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.m.;:IC!SCO AUGUST 12, 1936 BALLO f rL;\J\IN£C. FDR J. L.;\_ llo ono d.eni l)s the vi tal neootu:ity or the su !'Ort or the Peoiflc Cout marine roa= to Gr tis:. udri o. stti . l'h€> $rupOT;uers have found H M:tr6111ely dii'l."'icult to recruit 11. ,.r s:dllod atevodores frO':I oe ra.;ks or tho non - Union element . Con seq u<;ntly, they must llt·eak tho Vru1cnuvor std ke' a. 'II nll to mnko rw oron· sht)p 101-t J'o•· Ptlo i!'io car ·o, :..'l onv:e o,: a S"l;r!.... ;v Lest t;ht , b •• tht. .t. ;, . .nd e 3a.Ucrs t'!l!.Gn, San .. r.u:.ci o .. cd o re1 r the ·he r 1 ee.-e or a1 1hi ,;:s ncnr heM u en 1\C- o hot to the 'Harl t"i:ne l-'od- rati ort . tioOrt\Jy ni;'tU!"\1Jtfld to tttwapedc; int'> tul.::i.ur; rei'orllndw.J V(;to as hl- .m.io .s early as 'ast 'Slln'iluy nr.a Uozi:!':t.v, ir. t 'c "oo thnt ·.e woolld • t nn4 :-or :: eoab ctu·go •• cr..hi 'C !l.t pre-e."lt t -e woul:i .;o q_tio!dy bra•£ ur '>ur dor .. t!on o.- our tin!t .s e.c 11. ·1ocisi..,n . A!:d -- .ry:nr; hurd to herd ltS into th1.s trap I Foll ow:l.ng tho line oJ.' th e slt l .,ownUL'G lll!d Lo 'tis ho.n ;:o.id the lLA Diet t:xeeu1::ve ®ard "c;:-ci't ll:Ulot= =-. ccd i:h -tO !1!.1. lac:... a ' . lf' wcr-s dono, it "mlUli. nc'!: 0!1.!:· con- !'use tho longshoremen 011 the enti ro conat bv J:ll!.kin,:- them take T\'10 votes a.t the snmo tke on tl1c =e :tusstion, as woll .1J! set tho oi' confUsion i'or tho oth- er &r11up11, bin; Il' •I'OUW WJ: ALL 1'E: PC"iZB OIJI' OF 'I"'rl!! ID..'IDS OF it an body whosfl jobs would be no b il!jgur than settling minor jurl.Gdic·hl ona:l di:1putes b tween tt.e Unions , and other like prob- 1..:-..s , a."ld soon to be- brok.at U? entirely . '!h :; >lUl d ':l8ni: n 1 t ii: to s=athiJlt .::. "l.:armc De?&J'tl:1e!lt or the ;..?. o:: L." which il)r:..'l, l!orri.: « Co. trie<! to .ium(; 11r ound our nocl.."ll Ylhen th< 1-'ed.:rr. tion '11'11.11 Gt.J.ll in tho process oi' .fonnation . •IE HAVE UP THE FE:DEI!ATION AS A l'OYI'ER, i'l!'rli ',ffilCH TO CCilDA.T Tm: \If; WST }<''!' A!.LO'J FAURS Ut:<; I.EiiS , OH PRO- F:::SS!Olt!.L S'iE • •- BR"'• r..- • LlKL l!cGRA:i Jt..•D SEA.-£. U1 Oili\ B:!ST , : t I'I'Culd put he =ions to roi'us• carGO the and .15ive the toJ" of the I.!. .A., 1.s.u. and the National Couruoil of A. F. of L. (,1ow in seanion at Atlantiu City) th" tuell!..Lo,J exc JO¥ .lor r.r..otn !It ch&.r"'..cr:: . ;. i"od ra1::.on V'O'l:e .... Ul ..:ceop ( ;tt;..nu od on i'nr;o l!, Col • l ) -------------------------------------------., r

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S,.~ .m.;:IC!SCO AUGUST 12, 1936

BALLO f rL;\J\IN£C. FDR J. L.;\_

llo ono d.eni l)s the vi tal neootu:ity or the su !'Ort or the Peoiflc Cout marine roa= to th~ Gr tis:. ~ol udri o. stti ·~rs .

l'h€> $rupOT;uers have found H M:tr6111ely dii'l."'icult to recruit 11. or~· ,.r s:dllod atevodores frO':I oe ra.;ks or tho non­Union element . Con seq u<;ntly , they must llt·eak tho Vru1cnuvor std ke' a. 'II nll cost~ ,

to mnko rw oron· sht)p 101-t J'o•· Ptloi!'io ~on.st car ·o, :..'l onv:e o,: a S"l;r!....;v h~1·u .

Lest o~~- u· t;ht, b •• tht. . t .;,. .nd ~ e 3a.Ucrs t'!l!.Gn, San .. r.u:.ci o ~ ~~ .. cd

o re1 r the shioo~rs d~d~ ~or ·he r 1 ee.-e or a1 1hi ,;:s ncnr heM u en 1\C­~=t o hot c:~r~.o, to the 'Harl t"i:ne l-'od­rati ort . tioOrt\Jy ni;'tU!"\1Jtfld to tttwapedc;

L\~ int'> tul.::i.ur; ~ rei'orllndw.J V(;to as hl-\~dual .m.io .s early as 'ast 'Slln'iluy

nr.a Uozi:!':t.v, ir. t 'c "oo • thnt ·.e woolld • t ~e·- nn4 :-or:: eoab ctu·go •• cr..hi 'C !l.t ~.e pre-e."lt t -e woul:i .;o q_tio!dy bra•£ ur '>ur ~ dor .. t!on o.- our tin!t .s e.c 3uc~ 11. ·1ocisi..,n . A!:d ~'tis -- .ry:nr; hurd to herd ltS into th1.s trap I

Foll ow:l.ng tho line oJ.' the slt l .,ownUL'G lll!d ~Grady , Lo 'tis ho.n ;:o.id the lLA Diet t:xeeu1::ve ®ard ~..tld "c;:-ci't ll:Ulot= !.;~

edict.:l:~, =-. ccd i:h -tO !1!.1. lac:... a ' . lf' ~is wcr-s dono, it "mlUli. nc'!: 0!1.!:· con-

