The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 1, 1927, Page 5

News and Comment Labor Education ‘Labor and Government _ Trade Union Politics Gurley Flynn Talks — Passaic to Capacity Crowd of Seattleites (By A Worker Correspondent) SEATTLE, -Wash.—The big Moose Temple was filled to capacity with workers eager to hear Elizabeth Gur- ley Flynn speak Sunday night, Jan, 21, under auspices, of I. L. D. In the most. vivid language. the lecturer thrilled the audience with the story of the Passaic strike, at the same time impressing upon the listeners the necessity of continuing the work of the I. LD. (International Labor Defense). The meeting was a great success both financially and educa- tionally, Great Crowd. The audience came prepared for a lecture, but soon discovered itself in a jolly celebration of the largest gathering of workers that: Ihave ever witnessed in Seattle. Elizabeth Gur- ley Flynn came here as the first liv- ing messenger from the eastern front of labor’s battlefield to tell the story of the victorious Passaic strike. In a. befitting manner she was intro- duced with a musical program of tal- ented singers. She then proceeded to sketch the history of the Passaic strike, explaining tli whys and the hows and making plain what other- wise almost began to sound like a miracle of antiquity: “Workers win a strike.” You begin to think that, maybe, it could still be done if proper- ly conducted. is Be Prepared. The lecturer forcibly brought home the folly of tapid demobilization and the necessity of preserving and im- proving the machinery of the I. L. D. The more so now, since the masters enraged by their defeat will surely try to wreak vengeance upon the heads of the strike leaders, who are yet to be tried in the courts and who are held under bail amounting to $300,000. The response of the au- dience was very generous both in the collection. box and in new members joining the I. L. D. organization. We have learned much at this lec- ture. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn pos- sesses the rare ability of imparting knowledge to a tired worker without giving him a bursting headache. Her narrative was richly sprinkled with humorous incidents of the strike. As you followed her along you could almost see how a New York reporter taps Weisbord on the shoulder im- ploring him to temper his radical ideas, Half an hour later the same reporter appears again carrying the remains of his $3,500 camera that has been smashed maliciously »by the police. He is now a convinced Com- munist. The Horse Guards. In another scene you'see a troop of mounted police riding on nags res- cued from the horse pond, and when instead of inspiring fear into the trikers they provoke laughter among the "youngsters, they haul a group of kids to the police station for the great crime of having ‘laughed at the ridiculous. Somewhere else you see a confused chief of police calling in nis forces when labor’s attorney pre- sents him with an injunction forbid- jing him to interfere with the strik- ors’ meetings. Loan Shark Illegally Collects 240 Per Cent Interest on Pay Check (Special te The Daily Worker) CHICAGO, IIL, Jan. 31.—Pay check oan sharks are operating in Chicago o the tune of thousands of dollars a interest mulcted out of the bones f£ impoverished and underpaid work- rs who have to have immediate cash efore the bi-monthly or monthly ‘age is due. A local investigation as revealed ten “loan offices” oper- ‘ing under various guises in Chicago ad it is estimated that several hun- ed more operate in other cities. Predatory Organization. They have been found to be mem- xs of a national group of sharks ith headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. te ten Chicago offices operate under' fferent names, but in fact, they are ! part of the same joint enterprise. One instance was uncovered where wotker borowed $120, For the $120 ) borrowed on his pay check, -he id $1,080 in interest. He still has $120 to pay. This is an excep- nal case, Ordinarily the pay-check count on 240 per cent interest money loaned, E ‘he irony of these cases of gauged’ vkers is that, under the law, they not obliged to pay a cent in inter- 7 The practice is illegal. 'teno; hers, Typists, Bookkeep- nd untants’ union 16546 in lutions forwarded to shdent lidge, Arbitration is demanded as appropriate policy. THE DAILY WORK Organized Labor—Trade Union Activities YOUNGSTOWN’SHEET AND TUBE PRESIDENT TELLS BANKER FRIENDS HOW HE DISPLACES LABOR WITH MACHINERY; WANTS AMERICAN WAGE REDUCED (By a Worker Correspondent) In an address before a large party of bankers and business men at a dinner given by the Guardian Trust Co. at the Hollenden Hotel.in Cleveland the president of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company announced that his company union steél mills would be motorized at a cost of $10,000,000 ahd that cost-reducing machinery at a further cost of $4,000,000 would be installed. To keep the company: abreast of competition Campbell stated that dur- ing the past two years $25,000,000 has been expended Lg al its