Capper Inquiry Spurs Non-Union Bread Debate in Washington
In Washington the arrival of a 5-cent loaf from Baltimore non union bakeries, sold in A and P stores, has inflamed local bakery workers over conditions and wages. Union plants in the city pay about $1.00 to $1.20 per hour with an $48 weekly minimum, while Baltimore’s non union plant reports 12 to 28 weekly wages and hours up to 18 daily. The dispute ties to Senator Capper’s senate inquiry and centers on labor practices rather than overall company profits.
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ILNS
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
John Geiger
Capper Bread
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Philadelphia
Appar
Senator Capper
Geiger
Successful Six Hour Day Test in Germany by Harburg Oil Works
The Harburg Oil Works of Brinckmann and Mergell tested a six hour workday, reducing eight to six hours and creating 350 jobs. Rudolf Wissell reports the effort as highly satisfactory, noting small wage-bill impact and potential for easing unemployment. The scheme faces employer opposition, but Wissell argues permanent shorter hours could solve industrial troubles with Germany's 4 million unemployed.
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Germany
London
Harburg Oil Works
Brinckmann & Mergell
Rudolf Wissell
Works’ Council
Herr Wissell
One Employers’ Association
Lamont Backs Fair Trade With Russia
Secretary of Commerce Lamont endorses fair trade between the United States and Russia in a letter to President Cooper of the American Russian Chamber of Commerce New York. He says firms should verify credit conditions and government regulatory measures with the department for available information.
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Washington
Lamont
United States
Russia
Cooper
Chicago Labor Chief Attacks Wage Cutting As Social Peril
John Fitzpatrick, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor, condemned wage cuts by open shop employers in the Chicago area. He urged publicizing the facts while noting unions strive to maintain wage scales, hours, and conditions, and warned wage slashing could undermine the trade union structure and social welfare.
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Joseph A. Wise
ILNS
John Fitzpatrick
Chicago Federation of Labor
International Laboa
White House
Russians Appeal to American People Denounce Soviet Regime
Peter Brady announces an Appeal to the American People signed by 200 Russians from diverse fields condemning the Soviet regime as destroyer of freedoms. The document, released as head of the National Civic Federation committee on Russian affairs, urges Americans to oppose aiding the regime and questions the Third International’s influence.
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Kremlin
New York City
ILNS
Peter Brady
Federation Bank and Trust Company
Europe
Free Americ
America
Third International
Weed to rubber plant opens near Salinas California
The American Rubber Producers plant near Salinas begins commercial rubber production from the weed guayule. Officials say it marks the first commercial scale rubber output in the United States. The facility yields 200-pound rubber blocks and 6000 acres in the Salinas valley are devoted to guayule.
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Salinas
Calif
United States
Salinas Valley
Guayule
Odd Jobs Campaign To Make Employment
Washington reports the president's emergency committee for employment will launch a national odd jobs campaign. Four advertisements will be sent to 2,000 newspapers urging citizens to speed home construction and repair work using a wide range of materials such as lumber textiles paint tinning products and domestic building supplies.
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Washington
President's Emergency Committee For Employment
Non-Union Hosiery Workers Strike in Philadelphia Area
More than 2,000 workers in 25 to 30 non union full fashioned hosiery mills joined a general strike called by the Philadelphia branch of the American Federation of Full Fashioned Hosiery Workers. Suburban plants with over 400 workers also walked out.
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ILNS
American Federation of
Blue Moon
Croydon
Bethayres
Apex
Quaker
Philadelphia Police Move to Break Hosiery Strike
Philadelphia police chief Major Schofield vowed to use police power to smash a large non union hosiery strike in the city. Mayor proposed halting all picketing and demonstrations and warned of imprisoning union leaders. Over 160 workers, mostly girls, were arrested at several mills in a wave of disciplinary action.
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Cambria
Schleiter & Zander
Desclares
Alexander McKeown
Philadelphia
The
Hosiery Workers’ Organization
SLNS
Major Schofield
Public Safety
Central Labor Union
Itaerline
Philadelphia Hosiery Workers’ Union
Philadelphia Textile Workers District Council
Ciel] Liberties Union
Kanil Aleve
Aeron
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