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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23
Carl johns Dies

Officers and members of the
Swartzbaugh Unit of Local IL
are mourning the death of their
former chairman and fellow
worker Carl Jahns who expired
in st. Vincent's Hospital, Feb. Is
following an emergency opera
ton.
AS a member of the executive
committee and chairman of the
Swartzbaugh Unit, Mr.. Jahns
gave intelligent and militant
leadership to the workers in the
plant and earned their conf
dence and respect as a labor
leader. He was active in the or
ganiZational drive at the Swartz-
baugh Co. and contributed
greatly in bringing it into Local
IL.
Burial services took place
from the Birkenkamp Funeral
Home on Broadway. Mr.. Jahns
is survived by his wife Ether
and two small sons.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23

on the books. "Can the gov-
vernment create greater pros
perity and help the people TO
produce and exchange?" Sco-
vile asks. eyes. By repeating
every law to regulate trade,
wages, prices, and employment
and by restoring economic free
DOM"
Scoville's statement must be
taken as the official attitude of
the Chrysler Corp, it was point
ed out by union officials in
Washington. Otherwise it would
have been quickly repudiated
by the company which has
union contracts covering more
than 100000 workers.
The Chrysler economists
proposals would throw indus
trial relations back to the dark
ages, said one CIO official.
What would happen to the war
effort" he asked, eff - as Sco-
vile demands-all laws govern
ing prices and wages were sud-
denly abolished.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23
Sears Makes
Monkey Of Ward \

WAS GTON GPA)-
While the Justice Department
was rushing the Montgomery
Ward case to the Supreme Court
last week it was revealed that
Wards chief competitor in the
mail order field, Sears, Roebuck
& Co. far outdistanced the Sew
ell Avery company in sales dur
ing January. The figures show
ed S74,493,502 for Sears Roe
buck and $45,633,25 for Mont
gomery Ward. Except for the
two periods of government oc-
cupation of the Ward plants
labor unions have urged their
not to buy from Wards
during the past year. However,
the Montgomery Ward business
for Jan. 1945 showed a 27% in
crease over the amount for Jan.
1914.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23

somewhat modified, to the
Senate.
However, the committee
almost overnight changed its
mind after the "brass hats" had
staged "double-cross" on writ
ten promises made to the COM
mittee. This helped opponents
of the labor draft to win their
fight for hearings.
Effective Opposition Given
At these hearings, spokesmen
for labor, industry and agricul-
ture gave such effective testi-
mony in opposition to the labor
draft and presented such con-
vincing proof that the compul-
sorry legislation would harm war
production that the committee
literally threw the May bill out
of the window.
The committee then sat down
to draw up its own bill. Pros
poets are that the measure when
it finally emerges will be along
lines of a substitute measure
proposed jointly by Senator's
Robert F. Wagner Cd. N. W
Harley NJ. Kilgore Cd. w. Va.)
and Homer Ferguson (R. Mich.).
That substitute would in the
main give the force of law to
the present regulations of the
War Manpower Commission. It
would also legalize the $50 local
and regional labor-management
committees of the VINO; author
ize crackdowns on waste of Ia
Dor and boarding of workers;
permit payment of transporta-
ton costs to workers and their
families who shift jobs at VINO
request; protect the seniority
rights of workers who transfer,
and provide other safeguards.
Compulsory On Employers
Chief compulsory feature
would be on employers. The
VINO would be given power to
enforce manpower ceilings IN
non-essential industries so as TO
facilitate transfers Of workers to
vital war plants.
However, there would be no
such penalties as the $4,000
fines and five-year jail terms
which were included in the May
bill. Instead, the VINO will be
empowered to seek enforcement
of its orders in the courts which
could, in the case of flagrant
defiance, penalize violators for
contempt of court.
In statement accompanying
their substitute bill, the sena-
torial sponsors declared:
1--WE believe that instead of
such inadequate and misguided
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23
Local 12
Votes Today

