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Detroit evening times., 1945-05-30
NAVY DEAD

COOK PAUI-R SGT rSMC-rsrents,
MI and Mrs Martin Cook. Bioomingdaie.
KEPHART, 1pHS a REC-E EsHER-
Parents. Nj. and Mrs William H. KephArt,
Kalamazoo.
lINDQUlST ROBERT ERICK FIREMAN
&c. USNR-Parcnts. Mr. and Mrs James
LlndqulSt. Norway.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-30

JAM.
-

Sometimes tempers get short We had first fight
today How started nobody knows but suddenly
swinging at each other We all gathered around.
They would swing slowly, They almost
wacked themselves out with swing.
II was like Mack Sennet comedy, slow motion. .,
After three each other they both fell down
got laughing fell hunks running down
cheeks The batter lay there and laughed until they
shook. IL did good
The two fighters too weak 90 the effort Of shak-
ing They just lay grinned
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-30

Gradually we are making connections with
the underground and we get little news
from the front. IL sounds good. That is the
best medicine in the world for us
Thank God for the French prisoners Of war.
Today they shared their Red Cross boxes with
us. We got one cigaret to six men. traded mine
don't smoke, for extra bite of bread.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-30
Jam.
Il

always hungry, just after
The boys dream up crazy recipes like Peps-Cola pie II
forget that
have long list of food have made up that I want
Dotte (hs wife) TO cook for me if I get back.
We Just live from hour hour. They lust us ou
again into the for check We think of other Year
days at home. This is not very good day for u.s.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-30
ARMY MISSING
EUROPEAN AREA

DrGCs. GLEN W, PVT Son Of Charles
digs, Pontiac. Ee
DOCKHAN CHARLES 7 4-Son Of
James y. Dockham. Midland
WEST ROBERT y SGT son Of Mrs
Clara west Biz Rapids
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-30

1t wasn't coon but a hen
pheasant and paying no attention
TO the dog whatsoever. =
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-30

ADVERTISEMENT
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-10-26
Local IL Stewards
Hold First Meeting

Stewards of Local IL, UAW-
CIO will inaugurate their reg
ular fall and winter monthly
meetings at Local IL head
quarters, 425 Winthrop ST., Fri
day evening, Oct. 26 it was an
nounced early this week by
Melvin Schultz, Local IL presi-
dent.
Meetings of the steward body
have been suspended since ear
ly summer as has been the Gus
tom in the past.
Meetings of the stewards in
past years have contributed
greatly in assisting shop officers
with their problems and include
many educational features, dis
cussion of union policy and
other valuable information.
A program for the fall and
winter months will be outlined
at the meeting.
Stewards meetings are held
on the fourth Friday of each
month.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-10-26
Hurry Smith
connoIIy Repeal

WASHINGTON, Oct. % (LPA)
The most vicious piece of anti
labor wartime legislation was
being rushed to its grave last
week by the same reactionary
Congressman n d newspapers
that screamed for its passage.
Labor didn't even have to give
it a push. The Smith-Connally
Act, which orga nized d labor
fought tooth and nail, sought to
eliminate industrial conflicts by
providing a so-called cooling
off, period of 80 days between
filing of a strike vote and
walkout. Last week both Rep.
Smith 3D., Va.) and Sen. Con-
molly 3D., Tex asked that the
law be repealed.
Instead of facilitating peaceful
settlement of labor-management
disputes the law did precisely
the opposite-as organized labor
had predicted during hearings on
the bill. 1t so overloaded the
National Labor Relations Board
that there is now a piled-up
backlog of more than 5000 cases
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-10-26

24S; not true at all, 224o; un-
cerAin.
G Commenting on the Roper
"diS Scoveries," CIO President
Philip Murray emphasized that
What people think grows out
of ihe sum total of their read
ing and experience. In Ameri-
ca, public opinion is largely
Conditioned by those who con-
troll the press, the radio, the
moties and other public opinion
forihing agencies. 1t is common
knowledge that those who con-
troll our sources of information
are Invariable pro-employer and
anti Tabor"
Ife public, declared Murray,
HAP been taught to want weak
es$in unions and union leader
shin because those who control
pubic opinion believe that an
innoeIous union movement is
incapable of challenging the
status quo and of pressuring for
social reform"
Frm the AFL, julius Hoch-
man, vice president of the In
ternhional Ladies' Garment
WoT lers, said that "Labors
stannng with the public remains
justIas precarious as ever"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-10-26
L-O-F Strike Is
Sanctioned BY
Union-Smifh-C ConnaIIy

