Carpenters Expel Reds At Union Convention
Lakeland Florida ISNS reports seven delegates charged with communism were expelled from the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners convention after Secretary Duffy presented evidence of red activity. Morris Rosen was expelled. two Chicago delegates were ousted later. The officers were re elected as tension over anti democratic propaganda highlighted postwar Europe.
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Lakeland
Fla
United Brotherhood of Centers and Joiners
Frank Duffy
C. Woudenberg
International Union of Wood Workers
Duffy
Moscow
America
United States
New York
Chicago
Morris Rosen
Rosen
Joseph Lopedus
New Yorker
Woudenberg
Europe
Rome
Mussolini
Lenine
France
Woutenberg
Communist Center
Jane Addams Denies Communist Affiliation in Libel Case
Jane Addams testified in Morristown to deny being a Communist in spirit or fact. The deposition formed part of evidence in a libel suit by Mrs. Baldwin of Boonton against Rev. William H. Bridge who labeled a reference to Miss Addams as a Communist as a "lying imputation."
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Chicago
LL. N
Jane Addams
Hull House
Baldwin
Boonton, N. J
William H. Bridge
Morristown
Miss Addams
Utilities Give 84 000 Yearly To News Unions To Be Probed
The FTC probe into utilities propaganda delves into payments to E Hofer & Sons News Service of Salem Oregon. Hofer testified his service fed 13 000 small town papers and averaged 84 000 dollars yearly from utilities. New York reports an open shop session by the National Association of Manufacturers will feature speakers and restrict attendance to members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Chamber
Washington, D. C
Federal Trade Commission
Robert M. Hofer
E. Hofer & Sons News Service
Salem
Ore
Electric and Gas
Hofer
Utili
New York
National Association of Manufacturers
1927 Financial Statement Subscribing Utilities
Hofer listed numerous utility contributors in 1927, with totals ranging from 1,200 to 7,500 dollars. Companies include Associated Gas-Electric, Commonwealth Edison, Public Service Corporation of New Jersey, Pacific Gas & Electric, and Utah Power & Light, among others across many states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hofer
Associated Gas-Electric Co
New York
H. M. Byllesby Engineering & Management Corporation
Chicago
Commonwealth Edison Co
Commonwealth Power Corporation
New Orleans Public Service Co
New Orleans
Philadelphia Electric Co
Philadelphia
Public Service Corporation of New Jersey
Newark
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
San Francisco
Utah Power & Light Co
Salt Lake City
Northwestern Light & Power Association
Portland
Soviets Plotting in U S Politics. Woll Slams Propaganda
National Civic Federation president hoards a 4000 word letter accusing Soviet propaganda, Amtorg operations, and a $5 million Sinclair contract as a bribe attempt. He blasts Bolshevik influence and demands an end to Soviet funding and subversive activity in the United States.
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New York City
LL. N
Hoover
Smith
Matthew Woll
National Civic Federation
Amtorg Trading Corporation
United States
Woll
Munist
Russia
Sinclair
Amtorg
Anne O'Hare Mex Cormick
Dorothy Thompson
Elizabeth Shaw Montgomery
Whiting Williams
Autocracy Same Under All Forms
French jurists who studied Bolshevism and Fascism find both systems identical. They contend both lead to dictatorship over the individual, despite starting from opposite ends. The Russian and Italian dictatorships differ in class, yet reach the same core outcome.
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Paria
Molders' Union Faces Wider Membership Amid Machinery Rise
At its twenty seventh triennial convention in Montreal the International Moulders Union votes to admit foundry helpers and other workers, instructs the new executive to expand jurisdiction, and approves a $2000 pledge for a pardon effort for Thomas Mooney and Warren Billings while praising innocence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molders’ Convention
Montreal
International Moulders’ Union of
North America
Keough
Chicago
Thomas J. Mooney
Warren K. Billings
New Bedford Unions End Textile Strike
New Bedford workers accepted a smaller wage cut than demanded, ending a strike that began last April involving about 26,900 workers after employers initially sought a 10 percent reduction. The unions rejected the compromise, details of the new offer remain unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Mass
Suco
Parole Plan Wins in New York Parole Commission View
The parole system succeeds in a goodly percentage of the 3400 prisoners under the Parole Commission of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Parole Commission
Union official threatens fight over WCFL reallocation
Edward Nockels secretary of the Chicago Federation of Labor says a plot to silence WOPL radio will be exposed. He plans to appear before the Federal Radio Commission in Washington to challenge the order limiting WCFL’s power and reallocating the station. He vows to pursue the facts and will target those responsible, potentially moving the battle to Congress.
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Chicago
WOPL
Edward N. Nockels
Chicago Federation of Labor
Nockels
Federal Radio Commission
Washington
WCFL
Congress
Exhausted excuses cited at work amid digging contest
The boss mocks Smith and Jones for excuses as both start digging. Jones piles up more dirt, while Smith questions the comparison. The spoof highlights workplace blame shifting and competitive digging in a humorous exchange.
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Smith
Jones
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M. Rogoff
Russian Automobile Manufacturers’ Association
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Court Street
Stalin
Trotsky
Maly
Grand Council
Free Press
Ppeech
Atwater
Kent
Mr. Hoover
Gov. Smith
Atwater Kent
Pee
Atwater Kent Radio
Motel
Cat
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