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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
Liberties Wont
Dies Committee
Abolished

NEW YORK (FP)-"CongreSs
should Immediately terminate
the Dies committee as their con-
stituents have terminated the po-
litical careers of Messrs. Martin
Dies and Joe Starnes," Chairman
George Marshall of the National
Federation for Constitutional
Liberties said here May IL, !.
Commenting on the announce
ment of Dies withdrawal from
the congressional primaries, Mar
shall hailed the polltaxer's deci-
sion as "a great victory for the
anti-polltax forces o. Texas and
the win-the-War forces of the en-
tire nation"
"The Dies committee has had
long, and dishonorable history
of shielding fascist enemies vi
our country and creating ma
tional disunity and undermining
the war effort, " Marshall said
The Dies committee in recent
weeks has again played its char
acteristic election time role oi
misusing congressional investi-
! eating privileges for partisan po-
| litical ends"
The NFCL has been in the
forefront of the fight for aboli-
ton of the committee and for 3
Dept. of Justice investigation oi
Martin Dies.
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
Postwar
Given

COLUMBUS, O., May II
= Layoffs at the Kings
Mills ordinance plant of Re-
mington Arms, near Hamil-
ton, furnished a preview
during April of the role unem-
ployment compensation may
play in the months ahead in
many Ohio communities in pro-
viding income while workers
laid off by certain war indus
tries seek other employment
Benefit payments for the Ha-
milton area during April in
creased to S18,199, highest of
any local area in the state, Ad-
ministrator Charles H. Jones Of
the Ohio Bureau of Unemploy-
ment Compensation here said
This represented a 328 per cent
gain over March.
$50 Are Women
Layoffs at the ordinance plant
started in March and were
largely responsible for more
than 700 new claims for COM
pensation being filed in the Ha-
milton and Lebanon offices dur
ing March and April. The
greater portion of the displaced
workers were women. During
April alone, 86 per cent of the
375 new claims filed were those
filed by women workers, Admi-
nistrator Jones said.
The increase at Hamilton was
in sharp contrast with the state
as a whole. Benefit payments
totaling Sl28,404 were reported
for April by Administrator
Jones, this representing 21
per cent drop from March. and
lower than the $l36,376 paid in
the state during April a year
ago.
So far this year benefit pay
ment to the states unemployed
totaled SSH ,462 less than two
thirds of the S905,992 paid dur
ing the first four months of last
year.
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@@L'551naazEp

"You know, it's really a pretty
good idea" mused Mr.. Dill
worth, tossing aside his Evening
Blahzette. H aving g congress
broadcast its sessions"
What will they call it, Pop?"
asked Little Luther. The Capitol
Hill Hit-and- Miss Parade?"
Think of being able to hear
Tom Connally's very own voice, !"
Mr.. Dilworth continued, fasci-
mated at the prospect
You won't get a chance to
hear any of the other guys, any
way, with him filibustering
against the anti-polltax bill"
"Oh, why didn't somebody
think of it sooner" moaned Mr..
Dilworth. Just imagine-I
could have been listening in
when the house overrode Roose-
velt's veto on the tax bill A
sudden thought struck Mr.. Dill
worth. Just minute" he de-
manded, who's going to pay for
these broadcasts?
Maybe they can get the Pure
Oil Soft Soap Co. to sponsor
them, Pop" Little Luther sug-
gested.
mo, no, Luther, I'm afraid il
won't work out" said Mr.. Dill
worth, sadly. p
I've got it, shouted Little
Luther. How about getting
some matrimonial bureau as a
sponsor? Those congressman are
awfully good at making prom
ises,"
mo, Luther, you misunder-
stand me. I'm not worried about
the sponsor It's the audience. !"
Afraid they'll give the show
a low Crosley rating, huh, Pop?"
You'll see hat will hap
pen," warned Mr., DilWorth.
First thing you know the peo-
Pile will be getting too nosey,
they'll begin writing letters, and
there'll be too much diSsatisfac-
ton. "
We'll" said Little Luther,
the people can always change
the program, can't they?"
That" said Mr.. Dilworth, "is
just what I'm afraid of.
Domestic Relations Note
Well-informed sources in
Stockholm, Helsinki and Madrid
report Hitler and Hirohito have
bought twin beds.
Mussolini has been bedding
down in the doghouse for sew
eral months.
Coty Inc, has offered Mayor
Fiorelo H. LaGuardia $25,000 to
broadcast.
New Workers predict that be-
ing sponsored by perfume
manufacturer won't make the
Little Flowers ia l.ks any
sWeeter.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19

