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, ‘THE VOICE OF THE UNITED ELECTRICAL, RADIO &
MACHINE WORKERS OF AMERICA—Local 301—CIO
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.—APRIL 2nd, 1941
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| SPECIAL MEETING
UNION HEADQUARTERS _
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On Tuesday evening, the Schenectady members of Local 301
made labor history. Thousands packed the streets around the Union
headquarters, and unanimously told the G-E Company they wanted _
Is This
a 10c¢ an hour increase; and were ready tu give the Company demi-
onstrations to that effect; these same thousands of G-E workers —
also unanimously turned down four of the Company's proposals on
contract modifications. ,
During the past six months, department after department had
turned the heat on their leaders for more money. The Union Offi-
cials had been trying to convince the Company that there existed a
deep-seated dissatisfaction among its employees with the present
wages. It is the responsibility of Union leadership to bring these
dissatisfactions to the Company’s attention before they break into
uncontrollable actions. The Union leadership has repeatedly done
so.
The company officials, however, maintained that their em-
“ployees were one happy family and the dissatisfaction existed. only
“In the minds of the Union leadership.
Never before in the history of our Local has such unity of pur-
“pose and action been demonstrated by our membership. Today, we
can proudly state to those that were skeptical about our-Union, that
-we have a unified labor union in the Schenectady Plant of the G-E
Company.
Today, we do not have to convince anyone that we have a uni-
fied labor movement, the G-E workers gave the world a living proof
last Tuesday evening. .
-The present unity must be maintained by our membership .
more now than ever before. In spite of all the unfair attacks on
labor by the country’s big business controlled press, the C.1.0. is
growing mightier day by day. The American working people. can-
not be fooled any more by the strike hysteria, whipped up by. this
controlled press. .
L canis unity now existing among us eannot be split but from the
pide; it is all up to us. ,
We have splendid leadership in the shops, and it was demon-
ated by the discipline exercised by our members at the Tuesday,
mach 25th, Mass Meeting. In the interest of all of our members,
# the interest of our Defense Program and of the Country, we
fle all. of our members to maintain unity and discipline within
t ranks at all cost. With unity we can achieve our legitimate ob-
tives for the betterment of the lives of the American working
ople and to maintain the democratic institutions of our ‘country.
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Un-American?
Big Business Putting Squeeze
Qn Uncle Sam,. TNEC
Reports
Washington, Mar, 22.—Sensa-
tional charges that big business
is in effect “blackmailing” the
federal government were made
today in a new study issued by
the U.S. Temporary National
Economic Committee. ;
The study, entitled “Economic
Power and Political Pressures,”
looks into: lobbying activities.in.
Washington and-pays particular
interest to the business lobby.
“Speaking bluntly,” the TNEC
survey declares, “art govérn-
ment and the public ‘are ‘over a
barrel’ when it comes to: dealing
with business in time of war or
other crisis.
“Business refused to work, ex-
cept on terms which it dictates.
It controls the natural resources,
the liquid assets, the strategic
position in the country’s econo-
mic structure, and its technical
_ equipment and knowledge of
processes,
“The experience of the world
war, now apparently being re-
peated, indicates that business
will use this control only if it is
‘paid properly’.
“In effect, this is blackmail,
not too fully disguised.” *
During the 1940 defense crisis,
the TNEC report said, business
displayed an attitude similar to
that of 1917
“Profits, taxes, loans, and so’
Three Classés
wQ___ There is an old story about a .
stage coach company which x
first, second and third class tick-
ets to prospective passengers,
_ though they all rode in the same
coach.
When mystified passengers
demanded to know why such
class distinctions, they were told
“When the coach gets stuck in
a muddy road. or comes to a
steep hill, first class passengers
remain seated; second class pas-
Sengers get out and walk; and
third class passengers get out
and push.” age
~ Despite’ all ‘the present talk
about everyone being in the same
coach, equality of sacrifice, ete,
there seem to be-a lot of people
who think they have ‘first class
privileges entitling them ‘to do
nothing but roll along in the lux-
ury of huge war profits.
