Word: unionism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...carry the war into Siberia if the bombing of Manchukuoan towns was not stopped. Despite repeated reports of imminent annihilation, Soviet Mongols were still on the "wrong" side of the Khalka River, and the Japanese were "reluctant" to dislodge them. Manchukuoan Government-controlled newspapers hinted that if the Soviet Union the would negotiate Japan was ready to call the two months of border warfare a draw. But after a brief lull heavy artillery was again booming along the Khalka as the Soviet Mongols were reported attacking...
When A. F. A.'s Executive Secretary Ralph Whitehead read in trade papers last winter that his union was incompetently and bossily run, he demanded that Four A's either give him a lollipop or a licking. Four A's, handing out no lollipops, investigated, last month issued eight charges against A. F. A., cited it for trial last week. Some charges: that A. F. A. was not run democratically; that it withheld some of its records from Four A's investigators; that it had used for administrative expenses $12,997 it had collected from benefits...
...Four A's found the A. F. A. guilty on all but part of one count, revoked its charter. This birthright Four A's thereupon presented to a new union, the American Guild of Variety Artists, with a constitution all written. Day later, the Guild was hard at work signing up A. F. A. members. A. F. A. executives declared they would go to court. Sophie Tucker said brittlely: "It is all very amusing. It is very funny...
During the next three hours minority stockholders (including Manhattan Ribbon Manufacturer Arthur C. Flatto, recent No. 1 stockholding critic of Western Union) aired their views, heckled the management, demanded minority representation, applauded, jeered. When the uproar was over, tough Charlie Hardy announced the results of the annual election: the management slate had been reelected. Extent of its support: more than 60% of the 589,150 eligible shares. Oscar Cintas picked up his umbrella and walked out with Latin disdain...
...issue last December. Morgan Stanley, who had had the issue sewed up, stepped out, and C. & O. got an extra $1,350,000 on the issue. Last February, by the same means, Mr. Young forced competition for a $12,000,000 Cincinnati Union Terminal issue; Morgan Stanley withdrew again, and the Terminal got $45,000 extra for its bonds. Last week, after a barrage of letters, wires, phone calls, the directors of Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis voted for competition on another $7,000,000 bond issue. Again Morgan Stanley, for whom the issue was originally intended, stepped...