Head-Tax on Michigan Union
Members Raises Political Fund
By LYLE C. WILSON
UPI Correspondent
Washington-CPD-The politi.
cal activities of Big Labor in
Michigan are financed by a
six-cent-per-month levy on
A F L - C I O
members.
This gentle
head - tax on
Michigan un
ion members
raises about
$500,000 in
good times
but will gath
er in only
Lyu c. wusoa $300,000 i n
this year of Michigan reces
sion and unemployment. The
fund supports all activities of
the Michigan AFL-CIO.
Even so, the end political
result of this levy on union
members should arouse the
envy of Republican campaign
fund raisers, perhaps causing
them to wish they could lay
a head-tax of even a nickel a
month on somebody. They
cannot do that. Neither can
the heads of the great cor
porations lay a head-tax - of
even one cent per month on
their stockholders, or em
ployees, a device which, if
feasible, would raise funds
beyond relief to be available
for expenditure for purposes
of political education.
Political Kidnap
The Republicans and some
of the managers of the great
corporations are accusing big
labor of having politically
kidnaped the state of Michi
gan. Specifically, they charge
that the kidnaper was Walter
P. Ruther. The. man in charge
of big labor politics in Michi
gan, however, is August
Scholle, president of the Mich
igan AFL-CIO Council. Schol
le has Reuther's active sup
port ,of course, else he could
not be so sure of collecting
that head-tax.
In response to questions
from United Press Interna
tional, Scholle said that only
about $60,000 of the $300,000
the head-tax will raise this
year could be cited as politi
cal expenditures. His phrase
was "for educational expendi
tures in the political field."
This sum is spent, Scholle
said, mainly for printing cir
culars although occasionally
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and business opportunities in Oregon. Mark Hatfield says,
"We must create a business climate that will encourage
industrial expansion and new industry; assure a stable tax
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the council by agreement,
will permit a political candi
date to have something print,
ed and the council will pay
the bill. This, instead ,of or
dering the printing on its
own. Scholle estimates that
about $10,000 has been spent
so far this year to pay bills
for printing ordered by can
didates. The AFL-CIO Council re
ceived about $14,000 this
year, according to Scholle,
from the international union
treasury. This money, he said,
was contributed voluntarily
by union members and has
been contributed to the cam
paign funds of the politicians
the givers favored.
Labor Defends Practice
Scholle said everything the
AFL-CIO council does in the
political area js both legally
and morally right. He empha
sized that any union member
who does not want any por
tion of his dues to go for the
political purposes decided up
on by the council may specify
that his portion shall go to
any charity or political organ
ization of his choice.
That, in brief, is the way
big labor raises and spends
its money in the state where
its political successes have
been the most remarkable. It
may be assumed that Big
Business could do the same if
big business, like big labor,
had a membership constitu
ency which was- accustomed
to paying monthly dues and,
moreover, accustomed to hav
ing its leaders engage engage
deeply in local and national
politics.
The law apparently would
forbid either big business or
big labor to "contribute" to
political parties or to politi
cal candidates. The law at
one time forbade, also, politi
cal "expenditures," but the
Supreme Court declared that
prohibition to be unconstitu
tional. The distinction between
contributions and expendi
tures may seem to a layman
to be a bit fuzzy, but it is the
law.
Bolivia Masses
Loyal Citizens
La Paz, Bolivia - (UPD - The
government massed .troops
and loyal civilians here to
day to protect President Her
nan Siles against extremists
of left and right in the tur
moil following T u e s d a y's
abortive revolt.
A national guard regiment
from Huanuni was called to
active duty under .the' "state
of siege" regulations ' pro
claimed in the wake of the
revolt and ordered here to
protect the president.
Although no major disor
ders had been reported since
the rightist revolt was
crushed in a matter of hours
Tuesday, the mobilization of
a "workers' militia" by leftist
foes of the president created
a threat of new trouble.
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RETURNS HOME Mrs. John B. Clark, Honolulu, T.H., is
placed aboard a Mercy Flights plane at the Medford airport
for the flight to San Francisco, the first leg of her recent trip
home. She was injured in an accident near Grants Pass,
where she had been hospitalized. Inside the plane is John
Childrers, Mercy Flights pilot and principal of Roosevelt
school here, receiving assistance from George Milligan, chair
man and pilot for Mercy Flights, and two ambulance attend
ants from Grants Pass. (Knackstedt photo)
Writers Predict
Demo Victory
Washington (UPD A poll of
Washington correspond
ents shows- they believe the
Democrats will substantially
increase their control of the
House and Senate in the Nov.
4 elections. '
The survey, conducted by
Newsweek Magazine, dis
closed that not one of the 50
newsmen polled thought the
Republicans would gain any
seats in Congress.