There are also a lot of second
class columnists and other press
and political kibitzers, who do
nothing but toady to the first
class passengers and criticize
and admonish the people who are
doing the work.
_ Labor, as usual, is in back do-
ing all the pushing —~ up to its
knees in the mire of low living
standards, struggling up the
hills.of higher living costs, and
keeping the coach of state on
the road to wherever in the devil
it is going.
forth appeared more important
to business men than getting
guns, tanks and airplane motors
into production” =.’
ELECTRICAL
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UNION ‘NEWS
‘ELECTRICAL UNION NEWS...
as yh Published by: ,
. “UNITED ELECTRICAL, RADIO & MACHINE WORKERS
OF AMERICA, LOCAL 301 .
30) Liberty Street, Schenectady, N. Y.
EDITOR BOARD |
Seymour Schreiier
. Sidney Webb, Secretary
“Michael Tedisco ~~
.,’ Fred Matern, Chairman
Editor — L. JANDREAU
William Turnbull
Thomas Caulfidid
BenjuninGeorsen
“Fred Schoefiler
“Freedom. of, the Press” is a phrase lightly. used. .To-speed
» opinions, through the press is a freedom enjoyed«mainly by the
owners of the great daily newspapers—and the main support of
these newspapers are the’advertisements of big business—there-
tore they who pay the piper call the tune. In other words, the large
newspapers. of this country are big business. The average American
- worker, whether organized into a labor union or not, is constantly
exposed before the public through the American Press, owned or
controlled by his employer, as.a menace to anything progressive—
= to national defense or to anything that may be the issue of the day.
The Local Press -
In this controlled press—of which the Schenectady Union-Star
and the Schenectady Gazette are an integral ‘part—every. legiti-—
mate struggle of the American worker ior a decent living wage or
-the general betterment of his lite is grossly misrepresented in th
interest.of the employer. &
As we look over the papers today, headlines appear featuring *
the C.LO..as_a:menace to the National Defense Program, because
the ‘workers under the banner of the C.1.0. are either asking for a
decent standard of living, recognition -of the right of collective bar-
gaining, or some sort ot understanding that can be embodied into
a contract that will give them-better job-security. ’
_ Henry Ford —-Law-Breaker
In the case of Henry Ford. vs. the United Automobile Workers
a struggle exists over the question of Union recognition. The labor
b i and found Henry Ford to be violating a law
o- the papers feature’ this violation ?
Hardly a line ‘in any of the country’s press! © ;
The Labor Board charges that -Ford operated an extensive sys-
tem.of_espionage.in_the plant and fired hundreds of his employees
for union activity. -In addition the labor-beard charged the ord
x Company ‘with-hiring gangs’ of strong-armed muscle’ men
with criminally notorious recordss---=--—- = wy
Allis-Chalmers
In the Allis-Chalmers matter, the controlled press surely does
‘not expose the anti-labor record ofsthis company as found by the
U.S. Senate Civil Liberties Committee — namely that the Allis-
Chalmers*Company is among ‘the ring leaders of the group of large
industries: refusing to concede collective bargaining to their
employees. ;
The vecord shows that this company mwas one of the chief con-
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ployer organization existing chiefly for the purpose of “supplying orderly-process-of collective bargaining. ———
labor spies and strike breakers. .
The Committee's reports on espionage show that the Allis-
Chalmers Company for the year's 1938 through 1936 spent $7,317.00
for labor spies. . ; -—
U.S. Senate Civil Liberties Committee passed comment on
labor spies to'the effect, ‘In the face of this attitude on the part of
the management towards its employees. No system of industrial
relations based on responsibility, mutual trust and observance of
the law could be expected. ; .
