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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10

"Its obvious effect will be to
harass and bedevil the service
man to the point where he will
give up in despair of achieving
his democratic right to vote"
In raising the obscure states
rights issue as opposed to
simple, uniform federal ballot,
foes of effective soldier voting
"have acted in the hope of wear
ing down both the interest of
the nation and the resolution of
those in congress who are intent
on seeing that every servicemav
gets a chance to vote" he said.
Proponents of a federal ballot
in the senate are banking on
veto by President Roosevelt, who
informed a press conference the
week before that the veto yard
stick would be whether the new
bill enfranchises more service
men than the 1912 law.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10
City Council Turns
Down Ordinance
Refuses Request Or
l. abor At Meetin9

Members of City Council voted against the black market
ordinance recommended for passage by the labor unions of
Toledo by vote of to at the Wednesday morning
meeting of the council committee of the whole
Arguments favoring the ordinance heard from
representatives of the Railroad Brotherhoods Go and AFL
arguments which meant nothing to Councilman Arthur NJ
Jurrus member of the AFL, who voted against approval
of the ordinance after his organization went record
as favoring its passage
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10
Lausche Seeks To Run
Governor of Ohio

CLEVELAND (FP) - Mayor
Frank j. Lausche CD, whose
reelection last fall was the first
major success in labor's political
action program, announced he
would seek the nomination for
governor of Ohio on the Demo-
cratic ticket in the May 9 pri-
mary. Strongly pro-labor and
pro- Roosevelt, L usch e will
stress in his campaign "the need
for sympathetic support of the
country's effort and determina-
ton to win the war and win the
peace"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10

Sponsors Navy
Breakfast

Champion Spark Plug Unit of
Local IL, sponsored the Navy
send-off breakfast last Saturday
morning in the Hillcrest Hotel,
the Goth consecutive week that
such farewells have been held
for departing navy enlistees.
Navy men and Waves number
ing LOG were guests.
Bruce Melvin spoke for the
Champion Unit and told the en-
listees that 205 members of the
Unit had entered the armed
services. He said that the union
had given the workers depart
ing for the armed service a
check and the assurance that
their jobs would be waiting for
them upon their return.
Mr.. Melvin spoke of the pride
the workers at Champion took
in the winning of the Army
Navy "E" for excellence in pro-
duction and assured the Navy
people that it was the desire of
both the union and the workers
at Champion to keep the soldiers
and sailors supplied with the
best equipment and materials
which they could produce.
1t. Paul Prim in charge of
the Toledo Navy Recruiting Of
flee and other officers from the
station were present at the
breakfast. In addition to Mr..
Bruce, Norman Priest, chairman
and John Grup, member of the
executive committee represented
the union.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10
Red Cross
Response
Is Generous

Red Cross War Fund contribu-
tions have mounted to S130, ,403
in the campaign to raise S687,- :
232 in the Toledo area, it was
announced by John A. Hill
chairman.
Response to date has been
generous, but it is far too early
to foresee the ultimate outcome
of the campaign" Mr.. Hill said.
There is no reason for over
confidence on the part of any
one, and a great amount of So
licitation and patriotic giving
will be necessary before we can
meet and exceed our quota.
Because of worldwide de-
mands upon the Red Cross which
are greater than ever before, we
ask each citizen to give at least
double as much this year as he
or she gave last year. If all of
us will do that, we shall go over
the top"
All divisions in the campaign,
which includes Toledo, Lucas
County, Rossford and Perrys-
burg, are making solicitations
except the Toledo house-to-
house workers, who will begin
making calls on March 13.
Meanwhile, 10 war fund
booths were opened in central
downtown locations in Toledo.
where citizens not otherwise ap-
preached may make contribu-
tions. AS the drive progressed
total contributions were indi-
Gated on new billboard
erected and maintained by the
Toledo Community Advertising
Fund, on the old postoffice site
at Madison Avenue and ST. Clair
Street. The campaign will con-
tinue through March 81.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10

