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Panama, September 1947 President Truman Speaks a gravy in every (EDITORIAL)
Retired Employee CROCODILE TEARS. Receives Timely Gift There is no justifiable reason for discrimination because Gatun, Sept. 20: of ancestry, or religion, or race, or color. We must not tolerate At a Chapter Meeting held at such limitations on the freedom of any of our people and on The outcry against Max Brodsky, Regional Gatun, September 19th last, Bro. their enjoyment of the basic rights which every citizen in a Director of Local No. 713, UPW CIO, is threaten Joseph Baker, veteran em truly democratic society must possess.
ing to become one of the loudest wails heard at ployee of the Gatun Locks, was THE CROSSROADS in many months. Max is said presented with Retirement Our case for democracy should be as strong as we can make to have been identified with Communistic activities the Gatun chapter and com to put our house in order.
Purse donated by members of it. It should rest on practical evidence that we have been able at one time and, as a consequence, peregrinates munity.
forever. at least according to his Inquisitor to Bro. Baker, after 42 years loyal Every man should have the right to a decent home, the the left of center.
and faithful service with the right to an education, the right to adequate medical care.
We do not know Max Brodsky intimately, al the service on August 6th. He was Government, was retired from For these compelling reasons, we can no longer afford the though one is instantly impressed with the genial a resident of Gatun for a period luxury of leisurely attack upon prejudice and discrimination.
little fellow. However, if he has attempted to in of over thirty years. The victim There is much that state and local governments can do in prodoctrinate any one locally in anything other than of a double tragedy, having lost viding positive safeguards for civil rights. But we cannot, any trade unionism we have yet to be apprised of the one of his legs in 1931, and the longer, await the growth of a will to action in the slowest State fact. Our interest in this repeated attack on Brod still able to carry on with his must show the way.
he was, however, or the most backward community. Our national government sky is aroused by a number of things, among which job up to his retirement, through are an allergia to persecution in any form or un the use of artificial limbs.
WHAT ABOUT THE SILVER EMPLOYEES ON THE CANAL der any guise; the unmistakable similarity between Presentation of the Purse was ZONE?
the attacks on Max and the hue and cry raised over made by Bro. George Rowland, after delivering an eloquent talk.
his predecessors, as well as our distaste at seeing The amount tota FROM THE ORGANIZERS totalled 53. 65.
him summarily crucified upon the CROSS (roads) This tribute is the outcome CORNER of Brodie Burnham, for Brodie own personal sa of a resolution passed by the tisfaction.
officers and members of the GaFolks lend me your ears! maidens.
Is Max Brodsky the true target of the present ber of the Chapter, who retires ganizer Verily say unto you, pride tun Chapter, wherein any mem Behold an Esquire minded Orwent forth in the goeth before a fall. and again barrage? Or, despite the protestations of friend from service with the United Madden Dam region to organ it is written he that humship and goodwill. is it but a case of striking at States Government, will be the ize. But the rain, being no bleth himself shall be exalted.
the shepherd in order to scatter the sheep? recipient of a purse contributed respecter of persons, not even This snooping scribbler has It is pertinent to ask also why do some of to voluntarily by members of organizers, fell in torrents on our local dailies so furiously rage together? Why was formed to carry out this never enjoyed a face to face And it came to pass that as gab fest with Organizer Fitz the sudden flood tide of crocodile tears? Why the plan, and it was through its the jeep bearing this organ Evering of Ogleland (Cristoalarming and concentrated interest in the silver tireless efforts special menbal. or had the opportunity of guzzling a rum an cocaworker? For forty odd years he was pitiably push tion being made of Brother Hercolá with Sir Josiah at some ed around, thoughtlessly discriminated against, and bert Gittens, Assistant Chapwayside pub. Ours has been selfishly exploited. None of those who are now most rector that the venture turnmet him by deeds not words concerned over the unfortunate alien silver em ed out a success.
acquaintance; but we hope one ployee conceded him the right to better wages, Regional Director Max Brodsday to kill one stone with two birds.
higher education, improved living conditions. Not ky commended the Chapter and Because an inch of paper or a drop of ink has been devoted sidered action, showing true soOrganizer Evering has seen plenty of action in by Brodie, for the years he has been around, to lidarity by such a gesture. This the Union fight to put a wards securing the betterment of the alien un was the first time any matter of little more enviable lot; not a pen point broken in his humane its kind had been undertaken FITZ EVERING pot today this column is going to be entirely his.
defense. Like John the Baptist, Young of the PAN within the ranks of Local 713, Fitz, the son of Evering, has AMA TRIBUNE and free lancer Westerman raised and hope was expressed that izer came to a halt before the other chapters would follow meeting place, a con been an organizer for the past the only cries in the desert. Now Messrs. Burnham suit.
gregation of damsels did crowd ten months. As a Shop Steward Co. assume a paternal role and display unusual In attendance at the meeting the windows and doors to greet of the he was among interest in the illegitimate son. The right to speak and taking active part were Re the exalted one; the first, if not the first, to for a community is earned, not arrogated.
gional Director Max Brodsky, But as that exalted brother mark up three hits on the There are Augean stables to be cleaned all over tive Bro. Joe Sachs. who was chariot, lo! and behold the employees were reinstated.
