Evening Star Newspaper, October 31, 1936, Page 4

JAMES O'CONNELL, UNIONLEADER, DIES Served 23 Years as Vice President of A. F. of L.; Funeral Monday. James O'Connell, who for more than & half century was one of the coun- try's outstanding trades union leaders, during 23 years of which he served s vice president of the American Fed- eration of Labor, died yesterday at his home, 2126 First street, after an ill- ness of nearly two years, He was 78 years old. He also served as president of the International Association of Machin- ists, president of the Metal Trades De- partment of the American Federation of Labor, chairman of the Commission on Industrial Relations and in other important national labor posts and gained national and internationai fame for his work in behalf of or- ganized labor. High tribute to the service of Mr. O'Connell was paid today by his fellow workers. “I have known personally and of- ficially Mr. James O'Connell for more than 45 years,” sald Frank Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of Labor. “He has rendered remark- able service to the wage workers of North America. Perhaps the great- est service that he rendered was the | adjusting of labor grievances betweea national and international labor or- ganizations during the period he was chairman of the Adjustment Commit- tee of the conventions of the Amer- ican Federation of Labor. | “He endeavored at all times to cre- | ate good will between men and be-| cause of that fact his fellow trads | unionists held him in the highest | esteem.” Educated in Pennsylvania. Mr. O'Connell was born in Miners- ville, Pa, August 22, 1858, and was educated in the public school of Oil City, Pa. He was married to Miss | Ellen Gallagher of Geneva, N. Y, June 12, 1886, and is survived by his widow and four children. His long careep as a national trades | union leader began in 1891, when ne| was elected president of the Interna- tional Association of Machinists and | came to Washington, where he made | his home continuously to the time of | his death. | In 1908 he was elected president of | the Metal Trades Department of the | A. F. of L. and served in that office until his retirement because of ill health in 1934, He completed his| service as president of the machinists | in 1910, after 19 consecutive years of | leadership of the organization. | Mr. O'Connell was elected third | vice president of the American Fed- eration of Labor in 1895 and served | continuously as third and later as| second vice president until 1918. He was chosen one of the represent- atives of American labor at the Brit- ish Trade Union Congress in Plym- outh, England, in 1899. In 1913 he was appointed by President Wilson to serve as chairman of the Commission on Industrial Relations. The 15-vol- ume report which this commission produced after two years of labor is regarded as the first complete work of its kind and still is used by labor organizations. Served During World War. During the World War, Mr, O'Con- nell served as a member of the Exec- utive Committee on Labor of the Council of National Defense, He was one of three trustees of the American Federation of Labor Building from the time it was built | in 1916 to the time of his retirement | two years ago. During the last two | years he had been president emeritus of the Metal Trades Department of the A. F. of L. Mr. O'Connell was a Democrat, a member of St. Martin’s Catholic Church and a member of the Wash- ington Board of Trade and the Co- lumbia and Congressional Country clubs. He also was long prominent in the Knights of Columbus. He is survived by his widow, three sons, Martin J.,, James, jr., and Rev. Thomas E. O'Connell, and a daughter, Miss Marion M. O'Connell. Funeral services will be held at 9 am. Monday in St. Martin's Church, North Capitol and T streets. EDUCATOR TO SPEAK Dr. Walter L. Wright, president of one of the oldest universities for the education of colored youths under the suspices of the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America, will speak tomorrow at Tabor Presbyterian Church at 11 am. Many graduates of the school, lo- cated at Lincoln University, Pa. are engaged in clerical, dental, medical and ministerial professions in the District. ' SERVICE ORDERS | MARINE ORDERS Stephenson, Lieut. Col. Lowry B., @bout November 20, 1936, detached 4th Marines, Shanghai, China, to headquarters, Marine Corps ‘Wash- ington, D. C., November 21, 1936. Rea, Maj. Leonard E, about No- vember 15, 1936, detached Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va., to Marine Detachment American Embassy, Peip- ing, China, November 21, 1936. Brown, Chief Marine Gunner Fred O., orders to Marine Barracks, Parris Island, S. C., modified; on detach- ment Marine Barracks, Naval Medi- cal Depot, Yorktown, Va., about No- vember 1, 1936, ordered to Marine Barracks, Quantico, Va. ¥ NAVY ORDERS. Andrews, Lieut. (j.g.) Edgar C. (C. H. C), to duty Bureau Naviga- tion, Navy Department. Bishop, Lieut. (J.g.) Roy E. (C. H. C.), to duty Bureau Navigation, Navy Department. Kelliher, Lieut. (j.g.) Franklin M. (C. H. C.), to duty Bureau Naviga- tion, Navy Department. McManus, Lieut. (j.g.) Francis J. (C. H. C)), to duty Bureau Navigation, Navy Department. Robinson, Lieut. (jg) John P, (C. H. C.), to duty Bureau of Naviga- tion, Navy Department. Wuebbens, Lieut. (j.g) Everett P. (C. H. C)), to duty Bureau Navigation, Navy Department. Lachman, Chief Radio Electrician Theodore, detached U, S. S. Ranger about November 27; to Naval Train- ing Station, Norfolk, Va. Moores, Chief Pay Clerk George W., detached U. S. 8. Pensacola; to Naval Training Station, Norfolk, Va. ‘Wallace, Chief Pay Clerk John R., §r.; detached U, S, 8. Beaver about December 1; to Receiving Station, Philadelphia, Pa. Gallalee, Chief Carpenter Joseph P, detached U. 8. 