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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09
HINDSIGHT

With its usual brilliant hndsight, The Toledo Times
in editorial the day after election had this to say, III
the do have enough confidence in govern
ment its personnel and performance even the system
ii is time that we made change.
prior the election The Toledo Times in anoth-
er editorial condemned the PAC charter amendment to
eliminate PR and urged the voters to defeat the proposal
Obviously hndsight and shortsight go together, not
only on the part of the Times, but of the smart aiecs
who confuse and msead the voters into retaining the
PR system, sponsored the amendment to increase the
terms of councmen to four years.
This may be said in all confidence, that Tuesdays
election did solve single issue and that the problems
which existed before election still exist only in an
aggravated form.
We are not disposed to find fault with the people of
Toledo who defeated the proposal repeal PR but merely
wish to point that in their anxiety to becloud the PR
issue and retain the system the group who still want
PR have got their system well rapidly approaching
municipal crisis.
Kenton D. KeihOItz who fathered the four year term
for city councen and is enthusiastic hacker of the
new Union Depot keep the PR system of which he
SO fond his Union Station has the tue thanks
to his own and others brilliant bungng
Yes. we still have the PR system but we also have
our unsolved problems. We still have shuttle duttle
unAmerican screwy method of eecng our city cou"
cimen 1t was Pyrrhc victory for those who were will
ing to sacrifice the welfare and of this city in
order to maintain their control city that seems
doomed to stagnae, reflection of the intelligence OF
those who see only that which lies close to them
Perhaps the fact that the PR amendment was spon'
sored by the PAC had something to do with the defeat OF
the charter amendment we think perhaps II uu' YET
is passng strange that when Kehoz and the rest of the
crew whose hearts bleed for dear old TOLEDO in their
luncheon clubs and snobbsh gatherings constantly come
to the PAC CIO and AFL when they want some of their
money raising schemes backed.
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09
Tax Bill Is
Up TO Truman

WASHINGTON, November 6
(ALPA)-A oak-the-poor" tax
bill was on its way through Con-
gress this week and on route to
President Truman's desk for ap-
proval. Corporations along with
big business got the major bene-
fit of the bill which Is so raw
that many daily papers could
not stomach it. Editorially they
protested against the ending of
the excess profit tax while labor
was still appealing for pay
raises.
The House Ways and Means
Committee gave corporations a
$1,874,000,000 tax reduction.
Rep. Knutson (R. Minn.) indi-
Gated that even better tax wind
falls for corporations may turn
up. The tax bill is criticized by
all sections of organized labor
because it gives no tax relief to
the loW-income worker compar-
able to what the corporations
have received. Repeal of the ex-
cess profits tax, voted by the
Senate Finance Committee, is
one of the chief grievances of
labor economists.
Both CIO and AFL have con-
demned the legislation. CIO join
ed with Is church, women, con-
sumner and labor organizations to
charge that "the House approved
tax bill gives the lions share
of tax cuts to a few richest cor
porations and small number of
individuals in the highest income
brackets"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09
Bishop Shell Hits
Anfi-A~,aor Press

CHICAGO, .,ov. 5 (LPA)-
The current anti-labor cam
paigns by both industry and the
daily press were assailed last
week by Bishop Bernard ],
She'll, of Chicago, one of the
most prominent spokesmen of
the Roman Catholic Church in
the u. S.
Il am disgusted and dismayeG
by the unreasoning attack that
has been made upon labor by a
powerful and vociferous section
of our press" said Bishop Shell
in an address to the Building
Service Employees Union-AFL.
With what is apparently delib-
crate malice" he continued,
they have embarked upon
campaign of distortion, that has
not yet reached its peak,
Through the torturous months of
war, these harbingers of dissen-
ton magnified every dispute in
which labor unions figured"
Dollar Not God
Turning to the antagonism
that some sections of big busi-
ness and industry have recently
shown toward labor, Bishop
Shell said, American business,
like business elsewhere, has not
yet learned very simple thing:
the dollar is not almighty God;
but that human beings are very
precious. This should be a very
obvious principle, but those who
advocate it are branded as radi-
GALS"
American business, If it is to
survive, declared the Bishop,
must serve the people. 1t must
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09
JAW Asks For
u. s. ConciIio+or

