"REFRESHMENTS
se
‘Sat, Sept. 3
8:00:0" Stock
SPECIAL ORDER on
i ae sf
_ THE VOICE OF THE UNITED ELECTRICAL, RADIO &
MACHINE WORKERS OF. AMERICA! — local 301° CIO
“THE DISTRICT
COUNCIL.
The District Council, Gi Gus -of the
nigerian: parts of the Union machin- A
iTt is extremely important to our
Local because of the General Elec-
tric's wage policy: “It is the policy
of the company to pay. wage. rates
“@qyual'o or higher than..waqe- rates
paid in - community industries: . for
comparable work requiring: the i same
skill and efficiency.’ .
The company makes surveys: fie.
quently in. the community. The com-
munily extends west to. Rochester, |.
South. to ‘Poughkeepsie, (excludes|.
Metropolitan district), east within the
sicilte boundaiias.
“i Phe-most--Tecent--survey- -coyered
approximately 47 companies and coni-
sidered 24 occupations. The com-
pony's statement as a result of com-}”
paring our rates with those paid by
other companies in ‘the community,
was to the effect that. rates here are
» well within” the: company's policy.
District No. 3'of the UER, & MW.
of. A., covers all of New. York State:
- excepting the Metropolitan” distiict.
’ Each local in the district elects déle-
gates: lo..a council that
month.’ The* council's job is: to: prof
mote organization in the district as
well as, to, assist the locals -atiiliated
to ik.
: Our ‘district at-the present time, has,
7 dowels cin= Rochester;,--Bullats; -Temesly
town, ctid.Rome.. The ‘council at its |.
mi eting. in.Rome. last. ‘Saturday. ‘plann-.
‘ed a program of organization.in Syra-
cuse and Utica.
The international organizer assign:,
edto our-district in. making -his report
to the council. stated that the em-
ployees iri several plants In. Syracuse
where he had’ made contact were
anxious to have on organization. He
stated rates. paid were very low and
working conditions in the unorganized
-—-plonts=wereiitolerable—His~report)—
also showed that most of these’ fac:
tories had independent organizations
asborgaining agencies.
The District Council has not had
very much: opportunity to. show its
worth because it-has only. been in
existence. c-:comparable short time
and during this time lack: of work}
made organization «quite —.difficult
However, wiih the general pick-up of
~bushyess throughout thé country- our:
disirict expects t6 make the most of 3
dts,
With union wage standards. in ef
. fact throughout the community, the
G. E, workers will have .more op-
portunity to increase their wages.
It’ F Done Even i in
* the Best’ of Families
by Federated Press
NEW. YORK
_ dag hi
‘Ing the ‘government'"on seven jobs
Rodney. Smith, contractor and member
of co distinguished American. family,
‘has: ‘been sentenced to one ‘year in
xprigon.
“Instecd of paying ihe drivers $6 ‘to
” Ba dutoworkers from ‘tho Plymouth divison ‘of Chrysler cis. in Detroit entered the NLRB election
tent to: cast ‘votes which gave a 3: ‘to lvictor’ to the United Automobile Worken (CIQ) _
asa
And There on
~ The smpleves s of Building No. wl.
take. this’ opportunity: ic. congratulate
che Union Commillge: who. made it
: 4 \ { Naw:
aay. ‘employees of-ths GE :
In the. Hirst issue’ there appeared
alist of Union Shop Represenialives,
ly, wer ate’ assured) which we. wish
working. fair-minded shop representa-
tive was left out of the list. (The
Inewspaper committee has expressed
regret over this fact, and extend WHEE
Askew their apo
Pide-No—12-
in Bidg- Nori
zation of work and ete., but we are}
still suffering from an overdose of
partiality on the part of a few fore-
men iowards their favorites, causing
some dissailsfaction in the group. We
urge these foremen to reconsider.
“The Fall “and- Winter seasons are
again with us, cnd the Union Com-
mittee on Refrigerators maatings, is
busy._planning.. Union, Nishts. for the
coming months. ~
The frst of these social and business
get-to-gethers ‘will take place’ Friday,
‘October 20th, at the spacious Unison.
