V.I.A. Voice (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, July 13, 1934 Page: 1 of 4
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OFFICIAL ORGAN VETERANS OF INDUSTRY OF AMERICA
VOL 1 No 34
11111 Rids Ulorkers
To Picket Unfair
Concerns v
The International Vice-
President of the Refinery
Workers and the Oil Field
A
Workers Union appeared be-
' fore the VIA convention last
' Sunday and explained the
0 strike that they were having
0 with the Champlin Refining
Company at Enid
The VIA agreed to furnish
A
pickets to picket the Champ-
lin filling stations in towns
wile there was no oil field
workers unions The VIA has
taken the position from the
l'' ' beginning that the struggles
it' of any group of workers was
their problem too
A In the old field workers
I strike in the street car work-
: ' era strike the packing house
employes' strike the VIA has
stood ready to not only assist
o these workers in their just
causes but has warned all
members that they would be
expelled if found disloyal to
' the union workers
Packing House Employes
Sends Thanks to VIA
T h e Amalgamated Meat
Cutters and Butcher Workers'
union sends a letter of ap-
predation to the VIA for the
' support given them in their
recent strike Local union
number 89 in a letter to the
executive board of the VIA
and all local chapters sends
' the following: Kind friends:
We wish to thank youfor the
support you willingly gave us
in our strike Any time we
can be of any assistance to
you or your organization we
will be more than pleased to
do so It proves in unity there
is strength Kindly send each
chapter of the VIA a copy of
the above and extend them
' our thanks through your pa-
- : per"
'ATTENTION TO NEW
READERS
There will be a number of
new readers of this issue This
little paper is a labor paper
v
We have been printing it for
a year It will continue to
fight the battles of the tenant
farmer the small home own-
er the low paid worker and
' the unemployed Few people
have an opportunity to read
a labor paper You may sub-
scribe to this' paper at $100
' per year or better yet you
may order a bundle of at least
25 a week at one cent a copy
and in this way you will be
' able to pass them to others
who read them If you have
no VIA chapter near you
write us for information Ile
sure and read our slogan at
the top of the editorial page
1
I
OKLAHOMA CITY OKLA FRIDAY JULY 13 1934
To The Stctle
Convention
Of the VIA
4101101ftope
We the undersigned Execu-
tive Committe of Chapter No
210 of Okemah Okfuskee
county Oklahoma offer the
following suggestions hoping
that they will be embraced in
a resolution at the state con-
vention of the VIA
First: We protest the ao-
tion taken by the FERA in
cutting off thousands of
helpless people from the fed-
eral relief in this state
Second: We feel that such
action is not in the spirit or
intent of the federal emerg-
ency relief act and is ill ad-
visect and will cause great
suffering
Third: We request this
state convention to pass a
resolution of protest and a re-
quest that they be placed back
on the list of direrct
Fourth: That we ask that
an appropriation for this state
be increased to take care of
the suffering helpless people
Fifth: That a copy of this
resniution be sent to Hon Carl
Giles a copy to Hon Harry L
hoi:kins and a copy to Hon
Franklin D Roosevelt presi-
dent of the United States
The above is' requested and
recommended to the conven-
tion because we know the con-
dition of the people in the
small towns and rural com-
munities of this state The
intent—to let each county as-
sume or take over this bur-
den—while it sounds logical
on its face yet we know that
it is impossible for them to
do so as but few of the people
In this country are able to pay
any tax and the county can
only assume the relief it can
raise by taxation which at
this time and doubtless for the
next fiscal year is nil as there
are no taxes to amount to
anything being paid
JACK WOOD
Chairman
FRED CASH
(Attest) Secretary
NOTICE
Next week's issue of the
VOICE will carry the speech
made by Brother C IL Chaf-
fin of the Oil Field Workers'
union before the VIA conven-
tion on Sunday July the 8th
Brother Chaffin is a student
of economics and our readers
will find his speech very in-
teresting NOTICE TO ALL V
CHAPTERS
The VIA has agreed to
picket filling stations belong
ing to the Champlin Refining
company in towns where there
is no Oil Field Workers union
'lease sena us a notice at
once of the number of Chan
piin Nang stations in your
vicinity and banners will be
forwarded at once
dMiPMommnimimm1
OKLAHOMA POLITICS
The voters of this state have been treated to many
a 'peculiar campaign Men file for office and plead for
the votes of the masses on the ground that they have
made a fortune and wish to crown their career by being
honored by the voters Other men file because they hap-
pen to have the same name as some well-known person
Others file in order to "draw out" in favor of a stronger
candidate and put themselves in a position for political
patronage later Some men file for office in order to
build up a law practice or to advertise a business or
profession A long record of public service does not
mean much to the average voter Men campaign against
tried and proven public servants on the ground that
