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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-28
IIfh Ward
By cIo
Continued From Page 1

Herman Hoppe, member of
the DeVilbiss Unit of Local IL,
UAW-CIO and candidate for
State Representative and Earl
Ordway of Spicer Unit of Local
IL, candidate for State Senator
both on the Democratic ticket,
spoke to the group and asked for
the united vote of labor in the
primaries and election.
Mr.. Hoppe has made his
pledges to labor and will make
every possible attempt, he said,
to allocate large portion of the
funds now lying idle in the state
treasury to the cities and other
political subdivisions of the state.
Mr.. Ordway stated that he was
running strictly as a labor can
didate and said that if he was
nominated and elected he would
do everything in his power to ad-
vance favorable legislation for
the workers. He advocated more
liberal industrial and unemploy-
ment compensation and adequate
old age pensions.
James O'Reilly, former sheriff
and candidate for the same post
in the Democratic primaries also
spoke and asked for labor's SUD-
port. He said he is running on
his record.
More Wards Follow
Mr.. Burke stated that Ward IL
was the first of the wards to be
organized and announced that
others would follow as rapidly
as the CIO Political Action group
could handle the job. Refresh
ments were served following the
meeting.
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Fear For Freedom
Of The Press

WASHINGTON, April "a (FP)
That tired old straw man pub
fishers call The Freedom of the
Press was dragged before the
22nd annual meeting of the
American Society of Newspaper
Editors April 2l while they re-
viewed their situation with the
American Newspaper Guild,
(CIO).
Nathaniel r. Howard, editor of
the Cleveland (O) News, sound
ed an alarm over a possibility
that newspapers might have to
employ writers picked by the
union. There is no such provi-
sion in any Guild shop contract.
II am very much afraid that
when an instance of news colora-
ton occurs so it can be legally
recognized that freedom of the
press will no longer be in danger
but will already have been
abridged"
Howard later complimented
the CIO union for having dis
tinguished itself by keeping it's
no-strike pledge"
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months.
It's the old economy or
scarcity idea-hold produc-
ton down and force prices
up-With business leaders al
ready admitting that it may not
be possible, nor even desirable,
to have full employment after
the war.
Nub of the current scheme is
to junk machines and tools that
are goVernment-oW built for
war production purposes during
the last two or three years at the
expense of the taxpayers. At
present, the government wv n s
approximately 100000 machine
tools.
Another only slightly less idi-
otic idea is to sell the machines
either to industrialists or to
spectators for few cents on
the dollar.
Machine Use Cut
And these machines could be
used to manufacture auto parts,
radios, refrigerators and a thou
sand other consumers items
which the public hasn't been
able to obtain during wartime.
Here's the picture in a nut
shell, from just two corporations,
General Motors now has So, 7O3
government-oWned m h mes;
after the war is over they will
have use for only Is per cent Of
them. Chrysler has 1927 gov
ernment- owned tools; after the
war they will want only three
or four thousand.
The UAW-CIO and other un-
ions, remembering the aftermath
of the last war, has warned the
government that quick disposal
through outright sale of govern
ment owned machine tools, eth
er now or at the end of the war,
will create chaotic situation
perhaps beyond further control
by the government. .
Such disposal, the UAW-ClO
advised WPB, will mean the
selling of this tremendous ma
tional investment in the basic
tools of production by the gov
ernment in a depressed market.
This will tend to further depreSs
the market to the point which
will enable corporations, as Well
as private traders, to buy these
tools for purposes of private pro-
duction or for speculation, at
prices far below their normal
value"
UAW Proposal
To offset the calamity that
would be certain TO follow, the
UAW-CIO proposed to govern
ment program calling for the
full use of government-owned
machine tools in the postwar pc
riod in order to make possible
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-28
TIUC Makes
improvements

improvements are nearly COM
pleted at the Toledo Industrial
Union headquarters, Gil Huron
ST., which will add library
lounge and conference room faci-
lities for the use of the affiliated
locals. Redecorating of the build
ing is also being completed.
Use of the library and loung-
ing room will be for members
OF the Council and Locals which
use the headquarters for their
meetings. The conference room
providing ample space for such
meetings may be used by any
local desiring the use of the fa-
cilities.
Plans are being made to utilize
the space in the vacant lot next
door to the Council building and
erect handball and horseshoe
courts. Tournaments will be
scheduled as soon as the weather
becomes warmer with teams
from the Locals and units COM
peting in the various sports.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-28
Court Ruling
Threatens Dies

