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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
Pon-Americon
Convention To Meet

MEXICO CITY (FP)-A Pan
American convention of aid and
solidarity with the Spanish refu-
gees and Spanish people, sponsored
by President Vincente Lombardo
Toledano of the Latin American
Confederation of Labor and lead
ers of the former Spanish repub-
lie, will meet here Aug. 20. Dele
gates from the U. S., Cuba, Chile,
Uruguay and the Dominican Re-
public will consider the situation
of the Spanish refugees and peo-
pie and study new forms of aid IN
the present war situation.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
Cigarette
Fund Drive
Is Big Success

Member of the CIO Cigarette
Fund Drive Committee met last
Monday night with representatives
of the cigarette companies and
presented them with check for
the money collected thus far in the
fund drive, which ended at Swayne
Field on July 19.
Tom Russell, chairman of the
committee, stated that, "All of the
money is not yet in from the
tickets and donations. However,
we expect to gross in the neigh
borhood of $4,000, which will buy
thousands of cigarettes for our
service men now serving overseas"
Richard Lazette, who was IN
charge of the large donors section
and industrial management dlvi-
sion of the drive, expressed his
satisfaction with the cooperation
which the management of many
industries in Toledo gave. He
said, 81 am very pleased to report
that without any exception, all
those managements called upon
gave generously to the fund"
The cigarettes will be sent out
very shortly by the companies and
will be distributed to all parts of
the world to service men from To-
ledo. Members of the committee
were Tom Russell, chairman; Ivo
Erwin, treasurer; Melvin Schultz,
Thomas Burke, Richard Lazette,
Ellie Bush, and O. ]. Pecord.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

Other tax measures, designed to
hurt no one and get war funds
from those profiting from the war
include:
/. Six hundred millions by ap-
plying President Roosevelt's $685.
900 salary limitation.
2. Two hundred millions by
eliminating a so-called depletion
loophole through which big mining
and oil companies receive 25 per
cent kickback on income taxes.
8. Three hundred millions by
ending income tax exemption on
federal, state and municipal bonds
and securities.
a. Four hundred millions by
Tightening taxes on big estates and
gifts.
Another three billions might be
raised by hiking income taxes on
salaries above $4,000 and by shift
Continued on Page 2, Column
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

Praises Go
War Chest

Regional Director Richard Goss-
Ell gave the CIO War Chest un-
stinted praise today after looking
over the report of Richard La
zette, CIO Chest Director.
Mr.. Gosser said, 81 was sur
prised when l saw the Chest report
and observed the thousands of dol
lars which have been paid out by
the War Chest for hospital bills
for CIO members who were unable
to pay all, or in some instances,
none of their bill"
"The nice part about the Chest"
said Mr.. Gosser, lis that it does
not attempt to tell the people
which hospital to go to, and not
a single case was confined to the
County Hospital"
Director Gosser noted that hun
dreds of CIO members have re-
ceived calls from the District
Nurses, which is Chest-supported
agency, and that gas and light
bills also have been paid, in cases
where these services would have
been discontinued.
Il also see that the Chest has
even paid rents and supplied our
people with food and fuel, and
that l consider a fine thing" said
Mr.. Gosser.
Mr.. Gosser stated, "In view of
the wonderful work which has been
done by the War Chest for our
people, and the elimination of red
tape in doing for them, it is my
hope that this year, when the War
Chest campaign gets under way
that our people will give the Chest
even greater support than they did
last year" He suggested that
Ethose who have a problem they
want solved or who are in need of
help, contact Richard Lazette, Gil
Huron St., or phone him at Adams
1892 OF Garfield 8176.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

said they were not members
of the CIO and had never
been members. One said he
never belonged to any union save
the company dominated Scale
Workers, while two said they had
formerly been CIO members.
All were emphatic in their COM
pliments to the paper for bringing
true report of the way the Scale
union conducts its business, and
one of them said, "the only time
the workers at our plant find out
the real truth about the shop
union is when the Journal prints
it.
Make Comparisons
One of the former CIO members
told the editor, ~ guess its be-
cause / know better that / can't
see the Scale Workers union. /
note that its the CIO which is
making the big fight to roll back
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
Wall ST.
Is Sensitive

