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Co-operation Between the Employer and Employe for Their Mutual Benefit and Progress and Development of Dallas
THIRTY-FIRST YEAR, No. 8
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $2.00 PER YEAR.
The Spotlight
Facing the Facts
By “COKE"
With PHILIP PEARL
Speaks at Anniversary Dinner
her aid.
cial trip to Austin and present-
Canadian victory loans now aggregate and local unions have arranged mass
ing bonds each week, either direcus treasury Morgenthau.
from their local unions or under
roll allotment agreements with 6
of the Central
Council,
the agency’s advertisement for
The vote in Indianapolis
less
strong movement is
by the
BUT DEFENSE BONDS a STAMPS
r
George L Berry, President
International Pressmen’s Union
Income Tax Forms
Without Headaches
Defense Needs Come
Ahead of Fashions
Labor’s War Cabinet
To Draft Unified
Program or Pres.
learned senator, who graduat-
ed to his august office from the
route of a flour salesman takes
boat in the present crisis facing the
nation, Major George L. Berry, presi-
Retail Stores Are
Asked to Salvage
Waste Materials
Cincinnati AFL
Forms Committee
For Organization
saw
men.
and, in fact, no union taxicab
drivers local. Just remember,
every cab driver operating at
present in town is non-union
and the cabs he or she drives
are operating by a non-union
company.
Amity and Harmony Mark First Meet-
ing With President in White Honse.
Railway Clerk
Roster Hits Peak
In
rein-
Millions to Hear
Defense Bond
Broadcast
...177
- 3
All Workers
Should Invest in
Defense Bonds
Major Geo. Berry
Presents Plaque
To G. B. Dealey
St. Louis Labor
Blocks Large Fee
For War Jobs
3175,000 he said.
Members of this union are purchs
"Gentlemen:
"You have lost several ships during
AFL Sweeps Vote
In Western Union
Cotton, Concrete
Better Than Steel
REMEMBER PF.ARI. HARBOR
BUT DEFENSE BONDS
RAILWAY CLERKS ROSTER
HITS TWENTY-YEAR PEAK
sweeping
was:
AFL _____
Against .
An Open Letter
"To All Shipowners,
Loren P. Young
Appointed B. A.
Painters No. 53
Unions “Jump Gun”
In Bond Drive;
Buying to Limit
January alone 6,000 new and
stated members were added
to be held at the White House Feb.
20.
Among the outstanding issues on
which the representatives of both la-
bor groups will seek agreement before
this meeting are:
1—How to develop an adequate la-
bor supply for completing the Presi-
dent's 56 billion-dollar victory pro-
duction drive in the coming year.
2—Formulation of a wage policy
which will maintain living standards
and keep pace with increased living
costs yet prevent the suread of infla-
ton. .-s
3—Reduction to the absolute mini-
Brotherhood. He said that all major
railroads except one, the Nashville,
Chattanooga & St. Louis, are under
the Clerks’ banner.
Labor, management and capital,
equal and integral parts of the Amer-
erican economic system, the greatest
changeover was accompanied by a
rapid change from an agricultural to
putting something aside every pay-
day."
She then made a spe- l mam ot unemployment caused by
• - - 1 conversion of peace-time manufactur-
Millions of
their home
Labor unions don’t exist in Hitler
Germany. Preserve your union and
aid your country win the fight for
freedom. Invest in Defense Savings
Bonds every pay day until the battle’s
won.
He sent a number of union members
to apply for the job. The unionists
found that the agency’s fee was 60
per cent of the first month's wages.
Mr. Clark told R. B. Dschner, man-
ager of the Missouri Employment
Service, that under an agreement be-
tween the Federal Government and the
Western Cartridge Company all hir-
ing was to be done through the State
agency. As a result the hiring was
transferred from the private concern
to the Missouri Employment Service
and the men got their jobs without
paying any fee.
Washington. D. C.—How the war is
going to effect women’s fashions dur-
ing 1942 is still a mooted question in
capitol circles, but guesses are being
made here that women’s wear will be
steered away from fabrics and dyes
most needed in vital defense produc-
tion. the National Cotton Council and
Cotton-Textile Institute report.
