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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23

NEW Os ID. 6EAlEEH-<- ....
 He came to the former China Burma-India theater in the latter part of 1943 as deputy commander under Gen. Joseph w. Stilwell. For the past five years he has been in command of infantry forma- tions, although commissioned in the Corps of Engineers.
 In 1889 he was placed in con1- mand of the 22nd Infantry Brigade in Hawaii, and wound up his tour in that area as major general in command of the Hawaiian Division two years later. Before going to Hawaii he had served as one of Washington, D. C.'s thre district commissioners.
 Headed 3rd Army
 Gen. Sultan became the first regular" army officer to be in charge of national guard unit 1i1 this war. He was given com mand of the 38th Infantry Division in 1941 and later took over the VIII. For while he commanded rI pslsdIoTlIvd puB Gm1V DIE eul the oLuSiana maneuvers for seven months, four of which he was in charge.
 However, this career was almost
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23

turned to the sea. At first Gen. Sultan desired to ether the Naval academy. But when he found that he would have to wait two years before getting an appointment, he went to west Point, where he was graduated in 1907.
 For four years he played tackle and center for the acedmy grid team, the same positions he filled while at the University of Missis- sippi. From 1912 to 1916, he was coach at West Point and intro duced to American football the spiral pass from center to the backfield.
 Brought N. D. East
 While there he engineered the first of the famous series of Army Notre Dame games. The game was arranged with a guarantee of $1, 100. Now usually the two teams split $500, 0,000. He also served for three years on the football rules committee when it was headed by Walter Camp.
 During the first World War he was a member of the war depart ment general staff and served briefly in France as a general staff officer, where he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal.
 Following the war he was an honor graduate from the army war college in 1925.
 The jungle is by no means new. terrain to Gen. Sultan. After serv- ing rom 1926-29 as a member of the board of engineers for rivers and harbors, he was sent to Mica ragua, in which there is some of the worst jungle in the world.
 Received Second DSM
 There he commanded troops surveying the inter-ocean canal route. For his work he received a second DSM, the Presidential Medal of Merit, and Nicaraguan decorations. This task was carried out during 1929-31.
 His career also included period in 1943 as assistant to Harry Hop- kins in charge of civil works ad- ministration in Chicago and Cook county.
 Two card games, one competitive
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23

Hard work is one of his outstand- ing traits, illustrated by a remark once made at 5 o'clock one Sunday afternoon, Well, I guess I'll take the week end off," At the same time he uses his staff to the maxi mum.
 Guard Met Sultan
 He refuses cigarettes. Not as nor? ?-smoker, but because he is of the opinion that he smokes overly much and wants to keep check on himself. Usually holds down his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23

mander called out the guard in all their f1nery and was a bit flabbergasted when an American army officer and his aide got of the plane and with no harem, either.
 Gen. Sultan has a co1lsummate curiosity. His aides once were somewhat astonished when he asked, At what number of revolu- tions per minute do you start sec ing through fan without seeing the individual blades?"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23
ART IS LONG

Johnny Coy and Miriam Franklin rehearsed for three and a half months for the dame they do in "Duffy's Tavern" This exceeds by two wekes the loneSt previous dance rehearsal, that of Fred As- taire and Marjorie Reynolds for Holiday Inn," at Paramount.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23

and the other contemplative, att tract the general It was with poker winnings that he purchased his first automobile in 1914. For the contemplative-he is a habit ual player of a form of solitaire which requires two decks of cards --and incidentally. believes that in this game 9 deck of cards is no good until at least four years old.
 A very punctual person, he be- lieves all others to be the same.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23

ton, will be eyaiuated in terms Of his educational goals. He may take his choice of completing several courses or subjects, including re- fresher courses, prerequisites to a chosen profession, or prerequisites to the high school level
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23

consumption to two packs a day, but has been know nto slip.
 His name once wrought conster- nation in Cairo. The local military commander was messaged Sultan and party arriving" The com
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23
REUNION COMING

