Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-09-22
It's News
To Me
By 0. J. Pecord


Mr. Boss known the his factory J. b was
president big corporation which numbered its en-
ployees into the thousands
faneied himself democratic because he would exchange
peasantries year representatives when they
negotiated contract for the company employees.
Down deep his heart he thought he better and
the couldn't help but remember that
he college education didn't sound off when he slipped his
knew English words of five and even six syabe
them played golf with the best people and
could write check in six figures
old b. He EXALTED RULER of the Grand Order
of Weaels belonged the leading luncheon clubs was mem
fashionable church to which he donated
with lavish hand chairman of the Society for the Relief
Kittens, president of the Civic Upift Aso
caon member of the Board Directors of the City Beautiful
League Friends of Greek Art and American Patriots Inc
Truly. Mr. Boss what is glowngly referred to as "a
civic minded and public spirited citizen
INTEREST
Surely recognized industrial genius and
When the along, he hired expert to
his workers in the hope that they would strike Then
walked off the job he had another
heng who called the and them story about
the unpatrioc workers who had walked off the job despite
Pearl Harbor and MY County Tis of Thee"
the referred to the War Labor Board,
had attorney, whO thanks to the War Labor Board
saved from chasing ambuanes and chased cases in and
out of the Board hearings instead showing the Board to the
best of his ability that the companys only interest in help
ing the effort only the workers would not stand in the
Certainly Mr. human. Certainly he felt for the
workers But somehow or other he just couldn't reach
them He that Joe DOakes and Jim Smith and Frank Jones
and Andy Orcawtski and Mike OBrien and Nick Gramati
Karl Schultz the rest of the Mck French Dutch
who for him not fond of him. but what the hell
THE KNOW HOW
OF couldn't exactly blame Mr. Boss feeling
the did his He remembered in 1912
inspired with patriotism that they stuck
their forgot He had heard them belyache
rights "lOusy the "blankey
War Labor Board" the little formula lot of
other but he his mouth shut He knew the workers
Old Boss wasn't dummy He smart He
81 old and hadn't missed election 1913 when
he was touring Europe his honeymoon with his brand
bride whose father happened be the largest sokholder in the
company OF which he president
Nor he sitting still during this years election He
member of political action committee about which the
printed stories He treasurer for the Republican
committee and he not finding difficult to collect plenty
of dough.
And the old knew all the to the Hatch Act
and all other laws pertaining to how much who give to
what He that he could donate than $4,000
Tom Dewey he had his wife give $4,000 and Dorothy and
Eugenia his two daughters they $5OO0 and Billy and
b. Jr they $5OO and his widowed mother she
$4,000 too He often told his inmates "there
than of sknnng cat" and he loved it,
VOTES
Don't get the idea that old j. B. stopped when he had
had gathered together hundred thousand dollars his
party Oh Mo- He his friends business asSOci
ates his fellow golfers bridge his banker
butcher office chance acquaintance
urged them to for his Roosevelt
going to ruin the country" And them convinced.
That's what Mr. Boss does Now what will you
Worker to show and his kind that stupid
Mr. Boss thinks are? Will YOU VOTE? Then REGISTER
MOVE