!'use tho longshoremen 011 the enti ro conat bv J:ll!.kin,:- them take T\'10 votes a.t the snmo tke on tl1c =e :tusstion, as woll .1J!

set tho o~" oi' confUsion i'or tho oth­er =rit~ &r11up11, bin; Il' •I'OUW WJ: ALL 1'E: PC"iZB OIJI' OF 'I"'rl!! ID..'IDS OF ~ ~'EDEP.J.'~'lO:f, LJalci:t~ it :nt~roly an il:lpo~;;nt body whosfl jobs would be no b il!jgur than settling minor jurl.Gdic·hl ona:l di:1putes b tween tt.e Unions, and other like prob-1..:-..s , a."ld soon to be- brok.at U? entirely . '!h :; >lUl d ':l8ni: n 1 t ii: to s=athiJlt .::. :.~eo •n~ "l.:armc De?&J'tl:1e!lt or the ;..?. o:: L . " which il)r:..'l, l!orri.: « Co. trie<! to .ium(; 11r ound our nocl.."ll Ylhen th< 1-'ed.:rr. tion '11'11.11 Gt.J.ll in tho process oi' .fonnation. •IE HAVE S~;:r UP THE FE:DEI!ATION AS A l'OYI'ER, i'l!'rli ',ffilCH TO CCilDA.T Tm: S'iUPO'i'll~ZRlil \If; WST }<''!' A!.LO'J FAURS Ut:<; I.EiiS, OH PRO-F:::SS!Olt!.L S'iE • •- BR"'• r..- • LlKL l!cGRA:i WE..~ Jt..•D SEA.-£. U1 Oili\ B:!ST ~!

L&.~l· , : t I'I'Culd put he =ions ~_ng to roi'us• ~ca~ carGO ~on the spo~n , and .15ive the toJ" bur~lluoratc of the I.!.. A., 1.s.u. and the National Couruoil of t~o A. F. of L. (,1ow in seanion at Atlantiu City) th" tuell!..Lo,J exc JO¥ .lor r.r..otn !It ch&.r"'..cr:: . ;. i"od ra1::.on V'O'l:e ....Ul ..:ceop

( C~ ;tt;..nu od on i'nr;o l! , Col • l )

-------------------------------------------., r

~ ~:nd ·_ "r\rlyrU ~..21!-. ott -the "s-rA)t" • .i'r.._a ~< ,._, .0"" t!i' s-le=~.nor:: ·;ill not DAm. r!'= voke tho ohru+ers o!' A:..L urcion:l 1n the ~·ooeration !

'i'be :t.TI:mFRC"N'£ l/VRitcill has at vnr i,,us -bim<lD in t he paS'b tleolo.rod tha.t tho shin ovmor s n r o det or rninotl 1_. ~bovo !Ill t~ !llllash tho IW.ITIH; ··E;JJ>tU>.TICll . 'l'hi; i s orne o•l L by t:-.e o.ct~ ons o:f I.e> "iG , ar.d

".i. ~' t~o "'1"0\>0Si. tions or!'orad tho U!ti.on d.o1.o£S.t:<-• to_tho 1-.:~ai!y C<r.ll·eranco at '$ shl:::.rtou. ~H !ilia tinnaoo , e~'"ll"'' !'or ~!l S'tit>e- r - , told tl:o ~e1i:tt;eto$· t"nt !?'~ ~~ "oft 4 ~rltil::c grmroc =

·'< X'se b h•>cn the •ode ration end '· i r 0""'1 :\ nd ' ·r' c" P 1 or ""ell\ ::a 17~ = . • 11

:l o.i d +hat ti· •mono torn 10nld recor;ni ~ " the ~·adoration as such, onlv if' ti1c. l)ro~ant I , L,I., 1\ntl l , S . u. ol'!n11!'0r3 w'<lrc to bn CJit!wr r cvok'><; or r,ivml u-o v ol untnrlly t..lm~g ~t' tl·o tl1'c··ont u.rr0an·.:mtu. Tlid . ... !'!us'.; ho1d n pl .'•iscl tu or '· &on ·rel­vo+. just 11s tl-_ suu::an c:liol c.".:. tho ,.,..d of tl!'> 1 ~'- rll-:.'1-'li, to d t:-r.-.ir..c- wo the: :w>.jor~ t-.· of t.h~ r;;.u '>.tllltd ""o r res nt ~h-::z-t~ tod£reHOIJ t-r •Jlv _•otivid•·&.l l'n:.o= , \ '"' raJ. - ... !'0' --"-• J~,.>o L'W ~__: s UPO'.~Jau.r ~ , .. ;,.;..t.;.. uvr .. r -r .... ~ :1 - ~-- P.!IDwd!'h.' A'ID 7:!:. L.JH'liit:li. ;,::-.:;;: S I ):J... cl so :;t rod tho:t. i1' tho ohio:; ,......, h<>l 1 up C'1l nccoun.., or th-o L"l:::ir.tnnc t-:f tho sh~ po• nc!':; to !'or ne us to !lot\b on the n .c. r;tri.kurs wnro irrl:c1cd' ntolv r n­lt-&.scd , t h• sl I o·mor3 '~~d con~nso~d to et s.ro~u tho 'l·rm • c or ~o · ,,..,. -· =t... ~.nt tho _;.<•,o;z-_1( r- f.rr> "'ll'-k~i c-­

t.il.'lt •':ov llr r t:or:u\=1" iD ~.o ~<lorn tior. ll. rcx:or J!!ti.ch +~ r o•.s1:>>1( 1t8 .;i:.l no~ e-TC-!1 clo"'!t_, i ... -rovUL in ~ ~ et t.r.nt ?:t Jl-t ~., s"..::t-.xl t.."l :";4.t:'~ r:•nr r.ot ~ I t I"" ~ C'uiO> - o - t r~T:· ~s • --. tho.ir ~ --o"Y""d~ i)· ' . r:\roa..::el .-··•tt;..a. JJ;h o:U .... .,.,_

mcur th "Y '~r.vo r , o 1"• ~ f r no 'hll r do r-ond~ to. <'Ut~1· ::0 ril(;' s und rnr·: co 'b ,,_,._ ~o_, "ru r. bO~tT\ {!_ r.uooc~ iion 'lf vC!t 'H of: otnl.firl no• i.n 'ar ry ilridr,CJc ' l <.lo. '<>r::hi".. l•v vnr'rus 'lU r1\"1( w•lons , nnd tho ti ·-ui• Gn tho 1