It was said that women’s work
clothing will be more patriotic in baby
blue than in olive drab since the olive
dye is needed in making clothing and
equipment for the armed forces. Fab-
ric constructions most needed in Army
and Navy wearing apparel probably
will become out of place in the fash-
ion markets also.
meetings to hear messages from
President Green and Secretary of the
Cincinnati, Ohio (AFLWNS). —
President George M. Harrison of the
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks re-
vealed that the union's membership
has gone over the 185,000 mark, hit-
ting a new twenty year peak. In Jan-
uary alone 6,000 new and reinstated
members were aided by the Brother-
hood. He said that all major rail-
roads except one, the Nashville, Chat-
tanooga. 4 St. Louis, are under the
Clerks’ banner.
Austin, Texas.—Cotton may assist
the building industry in making avail-
able a greater supply of steel for de-
fense purposes, the National Cotton
Council and Cotton-Textile Institute
report.
The Council-Institute said that an
engineer at Austin has found that
cotton lint reinforces concrete better
than steel. Cotton has 20 per cent
greater tensile strength than struc-
tural steel and 200 pounds of cotton
in a concrete beam replaces 1200
pounds of steel
Washington, D. C. (AFLWNS).—
The American Federation of Labor is
sweeping to victory in elections of
Western Union employes throughout
the nation and expects to have the" en-
tire system organized before the end
of the year.
Two new cities joined the AFL fold
within the past week—Chicago and
Indianapolis.
John Schrier, AFL organizer, noti-
fied President William Green that the
result of the Chicago election was as
follows:
Commercial Telegraphers Union
(AFL) ............... 1,115
Independent Union _______________________ 765
This clear-cut victory followed
close upo: the heels of the Indiana-
polis election which was even more
A program to mobilize the Nation’s
1,700,000 retail stores in a continuing
drive to salvage materials needed to
produce weapons fyr America’s fight-
ing men was launched January 10 by
the Bureau of Industrial Conservation
OPM.
Merchants in all sections of the
country are being asked to sign
pledges that their stores are saving
waste paper. scrap metal, old rags,
rubber, and other materials urgently
needed for our country’s all-out war
effort. Those signing the pledges
earn the right to display window em-
blems signifying that they are taking
part in the "Salvage for Victory” pro-
gram.
Co-operation of retail stores in the
bureau's Nation-wide salvage effort
is considered one of the most impor-
tant aspects aof*the over-all program
to return to war industries all pre-
viously wasted or Idle materials.
Through State and community sal-
vage committees, now being set up
throughout the country as part of lo-
cal defense councils, the bureau if ap-
pealing to the general public to col-
lect and dispose of waste materials
in homes. Persons wishing to sell
their collections are advised to notify
local junk dealers, while those who
prefer to give their waste, may do-
nate it to any one of a number of
charitable agencies which collect such
materials.
"Countless thousands of tons of
these materials, now going to waste,
can, through the co-operation of Am-
erica's stores, be put to military use
to defeat the aggressor nations," said
Lessing J. Rosenwald, chief of the Bu-
reau of Industriar Conservation.
just decided there would be no
union drivers nor union cabs, issue with the administration
have to come from other industries,
too, for us to be victorious.
At the close of his talk he present-
ed to G. B. Dealey of The News an
honorary life membership and work-
ing card in the pressmen’s union.
Only one certificate is given by the
international union each year, and in
all only twenty-five have been given
since it was founded.
Harry W. Acreman, secretary of the
Texas State Federation of Labor,
spoke briefly of the many problems
created for labor by the transition
from peacetime economy to a war
men-iEnaddbnt nTTeeghtyldanewaprer. footing, especlally in Texas where the
St. Louis, Mo. (AFLWNS).—Amer-
ican Federation of Labor unions here
were instrumental in closing out a
scheme by a private employment
agency to muscle in on the hiring
of workers for the small arms plant
operated by the Western Cartridge
Company for the War Department,
charging a racketeering fee for their
Major George L. Berry, president of
the International Pressmen and As-
sistants Union of North America, was
a visitor to Dallas last Sunday, Feb-
ruary 8 and was honored with a
luncheon and meeting at the Baker
Hotel.
