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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18

men disagreeing, that 1,50O,-
900 would be disemployed
during the next six months as
the result of war production cut
backs. Now the figure has
doubled and WPB officials who
were originally reluctant to re-
veal the results of their own
surveys admit that there will
be 100000 out of jobs. I'm
less WPB quickly develops
program for civilian production
more than half of these 3,0OO.-
600 will not be taken into new
peacetime jobs, declared one
WPB official.
No Effective Plan
Neither WPB nor any other
government agency has an eff
fective reconversion plan, ac-
cording to Washington Labor
representatives. Willow Run is
becoming a ghost town and
numerous one-industry cities
are taking on the same appear
ance. Boom towns that rose
around mushroomed war plants
are being deserted in every Sec
ton of the country particularly
where government or manage
ment has declared the plants are
incapable of producing civilian
goods.
State unemployment compen-
sation figures are showing the
first sharp rises since Pearl
Harbor.
The cutbacks in Just three
plants in Detroit, which military
leaders have described as the
arsenal of the United Nations,
may mean a weekly decrease of
100000 in the city's pur-
chasing power, according to la
Dor economists. What this means
In terms of the corner drugstore,
grocery store and hardware shop
is incalculable. What it will
mean in terms of diminished
war bond purchases, war bond
redemptions and donations to
war relief funds and Fed Cross
is even more problematic. Union
membership and per capita dues
paying, at an all-time high dur
ing the war period, are already
falling off.
How vast the production cut
Continued on page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
attention
George adde's

WASHINGTON, May Is
(LPA)-Union conventions
are out for 1945 and all
other conventions, too, the
Office of Defense Trans
portation d e cl are d last
week. Conventions of any
kind, involving more than
so people that need trans
portatiOn to the convention
site, are out of the question
for the next IL to Is
months. according to ODT.
One of the chief reasons
for the expected transpOrta-
ti0n crisis, it was said, will
be the "re-deplOyment" of
u. S. troops from the Euro
pean zone to the Pacific.
Several unions, however,
are planning conventions
that will not require more
than so delegates.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
Union Battle
Flares Up

Condemnation of the pro-
posed Toledo edition of the
Labor Union, Dayton weekly
Republican labor newspaper
by Thomas Quinn, president
of the Central Labor Union -
AFL in which the AFL head as
sailed the Dayton paper as IAN
outlet for propaganda to keep
Toledo labor at war with itself
is expected to bring to a head
the efforts made by one faction
of the Central Labor Union to
destroy the Union Leader, To-
ledo's oldest labor paper.
w. A. Marlowe, former ad-
vertising solicitor for the Union
Leader will be managing editor
of the Toledo edition of the
Dayton paper which will begirf
to circulate today.
Quinn Not Surprised
Mr.. Quinn expressed himself
as not surprised at the new
newspaper coming into Toledo,
"the hackers of it have been
looking for an outlet for propa-
ganda to keep Toledo labor at
war with ITSELF" he said.
Seeing in the new newspaper
an effort to destroy the pro-
posed peace pact between the
CIO and AFL which has made
good progress, Mr.. Quinn said,
''the attempt comes too late, be-
cause the Peace committee has
gained too much momentum to
be overcome by such tactics
The Labor Union of Dayton
has been a prolific sheet in Re-
publican politics with charges
made last fall that it was given
the backing of the party and of
Senator Robert A. Taft in his
successful bid for reelection.
Local businessmen are being
approached for advertising in
order to give the Toledo edition
of the Dayton Republican labor
sheet financial backing.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18

at BRETON WOOdS.
Testifying b e tore the
House Banking and Currency
Committee, CIO y-Treas.
James B. Carey said that "It is
our considered opinion that both
the Fund and the Bank should
be endorsed by the United
States without further delay and
N without am en- d m ents or
changes"
100000 Job Prospect
Carey told the committee that,
Breton Woods represents one
of the most important corner
stones on which full interna-
tional cooperation so essential to
winning and maintaining the
peace must be built. Throughout
America and in the CIO, Bret
ton Woods means jobs and secu-
rity. Our President, Philip Muir
ray, has estimated that some
100000 jobs for Americans can
be found in export trades after
the war, if the Breton Woods
proposals are adopted"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
Burke Seeks
Lubor Man
Casts Deciding Vote
Against Frank Sohn

