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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-08-13
Sest let vojne

Svet nj misil, da Sc DO Kitajska, XII Sc je podala 7.
julia 1887 leta V vojno proti %Japonski, ko jo je ia napad-
la pi Lukuciao (Most Marka Pola) bizu Pepinga, Sc bo-
ria 1913 leta. Generalisimo Ciang je takrat objavil, ola
je Kitajska prisla do kraja svojega potrpljenja, in da Sc
DO odslej borla do kraja prot j~aponskim napadalcem.
Japonska, in Z MO skoraj eel svet, SO mislii, da Kitajska
ne DO moga zadrzati vec kot tri mesece V vojni. Toda V
prvem letu bojevanja je Kitajska dokazala svetu tri stva-
ri: Dokazala je, da SO njena enotnost in njena VOLTA "a
borbo mnogo vecja kot 81 je svet misll. Dokazala je, da
je bno memo vodstvo pripravljeno Z dobro premisljeno
strategic "zamenjave prostora s casom' in dvoreznim
nacrtom "a narod "a "borbo in rekonstrukcijo," ter Sc S
tenn pokazalo superiornim mad japonsko vono silo in ME
MIN nacrtom "a zmago sveta. Kitajska je tudi dokazala
v prvem letu, da japonska vojska nj nepremagljiva, ko jo
je zapodila v beg V svoji prvi zmagi v teku vojne, v borbi
pri Taierhcvangu v aprilu 1888 leta.
V p~rihodnjih letih je %Japonska deala poskus "a po-
skusom, da "utrdi kar je dobila' ma Kitajskem. Postavi-
la je marca meseca 1910 leta izdajalca Wang Gin Vel "a
vodjo marionenega rezima V Nankingu. Toda ktajski
gerilci SO kmalu pokazali kako mislijo O izdajniku, ko so
zacei iztiriti Wake in minirati mostove. In narod, XII zivi
v zasedenem kraju, je tudi delal tezave Japoncem in IL
dajalcem, kolikor je lie mogel.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16
Union Parents
Launch Destroyer
The SuIIivons'

SAN FRANCISCO (FP)-Mrs.
Thomas E. Sullivan bravely
smashed a bottle of champagne on
the bow of a new u. S. destroyer,
named The Sullivans in honor of
her five sons killed in action, but
the tears began to flow when she
heard Rear Admiral Clark H.
Woodward describe their death.
"They enlisted together on Jan.
3, 1912, trained together, reported
together aboard the (cruiser) Ju-
neau, fought together, and when
their ship was lost they were to-
gether at the end," Woodward told
5000 workers and their families
gathered to witness the ship
launching.
With Mrs. Sullivan at the cere-
monies were her daughter, Gene
We've, and her husband, a conductor
on the Illinois Central Railroad and
a member of the Order of Railway
Conductors for 33 years.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16
Anfi-Union Bill
Becomes Law
In Texas

AUSTIN, Tex. (FP)-The Man
ford labor control bill, model for
anti-labor measures introduced in
40 states, became law here April
5 when Gov. Coke Stevenson certi-
fled it to the secretary of state
without his signature.
Stevenson announced his action
despite a two-hour conference with
state AFL, CIO and railroad union
leaders, who had vigorously op-
posed the measure in the legisla-
ture.
The bill requires unions to file
financial statements with the state,
forbids labor to contribute to po-
litical campaigns, limits dues and
assessments, and forces all union
organizers to register and report
regularly on activities.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16
FDR Order
Freezes WLR
Decisions
Cleveland Office To
Continue Only 1870
Formula Considerations

CLEVELAND, O., April 13--
Until Qualification is made of the
Presidents recent executive order
timed at stopping inflationary in
creases in commodities, the re-
gional War Labor Board of Cleve-
land will approve no further wage
increases except those which
clearly come within the Is per cent
limitation of the Little Steel form
ula, according to an announce
ment of Regional Chairman Lewis
NJ. Gill.
Decisions reached prior to 1880
p. m. April 8, the time of the
Presidents executive order, will
continue to be issued, Mr.. Gill
said.
1t was pointed out by Mr.. Gill
that the Little Steel formula is
not expected to be the only basis
for wage adjustments in the future
because the Presidents order also
permits increases to eliminate sub
standards of living and normal in
creases based on promotions, re-
classifications, incentive systems,
merit, etc.
Inequalities and effective prose
cution of the war which have been
the basis for many of the wage ad-
justments made by the WLB have
been eliminated by the executive
order.
The Little Steel formula applies
to general increases to groups, not
individuals. If an individual re-
ceiyed less than Is per cent, but
if the group in which his wage is
figured has already received an
average Of Is per cent, then he
will not be entitled to any further
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16
Employees
Return
TO Work
Day Work Stoppage
Ended By Workers
And WLB

