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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-09

ing your wife?" very attorney such
question regardless false be- carries the inference
that perhaps the witness has been wife beater and may
the minds of the jury.
accomplish the purpose of making it that the
Action Committee is breaking the law which for
unions from contributing to the political campaign of fed
a office seekers Lewis quotes the law and then by devious
reasoning the queson-Why can't manufacturers and
other minority support political campaigns the as
What is many politicians, literary and others
seeking accomplish their increasing attacks the
legality of the CIO Political Action Committee?
Certainly these people do not expect that their charges will
that their objective Their objective
suspicion the CIo and the administration
administration, because it is pro administration
What Lewis and his kind seeking to accomplish is to
bar the CO from supporting candidates for federal office
They extremely fearful of the CLOS potential strength
potential which realized will spell defeat those
who have good to fear abors
And the strange thing is that this fear exists despite the
fact that it generally conceded that labor does not vote
unit its feelings the other voters
EDUCATION
Sidney man lying he that the purpose
of the CIo Political Action Committee is to support and elect
President Roosevelt the fourth
and senator's office who in sympathy with abors
economic views
But Sidney Himan further He does not claim
that the defeat of Senator Holman the decision of Martin
Dies not seek was due to the Go what ne says
co Political Action Committee possesses will be spent to bring
about this desirable end.
Hlman be silly to
spend money trying elect candidates office
legal to do n mind is TO spend money
make labor politically conscious Having accomplished that
will follow natural consequence
VISIONARY
Educating labor labor is task can
accomplished in If it is important
The political education of labor been underway
for long time and will doubt continue for much longer
period before really becomes to be feared reck
with constantly constantly exercised
What Mr. Hllman the CIo Political Action Committee
do is labor forget its feelings nationality
creed color and other preudces and for Cath
ocs Jews Democrats Republicans Progressive AL but
base their vote the economic principles of those who seek
office.
ORDER
Despite what Fulton Lewis Pegler politicians anyone
has about the CIO Political Action Committee
will observe the law of the land. 1t will seek to continue
the education of the and this
for living to the end that these people will think in of
jobs and security rather than in other
All that the CIO Political Action Committee is trying
do show the workers that the economic
that all other considerations minor
importance the committee succeeds in in
doing this the complexion of the should
derably altered would have taken in
a long steps which taken before
workers of this achieve real political consciousness and
become a real political force.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-09
Modern Fofher Goose

There was man in our town
who bought a bond, and then
He took it to the Treasury and
caShed it in again.
l don't know what he thought 1t
was he needed money for;
/ do know that a cashed-in bond
won't help win the war.
-Berton BTdLey
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-09
It's News Tome fo I.ss;5 J. Editors Mail

Dear Sir:
From the front page of last
weeks UNION JOURNAL:
r. j. Thomas appeals to rank
and file to discontinue use of
strike weapon. Says union cam
not survive if it uses this eco
nomic weapon. Offers no al
tentative excepting "coopera-
ton" with government and
management. Condemns WLB
policies and sloWness. Says
management is taking advan-
tage of the no-strike pledge to
weaken union. Confusing!
F. c. Crawford of the NAM
gleefully outlines his view of
the postwar world. Sees lower
taxes on high incomes. No
more government protection of
organized labor. No more non
sense about social security.
Cooperation?
Senators fight against price
control. Amendment will in
crease prices on work clothes
and children's garments. Food
professors, clothing manufac-
turers and other profiteers
fight for contents of workers
purse. Cooperate with them?
NLRB changes its policy to
allow employers to challenge
union majority every year.
Will delay collective bargain
ing. OPA refuses gasoline for
necessary union duties al
though minor company Off
cials have no difficulty. WLB
continues to play patyy-cake
with Sewell Avery of Monty
Ward and U. S. Gypsum after
having helped him break Chi
cago strike by taking over
plant for a few days. Avery
still on strike. Let's all CO.
operate!
UAW Executive Board sus-
pends Chrysler Local 400 Of
ficerS for violation of no-strike
pledge after an 8-day stoppage
by IL 500 workers from seven
plants in an endeavor to pro-
tect a group of fired fellow
workers from the Chrysler
Company's anti-labor policies.
Cooperation!
Harry Bridges pledges no
peacetime strikes. Pledge will
be written into Longshoremen
g. Warehousemen's contracts.
Bridges says unemployment
after the war will be licked by
cooperation with management.
Now, at last, we see why we
had so such unemployment
during the depression. We
weren't cooperating Bridges
used to say it was impossible
for capitalism to solve unem-
ployment.
r. J. Thomas says Bridges
is ridiculous. Says union can
not survive without strike
weapon. (See first paragraph).
Says, at least, we shouldn't tell
workers we intend to give up
strike weapon in peacetime.
1t infuriates them.
1t infuriates me, too!
Robert Burkart,
Spicer Unit.
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that has ever been assembled
in the history of the world.
But even as we think of
the military situation, our
principal thoughts are for
the boys of our armed forces
who are playing the major
role in pushing back the
Nazi'S in a blow which we
believe will end in crush
ing German defeat.
Thousands of our work
erS are there upon the
beaches and land of France.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-09

