AA Jhe Journal of n r 4 , I I Ir I jT T r Tt' T T¶ C.^ A T r'TP A --.. _ U "_ l .I· IN t-i I l f.t , ,"JI I - It .sl r- I., t.- VOL. XXXVI WASHINGTON. D. C.. NOVEMBER, 1937 NO. 11 "Life insurance provides practically the ohty ce.-tin method for wageI earners to establish an estate for their drpendewts." Ci[m.ARsS P. Fore. On this anniversary month of the founding of the Association we quote the late Charles P. Ford, former President of the Union Cooperative Insurance Association, lie was a man who was respected, admired and worshipped by his fellowmen. Mr. Ford was a man of vision and of courage. Let us observe what insurance experts say of the organization of which he was former President. BEST'S LIFE INSURANCE REPORTS "Its purpose is to provide life insurance for union men xndl their families." "Net cost to policyholders has been low." "The company has been most ably managed in the interests of its policyholders, and the results achieved are well above the average for the business." "In ourt opinion it has more than ample margins for contingencies." "Upon the foregoing analysis of its present position we recommend this company." INSURANCE EXAMIINERS As you probably know, life insurance companies-are examined peri- odically according to Insurance Laws. In the Report of Examination of the Union Cooperative Insurance Association made this year, the comments in part are as follows: "The records were in excellent condition." "The Association is efficiently managed." DUNNE'S INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE REPORT "The guaranteed premium rates charged for insurance by the company render cost of insurance to be relatively low." "The liquid position of the Company, that is, the ratio of its cash and high grade bonds, to its policyholders' liability is very good." "Net interest earned during the year on mean invested assets was 4.6% which is excellent." "Insurance expenses are very low." "Assets of the Company appeared to be of excellent quality, and to be well diversified." UNION COOPERATIVE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION G. M. BCcNrAZnT, President 1200 Fifteenth Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. IIHIIHHI~ I It r, OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE Magazine Chat INTERNATIONAL "NO SONG," a piece of verse II ippearing in the frontispiece this ELECTRICAL WORKERS AND OPERATORS month, is by Corn Kenney, wife PUBLISHED MONTHLY of W. R. Kenney. a member of long standing in this organiza- G. M. BltGTNIAZEi, Editor, 1200 15th St. N. W., Washington, 1). C. tion. Mrs. .enney's home is in Oklah.lla. This Journal will not be leld responsible for views expressed by Last month we published a currs.pondhuts. Soilnet to President Roosevelt The first of each month is the closing date: all copy must ie in our which wlas wel above the av- hands on or before. erage.This was written by EXECUTIVE OFFICERS IRaliroa d ( J M l.o; a N Helen Mitchell, also thu wife of iBrener Aradfe, St POlu., Miln. a member of the International Internatti oai Preivdent, 1k W. TAcy, 1200 15th St., N. W. Wahington. INTEItNATIONALI Brotherhood of EleItrical Work- D. C. EX ECITIvXE CO(UNCIL crM.Mr. Mitchell has had vere International Secretary, (G. M Ic- published frequ.ently in maga- NiAET, 1200 15th St., N. WV., Wash- ON I h)lery AVe., (:hilagn, Ill. ington, D. C. 'i rst Ditdrict G. W. WHI TU10 Interaltionial Treasuraler, W. A. IIAN, 1b17 Thild A,,., New Y.ork, N. Y. 647 South Sixth Ave., Mt. Vet.. St, n'I iDiatlrt t F,. TO Poet y to a great [awly people N. Y !15 IBoeitl St, l[iydi Palk, Mas,. is niothin more than rhylmd VICE Pit ESIDI)ENTS Third Dil;triet A. P. (lhllAN 2101 law .nId Finrnee Bldg., rose.. This, of course, is a very 4211 Fourth Ave., Fa. First I)istrlict E N;IS 1'ittsburgh, siuperfcil view. It is a good IL, It. 1, London, ... Ont_. Cal.l Icurth D)iltrile EIWaR , N,,,AI;,g tlai like d.scribing the moon 1717 G St., N. X.. Wasilllgt... IL C. Secllnii Ditrilct (has. K.a¥rs.