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Co-operation Betuz^i
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $2.00 PER YEAR
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Murder Schedule
By "Coke," The office Boy.
Atlantic
Terms.
public and certain
labor sections are
who violated It in
According
Penceful
The Union Label is a symbol which
This was
tic management.
Washing-
of the union in
>
explained
ing the war seam en’s wages
$45 to 39?
increased from
Following the wa
r the ship-
BSERVERS — in discussing
second degree murder in
charge of
death of Shoe-
connection with the
the State will be deprived of this much
"I will gladly call upon city central
rown
ion label products, ask him to put in
or seamen operate I
Fort Worth reported
Rep. Amos of
id now at Beacon,
is true, that the money
mitted.
'will come back to their re-
any ship without
permission
unties, but how about ad-
The ‘delegates
in a body.
meeting
"we must have peaceful re-
Friday night in order to participate
and work-
A
the Sea-
lion is here to stay, then we.
The
irs must play ball
with men
ning the trouble
He resigned to accept a govern-
ment position for which he was, by
in
Before
t
have
A P1
Who remembers when women’s gar-
present.
By MRS. J. 3. SCHAEFER, meets had a coast-to-coast hook-up?
Union Label, Shop Card and
Button, What It Stands For
North Carolina
Textile Workers
Win Pay Boost
Green Supports
Newspaper Guild
In Union Demand
Hours and Wages
Law Approved
By Ontario
Str^gth of
Seazen’s Union
Iskpphasized
, Union had a big
om conditions in
book there
such nota-
1, but in the new
ce provided for
le for Communist workers on
lips, which urged the men not
up to them to deci le wheth-
ll be under conseivatlve or
the ship-
the union.
up their
Seamen’s
stay and
sentences for any
the state of Texas,
mesure
State y
operate
Crimtt
the H
One seventh of all federal income
is derived from taxes on tobacco.
icharrenberg urged
to be tolerant with
erg Tells Shipowners It Is
Stay—Says Success of Mer-
Reilly Back
On Old Job
tional
not tl
y their cries
stark despair,
ith Grace Divine
leir lives repair.
fight re-
the World
New York City
Starts Huge
Aqueduct
Wallace is again executive secretary
of the Texas State Federation of La-
1 notified that there will be
hearing of this bill in the
Jurisprudence Committee of
e of Representatives at 7:30
York
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guides in everyth ng.
Tolerance is Urged
Jurors are sworn to decide an favor
of the side producing the most con-
vincing liars.
of legis
because
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Bridges. F. W. Switzer, C. W. Carlisle
and Sergt. C. A. Bro vn.
"Union Wreckers" Assist Floggers
Three other men accused of assist-
secretary of the Newspaper Guild, in
New York City.
“Please be assured," Mr. Green said,
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merci
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lation
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tion i
Marine is Based on
(Mal Relations.
IT APPEARS TO US That the vot-
ers of Texas would rebel against this
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THE SPOTLIGHT
Queen of Tears!
hold their plight I
ese stricken ones,
tragic sight!
expected to send delegations.
This law would call for penitentiary
। k —
Tenancy Rules
Fixed for
City’s Low-Cost, Flats Must Show
Their Inability to Meet Private Rent
REPRESENTATIVE ALVIN AMOS-
Of Fort Worth, has given his "sus-
pension”—a very priceless thing in
either branch of the legislature, for a
■
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other adequate tax
Chy mother love
Alode can know
How great their logs.
How deep their woe.
rhou too hast lost i
Chy Child so fair.
Whisper to them
rhe peace of prayer.
When ‘neath His Cross
rho standst again, -
p, Mother Dear,
Remember them!
I —KATHERINE; McGINN.
' McGinn is the daughter of Bro.