~u!:z,i -> crt: o.l o, 1 ' ... 4 •• ~m.s stnt<lto th c41i'·nrst ,r .u: ,

".n~ tt.o r~r~r Ill!\.~ ,r.,• eh =uld b d . ot-l.cd uoon b-e the I , L, k , -.:.:r:-io. "'X.. z­"~= B~rd, =e ~t th ::- e

:' Earry B r tis: s . .IOi'~t ,;~ -~ !'!!- :Ka T:'..c. ~1.1.'5 ! T "-" _, .._ TO m:~TOR'l' B:llDt ,;;, • ACll'; .... ,fll .u,.;J li\k ·?':1 'G liC!' ilLl. R~i ~w . . .,: US . It is tr>~ th~.t. Brid•·~s rlid r ·co·o:n ~<I • \'otc--to bo tru<:on r.i'tcr thr ''hol ;;r.>us": hul f u1 l informc.ti o.n nil l;o tho ul•:ut\'~lo l r nC. on th ,f, ~l,inr;~C>n Cortf' 1: •nc • h, (l.e-

.t SC.d £\IT I '1 r , t!;.~: t r 11 .;uc~: .Z ttvr:l sT. l>u "' :.l."'ltt u ~0\l'G, !... F 'D' ... TlU -

_ rn '!;_ m :_ • 1 .!~ .... r ~

Co c4.: ' •b ~~n n:- to • - -in. r ""':! r at~ ,c. ~ dl tl::r • tl~t our

r.:;ition. r:us+; iJ tn a~ t:-:. tl.:.. !idP_ ~ -"WF.J s~--,~ _. 3i\EAK ,(...:z. ~;r:...: F .:.1.1.4_

fl J But (l."l ~ndh-id•·r.l • , i. A , V \. 0'\

I ot or.r go wou1 d b•. t ho !'' r s+ s~ o to··~t.r<i

'• rn~.kinl", not ouly ll1.:!ih il.ll b' ,(1 ~r.tlc.I1, · t•t b r.r'lrlng t b. l•rd.or nt1.on !1:.<·1:!

l :r th • rc-,c+.ionr.ry m--.c:-.i.. ~ ''cd b--T -:is t!:.d Mot-;= u . ::.nd 6ir i:r ~· 1\;:-r:..a. · r5 t~. sh ( · ,.... J!_. r s .!iA. s~ ~ JUtt!. .;

k.llots ~ '± n= o ' ,L . J:.~ri~t Ca.:=;j ~ 1l1 r - :.i. !no t.;~n·

.AUGUST 12, 1935

r.cc.b oiU'go t-> or ! Ym:: B:-. 1._sh C~=bia, 'thu ~ e...~ File n.e:ibe~& of' the I . L. ;. . m.ll b l.'or==ed, and will not beocr. ooni'Used, no :u.tter how the ballots uill bo ~-orC:.,t . 'P.?:AD Tli& ii.".LI.O'!' C.~tlLLY, AJI!) VOTZ TO ST:? ,.,jrr OUR S'l'R.1Y.I!lG BR01'ilERli II 13 impractlo~l nt this time to boycott ·bho vote, i i' it mater io.Hzou. BUT CAS~·

Y JUR BA.L:..OT Ill l'JJ:l N.AtiE OF T:.ill 'lJJllTl"U hllEJVLtiCli Jl.LSO, AND L~ ThE Sli!PO':it.:"ili K&Oii J.U:IID 1"EW. l'liA'1 'f'l. :u;coo:rcz: t T, ifl~ mE'! lX> OR !:'OT ,-

r.c:sordi.nt; to A ls1:;cr r.ac .-~e<} -r«:l the ~. ~ ore is licbl t oe tr~ blo :ir. .:o"t Qrl o~~n:s C\'Vn bei'ore M !Mi'. ..,. 111 i~· s Ou tho Paoi.i'lc . ilyun _" ''tt rc;atcn. i:lf' " to calJ on all othor 'lOrts to t·n­i'n.su to h.1u1dlv N'cm Orlen.ns oo.r~ ii' thu o nployer a do uot :recognite tho ILA. thor<> Yforo Ryan to do this , hohovor , i• 10uld bo " o<l!!lilloto do. arturo fr • ull his ol­:ici.s o£ th.:. ::.at. So flU' a... wa a~ow,

he has l!CVDr allo • ..od tmy por!: to ho.p IJI(Ither if' l"' could stop it . T.\e .ez:t; Ct-a:>t ;rt;cvccio!'OS imo':o' ud~ 1'\:l! Wt"L .

Our cQr.-~soow!ent re ..cr.- ~"at la:Gt yoar, ~'1lll lo:rt; ce!!':!'ol o1 .he f1= Or lOGna t.:Jct:U thru !tis dirty JO.ancuv<l"ing!S, so .1e ravo:~ their oha:ber, intenli1nt; to l:>.rr.t 1.1> ova•· to ~he Com~t.ll)' 11h.ion m. th 1'1<11 ch th1> )J'Udllnt dio&outo is . llut th• Cor.l.>!llly Tinion fo..tc~rs ilouldu •t stJe tL':'ly

l'<le:Jcn wry thur sl!oul.d apl' t soit , •·o.l't ·fi.t::.n ~oo~ tu1U ~'"vi"used. to Mvo tho o ~rt­or . l'o 7 ~·rJ1 l:.os t>;,-.'16~ i;; cr.ror to liol t Ro::s , one of' 1 · :; :;t:n-~•ins hone:~

~- 1 o:r t~o ,._<! -· ~ bor:: :..f~ b a1

bha.:di~od 1'our or . i •:e :;roar~, e..~ ~!'