CHICAGO-(FP)-In ruling
that Negroes have the right TO
vote in Texas primaries the U. S,
Supreme Court may have put
the skidc under Rep. Martin
Dies, Democrat, declares Work,
organ of the Catholic Labor AL
lance. "Dies has used his Of
flee to smear labor unions and
most recently the political action
committee of the CIO," Work
says. "As we read his latest out
burst against the CIO, we just
cannot understand how Ameri-
cans have been able to put up
with him this long"
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>Ll11I.L!lE, 1.!l !,
, LUTHER

II can't understand it,
mourned Mr.. DilWorth. "The
American Legion betraying its
best friend-an outstanding
citizen like Hamilton Fish.
Now if it had been one of those
unions +"
Maybe they had other fish
to fry this time, Pop" Little
Luther suggested.
Its persecution, sheer per-
secution," Mr.. Dilworth con-
tinued. Why, where else in
this world could you find such
a valiant defender of the peo-
pies rights as Ham Fish?"
"In Berlin, .Pop?"
Mr.. Dilworth was excited.
$50 what if he was a little
generous with his mailing
privileges?" he demanded. "A
congressman has a right to his
frank"
"You mean frank like the
lady seditionist in Washington
who yelled, I'm a fascist!?"
asked Little Luther.
mo, Luther" shouted his
father. "And it wasn't fair of
the Legion to hint that Ham
Fish was a Nazi, either"
"Sure, they should have
come right out and said so,
agreed Little Luther.
Luther, you're all wrong"
cried Mr.. Dilworth in despair.
Ham Fish was only being
courteous to Mrs. Dilling. He
just wanted to save her the
trouble of licking all those
stamps"
yeah" piped up Little
Luther. "And the unions are
going to save him the trouble
of licking all those bills they're
interested in. +"
"How, Luther?"
by crossing ham and fish
off their A shopping list"
X X X
The free-enterprise boys
want to keep the government
out of business. Unless, OF
course, it's a labor unions
business. - San Diego Labor
Leader.
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only officer who'd seen the
whole thing and was still alive
and fighting - called all the
troops together and made
speech, his first and maybe his
last, because he was fighter
and not a talker.
The men stood at attention
tough, tired and bleary-eyed
from too much fighting and too
much blood. What they wore
wouldn't be pictured in any mill
tary handbook. They were filthy
and ragged and raw from the
sun. Desert rats they were called.
Many hadn't been home for four
years.
Sorry to take up your time,
the colonel barked, i'll at ease.
But as you know, we are about
to 60 on a long trip. There have
been rumors that we are going
home to England. AS matter of
fact, we are going home"
Tells of Changes
He cleared his throat. Many
of you have not been home for
a long time. You will find many
things have changed in England.
] want to tell you about some of
these changes, because we must
all of us know how to meet
them"
He paused solemnly. First,
he said, there's salvage. Out
here perhaps we haven't always
been too careful about salvage,
but they are very concerned
about it at home. And we must
do our part. Then theres-gar-
dening. They all have victory
gardens at home. Now we will
have to garden too--we must
have a gardening officer, and our
sergeants must learn about IT.,
and then they will interest the
men. Yes, we will garden.
Finally" he said, looking
down at his boots, I'VE will meet
many men who have not been at
the front yet. They will be very
eager TO know what it is like.
Now we all know that war can
be exciting-in fact, very excit-
ing. And we know that at times
it can be rather bad =. but we
won't tell them about that, will
WEI"
The colonel was finished. He
dismissed the men. And the Brit
ish 9th Army, heroes of FL Ala
mein, returned to the home front
to salvage and victory garden.
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SeoIe Union
Holds Election
Continued From Page

d6C
which could not even win an
election bring about such affilia-
tion?"
This is not case of group
fighting against group, or union
fighting against union, or what
union you belong to, as long as
we are fighting for the cause of
the worker" said Mr.. Kenny.
Mr.. Bennett never argues
with the Chamber of Commerce
neither does Mr. Canaday, be-
cause theirs Is a common cause.
II we are going to double cross
anyone, let's double cross the
people who try to double cross
u.s." he continued.
COmmittteemen Elected
Also elected were 20 commit
teemen to represent the workers
in the different departments of
tn Toledo Scale Co, The Scale
Co. committeeman correspond to
the stewards in the UAW-CIO.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-28
PucifiSf Soys
Japs WonFed
Peace 4