facilities. The burden of foreign competition and ,freight rates were emphasized. High freight rates have virtually shut the Campbell, 0., plant from the wire markets of the west, making it doubt- ful whether the works would operate again heavier than 60 per cent of capacity. ~ Boosts Wage Reduction. Wages paid to American workers are three times those paid in Euro- pean steel mills and Campbell pro- poses that the European .workers be given a raise and that the American workers suffer another reduction, Foreign competition is hitting Ameri- can plants. Cost of transportation from Hamburg and Antwerp to the Pacific coast is one-half of the cost from Youngstown to the Pacific coast. This problem declared Camp- bell is one of the biggest problems facing the steel industry. “TI believe,” said Campbell, “that the time will come when an adjust- ment will be made and it is my opin- ion that wages will be raised in Europe and dropped to some extent here. However, if steel wages are lowered in America it must be along all lines and that will lower the cost of living.” Leaders of the American Federation of Labor who rally around the American standard of living will take noticé of Campbell’s warning. Favors Curtailment. Campbell further favored steel companies agreeing to a curtailment of production to about 75 per eent of capacity with the government fixing prices The thousands of unemployed part time steel workers are fully aware’ that thts agreement has been in force for many months The Challenge. The banquet speech of Campbell is no idle warning that wage reductions and unemployment face the steel workers and that huge profits in- creasing yeariy are for the bosses. Installation of labor eliminating ma- chinery, motorizing the mills, reduc- ing wages, brings a question squarely to the unorganized steel and iron workers. What will the workers do? Organize The Unorganized. The program of the steel barons, guzzled over the debris of a heavily laden banquet table, needs no elab- oration. The unorganized, exploited and demoralized steel slaves face a very uncertain future unless the mili- tants in the Amalgamated Associa- tion of Iron, Steel & Tin Workers an- swer Campbell with organization, House Judiciary Bunch Puts Longshoremen’s Bill In the Breakers WASHINGTON—-(FP)—Faiiure of the accident .compensation bill for longshéremen, harbor workers and ship repai¥ers to pass. the house and begome law at this session of con- gress is indicated, due -to-a trick which: originated in the house judici- ary committee, That committee, dominated by Gra- ham of Philadelphia, has amended the bill, in spite of strong objections by. organized labor, so that it will in- clude ‘sailors. The Seamen’s union is opposed to inclusion of its mem- bers, since they are now protected by the law of employes’ liability, which for seamen includes care and cure while they. remain aboard the ship on| which the injury takes place. The other labor organizations—the long-! shoremen especially—want the orig- inal bill restored so that the seamen will have no reason to oppose its pas- sage. A motion wilf be made on the house floor to substitute the bill as passed last June by the senate. Working Class Women To Have Scott Nearing Address Annual Bazaar For the last three years the Fed- eration of Working Class Women of Detroit have participated in every’ phase of the working class movement; they send financial aid to strikers in Passaic,, New. York box. makers, the cloak makers, and did picket duty for the bakery drivers in Detroit, of |course this is just a small part of | their many sided activities which are well known to those who actively par- ticipate in the labor movemient. Now we call upon you to help us make our bazaar, which is an annual affair, a success. It is the third an- nual bazaar, and with the help of the | active workers in Detroit we can | make it the most successful one ever held. The members of our organiza- tion are all ready making articles and also gathering them from those who are sympathetic, which means that besides having a wonderful program and dance and Scott Nearing to greet our Federation, we will also have some real bargains. This bazaar takes place on March Shipowners’ associations have lob-)%- 1927, at the New Workers Home, bied against the measure for years 1343 E. Ferry avenue, Detroit, Mich. past, while the labor unions of harbor! The doors of the hall will Open at workers and the American association °:80 and the program will Ryall for labor legislation have fought for)?’ m. sharp. We call upon all friendly its enactment. At present neither federal nor state compensation laws cover this class of workers. Mississippi Federation Of Labor Head Thinks Well of Labor Party CHICAGO, (FP).