PAGE FOUR Patton Courier, Established Oct, 1893 Union Press, Established May, 1935 "THE UNION PRESS Combined with PATTON COURIER Published Every Thursday by Thos. A. Owens, 723 Fifth Avenue, Pat- ton, Pa., and Entered as second class tall n.atter May 7, 1936, at the post office at Patton, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879. F. P. CAMMARATA, Business Mgr. THOS. A. OWENS... Editor Subscription, $3 Yearly in Advance. Advertising Rates on Application. The endeavor of the Union Press- Courier is to sincerely and honestly represent Trade Union Workers in efforts to obtain ecomomic freedom through organizations as advocated iy the CIO and AFL, and we solicit the support of trade unions. Mater- ial for publication must be author- ized by the organization it repre- sents and signed by the Presiaent .nd secretary, and bear the seal. The Union Press-Courier gives its advertisers the advantage of the combined circulation of the twe largest circulated weeklies in Cam- bria County and has a reader cov- erage that blankets Patton and the najor mining towns. RANDOM THOUGHT The Patton Fire Company has been experiencing the nuisance of false alarms being reported. Likely most fire companies have at some time or other, been likewise annoy- ed. The parties who-may be respon- sible for these fake calls are cer- tainly not aware of the seriousness of the matter. It will be the pro- vince of the Patton firemen to pros- ecute parties suspected of this de- meanor, and the law provides ade- quate and severe punishment. ° The Volunteer Fireman, after all, is giving of his time and services in the interest of others. When a false alarm is given, the services are made a joke, and the volunteers go to a lot of en- ergetic trouble, thinking they are on an errand to save destruction of life and property. The chap who is re- sponsible for false fire alarms deserves no sympathy either from the firemen or from his fellow citizens. ° “A national authority reports that unbalanced diet is responsible for many auto accidents. A diet let's say of one hamburger with onion, and four slugs of Four Roses.”—Cur- wensville Herald. ° Down at Harrisburg the governor's cabinet members have dubbed Arthur H. James “the little giant,” because all members of his official family has a bigger physique than the boss. The “Little Giant” by the way, is also re- ported as showing evidence of fatigue on the job. There is considerable evi- dence to believe that he is finding it much harder than he imagined. There are also grounds for the story that he'd rather be back on the bench, so far as his personal ambition is concerned. Unlike Governor Earle, who gave his patronage problems over to other, Mr. James is trying to supervise that hiia- self—and that's sufficient to “tear” any man down. ° We will admit that the House Re- publicans at Harrisburg have devel- oped a rather able icaaership. It was no mean job lining up tae house members for re-enactment of the Earle tax program inasmuch as Mr. James had roundly denounced those same taxes in his campaign. And it still is interesting to note the con- tients of the Republican platform of last fall, and compare what it pro- mises with what is not being done. ° “It is becoming increasingly evident the most influential man at Republi- can state headquarters is John M. Flynn, of Ridgway, president of the Pennsylvania Manufacturer’s Associa- tion, dominated by Mr. Flynn's boss, Jospeh R. Grundy,” states Kermit MacFarland in the Pittsburgh Press. That might be interesting to some of the Republicans in Cambria county. Atorney Gus M. Gleason stands right } “i. the inner circle” of that faction, | and reports are rampant that his of- fice in Johnstown once again is the “mecca” of many of the faithful. ® There are reports Moe Annenberg, Philadelphia publisher and chief vewspaper backer of Mr. James’ campaign for Governor, is planning an offensive against Col. Carl S. Estes, Texas Democrat, and closest adviser of Governor James. We sup- pose Moe feels he’s been made the victim of an unwarranted “Confed- erate plot.” ® “No compromise’ seems to be the Attorney Gus M. Gleason stands right of the American Federation of Labor, toward peace movements the rank and file and even the goverment of the United States and the citizens gener- ally desire. Both the CIO ahd the AFL will have to make concessions if there is to be peace. Up to the present time, the chif stumbling block to everything seems to be Mr. Green. * It’s funny how some the secret meetings of “trusted” lieutenants of politicians sometimes “leak out.” A tenet of politics is that the more you trust, the fewer you can trust. o Judge John H. McCann has formally announced himself as a Democratic candidate for the nomination for su- preme court justice of Pennsylvania at the primaries next year, when the chief justice, John W. Kephart, also of Ebensburg, will retire. Well, Judge, more power to you! —_m The writer made a rambling trip through the Courthouse the other day, | and found things bubbling quite a bit | with politics there. Practically all officeholders, so far as we could learn, will be candidates for reelection, al-| though one or two may not tackle the campaign. The county treasurer, by | law, cannot succeed himself, so there | will be new names on both tickets up on the ballot for that job. The re- quirements of the treasurer are a bit drastic ,and a heavy bond is required. All present office holders, whom we interviewed, appear confident they are again the victors. But there will likely be scores of others who think differ- ently. All indications point to a re- cord number of candidates this fall on | both party tickets. | ° i Getting a drivers’ license to op- erate a motor vehicle isn't as easy a task as it once was, and the motor police put the candidates through quite a severe test. This is as it should be. Goodness knows there are enough reckless drivers on the road these days without creating | new ones. | ° A man usually finds out who his friends are when he aspires to offiee, | but sometimes he also finds out who | hie real friends are, to even a greater | degree —— and his enemies who pre- tend they are friends —— when he | a candidate for an appointive office. Perhaps the greatest blow comes when one discovers that the very fellows he boosted most, worked for most, and even gave freely of his material goods most generously, sometimes take a stab at him, at least by word of mouth, behind his back. But we presume