fighting not merely to destroy the enemy; but
to destroy the principles for which naziism
stands. They can appreciate now, better than
we at home the struggle for democracy. They
will appreciate it more than ever when this
war is over.
DEMOCRACY PRESERVED
In is final analysis, this war is world
struggle between democracy and fascism, And
because we recognize the struggle in its true
meaning, we are hopeful that when we have
won the victory, that we shall not awaken to
discover that the same thing we fight against
on the battlefields of the world has come to
us in this country.
Military victory is not the end of our
struggle. 1t is the beginning of what we all
sincerely hope will be a final and complete
victory over the forces of fascism everywhere.
We must not forget that we have forces
right here in our own country inspired by the
nazi-fascist ideal These forces must be de-
feated as surely as the military forces which
represent brutal naziism
Our aim workers must be not only to
win the military battles of this war; but to
wage the war of unconditional surrender upon
those same forces which we recognize here in
our own country. n
Let us hope that the future of this countr
now being insured by our soldiers fighting M
Europe and throughout the world, will be or
democratic future, and that fascism and all it
stands for will be utterly defeated now, and
for all time to come.
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man or steward?
It certainly did, and it
CALLED many a management
representative to listen pa
tiently while some uncouth in
dividual expounded his theory
of you'll pay it or I'll shut
your plant down!
How times have changed!
Some committeeman have
changed, too. Others have not
the slightest hope of ever
changing, because the tough
approach is the only one they
know.
But what some of the mem
bership does not understand
is that in nine cases out of
ten, the lad with the bulging
biceps invariably does not open
his mouth in actual contract
negotiations across the con-
ference table, where each
spoken word may mean the
gain or loss of thousands of
dollars. Unless the other fell
low swings at him or casts re-
Elections upon his ancestry he
is poWerless to assert him
self.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-09

Spective unions. The AFL
ordered the Carriage and
Wagon Workers to release
the electricians, upholster-
ers, sheet metal workers,
etc, to their respective AFL
unions.
The Carriage and Wagon
Workers refused. They were
expelled by the AFL in 1917.
The auto industry was for
gotten by organized labor
until 1925.
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evening and
t h e streets
were swarm
i n & w i t h
people. The
homes were
mostly tene-
nnent slumS,
and the in
ha b j I a n t s
were out on
t h e street,
t h e o n ly
a V a i | a BILE
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fused there
was just one
final answer
- r e course
to strike.
Didn't this
m a X e mat
tiers simple
for the gruff,
b / u S tering.
u n educated
b u I w e | !
m e a n j n e
60 m mittee-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-09

this week insa column written by Fulton Lewis
and syndicated throughout the country, and in
an Associated Press release which told of the
detectives of the CIO Political Action group.
The difference between the AP article
and that of Mr.. Lewis was, that Lewis acted as
prosecutor and jury judge, whereas the AP was
slightly more objective in its treatment.
LAW BREAKERS
Lewis whose style is not as pungent as
Peglers, but whose technique is similar, re-
minded me of an attorney, who, in questioning
witness upon the stand, suddenly points his
finger and saws chow long since you quit beat
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-09
On The
Beam
BY Clayton w. Fountain

We were riding in a taxi
from the railroad station to
hotel in Philadelphia.
Our course was through a
Negro district. It was a hot
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-09
WHAT VALUE?