—“The idea of a Farmer-Labor party strikes me very favorably,” says President E. J. Ross, Mississippi State Federation of La- bor, who is on a business trip in Chi- cago. Ross is a lawyer whose union affiliations spring from his member- ship in the International Association of Fire Fighters. He was formerly fire chief in Laurel, where the Miss- issippi Federation has its headquar- ters. | organizations not to arrange anything that might interfere with this ba- zaar. Tickets can be ohtained from any member of the Federation or of+ fice of the International Labor De- fense, 1967 Grand River. The pro- ceeds of this bazaar will go for the International Labor Defense. Admis- sion is 25 cents, West Shore Railroad Takes Mean Revenge On Aged Ferry Pilot do* Robbed by the West Shore Railroad of six-sevenths of his pension because he had taken part in a strike, Cap- tain Jeremiah Jenks, 70 years old, re- tired this morning after 43 years ser- vice as a ferry-hoat pilot, Captain Minner will receive a pen- ER, NEW YORK, Policies and Programs The Trade Union Press Strikes—Injunctions Labor and Imperialism Paterson Bazaar for Passaic Relief Has Union Back of It Term * PATERSON, N. J.—In spite of the intense cold Tuesday night a. large number of delegates of labor unions and workers’ fraternal, organizations attended the Paterson bazaar con- ference for—Passaic relief at Carpen- ter’s Hall, 54 Van Houten Street. The whole delegation was very en- thusiastic. The bazaar will be held at Carpenter’s Hall, from Saturday, February 19 to 26, under the joint auspices of Trades and Labor Council of Paterson and the Building Trades Council, with the help of other labor workers and fraternal organizations. John Richardson, president of the Paterson Trades and Labor Council, reported lining up for support. The Building Trades Council is also ener- getically pushing the work. Many Unions To Have Booths. The Hosiery Workers will have a booth and have a large number of tickets for distribution among their members. The New York Furriers, too, will come all the way from New York to operate a booth in furs. The Associated Silk Workers will be on the job, and will have at least one booth. Carpenters Enthusiastic. C. H. Temple, business representa- tive of District Council Carpenters, promises full support. While the meeting was in process a committee was visiting Carpenters Local $25 to apprise them of the plans for the bazaar. ©. Sara Sherman addressed them and was wildly eheered when she asked continued support of the strike to push the fight on the five stubborn-thills which are still vefuse ing to reeognize the union. Local 325 voted unanimously to back the strike to the limit and will support the bazaar. Every effort will also be made to collect articles from friends and sym- pathizers for the booths. The next meeting of the bazaar committee will be held next Wednes- day at 54 Van Houten Street. West Virginia Dog Law Joker Statute Against Strikers, Is Invalid By-ROMA (Worker Correspondent) MOUNDSVILLE, W. Va., Jan. 31. —The law Tponibiting foreigners the ownership of dogs, in this state has been declared invalid by the state supreme court. Its decision was to the effect that there should be no discrimination be- tween the kind of property a for- eigner should own, that since he is permitted to own real estate and live- stock, a dog should be no exception to the rule. A Hidden Law. It may be recalled that in the fall of 1925, while some of the foreign miners were still striking against a wage reduction, wholesale arrests were made of those owning dos. The There are 197 locals in the Magsis-| sion covering only the six years since sippi Federation, Ross says. The to-| 1920, when he went on strike with |t#l membership is over 5,000. The} deck-workérs and dock-hands as, well development of the gulf coast of Mis-|as many-of his fellow-pilots. Thirty- sissippi by Ghicago capital is ex-'seven years of service for the rail- pected to bring a growth of building, road will “count for nothing when he trades unionism similar to the Flor-| receives the pension, which allows ida boom. It appears that the recent} him one per,cent of a pilot's salary esoling of U.S, Senator Pat Harri-|for each year of service. son’s friendliness to labor is explain-| “I am not sorry that I walked out able by the sudden hoost in value of | with the other members of the Na- his gulf real estate investments. tional Pilots’ Association of which I , was a member, I had to walk out or be disloyal to the Association,” the veteran pilot declared. Congressman » Blanton Wants Anti-Union Fund Governor of Colorado “Repudiates Cossacks In Inaugural Message WASHINGTON, (FP). — fep. SPRINGFIELD, Ill, (FP).—The 4 u Blanton of Texas, arch-enemy of la- Illinois State Federation of Labor re- Bee udlantigh sdithe woaney fi «quests widepread publicity for the fol-, been lowing SJDNIRE. om the news letter Hite ag ae pr, ond aabeo. + of the American Federation of Labor. priation’ bill, for the depattment of DENVER, Jan, 22.