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The Omaha guide., 1944-08-19

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leadership of Gov. Thomas E
Dewey, New York has taken the
lead among states Of the Union
in a move TO establish a perman-
ent FEPC to end employment bias
and to wipe out discrimination in
other fields The need for such
legislation viii become increas-
ingly important as reconversion
from war production to peace pro
duction gets underway
In order to accomplish this task,
Governor Dewey appointed . Com
mission Against Discrimination
In requesting the Commission to
concern itself with establishing
laws to combat discrimination in
peace time, the Governor pointed
out that the exigences of war
would cut down discrimination
now, but a sound legislative pro
gram was necessary TO meet the
needs Of the postwar world
The Commission thus has begun
a significant job as it plunges in
to the task Of mapping legislation
to prohibit discrimination in peace
time. A report and recommended
tions of the Commission are TO be
submitted to the Legislature next
year
At a meeting here last Monday,
the 23-man Commission set up the
machinery for studying practices
of discrimination in the State on
account Of race. creed, color or
national origin It named sub-com-
mittees to study different phases
of discrimination, and appointed
counsel to prepare IN analysis OF
| existing laws in this and other
states and countries, and TO pre-
pare recommendation for new leg
islation prohibiting discrimina-
ton in peace time
The Commission has specificlal-
" declared itself in favor Of law
establishing q permanent FEPC,
aimed directly at eliminating dis
elimination In employment on ac-
count Of race, color. creed or ma
tional origin No other state has
taken such q forward step to safe
guard the rights Of minority
groups against racial and religious
bigotry.
Former United States Attorney
Charles H. Tuttle has accepted the
position as counsel for the Com
mission. and viii serve without
nav. Mr.. futile, who was the Re
publican candidate for Governor
OF New York in 1890, said that ne
would handle the work personally
and would do everything IN ms
power to produce laws that would
smash discrimination in this State
Mr.. futile, one Of the nations
most distinguished lawyers, for q
number Of years performed special
legal service for the National As
ISOLATION for the Advancement OF
Colored People in connection with
anti-lynching bills
Negro members Of the Commits
sion are the Rev George H. Sims
New York City; the Rev Elijah
J. Echols, Buffalo, n. Y, and DR..
1 C. B. Powell, New York City
The Omaha guide., 1944-08-19

Governor Dewey confers with
Negro leaders whom he addressed
during his visit to St Louis Stand
ing with Governor Dewey is w. A
Morant, ST. Louis member of the
State Committee - Continental
Photo
The Omaha guide., 1944-08-19


Photo
science has not yet found a way
TO tell, prior to q contest, the com
plete story Of conditions inside an
athletes head"
Franklin" he pointed out, who
had boxed and won by q knockout
IN Chicago q fortnight before he
came to Newark, passed for this
Jersey bout, the usual exacting
examination given by Dr. John E.
Staknevich-" According to the
commissioner, the ring padding at
the Meadowbrook Bowl where the
fight took place was in excess of
the required one inch in thickness
and that the gloves used weighed
eight ounces each IN compliance
with laws governing boxing in New
Jersey.
Lem Franklin, born May 16, 1916
II Mobile, Ala, weight 202 pounds.
He got the boxing spotlight in 1886
when he was a Chicago Golden
Gloves champion before being turn
ed professional by Jack Hurley,
well known fight manager, and
Leon Mats, Negro sportsman,
both of Chicago, who managed him
jointly for quite some time Hur-
ley was manager of record at the
time of Franklin's death As a
pro, Franklin developed a terrific
reputation backed up by an i'm
pressive record On his list were
victories over Charley Belanger,
Lee Savold, Abe Simon, twice,
Perk Daniels, Willie Reddish, Eliza
Thompson, Eddie Blunt, Andy Mil
Ter, Paul Hartnek, Jimmy Bicins,
Eddie Simms, Curtis Sheppard,
Tony Music, and many others At
his peak, Franklin had p straight
victories, 10 by knockouts- His
decline was rapid and started with
the knockout he suffered at the
hands Of Bob Pastor at Cleveland
in 1892
Jack Hurley declared in Chicago:
He wanted to fight and liked the
money that went with it, and ]
could not do anything TO make him
quit l knew he wasn't going to
get any place in the fight game
and l finally made him retire last
August but ne insisted on a come
back He insisted on another fight,
so | let him have the Lane fight
with the agreement that 1t would
be his last l took his father with
me to the Lane fight to talk him
into retirement again. 1 hold moth
ing against Lane; it vas just one
Of those things"
Hurley is right He shouldn't
hold anything against Lane But
boxing should hold something
against him. All that talk about
Franklin insisting on another fight
and how II let him have the Lane
fight" adds up to the fact that
Hurley put money ahead Of the
fact that the man ne managed, his
own charge, was in condition to
! 60 into any ring Sure, a complete
boxing commission examination
stamped him o. K for the fight.
Many fellows get in the army aft
er passing the most rigid physical
test on record, but that doesn't
prove they belong there based on
their endurance and ability to keep
up with the rest Of the CTS
Hurley could have disowned
Franklin completely. There was
no gun on him forcing him to get
fights for a cracked up boxer Lar
ry Lane fought to all known re
! ports an honest, fair fight That's
all he could do. That Franklin was
the victim OF greed was no business
Of his. That Is why Lanes arrest
seems so absurd. It's a complete
farce. Exonerate the boyIl
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-21
Carl Joseph

