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FACTS
With PHILIP PEARL
This column deals with futures be
cause it has to. In most cases it is re
sprinted in the labor press from one
to two weeks after it is written. There
lore, the subject matter must be chos
en with an eye to its future reader
interest.
-The United States also deals in fu
tures because it has to. Military plans,
diplomatic maneuvers and economic
decisions must be made far in advance
of the effective date. The welfare of
•4fche nation demands it.
With this preliminary explanation,
/we wish to call attention now to the
.jpjrgent need of immediate decision on
a, paramount economic problem which
is bound to have far-reaching effects
,m the future. We refer to the wage
SHiroblem.
There is one school of thought which
preaches and practices delay, a
school whose faculty is made up of
the public members cf the National
War Labor Board. We fear they are
^playing with dynamite.
They feel that this is not the time
*4e revise the nation's basic wage pol
icy. They counsel delay and postpone
ment until the war ends.
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suggest that it would be too danger
ous to monkey with wage changes now
and if labor will only wait until the
war ends the National War Labor
Board woijld then be more than will
ing to order a general wage rate in
crease.
How lovely!: How generous! How
academic! And how impossible are
these pious and benign but completely
impractical ideas!
The professor forgets that when
the war ends and war contracts are
cancelled there will be a surplus of
labor instead of the present shortage.
At least temporary unemployment is
bound to come. Perhaps millions will
be searching for jobs. Does he think
that at such a time it will be econom
ically feasible to decree and enforce
wage increases? Some one should
teach the professor the economic facts
of life.
If his reasoning is sound, thai we
are wasting our time holding confer
ences like the one at Dumbarton Oaks
on the organization of lasting peace
because the war is still on. Yet every
one knows how important it is to ob
tain a clear-cut agreement on the or
ganization of peace and international
cooperation while the wartime spirit
of cooperation still runs high among
the United Nations.
Labor begs to differ with the pro
fessor because it realizes what it is
up against now and what it will have
when the war production program is
drastically cut back. It realizes that
the cost of living has never stopped
going up during the war and that it
will continue to go up after the fight
ing ends because there wiU-*tiUb%4i
LEADING HAMILTON CONCERNS WHO SOLICIT THE CO-OPERATION OF ORGANIZED LABOR AND THEIR FRIENDS
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Showdown Now!
HAMILTON BUSINESS AGENTS
That is why labor insists on a show
down now—a showdown on the basic
issue of justice to the workers of our
country who have helped to win the
war and have voluntarily refrained
from capitalizing on their economic
strength during the war.
Every time labor has asked for ad
justment of wage rates during the
war, a hue and cry has arisen against
it. JBditorial and j&dio com-
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HAMILTON LABOR UNIONS
Trades and Labor Council 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, Hall No. 1........H. H. Howard, 621 Main St.
Trades and Labor Council Wiley A. Davis, Custodian. Phone 233.
Bakers' Union No. 81 2nd Saturdays, Labor Temple Albert McDaniels, 1330 Shuler Ave.
Barbers' Union No. 132 2nd and 4th Mondays, Hall No. 4 E. R. Legg, 326 South Seventh St.
Bartenders 169 1st Mon., 2:30 p. m. 3rd Mon., 7:30 p. m., Labor Temple Chas. Elble, 2764 Benninghofen.
Bricklayers No. 11 1st and 3rd Fridays V. M. Lackey, 219 Eaton Ave
Bridge & Struct'l Or. Iron Workers....
1st Tuesday, Labor Temple Orville Burnett, 24 Lawson Ave.
Building Trades Council 1st and 3rd Tuesdays Scott Symes, 538 S. 9th.
City Fire Fighters No. 20 1st Tuesday, T. C. Hall No. 4 Edward Toerner, Engine Co. No. 6
Carpenters and Joiners No. 637............2nd and 4th Thursdays, Labor Temple....Ralph Morningstar, 794 Symmes.
Cigar Makers' Union No. 123 *... 2nd and 4th Mondays, Labor Temple....A. Lombard, 813 Vine St.
Electrical Workers No. 648 1st Wednesday, Labor Temple J. E. Wanamaker.
Labor Legislative Committee. .2nd and 4th Wednesdays Eugene Erbs, Sec'y., 1243 Campbell Ave.
Lathers' Local No. 275 ..J....Meets 1st Wednesday, Labor Temple..Sherman Clear, Secy., 1050 Central.
