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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-22

DRIVERS WANTED
For dry cleaning ur tUg cleaning routes
FssFnTIh7 RGfE. Good rates. good pay. FoOc
rars Apply Emf .uynCut Department, Ria
-RY Cleaners sa-f'i Hamilton. a. Holden
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ADDIrIo~S AND ALrrRA1io~s

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PI.ASTFRING

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pa.runs Sry time. Temple c.O779.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-22
BICYCLES AID TRIGltfEs

REBUILT bicycles. al sizes. Crosse Pie
Bicycle. 1901 Mack TD c-se1.
BRICk, CEMENT, STJCCo Bt>LNiINI>
WOLFE CONSTRUCTION co Garage
floors driveway Al Cereut vork.
prompt service Phone OR sS2s. DE 1853
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R6TIfR sKNTING-WINDsoR
ROOFING AND SIDING

ROLLER SKATING nightly. 6ancin
' Exercise flr better health" Winds,
Arena, iT2 McD1uEa1. Windsor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-22

HOCsEMAN, white. good health. past as;
I've in or out. Apply The Dearborn Inn,
Dtarbogn 1910.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-22
M,ITRT sNEs RENOVATED

A DEFENSE against hign prices Have
your mAttresg renovated "MNer" gsas
hershcval. Lenox 1924 1854 East Jsffer.
son, 1rnox 1870.
MATTRESS renovatinE. lrnersprlnE mat
frcs reas-aable. quality Workmanship
guaranteed. HsdIey. Randolph cog
MATTRESSES renovated like new posi-
rve.y slatautccd. star Mattress Co.
NOEarfh $3.50
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rAINrI>G Am DECoR,rI>G

AL &C c IRA decorating. room
rapcred. So up, immediate service
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AAAei I$sELBRtC SIDING AND L. s. @.
ShDJFISG- Guaranteed. FILA T.. A.
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rswNx. riFnrxs

Al TESTED BLACK dirt immediate 90
'TeF'es Northwest Section. W f-Ss
BLACK dirt shrubs complete lancFcaplrR
expert workmanship. prompt service
Tyler 7-80S3
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-23
CONTRIBUTIONS

any contribution to the campaign of any federal
office seeker is liable to prosecution under the
terms of the act.
This can be broadly interpreted, for the contri-
button does not necessarily need be in the form of
funds given directly to any particular candidates
campaign but may be in the form of handbills,
paying for radio time to advance the candidates
campaign, or in other ways doing anything for the
candidate. The law is based on the fact that any
efforts of the union in behalf of candidate costs
money and is therefore contribution to the cam
pagn.
The law goes even further than this, for it also
contains the idea that if union gave one of its
officers leave of absence and that officer re-
ceived any money from his organization whatever
and at the same time was aiding the campaign of
any federal office seeker, the union would be
guilty of breaking the law.
NOT MILD LAW
From just these few illustrations, it can be
seen that instead of being the mild law that some
of its adherents claim it is, the mith-Connally
Act is of the worst pieces of vicious ant-labor
legislation that has been written in many years.
1t is full of possibilities which may not become ap-
parent until next year when the presidential and
congressional elections are held, when it will no
doubt be used against labor.
Defenders of the Smith Connaly bill like to
tribute to political campaigns and they, too, are
held in check by law. This is pious hypocrisy, for
nobody believes that corporations sit idly back
and watch political campaigns go on without aid
ing those they believe are friendly to their cause.
Labor unions have not been hypocrites They
have openly and boldly aided their friends, and
now they, too, are being asked by those who wrote
the Smith Connay bill to do as the corporations
do and keep the letter but not the spirit of the
law.
This is Just one phase of a law which will be
better understood as how it is going to be
directed against labor unions AS the many ways
which the law provides of harassng unions un-
fold, the resentment against this foul law will
grow, until eventually, perhaps before the war is
over, the law will either be amended or labor
crisis may arise.
1t is my opinion that the law was ill-advsed
and ill-tmed regardless of what excuses its de-
tenders may give, and ! fear that it will, by its
very nature, defeat the purpose for which it was
supposed to have been written stoppage OF
strikes during the war;
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-23
g,rimincI Waste

