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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25

firmly on the che you my wholehearted Union
Union?"
Far be it argue this question with my Union
brother because when stage
of several things of which look good print especially
in nice, respectable labor
UNIONS ARE MADE
that there quite few of our Union
ber who under the impression that Union mper
bag into which they merely stick their fist and
with everything their hearts desire
They seem they merely sidelnes
when the Union them raise satisfactorily
unjust fired other equally accomplishment
They believe that they still stand the sidelnes and
their eers when their Union fails them
everything they They become carpng critics They stand
fguraye speaking with their arms folded on their chests saying
GO Union do something for me- Go ahead unon and make me
Poor souls they Unions mechanical
machines They don't know what the score is.
CAN'T BUY 1T
buy Union. That great big dollar month that
dues our Union maintain doesn't make Union
Standing the denes cheering eerng certainly doesn't make
the Union Crcizng praisng leaders isn't what makes
Union.
Obviously the thing that makes something entirely
different The thing that makes Union is and and me
Indifferent it means that we the membership Of the Union are good
bad or Indifferent. 1t can't be otherwise.
Unions are people up file,
people who unite organization of their choosing
themselves opportunity bargain collectively to achieve some
their satisfactorily adequate for their
work. strengthen themselves the unity of purpose and action
which their organization give them.
Since unions organizations of people, it itself that
the Union better than the people composing If the workers
fail take interest in their organization do not attend meetings.
fail heed their leaders, ignore the appeals made them be
really interested indifferent what they of their
Union?
There isn't rhyme why of us should stand
aoo and look Union and "Why doesn't the Union do
thing about it, ourselves unwilling do something about
it, It's not enough to have Union fight for u.s. we must be
willing to fight for ourselves
Those md souls who what has the Union done for
me?" in effect confessg their failure try and do
thing for themselves because THEY the Union WE the
Union They blame for doing something for them when they
themselves contribute nothing to the Union.
Unions WE the people doing for WE the people and not
just thing call the Union doing something for just Me- MUST
DO MY PART must be willing work for fellow members,
for only in each of working for all of and the of
how much each willing do for ALL will benefit individuals
What benefits eah benefits ALL and the realize this the
shall achieve Union which will
what has the Union done for me? What the Union has
done for me-"
1t isn't THE UNION 1t isn't my Union or your Union but
OUR Union
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and who are neglectng to save anything, ex-
cept perhaps war bond and then. When
this war comes to close and normal production
is resumed, these are the people who going
to talk about the good old days when they made
a lot of money; but alas, failed to save enough to
tide them over the dry spots of the postwar un-
employment
BUY BONDS
I realize, of course that lot of our people
are unable to save anything due to conditions
which they have no control but this is not
intended for the people who are doing the best
they can under their circumstances. However,
I do recommend that all who can do so, invest
all they can in war bonds other savings and
prepare for the unemployment that is certainly
going to come following the close of the
War bonds seem to me like good way of saw
ing, in fact, they are as good as insurance
placing your money in the bank because if your
war bonds are not iron-clad savings then your
insurance and banks will not be better. Your
bonds as good as your government, and since
we all have confidence in the financial condition
of the government and respect its promise to pay
the bonds, no better way of saving and earning
interest is possible.
Not only do the war bonds interest for the
investor; but the ones who place their money in
bonds have the satisfaction of knowing that their
money is aiding the government in financing the
war.
l certainly hope that all the workers who are
making good money will help themselves by saw
ing all they possibly from their earnings and
in this way cushion the unemployment period
which is going to follow this war.
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that the great state of Ohio has accumulated q
reserve of 300000000 in its unemployment fund,
insurance against the day when the war shall
have been won and the four freedoms made safe
for the Chinese, Russians and inhabitants of Iraq.
When that day comes and unemployment
lifts it's ugly head, shall be in position to give
our former soldiers and war workers a less-than-
subsistence income doled out by reluctant state.
And while Ohio and other states amass large
funds for unemployment insurance, the workers
who have hopes for adding to the fund by means
of bonus plans negotiated with their employers,
are informed by the WLB that such postwar pay
ments if arranged, must come before the WLB
for review and approval
We do not know what the reaction of the de-
cision of the WLB will be with respect to the
bonus plans which are now being negotiated with
a number of corporations here and in other cities
which were dealt with here for the past two
issues, but we do know that such plans are not
infatonary. but strictly protective and only in
tended to relieve postwar unemployment hardship
for the workers.
NOT ENOUGH
There isn't worker who was ever forced to
cept unemployment insurance who found the money
thus derived to be sufficient even to meet his or
dinary living costs, and adding to his fund Of
available money in period of unemployment
would not only be helping the worker, but would
be of aid to the state and to stimulating business
The more money the unemployed worker has 10
spend the quicker business is stimulated.
We have no objections to the WLB reviewing
the cases in which we negotiate postwar bonus
payment to the workers, but we definitely are
opposed in advance to any possible refusal the
WLB may give us on the grounds that such post
war bonus payment to the workers would be in
flationary
GETTING TIREn
The workers are getting tired of being held
down within the formula so pously used by the
wLB to deny, whenever possible, increases in the
workers wages. They willing to make what.
ever sacrifices may be necessary to win the war,
but they want an equitable distribution of the
sacrifice.
To give the workers postwar bonus would, to
some slight extent, remove some of the stencil
which has come from big business during this
war; and which will be uncovered in greater
detail after the war, the same occurred follow
ing World War l.
If We are refused postwar bonus, hesitate
to say what the outcome will be, but it will not
be in praise of the WLB.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
Ramey on Defensive

