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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
American Coffee
Supply Exceeds
Europe's

The American coffee-lover, be-
ginning with breakfast on Novem-
Der %, must face the world on
about cup day, but he will be
far better off than the peoples
overseas.
While Americans may buy a
pound every five weeks under
rationing, or about 80 ounces
week, of the finest product of
Latin-America, the average Euro
pean is hard pressed to find any
coffee at all-at any price-in
this fourth winter Of the war.
Almost no coffee is slipping
through the British blockade to the
Axis dominated continent and the
scanty stocks on hand are re-
served for the most part for the
armed forces, or command fantas-
tic prices on the "black market"
he answer is "ersatz" and that in
limited quantities.
Germany, draining off the sur
plus from the conquered lands,
was drinking about 25 cups of cof-
fee, tea and cocoa per capita, but
little of it was genuine. Italy does
not ration these beverages but they
are known to be so scarce as to
make rationing pointless. Real cof-
fee is reserved for the Army and
hospital patients. The same is true
Of Hungary and Bulgaria.
It should be borne in mind that
above figures are rations, and that
In many countries they are merely
grim jokes since supplies are nom
existent.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04

have paid to someone else for do
ing the jobs will go toward Victory
when paid to her.
Now make list, Betsy. Win
dows washed, so cents. Apples
picked from under the tree, 25
cents. Enptied trash cans, 4
cents. Sold string beans from the
garden, Is cents. Sold strips of
spoiled film to children for sun
gazing, at one cent yard, 20
cents. Total, $1.24. Yours help
fully, I hope, -and then I'll sign
it at the bottom. !"
Betsy was putting like gram
pus from her labors. The tall,
painstaking letters tottered brave
" across the sheet of paper.
Eravely Mrs. Carson took the pen
to sign.
Mother, would it be the proper
etiquette if I signed it too?"
Perfectly proper, / think, !"
Mrs. Carson said without smile,
and handed the pen back to
Betsy.
Getter from an actual commu-
nication in the files of the Treas
ury Department.
Every member of the family
should invest in Americas future.
Make certain at least 10 percent
of the family's total income is
pledged to victory no later than
New Years Day.
y. S. Treasury Department
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
Conodicn Ford
ChiseIs Women
BY CARL HAESsLER

WINDSOR, Ont, Dec 3.-About
the cheapest and meanest trick in
the war industry yet pulled by q
big corporationfailed TO go over al
Windsor plants Of Ford Motor Co..
Nov. "a, when thousands Of United
Auto Workers (CIO) members
walked off their jobs, rather than
let the company hire women at 81
cents an hour.
JAW Canadian Director George
Burt declared: "This is reyela-
tion Of official buck-passing, a
stark example Of politics-as-usual
Large numbers Of women, urgently
needed in industry, could be alb
sorbed if two public bodies stopped
playing hide and seek"
Ford broke its promise to the
union not to hire women at less
than Is cents an hour until the
dispute over equal pay for equal
work had been settled by the gov
ernment. Pres. Wallace r. Camp
bell Of the company admitted hir-
ing women at the rate Of so cents
an hour. Actually, Burt revealed
Ford hired them at $40 month
equal to 32 cents an hour. But be-
cause Campbell told the press that
no women had been employed fo1
factory work at hourly rates, the
papers printed his statement.
Burt's resentment at the govern
ment arose from the fact that the
Ontario War Labor Board refused
to step in, saying it was Dominion
affair while the Canadian board
said it was a provincial matter.
Campbell is the only Canadian on
the Ford of Canada board. The
others are all Americans. The
JAWS official stand is for equal
pay for equal work.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
Catholic Poper
ExpI0ins Murray
Unity Position

DETROIT, Dec. 4-CIO president
Philip Murray's real position on
unity between the CIO and AFL is
purportedly given in a heavily
featured article in the Nov. 81
Wage Earner, published twice a
month "in the interest Of economic
democracy for the Assn. of Catho-
lie Trade Unionists (ACTU), De-
troit chapter, "to quote the mast
head.
Whether the article had the
sanction of Murray is not indi-
Gated, nor even whether it is an
authorized editorial expression Of
the papers responsible managers.
Under the 4-column headline: Labor
Unity-Here's Why AFL and CIo
Are Not Likely To Effect Merger,
the story says in part:
Here is the real lowdown on
why Philip (CIO)Murray and many
others are approaching the ALL
CIO peace table with their fingers
crossed.
"Will the CIO pull the AFL into
a dynamic movement which can
make itself felt in social reform
after the war? Or will the AFL
slow the CIO down and tie it into
the American capitalistic system?
And if the latter happens, viii it
not mean a great blow for the fu-
ture Of the country? viii the dy-
mamie elements in the CIO event
ually secede, thus creating a new
disunity? Murray himself has a
strong dynamic social philosophy.
"All of his policies in Go have
had one purpose: to hold the or
ganization together and forestaIl
split between right and left
which would send the right wing
reeling back into AFL. He knows
this would effectively destroy any
chance to achieve economic democ-
racy in America through the Go"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
Unemployment Is
Defroif's Manpower
Problem. JAW Says
By Federated Press

