Wednesday, Oct. 30. 1946 ACCION Page Scrol Red Tank News LATEST UNION NEWS PARAISO NEWS in this issue.
civic minded he welcomes all doo Bro. Cordero gave a resume suggestions and requests for of his gigantic task as organ improvement in the community.
izer. Being present at the in The problems and room for im stallation of nearly every other provement are many he stated, chapter, he expressed is regret Bro. Fuller, also of Paraiso, by Chris (Wahoo)
at not being present when the told the gathering how, during Harewood Paraiso Chapter was installed. the early days, the workers staff representative, The following is a complete He told them about the Chor. were kept apart. They were regular stewards council xoxlist of all officers elected for rera Chapter, one of the new kept apart because they were meeting of this chapter was Considering the possibilities the Gamboa Chapter: est, with over six hundred rot organized. The policy of held at the lodge hall on Tues of the success of our union in Chairman, Bro. Watkis, members all Latins. Seeing divide and rule was applied.
day last Oct. 22, 1946. The general the possibilities are Vice Chairman, Hall many women among those it worked wonderfully and sue meeting was conducted by the great and am totally convin Secretary, Burke (unam. present. He urged and encour cessfull for a very long time.
asst. Chapter stewart brother ced as ever was that success elec. aged them to be active and ag Thanks to the CIO, dem days Thompson in not too far distant. Let me Treasurer, Watler (do) gressive. There are certain of is gone forever. Today all the Matters relative to the select if may point out to the best Trustees (2. Ruiz feals, who he do not think workers are united, and the ing of two representatives of my knowledge. do. Lllewllyn much of our women. They must forces are many which have along with the chapter officers HOW SUCCESS IN WON Chapter Steward, Mal and will be made to think other tried and are trying to do divito attend the meeting of the Success is a happy word for colmn wise by you, our CIO sisters. ce and rule. But their mission elections of officers the execu the average person. To achieve Assistant Stewards. 2) Bro. Small, who spoke next, is a failure because our lines tive board was discussed. success is the aim of everyone. Bro. Alexis, Bro. Creen commended the members on can no tbe shaken or broken. He Brothers Lionel Best and It would more frequently be Representatives of the Gam their excellent behavior. The demonstrated this effectively Russell were selected by the gained were it not taken that boa Chapter: Bro. Cordero, Lodge Hall, where the meeting by showing how ineffective the members of the steward coun it is too often wrongly under Bro. Headley.
was kept, was jam packed and blows of each finger of ones cil present to attend his meet. stood to be innato smartness.
After nomination and elec. not even once was there an in hand are but how effective ing.
The sooner we get rid of the tion the difference between terruption. He reminded them these fingers when balled into Walter Parris, and Servio notion that we are smatr we Chief Steward and Chapter that each member should wear a fist can be. Just imagine our Rueda were designated ste will win success. Success must Steward was carefully explain. his button and wear it con union as gigantic fist made wards of the chapter at this be won if it is to be enjoyed. ed to the Gamboa Chapter. The spicuosly and fearlessly. He up over 12000 to 15000 fingers.
meeting.
Men ordinarily fail to succeed, stewards were reminde of concluded by stating that the He also Decried the stupidity Bro. Rueda will act as inter not because they are na their obligations and respon time for speeches and pep talks of calling Panamanians Aliens preter for the chapter relieving turally destined to fail, but sibilities as stewards. They is over and that the time for in their own country.
brothers Ferdinand and they lack buiness ability, which were also told that it was a business and action is here. In closing, Bro. Davis reafHarewood.
is made up of equal parts of part of their duties to see that Bro. Gordon, better known firmed the fact that the Union During the past week. end kuiness knowledge, sterling in the officers keep o nthe ball. as Johnny, who is chapter se cennot and will not fail. It is especially as of this chapter tegrity, strict economy, and cretary, requested that he be our weapon which we must last general meeting much in everlasting push.
Success 13 kept occupied with work Being bold and use intelligently.
terest and the members de the child of confidence and termination to participate in perseverance little more HERE THERE the chapter activities in the persistence, a little more ef(continued from page 2)
union has been shown.
fort, and what seemed hopeless We are glad to welcome failure may turn to glorius American members. He also said that the of should back to our ranks our brother success. There is no defeat By A, GRANT make Panama its starting point as this would be an excelErnest Smith of this chapter except from within, no really lent opportunity to show the rest of the Americas what orgawho has recently recovered insurmountable barriers save On Wednesday, October 23, nziation according to the traditional North American pattern from an illness.
our weakness of purpose. 1946, the Paraiso Chapter held could produce. This is indeed an excellent example of trafirm resolution that barriers its regular meeting with Bro. ditional North American pattern! the type of pattern that XOXshall be surmounted, that dif. Davis in charge of the chair can be expected by Latin Workers if the of is Strange it seems that the ticulties shall be cleared away and Sis. Caballero as interpre given a chance to set root in Latin America. Incidentally, stewards representing the club goes far toward acheiving suc ter, friends, that is why the CIO is here to stay.
house and commissary of this cess. Let us repeat success The chapter was the host to. 0:chapter does not attend the must be won. It never comes the following: Organizers Whom, then, do call leaders. Certainly not those types stewards meetings held here.
uninvitiod never without ef Cordero and Small, Sisters of persons who seek positions, not because of their abilities fort. The secret of success is Josephs and Reid of the or capabilities, but rather because of the opportunities they XOXconstancy of purpose.