8. Whitney about January 15; to Naval Training Sta- tion, Norfolk, Va. 3 THE EVENING STAR, .WASHINGTON, D, Text of Landon’s Speech at Charleston Republican Nominee Cites Hidden Taxes in Cost of BY the Associated Press. CHARLESTON, W. Va,, October 31. —Following is the text of Gov. Alf M. Landon's speech in Charleston last night: Last night in New York City I summarized my position on the major issues of this campaign. I pointed out that a basis essen- tial of representative government is for the candidate to take the people into his confidence — that representative governments rests upon the combined wisdom of the people—and that in this election we will decide the future of our form of government by the com- bined wisdom of the people. Tonight here in West Virginia I wanted to talk quietly about a few of the issues as they relate to the home. I want to do this because one of the outstanding points of this campaign has been the in- terest of thousands of men and women who in ordinary years take no active part in political contest. This interest is not the result of a sudden outburst of party en- thusiasm. It is a result of the realization that the choice to be made in this election will vitally affect their homes. For many months the people of West Virginia have been in the forefront of those working to make this electior: reflect the real wishes of the people. I am happy to be with you as we bring this stirring campaign to a close. Peoples’ Efforts Needed to Keep Government a Republic. Let me remind you of a re- mark made by Benjamin Pranklin following the constitutional con- vention of 1787. A friend asked him: “What kind of a govern- ment have you given us?” and he replied: “A republic—if you can keep it s0.” That was a profound remark. It reflected the homely wisdom that is one of our heritages from horse and buggy days. Its mean- ing is quite plain. A republic—a government of the people—cannot be a republic except through the efforts of the people. Now it is obvious that a govern- ment of 130,000,000 people must be handled in the periods between elections by the people’s servants— their elected representatives. Dure ing these periods, through error or misguided actions of those repre- sentatives, government may wan- der off the course. This is always possible. But so long as the voters of the Nation are interested in the man- agement of the government, so long as they are jealously deter- mined to keep the government their own, they can always bring it back on the course. They do this by exercising their rights on elec- tion day. Women Must Take Up Task as Well as Men. ‘We have been living for 150 years under our Constitution. We have maintained our Republic. And we have achieved a high measure of prosperity and happiness. But we have not done this merely because our ancestors drew up a great doc- ument. We have done it because we were determined to keep a re- public. And our determination to keep a republic will be the measure of our success in the future. In this task our women must play their part as well as our men. More than our men, indeed, for always, over all the world, it has been the women rather than the men who have been the mainstays of the home. Men in pursuit of varied interests sometimes get away from the fun- damentals. This is natural. But the women, through their devotion to the ideals of the family, never lose sight of these fundamentals, This is just as true, in my observa- tion, of those women who today aregtaking positions of leadership in our business and public life. But men and women alike must never forget that our Constitution is the charter of our liberties. It is the charter that keeps our homes. Glance Overseas Shows Result Of All-Powerful Governments. We have only to look across the ocean to see what can happen when the people have no such pro- tection against the power of gov- ernment. To these people home is no longer a place to which they can retire in security—a place in which they can think and speak as they please; in which they can worship as they please; in which they can bring up their children as they please. In these countries homes are no longer protected by the law against invasion by the agents of an all-powerful govern- ment. We must never forget that the loss of liberty in these countries followed depressions; that the trends in government which pre- ceded this loss of liberty were simi- lar in many respects in govern- ment which we see in America today. Outstanding among these trends was the disregard of the old- fashioned principle of making both ends meet, & principle which we follow in our homes, and which our women know even better than our men. This principle has been lost sight of in the last three years. We™ have seen waste and extravagance on an unparalleled scale. The people of West Virginia know this only too well. They know there has been almost unlimited waste LUMBER For Any Type of Repairs! Don't let Winter eateh you with your home needing important re- pairs. Get the materials here and the work Winter is just around the coi o MILLWORK L and estimates, LUMBER CUT TO SIZE W2 cut and rip your lumbe; &z- wanted sizes at n"o.’::r': Phone for Estimates. Federal Government. and extravagance in the handling of relief funds in this State. Relief Funds Spent ‘To Maintain Political Machine. In this type of expenditure there are two issues involved. There is the