The UAW-CIO has asked the
u. S. Department of Labor to
assign a conciliator to attend
negotiations between the union
and the General Motors Corp
Grafton when they are resumed
Wednesday, November Z, at 2
p. m, Walter P. Reuther, UAW-
CIO vice president and director
of the unions General Motors
department announced today
The corporation notified the
union Saturday that 1t would be
ready to meet Wednesday with
an answer to the unions brief
supporting it demand for a 80
percent increase in wages
In a telegram to Lewis B.
Schwellenbach, Secretary of La
Dor, Reuther said that the union
would make available to the
conciliator the verbatim record
of negotiations to date which
establish corporation refusal to
enter into genuine bargaining
despite our efforts"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09
Reed
Overturned Myth
Page 4.
AirIines Adopt
M-hour Week

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5. -
The 40-hour week which will be
in effect in most, if not all the
airlines of the United States by
January l, will increase airline
personnel by 20 per cent and
raise the employment rolls to
about 10000 by the end of
1947, according to figures made
public today by the Air Trans
port Association.
Nine airlines already have an
nounced the 40-hour week with
out reduction in pay and others
are expected to follow suit.
Total employment has now
reached about $4,000, which
more than triples 1910. The
airlines which have adopted the
40-hour week include American
Airlines, American Export Air
lines, Eastern Air Lines, Mid
Continent Air Lines, Northwest
Airlines, Pan American Air
ways, Pennsylvania Air
lines, Transcontinental & West
ern Air. United Air Lines.
Airline fleets are now com
prised of about $50 planes. Pre-
sent plans call for month by
month increases in equipment
which are expected to raise the
number of planes in use on
domestic and overseas routes to
around 1,200 by the end OF
1947.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09
SWPLabor
Advisors
Are Named

WASHINGTON GPA) -
Labor will have a voice In
policies determining the dis
posal of the millions of dol
lars of surplus war property.
Appointment of a Labor Policy
Committee composed of repre-.
sentatives of the AFL, the CIO,
and the Railway Labor Execu.
tives Association, was announced
last week by the Surplus Prop
erty Administration.
The committee, which will
meet periodically with SPA head
Stuart Syrnington to discuss the
disposal of government property
ad its relation to labor, consists
of Boris Shishkin, AFL chief
economist, Ted F. Silvey, chair
man of the CIO Reconversion
Committee, and Thomas Cashen,
chairman of the Railway Labor
Executives Association. +. A.
Schrader, Harry c. Read and
A. E Lyon were named after
mates.
In announcing the appoint
ments, w. Stuart SymingtoA.
Surplus Property Administrator
said: I'm forming this Labor Pol.
icy Committee, with the ap-
proval and cooperation of or.
ganized labor, we are asking la.
bor's help in disposing of surplus
property to the benefit of all
walks of life"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09
Vets Oppose
GM Proposal

DETROIT, Nov. 5. - Two or
ganizations representing World
War II veterans have made
known to the UAW-CIO their
vigorous opposition to the pro-
posal of C. E. Wilson that the
standard work week be extend
ed to 45 hours. Both organiza-
tions also stated that the cuts in
take-home pay resulting from
the reduction of hours should be
restored through wage increases.
Charles G.. Bolte, chairman of
the American Veterans Commit
tee, sent r. J. Thomas, UAW-
CIO president, a copy of a let
ter he had been instructed to
send to c. E. Wilson, GIN presi-
dent, by unanimous vote of his
organizations planning COM
mittee.
A. H. Safir, public relations
director of the Veterans League
of America, sent Walter P.
Reuther, UAW-CIO vice presi-
dent and director of the unions
General Motors Department, a
copy of press statement au-
thorized by the organizations
national action committee.
Both groups represent World
War II veterans and servicemen,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09

Especially singled out as
S u b S a n tia tin G the ClO
unions demands for sub
stantial' wage increases was
Truman's listing of the factors
that are decreasing business costs
and the excellent profits posi-
ton of the corporations, which
in the Presidents words add to
the ability of industry to in
crease wages"
The CIO top body sharply
criticized the suspicious unan-
unity" with which the corpora
tions of all important industries
"have abruptly and arrogantly
rejected these requests" They
termed as a feeble excuse" the
corporations pleas that price
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09
LISTEN TO
MURRAY

