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Washington, D. C. (ILNS)—Presi
dent William Green, of the American
Federation of Labor, has called a na
tional conference of labor representa
tives in Washington on April 29 to
give expression to the workers' de
mand for enactment of the Wagner
labor disputes bill and other pending
labor legislation.
Representatives of national and in
ternational unions, state federations
of labor and city central bodies will
be in attendance. More than six mil
lion workers directly and ten millions
more indirectly will be represented,
A. F. of L. headquarters estimated.
Congress will be asked to enact the
Wagner labor disputes bill and other
measures into law.
"Because those in attendance at the
conference will come direct from
the towns, cities and communities
throughout the nation, they will be
in a position to speak with authority
for all those they represent," Presi
dent Green said.
National Conference Called
To Voice Workers* Demand
For Pending Labor Bills
The call for the conference says:
'The legislative situation existing
in congress, pai-ticularly as it relates
to pending measures in which the
American Federation of Labor is
deeply interested, calls for special
consideration immediately.
"For this reason I am calling a con
ference of the representatives of na
tional and international unions, state
federations of labor and city central
bodies to convene at headquarters of
the American Federation of Labor,
beginning at 10 o'clock on Monday
morning, April 29.
"The purpose of the conference is
to deal definitely and concretely with
the Wagner-Connery labor disputes
bill, the Black-Connery thirty-hour
work week bill, and other legislative
measures which labor insists be en
acted into law in this session of con
gress.
'The widespread interest which has
been aroused by the Wagner-Connery
labor disputes bill shows clearly that
this measure is regarded as of major
importance to labor and to woi'king
men and women and their friends
everywhere. The opposition to this
measure throughout the nation is ac-
Three Southern Roads
Plan Big Spending Program
Washington, D. C. (ILNS)—Three
southwestern railroads, the Missouri
Pacifis, the St. Louis-San Francisco
and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, are
planning to spend about $5,205,000
this year on repair and reconstruction
work. The three roads, in the order
named, are known to railroad work
ers as the "MOP," the Frisco and the
Katy.
The Frisco is planning to spend
nearly three-quarters of the whole
sum. This includes 75 miles of new
rails and the same of block signals,
while $750,000 will be spent in rebuild
ing 750 wooden box cars and giving
them steel frames or bottoms. The
Missouri Pacific expects to spend over
a million dollars on rails and other
track steel.
The program should put several
thousand men to work but up to date,
the railroads in question have not told
where they will get the money.
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i FRESH GROUND BEEF
Per Pound
tive. Manufacturers' associations,
large employers of labor, corporations,
and financial interests are carrying
on a campaign of opposition which is
most unusual and extraordinary. La
bor must meet this opposition by con
centrating its efforts, by speaking col
lectively here in the capital city, by
mobilizing the full and complete sup
port of labor and all its friends in be
half of the Wagner-Connery labor dis
putes bill and other measures pending
in congress which have been given
the endorsement of the Amferican
Federation of Labor.
''The conference will be limited to
a discussion and to consideration of
these legislative matters only. Bring
your credentials with you and come
prepared to render all assistance pos
sible in an endeavor to prevail upon
congress to enact the Wagner-Con
nery labor disputes bill and other la
bor legislation into law at the earli
est possible date."
APPROVES
Wage Rate Pact For Puerto
Rican Hat Industry
Washington, D. C. (ILNS)—The
national recovery administration an
nounces that wage differences between
United States and Puerto Rican hat
manufacturers were ironed out in an
agreement given NRA approval.
The agreement provides for work
ers in the Puerto Rican hat industry
a minimum wage to be 60 per cent
of the minimum established in the
code for the mainland trade.
Th? United States minimum aver
age for the hat-making industry un
der the code is 50 cents an hour the
minimum hourly rate, 35 cents. The
NRA order exempting the island in
dustry from the provisions of the
code would set the Puerto Rican mini
mum average at 30 cents, the mini
mum hourly rate at 21 cents. The
agreement increases the average
hourly rate for Puerto Rican work
ers 33 per cent.
The NRA expects the agreement
will put mainland and island manu
facturers on an equitable competitive
basis.
Leading Puerto Rican hat manu
facturers signed a code compliance
last December on the basis of the
agreement just made and at that
time were furnished NRA labels.
