Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-18
An American
Hunts a Job
In War Work
Refuses to Pay Union.
Cant Get Job
By WESTBROOK PEGLER

By WESTBROOK PEGLER
GEORGE SPELVIN, Ameri-
VI can, has been laid off his
Job, what with priorities and all,
so he has been looking around
for something In the war indus
tries. but with unsatisfactory re-
suits.
He read quite a long time
back where Mrs. r. said, she
thought every one should be or
dered what TO do by the gov
eminent and he has been reading
also where Paul McNutt says
this and Paul McNutt says that
about how people have got to fit
themselves into the effort or
else.
Mr.. Spelvin doesn't need TO
be ordered to help, although he
would appreciate a little help in
finding a spot where he could
make himself useful. but up to
now he hasn't been able to make
a deal. ...
Not that they can't use him.
They can use him all right, for
in his time he has done little
of just about everything.
He is a not half bad hammer
and saw carpenter, he can drive
truck, he knows little about
plumbing and wiring and cement
work and he is a pretty good
sort OF a, you know, handy man.
And he has had quite little
factory experience. too.
WELL, so he has been scout
w ing around for job, but
every place he goes some guy
tells him. well has he got
union card and old George says
well he used TO have one years
ago in his old home town. and
they always tell him that doesn't
do no good.
He has got TO join a new union
and some of them want up to
$500 and some want a racket OF
81 a day for a permit and some
don't want so much, but they
are so bossy that he just says
nobody is going TO make him
join anything whether il rs the
Elks or the Moose or the mice
or the muskrats or whatever.
II is the principle OF the thing
with George and, moreover, be-
ing a native American and a
veteran of the last war, he has
a rather narrow prejudice about
being ordered around by guys
who talk like they just got of
/ the boat.
ONE place George went the
" company wouldn't even see
him at all without he had an
okay from the union. so he went
down TO the union joint and
hung around half the day until
the head guy came in and by
! that time there was about %
guys waiting.
Some of the guys they
crowded up TO the head guy and
asked could they speak 10 him
confidentially and after they
/ spoke 10 him they went right
out. apparently well pleased and
Spelvin got an idea from the
way they acted that they had
slipped the head guy something
like maybe tip on the fourth
race or maybe a good telephone
number
Al last the guy got around to
Spelvin and told him il would
cost him SIS TO join. but he
could pay il 10 bucks down and
the rest 81 day until he was
paid off and George says:
What the hell for do I pay
you IS bucks when I have got
my ever-loving to support and
what do you figure to do for me
for the Is bucks: I would
rather buy war bonds"
GYM" the guy says, I'VE
w got these high wages for
the boys" and George says:
"WelI that IL a hot one be-
cause the wages are all estab-
lished by government contract
and furthermore how do I know
what you are going to do with
the dough-"
why" the guy says, Eve
have to pay salaries and adminis-
tration expenses and rent and
all. and then you have got tn
remember that the New Deal IL
Iabor's friend 40 we are going
TO spend lot Of II on the cleo
tions to beat the Quislings and
Fifth Columnists and all the
lousy traitors who are Obstruct-
ting the war efforts by playing
politics"
But" says old George. II am
Republican and I want work
to help HEX the dirty Germans
and the. Japs because ] am an
American, but I think the New
Deal smells bad and You aren't
going to give any Of my dough
to their campaign fund.-"
Have II your way" the guy
says, "but no dough No card and
no card NO job, and I might as
well warn you, my friend, our
beloved country Is getting pretty
short Of labor and II you don't
get into some kind of a war Job
voluntarily. why you are likely
to be drafted into some job for
n Stacker"
llHE THY uanA IN draft me-