Workers of the forge and heat
treat departments of the Spicer
Manufacturing Co. voted to return
to work Thursday morning follow
ing one-day work stoppage in
protest against the refusal of the
company to adjust inequalities in
the two departments.
The walkout, which was unau-
thorized, took place late Tuesday
afternoon and continued through
out Wednesday, when the men were
ordered to resume their work by
officials of the International United
Auto Workers and the Regional
War Labor Board in Cleveland.
Four other departments in the
plant were laid off prior to the
work stoppage in the forge and
heat treat departments, and eff
forts were made by the company
to increase the work of the men
in these two departments which
have been working but four days
weekly, by additional layoffs and
increasing the work of those whose
seniority permitted them to con-
tinue.
The case of the Spicer Mfg. Co.
is still before the War Labor Board
and another case is in hearing at
the present time before the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board
charging the company with unfair
labor practices.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16
House Bill 1913 Goes
To Subcommittee
Labor Again
Opposes Measure

COLUMBUS, o. April 13-
Special-In a hearing room
crowded TO overflowing with
labor representatives from all
over the state, the judiciary
committee Of the Ohio House
of Representatives for the
third straight week heard
testimony on the highly con-
troverSial House Bill 1913, to
regulate" labor in Ohio.
John Rorick Of the Teamsters
Union, AFL, Cleveland in testify
ing told of the work which his
Union was doing to aid the war eff
fort. He told how the Cleveland
Unions were donating their serv-
ices to the Red Cross, giving their
blood to the blood bank, purchase
Of an ambulance, purchasing bonds
and other activities. He spoke
against the bill and asked the
Judiciary committee to kill it.
Othe unions testify
Thomas Burke, vice-president Of
Local IL, UAW-CIO, Toledo, in
testifying said, Il represent one of
the largest local unions in the
United States and our people stand
unalterably opposed to this bill
which would destroy labor in
Ohio"
Testimony given by c. A. Sinnig,
of Toledo, state president of the
Typographical Union aroused much
interest in the committee. He point
ed out the work which his Union
was doing for its members in
establishing a home for printers,
their mortuary fund and other
benefits which members of the
Union derived from their member
ship. He asked that H. B. 1913 be
squashed.
Reviews Labor Legislation
President A. F. Whitley of the
Railroad Brotherhoods spoke of
the history of anti-labor legislation
and reviewed a number of bills
which had appeared before the
state legislature over a period of
years, and told how each of them
had been defeated. He expressed
the hope and belief that the pres
ent bill also would meet the fate of
past anti labor bills.
VIM. Snow of Toledo who claims
of the bill, again gave
Continued on Page 2, col. Z.
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in conjunction with a central COM
mittee composed of representatives
of the CIO, AFL, BRIT, Brewery
Workers and Typograph |
Unions.
The need for the shop commit
tees was indicated, according to
President Kroll, because labor has
held back while its enemies have
taken advantage of the workers
to achieve their ends despite the
war effort. eve have learned fast"
said President Kroll, "and now that
we are organized for political ac-
ton, we are making ourselves
felt"
SiIvey Gives Report
Ted Silvey, state CIO secretary,
to the assembled dele
gates on bills pending before the
judiciary and legislative commit
tees. He asked all delegates to give
a full report and instructions rela-
tive to the bills with which labor
is in accord and those it opposes.
Information relative to the bills
will be sent out in the near future
according to Secretary Silvey.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16
Bond Drive In
Full Swing