It'is safe to say that the right of genuine collectively bargain-
ing will never be realized in American Industries until the industrial
spy is abolished.” ; ;
Not only was this company a member of the National Metal
“Trades Ass'n, but one of its officials, William Watson, sat on the
Board of Directors. 2: *
: Westinghouse Company
In the case of the Westinghouse Company, whose several years «
of negotiations and labor board changes have been in process be-
tween this company and the Union, the issue is: Why won’t the
company. sign an agreement with the Union on issues that they
claim they are in accord with? a
Even though the labor board has handed down a decision the
company refuses to negotiate a national contract with the Union.
3. GE Company
In the case of G-E Company, the request that the Union is
making for a-wage-inerease-the company admits: that they -have-
the money and they have the business, but why should they be the
first to move? ; '
--The Union presented: a-briel’ concisely outlining every possible
_-argument,.on why the company should at this time grant a wage
increase. ; '
Though the department of labor quotes higher annual earnings
as a figure necessary to maintain a decent standard of livjng, even
though the average earnings of the‘G-E employees are below this
figure, the Company is satisfied to say no.
a Do the papers and the radio criticize these concerns for not
~ gyanting increases, when there is no reason for holding them up?
Do the papers make a practice of criticizing employers for their
"April 2nd,-1942 .
on
ELECTRICAL UNION NEWS
Labor Speeds Defense
- In the great drive to make this country the “arsenal of democ-
racy”, the American workman is performing an especially crucial
role. Behind. the rumble of the Army's new tanks, the: slide of the
Navy's new: battleships down the ways, the drone of the new big
bombers sweeping across the sky, stand the skills, the energies, the
patriotism of American Labor, fusing many minds; many hands,
many talents to insure the success of the National Defense
DYORTAM... eon = “ wi
Organized labor has cooperated in the Nation’s Defense pro-
gram.in.a manner which demonstrates that, insofar .as the De-
aie. fense Program is. concerned, labor-in.this country is united. in-its-—---
devotion to the common cause. mg
This kind of cooperation is a factor-which has contributed to
the exceptional harmony in employer-employee relations which
have marked the defense effort to date. Out of some 300 threat-
ened disputes arising. since June 1940, in which experts of the
Conciliation Serviee of the Labor Department and of the Labor.
Division, intervened,’ only..a handful resulted in’ appreciable stop-.
pages. And these were of short duration. Moreover, strike figures
compiled by’ the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveal:
(1) .Work stoppages due: to ‘strikes in’ American industry .
during the year 1940 accounted for an average.loss of less than
two hours per, year per worker. ‘
(2) ‘This figure is put in perspective when) compared with
the ‘time lost. through industrial accidents. On-the-iob. accidents
accounted for an average idleness. of more than one.day per work-
er, or upward of four times that due to strikes. And the figure for .
accidents does not’include the tremendous loss resulting from more
than 11,000 deaths..- , ’
(3) ‘There has been a 47 percent decline in the numbers of
man-days idle due to-strikes during the first six months of the
Defense Program over the corresponding period of 1939.
_ (4) ‘The number of men involved in strikes was only about 4
“half. as_great_during the ‘first six months of the defense program ‘
“as when the United States. was actually at war 24 years ago. This. reer
i Summary of Employer
Trouble Throughout U. S.
Obstinate reCusil of big business omployers to bar-
gain collectively or to observe the Federal law today
had precipitated i number of serious situations thru-
out the United Stites:
ALLIS-CHALMERS: Refusal ‘of the AlliseChalmers
Mfg.’ Co, to accept an OPM agreement accepted on.
March 1 by the United Auto Workers extended a
lockout of 7,600 employees...
BWLBLEHEM STEEL: Insistence of Bethlehem Steel
Go. to maintain a company union which the NLRB
ruled illegal more than aw year ago forced a strike
atthe Bethlehem, Pa., plant, caused another one at
Johnstown, Pa. (Meanwhile, company efforts to
stall a Litvor bobnrd dietlloin at” the “Lackawanna, =~
N.Y¥., plant may cause another orisis there. os
INUBRNAIIONAL HARVESTER: Refusal to recog-
eee athe CLO. Porm. Bautpmont—Workers. andsupe--——
port for-an outlawed coinpany union kept plaints of
the International Harvester still closed, Company
efforts to import scabs and strikebreakers caused
outbreaks of violence and polica attacks on work-~
ers
AMERICAN POTASH: Refusal by the British-ownod
American Potash & Chemical to negotiate a con- -
tract with the CIO Mine, Mill & Smolter Worlkors
forced a strike at Trona, Cal. desert.bound “Bng-
lsh colony’, .
