Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-13
It's News
To Me
'AkBUSH!"
By 0. J. Pecod
CONTRASTS

1t was 1899 The country looking the be-
ginning NewsDea Millions of unemployed walk
ing America looking for jobs Some
Long lines stood before relief stations shbbness the
mark of the citizen Wholesale evcons taking place
closing in all sections of the country
Profits had disappeared with big to untimey
by shooting hanging and falling from high buildings
Capitalism seemed to have oulived its usefulness.
This s45 Millions people are employed % p
premium Bank deposits are higher than in the en-
tire history OF american oang TOLLS Tolls nave me
has been revived.
Nor has the change stopped there only recently
practical partnership labor management agreed
upon by Philip Murray of the CIO William Green Of the AFL
Johnston head of the u S. Chamber of Commerce
A new charter and management has been signed
by labor union presidents and the u Chamber of
Commerce high employment in the postwar period
under a system of private competitive capitalism
All is lovely. merely waiting for the end of the
get down to the task of high wages full employment
unlimited profits.
The past is forgotten. breadlines evctons, the
hunger ues searching for Jobs the intellectual stery
of shirts the denc banks the hopeessness of life
We are on the way to a new era new charter
signed Labor long by the controllers of the
wealth. the givers jobs the whose prime motive
profits and more profits
There are those read the glorious of the
charter between business with their
tongue crossing their fingers and doubling the com
ing sweetness and light between the two
They remembering the war even while the war su goes
They recall the which industry has waged labor
since labor handed its government its no strike pledge ana
stuck out its neck for the blows which have since fallen upon
1t in sckening profuson.
DoubterS
the fight for pennies nckes grudg
frequently refused by War Labor Board dom
industry and alleged public members while profits
scared managerial salaries Spraled upward
fade the ranks of the workers of the
tauns the provocatonS deliberately planned
executed industrial management during the which
u S. Chamber of Commerce and the
of unions pact for the postwar
doubts fill the minds of the workers who have
what has been going during these
how this great transition from wide
warfare against labor to plenty and prosperity
going to take place.
CAN 1T HAPPEN?
history of the past and known of the
present difficult impossible believe that the
declared industry labor will end the official
shooting Facism ends There will be sincere
between labor and business until
show that is ready for and that has not been
demonstrated.
is impossible that sort of temporary peace
rugged between business and labor cannot be
the leadership which controls the bust
of this country For Eric Johnston, there
dozen Frederick c. Crawfords and Sewell Averys
the long the capalsc system make peace
merely signing pact with labor and saying wants
speak palmer than that 1t that will
full employment high that 1t is
willing annual living 1t that
willing consider the greater security of the workers
Until that time pacts signed by unions business
leaders empty gestures misleading of the
workers and the prelude to disappointment increased i'll
feelings.
1t is performance and pac that The peace has
been signed but the goes