Letter Carriers 3rd Friday Night Ralph E. Wieland, 1332 High St., Ph. 1089-R
Laborers and Hod Carriers, No. 770 -J. W. H. Crafton, 202 Owen St. Ph.-'33.
Machinists' Union No. 241 2nd Sun.-4th Wed., Labor Temple Al Breide, 708 South 5th.
Metal Polishers No. 43 Alternate Wednesdays, Labor Temple....G. Brandel, 1833 Pleasant Ave.
Milk and Ice Cream Drivers and Helpers 3rd Friday, T. C. Hall Ed Dulli, 2255 Noble Ave. Ph. 1635-M.
Molders' Union No. 68 ..................Every Monday, T. C. No. 1 James V. Nutt, 332 No. Tenth St.
Molders' Union No. 283................. 2nd and 4th Fridays, T. C. No. 1 Mack Holland, 1303 S. Thirteenth St.
Musicians' Local No. 31 1st Sunday Morning, Labor Temple....Charles E. Fordyce, 903 Millville Ave.
Paint., Dec., Paperhangers No. 135 Every Thursday, Labor Temple Stanley Sloneker, Labor Temple.
Paper Makers, No. 49 Ralph Lee, Sec., J. W. Bailey and J. C. Furr, Int'l Rep Headquarters, Labor Temple.
Pattern Makers 2nd and 4th Fridays, T. C. Hall Clarence Jameson, Phon 905-R-5.
Plasterers and Cement Finishers No. 214 Labor Temple Ed Motzer, 322 Harrison Ave.
Plumbers' Union No. 108 ....1st and 3rd Mondays, T. C. Hall Albert Johnson, 931 Ridgelawn Ave.
Retail Clerks' Union No. 119....1st and 3rd Wednesdays, Labor Temple ..Sam K. Daneff, 801 Corwin Ave.
Roofers No. 68 4th Wednesday, T. C. Hall David Lyttle, 507 So. Fifth St.
Sheet Metal Workers No. 365 ..Alternating Tuesday at Labor Temple....Douglass Rowlett, 337 Pershing Ave.
Stationary Engineers No. 91....,.........*-1st Monday, T. C. Hall Wm. Eichel, 1304 Haldimand Ave.
Stationary Firemen No. 98 2nd Thursday, Labor Temple................O. P. McCormick, 723 Ross Ave.
Street Car Men's Local 738 .i..3rd Wednesday, T. C. Hall No. 1 B. B. Siple, 116 No. St.
Stove Mounters' Union No. 8 1st and 3rd Fridays, T. C. .Hall Carl Reiter, 2120 Elmo Ave.
Stage Employes-Operators, No. 136....1st Monday, T. C. Hall Tom C. Smith, 618 Cleveland Ave.
State, County & Municipal Employes, No. 357 Ed. Buckel, Sec., 1176 Shuler Ave.
Truck Drivers' Local No. 100 1st Wednesday, Labor Temple, Marion Davidson, R.R. 1, Hamilton, Ph. 4414-R.
Typographical Union No. 2^0 ...Labor Temple Martin Schorr, 701 Gray Ave.
Woman's Union Label League .......Every Other Tuesday, Labor Temple..Mrs. Lottie Butts, 737 Ludlow St.
MIDDLETOWN LABOR UNIONS
Allied Printing Trades Council Wm. J. O'Brien, President.
Trades and Labor Council Alternate Thursday, Trades Council Hall Sid Dutcher, P. O. Box 226.
Middletown Fire Fighters, No.. 336......1st Monday and Tuesday, T. C. Hall....Ed. Beatty, Bellmont St.
Barbers' Union No. 228 4th Monday, Trades Council HalL.......R. G. Miller, 9 No. Main St.
Musicians, No. 321 1st Sunday, Trades Council Hall .Earl Mendenhall, Sec., 720 10th St.
Electrical Workers, No. 648 Hamilton ...John Wanamaker, Hamilton.
Letter Carriers, No. 188
Printing Pressmen No. 235, 1st Friday, Trades Council Hall, Henry Zettler, Sec'y., R. R. No. 3, Hamilton, Ohio.
Carpenters, No. 1477 Every Monday, Trades Council Hall....Earl Ottervein, Sec., 12 Harrison St.
Plumbers and Steamfitters, No. 510 2nd Tuesday, Trades Council Hall Earl Conover.