GBNERAL BLECPRIC: Refusal of the General Hlec-
trie Co, whose prota have soared in recent months,
to grant a 10 cent wage inerease, led CIO Electrical
Warkors Unlon to plan one-week demonstration at
all G-H plants.
is all the more’ significant when it is realized that total non-agri-
cutlural employment is 22 percent larger today, 6 8 4
A, detailed’ study of industrial. relations, made by the Bureau
of Labor statistics, in all industries crucial to national defense,
disclosed that man-days idle, due to strikes, accounted for “less
than ene-touuth of one, percent. of the total number of man days
worked. ‘ i ; ;
For example: In industries making the engines and machine:
tools so"vital to our, national security, there was only one-day of.
‘idleness, resulting from strikes, for each 1800 man-days of pro-
duction. In other words, this means: that in such industries,
strikes in 1940 were responsible for one day of idleness for every
six years. of work. = _ a
~~ This is a remarkable record. It is ‘all the more remarkable in
-wview-of. the: fact that the period it. covers has witnessed a great__
rise in business activity, a quickening of the entire industrial pyo-
cess, a vast’expansion of employment, together with an increase in
the stresses and strains which always-go with adjustments to new
conditions and new personnel—from straw-boss to president, from
learner to full-fledged craftsman. American industrial history over
the past 100 years shows that any such period is generally marked
by an increase rather than a decrease in the number of strikes.
Chief credit for the present downward trend of strikes should
go to the patriotism of organized labor and its leaders and to that z
vast thajority of responsible industrialists who have accepted the ‘3
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COAL MINES? “Appalachian coal operations still res” ~
sisted Uniled Mine Worlsors pay raise demands and
Mareh 41 deadline drew near with possibiilty that
aw blackout might result, through refusal of oper-
gitors to aecept union's offer to continue working
_ In thisrespect it is pertinent to observe ‘that this country had
to embark upon its last great ‘ask of preparedness without the help
of collective agreements in the basic mass-production spheres—
‘steel, automobiles, textiles, rubber, glass, shipyards, electrical
equipment, public utilities, and others vital to the success of the
defense program. ; .
By and large, contracts between employers and representatives
of organized labor did not make their appearance on.a large scale in
these and similar key industries until after 1938. ~
That these pacts are working toward the permanent establish-
ment of more peaceful and more constructive industrial relations
has been wiiderseored recently by the renewal of many~Manage-
ment-Union agreements on the part of such large manufacturers
as Boeing, Briggs, Chrysler, Hudson, Fairchild, Brewster, a group
of steel corporations, and by many other concerns.
under present conditions, with retroactive clause
until new agreemont ty reachad. Y
Market Note:
Prices of vegetables are so high that one housewife is wonder-
eA her family tastes gold dust instead of sand in the
spinach. :
,
Dallas citizens, who had been reading too many hobgoblin sto- o
ries in the newspapers, recently mistook a group of WPA workmen-——-~----
~-for saboteurs. — re x
' ‘There is evidence to indicate that these men are the ones who
have been throwing monkey wrenches into the WPA budget.
law violations even though the workers support the press, even °
though the radio tums to the workers as consumers in order that
they may continue at a profit with the high-pressure advertising,
When the worker has a case to present to the public fort
consideration, it is terribly misrepresented.