Members of Local IL are
voting today in their annual
election of officers. The only
position in which there is a
contest is that of guide in
which Gerald Biddle, incum-
bent is opposed by Ralph Mason.
Those who will be elected to-
day include Melvin Schultz,
president; Tom Burke, vice
president; Randolph Gray, fl
nancial secretary, Lloyd Spei-
dell, recording secretary and
Norman Myers, treasurer. All
are incumbents.
Also unopposed are William
Weston, Bingham Unit, parlia-
mentarian; Howard Cutcher,
Auto-Lite Unit, assistant guide;
Heinze Sieve, Rathbun-Jones
Unit and Ted Modrowski, Amer
lean Can Unit, trustees.
Unopposed are Marcene Bid
die, American Propeller Unit,
sergeant-at-arms; Frank Kowal-
ski, Mather Unit, assistant SER
geant-at-arms, Bart Dederman,
Auto-Lite Unit and Ernest Ku-
backi, DeVilbiss Unit board
members-at-large.
Hours for voting today are
from 900 a. m. to $3.50 p. m,
Saturday 900 a. m. to 2:3O p. m.
Officers and other members
of the executive board will be
installed at the next meeting of
Local IL on March 9. AS has
been the practice in the past,
they will be obligated by an In
ternational UAW-CIO officer.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23

that might be set up to bring
labor's views to the peace
settlement discussions.
Endorsement of the Yalta de-
cisions was voted by the con-
ferees, who voted to add special
emphasis on the provision that
the Atlantic Charter should be
applied so that all peoples
should have the right to choose
their own governments. They
telegraphed these sentiments 10
President Roosevelt, Prime Min
lister Churchill, and Marshal
Stain.
The conference also voted un-
animously to accept a report on
furthering the Allied war eff
fort which called on the United
Nations "to reconsider economic
and other relations with Franco
Spain and Argentina and all
other Fascist countries which,
under the pretense of neutral
ity, are rendering aid and as
sistance to our enemies" 40
staining from voting on this re-
port was Russia, which did not
commit itself on the references
to Japan, and representatives
from the neutral nations.
The AFL councils decision TO
propose a meeting of the Init.
Federation of Trade Unions, ma
jor pre-war union international
center, in the United States, plus
the location of the next United
Nations conference in San Fran
cisco seem to make it certain
that some meeting of interna-
tional labor representatives will
take place in this country in
the near future.
Meanwhile, CIO representa-
tives Michael Ross of the IUM-
SWA and Martin Kyne of the
URWDSEA, will remain in Lon
don to continue the plans laid
down at the conference.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23

with fulsome praise, a maga-
zine article by John w.
Scoville, described as an
economist for the Chrysler
Corp.
Scoville minces no words
about full employment. The
Chrysler experts states flatly
that zone of the most absurd of
our current fallacies in the idea
thr everyone has the right to
The idea of a man being in
sure right to work for a
hWV sepugnant to Scoville.
Full .Jioyment would mean
communism, he contends. "The
guaranteed right to a job in
private industry is a promise
the government cannot meet
right the government cannot
without replacing free
dom with communism"
The payoff, however, is
Scovllle's assertion that pros
perlty can be had by scrapping
every item of labor legislation
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23

serts, sin disposing unsettled
questions of majority repre-
sentation and allegations of
unfair labor practices. He added
in his annual report to Congress
that thus "the Board was re-
moving the fuse caps from high
potential explosives which
might have shattered both pro-
duction and morale"
Most of the NLRB'S activities
in the past year have been in
eight major industries engaged
in war production-iron and
steel, which includes the pro-
duction of ordnance, machinery,
C h e m C a S, textiles,
food, and electrical equipment.
More than half was concen-
trated in four of these indus
tries, with aircraft alone having
500 election cases involving
1000 workers.
A sharp shift in the nature of
the Boards work has taken
place, the report indicates.
Fewer charges of unfair labor
practices on the part of employ
ers come to the Board now, and
the bulk of the cases involve
determining the collective bar
gaining representative. This, the
Board reports, is caused by the
of war industry,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23

following Information: Main
tenance of membership has
been granted plus retroactive
pay to the Maybe Mfg. Unit Of
Local ID. \ no-strike clause
was eliminated which would
give the company management
the right to penalize the striking
employees. Wages in the con
tract were held up pending
report from the tool and die
committee.
Negotiations on the Dura Unit
contract Local 16) were CON-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23
House Group okays
Permanent FEPC

