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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-21
Churchill. Benes In
capi+aI Talks
Addresses British
Home Guard

WASHINGTON, May Is (FP)-
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
indicated in a radio address to
Great Britain May Ia that the White
House conference in progress was
preparing for the time when Anglo
American troops in Britain will
advance across the seas into dead
ly grapple on the continent" +"
"March after march must be
planned as far as the human eye
can see," he said. 6. We owe it
to the fighting troops. We owe it
to the vast communities we are
leading out of the dark places; we
owe it to heroic Russia, to long
tormented China; we owe it to the
captive and ensalved nations who
beckon us on through their prison
bars"
His radio address, on the third
anniversary of the British Home
Guard, followed by day the ap-
pearance of President Eduard
Benes of Czecho-Slovakia before
congress. The chief of the Czech
government in exile was applauded
vigorously in both houses when he
said:
"We are, / am sure, almost in
the last phase of the war, the most
terrible phase, the victorious
phase"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-21

Smashing organized labor as a
whole became the chief aim of a
congress already celebrated for
fighting the administration instead
of the Axis.
Murray Makes Request
CI0 president Philip Murray
urged the senate to send the Con-
nally bill back to committee. CIO
Legislative Representatives Nathan
Cowan May 10 urged Chairman An
drew j. May of the house military
affairs committee to hold open
hearings at which labor may
speak. May had been quoted as
saying hearings weren't necessary.
Majority Leader Alben Barkley
(D.-ky) made a tentative effort
to have the Connally bill recon-
mitted to the judiciary committee,
but when administration forces ap-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-21

lion, while Mrs. Leroy Fultz, wife
of one of the members Of the Ma
tional Supply Unit now in the
Navy, talked about the Navy
Wives Club recently organized and
invited wives of sailors present at
the breakfast to join the group.
Mrs. Nellie Schmaus spoke in
behalf of the Navy Mothers and
extended an invitation to all the
mothers of departing Navy men to
join her organization.
Entertainment Provided
Marie Hoffman, jeanette Roden-
hauser and Marjorie Cunningham
entertained. All are staff artists of
radio station WTOL. Announcer
Charles Baxter Of WTOL was
master of ceremonies.
Representatives of the National
Supply Unit attending the break
fast were Ed Fitzgerald. Otto Sci
benaller and Delbert Sager.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-21

duty each Monday night and indi.
Gated that unless the registration
warrants the extra time, the office
will not be kept open. We know
that thousands of our people have
lost their registration and will
want to vote in this falls election,
so we ask them now to please take
care of this matter at their earliest
convenience"
Branch offices Of the Board of
Elections may not be opened ex-
cept prior to general election,
according to letter from Kenneth
A. Hamel, clerk of the local cleo
tion Board, in advising the CIO
that it would be impossible to COM
ply with the latter's request for
opening branch offices for regis
tration.
Burke to Run for City Council
Petitions for City Council were
Continued on Page 2, Column 3
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peared cowed, he, too, Joined the
stampede against labor and voted
for the bill.
In the absence of other leader
ship, the defeatist Sen. Burton K.
Wheeler (D.-Mont.) led the unsuc-
cessful move to send the bill back
to committee. When he claimed
that he was doing so because Il
have always been a friend of la
Dor, and / am not ashamed of it,
Sen. Tom Connally (D.-TeX) re-
minded him he had voted for the
/ bill in committee.
Smiths Old Bill
Rep. Howard w Smith (D.-Va.l
is preparing to have his antistrike
| bill, HR 2124, which passed the
house by a vote Of 252 to 1876 in
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-21
Ldsette Reports On
National Meeting

Richard Lazette, CIO War Chest
Director and representative on the
Red Cross, reports that the Wash
\ ington and New York meetings
held by labor representatives of the
War Chests and Red Cross was
highly productive.
According to Lazette, both the
Red Cross and National War Fund
officials praised labor for its job
of raising more than 80 million
dollars for war relief.
The meetings held in Washing
ton, May and 6, and in New York
May 7 and s, was attended by 60
national CIO and AFL representa-
tivec in four-day session to make
plans for War relief for the COM
ing year.
Lazette said that both labor or
ganizations have established funds
for aiding Russia, China and Great
Britain, and that these funds will
enlarged during the coming year.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-21