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Apr.
25-FP) - Japanese ENJOYS in
Washington were sincere" in
their efforts for peace at the
time Pearl Harbor was being
bombed, DR.. E. Stanley Jones,
reputed brains of the pacific
movement, told the local Rotary
Club.
In an address verging on
treason, the close associate of
leaders of the pro-Hitler nego-
tiated peace movement in this
country also claimed that re-
strictions on Asiatic immigra-
ton were among the causes
leading to the treacherous at
tack on Pearl Harbor.
Came To Negotiate
He said the japanese ENJOYS
who came to negotiate" with
Sec. of State Cordell Hull while
Pearl Harbor was being at
tackled had been betrayed by the
japanese war party which gain
ed the upper hand in Hirohitos
empire. Jones is reported by The
Chattanooga Times as having
told his audience of business
and professional men that "a
new world war will follow the
present conflict"
Aiming his propaganda main
ly at young people, Jones has
been holding series of meet
ings at the Centenary Methodist
church here and has also been
speaking before any church,
school or civic body where he
could air his disloyal opinions.
His next stop will be at Ander-
son, Ind, June 1925, where he
will address a series of yop
meetings.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-28
Fourth Term
Pledges Mount

NEW YORK (FP)-Mounting
more rapidly every week with
fourth term pledges from local,
state and international union
groups, in mid-April 1914 the
rollcall of organized labor's sup
port for the reelection of Pres.
Roosevelt spanned the continent
and reached into every branch of
the labor movement.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-28
Army Gusts Organizers

HONOLULU - (FP) - Five
members of Init. Longshoremen's
* Warehousemen's Union, CIO,
sent from Honolulu to Maui to
organize longshoremen were or
dered off the island by the pro-
vost marshal, Maj, John d.
Hagon. ILWU protested to the
governor and promptly sent
more organizers to Maui.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-28
Prize Novel Is Purchased

Harper's prize novel for 1914
Journey in the Dark" has been
purchased by the Local IL IL
brary and is available to mem
bers who may wish to borrow it.
The story, typical of an age
and segment of American life is
an absorbing life of Sam Braden,
and in a way, story of America
This and many other fine books
may be obtained by visiting the
Local II library on the third
floor of the Local headquarters.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-28
Let Congress
Know

Organized labor is letting con-
gress kow it is watching its vote
on the following bills:
Poll Tax Repeal CHR ~ This
bill to let 10 million Americans
vote is being stalled in the sem
ate. Unions are letting Senator
James Mead ID. N. Y) hear
their demands that it be called
up and asking their senators to
support it and vote for cloture
to stop filibuster.
Price Control CHR 4376-S
1850 Bill to extend present
price control act and OPA. The
Smith committee and business
interests are fighting for wreck
ing amendments. Labor is mott
flying senators and congressman
to re-enact the law without
changes.
FEPC (HR 1896 - HR 1922
Bills to extend the FEPC as a
permanent agency. First one is
in house labor committee, Rep,
Mary Norton Cd. N. J) chair
man. Second is busted in the
judiciary committee. Hearings
needed on the first; discharge
petition No. 18 needs signatures
on the second.
CT Bill Is 176D Passed by
senate, this bill gives service
men disqualification, unemploy-
ment pay and other guards nee
essary to their rehabilitation.
Rep. John Rankin Cd. Miss.) is
chairman of the veterans COM
mittee and plans to cut bill to
pieces if not stopped by the full
vote of the house.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-28
Word Set Up
To Mobilize CIO