~"llr. cont!.ru.:: :.:s his t~e ic , t!-lt..:• will :ta.· .. th.n.t :eo:· . !Z.o .... -.l~T, i:toc t ... cr £"-wd ~¥ot10!l or & "ckot-!_ino , th. .;.!-".c : .. told -t1-:J':r tar(~ u: .b.S;ur_ th. von;:u:tJt' Wl •

J.\ 1 • l.i:' J-W.V te...:or, ou n ·1orL~ milit.ant :1 l ri +, uml tJ •r u is .,_ l~l'IY due i>>mtilJh1lt !'o1· Rc.x1k and l?ll e contr ol of! the tlni on, wt:Lch, cnu lo<l •:i 'i:h the unrest i."! Gulf-or. =d 1.: o C t1 ·lc:; , . o ls eyan:; c!oUl~

i:. ';'tc & h , juo t s.s it ht.lt~ l re.. • "- • a. ...

f.QJ. " .-;;...3 SC:":J L :cL~~:-3 - l:a. ~ ..47 > • • ~e er!: .. ·:; .Je._o !_ f:'f" t"' F~c.iaeo

hs.s t'U!.!l 0!::: ~ 00 .. \. :. .:: 't it-!!' rttt.d-quarte!'S e.;; l "1 nn.:.~ •. - ~ t • , -:.~~ ti .o o!' t le Gv:: Jral s-:;n::a ~- :.er. orii:.:~rs So .• oo.r. liii.S sr:asitr ay vl. gilentc::

rudul by t:.o police . 1ovr ll'ti!.i,it o'fero I'<lf,iUUll.tlo•\ ..._ .. <Q<AY OflUl'U> • 3~rtinr

So"t . Zuc . Rcwist r a:bi.on avo1-y night i'l'<lr.l 'I to !J .

On SuniiO.if , AI: i;U~" 11th , nt 11 be li. .>o.'Jo 1 Can.:'eronoc .

1r >l::l cl: lnbo r ar rwi.~ t_o F.

inv!.to:i, •.uch == T-

!:'- ..c a:"~ rt ot tho So o..'1d di :rset "=', o\I'!:Un 11" " " :'l r t;::t_ o v. -:__ --"--

:~ :OU Do! or; he. ... ~·e

o~-t .... & , ~ ~ P..n.nk t:.:'j,..t File :=.t~ $~ o o • rv • .:-z ;;o;. tr.' u~ · n b11i die., c. schocl :for t!u. ,._llt.,.nt ... -:;r1C..'l' ol"-su .

A;.~!lg t ho conr~o~ out LlvU for tho Fr.U.l trlrn .. f\re : 11'1'ra.do UniQnimh11

, 11Pr iu.oitll\.lt:t

of Qrgnn•.zo.\.loll". Fur,d,...,~~ oJ: r .... on-0 ·co, 11 "Lnhor Jot.:r n:...J.isu11 • t.i.J;c . •Jt.l'tlr 00 r• s ~1 b cdced ~ th~ d~And ic

.do. ~ - •i n : n , e.nd ~ rt trclnin& fo1· t:!.c o!r.ss str..or~- .

c A'C~'i' 12, 1935

PAUL-- S- wlout !!-ratty .9-eel A- (iYno te your o~) R-ed llaixer R-ascal &-cl N-o G<lod a - oloney U-selos:; a-at G-nu'tcr

• • ~ ~ * • • • • • • SCaAiutl'l;BURG SP2AAS TO COPS

--LEGION.AIR6>

Pn.ul Sonru-ren"bur g hao como out in the open new-- on August 3rd,ho mo.do a. spoooh before a &~.nor~ or ~s at~ lc~ion­

air!::~, 1dler• hB viol~mtly ... ttacked not only the 1CI\:l.ers1--.in or ;;.>,e cari t!:::le Wl­iona~, but the ;;;.er.bership a.r; 'Piell, a.a be­i!'ll: Reds • 8..'1d "C=mirt& " ,

If an a.tt&.CY by Pnul Scharronburt is ah lndict:nont in the oyes or the pcol:l.oe UJld the Amodo!lll LefSion lloa.d11, t hotl no r&eommendation a'Ollld bo more assuring to v10rkers tlu:.n such &Il attack by the tool o£ the bos:1• s .

• ~ it d >Os not see= too nucll li.ko boa' til:g, -.n...v ;re :-ocolloct that it llllS <;h o1Ji~,0:1L nun;::& \1h0 f'irzt Wc-JOSecl Paul Scl-..arrr .. burg on 3o::\e ot: tllo c11. rr;uo tho Snilors Onion now holds nr;ninst him.

e Gnco i.cod o. falter =ad ~ul,

,fho fakod -illl he faked to ll t'Gll , l!o uaa great on tho sell-out, But when cu.ught ho would yvll ot,~t ,

llrt • s tho Reds 1 It aint mo ~.o.t all . "

PAGL. Z

"FRO!! STEVEDORE TO CHICKU:- RL"CHER" OR

"LOCAL SCAB 1I.A.ItES GOOD "

Our spies r epoM; tlw.t John Seelondor, .-ho soabbod o.t Pier ;59 last awmner, ond tau&}tt a "class n in 1dnob-dri ving, hr..s talcan c ntnr '"ocction. Jclm, you r~ ~r thou~-t he could ~rk w•tit lJnion OE':l

oven a..t'ter the stri.ke . aut ho aoon i'ou.nd out ho --.vas m-=g . He was chased up into tho rru.'tero o.t Pier 3" one day- likC' a monkey (wo hope tho monkeys will pardon tho comparison) . He was so "hot" i t took a well- throv.n :f'irc- oxtinguioher to brint him dO'I'lllo Ho \'IllS taken off in a laiDloh .

