Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-02

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Edward ]. Duck Peterson had
devoted space to Local IL Presi-
dent Melvin NJ. Schultz and my
self in last Fridays edition.
probably shall never read his
column again, but curiosity got
the best of me.
REMARK ABLE APPROACH
Arthur Peterson considered
my statement to the OPA Labor
Advisory Committee very re
markable" remark. | had said
that although the UAW is not
fully pleased with the job the
OPA is doing, we nevertheless do
not intend to play into the hands
Of the forces which seek to de-
stroy the OPA in order to gouge
the public without any restraint
whatever Consequently we
would not condemn the OPA too
strongly, because this agency is
having n difficult time with
standing the attacks of the in
dustrial farmers through their
stooge congressman and their
stooge press.
Mr.. Peterson, in his own cyni-
cally inimitable manner, in
dulged in a few corny SMILES,
which incidentally were not eX-
actly SMILES, and lampooned the
OPA in a style which smacks of
Westbrook Peglerism. The rea-
son for Mr.. Peterson's singular
ity of style may be that he
doesn't quite know how to copy
Westbrook as we'll as he would
like to copy him.
SO much for that point. |
think | know what | meant, and
if the gentleman from the press
wishes, | shall henceforth furnish
diagrams for my statements. In
fact, this whole business of the
aforementioned stooges attempt
ing to do away with regulation
of any kind could stand bit Of
elaboration. But Mr.. Peterson
probably wouldn't understand,
anyway.
NIX, ART!
President Schultz doesn't often
encounter difficulty in express
ing himself clearly and logically,
and is not the type Of person
who talks first and thinks after
ward. Mr.. Peterson would do
well to level his broadsides at
someone who is less capable of
replying to them, and should
thank his lucky stars that Mel
vim Schultz is preoccupied with
the more important task of solv-
ing the problems Of the workers.
However, this criticism of
Melvin's statement concerning
free enterprise, which appeared
in last Fridays paper only
serves to prove that Mr.. Peter
sons political and economic
views are as warped as his criti-
cisms concerning the various mu-
steal programs which have Wis
tied our fair city during the past
few years. Many of the oper-
attic and concert offerings which
have been brought to Toledo
have been forced to run the
gantlet of his unfunny and un-
called-for cynicisms. This is Mr..
Peterson's idea Of reviewing"
so it is not too difficult to under
stand why he should have writ
ten such screwball review as
the one which attempted to ridi-
cule labor's representatives.
CUTE PETERSON
There are, no doubt, few
others who enjoy his master
pieces Of wit, or else this humor-
GUS lcilbN Wbulu w tdiHiIlR MS
daily bread in a manner more
suitable to his talents. 1t Just
takes someone like Mr.. Peterson
to express the feelings of his
colleagues in this cute manner of
his.
Mr.. Peterson calls himself a
deep thinker" but more than
one OF us believe he should talk
a bit palmer than that.
Since nobody reads his column
anyway, according to our week
end survey, il would appear that
the OPA hasn't suffered too
much by the adverse publicity he
attempted to dish out. Anyway,
if the Congressional Tories leave
anything undone, Mr.. Peterson
might as we'll be given the job,
although il | were Tory !
wouldn't waste good money-Id
find someone more subtle than
Mr.. Peterson, and possibly a bit