Workers of the Libbey- Owens
Ford Glass Co. went on strike
Monday of this week in protest
against the refusal of the man.
agement to negotiate with them
relative to final settlement of
their contract which has been
pending since January, 1914.
Negotiations bet tween the
company and international Flat
Glass Workers Union-CIO which
had been under way in Chicago
from Oct / to Oct. 16 broke
down when the company began
operating a grinding and polish
ing line in its Ottawa, Ill. plant
which was closed down on Dec.
Is, 1941 and which the Union
refused to allow to operate un-
til incentive rates were adjust
ed.
When the management re-
fused to negotiate the Ottawa
situation, the Union called its
strike for $4,000 glass workers
in Ohio, Illinois and West Vir-
ginia.
VIM. Akos, rpesident of Local
.9, Toledo said that the contract
covering all the flat glass work.
ers was negotiated with the
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-10-26

Roper, director of the Survey
of Public Opinion, and are
analyzed by both AFL and
CIO union leaders. Roper con-
cludes that 1.-THE American pub
lie is firmly convinced that un-
ions are means to an end, and
should by no means be done
away with. They are committed
to the principle of labor unions.
But there is a strong feeling
that during past several years,
the labor union movement has
gotten into bad hands in many
instances and that it has in
many instances acted against the
public good. The public would
not do away with unions. 1t
just wants to fix them up.
In Oct. 1914, Roper asked: 1T
has recently been3 said that the
Democratic Party has been taken
over by the Political Action
Committee headed by Sidney
Hillman. Do you think this is
true, or an exaggeration, or that
it is not at all true?" (Roper
admits, '"That is a tough ques-
ton to ask and | make no de-
fense of it.") Results: "A true
charge, 1870; an exaggeration,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-10-26

to divide his work and that each
job was a full time position, he
asked that he be restored full
time to the water works depart
ment.
Appointed In Depression
Continuing, Mr.. Schoonmaker
pointed out that he had been
appointed at time when thou
sands of Toledoans were on re-
lief without city funds to pro-
vide for them, at the same time,
municipal services had to be
continued. He said that the prob
lens were met and the best pos
sible solution worked out.
Stating that it was a matter
of personal pride with him that
during his term as city manager
$7,500,000 in bonds were met
and retired the letter called at
tention to the fact that Toledo's S
revenues must be increased in
order to decrease debt service
and work out "the future well
fare of the city.
He stated that he wished to
give any strength that he might
have to aiding in the program to
secure new revenue for the city
without giving the impression
that he was seeking to perpetu-
ate his administration in office
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-10-26
DeAngeIo's
Statement
On Resignation

Gentlemen:
On Thursday morning October
18, Mr.. Paul Block, publisher OF
the TOLEDO BLADE, through
Mr.. George jerks, his assistant
called me at my home and asked
if he and Mr.. Block could see
me Immediately.
Upon advising them that il
would be impossible for me to &c
to their Office, since l was just
about ready TO have breakfast
they informed me that they
would come out and have break
fast with me. When breakfast
was finished, Mr.. Block pushed
his dishes back, and suggested
that we get to the point.
Mr.. Block told me that he had
decided that Mr.. Schoonmaker
must gol He added that, in his
opinion, Toledo would do better
without Mr.. Schoonmaker, and
although Mr.. Schoonmaker had
been a good Manager during the
war when things were more or
less at a stand still, he wasn't
forWard-loo, ing enough now.
Mr.. Blocl, stated that Toledo
doesn't have the amount of Fed
eral participation for airport,
highways and other projects to
which it is entitled, and that this
is all due to the fact that Mr..
Schoonmaker doesn't fit into the
postwar picture of Toledo. He
claimed Mr.. Schoonmaker is a
man who sits back and doesn't
have the initiative to 60 ahead
and that Mr.. Schoonmaker is in
fluenced by practically anyone
who talks to him last.
Mr.. Block said Mr.. Schoon-
maker has broken appointments
with him to accompany him
East to meet some of the execu-
tives concerning our Union Sta
ton, which is now assured
without Mr.. Blocks aid.
He stated that it is his inten-
ton to devote a great amount of
time and paper to getting rid of
Mr.. Schoonmaker, and that he
would charge him with every
thing that he does, whether right
or wrong, regardless of his re-
sponsibility in the matter as
head of the City Administration.
Mr.. Block added that he would
do this even if it is necessary to
bring a writer in from New York
to do the job of smearing Mr..
Schoonmaker.
Mr.. Block also stated that he
would not support the bond
issues in the coming election
until he knows that Mr.. Schoon-
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-10-26
Six Warehouse Strikes
Are Brought To End
Work Resumed;
Monday A. & P.
Dispute Still Awaiting
Settlement