Carl Joseph has been missing since ID
Day when he, in company with thousands
of other American paratroopers de-
scended upon the soil of France.
Carl Joseph was a worker, member
of Local IL. He believed in the sacredness
and dignity of labor and sacrificed and
was prosecuted for his convictions.
1t was not strange that Carl Joseph
felt the way he did about many things.
of Syrian extraction he found in this
country many of the things which
prompted his people to come here. He
loved his country and he sought to bring
it closer to the hearts desire.
Carl was educated in Toledo schools.
He was taught the same things that stu
dents in all American schools are taught.
He learned of democracy, the Bill of
Rights, history, economics and other SUBJ
jects from the same books from which
other boys were taught. In his case, the
teaching was effective. He believed in
and had high hopes for his country.
Carl Joseph did not find it difficult to
wage war against the Nazis for he was the
avowed enemy of those who believe in
and teach race supremacy. He had the
courage of his convictions and never heSi-
tated to express his disagreement with
those who were intolerant and bigoted.
Perhaps Carl Joseph will not return
from his D-Day mission. Perhaps he shall
not have a monument erected to his mem
ory, yet, he shall live in the minds and
hearts of his friends and fellow workers
whose lives are richer for having known
him.
AS soldier and worker, Carl Joseph
typifies the best in American manhood
He was devoted to his country and his
union. because he saw in both the way to
fuller life. He believed that both were
worth fighting and dying for.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-21
Compoign Contributions

1t is matter of public record that
S36S,552.94 was contributed to Governor
brickers 1910 campaign fund.
1t is also matter of record that whole
families OF wealthy industrialists and
business men contributed from $500 10
$4,000 to elect Governor Bricker to Job
which pays but a small fraction of the
amount which his job cost him.
While we are looking at the situation
we remember that unions are barred
under federal law from contributing to
the political campaign of those seeking
federal office. AT the same time, there is
no law to prevent Mr.. and Mrs. John ID.
Rockefeller. their daughter, son, nieces,
cousins, aunts and uncles from contrib
uting thousands of dollars to the cam
paign fund of any party or individual
seeking to fill federal offices.
There seems to be little that can be
done at this time TO change this hypo-
critical situation, but there is something
that labor can do to help change il. IL
the workers of America unite and elect
honest public-spirited men to office who
are friends of labor there is a great pos
sibility that our election laws may be
made more equitable.
In the long run, il takes votes and not
merely money to elect men to public of
flee. Some of the biggest campaign funds
proved sterile and impotent when the
people get out and vote their convic-
tions. While the big business interests of
the country will give millions to elect
reactionary government, the workers will
be able to nullify the dollars with mil
lions of votes.
Now is the time TO prepare for your
share in defeating the dollar politics.
Register now and prepare to defeat the
power of money with your votes in the
fall election.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-21
ServiCenen's
Letters
Ask For. Journal
Dear Sir

Dear Sir
This letter is in reply to
yours of April 25th, albeit
quite late. / am sincerely sorry
to have had no opportunity to
answer sooner and hope you
will forgive me-
l want first to thank YOU
for obtaining those pamphlets
and the constitution for me.
They were extremely instruc-
tive and helpful. Your efforts
on my behalf are greatly APP
preciated.
Secondly, there is another
favor would ask of you. My
parents receive, thru the
mails, a copy of the TOLEDO
UNION URN AL each
week. A copy is included in
every other Monthly Box sent
to me by the Willys Unit, but
| would really like a copy
each week. Would it be feas-
ible to send me a copy each
week? If necessary, / would
gladly pay a subscription fee.
Will you let me know if this
is possible?
Thanking you again for in
teresting yourself in me, l re-
main
Sincerely and fraternally
yours,
John A. Bottorff, pfc.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-21
TAKE YOUR PICK

