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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-10-20
Civil Liberties
In 1914
BY James Carey, Secretary, CIO

BY James Carey, Secretary, CIO
The fight our men and our
allies are waging in this war
against fascism is in every sense
a fight for the civil rights of
mankind.
We are winning this fight
against . enemies of freedom
abroad. At the same time we on
the home front are Waging a
struggle to preserve and extend
the same rights that are threat
ened by the same forces here in
our own country.
Every time we win a round in
this struggle we help to bring
the victory in Europe and Asia
that much nearer. By the same
token, every time we retreat
here, we find the task of victory
abroad becomes that much more
difficult.
What are the issues in this
campaign for civil rights? What
successes have we had under the
leadership of President RooSe-
velt and what remains still to
be won? The most important
issue in the fight for civil rights
is the struggle for equality OF
treatment for all, including our
Negro people and all other
racial and minority groups in
this country.
Here we have scored notable
gains though much remains to
be done. Under President Roose-
velts leadership and on the IN
sistence of the CIO, the Fair
Employment Practice Commit
tee has made a great contribu-
ton to combating Jim Crow
and other forms of discrimina-
ton in industry.
Right now we are campaign
ing to assure the continuance OF
the FEPC through our support
for the Administration backed
bill to make FEPC a permanent
government agency.
We have made considerable
advances towards ending dis
elimination in the Army and
Navy. The War Department has
ordered an end to Jim Crow in
Army posts, recreation and ex-
change centers. For the first
time the Navy Department has
consented to the use of Negro
enlisted men in other than mess
mems work.
We have not yet succeeded in
wiping out the poll tax which
deprives millions of Negro ana
white citizens of their most basic
civil right-the right to vote
With a new and more progress
sive Congress after November Z,
we shall do so. This campaign
has made great headway and
has the full backing OF FreSlueHl
Roosevelt.
Throughout its history, the
CIO has fought for the right OF
all workers to organize and bar
gain collectively in unions OF
their own choosing, The corner
stone of this basic right is the
Wagner Act, passed by a New
Deal Congress in 1885. The ClO
has consistently defended this
act from its enemies since its
first passage and will continue
to keep it intact.
Restrictions of rights of free
speech and assembly have been
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-10-20
More Thon Two Million
Soldiers Cast BolIoFs

WASHINGTON (LPA)-Sol-
diers are expected to cast the
immense total of 100000 bal
lots in the national election. This
figure is estimated by the Asso-
cisted Press on the basis of a
survey released here October IL.
More than 100000 votes are al
ready in, out of 100000 forms
sent out to applicants for absen-
tee ballots.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-10-20
Unionisf Heads Tour
Of European Front

NEW YORK, Oct. 18 (LPA)-
In charge of a troupe of 35 who
are to tour the European war
theater for USO with the hit
show Oklahoma" will be Solly
Pernick, business manager OF
New York Stagehands Local l.
Pernick has a leave of absence
from his union post for the dura-
tion of the tour, which is ex-
pected to last from three to six
months.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-10-20
Soldiers Schooling
Promoted BY
Unions Proposal

WASHINGTON, Sept. 80
(LPA)-Further safeguards of
the job rights of the 100000
railroad employees in the armed
forces have been proposed to
the railroads of the country by
the Standard Railway Labor
Organizations.
If the railroads agree to the
unions proposals, seniority and
re-employment rights of eX-
servicemen would be main
tanned while they went back to
school.
The Nome nugget., 1944-04-19
ICIO AND AFL
 JOIN HANDS TN PLEA

WASHINGTON, D. C. April l9' (AP)-The CIO and AZ of L joined hands in call upon Congress to without weakening o1 amendments"- federal system of price controls, in an unusual joint statement, which was also concurred in by the Railway labor executives association. The union organizations declared also that sRestoration or relation ships between prices and wages which existed Sept. Is, 1922, were essential, to make the law work equitably and to build the morale of American lobor to the highest degree of efficiency. =
 The statement was read to the Senate Banking Committee by AF- of L's Green, during a conference on the legislation to continue price controls for another year after June 30th.
The Nome nugget., 1944-04-19
OF JAP kURILES EMINENT