His latc:Jt job, we hear. ia nmnin& a chicken ranch out in the country .":ie =n­der h= tht:. )!en_s stand i;; :

AEUI:lG IT Ill z,_ F!J:liLY

The ertaG!lod 1:r. Vandoleur o!: t:\e Lc~­or COlllloil , lw." !':~od out c. n<m" r..ok.t for the fo.rnlly . ilis non bus been t;i ven o. ~ob of "touching" a. olcas of youngotors at tho Labor Temple on "lfow to conduct a. Union" I If thee son teaches these ldclG out of his old can ' " book, · ;at e. c~r.SlS"'J

~;ang of :Jtrl.k.,..;brcakcrs may '11 be-- the bil. t of 'Choir _benero.tlan l At ~ :'lltc, tr.o kid n ~ ?aid out of Lo.bor Council t'\.uldr, ., . <md re cro hopinJ; for the best I

.... * • I .s.u. FAKER f!AS ~UE.Eil NOTIOriS

The Ee:Jt Coast ISU is burdened. with a notor loun character n=ed Ct~·lt~on , 'lho ... s l!n the Dist • .t:xeoutivo Cocnitteo tnolr~ .

~ haS" n. .sw.., -.mo;: ho is not r.L t.~OU&}lt­tul of u , say, 7or.dolour is oftis . 'lhis .sor. b.:;._d to "liOr~--or. o. 'ttlr-~or . 1Cei tho ilo~t Coart strike broke, -the Gii...-':Jl ~ on this Co~tst . Th.a kid wired h~ a old ~ 1,1.&

to w!w.t he should do . Ca.l'lson '·drod b~ok inatructillg tl;le son to stc.y nb oard and Yn)rlc--tha-t l!llln flic;nod on Enst CoMt nrt­ioles 11roro not conDidorc--d s0<1bs there if they 4'c n ad w oa=~o off thair ::;hlpz .

1io ialew tho :::est Cosst !SU oi"i'ioi o.ls wure U!!llaoossarily bn&IL."'ul abcu-.: :Nppor­ing our :rtriko lo&t y6ar , but this h tm first o:'l.o wo have hetl.rd of 'tho o.ctulllly horded hill ovm scab non I ..... * *

"~UEZ'l'.!ONS :rHAT GHQUl,D llE JUJ'S:·JE:ru:D"

I& J . r'. Ryall worth 12 or 15 grand l'ar year?

* * * * * Did \'iine- l.lilhor ral.se his right hand when he took the oath of Local 38- 79?

* * * * ·* !s Capt. Gillet on the :fence--if so, he'

shouldh•t be on the EXeeutivo ttoard .

* * * * • Vihy does Bl;lll Duri1a!n Holsten of the

Grace Line, Pier 35, ru>l. aroand a skin!;; the bO>'S i.f the~· saverl e.ny ol.' their .mon­ey, ~d th~.t there will be IUlOther st1•'ke?

• *' * * "' Why arfil the s)li'Jo;mers hsu5.ng no rQund ~ r;_,, tiek..,+.s to i1q r~)1,~est port;:s i<h:i,oh hi!.VO a re·bnl'tl data later t!= .3'lpt o 5-l;h? Oo they antic.: >ate o:ny tmuble ii' they rerreg•J on t'!le agree~~. ant?

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THE W.R. ffi"JJ!.':T OF 1',76 BEJ3DICT ARWll.D PIKil..'Ti COI1PJI..Rcll 'i'll 'IITLLn

The name of .Bened.ict Arnold , the llllll1 71h.o turned traitor to tho American 'Revo­lt~tion, has become the synonym for rgver;_, i;urncoc.t and s ooundrel •

Today thfl num ;ho oest carries 0>1. his breo.cl\erous -~radi tions is Willi!ll!l Rnn­dolph l:!ea1·st". Just as Arnold pcre-tonde4 to serve th!'l .Americe.u people in t.llo war for i:idopendenco anu !Jei;J:ay<od them, oo Hearst pretends to aerv"' the American peo.rle today !J.ll1i daily botrays th:enl .

Arnold was, ilowe-;er, a pi!:&r c'.:>mpnreil,. to !!earst . 4rnold wo~·J:ell with tho Br.it­lsh sp:•, Andre , o.nd tum ell ov.e!' tho plans of West ~oi n·i; i"or-1: to hil:l. But Ffes.rs-t; works vlith ·che faaoist hang;-...m l1i t1er , Sllil is tt;Ji.ng to turn ovt;tr the ontire Soviet Union to line- annie£ IJf rTOt.lna-ll fascism •

Arnold sold out t::- tho Bri t'ish bs-­cause of pcrscnalrunhi tl.on a.nt' g1·eed for money. llearst bo-b.'tl.)'& the All\el'i.can peopl0 on a much b; g;;;~r Rcalo, in a con­scious, cold-blooded P.f'i'ort to WLintrdn l>y hool: or erook the op_pres.~;i vo n\1 <:: o:f his entire oless ~f 6~1oitors and olun­derars .

All tho::.e who truly l ove the rwolu-­tionacy t;raditions of the .Al-wr_0 an !?'-'OP­le can pay their res'!)Mt~ to the traito~· Uen<,Jdiot Arnold, by waging the .f~r,ht

at."l.i=t his i'ascist desoenW.,nt 'iiHUam ltUl'ldo~ph Jiearst.

BOYCOTT HEARST I

MATSON

.IWGUST 12, 1935

SliTP PICKETED AGAINST SCJ..BS .

The Satt Franeisoo Sailors ha'll'o estab­lish.sd a picket line al'Ound the l~tson freighter 11:.frumkai 11 , Tt5-th the dEJmand that the scabs (1.boa.rd of hel· be removed :i:nuncdiately, l'ne :rr.ajori ty of tho cre:v are i'inl,ty .

The Stowarcl' s 9;epartmcnt, vouch is com­posed entirely of Union men, did not come off±mllicdiately, although they haq at £irst sit;;11ifi0d their vdllingness to do s~ . A report tho. -I: J:.~e.no But·ke, Sec •y- of the M::u-ine Cooks and Stewards Union had ordered the mon to sta~· aboard could not 'be verified , e.l thour;h mo~t seamen on the beach e..re of tl1a O!>iill.on he did so .

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TRAIU CRC:M AIOS STRIKE . R. l< • .B.RO~'Y3!HOOD RLI•'IJS]IS T(l dli.UL SC.A!: PRODUCT:$

11lto .!lailrond Bro·therhood in Sioux Falls , South 1)al':o·ta , is oec,;>eratin(, \Vi th the stri:..-cli's at the ~lorrell Pa-old.n<:; Plant by refusiug to tal:e out l.torrell products or bring live stock into the plAnt •

.Sen-\::iroe.nt tbr.ougl1o'l-ll the el ty is \'lith the strJ.kers, with 20,000 fl!lrmt!rs pledg­ing .supoo.rt tnroU1;)1 the .Fat=~er' s 1Jnion nnd the trni tad l•'al:l!Lers L'Jaguo .