McGinn, business agent and sec-
treasurer of the Plumbers Un-
Union Installation
By New Union
Friday, April 9
An invitation to’all Unionists to at-
tend the installation of the new Cot-
ton Dress and Underwear Workers'
Union next Friday night, April 9, has
On the subject! of the tenth district
congressional race it is apparent that
labor will support Senator Houghton
Five Former Policemen and Three Al-
leged Members of a Ku Klux Klan
Union Wrecking Crew Will Face
Jury Sixteen Months After Commis-
sion of Crime—Green Demanded
Probe Which Led to indictment. .
2,
Miss Mollie Heath has taught the
first grade of the public school in
New Bern, N. C., for over half a cen-
tury, and declares she will go right
on teaching until "she dies in har-*
ness." ■
needed ‘-avenue and a GENERAL
SALEH,TAX will naturally be the
conzequs aoo—voted in the closing
munis •
Streets
of a 11
board,
to lea,
from a
be th«
ion. 9
n,
ress finally decided to com-
n favor of optional identifi-
certificates." He declared
a no rhyme or reason in the
i to the new book.”
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in the decorations and refreshments. I Mountain as the first"step on con-
New*
owner®
nay as well make
Bit the International
EAmerica is here to
"THAT IS WHERE
PEOPLE COME IN.”
merchants carries a
satisf
tweeng
sultin:
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had i
a monal
owne
pense:
sider w
the be
time %
and Le
the n "
325 oR
In F
claim x
ronedF-
J Madonna Sweet!
Why gentle touch
| n this sad hour
NWould help so much.
unfair m ethod of saddling an addi-
l . on their backs, for they are
ibBkainers when taxes are re-
alt
remittedwi
spectivecot
ditional revenue to Arry on the af-
tax remission bills being
your Newspaper Guild a full measure
of co-operation and assistance. These
city central bodies and state medera-
tions of labor will be instructed to
stand by you and to render all help
possible.
"I am pleased to make this reply in
response to inquiries submitted as to
the attitude of the American Federa-
tion of Labor toward your Newspaper
Guild in a conflict which might occur
between it and the management of the
Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance."
TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR No. 11
THE UNION
See that your
line of union
experience and ability, qualified to
fill, but the Texas senate denied con-
firmation. thanks to such labor ene-
mies as the Weaver of Houston, the
Galveston and other senatorial ene-
ition is not needed for Texas,
the employers always have
o the courts of this land in
• The Union Label assures us and the
purchaser that when we buy under the
label we are buying the real union
goods. If you believe in patronizing
our home industry, please demand the
Union Label. Union people, the Un-
ion Label will never be found on for-
eigm-made goods. The union label is
the only guarantee that products are
made in America. Did you know that
if union workers would patronize only
union shops, buy only goods which
bear the union label, a tremendous
force in favor of trades union would
soon spring up.
c0,&
an get through and that the
b have to have money to
In.
about a
by Com-
over the
DALLAS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1937
Eee n
“tween shipowners
isn and if the
their minds that
The club will entertain with another
game tournament April 19.
The Grove will meet at 1 p. m.
Tuesday at 611% East Tenth, after a
meeting of the drill team at 12 o'clock.
* • •
Label League Executive Board
The W. I. U. L. L. & T. U. A execu-
tive board will meet Wednesday night
M 7 p. m. at 1621% Elm. All execu-
tive board have been asked to be
goods. Union people, if we buy our
own products that bear the union la-
bels, we will be able to increase the
wages, shorten the hours and can have
better working conditions, this is the
only way that this Nation can recover
from the depression. So say to your-
self and to your family and friends,
from day to day, my family and my-
self are going to be 10 per cent union.
How about you?
Washington. D. C. (AFLNS)—Com-
plete agreement with the demand of
the American Newspaper Guild for
the establishment of the "Guild shop”
in the newspapers published by the
Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance
was announced by William Green,
maker are
years ago. He
8 re going to have ai i American meeting in a body. The 'delegates
St marine as a going concern,” voted to call off their meeting next
(By AFLNS).
