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The Craft* man It the Official Organ of the Farm Labor Union of Dallat County and It Subtcribed for by the Dalia* Central Labor Council and Affiliated Union* in a Body and It Fighting for the Right* of Organized Labor
THE DALLAS CRAFTSMAN
Co-op eration Between the Employer and Employe for Their Mutual Benefit and Progrett and Development of Dallat
DALLAS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1936
TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR No. 52
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, 12.00 PER YEAR
that district.
able pleasure, chis writer read
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COPY
jobs in private industry, but
PWA
a bit of space in your column to re-
Texas proveles, in part, as folws:
kner
2-2754
stitution
rew to
fng Eroi
& Co.
Labor in atlantie
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by enlarging the,codceptiom at imnrr-
by
Organized isborthr
the ns
on the zatiomai n
wic
The Presidents Ball, which will be
t unm .
Counell with
to end. A
District Attorney, who will be in a
rejected by the country when be ran
friends got him into the Wilson cab-
150 S W. «37. Article No. 283 would
the
and his first
directed to the
Have You Paid Your Poll Tax?
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Dallas
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specified Government agencies.
Have You Paid Your Poll Tu!
UNION LABEL FOR NECKWEAR
ial
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JAIL FOR MM STRIKERS
HAVE YOU
PAID YOUR
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POLL TAX
Have Ton Paid Your Poll Tax’
Have Ton Paid Tour Poll Tax?
*
ISIONS
ist
Garment Workers
Local 240 Elect
Officers for 1936
Private Low-
Wage Jobs for
Relief Workers
Taylor, James and Gastinel
Re-elected by Labor Council
Walter J. Stovall
Announces for
Justice of Peace
Butchers Local
Holds Meeting
Wednesday Night
Federal Bonds
Proposed to Pay
Soldiers" Bonus
Mooney Meeting
Barred from
School Auditorium
Pay-Boost Strike
Voted by
Philadelphia Dyers
enactmemt;
legislative I
Santiago Parley
Drops Pan-
American Proposal
tution as IM
Mr Green
in Miami, Fla. on
i the copsideration
Organized Workers
Urged to Support
President’s Ball
wart of the Texas labor movement tor
many years and it was with consider-
tural Adjustment Act unconstitution-
al. William Grom. president of the
American Federal •. at Labor, said
other local b
holdtng balls
bor when it
January 15
THE SPOTLIGHT
By -Coke," The Offiee Boy.
who is the local advisor at the Cen-
tennial Board, and he ban advised me
that in his opinion Article No. 283 ap-
plies and should control work on the
understand that the comaracts merely
provide for a penalty la the event at
I ensider Constitutional Amendment
Eularging Pawar, of Cimgrr«».
Five union radio operators, mem-
here of the radio divisiom at Electrical
Workers uniom were summarily dis-
o.
iends
edate
age.
womid enlarge the
of Congresa, either
ect of the
bo read in
dentist, on
ING
r
eally
lervice
Rest
I Ross
German Idle
Employed on Vast
Public Works
Unton Says Employers Pay aa Low as
Fear Dollars for 70 Hours Work.
the convention on
i Resolutions Oom-
B
Life
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ludes also
the Chris-
lence and
ptures" by
nr has Its
a where it
«rates the
is precious
the' m age
ICE
o.
RVICE
is Low
KABC Broadcasting
Station Fires Its
missed by Manager Taylor
KABC broadcaseing station
*ed by the court."
hat one at Ufa major
h comprise
tollowing
e ot those
after: . . .
and I will
Revelation
Yous very truly.
RUSSELL RENTFRO,
Assistant Attorney General.
Publishing Co.
Fined for Violating
9-54 Hour Law
• Lots
r
V. on
5-2717
or
staze commerceg or
proviaing for copgn
exact social leebslai
mendation As also
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The Dallas Craftsman.
Dallas. Texas.
Gentlemen:
Inasmuch as the State Labor De-
partment has received numerous in-
quiries from Dallas concerning Sun-
day work on the Centennial Exposi-
tion. I am asking that you afford me
WINDOW CLEANERS ORDER
WAGE INCREASE STRIKE
I
questions li uf- r^Tii ExecutiveJoan-
ci) of the ameri n Federation at La-
LR TAILOR,
President Central Labor Couneil
"Any person who shall labor, or
compel, force or.oblige his employees,
,workmen, of apprentices to labor on
Bunday • • • shall be flood not less
than ten nor more than Rfty dollars."