¥ Is a heavenly spotlight; describ- Ilex 648, Lynn, Mass -ifthDisrict Jai)A: FP.Cas): ig smthn magnificent in Third Ditricet EiiW. iF Kol,;i 505 M affitt All.. St. Lou is. it. 1200 t15h Sit. N. W., Wilrn ,ln.nirL I (' ixtihTDstrict (. C. AIB..S terms of something far less. Fourthb Di1strict Anil a HENNPP[ l52 No,. Ba,,t.. St., Til., ,OkL,, Poatly Is lore tha, its form. It Box 241. Youngstown , Ohi, Sev ent ib , etie C, F. OI.v:s reaches deeply into h cx,unlan alI MAIi$l1in St, Dlav'r, Colt. Fi'fth i)istriC G X. BM*rIll perience and humlan nature, aid 16 Ntth 20th St., Birmingham, Ala. Eighth [)istrit J., L. 3ICBrInor ui.tl> s see a little clearer true Sixth llirtirt M.J. Boylr TI, ,iaRea StI, aIhnr l elple, 39L2i Lake Sh.ore )lve, thi...o, Ill Willapeg, Call. values, Sevenlth lDistric t W.L. I NGR AM TElEHI'l ONE OPERATORS' :164I L bghbtonSt., Fort Wolrth, Texas DEPARTMENTI Bith lmrs. Kelley' anld MI"s. Eighth District II. W. BI IiP. reidelint,rilk, Ill Jolia O'CON NORl BoX 471, Denver, (alo. J5Baylstr.i Mitchell's poelms did this. Bioth Ninth )istrict J. S((o) MiSlNt Iliuc, Boston, Mns,, struch a distinctly social note. 740 Pantifie [ld., San (laneo,ollfi 6 iBylstni ]il]k(.o, BoaIfonI, IMass. Both said in effect thaft luntai beings ar, the lost important values in any civilization. Contentsr Puag Frontispieee--Nn Song]. PoSe Drive for Managed Eonvomiesi Goes tn, 487 We aire plased to be able to Adrances in Art of Wire Fabiriation. pImblish the verse of our /efm- Bonneill--Step in a Northwest "IVA". ,l and their families, espe- Seyin Battles Bellgerent (liue.a 191 National Labor Board vg. )eniseracm 195 ciaIly when it is not merely Russia BGets ard Knocks From Old Friend 496 rhymed prose. No movement, is the Age of Labor Spies i'as.g? . 497 inion Now Iha. Its Own Battle song. 498 leasl of all thile labor oement, Ant...ennae Installed to Offset Interference -199 ean jgrgle on with its extrenli- IrUneployment Compensation to he Actuality ties hugging the earth all the Master of Spurs Cet*sures Ihln "Slim'" 501MIl Ambridgei (Continues to Inspire Unilonilts time. It mnust lift a little, and Memaber luiverts Pol-dgihtg Aid 500 poets have madie the muovenlent Editorals. Woman's Work .... 506 Women's Auxiliary ...... 501 Correspondence. 508 Cartoon-A J.Ini Fr a democrat Isrmall "d") 512 By Illwns of verse labor also Fraternity of the A .ir .. 5,5 10 (n-l rating Manu farturr...ra conics iito contact with tile in MeIroriai. 529 great past whose psychological I)ealh Claims.. ...... 531 history is best recorded by the loal Uniron Official Rehipts .. 537 ·'our W ashington Reporter" ..... sonl writers. k. A %F-=C---'·-·····-··-·- · ··- -- · T'rLO4 by Nlationl T''lihhli,,l Ce. Ol ) O7, 7 l i[ St N %¥ WI"K l oiin!Ia e / I witnessed the birth of a child one day In a tall tenement with walls of grey. Why had God sent a gift so rare To live in this place of hopeless despair? Why with a handicap must this child live Aind acquire the crude wtays which poverty gite Why with the years can't this child grow strong, Why can't he know peace and health anrd song? fhy musta environment aold his might. Deny him, the heritage of childhood's right? Striving to grow without enough food. 3lentally alert. he's the prey of evil nl,,od. Cod forgive hint if he should ever strly. Striving to gain in a mistaken way. tie has locked so ardently. hopelessly long, All through his life he has known no song. THE JOUI:~NAI, OF ELICTRICALWORKERS &OPERATORS Official Publication of the International Brotherhood or Electrical Workers kiacrud, l Wahiv4A o, D C.. u road CIOAhot f am .t Jii] rate ot polt- lr vdd fo iaSnleaw 10 Iuthoried Act elOober . 1917 Mar} 28. I 2 SINCLE COPIES, 20 CEdN~$ $200 PER YEAR. IN ADVANCE VOL. XXXVI WASHINGTON. I). N_ NOVEMBER,. 1937 NO. 11 Drive for Managed Economics Goes On BEFORE this article is in print a spe- the bill. For one thing. it i possIible BidI Congress will be in sessioT. It Complete success, nor complete to set up a series of nationally co-ordi- will have before it a definite agenda nated labor exchanges on the British placed there by the President of the failure can be recorded. Urge from model to bring the man to the job. (Steps United States. That agenda represents underlying population. Business toward this have already been taken with a minimum program. men take new attitude. the setting up of the United States Em- The four principal items in this pro- ployment Service under the Department gram are lInmi use and crop control; conw of Labor.) Whether this would sueedl servation and establishment of new in getting an unemployed Shamokin miner hydro-electric centers; government re- ployod again. There ar, hundreds of a job in Beaumont, Texas, as a worker organization; minimum wages. thousands of white collar workers, en- in an oil refinery is, of course, a ques- This might be lrgarded as a radical gincers, clerks., architects, who have had tion. The unemployed miner would prob- program, but its outlines have already no permanent employment during the last ably balk at leaving his native surround- been revealed in the history of the last seven years aid who are hopelessly floun- ings.