John Dewitt, vice-chairman of
the National Supply Unit gave a
brief radio address in which he
spoke with pride of the National
Supply Company's attainment of
the Army-Navy "E" award given it
for excellence in production. He
pointed out that the award was one
Of which the workers at the Ma
tional Supply felt justly proud, and
promised the departing sailors that
the workers would continue to pro-
duce in the future in the same way.
The talk was broadcast by radio
station WTOL.
1t. Milliktn Speaks
1t. Harold Milliken, officer in
charge of the Toledo Recruiting
Station spoke and thanked the Ma
tional Supply Unit for its coopera-
ton and talked of the work of the
Navy in the war.
One of the departing recruits,
an enlistee in the Seabees, told of
the work of the naval labor batta-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-21

Apparently taking its cue from
the rejection of the AFL. petition
by the NLRB over a week ago, the
MESA voluntarily withdrew its
petition without prejudice" from
the NLRB May IL, leaving Local
IL, UAW-CIO free to conduct con-
tract negotiations which have been
held up awaiting outcome of the
case before the Board.
Members of hte Auto-Lite exc
cutive committee pointed out that
the seniority clause in the UAW
Master Contract gives employees of
the Aviation Products Division
greater security than were the
plant to have an isolated contract.
Every evidence points to war
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-21
UAWG
s1,5oo,ooo
To Red Cross

WASHINGTON - Members of
the UAW-CIO contributed more
than 81, 100000 to the National Red
Cross Drive under the leadership
of the National CIO War Relief
Committee, it was announced here.
While the report of the amount
of UAW contributions was incom-
plete, it was sufficient to give the
organization the distinction of be-
ing the largest single contributor
to the drive in the United States.
Thousands of UAW members
contributed to the Red Gross by
asking their employers to deduct
one hours pay during March and
April. This was the CLOS first
year of participation in the Red
Cross Drive.
Early and incomplete returns
from the CIO unions indicate that
the CLOS membership has already
contributed more than $7,000,000.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-21
ToIedoonS
Attend Textile
Convention

Toledo textile workers we're well
represented at the Textile work
ers' convention which took place
in New York City from May 10 to
IA.
Heading the Toledo delegation
was Elzie Bush, joint board man
ager. Others present at the con-
vention were Ed Mercer, VIM.
Wagner and Henry Bodi of Local
244. Valley Holmes of the Chase
Bag Co., Agnes Fess and Rose La
Pointe, Hettrick Mfg. Co.; Edna
Craig, Dickey Mfg, Co., and Jessie
Nowak of the Hess-Jordan Co.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-21
CIO Chief Gives Worninq
To Outside Groups

CLEVELAND (FP)-No outside
group will be permitted to worm
in and gain control of the CIO, de-
clared President Philip Murray at
the conference of CIO unions in
Cleveland May Is.
mo one" said Murray, "the
Communist Party, the Association
of Catholic Trade Unionists or the
Socialist Party is going to take
over this union. They had better
not try"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-21

Observation-Disclosures
Director James +. Byrnes
May II issued a policy direc-
tive authorizing the National
War Labor Board to make
wage adjustments "to aid in the
effective prosecution Of the war or
to correct gross inequities"
1t presents a clearcut victory
for labor and particularly for the
AFL and CIO members who sup
ported the board and at the same
time insisted stubbornly that eco
nomic stabilization was not pos
sible if wages were frozen rigidly
while prices went up. 1t restores
much Of the powers the WLB held
before the April 8 hold-the-line
order.
Chairman William H. Davis May
13 said the order gives the board
full judicial discretion within clear
ly stated limitations and for clear
ly defined purposes and that's
good administration"
Any wage adjustments which
may furnish basis to increase
prices cor to resist otherwise justi-
fable reductions in price ceilings"
must be approved by Byrnes, as
was the case before the hold-the-
line order of April s. Labor repre-
sentatives felt the inclusion Of the
reductions" clause indicated fur
ther plans for rollbacks in prices
of major cost-of living commodi-
ties.
The Byrnes directive was issued
virtually on the eve of the CIO exc
cutive board meeting in Cleveland,
The AFL executive council was to
convene here May II.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-21
Senate Committee
Adops Revised
RumI Bill