Then Articles 284 and 287 ot the.
Penal Code make provisions for cer-
h
, Your
Offiee at the Attorney General
Austin, Texas
January 14, 1936.
Honorable Fred E. Nichols,
Commissioner,.
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Austin. Texas. - •
On Wednesday Mr Frank P. Eol-
lana. for the Texas Farm ane Ranch
Pubushing Co plend guilty it Jadge
i
iiiiuinh.
THI ' . N cos .tows
LABOR RESEARCH LIBRARY
302 STERLING Hall .
power to dectam legislation uncom-
stitutional can omly be exercised by a
two-thirds cote « the members at the |
Untted States supreme Court."
The cos user tifa reterred the resolu-
tions to theAP.oL Executive
others have directed the acttvities of
the Banner. Editor Woodman is a
sound thinker. a competent journalist
the Federation at
City, N. J. . ?
In its repott
these propomais th
■ tion is urged by William Green and
‘ other labor leaders who are serving
h
- wodmn ta agent taken over the
edeahip of the Union Banner of Fort
. Worth.' waoman, for many years,
bas been serving the United States
’ Gbvernment In an official capacity and
Prevailing Wage
On WPA Work Won
By Iowa Labor
tailors who have their cleaning and
dyeing work done by large plants.
In explaining the reason for the
Buenos Alres, Argentina—Follow.
Ing a two-day partial general strike
here in which nve preons were kiled,
the police resorted to mass arrests.
Out of MN persons jailed 233 were
releesed. Seventy-eight at those ar-
rested were described as "protession-
al agitatora."
as the postmaster tar Waco? This
honor came to Brother Pittillo through
• loved
should
th wi
Y-the •
-1 wg
specifically
al power to
The recom-
that the
preme Court declaring the Agricul-
situation."
Therefore, I would like to say that
the enforcement of this part of the
Penal Oode is the duty of the District
Attorney, just the same as it js his
duty to enforce the other provisions
of the Penal Code. If the people of
Dallas do not mwant work performed
on Sunday at the Centennial Exposi-
tion, it wil be their duty to protest
the matter to their District Attorney.
It is a well recognised fact that no
law is stronger than public sentiment
for its enforcement. It appears to me
that there should be a sufficient num-
ber of workmen In Texas to execute
the work at the Centennial Exposition
without having to work on Sunday.
Trusting this matter will answer the
Inquiries of many, relative to this
matter, I am
Very truly yours,
LAWSON WIMBERLY.
ately convertible into cash, with the — —---- _ --
proviso that interest would be paid strike, Louis Goodman, union manager
the world
but be of
come the
of an amendmen to the Federal Cod-
-u-— enlarging the powers of Con-
exact crtain types at legis-
By A. F. of L News Service.
Although the Howe of Representa-
lives passed the Vinson-Patman-Me-
Cormack soldiers’ bonus bill by an
overwhelming majority. It proposed no
method for paying the ultimate $2,-
200,000,000 which will be required to
make the measure effective.
The bill caled for an immediate
expenditure of 11.000.000.000 with a
stipulation that 3 per cent interest
would be paid to veterans who do not
collect their cash immediately. But
the financial aspects of the bill were
passed on to the Senate, whose lead-
er. considered the advisebilty of re-
lieving to the greatest extent possible
the burden’ which the bonus will im-
pose on the United States Treasury
One plan said to be looked on with
favor la the payment of the bonus in
small bonds of $50 or 1100 denomina-
tion. The bonds would be tmmedi-
Philadelphia’s first woman cabinet
official. Miss Yeatman, 33. socially
prominent architect, will design the
eity’s buildings
said:
"Our fight is against the chain
stores. We can no longer stand con-
These five operators were the total
number employed to handle the phy-
sical broadcasting bustmees at the sta-
tion Mr Tayipr, a lawyer, was Te-
cently made manager of the station.
POLL TAX—We only wish it were
possible for us to dril this word Into
the minds of every one we contact.