While first figures will not be
available for several days in the
Second War Loan Campaign, which
opened Monday, indications already
are that the wide distribution
sought by the government will be
attained.
All workers, at least in Toledo,
report large number of orders,
ranging all the way from an $1S.75
bond upward.
Meantime, two more important
groups were announced. The first
is the list of committeeman who
will work towns and villages in
Lucas County as we'll as Perrysburg
and Rossford, under the direction
of Frank S. Newell.
The second list was announced by
George S. Widmer, chairman of
the rural committee. Mr.. Widmer
is assisted by an advisory commit
tee composed of Elmore Williams,
Sam Griffin, Louis Miller, Frank
M. Powell and L. Martin Courtney.
The list by townships is as fol-
lows; Claude Parker, Adams; Mrs.
Neva Janney, Berkey; Fred Roy,
Harbor View; John Yaryan, Hol-
land; J. F. Rhuland, Harding; Au-
gust Tank, Jerusalem; Joe Curtis,
Raymond Perry, Provi-
dence; Fred Eisel, Richfield; J. F.
Zenk, Spencer; Harvey thinner
man, Springfield; Burt Kern and
Fitkin, Washington.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16
Revocation Of
SaIary Limit
Socks Poor

WASHINGTON (FP) - "Con-
gress has resorted to parliamentary
trickery to soak the poor and favor
the rich" Vice-President Richard
T. Frankensteen of the United
Auto Workers (CIO) charged in a
letter to Chairman Walter F.
George of the Senate Finance Com
mittee.
Frankensteen's letter was in
spired by Georges statement that
the recently rescinded presidential
limit on net salary earnings of
more than $4,000 "has a place in
no economy save communistic
state" The UAW has called upon
all its locals to write President
Roosevelt urging the administra-
tion to sponsor legislation reinstat-
ing the $4,000 net salary limit.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16
Kenf-OWens
TO Elect
Committee
Union Growing
Since Election

Kent-Owens workers who elected
to have Local IA, UAW-CI0 as
their bargaining agent in a NLRB
conducted election last week will
elect permanent officers Sunday,
April Is, when they meet at Gil
Huron st. at 200 p. m.
Clarence Borgelt, Local IA presi-
dent and organizer of Kent-Owens
reports that membership in the
UAW-CIO continues to grow since
since last weeks election and eX-
presses conf d ence that the
workers in Kent-Owens will be
more than satisfied with their new
Union once their contract has been
negotiated and the shop employees
receive benefits never before en-
joyed.
In a short time the election will
be certified and negotiations on the
new contract will be undertaken by
union officers and company Of
ficials. CIO clauses protecting Sc
niority, grievance procedure and
other advantages Will be included
in the contract the same as they
have been included in other UAW
contracts in other shops through
out the city.
Plant employees are jubilant over
the UAW victory of last week and
express the opinion that in a very
short time the Kent-Owens plant
will be one of the most united in
dustrial organizations in Toledo.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16

Chief Gunner's Mate Albert No
land, U. S. N. recently returned
from active duty on the aircraft
carrier Yorktown, painted word
picture Of action in the South
Pacific before employees of the
Bingham Stamping Co. last Thurs
day which held the rapt attention
and interest Of all who heard him.
Chief holland never left his
hearers down for one minute but
related many tales of his expert
ence and those of his comrades
which were an inspiration to those
who heard him. He complimented
the employees of the Bingham
Stamping Co. for the excellent
work in producing the 20 nm shells
which are playing such an import
ant part in the naval warfare, and
expressed the hope that the pro-
duction would not only continue but
would increase.
Eunice Seegart was awarded a
prize of a $50 war saving bond for
her slogan of the month. Each
month the Bingham Stamping Co.
awards one of its employees a war
bond for the best slogan submitted
during the month.
The slogan which won for March
was, "Our quota each day, will
keep Togo away.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16

TO Tell Story

NEW YORK (FP) = European
undergrounds will tell their story
here April 16 when representatives
of the guerrilla forces in France,
Yugoslavia, Occupied Russia, Hun
gary, Germany and Italy will speak
at meeting sponsored by the Hun
garian Journal Unit of Local 3,
American Newspaper Guild (CIO).
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16
Lawyers Quit
Bor Association;
Protest Bon