: WASHINGTON. D. e. -44r~s4 l9 (AP)-An invasion of the Kurile island chain which reaches north from the enemy homeland, may be expected at any time, said Sec retary of the Navy Knox in a press conference. When asked would the United States attempt to take the Kuriles he replied, Sometime I'm sure, but nobody knows just when
 The discussion was prompted by the. increasing regularity of the bombing raids on the island group, particularly during the past five days heattacks on Mat suwa which is less than 500 miles from the main island of Japan. Other frequently bombed bases are Chimsu, Paramushiro and Ko- tan.
 Knox said in conclusion, sDev- elopments in the war in the Pac- fife have been confined to cutting off supply routes to the eastern Marshalls, by regular bombing of of the enemy supply bases in the Carolines including Truk, and Ponape."
The Nome nugget., 1944-04-19
NAZIS WRECK LARGE BRITISH HOSPITAL

LONDON, April 19, (AP)-ReScue workers dug through the wreckage of one of London's largest hos pitals after the building was blast ed and set afire by a direct hit during a German air raid on the capital early this morning.
 Nearly 200O patients were in the hospital and it is feared that most of them were buried in the debris. The ward housing male patients was completely destroyed.
 This was the third attack this month and started about one in the morning, and lasting about an hour. .-..
 Thirteen raiders were shot down by antiaircraft fire.
The Nome nugget., 1944-04-19
BILL MUNZ BAGS FOUR HUGE WOLVES

While flying from Deering to Nome Monday, Bill Munz saw a pack of Wolves singling out part of a herd of reindeer for killing.
 He circled the herd and one of his passengers, Pete Reader pre- pared to take try with a shot gun.
 With a combination of expert flying and skillful marksmanship four wolves were killed and the balance of the pack scattered. The plane was then landed on the snow and the carcasses picked up and brought to Nome where they are on display in front of Munz Air Service office.
 Camera fans were busy all day getting pictures of these animals each of which measured well over eight feet, and are probably the largest caught in this part of the country.
The Nome nugget., 1944-04-19
CORK BOTTLED BY BRITISH
 EMBARGO

LONDON, April 19, lAP}-The British adopted new security meas- ures to isolate neutral Ireland and it's potential Axis spy posts by suspending all shipping between Cork, on the southern coast of Fire, and Britain and curtailing of railway traffic between north ern and southern Ireland
 The suspension of shipping out of Cork, bottled up one of Irelaads main outlets for livestock snd agricultural produce.
 The war ministry refused to diVulge the extent of the reduc- tion Of the service between Fire and northern Ireland
The Nome nugget., 1944-04-19
ALLIES TAKE THREE POINTS IN INDIA

RANDY, Ceylon, April l9. tAP,-- Allied forces lashed out in tank offensive against the Japanese in northwest India taking three Jap positions in the area northeast of Imphal. Bitter fighting continues for hill overlooking the plains.
 Headquarters announced action west of Bishenpur south of I'm phal, on one of the Allied lifelines.
 No change was announced in the Kohima area, but 35 miles of the Bengal-Assam railline atDim- apur, fell to the Allies.
The Nome nugget., 1944-04-19
FALL OF PORT SEVASTOPOI
 IMMINENT

MOSCOW, April 19, (AP'-A So- viet communique said that the Axis troops were 'sresisting" des- perately as crack Russian Mar ines pushed through valleysto the southeast of SeNastopol, appar- ently on the verge of a junction with the main body of the Fourth Ukrainian army. in a combined assault on the Crimean port
 "The Germasrs are heaping as many obstacHs as possible in the way of odr troops and blowing up bridges across mountain rivers. 5
 The Nazi machine-gunners were firing on their Rumanian allies if they dared show the least sign of retreat O. surrender.
 The marines under Yeremenkos, yesterday captured the coast town of Kalaklava. Today one arm of the force advanced along the road to Sevastopol, and is less than seven miles from the port city itself. Another column moved toward the city along the road from Yalta.
 The Crimean seaport is threat ened from all directions by land.
The Nome nugget., 1944-04-19
FATE OF ROME IN HAND OF GERMANS

LONDON, April l9 CAPl-Re- plying to 3 plea from Prime Min ister DeVaiera that Rome be Spar ed, the President told the Fire Minister that the fate of that city depends on the Germans at- though the Germans have sought unilaterally again to declare tha city of Rome, an open city.
 The Presidents message, dated April 3rd was made public in Dub- lin today, and said. "If the Ger man forces were not intrenched at Rome there would be no ques- tion arising concerning the city's preservation. .
 President Roosevelt's message added, The allies, often at con- siderable sacrifice, have tried scrupulonsly to spare these re- ligious and cultural monuments
 even in Germany.
 Allied headquarters had an- nounced that heavy German traffic was moving to Rome from the northwest which probably sug- gested to DeValera that the Brit ish and Americans should refrtain from 'senseless' air attacks.
The Nome nugget., 1944-04-19
REFUSE FOUR .NAZI RAIDS AT ANZIO