DETROIT, Dec. 3-The real
manpower problem in Detroit is
that $4,000 women and many, Negro
workers and others can't get jobs,
at the same time that employers
are still Turing people in from the
outside. This charge was made Nov.
20 in a radio symposium by UAW
Asst. War Policy Coordinator Vic
tor G.. Reuther under auspices of
the Detroit Free Press.
He estimated that between $780,
900 and 100000 persons came to
Detroit in the last year, attracted
and recruited by employers whose
natural tendency is to skim the
cream off labor, rather than train
and upgrade local workers"
When his radio opponent men
toned the number of women at
present employed in Detroit war
plants, the UAW spokesman re-
piled that these were mostly wom-
en- who had been previously en-
ployed in industry but had been
laid off during the slow conversion
from civilian to war production.
General Motors announced Nov.
25 that it is now employing $780,
705 persons in all its U. s. and
Canadian plants, an alltime peak.
The shift from defensive to often
sive warfare by the United Nations,
it said, would involve temporary
layoffs. 1t estimated, however, that
only about 1000 would be out of
work in the Pontiac, Lansing and
Saginaw plants and would be re-
absorbed soon in other work.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
Units Cooperate
With Pepper

Shop units have shown fine
spirit in cooperating with the new
paper.
At last Monday nights editorial
conference, many shops were rep
resented and promised to do al
they could to aid in getting their
shop news. Lewis Mattox, editor
of the Acklinite and associate edi-
tor of the Journal, has surpassed
all shop reporters in the promptness
with which he reports Acklin news
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
Sports News

Units which have bowling leagues
and wish their scores published
should see that all scores reach
the newspaper office early. A copy
of the score sheet should be made
and sent in.
All information, news, scores
and special items should be in the
hands of the editor by Tuesday
night, or at latest 1000 a. m.
every Wednesday morning.
Shop reporters are invited to call
the newspaper office by phone to
give whatever news they have if
they are unable to find the time
to write it, or time is too short to
permit them to mail or bring in
their news.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04

A certain gent, who has all the
instincts of Nazi storm trooper,
decided he wanted to reap the bene-
fits of the Connecticut jobless in
surance law.
And how did he go about it?
By refusing to work in closed
shop and pay dues to one of the
unions which had struggled for
years to get the law enacted.
LITTLE LUTHER
Daddy" Little Luther wanted to
know, sis a filibuster anything
like a belly buster?"
mo, my boy" replied Mr.. Dill
worth, looking up from his copy
of Mark Sullivan's column, "it is a
method by which stalwart defend
ers Of American freedom protect
democratic institutions such as
states rights"
"Gosh, Willie told me it was q
plot by southern Democrat sena-
tors to keep the right to vote away
from Negroes and poor white peo-
pie in the south"
Nonsense. Some Of our best
Republicans are against the anti
poll tax bill. Mr.. Sullivan, for ex-
ample, and Mr.. Herbert Hoover are
disregarding partisan politics to
oppose this nefarious measure. And
the bill itself was introduced by a
Florida senator although / hear
he once worked in an Indiana steel
mill"
"Why shouldn't the poor people
in the south have the right to vote
like you do?"
"No reason on earth, my boy, but
this federal law is an invasion of
states rights. We fought a civil
war over that question, Luther"
"And / thought we won it."
"Don't bring up bitter memories.
We must have unity at this time.
The federal government has no
right telling people in a state how
they should vote but if those peo-
pie want to vote repeal of the poll
tax, it's all right"
"But if the poll tax keeps peo-
pie in southern state from voting,
how can they vote to repeal it?"
Luther, you talk too much"
"Aw pop, put that on a postcard
to Sen. Connally."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
NEW YORK-Refusal of the