Helen Walker, star of Para mounts Murder, He Says" has re- ceived word that her husband, It. Robert Blumode, now in New York
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23
Solid Comfort On a Super-Sofa

With B-20's inner tube for pillow Cpl. Gar land Lee of Concord N C., corks of for 70 winks on one of the sky giants tires A ground crewman on Saipan. he needed the nap after long night hours preparing for the Tokyo raids.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-23
New U. s. Leader In Burma Active In Army For4O Years
By McQUOWN WRIGHT limited Press Staff CnrregroriSlanf

NEW DELHI Dec for 40 years, succunbed to the lure of bateshp Sultan the commander of the formed theae
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
Reaefienary Victory

Defeat of the cloture rule to limit de-
hate in the United States Senate last Tues
aav meant defeat for the Anti-Poll Tax
Bill and marked up victory for the
southern forces of reaction.
While our troops are awaiting the zero
hour to invade the continent of Europe,
while our soldiers, marines and sailors are
driving back the forces of Japan in the Pa
eific, our senators were voting against
many of these brave men who are fighting
to free the oppressed and bring democracy
to the downtrodden of other nations.
OF the 81 Democratic senators who
voted against clOture, you may be sure
that every one of them has subscribed to
sentiments similar to those which are ex-
pressed here. Southern senators have
habit of drooling patriotism on the slight
est provocatiOn and all of them have given
lip service to democracy and "our brave
bows who fight to preserve the American
way of life"
It must strike the average observer of
the national scene that something Is
wrong with the political principles of a
party which calls itself Democratic when
more Democrats than Republicans vote
against democracy.
Obviously, the 81 southern senators
who voted against cloture because they
fear democracy, did so because an exten-
sion of the ballot in their states would, in
many instances, mean the loss of the po-
litical positions and the power and pres
tiee which goes with their office.
Truly, the defeat of cloture rule and
the rejection of the Anti-Poll Tax Bill was
a defeat for democracy. While we were
pushing back the Nazis in Italy in the
name of democracy the reactionary
southern senator's were winning major
victory for the enemies of democracy in
our own country.
Those who fought losing battle this
week for democracy will not accept the
defeat as final. Democracy is never COM
pletely defeated. The undemocrstic and
un-American poll tax must he repealed.
Democracy must be given to our own
oppressed people.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
Goodbye Mr.. Dies

No event since the defeat of Herbert
Hoover for the presidency has SO moved
the country TO enthusiasm as the an.
nouncement of Representative Martin L.
Dies that he would not seek reelection.
1t is perfectly obvious that the Texas
Democrat did not give up the race for the
reason he stated; but the excuse no mat
ter how thin il may be, will not he ques.
toned by those who have had good reason
for opposing the Dies Committee and all
ii stands for.
Certainly, there is no further use for
the Dies Committee, mt least not as il was
handled by the Texas congressman. As
the committee has functioned it has at
tackled and attempted TO discredit some
of the best forces in the country, particu-
larly labor, and has shielded the enemies
of our country who have sought to SOW
the seeds of discOrd and disunity in our
ranks.
In recent weeks, the Dies Committee has
used every possible means TO weaken and
embarass the CIO Political Action Com
mittee and misused its power and author
ity in a desperate effort to suit its own
political ends. 1t is now apparent that the
failure of the Dies committee to smear
the CIO has brought about the end of
Dies himself, an event for which the en-
tire country should be grateful.
Despite the political fadeout of Martin
l.. Dies, the forces which he protected
and in whose interests he conducted his
witch hunts are still operating. Both Dies
and these forces still need to be investi.
gated by the Department Of Justice.
The most damaging evidence that Mar.
tin l.. Dies has ever uncovered is that i'm.
piled in his decision not to seek re-elec.
tion in his congressional district We hope
that Mr.. Dies goodbye will not end Mr..
Dies until he has been subjected to an ex-
hsustive investigation which should turn
up some interesting evidence
Goodbye Mr.. Dies and good riddance,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19