vice to deprive free people
of their votes"
White replied as follows: eve
acknowledge your telegram of
May IL expressing opposition to
the polltax. But it leaves un-
answered the two most impor-
tant questions connected with
the issue. Do you favor the fed,
eral bill now before the Senate
to abolish the polltax? Do you
favor the cloture? VIII you
urge upon the % Republican
senator's who virtually hold the
fate of the bill in their hands
that they vote next Monday for
cloture?
ITO say one is against the
polltax but refrain from advo-
eating specific steps to abolish
it is not enough. Senator Walter
George of Georgia yesterday,
participating in present fill
buster, declared himself against
polltax but also against anti.
polltax bill"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
Senofe GI
Bill Preferred

WASHINGTON (FP) - A
trimmed-doWn, economy version
of the Senate-passed CT bill IF
rights was finally brought to the
House floor by Rep. .rohn Ran,
kin Cd, Miss) and promptly
drew statement from Rep.
Adolph J. SABBATH 3D., ND that
many members. prefer the Sen
ate bill" Rankin's version allows
banks to charge 6% interest m
loans to service men and women
for BODYBUILDING purposes. The
Senate bill limits such charges
TO 80.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
Reuther Joins
Food Coop

Victor G.. Reuther, Assistant
Director of the UAW-CIO War
Policy Division, recently added
his name to the growing mem
bership list of the Herman
Gardens Cooperative Associa-
ton, which aims to establish
one of Americas largest Coop
super-markets in the .2150-fam-
lily federal housing community.
A neighbor to the project,
Reuther said, "As frequent
shopper for my family am
pleased that we will be able to
purchase Coop foods within
easy distance of home. But l also
welcome the new Coop because
it is an effective method of
holding down prices and main
tanning the quality of goods.
I'VE look forward" Reuther
continued, to the day when
consumers will organize their
buying power as effectively as
workers can organize their
working power, dealing collec-
lively with their problems.
When this is done our dollars
will buy more of the things we
need, and therefore more people
will have jobs making them"
Four other leaders in the
United Automobile Workers
union have become members Of
consumer cooperatives. They
are, President r. J. Thomas,
Vice President Walter P. Reu-
ther, and Regional Directors
Joseph Mattson and Percy Lie
Wellyn.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
Library Offers
Wide Range
Of Books

Books in the Local IL library
offer a wide range of reading
material. Volumns of biograph-
les, fiction, history, economics,
science and other type reading
material are available to Local
IL members. Labor books by
outstanding authors may also be
obtained. American Labor, one
of the most complete and au-
thoritative books of its kind has
recently been added to the large
collection and is highly recon-
mended by the librarian Floyd
Brimacombe
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
Avery Guns For
Government

CHICAGO (FP)-Deprived of
his first fake argument by a
smashing union election victory,
Sewell l.. Avery, the one-man
revolution of the Montgomery
Ward case, switched tactics in
his war on the u. S. government.
Cunning against what he called
government compulsion to join
unions, Avery also announced
that he would not sign a contract
with victorious Local 20, United
Retail Wholesale and Depart
ment Store Employees (CIO). The
government handed back opera
ton of the huge mail order plant
to Avery.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
Spicer Vote
Continued From Page l


technical workers given the
union clear-cut victory. How
ever, we are extremely pleased
with the results and promise
the Spicer office people that we
will do everything in our power
to improve their lot and satisfy
them that they made a wise
choice.
Contract negotiations for the
Spicer officer workers will be
instituted shortly after certifi-
cation of Local IL UAW-CIO as
bargaining agent for the office
and clerical employees.
The temporary committee of
the office workers who aided in
the organizational drive and
election are; Harold McJilton,
Lila Goe, Christine Moll, H. c.
Solver and John Bolman.
Scott Rogers and Tom Burke
both thanked the committee for
their fine work and compliment
ed them upon the results of the
election.
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solon in fancy name-calling
antics, took most of the day
denouncing the bill and its
sponsors as Communists.
Particularly Red in the eyes
of the Tennessee bachelor was
Jennings Perry, editor OF the
Nashville Tennesseean in the
capital of his home state.
McKellar called Perry the
Communist editor of a Com
munist paper run by another
Communist from Texas (Silll-
man Evans).
The Tennessee editor is chair
man of the National Committee
to Abolish the Polltax and the
newspaper has frequently de-
nounced McKellar for h s
amendment aimed at crippling
the IVA as well as his opposi-
ton to repeal of the polltax
levy.
Senator James o. Eastland ID,
Miss went to the Dies un-Amer-
ican committee to get photoststs
of what he said were secret
Communist documents" includ-
ing a 1923 constitution of the
Communist party which advo-
Gated repeal of the polltax law.
Other document" revealed
by Eastland proved to be litera-
ture distributed by the Com
munist party in preparation for
its forthcoming national con-
Vention.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
Tonkers Sion
Voluntary


