Wage Cut Referendum Planned By Railroad Unions
Railroad wage board ordered a 12 percent cut effective July 1. One thousand General Chairmen of Railway Brotherhoods in Chicago voted to refer the decision to their memberships, aiming to avoid strikes while facing widespread pay reductions and overtime rule changes. Participation could reach 1,500,000 workers, with September set for a member referendum under union laws. Reports from across the country show some shops accepting lower wages as strikes end and facilities reopen.
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Railway
Railway Brotherhoods
Chicago
Railroad and Labor Board
Missuisouri and
North Arkansas
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
Pacific Coast labor strife deepens with open shop push
On the Pacific Coast the building trades lockout continues as employers press an open shop stance. Police guard job sites while unions report strong support in working class districts despite capitulation by some labor leaders. The marine strike nears end as employers refuse talks, and veteran activist Andrew Purusoth faces dwindling influence amid defeat.
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Andrew Purusoth
Napoleon
Andy
Seventeen Cities See Unemployment Rise In June
Thirty nine U S cities report higher unemployment in June per the Labor Department. Twenty six cities show decreases. Four Ohio cities Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati and Youngstown rise five to twelve and a half percent. Only Toledo and Dayton show declines.
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U. S. Department of Labor
Ohio
Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnati
Youngstown
Toledo
Dayton
Thomas Holds Job as Railway Union Chief
In London on July 5 J H Thomas was confirmed as supreme executive of the National Union of Railwaymen amid intra union tensions over siding with a miners strike. Extremists sought his removal but delegates voted 57 to 17 against the recommendation.
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Great Britain
London
J. H. Thomas
National Union of Railwaymen
Thomas
Triple Alliance
Reed Statue Unveiled in Moscow On July Fourth
Riga dispatch reports a statue in Red Square honoring John Reed, the American communist who died of typhus in Russia in 1920. Impressive ceremonies drew delegates to the Congress of the Third International who visited Reed’s grave near the Kremlin walls.
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Riga
John Reed
Russia
Red Square
Moscow
Kremlin
What They Doin With Em in Mason City Iowa
A Mason City correspondent reports pawn shops in the town receive up to 20 calls daily for firearms. They cannot meet the demand as winter approaches with food and shelter scarce. Undercurrent of unrest grows, echoing Bob Minor’s cartoon about workers arming for the boss.
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Mason City
Iowa
Bob Minor
Oiler
Philadelphia Red Raids by Erasmo Abate Editor of La Conquista
A Philadelphia Red raid night of April 26 arrests are made under city police orders. Twelve men and a woman seized without a warrant. property stolen. officers accused of corruption and drunkenness. Thirty-eight workers arrested citywide face anti sedition indictment. many released on bail while immigration actions loom. Defense led by I Lasker Greenberg challenges legality. judge later quashes indictment citing lack of criminal intent.
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Brotherly Love
Moore
United Communist Party
Law and Order
I. Lasker Greenberg
Mayor Moore
United States
Ole Hansom
Seattle
Calvin Coolitge
Boston
Philadelphia County
Greenberg
Philadelphia
Harry Belovsky
W. B. Brukas
Wilkes Barre
Mr. Greenberg
Belavsky
H. P. Fuller
Lacrno County
Labor chief proposes alien registry and education plan
In a Toledo speech on June 29, the Secretary of Labor outlined a plan to register all immigrants yearly for safety, funded by a nominal certificate fee. He framed it as guidance not spying, aiming to shield newcomers from propaganda while tracking their whereabouts. Knox warned of strange doctrines from foreigners and urged caution in immigration policy.
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James J
Loyal Order of Moose
Toledo
Secretary of Labor
Department
Knox
Philander C. Knox
U. S
Philander
Lander
Philadelphia
Europe
National Convention of Ex Soldiers in Chicago
The National Convention of Ex Soldiers met in Chicago on July 1 2 and 8 with delegates from 30 states representing about 500 000 veterans. They passed resolutions calling on Congress to investigate matters and uphold the constitution while promoting industrial unionism and reform, and expressing international viewpoints on Soviet Russia Ireland India and Egypt. National officers elected were Andrew G Cooper and Emil Holmes with executive members from Minnesota New York and other states.
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U. S. Army
World War Veterans
Chicago
U. S
Congress
Central Trades Councils
Alexander Howatt
Kansas Industrial Court
Russia
India
Egypt
Henry Barbusase
Andrew G. Cooper
Minnneapolis
Emil Holmes
Minneapolis
J. H. McIntyre
Quincy
Carl Colvin
St. Paul
Minn
J. M. Leavitt
New York
Ideas Not Murder Real Crime Of Vanzetti
Federal Press report on the Sacco Vanzetti trial describes the defense framing the case as political. Bartolomeo Vanzetti testifies about his life, his draft refusal, and his movements from 1917 to 1920. Prosecutor Katzmann probes his beliefs and possible roles in payroll murders while Vanzetti asserts his innocence and civil stance.
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Vanzetti
Dedham
Mass
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Italy
America
New England
Plymouth
Mexico
Jeremiah McAnarney
Commonwealth
Frederick Rutzmann
Katemann
Katzmann
Vanszetti
South Braintree
Springfield
Confense
McAnarnay
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Abate
la Conquista
Fuller
National Convention of
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Wane
T. T. Woods
Adamn These
John Nicholas Beffel
Federated Press
Norway
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