noJDiscIosure that Toledo wholesale deal
cr,,itaave been dumping fresh vegetables,
Devi.o spoiIage, because of their failure TO
II prices up, comes as distinct shock IN
se days when our country is in the
ANXIOUS 70 great war.
.nd go itifficult to understand the eco
norr,al Tfic of wholesalers, seeking to ele-
s, s. and their action in permitting
r.. elies to SPOIL rather than cut their
Vilbiss U
Vocal selcj it easy to understand the failure
.to - investigate and reveal this
waste s,f, food without being forced to
make some gesture by the Labor ADVISORY
Commission. whose members apparently
know more about the local food situation
than the officials of the Office of Price
Administration.
Workers who strike have been sub
locted to terrific barrage of criticism on
sides for impeding the war effort; but
.lers. who go on strike, are over
I1r II oOlo az al best, given a gentle slap on
she wrist.
2 Food is as essential to winning the war
hs guns, ammunition, tanks and other
rmament. We are constantly being ex-
Haorted by placards, bearing the name of
the OPA, not to waste food, yet the OPA
lis powerless to prevent large scale waste
iof food according to its own admission.
The people of Toledo and other cities,
who work for living, should Immediately
demand thorough investigation of these
conditions which exist in Toledo and other
places, and ask that the Government pun
ish those who are as guilty of sabotage of
the war effort as the fifth cOIumnist who
seeks to destroy or hamper the war effort
In time of peace, dumping of food
stuffs to artificially create price raises is
bad practice but in time of war, waste
of food because of selfish prOfiteering
tives approaches treason.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-23
Muxon RESIGNS

Lou MaXOn, head of one Of the largest
advertising firms in the country catering
c'.a the food business, has resigned from
egn' eSs Office of Price Administration.
In resigning under fire, Mr.. MaXOn has
",iyen admission to the truth of the
,traarges leveled at him by X. H. Thomas,
conresident of the United Auto Workers and
thither labor leaders, who have sought for
se.aonths to force his resignation or have
!. him discharged.
MaxOn's "errOr" in securing ratiOning
( stamps for his palatal summer home in
Michigan under the pretext that il was
!, used for his employees, was such pal
npable distortion of fact that nobody really
erselieved that il was an error.
Efforts to whitewash MaxOn also
! proved a failure, for the efforts TO give
him clean bill of health simply added to
! the conviction that he was being defended
to preserve the OPA, rather than save
? MaxOn from the criticism he so richly
earned.
an In resgning, the advertising man could
ponot help but write copy denouncng the
stlmake-up of the OPA and condemning its
plalrofess0rial personnel, peevish gesture
ChiNulCH COuiu not pOSSlDly dlu NdAOH -
the ause; but which was calculated to add TO
opolhe distrust of the public of 0PA.
aaia MaxOn is gone; but the interests which
u,o,ie represented as member of the OPA
will remain. AS usual, they will still seek
for defeat the purpose for which the agency
was created, and will endeavOr, by every
:, means at their command, to prevent any
4 thing that will be of benefit TO the major
v ity of the people from becoming effective.
ST That the 0PA still exists is due prin-
7 cipally TO labor which ha constantly
: sought to make the office effective, and
+ has which brought every influence to bear
Nto keep ii from being destroyed.
Price control must be sustained. not
only in principle, but in fact. If we are go
ing to avoid initiation with all its evils,
MaXOn and his kind must be sought out
exposed, and continued efforts made
ure price control that is really
ne. MaxOn is gone; but there are
AZmore Maxon's scattered throughout
E,Iureaus in Washington.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-23
lreffe Fund Succeeds

brts of the Toledo CIO Council TO
M~funds for 1O,O0O,OOO cigarettes for
~ servicemen serving in all parts of
ne world have proven highly successful.
Cooperation of CIO Locals, Toledo in
q fustries and private individuals to make
he drive success proves that we are
united in our concern to make the lot of
our fighting men just trifle easier.
Those who aided in the drive deserve
Ndif for their support in this effort to
-,g bit of comfort and satisfaction to
rose who are sacrificing so much for
ieir country.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-23