.. * ~ * * "LE;.DE.,i.Siill' 0 .Y . LQGL:..LY, DI~'l'FUCT 1; •• ~ ."

SA!S F>r:r SOJ LO!WSEOR".l' ill!, NtlG-!!0 ,

"Tb'is cor\U~ from a r;olnrec br<>ther who !mows liis RMk end. ~'l e and r.aill t:u1cy . Fdr yeo..rs, I have worked on the •,,'a-t;cr­i'ro:nt, or e1 sa wo.s willing to 1'illl'l:, but ow:\ng to tho fact th-.t the bar!1acles ol' the Blue Bool~ not only stu.y"d on thac bot­tcon of th'-lir set-up, but obstruct.,,_.. -1..'1• path 'l;o membership tor the col or •tl JIOrk­ers, Md a hell of n lot o.f whli ' \l()r'·e)'S

as wc:n , 1: know if. t®rv is ono roal F.ank And F'iloer in 58- 7!! , •.110 llo«~ not­apDreeiato tho a,dv(llltngos -.ro hav'> gained thru. our J>Nn<mt laa.dcrsMp, i;hon ~I; is hi~ time -that the doors of Local 38-79 bo cll)aod and a f~iga.tian -oarried out.

~IG.t 11. ble"s;Lag it would be to see n. 7tholo hay--ro.ck o.f rats and labor- f&ke:rs dUJ)lp..U frO!ll our ranks .

From "A Sel!ltimontal Coloroo Worker 11

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1'/han suvorel thugn ond hooligana wer e o.rrestod during l e.Jit Slll:!morc strike f'or assaulting pic~t:1, an L'\dustrinl .\s'sn l~uyo-r oru:.e tv til'l!r ~en... • ~on e!:~:b ge.cgs• om. or __ Pvi 11· or :-o.n! ~Bd b: t..'le

- 0 " :l'),;c, rious frH ·-1, lat~;~ of the San ?adro ' .r . . ·., nero arre tad for a gw1 attack on "tiUtoh • li'l'.ltri.oh , this swno lorzyer rL'lpe!• re<l to clo.:'end th!MI . '!.'his iudtoatcc that not onl~· were tho c.i,;ht t!:.u~;s rn:~rk­i.~- !'<a· t:l Iniua.;r;al .M ' .rn, but also ~lE..t FrloJ!.el wor~ !'or tl,e ::t>.::.e eo.-~0!" r ... . ••O'rr :....:r.y !SU ~bor:: are ~"llier-

1 •r, :tinoe : o.;over.;, T-= t Clnd fur!'"al 'N<>r:> co lout: ill tho defonr;.; o~ Friedel nnd hi:: ,;~u1g 1'ro~1 r!U1.k ond file oxoos.uroo .!_'tct.hrr t...'lnso thr ... -c have n,t,trtlrl.n · "to do _-::!'! t±e fuC:u:rf.rlal As ·~n. +oo.It is 8.!-

=Si:: Jm!:;ter~all~ &.c~ -,;i>d t~': Je:wi:;m: did .

'l:'l•s que:;ti'lll beccmos pt.rticularl;r :l!~;> . bocaus- it 1:1 boli -vl'>d tlu:.t GOll!O

of tho I'Jiln< &r.ng W· ro ro~1>ono ibl c for tl<·' shot !'ired ot Eul"l lCb , ah'l1'tly at'­to!' he h.o.d bc..:r- r~'ll' oA '·~ i!is".;riet S<Oo , o~ -;he. • ::'cr>l 1.11 ' ;C-ov rn ' s lc.ce.

'r.>e > ilor3 t'-'! en t.-;-a ~roo CD ::- =rd ~ ... or t!'- ~~ .. 4.!..~ ex \llsion oi• A.!l~t ~­

b r cr. '"l:t e.Jryi!!t; on an:,• ·r:gil.o.n~o or hool\e~n aoo;i v' tLo11 0.1~ninst Onion broth­ors . Tn(:y ho.V•l nloo tnken steps to in,. r st' ~;c..":o th dsz.p on:reru:o of Rt.rry R.

ris, S .a. or !'. nlll!lb:;::-, 1U ssi::lg si!'a .. ,ja:l;r 16, =d boli~>lld c!c;.in . A. pNtest b:J ~<.:O.d.;~.-to:.-s oi' •• c SIJ or l' - :; s:mt t.o th~ :..Os .klr,c;l.:s u tltor~ tics for their r .f\1snl to w 11 loo:C for tht~ kidn.u.p}'ars l)r murdurerG . Loct1.1 :58-7!1 shou1.d do so also. r--- (~t~_ii- I 1-:c I

I ,!rl (fH[t'( ,..lD w1 h ' ·,1s I

(l~·lJ•t!,: ·~\ -i l·k ~-, 1i\:~lsj "$ ""f /$ .~ A 4 <> N ,_.....,I

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.l,.t tho lll!lt :nev<ti.nt. t.ha .berchlp or Loo.sl S8-7iJ :::.o-.-ed to p1nce oll i-:;:: :le:te)' into a trust ~''I'd, .~ io}. c r.act b, •ra= u •= oxeepv on the si{;'IUl w-"6 or 1' _ ve roliablt- o.ncl rospeus1blo m~ .bcrs. If Jo"" RviUl should taku it .uto hia

b~sd t" 'tl d~ar out· chn.ri:nr n.:rA', •• o 'lfi.ll i'i- ~ - 178 can i'll!l~ti= ju.;.-;; ns \rell 1'11.,. ll'.lt 1=:. Not i;h!lt ""' ar t;oL ~ t. lot run do any cbA-..-t£r-puili.tt ..C.t.'lt out a i'igh.t--we kno'"l t},o vnl:.ae o~ 'lo.vinr; the I>U)' JOrt o!' the East Col\ .t rank llllll file to rtell for that . !.ut jutt in cas<

is able to pull orf ene ~f Ua htc'am­VJ~ st ts--·t•s j~$t as wJll ~o -~ .r~­p!U'edl

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DOC~ ST.iUKE Xv AID SAiLORS. S Lll'l,;, TilO UP Dl ATJ..AllTIO !"'uTS .