Commission Is Appointed
On Handkerchief Homework
Washington, D. C. (ILNS)—A ape
cial commission to study home pro
duction of handkerchiefs has been ap
pointed by the National Industrial Re
covery Board, in accordance with a
handkerchief code amendment approv
ed October 31,1934. Labor is repre
sented by Charles Green, Interna
tional Ladies' Garment Workers' Un
ion, New York.
SATURDAY SPECIALS
BOLOGNA AND FRANKFURTERS
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FRESH SLICED LIVER
The commission is instructed to re
port findings within 30 days, with rec
ommendations for minimum piece
work on hourly rates for hand sew
ing and hand embellishment of hand
kerchiefs in the home.
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Now is the time to get that Tractor, Truck and Lighting Plant
in shape. We have the Parts and the equipment to do almost anything
you want done in order to put your machinery in shape. Get ready
for 1935 as it is going to be the best year you have had for a long time.
Let us figure with you on your needs.
Savage Auto Supply Co.
636-38 MAPLE AVENUE PHONE 116
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The delegates were glad to express
labor's long smoldering resentment at
the policies of Sears, Roebuck and not
a single delegate defended the mail
order house or the telephone com
panies. L. P. Straube, editor of the
Federation News, official organ of
Chicago labor, was generously ap
plauded following a recital of part of
the unsavory history of the Bell tele
phone companies and directing atten
tion to the action of the Chicago Fed
eration of Labor in forcing the Chi
cago corporation to disgorge $20,000,
000 in overcharges.
The two resolutions were introduc
ed at the federation meeting by the
delegates from Chicago Typograph
ical Union No. 16
Strong Protest Made
The first resolution, after directing
attention to the close alliance that
has existed for many years between
Thomas E. Donnelley, president of
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company and
internationally notorious as a would
be union buster, and General Wood,
whose signature is attached to a $30,
000,000 printing contract with the
Donnelley firm, the resolution "most
emphatically, earnestly and vigorous
ly, protests against any such recogni
tion being accorded the said Gen.
Robert E. Wood or anyone else even
remotely connected with him or with
Thomas E. Donnelley."
The resolution directs that copies
be forwarded to the president of the
United States, to the two United
States senators from Illinois, to the
two congressmen-at-large from Illi
nois, and to the ten representatives
in congress from Chicago.
Inquiry Is Suggested
Charging that a monopoly of the
printing of telephone directories over
wide areas of the United States has
been given by the Bell telephone in
terests to the Donnelley firm, the sec­
THE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS.
VOL. XXXV. No. 4 HAMILTON, OHIO, FRIDAY, MAY 3,1935 ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
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Central Body Declares Opposition to Appointment Of
Sears, Roebuck President, and Suggests Investigation
of Telephone Monopoly's Hook-up With Non-Union
By JOSEPH A. WISE
Chicago (ILNS)—With enthusiasm
ami unanimously the Chicago Federa
tion of Labor passed twin resolutions
protesting against the appointment of
Gen. Robert E. Wood, Chicago mail
order and chain store mogul, to the
chairmanship of the President's Ad
visory Council to advise on the ex
penditure of the $4,880,000,000 work
relief appropriation, and directing at
tention to the monopolistic practice of
the American Telephone and Tele
graph Company in permitting R. R.
Donnelley & Sons Company to print
approximately 500 telephone direc
tories without competitive bidding.
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Chicago Labor Protests Wood
As Head of Advisory Council
For Big Work Relief Program
ond resolution suggests that this is a
proper matter for investigation by
federal and state authorities in the
states where the unfair non-competi
tive practice is known or alleged to
exist.
In order that the matter may be
forcibly brought to public attention,
the federation meeting directed
President John Fitzpatrick and Sec
retary E. N. Nokels to forward copies
of the resolution to the governors of
Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Ken
tucky, Missouri, Iowa, Colorado and
Utah to the chairmen of the inter
state commerce commission, to the
chairman of the federal trade commis
sion, to the attorney general of the
United States, to the two United
States senators from Illinois, to all
representatives in congress from Illi
nois, to the speaker of the Illinois
legislature, and to the lieutenant
governor, who presides over the Illi
nois state senate.
