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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17

bloc" to take the ceilings off
food prices, pick the pockets
of workers-consumers a n d
bring the nation to the evil
of Initiation"
Reuther gave names and dates
to prove his charges. Members Of
the Senate Committee sat up and
took notice as the UAW vice-presi-
dent described, the steps taken in
the proposed raid on the workers
earrings by food manufacturers and
commercial farm interests already
considerably fattened up by war
time profits.
The big food manufacturers,
headed by General Foods Corpora
tion," said Reuther, "are owners of
the best known names in packaged
and processed foods.
Proposition Farm Bloc
Through Food Industry War
Committee they seek to tie food
wholesalers and retailers to their
initiation program, and have propo-
sitioned the farm bloc to team up
in the anti-subsidy program"
The joint endeavors of the profit
eering, anti-subsidy crusaders.
farm bloc and food manufacturers,
Reuther told the committee, were
discussed at series of secret meet
ings held in Washington by repre-
sentatives of the professors, the
Farm Bureau, the National Grange
and the National Council of Farm
ers "Cooperatives."
The farm bloc" decided against
open affiliation with the food man.
ufacturers and professors but
agreed to work for single objec-
tive-to kill the chances of sub
sides.
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Of new industrial developments,
dislocating the whole industrial
pattern of America and creating
among present day industrial GEN.
ters areas of stagnation and So
cial decay" President Thomas as.
serted that so far no hint has been
given on the answers to these
vital questions.
Makes Proposals
Backing his statements with a
proposal that control of the gov
ernment's property should be
lodged in the hands of a joint
commission representing govern
ment, labor and industry, the
UAW president asked that this
commission have the authority to
lease the property to private man
who meet with certain
qualifications with regards to fees
to the government. maintenance Of
employment, and fair labor poll
cies.
The prices of goods produced IN
such properties leased by the gov
ernment, Thomas urged, should
be directly related to production
Continued on Page 2
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Fight TO Save
ESA Begins
In Senofe

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (FP)-
The fight to save FSA is on again.
With expected strong backing of
organized labor, it probably will be
won in the senate, after which the
house will get its first chance to
vote on the measure killed in a
house committee.
This is a deficiency for appro-
priation of $44,000,O0O which was
restored by the senate appropria-
tions committee and was scheduled
to be recommended to the senate
probably Dec. 7. The committee
also restored an appropriation for
$2,428,656 for crop insurance,
knocked out in the house version
of the deficiency bill.
The senate committees action
followed protests against the effort
to kill FSA, and a reaction that
the house ''went too far" Con-
fronted by demand that they say
whether they intended to kill FSA,
leading farm block congressman
had denied it when they met with
agriculture officials in an off-the-
record meeting. Malcolm c. Tarve
Cd. Ga.) contented himself with
complaining that FSA has not
liquidated "communistic" projects
as congress expected it to do.
A threat still looms in the slick
move to merge FSA with Farm
Credit Administration, revealed at
hearings of the Cooley agriculture
subcommittee. Gov. A. G. Black of
FCA didn't request it flatly, but
told how easily FSA could be join
ed with FSA This long has been
a pet proect with those who want
ed with FCA. This long has been
a pet project with those who want
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17
Police Proceed
Against JAW
Dues Drive

DETROIT (FP) - Pres. Emil
Macy of Briggs Local 212, United
Auto Workers (CIO), and other Of
ficers were picked up by police and
ordered to report to the prosecutor
because of an effective dues picket
line in front of the plant designed
to catch delinquent union members.
1t was also intended to induce nom
members to join.
"We persuaded the delinquents
to pay up and we signed up ma
iority of the non-members," Macy
said. "The drive is now over"
If the prosecutor decides to hold
the union leaders for trial it will
be under a little-used Michigan law
making it punishable to interfere
with a worker going to or from
his job.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17
WPB Calls For
Greater Steel
Output

WASHINGTON (FP)-Follow-
ing closely the Allie decision at
Teheran to crush Germany by con-
certed blows from the east, west
and south, the War Production
Board appealed to workers and
managers in steel plate and sheet
plants to set new production rec
ords in the next two months.
Steel is vitality needed in produc-
ton of troop carriers, landing craft
of all kinds and other equipment
being produced for further attacks
on German and Japanese areas, the
WPB said. Stepped-up attacks
would require larger quantities of
these products.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17
Cornell Accused
AS Propaganda
Mill BY Magazine

