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Evening star., 1944-08-13
Food Worries
WA Seeks Plan For
Postwar Disposal
By Malcolm Lamborne, Jy

The War Food Administration holds
domestic inventory OF 1000 900 tons of
food valued at $500 900 900. In England
are stockpiled even greater supplies of
lease-lend food. In this country and
overseas. our armed forces have food
stocks believed to be larger than the
first two categories combined. The over
all figure, which must remain a secret
because of security reasons. is some
thing to Staeger the imagination.
What to do with these tremendous
Europe and then in the Pacific is re-
ceiving careful consideration among
Government food planners 1t is a re-
conversion problem fraught with many
complications.
To understand the problem. it must be
realized that American farmers today
are turning out food at rate of 1913 per
cent Of prewar production. OF this total,
lis per cent is going to lease-lend and
1875 to the armed forces This still leaves
civilians with an output 103 per cent of
preWar levels. Because Congress has di-
grams-so per cent of parity was the
figure finally arrived at-for at least two
years after the war, relatively high levels
of food production are expected to con-
tinue for some time, even though the de-
mand may fall off.
The end of the European war is ex-
pected to bring cutback in the amount
of food going to both the armed forces
and lease-lend, despite prospects of a
large standing Army and continuance
OF lease-lend aid to Great Britain after
the war. Relief feeding requirements
which will be larger than after the last
war, are expected to be taken care of
through the lease-lend stockpiles in
England, plus portion of the Army's
big stores.
When the doughboys of the last war
started back from France they left be-
hind large supplies of food They were
turned over to the French government.
But that government, anxious to get out
of the food business, sold the supplies to
the French commercial trade which, in
turn, re-exported them to the United
States. This helped to break the market
over here. On top of that. food stored in
the United States was unloaded with
scant regard for price or the farmer
That is why VIA planners are saying
that reconversion mistakes OF the last
war will not be repeated-if farmers,
the food trade and the public cooper
ate.
With VITA now selling back to the
trade between $4,000, 900 and $4,000, 900
worth of food a month, a pattern for
the bigger job Of postwar disposal Of food
stocks is taking shape. The agency is
concerned with two important problems:
1) To disrupt normal trade channels as
little as possible and (2) to get the max
imum price for the Government in each
resale. Whether the foods are sold to
the original professors, to their compet-
itors or to the entire trade is governed
by these two factors.
Omcials agree that whether the war
ends abruptly or gradually the food stocks
owned by the Government will be re-
leased Systematically over period Of
tsee FOOD. Page C-3)
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(See HITLER, Page C-3.
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(See TASK, Page C-3)
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(9ee HEADACHE, Page C-3D
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-04

"These industries not only have
accepted Negro workers during the
last few years but there is every
reason to believe that there will
be no change in their employment
policies," he said. 'In fact, our sur
veys show that Chicago industries
and unions take it for granted that
Negroes will retain their employ
ment gains. In addition, our indus
tries, like steel or packing, will
have few conversion problems with
postwar production possibilities
good. AS far as anybody can be
assured, there is reason to believe
that Negro employment in Chicago
will flow steadily"
Speaking on racial discrimination
in Chicago, Gould said, 1--WE will
not be up against organized resist
ance to the employment of Negro
men and women as in some cities.
There are, of course, individual in
stances of resistance but in Chi
cago we do have more kinds of
plants, employing Negroes, in more
kinds of jobs and with more up
grading than in any other city"
Chicago discrimination is not so
much in industry but rather in
what he termed community dis
elimination on such things as hous-
ing" he pointed out.
Half of the employable Negroes
between 18 and 81 years of age are
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-04

now in the armed services, said Col.
Campbell Johnson, aide to Maj.
Gen. Louis B. Hershey, selective
service director. He promised, "Se-
lective service will not shirk the
responsibility of seeing these men
re-employed."
The need for more education of
whites on interracial relations was
pointed out by Miss Gertrude Will
son, professor social group work
at the University of Pittsburgh.
"There are SO many white people
who get so concerned about this
problem and who spend all their
efforts in educating the Negro
group when in reality, if they spent
more time in educating themselves
about the situation, they would find
the Negro capable Of taking care
of himself" she declared.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-10-04
URBAN LEAGUE CONFERENCE
SPONSORS 4FREED0MS' RALLY
COLUMBUS. O., Oct. 4.-(ANP

COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 4.-(ANP)
Lester B. Granger, National Ur-
ban league executive secretary, was
awarded the CIO citation for work
in race relations during the -Four
Freedoms Rally" here. A highlight
of the annual conference of the
National Urban league, $50 dele
gates and visitors from 49 cities
heard a parade Of prominent speak
ers including Malcolm Ross, FEPC
chairman; Willard Townsend, pres
ident of the UTSEA and Negro Ma
tional CIO Executive board mem
Der, and Nimrod B. Allen, executive
secretary Of the local Urban league
branch.
"1f | have won any special i'm
portance in race relations, it is
through the Urban league" Gran
ger said. "There are plenty of loop
holes in our wartime community
work structure. If they are left,
they will allow sniping at the Negro
once the war is over. This confer
ence is consideration of ways and
means by which intelligent leader
ship can work together SO that the
period when Negroes were unem-
ployed, badly housed, poorly fed
will not return
Before the rally, Howard D.
Gould, industrial director Of the
Chicago Urban league, gave an op-
timistic report on postwar employ
ment for colored workers in Chi.
cago. There will be fewer unem
ployed Negroes in Chicago after
the war in proportion to it's popu
lation than any other city in the
country, he predicted. Gould basee
his prediction upon the diversified
ton of industry where Negroes art
employed in the Chicago area ant
the fewer problems of reconversio1
in those industries.
Contrasting the concentration O.
Negroes in the aircraft and ship
building industries on the coast.
with the Chicago situation wher'
Negroes are employed in the stee
and packing industries, foundries
in the garment industries and il
making light mechanical equip
ment, he sad:
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-01
Red Gloss To Open
Nursing Glasses

A new class in Red Cross
Home Nursing, announced today
by Miss Bessie Nicoll, Home
Nursing Director, will hold its
first session next Monday after
noon, December 4th at 100 in
the classroom in the Toledo
Clinic, Collingwood and West
Woodruff.
This is the Standard 24-hour
course, consisting of II lectures
and practical demonstrations of
two hours each and is open 20
all women, without charge. In
addition to teaching the simple
nursing practices necessary in
the care of the sick, the course
will put special emphasis at this
time on the necessity of protect
ing the child in the home against
the ravages of communicable di-
sease, and on the importance of
knowing how to prevent the
spreading of the common cold.
For further information call
Chapter Headquarters at Adams
5146.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-01

Nov. 19 after a session of the
Council.
The CIO is sending a delega-
ton which includes all of the
CIO national officers, and has
already named Emil Reive, Tex
tile Workers Union head, Sidney
Hillman of the CIO-PAC and the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers,
and R. ]. Thomas of the United
Auto Workers to attend a pre-
liminary meeting in London on
December 4.
The AFL's reasons for declin-
ing the invitation, Green told the
press conference, were:
Dual organizations, such as the
CIO had been invited.
Invitations have been sent to
groups that are not genuine
trade unions, in the view of the
AFL, such as the Catholic trade
unions of Canada, and some of
the Latin American groups.
The Soviet unions are subject
to government domination, and
are not free" trade unions.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-01
FDR Names Labor Men
On DemobiIizofion Board

WASHINGTON (LPA) - Top
men in the three major union
federations have been nominated
by FDR to serve on the advisory
board to the newly created Of
flee of War Mobilization and Re-
conversion. The duty of the
OWMR, which set up by the
George reconversion bill passed
by Congress before the elections,
is to coordinate all planning for
the change back to peacetime
production.
The names of William Green
for the AFL, Philip Murray for
the CIO, and T. c. Cashen for
the Railway Brotherhoods were
placed before the Senate by the
President for confirmation. Pub
lie members will be: 0. Max
Gardner, former Governor of N.
Carolina; VIM. H. Davis, WLB
chairman, and Mrs. Anna NJ.
Rosenberg, regional director of
the War Manpower Commission,
and secretary of the joint AFL
and CIO labor committee which
meets with the President.
Agriculture members will be:
Edward A. O'Neal, head of the
Farm Bureau Federation; James
G. Patton, president of the Ma
tional Farmers Union, and AL
bert c. Goss, Master of the Ma
tional Garnge.
Industry representatives are
to be: Eric Johnston, president
of the Chamber of Commerce of
the u. S.; George II. Mead, head
of the Mead Corp, and Nath-
aniel Dyke, Jr., Little Rock, Ark.
now a WPB lumber consultant.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-01
Var Profits Soar
Despite Taxes

