o08 The Journal of ELECTRICAL WORKERS and Operators I of revetI1Ue, anii Colngres theref.ore praohdY that 5 per cent of the power revenues be paid to the states 'in lieu of taxation.:' Due to the fact ihal the TIVA ativitiea extended over i gIreatel tire than was contemplated at the tiole of tho rioirii legislation, ilfr..med cour.es helie that the 5 per cIII alilwaice ary rot nIw .. adequLd te. To relredy this. Seinato r Norris has proposed r a bill tn itclmrre Ie TVA onih r.bution to l0 per cent if the power revenue which woluld aniorint to ao ut $1,50,.t0oo, hringioi the total incomile ft tii tae, nUlll riniibuO tioins to almost $3.000,00o.oi Now then, these -nie iocal union offiiials have within the recent fortnight connived anld roillDiI-d to dektloy these ioiral lnions arid treaI , hlu-ruslv to IdissIIove the contracts which exist ..l..r the law anid under the courIIt decision )ithout onareilati.ll with the izternalicitaol lstirIl tihos. local muonio o iarls have hehl Isereet re meigs g and so/lght to bo rk off a large nunlher of the workers, legally membors of the nlion, into whatl they tIesriiie us an indepertdnit iniiIl. [-ollowing their im ret 11i ti Igloy haire hll one series mum phblic ],letuizI aot which (ilily a sIIall O 11 ,i oat Ii th, luray thousands of litetiniirog gaiol i, a rontsideratioi of the adilertiseo*nt,. it asserted that the coImmuRnit ile vl hiI to I ay intUrext on electhe service hinds. hilt afutiher reading f the stat... t.I irdicate, that there wee ionds outqal.icg Aho, then. paid oJtere>I Cormsolidntli 'i Ie lii I IIIplioyees, poiislily Pul CIl I thero? <strong>Of</strong> rurse the phr ... l the bond inlerest. Te people piaid ll] rir taI I, denids. arid all the other exp, i,-ni. iihuclfing arid the exp~ense all the bon of d i ntres, a,:d all the d p~-pa lv- 1~gand~a lhiM''t ItIL] cliin- veal the- fart- liha' !;pid thren. "All it mi .l.. 1 i "hihh mo.s.t .r. pant to the owi.in of oItItIali, oinds and preferred stic k, il o lul ted to $78,$O110,00 the cemnli A harhitoldeir s taking the loss. it gotiatinil fr th.e prhase (if he ropertIies of Oih I enn, e Ehlitri c P."we Company, a firm0 .of iertLrieil ptiic ariulitants. Isbraniid Iit ros R' & t Mont.omiery., was eigaged to LIdterilnin tire original cost of these propierto snid TVA elgRicers cornputot the dpre-itrOit.. TIhe resuIti',r esiiilate of the V(IU,- of the properties at Ll time of tran1er Ie w, $60,004(,.I0i). Th' erileorl Power (C'oi..rison follnd the trarsar tiwn to be in Oir intereit of the holders of the seeirtteies, If. inl spite of a pravne I of $1,00,O[iO in "I'lls if [iII! .Ieprechtu cost of the pretis there , s still a loss, it reur a great -tlin on oli's imagination Ito s how til TVA is reipo-i sible for, or reateud to. the Is unless it is that the .loss riiglit have b.nl greater e..ept ,for ITVA' timely aLnid gener lo. intervention. Co.lnlonwealolh & Seuthera ' cocluding statem ent aib.iiit defendir a u tesi., against g elte'It .. ronimpeitli.. i I, a bit beilde the poitl here it IoxI (lll - tition bprotects -lo, sunler, f cl x rres ri prices, hut in i..o.tiiIln... there is Ino soch protection, The tlnmonwcslth & Southern was iot ronitedrrotr with (olpoettiorn fr.i..ii the governmen., t ,r nllyon els. If the toonpanys ftrioenids cn i thi Lhair bus iinesses to the governmenrut it an eqlttllhy generous price, they Ian L-oiit thoemselves icky. In the nimerre, ai, ,oe ofi thell, have a Ihance of having their oru businii ess han they had herore TVA. FACTI AI RECOIRD OF CASE Continued from pacge 63) The Supreme Courit points out that the <strong>Brotherhood</strong> was well within its legal right to establish the local Ies, n di.. l local . nions we rie ished a .a and re still opcrating At the time of their establishment certaii workers iii the Consolidated Edison propertiet became the officals of the local unions. They t.ooh Nathis to abide iy the constit.lion of lh Broitherhohood il Ihey op'riited under it for iore than y two ears. Thev are ol recorid ipublicly by forcefu dicclaratiji that the Interinational B1e i rhood of Electricai Wo,kers has been of inestimahie, value to the wo rkers .i the (Consoldated Ed.ison proer}ttties. ;( his local in the position of acting financial secretary, shouldering the hard work and responsibility of an office which all recognize as one of the most dlifciult in arny local's organization. It is inposibe not to moun the untin.ely demise of such a man at the early ne of 55,. As reIlected by his work in the J.OURNAL, his capabilities were inecrasing steadily, while his desire to render intelligent service to the <strong>Brotherhood</strong> never diminisihd. , l' I