Historical experience has shown that the de-
struction and elimination of foreign nation
ality is not in the least against the laws of
life provided that destruction and elimina-
ton are completed"
Werner Best, Nazi Historian
We hold these truths to be sef-eVident that
all men are created equal, that they are en-
oowed by their Creator with certain inalien-
sore Rights, that among these are Life, Lib
erty' and the pursuit of Happiness
The Declaration of Independence
From London comes report that the
Neueste Nachrchten of Munich is now telling
1ts readers that the maximum hope remaining
TO the Germans is to hold conquered Europe
and try for a peace that will allow the crea-
ton OF German naval power sufficient for a
new attack on Great Britain and the United
States. Put that in the lining of your hat and
consult same when the compromise peace
balloons begin to RISE
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-21
Regional
Views
By Richard Gosser
Director Region 2B, UAW,CIO

l want to speak frankly to all the members
of the UAW-CIO in this region and tell them
some of the things that are in my mind re-
garding labor during this war period.
First, want to say that I recognize that
progres has been slowed by the war.
Labor in the United States which was said
to lag so years behind English labor in or
ganization and thinking, has, through the
Roosevelt administration, accomplished in 10
years what it took English labor many years
to accomplish.
Second, l recognize that the voluntary
giving up of labor's economic weapon, the
strike, has enabled those opposed to us to
take temporary advantage of the war situa-
ton. We have been baited and provoked on a
thousand occasions, and have been forced to
take it, because we have tied our hands for
the duration
Third our political progress which was
growing by leaps and bounds prior to the war,
has been slowed down by preoccupation with
the war, long working hours and other factors
which tend to make the workers forgetful or
Indifferent to the importance of maintain
ing their political position.
THE FUTURE
This year, labor stands at the crossroads.
If the workers are able to maintain their pres
ent positon if they are able to hold their po-
litical strength and enlarge it; if they main
tain their organizations in strength and unity,
they will come through to go on to greater
accomplishments.
l want to say without reservations, tn
bors future, at least for some years to ~
is going to depend to very considerable ex-
tent upon how the workers meet the political
challenge of this year. If they elect people to
office who recognize labors rights and are
our future is bright. If, on the other hand,
the workers fail to see the significance of
their political position and elect admins
tration and congress which are the tools of
big business then labor is going to have a
fight on its hands for some years to come.
We can talk about labor's rights and its
future and its goal; but if we find ourselves
with an administration in Washington pledged
to big business we will discover that we have
lost more than we can now appreciate. We
know that government can be tough, it has
the power and it will use that power if we do
not elect an administration which is friendly
to cause.
Political action is and must continue to
be our principal concern. We must work to
make labor conscious of its political stake in
government and awaken it to its power to
accomplish its purpose if it so wills.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-21
)TF1EsSERMCNyON2TElE MOUNT
Editors Mail
Those Cherry
Operators
Dear Sir:

Dear Sir:
Orchids to Emma Manners
on her article about the
operators on the Cherry car
line.
Their strike was really a
vacation to most of us who
have to take the Cherry car
line very often. 1t was
pleasure not to have to listen
to their insulting and slur-
ring remarks. If those old
grandpas are too nervous to
do the job they are assigned
to, let them stay home, sit in
their rocking chairs and
throw insults at themselves
for a while instead of the
public. We're tired of it.
Eleanor Mouch.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-21
In Agreement
Dear Sir.

