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As We See 1t

(Continued from Page One) ing force," thanks in large part to the work of ''labOr and indus try" according to Lieutenant Gen. eral Lesley J. McNair, commanding general of the army ground forces.
 Labor and management, he said, have turned out what the ground forces needed''weapons, ammuni- tion, signal equipment, transporta- ton and many other vital items of equipment and supplies"
 ''Our infantry has never lacked them, and owes much to the home front" McNair let it be known. ''May this fine support never fal- ter through the hard fighting yet to cOme."
 A similar tribute to labor came from America's greatest Heather neck"-Lieutenant General Alex ander A. Vandegrift, commandant of the U. s. Marine Corps.
 Our expanding strength" he said, ''cOmes at the source, from the people who are paying for. and building, our weapons-our aircraft carriers and our landing craft.
 Because the American people are putting out the goods, we are able to carry the fight to the en- emy with amphibiOus tactics which are continually causing him great cOnsternation and no little sur. prise."
 The "Seabees'' too-those union men who have done great construc. ton jobs under fire and often have had to shoulder guns, as well came in for a share of the weeks praise.
 "The Navy's Seabees owe a great debt to union labor for having pro vided the construction battalion. with a majority of their skilled men," declared Captain E. Jack Spaulding of the Navy's engineer corps.
 'l congratulate union laborins men for the magnificent cOntribu ton they have made to the strengtl of our skilled construction forces Without their skill and experience the advanced bases SO necessary tc the operation of our fleet would not have been built.''
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We Enter Our Fourth Year

HIS month The Union Times its fourth year, year which history may well to know "The Year of Liberation" We proud to be given the privilege of play ing small part in supporting armed forces and their Allies in the great days to
 The Union Times founded time when large part of the world war; and months before stabbed in the back Pearl Harbor In of policy published in our first ssue said:
 "AU of history demonstrates that the Anserican sOOrker, and ,O promptly and sharply to issues lUhich threaten form of gOUernnlent
 In Opinon the ,Uidespread and grosUing belief tat industrial democracy hand i hand ,Ui political democracy the safest haUe hat liberty r Anerica sate Surely the Europe finds itself today confirms this belief
 sThs and Oiu basic philosophy ot The Union Times. To tis end the preservation of democratic form ot goUernment through giUing broad base possible, dedcate 0urseIUes"
 American workers have reacted 'prOmpy and sharply the issues which threaten form of government The miracle of production achieved by this by organized labor the threat of dictatorship than 60 per of American workers the payrol deduction plan for the purchase of War Bonds Their in city and state War Manpower Commissions labor committees War Price and Ration Boards well known. the broad of people the backbone democracy these the backbone of fight against world Nazism.
 All these things have attempted reflect accurately faithfully in the columns of The Union Times However like all labor organizations, have able give energies to the positive side of helping win the Far too much of time and space has had be devoted fighting off the enemies of democracy in this country who would the emergency destroy social labor legislation written into law after years strug ge As this being writen the Price Control Congress- and take time from the program to fight another rearuard action which, successful would further lower the living standards of American workers unbaance national economy.
 In columns fought of sacrifice by a have job wage freezing we demand that profits be sharply limited Labor that no of mionaires emerge from this did World War
 The next few months among the crucial history of the United States rest of the world As labor will continue fight for the elimination of the Nazs and Japanese abroad and the forces at hOme Our hope and that by time o next Anniversary, and much earlier, beseech Maker the Allied Nations will have brought about ditional surrender of the and that fighting in all parts of the world will be safe with us To the achievement of these aims, again humbly edi cate ourselves.
 -The StQf
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WON'T REST ON LAURELs