Members of the United Re-
tail, Wholesale, Department
Store Employees, CIO, en-
ployed in six Toledo ware
houses who have been n
strike. for nearly five weeks re-
turned to work last Monday
morning following the success
full concluding of negotiations
between the union and ware
house managements on Oct. 10.
The seventh Toledo ware
house, that of the A. & P. Co.
failed to reach agreement with
the union and will remain closed
it was announced by Lawrence
N. Steinberg, state URWDSEA-
CIO director.
Settlement of the strike came
after an all day conference be-
tween the union, warehouse
managementS and a tripartite
conciliation panel held at the
Hillcrest Hotel.
Gives GOsser Credit
Major credit for settlement of
the strike was given to Richard
Gosser, UAW-CIO regional di-
rector by Mr.. Steinberg. Mr..
Gosser gave material assistance
in concluding the work stoppage
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-10-26
Cool Miners
End Strike

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (LPA)
For the second time In the
brief space of three weeks, a
group of anti-labor employers
defeated the best efforts of Labor
Secretary Lewis Schwellenbach
to prevent industrial strife.
First, three weeks ago, it was
the oil producers and professors
who flatly refused Schwellen-
bach's proposals for arbitration
Nof a wage dispute that caused a
nationwide oil workers strike.
The union had accepted the pro-
posal.
Last week, the nations soft
coal operators, following suit, re-
fused to negotiate issues that
caused a 26-day strike, closing
1000 mines and halting almost
thirds of the nations soft
coal production. Two days after
Schwellenbach threw in the
sponge and admitted that en-
ployer-union conferences he had
summoned were deadlocked,
United Mine Workers President
John L. Lewis instructed 21O,-
600 striking UNIV members to
return to work.
It was no major victory for
the UNIV nor by any means was
It a defeat, Washington observers
agreed.
One fact has already been
finally established in the history
of this dispute: the operators
turned down five successive
peace offers made in the space
of eight days of the parleys con-
vened by Schwellenbach.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-10-26

such counter-proposal at any
time" declared a GIN spokes1
man.
Another friction point was the
insistence by Walter Reuther,
director of the JAWS GIN divi-
sion, that the negotiations be
open to the public, the press and
radio. GIN replied that they
must be conducted behind closed
doors. Still another conflict arose
when Reuther charged that
GINS refusal, "in defiance of the
government, to permit strike
votes to be held on plant prem
ises, is an attempt to keep from
the public the truth as to how
many of its employees are willing
to strike, if necessary, for a
800 wage increase. 1t is
thoroughly irresponsible and
typical action by a corporation
without social conscience.
Wilson Antagonizes Union
GIN President Charles E. Will
son further antagonized his un-
10 employees by stating at an in
dustrialists' banquet that there
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-10-26
300 Raise Rejected
.By General Motors
CORPORATION Head

DETROIT, Oct 22-(LPA-The eyes of the entire U. S.
trade union and of industry and big business
were focused Detroit last week than 100000
General Motors workers, members of the United Auto
Workers-CIO opened negotiations with GIN, the worlds
richest corporation, for a 30 pay raise.
Negotiations started in tense atmosphere generated in
part by GIN strike scheduled for Oct "a 25 and
by flat refusal of GIN offer the
800 demand Furthermore aren't going to file any
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-10-26
Chevrolet Votes
For CM Strike

Members of the Chevrolet
Unit of Local IA voted over
whelmingly in favor of striking
when they in common with more
than 10000 employees of the
corporation exercised their right
under the Smith -Connally law.
Results of the vote were an
nounced as TAT in favor of strik-
ing, As opposed.
Reports from other GIN plants
show the vote was decisive
throughout all the companies
plants.
Negotiations were still conti-
nuing between the UAW-CIO re-
presented by Walter Reuther,
vice president and the GIN
management.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-10-26