WASHINGTON - (FP) - De-
spite the houses rejection of the
Ruml-C Carlson plan the senate fl
nance committee adopted version
of it May 10 by vote of 13 to 8.
Chairman Walter P. George said
he would report the measure to the
senate the next day and ask that
debate start May 12. 1t has met
consistent labor opposition because
it would favor the wealthy and
probably result in a stringent sales
tax being passed to make up addi-
tional revenue.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-21

until 300 p. m. On all other days,
the office will be open from $3.50
a, m. to 500 p. m., except Satur-
day, when the office opens at $3.50
a. IN. and closes at II noon.
Locals Notified
Y All CIO locals in Toledo have
, been notified of the Board of Elec-
tion decision to remain open Mon
day nights, and the committee
which made the request is urging
all workers who did not vote in the
last general election to take adj
vantage of the opportunity given
Isla by the Board,
- u Ordway, chairman of the
~s1stration committee, today said,
we want to thank the Board of
Elections for its action in granting
our request and sincerely hope our
people will take advantage of the
extra time by registering. Mr..
Quinlivan of the Board tells me
that there will be 10 registrars on
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-21

nant customers.
Instead of being forced to mark
down their prices to get under the
ceilings, the retailers discovered
they could mark their prices up,
in many instances far in excess of
what they had been getting, to
reach the published prices.
Housewives Are Indignant
Examination of the published
food prices by housewives and the
inflationary action of foods in the
Toledo district following the pub
lication of the price lists, has been
followed by great wave of indig-
nation on the part of the women
of Toledo, who are now blaming
the OPA for the marked increase
in food costs since the OPA re-
leased its figures.
Workers organizations are no
less antagonized by the prices than
the housewives. This is particularly
IN the light of the efforts of
HSnited Auto Workers to get
" bIrices rolled back to the Sep
tember Is, 1912, price level, and
who were promised by James f.
Byrnes, Director of Economic Sta
bilization, that the prices would be
rolled back, as we'll as the promise
of President. Roosevelt that prices
would be scaled down.
Workers Are Restless
Many of the workers are becom-
ing restless, because they are wait
ing for decisions from the War
Labor Board on their wages, which
are held within the terms of the
little steel formula, and who have
been encouraged to believe the
prices would be rolled back on the
promise of Washington authorities.
Workers and their wives are
making comparisons and discussing
the situation. One workers wife
related the story of her experience
in purchasing chickens. She had
been buying chickens from farm
er just outside Toledo; but after
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-21
Government Asked To
Refcin Coal Mines

WASHINGTON - (FP) Gov
ernment retention of the nations
coal mines for the wars duration
was urged May 10 by Exec. Sec.
Benjamin c. Marsh Of the People s
Lobby. Goal owners cannot con-
troll living costs, outside of coal
mining. Government can, and
must" he said.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-21
C|O Makes Bid for Labor Unity
In inviting Cooperation Of AFL
TIUC Sends Conference
Bid to Central Labor Union

Labor peace and unity step realization in
Toledo the result Of invitation extended the AFL by
the Toledo Industrial Union Council CO. asking the older
organization to meet with it in a conference
The unity followed selection Of committee of
seven by the IIUC to draw up program and extend
invitation to the AFL to set up similar committee and
to work together for united labor front Toledo
and for settling differences arising between the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-21

