PROSVETA , dan r«w" • ta praznikom Uredniški ln u pravniški prostori Mfi7 South Lawndale Ave. except Saturday«. and Holidays Office of Publication 1607 South Lawndale Ave. Telephone, Rockwell 4004 Subscription SS.00 Yearly ŠTEV—NUMBER 162 Izjava o kontroli Dardanelske ožine Domače vesti Britske čete zatrle izgrede v Kalkuti Nevarnost nalezljivih bolezni se pojavila Nesporazum med ' Ameriko in Rusijo Waahlngton. D. C« 20. avg.— Pomožni državni tajnik Dean Acheson je naznanil, da bo objavil izjavo o vprašanju kontrole Dardanelske ožine, kakor tudi o njenem statusu. Možnost je, da bo izjava iizvala nov nesporazum med Ameriko in Rusijo. Slednja hamreč zahteva sovjetsko-turŠko kontrolo ožine. Acheson je n^ aestanku s časnikarji dejal, da je Amerika dobila kopijo note, katero je Ruai-ja poslala turški vladi. Nota naglaša med drugim, da morajo le države ob Sredozemskem in Črnem morju kontrolirati Dar-danelsko ožino. To pomeni, da bi prišla ožina pod kontrolo Turčije, Rusije, Rumunije in Bolgarije. Slednji sta v sovjetski sferi vpliva. Acheson je dejal, da so v teku diskuzije med Turčijo in Rusijo, obenem pa Je namignil, da bo Amerika podpirala Turčijo. Slednja ima oporo tudi pri Veliki Britaniji. Ameriška vlada je zavzela sta-išče, da mora biti plovba skozi Dardanelsko ožino odprta vsem zainteresiranim »drŽavam, ne samo onim, ki ao ob Črnem in Sredozemskem morju. Administracija ožine in ozemlja ob ožini naj bi bila v turških rokah. . ki/a bivšega 'ionthega kralja » 20 avg. - List Daily porota, da sta se mo-italijanski kralj Vik-•»nutl in njegova žena iz-u pri Kairu, Egipt, v . ** stanovala, odkar sta * tJ» »2 Italije. Porcčilo lv da sta dobila začasno *** Pn n«ki italijanski tu nt D C.. 20. avg— D K'**nhower, «* je vr-t '»n z obiska držav u 'bralne Amerike. Na izrazil W J* 1)0 ^Peradja ^ latinskimi re- ^ Polotila. SECOND FEDER ■Tip n toon A - Število članov obeh oddelkov sl občem bra im— m, m Število članov obeh oddelkov l Januarja mi - ..........51,4l| NAPREDEK od 1. JANUARJA 1941 DO ti. BCCEMBRA ima--13,997 POROČILO O UMRLIH ČLANIH—PREOLED PO STAROSTI •d L J—Mitja IM1 do M. Umit i 1845 MLADINSKI ODDELEK i____ Umrli UwH Umrli v starosti ftiovilo v starosti Število v starosti itevflo 1 lot___15 7 lot___1 18 lot--11 SREDA, 21. AVftrre^ »»M««*, Sestro išče brata Antona Seljak ki >o bival v Yale, Kansas. Proti te da te zglajsi tvoji teatri v ttari kraj i Krnice pri Ledinah, po domače pri Kržičku, Primorska, Jugotlavija. DELEGATOM TRINAJSTE REDNE KONVENCIJE S. N. P. J. (Nadaljevanja.) Poročilo gl. tajnika Brstje in tet tre: Po petih letih te končno zopet tridemo k zatedanju naJe zakonodaje, katera ima v smialu zakona in v mejah zadevnih določb, pravico napraviti potrebne »premem be k uttavi ali pravilom, kakor tudi sprejeti druge določbe in sklepe, ki te nam vidijo potrebni ali čaau primerni. Vtled izrednih vojnih razmer, katere so tkoro pot let vladalo v deželi, kakor po tvetu vobče, je bila konvencija na*e organizacije, ki to je imela vrti t i preteklo leto, odgodena na letot, kar pomeni, da to naia poročila to pot prirejena za dobo petih, mesto itirih let. To ni posebno praktično is ozira na rasne ttatistične primere, toda pomagati so temu ne da. Iz tekoče zgodovine in aktualnih izkuienj zadnjih let, tmo te brez dvoma vsi več sli manj poučili, kar nam zna omogočiti boljše ali treznejie presojati važna gospodarska in druga vprašanja Jednoto, posebno načelna, katera so ie vedno gonilna sila med članstvom. Da so principi ia naia teorijo pravilne ter zdravo, potrjuje dejstvo, ker so jih bolj in bolj oklepajo delavno maso po svetu. Zato se ne smemo ustaviti sredi pota ali celo gledati nazaj, mi moramo naprej z vso odločnostjo, ker bodočnost ni v preteklosti ampak v prihodnjosti. , Če ravno nismo bUi na vojno—ki je priila nenadno, kaj posebno pripravljeni. jo jednota kljub temu, da smo imeli okrog 100 vojnih žrtev, dedičem prizadetih izplačala celo smrtninsko zavarovalnino. Članov vojakov, kateri so ob vstopu v vojaiko službo podpisali takozvane odpovedne listine (waivers), za bolniiko in odškodninsko podporo, se Je do začetka mmm junija priglasilo za ponovni sprejem 3,148. kar bo velika veg&a, ker vsi niso bili v omenjenem zavarovanju. Smelo se lahko reče. da ni bil noben član vojak pri jed noti kaj materialno odškodovan, ampak obratno, onim, ki so podpore potrebni, se prav po bratsko pomaga. Članstvoi Poročilo o napredku v članstvu je to pot precej bolj razveseljivo, kot Je bilo na primer prpd zadnjo konvencijo in to ne samo za slučaj združitve, ampak organizacija je v članstvu splošno napredovala. Ker brez dvoma marsikaterega dejegata zanima, koliko je bilo v članstvu pridobljenega s združitvijo s SSPZ, nsj tu omenim, da je združitev prinesla 5.358 članov v oddelek odraslih in 1,880 v mladinski, tkupsj 7.347 članov. Od časa zadnjo konvencije pa do dno 31. decembra 1845 je pa v jednoto pristopilo 14,344 članov, od katerih izkazujemo napredek za 6.850. Skupni napredek* v članstvu zsdnjih petih let znaša 13.987 članov. V isti dobi je pa umrlo 2,400 članov v oddelku odraslih in 100 v mladinskem, skupaj 3,500. Za primero naj Še omenim, da je bilo pred zadnjo konvencijo, v dobi štirih let. črtanih 2,888 članov v oddelku odraslih in 1,707 v mladinskem, skupaj 4,501. V zadnjih petih lotih pa jo bilo črtanih 2,544 članov v oddelku odraslih In 2,650 v mladinskem, skupsj 5,184, kar pomeni, da vzli« dobrim ekonomskim razmeram v deželi, člani odstopsjo. Da jo bil dosežen tako lep uspeh ln napredek v članstvu, Je predvsem zasluga agilnlh članov v organizaciji, kateri so se potrudili in šli na agitacijo, vsled česar zaslužijo priznanje in zahvalo za svoje plodonosno delo, katero jim Izrekam na tem mestu, kakor vsem onim, ki so ns en sli drugi način pripomogli k dobremu vspehu. POROČILO O ČLANSTVU sa dobo od 1. januarja 1841 do 81, decembra 1845 ODDELEK ODRASUH Število članov L Januarja 1841 .......................................................- 38,848 Sprejeti s združitvijo----------.'.—.......................................................- 8,358 Novopristopili —..............................................................- 3,418 Prestopili iz mladinskega oddelka......................................5,804 8J23 Skupaj M..,««.......................................................................................................83,526 ODŠTETO: Umrli -----------------------------------------------------—.................2,400 Odstopil in črtani---------------------------------------------------------------2,544 4^44 Število članov 31. decembra 1845.......................................——------------48,582 Število članov 1. januarja 1941...................----------------------------------- 38JM8 Napredek .......................................................—---------8.636 Odšteto število članov sprejeti s združitvijo--------------------------------— 8,858 ČISTI NAPREDEK V ČLANSTVU ODDELKA ODRASLIH............. 4.278 MLADINSKI ODDELEK Število članov 1. januarja 1841------,„-------------------------------------------------- 18,488 Sprejeti z združitvijo.......................................................—•—..................... 1,888 Novopristopili JS£S Skupaj ..........................................................--------------26,400 ODŠTETO Umrli .................................-.......—...................-..................... 100 Prestopili v oddelek odraslih--------------------------------------------- 5.804 Odstopili in črtani_______________________~—---------------------- 2,650 8,554 Stovilp članov 31. decembra 1846—-----------------------------------------------------------------------17,846 Število članov 1. januarja ,1941--------------i....................-.................—a13,485 Napredek ........................—......-..................................................r....... 4,381 Odšteto število članov sprejeti s združitvijo—..................................................1.888 ČISTI NAPREDEK V ČLANSTVU MLADINSKEGA ODDELKA . 2,371 • • • Število člsnov oddelka odraslih —.....~......—.................................................................48,582 Število članov mladinskega oddelka..........*.......................................— 17,846 Služkinja za hišna dela ^ v Chicagu pri Slovencih. ^ Soba in hrana v tyši. 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Pim imrtnin ncc'oletnih dedičev SSPZ............ likvidiranih lnveatlcil ..................................... Urno IU SSPZ cerUflkate............................... Dohodki $2,441,020.72 9n3.08t07 1.288,183.7« 83.50 Iadatkl Prebitek Primanjkljaj* jl 1,848.004 M 9,788.76 111482.48 11.488.18 2f7.8Sn.22 33,688 SO S4.801.247.98 $2,122,162.01 12,739,083.01 laiki tklad Iwmrnt ................................. Minri oetkodninskega sklada SSPZ. Swii ............................. (praciic in oilikodnine....................... 400,048 90 14.914 42 18.S4S.87 386.365 00 g 431.313 09 s 386.388.00 i 74.048 08 iklad «nt, redni in izredni ............. Itaci bolniikega sklada SSPZ.................. Oknu INMiu podpora .................Z.Z.ZZ........ 82,010.180 33 0.202.34 42,281.27 1,842.304 28 12,100,728.94 »1,842 304 18 $ 258.424.06 Itridalh podpor amuDt Okw«i cobrodelnega sklada SSPZ .1!.!!!!;!"!!!! II" poiojtk) asesmenta raznih pomoinlh skladov "bil članov k>mm In izredna podpora ^ r* 8AN8 u In WRFASBD-u Ameriškemu rdeOemu krilu................... ™l»r» Buikemu pomožnemu skladu ............ ^ p^dpoia veteranom 188.092 17 11.889.61 18.888 37 11421-98 184.18 »93.48 88.964.92 18,000 00 20.100.00 10.000 00 480.00 $ 229,116.04 S 127.814 92 I 91.apl.ll i sklad ^k«nnin» uradov in dvorane . - 'fiej tabelo *|> P** vrednot poilopja 29.090.08 4,949 04 47.729 23 13,81020 | 44,039 10 $ 91439 43 I 17400 33* »l sklsd s™ JJJ " upravni gn ,klada ki 11 r«dne konvencije 52.012.88 18.449.40 1.201.98 78.788.21 ■u " ^'n*kega oddelka Eirr«« ik,«d' mk t potrebam. < mt) "*»«*eg. oddelka 8SP7. K p...tn S 49444 90 | 75.78621 f 6472.31« 387.818.71 • ................... Iti .882 48 ................ »1.182.92 ............... 6.280 28 ................... 2.729 41 .............. 1.78648 808.384 7» ................. 14.444 44 4,00000 S 841.14444 S 497424 14 I 82.279 48 ISI ODDELEK $ 241.402 13 ...... 102.086 97 ...... «3.862 84 x. L^^i I fit V Oddal, od ras: Iti .............: Rru. ....................... ' "«'• nt -srrrK 940144844 • 148.549.48 9 111,483 98 9 38.278 S3 11 4«5 18 47 401 91 18 21447 9 41.14141 9 46413*4 9 11*84 13* t. K, ZAVANOVALNINSKKM ODDELKU PKEOLED SKLADOV '^tok r>dra«Mh * »diiMai <«iu89enllt 449 80 __449 80 članov ......-.................. • .............. 'I? V' TflL . '...HM" Bkupaj 818.310 48 9148,941 09 9104,889 91 994,34^18 9>0».043 04 $484,H4« 19 IDNUtlTVENI STROŠKI; Plače gl odbornikov aai>7. 1.584.10 Plača u ureditev 4lan» skega Imenika ................................1,930.88 Glaallo "Naprodek" ... . INHJII Pravni atroAki adiutltve 3.384 40 Računali I izvedenci (C. P Aocountanta) ................................1.000.00 Aktuarlj 32800 8,944.34 3.284 34 . 1.834 10 .. 9,19410 994,9! 9,994 40 1,000 00 ^_ 998 00 13,993 0} Skupaj adruiltvoni atročkl (10.199.91 9 SKUPNI STROŠKI 998.508 19 |l»9.111 41 $104,598.11 |»9,307 0« $108,043 04 9808 389 70 Neplačane prodane društvene potrebščin«.............................. ........ skupno premoženje zavarovalninskkga oddrlka 31. DECEMBRA 1045 ............................................................................... 319,785 97 ..44 4fl 919,048.181 81 Tabela #1 PREGLED DOHODKOV IN IZDATKOV S. N. P. I POSLOPJA •4 L januarja 1941 dp 31. dacambra 1I4& Najemnina tajniškega urada ... Najem, tiskarne ln "PiOsvate Najemnina dvorane ......... SKUPNI DOHODKI ................ DOKODKIt 93.000.00 $3.000.00 4,900 00 4.200.00 80108 197.80 9 8WO QO 918.840 49 1.00 4,944.40 91,900 00 09 490.90 3.040 09 $ H 113.1 10 «7.807.08 $/,797 «0 87^(00 08 $ 7JJ8JO |80.O0O 0« IZDATKIl -lili---1948- xa čiščenje, Plača hl»r tka .......... Razne potrebščine I kurjava ln rasavatljava .......... Pravni atroSki, davak, savaro-valnina In rame mestne pristojbine .....................'..;............... Barvanj« In popravila................... Oprema dvorane ........ SKUPNI IZDATKI ...... Skupni dohodki ............. izdatki presegajo dohodke ZA ......... ___—1948--I »44 1145 Skupaj 9 2,624.00 92.903 00 92.912.00 92,912X10 8 2,037 00 914.309 00 1,902 60 9J7747 1,949.79 1,70891 1,784 99 9,87891 1.819 38 2J40 14 1.249.20 1.949 77 1,787 13 9J44.7I 4.292 39 1.193 40 1,97171 I.B4685 6,234 80 14,49904 292 49 28S98 841 37 919i19J8 984444« 44419.74 99J19JI 911.119 91 941.199J9 8.098.18 7.807 08 1.19110 7,900 0» 7.880 20 39,040 08 ...... $ 1.524 7$ $ 911.^1 f $89 16 ( 912 84 f 4.081 71 9 9,898 11 Tabela #2 POROČILO O UPRAVNIH STROŠKIH sa doba #d 1. januarja 1941 do 31. decembra 1145 -Ifjt- £3 -1994- iSffai. nlače oksakutlvnlh urad* nlkov ... 9 9,340.00 9 17.948 00 9 17 939 80 919J31 00 $ 17,422 50 9 80,8117.00 Plače ln atroSki «1. in okr podpred. .......................... Plače ln atroSki gospo darskega odseka .......... Plače ln stro8ki porotnega odaeka .. .................. Plače ln atratkt nadaot nega odaeka ........ Plača gl. zdravnika 441 00 779.00 140 00 900.00 910.00 9,91440 9,894.91 9449.99 9,408 89 9,880 84 9,090 48 18.49441 1,006 49 971 92 959 50 910 00 999 90 4479 48 983 00 900 00 1,48448 1.219 03 1.999.10 1.990 00 14K40 1,900 00 143440 1400 00 4,193 63 9,71303 Operacija ln odlkodnlnai Glede operacij in odikodnlnskih podpor, o katerih Je bilo v uradnem glasilu te nekaj sugestij, naj omenim toliko, da moraino delati previdno in se ogibati vsakih okstremnlh zaključkov, ker Če jih storimo, 8i bomo povzročili glavobol. Številke govorijo, da so operacije in odlkodnin« v zadnjih petih Ivtih poakočilr ga povprečno 246 slučajev letno, kar bo precej vitje s proporcionalnim povilanjem članstva. Omenjeni sklad je tudi pod stroijo državno kontrolo, kar pomeni, da ga moramo obdriati nu solventni podlagi, ako nočemo imeti kakinih sitnosti. Nobeno eksperimentiranje s skladi, oziroma podporami, na podlagi sedanjih prispevkov, nI priporočljivo in upsti je, da se bomo tega tudi drlsll. Poslovanje med druilvt ir uradom i Odnoiajl med druAtvi in glavnim uradom so bili vseskozi dobri in prijateljski, v kakrftnih je mogoče uspelno kakor tudi točno poslovanje. Voj-na Je kajpada prizadela razna podjetja, poaebno ona, ki ntao imela dlrekt« nega opravku z vojnimi napori in tako se Je včasih dogodilo, da so sa gotova naroČila, če tudi mnogo pred Časom naročena, cakasnila, kar Je včasih povzročilo nekaj zamuda. Toda po pojasnilih v takih slučajih smo aa vedno medsebojno sporazumeli, tako, da ntao Interesi organizacije trpeli nobene materialne ikode. Tudi od strani članstva nismo prejeli kakinih posebnih ali resnih prltolb, kar pomeni, da Je v Jednotl vladala skozi vso vojno dobo dobra in vsestranska harmonija. Vsled tega vsem društvenim odbornikom, posebno le tajnikom, s katerimi Ima glavni urad največ opravka, kakor članstvu vobče, izrekam toplo priznanje sa dobro koope racijo. Dobrodelna ir druga pomoč v vojnem Aesui Potrebno se ml zdi tudi poročati o poleg mnogo koristnega dela, ki ga je članstvo tekom vojne izvršilo za dosego zmage nad falismom, kakor tudi finančno nali vladi pomagalo v nadl, da bo po zmagi odločala pravica In da tudi jednota nI pri teh naporih zaostajala. Poleg vzpodbujanje član stva ln rojake v aploinem, potom jednotinih publikacij na sodelovanje s vlado in armado do smsge, je bilo tudi nad Itiri milijone jednotinega denarju Investiranega v vojn« zudolfnlce all bond«. Za Amarllki rdeči kril Je bilo prispevanega od strani jednote $20,100.00; za JugoslovsiMko pomožno akcijo $14,000.00 in $10,000.00 Je fte obljubljenega za bolnišnico; Slovenako-amerlškemu narodnemu svotu je bilo podarjeno $5,000,00 in za Rusko pomožno akcijo $10,000 00 V skupni vsoti v teku vojne je Jednota darovala v razne dobrodelne in druge n4mene vladi In njenim zaveznicam $49,100.00, Brez dvoma bi bile zanimive tudi Številke, kaj ao prispevala po. samezne društva ln člani, katerih pa na Š4lo4t nimamo pri rokah. Ob krat kem povedono, organizacija, Vako« članatvo, J« vlado lojalno podprlo i vseh njenih vojnih naporih in krog tast tlaoč naših članov s« Je borilo na raziph bojiščih sa drugačne Ideje, kot se jih hoče sedaj uveljaviti nad narodi. Ker verujemo v evolucijo nsraya, smo prepričani, da končno zmaga pravica in t njo tudi resnična demokracija. (Dali* prihodnjo sredo) OPERACfJEi Vnetje slepiča ...................... Kila ........................................ ftazne trebušne..................... Zlata žila ................................ Krtovlčaste lile ..:. žolčni mehur ....................... Hysterectomy ....................... Golša ..................................... Plolčanje kotli ...................... Očesne mitna ..................... Rak ........................................ Piostatectomy ..................... Cezarejski prerez ......—..... Želodčna uljesa .................... Razne tleze In uljeaa .......... Razne noane operacije ........ Osteomylitis .......................... Vnetje ledit in jeter............ Izrezanje reber -----------■ Na hrbtenici ........................ Hydrocele ......-.................... Ma«toidectofr y ..................... Odstranjenje prsi - • 12 17 14 12 • 1 • 1 I 4 225 00] 160 00 7000 225 00 22100 I $040 70.00 PRBOLED OPERACIJ IN ODlKODNIM lsplačanlh mod I. januarjem 1941 in SL daaemWam 1145 -1941---IMI- -104$- -1§44- Vsota »Iv. V 4# ta lit. Vaota Stv. 