Painters and Decorators, No. 643 2nd Friday, Trades Council HalL.........
Stage Employes, No. 282 Alternate Saturdays, T. C. Hall............Otto Kaiser, P. O. Box 64.
Steam and Operating Engineers, No. 924 Wm. Smart, Dayton, Ohio.
Typographical Union, No. 487 1st Monday, Trades Council HalL Harriett DuErmitt, News-Journal.
Laborers and Hod Carriers, No. 534....Alternate Wednesdays, T. C. Hall S. J. Anderson, 125 South Broad St.
Truck Drivers Trades Council Hall ..Sid Dutcher.
Building Trades Council Alternate Monday, T. C. Hall ,...Sid Dutcher.
Pulp and Sulphite Paper Mill Workers, No. 310 Moose Hall -.Mabel Whittaker, Charles St.
Sheet Metal Workers, No. 141 John Focht, Jr., Cincinnati.
Auto Mechanics Trades Council Hall............................... W. Fox.
DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONS
Molders' Conference BoarL...Chas. L. Huter, 419 Roosevelt Ave., Piqua, O.
Sta. Engineers Frank P. Converse, 216 High, Cleveland, Ohio.
Bartenders Chas. Elble, Labor Temple.
Building Trades Council Joe Spaulding, 901 Minor Ave., Ph. 2852-W
Culinary Employes & Hotel Service Workers Charles Elble.
Electrical Workers Frank Vidourek, 145 Pershing Ave., Ph. 1024-W.
Molders Jerry Galvin, 605 W. Norman Ave., Dayton, Ohio.
Carpenters Joe Spaulding, 901 Minor Ave.
Lathers' Local No. 275......,m....«.m.»..—..Sherman Clear. 1050 Central Ave.
Machinists No. 241 H. H. Howard, 621 Main St. Ph. 4443.
Milk & Ice Cream Drivers & Helpers..Ed Dulli, 2255 Noble Ave. Ph. 16c'.5-M.
Painters Ed. J. Engler, 425 S. Thirteenth St. Ph. 3970-R.
Pattern Makers Trades Council Hall.
Plasterers & Cem. Fin., No. 214,, Ed Motzer, 322 Harrison Ave., Ph. 1133-J.
Roofers' Local No. 68 ...^....David Lyttle, 507 So. Fourth St.
Plumbers Raymond P. Keck, 231 Washington St.
Stage Employes Neil Johnson, 201 S. Monument, Ph. 2620-J.
Moving Picture Operators-Eugene Stempfley, Overpeck, Ohio. Ph. 191-M-3.
MIDDLETOWN BUSINESS AGENTS
Carpenters Wm. Crispin, Wionna Drive, Avalon, Trades Council Hall.
Building Trades Sid Dutcher, P. O. Box 226.
Painters Ed Engler, 425 S. 13th, Hamilton.
Movie Operators Ben Francis, 119 Moore St.
Stage Employes Clarence Long, North Broad.
Electrical Workers Frank Vidourek, Hamilton.
Truck Drivers Sid Dutcher.
LmbowfM ftnd Carriers, No. 534....S. J. Anderson, 125 South Broad St.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
STATE ORGANIZATIONS
Assn. Ohio Fire Fighters, R. M. Lukens. S.W.D. V.-Pres., 507 Lincoln Ave.
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mentators have screamed to high
heaven about the size of take-home
wages, but they have studiously omit
ted any mention of the fact that these
higher earnings are a result of longer
hours of work. They have never point
ed out that the purchasing power of
higher take-home wages has been null
ified by booming living costs.
And now let's see v/hat's going to
happen to take-home wages if the
War Labor Board professors have
their way and no change is made in
the Little Steel formula. A man now
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LaVerne J. Knox, 1008 Hughes St.
working for a dollar an hour earns
$40 for the first forty hours of work
and an extra $12 for eight hours over
time at time-and-a-half, making a
total take-home wage of $52 a week.
Comes the end of the war and over
time disappears, even if the worker is
lucky enough to hold his job. Thus,
his take-home pay is cut $12 a week.
If any economist can show us how a
working man's family which is hard
pressed now to get along on $52 a
week can manage to make both ends
meet at $40 a week during the post
war period, we'll eat our hat. If any
War Labor Board professor can con
vince us that the nation's purchasing
power can be safeguarded while take
home wages are cut right down the
line, we'll shut our trap.