two Unions.
Letter Sent AL
Formal notice Of the action Of
the TIUC and invitation to it to
set up program was sent the
AL by Thomas Russell, executive
secretary Of the TIUC.
No surprise was occasioned in
the CIO ranks as a result of the
unity move as Richard Gosser,
Regional Director Of the UAW-
CIO, and Melvin Schultz, President
Of Local y, UAW-CIO, have both
expressed their willingness to dis
cuss the problems and common in
terests Of the two organizations.
Both have been seeking to follow
out the wishes of President Philip
Murray of the CIO and William
Green Of the AFL who have had
number Of similar conferences
looking to uniting the two labor
organizations in their resistance
against the reactionary forces of
the country which are seeking to.
destroy labor and take away its
hard-earned gains.
AFL Indicates Willingness
Favorable comments on the Go
invitation have been made by many
AFL leaders which give indication
that the Central Labor Union,
AFL, will very likely take positive
action on the proposal at its meet
ing this week.
Those named by the Toledo In
dustrial Union Council to repre-
sent the CIO in the proposed unity
conferences are Richard Gosser,
Regional Director, UAW-CIO; Mel
vim Schultz, President, Local Il,
UAWCIO; Ivo Erwin, United Re-
tail Clerks; Elzie Bush, Textile
Workers; Thomas Russell, execu-
tive secretary, TIUC; J. LePenas
and Ed La Forte.
Follows National Pattern
Coalition Of the two large labor
Continued on Page 2. Column )
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ASK FOR WAR CONFERENCE

KANSAS CITY, Mo. : Repre-
sentatives of AFL and CIO unions
in Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kan
sas and Arkansas, meeting here.
called for an all-inclusive joint la
bor conference on war economy
wages, prices, manpower and labor
representation in establishing gov
ernment policies.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-21
Congress in AIIouf
Attack on Labor
By VIRGINIA GARDNER

WASH1NGTON-Taking full advantage of antJohn l. Lewis
the Connaly anke bill IS 1861 and
launched aout and
unity with whole series of repressive labor bills.
The ending May week of congressional violence.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-21
National Supply Unit Gires
Send-OG to Navy Recruits
BY DELBERT SAGER

National Supply Unit of Local 2 UAWCO joined the ncreas
number CIO carry their pledge cooperation
the Navy when Navy breakfast for 81 depart
ing naval recruits their mothers in the Victorian Room of
icrestH MAY
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-21
Board Of Elections
TO Open Monday Nights

Board of Election officials have granted the the Toledo
CO asking the Board remain night permit
workers to register for voting and have designated
night until 300 p. m. as the period.
Office hours for the Board MONDAYS will be from $50
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-21
Ceiling Prices
Hit Workers,
Please Retailers
T.. &c ThoCn
OPA Prices In Excess Of Those
Charged In Stores

Toledo food dealers singing the praises of the Office
of Price Administration because the prices published by
Prentiss Browns department has given the retailers
extra profit as well good to pacate their ndg
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-05-21
BritonSpeaks
Use Of
Youth Labor

One of the deplorable outgrowths
Of the war in Great Britain is the
use Of boys from Ia to II years Of
age in industry, according to A.
Macdonald Gordon, labor attache
Of the British embassy in Washing
ton in a talk before members Of
the CIO, AFL, MESA and railroad
brotherhoods at Macomber Hi z b
School, May 13.
Mr.. Gordon went on to discuss
labor conditions in Britain and said
that there had been no strikes in
those industries which had estab-
lished trade boards.
Speaks at TIUC
In the evening meeting at the
TIUC, Mr.. Gordon again discussed
labor conditions in Britain and told
$50 delegates to the Council that
everyone IN Britain was playing
his part in the war. He told of how
child care centers had been set up
under government supervision for
the care of the children of mothers
employed in war industries.
Absenteeism in British factories
has been cut to a minimum because
of the successful efforts Of the
government to safeguard the
health, feeding, transportation,
housing and personal welfare of
the workers.
Mr.. Gordon was introduced at
both the afternoon and evening
meetings by E. J. Bisiker, British
consul at Cleveland.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-01
. Our Opinion SEA-
. The Fire Hazard

