management, special representative of the Hudson Motor Car Co. to the Hudson Industrial Association, particularly in the division of the master mechanic; and master mechanic himself, Mr. M. Zewolnski, did call to his office various group leaders in his division for conference relative to the elections being conducted by the United States Government in the plants.

It has been brought to my attention by men who are members of this association (Associated Automobile Workers of America), who through fear of further jeopardizing their jobs with the Hudson Motors, do not wish to have their names revealed at this time, made statements to myself concerning said conferences with Mr. Zewolnski.

Among numerous things mentioned by him to them was that if an outside representative should be elected it would force the management to have various and sundry jobs which are normally done in that division to be let outside of the plant to small contracting shops. However, if an inside man was nominated this would not be.

Active participation in the election by supervisors in various other districts telling workers their choice in the elections should be the choice of a representative which had been certified by the management.

That between the primary and the final election there was held on company property meetings of these various candidates of the Hudson Industrial Association, whose time was being paid for at these meetings by the management to generate a feeling of hostility against all candidates from the outside free independent union.

That in the distribution of certain literature, of which copies are hereto attached, was printed at the expense of the Hudson Motor Car Co. and was passed out by employees of the Hudson Motor Car Co. being paid for at that time in so distributing said literature, that is defammatory in character to certain individuals and the outside organization; also here attached are copies of literature which was distributed by Associated Automobile Workers of America at various times prior to the election which caused the management through their plant-production department to contact city police officials to see that such literature was not distributed near the gates of the Hudson Motor Car Co.

That the city police did under threat of arrest forbid the handing out of this literature, which after observing said literature is not in any way derogatory to the management but printed and published for the reason of fostering and fomenting strikes, strife, and discord among the workers in the Hudson Motor Car Co.

That during the working hours preceding the primary election, members of the plant production department were actively engaged in seeing that none carried on his person any of this literature or other literature pertaining to this association. In one particular department a member of the plant-production department, badge no. 120, did forcefully take from the person of one of the members of our organization literature pertaining to the election, a copy of which is hereto attached. That some 1 or 2 days following, the man was released from employment. After taking aforesaid complaint up with the management, the man was reinstated and put back to work after losing 1 day's time, but was immediately laid off after having worked approximately 7 hours. This man is married and has two children as dependents.

We cite this particular case as one of many discriminatory methods that are being employed by the Hudson Motor Car Co. against members actively engaged in our organization.

STATE OF MICHIGAN,

County of Wayne, 88:

ARTHUR E. GREER.

Subsribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of February 1935. [SEAL]

MELVIN A. OWENS, Notary Public.

My commission expires January 22, 1938. Mr. LESINSKI. When the election was ordered in the Hudson plant these are the pamphlets distributed by the company and the prepared bylaws.

(The pamphlets and prepared bylaws distributed by the company are as follows:)

Report of activities of the Hudson Industrial Association, April 1934 to January 31, 1935

Suppose the Associated Automobile Workers succeed in electing 100 percent of the representatives. What is the first thing they pledge to do for you? Demand a 30-hour week and $1,800 a year minimum pay.

This will mean more than 50 percent advance in your hourly rate. Can the company pay it? You know they cannot, and meet competition. When the company refuses, as they will have to, what is left for the representatives to do? Either report to the Government or call a strike.

Press reports from Washington yesterday state that the administration says "No professional organization shall be allowed to dominate the labor situation or dictate the policies of the administration."

There goes the closed-shop dream, as well as Government backing.
So all that is left to fight with, is-call a strike. Do you want it?

C. CLARK.

PROMISES VERSUS RESULTS TO ALL HUDSON EMPLOYEES

Other organizations offer you mere promises. The H. I. A. offers you results. Other groups wish to forget these idle promises, quickly made, and quickly forgotten, once you have paid your money. The H. I. A. proudly wishes to direct your attention to its record, based on real accomplishments.

If empty promises appeal to your good nature, then let us promise you the world and everything in it.

The H. I. A. is the truest and best collective-bargaining agency in the business. Its representatives have served in your interests, and deserve to be retained.

The representatives of the H. I. A. sincerely believe that you are clearminded enough to distinguish the difference between promises and results. You have read our list of accomplishments, ask yourself; what has any other organization done for you?

Think for yourself—and don't be disillusioned by the other fellow's promises. H. I. A.-HUDSON INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION.

ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD

What has been your experience in the past with labor organizations created by professionals whose livelihood depends upon your pay check and their success in extracting a portion of it for no value received?

Your membership and money is secured by extravagant promises, but can you recall any single instance of any such promises being fulfilled by the labor organizations making them?

What possible value can there be to you in joining an organization that may cease to exist in a short time along with the money that you have paid in? Then what is to happen to your money should the organization decide to move to greener pastures where the dues are more plentiful?

Where did $3,500 or more of Hudson Local No. 18312 of the A. F. of L. disappear to when the charter was returned to the A. F. of L. headquarters? What benefits have been derived from dues paid into Hudson Local No. 2 of A. A. W. A.? Has it ever furnished you with a record of accomplishments in justification of its existence and as a proof that it has been of benefit to anyone but its organizers?

Should any A. A. W. A. candidate be successful in his district, is he going to represent everyone in the district or is he going to collective bargain for only those who have contributed to the treasury of A. A. W. A.? What is to become of the men in the district who have found a better use for their hard-earned money than spending it for windy promises that never come true? In justice to yourself and your family, thoughtfully consider the above questions before you vote.

The H. I. A. on the other hand is an organization that is permanent and responsible. Its books are open to your inspection at all times; its accomplishments are a matter of record. If you wish to be represented by a man in your district who is honest, sincere, responsible, and of the type to command respect, vote for the H. I. A. candidate.

SOMETHING FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO THINK ABOUT!

HUDSON INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERS

As you know, the automobile labor board as set up under the President's agreement is conducting a primary election on Friday, February 1, and a final election February 15, in the Hudson Motor Co. plants to determine proportionate representation and to elect 50 or more representatives to form a collective-bargaining agency.

The present representatives of the H. I. A. take this means of informing their members of some of the facts pertaining to this election and the status of the H. I. A. after the election.

Contrary to reports that the H. I. A. will cease to exist after the forthcoming elections, we assure you that we can and we will carry on all our activities as in the past.

It is not commonly known, yet it is a fact, that in wage disputes between the men and the management the automobile labor board may act only as a board of arbitration, and this only where both parties so agree.

FACTS

Perhaps you too have heard glowing promises made by other organizations of what they will do for you if you elect a man of their choice as a representative on this bargaining agency that is to be set up.

Your present H. I. A. representatives have met and discussed this present situation in great detail. Most of these representatives in the years gone by have belonged to and have taken an active part in different labor organizations, and they have come to the definite conclusion that they have worked for and paid their hard-earned money into these organizations for unfilled promises.

Now they will agree with you that the H. I. A. is not perfect, that you have asked for things that they have been unable to obtain, but they at least have been honest and sincere in their efforts.

Let us touch on a few of the things the H. I. A. has really secured for all the employees of the Hudson Motor Car Co.

1. Hudson employees are the only ones employed by a major company in the industry receiving their pay every week. Smoking zones have been provided inside the plants for your use the year around. 3. Hudson employees enjoy accident and life insurance at a very low cost which has proven a godsend to a large number of families of your fellow workers. 4. A welfare fund was established by the H. I. A. and upwards of $3,000 was distributed among the needy families of your fellow workers. This fund was derived from the proceeds of dances, and the sale of gum, cigarettes, candy, and peanuts through vending machines installed in the plants.

Space does not permit going any further with a list of things your association has done, but in fairness to yourself, your family and your fellow worker, have a friendly talk immediately with your present representative. Ask him what he has done and what other representatives have done, and you will be surprised at the number of individual grievances he has satisfactorily adjusted. He does not divulge these for fear of being charged with boasting. You have heard the charge that the H. I. A. is company dominated. That is not true. The H. I. A. has confidence in the management and hopes and feels that the management has confidence in it.

The only basis for the charge of domination is when the H. I. A. is not granted a request. The organizers for other labor groups immediately use this as a claim of company domination. But when these other labor groups have a request to make and it is denied, do they tell you it is because they are company dominated? No; that is a different story!

Another charge they make is that a representative in the H. I. A. does not have an opportunity to meet his men in an assembly. We understand that the automobile labor board will provide an opportunity for such meetings regardless of affiliation.

IMPORTANT

Your present H. I. A. representative earnestly solicits your support and your vote in the primary election Friday, February 1. If elected, he will know that you appreciate what he has done for you in the past. It is your support that he needs at all times to lighten the burden of your job and his also.