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I 90 0'» 6 476 00NN1NK----- 41 906 446 00 13 976 00 6.260 00 15 6,150 00 2,100 00 6 3.000 00 300 00 3 1,900 00 $ 9,099 00 99 $ 9 926 00 «67,669 00 991 976497 «0 Pregled dela trinajste redne konvencije S. N. P. J. (Nadaljevanje a 1. strani) stari manj kot 85 ln v jednotl manj kot 35, se bodo lahko tudi v bodoče obrnili na glavni urad za lzradno podporo po aadanjem aiatafnu. Dali bo mogel sklad Izrednih podpor prenesti to brem«, bodo iokasala prihodnja itiri leta, vaaj pa bodočnost. Sigurno je, da bo ta sklad zelo obremenjen, ako oziroma kadar se v deželo zopet povrnejo o potrošeni denar šel v korist .ednote, in kar je važno, ako bo-lo sredstva dopuščala, to je, ako bo upravni aklud zmogel to breme. Slednje bo odločilni faktor, kajti upravni sklad bo valed zvišanja upravnih atrolHov (plač etc.) bolj obremenjen kot je bil do zdaj. Poleg tega je konvencija tudi aklenlla, da ae krije deficit v konvenčnem skladu lz u-iravnega »klada. Koliko bo zna-lal ta deficit, bb razvidno v bližnji bodočnosti. To ao v grobih potezah glavni sklepi konvencije. Slednja je eksekutlvl tudi dala nalogo, da zbira material in izda abecednik za mladino za učenje slovenskemu jezika. Članatvo bo gotovo zanimalo, tudi, kako so Izpadle volitve za novi glavni odbor. Deloma je alio fte poročano v dnevniku, deloma bo tukaj, natančno pa v zapisniku, ki bo izhajal aamo v tedniku. V eksekutlvl alt iz-vrinem odboru ni nobene apre-membe, ker izvoljeni ao bill val sedanji funkcionarji. Glavni tajnik, blagajnik, urednik, bolnltkl tajnik in mladinski direktor ao bili izvoljen aoglaano, brez opozicije, za mesto glavnega predsednika, upravitelja Proaveto in pomožnega tajnika pa jo bil kon-test, toda zmagali so stari. Prav tako ao bili »oglasno ponovno Izvoljeni tudi načelniki vaeh treh odaekov glavnega odbora — Frank Zaitz, predaednlk nadzornega, Matt Petrovlch, predsednik gospodarakega in Anton Shular, predaednlk porotnega odseka, V oatalem pa ao bill ti odseki nekoliko premešani, kajti za te pozicije, kakor tudi za namestnike, je bilo doatt kandidatov. Poleg omenjenih načelnikov In lzvrinih uradnikov ao bili izvoljeni v nadzorni odsek: Michael Kumer, Univer«al, Pa.; Mutt Turk, Chicago; Loula Ka-ferle, Cleveland, Andrew drum, Detroit; v gospodarski odseki liudy Lisch, Cleveland, Donald J. Lotrich in Jakob Zupan, Chicago; porotni odsek: FVenk Vra-tarlch, Wllke» Barro, Pa.; An-drew Vidrich, Johnstown, John Kobi, Duluth, Camllus Zarnlk, Cleveland. Za prvega gl. podpredsednika je bil Izvoljen Hay Travnik iz Detroita, za drugega pa Joaeph Culkar iz Johnstowna. Novi dlstrlktnl podpredsedniki so: Prvi dlstrikt, John V. Cebular, 1'hiluddphla; drugi dlstrikt, Frank (iradlsek, Hermlnle, Pa.; tretji dislrikt, Jame« Maglleh, Oakdale, Pa.; četrti diatrlkt, Jo-seph Fifolt, Cleveland; peti diatrlkt, John Spillar, 8t, Louia; šesti dlstrikt, Umula Ambro. zali, Kveleth; »edml diatrlkt John Petril, iaj* Angeles, Cal; osmi dlstrikt Frank PoUak, Itoundup, M'mt* II koncu naj omenim, da Je bila konvencija večkrat "unrully" ali ncdaiciplinlrana in je pred-tednik Matt Petrovlch Imel zelo težko in nehvaležno delo. Vzrok za "konfuzijo" Je predvaem v aploinem nepo/nanju parlamentarnega reda, kar pa Je vpraAa-nje samo /ase. Druge konven-čne podrobnosti bodo razvidne Iz zapornika. V Proovotl §m mm lm doUvako Ali 11h PROSVETA THE ENLIGHTENMENT GLASILO IN LASTNINA SLOVENSKE NARODNE PODPORNE JEDNOTE of ud published by Slovene National Naročnina aa Združene države (lawn Chicaga) In Kanado 04.00 ne leto. 03.00 aa pol leta. 01.50 aa četrt latai aa Chlcaga in okolico Cook Com 07M aa celo leto. $3.7» aa pol latai aa Inoaasaatv© 00.00. Subscription rates« for the United States (except Chicago) and §100 per year, Chicago and Cook County $740 per year, countries $0.00 per year. ^ ^ oglasov po dogovoru^-RokopIsi dopisov In nen»ro£«nlh člankov se ne vračajo. Rokopial literarna vsebine (črtice, P^*"*; pesmi ltd.) as vrnejo pošiljatelju le v slučaju, če Je prllošll Advertising rales on agreement—Manuscripts of and unsolicited articles will not be returned. Other as stories, plays, poems, etc« will be returned la accompanied by sell-addressed and stamped envelope. Nsslov na vsa. kar lasa stik a listom« PROSVETA 2SI7-M So. Lawndale Ave- Chicago 23, Illinois only ias Datum v oklepaju na primer (Auguat 31, 1946), poleg vaiega Imena na naslovu pomeni, da vam je s Um datumom potekla naročnina. Ponovita Jo pravočaano, da se vam list ne ustavi._ Resolucija o starem kraju (Sprejela na 13. redni konvenciji) Slovenska narodna podporna jednota, kakor tudi ves svobode željni svet, je z navdušenjem pozdravila odpor jugoslovanskega ljudstva, ki se je 27. marca leta 1941 dvignilo proti nameravani čaršijski zvezi z osiščem. Pot*m je vsa leta neprimernih in neenakih bojev sledila z globokim zanimonjem, ponosom in navdušenjem veliki osvobodilni borbi, v kateri so si jugoslovanski narodi pod vodstvom Tita in Osvobodilne fronte stekli nesmrtnost v analih zgodovine. To borbo hrabrih partizanov smo pozdravili in podpirali vsi, ki smo se zavedali, da more le pod temi novimi ljudskimi silami • vstati resnična nova Jugoslavija enakopravnih in enakovrednih narodov. S sigurnostjo lahko rečemo, da brez Osvobodilne fronte, brez njenega drznega, modrega in dalekovidnega vodstva, bi danes ne bilo nlkakšne Jugoslavije, ne stare ne nove, kajti Slovenija bi bilo v očigled okupatorske anihllistiČne politike domalega iztrebi jena: zadušena in zadavljena v nemških in italijanskih koncentracijskih taboriščih in pri suženjskem delu, Hrvatje in Srbi pa v takem smrtnem sovraštvu, da bi ne mogli nikdar več živeti v isti državi in bi sploh ogražali bodoči mir na Balkanu. Sejanje tega neemrtnega sovraštva med Hrvati in Srbi je bila specifična politika fašističnega Rima in nacifašističnega Berlina, ki sta se v to avrho posluževala predvsem kriminalca vseh kriminalcev Anta Paveliča. Tragični medsebojni masakri Srbov in Hrvatov izven hitlerskega zverstva skoraj nimajo primere. Glasovi iz nfaših naselbi PRISPEVKI ZA OTROftKO BOLNIŠNICO Chicago. 111.—Sklad za otroško bolnišnico lepo raste. Iz zadnjega poročila je razvidno, da je že 110,000 dolarjev. Konvencija SNPJ je dodala k temu še 15,000 dolarjev. Lahko smo ponosni, da smo člani te jjonosne organizacije. Le darujmo za otroško bolnišnico, zakaj to je plemenita ideja. V večjih slovenskih naselbinah so marljivo na delu, v prvi vrsti seveda v Clevelan-du. Tudi v Chicagu smo nabrali nekaj tisočakov, toda vse premalo za tako veliko naselbino. Veliko Slovencev je tu, ki niso še nič prispevali. Ako jih obiščemo in jim razložimo to idejo o bolnišnici, naš trud ne bo zastonj. Zastopniki skupnih čika-ških podružnic SANSa so pred kratkim na svoji seji naredili načrt, da bo možno obiskati kar največ mogoče tukajšnjih rojakov glede prispevkov. Ako bo vsak nekaj prispeval, bomo nabrali lepo vsoto. Pomagati sirotam v stari domovini nam bo v zadoščenje, obenem pa si bomo zgradili lep spomenik v Sloveniji. Torej le prispevajte, kadar vas obiščejo nabiralci. Ne iščite izgovorov, zakaj darovali boste za plemenito stvar. Zadnji prispevki so sledeči: po $5.00 Joseph Stirn, Philip Sa-> ber, Peter Salar, Louis Kovačič, Ludwig in Agnes Katz, -John in Štela Morsi, Anton in Agnes Benčan; Frank Teropšič $3 in Joseph Fa j far iz Saginawa.Mich., $10. Slednji je bil s svojo sestro Rose Sajovec v Chicagu na obisku. Bil je na seji podružnice Št. 2, katera se Je vršila 3. avgu-sta.—Najlepša hvala vsem pri-spevateljem. John Turk. taj. št. 2 SANSa. opomogli začasa vojne in sem mislil, da bo uspeh s prispevki boljši, pa se mi zdi, da smo se tudi mi nalezli tiste kapitalistične bolezni, da čim več imaš, tem več hočeš imeti. Tukaj so rojaki, ki radi prispevajo, so pa tudi taki, ki so skopi. Nabrali smo $467.60 v korist bolnice. Pri nabiranju prispevkov imajo največ zasluge članice društva 198 SNPJ. Na vsak način pa moramp nadaljevati s temi prispevki, kajti kvota še ni dosežena. Vzemi mo si za zgled naše Cleveland-čane, ki bodo sami nabrali $50, 000! Joaaph Slemec, 198. VINSKA TRGATEV Detroit. Mich.—Tukajšnji gospodinjski klub SDD in podružnica. št. 108 SANS priredita skupno vinsko trgatev v nede- Zasluga, sploh največji čudež Osvobodilne fronte je Izbrisanje tega smrtnega sovraštva med Srbi in Hrvati, katerega je dosegla a svojimi herojskimi boji proti zunanjemu in notranjemu sovragu _ _ in • svojim dalekovidnim programom za ustanovitev nove Jugo- hj0| dne 8. sept. v SDD na 437 slavije na demokratičnih načelih federativne države enakoprav- s. Livernois ave. Pričetek ob nlh In enakovrednih narbdov. Fundamente te nove Jugoslavije dveh popoldne, so partizani začeli graditi že sredi najhujše osvobodilne borbe in | £er nismo imeli takih prire-civilne vojne, katero so Izzvali pristaši starega reda in kvlzllngi. Po osvoboditvi so se v borbi prekaljeni ln z novim duhom prežeti Jugoslovsnskl narodi z enako energijo in elanom vrgli na gradnjo svoje nove Jugoslavije. Prav vsled tega—vsled te svoje velike socialne revolucije, ki je napravila konec staremu redu pri- ditev že dolgo, upamo, da se bodo detroitskl Slovenci odzvali v obilnem številu. Ves čisti preostanek bo šel v pomoč prizadetim v Jugoslaviji. Me Ženske se venae sociaine revolucije, ni je nupiuvn« sian-mu j,*.- Knot« Hnhrn valjev in likorikan). .Lb.J«h po moin.Jllh. p. J. v vta. | Vljudno vabimo vse od blizu svetu nsletela na veliko nerazumevanje in še večjo opozicijo v obliki blatenja in hujskanja. Že na predvečer osvoboditve Trsta, . . *lm UBneh ln Slovenije ji je zapadni kapitalističn svet, ko je ni več potrebo- » ?aleč, da bojim v«5j\i uapah. val v glgantlčni borbi proti oslšču, pričel metati polen, pod noge. ^Zrtrart čm tomo * Vso svojo politiko in propagando je usmeril za tem, da Jo zopet v£erjo Vstopnina je oropa za velik del slovenskega Prlmorja, Goriške, Istrlje s Trstom J PKraly J vred. Postsvil se je za zagovornike in branitelje Italijanskega P"***' Imperializma vis a vls.Jugoslavije in Balkana, kateremu je Trst lv-MtT. t odtrgano slovensko in hrvatsko zemljo služil le za odskočno des- PI»« AV«UB1 * ko. Da se U politika ni popolnoma posrečile, to je, da ni bil od- ~ S1^enski trgan še večji kos slovenske zemlje in Istri je s Trstom vred zopet klub Ljubno vabi vse Sloven- podarjen osiščni Italiji, žal. ni to zasluga zapadnih sil, marveč bor- ce Iz Milwaukee a in okolice, da bene Jugoslavije in Rusije. " ud®leži ? u Pikni^ 2* ' avgusta v Gebo parku, 940th st. Slovenska narodna podporna jednota kot največja predstavnica jn areenfield ave. lojalnih ameriških državljanov slovenskega odnosno Jugoslovan- Ves čisti preostanek je name-skegs porekla in popolnoma prežeta ln udlnjana globokim svobo-1 njen v vojni prizadeti okolici doljubnim načelom velike Amerike v zvezi s starim krajem skle- yubna. Klub "Ljubno" Je že ne sledeče: precej pomagal potrebnim v do- li Globoko obžaluje ameriško politiko napram novi Jugoela- ™vin|- " vljl a katero JI je odrekla pravico do Trsta in večjega kosa sloven- ^ 100 parov^čevljev akega zaledja na katerem živi, a tržaškimi slovenskimi predmest}i °ble^ *va£ vred, okrog 160,000 Slovencev, kakor so živeli tudi njih predniki Vsak^dar ^ Nag°hotn^ ie dolga .Tiletja Kolikor Je v Julijski krajini— Trstom Italijanov, ao se nsaeliU tja v pretežni večini v zadnjih sto letih. .b™P)a*n°' da 1,0 *°m0* Priznsvsmo, ds je internacionalizacija Trsta sicer manj grenka pilula za Slovence in druge Jugoalovane, tod. ae bojimo, d. bo t«L^lvanu^ ukrep zunanjih ministrov imel sl.be poaledice t.ko z. Trat kot|*>ko »hv.ljujejojin že projeto VABILO NA PRIREDBO Library. Pa. — Iz naše naselbine ni bilo že dolgo nobenega glasu. Poročam da amo naš Slovenski dom pred kratkim prenovili. Prebarvali smo vso stavbo, znotraj in zunaj. Zategadelj bomo imeli večjo prireditev na Labor Day. Na programu je igra ,UV nedeljo' zjutraj", od katere bo imelo občinstvo precej zabave. Nastopil bo tudi pevski zbor Prešeren iz Pittsburgha s par lepimi pesmi. Naša mladina pa nam bo pokazala več različnih prizorov. Zvečer ob 7. uri se prične ples. Dobro znana godba Joeva Umka iz Girarda, Ohio, bo igrala za plesalce. Naši slovenski rojaki od blizu in daleč so vljudno vabljeni, da nas posetijo na Labor Day. Za veselični odbor: Minka Trlller. SMRT ČLANICE East Palestine, O.—Josephine Steber, stara 30 let, ki je bila članica SNPJ od prve mladosti, je umrla 8. avgusta. Na bolniški postelji je bila pet let in deset mesecev. Kot njen svak sem bil priča njer^mu silnemu trpljenju, zlasti v zadnjem tednu njenega življenja., Vzlic napredku v znanosti in medecini, ji zdravniki niso mogli ohraniti pri življenju. Njeno tragično bolezen in smrt je povzročila gotova barva za čevlje, ki je vsebovala gotovo snov. Zelo je ljubila življenje in se borila, da bi ozdravela, vendar pa je bilo vse zaman in končno je podlegla. Vsi, ki smo jo ljubili, globoko obžalujemo njeno smrt. Stan Hribar. OTVORITEV NOVEGA DOMA 24. AVGUSTA Ambridge, Pa. — V soboto, 24. avgusta, bomo imeli otvoritev novega Slovenskega narodnega doma. To naše novo središče smo postavili na Beaver rd. in Merchant st. Rojake iz bližnjih naselbin prijazno vabimo, da nas posetijo na dan otvoritve in si ogledajo naše novo poslopje. Za lačne in žejne bo skrbel odbor. Igrala bo izvrstna godba "Sharon Vagabonds". Prostora bo dovolj, da se boste lahko vrteli. Torej na svidenje v soboto večer, 24. avgusta. Mary Roeenberger, bjag. SKUPNI PIKNIK Claridge, Pa^-Članom in članicam društva Bratoljub št. 7 SNPJ naznanjam, da bomo priredili skupni piknik z društvom 40 ABZ in z društvom 378 HBZ v soboto, dne 24. avg. na vrtu Slovenskega doma. Pričetek ob 3. popoldne. Uljudno vabimo vse tukajšnje in okoliške rojake, da se udeležite. Na razpolago bo obilo prigrizka in pijače, za plesalce pa bo igrala dobra mu-zika. Mike Baloh. tajnik. VABILO NA SEJO Milwaukee, Wia. — Vse prijatelje SANSa vljudno vabimo na sejo, ki se bo vršila v nedeljo, dne 25. avgusta ob pol treh popoldne v Rebemiškovi dvorani. Seja bo važna, zato pričakujemo velike udeležbe. Dalje bi prosili vse tiste, ki so dobili našo pismeno prošnjo za pomoč v prid otroške bolnišnice, pa so pozabili vrniti priložene dopisnice, da to v kratkem času storijo. Vsota za bolnišnico hitro raste — naša naselbina pa je prispevala šele samo okoli $3,500 v ta namen. Požurimo se ln ne zaostanimo za drugimi naprednimi naselbinami. Odbor podrušnlce 5t SANSa. POPRAVEK Strabane, Pa. — V poročilu prispevkov za otroško bolnico, katero je bilo priobčeno v Pro-sveti št. 149, se je vrinila mala pomota. Glasiti bi se moralo: John Chesnik in žena darovala $5, Joe Sedmak in žena $5, in John Podboj $5. Mary Tomsic, tajnica — št. 55 SANSa. IZREDNA SEJA Verona, Pa. — Odbor tukaj šnjega Narodnega doma vabi vse člane društva 216 SNPJ, da se udeležite izredne seje Narodnega doma v nedeljo, dne 25. ZAPISNIK 13. REDNE konvencije Slovenske narodne, podpoAie jednote, vršeče aa v srednji mastni soli od pondeljka, 12. avguata, do sobota. 17. avgusta 1946 v Evelethu. Minnesota. PRVA SEJA—12. avgusti dopoldne Glavni predsednik br. Cainkar odpre konvencijo ob 9 doDold™ dečim nagovorom: s Bratje in aestre delegati in glavni odborniki! Po dolgih petih letih smo se zopet zbrali na konvenciji Slovensk* rodne podporne jednote, kakor zahtevajo naša pravila in zakoni d[vi v kateri smo inkorporirani. Toda namen našega zbora ni samo da mo, kar nam-predpisujejo pravila, in le manj da samo zadostijo ore som državnega zakona, temveč je vse nekaj drugega, veliko večie« mnogo bolj pomembnega. ' 1 Namen našega velikega zbora ali konvencije je, da pregledamo n preteklo delo, da se poglobimo v uspehe svojih aktivnosti ter iste do pretresemo in trezno presodimo, nato pa na podlagi dognanih dejstev praktičnih izkušenj razglabljamo ter sprejmemo nove zaključke za predek in dobrobit naiega članstva ter jednote sploh Kot znano, bi se naša trinajsta redna konvencija imela vršiti le J enim letom. Vsled vojne in povojnih razmer v' deželi pa to ni bilo i goče. Glavni odbor je sicer upošteval pravila in tozadevne sklepe zad konvencije in zagotavljam vas, da je bila iakrena želja nas vseh, da bi to tudi točno izvedlo, toda razmere so bile jačje od naših sklepov in i Vladni vojni odbor za regulacije transportacije, pri kateiem je tedaj t potrebno vprašati za dovoljenje, nam ni mogel ustreči, in mi smo vs tega bili prisiljeni preložiti svojo konvencijo na poznejšo dobo, in tako nam je bilo mogoče zbrati v to svrho šele danes. Slovenska narodna podporna jednota je, kot vsem dobro znano, brati podporna in kulturna organizacija, ustanovljena na svobodomiselni p lagi, z demokratično upravo, s socialno naprednimi načeli ter ideoloi naprednega in razredno zavednega delavstva. Na tej podlagi se je 1< razvila in bujno rasla. Kot taka je storila nepopisno veliko dobrega samo za svoje Članstvo, temveč za vse naše priseljence in človeštvo vol Naša jednota je bila radi tega vedno odličen vzgled vsem drugim orga zacijam te vrste, naše konvencije pa so bile žariiče novih idej in veli zamisli ter kažipot resnične naprednosti. Na tej podlagi in na takih pi cipih smo bili v stanu zgraditi veliko in močno organzacijo in sto ogromno dobrega dela. To, bratje in sestre, so naši dragoceni zakladi, katere moramo ohra in skrbno čuvati tudi v bodoče. In jaz trdno upam, da bomo to sto« Prepričan sem, da bo tudi ta konvencija konstruktivna in vredna nasi niča prejšnjim, in do tega me dovaja zlasti dejstvo, ko vidim navzo toliko znanih obrazov starejše generacije—članov, ki so oznanjali evangelij in ustanavljali društva po deželi z velikimi žrtvami ter poi gali graditi to organizacijo, ko je bilo to v resnici težko. In prav tako: prepričan, da bodo dobrim vzgledom naših starih pionirjev pridno sle< delegati in zastopniki mlajše generacije, ki so danes med nami in ki bc prej ali slej prevzeli mesto stare jih ter postali deležni te bogate dedki Ne bilo bi prav, če se ne bi spomnili tudi številnih članov in članic, so vneto delovali za jednoto, pa so nas zapustili, tudi iz glavnega odbo Pozovem vas torej, da v znak globoke žalosti vstanete. (Vsi vstanejo.) Pred nami, bratje in sestre, je ogromno dela; čakajo nas velike nal< avg. bo 2. popoldne. Seja se bo in naša dolžnost je, da jih dobro izvršimo. Poskušajmo torej biti ki m.« m >a a # e ^ altxiLllirMl in A a1 n +4 tieolr' t\/> e«i#\i i nol UaI t trtnAl A o K/^a vnrnioli cnl vršila v domovih prostorih na 312 Arch st. Joeeph Štefan&č, tajnik Društvene vesti Nokomis, 111.—Članstvu društva 209 SNPJ in ostalim rojakom naznanjam, da je dne 14. avg. tukaj umrl John Deželak, dolgoletni tajnik našega društva. Ob smrti je bil star 66 let. Doma je bil iz Jurkloštra pri Laškem na Štajerskem in v Ameriko je prišel leta 1906. Ves čas je delal v premogorovu. Podlegel je srčni kapi. Rodil se je leta 1880: Tukaj zapušča ženo Alojzijo in hčer Rose ter sestro Antonijo Rak, v starem kraju pa brata. Društvo 209 SNPJ izreka prizadeti družini iskreno so-žalje. Mary Pochnik, 209. Clevaland, Ohio. — Društvo št. 544 SNPJ priredi piknik dne 25. avgusta na 6818 Denison ave. Vabimo vsa sosednja društva in posameznike,- da nas posetijo, zakaj to bo naš prvi piknik V letošnji sezoni. Naš rojak Želodec bo skrbel, da se bodo plesa željni lahko vrteli. Za lačne in žejne bo vse potrebno skrbel odbor. Gertrude Damah ar. tudi za bodoče odnošaje med Jugoslsvtjo ln Italijo. Zdrava aolu- je priklopi te v Trat. in vse Jul^l^ln. g-gospodarskemu, geogr.fskemu, etničnemu ln »T pomoč od nss. Upamo, da bo Imel naš piknik uspeh, zakaj ves bo šel prizadetim roj.kom v okolici Ljubna. Odbor bo skrbel z. pij.čo in jedačo. Za plesaželjne bo igrale dobra godb. Anton Ei cljs tega vprsšsnjs svojemu nsrsvnemu _ političneenu zsledju ns principih Jugoalovsnakeg. progr.m.. N.-1 š. želj. je. d. to zmoto popravi tekoč, pariška mirovna konferon-j ca. dokler še ni prepozno. 