Congressman Homer A. Ramey came
home this week to face the music.
Congressman Ramey bearded the hons
in their cage and explained why ne voted
against the Smith Connally anti-strlke bill.
Apparently, the congressman does not sub
scribe to the words of Ebert HuoDaro'
'sNever explain. Your friends don't need
II, and your enemies won't believe you any
how"
We who opposed, and still oppose the
bill. do not wonder at Mr.. Rameys explain
alton TO the industrialists and powers that
be. vet, it would have been far better had
the congressman come out and bluntly toid
the manufacturers that he voted against
the anti-strike bill because it is an unjust
and unreasonable piece of legislation,
rather than try to ratiOnalize and explain
his vote, on the grounds that he, like many
other congressr IN, hates President Roose-
Welt.
Chances are l... the manufacturers
who regard Congressman Ramey as
washout so far as their cause is concerned,
were not impressed by his explanation, and
are already plotting behind closed doors
with the Republican big wigs to replace
him with another candidate in 1914.
If Mr.. Ramey intends to return to con-
gress, he would do well to stick to labor,
because if he does return to Washington
In 1914, it will be because Labor returns
him, and not due to any efforts of the big
shots who by this time distrust him most
cordially.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
Race Riots

Race riots occurring in widely separated
parts of the country within brief period
of time seem to indicate that more lies be-
hind them than greets the eye. The num-
Der and intensity of the riots indicates
that they are more than coincidentai.
Blaming the Ku Klux Klan for the
riots is a charge which very likely has
some basis, yet, it suggests itself that
some greater propaganda force than the
Klan is responsible.
Despite all denials and minimizing of
the results of the riots on war production,
Il is a demOnstrable fact that the war pro-
duction has been slowed, at least tempo
rarily, and that is exactly what Hitler and
the Axis have hoped for.
Now If the riots can be stirred up in
more places as result of rumOrs, false re-
ports, and whipping up the hatred and
blind ignorance of the mObsters and po-
tential mObsters, the Axis will be gaining
time and the war effort will be slowed
down.
Regardless whether the race riots were
Nazi inspired or not, the results are the
same as though Herr Goebbels himself
were here directing the action.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
No Answer

Several weeks ago the CIO invited the
AL to join with it in uniting for political
action.
In Cleveland the two organizations
have teamed up and formed an effective
political front. We are simply wondering
whatever became of the AFL in its desire
for joint mass meeting with the CIO.
Perhaps the action has been lost in some
pigeon hole in the AFL headquarters.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
SerUicenlen'S
Letters
Proud of Union