NEW YORK, Dec. ID (FP)-
Cornell University, formerly one
of the country's foremost schools,
is being turned into a "propa-
ganda mill" for the Hoover
Dewey-Gannett wing of the Re-
publican party, Facts For Farm
ers, monthly publication of Farm
Research, charged Dec. IA.
Instead of encouraging food
production, publications of the
State Agricultural College at
Cornell, a state-supported school,
are being used to discourage it,
Facts For Farmers declares. "Its
supposedly scientific publications
are filled with amazing arguments
for holding down production"
Farm Research discloses.
In recent article, it continues,
Dean William |, Myers of the
agricultural school urged farm
ers not to expand production, not
to cooperate with the govern
ment's war food plans, and not
to believe in the principle of per-
manent abundance, agreed. upon by
the United Nations conference IN
Moscow"
1t was Farm Research which re-
Gently exposed the feed shortage
scare of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
of New York as a fake, intended
to discredit the federal food pro-
gram and encourage congress to
can subsidies.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17


seating arrangements and aid the
children as they line up to receive
their gifts from Santa Claus. Spe-
clal arrangements have been made
to handle the large crowd expected
and the task of handing out the
toys and gifts will go quickly and
efficiently.
Party Grows Each Year
This years party will be the
largest ever staged by Local II.
Each year the party has increas-
ed in size until now, the Civic
Auditorium is hard put to seat the
thousands who attend. Melvin
Schultz, President of Local II
states that at least 5000 children
are expected this year. 1--WE have
attempted to make this party the
best one ever put on by the Local."
said Mr.. Schultz. "This is one
time of the year when we feel that
we should do what we can for the
children of our members. 1t has
been difficult this year to get as
many things together as in pre-
vious years, due to shortages; but
the committee has done an excel
lent job, and the party will be up
to its usual high standard" he con-
tinued.
Ed Couturier is chairman of the
Christmas party and is being aided
by VIM. Healey.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17

Reelected to succeed him
self was Kennth Cole, who
has been on leave Of absence
serving in the UAW-CIO Washing
ton office as liason man. Mr..
Cole is recovering in Detroit from
an operation, but will be able to
resume his duties next month.
Ordway Wins Place
Earl Ordway, Local II, UAW,
won the election as vice president
defeating Edward T. Cheyfitz, In
ternational Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers. Ordway received los
votes, Cheyfitz 40.
Other officers elected were Dan
Sahadi, TWUA, recording secre-
tary; Ivo Erwin, URWDSE, re-
elected treasurer; William Kloc-
kowski, URWDSEA, sergeant-at-
arms; Stanley Kaiser, URWSDEA,
assistant sergeant-at-arms; Clar-
ence Foreman, Local IA, UAW,
trustee. Don Blair, Local II,
A5eW; attendance secretary; Thel-
4"yBennett, Local u, UAW, Ii
4Dfan.
Chosen for the executive board
were the following: Michael Burke,
Anthony Eckhart, Melvin Lazette,
Louis Mattox, Bessie Murava,
Charles Rogers and Joseph Shea
from local II, UAW. The other
board member named was Jack
Lane, ACWA.
CI0 News Board
Chosen to the board of control
of the Metropolitan Toledo edition
of the CIO News were Norton
Alderman, UCAPAWA; Ellie
Bush, TWUA; Anthony Pacholski,
Local IL, JAW; Irving Wodtke,
URWDSEA; and Jack Lane,
ACWA.
Newly elected officers of the
Council will be inducted into office
in January.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17