PHILADELPHIA, November
II UPA)-Even after stiff war
time taxes are deducted, Ameri-
can industry is raking in record
profits, a new report from the
Securities and Exchange Com
mission of the federal govern
ment has revealed.
Sixteen industry groups, max
ing the major part of America s
war needs, have reported total
net profits after taxes rose 10%
in 1943 over 1912.
In 1912, the industries showed
$546 million profit after taxes on
S13, $50 million total sales. In
1943, they showed $500 million
profit after taxes on $19,358 mil
lion sales. The rise was even
greater when net profit before
taxes was reported. In 1912, they
made $4,000 million. In 1943,
they had S2,765 million, an in
crease of a cool 38qo.
All but a tiny number of the
firms have already renegotiated
their 1912 contracts with the
government, and they have vol
UNFAIRLY returned more than
$500 million paid to them for
war orders.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-01
oPA Order May Cut
Prices Of Rayons

WASHINGTON (LPA) - A
new order on how prices are to
be set by converters of cloth
may result in lowered prices to
the consumers for rayon fabrics,
OPA administrator CHI S t e r
Bowles stated last week. The
order removes the previous in
centive to "overfinish" cloth in
order to make a higher profit.
Now, OPA's order is aimed to
provide a higher rate of profit
for the low-cost, simple goods.
Flagrant over-finishing has been
the practice in the trade.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-01
Farm Equipment Union
Publishes Pamphlet

CHICAGO (LPA) - A pro-
gram for full employment in the
farm equipment industry has
been publicized in pamphlet
form by the United Farm Equip
ment and Metal Workers of
America -CIO. The union pro-
poses a 509o increase in produc-
ton of farm equipment. This
will be possible, they say, if the
companies will reverse their
orientation toward the big farm
er, and direct their price and en-
gineering policies toward meet
ing the needs of family-size
farmers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-01
Droff. cufboeks
Thin Labor Force

WASHINGTON (LPA) - De-
spite the fact that almost two
million men and women have
gone from civilian jobs into the
armed forces, the number of
workers in industry declined
only million and a quarter in
the year ending in October,
1914. These figures were re-
ported Nov. 10 by Secretary of
Labor Frances Perkins.
In the industries manufactur-
ing durable goods, there was a
drop of 10000 workers between
September and October, she re-
ported, attributing most of that
to further curtailment in many
of the war industries"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-01

every three years. 1t would,
under that plan, have been
2159o now. The funds are
used to pay old age and sur
vivors' insurance benefits. Pre-
vious raises In the payment
have been blocked by Congress.
Led by Senator Arthur H.
Vandenberg (R. Mich.), long
time enemy of social security,
and poll-taxer A. Willis Robert
son Cd. Va.), a move to keep
payments at 1%o seems destined
to win in both House and Sen
ate before this Congress ad-
journs.
Labor FavOrs Tax
Labor representatives here are
strongly in favor of the 10 tax
They point to unanimous resolu-
tions on this subject passed by
both AFL and CIO conventions
In recent weeks. They also argue
that workers are getting a real
bargain in old age insurance,
and in insurance for their sur
vivors. A worker insured by a
private insurance company pays
much more than the SIS a year
which is paid by the average
worker now, or the $50 a year
he would pay if the tax is raised.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-01
Court Weighs
Union Case