When Executive Orders and
War Labor Board directives
and interpretations are the
basis for any claim to collect
i've bargaining gains, of what
value is the browbeater?
When you win social or
economic advancements for
the workers by keen and alert
performance at government
conducted hearings before
men of educated mind, il be-
hooves every union represent
ative to be thoroughly con-
versant with the policies and
practices of the government
agencies which review their
cases and pass judgement
thereon.
Indications are that the post
war period will find us set
tling many a case not on the
picket line but across the
conference table.
II is small wonder that a
certain shop in this area now
finds that many of its present
disputes are nearly two years
old before being taken to con-
ciliation, when you consider
that the former chairman of
the shop allowed his commit
teemen to spend their time in
intramural politics instead of
settling the workers griev-
ances.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-09
Regional Views
BY Richard GosSer, Director,
Region 2B. UAW-CIO

Our thoughts turn today to the American
soldiers who are playing a most important part
in the invasion of Europe.
Our hopes for speedy victory take fresh
hold for the invasion is the mightiest force
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-09
DEPLORABLE

The deplorable feature of
the whole case is that the
workers in this particular
plant have been sandbagged
by few selfish comitteemen
for so long they believe it's
the customary thing. Instead
of ironing out the immediate
problems of the employees
they play politics. 1t is a sort
of game in which you simply
must choose a side, if only
for the sport of the thing
!, too. have chosen a side in
his little tete-a-tete. | have al
ways had a notion of seeing
something through II | be-
lieved il served a worthy
purpose. Examples: the City
Machine & Tool strike of
l941, the Swartzbaugh battle,
etc
To the fair-minded people
in this plant, | wish to state
that there is still much to be
gained by united action. The
purpose of the squabble, as l
was told by a former COM
mitteeman, is that certain in
dividuals have a desire to
control the unit treasury.
AS for the calibre of certain
comitteemen, let me say that
they couldn't even win
grievance if the boss was on
their side. You can't find
many of them who can give
you correct of complete inter-
probation on seniority as writ
ten in their contract. They
never heard of a military
bonus. for servicemen, double
time fer anything over four
hours on peacetime Satur-
days, or many others bene-
fits for the workers.
They did hear of whisper
ing campaigns, but none of
them have the CUTS to debate
openly on the facts involved.
Perhaps they could debate II
they ever bothered to attend
the monthly Local IL meet
ings, including one for sin
cere shop committeeman and
stewards.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-09

SOdIAC VI q lulu IL SOA1 SAA4
l noticed that the driver was
not very careful about how
close he came to hitting some
of the people on the street.
Several times / frightened my
muscles as he skinned past a
pedestrian with only inches to
spare.
Finally, as the driver
slammed on his brakes and
pulled up to a red light, a
limping old Negro with cane
was forced to walk out of his
way around the front of the
cab.
MUTTERED WORDS
AS he passed in front of us,
the old man muttered some
thing under his breath.
The driver stuck his head
out and yelled: Yeah, you
wouldn't say that if we were
down South"
| rode in front with the
driver, and all the cab win
dows were open, but was
unable to hear what the old
man said.
How do you know he was
talking to your" / asked the
driver.
Il heard what he said, the
driver replied. Besides, I'm
from the South" he added;
land l know you gotta keep
these blacks in their place"
PREJUDICE
But you should not in
dulge your prejudice in pub
lic," | said in a mild tone. try
ing hard to keep my temper.
We rode on for a few blocks
in silence. The driver glanced
at me a couple of times-not-
ing, no doubt, that the color Of
my skin is scarcely of an
Aryan shade.
Then, obviously in doubt
about my racial background,
he broke the silence.
I'm sorry for what / said"
he apologiZed. Il belong to the
CIO myself" he added some
what hastily.
Don't feel too badly about
it, / answered him. you see,
l am an American Indian. SO
far as / am concerned, the
whites and the blacks are
guests in my country; and it is
my duty as a host to try to
persuade them to get along
with each other in a friendly
fashion"
LITTLE WHITE LIE
Of course, l had told the
driver a little white lie.
l am not a full-blooded
American Indian. My paternal
grandfather gave me enough
of a redskin heritage, how
ever. for me to figure that |
am about one-quarter Indian.
Under the standards of those
who judge a man by the
color of his skin, l am not
white.
The zealots of white suprem-
acy insist that, if a human be-
ing possesses even one-siX-
teenth of Negro blod, that per-
son must be classed socially as
a Negro.
So my one-quarter of Indian
blood takes me out of the
white race and fixes my iden-
tity as an Indian. / accept my
non-white status ioyfully. IT
helps me to prove that it takes
more than ownership of
white skin to make one
genuine American.
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this told CIO readers that they
important people and based that conclusion the Importance
which John Brcker attached to the CIO Political
Ac Committee.
of made ago came
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-09