Dear Sir:
Emma Manners certainly
hit the nail on the head when
she told off the old bunnies
whose job is driving & the
Cherry street cars, and whose
other steady occupation, even
when not driving the cars, is
to gripe about everything.
There are a few good
operators on the Cherry line,
but too few. l quite agree
with Mrs. Manners than man
ners is something that most
of the Cherry operators have
little of. When guys get as
old as some of those opera
tors their gall bladders and
glands probably make them
that way.
Francis Eberhardt.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-21
From The Desk
Melvin Schultz
President,
Local II, UAW-CIO
PUBLIC WORKS

In addition to regulation and control of
industry in the postwar period to assure the
maximum number of jobs, there must also be
a shelf of public works to take up the en-
ployment slack whenever and wherever pri-
vate industry is unable to provide jobs for all
who need employment.
These public works projects must be set
up to do socially useful and necessary work.
They should include federal housing projects,
the construction of municipal and government
owned power industries in cases where private
construction would result in unfair monopolles,
construction of roads and highways, street re-
pair, building of schools, Libraries, hospitals
and public buildings and the laying out OF
public parks.
The wages on these projects must be the
same as the prevailinge union rate for the re-
ouired type of work, and the workers must be
allowed representation by their unions the
same as in any other industry.
The cost of such projects must be paid for
by direct taxation on high incomes and on the
profits of the corporations.
These public projects must provide enough
Jobs to absorb all those workers who cannot
be absorbed by private industry, that is, for
those left out of private employment there
must be provided at least one job for every
family unit.
The UAW- CIO does not demand the estab-
lishment of a shelf of public works as an end
in itself If, through the establishment of the
proposed 30-hour week and guaranteed an
nual wage full employment can be achieved,
public works will not be a paramount issue,
but we do insist that in the postwar per-
public works projects be utilized to the Ell
necessary to liqudate unemployment. ~
Basically the UAW -CIO respects property
rights and supports free enterprise, but our
Union feels that human rights are more i'm
portant than property rights and the right of
the employer to his profits is subordinate to
the rights of the employees to a living wage.
We therefore contend that industry must be
regulated to the extent necessary to assure
full employment
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-21
Moves Around

Somewhere in England
Dear Sir:
Because of consistent chang
ing in address and also the
Unit, l haven't written sooner.
It's been the transferring from
one place to another. During
this period I've maintained
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-21

some five A. P. o. numbers,
the latest one finds me some
where in the United King
DOM" What I'm driving at is
this:
I'd like to express my whole
hearted thanks for those pre-
cious boxes. I've received and
still get. A fellow couldn't
ask for anything better, seeing
everything is scarce.
It's been my fault for boxes
not arriving to date. I've failed
to notify of change in ad-
dress, also it was about time
at least for me to drop in a
few words.
Before closing hope to find
the brothers keeping up the
good work and I'll live up to
my part. So for now
"Cheerio.
Sincerely
Pfc. Filon j. Grzecki
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-21

want to speak frankly to all the members
of the UAW-CIO in this region and tell them
some of the things that are in my mind re-
garding labor during this war period.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-07-21
On The
Beam
THEY SAY
By
Clayton w.
Fountain

THEY SAY
The New Deal is weak; the
New Deal is rotten; the New
Deal cannot fill your bellies
nor feed your mind-turn
away from the clumsy, slow,
inefficient and bureaucratic
Roosevelt administration! Come
with us to a free, peaceful
and prosperous America"
Says who?
Says Dewey, Avery and
Hearst.
Sounds familiar. Where
have we heard it before?
Listen: Democracy is weak;
democracy is rotten; democ-
racy cannot fill your bellies
nor feed your minds-turn
away from the clumsy, slow,
inefficient and undisciplined
democratic system! Come ride
with us on the wave of the
future to the promised land.
Says who?
Says Hitler and GoebbeIs.
SORRY PLIGHT
Oh, it is sorry plight that
we Americans are in as a re-
suit of the third term and the
continuation of bungling bu-
reaucracy for the past four
years.
Look at the demonstration
of inefficiency put on by
Eisenhower and Bradley in
Normandy.
See how Macarthur and
Nimitz, hampered by bureau
cracy, are conducting them
selves in the Pacific.
Observe the chaos on the
home front. Those rascally
bureaucrats, Donald Nelson,
William Davis and Chester
BoWles-they have bungled
us into production of war
materials.
And the r k e t e r n G
unions! They have sabotaged
the war effort with strikes
and raised so much hell that
General Motors had to declare
a four day recess over 4th of
July weekend.
DELUDED DEMOCRATS
All over the world the poor
deluded democrats are Demon
Strating the weaknesses of
democracy.
Look at the American boys
in the armed services; they
are scraWny from feeding on
the slim pickings grown by
regimented farmers. They are
so weak that they fall on the
enemy. That is the only way
these scum of the slums can
beat the Nazi supermen and
the japanese descendants of
the sun.
Englishmen, Aust r alians,
Canadians, all victimized by
deluSions of the devilish, dem
ocratic system, are falling
weakly forward to measure
miles of land re-taken from
the FascistS.
And the Russians, those sor-
ry specimens of humanity
who have waited so patiently
for Hitler and Hearst to res
cue them from Bolshevism-
why, they are scrambling to
Berlin to escape the terror of
Stalinism.
NO KIDDING
Okay, let's not kid our
selves, folks.
The attacks made on the
New Deal by Dewey, Avery,
Heart & Company are attacks
on democracy.
To fight back successfully,
democracy must pick the
issues that are to be debated
in the campaign. The most
important of these issues is
the fact that Dewey, Avery,
Hearst & Company deal in
lies when they accuse the New
Deal of injuring America.
That is the issue we must
fight on. And our answer to
their lies is the war effort it
self. No nation as badly off
as they say we are, could pos
Sibly have put up such great
fight against Fascism.
Our democracy is not per-
feet, we admit. But the fact
that it is always open for i'm
provement is one of its great
est virtues.
We will improve it in 1914
by turning thumbs down on
Dewey, Avery Hearst g. Com
pany.
some five A. p. o. numbers,
the latest one finds me some
Evening star., 1944-06-27