After Major Berry had presented a
masterful talk on the problems that
confront not only his organization, the
labor movement, but the entire world,
he presented an honorary membership
plaque to George B. Dealey, head of
the Dallas News in honor of the
splendid relationship that has existed
between Mr Dealey, the Institution be
heads and the pressmen's Union.
Members of the local Pressmen’s
Union, Including Al Hunter, interna-
tional representative, made arrange-
ments for the entertainment of Major
Berry.
Harry Acreman, executive secer-
tary and legislative representative of
the Texas State Federation of Labor
was present and made a report of the
affairs of the federation.
W. J. (Bill) Harris, president of the
Dallas Central Labor Council wel-
comed Major Berry to Dallas on the
part of the Dallas A. F. of L labor
movement and made a short talk on
the progress of labor in this city.
mtttingtowthe rosidentwat hssinext ot world history, all are in the same
President Green sent congratula-
tory telegrams to the locals in both
cities and joined organization Direc-
tor Frank Fenton in predicting a
clean sweep of the Western Union
system in short order. Already the
employes of this company in Boston,
Hartford, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Erie,
Washington, D. C., and many other
cities have joined the AFL ranks.
ting a new twenty-year peak.
an industrial economy. W. J. Har-
ris, president of the Dallas Central
Labor Council, and Mayor Woodall
Rodgers also spoke.
Does your union own a share in
America? If not—see that some of
Its funds are invested in Defense
Savings Bonds now.
of union affairs when he does
not know one iota about the
truth of the matter or the un-
derlying cause of such action.
Sleep on peacefully, Lee O.
The people will give you a rude
awakening some day.
ing facilities to production for war
needs.
4—Mitigation of the effect of pri-
orities and rationing on existing jobs.
5—Application of the seven-day
week and the twenty-four hour day
to all vital war industries.
All of these important matters were
discussed with the President by la-
bor's "war cabinet" at Its first histor-
ic meeting in the White House Feb.
6. A friendly, co-operative spirit pre-
vailed throughout the long session.
The talk was frank and to the point
It was agreed that adoption of a uni-
fied program by the AFL and CIO ac-
ceptable to the Administration would
go a long way toward solving some of
America's toughest war problems.
Those present at the conference
representing the AFL were President
William Green, Secretary-Treasurer
George Meany and Vice President
Daniel J. Tobin. The CIO delegation
was composed of President Philip
Murray, R. J. Thomas and Julius Ems-
pak. Sidney Hillman participated as
an adviser to the President and Mrs.
Anna Rosenberg acted as secretary.
At the conclusion of the confer-
Cincinnati, Ohio (AFLWNS). —
The American Federation of Labor in
Cincinnati announced the formation
of a city-wide organizing committee,
beaded by AFL Regional Director E.
C. Bundy, including six organizers
and ten local officials, to streamline
its organization drive here.
"In the co-operative pattern of
Cincinnati's Central Labor Council
and Cincinnati’s Business Represen-
tatives Club, AFL organizers and the
organizing staffs of international un-
ions are uniting their forces in key
campaign movements as a unit,” said
The Chronicle, organ of the council.
The committee has extended its ac-
tivities to the organization of laun-
dry workers, paper mill workers, food
clerks, auto workers, printing press-
men and machinists.
naS- $^Ttl will tune in on
theff TaEfos: Domtmss"it!
dent of the International Printing
Pressmen and Assistants’ Union of
North America, told members of the
Dallas Newspaper Printing Press-
men's Union, local 21, Sunday at their
twentieth anniversary dinner at the
Baker Hotel.
Major Berry, former United States
Senator from Tennessee, outlined to
the group the principals upon which
the international pressmen's union
was founded and cited the progress it
has made during its life, both to its
members individually and to society
as a whole.
Only upon the basis of mutual un-
derstanding and respect can the
present success of labor, management
and capital be maintained, he said,
and warned the group that all must
continue to look with foresight to the
postwar period and to see that in win-
ning a victory the peace is not lost
"We are fighting now to save’ our
freedom," he said. "But let us not
overlook the fact that in winning the
war we still might lose our freedom.”