2) Vehementno obaoja grdo propagando v ameriški javnosti j proti novi JugoalaViJi. NAPREJ Z AKCIJO ZA OTROftKO BOLNIŠNICO! WtUard. Wia. Na apel tajništva SANSa ae je odzvalo tudi naše društvo št 198 SNPJ. da sbere malo vsoto sa otroško bol Obljublja, da bo še naprej delovala v vseh akcijah za nude-1 n|co v Sloveniji. Naj vsaka slo 3) Izreks globoke simpatija do naših bratov ln sester v starem! krsju, kakor tudi do nove ljudske vlade ln zre i zaupanjem, da si zgrsde resnično ljudako državo, v kateri bratatvo, svoboda, enako-prsvnost ln ljudsks demokracija ne bodo le prasne besede. mar-| več žive dedščtne ln živi spomeniki njih velike svobodllne borbe. 4) . . nje pomoči atari domovini, kakor Je bila tudi do danes hrbtenica vseh teh akcij med ameriškimi Slovenci in Jufoalovanl 5) Odobrava yrsg akcije, katere sta podvzela do sdsj glsvnl odbor in ekaekuttvs v pomoč Jugoslaviji. S) Vprašanje podpiranja proevetnega dela ln potreb v Sloveniji, kjer so naatale vsled opustošenja po okupatorju. Ima glavni I .u^av In bolehajo na posledl Odbor sli eksokutivs pravico, da Jim materialno priakoči na pomoč ceh strašne vojne, V naši far po svoji uvidevnosti. | maraki naselbini smo si precej venska naselbine v Ameriki nekoliko pomaga, pa bomo dosegli naš eilj. kvoto $150.000 Otroška bolnica je plemenita ideja, kajti s tem bomo pomagali tisočem otrok, ki so ostali brez struktivni ln delati vsak po svoji najboljši moči, da bodo sprejeti saj dobri in umestni sklepi, pa naj bo to glede pravil ali česar koli. In ski no pazimo, da bomo ohranili naše velike bratske ideale in delavske pr cipe. SNPJ mora ostati tudi v bodoče svobodomiselna in demokratii ter socialistično orientirsna. SNPJ mora naprej rasti in vršiti svojo liko misijo v duhu delavske ideologije in resnične naprednosti. V t duhu vas pozdravljam, bratje in sestre, ter vas kličem k delu! Br. Cainkar poroča nadalje, da je glavni odbor skušal prihraniti 1 največ čaaa mogoče ter tako skrajšati konvencijo. V to svrho je izb nekatere konvenčne odbore. Eden teh odborov je poverilni odbor, v I terem so bratje Morai, Gabrenja, Zigman, Barich in sestra Padar. odbor je prišel sem že pred početkom konvencije in ako ga konvenc odobri, bo lahko poročal, nakar bomo konvencijo uradno konstituirali, dnevnem redu je sedaj potrditev poverilnega odbora. Br. Stokei predlaga, da ae potrdi poverilni odbor, ki ga je izbral gli! odbor. Predlog je podpiran in soglasno sprejet. Br. Morsi v imenu poverilnega odbora izjavi, da je odbor pripravi] poročati. Br. Cainkar pozove glavnega tajnika, da čita imena glavnih odbornik in delegatov, poverilni odbor pa pazi, da je vsak klicani pravilno overt ljen. Vsakemu delegatu se izroči uraden znak, kuverto, iztis pravil in d« ni red. Lista navzočih glavnih odbornikov in delegatov kakor priobčena v l meni kniižici s sledečimi spremembami: ODSOTNI: James Magtlch Dr. John J. Zavertnik 184 34S 079 NAMESTNIKI: 17 John Brus 63 Louis Shuster 85 Paul Sinkovich 167 Anton Potočnik 157 Frank Mlakar 564 (mesto Travnika) Josephine Spendal Don Steep, člen tiskarska unije ADF v Los Angnleeu. CaMI« Id ga vidite na gornji sliki. Ja bU pretepa« do nosa vesti po naananih napadalcih, ki so udrll v glavni slan unije. Člani unUe so savo-J oveni v stavko proti Pacific Press Co. Poverilni odack ugotovi, da je prisotnih 20 glavnih odbornikov in delegatov. Odsotni ao S delegatje in 2 glavna odbornika Dijnktn p predsednik drugega okrožja James Maglich se ni mogel udeležiti rso. in se ga soglasno oprosti. Glavni zdravnik dr. John J Zavet trna , prežaposljen, a se bo kaaneje udeležil konvencije; soglasno se ga v Poverilni odbor ima štiri sporne zadeve, o katerih bo poročal na v ^ danski seji. «nirano Br. glavni predsednik Cainkar proglasi konvencijo za konstuuir polnomočno. t Br. predsednik tmenuje za reditelja brata Franka Bevca. Razvija se Živahna razprava glede časa zborovsnjs. , Br. Ambrozich predlaga, da se zboruje od 9. to 12. in od 2 a • Br. Lotrich protipredlaga. da se zboruje od 9 do 12 in t* ^ Oba predloga sta podpirana. «,oiavo pn Stavljenih je še nekaj drugih predlogov, ki pa j»h med w lagatelji umaknejo. Lotnrhsl Pri glaaovanju je z zadostno večino sprejet predlog ura se bo torej zborovalo od 0. do 12. In od 1.20 do 5 30 Preide se na točko "sprejemanje opravilniks in dn«-^.« Tekom kratke razprave ao stavljeni trije predlogi: Br. Korsich predlaga, da ae opravilnih, spored in drn kot predloženo. Br Jane protipredlaga, da ae odobri točko za točko Br Kvartich pa predlaga In br. Garden doda. tafco d« * ^ Jti log glaai, da se opravilnih, dnevni red in spored sprejn* fUr* da se 7. točko sporeda spremeni, tako da predsedstvo in* - ^^ odbor za prošnje in pritožbe, v odbor za plače in v oo vanje računov delegatov. K<**»d»« Pri glaaovanju je s veliko večino sprejet predlog orn. dva predloga pa sta poražena. Sledeče Je torej: , _ Preide ae na volitev konvenčnih odborov. _ p,m**4 Za konvenčnega predsednika ao Imenovani bratjr L* fjdkk*ujs mer. Ambrozich in Božič Sprejme br. Petrov .rh —M Br Cainkar proglaai brata Petrovicha irvolK'»,m * nikovn z aklamacijo. ^ ^.vani Za dve mesti kot konvenčna podpredaedmka *» A*6 sestre Stokei. Michael Kumer, Max Kumer T^ Zupan. Milan Med vele k. Vrata rich. Travnik. L^ov«^ ^ Dum ni)o. Sprejmejo Stokei. Michael Kumer in Br. Tomšič predlaga, da ae izvoli štiri konvenčne Ja sa dvs preveč dela. (Dalje na ». drsni) Hp«—* < ''^ZkaNaradna Podporna Jednota V**™V___Avib Chicago 23. Illinois £57.41 So. Lawndale Aw. GLAVNI ODBOR pomota! UjBik- So. Lswndale Ave, Chicago S3, in. So. Lawn dale Ave., Chicago S3. Ill 2687 So. Lawn dale Av«., Chicago S3. 111. ___S8B7 So. Lawn dal« A v«., Chicago S3. 111. ■SO G *u"*r;CHric tainlk bol. odd.....»87 So. Lawn dale Avt., Chicago «3. DL JnlNCl O^Sflr^kTmtad .....**7 *»• Lawndale Ave.. Chicago 13. III. ŽSaJCL VRHOVNIK. »J^ Proavete »7 So. Lawndale Ave.. Chicago S3. Ill JJup G0^an, urednik Proavete...............»87 So. Lawndale Ave., Chicago 33. 111. AJTTON ______ ■ gOMER. »"I ^•JoUOCK. diagi BgMV -----Bex 84. UnlveraaL Pa. J8S4 W. 17th St.. Cleveland 3. Ohio Dtatrtktal ^OKD TBAVN«. ^fSsROZICH0 peto oknSje™ jgi^MSIC. i«to okrotjs-- eiffl fTTROVICH. predaednlk-ffi^CAlNKAR-- ITvidb.....- Lao o. kuhel.. ...... {ELD J LOTRICH. {Sdolph lisch-- .417 Woodland Ave.. Johnstown, Ps. It. D. No. 1. OaRdale. Pa. _7838 Mlddlepolnte, Dearborn, Mich. .J878 Randall St.. St. Louis IS. Mo. .418 Pierce St., Eveleth. Minn. ..Sa W. 7th St, Walaenburg, Colo X. lBlit St.. Cleveland 10, Ohio So. Lawndale Ave.. Chicago 38. m. So. Lawddale Ave.. Chicago 33. 111. S887 So. Lawndale Ave, Chicago 13. 111. ____1400 So. Lombard Ave, Berwyn. 111. 1837 So. Trumbull Ave, Chicago S3, 111. _700 B. 380th St, Euclid. Ohio I twran SHULAR. predaednlk- JJS VRATARICH--- Jgx BARBlf ••—-- 8£w V1DRICH -- gjSmwl MOČNIK- -»« ZATTZ, predsednik- JJJSlEW ORUM----—- JOHN OLD*—--—- HQ) MALOAI------- Joseph ITTOLT—.--- r JOHN ZAVtRTNIK.---- 37, Arms. Kansas _____....,„,_____JIB Tener St, Luzerne, Pa. JMI1 Muakoka Ave, Cleveland 18, Ohio ____________708 Porest Ave, Johnatown. Pa. .T7S B. 188th Street. Cleveland 18. Ohio .3301 Bo. Lawndale Ave, Chicago 83. 111. .171« Snowden, Detroit 31, Mich. „331 Bo. Prospect Ave. Clarendon Hills, 111. ____________38 Weatclox Ave, Peru, 111. __1337 B. 80th St. Cleveland 3. Ohio Olayal sdtavnlk 8318 SO. ' .. f 11 Chicago 88. Ill ZAPISNIK 13. REDNE KONVENCIJE Slovenske narodne podporne jednote, (Nadaljevanje g 4. strani) Br. (lavni predsednik Cainkar opozori, da je potrebna za ta predlog itfretjinska večina glasov. Pri glasovanju je sprejet z dvetretjinsko večino glasov predlog brata Tbmšiča. > Br Cainkar pozove na imenovanje za štiri podpredsednike. Imenovani so sledeči bratje in sestre: Stokel, Michael Kumer, Grum, Travnik U. Ambrozich, Simčič, Mary Udovich, Culkar, Modic, Zornik, leek. Zarnick, Tomšič, Vratarič, Rožanec, Dermotta, Skuk, Rimac, Malo vrti Kvartič in Cvetkovich. . . Imenovanje sprejmejo: Stokel, Michael Kumer, Grum, U. Ambrozich iodic in Rimac. • A-s » ' Poverilni odbor pobere glasovnice in se odpravi no štetje glasov. Br. Trojar predlaga, da predsednik imenuje posebni števni odbor petih fcnov, Predlog je podpiran in soglasno sprejet. Br Cainkar imenuje v števni odbor sledeče: J. Ambrozich, Pechnlk irvnik, Prašnikar in Slobodnik. Za mesto konvenčnega tajnika so imenovani: Lotrich, Trojar, Kuhel ftritar in Vidmar. Br. Lotrich sprejme nominacijo, ostali oklonijo. Br. predsednik Cainkar proglasi brata Lotriča soglasno izvoljenim z aklamacijo za konvenčne p tajnika. Sestra Ambrozich pozdravi konvencijo v imenu krajevnih društev in jnpnčana je, da bo ta konvencija uspešna. Pojasni nadalje glede pre Wne in drugih udobnosti in prireditey., , , . Br glavni tajnik Vider pojasni glede železniške voinje iz Eveletha Br. Vider prečita sledeče brzojavne pozdrave: društvo št. 138, Stra kne, Pa.; društvo št. 88, Moon Run, Pa.; društvo št. 101, Greensboro, Pa. šnittvo it. 6, Sygan, Pa.; društvo št. 34, Indianapolis, Ind.f ter od upravi kljice mladinskega krožka št. 1, Mary Tomšič, Walsenburg, Colo. Br. predsednik Cainkar zaključi dopoldansko sejo ob 12. opoldne. Nilh Petrovich. konv. predsednik Donald J. Lotrich. konv. tajnik Jacob Zupan, zapisnikar. DRUGA SEJA—12. avgusta popoldne GL predsednik Vincent Cainkar odpre sejo ob pol dveh popoldne in wove delegacijo k dnevnemu redu. Br. John Morsi, predsednik povednega odbora, naznani rezultat dopoldanskega glasovanja za konvenčne podpredsednike. Krist Stokel je prejel 197 glasov, sestra Uršula Ambro-Kh 192. Michael Kumer 250, Andy Grum 192, br. Rfcmac 78, Frank Modic Izvoljeni so: Kumer, Stokel, s. Ambrozich in Grum. H:. Cainkar izroči kladivo izvoljenemu konvenčnemu predsedniku Mattu Jtrovichu, kateri se nakratko zahvali za zaupanje in pravi, da se bo objektivno ravnal v smislu sprejetega opravilnika in izrazi željo, da tudi •leganja k »operira z njim. John Gabrenja. taj. poverilnega odbora, naznani, da niso navzoči deleft društva 198 Kirn, delegat št. 614 Ipavec, Peternel in Anton Pavlovich, «*l»t druttva 134. Delegat društva št. 879 John Matosich je dospel in *l na kosilo. Vname se razprava glede us zborovanja in v njo poseže več delegatov. £ wjnik Vider naznani, da bo za konvenčni odbor napeljan mikrofon. » Ourn, delegat društva 53, stavi predlog, da se ovrže Lotrichev predlog fr ur zb°rovanja in pojasnuje vzroke. Predlog podpiran. Govori več T nat0 Pa predlaga Frank Modic, delegat št. 518, zaključek deba-■ P^Piran jn soglasno sprejet. Za porušitev dopoldanskega JJWIJ glede časa zborovanja je oddanih 104 glasov, proti pa 181, torej kot je bilo prvotno določeno. *JM*gajnik Mirko Kuhel čita telegram, ki m j« Pr®i*l Mvarda aZ^L pypr®deedniks republik« Jugoslavije, ki se sedaj nahaja na .p 1 "»brenči v Parizu. Glaaiae: r.«im Vas. da kot izvršni tajnik SANSa pozdravite konvencijo SNPJ delegatom toplo zahvalo za vso bratsko pomoč v najtežjih tre-^ "be m /a pomoč v obnovi, zlasti pa za moralno podporo, ki Jo j jate danos ko pred gvetom Mhtevamo svoje zgodovinske pravice. u de,° ** °*tal° v fodovini Slovenije in Jugoslavije ne-no, a bilo je istočasno najboljše izvrševanje dolžnosti do vaše do- C fn ' Edvard Kardelj." . ,rzojav. k> «a je poslal Drago Marušič. Jugoslovanski minis ** c:?- in član J"«o«lovanske delegacije na mirovni konfe- alii!,fbr4iSke Pozdr«ve udeležencem konvencije SNPJ. ki Je bila Bsvim. i. * n«predne misli ter delovala za koristi Slovenije, Jugo-Marušič." u » Ulrich predlaga, da Izročimo telegrams lokslnemu t* ak^u I! ° Pred,°« podpiran in soglssno sprejet. Lotrich nato ^ Cbmi 0,/aVf m pisma 13. redni konvenciji SNPJ: Vir- ^»ar Ai ( '"rwnerce želi delegsciji veliko uspehs, ensko George ^ 0 C T«I'Jpa' Pa ' dru4tvo SUvli« 1 društvo 258 SNPJ, Bel- o »d,kih Juinih Slovsnov, ženski odsek društva 138 SN * *PJ uj " Mi,ry uslužbenci v gl. uradu SNPJ, društvo It ^ lr- Y«^!iqU<,h' Wfl,h « in Th« American Association for Reconstruc-^rki,] h LJubljane pa poiUJaU pozdrave Elica Zupan, •naa.. „ J*coba Zupsns, in 2ino Sever/ Pisms in brzojavk- pwmo Zbornika Jamesa M Maglicha, v ka * * fc-mo.7 'Jl vrl,ko UBPeha, zaeno pa podaja vzfqke radi kateri* »on»sK,u jd*'I*'*iti g« konvencije Sprejet Je predlog, da se nje- " druti '" "dbor* tor. Gabrenja sledeče poročilo: k,r . ' To društvo )e izvolilo za delegsU br Mika V , vo k 15 člsnov, v smislu pravil ni opravičeno ^ ** Pr'P°«>ismo v potrditev. Predlog poverilnega a ^ * wrtHijT, 2S0 '» Wit Delegat Joeeph Jsmbrovkh Je ., ■ dvi-h druAtrv ImU iiMtAvih Am mtm Aru ^^ ne toprelelfl bil irvo- društev, toda ugotovili smo. da sU društvi šteli r vsled tega v smislu pravil niste opravičeni tek«, dr-legata ne priporoča v potrditev Predlog eofleem. 7 k* l32t Andrew Spolar Je bil kandidat orne- i"** rtj^i i 1 n"b*no društvo ni naznanilo gl predeedniku. da se ^ ^ predpisujejo prsvils. Društvo It 77 ne obdrtsvs mesečnih sej in tudi ni volilo delegata, vsled tegs nsl odbor smatra, da društvi nista upravičeni do zastopstva na 13. redni konvenciji SNPJ. Predlog soglasno sprejet Zadeve društev št 493. 811 in 857: Delegat George Stankovich. Ta uštva skupaj štejejo 114 članov, ker pa niso |ipoštevala pravil SNPJ, prav tako/te navodil iz gl. urada, to se pravi, da niso naznanili združenja gl. predsedniku, poverilni odbor smatra, da jih to kršenje pravil izključuje do zastopstvo na 13. redni konvenciji. Odlok pov. odbora sprejet. Dve društvi, št. 397 in 732, nimata blagajnikovega podpisa. Soglasno sprejeto. . .—„ Konvenčni predsednik imenuje delegata Jakoba Kunstlja (268) in Franka Beutza (69) za reditelja za ves teden. Delegat Frank Augustin predlaga, da delegacija potrdi odbor za pravila, katerega je imenoval izvršni odsek. Predlog podpiran in soglusno sprejet. V odboru za pravila so: Ludvik Medvešek, frank Groser, John Tancek, Anton Wapotich, Matt Turk, Christine Stritar in Anton Zornik. Enako delegacija soglasno potrdi odbor za resolucije, ki ga je vnaprej imenoval izvršni odbor. V tem odboru so: John Kobi, Anton Garden, Louis Kaferle, Max Kumer, Frank Podboj. John Žigman predlaga, da se naj imena predlagateljev in ostalih, ki se udeležijo debate, ne zapiše v zapisnik. Frank Zaitz protipredlaga, naj se vpiše v zapisnik imena predlagateljev, ne pa osUlih. Predlog podpiran, nakar br. Žigman umakne svoj predlog iQ Zaitzov predlog je po kratki debati sprejet z veliko večino. Rudy Lisch predlaga, da konvenčni predsednik skupno s podpredsedniki, imenuje člane ostalih odborov. Predlog podpiran in sprejet V odbor za prošnje in pritožbe je imenovanih pet članov, in sicer: Josef Korsich (121), Frank Pechnik (21), Frank Rezek (643), Tončka Simčifi (137) in Joseph Durn (53). V odbor za plače so imenovani br. Kvartich, Mike Zakrajšek in J. A. Ambrozich. V odbor za pregledovanje računov delegatov pa Joseph Pe-trich, Frank Perko, Fred Malgai, Mary Udovich in Ann Opeka. Odbori si satni organizirajo delo. Odbor za pravila se odstrani in gre na delo, enako odbor za resolucije. Predložena so poročila glavnih odbor likov. Anton Stigel, delegat društva 116, stavi predlog, da se poročila gl ivnih odbornikov sprejmejo. Predlog podpiran in sprejet. Predsednik I etrovich pojasni, da se lahko o vseh priporočilih glavnih odbornikov i azpravlja, nakar odloči 15 minut odmora. Po odmoru br. Petrovich sugestira, da bi lahko preskočili na točko 12 in določili mesto prihodnje konvencije, knjti sedaj odbpri še niso pripravljeni poročati. Br. Lisch predlaga, da pričnemo takoj , razpravljati o tej točki. Predlog podpiran in soglasno sprejet. Besedo dobi br. Ray Travnik in povabi delegacijo v Detroit za prihodnjo konvencijo. V Detroitu se ni še nikdar vršila konvencija SNPJ, zato izrazi upanje, do bo delegacija glasovala za prihodnje konvenčno mesto Detroit. Delegat Stigel no-minira mesto Chicago in delegat Fr. Perko Milwaukee. Mary Somrak (442) predlaga zaključek debate. Predlog podpiran in sprejet. Konvenčni podpredsednik Mike Kumer naznani delegatom angleško poslujočih društev, da bodo imeli sestanek ob osmih zvečer v mestni dvorani. Br. Godina stavi predlog, da se konvenčni zapisnik priodbči v dnev niku Prosveti. Frank Lotrich predlaga, da se priobči vse važne zaključke v angleški sekciji Prosvete. Br. Kuhel pojasni, da zakon določa, da mora biti zapisnik priobčen v glasilu in ne v dnevniku. Br. Lisch stavi proti predlog, ki se glasi: Zapisnik se priobči v glasilu, vsi važni zaključki v an gleški sekciji Prosvete, izčrpkl zapisnika pa v dnevniku. Lischov proti predlog sprejet z veliko večino glasov. Predsednik poverilnega odbora br. Morsi naznani, da se bo vršila prihodnja konvencija v Detroitu, ki je prejel 240 glasov, Milwaukee 28, Chl cago 20. Br. Travnik se zahvali delegaciji za Izvolitev Detrofta za pri hodnjo konvenčno mesto. Besedo podvzame konvenčni podpredsednik Stokel'ki govori o strahot nem trpljenju, ki ga je prestala Jugoslavija, naša rojstno domovina, ter < junaškem boju jugoslovanskih partizanov. Stari domovini smo Že veliko pomagali, zlasti SNPJ, toda treba bo še poseči v žep. Sedaj še vedno zbiramo denar za otroško bolnišnico v Sloveniji ln poleg $10,000, ki jih je darovala SNPJ za ta plemenit namen, bi bilo potrebno dodati še gotovo vsoto, tako da bi čimprej dosegli naš cilj — 150,000 dolarjov. BI*. Kobi, predsednik resolucijskega odbora, naznani, da je ta odbor pripravljen poročati. Br. Louis Kaferle čita resolucUo o starem kraju ki se glasi: (Priobčena v Prosveti kot uvodnik dne 20. avg.) Delegat Andy Božič (312) se strinja z resolucijo, ne, pa s stavkom, ki določa, da bi darovali $5,000 za otroško bolnico, zato predlaga dodatek da poleg vsote $10,000, ki jo je odločil glavni odbor v ta namen, daruje mo še $15,000, tako da bo skupna vsota znašala $25,000. Vzame se živahna razprava, natb pa tajnik resolucijskega odbor Garden pojsnuje, zakaj so določili v resoluciji samo $5000. To je le sugestija njihovega odbora, delegacija pa lahko odloči večjo vsoto. Gl. odbornik John Olip stavi predlog, da se resolucije ne sprejme, to pa vsled tega, ker sta povezani v njej politika in humanitarnost. Potrebno bi bilo spisati dve resoluciji: eno, ki bi izrazila našo politično stališče do Jugoslavije, drugo pa o dobrodelnosti, ki bi določla nal dar za otroško bolnico. Vname se splošna debata o tem predmetu, nakar br. Kobi ponovno zagovarja in pojasnuje resolucijo o starem krsju. Glavni odbornik Vrataričh stavi predlog, da so resolucijo vrne odboru, nakar naj ta predloži dve resoluciji, eno z ozirom na politiko, drugo pa glede darovanja. Br. Garden ponovno pojasnuje,; da je potrebno le amendirati vsoto, ne pa ostali del vsebine. Br. Lisch predlaga, da se sprejme resolucijo, le vsoto se naj določi 8 posebnim predlogom. Predlog podpiran in sprejet. Delegat Radelj stavi predlog za $10,000. Predlog podpiran. Sprejet je predlog, da se zaključki debata. Ray Travnik predlaga črtanje govorniške liste. Predlog podpiran; zanj je oddanih 172 glasov in 56 proti. Br. Skuk, delegat št. 5, zahteva, da pridejo v zapisnik tele besede: SNPJ naj izbriše besedo "demokracija", kajti s takimi predlogi se krati osnovne pravice delegaciji. Konvenčni