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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1945
Page
3
Philip Murray president of the CIO urges all members to observe four weeks before the San Francisco United Nations Conference starting April 25. He asks locals to study security proposals from London Bretton Woods Dumbarton Oaks Crimea and the forthcoming San Francisco meeting.
In Albany the 1945 Republican legislature earned praise from the New York State CIO Council as the best since Gov. Thomas E. Dewey took office. The council cited the Ives Quinn fair employment practice law a merit rating bill for unemployment insurance and a New York City rent control bill as key achievements.
Government witnesses at the Weirton Steel contempt trial testified the company offered large sums and other inducements to silence them. Special Master Drayton Heard gathered evidence for the third circuit court of appeals showing discharge and refusal to rehire skilled workers, labeled as CIO members, during wartime shortages.
Washington senators Pepper Johnston and La Follette introduced legislation to outlaw wages below 65c per hour as substandard. A prior Pepper proposal with AFI and CIO backing died when the 78th Congress expired.
The Minnesota Senate approved the Sletvold-French hate-labor bill despite protests claiming it violates the U S constitution and stirs industrial strife. The measure outlaws secondary boycotts bans picketing labels unionists as criminals and invites restraining orders and injunctions on mere suspicion in many labor disputes.
The Texas House approved final reading on a 73 to 63 vote for Christian American House Bill 12 to outlaw the close shop. The measure is expected to move toward final passage soon.
Attorney General Biddle refused to file a test suit to decide if a CIO pamphlet titled He Wanted to Business With Hitler and Hirohito The Amazing Story of Sen Taft was an illegal campaign contribution to Taft opponent William G Pickrel. He deemed the CIO expenditure not a contribution and upheld its position.
Legislators heard arguments on SB 94 HB 167 raising unemployment benefits and extending weeks, while opponents labeled the Revners Bill as flawed. James Marsh of the CIO urged support for fair employment SB 153 and housing tax exemption SB 144, and praised a Ross Act amendment for an eight hour day.
Officials of the Division of Negro Welfare said the health mass meet will be the largest ever held in Cincinnati. It is set for 4 p m on April 8 at Plim Street Temple with among the attractions musician Jesse Walker WLW Moon River organist.
The United Steel Workers Local 1861 and American Can Co. plan regular meetings at 8 p.m. Friday, March 30, with future gatherings alternating every two weeks between Friday 8 p.m. and Saturday 4 30 p.m. The bulletin notes the return of field representative Al Jordan and adds light anecdotes about Ray Roth, Dugan Lauck, and local chatter.
The joint conference report on HR 1752 eliminates draft provisions and assigns Byrnes broad powers to direct manpower. The bill allows in plant surveys, employment ceilings, and bans on leaving essential jobs with penalties for violations. It covers job transfers, transportation, and seniority rights for workers amid war needs.
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