Headquarters. From the reports of
the advance sale of tickets, this will
be the best affair up + to - date; and
some of our past socials have been
huge: successes,
Better see your Commiltieemen, for
a short business meeting, the sky is
the limit!
$7: 50: ‘a-day: as provided: in -the- ga
3. day and made them. r egister |
trucks’ th, thelr names to evade so
‘geourily idxes. ‘andi wohkmen's cok
pensation. ‘The ‘contractor is ot co
lateral relative af the late “almon'¥
Chase, chief justice of the UD s.
Ta i
Spree wedde tnenenmet mien tenet
‘with the omission, (very unintentional: |.
to reclily, Miss Alico. Askew; our hard |’
are very pti on the question of equali- |
fickets, “Girls. Free—Gents 25c. ‘After |
The voting record:
VAW-CIO_
AFL
Neither
GMa gay
could claim only 5 votes ont of 600.
contract with the Chrysler Corp.
Lend—-cows-anothor—blowr-to-the- ARTs. -glseady-badly-don tod—
peetet +s ae
81% PREFERENCE FOR THE UNITED AUTOMOBILE WORKERS:: FINAL i
RETURNS FROM THE 13 ELECTIONS. SHOWED ‘TODAY.
. « 40,564
‘ ATA
ree 1)
In trouncing Homer Martin's AFL union. by this thumping 9-1 margin,
the CIO auto worlcers fully justified their claims of leadership i in the industry
fot ace terty hoasiss—
All major Chrysler plants went. CIO ‘by tremendous ‘majorities, In Sage
Detroit elections, the UAW-CIO rolled up 6,087 votes, while the “AFL was-
able to muster only 224. -At the main Dodge plant, the’ CIO. won by an 18-1
margin, with 18,000 votes involved: and at the Los Angeles pieak the AFL
* The two elections lost the CIO union were in Kokomo, Whee i « majority
{voted for no union, and at-Evansville, Ind. where the AFL outlit won « 2.
“| vole. majority. 25... -
Pres. R. J. Thonias, pleased that the wallig had home out his predictions,
said immediate steps would be. taken to negotiate..“a. new and sutlstactery“* .
Renew Pact For |
8,000 Radio Workers
By Federeled Press
-CAMDEN;, N. J.—(FP)—Inserting a
wer seniority ‘clause and a provision
for time-cnd-chalf. for .overlime on
Saturdays, the United: Fleetrical: Radio
& Methine Workers (CIO) has renew-
‘ed its contraet with tho Radio, Corp.
The agreement, provides. 35¢ hourly
minimum and a 40-hour week. ”
treed Radio ~~ Machi
‘CIO) won the first ro fi
| xcaimst the-anti-lebor
&. Phonograph ...Co..
agreed la! remstate
two workers“fited, for
and to post notices in)
cnteeing not lo interle
zational activity. The ¢ ra
gmbodi ied In a stlpuldt
!
Ynion, the company CUR
Hi
of. Ametica} covering 8,000. workers. |’
_ VACUUM TUBE
"DEPARTMENT ©
Bob. “Oobinson. -and.. Vie Giatiears
alter’ «: hard’ working summer re-
modeling their.camps, now have..the
task of takirig:their boats: cut ofthe
‘ledee, amd getting ready for the Hunt.
ing Season,
Art. Regeles now: has’ three good
hound dogs, and is all set forthe
opening date, but we wonder why: he
Jays “he edin’ orily “have two hound?"
‘ogs from.now on. Whose-orders???
- Happy Hicks; our-dues collector, is
vrather good card: player. No doubt,
wr good: natured Tool-Cril, man, John:
annell, gves him: somo. pointers on
'ne“Irlps” to” ‘and from’ work: .
Due ‘to the ‘growing membership in”
“uilding. No. 87,° Wilson: Snyder was: ey
Nected tobe Commitleeman for all
-amale hep: In the Vacuum. Tubs:
3008 Luck, Wison!_- :
~—Buldin Noi a7, Nows Committee,
fh 9 oe ELECTRICAL. “UNION NEWS. aee
> Published’ by:
UNITED ELECTRICAL, RADIO: & MACHINE WORKERS”
fy . OF AMERICA;-LOCAL’-301
” 301- Liberty: 8t.,- Schenectady, N.