Union chiefs were naturally pleased with the plaudits, but they made it clear America's organized workers would not rest on their laureIs.
 Regardless of the wonderful production record credited to the workers of this country" declared President Harvey W. Brown, of the
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Machinists, ''they must now make every effort to improve and ex- ceed their record, so that our in- vading forces will never lack what they need.
 ''My appeal to all workers is that they now toil as never before. There must be no stoppages. no hesitancy about working overtime, no delay in meeting every call of the armed forces for production and more production
 Likewise, President William Green of the A. F. of L., in a wire to all affiliated unions, proclaimed that ''frOm now until Hitler is if. nalIy crushed every worker must consider himself part of the invad. ing forces and conduct himself accordingly.
 Green called for Uninterrupted production and emphasized tha, until victory is won every worker must give the same all-Out service that the armed forces are giving on the field of battle.
 BOTH SENATORS Maloney and Danaher voted right in opposing the Bankhead Amendment to the O.P.A. bill which would raise cell. ing prices on cotton goods. Both also voted ''No" on the Weeks Amendment to O.P.A. This amend. ment would have greatly weakened the legal punishments for viola. tors of price regulations. Danaher, however, voted dead wrong on two other amendments, both of which would greatly restrict the function ing of O.P.A., while MalOney voted right on these.
 LABOR IS GLAD to see othe, groups, such as the Connection Public Welfare Association, talk. an interest in uphOlding the O.P.A At its annual meeting, the asso citation passed a resolution calIin, on COnnecticut's congressman tt work against any crippling amend ments to the Price Control Act.
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LET CONGRESS KNOW
The Staf.

Organized labor letting Congress know watching it's vote on the following:
 PRICE CONTROL Bills to extend price control and the (S l764) OPA, both of which expire June 30 with CHR 494I out continuation laws Bankhead amend ment in Senate takes lid off textile prices House amendments would unfreeze rents. allow other prices Watch papers and keep insisting amendments If bill passes with these changes labor will ask Pres Roosevelt infationary biIl
 FEPC FUNDS Senate appropriations committee has CPart of War approved $5OO,OOO budget for this inn Agency Bill portant agency. Unions are wiring HR 4879) their senators to support it the floor without amendments from the poIItax
 
 RECONVERSION This is the Kigore bill handling the CHR l893) human end of reconversion to peacetime needs. Congress acted quickly to help cor pOrations, considers the problem of workers and returned servicemen. Sem ators are hearing from home this, too.
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PRICE CONTROL (S 1764)
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Organized labor is letting Congress know is watc vote the following:
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-08-18
Seeks Choirmen's S
Cooperation

Anthony Modrowski, board
member in charge of the Serv-
icemen's Committee is seeking
the cooperation of all Local IL
shop chairmen and committees
on behalf of the group which he
heads. He is particularly anxious
to receive responses from the
shop chairmen who were sent a
letter relative to the Service
mems Committee bui who have
been slow in replying.
Mr.. Modrowski points out
tl-at sin view of the fact that
new laws governing returning
soldiers are being enacted, the
Union feels that each shop
should have representation on
the Servicemens Committee. We
want someone in each shop
from the committee to be in a
position to aid the returned
servicemen."
Ex-servicemen from World
War l and World War II are
particularly welcomed by the
co mmittee. Those yho wish to
serve are asked to communicate
with Anthony Modrowski at
Local IL headquarters.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-08-18
Avery Fomen+s
New Strikes?

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (LPA)
-Sewall L. Avery isn't licked
yet. He has just transferred
here from his Chicago office
ia, 1854 accounts of Montgomery
Ward patrons. This plus evil
dence that Chicago accounts
have also oeen sent to other
Montgomery Ward area offices
leads union leaders to expect
that Avery's opposition to the
United Retail & Wholesale
Unions request for a contract
will continue.
1t is reported here that the
transfer is in anticipation of
another strike by Chicago en-
ployees in the event Avery's de-
fiance of War Labor Board and
court order again forces a
showdown.
AS usual, Avery expects the
Montgomery Ward workers and
the people who order from his
catalogues to foot the bilious
toners will have to kick in
higher freight rates from the
changed shipping points and a
speedup for NV workers is
predicted by URDWSEA lead
ers in Fortl. Worth anc here.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-08-18
Tire Makers
Boost Oufpu+