CHICAGO (FP)-Representa-
tives of the Big Six CIO unions
in Chicago agreed on a ward and
precinct political setup aimed to
mobilize every CIO worker at
the polls in November for VIC
tory.
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Lousche
Endorsed
By CIO
Continued From Page 1

and because he points out, there
is possibility that if his rival
is nominated Ohio may have
two senators from Cleveland
Senator Harold Burton, hold
over, is former mayor of Cleve-
land.
Hunter Gets Nod
Other endorsements:
Lieutenant Governor: Reed M.
Winegardner, Washington Court
House, Democrat; State Auditor
Ed Day, Akron, and Joseph T.
Ferguson, Barberton, both Dem
ocratS.
Endorsements were made in
Is of the 81 Ohio congressional
districts. All candidates endors-
ed were Democrats. John F.
Hunter, Toledo, former congress
man from the 9th congressional
district got the nod. No endorse
ment was made in the 18th dis
trict where the anti-labor con-
gresham, Alvin Weibel, of San
dusky, is seeking reelection.
No endorsements were made
by the state CIO Political Action
Committee of county candidates,
state representatives or state
senators. Such endorsements f
made must come from the local
CIO Councils. Other endorse
ments which have not been made
may still be given before teh
May 9 primary.
Jack Kroll, president of the
Ohio Council was given the en-
dorsement as delegate-at-large to
the Democratic National Con-
vention.
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Farm Bureau
Goes TO NFU

JACKSON, Miss. (FP)-Dis-
gusted with the silk hat policy
of the American Farm Bureau
Federation, small farmers here,
including the president of the
county farm bureau, joined the
trek into the Natl. Farmers
! Union.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-28
JAW Wins
Chicago Dodge

CHICAGO, April % (FP)-
In an NLRB election at the last
of this city's great new war
plants, the United Auto Work
ers (CIO) won by 8,29l to 421
for no union among production
workers at the Dodge plant,
Contributing to the UAW vic
tory was special appeal to wo-
men workers on the ground t'lat
the union opposes efforts
shove them back into the kite
after the war.
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Cameo Cd
Opener
BY Ted MOdrOwski
ABOUT THE PEOPLE


We are hearing of good
many of the girls about the plant
who are doing their utmost TO
duce. A suggestion was
brought up at a recent meeting
of the Shop Committee to salv-
age this waist fat" and turn it
in to the government to help our
boys in battle.
Esther Swaciak asks, "Who
are the eight most closely watch
ed people in the plant and why
is it the Committee? The
only answer we can t h i n k
of is that if the Committee was
given any freedom they might
make some real gains for the
people and you know that is not
according to Hoyle.
Bob OFT is the duly elected
Steward representing the time
keepers. Many people about the
plant thought that Bah was pro-
noted and it caused him to add
hep to his walk.
Ann SZych said she went out
fishing the other day but didn't
do any good because she just
couldn't keep the worm tied on
the hook.
PRECEDENT
The Executive Shop Commit
tee has received one of the first
grievances ever filed against
committee in the history of Local
IL, and it was of a nature that
caused the officers at the local
not to smile, but to laugh out
loud. They claimed it was the
best clean joke they had seen in
long time. We did not succeed
in our efforts to convince them
that it was the real thing. The
grievance has been settled and
they continue to tell us that we
are the bad Wittle boys of the
American Can" (The grievance
has been framed and now hangs
in the Unit office in the Local Il
building).
GOOD INTENTIONS
In the negotiations which will
open very shortly the Commit
tee is convinced that it will be
necessary for both parties to give
thought to the proposals and
counter proposals in a common
sense way, not in way that one
ties the other in a hopeless knot
for the duration of any contract.
We base our arguments on
good union principles. They base
theirs on good business prac-
tice, but we have seen some stuff
that was called good business
practice that might we'll be term
ed: Arsenic For the Worker and
How to Administer II"
Too many times our Unit has
given in to management. We
have absolutely no rights in the
plant according to our contract.
The Committee can't even leave
their departments without the
consent of the foreman, What
happens when the foreman re-
fuses? Should we just stand there
and take it or should we apollo
gize for having bothered him?
To those people who did not
attend the contract meeting, we
have presented in place of the
old contract, a typical UAW con-
tract which gives the people the
feeling that they are paying their
buck a month" for a good rea-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-28
First AFL Union
Indorses FDR