“OCTOBER, 1999
“mora TNION “NEWS.
IF all the necessary. dime’ No com-
piste a given Operalicn is recorded |
honestly ond IF the time allowance
To All “Holrigerator
Employees.
REFRIGERATOR -
NIGHT :
Friday, October 20th
at 7:30 P.M.
EDITING ‘BOARD.
William Turnbull
Thomas Caulfield.
Benjamin Geersen
Fred Schoeifler
Seyncun oon
_ Sidney. Webb, Secretary
Michael-Tedisco
2 Fred Matern, Chairman
Editor —_ iL. Jandreau: ‘
George. Gandinal Mundelein
A GREAT MAN
(LYNN' NEWS). ;
: the loss to Ameriéc and humanily’in thé passing “ot George
Cardinal Mundeleins a man whom the'world came to know: as one:
fits greatnis* accentuated: inethis*day “ofracial ahd “national: strife:
- His whole ‘life: was devoted 1o the uplifting ‘of the: a
and by his deeds as well as by his words he was known to friends
of labor and all liberal interests as the ‘human ‘ essbnes ‘of progressive:
tolerance. ; 2
Gifted with the faculty of dovetailing’ ‘his, duties to’ “his Church
with American progressive liberalism, the CIO remembers him for
his. oft-repeated: support of ils causé, — and against those who would
smear il with “isms” and other intolerant slurs.
Man cannoi read ‘the story of his life without Hallciig the resem-
blarice-to the story of the life of Chiisl..-We- salute the memeory
of sucha life! .
BROPHY Hes LIES AT DIES BANE:
WASHINGTON. Sept - 16—This, week's harrage..ot- ies cslonders: nid f
distortions emanating from the un-American Dies Commitee drew:
sharp, rebuke from John Brophy, national director, CIO, in answer “‘to"
wild charges by Ben Gitlow, a former Communist.
"Recently Ben Gillow appeared belore your Commitee making certain
Slatements concerning me in relation to, {he Communist Party,” Brophy
‘wrote. . 4
"T deny completely ané\emphalically that I ever received on penny.
directly or indirectly, other from the Communists or tha Communist
Party for my 1926 campaign for the Presidency of the United Mine
Workers of America. I enter this
made by Gitlow or anyone else, now or al any other time.
denial whether thal statement was
“NOT AC
OMMUNIST
“ am not ct Communist; neither am Iu Connninisi: agent as alleged,
and never have -been. I am:and
philosophy: of Communism.
munists themselves.
apparenily supporied views and p
always have been opposed to the
No one knows this betler than the Com-
If at any time they have expressed approval and
olicies for which I have stood, they ~
have done so without advice, consultation or permission from me," ;
“Cohitinuiirig ihe (aetie ol smearing the progressive labor movement,
the Dies Commillee listened with open mouths. tothe fantesies of the
witness, who went on io list other leaders of CIO unions as ''Com-
munists” or "Communist agents.”
yawned.
FALL SEASON. “OPENS
The evening of October 1!“marked
the date on which.many. card players |
won uselul prizes at the CLO. hall. |]
Among. those present were; Mrs.
-Leo. Jandreau, Mr. and Mis. Sal Vot-
deughler, Mr. dnd Mrs, Fred Matern
and friends, Mrs. Harry Aussicker,
Mri ‘and: Mrsi George Crendal and]’
daughter, Mr. and’ Mrs. Leland: Bel
linger, “son and friends, Mrs. -Wm.
Turnball and. frends, Mr. and Mrs,
Walt’Plummer:.and Mrs.- Everett Tery- |:
lor (president of the international
Ladies Auxiliary) and’ daughter, and
many ‘others.
Mrs. Corsetti, ‘ue Aldi, bad Mrs. ||.
Harris acted as hostesses for the eve-
tng
_was a plenteful supply.
Be sure to wateh:forolir-next card |
. party; so-vourtoo, edn ehioy om ave: |!