Councilman Tom Bur k e
kicked over in the traces at the
Wednesday morning meeting of
the Council Committee of the
Whole and cast the deciding vote
which stopped the appointment
of Frank Sohn, Toledo architect,
to replace Judge Frank Wiley as
member of the City Planning
Commission.
Burke's vote came as a sur
prise to Mayor Lloyd Roulet and
followed considerable agitation
by East Siders for the appoint
ment, on sectional basis, of
Paul Hoeflinger, East Toledo
realtor.
Burke Gives Explanation
Councilman Burke in casting
his vote explained his reason for
voting against the appointment
by saying that he believed in the
executive perogative of making
appointments, but said that as
long as the issue of sectionalism
was being raised, he would go
whole hog by voting no on the
appointment of Sohn and prom
ised to vote for someone from
East Toledo, provided the ap-
pointee was from the ranks of
organized labor.
Explaining that the City Plan
ming Commission was important
from labor's standpoint since 1t
had to do with employment, Mr..
Burke said that other occupa-
tions, the law, engineering, ar
chitects, banking, real estate and
finance were represented, but
that labor did not have a single
seat on the commission.
Wants Labor Man
Interviewed fol low n & the
m e ing, Councilman Burke
made his position clear by say
ing that he would not go along
with sectionalism in the appoint
ment of a member of the city
planning commission. II would
have voted for Sohn, if the East
Toledo business crowd had not
made a sectional issue of the ap-
pointment. If this is to be the
case, I am holding out for the
appointment of an East Slider
from the ranks of organized
labor" he said.
Mr.. Burke said he had SUBJ
mitted the name of an East
Toledo labor leader to Mr.. Rou-
let and would insist that either
he or someone from labor be
appointed to the Planning Com
mission.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
Packard
MESA
Slipping

Intramural politics in the
MESA at the Packard Motor
Car Co. brings to light evil
dence that the organization is
torn with personal quarrelS
and pickering in a struggle for
leadership in fast slipping
organization.
At the MESA Packard COM
mittee election, May Is, William
Wiseboob, chairman, in his eff
forts to dominate the committee,
overstepped himself and picked
on the wrong man. Object of
Mr.. Wiseboon's attention was Al
Clayton who was told by the
MESA chairman that he would
be fired after Clayton said he
was disgusted with MESA "dou-
BILE crossing politics" and was
going to make a connection with
the UAW-CIO.
Clayton is rumored to be still
holding CIO membership.
Committee Resigned
The special committeeman
election was brought about by
the resignation of Ed. Kornacki
because he was financially un-
able to continue on the COM
mittee. Kornacki has been heard
to bitterly complain that he has
not had any wage raises and
told friends that he could not
afford to be an officer in a un-
ion (which does nothing for
me-. Others in Mr.. Kornacki's
classification have been given
raises.
1t has not been learned If j.
Dotson, elected to the commit
tee in the May Is election will
suffer cut in wages as a con-
sequences of serving as an
MESA officer.
Day Shift Dissatisfied
MESA members on the day
shift, coming to work Wednes-
day morning after the election
expressed their dissatisfaction
with the results. 1t was at this
time that the dispute arose be-
tween Clayton and Wiseboom
with the former condemning
what he termed dirty MESA
politics"
Fellow workers of Clayton
are waiting to see If the MESA
secretary will carry out his
Continued on page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
Job Bible" Helps Vets
WASHINGTON LPA) :

WASHINGTON (LPA) - A
Job dictionary" which lists and
defines 17,452 kinds of employ
ment is used by USES inter
viewers to help place vets in
civilian occupations most suited
to their ability, training and ex-
perience. The "Bible" of place
ment service was issued by War
Manpower Commission in 1899,
and since then two supplements
and Part II of the planned four
parts have appeared. The latest
manual is Special Aids for
Placing Military Personnel in
Civilian Jobs" issued Feb. 1914.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
Superior Spinning
Co., Workers
Join UAW.CIO