All Labor Asked to Help
Officers of Chicago Typographical
Union No. 16 are requesting all sub
ordinate local unions of the Interna
tional Typrographical Union to initi
ate action similar to that taken by the
Chicago Federation of Labor. As a
matter of fact, all labor organizations
of every craft are cordially invited
to wade in. This is not a private
fight. All good fighting men and
women are welcome to take a hand in
the ruckus.
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MINIMUM WAGE
BOARD
Appointed For New York
Catering Industry
Albany, N. Y. (ILNS)—A wage
board recently appointed by Indus
trial Commissioner Andrews for the
purpose of fixing minimum wage
schedules for approximately 60,000
women and minor employes in the
hotel and restaurant industry in the
state is now at work. Daily meet
ings are being held to consider the
findings of a survey conducted by the
state department of labor of wages
and working conditions in hotels and
restaurants.
The appointment of the board was
made after Miss Frieda S. Miller, of
the labor department, had reported
that investigation revealed "over
whelming evidence of the existence
of un^tandardized working conditions
and oppressive wages for women and
minors employed in the industry."
The board is composed of an equal
number of members representing the
public, the employes and the employ
ers.
JOBS, PAYROLLS REPORTED
STILL CLIMBING IN MARCH
Washington, D. C. (ILNS)—Em
ployment and payrolls continued to
climb in March, the fourth consecutive
month of increase, according to fig
ures released by Secretary Perkins,
and resulted in approximately 121,000
more workers securing jobs, with pay
rolls about $5,400,000 greater than in
February.
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Auto Workers Out 100 Per
Cent Strong
Toledo (ILNS)—More than 2,000
employes of the Chevrolet Motor
Company's Toledo plant walked out
on strike April 23.
The walkout, called soon after 6
a. m., followed collapse of negotia
tions between officials of the United
Automobile Workers' Federal Labor
Union and General Motors executives.
The executive board of the United
Auto Workers' Union issued the fol
lowing statement:
"Due to the fact that the Chevrolet
plant employes went out on strike.
Local No. 18,384 is behind them 100
per cent with its entire membership.
Union Contract Rejected
Provisions in a proposed working
contract demanded by the Union were
as follows:
Minimum wages in all departments:
A general wage increase of 5 cents
an hour a closed shop, elimination
of the speed-up system seniority
rights no discrimination against un
ion membei's a IVz-hour day, or 5
day 37%-hour week a signed agree
ment which would include recognition
of the union.
The union, in a statement contend
ing that 90 per cent of Chevrolet
workers here are union members,
charged that the company flatly re
fused all the demands.
Auto Industry Warned
Detroit (ILNS)—Franks J. Dil
lon, A. F. of L. organizer of the auto
mobile industry, warned automobile
manufacturers that if "peace was
wanted in the industry, General
Motors Corporation wrould have to con
fer with its Tol do workers, and come
to a fair agreement.*'
PRINTING JOB
Of $60,000 Finally Goes To
Chicago Union Plant
Chicago (ILNS)—As a result of
adverse publicity given to .R. Don
nelley & Sons Company by Chicago
Typographical Union No. 16, through
the medium of International Labor
News Service, the Worthington Pump
Company of Cleveland, Ohio, which
had been reported as awarding a $60,
000 printing contract to the Donnelley
firm, has now given the award to The
Cuneo Press, the world's largest un
ion printing firm, with immense plants
in Chicago, Milwaukee and Philadel
phia.
The contract calls for the printing
of a catalogue, the first that the
Worthington Pump Company has is
sued in six years.
This is the job that a representa
tive of Sears, Roebuck & Co. is said
to have desperately tried to swing to
Donnelley, as reported by ILNS two
weeks ago.
Sales Tax Defeated
Springfield, 111. (AFLNS) The
house of representatives swept off the
calendar the 3 per cent sales tax de
signed to assist in meeting the ulti
matum of federal relief authorities in
Washington that Illinois raise $36,
000,000 for care of its jobless. Polit
ical observers predicted its defeat in
the house would be reflected in the
senate, which has yet to act upon the
proposal. Illinois now has a 2 per
cent sales tax, the proceeds of which
are used to exempt real property
from state taxation.
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