Pay your poll tex—get your friends
to pay theirs Only by the ownership
of one of these important documenta,
can you exercise your right at fran-
chise and vote for or against candi-
dates for public office. This is an
important year. You will be able to
vote for your selection from the Presi-
dem on dow.n. Deprive yourself of a
few pleasures, miss a meal or two, if
necessarx, but get a poll tax.
WE WONDER—Who has been writ-
ing for this column, besides ourself?
The reason for thia. Is that we no-
ticed a strange paragraph in last
week's issue. We also wonder just
who would mistake mineral water tor
carbonic water? Ha. ha. It could not
have been any one ve know. Oh, no.
reduction at the force. He notified
the crew that two at them would be
retained but ths other three would
have to go
The atempt to force five men's
work upon the shomidets at two men
could not be condoned by the oper-
ators, and in rejecting the proposal
the operators were notified that they
were discharged
Non-union operatots from Houston
were installed and the station is being
operated with incompetent help
The Trades Comcil at its regular
meeting last Thursday evening sup-
ported the operators in their position
and requests that those having radkos
and tuning in on KABC. notify Man-
ager Taylor that they do not approve
of his action, and further that his un-
human proceedings be called to the
attention of the advertisers patromiz-
i ngthe stazion.
All the other radio stations in San
antonio are employing only union
men, members of the radio division of
the Electrical Workers.-Saa Antonio
Dispatch.
Centennial Exposition in Dallas. I
understand that the contracts merely
provide for a penalty in the event of
failure to complete the mork within
a specified number of working days
Clearly. under the decision at the
court in the case of Lane ra. State.
150 8. W, *37, Article No. UZ would
apply in this situation.
"However, In view at the public
character of the work in question, and
the fact that the entoroement of Ar-
ticle No. 283 is properly a matter of
the office of the local District Attor-
ney. I would like to suggest that any
comphaint be taken before the local
on them if the veterans were not In
urgent need of the money. To pre-
vent sale of the bonds in the open
PhtBadelphia, Pa. I AFI.NS' — Around
$00 member of Local 166, Window
Tleaners’ Union here, voted fa favor
of a walkout at a date to be fixed by
their executive committee. Gabriel
Oldfield, manager for the union, said
he men were aqking a $30 weekly
wage ecale. He claimed the strike
-2 ordered becaume emmployers re-
fuse to renew working contracts, eit-
Ine as thir reamon as alleged down-
-rd trend in wage scales.
workers manifest a disinclination to
accept the private employment. Why?
Major Botghton is very plain on this
point. He says that in many instances
the private wages offered are lower j
than the- per tor. work relief, .
Work relief wagon have heh entabi I
the purpose at raiminig pan* for the
tiehtng at mmtanele paralysis 200,000
cases at which are now being treated
in the country.
Tickets wil be sold for one dollar
each, the ticket admitzing the holder
to any or all at the dances « this
dollar. 7 cents win be kep la Dallas
for treatmemt of infantile paralysis
vietime, while 30 cents will be sent to
Warm Springs Foundatiom in Georgia
which organizatkon maintains a re-
search departmemt that is naarching
for the cause and the pteventive meas-
ures for this disease Tiekets may be
obtained st D M Os eg it's office ea
the first floor of the Labor Temple.
Representatives at labor onthena-
tional commsttee for th? nation-wide
dance for the Presidere include in ad-
etion to Mr Green. Thomas E
Burke. Harvey C Frammiag. John P.
Frey. John L Learie. Frank Morrison,
A. F Whitney. Matthew Woll, and A
A. Myron
inet and then on the Supreme Bench,
a man whose decisions have shown
the most narrow legalistic conception
of American problems Butler was a
Minnesota corporation lawyer, known
as an extreme reactionary before
Harding put him on the bench. Suth-
tem says
al loan on
rule to the effect.that even though the
vuo uttered by private employers
are lower than the already too low
wages paid for relief work WPA
workers should be compenled to ac-
cept the jobs by dischatging them
from WPA projects.
Of course the Works Progress Ad
ministration will issue no such rate.