Your should? have’ -been--there }-
‘and tasted somt of: the prize winning |:
cakes dondled by‘ the: members. ‘of]-
the Ladies: Auxiliary: of which: there |:
Newspapermen and the atidience’
f ‘ iagssnagrake is
LOCAL 301 — LADIES AUXILIARY
ning of | fur ond relaxation,
We were very glad- ic see Mrs.
cck...in. .our-group -after-c}
ce due to ill health.
By. the: -way, we: have a new ap-
‘boasts a ‘new hat with ahorse feather
in’ it
A keon- contest of Chinese. Chsckévs
weis payed by. Miss Marjorie. Vottis:
vs. Master Louls Corsetti with the
fair. lady. winning. the laurels... cL...
Woe are glad that D, Vi caught her
bus and so did nét miss (tale event
ful evi
Lago..In_Bldg._No...24' He-was. rated!
jor his Shop Committeeman?* Yes,. he
plicant for: the Ladies: Auxiliary, (He);
Ra
‘ too. vhs tae
yup aliywat
ficars. to.
ceegerern gy: we
ARE you SURE I'LL
BE WARM IN’ THIS?” “
One: of the ‘Olficers of our Lecal,
on his: way ‘home: on'a bus, rem into
a GE. employee whd° wanted: to
spéak te one- ot, lie as? shots’: in:
the Uthion..
make much: dif |
ference’ with this particular employee,
Let's call this employee Jack. ‘
Jack started by informing the of!
ficer that the ‘Union was lousy and
could'nt do the workers any good.
His case was an. example.
He had been transfered from Build-
ing No, 24, Refrigerator Rep't. Repair
Gang to Building No. 11 some months
at'79c per-hour- fora certain: typo-of:
work, In Bldg. No. 11, he had averag-
ed about 85e per hour -~ This was
OK. Some six weeks ago he had
been transférred back to Building No.
24-on the same job. for 67e per hour.
The only difference was the job.
‘is now being’ called. porter work.
What was the’ Union. doing:about. it?.
The: officer asked: him. if, he: had:
takeri::thé:question-up with:the:Union:
had; but the Shop Committemam hed
asked to see his’ Union Dues. Book.]
What a-nerve on the part of the coi,
| mitteeman?. ~
“Jack. hadn't paid dues” for over a
year, and claimed that he couldn't
afford to’ pay dues; and. now: the
Union demanded’ ca “$5,00° reinstate: 4:
‘Mentor initiation-fee,. Gee} he-wasn't
going lo’ pay$5.00 to-no*Uniend:”
The: Officer asked him: how ‘many
hours he worked a week, Forty ‘hours’
was the answer. Forty'hours at 1c
per. Hour: omounted: to $480) Tr
185.00. relnstatemen!
onth therdatls Th
thim 24
, Silly a
why «the
i| settling: gtle
takina place in’ am: orderly” ‘Mmrannery
to-seethe Brolin make goods Guie—
| UNION FELLOWSHIP _
Many of our members are being.
transferred from different departments
into the Turbine; Marine Atreratt;and
46, and 89. The transfers have been |
In most mases these transferred: mem-
bers have immediately “registered
with the committeeman of the sections
into which they weresiransferred. It
means much to.a worker, going into
a strange department, and immediate-.
ly be surrounded by «group of. Union
brothers: ‘who are willing: and: anxious
Transmitter, namely; Bldgs. Nos.: 60,"
are the days when a worker irans-
ferred into a strange-department hed
io grops~his ‘way about for months
before he was. considered one.of the.
gemg. “A Union book .and:.a: Union
Many workers ‘in the-nonunion days
were not able: to’ make: good «when
transferred, dne* to’ the: lack of co.
operationen-the pett-of* their-fellow-
workers; who- were’ suspicious’ that
the newcomer was a dangerous come
| Petition:
We oftern hear these.remarks: when _
To Union’ Meitiber enters a new'depart-
ment—"He’ is‘ a ‘Union. Member, we:
have got to help him".
ers. The bus: stopped ‘at: this:: point
Jand Jack got-.out.
| How mony Jack's have we sill
got in. the General.Electric Plant who
do not realize the “High. Cost_of:Low
Wages and: Cuts”:
i Twenty. -. three. cents: a. week. or
$12.00. a year. is cheap. insuremee
Soalnet the-High Cost of Low Waces,:
The shortsighted “lacks” in tha
plant shouid=be’ the concer of all
| aeod dues paying members. They are .