predsednik Petrovich tolmači točko 4 konvenčnega opravilnika, namreč da lahko tisti, ki so so imeli v mislih predloge pred črta-njnem govorniške liste, lahko še vedno stavijo predloge. Predlog br. Radija je dan prvi na glasovanje, nato pa predlog brata Božiča, ki je sprejet z veliko večino. Ponovno se nato vname debata o točki 4 opravilnika, nakar stavi Lisch predlog, da se črta iz točke 4 sledeči stavek: "Po zakjjučku debate imajo pravico le tisti, ki so se priglasili pred zaključkom. Ako je stevljen nov po zaključku debate, zbornica odloči, če se razpravlja o predlogu." Predlog brata Lischa je sprejet. Odbor za resolucijo nadaljuje 8 poročilom. Max Kumer čita resolucijo o svetovnem koledaru, ki se glasi: RESOLUTION Adopted br THE SLOVENE NATIONAL BENEFIT SOCIETY al its 13th Regular Convention held in Eveleth. Minn.. August It. 184« WHEREAS. The Slovene National Benefit Society el Ue Convention, held In Eveleth. Minnesota, having given eoaelderetion end study to the proposal thst the preeent calendar (known as the Orefertea calender) should be revised sad simplified more edequstsAe te fit the needs of the world, and having reached the conclusion that TME WOULD CALENDAR proposed by the World Calender Association offtew York City ineor-poratos the desired changes; NOW. THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED that adoption el THE WORLD CALENDAR la recommended Resolucijo tolmači br. Podboj, član tegs odb#B. Prične sa debeta, v katero posežejo člani resolucijskega odbora in delegati, nakar je sprejet predlog, ds se zaključi debste. Delegscijs nato g veliko večino sprejme predloženo resolucijo. Br Kobi čits resolucijo o unijah, ki se glasi RESOLUCIJA O UNIJAH Med fundamentals ljudska pravice epsda tudi prsvles delavca de organisseije. de unije. Kjer delavstvo nima te ptevtee. ai svobode De-lodajaiekl rasrsd se krčevito upirs tej previsi tudi v Ajneriki in sgodo vina delavskega gibanje Je isredno teftka in krvava. Aanerlka se Je uvrstile med elvtllsirane Industrijska drle ve šele s sprejetjem Wagner Je-vege dslevskege ta k ona ki Je omogočil delavstvu do leetne orgenisscijs. Ze delavstvo Je te velika pridobitev In Je vetee. ds čuvs ts sake« in de ga uveijevt povsod, kjer koli ee mu delodajalci Is upirale, kjer koli ga vladni organi presirele ali omslevaftujeje. K a ker Je vašna In fundamentals ta prsvtss de orgaalssetje. pre v teke Je vašna In potrebna tudi noodviana politična akcija delavstva v okviru lastne delavske stranka. Dale vac mera neeftepetl kot dele vse tudi ne ve> lllnt dan. kajti njegovi Interesi se tudi v politiki prev teke krlšejo s ln tereel kspitslietičnsgs resrede kot v tevsrnt v msjni. kjer kali A meri ško delavstva si bo sevsrovsie eketejele pridobitve v dslsvskem sake-nlku. kadar sl ko Isvollle aveje saetepnike v p a »te ve Sejna skupščino, tele tadaj ko lekke korakale naprej, mpalei odbijale IskertiAevetae reakcijo in gradilo druško keiefrnestl. v kateri ko dele slavile »mage saeno a krat »tvam, svoboda ln prevtčnoetjo. Slovenska narodna podporam Jednota. sveeta svojim delavskim trsdici-Jsm. ne s veji II redni konvenciji ponovne efcljuklje vee svoje moralne ' Kot v preteklosti, take ko tudi v bo- doče stala ob njegovi strani v borbi sa večji koe kruha, boljše življenje, sa obrambo starih in Isvojavsnje novih pravic sa boljšo (loveiko drušbo. Po kratki razpravi je predložena resolucija sprejeta. Konvenčni tajnik Lotrich naznani, naj ae po zborovanju sestanejo hrvaški in srbski delegati. Odbor sa prošnje in pritožbe pa se bo sestal ob pol šestih. Br. Garden v imenu eksekutivnega odbora SNPJ predloži resolucijo o povečanju angleške sekcije Prosvete. Resolucija se glasi: RESOLUCIJA O POVEČANJU ANGLEŠKE SEKCIJE PROSVETE Upoštevajoč potrebo povečanja angleške sekcije Prosvete. tako da bo lahko v večji meri služIla vsgojnl misiji glasila ln Jednote med angleško govorečim članstvo, ssto Glavni odbor priporoča 13. rad ni konvenciji SNPJ. ds ssnkclonirs povečanje angleške sekcije s treh lia štiri strani, glavnemu uredniku ln eksekutivi ps slsga. da Isvril ts sklep kakor hitro gs Js mogoče Isveatl. Z lsvedbo tega sklepa naj tedenska Prosvete lahsjs ns štirih stransh v slovenščini in ns štirih strsnsh v angleščini. Povečani del angleške sekcije naj sluii v lsobraševalne namena s prinašanjem Informativnih ln delavsko usmerjenih členkov, nsnsšsjoči se na goepodarske. politične, so-clslne ln sorodne probleme. V debato posežejo mnogi delegati, nakar je soglasno sprejeta. Br, Petrovich zaključi sejo ob 5:30. Malt Petrovich. konvenčni predsednik, Donsld J. Lotrich. kon, tajnik, MIlan MedvsAek. konvenčni zapisnikar TRETJA 8EJA—13. avgusta dopoldne Konvenčni predsednik Matt Petrovich odpre sejo ob devetih dopoldne in pozove delegacijo, da zasede svoj prostor. Na željo poverilnega od bora se najprvo čita zapisnik prve seje, ki je soglasno sprejet kot čitan. Nato je čitan zapisnik druge seje, ki Je sprejet g majhnim popravkom. Poverilni odbor poroča, da sta odsotna dva glavna odbornika, James Maglich in dr. Zavertnik, ter dva delegata. Vseh skupaj je navzočih 297 delegatov in gl. odbornikov. Br. Anton Garden predlaga, da delegacija poruši včerajšnji predlog br. Lischa, kateri določa, da se zapisnik priobčuje samo v sredini slovenski izdaji Prosvete, glavne konvenčne sklepe pa v dnevniku in ungleški sek ciji. Predlog br. Gardna je podpiran, nakar Garden pojasnuje vzrok ta svoj predlog. Enako pojasnujejo nekateri gl, odborniki in delegati, nakar ; e oddanih za predlog br. Gardna 111 glasov, proti pa 93. Pnfcllog nI dobil dvotretjinske podpore in ni bil sprejet; ostane veljaven Lischov vče rajšnji predlog. Michael Vrhovnik, mladinski ravnatelja stavi predlog, da konvenčni predsednik imenuje sedem članov, kateri naj začrtajo program za mladln ske aktivnosti. Predlog podpiran in sogalsno sprejet. Priporočani so sle drči delegati in delegatinje: Jennie Padar, delegatlnja društva št. 580, Frank Rezek, 643, Christine Stritar, 568, Frances Dermotta, 6H2, Henry Zorman, 604, Mury Slobodnik, 490, in Michael Vriiovnik. Vsi navedeni so sprejeli in so soglasno izvoljeni. Konvenčni tajnik Donald Lotrich Čita brzojavke ln pisma od sledečih organizacij, društev in posameznikov: Združene ameriške Slovenke, Eve leth, Minn., Slovenski dom, Detroit, Mich,, društvo 135 SNPJ, Cleveland, O., društvo 381, Aguilar, Colo., Pioneer 559 HNPJ, Chicago, III., Jugoslovanska podporna zveza Sloga Milwaukee, Wis., Slovenska zadružna gvexa, Joliet, 111., društvo 7 SNPJ, Claridge, Pa., in pozdravno pismo od 80 let starega člana Franka Kariiha iz Biwabika, Minn. Br. Lotrich Je tudi prejel pismo od društva 109 SNPJ is Nanaima, British Columbia, Kanada, v katerem članstvo poziva delegacijo, da hi ukinila izredni asesment, ki ga morajo plačevati. Zbornica odloči, da se izroči pismo odboru za prošnje in pritožbe, nakar sledi 15 minut odmora. Glavni tajnik Vider pozove delegacijo, naj izpolni tiskovine za strošku vožnje in jih odda odboru za pregledovanje računov delegatov, Na dnevni red pride poročilo odbora za pravila. Ur. Frank Groser. predsednik odbora za pravila, naznani, da Je odbor pripravljen poročati. Ludvik Medvešek, tajnik odbora za pravila, poroča, da Je odbor delal na pravilih veliko ur. Odbor predlaga sledeče točke v sprejem: NAČELNA IZJAVA iz starih pravil. Podpirano in soglasno sprejeto. Člen I. Točka 1, v provizorlčnih pravilih, točka 2. iz starih pravil, člen 11—2. Podpirano in soglasno Sprejeto. Člen II, in člen III, v provizorlčnih pravilih, besedilo starih pravil člen III in IV. Podpirano in soglasno sprejeto. Konvencije: Točka 1. v starih pravilih, s spremembo leta, v katerem se ima vršiti konvencija. Predlog odbora za pravila podpiran in soglasno sprejet. Volitve delegatov: Točka 2. Nova točka provltorlčnih pravil angleško besedilo, točka 3 starih pravil, točka 4. starih pravil s spremembo, da se mora "kandidat za delegata udeležiti v letu pred volitviuni (v 12 mesecih) ŠESTIH SEJ", vse ostalo ostane. Po razpravi, katere se udeleži več delegatov, 4e predlog odbora za pravila g veliko večino sprejet Točke 5, 6. 7 in 8, ostanejo po starem, Soglasno sprejeto. Dalje pred laga odbor, da delegacija sprejme točko 0-a, b in c iz starih pravil. O točki 9-b delegatje in nekateri glavni odborniki precej času diskuzlrajo, nato delegacija sprejme z veliko večino točko 9-a, b in c. Zaključek do poldanske seje. Math Petrovieh, konv. predsednik Donald J. Lotrich. konv. tajnik MIlan Medvešek. konvenčni zapisnikar. (Dalje prihodnjo sredo) NOVOPRISTOPU ČLANI »t drultva Ime Cert. •t. Bol. podp. Smrt- in nine Lodge No Name NEW MEMBERS Death Sick Bene- Bene-Cert, m fit IIBS47 IINS4S 18881 1ISSA3 IINHA4 nssau IIWMO lissai ADMITTED AUOUST 3 Vuckovlch Cecilia S Chapprl Donald I.. Ciccone Arthur P 17 Kobal Rdward S3 Clanrlll Ouldo A US Dobevvc Marie J» 3ti K limp Louta L», ... Sedmock Edward . M ridagu Hubert »4 Vukovich Roae Marl IIMH3 Bt Tomalc Delma ... 1IMM3 58 Jermene Ann . .... 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Zavertnik PHYSICIAN * SUKOEON 8724 W. 28th Stroet ir »o Asrewsa call aostim eras Off ire HO • • • Juvenile activities in the Society were given a boost when a Juvenile Committee was elected, consisting of the following: Jennie Padar, Frank Rezek, Christine Stritar, Frances Dermotta, Henry Zorman, Mary Slobodnik and Michael Vrhovnlk. ""' • • • A candidate for delegate to the next convention will be required to attend at least six regular monthly meetings of his lodge in the pre-convention year. uY j/LL * * * THE CONVENTION ADOPTED a resolution concerning benefit for old members. The Society will pay assessment for old and needy members from the special beenfit fund, that is, for members 65 or over who are members 35 years or more. <"' as* President Cainkar introduced the winners of the last membership campaign to the convention. They were: Ursula Ambrozich, John Shaffer, Mary Maglich, Rose Radovich, Camilus Zarnick, Mary Prasnikar and Theresa Mazon. The ceremony was very effective and impressive. • • • The convention sent a cable to the Paris peace conference urging it to accept Jugoslavia's proposals for the solution of the Trieste problem and the Julijska Krajina region. • s s Resolution for estsblishment of a pension fund for executive officer* and employees wss rejected by a vote of 146 to 95. • . . The nuftnber of district vice-presidents was increased from six to eight. No radical changes were made for the by-laws. Medical director will not be a member of the supreme board. He will be uppointed by the board. * * * THE CONVENTION DECIDED that members may insure for more than ene mortuary benefit, while the sick benefit remains unchanged. e * * Salaries of ejiflcutives were increased according to various positions and responsibilities. Detsils will be found in the convention minutes. • • • A sum of $5,000 per yesr was appropriated for cultural juvenile activities and for the promotion of juvenile circles. The executive committee was instructed to prepare and publish a children's Slovene primer. s s s Candidates for president were Cainkar and Kuhel, the former receiving 167 votes and the latter 128 votes. First vice- piesident is Ray Travnik; Joseph Culkar is 2nd vice-president. • s s All other executive officers were reelected: Vider, Gradl-sek, Vrhovnik, Garden, Godina and Trojar, the latter two winning against their opponents, M. Medvesek and Milavec, respectively. s e s The annual appropriation for uthletics has been Increased to $10.000 Operation and other benefit payments have been increased. Resolution to move the headquarters to Cleveland was defeated. More details in next weok's organ. Badgerlan4 News MILWAUKEE.—This Friday evening. the 23rd, is the nite of the Badger meeting. Members are urged to attend as matter of interest to all will be taken up. For one, the dinner in celebration of our 20th anniversary will be discussed. Due to conditions, the large anniversary affair as previously planned has been postponed and in its stead a dinner with a fitting pro gram and dancing will be held St Pleasant Valley Park, Mike Sosta-rich's new place. The exact date has not as yet been decided upon, Because of the short July meeting, the $2 attendance drawing was held over to make it a double $2 drawing at the August meeting. We hope our convention delegates will return in time to make their report. ■ Marge and Olga Golob recently spent a week in Ohio visiting their sister Mary and friends. Some of the members sre spending their vacation in Minnesots and at the same time are taking in the convention. They sre Rose snd Harry UUhle, Sophie and Joseph Stamfel, Rose and Rudy Pugel and Marco and Josephine Stappich. Celebrating birthdays this month are Tony Obluck and Rose Uher. Mary and Victor Brule are proud parents of a bouncing baby boy. Congratulation. How do you rate the beautiful card. Matt? >■ And now as a friendly reminder, attend the meetings and pay your dues promptly. SALTY, 584. Spirit-o-Grams * By Whoosit ST. LOUIS, MO.—Once more we have a bowling team representing the lodge at the Bevo Alley!. They got off to a start last Tuesday and we want to wish the tesm a lot of luck. Members are urged to drop in on Tuesday night around nine o'clock and give the bowlers a little moral support. A reminder that the drive for Tools for Jugoslavia" is still on, so if anyone has any tools they wsnt to donate call Tony Petrovich Jr, or John Spiller. Members are sorry to lesrn that Sis. Angela Boranich reported Ul. We wish her a speedy recovery. The Markoffs plan on going to Chicago over Labor Day. The Mah-nlchs spent their vacation in Naylor, Mo. Spillers are enjoying their trip to Eeveleth. How was the fishing, John? SNPJ Wolverine News DETROIT —In the absence of our president, vice president and treasurer <»ur Ausust meeting wss very capably hsndi«U by Berchle Nap-rudnik, »ur pest president. , At this meeting we had as guest speaker, a member of Lodge 711. who gavr a stirring speech stressing the needs of the Jusoslsvs in Europe lie appealed to all our membership for old t obis and books. Medieal hooka, mechanical books ami school hooks are most urgently needed., The John R club Is a receiving depot for the SANC and all articles can lie left at the club from where they wfll he picked up snd delivered Two new transfers to the lodge Widge are Anne Mayor and Mirko Peric. We hope we have a new member In the new haby girl born to Man and Jnaephlne Culkar. Con* gr a tula t iona A Speed v recovery to Mrs Antic who has been quite ill at the Henry Fon^ioapital Billy Baloh of the SeaH^s Is home, for good, and we hear that Theresa held open house for all their friends * hen her husband Johnny Smalts eamr hum* from Teklo Nice bavins you boys with us aasin. Miiiie and Jue Pendirk wish me t" rorivey their thenArs to all their fiH-nds who were so wonderful to them during their recent stay in Red U«de* Montana fofibsU TW second of a throe game ee-between the Wolverine snd Young Americsn softball teams will be plsyed on Sunday. August 18th at Pord Field. Highland Park at 2 10 p. m. After the game every one will congregate at the club and celebrate with the victors, so let's see everyone out there cheering their fsvorlte tesm on to victory. * Morning Stars * PITTSBURGH, PA —Golf tournament! Yes, that is the coming event of the year. Rwnember the date, Sept. 8. which means s gala day for those who sttend. With, the cooperation of all lodges of the Federation it csnnot be anything but n complete success. The course is Sylvan Heights which promise* to be just what wo are looking for. The opportunity for winning is equal for all participants, so how would you like the idea of carrying off the coveted chmpionship? Remember the coming dance on Sept. 2, sponsored by "Morning Star" lodge 865, featuring the ever-popular Joe IJmeck snd his orches-trs from Olrard, Ohio. His polkas and waltzes uu- not to be forgotten, which means fun aplenty for alL This will hr our first dance of the tall season, so lend us s helping hsnd by being present, so thst wc msy call this one our most complete successes DAN J. FABEC, Pres. rte« Bowline The Men's Bowling League starts on Sunday. Sept. 8. at 9 p. m. at the Lucky Strike slleys. For further details contact our bowling manager All Msccsnl. The Utftges league will try to be organised In order to start at the same date, tf you wish to bowl with us contact Lena Yer-J man or myself We are trying to get about four or five tesma together ao give It some serious thinking. ladies. Helen Ste filer Is very snsious to try her new bowling ball Vseal ion Note« About s yesr sgo Nellie Topolo-sek left Detroit for Los Anseles to beoom* a secretary tor s railway t < iim < i M lU't't-nl I \ Nellie returned here for a visit with relatives and friends Marte Shuster la here fross Kansas City snd Junior Maaarr has gone to Kens** Molly Perk Anne and Vic St romar are vacation tns In Oklahoma. Mary and Pete Benedict Jr. are up north for s week —Fran ces Rovaek Is spending her two weeks on S railway tour o4 the western States sad the Canadian Rockies M ILLY BSRN1CK tT7 it S8nM IB Only Par Down in the small southern town where he lives people sre sil so kind snd indulgent with Uncle Mose that the snrlent darky has become S little spoiled One day Uncle Moae " a check for fit 42 at the local bank The old man took the money from the teller, counted it. then re-counted It. He didn't seem to he satisfied "What's the matter. Uncle Moae? the Isller ack«e United States had they ever seen s^ich an ideal picnic spot, perfect in every detail. Those from Cleveland, interested in the SNPJ Farm were immediately struck with the design of the dance hall, an open building built out of concrete blocks,; with a concrete dancing floor. ,Bto. $>orc whipped out his pencil and prepared a sketch of it for possible Incorporation into plan thst Cleveland could use. Bro. Strukel from Eveleth was very kind in seeing that transpotratlon for our party was provided. After the picnic we went back to the hall where we mingled with friends from everywhere— Jennie Psdsr from New York embro;ied in designing scheme^ Ann Sannemann, Frances Dermotis, Frank Rezek, "Cowboy" Polsak and his family from Roundup, .the Chicago gang, Larry Cassol and his group, Klan-char from Pueblo. Tex Bolka, Tony Obluck. and others too numerous to mention. AI the Convention The convention elections saw familiar faces on the stage; capable Matt Petrovich being e'.ected as chairman, with Andy Grum, Mike Kurner, Krlst Stokel and Ursuls Ambrožu- as vice-chairmen. Milan Medvesek snd Jac*> Zupan took care of the record keeping. Don Lotrifh elected as convent Iqp secretary. Eveleth schools sre about ss nice you csn find In the country, olesn. well kept, snd spscious. The Junior High School where the convention wss held, provided the best convention rrrctlng plsce the SNPJ ever hsd. By now most of you know that Ditroit will be next convehtlon city. Hsy Travnik and his group were hippy to hsve their bid sccepted end promised thst no one will be sorry. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, Veroman News VERONA. PA.—The homecoming celebrstion hss finally arrived and the great event will take place this Sunday. Aug. 2ft, beginning at 12 p. m. and lasting sll day. We hsve hsd some volunteers to assist In waiting on tables, helping in the kitchen, working st refreshment stands, etc, but more help csn be used. The schedule for the day Is ss follows: Refreshments to be served all day long to veterans and Ver-onian members only. At 2 p. m. sharp, a dinner is to be served to the veterans of our club only. There will be afternoon dancing to the music of Frank Porovne and his Musical Stylists and then in the evening, a dance is to follow and invite all you members from the outside lodges to attend. Music in the evening will be furnished by Tommy erguson snd his band., dancing from 8 to 12. The veterans have all been notified by mail and the committee looks forward to seeing each and everyone. Another dance, sponsored by the juveniles of our club will be this Saturday, Aug. 24, music by the Musical Stylists. The juveniles have worked on decorating the club and getting things in order and look forward to seeing you members again when we sing and dance those good old polkas, fox trots and waltzes. Dancing from 10 to 2 and. of course, the food situation is always well taken care of. so see you at the dance Sat. Don't forget to brin" your friends along for you know the saying "The more the merrier." Extend birthday greetings to little Larry Cassol, slso congratulations to our stewards Mr. and Mrs. Mike Pavelko who celebrated their 11th wedding anniversery Aug. 12. Nice seeing Genie Mokosek home from the hospital and hope he will soon be able to set around without the use of crutches. The Durick family entertained friends from Sharon over the weekend. The Golf Tournament at New Castle is another topic of discussion. Have you golfers planning to travel to New Castle turned in your names to Elmer Eiffler? If not you had j better get started for the ^tourna-1 ment is only two weeks away and don't forget reservations haye to be made. The date is Sent. 8 and as mentioned previously a bus is chartered for the golfers, which answers your transportation problem. The bus will lepve Second Street. Verona, at 7:30 a. m. For more information see Elmer and get started now if you plan on entering the tournament. Once more playing hosts the Ver-onians entertained Ambridge this time. The softball results proved In our favor for we were again the victors, the score being 6-3. the winning pitcher being Rudy Stanik. With this will close for now. Agsin reminding you to attend dance Sat. and also akk you members who haven't offered your services to work at the Homecoming celebration, get in touch with the committee, for a lot of work has to be taken csre of to help make this event a success. Be seeing you. CORNELIA OORUN, 080. NOTATIONS By Frances L. Rak liia^sgi oMthe one who employ* Buckeye Bits BARBERTON, O.—The fourth Sunday of this month, the Barber-ton Buckeyes Lodge 826 are holding their monthly meeting. Plesye try to carre, and let's discuss some new Idess, for the benefit of the lodge. All members are urged to come, and show that you are members, in good standing and attend our meetings once In a while. Surely, one Sunday afternoon, isn't so very much, as It only comes once every four weeks. Come on members, let's see just how many of you are willing to come. Remember the date. Sunday. Aug. 25. st the Domovina Hall, 14th St. at 2:80 p. m • Mrs. THERESA SONOFF. Rec. Secy. Tri-Lodge Picnic at Claridge on Aug. 24 CLAR1DGE. PA—Our SNPJ Lodge No 7, Bratoljub." is hold ing a joint picnk with lodges 40 ABZ and 370 HBZ Saturday Aug 24. at the SND grounds In Claridge. T tar ting at 3 p m. A cordial invitation Is estmded to all near and far to attend Good refreshments Will be on hsnd; we will also hsve good music for dancing MIKE HALOH Sr, Secy. Editor's Noto JOHNSTOWN. PA. R LB Pteesr write pn ONE side of the pa per ONLY Write In INK or tvpr-write. sad use standard vise paper Thank you. CHICAGO —Pioneers meeting was attended by exactly twenty-six members, plus half a dozen or so that walked in just as the meeting was adjourned. Quite a number of our officers were absent because of the convention, snd because of death. The meeting lasted but one half hour, and we're almost safe in saying that it's the shortest Pioneer meeting on record! BECAUSE John Rak Jr., our president, was in Nokomis. 111., attending funeral services for his uncle. his wife (this writer) presided. Frank Zordani acted as the vice-president. while Ernie Dreshar was acting secretary. Mayme Cerkonev gave the sick visiting report for the absentees. Edward Hudale gave the inter-lodge bowlers report. Ernie Dreshar was complimented for the shortest secretary's report. We also initiated one new piember and accepted one by transfer from the juvenile to adult department. Louis Beniger, English editor of Prosveta, together with wife Anne compiled a brief up-to-date summary of the convention proceedings upon request. Because Louis was up to his neck with his work, we asked Anne Beniger to give us the information, which she did, right after out* meeting. Thanks for your extra efforts, and next month we will be looking forward to the detailed reports by our delegates. Louis Zorko was the lucky adult attendance awsrd winner, and Jo Anne Rak was lucky juvenile for the third consecutive month. It was too hot for refreshments, so we just didn't have any. • • • * JOHN. DEŽELAK—Last Wednesday morning word reached us thst John Deželak, of Nokomis, 111.', passed away of a heart ailment. He was well known in Nokomis and the surrounding communities. Being an active SNPJer and for several years has been the secretary of the Nokomis Lodge 209, he was also a Progressive Miner, and member of the Workman's Sick Benefit Society. Deželak came to this country in 1906, and at the time of his death he was 66 years old. That Deželak was active and prominent was shown by the very large funeral he had. He will be missed as a very good SNPJer. From Chicago and Gary four nephews and grandnephew attended services, namely Al, Charles, Henry, and John Rak Jr., and John L. Maček. Deželak is survived by wife Louise and daughter Rose Ga-sparac, and a sister Antonia Rak. Our condolences to the bereaved family. • * • » BOWLING—There will be an important bowlers meeting on Friday. Sept. 6, at 8 p. m. at Slovene Labor Center. Teams will be lined up for the coming season, also rules and regulations. All interested bowlers should sttend. • • • • PERFECT CIRCLE-Just that little reminder thst Perfect Circlers' vacation Is almost over, and that your next meeting will be held on Saturday. August 31. st the regulsr time at lower SNPJ hall. e • • • ALLAROUND—Weekend visitors in Chicago were John snd Faye Las-ternl. of Spirits of St. Louis, Mo. We hadn't seen Johi* for several years, snd were glsd to see him snd hsppy to make the acquaintance of the wife.—John and Erma Vertnik made a quick weekend visit to Nokomis. 111., and then to St. Louis, Mo.—The Frank Revens spent a two weeks' vacation with his fa- Library Slovene Dom Program-Dance Sept. 2 LIBRARY. PA —For Labor Day. Sept 2. the members of the Slovene Dom are preparing a program and dance to celebrste the remodrlmi of their Dom. The celebrstion be gins at 3 p. m with a one ec com edy play and various types of entertainment Dsncing to Joe Umcck't orchestra will take place from 7 to II o'clock. Everyone Is invited to be with us F. D. ther at Virden, 111—Syivu. & ney is at St. Anthony s hospj Frank Groser, one of Pioneer, gates, was chairman of the bv committee.—Joe's Diner, under, agement of Joseph and Syivm koney, is open for business week at 2003 W. 21st street H hoping great success to both of i active Pioneers. We noted that Wac Helen Z» a Pioneer, sent greetings to the PJ convention all the wgy Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia goslavia.—Myra Beniger celeb a birthday this week, $o we i her our congratulations.—Post* from SNPJ convention include | of the Grosers, Anton Trojar Langerhok: Sr., Ann Sanncir Godinas, Frances Cirar and D rich.—Leo and Ann Komuchai having their vacation the next weeks. These NOTATIONS may be mitted for the next two weekJ the writer and daughter are A on a much needed vacation! Johnstown (Pa.) way. We'll go dad after he returns from convention. So Johnstown. her< come! Reveliers Column AMBRIDGE,. Pa-All meri interested in joining the bowling league are requested t< present at the club alleys, 4th j Maplcwood ave. on Sunday al noon, Sept. 15, at 1 o'clock. T| who have failed to get their as on the list are also requested come. The new Dom will throw opci doors on Aug. 24, with a dance i sic by Stan Novak's orchestra f Sharon. The nearby lodges, Dt and friends are invited to attl A big welcome sign is extends all. Dancing will start at 8 o'c] till the wee hours of the morn The Reveliers softballers wan thank the Veronian lodge for tj wonderful treat after their rei game. Veronians won the gain to 2, to take the federation title year. The locals are tie for I place in the city league. Wit few hard games left out, good ll fellows. VAL KOSELA., 69 Attention, Members SNPJ Lodge No. 581 ST. MARYS. PA—To mlfaben Lodge United Slovenes No SNPJ: Since our secretary. I Gabriel Uljon, is attending the ( vention in Minnesota, our nonl meeting has been changed from regular date Aug. 18 to Aug. 2C members are urged to attend MARY ROLLICK. PH Integrity Broadcast CHICAGO—The regular m«g ly meeting of Integrity lodge will be held Friday. Aug^.i. p. m. at 2741 W. North AveJ floor. The delegate will repo.1 the convention. I M. FLEISCHHACKER. M The Slove«. America Council (SANC) to pslgn to rstos 8 M^»^ « dren's Hospltsl In , is a worthy csuss snd deserve .uoport of every Mo* Herminie SNPJ Lodges to Celebrate Homecoming of Vet Members Sept. Seventy Veterans, 24 from Lodge 87 and 46 (' Lodge 613, Have Served Our Country ------ TT ....... ... wreki ed.M Triglav Lodge No. A2 Dance Sat., Sept. 14 JOHNSTOWN PA -SNPJ Lodge No 82. Triglav. wUI hold s dance st the Slovene Hall on Saturday Sep« 14. A cordial invitation Is extended to pil local and nearby lodges and fiends to attend RUDY L BELTZ HERMINIE. PA—Plans for the veterans' homecoming celebrstion sre now complete and all Is in readiness for Sunday. Sept. 1st. when the big celebrstion takes place st the loesl Slovene Home, sponsored by SNPJ lodges 87 and 613. A souvenir booklet showing the pictures of sll the veterans to being printed end will be reedy before the big day, - The celebration begins st 2 o'clock In the afternoon with s banquet honoring our veterans, followed by a program. Dancing to a very popular orchestra, beginning esrly in the evening. A few. s eery lew tickets are etill available to our neighboring lodge members for the Imnquet st $1.10 If yuu desue to attend the banquet cnd * events that — M _____ ^^m mšmAm__— vene Home ori ^ meeting t» „ p » Sund-v *** ' note of f- rfk» Sept i fprrei« — - _ gyiw* ^AV. AUGUST 21, 1946 back giyroond ^rMTLY. Tom Girdler, chair-■public Steel Corp we. hVa court's decree to re-bonus Which he col 1940. Hofses, editor of Advocate, write« on "T u^re as follows: who rejoice at the news labor's foe, Tom Gird- Svd* victim Of a court decree humanly. But they wiU Tig intelligently if they pon- * iImplication, of the ruling % the court's reason for acting as *Shat justified the order of the L-rt'" asks Hofses in his column ^flections' and gives his answer ^ the 64 dollar question. HERE IS what Judge Stanley L. 0-r s«k1 in deciding the case and Bering Girdler to refund the -If such conduct were approved factors nught soon forget that j^ames are operated primarily to aike money for the stockholders »d not for management." To which Hofses answer.: "Well, fcere you have it. And under the bws of the capitalist private-profit economy it's as true as truth itself! Companies ARE operated primarily to make money for stockholders, fbr the stockholders are the OWNERS of industries, and this is an jwners' system. That statement applies to Republic Steel. But it also applies to every industry and corporation, big ud little, in the nation. Here i. a fact that explains many things, if one would belabor all its implica tin." IHDUSTRY under the present Dfstem is operated for the benefit, not for the working class, but for the owning* class. "That's the law of the land," says Hofses, adding: "It's the law that workers who own little or nothing— and certainly not their jobs—approve every time they vote for either of the two old parties . . . At any rate, Judge Orr has done the explaining for us, and everybody should know the score now. And everybody should know now »by workers are always paid less thin the value of the product of their labor. Producing for use is not the pur P" of industry. Only profits mat- chat's the law. ..... Thafs why workers art thrown * the scrap heap when the owners UProfit by permitting to wolMnd produce-and use Post Office Rulings for Wail to Jugoslavia •aceTmif n P to 4 P°unds. 0 ^ "nit. Printed matter, com- ZT Papers, and merchandise K Of 7 sma,1Parket» up to the «« o1 pound. Printed Matter blmd (Braille) may weigh up 1015 pounds, 6 ounces lor II hc f,rst ounce. 3 cents ounce thereafter. Packages " n Fo eC,ainPd in D^U ^ticke^No 2976 Cl Me Th,. on the out- «> mp~ ounce. rate 1. 30 'or each »•^^•"'""»both »»m, ' " '"g"lry <* limited to package or to a total of 72 ® «nd girth cem- taj'* Th° of u 'muted Cm i0r C^bU0"^ are to non- ^^ Cu«» *' dothi"«. etc. * ^Ct'laration Form ^iEX"1"inqulre at Wo,v^ine Bowlers D*TfiOJT i. . *> a tan- *«r£r T?0 ta juat mnd V „y0U ,OBt track of ^ up on Th1, * up •TiiTk. toUfh Bp'rPB- muk'Bn'^«aary correc- ts m r/i;: * * How , " '*'« thu season 1 Kladly give you ques- ts« on« , A hu Bro. w"«verine top Krt,.! «>«dly gi- " I fr *rifl answer all foorgan- K i IZ* m f Grand t Kanu IK- B,vd • ^ * n ,d u taken ■ »rniek. If youW ohone M Bcr- 9*> Ju ^^ »i is care ^ »KRNIC«. Sec'y. ^^ and Return to the South (Barney B. Taylor returned from the war a. a captain and • here Before entering the army he had been on the sUff of the Washinaton PoeL and was preddent of the Washinston Local of the American Newtpaner Oalld. Here he tells the reasons for his return to the South as organise, tion director of the National Farm Labor Union, and describes what h« found on his return.) By Barney B. Taylor MEMPHIS, TENN.—I found just about what I expected in the South when I got back from the war. If there had been any significant changes for the better, I wouldn't have aaked H. L. Mitchell, president of the National Farm Labor Union, for a job. The poorest people in America still are working the richest land and are still trying desperately to "come out" when the crop i. sold, and the landlord has taken his lion's cut. Shacks that a respectable midwest-em farmer wouldn't put hi. hog. in .till line the back roads of the huge plantations; and the usual swarm of one-garment children still gape curiously from a sagging porch. The .o-called "war prosperity" has passed these people by. They have a few dollars now and then, but the bourbons—both Yankee and Rebel—took damn near all of it. During the late thirties the sharecropper and his plight captur- of the Farm Bureau and iU ally, the U. S. Department of Agriculture, to impose a wage ceiling of $2 a day for cotton choppers; and are preparing now to fight against an equally low ceiling for cotton picking. There's a lot of blood boiling at the thought of imposing ceilings on us when there is no floor, when we are unprotected by the Wage, and Hours Act, the Wagner Act, Social Security—or anything else. We see nothing else to do but organise People gf good will in Government and out rallied around in drove.. But most of them turned out to be summer soldiers and sunshine patriots. Only the harasMd, bullied, beaten Southern Tenant Farmer. Union remained as the spokesman and champion of thi. vast population group. And when I got back from the war, the situation, too, had not changed. Hanging on by grace of God and the stubborn Mitchell, the courageous little group of white and Negro STFU (now NFLU) members was still the only voice for the oppressed and underprivileged. One Man's Rtazons My own reasoning went something like this: Here I am, lucky enough to get shot up just enough to get full retirement pay, so I don't need to make much money. I'm a Southerner, and I want to work in the South. All the prejudice, bigotry and hate that so retard the social and economic progreas of my South are born in the cotton patches. And again that phrase—"the poorest people on the richest land. (I should mention here that "sub-marginal" and "eroded" are words that do not apply to the Delta coun try where we are organised.) There's only one place to go, only one group that is actually working among the people—getting out under the trees, in the barns and back country churches and in the tenant shack.—preaching the prospect of a better life through union organization. So I asked H. L. Mitchell for a job, and got it. We are driving ahead. Our people are joining their Union. More locals are being chartered, and none are dying as they did during the first year, of the War. Dues payments for the first five month, of thi. year are double those for the same period last year—and the fur coat-an - champaigne-and - Miami crowd can take note that $4 a year is still important money to our people. $2.00 a Day Ceiling We have fought down attempts ed the imagination of the Nationalwhen we see a wage ceiling for a ten-hour day propottd for u. that roughly equal, the amount of ong. So what vet. remain in the cotton country are coming to the Union; and their battle i. another in our campaign for a better South. Our problem i. finances and people. Particularly the latter. There', a pretty good chance for our organizers to get their heads bashed in with a baseball bat—maybe shot. They must have an incredible amount of patience with people who can't read or write. The job i. still tougher because we don't equivocate or soft pedal the racial question. Instead of stepping around, we kick racial prej-Hid ice squarely in the face. Many president, of AFL and CIO unions get more individual salary than our entire budget. Yet we manage to grow. There are dozens of organization, in the South making economic sur vey., working for the abolition of the poll tax, trying to end racial and religious discrimination, and trying to cure our deplorable political system. Some of them are fat and profound—and mostly ineffectual. They confuse people of means who really want to do something worthwhile with their money. When I got back from the war, I found an outfit that wa. trying to do something about all of them. That', another reaaon why I took this job Detroit Wolverines DETROIT.