WASHINGTON (LPA) - A
powerful team-the CLOS Unit
ed Rubberworkers, the War
Production Board, the Army
and Navy-last week set in mo-
tion a joint drive which is aim
ed to accelerate production of
heavy duty tires. An increase of
more than 500 is needed to
meet urgent civilian and mill
tary needs.
Army and Navy are furlough-
ing men to work on heavy duty
tire production. The WPB is
working out with the companies
and the unions plans for pro-
tecting seniority of men trans
ferred from less essential de-
partments to the heavy duty tire
production, as well as better
production methods.
The only monkey wrench in
the works has been thrown by
the rubber companies, who have
given newspapers stories that
the union is restricting produc-
ton. Sherman Dalrymple, Unit
ed Rubberworkers President,
has been quoted as saying the
union would welcome any in
vestigation of the company
charges.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-08-18
The Strike~Breaker

prominent clergyman once gave the following
statement his version of scab strkebreaker,
after having been compelled to associate with them
for a short time
'After God has finished the rattle-snake, the
toad and the vampire, he had awful stuff left
with which he made scab.
ga scab is two-legged animal with cork
screw soul, water-logged brain, and combination
backbone made of jelly and glue. Where men have
their hearts the scab carries umor of rotten prin-
ciples. When he comes down the street, honest men
turn their heads, angels weep tears in heaven, and
the devil shuts the gates of hell to keep him out
"No man has right to scab as long there is
pool of water deep enough to drown his body in or
a rope long enough to hang his with.
Judas gentleman compared with scab,
for after betraying his Master he had enough char
acter to hang himself; and scab has not.
"Esau sold his birth-right for a mess of pottage;
Judas sold his Savior for thirty pieces of silver Bene
dict Arnold sold his country for the promise of
commission in the English army. The modern strike
breaker sells his wife, his children, his birthright
his country and his fellowmen for untitled pro-
mise of trust corporation.
"Esau traitor to himself; Judas
traitor to his God Benedict Arnold traitor to
his country strke-breaker is traitor to his God,
his country, his family, himself and his class
"a real man is never a strike-breaker."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-08-18
Sitter Manpower Controls
Result From Byrnes' Order

ernment officials in the labor
divisions here have character
lied these provisions as setting
up national USES black list.
They point out that even If
these workers move outside the
areas covered by the new or
ders, USES can still exercise
"black list" powers. While
USES and War Manpower cam
not force worker to take a job,
they do have the power under
the new directive to keep him
from taking a job.
Leaders Voice Fear
Union leaders voiced the fear
that this sweeping power may
play into the hands of anti
bor employers, permitting
them to get rid of active union
lists under the guise of compli-
ance with ceilings"
At a press conference August
10, Judge Charles M. Hay, exec
utive director of VINO, was
asked about that danger but he
and his deputy, William Haber,
denied such peril existed. They
claimed that unions and en-
ployers would both be consulted
before the penalty is exercised,
so as to avoid any abuses.
However, union spokesmen
doubted whether such "big
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Terminated" is the word used
in the regulations. This par
ticular section reads: Workers
qualified for referral who re-
fuse suitable employment with
out good cause shall be termi-
mated from present employ
ment."
This breakdown is to be ap-
piled after area manpower di-
rectors, under the Byrnes direc-
tive, fix employment ceilings
for less essential plants. Man
agements of such plants are
then required to release work
ers above the fixed ceilings. If
they refuse to do so they are
subject to such penalties as
withdrawal of fuel, materials
and other facilities. Labor
spokesmen however, are skepti-
cal about the ''big stick" provi-
sions for employers being very
effective.
Workers released are to be
referred to urgent war plants.
If they reject the referral, or
even if they fail to come to the
United Sta tes Employment
Service for an interview on
such referral, they are then to
be discharged, evidently losing
all rights in their old jobs.
They can only be employed
by a USES order. Several gov
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-08-18