ING back and comparing the whas
This prove Of gifted with hindght
than foresight beside the point But look back we
disappointed when discovered that the
workers in Pennsylvania very busy thought workers
in Ohio would vote Ohio positive that
Michigan would not elect unfrendy Congress
Of them voted
lot of fellows like myself typewriter hand to make
dire predictions and told the workers that something was in store
for them which their any good
particularly gifted prophets said that abos gains under
would fade like under hot when the
18th Congress got working out on them
But all prognocaors of doom models
undaemen and restraint the light of what Congress has
done since January of this year
THE FUTURE
What the future bring the 18th Congress is
matter speculation for it be obvious Congress that
ground swell of resentment and on the part
of labor which is slowly but surely growing in strength and nn
sty
Had the Smith -Connay the presi
that large segment of the rank and file
labor would still be Indifferent But the mithConna bill did
something for the labor which labor leaders had found
accomplish has awakened workers to their danger
neither black pessimist hopeless optims but
congressional following hard the
heels of the hCnnay Act and the refusal OF Congress to
permit subsidies for the obacs desired by labor and the
administration fortunate portent
say do about looking for but in
congressional opportunity for labor to make its
voice heard and to impress it's and senator's its
happen in the future.
WHAT LABOR WANTS
While home, tell them what we
We tell them that want price robaks and that
necessary achieve them then want them vote
for and not against price subsidies.
vicious and sefdefeang aw but because Labor doesn't need
do its winning the Labors
exception small segment has been better than
before in time of
Those who lead labor should take advantage Of their opportunity
discuss their problems and hopes and aspirations with their
representatives least be-
coming in thinks wants labor
becoming interested telling Congress what objects and
is threatening o again do what it has done before.
THEY SwEETEN UP
When Congress September legislation that
evd against labor going to depend considerable ex
labor the Congress that
showed by using the and patriotism
the for the showing.
conviction that there will still be plenty of heat
the balance of this but positive that
when will gradual perhaps quick
part of Congress with respect to labor.
another congressional election and
like their jobs it does hot Washington
Congressman will be campaigning earnest
is also presidential and from all indications
going the beginning the Roosevelt from
for his fifth term.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-23
Editor S Mail
COOLING OFF PERIOD
naor Gin.

COOLlNG OFF PERIOD
Dear Sir:
/ read in the press just re-
Gently in UP. release that
Chairman Hatton w. Summers
3D., Tex), Of the House Judiciary
Committee proposed a constitu-
tional amendment providing for
a 30-day cooling period on
presidential vetoes.
Now that the Smith Connally
anti-strike bill has been passed
over the Presidents veto in a
moment of heat and desire for
revenge, it win be interesting to
watch developments on Chairman
Summers proposal.
The 3O-day cooling-off period
between the date of the Presiden-
tial veto and the time Congress
votes on it second time. "This
would give the people a chance to
record their opinion Of who is
right and who is wrong in such
difference of opinion" he said.
Congress as the peoples repre-
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sentative, should wait awhile be-
fore casting its second vote on a
bill that has been vetoed by the
President. There should be
enough time to permit the voters
TO react"
Now then, Chairman Summers
also sponsored a resolution to
amend the Constitution to pro-
vide that Congress could override
Presidential veto by a simple
majority rather than the two
thirds now required. He said the
waiting period could be fitted
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-23

into the measure and intimated
that he would insert it after the
congressional recess.
do not profess to be a stu
dent of politics, but it strikes
me that amending the Constitu-
tion to the point where simple
majority vote would override
Presidential veto would more
than offset the good that might
be done for the voters by estab-
fishing a cooling-off period for
them to voice their sentiments
to their elected representatives.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-23
EXCEPTIONS

units call the Local and in
some cases even the regional office with their
grievances seeking advice, or lodging their grie-
vance before they have submitted it to their
steward or executive committeeman
This is a distinct error, for it not only causes
the local and regional office undue and unneces-
sary effort which cannot help the -one with the
complaint; but it causes resentment on the part
of departmental stewards and executive commit
teemen when they find that a grievance has been
taken over their heads before they know the de-
tails of the case, or before it was submitted to
them.
READY TO HELP
Grievances should be turned over to your de-
partmental steward and go from there to the ex-
ecutive committeeman and executive committee. If
you do not receive satisfaction, the local has Off
GERS who are ready and willing to aid in adjust
ing your case
When all the usual channels have been ex-
hausted and you still feel that you have not Sc
cured satisfaction, then your may be brought
before the Local.
| certain that the is the exception
rather than the rule when you cannot settle your
grievance through the usual and normal procedure
set up in your shops Moreover, | am convinced
that many cases could be settled far more
promptly and satisfactorily if those having grie-
vances would refer them first to their own shop
stewards and executive committeeman
Members of Local IL can rest assured that
shall be more than willing to aid them after the
proper procedure has been followed; but do not
approve taking grievances the heads of the
committee in the shop until the procedure alls
for it.
Your shop committee in my opinion will
your case fairly and do the right thing il
greater majority of the cases. and ask tha
therefore take your cases to them first. ha
desire to interfere in the affairs of any sho
have every confidence that your committee
trusted to do the proper thing.
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Further than that it appears
to me by reading the article that
Congress intends to do nothing
about the Smith-Connally bill ex-
cept let it stand as it now is. For
that reason / believe that it will
be interesting to watch develop
ments. 1t is my guess that the
same reactiopary Congress that
jammed the Smith -Connally bill
over the Presidents veto, will
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-23
2L!:1I1IIL4E,