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS MA. PILES. April x, lAP,-Allied troops yes. erday repulsed four raids against one position at the Anzio beachhead and inflicted heavy loss to the enemy.
 Headquarters also announced that allied patrols and artillery were active along the entire It. allan front The artillery des. troyed an ammunition dump but in element waather and poor wis., ibility curtailed major operations.
 Allied fighters and bombers flew nearly 1000 sorties striking at German planes or the ground in northern Italys hitting Maj communications and patrollins the the entire battlefront.
 Nine enemy planes were des- troyed. while etghs of o0r planes failed to return.
The Nome nugget., 1944-04-19
LARGE ALLIED
 AIR FLEET HITS HEAVIEST BLOW

LONDON. April l9, 1AP)-Send- ing out more than 5000 war planes the Allies blasted a new roadto- ward ID" day by dropping more than 7000 tons of explosives on Hitler's Europe in the past 24 hours.
 Nearly 2O00 Allied bombers and fighters took over the air today smashing fighter plane factories following the example set by the great armada of yesterday
 The British also sandwiehed a night raid between the two huge assaults, attacking French rail centers.
 More than a thousand British bombers of the heavy class, one of the largest forces ever sent by the RAF against occupied territory
 Vichy said, the Cathedral. as well as another town of l5000 pop ulation was left in ruins.
 Lightning and Mustang fighters accompanying the heavy bombers struck at airplane factories and aircraft parking fields in West ern Germany at Kassel. Paderborn Gutersloh and Werl.
The Nome nugget., 1944-04-19
CORK SHIPPING CEASED
NIPPONESE MADE MILITARY MISTAKE

WASHINGTON. D. C. April l9, tAP)-Representative Magnuson told the House of Representatives upon his return from the Aleu.ians that the Japanese made a military mistake by siezing Kiska instead of Adak.
 He said "Why the Japs didn't establish themselves there is a military mystery. Possibly the best explanation is that for many years all our maps dat gnatea Kiska as a naval reserve from which they had to keep out, and therefore i'll a very subtle way must have led the Japanese to Kiska ins cad of one of the most potent bases in the Aleutians.
 Magnuson made this public in a report to the naval affairs com mittee during a recent inspection of the Aleutians. He said, "The army air field at Adak is unique in that young engineer discoV- cred a lagoon, drained it, and built a dam across the narrow en trance. The army now drains the ia, ,It ,f TIri1l and RHaatO the water is out leaves a fine hard surfaced field.
 The Representative praised the work of the army and navy in construction of defenses in the Aleutians since the removal of the Japanese at Attu. It will serve as a postwar springboard for American air routes to the entire orient"
 He further stated, "The navy has an excellent air field there and hopes for further develop ment ant the army will be permit , ted to use it. ,. .s....
 Magnuson recommends that the naval air base at Sitka be reduced in size as it is too big and the expenditure of money was excess i've and extravagant. He also recommends that. no new projects be started, as the 'sWar has moved to the westward, but various points will be of importance along the Aleutian air route. He added, "at Kodiak, there appeared to be a waste of army personnel" And urged Private air lines should be used to furnish transportation to Attu from Seattle. That means be found to obtain furloughs to men stationed for many months Tn the Aleutians. In conclusion he stated, Except for lack of rec reational facilities, they seemed content and well cared for"
The Nome nugget., 1944-04-19
ATC EVENTS

Friday night Non commissioned officers will meet at the Hi-school Gym. =. .... .... =. .... ................... Saturday nite a dance al the Native school for members and prospective nremberS
The Nome nugget., 1944-04-19

ODD ATTENTION
 The I. o. o. F. will hold their regular meeting Friday evening at 500 o'clock. at the Masonic emple.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13
YALE RECEIVES
 15,OOOTH GIFT
New Record Set in Number of Donations tO AIHmni
 Fund

New Haven, Conn., october 13, - Tie 16000th contribution to tie YaIe Alumni Fund since October IS, f94S, was received Iast week, bringing tie total number Of contributors t0 tile fund t0 almost 2,000 above the t0taI for the same period tfe previous y6ar, which had likewise set a new aii-tifne high by approximately tie same margin.
 Tie f6,000the gift, which brought the t0ta1 amount received bY th6 fund since 1ast October t6 0Dpf0x- in1ate1y S5O0, ,000, Was fnade bY Lietl- tenant Ogt Y, MiGhael Carroll, Jfo U6Nft, wf0 Was graduated fF0TB Yaie College ih 19S8l
 Lieut. Carroll, ( former ady6Ftls- ing G6pywffteF for Montgomery Ward & Company, is TOW serving in tli6 European theatre,
 While at Yale, he was 6 msmb6f Of the Record" board, setting as aft editor his senior year; manager 0f the varsity lacrosse teahH; afd 2 member Of BFanf6Fd College, He prepared for Yale at ths Chicago Latin School,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13
WOMEN SWING
 1. ALL JOBS IN CANNON PLANT