He pointed out that the pressmen's
union has not even a single man on
strike in the entire nation at this
time, and said that was the sort of
co-operation and work that would
Washington. D. C. (AFLWNS).-At
the request of President Roosevelt,
the American Federation of Labor
and the CIO are now working out
joint recommendations for achieving
labor’s utmost participation in the
nation's war effort.
The unified program will be sub-
started to do something about
it. The company gave as their
cause for closing down the fact
that they were losing money.
Well, this just does not sound
right. Every company in town
has been advertising for weeks
for drivers and many of their
cabs have stood idle while the
company searched for chauf-
feurs. There has been a heavy
demand for cabs for some
months and with the few cabs
operating because of a scarcity
of drivers, they have been do-
ing a land-office business. It
seems to us, as if the company
ed her case to Senator Carl
Lovelady. The senator was so
impressed he drew a bill and
introduced it in the upper house
which called for the abolish-
ment of the scanty dress worn
by various car hops over the
State in regulated and licensed
beer establishments. All of
this publicity brought others
into the fight for decent dress
for the car hops with the re-
sultant ruling by the Liquor
Board. Again, we say, “A Job
Well Done.”
The ( raftsman :» the Offieial Organ of the Farm Labor Union of Dallas County and is Subscribed for by the Dallae Central Labor Council and Affiliated Unione in a Body and is Fighting for the Rights of Organ ired
Members of Organized Labor of
Dallas and their friends—
especially those who live out of
town and travel quite a bit,
have for years enjoyed the use
of union taxicabs in Dallas.
Well, this is a thing of the past.
The Mayfair Taxicab Com-
pany, long a union concern—
the cabs manned by union driv-
ers who are members of Taxicab
Drivers’ Local Union No. 17,
has gone out of business. The
union men are out of jobs and
unless they organize the com-
panies now doing business un-
der non-union conditions or
"ra" on their cards, they will
have to seek other fields to
make a livelihood. We feel
sure the members will not lay
down their cards. We also
know that every attempt will
be made to organize the non-
union cab companies left in
Dallas. It is a shame, that
members of labor will not have
the privilege of patronizing
union cab companies and union
drivers, but this is the case un-
service.
Joseph P. Clark
Trades and Labor
At the last regular meeting of
Painters’ Local Union No. 53, held
Tuesday night. February 16. Loren P.
Young was appointed business agent
in the place of Thomas R. Jones, who
resigned.
Mr. Young has been a member of
the local union for many years and
at various times served his organiza-
tion in the capacity of business repre-
sentative. He has a wide acquain-
tance among members of organized
labor and also those employers in this
locality who use his members and is
well grounded and versed in the af-
fairs of the labor movement.
Mr.-Young succeeds Thomas R.
Jones, who has served Painters' Lo-
cal Union No. 53 for many years as
business representative. Mr Jones
resigned to accept a civil service ap-
pointment with the United States
government in the department of Ap-
prentice Division of the Fair Wage
and Standards Act.
The State Liquor Control Board
has ordered all proprietors of
beer dispensing establishments
in the future to provide proper
uniforms for young lady car
hops. This means that the
board will not stand for any
more of the scanty, suggestive
dress that some of the car hops
have been adorned with in the
past. This is a step forward
and decency has prevailed.
Much of the credit for such a
step should go to Mrs. Loren P.
Young, business representative
of Waitresses Local Union No.
803. Several months ago, she
started a campaign to outlaw
any such mode of dress and ap-
pealed to the citizens of Texas
through the press in various
published articles to come to'
employers. He expressed confidence
that the union "will make a splendid
showing in this, Labor's attempt, to
finance the war."
Railway Clerks
President George M. Harrison, of
the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks,
reported that this union has purchas-
ed 3100,000 in defense bonds and will
purchase 3100,000 more this year. The
union has invested 1,025,800 in other
Government bonds and has subscrib-
ed for 350,000 more.
Mr. Harrison, an AFL Vice Presi-
dent, pledged that the billion-dollar
drive "will have the enthusiastic and
substantial support ' of this organiza-
tion." Each local lodge has been
asked to form a committee to canvass
all members to promote the purchase
of bonds through payroll allotment
plans or, directly.
