The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-05-21

called physical
animation organized
leader
met him n picket line in 81 We warmed hands
at the fire when twenty below out there
among the smokestack and frozen snoweds of West Duluth
The paint workers were fighting for union, and Joe
Paszak worker took time off help the boys do
picket duty He tall and lean and rangy, with slow
grin, and draw like a western cowboy
A Square Deal
Joe was raised among those smokesacks of Gary
Duluth His father his brothers, his uncles his his
pals college raternities for them, soft jobs
collars easy money. They all insecurites
the anxetes life When Joe helped sailors
the Duluth port win decent working conditions and better
pay after long of depression and unemployment nobody
had say Thanks joe" When Joe with ban
in the Guild strike, all they said was " Joel" They
expected him to be there For Joe square shooting
And union deal for his kind the people, the
guys who do the work.
Joe Played Guard
Dan Bubao truck driver at Paint Plant remembers
joe All guys Gary remember Joe managed the
basket ball team when Joe played guard Dan "He
played high school college basket ball had
the chance of but he could hold his with the best
He could outump anybody the bank boards We used to
ride around in Joes old aopy putter around on 3A lungs
Nobody could beat We had signals
all Savs we'd talk in Serbian and get all the teams be-
sWhen he PLAYED baseball Joe PLAYED first base He
wasn't in baseball but he steady. He reliable
First the field for practice Squares shooter the
team That's the he is today You can't enough
things about Joe. He hasn't enemy the world and
everybody Gary his friend think if had five
like Joe right we'd still outplay anybody in
Squarest Shooter
"squarest shooter the first man on the field
for practice . That's Joe Paszak Is it delegation to
protest Jim Grow against worker? Paszak first
the floor! Is it grievance of relief See
Joe Paszak Do bunch Of fellows want organize? Col
ask joe What That's just square shooting helping
your fellow get his rights Just plain American joe
his union grew Joe grew From that little SILVER
group around fire at the Paint Plant the union
and embraced the Mines the lakes the timber
the steel plant the Cooeraor and joe born and bred among
the smokestacks first the field elected chairman
of the Duluth Industrial Union Council delegated body of all
the CIO Unions in the city.
His Last Meeting
Tuesday, November g. Joe's CLIO Council meet
ing He going into the He presided with the same
slow going informally Joe not accustomed to max
speeches. He spoke only when there words in him
that couldn't be left unsaid There him tonight
that had be sad and under the order of business Good
Welfare got up speech to the
brothers and Sisters :"
Brothers and sisters" he began in his drawl and
there nothing to beay the emotion in him except the
because I'm going into the army November 15
something you before CO. because this thing want
has been chest for long me and because I'm
pretty mad want to talk to about the Jew batting that
been going right here certain members of
Unions. Now brothers and sisters when to
and makes statement against the Jews know that he
two things Either he's paid of Hitler and ought
hauled Jail by the FBI because the
principles of this country he's just ignorant dupe
IF Nazi propaganda and pity him. but don't forgive him
he'd better get wise to himself because this thing
erou Now, | amt surprised when
gnoran guys has made pretty prop
ganda of labor sitting right
nions They ought to know that by spreading this type of
helping Hitler his effort
and I've heard national president Philip Murray
warm in these words when delegate
onal convention.
lot Only Jew Batting "
Now folks it's not only Jew batting they're using to dis
nifty and divide And they're only trying
gainst the negroes But I'm Slav up
nth and shows where it the Croats killing
he Serbs, and don't know Hitler to divide
the savs against each other get EN- hating an fighting
ach other they won't unite against him? Then
to 'Do know Brother Pearson alien? Now b
rother Pearson sitting here tonight He's oldest
nd best union Now happen to know that Brother n
earson dad born in this country and last week he
9th his off to the Our enemies trying pref
dice against him they weaken and divide get
ven us council members here fighting each other. 81
Know Them - IL
"But about the Jews if didn't know Jews, n
if there weren't fighting beside
tent, would still feel like do because what Hitler
trying to do by making hate the Jews can't make
lie hate them, for know Jews in this labor
rothers and sisters know them and know them They
best friends, and they sitting right W