Dear Members:
] wish to thank you for the
boxes l have been receiving from
you, they are greatly appreci-
ated, 1t really means lot to re-
ceive one of the boxes, how much
so, words cannot xpress.
sure am proud to belong to
a Union which has such thought
full members as you. l mean this
from the bottom of my heart.
You're doing a wonderful thing
in sending as packages. This is
really the American Way" and
I'm proud to fight for it.
I'm on maneuvers and they
keep us pretty busy SO I'll sign
off for now.
Sincerely,
Pfc. Donald F. Doe.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
Detroit's S
Disgrace
BY E. P. ROBAL

DEMOCRACY
While thousands of fighting
men of all races are dying in
common cause on far-flung bat
tie fronts, Detroit, in the heart
of the worlds most democratic
nation, finds itself embroiled in
bloody race riots.
American citizens have allowed
Axis propagandists operating in
the ranks of the Ku Klux Klan
to prey upon race prejudice to
such extent that they have for
gotten basic moral principles and
are engaged in prosecuting and
numbering members of minori-
ty group, even as Hitler murders
and persecutes the Jews.
A RESEMBLANCE
Note the resemblance between
the hate-inspired mobs roaming
the streets of Detroit, and the
brown-shirted Jew-baiters of
Berlin. Both are motivated by an
egotistical belief in the superiori-
ty of their own race, spurred by
a subconscious fear of the dor
mant possibilities of those whom
they persecute. Neither has the
slightest conception of the ideal
of democracy.
Neither of these groups is us
ing the intelligence vested in
them to solve any problems, real
or imaginary. The sight of inno-
cent blood and untold agony
moves them only to greater sa-
distic excesses as they roam the
streets seeking new victims, car
ing for nothing except that those
they pursue are of another race
and that they hate them blind
ly, yes, and fearfully.
THE DIFFERENCE
AS for the difference between
these two fascist mobs, the Nazis
are organized and trained, while
the Detroiters are ill-directed,
poorly armed and ununiformed.
We cannot say that they are dis
organized. Max Stephan was not
the only traitor in Michigan.
Other traitors, who bow toward
Berlin, have given direction to
these mobsters who have lost
their right to the title of "Amer-
leans"
Hitler has taken his automats
and trained them from their
youth in viciousness and hate.
Those who mar Detroit's repute
have been brought up in a demo-
cratic country, and most of them
have been educated by schools
which have attempted to instill a
spirit of fair play and decency.
Both of these fascist groups
are doomed to defeat and dis
grace.
THE ARGUMENT
We have heard their stupid ar
guments before. "They are all
right if you keep them in their
place" Or Give them an inch
and they'll take a mile" Remem-
ber, these are the exact argu-
ments the bosses used against the
workers of America.
Finally they say, Lets send
them back to where they came
from" Such foolishness. Rather,
let us take all the hate-inspired
American fascists and bigots and
send them to Maitland. They
would have no trouble assimilat-
ing themselves into Hitler's pic
ture. They would be completely
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
Editors Mail

To the Editor:
/ wish to extend to you the
sincere thanks of the United
States Navy Recruiting Station
for the fine support the Toledo
Union Journal is giving our re-
cruiting program.
We very mucL appreciate your
fine cooperation and active patri-
otic spirit.
Sincerely,
H. f. Milliken,
Lieut.. DIV Isl USNR
Officer in Charge
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25


Personally, I'm willing to compromise the
question. Pm willing to concede that maybe it's
your Union too, and agree that it's OUR Union.
TECHNICAL
Now my only reason for getting technical
is because every now and then good Union
member comes along with a hard look his
kisser and his jaw thrust into pugnacious angle,
to whine through his clenched teeth, whats the
Union ever done for me?", fair and honest
question from an unselfish Union soul
Unlike some of my fellow members, l never
lose my temper when such situation arises. l
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25