—Gov. Adams’ | justice the clause forbidding the use inaugural address contained this |of this appropriation to prosecute la- terse opposition to the/ Colorado | bor unions under the anti-trust laws. Cossacks : The clause will be put back in the “The State Ranger Law shoutd measure in the serfate, presumably, be speedily repealed. It is useless, | aschas been re] ly done in past unnecessary and a source of irvita- | instances of Blanton's fights against tion.” the labor movement, This 17-word indictment Jeads the governor's recommend: for ; i legislative action by. Jaw- | Roll in the Subs For The DAILY] if makers. _ WORKER, by ay - SL a a ne emma S re outstanding fact at all the trials was that none of these people knew that a law prohtbiting them the owner- ship of dogs, was in existence; and in fact, very, very few people knew of it. It has not been made pliblic. Even the capitalist press objected to the procedure. What About Reparation? Now, that the supreme court has de¢lated this law, invalid, what is going to be done about the dogs that have been confiscated and the fines that were paid unjustly? Is the city or state going to make reparations, or is it going to profit at the expense of a law that has been declared in- valid? So far, no readjustments have heen made. Small of Illinois Insists Frank Smith _Is Still In Senate SPRINGFIELD, Ml, Jan. 31.—“N. vacancy occurs in the senate ins 4s Illinois is concerned until Col, Frank L. Smith resigns or until the committee now considering his cre-| dentials refuses them,” Gov. Len’ Small declared when queried concern- ing a rumor that Ed, Wright of Chi- cago, a negro member of the Com- merce commission would be named as Smith’s successor. “No recommendation that Wright be appointed has reached me as yet! though it may be in the mail,” the} Governor said, Status of the Smith situation has been the basis for much speculation since the senate refused to permit! him to take the oath of office. The Governor’s office has not changed its position, that the appointment of mith filled the vacancy caused by the death of Senator William 8k, McKinley and that unless Smith's credentials are rejected finally by the senate there is nothing for the Goy- ernor’s office to do. The Governor gave no intimation! as to a possible successor for Smith -eredentiails are finally discarded fhdc inher a TURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, |HAPGOOD'S LOCAL DE: Sera DEMANDS SEATING OF ITS DELEGATE Proves Progressive Is Real Union Miner (Continued from Page 1) technicality on which to disbat him! from membership. In the last Tive, local unions where ‘he had been a member the books were complete and Satisfactory as far as his reetord was concerned, but after hunting for weeks these International appointees found that the Recording Secretary of Locol Union 1886, Nanty-Gla, Pa, in March, 1921, had forgotten to re-) cord on his minute book that a teans- fer card had been deposited by Pow- ers Hapgood, when he moved from District 27, Montana, to Pennsyl- vayfia, This was their opportunity. The facts that the books of the financial secretary and treasurer showed that brother Hapgood was paying dues to the Nanty-Glo local union at that time and that he te- ceived a transfer card from that local! on June 22, 1921, made no difference| to these international appointees who! had been sent to disqualify brother Hapgood. Local Clears Him. “A week later Powers Hapgood Was placed on trial before a sub-com- mittee of the Gitlitzin Local Union, and a full stenographic record was taken of the proceedings. The com- mittee concurred in. International Or- ganizer Ely’s charges on the basis of the fact that there swas no record of} his transfer ecard in the recording secretary’s book of Nanty-Glo, but the local union after hearing the evi- dence presented by International Or- ganizer Ely and brother Hapgood's defense unanimously rejected the Committee’s report and sustained report and sustained Brother Hap- good’s membership without even the committee itself voting against him. é Cresson Local Elects. “In the meantime Brother Hapgood left his job at Gallitzin and started work digging coal in the Cresson Shaft on heading stumps and trans- ferred to our local union. We elected him as our delegate to the Inter- national Convention. Page Five The Manager's Corne: CENSORSHIP—HIL The power to control the press, literature, the theatre, the church, and the radio, is ruling class. This control mu such a way us not to affect the to win confidence, of the machi ion. If the-ruling class expos this machinery, it exposes si over the masses and encourages revolution. ruling class therefore pulls the strings noiselessl cretly, if possible, so that the more appearance of naturalnes cumstances, however, often m and frank dictatorship of the IDEN AND OPEN channels of information, the the motion pictures, the schools, vital to the dominance of the st, however, be established in: e convincing power, the power nery for moulding public opin- es too plainly its control over multaneously its dictatorshiv The clever and ted 2 8, and without exposure, scenery may be Gire:. ake it necessary that an oper channels of public opPrion Le maintained, if the exploiters are to safeguard the interests. The recenb-effort to censor toward an OPEN ‘dictatorship over Apparently the development of pla) ahead so fast that the forces in check with existing méthods of control, to establish new barriers and geney in the fi In the ne » plays and beoks is a tendeney opinion-making matten, and books is running of reaction cannot keep them Hence the desire new obstacles against ingsiir- dof the drama and literature. vspaper field, conditions are different. Owing to the fact that there has not yet been established a daily newspaper powerful erough.to effectively challenge and ex- pose. the character.of the capitalist pres: the ruling class hgs instituted a more hidden, but none the less insidious censor- ship. Because, it possexse s an almost undisputed control. af.: : the news channels, the ruling class can even assume an air of fairness and liberality.on cert mental. papers like the New York Wor ain issues that are not furdd- Many readers are thus misled into believing that rid or even the Times are hon- est in dealing with the bigger issues. But a realistic view of the situation will disclose the fact that the ruling class of this country maintains a careful ce nsorship of all the news which is distributed to the workers, because it controls indisputably the chief news channels, the » powerful press associations which through their far-reaching and intricate machinery, have established a strangle-hold on all the news which is dissemindted. Only when the workers have established their own press and their own reliable channels of publicity, will this iron ving be broken—BERT MILLER. FORD TAX SUITS ONLY SHOW HOW WELL THE FORD WORKERS ARE EXPLOITED; WORKERS * DONT HAVE ENOUGH WAGES TO PAY TAXES To-day anyone can read of the fo dollars in 1903 and in 1919 that-inves ‘The court. proceedings show the} Ford company was organized in 1903 rtunes made in the automobile indus- | try, for the press is carrying front page news of the government’s attempt to collect a tax that for a time was ov erlooked. One individual. invested ten tment was worth twent millions, That was fine, but how many stopped” “The District Executive Board’ did|for one hundred, thousand dollars, |to realize that Ford’s shop wag al- not meet until January 18th, and) then it was a foregone conclusion that it would sustain International Organizer Ely’s appeal, for nine out of the twelve members of the Board! are under the control of the Inter- national administration and do every- thing it wishes; They voted nine to three to sustain Ely’s appeal,’ there- by declaring Brother Hapgood a “non-member” of the U. M. W. of A. This action was taken just a week! before the convention, so that it was) too late to get a decision from the International Executive Board, (The! Credentials Committee bases its de-| cision on this action.) Ridiculous Charges. “All fair minded mine workers can readity understand how flimsy and ridiculous are the charges used by the International officials through their servant International Organi- zer Ely to disqualify Brother Hap- good. Why would a man like Brother) Hapgood refuse to pay initiation fee) to the Nanty-Glo local union when! he has always given even more than he was required to the union and when as an organized in 1922 he re- fused to acept his wages during the national strike for a month before they were finally cut-off all district officials by the Executive Board and did not again accept wages as an organizer until the month after the} Cleveland settlement? The answer, is that he entered Nanty-Glo on a good transfer card and the fact it is not recorded on the minutes book is due to carelesshess on the part of the recording secretary at that time who has since left the mines. Many sce- twenty-eight thousand dollars of which was cash. In ten years fifty- two thousand dollars had been paid for each one hundred dollars invested. | After the first cash investment every’ dollar that was invested in the eom- pany came from the earnings of the company. Some Worked, Others Grew Rich. Today we read of the few who made a fortune, but not a word about the workers who toiled in the shops. In fact most people think that Ford at the head of the company was the savior of the working man, On his bility to skin the worker he might have been elected president, had hej ran for office. } Few people realize that many of Ford's benevolent stunts, were adver- tising stunts in disguise. When, thru this procedure, he managed to skin the workers a little more he was giv- en credit for a noble deed. The World Rejoiced. First there was the five dollars a day for every man who worked in the | shop, even the sweepers were to get thar. They did, and the world rejoic- | ed. As a matter of fact there was| not many men who were working in| the Ford plant who, if Working at the same rate of speed in some: other shop, would not have earned more, In fact men working in plants manufac- turing Ford parts’ made twice that) amount. And no one seemed to re- member the fact that a-man starting to work in the Ford plant was to work six. months, for two dollars and sev- enty cents a day before getting ad- vaneed to the five dollars. But Workers Skimped. Then the welfare work of the com- rataries of many local unions’ often) PANY was started. Investigators fail to record motions to acept