November, 1938, 1938

A major topic during this month is the letter sent out by three former STFU officials -- Claude Williams, E.B. McKinney, and W.L. Blackstone -- protesting their expulsion from the union and enclosing a mimeographed ten-point program for the union (1,12). There is an exchange between Butler and Henderson in which Henderson agreed to stay neutral in the Williams dispute (1,7). There is further correspondence with the WDL on the "Night-Riding" cases (1,4,7) and with UCAPAWA officials over the agreement for paying back dues (1,12,14,30). The Southern Conference for Human Welfare met in Birmingham on November 20 to 23; the papers include the program, a printed copy of the Proceedings, and a press release on labor's role in the Conference (20). Lastly, there is a report on an STFU-inspired "Buyer's Club" (Consumer Cooperative) at Blytheville, Ark. (11)