SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 1 OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTIETH CONGRESS ON DEPARTMENT OF LABOR HEARINGS HELD AT WASHINGTON, D. C. MAY 19, 1948 Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR FRED A. HARTLEY, JR., New Jersey, Chairman GERALD W. LANDIS, Indiana JOHN LESINSKI, Michigan CLARE E. HOFFMAN, Michigan GRAHAM A. BARDEN, North Carolina EDWARD O. MCCOWEN, Ohio AUGUSTINE B. KELLEY, Pennsylvania MAX SCHWABE, Missouri 0. C. FISHER, Texas SAMUEL K. MCCONNELL, JR., Pennsylvania ADAM C. POWELL, JR., New York RALPH W. GWINN, New York JOHN S. WOOD, Georgia ELLSWORTH B. BUCK, New York RAY J. MADDEN, Indiana WALTER E. BREHM, Ohio ARTHUR G. KLEIN, New York WINT SMITH, Kansas JOHN F. KENNEDY, Massachusetts CHARLES J. KERSTEN, Wisconsin WINGATE H. LUCAS, Texas W. MANLY SHEPPARD, Clerk SUBCOMMITTEE No. 14MEASURES RELATING TO EDUCATION GENERALLY EDWARD O. MCCOWEN, Ohio, Chairman GERALD W. LANDIS, Indiana JOHN LESINSKI, Michigan MAX SCHWABE, Missouri GRAHAM A. BARDEN, North Carolina RALPH W. GWINN, New York ADAM C. POWELL, JR., New York WALTER E. BREHM, Ohio JOHN F. KENNEDY, Massachusetts THOMAS L. OWENS, Illinois CARROLL D. KEARNS, Pennsylvania FRANK S. MCARTHUR, Professional Staff CONTENTS LIST OF WITNESSES Page --- 157-166 Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y---- 166–179 Coit, Eleanor G., director, American Labor Education Service, New York, Connors, John D., director, Workers' Education Bureau of America, New Eby, Kermit, director of education and research, Congress of Industrial Organizations, Washington, D. C-- Elder, Arthur A., director, Workers Educational Service, University of 191–193, 329–356 52–60, 80–90, 298–305 280_293 46-52 Johnson, W. D., vice president and national legislative representative, Order of Railway Conductors, Washington, D. C------- Keller, J. O., assistant to the president, Pennsylvania State College, 259-280 Madden, Hon. Ray J., a Representative in Congress from the State of Mason, Walter J., national legislative representative, American Federa- tion of Labor, Washington, D. C--- Miller, Spencer, adjunct professor of industrial relations, New York Rafsky, William L., director of education, American Federation of Hosiery, Sifton, Paul, national legislative representative, United Auto Workers, Smith, Hilda W., chairman, National Committee for the Extension of Labor Education, Washington, D. C------- Starr, Mark, educational director, International Ladies' Garment Work- 90-94 Stricker, Adam K., Jr., of personnel staff of General Motors Corp., Detroit, Tollefson, Hon. Thor C., a Representative in Congress from the State of Verdier, Harry H., Jr., executive secretary, Philadelphia Foremen's Club; executive secretary, Eastern Pennsylvania Foreman's Clubs Association; and industrial secretary, YMCA of Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa--- 202–208 120–134 --- 194–202 Woodward, Carl R., president, Rhode Island State College, Kingston, III INDEX Page 125, 126, 127 12+125 224 224 226–227 Witte, Edwin E., chairman, department of economics, University Testimony on S. 1390, before Senate subcommittee, excerpt from--- 14-15 American Mission for Aid to Greece -- American Council on Education, Washington, D. C., letter to Hon. Fred A. 299 American Federation of Labor : Resolution No. 63, on Labor Extension Service, adopted at 1947 con- vention 112-113 Statement of Thomas G. Walters in behalf of Government Employes 371-372 375 Antiunion movie, complaint relative to showing of.. 339-340 Articles from— Economics of Inflation (UAW-CIO pamphlet). 312–314 Executive's Labor Letter, entitled “The Labor Trend”. 58–60 Knickerbocker Press [Albany, N. Y], entitled “Union Stewards Get University Training on Company's Time": 177-178 Steel, entitled “Training Labor Leaders”. 57-58 Berdecia, Fernando Sierra, Commission of Labor, Puerto Rico, letter to House Committee on Education and Labor-- 226 Borchardt, Selma, statement and testimony of - 157-166 Bradley, Phillips, director, Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of Illinois, letter to Hon. Fred A. Hartley, Jr.