Private employers should pay at least
the prevailing wage rate for every te
Her worker they employ. ‘
WE WOSDER-It you know that
J. M. Pittillo, editor of the Waco Farm
and Labor Journal, has been selected
Washington, D C. (AFLNS).—The
Executive Council of the American
Federation of Labor has approved the
application of the Amalgamated Cloth-
ing Workers of America for an en-
dorsement of their label on neck wear.
t was announced at the A F. of L,
headquarters here.
The Amalgamated Clothing Work-
ers’ label on neckwear ia a guarantee
that the articles are made under union
labor conditions.
Philadelphia. Pa (AFLNS).-The
stabilization and Industrial Board of
the cleaning and dyeing industry here
ordered a strike to enforce a demand
for- inereased wages. The board rep-
resents 3,000 inside workers and WO
driver saleemen who are members at
Local No. 18,233, Cleaners and Dyers
Union, and some 7000 small retail
ueuL in iFiw. . I . . ’. * . .. .. a (learlv nnder the decisjomn of the nave H sunenuted W Lne Oongness of
small-time Tennessee lawyer, whose term lne whether or not the exception Cuar undecasheortasonu. °tate the Unked States
Ftienas got him into the wlison cab- above referred to will apply in this inuteucseoleme. Stat the '___
Mr Stovall, whose name appears in
the political announcement column as
candidate for Justice ot the Peace,
Precinct 1. Place 2. has been clerk of
that court for the pest fourteen years
Mr. Stovall is a native born Texan,
having resided in Dallas County for
the past thirty-five years: ie a mem-
ber of Munger Place Methodist
Church and belongs to Dallas Masonic
Lodge No. 7W. the Scottish Rite and
York Rite Bodies and Holla Temple.
His friends feel, that by mean* of
years at experience he mwin, if elected,
handle the office with oourtesy, dili-
gence and etticiency.
a Republican Senator for one term,
when he was retired by the voters and
later rescued and put on the bench by
Harding. These are the mighty men
who have made themselves the su-
preme custodians of the Nation and
who have assumed the right to dictate
what the Nation shall do to save H-
selr from distress. Roosevelt has. his
Issue now. if he wishes to accept it
is this a government of. by and for the
people, or tbs Supreme Court. Read-
era. What do you think at thia group.
This thing of leaving such incompe-
tents on the bench for life, does not
suit us. What eayt
The determination at chiseling em-
ployers to obtain relief workers at in-
decently low wages is well illustrated
in the disclosures made by Major Wil-
fred E Boughton, head of the WPA
Industrial Employment Bureau i
New York City.
The object at Major Boughton's bu-
rsae is to persuade private employers
to provide Mm for persons temporar-
ill employed on projecta eponsored
by the New York City Works Progress
Administration He has received re-
quisitions for over 500 persons to fill
Local 240 me! In regular sosion
January 10 1936, and the dollowing
officora were elected for life ensuing
year:
President, Mrs. Irene Greathouse.
Vice-Pres.: Miss Irene Shingshang
Fin See. Mrs Ethe Shingshamg-
Rec. Sec- Mrs Martha Dense
Treasurer, Miss Louise Pearse
Guide, Miss May Davidson
Guard. Mrs. Pearl Hutson
A good many of cor members were
reported sick or out of the city, so
the delegates to council will stand
until a later date Business is rather
dull and quite a few at our members
are unemployed at this time
MARTHA DEASE, Sec.
Held our regular meeting January
15, which was fairly attended and was
very constructive. Lots of important '
matters were up for discussion and '
some were acted upon and was neces- '
sary for some to bold over for our ’
next regular meeting.
We initiated one new member last '
night. Brother Layne with Hermon's
Market We hope he will make a '
good member and we are glad to get '
these kind of men.
Bro. P. B. Sales is trying the meat '
business for himself, having gone in
Sims Grocery. Bro. Allen Frank has
opened up a market In Hart's Grocery
on Collett. Here'* hoping that the
boys make a success and do well, o
Well, boys just any of you that 1
want to borrow a new car I am sure
you can do so as Bro. C. C Combs is
sporting a new Chevrolet
We are sorry to have to make this
report Bro Tully Robinson loot his '
wife last week.