WA SHIN G T 0 N. Nov. 25
(LPA)-In the past two weeks,
the u. S. Supreme Court has
agreed to review precedent-set-
ting cases involving unions.
First is the case of two Negro
firemen, who work for the
Louisville and Nashville Rail
road. They charge that they
have been Disseminated against
because Negroes are barred from
membership in the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen. The
union is recognized under the
terms of the Railway Labor Act
as the sole bargaining represen-
tative for the firemen.
The two men claim that they
have been deprived of job rights
and other working advantages
because Of the unions refusal
to admit Negroes to membership.
When Congress bestowed the
task of serving as collective bar
gaining representative on the
union, a brief now before the
court claims, the Congress also
intended to bestow upon the
union the duty to serve on be-
half of the craft as a whole.
Joining with Charles Houston,
attorney for the men, are the
Department of Justice, and the
American Civil Liberties Union.
Another case now being con-
Sidered by the Supreme Court
judges is the question of whether
or not an anti-labor law in Ala
bama is constitutional. The state
law prohibits labor unions from
collecting money as a work
permit or as a condition for the
privilege of work" Union dues
and initiation fees are not in
cluded under the prohibition.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-01
Vets Entitled To Raises

WASHINGTON IPA) - The
General Counsel for the War La
Dor Board has ruled that the Se-
lective Service Act means that a
soldier returning to his pre-war
job is entitled to be "reemployed
at the level to which have been
entitled if there had been no
break in his service with the
company"
In answer to a question from
the labor relations head of the
Safeway Stores, Inc, the WLB
counsel said last week that the
returning veteran is entitled to
any length of service increase
which the job would have car
ried with it during his absence
in the armed services"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-01
Mike DiSoiIe
Seeks Draft
Continued from Page /


from Washington. Many lead
ing Democrats are pointing out
that Mr.. Kelly was defeated both
for the post of county commits
sioner and for city council and
that his political star seems to
be on the Wane.
Opinion among many Demo
Gratis is that some dark horse
candidate is more likely to be
named to succeed TO the Quin-
livan post than any of those
whose names have been promi-
nently mentioned.
In the meantime, Democrats
scattered throughout the dis
trict in other counties are not SO
certain that Mr.. Quinlivan is 60
ing TO be named. They point
out that he has not received the
endorsement of many of the top
Democrats in other counties in
the district and that this may be
the reason why his appointment
is slow in coming and may even
mean hat he will not receive the
position.
So the political situation
among the Democrats remains in
a state of flux with rumors and
counter rumors circulating cal
culated to advance or retard the
fortunes of those who are ambi-
tious to succeed to the Quinlivan
post. AS for Mr.. Quinlivan, he
is quite willing to accept the
Hatch act and see, hear, and
speak no politics.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-01
Wage Freeze Is
Refoined By WLB
Continued from Page /

Continued from Page 1
8. Adjustment of lie earner s.
rates-DENIED.
7. Equal pay for similar work
DENIED.
8. Dismissal pay - APPROX
ED IN PRINCIPAL ONLY
and returned for negotia-
ton.
g. Vacation pay-APPROVED
but denied to members in
Armed Forces and Merchant
Marine.
10. Maintenance of membership
and check k-off-APPROVED
II. Effective date - APPROX
ED.
IL. Shift differentials - AP-
PROVED.
13. Sick Leave-APPROVED.
IA. Holidays and overtime pay
APPROVED.
Declines To Order
Labor leaders pointed out that
in two instances-sick leave and
group insurance plans - the
Board refused to take a definite
stand and declared instead that
"The Board will approve
plans agreed TO by the company
and the union but it declines to
order" these contract improve
ments.
Shift premiums, adjustment of
wage inequities and additional
vacation time will be retroactive
TO February, 1914, and payments
are expected to range from $40
to several hundred dollars.
WLB's decision Nov. 20 is ex-
pected to set the pattern for
wage increase appeals in other
industries throughout the coun-
try. Eighty-eight companies were
involved in the present dispute
but wage cases involving 600
other companies in the steel in
duStry are pending.
No reliable estimate has been
made of the total cost to en-
ployers of the contract improve
ments allowed, but previously
companies had protested that the
unions vacation demands would
cost them $25, 100000 against
the unions figure of S12,000,00
These steel workers asked for
one weeks vacation for one
years employment and two
weeks for three years. The
Board allowed one week after
one year and two weeks after
five years. At present the
schedule permits one week after
three years and two weeks after
Is years.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-01
CIO Charts
Course OfAcfion
Continued from Page /