Averaging out their predic
tions, they forecast a Senate
line-up in the next session of
58 Democrats and 40 Republi
can. The Democrats controlled
the Senate in the 85th Con
gress by a margin of 49 to 47.
In the House, the newsmen
foresaw a new line-up of 266
Democrats and 170 Republi
cans. The old line-up was 235
Democrats to 200 Republi
cans. The correspondents listed
four factors for the expected
Democratic sweep. They were:
The recession and related
"pocketbook" issues.
Dissatisfaction with White
House leadership.
Uneasiness over interna
tional developments.
"Disorganization" within
the Republican Party.
All except five of Arkan
sas' elected governors have
been regular Democrats.
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ENTERING New York res
taurant, Policeman James
McDermott slays four stran-,
gers apparently m fit of in
sanity following head injury.
ACTRESS HOSPITALIZED
Santa Monica, Calif. (UPD
Actress Barbara Stanwyck,
51, was reported resting com
fortably today in St. John's
hospital where she was ad
mitted Tuesday suffering from
fung congestion. Dr. George
Ainlay Sr. said the veteran
film star was taken tq the hos
pital to guard against the ail
ment's developing into pneu
monia, an illness from which
Miss Stanwyck suffered in
1952. ' .
Reds Target of
Thailand Roundup
By New Regime
Bangkok, Thailand -(UPD-
Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat,
who seized power in Thailand
in a bloodless coup d'etat Mon
day night, Tuesday began a
roundup of the Communists
who he says threaten the na
tion's security.
More than 100 police pa
trols fanned out across the
city seeking suspected Reds.
Chinese-language newspapers
were a particular target of the
dragnet, and it was reported
that some newspapermen had
been picked up for question
ing. High Officials Seen
Police predicted that the
roundup would bring in a
number of high-ranking army
and police officials. It was im
possible Immediately to deter
mine whether any prominent
leftist politicians are under arrest.
The roundup followed Mon
day's seizure of power by Sar
it's Revolutionary Party,
which charges that Commu
nist subversion had become a
threat to the nation.'
The field marshal, who had
been supreme commander of
the armed forces, declared
martial law. scrapped the con-
stitutibn and dissolved the na
tional assembly. ,
Until Further Notice
He announced over Radio
Thailand that his evolution
ary party will rule the coun
try until further notice.
The coup came six hours
after Premier Thanom Kitti
kachorn had resigned, declar
ing that he "could not conduct
the affairs of the state with
the desired results." j
I A government broadcast
said Thanom agreed to Sarit's
seizure of power. k
World Jamboree Set
For Boy Scouts
Several hundred Boy
Scouts, Explorers and adult
leaders are expected to repre
sent the United States at the
Tenth World Scout jamboree
in the Philippines next July
17 to 26.
The world jamboree camp
at an elevation of 1,000 feet
will be in Makiling National
park about 40 miles south of
Manila. The park is' adjacent
to the college of agriculture
and forestry of the University
of the Philippines.
"The United States contin
gent will comprise Scouts or
Explorers 14 through 17 years
of age, experienced campers
of at least First Class rank
who hold camping and cook
ing merit badges," J. A. Mc
Dougall, president of the Cra
ter Lake Council, Boy Scouts
of America, said this week.
Information about the
World Jamboree for Scouts
and Explorers in the three
county Crater Lake Council
may be secured from "the
council office at 500 East
Main st., McDougill an
nounced. ;
Policeman's Wife
Slays Family
Buffalo, N.Y.-rtJPD-Tko offi
cers, checking Tuesday night
to see why Patrolman Edward
J. Biddeman, 36, failed to re
port for duty, found all four
members of his family shot to
death.
Six bullets fired by Bidde
man's wife, Mildred, 36, from
his .38 caliber service revolver
wiped out what neighbors said
was a quiet, home-loving
family.
Biddeman and two chil
dren, Edward Jr., 5, and Mau
reen, 8, were found in bed.
Mrs. Biddeman, who. had
saved the last bullet for her
self, lay dead on the kitchen
floor in her nightgown and
pink housecoat.
Detective Chief John J.
Whalen said Mrs. Biddeman,
who had suffered a nervous
breakdown early this year fol
lowing the death of her fa
ther, apparently went berserk
in the tidily-kept dwelling
about 2 a.m. Tuesday.
. Whalen theorized the wom
an slipped out of bed while
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slept and went to a closet to
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where it hung in a holster
belt. She then returned to the
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the head and killed her chil
dren by shooting each twice
in the head.
Medical Examiner F. Bene
dict called it a case of homi
cide and suicide.
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