Many husbands and wives are
working and earning incomes
which q few years ago would
have been looked upon as fab
ulous. Many of these people
are spending their money on
entertainment and non-essen-
tials which they never were
able to afford before, and many
of them are spending more
money on these things than
they should.
We all know of cases of peo-
n1a ,xyho orA aarni,oo hio 1n,nua,,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25

wacky Washington that might
be Of benefit to the consumers
of the nation. iA ~
While OPA has frivolously
fiddled, fooled and frittered its
time away, the WLB has pain
fully taken brief after brief
apart to see what made them
tick in order to keep wages
tagging far to the rear of
prices.
And all this has been done
to prevent initiation.
Toalysy,cr aro,,nI ma nh~arvya
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what they are teaching. Which
in palmer terms means that they
should dwell a bit more on the
truthful side, instead of parrot
ing for the Manufacturers AS
sociation. But then, the Board
of Education has them by the
throat, and we the people elect
the Board. In the final analysis
it's a peoples problem, one
which we haven't solved too sue
cessfully as yet.
THE CLERKS
Then come the clerks. All, the
fifteen dollar a week group.
What fun it would be to organ
ize them-and what a job! The
plan adopted a few years back
includes the organization of
these wretched Financially
speaking) victims of a system
of controlled greed, but like
the old maid, they must be pa
tient. We're getting to them
now. and believe it or not they
are actually responding.
An improved National Labor
Relations Board personnel would
help tremendously here. AS evil
dence Of this, we present Ex-
hibit A, the group of downtown
department stores which signed
a backdoor contract, including
the closed shop, with an organi-
zation which has done little or
nothing for the employees, and
which held about two percent
of those employees as union
members at the time of the
signing of this blanket agree
ment.
But let's get back to the Of
flee worker.
SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY
He doesn't make much money,
but just look at the opportunity
for Advancement And he has a
desk all to himself. If he works
diligently they might move him
right over there-just outside
the vice-president's office.
What solace there is to be
found in being just outside the
vice presidents office, I'll never
know, except perhaps, it pre-
sents glorious opportunity to
trip the vice president as he ar
rives each 300 a. m. muttering
about the union screwballs.
Once in a while you see some
one come up from the ranks and
become president of a large
corporation. You know-one of
those Horatio Alger stories
from office boy to president by
diligent application and faithful
performance This is the star of
hope which for years has
charmed the bookkeeper and of
flee janitor alike. This vision
compensated for the fact that
the drill press operator, that
uncouth individual with the
lunch bucket, drove an Olds-
mobile convertible and had
wife who wasn't afraid to have
kids for fear of starving to
death herself.
RAGS TO RICHES
These stories of from rags to
riches remind me of the old fell
low from the Hooverville shan
ties who won the Irish Sweep
stakes.
Sweet are the uses of ad-
versity"! At least that's what
Shakespeare said. Ask the of
flee worker-he knows. At
least | presume he knows, be-
cause in quite a number of of
fices he considers himself a
part of management, reads his
daily newspaper as tho it were
the Bible, thrives on petty jeal-
ousies and idle gossip, (these
are component parts of the sys-
tenn of pushing yourself ahead
at the expense of your fellow
office worker) and last but not
least, doesn't care to know any
thing about unions.
Besides, he tells you, "A union
would break up the good feeling
and congeniality in our office"
Yes, pity him. but ask him
TO compare paychecks with you
sometime. You've got some
thing there!
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at home to vent their savagery
on innocent victims.
The only unworkable part of
the plan is that it is difficult
to pick out an American fascist
by looking at him. To ell outward
appearances they resemble decent
citizens. Hate and bigotry are
invisible themselves. 1t is only
their effects that can be seen.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25

The m o s t
neglected Of
the city folks,
in the line
of finances,
are the school
t e a c h e r s,
clerks, a n d
alas, the poor
office work.
er. w h o s e
fault is it?
S ON e o n e
ought To teach
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
Regional Views
By Richard Gosser, Director,
Region 2B. UAW-CI0
THE RAINY DAY

Many of the workers making money
today than they ever made before; but unfortu-
nately, not all the workers are setting some Of
their earnings aside against the day when the
war will be ended and employment falls off.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
Initiation Bosey
By MELVIN SCHULTZ,
President, Local IL, UAW-CIO.

THE MOUNTAIN LABORS
For months, the OPA has labored, and finally
brought forth mouse in the shape of price roll
backs on butter and meat.
Congress has acted as a sort of midwife-not
to help, but to obstruct anything being born in
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
What's NeU
EDWARD J. DUCK
Educational Director
Local IL UAW-CIO

JUST OUTSIDE THE DOOR
Pity the poor office worker.
He sows but never reaps. He's
waiting for ships that never
come in, but he can dream, can't
he1
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-06-25
It's News Tome Gyo;s' e!ss;s
WHOSE UNION is 1T?