An organizational drive con-
Quoted by Local IL for en-
ployees of the Superior Spin
ming and Stamping Co., 4063
Fitch Rd., has resulted in en-
listing majority into the
Auto Workers.
Some of the employees have
held membership in Local IL
before and realize that it would
be to their interest to have a
union which would be able to
improve their working condi-
tions and wages and provide
them with other benefits.
Application for an NLRB
election will be filed in the
near future according to Local
IL officials.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
BY VICTOR RIESEL
in Labor Reports

Strategists of the rapidly re-
viving Klan movement plan an
all-out assault on Catholic labor
leaders.
Within a few months they will
attack along religious lines such
men as Philip Murray and
George Meany as intensely as
they hit Sidney Hillman with
anti-Semitic propaganda in the
November campaign.
The Klansmen, operating in
dependently of their national
h d uart ters in Atlanta,
Georgia, will concentrate on the
Association of Catholic Trade
Unionists.
This will round out their
propaganda along traditional
xxx lines.
Black Legion Terror Feared
They already have exploited
Hillman's Political Action Com
mittee and have warned that
trade union seniority rules vir-
tually will turn American post
war industry over to the Ne
groes.
Now the xxx men simply are
adding anti-Catholicism to their
anti-Negro and anti-Semitism
activity.
SO they will be right back in
their old business again-but
this time as crusaders defending
rugged individualism against the
unions and the big, bad closed
shop.
Some high Catholic clergymen
are aware of the coming cam
paign against labor leaders of
their faith. And one important
member of the Detroit hierarchy
has said that the new drive
might even revive the Black Le-
gion type of terror organizations.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18

workers in the ood processing
industry.
2. The rider now in effect,
and originally sponsored by
John Frey of the AFL Metal
Trades Department. This would
prevent the Board from spend
ing funds on any case in which
a contract had been signed for
more than three months. This
has been approved by the APP
preparations sub-c m m t t e
which first passed on the bill.
3. A rider to prevent expen-
diture of NLRB funds in any
case involving foremen. This has
the special backing of the auto
industry, Murray charged.
Charges "Undemocratic" Device
'"The device of an appropria-
ton rider" he told the CIO
unions, "is a particularly un-
democratic nc un-American
means of obtaining special privi-
lege."
THE National Labor Relations
Act is a charter of labor's rights;
it is basic contribution of the
Roosevelt Administration to the
national welfare, and its unim-
paired u n c t N n G is indis-
pensable to effective labor-man-
agement cooperation in the post
war world"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18

Crippled Children, 2740 w.
Central Ave-, will be built
from funds supplied by thou
sands of Toledo CIO members
and will be dedicated by the
union to the late President.
A Fitting Memorial
Mr.. Gosser in telling of the
plans for the erection of the
wading pool said: Il know of no
more fitting tribute to our late
President than the erection of a
wading pool which is so urgently
needed at the Crippled Chill
dren's Home. Most of the cases
there are infantile paralysis
a disease which the Presi-
dent himself overcame and one
in which he was interested in
providing help for others SINH
larly afflicted.
Il know of no greater tribute
that we could pay to a great
President than the building of
this memorial which will be a
constant reminder to all who
see it of the feeling which we as
workers have for great Presi-
dent and a great humanitarian"
Pool Need Revealed
Need for the wading pool at
the Crippled Children's Home
was reevaled to Mr.. Gosser sew
eral months ago by Charles
Becker, chairman of the Spicer
committee which invented a
machine for polio packs and
turned the machine and royalty
rights over to the Toledo Society
for Crippled Children.
Willys-Overland Unit of Local
IL, UAW-CIO offered to under
write the undertaking, but it
was felt by Mr.. Gosser and other
Toledo CIO leaders that pro-
ject of such importance to the
community should be partici-
pated in by as many people as
possible. Accordingly, it was
presented to CIO unions who
have agreed that all CIO mem
bers in Toledo should be given
an opportunity to donate to this
worthy undertaking.
Fund Drive Planned
Plans are being completed by
a CIO committee for the build
ing of the pool and a drive will
soon be inaugurated for the
funds which will be donated by
all CIO union members.
Continued on page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18