‘he termites that eat away at the
foundations of the Union. They are
Ht constant menace to: our: present ;
io and conditions, and’ & detiniie
back to further progress. Check
ir Committeemen and Dues Col-
bitloir ininisdiately beaks’ the-ice:
‘price is right,"
7 = PSTSOTINE! Machine —STaanenance;
ete) are adequate und IF the operator |’
s given-the proper effort rating, then
there should not be any question .as
_4o whether a price fitted o Job. _
For example: A. drill press operator
has « new job given. him: without a
price and it must be timed. The
tate man-is-called to set a price. ‘The
_ job or measuring the necessary time
lo drill cannot easily be disputed
because it.is based’ on. tangible facts.
Howeyer, this is not-all that is needed
to arrive at a price.
Allowances are made for personnel,
. machine maintenance, etc. These al-
lowonces may Covét;‘ i some ‘in-
stances, tHe accumulation of materials
and tools necessary. This allowance
may bea standard allowance used
“to. cover a particular‘group. There
.. ig. possibility, because of constani
changing of department procédure,
whereby these allowances may be.
“come inddegiiaie. ~ Heré is” where
opinions of the foreman or rate man
_, carler considerable weight in arriving
.at-at proper. price?
While the job is being timed, the
piece rate man is expected to observe
the effort that is being applied and
tate ihe man accordingly. Here is
a very important phase of setling the
proper. price.- 100 per cent effor.
tating is equal-to-theAE.R:-rate;
(anticipated earning rate). If the op-
erator should apply -himself-.at 110
per cent effort he should receive a
price that would allow hini to. earn |:
10 per cent over the anticipated earn
ed'rate. “This part of the time, study
- is entirely: governed by: humane. cle
“being titied® ier ory
have “given: his usual performatiée.
There is a natural ‘tendency to base
usual performance..as a normal ‘or
100 per cent rating, Usual performance
Gan.vary 10 to 15 per cent from
normal,
We say an operator should apply
himself, in his regular way during’
a time sludy and his wage: record
‘when trying to decide effort rating.
—— -should_carry_a_great_deal_of weight,
, There are many cbslacles in the
minds of those responsible for cosl
that tend to'make biased decisions.
The main one belng general pressure
to get the cost as low as possible.
“Also “the Operator “might have been |
exceeding the anticipated, earned:
“rater another is irying to méat an es-
timated’ price: that -a foreman may
-have given: a
‘Inadequate prices have doused the
present attitude of dissatisfaction
among the employees towards: the
tme Coupled: with inadequate
“prices, he policy sometimes of
having a new price ride and the fore-
man keeps strict observation of the
-operator:. obviously=displaying mis«
“trust, for which he geis: the same in
return from. the operator. With ‘at-
titades prevailing as such, the op-
portunity for mutual agreement is.
quite Temote..” i ‘
Other, methods: used: to: gives: tame
, porary relief lo a question: of low|:
price is the extra work.coucher, Exira
work:-vouchers: are-dnly:to:-be used}:
itfor a reason. as described’ by. the
name’ itself.
ficulties arise (hat can be and will be
eliminated, then: this temporary con-
dition “requiring additional. tittie may.
_ be charged. to extra work,
“When, it is said, "We konw the
let's: remember that
the: mechaniies: of price setting is nol
done.as-yet by’a machine that might
be faultless, unbiased, and infallible.
Humane, element. still, controls. the
result of this work.
‘Business and Social!
Make it your business to come
to this affair. «Know your Union
-~-Have' a good time.
habeas.
LADIES! AUXILIARY,
. In:Schenectady there.is a big drive
on for Membership’ in. Local No.' 301.