their business and social con-
facts" in other countries.
The CIO went on record op-
posing any entry of Franco
Spain into the United Nations,
supporting U. S. policy on Ar
gentina, and demanding labor
representation at the peace table.
Peoples of India, Ireland,
Africa and Asia should be pro-
vided the maximum opportunity
to manage their own affairs with
a view toward achieving self
government and the right of
self-determination," the conven-
ton voted, adding that there can
be no lasting prosperity any
where until industrialization is
extended to these areas, and So
cial and economic standards are
raised. Along with this must go
abolition of all forms of discri-
mination based on race, creed or
color, the resolution said.
WLB Members Advised
Members of the National Labor
Relations Board were urged not
to submit to anti-labor pressures
and to stick to the original pur-
poses of the Wagner Act. Board
member Gerard Reilly came in
for harsh words for his "unprin-
cipled administration" and his
removal was called for by the
delegates. The Frey rider to the
NLRB appropriation should be
eliminated entirely in the future,
the convention resolved.
The delegates heard a message
from President Roosevelt, urging
no let-up in war production.
Mrs. Roosevelt addressed the
delegates, making a special plea
for more participation of women
in union affairs. President Muir
ray pointed out that Mrs. Roose-
welt was a member of the Ameri-
can Newspaper Guild-CIO.
Other speakers included Sec
retary of the Interior Harold
Ickes, Lieut.. Gen. Brehon Som
ervell, and Vice President Henry
Wallace.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-01

". Robert Smalls, Executive
Director, F e d eric k Douglas
c o m m unity Association an
nounced today that Julius A.
Thomas, Director of Industrial
Relations, National Urban
League, New York, N. Y, will
spend two days in Toledo sur
veying n d u tria conditions
especially as affecting Negro
workers. A luncheon, at which
time M. Thomas will speak, will
be held at the Central Y. M. c.
A, Thursday, November 80,
1914.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-01
Hello Girls
Strike Ended
Continued from Page 1


tors to handle all war and emer-
gency calls, and while the strike
in Washington brought out near
ly 1907 of the workers, no vital
war calls were delayed, so far as
could be determined here.
The Federation of Telephone
Workers, which is an independ-
ent union, was organized from
the company unions fostered by
the Bell Telephone system in
many parts of the country. 1t
claims Al affiliates, with a
membership of 125,900. 1t is
most strongly organized in the
eastern half of the country.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-01
MESA Spoofs
Workers
COntinued from PAGE

Continued from Page
ling in graveyard. Smith, he
said "has done everything in his
power to gain new members
while neglecting to do anything
for those who already belong to
his union. Some day, he may
give us a surprise by pulling
strike for higher wages, instead
of for the purpose of raiding
another union" )"
Resentment Rising
Resentment Is rising among
MESA members, particularly in
the Toledo area where thou
sands of dollars in wages have
been lost due to Smiths raiding
technic. One Auto-Lite member
of MESA stated the case clearly
during the strike earlier this
month. Matt Smith is a smart
man, so smart that he thinks
he can use us to swell his mem
bership. lost more than $500
because of Smith and his raids
and I'm ready to strike again,
the next time against Smith" f."
UAW-CIO shops in this city
and Toledo both are prepared
to deal with the MESA's raiding
tactics. Their leadership is now
satisfied that about one more
jurisdictional strike by Smith
will bring him into serious trou-
BILE with the government and
may even end in deporting him
to his native London.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-01
British Labor and Co-ops
Study Political Merqer

LONDON, England-Study of
means by which two political
parties Of Great Britain - the
Labor Party and the Cooperative
Party-may be merged is being
undertaken by the Cooperative
Wholesale Society of England.
Such a merger would be part of
the general reorganization of the
huge, manY-sided cooperative
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-01
Lomson Hearing
Du+e Is Sci
Continued from Page l

that the AFL's weak claims
were wishful thinking and not
substantiated by any proof"
Carl Martin, employed at
Lamson's for the past "a years
was refused a leave of absence
by the company in its efforts to
handicap the CIO union. He is
now employed by the CIO and
is working on the Lamson or
ganiZation drive.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-01

Most observers here expect
President Roosevelt to veto the
manufacturers lobby freeze"
provision if it gets to his desk.
The only danger is that it may
be attached to some other bill
aS rider
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-12-01
Lobby Threatens New
Social Security Program

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 QPA-Manufacturers' lob
bes the first round of their fight to block rise
in Social Security payroll tax payments
Under the original Social Security law, payments by
employers and workers be raised oneha per cent