Cement Workers
The monthly magazine of the Ce-
ment, Lime, Gypsum and Allied
Workers Union lists purchases by the
international union and by its local
of 371,300 in defense bonds.
Eight local unions have arranged
payroll allotment plans with employ- i
ers so that members of the unions can
put aside specified amounts from their
weekly pay envelopes for the pur-
chase of bonds.
Central Labor Unions
Added to the list of Central Labor
Unions which are arranging mass
meetings for Feb. 22 to start the de-
fense bond campaign with a bang are
those in Somerville and Cambridge,
Mass., Southwestern Oregon, Bea-
trice, Neb., Charlotte, N. C., Muskogee.
Okla., Savannah, Ga., Allentown, Pa.,
and Lancaster, O.
E. W. Holbrook, executive secretary
of the Bremerton, Wash., Central La-
bor Union, explained that the authori-
ties there have banned all mass meet-
ings on account of the war but he re-
ported that 17,000 Navy Yard work-
ers in Bremerton are setting aside
part of their wages each week for
bond purchases. In addition local
unions are conducting bond purchas-
ing drives. The laborers' union has
bought 320,000 worth for its own
treasury and the teamsters are run-
ning a close second.
Local Unions
Paper Box Workers Union, No.
20358, will hold a mass meeting Feb.
22 at Seattle, Wash. Beet Sugar Re-
finery Employes Union, No. 21228 ( of
Swink, Colo., has purchased 3700
worth of bonds on their own ac-
count. Citrus Workers Union, No.
22576, of Ft. Pierce, Fla., reported it
has purchased 3500 in defense bonds
and nearly all members have sub-
scribed to payroll allotment programs.
Match Workers Union No. 18374. at
Springfield, Mass., has bought 3500 in
defense bonds and will get "much
more" during the year. Fabricated
Metal Workers Union No. 22353 will
hold a special defense bond meeting
on Washington's Birthday. Federal
Labor Union, No. 20878. Clinton. Iowa,
has purchased a 31.000 bond and re-
ported that employes of the Clinto
Co. are on a payroll allotment plan.
Nesco Fabricated Metal Workers
Union, No. 20618, Baltimore, Md.,
reported that the membership voted
to buy defense stamps and bonds to
the limit of their ability through the
union.
United States Senator W. Lee
O’Daniel is having another
“fit” because some incompe-
tent workmen down around
Austin, Texas, say they can not
join the union of their choice.
We have been reliably informed
about this situation and the
men who are raising the hue
and cry about being unjustly
treated by the unions of Aus-
tin are incompetent to hold
union cards and were denied
admission on this grounds. La-
bor unions have always taken
the position that the possessor
of an A. F. of L. union card is
the badge of a competent work-
man. Now the unions refuse
to permit incompetents to join
their organizations and then
be permitted to enjoy the same
conditions as the skilled mem-
ber. These incompetents, if
they were permitted to join the
unions would soon disgust
reputable contractors with un-
ion men because of their inef-
ficiency. The Austin unions
did right in denying these men
membership. But our great
Of Interest to Every Member
of organized labor and especial-
ly organizers, business repre-
sentatives, secretaries, dele-
gates and other officers of in-
ternational and local unions is
the new ruling by General
Hershey of Selective Service
that these men will be exempt
from military training because
of their need in the National
Defense program. This is a
fine ruling and a just one. To
any one who is acquainted with
the labor movement, the need
for this type of man is highly
evident. The American Fed-
eration of Labor and its affi-
liates are doing everything in
their power to aid the Nation-
al Defense program and the
men who have been trained to
carry on the many phases of
the work in connection there-
with are indeed necessary in
every sense of the word.
Washington,D. Q.— Approximately
7,000,000 persons, including tens of
thousands of organized workers, have
bought Defense Savings Bonds, ac-
cording to an estimate made by the
Treasury Department.
This is encouraging, Henry Mor-
genthau, Jr., Secretary of the Trea-
sury, stated, but he pointed out that
the ultimate goal of the Defense Sav-
ings Program is to enroll all gain-
fully employed workers, numbering
approximately 40 million.