and a few other groups in the
Packard plant.
Mr.. Schultz pointed out
that the MESA did not include
set up men and other groups in
the plant which are skilled and
require even more training than
many of those claimed by the
MESA. "The MESA is trying to
carve out a block of people and
use them to win an election. Such
tactics on the part of this organl-
zation is typical of what they have
been doing in other places" said
Mr.. Schultz.
Celebrating on his statement,
the Local II President said, "The
MESA has had the bargaining
rights at the Toledo Stamping Co.
about 80 percent of whose en-
ployes have come to Local II ask
ing for representation. In order
to save themselves there, the
MESA has also tried to carve that
plant up"
Hearings began Thursday in
Courtroom 8 in the Safety Bldg.
under a NLRB hearings officer TO
determine whether an election
should be held at the Packard
plant with the MESA a party to
the petition. A majority of the
workers at the plant have signed
up with Local II.
Date and time of the election
will be announced within a short
time after the representation hear
ing is completed, usually within
80 days after the notice is received
by the Union.
Workers at the Packard plant
are extremely favorable to Local
IL according to their spokesmen
who state that they do not believe
the MESA will be successful in
its attempt to divide the workers
on the basis of skill.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17
Gosser Sets
DufeS For


The next regular quarterly meet
ing of Region 2-B, UAW-CIO will
take place in Port Clinton, Satur-
day, Jan. 8 according to an an
nouncement made early this week
by Regional Director Richard
Gosser.
introduced into Regional 2-B by
Director Gosser during his first
term in office, the quarterly con-
ferences which are attended by of
ficers of Locals throughout the
region as well as International
Representatives, have been produc-
tive of benefits to the Locals as
well as the international office.
Problems bearing upon contracts,
War Labor Board cases, National
Labor Relations Board hearings
and similar subjects Of interest to
Local officers are discussed Re-
9c~ts Of international Representa-
res activities for the quarter are
also made to acquaint all regional
Locals with the conduct of the In
ternational office.
Discussing the forthcoming meet
ing, Director Gosser said, 1--WE are
holding the meeting in Port Clinton
this time to honor the workers at
the Standard Products Co. one of
the more recent Locals to become
part Of the UAW-CIO. We make it
point to hold these meetings in
different place in the region each
time, and will continue this prac-
tice."
The Port Clinton meeting will be
held in the Guild Hall, East End st.
and jefferson, beginning at 1000
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17
Unemployment
Reaches New Low
December Payments
To Be Higher

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 13-
With reports of scattered layoffs
throughout the state indicating in
creased unemployment during De-
cember, it appeared likely that the
November payments of unemploy-
ment compensation in Ohio would
stand as the all-time low.
Administrator Hugh S. Jenkins
reported today to Gov. John w.
Bricker that November payments
totaled only s51 1920, compared with
S319,917 paid during the same
month year ago, and $714,564
during November, 1941. The all
time record low represented a drop
of 4.6 per cent from October of this
year, the last previous low.
In forecasting increased unem-
ployment in the months ahead, Ad-
ministrator Jenkins said:
at is unlikely that total pay
ments will go any lower.
In view of scattered and sporadic
layoffs which now are occurring and
which reasonably can be expected
t. continue in the state, it appears
to be sound assumption that un-
compensation pay
ments will reach a higher level in
the months ahead"
An increase in new claims for
benefits filed during November in
dicates, he added. that payments
during December will be highar.
There were 2,437 new claims filed
during the month, a gain of 23.9
per over October.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17

More than 5000 children of
Local II members accompa-
MED by their parents will be
awaiting the opening of the doors
Of the Civic Auditorium at 200
P. NJ, next Sunday afternoon to
troop in and take their places in
hopes that st. Nicholas will soon
be there.
Carmen Broderick, director of
the Local II band has busted off
his best Christmas music for the
children and their folks, and his
players will be in good form to
again do their part in the Christ
mas festivities, the same as in
other years.
Entertainment to be Provided
As in other years, entertain
ment will be provided. Singing and
dancing and magic and other acts
dear to the hearts of the children
Mll hold their attention until the
lmoment for which they have
u waiting-the coming of
Enta Claus.
Coming with his gifts, Santa
Claus will play host to the thou
sands of children who will be on
hand to greet him. Candy and
gifts will be distributed to every
child under ID years of age.
Members of the Willys-Overland
Flying Squadron and the Womenis
Auxiliary will have charge of the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17
Hull Creefs
3-PoWer
Statement

WASHINGTON (FP)-Results
of the Roosevelt Curchill-S Stain
conference announced Dec. 6 were
hailed in a statement by Sec. of
State Cordell Hull.
1T should be welcome news to
all the United Nations that in the
European theater complete agree
ment has been reached as to the
scope and timing of the operations
to be undertaken from the east,
west and south These concerted
plans will undoubtedly result in
making effective to the fullest ex-
tent the fighting strength of all
the United Nations.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17
|. ohor School
Off TO Good S+orf