members of the Toledo In
dustrial Union Council unani-
mously adopted a resolution
at their meeting of May 10 COM
mending the Labor Committee
for its action in Withdrawing
from meetings in the OPA Of
fices.
Specifically charging that the
black market operations in the
Toledo area are attracting con-
siderable attention and that the
situation is much the same as it
has been during times of scarcity
for the past two years, the reso-
luton stated that OPA has failed
to improve its methods of COM
batting the situation.
Sent To Locals
Considerable discussion by the
Labor Advisory group relative
to a possible mass picketing of
OPA by AFL, CIO and Railroad
unions was seen reflected in the
TIUC resolution which stated
the willingness of the Council to
follow the recommendations of
the Labor Advisory Committee
for more drastic action at such
ne that the Committee may
.1seem it necessary or desirable" :"
Copies of the resolution were
ordered sent to all Local CIO
unions, as well as to the state
CIO Council, national CIO, and
national and district OPA Of
Continued on page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
Strikes: II/I00 of 10

ASHIN GTON IPA)-
Eleven one hundredths of one
per cent was the strike and
lockout figure for March, the
Labor Dept. revealed last week.
The 11/100 of 1% was idleness
compared with the available
working time. About one third
of the total idleness, it was dis
closed, resulted from the strike
in the motion picture industry in
Hollywood and the Today
strike at plants of Briggs Manu-
featuring Co. in Detroit"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
Approval Given
Peace Plan

Approval Of a peace plan pro-
viding for cessation of inter-
union raiding between the CIO
and AFL joint peace committee
was given the unanimous ap-
proval Of TIUC delegates on
May 10.
The plan which will be placed
before delegates to the Central
Labor Union for ratification this
week provides that effective
June l both unions will cease
any attempts to organize in any
plant in which the other is rec
ognized as bargaining agent.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
World Var IL
Succeeds

PORTLAND, Ore. NPA)
Hood River, Ore, re-
Gently won nationwide no
tOriety when its American
Legion post removed the
n a m e S of 16 Japanese
American soldiers from the
community roll of honor.
Last week an infantryman
who had fought side by side
with the Japanese-Ameri-
can division in Italy stopped
i'm Hood River. The first
thing he saw was a sign in
a store reading, "NO Cigar
cites, No Negroes, No Japs."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18


They are concentrating
their efforts on the House
appropriations Committee, hop
ing thereby to attach riders re-
stricting NLRB activities during
the next fiscal year, starting
June 30.
CIO President Philip Murray
last week wrote to all CIO
unions, warning them to be on
guard against the attempts to
cut and to circumscribe the
NLRB funds still further.
List Three Riders
Murray listed three riders
already proposed, and added
that a cut of a half-million dol
lars in the $3,348,000 NLRB ap-
preparation was being sought by
the anti-labor coalition. This cut
would mean a 22% reduction in
staff, and would produce a
breakdown in the Boards opera
tions," Murray asserted.
Here are the three riders:
1. A food lobby proposal,
which Murray charges is the
work of the same lobby which
has operated with such diSas-
trous effectiveness in connection
with the current OPA hear
ings," which would exempt from
the protection of the act all
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
Rail Lobor-Chief Named

WASHINGTON (LPA)-Tak-
ing the place of julius G. Luhr-
sen as executive secretary of the
Railway Labor Executives Asso-
citation is A. E. Lyon, president
of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Signalmen.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
Is Threatened
By Congress Riders

WASHINGTON, May Is GPA)-A drive by united
front of so-caed the food lobby the
Michigan manufacturers lobby, and such de-hard
Howard Smith of Virginia threatens jacket
the National Labor Relations Board was revealed here
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
,OO Supports Breton
Woods Proposals

WASHINGTON, May IA LPA)-Congress was told last
week that The CIO stands squarey behind the nterna
onal Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Re-
construction and Development proposed at the United Ma
tons Monetary and Financial Conference held last
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
100000 Unemployed Figure
Given In New Estimate
Government indicates
Vast Cutbacks Comine