—The bowling season i. not too far off, m> if you are planning to bowl thi. coming season, make your plan, now by attending the next Wolverine meeting. The next .octal event i. the gigantic Wolverine Halloween dance and remember, all profits from thi. dance and all other Mcial function, from now on will go to help pay the train fare of all Wolverine members that hope to attend the national bowling tournament next year. So don't wait until the day of the event and then show up. but .how your stuff nou). and come on down and help us out now to make our rtext dance a big suceett. riendly Viewt: At the meeting we we such lousy member, as Lena Yourman. Tony and Helen Steffler. Frances Rovaek. Millie Bernick. Molly Peric, Vic Stromar, Rudy Klucevsek, Lefty Kovach. and Ber-*hie Naprudnik. Wonder where our president .pent la.t Sunday nite; did you forget the meeting date? We were invited out to a swell par-ty after the meeting, out at Vic and Ann Stromar's re.idenc«» and a swell time we did have. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Skofic came out to help u. have a swell evening, with Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Bernick and sons. Tony and Helen Steffler, ranees Rovsek with her cheerful smile and Molly Peric completed the house of cheerful guest.. Do you know that Ann Stromar has been taking accordion lessons? She's doina a very good job in mastering the instrument under the expert teaching of Mstt Pink. Ann played a few selections at the party. Rudy Bernick Jr^ is also taking accordion lessons and i* doing a good Job with only 6 months experience. Matt Pink, popular Wolverine. is doing most of the eccordion teaching to the Detroit Slovenes and i. doing a .well job. Molly Perk is s school teecher at a local school and She tells us that srhool teaching is swell. Lefty Ko-vack had the gang in an uproar when he announced thdt we were all invited to the Omin where Frank te Yankovir's orchestra was diahing out the music last Sunday nite—but this proved to be just on- other dream. _ HANK RUPERT. #77. FAMILY HELPMATE By Dorothy Sodnik The old adage, "A man', work i. from sunup to sundown, but a woman's work is never done," is really true to form, and since woman i. the axi. around which a family revolve. .he is foremost and important. And so I introduce this column to you. May it help In ever so many ways, each member of the household, for it I. of and for the family. Here's a tip:. When mother gat. nervous and is very tired, it i. alway. a good and generoua idea to Mat her in a chair, and let one of the other members of the family masMge the back of her neck where the nerves are usually knotted. This causes her to relax and presto! she is s little less tired and more patient, How about It, kiddies? Try it sometime, u a favor to mom. • If you are looking for a simple all-in-one meal, here's a trick I learned during the cheese shortage Partly cook ereamettes or any other macaroni, drain and line In a greased baking dish, add cottage cheese and a few canned mushrooms. season; top with remaining macaroni, dot with butter and paprika if your palate can take it. Put in hot oven and bake until a nice brown cruet forms. A box of cream-ettes or half lb of macaroni can usually serve a family of four to six. and with a niee teased salad, what is simpler* Though the men scoff and sneer at bath salU in the tub. if they have to clean the tubs after themselves, snd I think they should tall them the salts »often the water, thus the scum s round the tub more easily dissolves and cleaning up is a joy It 1» a good kftea to keep the more manly tjrpe at bath salta «sd> as pine, handy for the stubborn male And so until next Juvenile Circle: oI the SNPJ Perfect Circle 26 Carrying On lie Activities CHICAGO.—"Carry on!1 sec' we; even in the absence of our indefatigable Cirgle manager, who is vacationing in Bveleth, Minn. During her absence we have not only continued to practice for the eventful Sept. 1 tournament in Waukegan, but we also managed to go to a Grant Park concert and Rivervtew Park as well. Tournament practice proved to be rather trying on some of ua; but we're determined to do our very best when the time come.. The Victor Herbert Grant Park concert was very nite, but as much could be said for the weather; the temperature had dropped som SO or more degree, that Saturday evening. Riverview Park with all of Its high rides proved to be quite an adventure. Mr.. Trojar proved to be the "daredevil". She went on rides that even I wouldn't try. We had a grand time at the park, however, and hope to go again this year before it closea. When Mrs. Sanne-mann comes back from her trip, we'll have as much news to tell her as she'll have to tell us. Hurry home, Ana. Even though we're having fun wa miss you. MARION CERVENKA, Pres. Give Us the Tools— We'll Do the Job This is the ittacription on a beautiful three eolor poster now being mailed to hundreds of organisations throughout the country by the National Office of the AARY, The poster brings to the attention of our American people the faet that the peoples of Jugoslavia need tools, eauipqpent, scientific text books, instruments and machine, of all kinds to rebuild their devastated economy and schools of learning. There ia a schqpl, factory and church in the Ptioccss of reconstruction, on a black background. Over an out stretched hand 1« written "THE HE ROIC PEOPLE^ OF JUGOSLAVIA". Tool, for carpenters, painter., brick layers, machinists and other craftsmen are shown At the bottom space is left to write in the addrem of the collection depot where tool, will be collected, crated and shipped to the warehouse The directorthe Mansfield, O "reconstruction committee", Mr. Luka Lemaic writes: "We are ap proaching ten. of local unions of the AFL. CIO and RR Brotherhoods with letters, personal contact and literature. This i. the type of work that haa to succeed." Our St. Louis, Mo., Chapter, with the aid of Mr. Mihovil Sarar, B. A. of Bricklayers local union and mem bera: Mihovil 'Pavic. Ivan Pllaic Ivan Potocnjak, Kuzma Jercimovlc Silveatar Barbaric, Ivaa Hreljac Jr. Juro Ivanclc, Stjepan Hreljac and Lucija Hreljac, sent a good sized kit of carpenters and bricklayers tools, which was received in New York, at the Warehouse, 095 Edgecombe Ave. From our Chicago Chapter we are informed that there Is a keen competition going on between the South and West Side. Tool, and even .para parts for tractors, are being collected in the Windy City. Mia. tyry Dabic requested 190 tool collection credentials and 1,000 application blanka for the Detroit Chapter. Detroit intends to build ita membership up to MOO within 3 months and to send the best worker (recruiting not less than 100 members) to Jugoslavia lor a first hand informative viait. The New York Chapter (Techn! cal Committee) ia sending a latter to all scientists, iastitutiona and school., appealing for aid to the sci entific institutions in Jugoslavia. Dr. Ml 11.1a v Demerec, director of the Carnegie Institute of Washington, Department of Genetics (president of the AARY) obtained hundreds of books from the department and Congressional Library that were •ant to Zagreb, Ljubljana and Belgrade. Mrs. Claire Scheinberg. a' very active worker of our Oakland Chapter, collected hundreds of medical and other scientific books that were all sent to Jugoslsvia. |t Jp to date our organisation sent hundreds of pounds of scientific books, magazine, and catalogues to Jugoslavia. And through the aid of a manufacturer (Mr. Oriesmayar) three lathes were donated, repaired, crated and a hipped to Jugoslavia and at preaent are in operation. We would herewith urge all readers of this paper to gat in touch with us for posters, which will be sent without charge. Write for posters and Information to our national office The American Association for Reconstruction In Jugoslsvis 469 Lexington Ave., room 21, New York 17. ft Y. | Send sll tools, text books and instruments to the Warehouse of the American Committee for Jugoslav Relief, c/o A A a. v.. 999 Edgecombe Avenue New York. N Y. ANTHONY OEBLACM. Executive Secretary. Fortunate A man asserted in court recently Me wife treated htm Mtea a Few husbands have reports of supreme officers to Delegates of the THIRTEENTH REGULAR CONVENTION of S. N.P.J. Report of the Supreme President* The time for convention of the Slovene National Benefit Society haa come again. As we all know, the entire system or structure of our organisation is bawd upon the principle of true democracy, which mean., that every member may enjoy the rame right, and privileges. It means, further, that everything in the scope of our work is alao of concern to all of u. Consequently, it i. fitting and proper that we hold conventions from time to time, where the entire membership i. represented, and has the opportunity to express its desires thru its delegate., make binding whatever It considers necessary and at the same time changes or eliminates that which no longer answers ita essential purpoae, Our by-laws stipulate that conventions must be held quadrennially. It i. alao the law of the State of Illinois In which our Society i. incorporated. Our 13th regular convention, therefore, should have been held last year, but due to war and existing transportation difficulties at the time, this wa. not pouible. The supreme board passed the decision for holding the convention last year and all preparations, including the election of dele, gates, were well under way. We prepared various additions and changes to the by-laws and, in short, all the improvements we deemed necessary Furthermore, we applied for special permit, at that time required for this purpose, to the office of defense transportation, but it was not granted us, due to more pressing war tlmo efforts. Meaawhile the state law wns revised to the effect that due to wartime restrictions, or any such emergency, conventions may be postponed to a future date. We had no other choice and acted accordingly. Almost five years, then, have paraed since we held the last, so-called the 12th, regular convention. Even in normal times, such a long period brings about many problema and necessity for some change., while an extraordinary period which we just passed would, naturally, bring further and more numerous requirement. Numerous important problems also await us at the forthcoming convention. It becomes necessary, therefore, that we hold a convention, not so much because of the by-laws or stato laws, but because of confronting problems and good interest of the Society. The convention is, as you know, the highest tribunal of the Society. < In other words, it ha. the right to change the constitution and by-laws, solve and paas judgement on charges and appeals, elect the supreme board and pas. unconditional judgement on all matter, pertaining to the Society. But this is not all—coupled with this right and authority are tremendous and important responsibilities of which we must be constantly awaro, Everyone of us must consider It his first and foremost duty to use hi« mandate for the interest and welfare of the Society, and to the best of hU or her ability. The membership expects this of us; only if we will faith« fully abide by it, will we prove ouraelves worthy of the trust and faith imposed upon us. When we finished our job five years ago and adjourned, we left the convention with much enthualaam. We were hopeful that it would be possible for u. in the future and above all during the inter-convention period to work for her even more auccessfully, and eapecially to promote various organisational activities. At the time, hardly anyone gave a thought that America would be drawn into the world conflict, At any rate, no ont expected that it would come m) soon or with .uch a frenzied force, nor that it would bring us such astounding consequence.. But it happened-« the war broke out even before the new by-law. became effective and be fore the newly elected aupreme board members could assume their re spective offices. Needles, to say, the Society was deeply affected by the sudden turn of event.. Thouaand. of our young and active member, weru called to arm., a. well a. countless other., many of whom would ha v. joined our ranks. We were forced to curtail gradually our lodge anniversaries and oelebrationa, socials, picnics and other affairs, until everything came to a virtual standstill. War time conditions prevented various activities in which we participated in prsvious years and already had planned for the inter-convention period. Because of war, our agitatorial forces among the membership dwindled; the main office had Its difficulties In getting necessary help and carrying out Its important work. In short, en account of war many of our former activities had to be suspended and these circumstances, naturally, marred the general development of opr organization. Notwithstanding these difficulties and moral depreraion on the part of eur membership during war time, we enrolled many new members and the Society records a satisfactory progress despite of many war oasualties and other instances of daath.^ The same can be raid for tha Society's financial gain. We have progreraed in the adult and juvenile departments as In all the funds, which is, In these critical times, indeed commendable All this, of course, was not aelf-materialtxing. It required additional herd work and increased, energetic effort«. Beside the War Bond Drives, Red Cross activities, Russian Relief, Jugoslav Relief and Political Action as well as other similar activities, we campaigned with redoubled effort« for new members, new subscribers to Prosveta, expanded our efforts among our youth and tried to instill the necessary interest, keep up th» morale and good will. Participating in all these aotiviUe. simultaneously yrith tha shortage of help, was no easy task; but the reaulu are indeed very gratifying. . . The credit for thi. splendid pragraas goes not only to the main office, but to the lodges and thoaa members who have given us their loyal support in all these effort., a. well. Departmental Tha ultimata purpose of HNPJ Is to further the fraternal and cultunl aspect, among our people in this country. In reality, thi. i. a two-fold assignment and because of it, our work differentiates from the work of other similar Institutions which are also known M fraternal benefit or ganisations. In order to present a clear picture of our operations, It if necessary to divide them into two major phases; the Insurance and th cultural Mortuary insurance, sick, disability, .pedal and all other bens fit work belong, to the Insurance department, while newspapers and Print-ery are considered as cultural and educational pha.es of our organization IiMun Our inauraaee. ware basically vary simple. At Use beginning, all of us were insured equally, that is, for like amount, of mevtuaiy and siek baas flu and wa all paid tha same sssaasment., As time passed on, we reeoi nised that thi. arrangement was not very sett.factory and revised our insurance, and assessments to suit; st first tha araassment rata, dtffeard only according to tha amount of insurance; later, tha contribution, ware rated according te tha age With the advancement of our method. an1 needs, our work became, of course, more complicated and demanded not only additional help, but better efficiency and more concern and vigilance Mertuary lasursase. Our mortuary insurance, as 1 said before, was a very simple matter at the beginning. Only one type certificate was issued and this without any ptofessionslly prorated table of assessment payment« Time demanded changes snd improvement., and wa fortunately accva tomed ourselves te the naads, Accordingly, in time, the NFC tabla of assessments became obsoUu snd wss substituted with tha AE table Gradually, wa issued new certificates with additional and most modam improvements unit! we are justified in raying that our Society maintains the beet and most reliable mortuary insurance system for adults and juve nlle. that Dno tical experience snd sctuary skill can offer. With this, I do not mean to say that we have reached tha peak of par faction and that there is no room for further improvement. Further neraa attics always arise and ws will surely be prepared fo cope with them in the future. One of last convention', dericiorui which authorised the su preme executive com m lit*« to Uwue new certificates if snd whan It raw the necessity for it. proved to b« s very practical one and I would tecum mend that wa leave it unaltered. Aa shewn in statistics and tables Included In other eaeeutlves' reports we find that cur mortuary fund is in an excellent condition. It maintain« a goodly reserve and sodvenry. Since tha outlook for tha future Is very favorable, I do not think thst sny chsnges are neeesssry Tha sick k awe fit, alao, was established from the vary beginning and un derwent similar changes snd improvements as noted m the mortuary fund We began with a dollar a day sick benefit claas and later established a two snd three dollar class When tha Slovenian Workmen Benefit Association merged Info the SNPJ in I tit, we sbsorbad its sick benefit funds as wall, so that in tha period fallowing this merger, soma members Vere insured for four, five and sla dollar« a da> sick benefit This, however, did not I eat long, far high sick benefit insurance did not only prove fo be unneecs-y. but Impracticable, too high a risk and even dangerous for the or-i [anise t ton as wall Aa years aped by, we were well aware of the feet (hat helping our stefc brother« and sisters was not only a matter of sympathy but of economic nature as well, furthermore, thst the operation of sick benefit system did net depend CM ecjattnsent S1*'*1! will alette was necessary, therefore, fo make change«, and thi« time we traveleJ (Continued on page I) 1 This and That One of the Greatest H. G. Wells i. desd. The world ha. lo.t a valiant fighter of bigotry and untruth, and a champion of racial justice and economic equality. Wells wa. in the true sense of the word, a genius. Hi. work, have been prolific and have touctred all phases of literature from scientific treatise to romantic novels. In 1914, he predicted the coming of the atomic bomb, and in 19S4 he said that the second World War would be touched off by Germany and Poland in the summer of 1939. To Americans, hi. best known work 1« The Outline of History.H In a manner that i. understandable to the man op the stroet, ha traced history from the dawn of the wnrlJ to the present. Hi. books on science, sociology, philosophy, and political economy will leave their imprint, on history and civilizatiPh- However, his greatest achleva-ments were indirect. Together with George Bernard Shaw, Sidney Webb, Oscar Wilde, and a few others they destroyed the Victorian age—an age that wa. pleasant for the rioh, and miserable to the poor. Using humor and cold logic they lampooned the Victorian society to shreds. And by destroying the old, they created a new Rcnaisrance among the lower middle and the working classes of England, They were the spiritual founders of the Labor Party. Years later, they beeamc the Intellectual leader. of the Party; giving it vision and hope of a better world. The success of the Labor Parly fo a large extent ia due to their everlasting support and vlgU. And Well, was always In the forefront fighting their battles. Today the Labor Party la reshaping England into a new werld—a. better world. Those young men who half a century ago ridiculed a stuff-shirt society out of existence have wit-nraacd the creation of a new age that they desired, and helped to create. tf(1 , II, O. Well, can ret in peace. Western Pennsylvania Golf Tournament and Banquet UNIVERSAL, PA.