NEW YORK-Refusal of the
Appalachian bituminOus opera
tors to establish a 6-day week
until the government allows them
an increase in coal prices ended
a conferenc with the United Mine
Workers (unaffiIiated). Both
sides agreed in principle to g.
day week with time-and- half
overtime for the 9Th day.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
2eAN

The little girl tugged gently at
her mothers sleeve.
Nov, Mother?" she asked.
Now can't we write my letter."
why of course, Betsy" Mrs.
Carson grinned. "Are you going
to write it or am II"
WELL" Betsy said. Maybe
you'd better kind of say 1t to me.
Only I'd love to write it"
"All right, then, Miss Carson,
take a letter." her mother said,
walking slowly up and down the
room. Ready? Dear Mr.. Nor
genthau: The way / save money
for War Stamp buying is to steer
all the small household jobs to-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04

WASHINGTON-Asserting that
it will not approve wage increases
for the purpose of influencing or
directing the flow of manpower,"
the Natl. War Labor Board has
outlawed 6 cent raises negotiated
between an AFL chemical local
and the Staley Mfg. Co. of Paines-
vile, o. Labor members of the
board dissented. The NWLB had
ruled the exact opposite when it
granted increases to western metal
miners.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
NWLB Appoints
ReqionoI Officers

Twelve outstanding representa-
tives of the public, labor and in
dustry were appointed today by
the National War Labor Board
from the states where its ten re-
gional offices are located to as
sist the Boards regional directors
in the administrator of the wage
stablization program, the WLB
announced today.
The Board also announced the
appointment of its ten acting re-
gonal directors, who will head
WLB offices in Boston, New York
City, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Dallas,
Kansas City, Cleveland, Chicago,
Denver, and San Francisco.
Six members-two representing
the public, two representing en-
ployers, and one representing the
A. F. L. and one the c. /. o.
will constitute full Regional Ad-
visory Board. Four members from
each group were appointed so that
the members could divide their
periods of service and have two
from each group available at all
times.
The names of the acting region
al director for Ohio and the mem
bers of the advisory council follow:
REGION v
Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia,
and Kentucky.
Acting Regional Director: Lewis
Gill, formerly Assistant Executive
Secretary of WLB, Room 888,
Union Commerce Bldg, Cleveland,
Ohio.
REGIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
Public Members: Eddison Bow
ers, Chairman of Department of
Economies, Ohio State University,
Columbus, Ohio; Thomas j. Dona-
hue, Chairman of Michigan State
Labor Mediation Board, Detroit,
Mich; DR.. G. V. Thomas, Presi-
dent, Fem College, Cleyel and,
Ohio; David A. Wolff, attorney,
Detroit, Mich.
Industry Members: Timothy j.
Conway, Exec. Vice President &
Treas, Fisher Bros, Co., Cleve-
land, Ohio; T. G. Graham, Vice
President, B. F. Goodrich Co., Ak
ron, Ohio; S. w. Utley, President,
Detroit Steel Castings Co., Detroit,
Mch.; Charles M. White, Vice
President in charge of operations,
Republic Steel Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
Labor Members: N. H. Eagle,
Natl. Rep, United Rubber Work
ers of America-CIO, Akron, Ohio;
Jesse Gallagher, Organizer, Amer
lean Federation of Labor, Cleve-
land, Ohio; Thomas A. Lenahan,
Sec.- Treas, Cleveland Federation
of Labor-AFL, Cleveland, Ohio;
Paul E. Miley, Regional Director,
United Automobile Workers of
America-CIO, Cleveland, Ohio.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
Magozine Accused
Of An+i-Lobor.
Pro-Foscisf Bios
Rv Federatad Press