Bro. L. A. More lost his mother
Tuesday night
We as a membership as a whole ex- ,
tend our heartfelt sympathy for these .
boys. ,
We have a fight on with the Hunt
Grocery. We have a picket line out
against these two stores and we are ,
going to keep up this fight until we
win. so I am asking the members that
are idle to come down and do their
part. We are having great success so
far as we know we are making some
headway with our picket linee. I am
asking all the members that are work-
ing to go by and encourage this line
It becomes necessary that ws have i
a special meeting Monday night. Jan
20. We want every member that is
working to attend this meeting as it is
important that they should as there
is some fire in the box.
Come out boys and give your offi-
cers your support as it will be neces
sary for reach and every member to
do his port in order for this local to
be snccsnstul.
CLAUDE SUMMERS.
> See. Local 523
spply in this situatiom.
“However, in view of the public
character of the work in question, and
the tact that the entorcement of Ar-
ticle No. 283 is properly a matter of
the ofice of the local District Attor-
ney. I would like to suggest that any
complaint be taken before the local
District Attorney, who will be in a bet-
ter position to apprise himself of all
the necessary facts which will deter-
mine whether or not the exception
above referred to will apply in this
situation."
Trusting that the above will be ot
some benefit to your department, I
am ___
to have a commisgion_gappotnted to in-
vestigate coral it ions and see if we
can't get fair trade practices and de-
cent hours and wages."
market and possible speculation, they ditions under which our men get as
would be redeemable in cash only nt low as 14 a week tor to and 70 hours
— - - work. We shall call on Mayor Wilson
The members of the Dallas. .
Central “Labor ■Council are to
be congratulated on retaining
as its head, the officers under
whose guidance the Council .
forged steadily ahead through
1935. The coming year prom-
ises to be one of the most mo-
mentous, in the history of Un-
ionism. demanding the unde-
viating loyalty or every' union ,
man and woman not only by
word but by an unstinted, ac-
tive support and cooperation;
with that 1936 can write, in
glowing terms, its Union an- ,
_______ ______
mittee said: A
“Some of Um resolutions proposed
that the Supreme Coart be denied the
power to declare tnconstitutiona) aay
muzetpal. State or federal legislative
pressing his deepjdisappointment with I
the decision of th- United States Su- 1
and in resuming his editorial efforts ‘tain exceptions, none at which, in iy
readers of the Bonner will surely reap opinicn, are applicable to work on the
the benefits. We are glad to see you Centennial Exposition. In this con-
because of the rule that they must
have been on direct relief from May
1 to November 1. 1335.
"There has been gross discrimina-
tion," Mr. Lewis declared, "against
low* In national allotments of WPA
funds, With only $6,900,000 to take
care at the 327,000 unemployed eligible
for employment and with 10,000 of
these stul unemployed in the dead of
winter.”
Mr. Lewis and Mr. Hill conferred
with regard to Immediate steps to be
taken for the presentation of the pro-
gram to the national authorities in
Washington
Mr. Hill expressed his desire to co-
operate with labor leaders In an at-
tempt to apply the entire plan.
would like to know just who I* on the
Supreme Bench and we herewith sub-
mit the records of six of them: The
youngest in Roberts, a Philadeiphia
corporation lawyer, appointed by
Hoover. Comparatively young, a man
who has been out in the worid of big
affairs until very recently, you would
think he would stUl be too practical-
minded to have made this retreat back
aimost to the days of the confedera-
tion. The senior is Van Devanter, 76
years old, who was placed on the
throne by Taft in 1910 after a small
career as a lawyer in Wyoming, where
be doubled in Republican State poli-
tics. The chief justice is one of the
ablest men in this country and has ths
breadth of statesmanship. Yet he was
Washington, D. C. (AFLNS). —
Ellzabeth K. Peeplew Community I
Center official in charge at the use at
public school bulldines in the Dis-
trict of Columbia, refused to permit I
the auditetlum at the Thomson School I
to be used for a meeting to disease I
the case at Tom Mooney, now serving •
s lite sentence in San Quentin Prison.
Callfornia, for alleged, participation in
the San Francisco bomb outrage dur-
ing the Preparedness Day Parade on
July 3, 1918.