. The employes. numbering about
5,000. of the various plants of the
Cone mills in Greensboro, N. C., have
been notified that they will receive a
substantial increase in wages. The
plants are the White Oak Cotton Mills,
the Proximity mills, the Proximity
Print Works and the Revolution cot-
ton mills.
The extent of the wage Increase is
not known, as a general check-up of
the payrolls will be necessary in or-
der to arrive at what the management
regards as an equitable schedule.
Observers interpreted the pay boost
decision as an attempt by the company
to quiet evident dissatisfaction among
the employees because of low wage
rates.
Announcement has also been made
of an adjustment in wages at the Can-
non textile mills in Kannapolis, N. C.
The 18,000 employes of this company
in the Carolinas and Georgia probably
think that April 1st is inappropriately
named. The Cannon mills are the
largest manufacturers of towels in the
world.
Park Benefit Party
Mrs. K. C. Frazier entertained Tues-
day afternoon with a benefit bridge
party at her home in Bluff View Es-
tates. Bouquet of purple and white
hyacinths and iris decorated the re-
ception room. The proceeds from the
entertainment will go for the beauti-
fication of Frazier Field Park in Bluff
View Estates.
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Label League
The Dallas Woman’s International
Union Label League and Trade Union
Auxiliary, met Wednesday night, in
the Moving Picture Machine Operators
Hall, at 1621% Elm. The League
meets every Wednesday night at 7:30
p. m. in this hall. So union men see
that someone in your family is a mem-
ber of this league, if not your whole
family.
Brownlee, although Lyndon Johnson
and former assistant attorney general
Merton Harris might be expected to
child labor
licking to a phony story one
nes gets stuck.
struction work on the new Dalaware
aqueduct project, estimated to cost
3273,000,000, designed to furnish 540,-
000,000 gallons of water daily for the
future needs of New York City’s mil-
lions of inhabitants. The aqueduct
will be 85 miles long. Its depth ranges
from eight feet to 2,500 feet, the lat-
ter underground point being reached
when it posses beneath the mountain.
against Robert Chappell, former po- <
liceman, will probably be dropped, as I
will also a charge of being an acces- 1
sory before the fact against former
Chief of Police Robert G. Ttitsworth 1
of Tampa. Both Chappell and Titts-
worth were given directed verdicts of
acquittal in the kidnapping trial. The ,
evidence against them in the coming •
murder trial is practically the same. ,
It is reported from Tampa that the
forthcoming trial probably will be
held at Bartow, since all of the de- ,
fendants originally obtained a change
of venue from Tampa to Bartow al-
leging the existence of conditions
prejudicial to a fair trial.
A. F. of I. Urged Prompt
Prosecution
Prompt and vigorous prosecution of
these Tampa floggers was demanded
in a resolution unanimously adopted
by the 1936 convention of the Amer-
ican Federation of Labor at Tampa.
Fla. After protesting against the ac-
tion of the Florida authorities in hav-
ing brought to trial only five of the
eleven men indicted in connection
with the kidnapping, flogging, tarring
and feathering of Shoemaker. Poulnot
and Rogers, the resolution adopted by
the convention concluded:
"Whereas, The American Federa-
tion of Labor and all progressive and
democratic elements of America con-
sider this violation of civil rights as
a serious and vital challenge against
the liberties of a freedom loving peo-
ple and the proper handling of this
matter will tend toserve notice on the
elements in the Black Legion and
other fascist-minded organizations
that such terrorist methods will not
be tolerated by organized labor:
therefore be it
"Resolved, That the American Fed-
eration of Labor go on record as
urging prompt and vigorous prosecu-
tion of the balance of these cases to
, the end that full justice may be ob-
tained and that such action shall serve
as a warning to all terrorist groups
intent on destroying our fundamental
American liberties.” -
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ton, i 2%
ler Ci
Down5%
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Mr. sj
A. R b0
. continuous dischargebook, bor.
rrenberg said: * ---
book was recommended
in the installation,
shipowners - -------
a line if he desires to retain your
trade. Tell your merchants, that the
union made goods are made by skilled
and experienced workers and under
the most sanitary and satisfactory un-
ion conditions, and that the reason
you would like for him to put in a
line of union made goods.