PLEASANTVILLE, n. Y, Dec.
Readers Digest, the magazine with
the biggest circulation in the world
is accused by the Nov. 16 I'm Fact
Of having a publisher who does not
~ snt Hitler defeated; of hiring 3
Yb.k editor who printed fascist
- 5paganda in the American Mer'
curry, and of having consistently
printed anti-labor propaganda.
Published in this small town by
Dewitt Wallace, who started q
years ago with a pair of scissors
Readers Digest has circulation OF
7 million and claims 40 million
readers.
In Fact charges that there was
a revolt by minor editors against
Wallace's reactionary policies. Wal
lace, according to In Fact, called
the staff together and made the
following statement:
"We do not want Germany com
pletely defeated. / think Germany
should be beaten up bit, and
prefer that the American army
does it, so that Hitler will learr
who is boss in this world.
"But l do not want Germany
smashed. What will become of the
continent of Europe if Hitler is
killed and fascism completely Grad
icated? The Russians will conquer
all of Europe. Therefore our policy
should be to whip Hitler to the
point where he recognizes we are
the biggest power in the world and
then keep Hitler in Europe to po-
lice the continent and maintain
order.
"We also need a little fascism
in the U. S. to keep this country
in order. We need a certain type
of fascism here to keep radicals
out and radical systems and phil
osophies from making any head
way, and even attempting to take
over the government"
Typical of Readers Digest's anti
labor policy is the fact that West
brook Pegler is one of the few
newspaper columnists whom the
magazine reprints regularly.
The most scurrilous column Peg
Ter ever wrote, that in which he
lampooned Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt,
the wife of the U. S. Commander
in-Chief, was one of those reprint
ed by Readers Digest.
"The leading labor batter of
Readers Digest" In Fact says, "is
one of its own editors, William
Hard, who appears with an attack
on labor, liberals, unions, progress
sive ideas, radicals every month.
Hard is known to carry out Wal
lace's own anti-labor, anti-liberal
prejudices."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL
WANT ADS. MA. 8l24

W AN FhAAOs NAfhs
MALE HELP
For immediate employment
Minor job and tool designers.
General tool designers
Tool trouble men
Loftsmen
Tool engineers
Template makers
Craftsmen
Statisticians
Machine Fixture and die designers
Tool designers
Metallurgists
Metallurgical chemists
Electricians with tools
Norton finish grinder
Layout inspector
Andoize and paint (must be
familiar with Navy specifications
pertaining to anodize and paint
Millwrights with tools
Moulder
Metallographer
Senior craftsman
Room II
Apply at employment office JAW
Bldg. 425 winthrop st.
Open daily Monday to Friday
900 A. M. to 200 P. M.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04

Observation-Disclosures sue
cess in handling manpower is due
to Capitalization of responsibility,
President Daniel ]. Tobin Of the
$ntl. Bro. of Teamsters (AFL)
told the senate subcommittee on
education and labor Nov. 16.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
WASHINGTON - In taking

WASHINGTON - In taking
jurisdiction in the cases of ]. s.
Bache & Co., Wall Street brok-
erage firm, and of 4 New York
title and guaranty companies, the
Natl. War Labor Board on Nov.
IL declared its jurisdiction over
all labor disputes in nO-war in
dustries where wage adjustment
are involved.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04

NEW YORK-Monopolies con-
stantly escape punishment under
the antitrust laws through consent
DEGREES, under which they pay a
small fine and agree to cease their
illegal practices, former U. s..
Atty. Gen. Henry Ward Beer
pointed out Nov. 13.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04

NEWARK, n. J.-Participation
in a worldwide monopoly Of vital
aircraft parts was charged to the
Bendix Aviation Corp. in a federal
antitrust suit filed here Nov. 10.
The suit was one of the first anti
trust actions not halted by the
army or navy under their wartime
powers to do so.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
Boston Symphony FINELY
Signs Union Agreement
BY Federated Press

BOSTON, Dec. 3-The Boston
symphony, which for several years
has been the only non-union or
chestra of national prominence in
the u. S., has finally signed a
contract with the American Fed
GRAFTON of Musicians (AFL).
Director Sergei Koussevitzky and
his orchestra has been banned
from the radio chains and record
making studios since August, 1910,
because of the AIM members re-
fusal to handle a scab product.
The Office of Civilian Defense
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04

W a r d m y
daughter, who
is eight years
old. She is SO
en- abou I
b u yin g w a 7
Stamps that ]
know all the
money / might
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
BELLY ACHE

BELLY ACHE
After reading George Seldes' ex-
pose of Readers Digest and its pro-
fascist publisher and editor, we are
proposing that the name of the
magazine be changed to Readers
Indigestion.
And how about pair of Car
ter's Little Liver Pills with every
copy?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
lis A Greet System!
BY JOHN PAINE
BY Federated Press

