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THT HI R VICTORY AT LA POLLY GHELs "DE Gharite Handy a member of the class of 1936 ot HFS, hie done a brillient job at La Follette, in organizing 2 locsl of the. Amale gamted Clothing Workers of Americs among the shirt workers of n rune: oway Bhope A thousand workers frou -¢wo shops were on atrike. Ong of . the shops hing acttled gronting a wige inerzase ind a closed shop. OF conditions before the strike, © Chorlic writes, for $3.50 -for two weeks! work. ‘York from dirk to dork. The storea had agreements with the shops to check off accounts. As % result of the check+off I paw a check yesterday for ig. Tho girl earned 37.00 but all but ly went ta the store.*The i enn hed tee efrsaed ate a oan at Strikers had the complete sussart FLING ‘ann, .Progresaive | "I have payeenvéelopes ’ atrikers were -ad-aund miny were sick, SP ” UNG £7 7 6 i TRATHERS PICT 3k -ST. LOUIS : Tho Secreta ry of HF ‘atbendea the national convention of the Edueation Association in §t. Louls ond was 9 member of th: genel in the discussion of rurjl schools. With Leos Huberman and B2vertl members of the American Pederatian of Teachers he walked the picket line of the InsWw at the National Underwear Company. One of the strikers made 35 n week and paid 32.50 for q room. She could afford only two meals 9 day, ‘gpent 10¢ for lunch and 137 far Opeth pt ats tee tei) supper. She had not hed a good hot dinner for months. Maturally the wink and undernsurigh but in spite putting up deeant ecan- oF that fuct they were 2 coaurpgesus fight far ditions “and 1. union. of the United Nine ‘Jorkers. Zilohin Horton, of the F¥3 staff, The georetury alse talked to the -swdiinbs—.t-te-Fell st te until -th: auto workers at the Chevrolet plant Paining of summer school helping ~ sand = Wwisited the Set Fotafthe GWA. with the office work and setting up | “ program of workare educition. ORGATI TD LABOR DEPENDS HFS FIUDAL CONDITIONS DY tLIvIAI Since the ivil war Sleveland, Tenn. has been meoontrolled by the Hardwick family family. The Hirdwicks own & haif -. On Febfur ry 6 the Chattan.s ews published an article thet he mroused widespreid indigna- tions. The article 46 based on a ™7) oh aoe 1 ‘Tosort - furnished, b ay Lyle Stovall 5 dozen industrinl plents, two nstele,?f the Ameriesn Legion, and sata the bunks and local newajsrper. The eity judge ts ® Hirdwick aonein-1ls aWy end the Commissioner of pulise is 1 -~ ——.tardiick, Four members of the family_ had dteharcd incomas ingt year of 32D, O00 or over. Glothes made by “srdwiek empl¢yees tre sold to them at the Etrdwick ‘Joolen ills Store, to have been mde.by “someone ‘bout two years igo. The report was used by cartain bjg business inter:sts in the state in an “attempt to prey unity from securing 4 Federal grunt for t self-help co-operatives . A Peeolution passed uninimously i Ben, and checked «ff their wiges, thus ia PY the Chatt.nd0g1 Cantral trades at Ba Follette workers Diyeonvelenpas of nouzhts.$cme ‘sork- ars after cisznts months «re still elassified as "bezinners’ znd draw $4 and 35 2 week. Yhen indus stry #11 over the country is riising wiges, Kurdwitks cut wizes. The works rg came out on strike in the men's ~Tontoplante:Srane Dentel wis. cslicd in from the ATTA. The atrike «os e=licd off when the union faiica to cat c majority cupoert.It wis not roilure. Bandreds of workers lsam- a4 avi the First time what 1 union ig. Sooner or later Glevelend work- ora will learn thot it is only ; turcugh unions th.t workers can gee. often reecrive fact yo end Iibsr douncil pliced organized labor squirely vehind the school and Cenouneed the articls, saying thet "such "ttacks on the Highling- er Folk Schuol (ere) indirectat trek on the Quattansezs labor movement ama the organized lubor Muvement in danurmilesethe schesl is aving a comacnd ible piece. of work in the ~ “inter. dt-of Isbor in this: éeetion seeWe Exoress confidence in the o ‘conduct of the scensol ind in the quslity of its work," A strong letter of protcat we ent from oar sw community eianed by over 800 people. Other letters were Teevived from Dr. Alva Taylor, to prey Mt tht Leoni ‘ce ofeme tare the treotmant des2rved by dig- Dr+ Albart Barnett of: Nashvilla; ificd Acerican men and women r.ther B3 Schultz of Norris, Roalnd wank, vain O¢ Era.ted as 89 many “h-rast. Fnoxville, BDecn Frenk Foster of During thc strike Rev. T. 3B, Pusculum Cslleve; Dr. R5inhold “hs of the Third Presbyterian Niebuhr, Nonmavn. Thoms, Vargiret aren, Ch: ttanoogy and President of 2nd Goriiss Lamont, Revs Abraham the Fe *Llowship of Southern Churche Nightenzule, Rev. 7. 3B. Cowin, mony and Rev. Dec Jnre2tte, Congrogn- fren the Industricl Union of wa tiscnnl mintater 3f @nddy mada aecet1 aNd Ghiahsitain- - AY, rine: “fas he nate