The Locomotive Company in this city a few weeks ago gran
a general increase to its employees. The Union went to the pr
Awith pride over the fact that they had negotiated a satisfact
peaceful settlement. However, the press refused to carry this st
of organized labor. — : ,
The record definitely shows that the All-American right #
freedom of the press has become ustirped by the employers, a
‘eartainly could stand much legal investigation. as
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t the Congress and William Knudsen are
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really concerned about reducing the num-
per of sitikes they should devote themselves ~
to an examination of the CAUSE of strikes.
Strikes are only symptoms of a cause. Why
not give labor a break and study causes
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ELECTRICAL
UNION NEWS. :,
Management Trouble
Phere
confusion ‘over the Allis-Chal-
mers strike. It has been twisted
around, finally, to a point where
people seem to think that the
workers are defying the United
States government by their re-
fusal to call off thei: strike.
That isn’t so. The United States
government _didn’t_tell_them_t
drop the strike—and the facts.
being what they are, it isn’t con-
ceivable that the government is
going to tell them to do anything
of the kind. :
What happened is. that two of-
ficials, Secretary of the Navy
Knox and William. S.-Knudsen,
head of the OPM, got together
‘and sent telegrams to both the -
company” andthe men demand-
ing that the defense program
‘not’ be handicapped by unnec-
_..cessary. strikes,” and asking that.
operations be restarted immedi-
ately. People misunderstood this
and thought that it was the
United States government speak-
iig. When the-worker's-protested
against the “ultimatum,” even
» the authors, whose zeal for pro-
duction is understandable, back-
ed up and said it wasn’t an ulti-
matum, but-an appeal.
What also happened — last
month — is that the OPM inves-
tigated the strike, proposed a
settlement. and ..the .. workers
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Sunday, March 30th, 194]
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tlement..The company turned it
down.’ And when. the: workers
stand by their position and won’t
vo back to work until the com-
pany agrees too, they are not
defying the United States gov-
ernment. You don’t have to look
very far to see who is.doing the
defying — and Allis - Chalmers .
management can take the bow.
dylel,
goes back to a question of simple
semantics. We speak and think
of labor trouble sometimes when
what we really mean is capital
trouble or—even more properly
—~management trouble. At Allis-
Chalmers it’s a case of manage-
ment trouble, but people are
talking of it—and acting, too—
as if it were labor trouble.
It sounds like a small thing,
but it is important. If everybody
keeps it clear that: there is this
- difference in. words and meari-~
ings, pressure for settlement of ©
strikes will be put in the right
place. Clearly the burden of
proof is on the central authority
in-any--case -like this to make
sure that it is not management
trouble before pointing the fih-
ger at labor for any govern-
ment’s pointing of a finger at
labor because management does
not cooperate is too close to na-
tional socialism to make anyone
feel easy these days.
; —John:P. Lewis.
Market Notes |
The: dispatch: about the Illinois youth who objected to the bru-
tality of, war, and was: killed when. resisting arrest for refusal to
register; is like the story of the doomed convict.
Just before entering the gas chamber, he was asked by the
warden if he had a last-wish.;
“Yeah,” the prisoner answered, “Tid like & gas mask.”
without going to court?”
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Little Luther
“Father,” said Little Luther, “I see that the teachers’ union
hias“siirrendered its membership list to a legislative committee.”
“And it’s about time, too! Do you realize, my boy, that those
radicals had the impertinence to. appeal from the supreme court
decision to the appellate division,..and_then—to-the-statevwuit
‘appeals? A fine’ Way to thwart the processes or democracy?’
“You mean. they should have done what the committee wanted
“Naturally. | All'of the newspapers said so.” .
“Then. why do so many employers go to court about labor board
decisions, father?” ; ,
“That is, entirely different. I'l] explain that to you some other
time. But let me tell you, young man, this court decision is a splen-
did victory. The New York Herald-Tribune said, every-labor-union—~—--—
ay f-the contusion Should be-compelled to publish its membership lists. The public has
a right to know about these things.”
“But, father, you didn’t seem to think that way when the Black .
committee. was subpoenaing telegrams sent by. utility executives.”
“Listen, Luther—you must understand the difference between
the rights of big corporations and labor union people, There is a
big difference, you must learn.”