Union people did you know that in
almost every line, you will be able
to find the union labels. For exam-
ple: Your meal or a drink. You
should look for the union hard card
or the union bar card. The waiters
and waitresses, the cook, the bar-
tender and the miscellaneous workers
jn every union establishment wear
the working button. Did you know
that even the bottle or barrel! from
which your refreshing drink is served
is often union made, and it is probably
delivered 1 by the regular union team-
ster and chauffeurs. So look for the
union label.
Now union people, it is not only nec-
essary to buy union made goods, but
demand it at all times, and before you
know it the dealers will soon carry
the word to the manufacturers. and
soon the manufacturers will fall into
line if the demands are great enough.
WISE A’
constdeKa by the Texas legislature,
predict only one thing, if they are
granted and the bills signed by Gov-
ernor Allred. Their opinion is that
Washington, D. C. (AFLNS).—Only
families unable to pay for adequate
housing in dwellings owned by private
concerns will be admitted to the
benefits of Atlantic City’s new low-
cost housing project built by the Fed-
eral Government, according to an an-
nouncement by Secretary of the In-
terior Ickes.
In making public the rules govern-
ing the selection of tenants for the
Stanley Holmes slum clearance proj-
ect to accommodate 277 families. Mr.
Ickes said the average rent would be
317.18 a month and that 1,121 families
had already applied for living quar-
ters.
He declared that every family in
Stanley Holmes Must come from a
“substandard home" and prove its In-
ability to secure adequate housing
within its means as provided by pri-
vate enterprise.
The rules stipudate that no family
will be selected as tenant whose in-
come exceeds five times the rent plus
cost of services.. At the other ex-
treme no family will be accepted
whose Income is dot sufficient to pay
the rent and provide other ordinary
living expenses.
“These regulations are intended to
satisfy two fundamental obligations,”
Mr. Ickes said. “First, we intend to
reserve homes in Stanley Holmes vil-
lage for those who need our Kid,’who
have not known decent housing, and
who cannot obtain it. Second, we
wish to protect private builders and
owners and to garantee that no one
who can afford decent private dwell-
ings will benefit by our aid.”
(By AFLNS).
to information from
educational director, Samuel S. White.
The installation will be held in W.
B. A. Hall, 1920% Main street, the
meeting opening at 8 p. m.
A motion picture entitled "Marching
On,” dealing with the history and ac-
tivities of the International Ladies’
Garment Workers’ Union will be
shown. This film is being shipped
here from New York especially for
the installation meeting.
The Union will also present a group
of children in dances. These children
have been attending the Union’s free
dancing class for Dressmakers and
their families.
Central Labor Council will attend the
■amends. Union,
ve certain details
labor bill—to be exact, the so-called
Anti-Injunction bill, which will pre-
vent judges from Indiscriminately is-
suing injunctions in labor disputes.
Many of the members of the House of
Representatives do the same thing for
the representatives of organized labor,
for they realize that this is about the
only method that a bill can ever be
heard. Representative Amos is rec-
ognized as a friend of labor—having
held membership in a union—and de-
serves all the praise labor can bestow
on him, for the part he is taking in
defense of labor measures in the
House of Representatives. ' ’
• • • •
FORT WORTH—Is always getting the
best things. Wish we had one or two
Amos’s from Dallas in the legislature.
• • • ■
WE ALSO BELIEVE—That this sort
able labor leader, particularly, Wal-
lace Reilly, Fred Nichols, Trav Lewis,
William Arnold or some other regu-
larly affiliated labor man be appoint-
ed to the position. However, if that
were not the cate, and it was not, this
column does believe labor is exceed-
ingly fortunate to get Moreland.
This column knows that no man
worked harder than Moreland with
the senate to get Reilly confirmed.
The column also knows that no man
worked harder than Moreland to get
Nichols appointed when Reilly’s con-
firmation failed.