The January sales of Defense Bonds
doubled the December record, reach-
ing a new monthly high of $1,060,-
547,000. "The buyers of Defense Bonds
have thus met almost half of the en-
tire cost of the nation’s war effort in
January,” the Secretary declared
"We are making a good start with
our Payroll Savings Plans," the Sec-
retary said, "but the numbers of em-
ployees participating tn them, and
the extent of their participation, are
not yet nearly what they should be.
In this field above all others, we In-
tend to work hard in the coming
weeks until every employed person is
this past month. They have been
sent plunging to the bottom of the
Atlantic with great holes torn in their
sides by enemy torpedoes.
"When you balance your books at
the end of the year, you’ll find that
, your profit sheet won't be as long
as it might have been—if these ships
had not gone down.
"But we can’t squeeze out any tears
for you. Not when we count our dead.
Fifty-seven of our Brothers went down
with those ships. Fifty-seven fami-
lies have been robbed of their fath-
ers or husbands or sons. The way
we figure things, our loss is greater
than yours.
"NOT ONE of our Brothers had so
much as an air-rifle with which to
protect himaelt against the enemy
raiders. NOT ONE of our Brothers
was protected by the hew-style life
belts (such as the British merchant
seamen have). NOT ONE SIU man
was able to climb out of the icy wat-
ers onto a life raft, because the ships
were not equipped with these rafts.
"And why in hell weren’t they?"
"Congress passed a bill to arm mer-
chant ships long before this country
sot into the war. The Maritime Com-
mission announced last November
that the ships would be armed with
anti-sub guns and anti-aircraft guns
just as rapidly as they hit port.
"This has not been done!
The Rafts Weren’t There
"The City of Atlanta went to the
bottom in five minutes. The Verone
went down in seven minutes. Even
granting that the life-boats were in
good condition, it is next to impossi-
ble to get the crew off in that length
of time. Moreover, If the ship is list-
ing to port, the starboard boats are
useless. On the Atlanta the crew was
able to launch only one boat and that
one was crushed and sucker under by
the sinking ship. A couple of life
rafts aboard these ships would have
saved many lives.
"But the rafts weren't there!
"This war is a month old now. For
30 days the seamen have been sailing
the ships without the protection to
which they are entitled—protection
which has been promised repeatedly
by both the Government and you.
"A gun and a life raft is little
enough to ask for—don’t you think?
Then what’s the stall?
"Are priorities holding things up?
Or could it be that you hate to shell
out for the cost?
"Whatever the reason, we say to
you with all earnestness, things must
change! The men who sail the ships
must have the very minimum protec-
tion of anti-sub guns and life rafts.
"Very truly yours,
"THE MEN WHO SAIL YOUR
SHIPS."
Surely, if the newspapers wished to
be of some constructive use to the
nation in time of war, they could en-
list their services in the cause of "the
men who sail the ships" and other vic-
tims of carelessness and negligence
on the part of profit-hungry employ-
ers!
Everybody knows that income taxes
are going to be bigger this year—and
next year—than ever before. But
Secretary of the Treasury Morgeb-
thau has arranged for a silver lining
by greatly simplifying the income tax
return form which may be used by
millions of new and small taxpayers
whose income during 1941 was not
more than 33000 from salaries, wages,
compensation for personal services,
dividends, rents, annuities and roy-
alties only. Please note the "only.”
No one is obliged to use this new
simplified form; but for those who
may and do use It, the problem of
preparing a return is just a matter
of a very few minutes. There are
only six items to fill out (1) name,
address and occupation, (2) depend-
ents, (3) income received during the
year, (4) deduction for dependents,
(5) check family status, (6) amount of
tax due, read directly from the table
in the form, without any figuring.
In explaining the use of the sim-
plified Income tax return, the Trea-
sury's folder says:
"Form 1040-A simplifies filing in-
come tax returns for millions of
small taxpayers.”
"If you use this simple Form 1040-A
you can prepare your return in a few
minutes."
"The filing of a return is required
by all single persons having gross in-
comes of 3750 or more, and for all
married persons having gross incomes
of 31,500 or more."