Setting a first" in radio
network broadcasting, CIO
has purchased time on ABC
network for discussion of
controversial subjects. In
this new-type of network
program, President Philip
Murray will carefully an
aIyze the need for full en-
pIOyment and its impOr-
tance to all groups of our
national life.
The first program, which
was "aired" on Monday, Oc-
tOber Is, was well received
in radio circles as well as
in Union circles. Succeed
ing programs are scheduled
for 10 p. m. EST, ABC Blue
Network, Nov. IL and 26.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09

ence which began here today.
Truman's strong appeal
for cooperation and under
standing was followed by ad-
dresses by Commerce Secretary
Henry Wallace, Labor Secretary
.. B. Schwellenbach, AFL Pre-
sident William Green and CIO
President Philip Murray, and
finally industry representatives.
Truman stressed that "The
time has come for labor and
management to handle their
own affairs in the traditional
American way" Wartime con-
trolls that have produced "a
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09
Use >'avY Agoins&
cIO oil Workers
Conferences Fail To
Settle Differences

A conference between the In
ternational Oil Workers Union
CIO and Standard Oil Co. man.
agement held on Tuesday OF this
week failed to bring about any
agreement it was announced on
Wednesday by Clyde Shamblen,
Oil Workers secretary.
According to Mr.. Shamblen,
the oil compa es are now
threatening to lay off workers in
an attempt to enforce the 40
hour week without any advance
in pay. This, said Mr.. Shamblen
would constitute a 80 pay cent
wage cut. The layoffs already
started are in direct violation of
the federal governments prom
ise to the workers at the time
the Navy department took over
the plants during the recent
oil strike.
Charges that the President Is
using the Navy to break the
strike were also made by Mr..
Shamblen who said that tele-
grams and letters of protest
were being sent to Washington
against the use of the Navy in
breaking the Union.
A meeting was scheduled with
representatives of the Gulf Re-
fining company for Wednesday
and with the Pure Oil Co at the
end of the week. Mr.. Shamblen
said that he did not expect the
oil companies to bulge in view
of the backing being given the
managements by the Navy.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09
Strikers Accuse
A&P Management
Charge Company With
Union Busting Tue+ies

Charges that the A & P Tea
Co. is seeking to break the ware
house worker union we're
hurled at the company this week
by employees of the company
who have been on strike here
for the past ei weeks.
Basing their n-busting ac-
cusation on III refusal of the
A & P Co. to join with the other
six warehouse which signed a
uniform contract, the warehouse
workers, members of Local 1853,
URWDSEA-CIO say that the
companv is now attempting to
freeze ut the Union and de-
stroy
A P was one Of the seven
w houses struck Sept. 20 when
th seven refused to negotiate a
III orm contract with the Union
after agreeing unanimously that
such a contract was desirable.
Wages, hours and working con-
ditions were also factors in the
dispute leading to the strike.
Settled With Six
The strike was successfully
ended three weeks ago when six
of the seven agreed to the uni
form contract and substantial
wage increases.
The position of the Union was
stated yesterday by Lawrence
N. Steinberg, state URDWSEA-
CIO director who said, "this
company which takes Toledoans
money and banks it in New
York is contributing nothing tc
this city. The only thing which
they do contrib is to keeI
the standard g down.
There is no dmor which
we know originated with thu
company, that the A & P wa
moving out of town because i
has been unable to enforce it
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GIN members of the UAW
have voted overwhelmingly
to strike if the company re-
fuses to come to terms IN
union demands including a 300
wage raise, One GIN official has
already indicated that the firm
will not even consider the idea
of a 500 pay hike.
GIN is on a sitdown because
they figure they can't lose, .
Reuther said. He emphasized
that in terms of GINS reserves
and wartime profits the COM
pany can easily afford the 30To
pay hike.
Offer SO Raise
GINS only counter-proposal to
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boosts are needed before the
companies can afford to pay
higher wages.
"We now therefore demand,
the CIO body concluded, the
representatives of American in
dustry, in the interest of the ma
ton, comply with the mandate
of the President of the United
States, engage in bona fide col
lective bargaining and grant
substantial wage increases. We
are confident that continued re-
fusal on the part of the employ
ers to meet this clear obligation
will receive the universal con-
demnation of the American
people"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09