International Representa was about to alight from his Union score card when three the Canal Zone. To this end, Local No. 713 is dedi introduced to the membership rain and mud conspired against His latest accomplishments, cating its efforts. Appreciating the Herculean task, by Bro. Brodsky. Bro. Graham him and he slipped, yes bre with the cooperation of Mahowever, it welcomes assistance from within and Chairman of the Cristobal triumphal descent ended in a of Reuben Clement, IC 162743, he slipped, and his nagement, are: Reinstatement without. This we ask and only this. Let that as Chapter; Bro. Foster Bournes, pan cake landing; and there employee of Cristobal District sistance be sincere and let the waters of Alpheus Assistant Director of Education was wild confusion; and much Quartermaster, who was and Peneus be directed where their force can wash and Recreation; Bro. Ogle, merriment did break forth be charged Sept. 16, 1947 and the greatest quantity of filth.
Secretary of the Cristobal Chap cause he had thus prostrated given Clearance reading: Reter and Chairman of the Publi himself at a.
the feet of the (Continued on Page 4)
city Committee; Bro. Santiago Agnew, Interpreter; Bro. Vernon Harper, Trustee, who gave Cristobal Stewards Greet Joe Sachs side lights on his recent visit to the Governor of the Panama The Cristobal Steward Counas a member of the Ne cil held its regular weekly given at that stage as to whether gotiating Committee.
meeting in the Government the rank and file would conduct The meeting was chaired by Building, 6th Street, Colon, on the election according to the reBro. Edward Green, Chairman Wednesday evening, September commendation of International Cristobal, Sept. Navy em could be held. Bro. Delatiployees met at the Club Inter dier was appointed for the Na of the chapter. Addresses were 3rd, with Bro. Pascual Ampudia, Vice President Richardson, since national, Colon, on Thursday val Garage; Bro. Enos Cham made by all the above named Vice Chairman of the Cristobal the Executive Board had extende ed the dead line for receiving evening September 4th, to hold bers for the Repair Department officials, the guest speaker be Chapter, occupying Among those present were the answers to the feeling existing their regular monthly meeting. of the Naval Air Station, and ing Bro. Sachs, who was treated to a warm reception on his Regional Director Max Brodsky, in the respective chapters. On Presiding was Bro. Cecil JO Sister Savina Pearce was apthe new International Repre Sunday September 7th the Board seph, Chairman, with Bro. pointed Steward for the Ship first visit to the Chapter.
sentative Bro. Joseph Sachs, will decide on the question finalLewis fulfilling the duties of Se Service Department.
cretary Report By Regional ployees were also before Colonel several officers of the Executive ly, after which the required Wang, Assistant to the Governor. Board and of the Cristobal answer will be forthcoming, The Chairman, in his opening Director Brodsky: He was making no promises, but Chapter, and a representative Bro. Moore of the Balboa remarks said that the usual re Bro. Brodsky reported that re was hopeful as to results.
He gathering Stewards. The Chapter Steward Council preports of the month would be presentation had been made to made reference to a previous Chapter Steward of the Balboa sented a short address on Trade presented and discussed; that the head of the Ship Service in complaint on Busses not being Chapter, Bro. Moore, was in at Unionism, after which Regional Regional Director Brodsky would New York relative to Leave pri allowed within certain areas on tendance to address the Coun Director Brodsky introduced make his report on develop vileges which had been suspend the Base to the detriment of em cil by invitation.
Bro. Joseph Sachs.
ments of affairs pertaining to ed by the Canal Zone Ship Ser ployees, in the rainy season.
The Education and Recrea Bro. Sachs, who is a very employees of the Navy, and in vice. After outlining the various This matter was also in a pend tion Committee submitted a fluent and interesting speaker, troduce to them the new Inter steps taken, he informed the ing status, the question not be brief report, as did the Publicity narrated some of his experiences nationl representative Bro. Joe meeting that final decision was ing specifically confined to em Committee. When the question while organizing in the southern Sachs.
now pending. He gave a guarployees of the Navy. Referring to of the election of Chapter of part of the United States; and As a result of the muster, it antee that whatever the out Reduction of Force on the Paci ficers and delegates to the Con after expressing the pleasure of was discovered that several de come, representation will not fic side, he said representation vention came up for discussion, himself and his wife at being partments were not represented cease until satisfactory results had been made as to the impro Bro. Ogle, Secretary of the transferred to Operation Panaby Stewards, and temporary ap had been secured for members per manner in which it had been Chapter was called upon to ex ma, exhorted the membership pointments were made to facili and employees of the ship Ser conducted in many instances. plain the situation. He stated to stick together as only by so tate members until elections vice. Depositions by Navy em. Continued on Page 3) that no definite answer could be doing could success be achieved. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL ERNESTOJ. CASTILLERO great disNAVY EMPLOYEES IN MONTHLY SESSION Canal