After a few dull routine
matters had been cleared
Council Clerk Lawrence
Davis read the city managers S
resignation to a hushed council
Chamber. Just prior to the meet
ing, the electric clock which is
often nervously watched by both
councilmen and spectators had
crashed from its long place on
the council chamber wall to
the floor almost portent that
the time had come for clearing
the decks for the battle which
will ensue from now until the
November 6 election.
Asks For Job
In his letter of resignation, Mr..
Schoonmaker stated that he
wished to have his leave of abb
sence as chief water works en-
gineer Cancelled and to be re-
stored to this, his former posi-
ton, as of Nov. /.
Mr.. Schoonmaker explained
that under the terms of an Ordi-
nance passed by Council in jan
uary 1910, he was directed to
devote half his time to his duties
as city manager and the other
half to his work of chief water
works engineer.
Saying that with the return of
peace, it would be impossible
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-10-26
Political Ward
Meetings

Tuesday, Oct. 80, Odd
fellows Hall, 18th & Mon
roe st. 500 p. m.
Tuesday, Oct. 80, Close
Park Shelter House 8 p. m.
Tuesday, Oct. 80, HarmO-
mia Hall, Belmont & De-
trOit. Fourth Ward meeting.
This meeting is one of the
best scheduled for the cam
paign. Don't miss this one IL
you live in the 4th Ward.
Refreshments after meet
ing.
Tuesday, Oct. 80. st.
Michael Hall, 4th Ward.
Friday, Nov. 2, Sabins
Hall, Bush & Erie, 8 p. m.
Be sure and get to this one
IL you live in the 1st Ward.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-10-26
Burke Dance
To Climax


Friends, fellow-workers and
hackers of Councilman Tom
Burke will stage a dance and
rally for the CIO-PAC backed
candidate at the Trianon Ball
room, Madison & 18th Street
next Monday night.
PAC officials in charge of the
affair say that many feature acts
and diversified entertainment
will be offered in addition to the
dancing. They promise that
there will be no long political
speeches and that the evening
will be spent in having a good
time.
Mr.. Burke's campaign is max
ing good progress with many
meetings scheduled between now
and Nov. 6. Current meetings
are shown in box at the bot
tom of this page). All are urged
by the Burke committee to at
tend the meetings scheduled IN
their wards.
Wise Money Switches
The wise money in the down.
town betting headquarters is
favoring Burke 100 even to pull
more than 5000 first choice
votes.
Betting odds on the outcome
of the PAC sponsored amend
ment to repeal the PR system of
electing city councilmen and
substitute for it a plurality sys-
tenn are also swinging into favor
of the amendment.
Carl j. Christensen, chairman
of the Committee For The Re-
peal of PR has been carrying on
his debate with DR.. o. Garfield
Jones and spoke this week be-
fore both the YMCA and YWCA.
In the YMCA debate, Mr.. Chris
tensen succeeded in getting DR..
Jones to admit that the PR sys-
tenn is worked entirely differ
emily in Cincinnati and New
York, the examples used by the
University of Toledo professor
in selling the plan to Toledo 10
years ago.
DESERVING PR Crowd
Evidence is accumulating that
the big money crowd which was
supporting the PR system have
in very many cases deserted and
feel that the cause is lost. Sew
eral downtown business men
who are still giving lip service
to PR privately have admitted
that "the Jig is up"
While there has been little
campaigning against the amend
ment to increase the terms of
city councilmen to four years,
political experts now feel that
the amendment will be deci-
sively defeated. This amend
ment, they say, is tied with the
PR system and was devised to
confuse the voters and make it
possible to retain the PR. =
PAC officials are not taking
anything for granted, but are
redoubling their efforts to get
out a large vote. A large turn
out of voters on Nov. will not
only insure the reelection of
Tom Burke, but will aid in de-
feating both the PR and four
year council term amendments.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-10-26