WASHINGTON (LPA)-The
House Labor Committee on Feb.
10 approved of the bipartisan
permanent FEPC bill. The vote
was IL to 2, with the only op-
ponents Rep. Clare L. Hoffman
(R. Mich.) and o. c. Fisher Cd.
TexO. SPEEDY enactment of
this bill "Was urged by the Natl.
Council for a Permanent FEPC,
which expressed a hope that
"the House Rules Committee
will lose no time in bringing
this measure to the floor of the
House for passage"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23

pleted and include mandatory
collection of initiation dues and
International assessments by the
company; joint time study on
disputed jobs and a job transfer
clause.
Referred to the WLB for ap-
proval was the question of
blanket wage increase and elm
ination of certain inequalities,
Reports Disputes
International e p r sentative
Beemer reported 35 issues in
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23
May Work-or-Jai| Labor Bill
Junked by Senate Committee
Committee Begins
Drafting OF New Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. II .GPA) = Organized labor,
backed by most of industry and agriculture appeared to
BILL which would impose forced labor for private profit
the workers of America.
After two weeks of hearings the Senate Military Af
fairs Committee unked the May proposal and began draft
ing with very little compulsion in it,
This represented dramatic reversal the part of
the committee which fortnight ago voted the bill,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23

Members of City Machine and
Tool Unit will hold their annual
nominations and election of Of
ficers at their regular meeting
to be held at Local IL, head
quarters, Sunday, Feb. rs at
10 a. m.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23
Bolivian Contracts
Renewed

ASHIN GTON (LPA)-
Renewal of U. S. contracts to
buy Bolivian tin has just been
reported here. The contracts in
81 re minimum working condi-
tion and wages for Bolivian tin
miners, under the "labor clause"
which also requires the tin mine
o Uners to observe the labor
laws of their country. Bolivia
provides almost all of the tin
now used in this country.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23

Toledo Pipe Threading Unit
of Local II reports is contribu-
ton to the March of Dimes
amounted to $40. It's report was
received too late to publish with
the reports of other Local II
shops. sar
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23
Union Dues DeducfobIe

WASHINGTON NPA)
Don't forget, if you use the
Form 1040 to report your
income tax, that you can
deduct union dues on page
4 of the form. Uncle Sam
says you have a right to do
this.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23


for the past several weeks.
Due to the feeling of shop
representatives that it was
impossible, particularly in
the larger shops to complete an
early canvass of the workers for
membership, the time for the
current drive was extended TO
March is.
Ways and means of selling
memberships and advancing
RAC were discussed by the
group.
Representatives Report
Shop Representatives reported
the progress of the drives in the
various plants. Those reporting
were Pete Williams, WHY'S
Overland; Kenneth O'Brien and
Bart Dederman, Auto-Lite, F.
Kowalski, Mather Spring, John
j. 10th, Peerless Moulded Plas-
tics, Kenneth Rarrick, National
Supply and William Healey,
Buckeye Paint.
Most of the reports indicated
satisfactory progress, but the
group discussed plans for in
tensifying the drive in those
plants where the response has
beer. slow. Percent gains in
n Rership will be reported
time to time.
\ uses Legislation
y Soc Pecord, managing editor,
TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL
discussed the proposed increase
in unemployment compensation
which will increase payments
from SIG to $25 per week and
advance the time for such COM
pensation from 18 to 25 weeks.
Pecord advised the PAC re-
presentatives selling member
ship to put the proposition on a
dollar and cents basis and said
"if it becomes possible for us to
increase the unemployment be-
nefit by 1852 nobody should
complain that they do not get
their moneys worth out of
PAC." He spoke of the benefits
paid to the aged and referred to
it as "a disgrace to state which
scalls itself civilized"
' 'Not only should we seek men,
bers" he continued, "but we
should urge them to write let
ters and postcards on bills such
as the increase in unemploy-
ment compensation and demand
that their elected representatives
vote in favor of such legislation.
Only in this way can we become
effective"
Recommends Letters
Clayton Rausch, PAC chair
man who presided over the
meeting outlined the Importance
of urging representatives to the
state legislature and congress to
vote in the interest of the work
ers. He suggested ways in which
new members might be secured
and complimented the shop re-
Hesentatives for their interest.
II 1nbers of the group decided
to -.eet once each month and set
the second Monday as the date
of future meetings.
Plans for the circulation of
the PR repeal petition were dis
cussed and a method of secur-
ing signers outlined. The group
will meet again on March IL at
Local IL headquarters.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23
NLRB Does "yeoman
Service" SAYS Mills