—We arc surely pleased with the number of entries that come pouring In for the Western Penne. SNPJ golf tournament and banquet to be held at Sylvan Heights Golf Course, located about 2 miles from New Caatle, Pa„ on Sunday, Sept. 9. instead of 90 golfers as first believed, the number of participant, will be In the vicinity of 100. They will reprerant principally the lndgea of Verona. Universal, Harmarville, Sygan, Pittsburgh, Am-budge and Moon Run. All of this points to the necessity of being on tims. Tha committer wishes to emphasise again that the tournament must gat under tray promptly at 10:00 a. m.. for thi. ia a driving contest snd banquet scheduled following the round of goIf. In next week's irauc of Proavcta we will try, if poMiblv. to have a com« plete line-ue of foursome, and »tuning tunes To this and a second and final committee meeting i. lie ing called for fl p, m. on Tuc-d.y, August 27, at Slovene Hall. Butler St, Pittsburgh. The plans for this tournament were scarcely laid when Bro. Jacob Drobne of Sygan ledge came through with a list of 19 entries with foJI psyment at 99 a man. Thia fee, of course, Includes diner and golf. Bro. Elmer Elffler reports that Verona lodge will have 29 to 90 entrants and that a bua has bean chartered for the trip. Bro. Tony Kaus of Harmarville tell, us that their golfers will travel by bu., and the sama mode of transportation Is being studied by Oaorge Samara, representative from Universal. Bro Jmt llccek ef Ambrldge. Val Uran-ker of Mbon Run, and Dan abcc of Pittsburgh aver that they conrarved their car during the war period in the name of patriotiam, and so can now enjoy the drive by ear. They also hasten to eaplain that amber cofored liquid, commonly known as beer, is too precious fo para around In a bus They want fo be sure to store it safely in the rlubhoura cooler. "Whan It's a case of each group bringing ita own, you can't take chanera." says Dan. You have ne doubt noticed that ihrn- baa been tittle uee of flowery language in building up a reputation for the otic of this gall tournament. Sylvan Heights .altw-ever, deaerva. all the praise it can get We believe, since most at us sre fsmilisr with the place, that the excellent condition snd layout of the course, aa well a. the rlubhoura. apeak, for ltralf. Ask the man who haa played there. ■Golf Tournament Rule, in the Aug. 7 irauc of ■Send dl entries and fee« fo Lopia V Kumar. Baa 11». UntvcHal Pa by Auguct 21. LOUIS V. KUMEft, Chairman. r« tB= nnnnirr M«w PROSVETA == WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21. 1&46 reports of supreme officers to Delegates of the THIRTEENTH REGULAR CONVENTION of S. N. P. J. (Continued from page 7) backward. We limited ouraelves to the three dollar a day sick benefit claM, retained for older member« only, while*the new members cannot insure themselves for more than two dollar« a day. This amount seems to be sufficient and at the same time safest for the organization. It is recommended that in thia instance, aleo, we make no changes, at least not for the immediate future. Since last convention, the financial status of the sick benefit department has remarkably improved, and its future looks promising. It is true that all funds do not maintain a sufficient reserve aa yet. If, however, there will be no epidemics or other unforeseen misfortunes, we should get along very nicely. With the situation as is, no changes are advisable at the present time. With constant and systematic Improvements wa brought our sick benefit department to a point where it aatlafactorily serves our needs and purposes. Anything better is hardly conceivable right now and • we recommend that the by-laws governing sick benefit department remain unchanged for at least another inter-convention period. Operatlona and Disabilities. A fund for operations and disabilities had also been set up at the beginning of our Society. Our organization was the first in making thia provision. It has proved itself very worthwhile for our people, in fact, to such an extent that other organizations followed In our steps and profited much from our. costly experiences. Financial gain of the disability fund during recent years has been fsirly good. This, and probably increased medical expenae In general has again brought about discussions and recommendations for higher disability and operation compensations in the Proaveta. This question received full attention and discussion of the executive, as well as the supreme board. With tbe help of the Society's supreme medical examiner, by-law changes in this connection have been drafted and will be presented for convention's approval. Wa must, however, exercise extreme caution, for highly increased compensations without incresaed assessment for this fund are not advisable. Without necessary provisions we would be dangerously exposed to special assessments, which, I am certain, none of us want, least of all the supreme board members. Special Benefits. Thru our many years' experience, we came across other needs of our people, where quick snd substantial help was necessary, but there was no fund to draw from. In reply to special appeals from the msln office, we received voluntary contributions from the membership, which, however, was by for insufficient. We finally established a fund, consisting of a nominal percentage of every member's regulaf monthly assessment. This amount la so very small that nobody misses it, but totsl contributions make up a good sum, which enables us to participate in tremendous humanitarian efforts. The Society, as well aa membership, may well be proud of it. From thia fund, we pay asseasments for members who are in need, monetary help for unuaual misfortunes such as fire, flood, tornado and similar; support strikers and all those affected by labor struggle; support various cultural Slovene and other progressive snd lsbor institutions, ss well as render sid to s score of other good causes. During the recent world conflict, we made large contributions for necessities which more pr less arose as a result of war, such as the American Red Cross, Jugoslav Red Cross, Russian and Jugolav Relief, Slovenian American National Council, etc. Because this fund Is regulsrly replenished snd because we expend wisely, It still maintains, despite generous and numerous contributions, a good balance. Our special benefit is a symbol of real fraternity and a priceless Society's snd membership's posseasion. It Is in our own interest to csre for it and keep it. Concern for Oldor Members. While on the subject of special benefits, we might discuss the question ss to what can be done for older members, which subject has often been brought up in connection with convention preparations in the Prosveta. The situation, not new, ia nevertheless seri-ous. Something worthwhile reslly ought to be done for our older members. The mstter hss been discussed seriously and widely prior to every convention. There have been proposals tor maintenance of a home, regular old age benefit in form of a pension, and numerous other suggestions. When, however, an estimate aa to the amount of individual contributions for maintenance of a home or fund was presented and now much Increase in monthly assessment per members it would require, our enthusiasm visibly diminished. Consequently, contributions were psld out of the special benefit fund. If we are not prepared to do something better now, the matter will obviously rest as is. Cultural Department The Society's publications and Printery, as I said before, belong to this department. Beside the official organ, years ago, we also printed books. A substantial amount of money was invested in this venture, but we discontinued and depleted our stock becauae of limited demand. Proaveta is our official organ Issued ss daily and weekly. Every adult member is entitled to the weekly or Wedneaday Issue*, while dally Is sent only to the subscribers; members who wish to receive the officlsl organ as daily, must pay the additional subscription charge. The growth of our publications since last convention was simultaneous with Society's progress; daily and weekly are being printed in increased numbers. Wa have gained a comparatively good number of new subscribers to the daily, taking into conaideration that daily subscribers are mostly older members whose ranks are gradually decreaaing because of death, while others are forced to give up the paper becauae of poor sight. Bro. manager's report shows that daily Prosveta'i financial status has improved, and its economic status, despite theae difficult times, Is indeed very satisfactoiy. It is a known fact that Proaveta is a favorite publication with our people, because of its progreasive policies and untiring af* forts for the justice of our working claaa. Furthermore, our dally has proved itaelf the most effective agitatorial medium for the Society, Becauae the number of subscribers has recently been on the upward grade, we sincerely recommend that we make every effort toward publishing the Prosveta for another ten years, or at least as long aa it maintains a sufficient number of subscribers. The juvenile mafcaine. It ia a known fact that we publlah, for the purpoee of furthering tie Society's principles among the younger genera Uon. as well aa inatructlve and educational purpoees, s special juvenile magarine. In this regard, the 8ociety la the firat and far ahead of other aimilar organizations The neceaaity for this was seen shortly after we established juvenile Insurance, although for lack of means it was not Immediately brought into being Our first and ultimate goal at that time waa to insure a secure future for our daily paper and alao complete many other, mora important and neceaaary tasks Some time passed, therefore, before wa ware really able to begin with thia publication. The first number, under the name of Mladinski Ltat, was iaaued in 1022 Th«> neme was very suitable and answered the teste and purpoee of out meny rradera. Thus It remained until 1944 Time and circumstances bung many changes, even with the publication such as oura. To aasimilate ourselves, we found it necessary to change the name bf our youth mag anne from Mladinski List to The Voice of Youth, under which title It i being iaaued smflfthe beginning of 194ft Aa Mladinski Ltat. the Voice of Youth ia a monthly publication, con turning illustrations and reading matter in both, the English and Slovene languages K»ch family, regardleaa of number of children enrolled tn the juvenile department, is entitled to one copy Throughout its yaara of existence, our juvenile publication faithfully fulfilled its important mission and purpoee. Formerly aa Mladtnaki List end presently as the Voice of Youth, it ia well liked among our people end und isputahle fact ren ains. that it not only anawers our purpoee and general necessity, but la aleo of prtce!eas value as far aa the moral benefit of the otganiration ia concerned. Printery Our pnntery was established in IS24 in the new Society'] building otherwise known as the SNPJ heedqurrtera. alao erected In that year The printery was established mostly for the sake of dally Proaveta end aleo more or less for the sake of convenience The Society needs all kind* of printed forms and stationery, in which regard having printery et hand ta very convenient and time saving, aa also for many other pur-i*»w furl hern oca, U is the purpose of our printery to serve the needs of local Writ gee. and they are benefited by thia setup by having thetr orders fulfilled in the treat gramatieal (Slovene! form, something which many other printer le« rennet offer Our printery was never in a position show a autwtantial financial ptogreM There aflfteeveral good reaaona for thia Firat of all. we always tried to conform with the often eapreaaed ideae at ronventtona, that we cfcetar for printing of daily only enough io cover the actual expenae, re-geidie»» of profit; as loyal supporter« of organised labor, we have always obaetted »t i icily union rule« end principle« which, ot course, me ana aama« What giteiei eapenara, the piofit printer) aver realised was often used for the support of many charitable purposes and other Society's require-ment. Printery thua proved itaelf to be a neceaaary end helpful supplement to our activities, and there is no doubt that it wUl continue to be so In the future. Personnel In the main office consists of executive officers and as many employees aa required to Insure efficient and prompt operation of Society's business. The executive officers, eight In number and otherwiae known as the supreme executive committee, hold meet in p whenever necessary, usually once a week. In view of tremendous tasks and oftentimes matters requiring immediate attentiqp, thia procedure has proved to be not only practical, but neceaaary aa well. Changea in the supreme board. There have been some changes in the executive and aupreme board aince the time of laat convention. In the month of Auguat, 1*43, the assistant secretary, Br. William Rus unexpectedly paaaed away. Because the convention did not elect an alternate and our by-laws authorize the supreme board to fill vacancies In such cases, we opened nominations and consequently elected Br. Anton Trojar as assistant secretary. The duties of thia office have been executed by the latter, ever alnce. Shortly thereafter followed a change In the editorial staff. The supreme board was not In agreement with the viewpoints and writings of the editor-in-chief Br. Ivan Mblek, especially those concerning the status of Jugoslavia and Ruasla, regarding them contrary and harmful to the Society's principles. Br. Molek's convictions remained unaltered so he resigned. and the supreme board had no choice but to accept his resignation, open nominations and elect a new editor-in-chief. Br. Garden won the election. Aa Garden was at that time a member of our editorial staff a vacancy occured by his removal. Br. Milan Medvesek, member of the auditing committee, applied and was accepted for Br. Garden's former position. Br, Medvesek therefore resigned as member ofjthe auditing committee and his position was filled by Br. Fifolt whom the convention elected as alternate. The caae of Dr. Arch. Another change in the supreme board was the supreme medical examiner. Last convention, as you know, paaaed the decision that the medical examiner shall be a member of the supreme board. Elected to this position was Dr. F. J. Arch of Pittsburgh, after he solemnly promiaed the convention, 1. e., the delegation, that in the event he is lected, he will resign at the ABZ, where he held a similar office. The convention, as you will remember. Inserted In the by-laws a clause to the effect that no supreme board member of any other fraternal bone-fit organization may be a supreme board member of ours, and no supreme board member of this Society may be. at the same time, a supreme board member ot some other frsternal benefit organization. AJU of us were firmly convinced thst Dr. Arch would keep his promise, but he did not. After he took over the duties of his office, it came to our knowledge that he was still a member of the ABZ supreme board. We called his attention to the by-law provlalons and hla promise to the convention body. He did not heed our warning and was consequently charged with violation of by-laws. The charges were preferred at the semi-annual aupreme board meeting in August 1942. He was repeatedly asked to resign either at the ABZ or our organization, but inasmuch ss he stood firm in his own convictions, despite the amicable suggestions on the part of individual supreme board members, there was nothing else to do but discharge him. Because we cannot get along without a medical examiner for any length of time, we had to elect another one for the unexpired term. Dr. Zavertnik was elected to this office. That he would not bring a law suit against the Society was another promise Dr. Arch did not keep. He appealed to the elvll court, not demanding that the court poss judgement on whether or not the Society's supreme board's action was justified, but to demand the salary, which he says we owed him as the supreme medical examiner. We have, of course, prepared the necessary defense and after much andmany delays, were called for hearing before the county opustit Pittsburgh on June 4, 1946. We were charged for an eight month salary In the amount of $800.00. In reality, If he were entitled to It, his salary would amount to almost $4,000.00. The judge could not understand this discrepancy. In view of this, Dr. Arch's attorneys asked for permission to amend his petition and transfer the suit to a court which Is authorized to deal with higher amounts. The judge conceded to a 30 day period. If, during thia time, they fall to bring the matter to the attention of a higher court, the hearing will take place ln the same court for the amountrstlpulated in the original charge. ^ The Society's building. As every other organization; we must have the necessary quarters for business operation and adequate apace for keeping recorda, archives, etc. At first we carried on in a private home and for many years our headquarters were in the supreme secretary's