NEW YORK, July 81 (FP) -
Wall Street is filled with sensitive
people. When war was declared,
stocks went up. Peace talk sends
stocks down.
1t was no surprise then when
The New York Times of July u
reported on its financial page the
effects of Mussolini's fall as fol-
lows:
"The fall of Mussolini resulted
yesterday in considerable confusion
in the minds of investors and
prices retreated more than four
points in some cases before sup
port was accorded the list. AT the
close, losses ranged between one
and two points, on the average,
with the rails and the armament
makers the hardest hit. 1t was the
sharpest setback suffered by the
markets since April 8, when the
'hold-the-line' broadcast by Presi-
dent Roosevelt brought out heavy
liquidation"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

Mark Twain Hotel for Local IL
delegates.
Reason given for beginning the
convention on Wednesday instead
of Monday as has been customary,
is the transportation problem.
There is less travel at the be-
ginning of the week than over
week-ends, and the middle of the
week gives the majority Of the
delegates an opportunity to travel
under better conditions.
Delegates will make their own
travel arrangements.
While the length of the conven-
ton is largely in the hands of the
delegates, the Executive Board
unanimously has adopted resolu-
ton "that the regular Convention
of the international Union, UAW-
CIO, be convened on Wednesday,
September 20, and adjourn not
later than Wednesday, October 0.
The resolution was adopted
strictly as a wartime necessity.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

installations at Naples from
its base in North Africa re-
quired 1000 gallons of gaso-
line for each single mission, and
that this is the equal of about 375
"A" ration tickets-enough gas TO
drive your car five times across
the continent. You viii better un-
derstand your part in the war
and what gasoline rationing means
if you multiply this by the gaso-
line needs Of thousands of planes
and hundreds Of thousands of
jeeps, trucks and tanks now serv-
ing overseas"
Praises Russia
In discussing the Russ.ln var
efforts, the President said, "The
world has never seen greater de-
votion, determination and self
sacrifice than have been displayed
by the Russian people and their
armies, under the leadership Of
Marshal Joseph Stain"
Saying the Russians were not
fooled by the German offensive
launched earlier in the month, Mr..
Roosevelt said, "They (Russians)
went ahead with their own plans
for attack-plans which coordinate
with the whole United Nations Of
fensive strategy"
Denies Failure at Home
To the charge that the nation is
succeeding in its fighting but fail
ing miserably on the home front,
Mr.. Roosevelt stated, "This is an
other of those irnmaturities-a
false slogan easy to state but un-
true in the essential facts" To
which he added another observa-
ton, "the longer this war goes on
the clearer it becomes that no one
can draw a blue pencil down the
middle of a page and call one side
the fighting front and the other
Continued on Page 2, Column 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

the program to shackle laoor
with most of the cost OF
wartime government is now
in preparation for the opening Of
congressional tax hearings in Sep
tember.
Backbone of the NAM scheme
is a national sales tax to draw
off millions in excess purchasing
power" which, industry spokesmen
insist, workers now possess. The
tax is advocated by Sen. Robert
A. Taft (R. o. as 1910 COM
pulsory savings sales tax, which
would actually grab something
like S4 billion from workers, CIV
ing them in return certificates
good for war bonds.
No Plan For More Taxes
No one is even mentioning any
plans for Tightening income tax
provisions so that at least SO bill
lion now handed war profiteers
will be regained by the govern
ment.
More than one and one-half bill
lion dollars, tax experts agree, is
available through (1) tightening
excess profits taxes to an actual
100 per cent tax above 6 per cent,
and (2) eliminating an existing
gift of 10 per cent on excess war
profits now being given to big
business as a fund to start peace
time production at the wars end.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

Assembly from 1910 to 1912,
and was defeated for state
senator in last falls election
when labor failed to turn out in
any appreciable number to vote.
He was also a candidate for city
Council in 1889 but lost the cleo
tion by a small margin.
Burke has been indorsed by the
Political Activities Committee of
his own Local which represents
10000 active members. Plans are
being made by the committee to
wage an aggressive campaign and
bring the issues out into the open.
Walter Madrzykowski, President
of the Local IL Political Activities
Committee in announcing the in
dorsement of Mr.. Burke said, I'VE
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
Carpenters
Bow TO WLB
On Threat