"it's not right" for anyone to be allowed to bold an
office more than one or two terms Millions of dollars
are poured into campaigns every campaign year for the
sole purpose of deceiving and confusing the people
They are driven into a state of hysteria and passion and
rushed to the polls with their ballots in their bands with
the intention of destroying some alleged enemy Their
enemy usuallyi is some man who has defied the interests
who furnish the campaign funds In most instances
their enemies are men who would die on the rack like
martyrs of old rather than desert their principles or
shirk their duties to their fellow men A carefully laid
well financed propaganda never fails to accomplish the
purpose of the well paid propagandists In the coming
legislature we will see men return who were known by
every one acquainted with legislative work to be in-
competent Not only were they incompetent but they
lack the ability to get the common folk's viewpoint We
have seen the voters stampeded by propaganda strike
down men who were making sacrifices to serve their
state in our legislature This does not mean that the peo-
ple are incapable of self-government but it does mean
that unless those who produce the wealth of this coun-
try band themselves together in an organization so as to
be informed on all public questions and cast their bal-
lots together that representative government is a farce
DIED IN THE
BREAD UlliVy
Wewoka—Mrs Cvnth Gill
77 years old died in the bread
line at 9 a m this morning
after being refused aid at the
relief office last Tuesday
May 29th 1934 She was told
to come back Saturday June
2 The white committee F J
Garritt and J A Doyle and
the colored committee Harry
Henderson and V I Pittman
on investigating the home of
Cynth Gill failed to find any-
thing to eat except two small
pieces of corn bread made of
meal and water and salt two
days old No flour ' meal or
meat or anything else but a
half cup of coffee We rather
think this old lady died from
hunger and over-exertion try-
ing to get up to the relief of-
fice F J Garrett
J A Doyle
Harry Henderson
V I Pittman
Mr Baker of Chapter 7-B
made a short speech at the
convention Sunday and &Aid
that from Chapter 7-B had
come one of the most import-
ant things of the organization
—their state secretary Lor-
ena Keeler
TOM CHEEK PRESIDENT
OF TIIE FARMERS' UNION
(Excerps from address at
state VIA convention)
I wish to think this organi-
zation for the endorsement of
our legislative program I
wonder if we realize that
those who produce the crop in
1934 if they will be satisfied
with that portion they had in
the years gone by they
be satisfied to receive one-
half of its value and destroy
50 per cent of their pruchas-
ing power and leave a surplus
of 50 per cent with nothing to
buy it back with ? We have
been able to buy back only
one-fourth of the wealth each
year until a great surplus has
accumulated and we had to
mortgage our homes a n d
farms and continued to build
up to where this great repub-
lic of ours is mortgaged for
more than it would sell for
We need not continue to try to
pay our back debts We will
continue to have this surplus
building up and our purchas-
ing power destroyed if we do
We are beginning to make
some progress We are begin-
ning to be a power We can
bring about a more equitable
distribution of wealth and
stay by the program I thank
vou for the privilege of beim'
here We have been organized
here more than a quarter of
a centry and I have been with
them during that time
Price tic
"PROSPERITY
Is IlEttE"-st
FOR 111100?
(A Continued Article)
By L A SHAW
Every little while I pick up
a magazine and make the
cheering discovery that pros-
perity has returned That is
fine Now I can get the chil-
dren some new shoes and have
pork chops for our Sunday
dinner The only "fly in the
ointment" is that I have no
money and the merchant isn't
entirely convinced that my
credit is A-1 He insists upon
knowing when I expect to pay
for the shoes and what about
the unpaid balance of the gro-
cery bill from two months
ago
assure him that as a na-
tion we are "now definitely
out of the red" and I will soon
have plenty of painting to do
All the houses in town need it
But he is still skeptical and
points out to me that he is
personally acquainted with
many other carpenters paint-
ers and laborers who are out
of employment He asks me
—and with some reason—how
his neighbor Mr Jones who
cannot pay for repairing hi 3
back porch steps is going t-
be able to pay for painting his
house So I finally have to go
home without any shoes and
if I am lucky we will have
some more salt pork and mac
aroni for our Sunday dinner
However there is one thing
for which we can give credit
to the depression The com-
mon man (the president has
called him "the forgotten
man") has learned to think
He has learned to read about
and inquire into what the gov
ernment is doing or trying tr
do in his behalf Almost ev-
ery farmer and laboring man
with whom I have talke
agree that President noose-
velt is sincere in his desire I
better conditions But most
of them feel that we are na-
tionally trying to "lift our-
selves over the fence by our
bootstraps"
Of course we are neither
politicians nor economists
and at that I believe we can
deal some of our politicians
aces and spades in economics
—but most of us have learned