Watervilet, N, Y,, Oct. is,--(UP) --It used to be "the man behind the man behind the gun" But not 60 any more,
 With 2,eO0 employees of Water. yilet Arsenal now in the armed forces, thousands Of women and girls are now doing their part in the Afmy's principal cannon fac. tory. Coupled with the fact that most Of them have husbands, sons, daughters or gWeetheaFts in the services is the gatisfaetion which comes from the knowledge that they gre doing an essential war job. and finding t an interesting and profitable occupation.
 The arsenal shops first began hiring women tn February, iD42, and 1n September of that year more women were being taken on than men, Over 5000 women and girls have been hired for manu- facturtng operations to date, many Of whom are now serving iEs other industries,
 4 list of the jobs now being per. formed by women covers practice ally the entire category Of occupa. tons, An outstanding example of wofnenB work is the department where Fihing breaches for guns rp t0 M0 nm, caIibeF are made which IS now medically 100 per cent Q woinan's Job, Tool engineers from large manufacturing concerns have expressed afnazement at this ac. c0fnDIisbDent and doubt aB to their ability to perform on equal job with skilled male help,
 Women gre laying out rough castings for machine operations, finishing machine parts to gauges preparatory to final assembly, in. gDectlpg the finished product, mark. ing the completed guns at final assembly, preparing the guns for shipment and even assisting in the making Of packing cases for ship. nlent
 Women also make and prepare the feaBeFs for boring the cans non, They operate practically oil types Of machines, handle electric are welding, gas welding and braz. ing and cutting operations. They operate cranes throughout the plant, electric and gasoline tractors and trucks inside and outside the shops, h fact, women even operate the 4O't0D Diesel locomotive which moves the freight cars tbroughout the arsenal railroad system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13

A reception and tea at which the Democratic candidates, state and local, viii Do the gtibests Of honor ig being arranged by ths members Of the Waterbury W0menis Democratic club for Sunday, 0ctos ber 21, at the residence Of Mrs. Matthew Noonan of 12b Taiflawn avenue.
 Arrangements for the event, which promises t0 Do one of tie most oit- Standing Of the current campaig1 ere being supervised by c special committee of arrangements seleets ed at c iieteing of the club last evenig ct Democratci headquarters Mfrs. Sadie Bodore Is chairman.
 Invitations have been extended Do members Of the various party groups in Waterbury and vicinity and it is confidently expected Hiat the gathering viii De c most reps rosefltAtive one ih every respect. More details concerning plans the List of invited guests will Dc ans
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13
.M'LEVY OPENS UP ON MAPOR PARTIES
Socialist Candidate for Governor Swings Into
 Action
(RY LIMITED PRRssl

Bridgeport Socialist Mayor .Jesper McLevy jumped into the Connect.
 cus gubernatorial campaign today, ed'recting criticism against both Re-
 Dublicans and Democrats for carry.
 ing On a "disgracefuI patronage racket that has long besmirched the
 record Of the great sovereign State
 Of Connecticut"
 McLevy, nla:.:ng his iith consecu. tive try for the governorship, said that every session Of our Iegisla. tuFe, whether under Democratic or Republican rule, haE been boldly turned into 6 Job.swapping deal be. tween the two old parties who have always been more interested in Jucgeshlps, minor court jobs and other political jobs than in making constructive laws for the welfare or the men and women Of our state"
 McLevy declared "it is a matter Of sad record that not a single piece Of necessary legislation, however vital to the interests Of our people and tIIC progress Of our state, has a chance of enactment until our Re- publican and Democratic friends can reach an agreement as to who gets what jobs, and as to what fac. tioi' Of each party will benefit out Of these political machinations at your expense"
 McLevy said he warned against Heconyersion barriers, such as the Mccarren proposal, more than two years ago at a New England con ference at Boston. but the top poli- ttcSI parties did not wake up to the danger until just around cam paign time"
 At New Haven, President Harold v. Feinmark of the Central Labor Council (AFL) cabled Ernest Bevin British Minister of Labor, that third District Congressman Ranulf Comp lon, now in London was an Amer Ican advisor, was not qualified to speak for American workers. Comp lon has been repudiated by the American Federation of Labor, Con- yress of Industrial Organizations. and railroad brotherhood unions of his district and by the Connecticut Federation of Labor. He is definitely lntI-labOr."
 Former Democratic Governor Ro-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13