Say, pals whose Union is this, anyhow?
So it's your Union. Well L thought it my Union,
had officers and other people tell to
MY Union committeeman ask to support MY
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-09-10

third war loan drive in
county, quota of which is
$9O7,9OO. Committee
chairmen and assistants
announced for different
towns. Merchants urged
to sell stamps to custom
ers.
With the news of Italy's
unconditional surrender
highlighting the week, Pinal
county is turning its atten-
ton to the meeting of its
$907,900 quota in the third
war loan drive, first day of
which was Thursday, Sept.
10.
To organize support for
the drive, County Chairman
! Carl Anderson states the fol-
lowing committee chairmen
and assistants have been APP
pointed:
Casa Grande and vicinity,
Melvin G.. Jensen; Coolidge
and vicinity, Y. c. White;
Eloy, Richard Curiel, chair
man and Frank Rhew and
Robert E. Hamilton, vice
chairmen; Florence, M. G.
Mann; Ray, R. w. Thomas;
Superior, E. T. w. Coulter,
chairman, and Gene Bande-
lier, assistant chairman.
Bond sale quotas in the
third loan drive assigned to
various towns and commun-
tiles in Pinal county are:
Casa Grande and Area
Maricopa, $4,000.
Coolidge and Area-Bap-
chule, Randolph, Sacaton,
$243,000.
Eloy and Area-Toltec,
Picacho, $4,000.
Ray and Area-Kelvin
and Sonora, $101,000.
Florence and Area-Flor-
ence Junction, $85,500.
Superior and Area, S2O7,-
500.
The nation has set a goal
of Is billion dollars to be
raised in the third war loan.
The treasury department
has asked that every per-
son should buy at least 500
more during September than
his usual purchases in bonds.
The amount of $18.75
buys a bond that can be
cashed in for $25 in ten
wears. A $50 bond costs
$3.50, a 500 bond SIS.
Yesterday, Sept. 9, was
Attack day. Sept. 16 will
be American heroes day.
Axis payday will be Sept.
23 and Sacrifice day will be
Sept. 80, the day on which
Cno CHlTO lOdil OllfC NiOoSo'
White, Coolidge commun-
ity chairman and state COM
mitteeman, said Wednesday
that work Of organizing the
campaign is well started.
He suggests that Coolidge
merchants purchase $50 or
more of ten and 25 cent de-
fense stamps, to be sold to
customers. Change should
be given in stamps, he said
Wednesday.
Bonds offered to the pub
/ lie are series E, F and G saw
ings bonds; series c tax
notes; 21a per cent bonds of
1964-69; 2 per cent bonds of
1951-53; and 7/8 per cent
l11b month certificates.
Pinal county residents will
be asked to buy at least 500
more than their usual pur-
chases in war bonds during
the Is billion dollar drive.
Not all will be able to do SO,
but it will take supreme eff
fort and cooperation on the
part of all to meet the goal
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-09-10
You Can Buy Bonds
In These Places
During 3rd Drive

In Coolidge war bonds VIII be
available for purchase at the fol-
lowing places:
Valley Bank building, Coolidge
post office, Natural Gas Service
company office, Arizona Edison
company office, San Carlos thea
tire.
These will be Series E bonds
except for the bank which has all
types of bonds available.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-09-10

. Mrs. Roy Blahosky underwent
major surgery at the Florence
hospital Wednesday. Her condi-
tion at the present is reported to
be good.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-09-10

A few weeks ago the little sawdust Caesar had the
stuffngs knocked of him. And Italy has uncon
tonally surrendered!
Score one for the democracies
But let's not permit enthusiasm to blind in duty.
Hateful Italian fascsm has been the people has
subugated it held fast for FL years. crushed it may
be, it does provide the end of our fight.
Hitler and Hrohito with their brands of fascsm
by still str enough to call for
ceasng vigilance turning out the machines of trans
porting and more t every front!
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-09-10
Third War Loan Drive Underway In County

Groundwork well laid for
third war loan drive in
county, quota of which is
$907, 900. Committee
chairmen and assistants
announced for different
towns. Merchants urged
to sell stamps to custom
ers.
With the news of Italy's