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POLICE COMMISSIONER
The Police Commissioner’s
job is not a happy one. It is
one full of grief. It is one of
those positions in which one is
damned if he does and damned
if he don’t. It is an office that
can easily be abused. Henry
W. Dunn, who came from the
ranks of the police, has filled
this job with acceptability to
some and much to the dissatis
faction of others, for some
years. The Monitor believes
that Henry Dunn has been very
fair with our group in the mat
ter of appointments, both on
the force and in other minor
positions. Whenever we have
had occasion to call his atten
tion, as we have on more than
one occasion, to matters fall
ing under his jurisdiction, we
have received courteous atten
tion and prompt action.
WANT YOUR SUPPORT
Several candidates for office
have shown that they want the
support of the Colored voters
by inserting advertisements in
The Monitor. Others have not
deemed it necessary so to do.
THE FREE BRIDGE BILL
The free bridge bill passed
the State Senate by a narrow
margin. Two Douglas County
senators voted against it. Their
action was, in our judgment,
ill-advised. A free bridge is
needed. Tourists turn towards
more hospitable cities, because
of the toll that confronts them
when they desire to enter Oma
ha. Whatever benefits Omaha
will benefit proportionately
the entire state. A free bridge
across the Missouri at Omaha
is an imperative need. It must
eventually be, and now is the
time. We hope the bill will
pass the House by a substantial
vote.
OMAHA’S PARK SYSTEM
Omaha has one of the finest
park systems in the country.
This is due to the fact that an
expert has been on the job for
many years, in the person of
Joe Hummel. We believe that
Joe Hummel would rather be
Park Commissioner of Omaha
than president of the United
States. Honestly, we don’t be
lieve that Joe would swap jobs
with Cal. Then, too, Joe knows
that the people of Omaha want
to keep him on the job.
KOUTSKY AND NOYES
The Monitor has frequently
spoken of the good work done
for this city by Joseph Koutsky,
Commissioner in charge of
Public Improvements, and of
Dean Noyes, Street Commis
sioner. Both of these men
have been conscientiously and
consistently always on the job
to improve the city and safe
guard the interests of taxpay
ers.
URBAN LEAGUE REPORTS ON
INDUSTRY FOR FEBRUARY
Chicago Has Bread-Line; Bricklayers
Work on John D. Rockefeller’s
Apartment for Negroes; Union
Appeals to Colored Workers
Bulletin No. 12 of the Industrial
Relations Department of the Nation
al Urban league summarizes employ
ment conditions throughout the coun
try as follows:
General Conditions Favorable
There is a little deviation in the
reports for February from the gen
eral widespread unemployment which
all large cities are facing. The sen
iority rule in industrial plants usual
ly forces Negroes out of work first
and causes more suffering among
them than among other groups. In
Buffalo, where appeals were made by
Negroes for help are largely in ex
cess of the normal number. Chicago
was still running a bread-line and is
reported to be in a "serious state.”
Here the situation is aggravated by
the incoming of workers from neigh
boring cities and from the South. In
Pine Bluff conditions were generally
dull and laborers worked part-time in
the mills. Charlotte, North Carolina,
had similar experiences. The larger
cities in Missouri felt the effects of
the industrial slump, and in Harris
! burg a general depression in the iron
and steel plants was observed. New
ark reported losses in personal ser- j
vice situations because of the substi- ]
tution of white servants for colored. |
Favorable Condition*
There were occasional bright spots j
even in some cities which were hard
hit by unemployment. For instance,;
the construction of the new traffic i
bridge over the Mississippi river gave!
employment to 14 unskilled Negro
laborers, in Cape Gerardeau, Mo.,
and in Austin, Texas, the erection
of large office buildings gave employ- i
ment to a goodly number of Negroes.
In Fort Wayne, Indiana, the construc
tion of three large buildings provided j
occupation for 40 laborers and the1
Fort Wayne rolling mills increased
its working week from three to five
days. In New York City a bank has
hired a colored messenger and junior
clerk with assurances of promotion.
In this city also 15 colored brick
layers, helpers and laborers were
among the 100 employees working
on the apartment building in process
; of construction by John D. Rocke
feller, Jr., for Negroes on Seventh
Avenue and 149th Street. In New
York also work for women was more
plentiful than for men who have felt
the effect of the curtailment in sub
way construction. A leather goods
factory in St. Louis which hired its
, first colored worker in January, call
ed for 40 additional workers in Feb
ruary to handle a night shift. How
ever, difficulty was experienced by
the Urban league of that city in find
ing women to accept night employ
ment.
Labor Union
Reported instances indicate that
sentiment favoring Negro member
ship in labor unions is still on the in
crease. This is evident from an ar
ticle in "Labor Age,” one of the fore
most labor journals of the country,
by Thomas L. Dabney, entitled “Ne
gro Labor at the Crossroads.” This
article has awakened a keen interest I
in the potential strength of Negro
workers and the magazine has made
plans to continue this discussion in
a way to attract the attention of the
devotees of labor. In Charlotte,
North Carolina, differences in the
pay between colored and white brick
layers were adjusted and the Negro
plasterers have gone back to work.
A committee of the Women’s Trade
Union league is vigorously pushing
an organization of laundry workers L
in New York City to include colored
employees who are said to be in ex
cess of ten thousand. An organizer
has been put on a salary to arouse
their interest and secure membership.
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Peter Mehrens
Candidate for
City Commissioner
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