MILWAUKEE (FP)-The Ho-
tel e. Restaurant Employees Init.
Alliance became the first AFL
international TO indorse Pres.
Roosevelt for a fourth term.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-28
Strike Vote Fails

CHICAGO (FP)-By vote Of
2,176 to 1890, members of the
Illinois Union of Telephone
Workers (unaffiliated) declined
to strike to enforce a So weekly
wage increase.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-28

SIGNS OF THE TIMES

Because of the housing short
age, H. l.. Marley of Fresno,
Calf, won a provision in a
divorce decree allowing him to
remain in his ex-wife's house
and to use one of her two
kitchens.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-28
The 9th Army
Goes Home

NEW YORK FP)-Ths is battlefront story for those
who back the attack told by American soldier home
leave after two years of fighting with the British 9th Army
Before his division sailed back England after the great
desert campaign the invasion of Italy the colonel the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-28
Congress To Consider
Destruction Of Machinery

WASHINGTON, April 26 (Special)-Whoesale destruc-
of machines and tools that could provide jobs for thou
sands returning servcemen and produce needed civilian
yoods victory of the prize scewba plans sched
for the consideration of Congress during the coming
Evening star., 1944-10-15

There individual heroism ond symbolism the eoont service
medeo officers generally the story Of Moi work
the emergency obood his bombed toop the Mediterranean lost
November devotion tho outstanding the heroic
eompo"y Of the Army Medeo Corps Moi Kelly owoded the Silver
Sto ototon relating the circumstances his eoont
With the ships dpensov smoshed by the bombing sold the oon
Moi Kelly eoed for the wounded the decks risk Of his
lite and omd the confusion ond pondemoum eoused by the explosion
and the resulting fire. smoke ond When the ship
to list he coed wounded from the oboord the port side
inflicted their life belts and lowered them
Picked by boo himself otter four hours the VOTER Moi
Kelly then rendered medeo old wounded the boot ond helped ood
Evening star., 1944-10-15

them oboord ship Aoon ship resumed giving
medical d and worked eod until oil the wounded obood eored
o hours otter the troopshp hod been hit His absolute devotion
duty the face Of Danger and under extremely difficult conditions
the etoo" concludes rs with the fine traditions Of the
American military service" .
motive Of Washington where he procced medicine before
Kelly offended St. Johns College ond graduated Georgetown
University and its medco school, His wife ond
living FOR the durotion Poined N His mother Mrs John
Kelly lives at o26 Fourteenth street Me- Moi Kelly hos brothers
serving
This one Of series poros Of decorated seremen by
Newmon Sudduth Of The Stors stoff
The union times., 1944-06-10
LITTLE LUTHER

All! snorted Mr. Dilworh disgust "Tha settles that
 No more movies for me.'
 But Pop, you'll miss the chapter of the Gaopng Ghoul," protested Little Luther
 Well, maybe just more MT. DiIworh said relent ing But shall certainly write to the Times about is Movie stars have business meddng politics Going around getting people vote making speeches what not Why, some of them running for Ofice!''
 'f Ham Fish can run why not ham aone?"
 Oh, there's no comparison all,' cried Mr. Diwortl You won't catch Hamilton yessng the President like these actors and acresses Mo- he shaking head rowfuy Hollywoods not what used be- seriously ex- pect subversiye elements work there.'
 "Maybe Martin Dies get Shirley Temple to testify be- fore his committee' suggested Little Luther Shes old enough to be witness now'
 "HOw he be she still isn't influenced bv those reds! demanded Mr. DiwOrth NO it's use All you get from Hollywood these days ga about Roosevelt and the remember when all they interested in were parties and dvorces.'
 "Maybe this time all they're interested in is permanent divorce from Htler.'
 Why don't they stick that good old of theirs complained Mr. Dlworth "Boy gir boy loses girl boy gets girl.'
 Because labor-and Hollywood, too-has a new form. ula, Little Luther grinned Voter meets congressman gressman loses voter, voter gets congressman