WASHINGTON, May Is (LPA)-Unpublished estimates
by labor leaders and government officials that there will be
100000 American workers out of jobs within the six
months being verified.
Last week it figured by WPB officials with labor
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
CIO To Erect
EDR Memorial
Plan Wading Pool
For Crippled Children

Plans of Toledo CIO unions to erect memorial to the
memory of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt
announced today by Richard Gosser, UAWCIO regional
director.
The memorial wading pool for the Toledo Society for
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
THUG. Supports
0OPA Labor Group
UphOlds Committee Recommendation
Promising More Drastic Action

Backing the recommendation made two weeks ago by
the OPA Labor Advisory Committee that experienced
and competent officer be employed to direct its enforce
rent activity and if necessary, carry drastic
steps to improved OPA efforts in the Toledo
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18

Continued on page 2
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-15
British Consul
Change Aug. |

British Consul Cyril IT. Cane
viii leave Detroit shortly after
Aug 10 head the consulate IN
San Francisco. il was announced
Saturday by the consulate offices
here.
Cane is vacationing on Seal
Harbor Island In Maine, but is due
back July 20 to prepare tor the
arrival OF his successor. D. + II.
Brickcll. now minister 10 Para
quay Brlckell Is scheduled TO ar
rive on Aug T.
Cane served as vice consul and
consul m San Francisco from 1882
10 1889 and is being returned on
orders from London because of
Capitalization of British military
affairs there. Mr. and Mrs. Cane
reside AZ S35 Edgmont Park,
Crosse Polnte.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-15

NInced. in his unique way. that
not one. but several suitable lOCa.
tons have been overlooked IA the
scramble.
THERE was temptation a.
Il first 20 earn little easy
money by merely suggesting that
Detroit take over LaGuardia Field
in New York. but after an
In the first place. an airport
should always be situated whore
alrplancS are ln Tho habit OF
migrating in the various seasons.
10 nest and rear their young.
II would be a simple matter 10
take tho suggestion OF bon GlilicS.
the wild NE editor, and put the
airport on the ST Clair Flats
where there is an abundance Of
Wild rice and other natural food
This. however. would unQucs-
tlonably offend The fOW lcr~ who
train their falcons and hunt the
upland plovcr IN that region II
might even cost Glhc, his job.
NO. THE logical spot Tor The
~ airport is some place who're
there is neither human hab.'a-
trUU TOT any SIEn r1dT man has
ever left hIs imprint We must
probe the ,nmutable and track
less fore nature, and forget
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-15
Hooper Plot
Trial Opens
On Monday
4 HoodIums Accused
in Staying Inquiry;
Shakeup Is Expected
1ime, stsn cerr.,penarnt

BATTLE CREEK, July IA
Search for the murderer Of Sena-
tor Warren G. Hooper will lead
10 the trial Monday of four Detroit
hoodlumS on charges Of conspiring
to knock off, important grand
jury witnesses.
The defendants are Harry and
sam FlelScher, Mike Selk and
Pete Mahoney. all well known in
Detroit saloon and gambling
circles
Special Prosecutor Kim Sigler
said here today the trial may last
three or four weeks. Circuit Judge
Hatch Wlll preside
Hearing on motions for post
pCncmcnt and for separate tual
for sam Flclshcr VIII precede
selection of a Jury.
The four were indicted on a
conspiracy charge after Abe
AhramoWltz and Sammy Lutz, eX-
convicts. related TO Sigler and
Grand Jury Judge Carr. that
Harry Fletsifet'- attefnptec!-fe hire
them individually 10 XIII the
senator.
Hooper, an important states
witness IN the Lansing grand jury
investigation of legislative graft,
was shot 10 death IN his car last
January II. While On route from
the capital 10 his home IN Albion.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-15
Gen. ChennduIt
Quits Air Post

CHUNGKING. july u Up
It. Gen. Claire l. Chennault re-
signed as commander of the L $.
1ith Air Force today and hIS
resignation was accepted by 1t
Gen Albert {, Wcdemeycr COM
mander of all American forces IN
China.
Chennault announced his de-
ciSion TO retire from tho army
but did not specify any reasons
for 80 doing.
Chennault came out or retire
ment IN July. 1887. lo help the
Chinese form new ar force.