But as it looks to us now, in the
absence of any such proof, our coun
try and its workers are going to be
in a tough spot unless immediate ac
tion is taken to revise the Little Steel
formula so that employes will be able
to receive for forty hours in the post
war period what they earn now for
forty-eight hours.
Ornburn and Brooks
In Joint Broadcast
On Xmas Shopping
Washington, D. C. (ILNS).—1"OPA
and Christmas Shopping" will be the
subject of a joint broadcast by I. M.
Ornburn, secretary-treasurer of the
AFL Union Label Trades Department
and Robert R. R. Brooks, assistant
administrator of the Office of Price
Administration, over the coast-to
coast network of the Mutual Broad
casting System, on Nov. 11, from 7:45
to 8 P. M., E. W. T.
The Union Label Trades Depart
ment is urging all members of or
ganized labor and their families to
"listen in" on this broadcast in homes
And at union meetings.
Call 47 or 160
When Yon Are Ready To
FILL Your BIN With Good
COAL or COKE Nov Is
The Time
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ANDERSON SHAFFER
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HEROISM OF DUTCH
WORKERS HAILED
(In a deserved tribute to the hero
ism of Dutch railroad workers, who
have been carrying on a strike against
their Nazi appressors, the Washing
ton Post hailed them in an editorial
as "unconquerable." This is another
instance of the inspired resistance of
Hitler displayed by workers through
put occupied Europe. The editorial fol
lows:)
For a full month there has been a
.railroad strike going on in the Nether
lands. Its significance ,and the heroism
it entails, have been somewhat ob
scured, perhaps, by the march into
Germany itself of the fighters in uni
form. But the striking Dutch railroad
workers, themselves civilian fighters
behind the front lines, have contrib
uted significantly to the progress of
the Allied armies. And they have done
so at a sacrifice which, when at the
last the full story can be told, cannot
fail to excite the admiration and grat
itude of all free men.
On September 17, the Netherlands
government in London issued a call
over Radio Orange for a general strike
by all Dutch rail workers. The pur
pose was to hamper German troop
and supply movements in order to
permit Allied airborne forces to con
solidate their positions. The response
to the strike call is said to have been
overwhelming. All trains were halted
and this no doubt helped greatly in
establishment of the salient at Nijme
gen and the isolation of German divi
sions along coastal lowlands. At Arn
heim, however, the British paratroop
ers were finally forced to withdraw.
And the harsh fact is that most of
the territory of the Netherlands still
remains in Nazi hands.
But the strike of the Dutch rail
road workers continues ,and the Nazis
have been able to operate only the
few trains they could man with Ger
man crews. What a strike means in
territory under Nazi control can only
be imagined. The most ruthless mea
sures of terror and reprisal have been
taken against the Dutch. The families
of strikers have been seized as hos
tages. Two villages, Putten and Ber
kel, have been burned to the ground.
Food and the coal necessary to pump
seawater from the land have been
denied to the whole Dutch population
—all to bring the strikers to heel. But
neither they, nor their countrymen
who are made to suffer for their re
sistance, show any disposition to yield
to these brutal pressures. They remain
unconquerable.
XMAS SEALS SALES
STARTS ON NOV. 27
The annual sale of Christmas Seals
this year will begin on November 27
instead of November 20, as originally
planned, in deference to the opening
of the Sixth War Loan Drive on Nov
ember 20.
In announcing postponement of the
opening of the Christmas Seal Sale,
Robert G. Paterson, Ph.D., Executive
Secretary of the Ohio Public Health
Association, said that workers in the
88 county tuberculosis associations in
Ohio are cooperating in every way
possible to insure the success of the
War Loan Drive.
"Whatever the task for which we
are responsible," Dr. Paterson said,
"there is an additional obligation upon
us all. It is the obligation to buy War
Bonds."
To avoid any confusion resulting
from the opening of two nation-wide
drives on the same day, the Christ
mas Seal Sale will be conducted from
November 27 to Christmas.
SLIGHT CUT NOTED
IN GOVERNMENT JOBg
Washington, C.—Paid eroployfft
in the executive branch of the govern
ment have decreased by 60,212 since
Aug. 1 and totaled 2,880,997 at the
end of September, the Civil Service
Commission reported.
In Washington the reduction was
5» 4 7 7 u i n S e e e o a o a o
259,058, lowest in almost two and one
half years.
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