Let main office, Bro. Burke of see for personal aggrandizement in the offices which they seek, built our union strong without the Gamboa Chapter and our Neither can it be said that the brilliatly intellectual, virtue The next stewards council props. building that needs carnest and hard working Fin of hteir educational qualifications, are really leaders. Leaders, meeting of this chapter will be props is sure to fall. ancial Secretary Nolan. then, may be conceived as persons who are sincere in their held on the 5th. of next month Bro. Burke gave a brief desires to serve the ones whom they lead; persons who are at the usual meeting place.
and unofficial talk in behalf not above mixing with the average individual whom they conGamboa chapter. He in to of the chapter will be held on the 15th. of next month at the boa solid numerical strength cal affiliations; in short, persons who realize that he who is by Morrison usual meeting place.
which is over one thousand greatest amongst us is the greatest servant of all.
financial and active members. XoxOctober 19, 1946.
He stated that his membership Remembering the way in Nomination and Election to is increasing daily by leaps which the weather was on Fri Chapter Officers and Chapter and bounds. He stressed the day night it seems as though On Monday, October 21, two he was approached by a young Stewards cur chief steward Atherton On Saturday, October 19, among all workers. He said distinguished Negroes of Chi. lady who was unusually polite Inows what he is talking about when he said at one time that 1946, Organizers Small and that the Governor has a big cago, Doctor and Mrs. Fall and willing to offer her ser visited the Balboa Library. vices. He politely refused her rain doesn fall on CIO days. Cordero, Financial Secretary surprise coming to him on Jan Bro. Nolan and Local uory 16, 1947 He closed with lipon entering the library, the offer.
713 Official Spanish English the following, As true and nloyee who in a very abrupt the library, the doctor asked visitors were met by an em When he was ready to leave XOXir. terpreter Sis. Josephs tra cincere CIO members we and hostile manner asked him the employee who had stopvelled to Gamboa to witness should eat CIO, sleep CIO, what he wanted. Calmly, the ed him, Is this a PUBLIC Personally, don like to hear anyone mention this or Chapter Officers and Chapter the nomination and election of and even dance CIO. doctor asked, Is this a PUB LIBRARY? Her reply was, ganization as being chartered Stewards.
The financial secretary, who TIC liray? Her reply was, Yes, this is a public library for aliens in the Canal Zone, was next to speak, stated that Yes, for AMERICANS 10. EVERYBODY!
Our union here was chartered The meeting was called to each steward will be furnish. ONLY!
Please observe then that the ior the workers (according to order by Bro. Malcolm who ed with a mimeographed copy Well. id the doctor, TALBOA LIBRARY is NOT the unanimous approval of the immediately declared all of of the financial report for the am an American. for AMERICANS ONLY but fices open. He requested broth. information of the general mem International Executive Board He then entered with his for the use of the GENERAL of the CIO) to all nationals ers Noland and Small bership in each chapter. He also wife walked around a little. PUBLIC. Every worker on the repurdless of race, color, creed, to preside during the voting, informed them that an effect. looked Watkaa few books eligion, or national origin.
and Canal Zone is entitled to use Nolan, in his informal and con ive grievance machine is being made some notes. While brows the vincing style, gave a pep talk PUBLIC LIBRARY set up which will get results ing through one of the books, BALBOA HEIGHTS.
in which he reminded the memon all genuine grievances. They bers present that their elecwere reminded that good Union IT SEEMS TO ME little difficulty is being tion should not be based on members should be good em(cont nued from page 4)
encountered here in the com sentiments or friendships but ployees and workers. They munity in getting the informa. upon common sense and leader were told that the strength dangerous. They have called maybe something decaying tion this chapter needs to have ship. He also told them that and root of the Union is its the CIO communistic. The about a democracy which goes their census as to the member the chapter is the workers in finance. Therefore, it is im. danger, here is that the labor. hysterical and call names when Strip.
former and must serve as such.
Brother Ruiz reiterated what monthly and on perative that dues be paid er who benefits by the CIO labor seeks some alleviation of time. This will begin to credit his impro its miseries. Xox Nolan said.
should be first because it is ved condition to communist ac. One swallow is not a sumNominations and elections going to help in bringing in tivity and in a really profound mer, nor one bolshevik a labor The newspaper trend in this were carried out in a very or more dollars, in bettering liv crisis may turn to communism union.
chapter is not very smooth derly, cordial and business like ing conditions and in giving as a final and sure refuge. You XOXand am again appealing to atmosphere with a true exam us better education. He also can make communists by cal THAT this is all for the the members to buy the union ple of democracy displayed gave a very interesting story ling them such. The warning present, folks.
paper from the chapter news throughout the whole session. which you will find slsewhere uttered, here, is that there ANOTHER INCIDENT at XOX BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL ERNESTO CASTILLERO