AS1IIN IN, Aug. IA
(LPA)-The most drastic con-
trolls over manpower since the
war began were promulgated on
August 10 by the War Man
power Commission, assertedly
to meet critical labor shortages
in some key war industries.
The controls come on the
heels of the sweeping directive
put out week earlier by
Assistant President" James F..
Byrnes to m ct shortages
claimed to exist by military au-
thortities. They are designed,
according to Manpower Chief
Paul v. McNutt, to carry out
the terms of the directive.
Described as little short of a
"labor draft" law, the controls
give great new powers to area
manpower directors in regions
where the need for labor in
critical war industries is deemed
most urgent.
Most significant feature is the
"big stick" contained in the new
controls to force workers out of
less essential plants into those
designated as critical.
Terminated" BY VINO
Under the "big stick" work
ers who refuse to accept jobs to
which they are referred are to
be fired from their old jobs
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-08-18
Express Faith
In Polish
Labor

Washington, Aug. IA =
NPA) - Messages of faith
in the stamina and democra-
tic spirit of the people of
Poland have been given to
Jan Stanczyk, Polish Minister
of Labor and Social Welfare,
from William Green and Philip
Murray.
The messages, quoted in "Po-
land Fights" for Aug. 5th, were
given Stanczyk before he left
this country for Londn.
'We of the American Labor
Movement" Green wrote, "have
submitted our official request
for representation at the peace
table. 1t is there, Brother Stan
czyk, that we hope to meet you
and your associates, the repre-
sentatives of Polish labor"
After paying tribute to the Po-
lish people he concludes, eve
in the American Federation of
Labor insist that Poland must
emerge as a free country in the
Postwar World"
Murray called the Polish la
Dor movements Program for
a Peoples Poland" a document
which is a testimony of the
sincerity of your democratic
faith He expressed the con-
viction that "a Poland, ruled by
her own progressive forces and
led by the Polish Labor Move
ment, shall at an early date,
enjoy that which we must guar
antee-full freedom to live as
an indepedent nation capable of
promoting the well-being of its
people in a democracy"
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Dor board to find out what
had happened to their case.
After extensive search in
the files, they were told that
the Board had lost their case
1t seems the hext day, the work
ers did not show up for work
and when asked by the Board
why they werG on strike, they
explained they had 'lost their
plant"
The Department of Labor's
pamphlet rev aals that almost
half of the strikes in 1943 took
place between the time the War
Labor Board got the case and
the time it gave its decision.
The report states in at least 300
of the strikes that took place
before the Board reached a de-
cision, delay in decision was
specifically stated to be one
factor in causing the stoppages.
Cases Still Tending
The Labor Department in
preparing its report could find
the outcome of only one-tenth
of the strikes that started in
1943. Most of the cases were
still pending before the WLB
at the time the report was pre-
pared.
Other facts given which spike
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-08-18
Dewey Accused
Of Launching Go
Smeor Compaiqn

NEW YORK - (FP) - Sec.
Ferdinand Smith of the Nation
al Maritime Union accused Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey of starting a
smear campaign against the
CIO Political Action Committee
in an effort to pin the blame
for his "sickly" soldier vote law
on some one else.
Dewey alone is responsible
for the inadequancy Of the New
York state soldier vote law"
Smith charged. But because of
wide public protest, he is now
trying to wiggle out of the hole
he himself has dug He sug-
gests that the CIO PAC. in the
forefront of the fight for a
maximum servicemen's vote, is
engaged in deep-dyed plot to
confuse servicemen and the
public.
IF there's any plot or cam
paign of deceit, the American
people know the deceiver," he
said. They know Dewey re-
fused to authorize the federal
ballot for fear the votes of New
York servicemen and women
would be cast against him."
Smith pointed out that Dewey
himself admitted only 10000
applications for absentee ballots
had been received from the ap-
proximately 100000 New
York servicemen. This repre-
sents a mere 11d of the poten-
tial service vote in the state,
he said, while by contrast 337,-
600 of the 375,000 New Jersey
servicemen were registered by
nnid-,IlIne
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the guns Of anti labor congress
men and writers were:
/. Strikes took away from
Americas war and civilian pro-
duction only fifteen one hun
dreths of one per cent.
2. The number of strikes oc-
curing after War Labor Board
decisions increased from IA in
1912 to 200 in 1943. Answering
such anti-labor colurnists as
Westbrook Pegler, the Labor
Department points out that
some of those strikes took place
to force employers to carry out
their share of WLB decisions.
8. In 800 of the time lost
by strikes. demands for higher
wages were involved. and very
few cases were jurisdictional
fights between unions Before
the war, such jurisdictional dis
putes represented much larger
percentage of strikes.
The Labor Department an
nounced that almost one-t third
of the strikes in 1s43 were
substantially successful from
the workers standpoint, 26q6
(including the United Mine
Workers walkout) were "com-
promised and 266 resulted in
little or no gains.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-08-18
Xmas Meetings.
Oversees Beqin
Sept. 18th