WASHINGTON (FP)-Warned
that the National War Labor Board
intended to exercise its authority
under the War Labor Disputes
Act. which gives it subpoena pow
er. if a representative from the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners (AFL) did not appear
as requested, President William L..
Hutcheson of the union stayed
away himself but sent spokes-
man before the board July II.
President Harvey Brown of the
international Association of Ma
chinists, who had indicated ne
would appear after the first re-
quest from the board, represented
his union. The case involved a
halting of installation of machinery
at the Granite City (Ill.) Steel Co.
because of a jurisdictional dispute
with the carpenters. Brown said
he had no objection to the boards
appointing an arbitrator.
Came Uninstructed
George C. Ottens, who said he
represented the president of the
carpenters union, told the board
he had received word to attend by
long distance that morning. Il
have no instructions. I'm general
representative and I'm in no posi-
ton to agree on any arbitration
whatever" he said.
The board ordered the company,
the contracting company and the
unions to return July 30 with copies
of contracts with the unions and
the instructions of the company to
the Fruin-C -Colnon Contracting Co.,
which halted installation of ma
chinery by millwrights last week.
]. D. STREET., company eXecu-
tive, said that 80 per cent of the
company's output is in steel plates
for the Maritime Commission and
the Navy, and that the installation
delay is preventing the company
from carrying through an extra
quota requested by WPB. He said
that the company ordered the in
stallation stopped when both unions
threatened to strike if they didn't t
get the job.
The lam recently withdrew from
the AFL because of its ancient
jurisdictional dispute with Hutche-
son and the carpenters and what
Brown declared was the AFL coun-
cil's failure to carry out conven-
ton decisions in regard to the jur-
isdiction of the two unions.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
Robson Attends Reilly

CHICAGO (FP)-A stimulus to
greater production and effort was
given to employees of the Apex
Smelling Co., largest aluminium
smelter in the Chicago area, by the
appearance at the plant of Paul
Robson at Production for Vic
tory Rally sponsored by the man
agement and the International
Union of Mine Mill and Smelter
Workers (CIO).
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
ClO Indorses
HiIImon Call

NEW YORK (FP)-The Great
er New York CIO Council July so
indorsed the call issued by Sidney
HiIlman, president of the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers and chair
man of the National CIO Political
Action Committee, for a widening
of the union base of the American
Labor Party and re-vestment of
control of the ALP in bona fide
labor organizations AFL, CI0
and railroad brotherhood-operat-
ing in New York state.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

are going to eliminate all smoke
screen and discuss the real issues
Of this campaign. Contrary to
ssr,.N reports that this is going to
llM small election because there
Cyno issues, we believe it is 60
ing to be a big election, because
we are going to discuss the real
issues and hope every candidate
for Council will do likewise.
Commenting on his candidacy
Burke simply said, Il believe that
the people of Toledo are entitled
to know what this election is all
about and l am going to tell them
so they will understand it very
clearly.
Mr.. Burke is a Democrat, al
though the Council election is on
nonpartisan ballot.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
Traffic Shows 4zee Cut

WASHINGTON (FP)-The Sun
day road-hog has fallen by the
wayside, according to the last re-
port from the Federal Work S
Agency Roads Administration.
Due to the second ban on nom
essential driving effective May 20,
Sunday traffic has been cut AZ per
cent.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06

detected.
Four observers were on
hand at the warehouse at
2:30 p. m. Tuesday afternoon to
see the truck loaded with "a cases
of head lettuce. They trailed the
truck to the dump located at Cen
trail and Buckeye, but were disap-
pointed when the truck driver, see
ing he was observed, drove away.
Next stop on the gas wasting
.s.rtAsion to the dump, was the fer
I'M plant near the Union Stock
J9s on Lagrange street, where
cflg truck driver, again detecting
the four observers who had trailed
him, went into the office and held
a long and earnest conversation
over the telephone. Emerging from
the office, he jumped into his truck
and drove wildly back to the ware
house from which he had originally
taken the spoiled lettuce.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
SpeeiaI Spieer
Unit Meeting