'~ost of the longshoremen 'l'lt>rking in Pier 40 in Philadelphia ':'mlked out l&st -y;eak in sup!' crt or the stril: as an the Southern St~hip Line.

l'!u; soar.um of the In. rn.ndcma1 Sea­lllcn • s Union struck tho Compar.;r •-s ships, City of West T~!IS and the Ci'bl• of' Hr.>us­ton. At the s ame time, the City of Fort florth ~-'a& nruo"- 1n the <>OrC 0 r !!ow; ton,

"h~ sea:.. an a.r" de:::a.-u..o.ll(; 3 -tc os, union roco -lltior., 'With all s.:.h ir:..; thru 1:h.e un.an ba.'il an• s;;n ~ mr•·­less =rk f'or the rs.dio ruen. .

Piol::eting wa:; carried 1)11 oll Saturdn.y nieht and S1.1Ildo.y by Rank &: Pil 0 s oSJllO!l,

deapite tho order o~ S;J)1li!Our, 4"-'1t of' th~ Sailors Gnion, .me d..clo.rac! Swu!n.y pic~otin ~s ~~essa.~.

• •••• STEVIES I VISIT YOUR BROTHER 111 PRISOll l

H"ro is a lcttcl' reooivod f'ror M. lLA Brother . Rood it, ond tuJ:e note .

~Sditor :

... r.i!ra over ~0 i:n& &ir Roullo sl' .... .!rd v vi~; t! ll!; l111 z-cy Do:!la::=t. !to is ~~~ 11 a~·­

;ing for the •.TATER!"tOllT \'IORKER , ·,lhu\ you sond it, no'l.ii';{ hlln, so he .v-1.11 lmvo grounds to dll!:IWld i;; bb given I ..n.

,; mrui.,. al~>o 1· ke to soe more ca::bfrs o!: tlt .. I • .:. .A.

'l't' ~ra •r tt>n n"w, =a tho:r ~1tlrk<Jrs frOl'l tho

&!'tors Note--

labor ~ri3onors thorc are t.l~y:; r,lnd to Doe o~.ttsido . "

The Prioon Adrli:-i.~a.t.ion 1.:; ~'lC it as t.1Jueb for our llroi:hors iJ> So.~ Qtl<lntin as "hr· can . Cme ot their little ..,.,lilAZ­urLS" ls to keet' t.1 'lf01''·')rs ;-t• on from tlunn. A stronp; prot<Jst. from all 1!lAI'~ til e work$rs--individuv.Uy Ql\d en:nnss will put :1re:;cur" an "/o.rd<£1 lJQ] oha.'t1 and al­low the bo;· to na.vo tn.,ir O?>."l :- .:acliJlG :mntter • .t.e~•s ~ it UJil next cootint;• . ._ ....

'3 .C . s~;:-Ilt3!lS ni 22ID '!01!7H OF FIGliT

Our heroic llriti3h Colw.1bia brot!tcrs, •'lho ht..ve bum f'ibhti:ns t' out on the ?ic:=ot--l.lll for two EOn\. ,!: no-; , uvu boer. "-i"P®!~ ~c all lnbor :'cr :ti.nanci.&l sup­port. Looal S&-7S 'JI&nt o."l rOI'ord aa:::o ti,-,., aso for =. asaes"':lom1; i:o irld tl.o i'ichtine; Cnnndianll bt\t our Secr~;tnry

o.s 1'1'-'<l diaolosod o.t our lo.st moetillf'. , scwr i.':it !;a !'Ut t;Jo JnOnO:' tn:ny '\mt-1!. Au1';11Gt lst." :he.., ~.on o. broth or do:!llnrled con nccO'.mti:cc; , he Lllis.:od tl!z..~ i:t-u !'llmO'J bu turn.ld over to t:.e 1!oc1<>Sto !>oi"c:lSo Plmd.

l1o do not b~;t;rUd.;a tho !-lod Jato bo"a any bolo 110 mlt;:1~ bo nblo to T<J:tdcr t;:•ll'l but ino.S!:ruci ns tl.o trinl is alr.10st DV-.>1' and t!-., =''- :n:; be .:a. nc i::'.r!allfit r~!i t !:or r;un.c;,· , "'-c l3r .. ~r 'llho critici::'XI. ?rAt r '!SUI <Jnt:r ly eorr~t. lf ~- v eouvt'r lo: ·s.'tor<l!!Wn =(; ~'1!' c.tod, -t..~o shipoTnor5 ttU.l. ho.ve !Ill CY.Ct<llb.:rtt port of ontrv for o.ll Pooi fi o Ooa~t onrgo in evont o'1: nnothar otriko h~ro. It is vit­olly n'll:;o5 ory, not onl;: :.'or tl.o suk<:: of' -;ill: v-.,_c ..u-.· ,. lanr;Dhc;r • but for Ollr = ~-::. c.s roll , t&.t '1'10 IT'-"c 'th= ..!1 t..'l uid r.!:cl SU!'?Ort 'ml r.~ r.blo .

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THe liAT!:.lU'RON! ID!llCER ••• !S i'lJIILtSl!ID BY ;._ • •••••• GROUP OF flANK MfD FILE., S':l'E\'.EOOliES, !.:a!BERS OF. . Tim I . i,. .A ..•.• . ..... . .. · . . LOCJU. ~ 3-7:1 .. . .... . .. . . .

St:~ .ALL !I~ ':'\.1 •••••. • • P.o. no:r. nss, s .i' ... . ' ..

THE MAIL BAG • ST.~ SOL!!>, EO!.!> G!."!S, SAYS, STE"'IE

Dcnr Editor: J,.s oxncctod., as the ti,l;lc of our o.groo­

mont (expi:-lltion) drav.-s nearer , tho yel­low proscos aro howlinG in unison arain, of: tho "Rod Plots 11 , etc .