"Form 1040-A may be used by per-
sons who are required to file returns
but who have gross incomes of not
more than 33,00 from salaries, wages,
compensation for personal services,
dividends. interest, rents, annuities,
and royalties only."
"The tax shown on Form 1040-A
automatically makes provision for
deductions and family status."
If you have to file a tax return and
have not received a blank, you can
get one from the Collector of Inter-
nal Revenue in your city or from any
bank. As soon as you have filled it
out, have it attested by amy notary
public. and then mail or deliver it to
your local Collector of Internal Rev-
enue with your payment.
THE DALLAS CRAFTSMAN
Mr. Murray said he "echoed" Mr.
Green’s statement. The labor repre-
sentatives posed in amicable fashion
for photographers and newsreelmen
and then adjourned to a luncheon con-
ference where steps for drafting the
proposed unified program were agreed
upon.
Cincinnati, Ohio (AFLWNS). —
President George M. Harrison of the
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks re-
vealed that the union's membership
has gone over the 185,000 mark, hit-
tcug
DALLAS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NOKMBER 26,1942
If anyone tries to tell you that la-
bor is not making any real sacririces
in this war and, in fact, getting rich
and fat out of the war production
program, we wouldn’t blame you for
getting sore.
That’s what the newspapers have
been trying to tell all of us in this
country day in day out and we don't I
mind saying that we are hot under
the collar about it.
The outrageous lenzths to which
the newspapers are resorting in their
efforts to smear labor, while going
all-out in their tearful defense of big
business, violates all principles of
American fair play.
There are any number of factual
answers available to such lying propa-
ganda One of the best we hare seen,
covering any specific situation, ap-
pears in a front page editorial of the
Seafarers Log, official organ of the
Atlantic and Gulf District of the Sea-
farers International Union of North
America Here it is, in full:
Washington, D. C. (AFLWNS).—
Hundreds of AFL unions and millions
of their members are "jumping the
gun" on the official launching of the
American Federation of Labor's bil-
lion-dollar defense bond purchasing
drive. They are not waiting for any
given signal but are buying bonds to
the limit of their capacities, week-in,
week-out, according to reports flood-
ing AFL headquarters here.
President William Green expressed
gratification over the enthusiastic re-
sponse from every section of the coun-
try to the announcement of the drive
which will officially get under way
on Washington's Birthday, Feb. 22.
He declared that hundreds of mes-
sages from AFL unions sent to him
Indicate clearly that a substantial por-
tion of the billion-dollar quota al-
ready has been subscribed for or
pledged by AFL members and their
unions.
Among the reports received here on
AFL bond purchases and activities are
the tollowfng:
Allied Printing Trades
The Allied Printing Trades Council
of New York City and the Employing
Printers Association of New York
have agreed on plan whereby the
40,000 employes of the printing in-
dustry in the city will purchase 35,-
000,000 of defense bonds from their
earnings.
No uniform wage deduction has
been authorized but each establish-
ment will meet with its employe rep-
resentatives to work out individual
shop plans. Vincent J. Ferris, secre-
tary of the council. said that since all
men are not employed full time it
would be unfair to have a standard
rate of deduction. He said that in
some shops pay-roll allotment plans
already are in effect. There is no
question that the printing trades em-
ployes will fulfill their quota, he em-
phasized.
Lithographers
William J. Riehl, president of the
Amalgamated Lithographers of Am-
erica, reported that the International
union has purchased 350,000 of de-
fense bonds as has Local No. 1, in
New York City. Total local union in-
vestments in defense bonds and in
Washington, D. C. (AFLWNS).—
The American Federation of Labor
will launch its billion-dollar defense
bond purchasing campaign on Wash-
ington’s Birthday, Sunday, Feb. 22.
On that evening, from 8 to 8:30 p.
m., Eastern Time, President William
Green and Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr., will partici-
pate in a joint coast-to-coast broad-
cast over the Blue Network to tell the
five million members of the American
Federation of Labor all about the
drive and to enlist their support.
All AFL members are urged to lis-
ten to this momentous broadcast. In
many cities, Central Labor unions
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