Don't forget your representative in the H. I. A. is not interested in membership dues. He is a fellow worker with a family like your own. Your troubles are his troubles. In solving your problems he solves his own, and this he considers his just compensation.

Let your present H. I. A. representative continue to serve you from a sincere; honest, impartial, and common-sense standpoint, without strife and loss of work.

When you go to the polls on Friday, February 1, show him you do support him by writing his name on the ballot and after it where it says "Labor group affiliation" write H. I. A.

All the benefits; none of the detriments.

H. I. A.-HUDSON INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION.

Sample nomination ballot for district representative
District No.

I nominate for representative of my district:

(Name)

H. I. A.
(Labor group affiliation)

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE HUDSON INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION, NOVEMBER 1934

SECTION I. REPRESENTATION

ARTICLE 1. Representation shall be by logical geographical units as determined by the rules committee, hereinafter called voting districts."

ART. 2. Where logical geographical units are impossible, such adjustments as may be necessary to give a complete and fair representation shall be made by the committee on rules prior to election.

ART. 3. Each voting district shall be represented by one representative.

ART. 4. Voting districts will be determined on the basis of 200 employees or major fraction thereof, based on the average pay roll for the preceding 12 months prior to the 1st day of July of each year.

SECTION II. TERM OF REPRESENTATIVES

ARTICLE 1. Representatives shall be elected and shall serve for a term of 1 year, and shall be eligible for reelection.

ART. 2. Representatives may be recalled from office upon the approval by the committee on rules of a petition signed by two-thirds of the voters of his respective district.

ART. 3. A representative should be deemed to have vacated office upon termination of his employment with the company; permanent transfer from one voting district to another or upon his appointment to such regular position as would bring him within the meaning of article 3 of section 4, entitled “Qualifications of representatives and voters."

ART. 4. Vacancies in the office of representatives may be filled in the discretion of the committee on rules, if there are no alternates available, by special election conducted in the same manner as the general election.

SECTION III. QUALIFICATIONS OF REPRESENTATIVES AND MEMBERS

ARTICLE 1. Any member of the Hudson Industrial Association who is on the company's pay roll on the day of nomination or election shall be eligible to vote and qualified to be nominated and elected to the office of representative.

ART. 2. Salaried employees shall not be entitled to vote, be eligible for membership, or to hold the office of representative.

ART. 3. Company officials, superintendents. foremen, assistant foremen, and all persons who are vested with supervisory authority, having the right to hire or discharge, shall not be entitled to membership, or be eligible as a representative. ART. 4. This plan in no way shall discriminate against any employee because of race, sex, or creed, or abridge or conflict with his or her right to belong or not to belong to any lawful society, fraternity, union, or other organization.

SECTION IV. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS

ARTICLE 1. After the first year's nominations and elections, these shall be annually, in the month of August, and on a day and date to be set by the committee on rules.

ART. 2. The total number of representatives shall be chosen at each annual election, provided, however, that in the event of a lesser number being elected that the incumbent of the office shall continue and hold over as the representative of that district until the next annual election.

ART. 3. Nominations and elections shall be conducted by the members themselves in accordance with these rules and regulations.

ART. 4. All nominations and elections shall be by secret ballot and so conducted as to avoid undue influence or interference with voters in any manner whatsoever, and to prevent any fraud in the casting or counting of ballots. The responsibility for the maintenance of the purity of the nomination and election is a prime duty of the rules committee.

ART. 5. On the day of nominations, each duly qualified voter shall be furnished, by the committee on rules, with a ballot stating the number of members for whom he is entitled to vote, on which he shall write the names or clock numbers of the members in his district whom he desires to nominate as his representatives.

ART. 6. The voter may place in nomination twice the number of representatives to which his district is entitled.

ART. 7. If on any ballot the same name is placed in nomination more than once it shall be counted but once.

ART. 8. Should the number of members nominated on any ballot exceed the permitted number as stated on the ballot, the ballot shall be void.

ART. 9. There shall be three (3) members nominated for every member to be elected.

ART. 10. Those who have received the largest number of votes up to three times the number of representatives to be elected, shall be declared nominated and shall be candidate for election.

ART. 11. On the day of elections each duly qualified voter shall be furnished by the committee on rules with a ballot on which the names of the candidates shall be printed in the order of the number of votes received at the nominations. The voter shall indicate his preference by placing an (X) opposite the name of the candidates of his choice.