Consumers, who thought Leon
Henderson's OPA investigators
were supposed to be working in the
public's interest, will be happy to
read the following from a conf
Dental Washington newsletter cir
culated among businessmen:
Trained OPA Investigators,
helpful to merchants, are now at
work"
FAIR PLAY
Manufacturers of straight razors,
the Owl reports, are now turning
out commando knives.
After the war is over, the manu-
facturers of gun silencers should
be converted to doing something
about BARRIERS.
Joseph Baer, locking out 100
war production workers in his
munitions case plant, said, II won't
deal with the CIO."
Mr.. Baer possibly prefers to deal
with Hitler.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
UNION JOURNALS
CLASSIFIED ADS
For best results advertise in the
Union Journal. Rooms. houses.
miscellaneous. efc.
Phone YOUR od Main 8I24

FEMALE HELP
Stenographers
Typists
Comptometer operators
Apply at employment office,
Room II, UAW Bldg.
425 Winthrop
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04
FAIR PLAY
BRASS BAND

BRASS BAND
How reassuring it must be to
our allies to read that lieutenant
general in the U. S. Army-Wil-
liam S. Knudsen-was one of 32
General Motors brasshats who had
taken part in Az million dollar
bonus grab.
The New York Joint Board of
the Amalgamted Clothing Work
ers (CIO) has offered to replace
the trousers lost by Lieut.. Gen.
Mark Clark when his boat capsized
on his secret trip to North Africa.
We are confident the joint board
would also be glad to make a strait
jacket for Hitler.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1942-12-04

The Office of Civilian Defense
discourages Christmas lighting.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-02-28
She Carried Knife
For Protection

Asked how long and why she
carried d knife, Mrs. Smith stated
that she had armed herself for pro-
lection since her purse had been
snatched some time ago and because
she went about alone quite often.
Celebrating on the details Of the
tragedy, the accused murderess con-
tinued, Il was standing outside IN
front Of the beer garden, after clos
ing time, when Percy came back,
walked up to me and knocked my
hat off. H4 didn't say anything
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-02-28
To Form Peace Organization For Project Neighborhood

will meet this challenge. In addi-
ton" questioned Mr.. Tyler, Who
can tell what physical demands will
be made on our men, irrespective OF
what his responsibility may be in
serving his country during our
great cr!sis?" The Y" program Of
physical education is desis ned to
build stronger men and boys. For
the men who are engaged in the
strenuous task of building machines
and implements OF war the physical
department; has worked out a pro-
gram 10 give them the relaxation
that is needed so badly for them
10 be fit for The next days task.
When a man joins the y" he makes
available to himself a program de-
signed to meet his own personal
needs, ard the finance from his
membership helps to carry on the
program among boys, our men Of
the future. -ie!
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-02-28
ST. Antoine Y.M.C.A.
Plans Member Drive

ST. Antoine ~" plans a gigantic
Member Get a Member" program
for March. A. Roscoe Tyler. in ex-
planning this program stated that
every member who gets a member
during March, the seventeenth an
niversary OF the "" will receive
a beautiful "Y" emblem pin. This
pin will be awarded by DR.. Chan
ming H, Tobias, national senior Sec
rotary Of all ." work among Ne
sroes, These awards will be made
on the night Of the ~" annual din
ner, Friday, March 81. Mr. Tyler,
supervisor Of the Great Lakes Mu-
tIal Life Insurance, company. says
mat St Antoine must rank high
among the seven other associations
in the city.
The need for increased SY' ae-
t.yiiy among boys and young men
IS great and we know our members
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-02-28
DC. Draftees Are
Sent To Fl. Mead

WASHINGTON. D. C.-Criticism
floating around here since B P H
before Pearl Harbor) that even the
Selective Service had gone lily
white not inducing any more Nc
groes was hushed up last week
when il3 were sent TO Fort Meade,
Md. following the registration last
week.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-02-28

tercstior irside tho beor ,s-dor
60. -
rei'' Deity went 10 MS o'o'heI
mouse al Soo Le4ahd s'Feet ana told
'''''' ma 0'''"''' "ose e''ss''
m!g peqqe's ptQ peQ (h9J7d a.
d,.aio.az IN D. 80 ~ 49, ~. -.
80. - 49, IVY 49, ~ y" ''ie
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-02-28
Delta Sigma Theta
Notes Founders Dav

KNOXVILLE. Tenn.-A breakfast
marked the Founders day celebra-
ton OF Beta Omicron chapter OF
Delta Sigma Theta sorority at the
home OF Nora Turner on February
! Participants on program were
Louise Brown. Grace Epps, Julia
Henderson, Lillian Cary.
Those present were Estelle Len
nos. Curtise Simpson, Yolande
Giovanni Estelle Gary. French Hen
derson. and Marion Crippers.