F. of L. to meet with the ex ecutive council of the federation at Washington on Wednesday, January 24, 1934, at 10 o'clock a. m., "for the purpose of giving consideration to the question of organizing the unorgan ized and particularly those employed in mass production industries." The call for the conference, Mr. Green pointed out, was based upon the action of the 1933 convention of the A. F. of L. with regard to "the important question of organization and organization policies," in connec tion with the. workers in these indus tries. The conference will be held in the council chamber of the American Federation of Labor Building. Bus Drivers Block Ballot Scheme Imposed by Bosses Brighton, England.—Employes of Tillings' Brighton and Hove Bus Service here administered a drastic rebuke to the officials of the com pany who endeavored to impose a wage reduction ballot on them. Over 300 out of 462 employes deliberately spoiled their ballots. The ballot was organized by the firm in the desire to compel its em- ployes to agree to the continuation of the old individual wage agreement in stead of adopting an agreement with the Transport and General Workers' Union. Three hundred and eleven employes signed a petition protesting against the ballot imposed upon them by the company, and declared their intention to accept only an agreement nego tiated with the representatives of the union. Teachers Favor Strike For Unpaid Salaries Scranton, Pa.—Vigorously protest ing because the school boards refus ed to pay them back salaries, 146 teachers in two Lackawanna and one Luzerne county communities threat ened to join the strike already de clared by thirty teachers and close the schools until the salaries are paid. Over 900 school children are already on "vacation" because of the thirty teachers' strike, and the proposed walkout will release 4,000 more boys and girls from classes. Complete THIRP The Most Sensational Value Ever Offered In Electric Washers A LIMITED QUANTITY AT THIS PRICE Large family size, all porcelain tub, new design agitator, standard make, guaranteed motor, new design wringer, sturdy construction—See this sensational value before buying.—It offers more for your money than any washer we've ever seen. PAY FOR YOUR WASHER AS YOU DO YOUR LAUNDRY, $1.25 A WEEK SHORTER HOURS s Necessary to Provide Work For 600,000 Rail Jobless Chicago, 111.—The officials of the Railway Labor Executives' Associa tion, representing twenty-one stand ard rail unions, in session here, will conduct an aggressive campaign for the six-hour day for railroad em ployes, it was announced by Alex ander F. Whitney, chairman of the association. In explaining the demand for the six-hour day, which the association holds should be applied without re duction in pay, Mr. Whitney said in vestigation by the unions has reveal ed that, beginning with 1920, the railroads were foremost in creating. a large army of unemployed workers. Since then, he declared, more than 300,000 rail workers were displaced as a result of technological changes in the industry, and this number was further augmented by 500,000 men laid off as the result of the indus trial depression. Any program for /improving the efficiency of the railroad industry, according to Mr. Whitney, must com prehend a progressive shortening of the working time, without any reduc tion in compensation in order to pro vide work for railway men. Unless the industry shortened the work week he saw no hope for the 600,000 un empn y I rail workers. EMPLOYER LOSES Blue Eagle For Putting Ban On Unions Washington, D. C. (ILNS)—For the first time, the national recovery administration has withdrawn a Blue Eagle from an employer for viola tion of Section 7 (a), the collective bargaining section, of the recovery act. The action was against the J. J. Martin Company, furnjiture movers of West Roxbury, Mass., which pub licly asserted "no union or union men would be tolerated in the business." Charges that employes of the West Roxbury firm had been discharged be cause of union affiliation were filed with the local compliance boai"d by Local Union 82 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The dis charged employes were told by a member of the firm, it is charged, that "no union or men would be tol erated in the business and that the three men were through because of their union affiliation." Officials of the firm were notified of the complaint and appeared before the local board with an attorney who, after the conference, assured the board a satisfactory adjustment would be made. No adjustment has been made and repeated messages, in cluding a warning that the board would recommend withdrawal of the firm's Blue Eagle, were ignored. WM