by trying to paint the New
Deal as essentially fascist; (2)
results of recent public opin-
ion polls; CD reports on their
cross-country tours by Vice Pres.
Henry A. Wallace and Republic
an Presidential aspirant Wend ell
L. Willkie.
Republican leaders had hoped
Roosevelt's tax bill veto would
make his nomination doubtful.
However, an Associated Press
survey made public March / in
dicated that the President al
ready, four months ahead of the
convention has three-fourths of
the necessary convention votes
pretty well lined up.
Sentiment Near Even
A recent Gallup poll indicated
general political sentiment pref
ty evenly divided between the
Republican and Democratic par
ties. Outside the south, however,
this poll showed 52% favoring
the Republicans.
This Sampling did not take
into consideration individual
candidates. Personal popularity,
it is agreed, plays an important
part in vote getting-a fact
which would give Roosevelt and
Willkie a head start over any
other nominee chosen by their
parties.
In another Gallup sampling
among workers alone, AFL
members voted 64TO and CIO
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10

Fiorello H. LaGuardia OF New
York, who warned of the
possibility of a st erri b / e
swing of reaction" in the coun-
try and stressed the urgent need
for labor unity to block it. 1T
would be awfully nice if we
could have complete harmony
in the ranks of labor" he said.
What is at stake in 1914 was
outlined to the conference by
Pres. Milton Murray of the
American Newspaper G u i ! d
(CIO). He told how unions of
all affiliations all over the coun-
try are getting together and
learning that "the way to alter
the minds of congressman is to
alter the congressman"
Papers Needed
Bigger and better labor news
papers and union radio pro-
grams are needed to counteract
anti-labor propaganda in the re-
dictionary newspapers of the
country and to put across labor's
political action program, Editor
Len DeCaux of CIO News said.
Cooperation with the labor
movements of all United Ma
tions must be strengthened so
that labor will be taken serious.
ly at the peace conference, Pres.
Emil Rieve of Textile Workers
Union (CIO) and Sec Treas.
Jacob S. Potofsky of Amalga-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10

mated Clothing Workers (CIO)
declared.
Chairman Maury Maverick OF
the Smaller War Plants Corp. of
the War Production Board point
ed to the need for labor and
small businessmen to cooperate
in political action and postwar
planning. President A. F. Whit
ney of Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen (unaffiliated), Educa-
ton Director Mark Starr of the
ILGWU and Consumer Counsel
Donald Montgomery of United
Auto Workers (CIO) also spoke.
Reelected were; Editor ]. B!
S. Hardman of the Advance,
ACW, president; Editor Tom
Wright of UE News, United Elec-
trical Radio & Machine Workers
(CIO), secretary; Editor j. c.
Rich of the Halter, United Hat.
ters Cap & Millinery Workers
international Union (AFL),
treasurer: and all the present
vice-presidents.
New vice-presidents are Edi-
tors E. M. Schoffstall of Textile
Labor, Textile Workers Union
(CIO): Lowell Chamberlain of
the Pilot, National Maritime
Union (CIO); Lawrence Kam-
NETT of AGA News, American
Communications Asso CT a ton
(CIO); Svend Godfredsen of the
Packinghouse Worker, United
Packinghouse Workers (CIO1.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10

and Michael V. Disable. Coun-
cilmen who voted against the
ordinance were Ira Bane,
Czelusta, Arthur NJ. Jurrus, Earl
O. Lehman. Ralph B. Millard,
Lloyd Roulet and Addison @.
Thacher.
Speaks For Labor
H. c. Dodd of the Railroad
Brotherhoods, member of the
OPA Labor Advisory Committee,
spoke for labor and told of the
desirability for the ordinance.
He said that other cities had en-
acted similar ordinances and told
of the effectiveness of such leg
islation.
Mr.. Dodd said that Cleveland,
etroit, Milwaukee, Flint,
Youngstown and many other
cities had legislation similar to
that asked for by labor in To-
ledo, and told of the good results
of the legislation. Fie said that
the ordinance would not work a
hardship on the law abiding busi-
ness people, but would be very
effective in cases where infrac-
tions of OPA regulations occur
red.
Opponents Long Winded
All the opponents of the ordi-
nance gave long -winded speeches
against the proposed legislation.
Mr.. Ralph Smith, representing
the Toledo restaurant owners,
complained that the restaurant
owners were not members of the
OPA advisory committee and
questioned the wisdom of the
regulation.
John Huss spoke for the To-
ledo Real Estate Board and
asked, 'Is it necessary to have
such legisIation?" He expressed
the opposition of his group to
the ordinance and asked men,
bers of council to vote against it.
D. A. Merritt, claiming to rep.
resent the home owners of the
city, took occasion to take rap
at the New Deal, the OPA and
other federal agencies and sound
ed off with reactionary speech
in which he took a left-handed
slap at the unions Councilman
Ollie Czelusta, who presided over
the committee meeting, was
forced, upon a number of occa-
sions, to ask Mr.. Merritt to con-
fine his remarks to the ordinance
Continued on Page 2
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Peerless PIos+ics
Oversubscrihes
Bond Quote

