Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-24

THEY EXPLAIN
Every councilman with exception of Mayor Roulet
explained their stand against the ordinance several of them
making objections sound entirely logical Others notably
Councimen Ira Bame Czelusa gave off with some
devious thinking which, while might have sounded logical
or in case loud had behind other reason
which naturally not mentioned.
Just Mr. Bame to get gambling twisted in with
the black something few people under
However, it quite possible that Mr. Bame was shooting
at Safety DeAngeo ndection and showing that
he approve of the arrangements whereby city
county in enforcing state and
city relating gambling which the county apparently was
unable to enforce.
Can it be possible that Mr. Bame has personal in
the shape DeAngelo bringing veed barb at
every opportunity? be possible that Mr. Bame in SYM
pathy the gambling element and would like to rid the
administration Mr. DeAngeo? Frankly, don't know the
questions asked here but do know that for
one am beginning to suspect Bames constant
and needing DeAngeo lies which not
based upon good will.
POLITICS
There are those who believe that politics played mpor-
part of the black market ordinance vote In
council otherwise could hold convention
telephone booth with plenty of elbow room to look up
number
pointing that took Republican votes to
elect position evidence that
city truly partisan, forgetting that Harry
Hansen published every paper town. including this
Dragging that Bame Czeusta, Jurrus, Lehman, Mard
Roulet and Thacher were Republicans all
evidence nonpartisanshp when those who voted
Disable taken to task by their party and reminded
that city council not nonparsan but Republican controed
Well perhaps the time the and vice were
there in council who really
felt that Mr. Disable the for the job by
his excellent showing the election and because he
intelligent and capable of doing better job than Republican
including the comica Addison (Cuup Thacher
CHANGE
But must be obvious to of those who
hoty defending the councimen who voted against the
black ordinance that the nonpartsan nature of council
either undergone radical change that always
had show in quite such important
and outstanding manner before
Obviously the workers and plain people of Toledo want
anything that affects their economic conditions is not the
Republican members of city council who give 1T to
them the advantage of the workers might keep few hekels
of the big shots who donate to the
party the Republican bloc city council will that doesn't
then with phon logic and sophSms to fool
some of the elect.
Frankly, the people who anxious to that the
action council voting down the black market ordinance
political only kidding themselves Nobody
who has the slightest knowledge of politics believes that
What the vote of council last Monday night should tell
the those who be nomnay Republicans
that the Republican bloc city council anxious to please and
the minority whose economic interests
important councmen than that of the workers This been
time and again. only in city government but
Columbus Washington where legislation aimed against
labor has passed and that which would aid labor has down
to ignominous defeat
This another object lesson workers to
and remember They always change their minds and another
election is coming.