LOS ANGELES (FP)-Practical
Journalism, first course offered by
the new AFL-CIO sponsored Peo-
pies Education Center, already has
an enrolment of more than 100,
Instructor Charles Ellis reports.
Ellis is head of the Los Angeles
bureau of The Labor Herald, Cali
fornia CIO paper.
Roster of guest lecturers in
cludes: Don Kirby, James FELTON,
and Kay Williams, Daily News;
Bert Willard, Examiner; David
Kaufman and Pete Jenkins, Herald
Express; and Leon Clifton, trade
paper editor.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17

heads's statement.
There are few workers in
either the auto or aircraft indus
try who are not speculating these
days on what is to happen to this
tremendous capital investment In
the days following the firing of
the last shot," continued President
Thomas, and he asked. twill this
tremendous pool of equipment De
scrapped or sold off as junk, as
was so much government prop
erty at the end of the first World
War;"
Inquiring "will it (plants and
equipment) be taken over by pri-
vate industry to become the basis
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17
VINO. Rules On
Postal Employees

WASHINGTON (FP)-Former
of the Postal Telegraph
Co. cannot be considered as dis
charged when transferred to the
payrolls of Western Union, with
which Postal is now merged, and
therefore aren't entitled to state
ments Of availability, ruled the
War Manpower Commission.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17
Asks Commission To
Represent Labor, Industry
And Government

WASHINGTON D. C.-Dec 15-R. j. Thomas, presi-
dent Of the UAWCIO, urged today, in statement sub
buildings and grounds that the Federal government retain
title IN the postwar period to all plants and equipment
owned by the government.
Plant and equipment to which the United States gov
ernent holds title through various agencies, in
Guiding the Defense Plant Corporation, the Army and the
Navy totals Is billions of dollars according the UAW
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17
Paper Use Cut to 1870

WASHINGTON (FP)-The COM
mercial printing industry will OPP
crate in 1914 on 1870 of the print
paper used in 1941, if recommen-
dations of the War Production
Boards commercial printing and
lithographing industry advisory
committee are accepted.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17

good on that charge, it falsifies the
facts about workers incomes" !"
Reuther said.
Labor Denounces Campaign
Labor denounces this attempt
of food-trusters to shift the blame
t, the workers in order to cover
up on their own campaign to knock
out subsidies and destroy price
Continued OH Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17
Million Women Needed

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (FP) =
More than 100000 women will be
needed in industry during 1914 to
replace men take into the armed
services, Sec. of Labor Frances
Perkins said here.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17
Anything Can
Happen NOa0

NEW YORK. Dec. 10 CFP)
Pres. Tom Girdler If Repub-
lie Steel Corp. instigator of
the bloody Little Steel strike
in 1887, came out Dec. s for
industrial peace and coopera-
ton between industry and la
Dor" in the postwar period. He
spoke at the opening session of
the Natl. Assn. of Manufac-
turers convention here.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17

"To camouflage its initiation pur-
pose, the food manufacturers war
committee attacks the increased
wages of industrial workers as the
chief threat of initiation. To make
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17
Postwar Refooling
Begun

DETROIT (FP)-Retooling for
auto production has quietly begun
at the Packard Motor Car Co., en-
ployes report.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17
NOTICE

In order TO give the dues
office employees an OppOr-
tunity to enjoy the holidays,
the dues office will be closed
on December "a at 200 p.
m. and again on Dec. 81 at
200 p. m. Payments may be
mailed to Local II but must
bear a Dec. 81 pOstmark.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17
Lazette Elected
CZO Council
President
Kenneth Cole Reelected
Executive Secretary

Richard Lazette of Local II, UAW .-CIO. welfare di-
rector and head of the CO War Chest elected president
of the Toledo lndU Union Council at its annual election
of officers held at the CO headquarters Huron St. De-
cember Mr. Lazette received 1874 of the 156 ballots cast
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17
Reuther Bares
Food Conspiracy