apartment. Of course it was inconvenient, but inexpensive and at that Ume, a caae of necessity. The rapid development snd progrege of our organization, especially after the fifth regular convention, however, demanded more spacious office quarters, so thst in 1916, with convention's permission, which convention was held the yesr before in Pittsburgh, we bought land apd constructed our own building, where It still stands today. The orglnally constructed building was also rather small, patterned largely according to our own humble standsrds, snd lack of fpreslght In such mstters. The convention allowed us s nominal sum loMhe purpose of constructing the Society's home. In the same year we .began with the publication of dally Prosveta. Because of It and due to rapid membership progress, we were soon pressed for additional space. We felt this acutely especially In 1921, with the roerfer of Slovanska Delavska Zveza, tn 1924 we finally constructed a larger building, which was to serve as ifflce quarters, auditorium and prlntejy for a long time to come. But our aaaumptions were wrong. The organisation progressed further, we hsd to purchase additional equipment, and agpln we were cramped, oo that we were forced to add another floor to the building In 1936. This should have sufficed for sometime, but came year 1941 and merger between the SNPJ and SSPZ, which organization brought to us its record«« snd archives. Because of this, and ofherwise splendid progress in mem-bership, our quarters became again, as expected, too small for our needs. The supreme executive committee reported the situation at thf supreme board meeting a year ago, and again at the laat annual saaalon. In many instances, we are too pressed for space already, especially In regard to the vaults and cablneta for varioua Important records, which we cannot and muat not diacard. The Society will, no ubt, continue in its development and progress in membership and otherwiae. It is of abaolutc necessity, therefore, that provialopa for a larger building are made, such as will answer the neceaaity and purpose of oAr modern times. Realising that the construction of a larger building alao means considerably larger cxpenaea, the supreme board decided to bring the matter before the convention for approval. It la no more than right that the convention peases its decision on such sn important question. Let It be mentioned, however, that the necessary funds are at hand, there will be no special aaaeasment and members will not have to pay a penny more because of that. Helping the old country. As we all know, the fascist dictators started the war of aggression and conquest and blood thirsty totalitarian zealots have attacked the Jugoalav peoples and carried on their murderoua and destructive work long before America waa Involved in the eecond world war. Shortly thereafter, we were informed that the victims of enemy's vandalism and ruthleaaneaa were mostly people from our own home towns. It la natural that we, the members of SNPJ, almost all of Jugo slav deecent, became bitterly enraged. We condemned theae crime« vehemently, and almost immediately tried to devise way* and means in order to help our unfortunate brothers and sisters. Our action came Into being in April 1941, when we organized, with the cooperation of other Slovene benefit organization«, a no-called Jugoalav Relief Committee, whoae purpoee waa the collection of monetary dona-tiona to offer financial aid to our helpleaa people as quickly as poaalble Conaansua of opinion at that time waa that it would not be long until such opportunity would present Itaelf. but fate willed otherwiae. "Thai blase of war gained ita momentum and before long, the United States waa engulfed tn It. It was clear to us then, that the enemy's Intention waa to deetroy and completely enslave the Slovene nation and that It was our solemn duty to help liberate It from such bondage, for financial aid without liberty, would be of little, if any. help It waa ebvtoualy neceaaary to eall a congress of Amerlaato of Slovene deecent Thia congress convened In December. 1941 where all organize t ions and people of all ranks of our nation in America, were represented It was at thia congress that the Slovenian American National Council, or aa we eall It shortly SANC ever aince. came into being. And In order that the people would be more trusting and that SANC would execute Ita tremendous tasks m the progressive spirit and in accordance with the polic lea chartered by the congrees. fotr of us SNPJ supreme board merr bera alao aerve m the supreme executive capacity of thia ot gam rat ion Thia work te, of couree. being done on our own lime and not a! the So-ctety's enpenee The only exception took place later in tSe flFv of Br Kuhel. who hod to. after hla acceptance of SANC'« fcefetanal office work half the ttme there and half at the SNPJ. and for a period devoted all hla time exclusively m the serviee of SANC Such a sacrifice on the part of our Society waa necemary We fullr realised that there would not and could net be lasting pence, d the Jugo alav people were not liberated and the question of Venecia Glulla solved fairly and honestly, The dutlea and work of the supreme treasurer, in Br. Kuhel's absence, waa executed by others, but mostly by Br. Vider and the undersigned. Our alncerest gratitude and thanks goes te our membership for its sympathetic understanding and loyal support in all activities for aiding the old country. The membership faithfully supported all th£ supreme board decision! in these activities, our lodges and individual members were themselves actively engaged and contributed most generously to thia cause. It can be said without reservation, therefore, that the SNPJ waa from the very beginning thl driving force, the backbone, of the progresaive movement for the old country's sake among the American Slovenes. Conclusion With the above, I tried to preaent a summary of our Society's history from its very beginning until the present time and thus call special attention to everything more important in our past activities and achievements, what has proven to be good and what was bad ao that we may know which to avoid and what is recommendable for the future. From the above may be seen our humble beginning, how we struggled snd kept on improving the by-laws and the organization in general, how we, step by step marched forward and built a strong and IMustrious Society where there are no reasons for complaints and dissatisfaction. Our Investments are good and sound and the economic status of the organization in general, in an excellent condition. Despite the war and prevailing uncertainties, the Society showed a splendid progress in membership and financially during this inter-convention period; all her funds have improved, Prosveta and The Voice of Youth Increased the number of subscribers; printery, also, operates on a sound economic basis and general status of the organization Is indeed very satisfactory. I wish to express my sincere hope that this convention will work in harmony, give wholehearted attention to progreasive ideas and exercise care in solving all matters snd problems of the Society wisely, thus giving us an opportunity to further our good work and achieve even greater successes in the future. , With this I conclude my report and extend greetings of welcome to the entire delegation! V. CAINKAR. Repqrt of Firet Vice-Preeident ■ }Ji ,, As I begin this report, I cannot help to recall that at the time of the Twelfth Regular Convention a part of the world was at war and that we in America were on the eve of entering the greatest war of all time. As we meet now, we can regard this period as the morning after that great war. I recall this because a large part of the period between our conventions was spent by me In the armed forces of the United States, which resulted in me performing the duties of my office in absenteeism. However, In thst capacity I endeavored to fulfill the tasks with which I was confronted in the Society, even though it is unfortunate that I was not present to take a more active part in the affairs of our organization. It is almost five years since I became a member of the Supreme Board, and I regard that time as precious for the special privilege of serving a society that Is truly fraternal in character. During that time, I attended six meetings of the Supreme Board where I assisted the supreme president and took part in the proceedings that decided the conduct of our affairs. The four meetings that I failed to attend were due to military service and my absence from this country. But even on these occasions I was present at the meetings with my regular semi-annual reports. I want to emphasize here that it was an honor for me to serve the SNPJ in my capacity during the period between conventions, and I hope that I proved of somo value to upholding the high ideals of our organization. I believe that the report of the supreme president has shown, and subsequent reports of the supreme officers and committees will show that our Society has made great progress during the past five years ip spite of unfavorable conditions. We owe a debt of gratitude to the pioneers especially, and to the young people who were not called to the colors, for refusing to be too tired to serve the society In face of the absence of many of our active young membersknd potential active young members. At this convention we have great responsibilities. The old spirit of the' SNPJ must not perish; indeed, it must be re-emphasized and intensified with increasing vigor. We must prepare for new campaigns, more members, more activities in more locations. But even more important than all of this, It seems to me, or at least side by side with all other plans, must bd an active and dynamic educational program designed especially for our younger members that will express the true character of our society. In this regard, I .must endorse the editorial of our chief editor in a June lasu« of Proaveta written in Slovene where he made a similar suggestion. I believe we shall fail in our historiq mission of spreading the cooperative and fraternal philosophy to unlimited ends unless we extend our present educational program for E. S. members. Our present program In this connection is indeed inadequate, and I hope that, this convention will prepare the way for a program for our younger members that will make them deeply conscious of the words Cooperation, Fraternalism, Labor, and Brotherhood. It will not be enough for us to reiterate and re-emphasize our historic mission unless We couple that action with an unprecedented program and determination to realize that goal. Falling In that decision and program of action, I am afraid we shall slowly deteriorate to the unenviable role of the old ling insurance companies and semi-fraternal aspects of the so-called American fraternal«. Should this happen, the hopes and gjplrstions of our pioneers and many of our young member; will be doomed and their activities will perish. I hope for a most successful convention, and that-the following four years will be crowned with success for our society. This will mesn. of course, not only an addition to our membership and finances, but activities among our lodges and federations on an ever Increasing scale, and a greater acceptance among our members snd people generally to our Interpretation of democracy and freedom. MICHAEL R. KUMER. (Continued next week) Labors Role i in Jugoslav Seamen Rescued in Shanghai Will Work Year For UNRRA The rehabilitation of 20 Jugoslav seamen caught in Shanghai by the «wlft Japaneae coup of 1941 and forged from their ship, the S. S. Tomislav, by an Italian boarding party, haa been described by General R. Price of Helena, Montana. Chief Welfare Officer in UNRRA's Shanghai Regional Office, as a dramatic humany story. The Italians, acting under their Axis partner's orders, escorted the Jugoslav seamen and their captain. Anton J. Bovalini. ashore minus all possessions as the Japaneae flag was run to the Tomislav's masthead. There began for the 20 nationals of a country whoae government had fled to exile a precarious, "stateless" existence aided meagerly by the Swediah Consulate which doled out to them such pittances as were available from slender funds aent by the old Jugoalav Government. With joba nearly nonex latent, thetr f l n a n c ea inadequate, and wardrobes consisting of the clothes on their backs, the 20 begun a struggle for existence in a city gripped by the Jap stranglehold. They grew thin and threadbare and their morale waa at low ebb when Allied bomba began falling In the suburbs of Hongkew and Nantao Along with millions of Others the seamen took heart. Finally came the long awaited day of surrender But life waa still hard in Shanghai. Joba were still scarce, although lft of the 20 did manage te obtain work of aorta. No news had filtered through of thetr wives and sweet-heerta at home. Effort to communicate with thetr families, their Gov- ernment and their steamship oom-pany were futile. . Last autumn they read in the newspaper of UNRRA's Chin* program of relief and rehabilitation and wondered If they could be included in UNRRA's plana. They could be, and they were. Through the U. S. Army Ground Aid Service they received small loans applied for by UNRRA from the Chinese National Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (CNRRA) which kept them alive and housed until shipments of UNRRA foodstuffs began to arrive. Meanwhile, successful efforts were made by UNRRA to establish contact with their families in Yugoslavia. When UNRRA food and used clothing arrived the Jugoslavs were included in the distribution and the rapid improvement in their physical snd mental condition, according to Price, was astounding. They were kept going," he stated, "not by being given just enough to '>arely keep them alive, but enough iO improve thetr general condition and maintain that improvement to fit them for eventual self sustaining employment." I That employment has now been provided through UNRRA's parti-' pet ion in the newly formed CNRRA Waterways Transport, (CWT) which will expedite the movement of relief supplies over China's Internal and coastal waterways All 20 have proceeded to Menila by transportation furnished by UNRRA to bet in a year's contract for work on CWT ships These Jugoslavs have shown Race Relations ay Zmll UUr. 'r**ld*ni * ^ -We«k«r. Union ., In the fight against di«crimin.» and for tolerance and a^ J democracy in all spheres of a* " can life, the trade union mov,mI has a tremendous responsibility „ potential. y • We are all aware of lhe vary national racial and religunncoT Sltion of the American workinc pulation. We have learned from tragic experience of Europ,- u fascism, that attacks upon the s« unty and freedom of any segmel of a population undermine the and freedom of the entire sot-IIi and we of the trade union mov ment are particularly aware that a nation where attacks upon nunc ities are given sanction, free tn unions, free churches, and schools cannot long endure. What, then, are the responsible ties of trade unionists who woul root out the ugly sore of bias ar discrimination? We must jealously guard the tra ditions and practice of free collec tive bargaining, the essence of in dustrial democracy. We must prac tice democracy in the day-to-da operations of our organizations'W mugt throw our full weight behin the political fight for wider dem ocracy. If it is necessary for the Congrej to pass a law stating that it shall b the policy of our government to en force what already has been writtei into our Constitution—the right c every American to equal opportun ity regardless of race, color, creed Or national origin—we must fij«h ter that law. If it is possible through legislal tion to widen the economic, politic« and social benefits of-the people, U give them full employment, bettei housing, more nearly adequate education and medical care, highei minimum wage« and reasonably prices, we must fight for these laws If the representative« of our dem-ocracy fail either to be representatives or to be democratic, we musl replace them with men of toleranci who hear the voice of the people and take heed. I am proud to say that the mem-bers of the Textile Worker« Union of America, CIO, are aware of the restrictions now placed upon the practice of real democracy and tolerance and of the possibilities! through political action, of removing these restriction!.. At the recent national convention of TWUA-CIO, the full weight of the organization was placed behind such measures aa the bill for a permanent JTair Employment Practices Commission, legislation to abolish the poll tax as a requirement for voting, and a wide variety of health, housing, education and social welfare bills now before Congress. A permanent FEPC will not automatically guarantee equal opportunities in employment. Ideal conditions of health, education and economic opportunity will not auto* matically create a climate of com-] plete understanding and tolerance or erase the problems and sufferings of the Jewish people, the Negro people, or any other minority group. Prejudice is blind. It« roots strike deep in the hearts of the stubornly ignorant. But I firmly believe that the broad social and economic legislation for which trade unioniruU can and should work will go far to; reduce discrimination to widen the opportunity of all our people. Mourn Josephine Steber's Death GIRARD, O.—Sister Josephine Steber, member of SNPJ Lodge 55 (East Palestine. O.) since a child, died Aug. 8 after an illness of 5 years and 10 month. She wa« 30 years old. As her brother-in-law. I witne«M-d hef valiant fight to live, and suchj suffering a« she endured the last week of her life should not be aikrdi of any human. A* much ss »ciencH is advanced, doctor« and medicine] were not able to save her. Tragic indeed war the caiw of her illness. The black dye that the white shoes were dyed with contained certain ingredient« that caused her long illne«« snd finally death resulted. She loved life so much and fougni so hard to get well. She ia; dreplf grieved by those she left behind STAN HRIBAR. W3 their appreciation." Prior stated\ f agreeing to remain with CWT a year, knowing their e»|* needed in the opera t Mm oTC* ships, instead of setotal *^ chance to rrtwtothtuj• sweethearts whom thryrc ly anxious to see ^ j The appearance of he added, forms an j trast to the thin, tatt< r 4 - a hunted look .ho a^^ , lest November Tedsy weU-condiUoned wo^J newed energy . ( Terming the ' men "visible bum*^J-Jf ar Price said it — JgSl 3 ntfirant that the ^ sitting back lazily £ ^ sr^Hr-*-' economic well