NEW YORK, May Is FP)-
The first major collective bar
gaining agreement worked out
in the maritime industry since
Pearl Harbor without prior re-
course to the National War Labor
Board was signed here by Presi-
dent Joseph Curran of National
Maritime Union, CIO, and rep.
reSentatives of eight tanker S.ru
companies. aA
The bulk of the tanker ind
try is covered by the agreeme.4,
which is subject to WLB apprst
al. Signing the agreement wen.
Sinclair Refining Co., Pan Amer
ican Bulk Carriers, Inc, Spencer
kellogg Steamship Co., Ameri-
can Petroleum Transport Corp.
and Bernuth and Lemcke.
A statement by both groups
listed these joint detectives Sin
the interest of the war effort and
in the interest of a postwar mer-
chant marine"
Il. The ships must be fully
utilized. q 1t is to our mutual
interests to guarantee stable and
efficient merchant marine per-
sonnel now and in the postwar
period. 3. All ships should con-
tinue sailing after the war is
over. 4. The industry must be
on a sound and paying basis. 5.
We both have new responsible
ties for the problems on both
sides"
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19

NEW YORK - (FP) - Mayor
F. H. LaGuardia was called
upon by the city council to pro-
claim the week of May 1924 as
Price Control Week for the peo-
pie of New York.
The resolution was introduced
by Bronx Councilman Michael
J. Quill, who is also president of
Transport Workers Union (CIO)
Plans call for educational and
civic groups to bring home to
New Workers the need for price
control through lectures, meet
ings, dramatizations and posters.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
LocoI IL Movies
Are Discontinued

Movies which have been
shown every Thursday night al
Local II headquarters by mem
bers of the Camera Club will be
discontinued for the summer, il
was announced by Arnold Shen-
ofsky, director of the Camera
Club. Resumption of the movies
will be announced in the pages
of the UNION JOURNAL.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
NLRB Gives Foremen
Workers Protection

WASHINGTON (FP)--Mem-
bership of foremen or other SUI
pervisory employees in an, indie
pendent foremen's union gives
these employees the same protec-
tion against discharge for union
activity or other discrimination
as ordinary workers, the NLRE
ruled in two cases filed by the
Foremen's Association of Amer
lea (unaffiliated).
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
Spending
Your Buck
Local IL Research Dept.

Labor members of the Presi-
dental Committee on the
Cost OF Living have shown
their survey of living costs
that food costs to the wage
Garner have risen at least
74.2 per cent over the first
three war years.
The figures of the committee
were arrived at by comparing
the wartime changes in the
total dollar expenditures of
civilians for food with changes
in the physical volumn of
food consumed by civilians.
This method gives a far
truer picture of the overall in
creases in the cost of food
than that used by the BIS
which registers only a 4O.2
per cent rise in food costs for
the same period.
DEFICIENCIES
Labor members point out
many deficiencies in the BIS
index, chief among them be-
ing the facts that food specifi-
cally priced for the bureau
has risen in price less rapidly
than other foods to which price
changes are imputed. Data
collected for this epor t
showed the prices Of food not
priced by BIS have risen
twice as fast as those in its in
dex.
AS an example take white
granulated sugar which is
used in the BIS index to rep
resent the sweets family, all
price changes in sugar being
imputed to the rest of the ar
ticles falling into this food
family. AS granulated sugar
is covered by the OPA sub
sidy program its price has
been kept depressed. while on
the other hand, jams and jel-
lies which are members of
the same family but not speci-
fically priced on the BIS in
dex have been allowed break
throughs by OPA of from 10
to 20 per cent.
This is but one Of many eX-
amples that can be shown.
SUBSIDIES
Subsidies and rol backs
have been applied principally
TO foods which are priced by
BIS, whereas rises in price
ceilings permitted by OPA
have been in the main con-
fined to foods not priced by
the BIS.
On Dec. l, l943, thlrty-elght
foods were under OPA sub
sidy programs. OF these, 33
were foods priced in the BIS
index. The Bureau Of Labor
Statistics also fails to take in
to consideration an increase,
under wartime conditions of
meals out which amounts to
about nine per cent in total
food costs. The index also
fails to deal with price viola
tions, upgrading the black
markets all Of which have
played their parts in increas-
ing the workers living costs.
To put it briefly, everyone,
even those who do not have
their incomes fixed under the
War Labor Board and the
members of the Board them
selves knows damn well that
there has been a He'll of a
rise in the cost Of living.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
N. Y. Teomsfers
Back Fourth Term