spending of public moneys voted by the people for the relief of their less fortunate fellow citi= zens, for purposes which have nothing to do with relief, you know what these purposes are. Relief funds are being spent to maintain a political machine in power. W. P. A. workers are being intimidated and coerced. In many cases ap- proval of party leaders is necese sary to get relief work. And worke ers on relief are told that they must vote for the Administration in power or lose their jobs. This kind of practice violates the first principle of civic decency. When Government itself follows this pol- icy how can we teach the duties of good citizenship to our children? ‘The second issue involved in this misuse of public money is the plain dollars and cents side. Let me show you how foolish and vicious waste in Government affects the citizen. I am going to talk not in billions, but in terms of nickels, dimes and dollar bills—in terms of the pay envelopes and the house- hold budget. Last year the cost of all gove ernment in this country—Federal, State and local—amounted on an average to about $500 a family. ‘Twenty-five years ago the cost of all these governments amounted to only about $140 a family. In all this spending the Federal Govern=- ment is the chief offender. The Government in Washington spends the equivalent of about $275 per family a year. Think of this in terms of your household budget. Hidden Taxes Conceal Money Used by Government. ‘This $275 a year is not taken in direct taxes. Most of us never see a tax bill for the expenses of the Federal Government. We are bor- rowing half this money and we are paying through hidden taxes— taxes concealed in the cost of the things we buy. For example, during the life of the AAA, every time a housewife bought a loaf of bread she con- tributed 12 cent to the Federal Government through the processing tax alone. Every gallon of gasoline carries a concealed tax for the Federal Government amounting to 1 cent. And every package of ciga- rettes carries & tax amounting to 6 cents. It is through these thousands of little taxes—1 cent here, a half- cent there—that most of us pay our Government bill. These taxes have increased the cost of living by raising prices. And the dan- gerous thing about them is that they go on increasing without our being aware that the Government is eating into what we have to spend. Let me mention just one more point about this waste and ex- travagance as it affects the home. Even with all the hidden taxes we are paying, the Federal Govern- ment is unable to pay its bills out of income. Today, out of every dollar it spends it has to borrow 50 cents. This money will have to be paid back in the future— paid back by deductions from the household budgets. Spending More Than Income Leads to Inflation. ‘We cannot continue forever this policy of spending more than we take in. It leads inevitably to in- flation—to impossibly high prices for the necessities of life—to the destruction of our savings. Another question is much in the thoughts of us all at this time— especially of all wives and mothers, ‘That is the question of peace. The world is restless. Disturbing news comes to us almost every day. But 1 do not believe war in Europe is inevitable. I am sure the terrible memories of the last war are still 50 vivid that no people wants to break the peace. At the same time, we must all recognize the dangers. If other nations should become involved in war while I am President, I pledge you that I will do everything in my Power to keep America out. And I believe that in the light of our ex- perience in the last war, we can avoid the pitfalls. We can keep out. ‘We can keep out if we are pre- pared to defend ourselves; if we observe strict and impartial neu- trality, if we are willing to forego short-run profits; if we keep our heads. This last is the most important of all. For in the end the issue of peace or war for America must rest with the American people. If the issue is clearly presented to them I know what their answer will be. I know what the answer will be from the men and women who make our homes. It will be peace. ‘West Made Up of Home Folks Who Are Proud of Their Qualities. In the West we are home folks and we are proud of being home folks. The men who run for public office can never get very far away from the people. They can never forget that they are still neighbors. ‘They can never overlook the fact that even in office it is as neigh- bors that they will be judged. Let me tell you a piece of homely advice that was given me the first time I ran for office. I had dropped into a store to buy a hat. The storekeeper was an old friend of mine. I had been dealing with him for years, As he made the sale he said to me: “Do you know why you've kept coming back to me all this time? Because I've always told you exactly what you were getting and you've always got your money’s worth, Now you are offering the pegple a piece of political goods. You've got to see to it that the quality is what you say it is and that they get their money's worth, If you let them down they won't be coming around to vote for you the next time.” Is Present Administration Telling Voters What They Will Get? Apply this wisdom to the present administration. Did it tell you frankly in advance what you were getting? And do you feel you got your money's worth? Is it telling you now what it proposes to offer you if it should be re-elected? And do you want the quality of goods it carries in stock and that you are likely to get if it is returned to power? 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