George Schoonmaker's resig-
nation" with praise for the
city manager, declaring him
one of the best in the country.
"Mr. Schoonmaker is honest, sim
cere, good engineer and lib
eral-minded and swell guy"
said Burke.
"The only thing that is wrong
with him. he said, "particu-
larly to suit one individual, and
that is that he is too honest and
too equitable and believes in
giving all people an even break
including labor" )"
Read DeAngelo Letter
Mr.. Burke then proceeded to
read letter written by Edward
A. DeAngelo, safety director
who turned in his resignation to
the city manager this week. The
letter told of visit to his home
by Paul Block, Toledo Blade
publisher, in which Mr.. Block
said that Mr.. Schoonmaker must
go.
The Blade publisher accused
Mr.. Schoonmaker of breaking
appointments with him to ac-
company him East to meet some
of the executives concerning the
Union Station and stated that he
would get rid of Mr.. Schoon-
maker even if he had to bring
in a writer to do the job of
smearing him, according to Mr..
DeAngelo's letter.
Continuing, the letter stated
that Mr.. Block said he would not
support the bond issue in the
coming election until he knew
that Mr.. Schoonmaker is gone.
Mr.. Block further is reported to
have said that Mr.. Schoonmaker
was very honest, but that he
would trade his administration
which has kept the town free
from house of prostitution and
gamblers, which, in his opinion
made for a progressive city.
DeAngelo Suggest Resignation
Mr.. DeAngelo then went on to
say that he felt it was not his
duty to carry Mr.. Blocks mes
sage to the city manager, out
did, however, Immediately con-
tact him and told him of the
meetinc, advising him, that un-
der the conditions he should re-
sign.
The letter closed by saying
that he, DeAngelo, reminded Mr..
Schoonmaker of his status and
his intention to resign as safety
director and informed him that
he had no intention of continu-
ing on after Jan. l..
Gosser Condemns Gamblers
The meeting, which was pre-
sided over by Richard Gosser,
UAW-CIO egional director,
heard the Auto Worker leader
say that he was opposed to or
ganized gambling in Toledo
where there were thousands of
workers. He discussed the tax
levies and expressed the opinion
that some other means must be
found for raising revenues for
the city other than real estate
taxes.
Other speakers included Rich
ard Lazette, president of the To-
ledo Industrial Union Council;
Melvin Schultz, president of
Local IL, UAW-CIO; Ollie
Pecord, managing editor, To-
LEDO UNION JOURNAL, and
Richard Leonard, UAW-CIO
Ford director.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-10-26
JAW Wage Fight Reaches Its Climax
Region 2-B At Piqua CON- ference Supports IA Policies
Pledges No
Wildcat
Strikes

PIQUA, Oct. 2O-Approval
of the UAW-CIO Inter
national Executive Boards
wage policies and a pledge of
support to the Board was
given here today by 200 dele
gates to the Region 2-B con-
ference representing 10000 Au-
to Workers in Northwestern
asd Central Ohio.
Support of Regional Director
Gosser In carrying out the
policies laid down by the
Flint, Mich. meeting of the
UAW-CIO executive board was
contained in the same resolution
which commended the local
unions for their adherence to
the Boards policies and which
rther stated that the locals
Would follow the procedure or
dered by the Board when threat
ened by unfair management
practices.
Warns OF Legislation
Warning the local union dele
cations to beware of unauthor-
lied strikes, Regional Director
Richard Gosser said that legisla-
ton making unions liable for
suit in the event of unauthorized
suit could bankrupt the union.
In discussing the chances of
success in winning wage gains in
the GIN, Ford and Chrysler cor
porations, the UAw head ex-
pressed the opinion that the
= Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-10-26
Magazine Survey Shows
Public Is For Unions

NEW YORK Oct % QPA)-Public attitudes toward
labor unions revealed in public opinion polls taken from
1938944 for Fortune magazine S1anissue publication for
ndusrasts and executives discussed in the October
issue of Labor and Nation. The polls by Elmo
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-10-26
Resigns;
Asked To Reconsider
''Surprise MoUe" Finds CroDd
A,oaiting Euent; Clock Falls

goodly crowd hand at city council chamber
last Monday morning awaiting the surprise move"
of City Manager George N Schoonmaker in presenting his
regular weekly session And Mr. Shoemaker made good
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-10-26
Burke Tells Why
Sch00nmaker Quit
Reads DeAngeIo Letter
attacking Toledo Blade

Reasons for the resignation of City Manager George
Schoonmaker revealed by Tom Burke candidate for
reelection City Council in political rally at the Hotel
Secor Wednesday night.
Mr. Burke preaced what he called "he real for