WASHINGTON-Dec 11-Testifying before the Senate
Banking and Currency Committee Walter Reuther Vice
President of the United Automobile Workers. CIO, and Di
rector of it's Consumer Division exposed in complete detail
huge conspiracy by food manufacturers and the farm
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17
Thomas Urges Retaining
Post War Plant Titles
MESA Seeks To Win
Packard Workers

Efforts of the MESA to break into the Packard Motor Co.
election and capture block of workers today denounced
by Melvin Schultz President of Local II, UAWCIO when
he revealed that the MESA had made petition for workers
in the tool machine reparmen electricians mwrights
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17
SPACE

Due to lack of space, the
editors request that shop re-
porters keep their columns
within reasonable limits. |
Please do not write poetry in
your shop columns, or waste
space. Your people want to
read full names, hence when
writing of someone in your
shop please mention them by
their names, such as John
Doe, Helen Roe.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17
Spicer
Office Workers

Petition has been filed with the NLRB by Spcer Unit
of Local r. UAWCIO for hearing for the Spicer office
workers who have been under process of organization for
the past few months.
bargaining Unit to include all the Spicer office work
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17
Children Await
Christmas Party

Santa Claus is ready the children of Local II members
waiting gifts have been packed entertainment and fun
galore are IN store and all that is needed is the coming
the big day. Sunday Dec 19 for the annual Local II chill
drens Christmas party.
Evening star., 1943-10-13
Air Attacks on Enemy Targets
From u. S. Bases Believed Near

part, obviously, 1t is because some
Of our military leaders themselves
do not comprehend these matters.
The important fact disclosed by
Gen. Arnold has far-reaching strate-
gic consequences. If we shall be
able "in the near future" as he
says, to strike at our foes directly
from North American bases-at
Japan from Alaska, let us say, and
at Germany from Newfoundland
then in-between bases will lose
their value. The whole costly
struggle to acquire advanced bases
then becomes superf1uous.
That this idea is beginning to
take root is evidenced by the re-
cent statement by Gen. Macarthur,
in which he recognizes the alb
surdity of hopping from island to
island and recommends that we
approach Japan in large, massive
strokes. Clearly the general, watch
ing the activities of our bombard-
ment aviation, has learned a great
deal.
But we airmen carry that logic to
the ultimate degree allowed by our
present stage Of aviation science.
We urge that the whole strategy be
reduced to one massive stroke
from Alaska direct to the japanese
homeland in shattering overhead
offensive.
distributed by McNauRht Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1943-10-13

its closing session that the reduction
would be accepted by publishers only
If they are to Share and share
alike"
He said the authorizing of addi-
tional paper consumption granted
by the appeals board to certain pa
pers defeated the purpose of the
original order"
Mr.. Williams said the reduction
order never had a chance to save
10 per cent" adding that "in the
first six months only S per cent un-
Evening star., 1943-10-13

quarters 1t is
looked upon as a
tipof that the
speaker Is an
a v ia tion Tex
tre m ist" and
must be treated
with the kindly
indulgence re-
served for mild
cases Of insanity.
These "extrem-
! S I S. q m o n &
whom the writer
must be counted,
" ere therefore
gratihed to read
Evening star., 1943-10-13
ANPA Manager Expects
Further kewsprint Curb
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 13. - Cranston
Williams, general manager of the
American Newspaper Publishers AS
sociation, said yesterday he expected
the War Production Board to make
further reduction soon in the
quota of newsprint allocated to
newspapers throughout the country
Mr.. Williams told the Newspaper
Advertising Executive Association at
Evening star., 1943-10-13
BY MAI. ALEXANDER P.
DE SEVERSKY.

The statement that we ought to
prepare to bomb our enemies across
the ocean directly from American
soil still has Utopian ring. In some
Evening star., 1943-10-13

der the tonnage Of 1eA1 was saved"
Mr.. Williams said a total Of $780,
900 tons OF newsprint granted on
appeals during the first three quar-
Evening star., 1943-10-13

ters OF the year represented the
amount by which the industry
missed its 10 per cent reduction
quota.
Evening star., 1943-10-13
Mexico Assists indians

Mexico is establishing libraries In
each Indian educational center, and
is collecting thousandse of books,
mostly educational, for the purpose.