Workers of the Peerless
Moulded Plastics Co., who re-
Gently affiliated with Local IL
went over the top and exceeded
their quota for the 4th War
Loan drive by $1,000 according
to Floyd Santemire union rep
resentative in charge of the
drive.
One hundred and forty-three
people purchased $15,300 Of
Series E bonds, which does not
include any bonds purchased by
the company. Individual pur-
chases ran from $25 to $1400.
The plant is enrolled 100 per
cent in the payroll deduction
plan and is 10 per cent over the
quota set for it.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10
VINO Uncovers
Hiring Violations

CHICAGO (FP) - Wholesale
violation of the law in hiring
workers in war plants has been
uncovered by the Regional War
Manpower Commission. A check
up of 5000 workers showed
$50 were hired without en-
pIoyers obtaining statement of
availability or clearing with the
U. S. Employment Service.
The commission, relying on
voluntary compliance, has made
no effort so far to enforce the
900 fine and one year in Jail
penalty.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10
Rink Named CIO
Political Editor

NEW YORK (FP)-Joseph Q.
Rink has been named eXecu-
tive editor of the national CIO
Political Action Committee by
Director Sidney Hillman. Riz-
mix, a veteran newspaper and
radio man, was recently with
Owl. He has been news editor
of the Columbia Broadcasting
System and an associate editor
of the American Magazine, as
we'll as a foreign correspondent.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10

members 669o for a Democratic
over a Republican victory this
fall. The Newspaper PM polled
top ranking labor leaders, re-
suits of which showed them
82a6 for the reelection of Roose-
welt.
Wallace Is Convinced
Upon his return from a nation
wide speaking tour, Wallace told
reporters that his trip convinced
him that the people were over
whelmingly for an FDR fourth
term.
Willkie made it clear on his
recent trip that the only chance
of COP success lies in its ability
to lure workers votes away from
Roosevelt. His argument is not
that Roosevelt's policies are
wrong, but that the Republicans
Chat is, Willkie) would carry
the mout Detter.
If the workers stay lined up
two to one for Roosevelt-and
if they vote-his reelection is as
sured. If they don't vote, the re-
suit is in doubt. Here's why:
In the 1910 Presidential elec-
ton, when 49 million people
voted, the Democrats got $50 !.
In the 1912 congressional cleo
ton, when only % million peo-
pie voted, the Republicans got
5296.
When the workers go to the
polls, it would seem, Roosevelt
wins.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10
Scale Co.
Turns Of
The Heat

Publicity given the efficiency
experts employed by the Toledo
Scale Co. in the TOLEDO UNION
JOURNAL is believed respons-
ible for the change of heart of
the Scale Co. management which
took place March 4, when the
time study department was
cooled off, by the management.
Workers at the Scale Co. are
awakening to the fact that the
expose of the reasons behind
some of the company's recent
moves have had a lot to do with
change of plan within recent
days. They are commenting on
the fact that this change has
come about since the JOURNAL
has been telling the workers
what the score was.
Engineers Fail
Failure of the efficiency engi-
neers to put their time study
idea across with either the work
ers or the plant foremen is caus-
ing some of the white collar boys
to wonder if they will be the
next in line for some of the
bright ideas of the efficiency
men.
1t is common knowledge
among the factory workers that
behind the efficiency studies"
was a plan to eliminate the jobs
of some of the office employees.
Information coming to factory
employees from loose tongued
foremen was responsible for the
leak of the company's plans.
Foremen have done plenty of
talking since the efficiency
studies were inaugurated.
NAV Associates
Workers at the Scale Co. who
know what is going on, point
out to their fellow employees
that the Toledo Scale Co. is a
member of several strong or
ganizations, including the To-
ledo Chamber of Commerce, the
United States Chamber of Com
merce and the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers. They
are saying that the Scale Co. is
a party to the NAM plan to cur
tail employment now and after
the war, and that the plans of
this organization of industrial
lists is now being put into effect.
Toledo is in on the national
plan of the NAM according to
the few workers at the Scale
Co. who know what is going on.
They say that the Toledo Scale
Co. with its weak company DOM
mated union is a perfect setup
for the planned unemployment
of the NAM, and that it will be
one of the plants most greatly
effected in the coming months.
Employment of efficiency ex-
perts and placing the time study
department behind closed doors
are merely the first symptoms
of what is coming to the Scale
workers unless they rid them
selves of the union which takes
its orders from the management,
say many employees.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10
WPR Authorizes
House TroiIers