most SOC. Employment fell off until very
small per cent had steady full time jobs Many
who were employed worked only part time,
and about IL million wage workers, totaling
almost one third of the workers, were totally
unemployed by 1882.
THE NEW DEAL
In addition to loss of employment many
workers lost their savings through bank
failures.
The position of the administration at this
time was one of complete non-interference
with business.
The people voted in much larger numbers
in 1882 and swept into office the New Deal
which had promised to support social security
and fight unemployment
These promises were kept by creation of
federal work projects and other eXpedients
There is still long way to go in this direc-
ton, a point which this column shall discuss
later, but start was made. Gaining impetus
from this, labor proceeded to press for the re-
peal of legislation which hindered organiza-
ton and the enactment of legislation which
would permit the right to orgnize.
The famous Section IA of the NRA which
gave the workers a right to join a union of
their own choosing, was indeed forerunner
of the Wagner Act but before the stage was
ready for real industrial unionism one more
barrier had to be hurdled.
This same Section IA was interpreted by
the companies the green light for them to
form company unions to prevent the forma-
ton of real unions.
The back of the company union movement
was finally broken when organized labor held
its own against the most vicious attacks, in
Guiding hired goons, anti-union detective sgen-
cies and an avalanche of abuse in the capitalist
press. 81
The day was soon coming when the mn ~
production workers in Auto, Steel Glass, K&
Der and all mass production industries were
going to be able to demand and receive decent
wages and working conditions through being
represented by the most effective organization
for social betterment yet devised; The Con-
gress of Industrial Organizations.
Founding this great organization real
struggle as we shall see in succeeding columns:
(To be continued)
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19


planation is by way of expressing the view
that the members of the International Execu-
tive Board are duty bound to uphold the laws
which govern the organization, regardless
what they personally might think of some of
the provisions in the Constitution.
Moreover, when the Executive Board
meets and passes some resolution or regula-
ton 1t is binding upon not only the members
but upon any minority of the Board who may
not favor the particular resolution or regula-
ton. The minority on the Board must still 60
along and live up to the majority decision re-
gardless whether they like it or not
l don't suppose that all the members of
the Executive Board are entirely in agreement
with every single clause and section of our
Constitution, yet, they must live up to it. The
only recourse that any Board member has is
the same recourse which every single mem
Der of the Union has - they can work to have
the section or article with which they are not
in agreement changed at the next convention.
This is not given apology for any
action which |, as regional director may have
to take or any decision which may be forcs%L
to make under certain conditions I have IL
more leeway than an elected public officda
in the carrying out of my oath as membst.
of the international Board, and l cannot ark
will not attempt to destroy either the letts5
or the spirit of our constitution.
OUR BIBLE
For the Auto Workers, the UAW Constitu-
ton is their bible. There is nothing that the
members of the Executive Board can do be-
tween conventions except to live with the
document which our membership has written.
If there are articles and sections which do not
satisfy a majority of the members, they can
certainly make the changes they think neces-
sary in the next convention AS for the Board
members, they must live with the constitution
or risk expulsion. There can be no COM
promise.
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have either the determina-
ton or an opportunity to
establish an industrial or
ganization.
Then came the big crash
of 1929. The most severe
economic panic the nation
had seen in many years,
surprising in both severity
and length earlier depreS
sion.
Between 1929 and 1888
the total income of the Ame-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
Servicemen's s
Letters
Thanks Workers

Dear Dick:
wish I could thank you
and everyone who chips in
every month to make the gift
boxes possible.
1t gets so l kind of look for
ward to them, as a kid would
for Christmas. They take q
long time getting here, but
better late than never.
Keep up the good work, and
keep that line moving and give
us the goods so we can knock
the hell out of the Axis, The
sooner we get this over with
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
Editors Mail
A W-o Complaint

