Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-01-22
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Sorry Mr.. Hartley, but must borrow your title to
write about the subject you about Times ed
torial, Jan. ID.
The marine lieutenant who said, What burns us are
these strikes keep hearing about doubt express
ing the sentiments of of the boys who fighting
dying that the rights of Americans including right to
strike may be maintained
Many thousands of servicemen from the fac
tories Local No II has than 1000 of its members
uniform which is good record for organization Don't
you think SO, Mr. Hartley?
Wien these boys back their jobs which the union
is protecting for them by maintaining their seniority there
may be few isolated of S150 per day sue but in
than SO per cent of the cases. they will discover that
what few strikes there caused by the petty nas
of management calculated provoke strike
You must know, Mr. Hartley that labor voluntarily gave
up the right to strike and that this done boys
the battlefield could wage a successful war.
But Mr.. Hartley you know and do we that when la
Dor renquished its right to strike the NAM geefuy rubbed
its hands and began start kicking labor with the idea
provoking it to strike and holding up the effort.
These the patriots who figured shedding
few crocodile tears and making bid for public sympathy
accusing labor of being unpaot and refusing to work And
the dea Mr. Hartley, profits and good position
after the war.
If the boys in uniform burned up when they
told by the kept press and radio commentators that the
back home who should be supporting them deliberate
~ holding back, what will they say when they return home
and discover that they have been fed pack of lies by those
who control all the avenues of public information?
Do you object to the word les? Somebody must be "
ing It's either the public press the Army and Navy and
doubt if the ArmyNavy E awards made to plants
being given to kid the workers You don't believe that
Go you Mr.. Hartley?
And another thing Mr.. Hartley, Labor does not think
soldiers and sailors overpad We do not believe that
anyone adequately boys for the sacrifices
they making in order that this nation may continue to
enjoy the blessings of freedom established by forefather
many years ago
Of course the civilian is better off than the at the
front but you yourself through "A on the editorial page
put the finger of the problems of civilian life Com
modtes have had their ceilings removed while wages have
remained pegged which is invalid the cost of living in
dex has gone far beyond the figures set up the formula
Newspaper tell us the reason that incidents and
of strikes and ayofs do not the be-
these things humdrum stuff and not We
suppose they right The cracker crumbs in bed is not
but the sensational divorce growing out of it is
Frankly Mr. Hartley, it is opinion that it would be
far better ALL including would work for
national unity necessary the winning of the instead
trying to separate the servcemen from the civilians and
various sections of civilians from each other.
If Labor going be constantly held up to soldiers
their real instead of the Axis it will in time ut
ery destroy the morale of both How workers morale be
maintained when newspapers play isolated instances in
their sheets calculated stimulate the soldiers to sharpen
their bayonets and itch to them workers who
really producing the things needed by armed forces
to win the war?
Your paper with it's editorials like the
werng the kind stuff Herr Goebes thrives the
kind of stuff that gives aid and comfort Hitler Why don't
cease efforts and put them to better the uni
caon of all the people to defeat the Axis and not to under
mine labor?