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (LPA)-The value of the ma
chnery to protect collective bargaining set up by the Ma
onal Labor Relations Board especially evident in war
time NIRB Chairman Harry A. Mills stated Feb 18.
Board has performed "YeOman service, Mills as
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23
DR's 10000, 900 JOBS
.Sabotased In Congress

WASHINGTON, Feb II NPA-Sabotage of President
Rooeves program for 6000000O postwar jobs filtered
Congress last week
Rep Roy o. Woodruff R, Mich) spearheaded the sabo
last week by reading into the Congressional Record
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23
Progress Reported by
InternationaIS StaffMembers

Progress in most of their work is reported by Orve
Beemer and Clod Lichty International UAWCIO represen
taves attached to the office of Regional Director Richard
Gosser.
Cloid Lichty in his report to Director Gosser gives the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23
WTUCAsks For
People s Peace
Endorse Yalta Decision;
Add Emphasis to Atlantic Charter

WASHINGTON, Feb. II QPA)-Closing its sessions
worldwide discussion started the results of the Bg
Three" Crimean conference the World Trade Union Con
ference ceered its closing discussions the kind of
that world labor wants and the kind of continuing body
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23
PAC MtensiGes
Membership Driue
~ Shop Representatives Report
Increased Interest
Increased Interest

PAC shop representatives from CIO plants held their
first 1945 meeting at Local IL headquarters Feb 9 and
reported satisfactory progress and increased interest in the
current PAC membership drive which has been progress
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-02-23

WASHINGTON, Feb. II
NPA)-After the last war,
a cotton mill in North Caro-
lima brought a suit on behalf
of the father of the Danoen-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-20

LETTERS TO A COLUNGNIsr
 Dear Walter: Thank you for all you have said and done in refer. ence to German prisoners of war in this country. For further convic- ton along those lines here is a brief history of % days spent as a prisoner of the Third Reich:
 After was captured I was given anesthesia to make me talk and then shipped to Bernay. The e was in a small room with 40 men: Americans, British, Poles and Rus sians. We were so close together that one dared not turn on his side for fear he would lose his space on the floor. We had no sanitary facilities at all. We lay in human filth. Our wounds were dressed only once In ten days-with paper band ages. We were robbed of all our belongings and fed only black bread and water. The Germans In the meantime were eating meat Ca sort of cold cut, marmalade and fruit. German SS men spat upon us and struck those who could not walk.
 On one morning they killed two American boys by giving them a hypodermic of some drug, which killed them in seconds.
 After 10 days in Bernay Several men went insane there), we were taken to similar place in Rouen. In Rouen, after two days, we were put in the cattle car of a narrow guage freight train. We travelled Tor 21h days in the rain with one blanket, which was soaked before we lett Rouen; and shortly afterwards we were In manure, which had never been cleaned from the car. We were strated by American planes. Several men died in the wet manure of the cattle car. I cannot tell YOU now pitiful dead Yank looks un- der those conditions. We were still fed black bread and water.
 We arrived in Lille, and my right leg was amputated without my KnoWledge or consent. Eight hours a1ter the amputation the doctor who did the operation kicked me in the ribs when I was waiting on stretcher to be put on another freight train. I was refused any medicine to ease the pain in my stump, which was wrapped only in paper bandages.
 During the 28 days as prisoner Of the Germans I lost 45 pounds. l ate only black bread and water l was spat upon. I was kicked. ask an emphatic Why of the Ameri- can peorle-why do they allow such soft treatment of an enemy soldier who laughs in their faces?
 Thank you again for hammering at this issue in which too few nave any enthusiasm. Are there any organizations in America who stand firmly enough along these lines that would warrant my help? YourS sincerely (name withhel0D Atlantic City, N. J.
 Dear Walter: Now I realize the significance of pay-off line that you used on one of your broadcasts around the time of FDR's birthday,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-20

strongest power and the greatest arsenal of the Democracies.
 Therefore, it is essential to crush or badly cripple the United States in the first hours or days of war Due to geographical position Amer lea thus dictates an attack through air or on seas. The latter means is considered virtually impossible un- less control of the air is first achiev- ed.
 Spaatz thinks any such attacks in the future would be a massive att tempt along Pearl Harbor lines-but aimed at the mainland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-20
kNENS d1U&HEs