Dear Sir:
! can't imagine what is
wrong with the WHY'S news
hounds. 1t sure surprises me
not to read anything in the
JOURNAL about the drop
forgers. Maybe the news
hounds have spring fever. Of
course, to me it really isn't q
surprise.
l happen to be one of the
forgotten men" in the steel
forge. OF course, people prob
ably are not interested in our
department. Still, we have a lot
of comforts that might make
good reading. For insance,
we have foremen you cant
touch with a 10-foot pole. Then
too with the nice hot weather
coming on, can't help but
think that maybe some of the
folks would like to be with us
as we do our easy jobs at high
wages. II only reaches 100
degrees on some days.
Oh well, never mind report
ing anything about the steel
forge. We are still good union
guys who like to sweat in sum-
mer and freeze in winter just
to keep up with the seasons.
You don't need to publish this
II you don't want to, but it was
a lot of fun getting 1t off my
chest. Thanks and come up
and see us some time in July.
Fraternally,
Little Joe from Coco Mo.
Editors Note: Under ordinary
conditions, we do not publish
letter with anonymous names.
However, we made an excep-
tion Of this one, because II was
a good letter and no issue OF
importance was involved.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19

the sooner we will be able to
get back home.
want to thank you, Dick,
and the rest of the gang from
the bottom of my heart. Keep
up the good work on the home
front and we will do likewise
here.
/ remain, your friend,
Pfc. George F. Covert,
692 Port Co.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19

employees and then turned around and took $5
away from them and ended up by giving every
body something If you don't understand this,
don't get excited, everybody else seems con-
fused about it, too.
Boiled down, the efforts of the city en-
ployes to get pay hike has been gummed up
by none other than Councilman Ollie Czelusta,
who represents minority of the Polish mi
nority.
Either Mr. CZeluSta is not smart we
thought he was, or he is too darned smart for
the city employees good, because the Honorable
Aoysius certainly did throw monkey wrench
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19

such a stake
as in I h g
1914 nation
al balloting.
No st o ne
will be left
unturned by
I h e a n I i :
r o o s e v elt
I re e S ! n
I h e ir cam
pa & n I .
propa gandize
the Un r q
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19

sweet l o o k
in his eye.
He comes a
courting, all
slicked up in
h is Sunday
b e S t.; h i S
voice dripS
with passion
as ne vows
his devotion
to the inte-
rests of the
uynrkore
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19

We pick our officers be-
cause we feel that they will
not only give us good leader
ship, but because we expect
them to abide by the terms
of the constitution which
was written by the conven-
tions of the Auto Workers.
If an officer does not carry
out his promise, we prefer
charges against him and try
to ouSt him from office.
NO APOLOGY
All 4L.-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
On The
Beam
BY Clayton w. Fountain
LOVERS OF LABOR

Oh, the hearts that over
flow with love for labor.
Here is a capitalist, flowers
in hand, with that soft, sweet
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19