And now p r os::turo, pr obably strQI\gor than ever bdfor o , will be put on tho lJD.ri timo gr oup&, as pecially tho lone;­shor Ellllon , to t ry and force us to hru:11Q.o &oo.b e .o. oo.rgo .

Tho Mo.ri time r;roups having vottJd onoo, aud axproseod thei r determined staud in hundro<ls of wa:ys , .mu st stand r oo.dy at;­o.inst these new attacks . · ~iot boine; a prophet, but it is an c.nsy

pioturo to l'orc- see: cne continuous o.t­to.ck from no"' till ·Sept . 3Qth, by tho combined effor ts of the labor-t'ak<Jrs , tho paid crus and other labor- h.o.ting ort;an­iO:I\tioM . But are we &Oinb to &ivo up evan on<. or our hnrd- earned gains I

Or aro wo goi!lg back to a fOTt yoars 14:,<>, ..mom eargo was cnrgo, wh•:.thor it 1S!l.S scab co.rgo or not, end beco=o orgo.n­~:;r; od llGJLbS 1

-;Toll , I'll :!.ue.vo tim-.: uu to ti1c !:Ull­t&.nt Rank O.lld Filers. eur' hop~:s (U"(I 1.n the:: .

Door Ed:

Your~ . "}~-~"·

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'Oiat;cs and conditions IU'" comins boforv tho liD.nk o.nd FU" oi' LooP~ 38- 79 in th\l V!?TY nllo.r futuro . This should bo (!;ivan oonsider11ble thoug!tt ns li 'tillf, c•.ntinuos to go up . J .P . Ryo.n scys tbil1f-G nru OK • on tho Eo.ot Coo.st . If so, wo 9-r ontit­l od to mor a thnn wo e.ro gettil'&•

How' s this :

~OoncU ttono) Full contt'ol of Hiring Hnll . !V\lgos) $1 .00 por hour, $1 . 50 ovor timo . liG would eliminAt e v he pG!ln:y oh~solors

wnont;; tho 1!111}'1 oyar s , It i s only n anull l t tO)lj.. - 11 few cents per man, but in o. ytlllT:S tl.pO 1 it Cll!lOI.lntS to th.OUOnndU or dollo.rs . Ono half sia'night tine should be, 47's' po..:r hour, but"o..s n rulo oro only got 45,j( . •

rro nro entitled to :n9!11 money •·rucn worldnr r.t inno!' or outer Richmond or Ford nll'.nt .

? .S . --Hciro•s P.:nothxr !'or thll ooru~idorn­tillll of nll br!lth:;rs : n.zs per hour l'or six hours 11 d.ny, no <JVeM:i.!!le , in·ccpoc­tive or de;,· or ni;;':t . Of caurso shovol­int; ,; 1=, dal:a;;ec! ow-;;c, .-::= • mll pJo.: at incr ouod rate .

.ofElS FROll 'l'HE JACKSOti PROl''l'

V.A..TEIDR<N'l ''lORimi De.o.r Edi~or : '

Af'ter the J.o.bor-fe..l..ooers r;ot thru run­liin& our s trike, ond the Ran!: and File t ook over tho roins , "'~'~ 1'owul we had to start, all over n.gtLin .

Our money had e.l. but otopped, and oym~athy had turned somowhnt beoause of the f r w:no- un on May 12th . SinoQ th~, vre he.v e had t o-d.avote all our time rl),i:~i.ng funds . Altho we a r o still ahort, yro bo.v o s t arted t o wo~·k on other unglea • At the pr 'lsent tilns there aro quito o. number of "educated" scc,bs around Je.el(son.

iTa s.ro st9.l'tiJ•t.g to nrrongo w.o.ea meet­ings around tho county to go.in 1n0re santiwmt for us .

Local 448 bas nouly b_,an ~old out t\>'iee now, before we got wise to our-3o1 vc:; and el octad a otr .ike conni:tteo to run the stri.ko. 'l'llore l".os boon moril pro­gress =de in the lnst tTio ~'l:hs than evor bei'ore .

'l.'hare =e only about tmmt'J cwn =o belO!'..;l:<'l<! to tho Union the;;; ~ve go~ b:l.ck to -..or:.C i.n t!le et:-uc~ l!!inos , the = -:tho c.r~ -;i'OrJd..ng nor'~ o.r- no-t mil:ers ~d nover 'li'J.'J.J. bo lH!oOJ.lse they ro:~i'u::c to dn ~an tho job . ' Altho there !sn•t :.eyt.>Ung we cr.n do n01r to hell> the t.fnritble UniotUI lli&Wrial­ly, t!tuy - he..-e our co rill support, ar.d enytbL'lg ""' na.'l do, all )"ou be.ve to do i.s let us !;now.

Hopit:.g l:er your j:ontinued success, ~ternilly, A Jaoltson lo!il!er .

. . ... . * .. A CALL FOR 1'illi i1A.Rffi00SE 8USI!f:..SS AGE:;TS .

~ET ON THE JOB - AOTIO!l llSEDED.

Dear Ed: \fa would like to lmow whoro Ol.l!' throe

bus iness agents aro spending all_ their time, ··then ~iu ho.v e six brothers who have b een aivwd up sinao lnc'!: September e.ud o.r e s t ill r eoei vin& 45 conto IU'l ho\lT in­steo.d of getting the regular s¢Qlc of '1 2-h cants on hour .

Why did Jaolt 0 1CoMcr 18 call a s:pec­io.l moe-ting t'or Albora l.!illi:nr; Co. nnd after e.ll br others were prer.ent, ~;hat

possibly could havo boon 50 urgent that he failed to n;:.ooor lOil.vi.nc th.:r • ;.lburs boyc hol.dint; the bng c.c;nlr. .

Threo Ockla.~d P..o.nk & F-!1 o ~Oillbi!Ml . 38-44 • . . . .. .

~ fi>lest !;OVorm:umt OWlllOt lens crndnrc -..&en the tondono·t of tho law ~ to crea~ c. rnpid o.ocu:u~iatior. o~ prop­crt-; in +';e hnnds of 11 !tm, nnd to ro!lC­~Jr iilie =s:;<>S poor G:Cd dep<:ndant . "

-~bstor :e ••• !8