Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-03
It's News
To Me
By 0. ]. Pecord
THE BUILDERS

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THE BUILDERS
When was a small boy, upon a time was
small boy all boysof played together
Somebody in the crowd hit upon plan to build eano
along fellows board fence all hustled around
until last each of had two three boards
enough shelter Then having contributed
board and labor to build little CLUB would S nSoe
and play game the mother of the boy who owned
the fence would treat us to cookies other tdbits
One of fellows in the crowd lad with will for his
own way bit the obstinate side. Time and again he
would because would not go where ne wanted to
90 or play game wanted play and almost invariably he
would ean-to pull his three boards
whole grand edce would umbng down around
ONLY PARABLE
pose striking similarity between the little
wrecked the cooperative efforts of the other fellows
by tearing their eano and the action decided by
few of the people at Auo-Lite
Little Willie who tore down building which he and
doubt found satisfaction destroying the
thing himself had contributed result, little
Willie frequently had nobody play with and
led rather lonely exstance because OF his refusal to CO.
with other boys unless they did things his way agreed
with his ideas and did his bidding
day. mother of the boy whose house played
the peevish Willie tearing down the eano and
growing of his antrms to the dor and told him
willie" sad I'm tired of watching you down
and the devil out of here and don't back until
play like the rest Of the boys Willie took his boards
Then growing lonesome the companonshp company
he hoped to purchase way good graces
EASY TO DESTROY
moral in the story poor peevish little Willie
it hsit easier to destroy and dsorganize than it is to
build and unite And this is the moral which might well be
given to the people at Auto-Lite.
Nobody take from the AutoLte they
had on rs the ball IL whe they r ami the % and
people of Toledo and the whole country They mill
tant then and they still only they have become confuse
like anything else needs attention support and the work of its
members.
When you plant garden isn't the end of
the weeds the soil around the plants
pick bugs which would destroy by vgi
succeed in growing something that is of value
When you belong organization particularly union,
must be careful of would be of your garden
your fellow members into the the Union,
guard against the forces both from within and without which
would destroy and organization detected and
and again by eternal vigilance succeed maintaining
something that is of Importance to workers
FOOLISH MEASURES
When you plant garden doesn't rain you pull
garden hose and water plants instead sitting around
and wailing at nature for her failure to provide
When you belong union and things suit
things done You should to the meetings and
things and make them to conform ideas of
what is right.
When bug gets the plant in garden you don't cut
down the plant and destroy it. good rule gardeners is to
destroy the bug and not the plant.
When leadership gets into your union with whom you are
in disagreement don't destroy the unon but the
people whose policies and actions do with ideas
good unonism. good rule for peple de-
sroy the union, but to correct the situation
These few of the things that Auto-Lite members
should consider before they vote Wednesday little
is al that is needed and may judge by the
past AutoLte members have that commodity though
they have been deliberated confused by few people
Nobody should complain when after neglectng their
den they do not good BY the AuoLe
Unit should not give despair for they failed to at
tend Local IL meetings failed take part the a
fairs of the Union and in aiding
in guiding the destinies of the orgaizatio
Had BILE from A,toT ade
attempt to take active part shaping policies of the
Union for the several cooperaed Local.
there might be for But
in the light of the facts must be of the
workers the plant that the real difficulty there just
not enough thrones in the Local to go around
Whatever happens next Wednesday, want to say that
still have deep and abiding confidence of Auto
Lite who licked management into line will
ually destroy the bugs who seeking destroy Union