Oklahoma Coal Firms Defy Union Pact and State Insurance Law
Seventy three Oklahoma coal companies that broke with the United Mine Workers also violated state compensation insurance law by not carrying coverage for non union workers. Officials say insurers existed only for machinery and casualties, leaving miners and families unpaid after recent fatal Wilburton explosion.
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International Labor News Service
Indianapolis
Ind
Oklahoma
United Mine Workers
F. L. Roblin
State Industrial Commission of Oklahoma
Joseph Angelo
McAlester
Okla
Wilburton
Industrial Commission
War cost rise to take effect May 1, union rules
The International Brotherhood of Pulp Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers held its annual conference in Montreal chaired by President W. R. Smith. Reports praised progress in Canada with new locals in Newfoundland and warned of growing mergers in the pulp and paper industry as workers urged stronger organization to counter consolidation.
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Fy International Labor News Service
Montreal
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers
W. R. Smith
Canada
Newfoundland
United States
Norris Refuses Service on Muscle Shoals Leasing Commission
Senator Norris declines to join the congressional commission to lease Muscle Shoals for 50 years. The panel must report to Congress by April 26. Norris opposed private leasing calling it a crime against the people and warned of biased offers favoring corporations over the public. House member Ta Guardia calls the resolution the final step in a biased program and questions terms possible before April 26.
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Washington
Norris
Muscle Shoals
Congress
House
Ta- Guardia
Lab or Foes Manages To Survive Dynamite Plot At Wonderland
Edward Oliver, manager of the Wonderland theatre, dodges a dynamite blast aimed at his venue in Minneapolis. Police note an earlier years ago scare when two dope fiends were arrested for posses sion of dynamite and one confessed to acting as a detective for locals.
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Minneapolis
Edward Oliver
Wonderland Theatre
Oliver
Wonderland Theatre and Citizens' Alliance Tangle Over Explosives
The county attorney links Briggs and Gleason to inciting two men to seize dynamite amid a long running clash between the Wonderland theatre and the Citizens' Alliance. He notes past charges against union workers who defied an injunction barring mention of the theatre.
MARCONI OPERATORS
Montreal reports Marconi Company of Canada notified that watermen at Lawrence River Atlantic and Pacific coastal stations and on vessels in Canadian waters seek higher pay and better conditions when the contract ends. They demand recognition of statutory holidays by overtime pay or reliefs. Coast station workers say they work every day except two weeks of holiday.
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International Labor News Service
Montreal
The
Marconi Company of Canada
Wraters
Lawrence River
Atlantic
Pacific
Kellogg Denounces Chamorro Regime in Nicaragua
Secretary of State Kellogg informs President Green that the United States will not recognize Gen Emiliano Chamorro as ruler of Nicaragua. He warns American investors dealing with Chamorro do so at their own risk and not seek U S government help. The note underscores a tough stance toward dictators.
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Washington, D. C
Green
Pan-American Federation of Labor
Kellogg
United States
Emiliano Chamorro
Nicaragua
Chamorro
Adulterated Coal Supposedly Sold to Minneapolis Schools
A Minneapolis yard foreman testified that his company sold adulterated coal to the public school board. The president allegedly told the foreman he would be paid well for it, then had him moved out of town. He received $25 weekly and now the firm seeks repayment for the move. A worker who refused to mix coal was ordered to load sand.
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Minneapolis
Public School Board
Labor's Reward greeted by 450000 Arkansans
Washington. More than 450,000 Arkansas people have viewed Labor's Reward, says H M Thackery secretary treasurer of the Arkansas State Federation of Labor in a letter to John J Manning secretary treasurer of the AFL union label trades department. The Arkansas trade unionist says the campaign has aroused interest among organized workers and all other citizens.
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Washington
Arkansas
H. M. Thackery
Arkansas State Federation of Labor
John J. Manning
A. F. of L. Union Label Trades Department
Agkanaas
Record of International Labor Defense Reveals Moscow Ties
The piece chronicles the International Labor Defense founded in Chicago on June 28 1925 with James P. Cannon as secretary. It ties the organization to the Communist Internationale, Moscow relations, Daily Worker connections, and its role in promoting class war prisoners while masking Communist affiliations.
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Chester M. Wright
International Labor News Service
Washington, D. C
International Labor Defense
Chicago
James P. Cannon
The
Red Internationale
Moscow
International Workers’ Aid
International Workers’ All
International Red Aid
Communist Internationale
George Maurer
Labor Defense Council
Red Aid
Organiza
Workers’ Party
Communist Internationale In
America
Daily Worker
Itn
Internationale Labor Defense
Kramerov
Paris
Mathias Rakosi
Red
Bela Kun
Tme Red
Hungary
Horthy
Rakosi
Vi“iba
Russi
Communist International
Ieeitivinis
Ut Ante
Tally Worker
South Lincoln Street
Ellis
Labor Defenser
Beor Defense
Comimunist
United Front
Resolution seeks DOJ decision on Hayes perjury probe
Senator Walsh of Montana introduced a resolution asking the attorney general to inform the Senate whether the Department of Justice plans to prosecute George B Hayes for perjury and to provide an itemized statement of all expenditures in Wheeler prosecution. The remarks frame Hayes as a surprise witness and note Wheeler’s alleged plans to profit from land law violations.
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Washington
Walsh
Montana
Senate
Department of Justice
George B. Hayes
Wheeler
Hayes
New York
Senator Wheeler
Wheel
Daugherty
Bruce
Maryland
Titus Oaks
Borah
New York Bricklayers Pledge No Strike If Housing Plan Passes
Albany officials report organized bricklayers vow no strike if Governor Smith’s housing remedy is approved. They say the plan will fix unhealthy city living conditions and push housing up by the acre, with union pressure to achieve mass production.
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Albany
N. Y
Smith
New York City
New York
Union Officials Promise Housing Preference in Dispute
Officials of the union pledge to give these houses preference over all other jobs and assure continuity of work. When a dispute arises between the men and the contractors a committee will be appointed with full power to reach a settlement.
Military Costs Rise Beyond Germany’s Past Power
Washington senator King warns that the next fiscal year will see military and naval outlays of at least 700 million dollars. He argues the nation is at peace and questions the need for such large appropriations, citing an army of about 112 thousand alongside Germany’s former forces.
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Washington
King
Germany
James H. Nutt Dies Renowned Industrial Leader in Pittsburgh
James H. Nutt, founder and early official of the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers, died after a short illness in Pittsburgh. In his later years he served as secretary of the Western Bar Iron Association and helped adjust wage scales for iron and steel workers.
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Pittsburgh
James H. Nutt
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Western Bar Iron Association
Iron and Steel Workers
Hollow Tile Rule Change Sparks Chicago Building Fight
The Chicago city council approved a 36 to 12 ordinance changing the building code to allow extensive use of hollow tile, despite a 15 to 1 adverse report. Union opposition, led by the United Brick and Clay Workers of America, accused Mayor Dever and George Brennan of coercion to secure votes. The vote aligns with a national clash over non-union hollow tile makers seeking market share, with Brennan positioning for a U.S. Senate bid.
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Stat
International Labor News Service
Chicago
United States
Building and Zoning Committee
William E. Deverland
George E. Brennan
Illinois
United United States
Fight Change International
United Brick and Clay Workers of America
Lceamera Labor
Dever
Cy Council
Boas Brennan
Oscar F. Nelson
Chicago Federation of Labor
Brick and Clay
J. T. Barron Company
Woodford County
Hallow
George EK
Brennan
William E. Dever Ig Brennan
Hhe Business
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