WASHINGTON, Mar. 5 (FP)
War Production Board has au-
thorized the production of 5000
house trailers during the COM
ing four months, ending June
30, to provide housing for mi
gratory workers in essential war
activities.
Construction workers, pipe
line workers and mineral pros
pectors are included in the types
of workers considered in the
essential migratory class.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10

bill and to adopt instead S
1912, cor a measure modelled
on it."
A similar demand was voiced
by the CIO Political Action
Committee, which described the
compromise as a soldier vote
stealing bill" The committee
urged a record vote on the bill,
~alling it the handiwork of Rep
sntative John Rankin Cd,
ts.) and the house Republican
-~adership.
"The conference agreement
reportedly reached on the sol
diers' vote bill reduces the issue
to a technical absurdity which
will actually disfranchise the
few servicemen who were en-
franchised by the 1912 act"
Murray asserted.
"The recommended procedure
is unworkable," he continued.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10

The majority opinion was
written by WLB chairman
William H. Davis, and con-
Cured in by labor members in
separate opinion. The four in
dustry members wrote a dis
senting opinion.
Answering the publishers ar
gument that a maintenance of
membership order by WLB
would violate freedom of the
press, Davis cited a clause in
the ANG constitution providing
that no one shall be excluded
from membership and no mem
ber shall be penalized because of
his religious or political convic-
tions or because of anything he
writes for publication.
Accuse Guild Winters
Industry members charge that
Guild members slant their writ
ing is not merely an attack on
the maintenance of membership
clause it is obviously an at
tack on the self-organization of
reporters and editorial writer's, V
the labor members declared, adj
ding they would be deeply
grateful if many newspapers
publishers were as careful to
print labor news as impartially
as their reporters write it."
Criticizing the industry mems
bers for their constant sniping
at maintenance of membership,
the labor members said: They
seek to justify this approach by
the general accusation that en-
ployes are dragooned into union
membership and kept there by
force. They know, or ought to
know, that such position can
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10
INCOME TAX

Income tax returns must
be filed on or before March
Is. No extension of time
will be granted. This is the
last week you will have a
chance to make returns out.
The tax office will be open
in the Local IL headquar-
ters, 425 Winthrop ST., Sat-
urday, March IL, from 1000
am. to 600 pm. and on
Sunday, March IL, from
1000 am. to 500 pm. in
addition to the regular
weekly hours of 1000 am.
to 1000 pm. LAST DAY
FOR FILING is WEDNES-
DAY, MARCH Is.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10
JAW Levies Assessment

Randolph Gray, financial sec
retary of Local II announces re-
ceipt of an international assess
ment which was voted by the
UAW-CIO executive Board on
Feb. IL at its meeting in San
Diego. The assessment is due and
payable on April /, 1914. The
usual penalties and fines i'm
posed suspended members by
the International Constitution or
Local Union Bylaws shall be
mandatory according to the
terms of the Boards ruling.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10
LESSON IN
POLITICS

