Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-29
CIO Replies
To Redwood
Dispute Story
But, 'Pe9ler Insists, Union
Doesn't Deny Shooting
BY WESTBROOK PEGLER

reply from the Go which / re-
produce in full as follows:
"Your column OF December %
on Redwood, w. Va, situation
convinces me that you need no
facts To produce a column. Here
are some facts you should know:
"I-Messrs. Thompson and
Wilson (lnformants quoted IN
the earlier piece are propagan-
dists OF the Cherry River Boom
and Lumber Company.
"2-The Redwood loggers and
lumbermen's union Is company
dominated and represents a small
minority Of the employees.
"3-The mill il running with
less than 30 per cent Of the crew.
"4-Hundreds Of these en-
ployes never draw any money
on pay day.
"5-Five attempts have been
made In the last six weeks nv
Governor Nicely, United states
Department of Labor and labor
board To settle the dispute.
"8-CIO has offered to arbi-
trate but company refused.
"7-CIO welcomes an inyesti-
cation by any state or federal
agency.
"8-Richwood has been n
Fascist town under dictator .
for more than IL years.
"9-No real American should
question the integrity OF Cover
nor Nicely after 20 years of
faithful public service.
GEORGE J. TITLER.
international representative.
United Mine Workers Of Amer.
"CharleStown, w. Va"
THUS we have had both sides,
Il and ! will now offer some
analysis and comment
| note that Mr.. Titler does
not mention. much loss deny.
the principal statement in the
earlier story that more than 100
rounds had been fired from 10
30 rifles into the Offices Of the
company into a public school
and into the home Of a COM
pany Official and at the log
trains
take il. therefore. that he is
willing 10 let that report stand
as a confirmed fact
AS 10 whether the MesSrs.
Thompson, the local editor. and
Wilson. a company employe. are
propagandistS for the company,
| cannot accept AT face value
the word Of a man who has the
cfrontery 70 lay II down that
no real American should ques-
ton the integrity OF Governor
Nicely
They may be propaEandlsts,
bur the Go and the mine work
ers have many propaeandists on
their side
don't know whether The
loggerS and lumbermen union
Is company dominated but. on
the basis Of personal experience
in the Newspaper Guild Of the
Go, ! cant give much weight
10 the statement Of a Go
official.
Moreover. as between a comf
pany union and Go union run
by Communists or by one dlcta-
tOrial union boss such as John
Lewis ! might prefer the COM
pany union
/ HAVE heard and read so
Il many Outrages and demon
Strable lies IN my Guild expert
ence and observation that | am
able 10 maintain an open mind
on the question whether this is
a company union. Nor do / be-
lleve that less than 20 per cent
of the people are working.
| am little more generous
toward the statement that hun
dreds Of the men never draw
any money on pay day.
That has happened elsewhere
and could happen in Redwood
But ! know that thousands OF
men and women who are union
lZed against their will wind I'D
with less money net. on pay
day than they drew before.
The unions take so much
that many people show a net
loss even when their pay is
raised.
Mr.. Titler doesn't claim a ma
1ority for the Go. He only
says attempts have been made
TO settle the dispute and that
the Go has offered TO "arbi-
trate.
/ think he would claim a ma
lorlty If he had one and | am
sure many Go politicians would
claim a majority anyway, but l
point out that if the Go had a
majority 1t would submit 10 an
election and wouldn't try 10
muddle the situation with offers
TO settle and "arbitrate.'
The captive coal mine case
shows what happens 10 en-
ployers who agree 10 settle" oz
"arbitrate' with the Go.
Redwood may be a Fascist
town, but many unions are
Fascist unions and West Vir-
ginia is becoming a Fascist
state under Governor Nicely
and the CIO, which has been
organizing the public employees
and wants TO collect legalized
subsidy from the nuhlic treas