Detroit evening times., 1945-02-13

BY Westbrooki
PeeIer
CECIL B. DE MILE, a noted
~ producer OF movies and
stage plays and radio per-
former, has been barred from
the air by a decision Of Judge
Emmet- II. Wilson OF the SUI
perior Court of Los Angeles.
Wilson upheld an assessment
of one dollar levied on all men,
hers Of the American Fedora
ton of Radio Artists for the
purpose OF opposing a proposed
amendment TO the California
constitution in the fall election.
De Mile refused 10 pay the
dollar. The amendment would
have forbidden the closed union
shop
Similar amendments have
been adopted IN Florida and AS.
kansas and 4 bill 10 the same
effect thas=heen offered IN the
Arizona legislature
TliESE measures have been
Il denounced by both ignorant
and highly intelligent political
propagandlStS OF the New Deal
union auxiliary as Fascist
schemes against the freedom
of labor
They are m fact antl.taScist
and anu-CommunISt because
their purpose IS TO break the
grip of government, federal and
state. on unions and 10 restore
10 all citizens rights which have
been abrogated by these private
organizations.
Mrs. Frances Perkins once
conceded tins fact when. AZ an
annual convention and drinking
festival of the American feder-
alton of Labor, IN Portland.
Orc. she hid away IN the dull
and sitting text OF an official
address, statement OF her
belief that the individual worker
L.,I r-1r-Yy-tNYr fYTffYey
even though he refused 10 JOIN
q unlon
All the pompouS lgnoramuScs
Of the union movement oppose
such amendments and laws. but
SOurr of t7e intelligent men ad-
NoCate them. OF the record
Such men are mean and venal
traitors 10 the workers under
ThcIT control because tho fcastV1
why they VIII not take their
stand IN public Is that they
would be smcarcd A. FaSCiStS
10y lcrToITST1c propaganda and
might lose their easy JOBS and
wages
Their guilt Is the greatest be-
cause for sordld pay and from
weakness OF character. they sub
mt 10 a condition which they
believe 70 be ruinous.
TIIE California nudge refused
Il 10 give DE Mile An lnJunc.
tion forbiddlng the union 10
suspend him
HIS excuse vas the speCIOus
decision that money spent -
defeat \ proposition on the public
ballot IN a state election was
not spent for a political purpose.
No provision IN law requires
that officers of unions. which
unwilling citizens arc compelled
10 Join must be men of good
character
Hollywood be ~ remembered,
Was the scene 0f Willie Bloff 3
criminal dictatorship
From the Los Angeles council
~ the 4 r Of l. Blof received
formal sympathy when he went
20 laIl for white slavery No iawI
forbldS an avowcd Nan or COM
munlSt 20 hold such union office.
NO LAW edits union conSti-
y tutonS for conformity with
the Constitution Of the United
States or any state,
BY Wilson 8 reasoning here a
small group Of NaziS or Com
munists IN control Of the Cali
forna Federation of Labor or
the Go could command all
members 10 contribute any
amount per capita 70 promote
The passage of a Nazi or Conn
munlSt substitute for tho CALI
fOrnla state constitution.
According 10 his reasoning
that would not be A political
purpose
II. By authority of this judges
dlctum. a ruling group should
demand $1,000 or 5000 per
head Tor the promotion or de-
feat Of any such "nonpollticaT
measure. those who refused or
couldn't pay would be suspended.
Ike De Mile IN the present
case Nor would tho union OIL
hccrS have 10 account for the
money.
How now. could this decision
authorize censorship and regu-
lauon of art and political and
religious expression
The first step has been taken
All audible artists even now
must be members under COM
pulslons~ Logically, then. all
broafirasfcrS- Including noiiticaI