Mooney claimed he was railroaded
to jail by perjured testimony. He and
his couneel recently presented testi-
mony supporting his charge to the
referee appointed by the Supreme
Court of California to review the cane
The request for the school audi-
torium was made by officials of Re-
•eltloment Lodge No 40*. American
Federation at Government Employes
Speakers for the meeting included
Mrs Caroline QDay. Rep reera tatl ve-
st- Large from New York, and John F
Pinerty, one of the two lawyer* In
charge of the Mooney case The other
lawyer is Frank P Waleh at New
York.
trustee* with the following
named executive board, Louis' ’
Gastinel, L. P. Yeung, P. D. ' .
E erdem,Easdtaadagzsebeae
■ iols, George Blair and j.W. . -
■ Hayes, new members.
h • ursim-eauerenaam-me
announcement of his appointment. He
is capable, honest, tearless and pos-
sesses all the necessary attributes for
one who holds such a place. Mr.
Pittillo, incigentally, is a former
member of the Industrial Accident
Hoard of Texas and rendered signal
service to the workers In, that ca-
pacity. Comgratulations, Jim — not
only to you, but the citizens you serve
—for, securing your, services.
Washington, D C (AFLNS).— Ex-
the necessity for *: amendment to the
Federal Constitati on “sbems to be-
come more appaent,"” adding:
"We firmly hob it that the Guffey
Coal Stabilization Act, and the Social
Security, Railroad Retirement and
Wagner Labor Diaputes Act will be
held valid. We do not believe the de-
cision in any tway attecta the valiaity
at these* meesure.
“The decistoe at the ccur however.
At the meeting of the Dallas
Central Labor Council last Fri-
day night L. R. Taylor was re-
elected president; Louis Gas-
tinel, vice-president; R. B.
James,secretary-treasu rer.
New officers elected were: J,
D. Allen, reading clerk; J. W.
Hayes, guard; Mrs. Martha
Dease, guide.
Paul Carter, J. A. Kain and
W. J. Cox were re-elected • as
By A. F. of L News Service.
When Adolph Hitter become the
Naz dictator of Germany la 1933
there were 6,000,000 unemployed
working men and women on relief
rolls in Germany, Louis P Lochner.
Associated Press Foreign Staff rep-
resentative in Barlin, declares in an
article picturing economic conditions
under the present German regime.
According to Mr. Locher, Hitler de-
cided that Ms first tank was to get the
joblesa att the streets and that in two
rears he has reduced the unemployed
army from 6,000,000 to 2,500,000 by the
construction of large national public
works ,
"It matters little." Mr. Locher says,
"that many public works projects to
which the soblese were assigned were
economically unproductive—So Hitler
it seemed better to drain the economic
reserve* of the country temporarily
than to let human labor power go to
waste. He felt certain that priming
the pump would start the economic
stram flowing uMnlerratedly."
L R Taylor, president of the Dal-
las Central labor Council, bas been
named chairman at the music com-
mattee for tee Premldents Birthday
Mil in Dalas January 36, General
Chairman Fred F Florence sanonaend
Thutaday. Other members of the la-
bor committee will be KB James and
L F Young
Craw, Attorney Geheral has been re-
ferred to the writer for attention
Your letter reads in part as follows:
"We are in receipt of the attached
letter from the Building Trades Coun-
cil. in Dallas, Texan, with reference to
work on Sunday at the Centenntal
Exposition, in Dallas. Texas, and re-
spectfully request '-our opinion as to
the application of Sundays Laws to
this work."
Article No. 283 of the Penal Code,
provides:
"Any person who shall labor, or.
compel, force or oblige his employees
workmen, or apprentices to labor on
Sunday ’ • * shall be fined not lose
than ten nor more than fitly dollars."
Articles No 284 and No 287 of the
Penal Code provide for certain excep-
tions. none of which are applicable to
the situation ontlined in your letter,
with the possible exceptiom of the
phrase found in Article No 284
which reads as follows
"The preceding article shall not ap-
ply to household duties, works of
necessity or charity.”