When the Carriage and Wagon Workers
Union of the AFL tackled the name Automo-
bile onto its title in 1913 and started signing
up auto workers, many AFL Unions insisted
that various auto workers belonged in their re-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-09
What's S
New2
By Edward Duck,

By Edward Duck,
Educational Director, Local IL
"AMOOZIN', BUT
CONFOOZIN'"
Collective bargaining pro-
cedure has grown more and
more complicated during the
past two years. 1t used to be
that if our demands were re-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-06-09
The Story OF
The UAW-CIO
BY Melvin M. Schultz,
President Local IL, UAW-CIO

BEGINNING OF ORGANIZATION
PART III.
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To he continued.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-26
WORLD WAR II
A YEAR AGO
FEB. 26, 1913
(By Unfsed Press

Wy OAAr wa = Nt1Dy
German troops continue In fast
retreat in Central Tunisia; Allied
forces are reported already In town
Of Kasserine; BIRTHS Eighth Army
advances to Wadi Zigzau.
In Spain, U. s. Ambassador Carl
ton J. II. Hayes, declares that
America has been exporting much
oil, cotton, food and other prod
ucts to the Spanish.
In Western Europe, Flying For
tresses and LiberatOrs strike hard
at Wilhelmshaven.
Moscow reports further gains in
the Caucasus, the Donets Basin
and the Ukraine.
British Admiralty announces
loss Of trawiers Bredon and Ter
vani.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-26
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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-21
Calendar ofConi,g G"enb
FRIDAY, JULY2l

I. O. O. F. will meet in Barron Hall at p m.
GRACE CHURCH CHOIR rehearsal the parish house
GROUP OF aWSCS of Methodist Church will meet with
Mrs. John Parks, 81 Inches 6 for coverd dish
supper Families of members invited
SATURDAY, JULY y
MASONIC SERVICE CENTER dance party for service
and women at Masonic Temple. Refreshments
SUNDAY, JULY q
GRACE CHURCH YOUNG PEOPLE will meet at the Parish
House at $40 pm. Social hour will follow.
BUFFET SUPPER for Service and wives and Of
the armed forces at USO Broadway from 6 until
p. m. followed by symphony hour.
EAGLES PICNIC at Budkas Picnic Grove Moravan Drive
and Harrington road. Clowns dancing, prizes. Public
invited.
MONDAY, JULY "a
X. OF P. MEETING at p m.
MASONIC SERVICE CENTER SUPPER service their
wives and mothers at Masonic Hall at D. m.
LADIES' AUXILIARY of Oskar Andreas Post games party
VT. w. Hall at p M
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD of local branch of Woman's
ona Farm and Garden Association will with Mrs.
Alfred Henk Moravian Drive at p
TUESDAY, JULY IS
DICKINSON SCHOOL surgical dressing will
CLEMENS SCHOOL Red Cross surgical dressing at M,
F. O. E. LADIES' AUXILIARY will meet in Aerie Hall at
p
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS games party at 8l5 p USO
building Is Cherry street Public invited.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH surgical dressing class
in the church basement at 1890 a. m.
PATRIOTIC DAUGHTERS of America, Council No. 43, at
Barron Hall at p. m.
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Bride

MRS. JAMES G. DANER was
Dorothy Rita Maison, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Maison of
Riverside drive, before her
marriage July ID, in California.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-21
Reports Given
by Members

THE AMERICAN LEGION
Auxiliary, Harry Ollrich Post
No. 4, held the July meeting at
the home Of Mrs. Edward De-
Vries last evening. The BUSH
ness meeting was preceded by
picnic supper in the garden.
Letters of appreciation from
men in the armed forces for the
cigarettes sent by the Auxiliary
were read.
Mrs. Edward DeVries COM
mented on the use being made
of the baby incubator present
ed given to the city by the Le-
gion and Auxiliary. High lights
of the district meeting held last
week in Inlay City were given.
The following members attend
ed: Mrs. Charles Mikelait, Mrs.
George DeLaRue. Mrs. Leo
Braun, Mrs. George Dennison.
Mrs. Herman Wycoff, Mrs Ar
thur Jenkins, Mrs. Charles
Branyan and Mrs. Leland Pres
ton.
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Ws Salute