A special meeting of Spicer
Unit, Local II, UAW-CIO,
will be held Sunday. Aug. s,
1943.
Time of meeting, 100 p. m.
Place, 425 Winthrop ST.,
Room 101 (Parlor Al.
Special order of business as
follows:
/. Nomination of delegates
TO the UAW-CIO convention.
2. Time and place of elec.
ton.
3. Extension of contract
date.
A. Election committee.
S. Regular Unit business.
Signed: Frank Rostetter,
Chairman.
Spicer Unit Executive Board
Local II, UAW-CIO.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
President Repeats Terms To Axis
In Preside Talk To Nation
Tells Soldiers Nation Will
Not Let Them Down

WASHINGTON, July 29-President Roosevelt in his
resde chat to the nation last night reafrmed the terms
of unconditional surrender to the Axis and promised I'VE
will permit vesge of Fascism to remain" 1t the
first talk the President has given the nation in five months
and regarded here outstanding speech by
the Presidents bitterest enemies
The President called upon the American people to make
their sacrifices willingly and said 1T is interesting for
realize that every Fng Fortress that bombed harbor
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
Don't Kid Us

A number of names on Tom
Burke's petitions for Council
were thrown out because the
signers had not registered at
the Board of Elections. If those
people will now go to 217 Sup
erior ST., and register. they will
be able to vote for Tom Burke
this fall.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
Food Dumping Continues
By Toledo Produce Dealers

Food dumping continues in Toledo by dealers who have
held vegetables to up the prices and ended by losing their
stock This brought out Tuesday when truck loaded
with crates of spoiled head lettuce dashed mad about the
city seeking place to unload the garbage without being
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
Scale Workers Praise
Journal for Accuracy

Exactly five calls have been received at the office of
the TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL this week, congratulatng
the newspaper for its accurate report the Scale workers
Company dominated union last meeting held at Steadmans
Hall July % Questioned by the editor two of the five callers
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
Plan New Tax Grab
To Rob Workers
Ry Fl. Richard Seller

NEW YORK, Aug. 2-FP)-A new tax grab to take
at least away from American workers while
handing S3OOOO0O needed to win the to the wealthy
that plan is in the making while Congress is in
Backed by the National Association of Manufactures.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
UAW-OOConvention
To Be Held In St. Louis

Call to the Eight Annual Convention of the UAW-Clo
International Union which will take place in ST. LOUIS MO,
beginning Wednesday, Sept 29 has been sent out from the
office of George F. Adde'S international secretary treasurer
The convention will meet in the ST. Louis Municipal
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-06
Tom Burke Files
For City Council

Tom Burke vce-president of Local II and former mem
Der of the Ohio State House of Representatives filed his
petton for City Council July 80 with the Board of Eec
tons.
Nh Burke served as a member of the Ohio General
Evening star., 1943-03-05

lornly, covered with dust and with
a few bloodstains on his coat.
I had provisions with me. 7 gave
him a can of corned beef, which he
ate ravenously, followed by a sWig
from whisky bottle and a cigarette.
He told me the story of the siege of
Bir Hakeim.
Then we talked about Washington
and the people we knew, discussing
their virtues and their faults. 1t
turned out that a reporter I had
broken in at Newark, N. j., had
broken him in on the Washington
Post.
Night was falling over the desert
and the sand in the air was sub
siding. But it was all alight for us
as we talked about so many people
and the things we knew in common.
I believe he is dead, but the SOL
dlers' stories undoubtedly will per-
slst. Marshall Dickerson is we'll on
the way to becoming a legend. He
would have liked to die that Uav.
Evening star., 1943-03-05
Britain and Colonies
War Hosts 10 10000
European Refugees
Allied Motions Study
Plight ot. Thousands
Driven From Homes