ltrseni Inler the leadibrship oif the It.ad u oioiov lI, tills ils ,mal1 holaud CAN TEEMING fu] ouf (Ituljuo .es have ibeen mia de to aibea{i tCmnlimiiuuu-mt Ii la, plape ll ias wihi]g to I lealove ihemiiselves from i ,-h <strong>Brotherhood</strong> tiull seI t olp a i ... tiependent tiuiol. lhe Mlrugglei oif Ie many against tin sp(eid priilege of the few based upon uniIn olrriailtrlI The ]rumllrhoon it ntaintull- pdigrec or u I jtIt legal san tione, it wlas ijug its loca unoil ir , al",iiiays, in cc.r.. pointed wth the out that coittrntrs o..e of lucaIly the pre.sent dn- set up a.nd legally imintaiied 'ith thIt foonullatid Edison gers olsists o f the thneat of ty.ranny o I Ip p B it l.himirhoowil ,iii .onitimu to by the many. This threat arises from D1.9inlniu, !p,-e li] o-, Imnlll ail l widll it, the Sprlad of superficidal rather than every legal ini] fair oitria to pritet its genuine education, and from the growth nIi1bel ii, sh d Igilull tihe tienchrouk aind and st;tudardizing of new instruments legaMiy (cilplte action of the lohal niion of ioiniunication So that the press, radii, ofolc oil -ieu-berip ,f lohal Ultune Oe and drnelaao even the g schools become the instru- for aoliol agoinst i~the r who have Ue mets oif denlmagoguery. [The inteligent tali] hthle As wA e go eto press, action is exrcise uof freecdol depends upon the Iheil, plioaril which will hbave .uilequetmt fie-doll, of access to the facts as well Its upon freedom of thought and freedom of s1 ech. All facts may hbe equally true, DEATHl STAYS CARTOONIST but they are not equally important. Thi Nazi,, it was pointed out, boast that even CLontinuled froui 'ige Ta) withmt falsiicatio n or suppression of Brother liarrio (Giooily) Goodwii, the facts, they can control thought if they i . B. W W. Cearto.n.iL brought Lo the be permitted only to say where the en, attention of all by I t!y clever drawing Iloasis and repetition should be placed what we in Lea s . 0 are attmIti g To protect itsIf against propaganida, to do in the wiay of fulther educating our misinformtion. and ignoran.ce which mentbershi p. .cannot be recog Iied as such, democ "About tw. Imonn iti ago the officers, ray Inut instill among its people what in cOrieietlor w, ith the Boston scrooi II a BLritish delegate called a "knowledge- partnien, t lad arrange Ito ment s nOpl itcl, which he characterized as being classes ill advancd ilrawing and Ide- greater than knowledge itseif in the sense LhlL, oil-butlnig Itlory and cnoltrue- that knowing the way about a library eton, refrigeraton and air conditioning. is greater than knowing any one book with the purpose in mind of further by heart. educating our membership to the point The religious and moral sanctions of where thy will be nble to mee all the demo cracy were also appraised, Men tce ssary rrYquiremients Iht tend to make shoutd be free, not alone because they a good mechanic. choose to be free, but because it is thein "The school meets every Saturday from, nature to be so. Their rational nature. 9 a. ,n to 1 p. nm. All those who have if they ar trie to it, requires that men availed themselves of the opportunity of attending hlave been lavish in their praises of the courses offered and of the in- be free, but it also requires that the freedom be .exercised with intelligenc,. caution, restraint and consideration for strluetors of eaeh class. Instrutors Joe Connors arid Harrie Boodwin have been nmenbers If 103 for over 25 years. We have a ,number of other electrical in- the rights of their fellows who, as creatures of God. are always in the ilst analysis truly their equals. The Congress oni Education for Demostructors in the schools of Boston who are also members. These men, under the supervision of Coordinator Moriarity, are doing a great piece of work Tor our mlembers." At the time of his death Brother Goold win ,was aain prov.int his devotion to I. B. E. W. RING The sort ol gift an lreeriirl i Wo rgkr woul, d br "n. 1ll Oll ej llei $9ina 9.00 a.... racy was a voluntary gathering without official status, hut it represented an unprecedeonted aniti Co.Ira.P... s experi melt whe t professional educators invited aymen to join themi sminr emi in ill which their own conduct achieveme nts and defects were the subjects for discussion As such it made no resolutions and sponor'ed to conclusions, hut it did eontribeut to a better unIderstandig between irelesstonal and lay groups, and .a aplreiation of their common plobems. In so doing the educators evidenced their own i.ncerity and confidnce in the democratic erctM8sse and set an example that might well be followed by others.
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