NEW YORK (FP)-The Ameri-
can Bar Associations anti-Negro
policy has resulted in designations
of two of its most prominent mem
bers, Arthur Garfield Hays, ma
tional director of the American
Civil Liberties Union, and Judge
Jonah j. Goldstein, of general ses-
sions court.
Both sent protests to the ABA
criticizing its refusal to admit AS
sistant District Attorney Francis
E. Rivers, Negro. They urged
other ABA members to follow their
example,
Goldstein, who proposed Rivers
for membership last November, de-
clared; IF the ABA is going to
bar Negroes, then it must drop the
word American from the name. Un-
less | receive concrete evidence that
the association is not pursuing this
discriminatory and unAmerican
practice, you may regard this let
ter as my resignation"
No Negro has been allowed to
become member of the association
since 1912 when three Negroes
were admitted inadvertently. They
were allowed to stay in, but only
after the ABA passed a resolution
stating that at has never been con-
templated that members of the col
ored race should become members
of this association.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16

when labor must do all in it's
power to get its people to reg
lister and vote. He said that
the workers should continue their
strenuous efforts to produce the
materials Of war, but not to ignore
the fact that they should register
and vote in order to combat the re-
dictionaries who are seeking to de-
stroy labor.
Neglect Vote for Work
Continuing his discussion, Presi-
dent Kroll said that when the war
began, the workers put their whole
heart into their jobs and in their
ABSORPTION in their work neglected
to exercise their right to vote. AS
a result of this neglect, those who
have been elected to public office
have misinterpreted the vote and
taken it as leave to attempt to
place anti-labor legislation on the
statute books.
To Create United Labor Action
Presidents Kroll's warning
stirred the delegates to the meet
ing to pass proposal requesting
all shops to create legislative and
public affairs committees to work
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16

Celler (D.-N.Y.) which eX-
empted all acts, conduct or
activities which are lawful un-
der the Wagner, Clayton, Norris
LaGuardia and railway labor acts,
was defeated, 167 to 126, earlier.
AFL Would Accept Celler
The AFL had declared it would
accept the Hobbs bill, which re-
vised the federal antiracketeering
act to make it applicable to labor,
if the Celler amendment passed.
The CIO opposed the bill in its
entirety.
The judiciary ommittee e S
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16
We Repeat

With this issue, more than
$4,000 papers are in the mail
to the subscribers of the To-
ledO Union Journal. If you do
not receive your paper. or if
you change your address,
please drop a card to the
Journal giving your name,
your old and new addresses
and the name of the shop in
which you work. Many changes
are coming in neglecting to
give the shop. If you do not
work in a shop, indicate mo
Shop"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16
Less Money For More
Work, JAW Leader Saws

DETROIT (FP)-Opposing in
PRODUCTION of incentive payment
plans in the auto industry, Direct
or Leo Lamotte of the United Auto
Workers Chrysler Dept. (CIO) told
a radio audience, April Il:
We've had too much experience
with incentive payments. Workers
have found out that finally through
rate reductions they get less money
for more work.
Gas for merit raises, there's no
such thing in the auto industry.
The only merit that counts is to be
a good friend of the boss"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16
Toledo Oil
Workers Win
Court Decision

Judge Frank L. Kloeb of the
District Federal Court handed
down a sweeping decision granting
workers of the Standard Oil Co.
liquidated damages for unpaid
overtime dating back to 1888 on
April 10.
Judgment was rendered based
upon the liquidated damages which
should have been awarded at the
time when the Fair Labor Stan
dards Act of 1888 became law and
the company made restitution of
the overtime pay due the workers;
but failed to pay the damages
which, according to law, are equal
to the amount Of the overtime
awarded employees of the Standard
Oil Co. in 1888,
Edward Lamb and Lowell Goer-
Itch, Toledo labor attorneys, were
employed by the Standard Oil en-
ployes to institute suit in the
United States District Court at To-
ledo. Damages were claimed on
the grounds that since the COM
pany had not advised its employees
that they were entitled to their
liquidated damages, in addition to
the amount of restitution which
the Wage and Hour Division found
due, the company was actually
committing a fraud upon the work
ers and depriving them of an
Continued on Page ?, col. l.
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ledo district was because the AFI.
failed to protect the workers SEN
iority rights.
Local II members who have re-
ceived the letters are commenting
to the effect that the AFL is try
ing to steal the UAW thunder.
Only in the case of the United
Auto Workers, the employees of the
Toledo plants have succeeded in
the things they were told
they would get, and not just lot
Of flowery promises which never
have materialized in AFL shops.
Melvin Schultz, Local II presi-
Continued on Page 2, col. 6.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16
Stockholders Wont Pay