“Well, I guess my teacher knows that ... . now.”
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UNITED ELECTRICAL, RADIO & MACHINE
WORKERS OF AMERICA
“ -ALMitted With Tho Congresy of Industrial Organizations
261 FIFTH AVENUE AT 29TH’STREET 7
. NEW YORK CITY
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TO THE GENERAL ELECTRIC LOCALS
UER & MWA
Dear Brothers:
This is to confirm either the telephone conversation or telegram,
whichever you may have recelved from me, with reference io the
2lst-with the idea in mind that at that time the: question of the ten cent
an hour increase would be discussed by the Company with the Union.
The idea in mind of the Company was that by the 2ist it would be
prepared to discuss concretely the question of a wage adustment.
We thought it would be a good idea if it were simply a question
of walting two weeks. Mr. Burrows then staled he would inform me
today (Fridey). He called.me and informed me that he would. lke Je,:
have the meeting on the 2)st for lhe purpose indicated above. >
In view' of this 1 telephoned and ielegraphed all the Locals. A
large majority of the Locals agreed that it was a good idec and are
holding in abeyance any action pending the negotlations of April 21st.
Fraternally yours, .
JULIUS EMSPAK,
Ggneral Secretary-Treasurer.
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| |___.. Fellow Amerieans:—-~ ~
We Are in Danger. a,
The tragic days of 1917 and an AEF are al-
most here again.
Our trade unions are under attack, The right
to strike is being taken away.
Our farmers are being driven from their
land; their products are selling below cost. We
are paying more for food.
= Our rents are being increased. Our wages are
being held down. Unemployment contiuues and
our relief is being cut. ;
__ Discrimination against our Negro. people is
increasing. Attacks against the Jewish people:
are being’ intensified. Our non-citizens have
been fingerprinted. 00... rae
_ There are virtually no jobs for youth. Four
qulllion people are being place’ under military
aw.
Congress continues to deney the vote to ten
million American citizens. Minority parties are
_ being rapidly suppressed.. ~
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We are being intimidated and spied upon. Our
persons and our papers are being seized without
warrant, 8 Tae .
Our Constitutional rights are being taken
from us. | - 8
- This is how ‘democracy was blacked out. in
_ Germany and in France, how it is being blacked
out in England, and how it will be blacked out
here unless labor and the people unite and-act.
- These things have happened to us because:
our statesmen and economic royalists are violat-
ing the wit of the people. Men-in hich places
are dragging-us into a war three thousand
miles away, “ 3 ,
This is not 2 war to wipe out the evils-of Hit-
lerism and tyranny. It.is not a war to liberate
the peoples of Germany or France, India.or.._
Ireland, Africa or Asia, ‘It is not a war to de-
fend democracy. It ig a war to line the pockets
of corporate interests at the expense of the peo-
“ples of the World. ~ e
“Phe ‘Tory bill 1776 would enable-these corpo-
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rate interests to drar ‘Amerten more doanly into:
this’ war. It. would give the President. of the |
United, States the power :—
To get us into total war against the will of
the: people
To substitute government by dunten for consti- .
tutional government ; ;
To disregard ‘any law on the books’
To give away our ships, our planes, our guns):
our vital resources to any foreign country.
” SAH out” aid to the British Empire.
_.such, warring empire means. total. wa
American people.. -
There Is-a. Way Out.
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“WORKING CONFERENCE FOR PRACE-
AMERICAN PEACE. MOBILIZATION-
Rey, John B. Thompson
Chairman, American Peace Mobilization
“Mever ‘Adelman’
. , Milwaukee County Industrial Union Council
Rev. Willix Ves Anderson _
-Breinen, Indiana “
_Adelai Bean *
New. York
Lewis Allen Berne /
Pres., Federation of Architects, Engineers,
Chemists and Technicians
Herbert Riberman
California
Samuel M. Blinken
- American Labor Party, New. York City
Bridgeport industrial Union. Council
Marian Briges
Administrative Secretary, A. P, M.
