Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-07
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An EDITORIAL
ANOTHER ANNIVERSARY

Today, as the TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL enters
upon its fourth and believe its important year
of publication recognize the truth of Ciceros state
ment made upon the floor of the Roman Senate over
years ago. "mes change and must change with them
Nothing is inevitable change and although in
dustry spearheaded by the General Motors Corporation
may like joshua seek to make the sun stand STILL or
is the with of congressman actually attempt
to turn back the clock confident that nothing can
stop the inexorable march of progress.
Like dozens of other labor newspapers many of them
unfortunately fated to fall by the waysde, the TOLEDO
UNION JOURNAL born IN the years. Like other
labor newspapers founded during these years. the JOUR-
NAL created to implement Union education which, as
consequence of the and the rapid growth of organ
lied labor found itself unable keep step with the un
precedented enlargement of the Union movement.
In its three years of publication, the TOLEDO UNION
JOURNAL has sought to justify its existance by estab
fishing ITSELF strictly limited labor paper as
community with broad interest in the affairs and
activities of this city, the state and the nation.
This newspaper has made sincere endeavor at all
times to express the views of CO. the United Work
ers-CIO whose initiative and ar-seeing vision was the
mOtivang force in establishing the JOURNAL and of all
labor and the plain people
We believe that in the three short years of its
istance the JOURNAL has earned place of honor and
respect not only in this city where it has become
community asset but throughout the of the country
where it has come to be recognized of Americas
great labor newspapers.
While there certain pride of accomplishment in
the progress which the JOURNAL has made in rela-
ing that the future will provide greater opportunities
for service to labor and the community for today,
stand face to face with which will either usher
in peace and plenty which can become milestone in
the deterioration of human relations and the prelude of
unmaginable horror and destruction.
Labor does not live by bread alone, and despite the
fact that labor unions primarily bread and butter
CARNATIONS having for their first and principal interest the
economic well being of the Aorkers they the strong
holds of all that have held dear down through the
centuries.
Truth, democracy liberation and justice are,
should be the hallmarkS of real trade unonsm And while
it may be true that there few individuals in the la
Dor movement who and abuse the power given them
by their fellow workers. the labor movement bascay is
and must remain the constant stronghold of true
democracy and all that democracy implies
Today, as the TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL begins its
fourth year of publication it recognizes the significance of
the into which it, in with the labor movement
which it serves, is moving.
With faith in the principles of unonism, with in
creased devotion to the community of labor and the
munity in general the JOURNAL rededicates itself to the
service of labor recognizing that ha which labor
the country. We re-affirm adherence to the prn
cpes of truth democracy liberation and justic and
pare for the inevitable changes which hope will bring
brave world of peace and plenty to and all the
rest of the people of the world