In conclusion, this column believes
It is very poor strategy for certain
disgruntled labor leaders to tell their
loyal followers that'Moreland is not a
friend of labor’s. Labor is on the
threshhold of great things and the
only thing that will thwart the oppor-
tunities held by labor is that group of
office-seeking leaders who have never
bad a sincere purpose in the labor
movement and who persist in poison- .
ing the minds of those loyal follow-
ers.
Amos said information was asked
about the author of this column. This
Information we gladly give. '
The writer is not s hdlder of a labor
ard. The only job he has ever held
n which he could have been such a
holder was that of refinery worker in
the days before the oil workers union.
The writer was one of the early
group of editorial workers who advo-
cated the Newspaper Guild’s affilia-
tion with the A. F. of L ,
The writer is an Austin correspond-
ent for nine dally newspapers to ad-
dition to the weekly labor papers and
is known by Beaumont labor leaders
as a friend of labr in all of his news-
paper work. Wa refer those who
doubt this to the Beaumont Trades
and Labor Council.
But—this writer is for labor. Not
selfish labor lenders. Most labor
leaders are good ones. The bad ones
deter labor's purpose.
AUGUSTA UNIONS SUPPORT
CHILD LABOR AMENDMENT
The Central Labor Union of Augus-
to. Ga., sent • letter to each of the
representatives from that area in the
State Legislature urging them to take
the lead in securing the ratification of
the Child Labor Amendment to the
Federal Constitution.
__. 75 ly worded declarat ion made
by PaAcharrenberg, legislative rep-
sept years, Mr. Sc narrenberg
-— -------have en-
many young met
the Seamen's Union without
i address before tl e Propel-
it a luncheon meeting in the
1 Athletic Club here.
ng to his own experience,
fenberg said he hid been an
he three skysail yarder New
made to the management of the
Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance
for the recognition and establishment
of the Guild Shop. Because of the
position which the editors of the
Scripps-Howard newspapers have as-
sumed in favor of collective bargain-
ing and in support of the establish-
ment of contractual relationships be-
tween employers and employes, it
seems inconceivable that the manage-
ment of these publications would re-
sist the efforts of the representatives
of the Newspaper Guild to establish
the Guild shop.
“I extend to you and to the News-
paper Guild full and complete assur-
ance of the support of the American
Federation of Labor in all efforts you
may put forth to require the manage-
ment of the Scripps-Howard News-
paper Alliance to agree to your rea-
sonable demand.
amendment and has a perfect labor
record In the senate. Furthermore,
labor respects h s position in the sen-
ate and the power he might hold on
future legislatioh beneficial to labor.
p. m-Press table—Tuesday, April 5.
While the American Federation of La-
bor ha, condemned the "sit-down”
strike nd we are not in sympathy
with the confiscation of property by
worker*—organized or unorganized—
Represdhatative Hardin’s bill has many
flaws in it and should be thoroughly
discussed and amepded, before it is
presented to the House of Representa-
tives.
>, Tender Heart! i
>nce burst to twain
Console these hearts
o wracked with pain
formerly located al 140 Broad
_ N. Y., and
securing injunctions—and certainly
they have used them at every oppor-
tunity— eriminal actions for trespass,
conspiracy, extortion, forcible seizure
and injery to property and civil ac-
tions for damages. In addition to the
above, ye believe that kind of legis-
lation 1* premature—we have not had
any sit-down strikes in Texas—and
that those in favor of such legislation
are very premature and are just anti-
cipating' what might happen. The
workers of this State had too much
experience with the Open Port Bill,
which was repealed, not to be leary of
legislation of this character. It
smacks too much of attempting to
take away the right of workers to pro-
test against unfair discrimination by
their most powerful weapon—that of
striking.
