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TO ALL NATIONAL AIRLINES MEMBERS -2

tional publicity. The September 12 picketing activity in Miami was described by ALPA Vice Presidents Wood and Babbitt in a wire to Headquarters as follows:
"WELCOME OF HERO JOHNSON BIG SUCCESS. HAD PICKET LINE ONE-HALF MILE LONG WITH AS MANY AS TWO HUNDRED PILOTS AT TIMES. NEVER MORE THAN FIFTY PEOPLE INSIDE AT CEREMONY AT ANY TIME. GAVE OUT THOUSANDS OF PIECES OF LITERATURE WHICH WERE WELL RECEIVED. NO SERIOUS INCIDENTS BUT STANDING BY FOR COUNTER MOVES."
Chairman Burch of Control 2, Miami, reported that the combined demonstrations against Baker and his scab Johnson were the biggest shot in the arm at the National pilots and all pilots in the Miami area had received to date, and had done more good than anything that had been accomplished previously in Miami.
On the Washington front we have a report this morning that the decision on the CAB's jurisdiction is expected hourly. I am not quite so optimistic, but feel it won't take long. I had intended to go to Washington the end of this week, but have been busy preparing the material for the law suits and for the international conference of the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations, which begins in Paris, France, on September 20, 1948. I am under an Executive Board mandate to attend this meeting, but have declined to leave the country with the National strike situation in the picture. It would consume two weeks to make this trip and take care of a five-day conference in Paris. I will remain here and spend the larger part of my time doing everything possible to end the strike successfully at the earliest possible time. Everything looks good and there ought to be more encouraging developments the first of the week. 
We will send the second half of the copilots' checks for the last half of the 7th period out on September 20, and first pilots' checks will be mailed shortly thereafter. 
There are other developments too numerous to mention, and some that cannot be mentioned, but Baker's whole road is getting narrower, rougher, and steeper by the minute.
We have word that he is planning a big home week for Scab Johnson in New York, Sunday, September 19, when he is moving to Idlewild and, according to reports, he is doing this against the wishes of all the other air carriers. Apparently, it is the same old Baker double-deal. 
The pilots in the New York area are in readiness for this celebration if Baker decides to put it on. One of the leading New York newspapers is watching the situation for us and a reporter called yesterday and said that Baker had called and said that he may or may not stage the celebration. If they do, we will stage one of our own, both in the air and on the ground, and tell the world about Baker and his scabs.