There is nothing to inspire pride among
the home folks in the disclosures made in
n news story in The Times Wednesday con-
corning status of fire department equip
ment. On the contrary it should inspire
fear of the terrible consequences in case
of a major conflagration.
Some of the equipment is thirty-five
years old. Some of the best pieces have
been rebuilt in the city shops None of it
is what might be called modern in the
generally accepted meaning of the word.
So far, Tacoma has been extremely
fortunate. There have been no serious
fires for a long time. The reason may be
attributed TO adequate water supply and
the efficient personnel, rather than the
equipment. Another fortunate circum-
stance is that there have been no longest
ed areas here-no rooming or apartment
houses packed like bee hives.
But q great change has taken place
in Tacoma in the last year. War industries
have brought an increase in population
about $4,000 in less than two years. Room
ing houses and other buildings once con-
demned as unsafe for human habitation,
have been remodeled hastily to provide
emergency housing Quarters originally
designed for single family occupancy now
accommodate two families. In many of
these cases there is no visible indication
that adequate fire escapes have been pro-
vided. though the fire hazard has been
greatly increased. There might be tragic
results il 4 fire should get beyond control.
Priorities To protect materials required
in war industries have added to the diff
ficulties of obtaining fire department
equipment. There also is the always pres
ent matter of money But II seems that
when lives and property are at stake there
should be ways and means of overcoming
any obstacle. Right now the condition Of
the Tacoma fire department equipment is
an extremely serious matter that should
receive immediate attention.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-01
. Nazis Cripple Norway

First hand information relayed to New
York sea food dealers by agents in Nor
way discloses that the crushing influence
of the Nazis il making great inroads on the
country's industries, particularly fishing.
Fish, which for decades has been album
dant and within reach of the poorest, is
now allotted As consequence feeling
runs high, particularly since three-quar-
tiers of the yield is exported to the Reich
under protection of bayonets.
Hauls from the North Sea net less
than two-thirds of prewar catches owing
TO the fact that the Nazi navy has pro-
scribed a number of lucrative grounds as
operation areas" also, thousands of fish
ermen have been drafted for other work,
and the Gestapo has taken away nearly six
hundred vessels of all sizes and tonnage to
ply Arctic waters as auxiliary patrols.
Schooners formerly engaged In peaceful
pursuits have made their way to England.
The result is dearth of civilian shipping.
The full effect of the Nazi policy is to
build up a bitter opposition that will per-
form effectively once the United Nations
forces become active in Europe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-01
. Butter Substitutes

One of the effects of the butter short
age is expected TO be a renewal of the eff
fort to remove the restrictions against the
use of butter substitutes. The movement
already has started in the east where the
butter situation is said 10 be much more
acute than II is here.
II will be recalled that the dairy inter-
ests of this state, after a battle of several
years, induced the legislature TO pass law
which out-lawed the sale Of butter substi-
tutes. This was done to protect the dairy
farmers from the competition which the
lower priced substitutes were giving the
butter market. That law, however did not
stop the sale of butter substitutes here.
Substitutes were "bootlegged" from Ore
gon by some of the devious means which
brought liquor here from British Columbia
during prohibition days.
There is no indication so far that the
Washington legislature will be asked to let
down the substitute bars but the move
ment ia under way in a number of
Eastern states.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-01

Savings aggregatng 1929, 10000 have
been made in seven months through re-
negotiation of war department contracts.
The total by year-end is expected to reach
a billion dollars.
small portion of the amount has been
reclaimed from contractors who charged
too much. But most has been made posi-
sible by the efficiency of American indus
try working at mass production.
Prices which seemed fair and even low
when they were set have proved unneees-
sarily high because industry did such =
marvellous job of conversion. As the facts
appeared, the contractors have cooperated
freely in returning the excess profits.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-01

o14,172? The annual report says
so officially.
Banking and manufacturing
executives say the terms lease
lend" and refugee aid" are not
to the liking of Americans or the
people who benefit. They suggest
that goods purchased and shipped
10 members of the United Ma
tons, or peoples Of nations in
distress be called ''war-aid."
This is in line with your cor
respondents recent change of the
term for the duration" 10 until
the war ends" when reporting on
production restrictions. Bankers
and manufacturers approve since
IL shows there is an end in sight
whereas duration" makes one
feel the war will never end.
The United States public health
service Of the Federal Security
agency will next week start a
national survey of graduate
registered nurses in order TO OBJ
tain an accurate and complete
record Of the nations nurse
power.
Reports Are That; Baking
securities taken by spectators
on belief with Henderson out of
oPA price increases will be al
lowed TO offset higher operating
costs General Railway Signal
doing huge wartime business;
postwar prospects eeelouded I.
Minneapolis-Honeywell regulator
has favorable postwar sales
prospects an pending realty con
struetien boom.