trans-| Célled at the homes of the workers to fer cards and nothing is ever done °¢ that they lived within their means. about it. Ford did not like to have anyone “Why 1386, working for him who spent all of his would Local Union 4 a / a ;\ tive dollars as that might get the Nanjy-Glo, have received disse tnd one tg thinking that ho needed | given him a transfer card unless he| more than five dollars’ a day. Part Goneveeniene member of that local) 6¢ the welfare idea that was not given AWhs 9s Ba bolew sd. 16: betic paed ohh publicity was the demerit sys: standing for nearly six years after) If 1 worker was caught talking to that and be un organizer for # year a fellow worker a certain number of and a half and no charges were made times, or was late, or broke any of until he spoke his mind freely con- the other numerous rules and regula- cerning the conduct of our Inter- tions, he was placed back on the two- uational officials in allowing 8 much! dollar and seventy cents‘a day scale of our union to be lost and defended | list for a certain period of time as the “larger program” ‘of: John punishment. The boss was the judge, hy? ‘jury, and beneficiary of the punish- “We therefore appeal to this con- ment, reaping an additional profit vention go reverse the action of the! from the worker while he was work-| Credential Committee and give our ing at the lower rate. delegate a seat and an opportunity Strikebreaker Ford. to defend himself in this convention, During a strike in the Wadsworth | We also appeal to this convention, plant that manufactured bodies for the highest and last court of appeal, Ford it was said he supported that. in our organization, to reverse the firm with cash, and it is a known fact action of the Executive Board of Dis-| that he took men out of his plant ahd! trict Two and give Powers Hapgood placed them at work as seabs in the! full rights as a member of the United! Wadsworth plant, Some men who! Mine Workers of America. refused to scab on other workers were | Reopectfally dubinitted, immediately dismissed. Yes, Henry it vorki i, Ww: Frank Yahuer, Presidgnty” s, 4 (0°2t,t0e working man, he fas ene] Cutwald, Recording Secretary; J. W. | A little later the Ford company an-| McGonigle, Treasurer; Frank Hover, nounced that prisoners released Sevens ancial Secretary; Peter Mallon, ete the Michigan state’ prison would be y Fort (Committee) * 7 ? A giver ae job when they left” prison, ee: th ln tie most ‘a prison and ex-conv might make satisfied slaves for Henry. Again Rejoicing. Then came the five-day week, and again the press gave Henry plenty of free advertising. What made it good was the fact that the gvorkers were to be ‘paid for six days’ work ‘while only working five day’. However, I have yet to meet the first Ford work- er who has said he was getting the six days’ pay for five days’ work, It is common knowledge that a number. of the higher paid men were laid off, some who had worked for Ford ‘over ten years, and were offered their jobs back again at a lower wage. But Workers Sweated. The workers were told that when they produced as much in five. days as they had in six days before they would receive the six days’ pay. Well, anyone who has hit the ball in a Ford plant knows that it is impossible to” be speeded up much more for they have about reached the limit of ha- man endurance. No doubt the real reason’ for reducing the work days to five days’ a week, was the fact that there Ww: not Sufficient business: to keane running to full capacity... The plant in St, Louis was working three or four days a week during the past year, and do not let anyone tell you -those workers were getting full pay. x Uses Wayward Boys. Last but not least! we learn that Henry is going to employ ten thou- sand boys who are inclined to be a lit- i. Perhaps their fathers ord and maké as much as thirty dollars a week and the boys do. not live very well at home, ~ Anyway it will be cheap help for Henry and he will receive a blessing from all thé good people in the country, > Sy IT was once told by a man awho- claimed he had been a Rord investi- gator that he heard Ford once remark that he, Ford, had no use for unions as they were out for all they could get. It would seem that Ford must hate himself. Let "Em Bite! Some day the Ford worker will re- volt and then we will hear all a the terrible and ungrateful. workers who bite the hand that feeds them. When that time comes he will be glad rehire the old men who he has fired on the serap heap, and the press will announce that Ford has a new policy. He will only hire his old and trusted employes: The press will say “Hur- rah,” the. good people, “Ah, that is soogl,”” Five Day Week Alarms Contractors WASHINGTON (FP.), — Officers of the Associated General Contractors of Ametica, returning to headquar- ters in the capital from the eighth convention sii Agheville, prepared to act on the convention resolution de- claring against the five-day week’ | scheme of Henry Ford. The resolu- tion declared that any application of a five-day schedule to the building’ dustry would, be eco} Rr