SOIL STET'1
Gardiner, N. Y. (AFLNS).—The
necessity of guaranteeing the ade-
quacy of New York City’s water sup-
ply was emphasized in this Ulster
county town when Mayor La Guardia
of the Nation's metropolis fired the
first blast of dynamite for sinking a
shaft at the foot of Shawangunk
he early days shipowners
8a oubt as to whether the Sea-
ion was permanei tly estab-
8 "ontinual upsets re suited be-
k^Jpowncrs and worl ers.
E8 Strike of 1921
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Craftaman la the Official Organ of the Farm Labor Union of D as County and Li Subscribed for by the Dallas Central Labor Council and Affiliated Unions in a Body and la Fighting for the Rights of Organized Labor
with the American Federa-
abor.”
‘s Discharge Book Dispute
The American Federation of Labor
has offered no objection to the bill as
a whole but will offer objections to
certain sections of the bill. Among
the objectionable features are such
items as the time limit (three hours)
for an employe to get off the prem-
ises, and the provisions which would
set aside a special! place where wages
would be received.; 4
The bill, in that connection, would
be particularly difficult to comply
with for workers who work on large
lumber company properties or in oil
refineries, according to labor leaders.
However, sitdown strikes have ap-
parently brought forth the ire of leg-
islators and there is little doubt but
that the measure will be reported out
of the committee with a recommenda-
tion that it do pass.
Public opinion, obviously, has
fairs of" State government. This has
to be raised in some manner and the
people of Texas will have to pay the
bin. :
I f $ • •
GOVERNOR ALLRED—Receives our
hearty applause and sincere congratu-
lations n his stand to veto any of
these tax remission bills. He fully
_ realides what will take place, if all the
present proposals for the remission
of taxes .are enacted into laws and has
stated very plainly, that there is an
underlying motive, on the part of
some, to force an issue of this kind,
so as to require the necessity of a
general sales tax—which he is abso-
lutely posed to.
TO c. W. WOODMAX—Editor of the
Union Banner of Fort Worth, goes our
acknowledgment and sincere apprecia-
tion for the bouquets handed us in
last week’s issue of that paper. Our
heart ihin our work, C. W.. and al-
thougiHs you say, the remuneration
is somwwhat uncertain, we enjoy the
work I • • •
ROSS HARDIN—Of Limestone coun-
ty, has i introduced a bill, known as
House Bill 1040, which will prevent
the “sit-down” strike in Texas. We
upon products to indicate that they
are made in unionized shops, factories
and industrial establishments.
The shop card is a printed sign
which is displayed in the window or
on the wall of all shops and business
places whose employees are unionzed.
The working button is similar to the
insignia of Lodges or fraternal orders
and are worn in the same manner.
The working button gives assurance
that the services are rendered by- a
member of a trade union. Union peo-
ple did you know, there are more
than a million members of the trade
unions who designate their products
and services by the union labels.
The question has been asked sev-
eral times: Will members of the trade
unions and thefy friends who do not
have the union labels, benefit by buy-
ing the unton made goods. The an-
swer is "YES,” because they will
benefit in just the degree that they
buy union made goods, because they
will raise the standards of living of
not only the members of the unions
but also of the average citizen.
Buying under the union label is un-
questionably the only way the union
people will maintain the hours, wages
and conditions for which trade unions
have fought for many years to get.
Consequently, it is absolutely nec-
essary to enroll the wives of trade-
unionists and their friends Into this
campaign to encourage the purchase
of union made goods.
Now union people, if you don’t see
the shop card or button, then you
AUSTIN LABOR ANGLES
By JIMMIE CLARK
.0 ______ ing in the actual Hogging of Shoe-
mit-is dis- makor, Arlle Oillian Ed Spivey and
------ • James Dean, all of Orlando, Fla., are
The Union Label is a symbol which president of the American Federation
is displayed by means of a cloth oror Labor, in a letter to Jonathan Eddy,
paper label, stamp or other imprint
also accused of second degree mur-
der. They are repued to have been
associated with the Ku Klux Klan in
Orlando and to hive served on a
"wrecking crew" organized to forcibly
break up the activities of labor organ-
izers in the citrus groves in the Tam-
pa and Orlando regions.