NEW YORK (FP)-Followine
the lead of international Presi-
dent Daniel j. Tobin, Joint Coun-
Gil 16, International Brotherhood
of Teamsters, AFL, pledged its
10000 members to join the
Roosevelt 4th term movement.
The decision to indorse Roose-
welt was taken at a meeting at
tended by Tobin and Interna-
tional Vice-President Dave Beck.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
JAW Urges
30-Hour Week

MINNEAPOLIS - (FP) - A
30-hour week and increased ma
tional production to avert post
war unemployment were advo-
Gated by Pres. r. j. Thomas OF
United Auto Workers (CIO) al
a meeting here of the union s
international executive board.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19

promise which should be kept
and indicated that he was in ia
Vor of keeping it.
Sullenger Stands Pat
Employees of the garbage de-
partment were represented oy
Edward Sullenger who told
council, "the position of our peo-
pie is the same. They were prom
ised a raise of SIS. The SIC
raise is not sufficient and we are
standing pat
Replying to Sullinger Mr.
Thacher said, You're going &c
throw the entire basic wage
structure out Of balance. 1t seems
to me that they ought to be sat
itsfied."
Councilman Bame amended
the ordinance to raise the wages
of all city employed below S240C
by SIS per month, and those be
tween S2400 and $4,000 by $10
The amendment lost by vote o.
five to three. Counciimen Bame
Burke and Jurrus voted in favor,
while councilmen Disable, CzelI-
sta, Lehman, Millard and Thach-
er voted against it.
Following the defeat of Bame'S
amendment, the original ordi-
nance raising the basic pay oi
police and firemen from $50 10
$500 per month was unanimously
passed.
Both Ordinances Pass
When the second ordinance 10
raise the wages of civilian EN-
ployes came up for consideration
the proposal was made by Geo
Englert, AFL general secretary
to raise the wages OF all city EN-
ployes SIS per month, but re-
ceived no serious consideration
Again Mr. Bame amended the
ordinance with the same result
as the first time and the propos-
ed ordinance was passed.
Members of the employees com
mittee lead by Edward Sullengcr
went into a meeting following
the council session with Mr.. Sui
lenger indicating strongly that
the city's trucks would be tied
up. The decision TO strike again
for the second time in three
weeks was made and all city
trucks were in the garage on
Thursday awaiting the action of
the city fathers to get the pro-
testing employees bach to work.
Local 7, City and County EN-
ployes Union voted at meeting
held on Tuesday evening to de-
clare a holiday along with the
city truckers.
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
Dewey Fails To
Satisfy NAACP

WASHINGTON, May Is (FP)-Secretary Walter White
of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People, acknowledged May IL receipt of telegram from
Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York stating that 81
have always fought against the poax and every other
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
Poll Tax Called REDS
Bv McKeIIsr In Fi|ibuster

WASHINGTON, May IS FP)-Frazzled, but still de-
ghtfuy durable the eyes of southern potax senator's
the bedragged old Red Scare was roted out onto e oo
Nav II in the fiibuser against the antipolltax bill
Senator Kenneth McKear Cd, Iennl, who bows TO no
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-05-19
City Strike

Continued from Page /
promise which should be kept
and indicated that he was in ia
vor of keeping it.
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NY Council Asks
Price Control Week

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LIoUIDAroRs
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Furniture. Household Goods

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tables. lamps, dishes. Terms.
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furniture. Hou.eheId Good,
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