There is also a-drive on for member-
ship in our Auxiliary. We want an
Auxiliary second to none. Have you
wig: your ar Union
itis patiing pers
money in‘ their pockets; therefore, they j 29. hoarding. housewives end greedy
are entitled io know what has been] ‘armers are contained in a survey
‘wecomplished, Do they know that you|onducted by Farm Research, Inc., an
have Committeemen to_take:up_your! independent organization,
FOOD PRICE RISES. sé
. WITHOUT BASIS,. RE-
» . SEARCH FINDS
‘ By Federated Press ;
WASHINGTON, FP) — Indications
talked to’ your wife, mother or sister] ‘hat proiitears. seized upon. the.out-...
about joining? We want to interest break of war in Europe io boost prices
—Lorht. reply -ond=; — let, elt h.
perevemre erry - ie aay |g wincreased
“Men 25¢ Ladies Free
See Your Committee-
man for Tickets
—Reftigerator Activities
Turbine. Department! -
_ The Turbine ‘Department of Bldg.
No. 60 turned out en-mass to. Union
neadquarters,. Friday, October.’ 13th,
and packed CLO. Headquarti :
The business meeting was ably
conducted by “Red Hot!’ Matorn, ‘and
addressed by Business Agent and
financial Secretary ‘who. heartily con:
aratulated Bldg. No. 60,on their solid
anion organization and:on the splen-
did leadership of the section.
The rise in the cost of living brought:
out. much' discussion: and a miotion
‘was unanimously adopted instructing
he Executive Board to take up the
juestion of adequate wages_to meet
he higher cost, of living.
Brother Jim Beach earned all about
she new device now-being used:to tap
oeer kegs, and anyone seeking in-
structions will please contact Jim.
All present danced -.to the tune of
he "Beer Barrel Polkd." excepting
Walsh who made.his contribution to-.
F ards the enteriainmént by” slipping
n a: few: reels of the “Irish. Washer’
yoman.”
Both social and business were’ sych
a huge success that on November 10,
andther. affair has, been-scheduled lor
-herdepartmenh-»: ; . a ies
“CELEBRATION |
A mortgage-burning ‘celebration was
aeld here to matk 14 years of muni-
2ipal.ownership of the .gas_ond elec
Ne system, resulting in lower rates,
seduced taxes and improved service.
The occasion was the payment of the
last $181,000 out of the $2,2000,000
debt incurred when the city took over
che utility in 1925,
--In..the...14-year-period_electric. tales.
have been reduced from 9.5¢ lo Sc
a kilowatt hour and there have also
been sharp cuts in gas rates, saving
consumers a total of $5,300,000, At
the same Hime production capacity
has been increased from 7,800 to. 15,-
000" kiloweitis™ Grid” the “valle” of the
system has risen ftom 2, 478, 000 to
$4,482,000,".-- =
Besides paying olf the. entire. deht..
the municipally-wned utility has.paid:
$467,500 to ihe. city general fund,
made. capital additions ‘of $1,398,200,
charged off $100,000 for obsolete. ma-
terial and. financed construction of
its own building one of the finest in
the: cily. After all these’ expenses
there slill remains « working. copttal
of.8111,800... ce
.| grievances? A Business Agent always
“Il COLORADO SPRINGS,” Colo-—(FP) | Will
on;hand to see that you don not have
to take a cut in wages, and who helps
Besides the-other.101-questions that
come up in the course of a year,
Do “yuu know that the women of
Schenectady can govern their own
buying to a. great extent if they ally’
work together?
Auxiliary Means’ ‘Help “and that is}:
what we want
dates.of our meetings will’ be listed
in the Main, Hall. at. Union Head:
Meeting}. —EVA TAYLOR,
and International President.
AFL Convention
Bars ITU Delegates
The Intl, Typographical Union was].
denied seats at the AFL convention
on the fourth day, when a recom:
mendation of the credentials com-
mittee was approved. The action had
been’ expected, : ae
The 1.-T U, which has functioned
under its present name’ since 1869,}-
locked horns with AFL officials: over
payment of the 1c special assessment
for an’ant+CIO war chest. A month
prior to the AFL convention the
unilon’s- cheek*for“regular per capita
ryments ‘was returned, foreshadow-
‘e Sulsion. 6f tHe 90,000°printers.’