ASHIN TON LPA)
Unions and union members
desiring to send Christmas
packages to members or rela-
tives in the armed forces should
begin shopping right now.
Postmaster General Frank C..
Walker has reminded shoppers
that packages must be mailed
between Septemer 18th and Oc-
tober 18th if they are to arrive
in time.
Parcels must not exceed five
pounds, nor be more than Is
inches in length or 36 inches in
length and girth combined. Ad-
dress of sender and addresee
should be written both outside
and inside the packages, and the
parcel should be designated
Christmas Parcel"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-08-18
Guild Meet
Okays FDR

Milwaukee, Wis. LPA -
SpeciaD Endorsement of the
candidates. of President Roo
sevelt and Harry S. Truman
for President and Vice-Presi-
dent on the Democratic ticket
was voted here by the Ameri-
can Newspaper Guilds 18th an
nual convention.
A unique membership poll,
asking whether the Gull d
should endorse candidates, pre-
ceded the convention vote, and
showed that ANG members had
voted 2,750 to 2,105 in favor OF
an endorsement. The convention
vote was 1898 to 73A.
Cooperation and complete un-
derstanding between AFL print
ing union members and the CIO
newspaper unionists was ex-
pressed in the greetings from
the presidents of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union, and
the Printing Pressmen, and the
Photo Engravers.
More. than 10000 organized
newspaper employees were rep
resented by 200-odd delegates
at Milwaukee. They heard
James Carey, CIO secretary
treasurer, and Morris Enrst,
civil liberties attorney, were
wined and dined by their Mil
waukee hosts, and transacted
important business relating to
pay and working conditions on
daily papers, the big wire serv-
ices, and other publishing agen-
cies.
The next Guild convention, it
wIs voted at the closing session,
be in the Twin Cities
nv heapolis and st. Paul.
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ing his time as heaG of the
Swartzbaugh Unit, he gave good
leadership and won the respect
and admiration of all by his de-
votion to the union. He partici-
pated in the negotiations which
led to signing of the first con-
tract with the Swartzbaugh Co.
several weeks ago.
Chet is located at CAM Blan-
ding, Fla, where he is qualified
as a marksman in the infantry
He is spending his furlough with
his wife and daughter at his
residence, 2258 Forrer Ave, and
will return to camp August 21.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-08-18
Lewis RivoI
Wins Election

SPRINGFIELD, III. (LPA)-
Local 764, United Mine Work
err of America announced that
Ray Edmundson, former Presi-
dent of District II and opposi-
ton candidate to John L. Lewis
for international President, has
been elected delegate to the
convention from Lewis own
local.
The local overwhelmingly re-
jected a motion to make Lewis
one of the locals delegates to
the UNIV convention. In addi-
ton to Edmundson three of his
supporters were elected as dele
gates to the convention.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-08-18
Unemployment Insurance, Postwar
Production Before u. S. Congress
Security Battle Continues
In House; Lost in Senate

WASHINGTON, Aug. IS LPA)-Defeat in the Senate
of the unonsupported KgoreM Murray bill throws mem
steps urgently needed First Is decent
equanevery unemployment insurance benefits ater
the The second is planning right now SO that the
changeover civilian production keeps every worker en-
poyed and American factories producing at full capacity
has before proposals for an office OF
demobization. to have control of postwar planning All