- 225 Brooks, Earl, statement and testimony of----- 166–179 Article from Knickerbocker Press [Albany, N. Y.] entitled “Union Stewards ... Get University Training on Company's Time”--- 177–178 Comments of labor-union officials who have attended extension classes 176-177 Editorial in Elmira Star-Gazette entitled "Labor and Management Will Profit by Study”. 176 Letter to Dean Martin P. Catherwood, from Robert N. Denham, general counsel, National Labor Relations Board--- 179 Number of registrations, New York State School of Industrial Rela- tions, September 1946–March 1948.. 177 Brown, Harvey W., president, International Association of Machinists, statement of 239-243 Catherwood, Dean Martin P., of New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations, letter from Robert N. Denham, general counsel, Na- 179 Christman, Elisabeth, secretary-treasurer, National Women's Trade Union League of America, statement of --- 244-246 Coit, Eleanor G., statement and testimony of- 209–215 Comment by Hilda W. Smith relative to "1931,” a play by Paul and Claire Sifton 358, 360 Comments of labor-union officials who have attended extension classes at --- 176-177 Committee on Education and Labor, letter from Fernando Sierra Berdečia, Commissioner of Labor, Puerto Rico ---- Communications Workers of America : 373 372-373 Complaint relative to showing of antiunion movie. Compton, Arthur H., of Washington University, St. Louis, Mo., letter to Conclusions of Advisory Committee for Study of Labor Education in Universities, excerpts from--- Congress of Industrial Organizations: Resolution No. 38, adopted at 1946 convention of. Statement of Philip Murray in behalf of H. R. 6202 Connor, Gerald, Jr., secretary, Catholic Labor Guild of Boston, Mass., let- ter to Hon. George D. Aiken---- Connors, John D., statement and testimony of--- 112-120 112-113 51-52 314 Corsi, Edward, industrial commissioner, department of labor, State of New York, letter to Hilda W. Smith-- Davis, William, former chairman of National War Labor Board and direc- tor of economic stabilization, excerpt from statement before Senate Denham, Robert N., general counsel, National Labor Relations Board, letter to Dean Martin P. Catherwood, of New York State School of In- dustrial and Labor Relations - Eaton, Cyrus, chairman of the board, Portsmouth Steel Corp., Cleveland, Ohio, statement to Senate subcommittee_ Eby, Kermit, statement and testimony of_ Resolution No. 38, adopted by CIO 1946 convention--- Statement of Philip Murray, president, Congress of Industrial Organi- zations, in behalf of the labor extension bill. Economics of Inflation (CIO pamphlet), articles from, entitled- "Corporations Take More Than Their Share of National Income". 314 "Prices Are Going Higher, Wage Increase or No”. “When Corporations Say Production, They Mean Profits". Elmira Star-Gazette, entitled “Labor and Management Will Profit by Washington Post, entitled “Labor Education”. 220-221 Elder, Arthur A., statement and testimony of_--- Account of statement made by Adam K. Stricker, Jr., to Samuel Jacobs_ 336 Complaint relative to showing of antiunion movies_ Letter to Senator Taft and Representative Hartley from Alexander G. Ruthven, president, University of Michigan--- Memo to Everett J. Soop relative to work of Workers Educational Elmira Star-Gazette, editorial entitled “Labor and Management Will Profit Enslavement of workers, quotation from Abraham Lincoln relative to-- 310 Conclusions of Advisory Committee for Study of Labor Education in Letter from Senator Irving Ives to unnamed addressee- Letter to Hilda W. Smith from Senator A. H. Vandenberg- Radio speech of Representative Tollefson--- St'tement of William Davis, former chairman of National War Labor Board and director of economic stabilization, before Senate sub- Testimony on S. 1390 by Senators Vandenberg, Aiken, Ives, Thomas, 14, 15 |