(Note to Readers: Little
Luther asked to be excused this
week in Difference to his cousin,
Pat, a war worker who had a
conversation with his boss last
week.*)
Pat: Good morning, Mr.. Du-
pont.
Dupont: Good morning, Pat.
What's on your mind?
Pat: I've a great idea, Mr..
Dupont.
Dupont: Always glad to get
ideas from my workers-let's
have it.
Pat: I'm thinking of setting
up a union for the manufact-
urers.
Dupont: What are you trying
to do--kid me, Pat? | already
belong to a union, the Natl.
Assn. of Manufacturers.
Pat: Oh, they are a bunch of
outside radicals. | mean we
should have our own manufact-
urers' union right here at REM
ington. We can be independent.
Dupont: No manufacturer can
be independent today, Pat. He's
got to belong to a union with
a nationwide hookup.
Pat: See here, Mr.. Dupont.
Why can't we Keep it right here
in our family at Remington?
Dupont: But, Pat, my boy,
no manufacturer can live alone.
have ties with manufacturers
not only in the u. S. but all
over the world. My interests are
global.
Pat: Let's stick to Bridge
port. Forget this international
globaloney.
Dupont: Now look here, Pat.
There's a war on. This is the
time to make hay, and my union
does a job for us in Washing
ton.
Pat: | don't believe in mixing
politics with unions.
Dupont: Really, Pat, you hand
me a laugh. Everything is pol
iical today. My profits, your
wages.
Pat: Why pay dues to an out
side organization? My union
will only charge 81 a year.
Dupont: You're a Remington
worker. I'm a manufacturer.
Why should you set up a work
er-dominated manu- facturers'
union? My economic interests
are different from yours.
Pat: Well, you set up the
Remington Independent, didn't
you?
Dupont: So what?
Pat: What's sauce for the
goose is sauce for the gander.
Dupont; You must think I'm
as gullible as those who pay
dues to the Remington Inde-
pendent.
Pat: Well, Mr.. Dupont, if you
won't join-then there are other
ways.
Dupont: Don't try to bully
me, wise guy. | won't stand for
it. I'll have my poll tax friends
in congress pass national
manufacturers relations act.
I'll make it illegal for you to
set up a worker-dominated
manufacturers union.
Pat: That's communistic.
Martin Dies and Pegler will
hear about this!
(%Note to editors: Reprinted
from Remco News, issued by
Remington Arms Local 252,
UERWA, Bridgeport, Conn.,
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posed Amer
ican involve
ment in the
w o r | d
S stru gg.le on
t h e grounds
that partici-
patton in the
war W o u | d
result in a
black-o u t of
democracy at
home.
It w o u ] d
bara sapmod
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try and jam Chairman Summers
proposal to amend the Constitu-
tion through.
Howard Seren
Local II, UAW-CIO,
1921 South Street
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pulse by speaking before Chambers OF Commerce,
MONDAY luncheon clubs, garden clubs, and any
body who wants to listen to them.
Congressman will explain their position on
various highly controversial measures, and not
forget to remind their constituents of their eff
forts to reach into the pork barrel for benefits
for their own districts, while calling down the
wrath Of heaven upon governmental wastefulness.
Congressman who are good politicians will
place their best to the ground seeking to dis
cover what the true sentiment of their district is.
LOOKING BACK
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-23

the last per-
sons to ad-
nit it. w e
can tell a
character by
studying his
features, or
by the sound
of his voice,
or by t h e
C 0 t h e S he
wears, or if
w e re con-
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quaint themselves with the pro-
cedure to be used, since this is
one of the first and foremost
concerns of the union.
Proper following of the grie-
vance procedure would go a
long way to solve the problems,
not only of the workers, but Of
your committeeman, executive
committee and local officers.
EXCEPTIONS
Many times members of vari-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-23
Follow The Rules
BY Melvin Schultz.
President, Local IL, UAW-CIO.

GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
In the UAW-CIO constitution and in the con-
tract of every shop under the UAW-CIO jurisdic-
tion there are rules and regulations set up out
lining the procedure to be followed in grievances
Those who have a grievance to settle should ac-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-23
On The
Beam
BY Clayton w. Fountain
AN ENIGMA?

AN ENIUMA a
In the days when Americans
were still pickering about
whether or not to take sides in
the war against Fascism, some
of the loudest isolationists OPP
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-23
Regional Views
By Richard Gosser, Director,
Region 2B. UAW-ClO
A MILD LAW?

Many Washington writers are trying to make
it appear that the Smith Connally Act is mild
piece of legislation which is meaningless if the
unions will Just be good little boys and girls.
AS matter of fact, the Smith -Connally Act is
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-07-23
What's S
New
PERSONALITIES AND
PREJUDICES

All of us are psychologists at
heart. At least we try to be,
and if we aren't good ones we're