A second degree murder charge
THE DALLAS CRAFTSMAN
:24
Over 400.000 Workers Affected by
Legislation to Fix Minimum Pay
and Maximum Work Week.
El Baicos Club
Mrs. Lula Hammack, Mrs. Olive
Gross and Henry Gross. Jr., received
the prizes at the game tournament
given by the El Baicos Club of the
J. D. Alexander Grove, Woodmen Cir-
cle. The Easter motif was observed
*yy contractual relations be-
bi seamen and the shipowners
3 ific Coast. But in 1921 the
Toronto, Canada (AFLNS.)—With
practically no opposition the Ontario
Legislature passed the bill sponsored
by David Croll, Minister of Welfare,
to establish minimum wages, maxi-
mum work hours and proper work-
ing conditions. It is estimated the
measure will cover about 400,000
workers of both sexer
Mr. Croll described nis bill as “a
historical development in the indus-
trial life of Eastern Canada,” ac-
centuated by the fact that the Gov-
ernment of the Province of Quebec,
where most of Ontario’s industrial
competitors are located, had agreed to
fall in line with the Ontario Act This
action, Mr. Croll said, removed the
fear of competition by Quebec low-
wage and long-hour employers that
had haunted Ontario employers for
fifty years whenever adyanced labor
legislation was proposed.
Referring to the scope of the' Act,
the Welfare Minister pointed out that
the only employers it would affect
would be employers who were com-
peting ruinously with others by the
unholy expedient of cutting wages to
the starvation point. He expressed
appreciation for the co-operation
shown by both organized labor in On-
tario and the Canadian Manufacturers
Association, both groups having ap-
proved the measure.
brought about this disfavor. It is also
possible that oil companies in Texas,
many of whose employes are affi-
liated with the CID. originators of the
sit-down strike in this country, have
a hand in the movement to outlaw
the;new strike method.
It is interesting to note that the
fight against sit-down strikes in
Washington has been inaugurated by
Congressman Martin Dies of Orange
who comes from one of the largest
CIO districts of Texas. Dies defeated
Clyde S. Smith, his opponent, lost
summer largely with labor votes.
It is also quite interesting to note
that several congressional candidates
in this district have condemned sit-
down strike methods. The leader in
this group is Polk Shelton, young
criminal lawyer and anti-court plan
candidate.
Tampa, Fla . the trial of eight alleged
participants in the "flogging" of three
men on November 30, 1935, in which
Joseph A. Shoemaker was kidnapped,
flogged, tarred and feathered and
beaten so mercilessly that he died as
a result of the injuries, is scheduled to
begin April 16, more than sixteen
months after the commission of the
crime. The other two victims were
Eugene F. Poulnot and Dr. S. J.
Rogers, a retired rural physician.
The three men were taken by
Tampa police without warrants from
a meeting of "Modern Democrats” at
a private home in Tampa and after
being questioned at police headquar-
ters about alleged "Communistic ac-
tivities” were handed over by the po-
lice to a gang of floggers.
Given Jail Terms for Kidnapping
Through the eftorts of President
Green, of the merican Federation of
Labor, other interested organizations
and prominent individuals, the publi
was deeply aroused and an investiga-
tion demanded by Mr. Green led even-
tually to the indictment of a number
of men, including high police officials
and several alleged Klansmen.
The first trial of five former Tampa
policemen last Spring resulted in_their
conviction of having abducted Poulnot.
They were sentenced to four years in
the penitentiary by a Polk County
jury, but are still at liberty pending
the outcome of an appeal to the State
Supreme Court.
These five men who will face the
-H prominent lawyer of Austin, Judge
Ralph Yarbrough of Austin, Gerald
C. Maim, former Secretary of State,
now of Dallas, Senator Joe Hill of
Hendern and Senator Franklin
Spears of Bexar county.