Great Britain and her colonies are
providing wartime homes for almost
100000 European refugees, the State
Department has been told in a
memorandum from Sir Ronald
Campbell, British minister, it was
announced today.
The State Department has ap-
proved the British government S
suggestion that the United States,
Great Britain and other countries
hold a joint meeting on the care of
refugees from Nazi-held regions
Acting Secretary Of State Welles said
the meeting will take place in
Ottawa
Great Britain herself is accom-
modating just less than 100000 refu-
gees, Sir Ronald said, notwithstand-
ing the prevailing shortness of food
and housing under war conditions.
Jamaica is taking care of more
than 5000, approximately half of
whom are from Gibraltar Mauri-
thus, in the Indian Ocean, has taken
$500 emigrants from Palestine and
1000 Greeks.
Cyprus has given hospitality to
1880, nearly all from Greece. The
British East African colonies which
have normal European population
of 10000, are finding accommodation
for 10000 refugees. These include
81 900 Poles who reached East Africa
by way of Russia and Persia.
Evening star., 1943-03-05
Church Of England Plans
Campaign on Morals

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, March 5.-The Church
OF England Assembly in one of its
most outspoken debates In history
has decided on a campaign against
deterioration of sex morals.
The council yesterday adopted
resolution pledging the church to
arouse public opinion on sex mat
ters and expressing concern over
Systematic instruction to recruits
in the forces in the use of prophylac-
tics"
The Bishop of Norwich declared
the real problem was in home life
and in the general low level of
morals throughout the country"
Public opinion must say this de-
terloration of sex morals must be
stopped and we will stop it, the
Bishop of Salisbury added.
Evening star., 1943-03-05
Campaign 10 Raise
Funds for Red Cross
Opens in Bethesda
500 Volunteer Workers
Begin Solicitations for
$12,638.04 Quote

More than 500 volunteer workers
today will begin house-to- house
solicitations to raise the $12638.04
War Fund quota which has been
set for the Bethesda branch of the
Montgomery County Red Cross
Chapter.
The committee in charge Of the
drive includes Dr.. George B. Glen
denim, chairman; Mrs. F. w. Ber-
ems, vice chairman; Edwin P. Chase,
Raymond B. Leavitt, Mrs. Louis
A. Gravelle, S. Walter Boglev.
Judge Albert E. Brault and Clarence
C.. keiser.
DR.. Clendennin said the Bethesda
area has been divided in sections,
with workers for each section under
a captain. He said workers would
attempt to complete the drive by
Sunday.
A number of social benefits also
have been scheduled to aid in
raising the quota, it was said. A
silver tea will be held at the home
OF Mrs. Neil Baird, 4315 East-West
highway, on st. Patrick's Day, and
a bridge party will be held at the
Whitehall Country School, Wilson
lane, on the evening OF March 90.
Another bridge party has been
scheduled by the United States
Public Health Sewing Unit of
Bethesda at pm. next Friday
at the Health Center on Wisconsin
avenue.
Booths where contributions to
the fund may be made have been
placed at the Palais Royal Wool
worth's, the Bank of Bethesda,
Jelleff's. the Farm Woman's Mar
ket, the House of Fashion, the Ra-
ton Board, the Post Office and the
Central Hobby Shop. These booths,
with the exception of the one at
the Farm Woman's Market, will be
open Friday and Saturday, it vas
said. The booth at the market will
be open on Saturday only.
Evening star., 1943-03-05
Driving Ban Charges
Here Are 'Frozen';
Instructions Awaited
2,724 Were Reported
As Suspected Vio'otors,
Officials Reveal

Pleasure driving charges against
several hundred motorists were
frozen" today by Robert K. Thomp-
son, District OPA director, while he
awaited instructions from the New
York regional Office. Enforcement
of the pleasure driving ban was
called off by Price Administrator
Prentiss M. Brown late Wednesday.
Mr.. Thompson said he would take
no final action on the pending cases
until he had studied Mr.. Brown s
order and received word from New
York.
OPA officials revealed today that
total Of 2,724 motorists had been
reported in the District as pleasure
drivers by police and OPA inspectors
since the ban went into effect jan
uary 7. Of this number, 753 were
referred to local boards for action
207 to Maryland boards, 145 to Vir-
ginia, II to Rhode Island, IL tc
Pennsylvania, 6 to New York, 3 tc
North Carolina, 3 to West Virginia