MIR. AND MRS. WILBURT
WEIER, $500 French road, on
the arrival of a son, Laverne
Leroy, July II.
MRS. EDWARD STOLEN
FIELD, 1877 North avenue, on her
birthday anniversary today.
GERALD SYRIA, who will be
IA years old tomorrow.
CORP. AND MRS. JOHN c.
HENK on their first wedding
anniversary, today.
MR.. AND MRS. ALBERT
CLARK on their 25th wedding
anniversary which occurs Sun
day, July %.
FILMAN DeRUE, JR., 1923
Meade street, who will be 8
years old tomorrow. He will
entertain group of little
friends in the afternoon.
BYRON PREUSSEL upon his
birthday anniversary today.
DIR. AND MRS. JOSEPH M
CROMAN, JR., who are quietly
observing their 22nd wedding
anniversary today.
MRS. EDGAR D. RACINE
who has a birthday anniversary
today.
MRS. JAMES S. NEAL,
whose birthday anniversary &C.
ours today, was successfully sur
prised when the In-His-Name
Circle of Kings Daughters to
which she belongs rang her bell
and brought luncheon all pre-
pared. Mrs. Martha Clavert,
leader of the Circle, made the
arrangements.
MR.. AND MRS. JOHN w.
MILLER, Third street, upon
their 22nd wedding anniversary
tomorrow. In the evening
friends will come in to offer
their congratulations.
=
PETTY OFFICER LYLE w.
WILKINSON, u. S. N. has a
birthday anniversary today. He
is stationed at Trenton, N. j.
JUDY DIANE HANDS, who
will be four years old tomor-
row. She will be the honor
guest at a party for little friends
at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. D. ]. Hands, III Jones
street.
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Dorothy Maison-ames Daner Married at March Field Caoni
With the Colors

TfSGT. AND MRS. BYRON
E. Most left this morning for
their home in Lincoln, Nebr.,
after spending two weeks with
relatives. Sgt. Most is stationed
at Lincoln Army Air Field.
M.O.MM. sc AUGUST E.
Dryer, Ship Repair Unit of
w. S. Mr., has just returned
TO Farragut, Idaho, after spend
ing a l5-day leave with his wife
and relatives. He completed his
boot" training and is awaiting
further orders for advanced
training.
COL. RALPH GORMAN of
the U. S. Air Force has ar
rived from service in North
Africa and is spending his leave
with his wife and son at the
home of Mrs. Germans parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Jarchow.
MRS. HUBERT A. MEIER has
received word that her hus-
band, Hubert Meier C.S.K., has
been transferred from st. AL
bans Hospital, N. Y. to the U. S.
Naval Medical Hospital in Beth
soda, Md. He was wounded in
England.
1T. JAMES B. PELTIER, U.
S. NJ, left this week for the
motor torpedo boat base at Mel
vile, Rhode Island, after spend
ing three weeks leave with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
L, Peltier, Cass avenue. He had
spent 10 months in the Aleu-
tians and found the weather
here too warm.
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Couple Speak Vows
Before Chaplain at Post

son, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Maison, of 38 Riverside
Drive, became the bride of
James c. Daner, former assist
ant prosecuting attorney, son of
Mrs. Milford j. Daner. Rev.
Maurice Patrick performed the
double ring ceremony.
Patricia Ann Daner, sister of
the bridegroom, and Corp. John
Kilborne of Detroit, who at
tended Law school with James
at Notre Dame, were the only
attendants.
The bride wore street
length dress of white eyelet
pique with navy blue accessor-
les, she carried a white prayer
book with an orchid and shower
of stephonitis. The maid of hon
or was also in white with blue
accessories, she carried q bou-
quet of white gardenias and ste
phonitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daner will re-
main in Riverside, Calf, for
the duration of his training aft
er which Mrs. Daner will re-
turn to the home Of her parents
on Riverside drive.
Mrs. Milford Daner, a former
resident of Mount Clemens, is
now making her home in Cali
fornia.
MISS HELEN VanDAMME
entertained last evening in hon
or of the birthday anniversary of
her aunt, Mrs. John Guenther.
The eight were invited to dinner
and the theater in Detroit.