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THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1934. CAMEKAGRAPUS A’ s ftWK M&MM y-m --Mi i, “BEGIN WITH T H *. BACK, when Marching for a perfect figure,” Baker, Sculptor, wire worTv the , »100,000 “Pioneer WoW- an” award. This model 8 Met with flying color* Lkfr's requirementa that shouldere and bach bo in the Mme perpendicular Greek ideal of lovelinea*. W: wa'.v.w • ■ w MU f " i A LLOYD N. SCOTT, well known New York attorney who, in a re cent addreM at Hunter College, New York, peopoMd an Interna tional Grand Jury of citiaene of* every civilized country, to sub poena the officials of nations en dangering World Peace, and to make indictments and present- ments to the World Court which (would render judgments *<13 des- ] ignate nations to enforce these. ADVERTISE IN • » * ;a 5 Tt • .* 2 ■; . v i The People- Sentinel. 0 I 0 0 » A Cotton Hoes for Chopplsfl ■t » Guano Distributor», Cavil and Cotton Phtnter* and a Fall Line af Hartfwnv^ a Axea, Pkm*, Sweep* and Plow flUcfca. Geddes F. Hernlen Hdw. 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Special to The New York Times. /• ' ^ ^ \ • y /l, . \ WASHINGTON, June 2.—The announcement by General Johnson on the textile strike settlement follows. — ^ ' \ ” “The threatened cotton textile strike was conditioned on NRA rescinding its own. order restricting machine hours 25 per cent, during the usual Summer slump, which for the past few years has averaged approximately 25 per cent, decline in production. At present there is a very large surplus of goods unsold and disastrous shut-downs were threatened. The idea of the order was to spread these inevitable reductions over the whole industry equably (with exceptions for the smaller mills and certain tipeclal cases) and thus to sustain employment on the widest possible basis. The order prevented shut-downs for long periods by requiring that reductions be \by days instead of weeks or months, except that shut-downs for normal causes, such as Mventory, repairs, etc., shall not be prevented. No argument against either the wisdom or the equity of this order has been pre- On the contrary, labor representatives in the present conference admitted the _ for this action and that the strike.was not against the order at all, but only We 33 1-3 pet cent, increase in hourly rates of pay and certain other demands. tsity LABOR’S VIEW OF ISSUES. Wh^le NRA is willing to do anything it can to compose differences as they arise, it cannot proceed to any action under the threat of a strike against its own order. Ac cordingly, tf^e first article of settlement countermands the strike order. attVes in the present Conference now concede that the realT issues are: —. (1) Their right to represent members of their union in collective bargaining: * —-(2) —Certain other grievancesallegedto be-in violation of the code; but principally, (3) A demand for an increase of 33 1-3 per cent, in the labor element of the cost of cotton textiU There is no question that labor is entitled to prompt and effective relief of any just complaint under 1 and 2, or of the duty of NRA to insure it. The most effective instrumentality we have as yet triedJlLlabor disputes was the President’s suggestion in the settlement of the automobile strike. There is already an Industrial Relations Board in the cotton textile industry and it has functioned exceptionally well—better, perhaps, than any similar set up, butr to bring into the field of action of the Well man Board its powers' required further definition and its membership had to include a repersentatve of labor in the cotton tex tile industry. A Reduction in Prices Brings More Orders Chevrolet Sale* Throughout the Coun try Have Increased Substan tially. Detroit, June 11.—Although it is only a week since Chevrolet announc- ed drastic price reduction* on its" entire line cf passenger cars and trucks, sales throughout the c6uhtfy have already increased substantially, indicating that the company’s objec tive—the prolonging of factory em ployment through the ordinarily quiet month of June—is likely to be at tained. The announcement was made by W. E. Holler, general sales manager, based on dealer reports from all over the country. Concrete evidence of the effect of the reduction, Mr. Holler said, is the fact that Chevrolet’# out put projection for June is sharply in creased over last year’s June output, amounting to approximately 100,000 units, and there is every indication that June will exceed May in retail deliveries. Such a record for June is regarded as a distinct achievement, and is attributed largely to the new low price schedules, he said. The effect of the price reduction, totalling as much as $50 per unit, was probably accelerated by the fact that Chevrolet wa s in the public spotlight at the General Motors Exhibit pust concluded ln 61 principal cities. But the improvement in business cannot be accounted for on that basis alone, since the influx of new order* is not confined to the cities where showings were held. . Dealers in almost all States report a quickening of inter est, due to the fact that Chevrolet’s patented knee-action is now available at the lowest price since the introduc tion of the 1934 line, and also to the company’s offering 1 , in the new Stand ard series, the world’s Ipwest priced caj of six or more cylinders. “We have double cause to feel gratified,” Mr. Holler said. “This prompt public reaction not only means much to Chevrolet but it is also a decided boost for the national recov ery program. Tb» seasonal slump, heretofore regarded as inevitable in the automotive industry, will be felt less severely than usual in the 21 Chevrolet plants. And equally impor tant, though perhaps less apparent on the surface, the huge army of sup pliers of Chevrolet’s raw* materials will also be more active this summer than in other year^. and their, buying power, like that represented in our own direct payrolls, will make itself length