that's politics. ° Patton and Carrolltown Sports- men’s Associations this week, in a joint movement, posted notices en a lot of farm lands in East Carroll and elsewhere. These notices advise the hunters and fishermen that the lands, after all, are private property, and that damage to them, their fen- ces, or other appurtenances, is un- lawful. Likewise the building of fires, depositing of garbage and rub- bish, etc., is forbidden. ® And the sportsmen feel they have reason to erect these signs, mainly be- cause of complaints that have come from some of the farmers and land- owners. The chaps who have been un- thoughtful, of course, are likely but a few, but these few make it mean for all sportsmen. An instance where fish- ermen ripped down a farmer's fence, to build a fire is one case in point. The farmer’s cows thus escaped from a pasture field. That is gratitude on the part of some fishermen. Such par- THE UNION PRESS-COURIER. ties are not sportsmen — nor do they | | deserve the name. They simply are A SLIM HOPE | ® termites circulating in the puddle. March, now on its last lap, has given us about every kind of wea- ther that nature has in its supply. But March came in like a lion, and we hope goes out like a lamb. March was the most destructive of all the winter months in this section of the state. Sleet, ice, wind, all were con- tributing factors. But April is most- ly a lot balmier, and it wasn’t such a bad winter after all. ° While all the talk of some changes in the liquor laws of the state are floating around Harrisburg, the thought enters our mind that perhaps some- thing should be done about the re- tail trade. Should'nt retail licenses be | granted on the theory that they serve | | aneed or public convenience. Hence, | the roadhouse that is located ten or fifteen miles from nowhere in particu- | lar, and is absolutely without police! service, can hardly be justified. Most of such establishments, in order to at- tract trade, offer some inducement of either to get people there, and the sorry part of it they are mostly young folks, who haven't the sense to restrict their conduct. We can’t see the need for a roadhouse away off the beaten path. It's very existence seems sus- picious. ’ . Four years ago when Governor Geo. Earle took over the reigns of Gov- ernment in Pennsylvania, he set a course for his administration to fol- low. Republican leaders said he was heading the state toward bankrup- tcy. Now we hear that these same Republican leaders, since they are at the helm, are not inclined to make any radical changes and will op- pose any disposition on the part of the economy movers to ‘rock the boat’. The G. O. P. high command says it is for legislation that will help both business and labor.” Hi Andrews of the Johnstown Democrat, says, “it seems to be convinced all the unnecessary jobs created by the Earle Administration will be in the public interest as soon as the wicked Democrats have been replaced by seraphic Republicans.” ° The weatherman tells us that the Washington Cherry Blossoms will be | in full bloom the last of the present week. That might be a nice trip to take. We like to see cherry blossoms, but while ours in this section may not be so beautiful, they still are pretty, so we will remain at home and wait for our own nice Allegheny Mountain No discernable progress toward any | peace between the American Federa- | tion of Labor and the Congress of In-' dustrial Organizations marked the re- lations between the two organizations in the last week. Addressing a convention of hard coal | miners, John L. Lewis said that the CIO would not dissolve as the price of peace with the AFL. He referred to “the hidebound aristocrats who now control the destinies of the AFL.” Part of his speech was taken to an ahswer | toc John P. Frey, of the AFL metal| trades department, who said that the | CIO peace proposal made public a, few weeks ago had been sponsored by | the Communist party several years | ago. The label of Communistic on the | CIC is viewed as folly however, by the general public. . | Last Friday the two peace commit- tees met for seven hours and bogged into a discussion of what appeared to have been more or less agreed upon late in 1937 but which did not ap- | pear to be so clear today. | In October, 1937, the AFL made this proposal: “All national and international un- ions chartered by the AFL now holding | membership in the CIO are to return and assume active affiliation with the AFL. These organizations will be ac- corded all rights and privileges en- joyed by them prior to the formation of the CIO and as is provided for in the constitution of the AFL.” This proposal was at that time un-| acceptable to the CIO. The CIO’s pro- | posal in turn was found unacceptable | | to the AFL and the negotiations col- | | lapsed. | Upon resumption of the joint con- | ferences at the suggestion of President | Roosevelt several weeks ago the AFL offered to take back the formerly char tered unions of the federation. In order to test what the AFL had | really offered in 1937 and what its present offer means, the CIO address- ed a special inquiry to the federation group. The United Mine Workers of America, chartered many years ago as an industrial union by the AFL was empowered to admit to membership every worker in and about the coal mines. Several years ago the miners’ union extended its jurisdiction to em- | brace coke workers, chemical and cosmetic workers and employes of ex- | plosive plants. Thus the CIO's inquiry was in ef- fect: “Do you agree to take the miners’ union back into the AFL as it now stands?” Last Friday the federation commit- | fruit blossoms. tee read a prepared answer which sta- Thursday, March 30, 1939. ted that it could not trespass upon the ' the CIO. jurisdictional rights of other unions. Thus matters stood when an ad- This was regarded as an invitation to journment was taken until Friday of the CIO to discuss the status of the this week in New York. coke and chemical workers now mem- | The outlook for peace at this time bers of a district of the miners’ union. | does not appear promising. However, The CIO insisted on knowing whe- | observers feel that so long as the two ther the miners’ union might enter the | groups maintain direct contact and federation with its present member- | continue their peace talks, there is a ship, but the AFL insisted on discuss- possibility. ing the problem of jurisdiction. 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