Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-14
It's News
To Me
NEW BOS
J. Pecord

NEW BOS
Word has just reached me safety has
appointed replace DeAngeo who resigned
time ago.
If S a thing being a DeAngeo fan, have
still Even my good friends have
told that foolish to have much respect and conf
outgoing safety director but despite this
the opinion that Ed DeAngeo will be remembered for
a long time o his deractors forgotten
Personally don't blame Ed for getting back to his
business After ALL few people do two jobs WELL and
that the DeAngeo Sign Co. has not gained anything
by having working safety director
very little that could be added here to strengthen
the things already in this column about
DeAngelo have always thought he grestguy and
still think
THE NEXT MAN
1t would be unfair to discuss the new apponee
y this time before he has to work One
thing certain going after who would be diff
to follow Comparisons bound to be made
particularly by the members of the police force and VIII
probably take long time for the new man to overcome some
of the handicaps.
thing certain safety director will ever be farer
to organized labor than DeAngelo.
The safety director who colonel under General
Dwight Eisenhower cannot help but be influenced by his mill
experience and high rank during the war This may not
to be an nsurmountable problem but will no doubt
time for him to accustom himself to dealing with
the situation exists in the police and fire departments and
in the city administration.
WE WONDER
Under DeAngeo the workers of this given
treatment Ed wasn't the kind of who asked favors
of but he did give the same fair and impartial treat
labor which he to other groups of citizens
We are wondering if the safety director will use the
ordering the police department which De-
when there labor trouble in Toledo With
DeAngeo in charge violence kept minimum almost
to the vanishing point and his men treated the workers as re-
spectfuly they treated the bosses
It would decidedly unfair PREJUDICE the incoming
safety yet the thought persists that he is military
entertain the point of view toward labor
which marked the regime of DeAngeo. After ALL Ed De-
Angelo union himself and knows the unions point
OF view.
We wonder military would do if another strike
place the downtown district and the union picketed
other department the it did prior to the settlement
Clothing Workers strike. Would the be able
hold would he listen the pleading of Oscar
Smith and make Cossacks out of the policemen?
WE DON'T WONDER
of the other activities of the safety director
concerned, don't wonder what will happen. That
definitely unfair to the but it won't take
find out All need is keep large open
the right people will give all the information need
this respect the situation quite similar to that which
exists when husband is about to take his wife
his people meet Both the bride hope
will like the bride the family awaits her
Ing usually satisfied that she isn't the kind girl for William
certainly envy the safety director his job
just the little path his rug will by
interested in the anxious his favor
The favor seekers the hangeron the curious those with
log to roll will be hand to greet the and try and
convince him that he is just what they hoping for
Oh WE'LL in six months will all know than we do
maybe the will fit into picture like the
missing piece a crossword puzzle. lot of
sincerely that he will prove to be
made the qualities heart and mind which made Ed
DeAngelo the best public this old had
We that Mr. DeAngeo has stated that believes the
will the job and become better
safety director than he has been Ed hopes that hope
convinced that the director
cell safety head In the the
hoping really he handed his
resignation licking their chops in pleasant anticipation of
things which they hope will be-
There lot of things that could be that be
said In the meantime of organized labor hope for the best