The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-26
Fair Enough

Editors Note.-The Star and the News accept no
responsibility for the personal views Of Mr. PeEler,
and often disagree with them much many of
his readers. His articles serve the good purpose Of
making people think.
BY WESTBROOK PEGLER
NEW YORK; know some of us have been
recent observation that people really ought to
take an economic outlook beyond the limited
and rather igaoble objective of personal gain,
because it just happens that when my dream
girl and yours lets fly with one Of those little
WITNESSES of hers, very often it turns up as law
or some decree having the force of law But
am treasured and hope you will take little
| courage, too, from some data which have OBJ
tanned from one of my labor-baiting, union
hating spies in the Transfers union regard
ing the economic outlook Of the Tobin family
father and the boys, who would SEEM off
hand, to be money-lovers OF the most sordid
kind in Mrs. Roosevelts book, but really our
own sort OF folks at heart think they are on
the side Of us economic royalists
My 1abor-baiting unioa-hater is not alto
gether opposed to the profit motive himself but
is narrow about the Tobins. He thinks they get
too much for what they do and is that more
prejudiced because when strike comes he
has to climb down off his truck and stand off
the old lady with line about solidarity and
altruistc sacrifice; and the ever-loving, in
turn, mas to stand off the grocer and the
butcher and the gin-monger who are govern
ed entirely by the profit motive and have in.
1ected her with the same selfish spirit. On the
other hand, come strike or no, old father Dan
Iobln, continues to draw his $70O a week. plus
gravy, for the preservation, the health and
vigor Of his indispensable self and wife in
the form Of an unlimited allowance for travel
maintenance attendants and any little luxuries
his homespun heart desires. My spy thinks
this constitutes one Of those economic ineoua-
| lities which President Roosevelt and his qra-
clous lady oppose so heartily in principle, and
as to others, although not in personal prac-
uce, nor In application to their own brains
and cousins and uncles, nor to Harry HOPKINS
and his'7.
| My labor-baiter is bit of bigot. as VOL
can see who would stifle individual ambition
ana reduce the exceptional Tobins of the hu-
man race to the economic level of an arbi
trary average, in which case there would be
no incentive for the worlds Tobias to sue
ceed IN life, and where do you suppose the
teamster's union would be then?
Wnat ne reports to me, more in envy, dare
say tnan In answer to the prompting of high
ideals, is that Frank Tobin gets $4,000 wear
from the teamsters for running their statisti
cal bureau, job which may be worth the
money and may have been given to Frank
because he was absolutely the best statistician
IN the whole United States to be had for the
price, and any more loud, lewd notes from
them grltty-ha7ded teameos in the back rows
and they will be waited upon by the enter.
talnment committee and how would you buns
IKE somebody to part your hair with wagon
spoke or body stake?
The chairman will proceed with the business
Of the meeting.
AS was saying when those mugs pursed
their lips and started blowing kisses at the
worthy international president, and the princes
OF the royal house Of Tobin, you wouldn't bar
good man from a good job at $4,000 a
year because he happened to be the worthy
international presidents own son. would you.
or deprive the union of the services of the
absolutely best men to be had in the U. S.
Would you? Because, if so, you are prosecuting
man because his father happened to be a
certain person, and if you are true-believing
liberal you will not let coincidence poison your
judgment because otherwise there 90 YOUR free
doms and the Atlantic Charter and labor S
/ gains and Teheran and what are our brave
boys fighting for anyway?
Next there comes Fred Tobin, director OF
the teamsters legislative bureau, also at So.
ooV year; and next there was, although he
ami there any more, Joey Tobin, another sta.
tlstlcating ball of fire who used to help OUT
OF
millions and per cents and decimal points
around the shop. Some tactless party let q
group picture of father and the boys get into
circulation last fall, however, with the salary
OF eacn and the old mans estimated expenses
marked beneath their figures, and immediate
~ tnere was heat around headquarters and
ABOUT that time Joe went over to brother
! Matt VOL Of the engravers' union to help
: run something called Labor League fol-
human Rights. My spy doesn't know his sal
airy II the human rights business, but the
) progress of the Tobins is ever upward in the
5 economic scale so we may hope that he i'm
proved his condition with the change
Brother Ed Tobin also works with Matt
Woll in the union insurance business, so al
: together, not even counting the two nieces Of
i. Mrs. Dan Tobin who get modest salaries
. around transfers headquarters, we may take
heart, be of good cheer and rest confident thai
here is one close and affectionate little family
S group who are not defending labor's gain.
q for the mere joy of doing good and may b
relied on to uphold the motive Of profit ane
i personal gain inside the lines of the new deal
y AS you pass out those who care to do 81
o NAV drop donations in the box to buy man
= sion at Southampton for the worthy interaa
: tional president as testimonial OF ap2recia
tion and esteem for the summer months wher
h the weather and the reaches may make it in