CHICAGO (FP) - One
reason why congress is that
way is revealed by a check
up of membership made by
United Farm Equipment
and Metal Workers (CIO).
In one large harvester
plant only 400 of the
workers were registered to
vote. In another, 200 or 800
were unregistered. Only 16
wives of 400 unionists in a
third plant were registered.
The union is putting the
heat on all members to reg
lister.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10

not be defended, nor have they
ever offered any proof.
They know, or ought to
know, that no institution as
large as organized labor, could
have maintained itself in a
democracy, and grown to its
present size, if its effectiveness
rested on the use of force against
its members"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10

member of the Spicer Unit since
1885 and is member of bar
gaining committee. He was the
only Democrat to be elected in
Washington township in 1941.
He is married and is the father
of three children.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10

bargaining agent.
First to vote in favor of
Local IL were employees of
the Packard Motor Car Co., who
gave the UAW a great victory
on March 2. The vote was:
UAW-CIO sos, no union 81. Out
of the 947 eligible to vote ITO
cast ballots.
Employees of the Packard tool
room defeated the UAW -CIO in
a close election with 81 MESA
to the JAWS 40.
Defeat AFL
Victories at the Plaskon and
E. w. Bliss plants were scored
at the expense of the AFL, with
these two shops marking two ad-
ditional victories for the UAW.
The UAW has never lost an cleo
ton in the Toledo area to the
AFL. Results of the voting at
Plaskon gave the JAW 81 to So
for the AFL.
Voting at the E. w. Bliss foul-
dry was much closer. The vote
was UAW 104, AFL 81.
2rganizationai work at the
&xard was in charge of Ed
II ..rd j. Duck, Local II educa-
tional director, while the Plas-
kon and Bliss Foundry plants
were under Cyrus Martin, Local
IL organizer. The drive at Pack
ard has been under way for
the past six months, that of
Plaskon for nine months and E.
w. Bliss, seven months.
Workers at the Plaskon plant
have been under AFL contract
for three years, while those at
the E. w. Bliss Foundry have
been members of the AFL for
more than 18 years.
Officers Are Pleased
Officers and members of Lo-
cal II are pleased at the outcome
of the elections and believe that
the new members viii take their
places as active members of the
UAW organization. President
Melvin Schultz stated: eve are
all pleased to win three elections
in two days, which is quite an
accomplishment. We believe that
these victories for our organiza-
ton come because Local IL has,
time and again, proved its devo-
ton to the welfare of the work
ers and has accomplished a great
deal for them. We believe we
can still offer the workers ad-
vantages and sincerely hope that
they will be as pleased with us
as we are with them"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10

Oll lllS OSlllO
C re tic ticket
March 6.
Mr.. M o h,n,
who is serving
his first term
as chairman oe
the Washing
ton Township
trustees, w a S
elected to mis-
present p o S i
ton in 1941.
He has been a
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10
Go Blasts Soldier
Vote Compromise

WASHINGTON March FP)-CIO President Philip
Murray March blasted the compromise reached the
soldier vote bill "a complete surrender of principle
In letter to all members of the house and senate,
them to reject the conference the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10
Editors Cheer
For Labor Unity

NEW YORK, March 5. (FP)-Nearly 100 labor editors
writers attending the third annual conference OF the
American Labor Press Association here March and
cheered pleas for unity in the nations labor movement
KEYNOTE of the conference sounded by Mayor
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10
Defeats
Free Press Plea

WASHINGTON, March 7,-FP)-A union-bustng at
tempt decked defense of freedom of the press
symed by the Natl War Labor Board March5 in decision
awarding maintenance of membership clause Local 49,
American Newspaper Gud CO) in its contract with the
Harrsburgh Patriot, Harrisburgh, Pa.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10
Roosevelt Fourth Term
Depends On Labor

Signs continued to appear the labor political horizon
that guaranteed fourth term for President
Roosevelt depends CO. AFL and Railroad Brotherhood
political activity
Chief portents d defeatst woong of labor votes
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10
Local Wins
Three Elections
More Than 1000 New
Members Added To JAW

More than 1000 members added to Local IL
when workers of the Packard Motor Car Co., the Paskon
Division of the Lbbey OwensFord Glass Co., and the E. W.
Bliss Foundry Division of the Toledo Machine & Tool Co.
voted March and in favor of the UAWCIO their
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-03-10
MOhn Files
For Commissioner

Frank Mohn, a member of the
Spicer Unit of Local II, filed his
petition for county commissioner