municipal court by an over
whelming majority. Halls
vote was 36,872 to the 49,
343 ballots accumulated by his
opponent, Peter z. Long. Both
Judge Grzezinski and Landon
Hall were given the endorsement
and active support of the Po-
litical Action Committee.
Slightly more than 1000
votes were cast according TO an
unofficial estimate of Board OK
Elections officials.
Defeat Bond Issues
Only issue to receive a major
ity vote was the Union Depot
bond issue which received 30,810
for the bonds to %, ,529 against.
The bond issues required a 65
per cent vote and the issue was
lost because it failed to secure
the required percentage.
On the PAC charter amend
ment which would have provided
a City Council of nine men
elected at large by plurality vote,
the amendment did not even Sc
cure the support of the same
number of persons who signed
the petitions to place the issue on
the ballot. PAC secured $4,000
on their petitions of which
slightly more than $4,000 were
declared valid. The referendum
was able to gather but 1888 as
compared with 33 ,529 who were
against the amendment.
PAC officials expressed the
opinion that the referendum lost
because of the large number OF
issues as matter of general poll
icy. What attempts will be
made, If any, to again bring the
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of organized labor.
Truman tried futilely to
put the heat on Congress to
pass the bill by Thanksgiving.
Henry Wallace warned that the
American people simply Will
not stand for another great de-
preston" Vinson, testifying be-
fore the House Expenditures
Committee, as did Wallace,
charged the committee with fill
clustering.
Denies Vinson Charge
While Committee Chairman
Carter Manasco 3D., Ala.) tried
to deny Wilson's filibustering
charge, a reactionary coalition
of Republicans and anti-labor
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09

Democrats within the committee
continued their sabotage of a bill
that both the President and labor
have marked must" and eur
gent" Shipping at the law gath
cred strength with union baiters
like Representative E. c. Gath
ings 3D., Ark telling Congress
that "the language of the full
employment bill is beguiling but
not enough so to deceive staunch
defenders of Americanism."
Despite the Truman, Vinson,
Wallace and labor appeals it was
taken for granted, however, that
the jobless pay bill would not be
passed by Thanksgiving. AL
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a detailed economic brief pre-
sented by Reuther was sugges-
ton that the auto workers take
only a SO increase and accept
a 45-hour work week, Reuther's
reply made it clear to GIN that
"The UAW-CIO refuses to join
in a conspiracy with General
Motors to slam the door of OPP
portunity in the face of millions
of returning servicemen and
other Americans who are seek
ing and are entitled to work"
Reuther flatly stated that II
GIN asked for unwarranted price
increases on their cars from
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09

WASHINGTON NPA) La
bor-subsidized industries that
make huge profits at the ex-
pense of underpaid workers have
no right to exist, said Sen.
Wayne Morse (R., Ore.) in a
radio debate with a represen-
tative of the Cotton Textile In
stitute, here last week. Discus
sion centered on the Csc mini
mum wage plan now before
Congress.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09
JohneII Does II

WASHINGTON, Nov. g.
John l.. Lewis made himself
a place on the LabOr-Man-
agement executive board to-
day after sharp word bat
tie with CIO PreSiden
Philip Murray. Lewis in
sisted that his United Mine
Workers and the Railroad
Brotherhood be given places
on the committee. After
receSsing, the conference
voted to give Lewis his way
and made places for the
UNIV and the Railroad
Brotherhood.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (LPA) -
Despite threats from state Of
ficials, more than 200 members
of the Louisville police force
have Joined together to charter
Police Officers Local Union No.
448 of the AFL State, County
and Municipal Workers Union.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09
USES Has
Its Annex