BB. Chram 0+
Farmers Union, South ‘Dakota
In order to:
Get out and stay out of World War Th
Fight every ‘step of War
_ Regain and strengthen our democracy
Defend the rights ‘of. Tabor
Je-eall upon workers frem mill and nine and
actory, from ‘office and_ railroad and_ ships;
pon the. farmers;.uvon_theunemifiiyed s upan
the churches: won the Nerro people, the. wom,
-en, the youth, ihe aged and all, to meet in their |
_anions and orranizations and shops and mass
meetings and churches to elect and send their:
‘ine in the City of New York on April 5'ani G5
1941, to take the stens to mohbiliga.¢ eople
for’ Peace, Liberty and ity Commo "Welfare. ae
Clinton Clark
Louisiana Farmers’ Union
Rev. Albert Ruckner Coe
Oak Park, Me :
Director, Farm Research Bureau, Inc.
Eugene P. Connelly
Chairman, American Labor Party, N. Y. County
¥. J. Conner
Editor, Southern News inaasig :
Joseph Curran
Pres., National Maritime Union
John P. Davis
’ National Negro Congress
Huth: De Lacey
Washington © iit dtrendith
Leonard Detweiler
YMCA
Malcolm Cot‘on Dobbs
League of Young Southerners
Donald Fleniderson
SIGNERS or THE CALL (Continne?)
; ; !
Theodore Dreiser, Vice Chairman, APM
Charles Egeley
Minnesota Farmers Union
Elmer Fehlaber
George Marshall
New York
Frank McGee .
Vice President, Ohio CIO Council League of Young Southerners,
Frederick V. Field - Norman McKibben ‘
Executive Secretary, A. P.M. - Pres., Workers Aliianee
° Abtam Flaxer Rev. LF Merrell
Pres.,” oe ~- Mi sthodist: Chareh; Chryix Neh: x
~” Rey. James McKnight ,
Chicago, Tinois.
__ Jack MeMichael, Vice Chairman, APM
“ Chairman, American Youth Congress
Lewis Merrill
_ Cigar Worltect Intl. Union, Tampa, Fla.
_ Samuel Freedman .
ve * Executive Secretary, United Jewish Youth’:
Rey, Edward S.F
, . Lemoyne, Pa,
"Manuel Garcia .
.. Sigar Workers Intl. Union, Tampa, Fila.
New ore Industrial Coumeil
Frey
Rabbi Moses Miller:
Chairman, Jewish pete Committee
Gerald Harris, Sr.
Alabama ° Farmers Educational & Cooperative Union
William Harrison. . :
Editor, Boston Chronicle, Mass,
Aline Davis Hayes
New Yori
George F Mt h
Nati, Assn. ae Colored People —
Frederic! N. Myers ;
General O1 ganizer, Natl’ Maritime Union
National Maritime Union
Dr. Walter Neff
New York
ox NSH SOR
griculimyal, Packing and
Pres,” United” Cannery;—As
Allied Workers of America
Rev, Charles J. Hupp
Cleveland, Ohio
J. ¥F, Jarich
~ Pres, Intl, Unien of Fisherman and, Allied Workers
Rev. Owen A. Knox ;
Chairman, Natl. Fed. Constitutional Liberties
fulics Kiyman
Vice-Pres., American Newspaper Guild
Howard Lee
Southern Conference on Human Welfare
Herman Long
Southern Negro Youth Congress
Hon. Grace Makepeace
Aogasen National Recovery Plan, Ohio
Chicawo, Minois
- . » Rev. Rinar Oftedaht
Charleston, West, aia
0. M. Orton
Pres., Intl. Woodworkers of America
Rev. Stephen Peadody
San Jose, California
_ Rev. Dr. Carl Polson
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mary Pond
American Newspaper Guild Auxiliary
Rep. Vito. Marcantonio, Viee CBairmon, ‘APM
Pres., United Office & Prof. Workers of Ameried ”
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