to think along practical lines
For instance we have learned
that we cannot borrow our
way back to prosperity We
have learned that a charge ac-
count is a liability Back in
those "good old days" when
the bank would loan me
money without asking all my
relatives to Sign my note
could borrow fifty to a hun-
dred dollars But first he
wanted to know Just bow
practical was the use to which
expected to put the money
he loaned me If I could con-
vince him that I would use it
iudiclonsly he made me the
loan Moving train loads of
dirt with shovels grading
(Continued on page 4)
uy V i'L' FL" "A """'Y 1"1 l'"'""4 " '"s'''"v '''' 2 The white committee F J the years gone by Will they vele is sincere in zus aesire 1
is strength Kindly send each anything being paid better conditions But most
Garritt d J A Doyle d bsatisfied and oye ane sato receive one-
chapter of the VIA a copy of JACK WOOD of them feel that we are na-
' the above and extend them Chairman the colored committee Harry half of its value and destroy tionally trying to "lift our-
our thank e through your pa- FRED CASH Henderson and V I Pittman 50 per cent of their pruchas- selves over the fence by our
ing power and leave a surplus bootstraps"
oe per" (Attest) Secretary on investigating the home of of 50 per cent with nothing to Of course we are neither
Cynth Gill failed to find any- buy it back with ? We have politicians nor economists
ATTENTION TO NLW NOTICE thing to eat except two small been able to buy back only and at that I believe we can
READERS Next week's issue of the pieces of corn bread made of one-fourth of the wealth each deal some of our politicians
VOICE will carry the speech meal and water and salt two year until a great surplus has aces and spades in economics
1 There will be a number of made by Brother C H Chaf- days old No flour ' meal or accumulated and we had to —but most of us have learned
new readers of this issue This
fin of the Oil Field Workers' meat or anything else but a mortgage our homes a n d to think along practical lineq
el little paper is a labor paper union before the VIA conven- half cup of coffee We rather farms and continued to build For instance we have learned
P' We have been printing it for tion on Sunday July the 8th think this old lady died from up to where this great repub- that we cannot borrow our
Brother Chaffin is a student hunger and over-exertion try-
a year It will continue to lie Of ours is mortgaged for way back to prosperity We
fight the battles of the tenant of economics and our readers to get to oe the relief A -
more than it would sell for have learned that a charge ac-
will find s speech very l g
1
farmer the small home own- his in- ne relier We need not t to try to count is a liability Back in
ice up continue
er the low paid worker and teresting pay our back debts We will those "good old days" when
I' the unemployed Few people F J Garrett ie
continue to have this surplus the bank would loan me
A have an opportunity to read NOTICE TO ALL J A Doyle building up and our purchas- money without asking all my
Harry Henderson ing power destroyed if we do
a labor paper You may sub-
relatives to Sign my note I
scribe to this paper at $100 CHAPTERS V I Pittman We are beginning to make could borrow fifty to a hun
per year or better yet you The VIA has agreed to some progress We are begin- dred dollars But first he
may order a bundle of at least picket filling stations belong- Mr Baker of Chanter 7 - B
ni
ng to be a power We can wanted to know Just bow
25 a week at one cent a cony ing to the Champlin Refining bring equitable made a short speech at the ring a a more equita practical was the use to which
and in this way you will be company in towns where there distribution of wealth and
' able to pass them to others IR no Oil Field Workers union convention Sunday and said
sty ay y the program I thank I expected to put the money
he loaned me If I could con-
e who read them If you have 'lease sena us a notice at that from Chapter 7-B had vou for the privilege of beimr vinee him that I would use it
no VIA chapter near you once of the number of Chem come one of the most import- here We have been organized iudicionsly he made me the
write us for information Be pun filling stations in your ant things of the organization here more than a quarter of loan Moving train loads of
sure and read our slogan at vicinity and banners will be —their state secretary tor- a centry and I have been with dirt with shovels grading
w the top of the editorial page forwarded at once ena Keeler them during that time (Continued on page 4)
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OFFICIAL ORGAN VETERANS OF INDUSTRY OF AMERICA
l VOL 1 No 34 ' OKLAIIOMA CITY OKLA FRIDAY JULY 13 1934
Price tic
I
1 11111 Rids L'Iorkerst To The State I OKLAHOMA POLITICS
1 The voters of this state have been treated to many "PROSPERITY
eo honored by the voters Other men file because they bap- Flo yin rl
ncerns We the undersigned Execu-
tive Committe of Chapter No pen to have the same name as some well-known person 1
Others file in order to "draw out" in favor of a stronger
RO110map 210 of Okemah Okfuskee candidate and nut themselves in a position for political (A Continued Article)
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