WILL SHARE APT. with another lady for
care Of child during day. Ii. 1926.
WANTED, girl between 90 and 20 10
share nice apt. with others. Call EX.
ses' ,sss s' SE.-l or girls. to share
n tgrn;; S,Sasn rsns At At 7es47 n..s ...a
able July through Oct. Conyt. to all Sc.
OFFICERS WIFE or equivalent. employed,
who would like to share nicely furn. apt
in Arlington, Va, gentle home. Box
BUSINESS OR PROFESSIONAL young
2-bedtrm. agtt; With another S45. Call
WILL SHARE APT with another refined
young lady in exchange for care of child
wANTED-2 WAVES 10 share house com
plete with back yard. baths, bedrooms
with . other WAVES for July and August:
approximate monthly expense $40 per
cludsd., Call EN-. 1894 after 5:3s Tues
2 RMS. semipvt bath, pvt entr.: excellent
bus service: S35. 513 <. Gusts tz block
on No. hwy. TO Alex.
WILL sUBLET for d to mos. completely
furn. apt: 500 mo; in Glover Park liY
rm., bedrm., dinette. kit. bath. screened
back porch: prefer tenant with infant, use
OF baSsinet and Kroll bed occupancy July
l.; reference REQUIRED. OR; 65s2. . -.
consin ave-: sharing with another gentle
man for two months. Write Post once
Box 1881 Washington. l3.
1861 SHEPHERD ST. N.W.-Private home
for 2 or 4; utilities included. ia b33O
S0el EYE ST. N.W.-Two front rooms
kitchen, bath, newly and completely fur.
hished. a.mi.i ideal location. 2e'
Evening star., 1944-06-27
HOUSES WANTED TO RENT.

UNFURNIsHED HOUSE. Or bedrooms,
maids room; NV. section. Chevy Chase or
Bethesda; can take possession anytime be :
fore October 30: approximately $3.50 to
S175. Call Ordway 5494
SNAIL SINAI v,.C; & or 3.bedIoom, unturnished a
Re. $500, Ext. 5s14. After $50 pm, and
Sunday. GL 400, Ext "a. 27'
UNFURNlSHED 3-or -4-bedroom house,
NV. section or Virginia, convenient West
August 1st Box 34-S, Star. IL
PERMANENT-5 rms. or more, modern,
large yard or acreage within Is NIL White
House up to S75. Box 246-H, Star. IL
MODERN. unfurnished 4-bedroom house in
NV; section. Chevy Chase or nearby Md.
on lease; up to $500 mo. Call Mr.. Ohm
2-BEDROOM unfurnshed house, Arlington
or suburbs Alexandria,. highest references,
excellent care, probably long occupancy.
ARMY OFFICER. wife and 16-year -old SON
want 3-bedroom unfurnished house, outer
NV. area or nearby Virginia; UP to $3.50.
RE. 900, Ext. 1858. 9:l5 to 6. 81"
HOUSE, 6 or Z rooms. 3 bedrooms. conv.
to bus or car and school: ami. Ma. 60Ss
tSunday and nights, WA. 2440).
ARMY GENERAL wants unfurnished "a
bedroom detached or ,semidetached house
with small yard, Washington or vicinity:
adults. OR. 90S4 RE. goo. Ext. 1852. :