DETROIT (FP) - The regional
War Labor Board ruled April 10
that big-hearted executives who
personally give hams and turkeys
as Christmas presents to their
workers can't dip into the company
treasury to reimburse themselves.
The ruling was made against two
officials of the Truscott Boat &
Dock Co., st. Joseph, Mich.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16

amendment stating that the Hobbs
bill should not modify or repeal
the Wagner and other acts cited in
the Celler amendment, was passed.
Voting for the bill were Majority
Leader John W. Mccormack ID.
Mass.) and Robert Ramspeck Cd.
Ga.), house whip. Speaking against
the bill were Vito Marcantonio
Cd. Wash.), Joseph Clark Baldwin
(R. N. W, Harry Sauthoff prog.
Wis.,, William J. Miller OR. Conn.,
and others.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16

Letters are being sent out
promiscuously by the AFL to
individual members of various
UAW-CIO shops extending AFL
sympathy for "the terrific strain
you have been under in the past
few weeks" and referring to the
- W-CIO as a "so-called union."
he letter continues by saying
lat unions are organized to pro-
tect the workers seniority, but
neglects 20 mention that the main
reason the AFL has been rejected
by the workers of the Burt Foun-
dry Co., the Surface Combustion
Co., Lima Locomotive Works, Kent
Owens and other plants in the To-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16

eight hours as the basis, lay
off many employees. AS soon
as the layoffs have been COM
pleted, the workers who remain
then go back to a 12-hour day.
Gene Kountz, president of the
company-dominated union, is one
of those who is benefiting by the
layoffs and is working II hours
daily, while other employees who
were working eight hours are laid
off.
Amos and Andy Contract
Company employees refer to the
union contract as the Amos and
Andy contract, and even many
members of the company-dominat-
ed union are disgusted with the
union committee. One member of
the Ohio Scale Workers Union
said, 1--WE certainly had fast one
pulled on us when we allowed our
selves to be talked into voting for
this outfit. If there is ever another
election, you can believe me, III
a -er put that crew back in"
- freIion committee members claim
Aaccording to the terms of the
A-s}act the layoffs are legitimate,
YGfther indication that the union
committee either did not know any
better when they signed the docu-
ment, or that they signed delb-
erately knowing that it would give
the company the right to do as it
pleased with regard to layoffs,
seniority, grievance procedure and
other important points.
Wants Employees To Wake Up
One of the workers at the To-
ledo Scale Co., a member of the
so-called independent union, angry
at the layoffs and their apparent
injustice, said, "It's high time the
workers at the Toledo Scale Co.
woke up and picked a union to
represent them that would do
something to protect them from
the company. ] think this set-up is
so obvious that everyone can see
now what some of our boys meant
when they warned us about the
Ohio Scale Workers and told us it
would be just Charlie Mccarthy
for the company"
Another employe, not a member
of the Ohio Scale Workers Union,
also commented about the situa-
tion at the plant. "The only thing
that mislead lot of the scale
Continued on Page 2, col. 3.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16
One for Ramey

Congressman III mer A.
Ramey, representing the 9th
Congressional District. voted
against the Hobbs bill, April
9. Organized labor in this dis
trict is pleased with the con-
gressman's vote. even if the
Hobbs bill was passed by a
reactionary congress.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16
Voting Will Last Month

If a majority votes to withdraw
from the AFL it will empower the
executive board to take such action
but not necessarily bind the board
to it, he said. 1t will not be a man
date, in other words, but will re-
move a constitutional restriction
against the boards acting. No
date is set in the ballot, which
reads:
Shall the lam withdraw from
the AFL and continue so until the
IAN is granted the same consider
alton and assistance enjoyed by
other AFL affiliates ?"
The voting will continue through
out April and the ballots will be
opened early in May.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16
Hobbs Anfi-Lobor
Bill Passes House

WASHINGTON (FP)-The disruptive Hobbs bill, HR
653 which makes trade unoniss liable to 20year prison
sentences interference with trade and through
violence threats coercion etc. passed the house. 2O to 107
April 9.
An amendment sponsored by Representative Emanuel
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16
Workers Should
Reqis+er und Vote

COLUMBUS O., April II (SpecaD-More than 400
delegates attending the CO statewide legislative session
here March II given number of important admoni-
tions by Jack Kro of Cincinnati state CIO president
Mr. Krol told the delegates that the time has
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-04-16
AFL Still Has Value
AS A Nuisance

Constant defeat in plant elections in and Toledo
by the UAWCIO which cmaXed last week when Kent
Owens workers rejected the AFL after holding the com
pany contract for 40 years. being by the local
AFL in attempts at raidng UAW shops