"I have conferred with tee Aseistant
who is tee legal- advisor of the Cen-
tennial Board and be has advised me
that in his gpinion Article No 283 ap-
plies and should control work on the
Centennial Expomition in Dallas I
Court have done, with reference to de- sistant Attorney General, as follows:
daring certain New Deal measures "I have conterred with the Assboant
unconstitutional. We feel sure, you
By A. F. at L News Corsite
According to press dispatches from
Santiago, Chile .tee steering comnmit-
tee of the Pan-American Labor Con-
terrace has withdrawn tee resolution
submitted by the Uruguayan Govern-
ment delegate authorizing the estab-
lishment at s Pan-American Labor In-
stitute, which was proposed at the
Seventh Pan^Amfrirns Conterence at
Montevideo it was feared the pro-
posal would tend to disturb the uni-
versality of the International Labor
Organization at the League of Na-
tions.
As a substitute for tee labor insti-
tute plan the committee sponsored a
Tesolution submitted b the Cuban
Government delegate providing for a
number of measures designed to bring
about larger participation of the Gov-
ernments of North, Central and South
America in the work of theInterpa-
tional Labor Organization
Des Motosu la t AFLNS >.—Presi-
dent J. C Lewis or the Iowa State
Federation ot Labor announced the
postponement ot a threstening stale-
wide strike at WPA employee follow-
ing an agrerment on a four-pott pro-
gram with L S. Hill. Iowa Works
Progress Administrator. The move-
ment for the strike was precipitated
by the low wages paid for WPA work.
The plan agreed upon to adjust the
comtroversy inchaded increasea allo-
cation at Federal funds for the State
in order to provide cash for all eli-
gible people; provision for employ-
ment of the destitute not now eligible
for WPA work: Increase in WPA
monthly wages particularly in the
lower brackets; payment at the pre-
vailing wage by the Works Progress
Administration.
Mr. Hill said his primary concern
was to provide WPA work for 10,000
eligible lews workers who are still
unemployed because of lack of funds.
He also emphasised his desire to pro-
ride for several thousand destitute
persons not eligible for WPA work
SALES TAX—The latest State to
repeal the unjust Sales tax is Ken-
tucky. The present governor of that
State made his campaign and need
this as the issue and the legislature
followed his suggestions in the mat-
ter. California is preparing to do the
same thing And yet. there are still
a few members of the Senate and
House of Representatives at this
State, who have been beguilded by the
agents of special interests, who want
to saddle this burden on the working
people We make the observation
that "they should be bored for the
simples." Jimmy Collins and J elf
Stinson, two of Dallas county legisla-
tors. are among this group
back at the helm of tee Banner, C. W. necuon, I would like to quote from an
* * * , opinoin received from the office of the
WE HAVE READ—A great deal Attorney General this week, written
about what members at the Supreme by Honorable Russell Renttro. A*-
A"T
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i _ - I
lation for tee bepetit oir tee masses
A number at resoduttons urging
amendments to she Constitetion were
submtttee to the 1835 comventiom at
these danoee Central labor councils
are requested to tetter sponsor all-
later dances er to oo-operate with
workers with the money to buy a low-
standard Aving in many instances, |
especially where the WPA worker has
s dependent family, focal relief or-
ganizationa have felt n neessary to
add cash relief to tee “subsistence"
wage But tee chiseling private em-
plovers are no satisfied with there
sub-standard subsietence wages They
want to secure workers for even low-
er pay Major Boughton ■ experience
in New York City indisputably dem
onstrates that thia conctusion is true
Ther are tndications of a definite
moveznt among tow-wage employers
in the direction of urging the Works
Progress Administratiod to issue a
a fine at tM an 311 com
R C Hobeon depuey amte Labor
commi=iomer, who brought the
charges, foune the violation whieh <
meeme had teen going om over a
monte When Hobeon asked the
manager, Clarence Thomas, if There
had been any overime he diaciaimed
there had been but upon bteag com-
fronted with the time cards, admited
the over work chaiming in n jut.
but he did not explain why with to
mame girls idle. K should to meces-
sary. The mother of one of tee wit
nesses tola the State drauty. Hobson,
that tar daughter had not eaten an
evenine meal at home in over a monte
until after the snspectiog The Mate
tad over twenty witnesses, each at
stich could costairate a separate ot-
tense.
Mr Holland who made the plan at
guilty, stated to was unaware it was
being done
Labor Department Places
- AAA Decision
SundayLaw Enforcement-"
the efforts of Congressman Croos at q la n. , All
* " “ - Squarely to Dist. Attorney
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