AAe ca1eLoar or events next week at the Second Congregational church, announced this morning by Rev. pr. John c. Walker, pastor, follows: s Sunday, April 22-10:oo a. m- Church School. 1O:15 a. m.-Com- municants' Class. 11:OO a, n.- Morning Worship. 4:3o p. m.-Pil- grim Fellowship. 500 D. m. - Coomhs Fellowship. 6:30 D. m.- oYung Peoples Choir ehearsal, 7:3O p. m.-oFrum.
 Monday, April 2S-2:3o D. m Weekday School of Religion. 400 p. m.-Cubs. 7:30 D. m.-Sen- for Girl Scout Mariner Ship.
 Tuesday, April 24-4:OO D. m.- Brownies. 700 D. m.-Boy Scouts. 7:30 p. m.-Air Scouts. 800 D. m. Evening Department. 8:OO-Girls Sorority.
 Wednesday, April 25-9:3O a. m Surgical Dressings. 400 D. m.- Girl Scouts. 8:30 D. m.-Sea Scouts
 Thusday, April 26-1:OO D. m.- Red Cross Sewing. 7:3O D. m.- Second Church Knights.
 Friday, April 27-4:0O D. m.- Junior Choir Rehearsal. 7:3O D. m.-Senior Choir Rehearsal. 7:30 p. n.-Youth Canteen.
 The calendar of events next week at the First Methodist Church, an- nou1ced this morning by Rev. Dr. John J. Snavely, pastor, follows:
 Monday, April g = Afternoon Circle of Cheer Meeting.
 Tuesday, April "A = 6:O0-Girl Scouts.
 Wednesday, April 25 - 800 - Special Service of Prayer
 Thursday, April 26 = 400 L. T. L. Meeting .6:30-Junior Choir Re- hearsal.
 Friday, April 27 - 7:3O-Church Choir Rehearsal.
 A special service entitled, Stu dents League of Many Nations, will be offered at the Waterville nion church tomorrow evening at 7:45, 1t was announced this morn ing by Rev. Milton s. Wilson, pas tor.
 The members will dress in na- tional costumes, speak or sing in native language with t: lnsfations and will relate personal experience es. The group to be featured are representatives of the Practical Bible Training School of Bing- hampton, N. Y. and to date have been heard by two million people. No admission will be charged and the general public invited to at- tend.
 The 17th Annual Meeting of the Council of Congregational Christian Women of Connecticut will be held in the Center Church, New Haven, on Wednesday, April 25. The morn ing session opens at 10:30. pr. Frank Laubach will tell of his two years work in South America, and there will be service of Prayer for the guidance of the San Francisco Con- ference scheduled to open the 25th During the noon coffe and tea will be served to accompany the unches we carry. Time will be ample to visit the exhibit rom and to see the film How to Conquer War" The after noon session opens at 2:15. There will be a speaker on Race Relations, the dedication of the Second Mile, the apodtion of new projects and a service oi communion at the close.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-20
eaoER USES LOT Os TAPs

Valparaiso. Ind. CUP)-A ron of tape before each game and prae- tlce Is a necessity for Alvin Schmidt. one of the members of the Worlds Tallest Basketball Team" the Valpo Crusaders. Schmidt, who was dis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-20
TOMB HONORED

Not until comparatively recently was canopy placed over Omar khayyam's tomb at Nishapur, h. dia, although he has been dead since 1l23. Admirers in other coun- tries sought this recognition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-20
FOR DEnOCRAT WANT ADS DIAL l.lIal
Spaatz Favors Air,
 Land, Sea Strength

EdltoFs-One of the lessons Of this war for America k that our nation should remain strong In the air, Gen. Carl Spaatz believes. The following dispatch. written by the UP vice president for Europe after an extensive tour of the front, gives Spaatz' views on air war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-20

ago becau1e oe c eFlek knen. hna e wrap awhole ron os tape around it every time he puts on Q ba1ket- ball uniform Co play.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-20

Miss M. Leftley, a teacher oe the New Denham, England, Infants School, has repaired T20 evacuated children's shoes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-20

Leather and labor shortages re- duced Switzerland's footwear pro- duction 40 per cent in four years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-20

Dear Walter: Now realize the signl1lcance of a pay-off line that you used on one of your broadcasts around the time of FDR,s birthdav