As aH American newspaper correspondent tH Berlin fY0m 1913 te f0l1, SigEtA Schultz SaW at first hAHA tfle events tlgat led fF0lH World WsF I t0 W0F1d War IL And SIIe saw She bshiHA-tBe- scenes preparation fer tIIe coming "wAFSf8~p6aee" ti1at siIe warns faay eHlfBtHate tH W0gfA War ItL This Is tIle St0Fy Of GeYHBaRy's plans t9 win tiBe peace, pIaHs tlIst even now SFe being put into efs feet
 XVII
 Tie Nazls covered tie whole Of Germany with c network Of Party organizations ftiH by women under direction Of NaM men,
 NaM W0iHeiT's organizations SADeF- Vfs6d the fife Of tie German WO~ ff1al from ti16 cradle to the grave, ExD6GtaHt mothers received "tBentaI ahd political training" 4 repre- sentative Of ttle fFaHsBsebaft called upon t16 young wife who had B0 baby t0 find cut why sile was Fe- miss i1 her duty t0 tire FRtbeFia9d
 h tiSe first years Of filters reign, W0m6H Of NaZi organization dis played extraordinary activity, des- eendfHg 6fl every foreigner they could reach tH a concerted campaign Of conversion to ti1s W1HdeFs Of the Nazi Party, Afd what they didn't say tie fFlteiIfeF was going to dO for the GeFHlail h0fHeI
 They didn't mention the fist con- tfadicti0Hs that lie iH tile NsZi sIO- g&Hs urging tie Germans to rive t0 the hit" or to i've as true be- men"
 Hitler diG make & few attempts to help his female followers aeQHtFe husbands, t quickly became known that c married nSan Ibad q better chance Of getting . jOb through tIle Maj Rafty taafl . single one, Then t1e government introduced 2 bach eI0F t9x for both men sud women,
 4 system of state d0wTlRS was per-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13
PLAN FOR FUTURE
 SAYS DR (. (. SMITH

The importance of planning for a bright postwar period instead of looking back at previous achieve mentS was stressed by pr. Charles Copeland Smith. travelling repre- sentative of the National AssOcia- tiOn of Manufacturers Last night fp a talk on ''Tlhe POremens Invest ment in the Future in the first of a series of educational programs of the ScOvi1 FOremen's assOeia- ton at the GERA hall.
 Jerome Wolf. assistant to the manufacturing superintendent. out lined the background of the 6. F 4. and described a future eduea- tiOs1aI program with lectures to present the latest developments and processes in industry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13
BRIDGE DECKING CONTRACT GIVEN
Long Island City Firm to Repair Washington Ave.
 Bridge

Contract for an open. .mesh steel decking to be laid on the Washing ton Avenue Bridge here today was awarded to the Irving Subway orat- ing Company, Long Island City, 1t was announced. This will be the city's second bridge with this type flooring, the first being the BRld- win Street Bridge, steel decking Of which was laid in 94l
 The Board of Finance on August i4 approved the transfer Of Si7,000 within the engineering departments budget for installation of the floor, ing. At that time Superintendent Of Streets Herbert Scott-Smltb pointed out the almost prohibitlve maintenance costs of the wooder flooring on the Washington Street Bridge and cited the fact that the Bteel-mesh flooring could be re- moved at any time and used on any one Of 8 bridges in the city,
 The Washington Avenue Bridge Is now paved with wooden floor and has wooden stringers. It was built in 1881 Under plans Of Mir. Scott. Smith and Charles A, Root, city engineer the entire surface, 300 feet long and 24 feet wide, will be reconditioned with open mesh steel decking, This modern type Of re. ticulined decking, 2 l-2 inches deep Is expected to be installed in De- cember, Mir. Root declared,
 MT. Scott-smlth said decking was chosen for this important traffic artery because Of its advantages of lightness in weight, durability and because snow, dirt and oil drippings fall through the open mesh, cutting maintenance costs,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13
IRISHsAMERICANS
 ARRANGING DANCE

A benefit dance viii be given h0n6rine Jerry Sullivan, park d6- paftment 6fnpl6ye who f6G6tiy suffered the loss Of afi aFnn. Plans for the dance viii De discussed aE t0nights meeting at tSe fFishs American Social club, f6S BaHk street 4 eafd party viii f6Il6W the meeting.