• • •
w. IL GALLAGHER—Lefislative rep-
resentative of the Brotherhood of
Railroad, Engineers presented his
preferenial legislation to the com-
mittee on Civil Jurisprudence in the
senate so well, that the senators have
dubbed him Judge Gallagher. Bill is
a layman and does not claim to being
' / a member of the legal profession, but
at that, he could give a few of them
spades and cards and then show them
a trick hr two.
T f ' • » • . -
FRED MICHOLSThe labor and box-
ing eomp-issionet, is so well liked by
his many friends, that they have re-
sorted to calling him by nick names,
among iem being, "Nickle,” "Happy”
and "Frddie." He says the Freddie
is all! right, as long as people do not
forget and say "Ferdie." Three claps
for the gentleman.
mies—enemies for no other reason
than because Wallace informed the
workers of Texas the unfriendly la-
bor record of these men. Are they
ashamed of their stand against labor.
Did they think union labor would not
be told, of their attitude? If not
ashamed, then why resent their legis-
lative record be told? Rather incon-
sistent, these members of the state
senate—inconsistent and small-mind-
ed.
All right, Wallace. Labor needs you
more than the Federal or State gov-
ernment. Can’t pay you what you are
worth, but that will come to time.—
The Union Banner.
the Employer and Employe for Their Mutual Benefit and Progress and Development of Dallas
it the seamen refus ed. to con-
e cuts. He point* d out that
of American tonna ge at that
owned by the Government
seamen were defeated with
: that wages came down to
BS.
le Caused by Communists
Sam 11 Crosby, John
"that the American Federation of
Labor is deeply interested in the ne-
gotiations which the representatives
of the Newspaper Guild are carrying
on with the management of the
Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance.
I earnestly hope success will attend
your efforts to secure a collective bar-
gaining agreement with the manage-
ment of these publications.
"The American Federation of Labor
is in thorough accord with the pro-
posal which you and your associates
representing the Newspaper Guild
Sommunists, however, aided
ganda against the new book
Andrew Furuse h.
to get somewhere.
SENATOR TOM HOLBROOK - Of
Galveston in opposing Senator Frank
Rawlings of Tarrant county in rais-
ing the salaries of certain members
of the judiciary, referred to and liken-
ed the members of the Texas Senate
"to a bunch of wild bogs in an acorn
patch.’ Hope the members do not
get their feelings ruffled.
• • •
LIKELY CANDIDATES—la 1938 for
governor, are Attorney “General Bill
MeCraw, Railroad Commissioner
Ernest Thompson and Highway Com-
missioner Robert Lee Bobbitt; for
lieutenant governor. Will Pace. Tyler.
• Welbotirse Collie, Eastland and Ho-
bert Nelson, Tahoka, all senators and
Secretary of State Edward Clarke;
for attorney general. Lieutenant Gov-
ernor Walter Woodul, Everett Looney,
rk, N1. Y. (AFLNH).— Ship-
' to this column this week that he had
. heard rumblings of discord about the
recent article carried here about Pat
Moreland, recently appointed member
, o the Texas Unemployment Compen-
sation Commission.
This column strongly suspects that
stah discord, if indeed it is true,
cbmes from disappointed office seek-
ers, of whom there were many.
: This column ' further wishes to
point out, definitely, one fact. That
is that as a friend of labor the author
Would have preferred that some cap-
Austin, April 1—Next Tuesday night
at 1:30 o’clock ths house committee
on criminal jurisprudence will hear
Rep. Ross Hardin’s bill to outlaw sit-
down strikes. Tl e hearing will be
Fro2*907 untl 1921 there were
various groups of steamship
books of their ov n in which
ict of men during the voyage
itles.
cific 43ast strike led by Hai ry Bridges
in th’Atlantic Coast strike, which
was ^Struggle between communistic
eleme5 and the conservative section
of theGe
Hev
schook
Trial of Tampa Floggers for
or April 16 Housing Rroiect
N2+.*. T A., hat Plte Mnef
tempted to reduce their ex-
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