felt beneficially the breadth of the land.” and Services at Friendship Start of All-Night'Checker Session The People-Sentinel has been re quested to announce that the Rev. Waymon C. Reese, of Denmark, will conduct services at the Friendship Baptist Church Sunday afternoon, June 17th, at 5:00 o’clock. The public is cordially invited to attend and all members are requested to be present. Another notice in this issue an nounces services for Sunday morning also. HTHE above picture shows the finals 1 in the state-wide checker contest. They were held in Columbia and, as WM FwriSnd^ofBntoe^riEE Sty les of Travellers Rest battled each other across the table from midnight \ untQ after dawn. The Barrett Com pany, sponsor of the contest, now announces that these two pbyen will . Weet again on Saturday, May 26. The j>lay-off will be in Greenville at the Hotel Poinsette. In tee back of the picture, to ths left, are John R. Sbillinglaw of York and E. E. Styles; while in the bade and on the right are J. D. Manning of Dillon and J. L. Redmon of Orangeburg. The table hi the center is the scene of a contest between H. S. Toney of Johnston and Joe Jackson of Clover. Dr. Jesse Finklea of Pamlico and R. B. Gresham of Piedmont are at the table to the left frontwhile to tee right are Fred Smith and Charles Workman, a repreeentap tive of The Barrett Company who was not a partidpant in ths contest. The return engagement it expected to drai ville larger Comm it in Green- an even crowd than was present at [umbia. It will undoubtedly pro vide some of the keenest checker playing seen in many years. Opinion at the present time is about equally divided as to whether the word “Smith” or “Styies”will be engraved on the gold medal which awaits the winner, in addition to the ton of American Nitrate of Soda which was given to cadi of the flnsHsta. AUTO AGREEMENT THE BASIS. A basis of setlement was the administrator’s agreement to urge upon-this indue- • try such definition and amendment of the Industrial Relations Board as would accord with the President’s formula in the automobile settlement. Labor accepts this and it is* believed that this will go far to quiet the present unrest and prevent future disturbance. Labor in this industry is also to be given representation on the labor advisory board and is to have an advisor to the government members on the Code Authority. Studies of all assertions of other general grievances are to be continued. 1 , So much, for the first (wo causes of .complaint. As to wages, it is clear that no such violent increases as 33 1-3 per cent, in all wage scales, if any, can be considered at this time. The rise in the price of cotton textiles has been one of the chief emmumer complaints. Including the processing tax, raw cotton costs have increased 150 per cent. There has been a 70 per cent, increase in labor costs due to the code aad ether in fluences, and an increase of 94 per cent, in cost of labor, material and supplies in cotton textiles. / } A very clear cause of decreased consumption is this increased cost aad increased prices which flow,from it. In this situation any such increase in cost would paralyze production and employment and defeat the very ends aimed at. ' ' REPORTS ARE “CORRECTED.” • _ The course of negotiations have not been helped by the concurrent newspaper debate between the parties to them. Fairness to NRA and to a great indnstry and to its accomplishments for labor under the NRA compels me to correct several inaccurate statements which appeared in news dispatches yesterday and which were attributed to officials of the United Textile Workers. A statement that the administration of the Cotton Textile Code, “through lack of enforcement has brought it to a point of pre-code conditions,” is simply without founda tion in fact. / know of no fode under the NRA that is administered more eonscien- tiously and more effectively than this code has been and is being administered by its Code Authority. The statement that wages “have been forced down to lower than ever before’ r is equally unfounded. The very opposite is true. The record shows that the present hourly wage rate as well as weekly earnings adjusted to living costs (real wages) have reached and passed the highest 1929 level. Between April, 1933, and April 1934, payrolls in this industry increased over 100 per cent.; between March 1933, and April 1934, employment increased 34 per cent Average actual weekly earnings increased between March, 1933, and February, 1934, about ^5 per cent. * * l * , . * f —- *■ / . ." j ■ * • ' / POINTS TO GAINS FOR LABOR. / / *. ■' ■ The improvement of labor conditions under this code surpasses that in any other industry, and, in addition to the wage improvements mentioned, include the wiping out of unfavorable working conditions such as child labor, unconscionable hears and unregulated stretch-out. . ' • j The improvements have been retained and, at the time they were obtained through an NRA code hearing and months of patient work with the Cotton Textile hastitute prior to the pode, there was no substantial labor organization in the industry. For that work the g?"*>™.ia pn-nporation of the industry^JSith _the steady msiirt- ence of NRA, deserves credit. In such circumstances insistence that labor in this in dustry cannot expect protection under the code except through membership in a par ticular union is also unwarranted. It is not necessary**, be a member of a particular union in order to enjoy the benefits of the Cotton Textile Code. • This is Code No. 1—that of the first industry to answer the President’s early ob servations on the benefit of the principles pt NIRA, made weeks, before the anastment of the law. Strictures on the good faith of that indastfy are unwarranted and umjustA . " n ■ . I This statement is reprinted by the-Cotton Manufacturers Association of Carolina, exactly as it appeared in The New York Times extent that met or m$*> a: * portant points are emphasized by the use of