"Pres. Claude M. Baker of the ITU
"the <floor: by AFL “Pres.
‘een, who told ‘the con:
‘vention that-Baker was not Tesponsi-
ble for the stand taken by his union.
Baker, who was warmly applauded, |
confirmed the exoneration.
“This is one of the saddest days
in.the history of the AFL and for
members of the ITU," he said. "I
strove against the discord of the pro-
paganda which led to this situation.
.1_was_unsuccess{ul." ety
A move toward complete isolalion|
from any political movement involv-
ing the CIO was launched at the
convention by the California “State
Federation of Labor. A resolution.
submitted by the Californions, would
‘prohibit any’ AFL “members from be-|
“An investigation of recent in-
creases. in food prices shows," the
organization says, “that farmers are
\o better your working conditions: |"°t tesponsible for any ‘profiteering’
chat has been occurring, that, farm
pricés are ‘still low,:and that specu-
ialion and ptite-gouging have been
the cause of certain exorbitant price
rises,"
“Despile ‘the piadiGread eusariieng
that hoarding: by housewives has -
Will you help: us}#een causing artificial price advances,
by joining this year? The time and| ‘his explanation “shas been found
completely - without foundation," the
survey continues. "Housewives did
quarters and also in-this paper. Show] 90t hoard copper, jute, lard, cotton,
your interest by attending out nexi chemicals, hides and aluminum, Yet
she prices, of these products also went
President of Local No 301 Auxiliary | UP:
“Government figures. indicate.- —
prices paid to farmers have not gone’
up. in keeping with rétail prices or
with the 15 to 85 per cent advances
on the exchanges.”
Purther indications that the price
‘nereases have been entirely due to
mantpulation | are’ seen in’ iHe dif '
ferences in price “rises In various |
ities. Flour prices showed a 56 per
“sent increase in Boston,.15 per cent
‘nerease in Savannah but a 6 per cent
Lard P ces increased: 65 per cent
in Denver, 45 pe? cent in Boston and”
ai per cent in New York. Sugar prices
‘cose 81-per cent in Detroit but only
4 per cent in Denver. Potato prices
went up-27 per cent in Scranton,
25 per cent in-Buffalo, 22 per cent.in
Houston _but dropped 5 per cent in
3oston and 2°per cent in Savannah.
‘Navy-bechs.cost.61. -per.cent. more in.”
Sleveland, 28 per cent' more in. Sa-
vannah but only 2 per cent more in
Boston and 3 per cent in Detroit,
This “spotty character" of the in-
steases, it is sald, reveals the.extent .
to which. price-gouging took place,
limited only by what it was ‘thought’
she traffic would bear.
"These major increases in retail
prices usually. have little er no re-
-latlonship—to—wholesale—prices',,the—.
survey asserts. ‘The wholesale price |
of grains: and edible meats actually
decreaséd for the country as a whole
during the week of September 9 to
16, falling 2.3 per cent and 2 ‘per cent
ma respectively.!—
longing to | Labor's
number of AFL officers as well as
‘ronk-ond-filers.
“Non-Partisan | so. + called - Labor's
League, which now ineludes a large League."
Under the resolution, the convention |the California
would order “all state’ federations of against L N P L.ran so high at the
labor, city central bodies and direct-| California convention that a resolution
‘ly alfiliated local unions to unseat condemning discrimination because.
from membership and/or refuse tojof race, color,.creed or political af:
admit into’ membership and/or: to|filiation was defeated on the. ground
refuse to retain. in membership any | that it would Eoin membe
{person known. to.-be-c-member-of- the | LNPL...- sess sale
Non-Parlisan
‘ The resolution was patterned on one
: adoeied at the recent convention of
federation. Feeling
When. unforeseen.’ dif- |:
ing
seaadiaie mrs
“Given. ‘by
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dp ior uMonibers ond duets Families — F R E. Ee
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Tom Mooney," on roarein’
to Saturday Evening, due to
- Local 301