Inc worker mas q TlSIlI tu
more money, to a better life,
he declares in tones vibrant
with affection. So, on bended
knee, he offers labor an in
centive pay plan to prove his
love for the working class.
There is a politician pas
sionately pouring out his
words of love. Free labor, he
shouts, is the life blood of our
great American way of life.
He beats his breast and fills
the air with declarations of
devotion.
II will be true to labor
until death do us part" he
swears. so, vote for me, and
| will protect you against
those vile unions which vio-
late your right to work"
ALL AFLUTTER
Yonder is a publisher all
aflutter with the rapture of a
grand passion,
He labors long at his desk
and editorials sweet with ten
derness flow from his type
writer. The workers of
America" he writes, have
been subjected too long to the
tyrannies of corrupt labor
leaders and the boon-doggling
of New Deal bureaucrats.
mo one objects to labor
unions" he writes on, but
- the time has come to put
and end to the excesses OF
power mad labor bosses who
have been coddled by the
New callers until they
threaten the public welfare.
1--WE must protect the work
ers from labor leaders and
bureaucrats; and that can
only be accomplished by
ousting the New Deal and re-
establishing sane labor rela-
tions under a Republican ad-
ministration," he concludes.
NOT so FAST
But wait minute, gentle
men - not so fast!
Where are the legal papers
to demonstrate the stead
fastness of your faith? Show
your marriage licenses, please
We of labor have long been
receptive to honorable pro-
posals, sirs. In fact, every
year has been leap year with
us, for a long, long time. We,
too, have gone a courtlng
many times.
Many are the tables we
have set around, opposite you
lovers of labor, trying to get
you to write your vows of al
fection into the clauses OF
collective bargaining agree
ments. Many the misundel
standings we have had, result
ing in tiffs and spats on the
picket lines.
Do you think our pride Is
30 small that we can forgive
all. overnight, and kiss and
make up so quickly?
DO YOU REMEMBERS
Where was your love in the
days of the depression, when
YOU threw us out of your
house, to suffer and hunger
out in the cold? Have you for
gotten the days when you hir-
ed private detectives to spy on
us and report to you If we
smiled at a labor organizer?
Love, gentlemen, is a sacred
thing. 1t is not to be taken
lightly.
We insist that you exhibit
the honor of your intentions
in writing.
You, Mr.. Capitalist, can
prove your faith by signing a
collective bargaining agree
ment containing union shop
clause, an annual wage clause,
vacation with pay, and wage
increases proportionate to
profit increases,
You. Mr.. Politician, can
prove your love by drafting
a bill to tax excess profits
100 per cent.
You, Mr.. Publisher, can
display your affection for Ia
Dor by printing editorials
proving that strong labor
unions are essential to the de-
feat of Fascism and the
growth of democracy.
Show your marriage licens-
es. pleasel
- Tame In wTOL Sunday IL 40 P. NJ.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
Regional Views
BY Richard Gosser, Director,
Region 2B, UAW-CI0

DUTY
Every member of our Union when he takes
his obligation promises to abide by the Con-
stitution of the UAW-CIO.
Every officer of our union, like elected
public officials, makes a solemn promise to
uphold and defend the Constitution of the
Auto Workers,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
What's S
New2
NO HOLDS BARRED!
By Edward Duck,
Educational Director, Local IL

Never in the history of the
United States has there been a
presidential election in which
the common people have had
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
It's News Tome y sE.ss;j o; !
COMEDY OF ERRORS

Watching the sdelines the last two city council
meetings the thought struck that here indeed comedy
of
anything got kicked around 1t the ordinance
SIS increase to the city
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
American Labor
By Melvin Schultz,
President UAW- clio Local No. IL
THE DEPRESSION

Organized labor tried throughout the
192Os to break thru the limitations set upon
it by craft federation set-up; but the un-
skilled and unorganiZed workers did not vet
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
Thonks Voters

Dear Sir:
| would like to express my
thanks to all my friends in Lo-
cal IL who gave me their sup
port at the Democratic primar-
les, May 8, and hope l will
receive it again in the Novem-
Der election.
Fraternally,
Earl Ordwsy.
- Tune In wToL SUNDAY I7:se p. NJ. -
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-27
HOLLYWOOD | ! !! :
BY ERSEINE JOHNSON

Saau's name came up and Bob said.
Il personally think he's swell, but !
wish he'd stop whistling, All. or
Nothing at ALL"
Paramount is planning post
war remake of Farewell to Arms"
with Ingrid Bergman and Ray
Milliand in the Gary Cooper-Helen
Hayes roles.
Glamour department: p pair of
Universal studio mail girls re-
signed the other day to join
george Whites Scandals. said
they saw no future in delivering
mail to studio big shots
Unfunniest comedian in Holly
wood these days is Charley Chap
lin You know why.
Freddie Bartholomew, recently
given an army medical discharge,
is resting with a back injury for
several weeks before returning to
the cameras.
Lieut.. Jack Kennedy son of the
former ambassador to England, Is
corresponding madly with Warner
starlet Angela Greene.
Life of a film comedian is seldom
monotonous. In one 10-hour day
during filming of "One Body Too
Many" Jack Haley ID ran up and
down a hallway wearing only a
Turkish towel; (2) was hit over the
head with revolver butt; 80 fell
through a trap door; (4) jumped
off l0-foo ladder; 80 was dunked
in a fish pond and 90 swallowed a
goldfish. asst trick was the easiest.
The fish was made of gelatin.