Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-08-13

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dsgrunted unemployed workers sitting around wishing
they had job?
and other beneficial labor legislation?
And what was it in gave
and children in industry Better STILL what was it that gave us the
Smith Act and which threatening labor with other
pressve Congress gets back the job
Washington? 1t could be politics.
WHY NOT?
If politics important factor, u.s. in affecting
the lives work and welfare workers. why should
workers sit back and refuse to have anything do with politics?
The isthey should take interest in politics They
in their welfare and find out where they going
politically, and why
We all feel sorry for people who refuse take an interest
personal welfare the lack of interest
found usually take such people before probate judge and send
them institution where they will be taken Of
Now certainly very many
in days dsnerested the point Of being judged
take intelligent and enlightened interest in their
weae but to show this interest they should place themselves
a position to learn what it is all about
JOIN POLITICAL GROUP
better for worker to educate himself in the
economic significance of politics than to belong the Political
Activities Committee of Local H. There better dis
what the than assocatng ourselves with those who
of the economic and political situation Of the country
and who only seek aid the workers the things which they
deserve,
my belief that worker who fail. to take
political fate, bad off the worker who doesn't
whether not he gets an increase in
belonging the political of Local 12 members of the
will discover that there many things they did
before which they knew but did not clearly understand
Politics, whether like it inescapabe death
neglect the
opposed to the things stand for will tax advantage of
lack of interest and will gain political control.
Politics is like the There of boys who
seeing the fronts who relish the idea
killing; yet it's either kill be killed. dreadful alternative
calls being of the fundamental of all
laws-the law of self-preservaton.
POLITICS OR ELSE
Perhaps the comparison not good but with the work
the alternative to taking interest in politics is to have all
organize without breaking laws which made
by politicians
thing should lose sight of the fact that Hitler
Germany by the ballot When he got n cracked
the unions first of ALL Despite democracy
here
The thing for worker to do to vote Check
labor of those seeking office Vote for abors friends
oppose those who labor You labor What affects
you politically affects labor and the well being of the nation Join
Political Activities Committee Register and out and vote
ineligently for your self interest
CIO Toledo and elsewhere throughout the state and
nation get this fall they would
only people office socially and
friendly they would the Of politician
Of both major political parties
elections public respect sitting hands
election day. That has been clearly demonstrated
occasions that repetition becomes painful both those who remind
the workers of this and those who reminded.
When worker who tells that the unions
business politics. have him sit down and talk with him for
he persists in his dea then him bad job
and tell him to read Pegr who will be able convince him he
true patriot and freedom loving American After that WELL
use own judgment