Unemployed workers seek
ing unemployment compen-
sation or reporting to the
Bureau of Unemployment
Compensation or U nj t e d
States Employment Service at
Michigan and Jefferson are
complaining because there are
no comfort facilities for the
men and women who must
stand, sometimes for several
hours in line waiting for jobs,
reporting for work or filing
their claims.
Men and women finding it ne
cessary to seek the use of a
ladies or mems rest room in
quiring where such facilities are
located in the United State EN-
ployment office are sent across
the street to the gasoline sta
tion. 1t is reported that the fill
ing station is doing a land office
business now that unemploy-
ment is so widespread and on
the increase.
Complaints have been made
about the lack of comfort facil-
tiles and several Local Unions
are contemplating a request to
the state to see to it that this
condition is remedied. Unem-
ployed persons are emphatic in
their statements about the lack
of such comforts and complain
bitterly when they are forced to
search for rest rooms which
should be available within the
USES office.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09
cheYfi+z Resigns
Union Position
To Complete Labor
Book After Jonuory

Edward Cheyfitz, national
chairman of the Die Casters Di-
vision of the United, Mine, Mill
and Smelter Workers-CIO an
nounced yesterday that he had
presented his resignation as
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09
Truman Supports
Go Wage Claim
Critisize Industry For
Unanimous Rejection

WASHINGTON Nov. 5 Q4PA)-The Administration po-
siton wage-prce policy outlined by President Iru-
early week. has completely supported the position
of the CO according resolution passed after aday
session of the CIO Executive Board here last week.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09
Truman KeynOtes
Nm Conference
Proposes Return To
objective Bargaining

WASHINGTON Nov S GlPA)--A hands-oH govern
ent policy and the resumption of genuine collective bar
gaining should be the best method of solving industrial
strife during the reconversion period President Truman
told the opening of the acknowledgement Confer
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09
Voters Defeat Issues ELECT Grzezinski
PAC Charter Amendment
Loses With Other Issues

Toedoans went to the polls and voted last Tuesday
They against everything proposed on the issues pal
lot but elected Edgar W. Norris and Stanley A Grzeznsk
to succeed themselves on the municipal court bench
Iandon Hall was elected succeed himself as clerk OF
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09
IA W Threatens
To Sue OPA
GM Stages Sit-DoUn Strike
Against GOuernn1ent and UAW

WASHINGTON, Nov QPA-General Motors, the
worlds richest corporation is stdown strike against
the United States and its 325OOO workers.
Walter Reuther vcepresdent of the United Auto Workers
CIO declared here at iamed press conference last week.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-11-09
Full Employment
Bill Is Stalled
President Truman Puts Heat
On Congress For Legislation

bill was still stalled in Congress last week despite renewed
pleas for passage by President Truman Treasury Secre
tary Vinson Secretary Wallace and all sections
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-29
A en- Florist
Grabs Lead In
MotorCityLoop

Winning tnree games by the for
felture route when Paradise Tav-
EN- failed 10 appear Monday nisht
al Paradise Bowl, Acme FLORIST
gained sole possession OF first place
m The Motor City Bowling league
when Darling Florist lost one to
Delmonlca and Arthurs Clothing
dropped two 10 SpOrtsmcn club.
Darling ;ro-nccd Delmonica
2605 10 2437 a. V. freeman hit SIC
and Jimmy War; 500. War; grab
ing 4 DPS opener Sensation Bar.
by taking three from Browns Pro-
ducc, 1922 10 244l moved into q
ne for thl.d place with ArinurS
Clothing
Cookies Lunch. ted FOR fourth
place last week. dropped 10 4 tie
for NTH place with Demon ~ oy
losing iNo games 10 Associated
Electric 2266 70 247l Brady. rolling
~ third place for Assoc a,ed Elec-
uc set the pace Tor the evening
with GLIB on han game of 3D.
Sportsmon club won two froh.
Arthur Clothing. 1896 TO 1868.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-09-29
Brewster Swimmers Set
High Mark In NY Pools

brothers. now Coast Guard,man
Fred Edwards, stationed at Ellis
Island took the Atlantic Coast free
style chsmplonSh,p IN the Atlantic
Coast meet finals At me Colonie
Pool IN New York CITY.
Fred wen. on to capture he city,
vide New York free style title. de-
featlng entries from all FIVE Bor-
ou2hs al McCarren pool in Brook
Ign. These triumphs established
Edwards a. one Of the outstanding
swimmers campaigning on the East
coast Al present.
The benefits gained by these men
Through the Brewster centcr-sWjm-