Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-17
Political
Action
BY
Clayton
Rusch
Chairman
Of the Political Action Committee

OF the Polltlcdl Action Committee
There are so many subjects
this column should discuss
this week that space will per-
nit only brief treatment of
them.
An important current issue
is the probable sudden ceasa-
ton of hostilities. There are a
few people who look forward
to the end of the war with un-
mitigated joy. For the rest
of us the relief to learn the
war is over is accompanied
with a feeling of extreme an
xiety regarding the future.
The American people know
now, that involuntary unem-
ployment is unnecessary. Con
gress could and should recon-
vene Immediately and pass
emergency legislation to pro-
vide employment for those
who will be without work
during reconversion. Also the
full employment bill should
be passed to provide perma-
nent year around employment
for all. (This bill will be dis
cussed more fully in a later
column as will the results of
the recent British election.)
Everyone should sit down now
and write to their representa-
tives in Congress demanding
passage of the full employ
ment bill.
The principle behind the
atomic bomb can be a great
agency for good as wei las de-
struction. The releasing of
energy contained in the atom
may eventually mean that a
tumbler of water will propell
an ocean liner across the sea
and back. This is no more
fantastic than electric and
steam powers seemed when
first proposed.
ENERGY SOURCE
This new source of energy
can lay the basis for an econ
omy in which the hours of the
work week will be greatly re-
duced while a good standard
of living will be available to
all. The attainment of such
a goal will require careful and
intelligent planning. Misuse of
atomic energy will result in
widespread disaster and chaos.
If full employment is to
come after this war; if the
new source of energy is to be
used to benefit mankind. If
the peace of the world is to
be secured and maintained;
then we must have people in
public office who represent
the best interest of the major
ity of the people. The way to
bring this about is for the
PAC to function effectively in
every city, county, hamlet in
the nation.
Membership in PAC is only
one dollar per year. If you
are not a member join now
and help us secure full en-
ployment and adequate social
security plus protection of
civil liberties for all through
promotion of social legislation.
The Lucas County PAC is
now setting up neighborhood
ward and township clubs.
Much assistance in organiza-
ton will be given them by
the County PAC office. The
members should know the
names of the County officers.
The roaster is as follows:
Richard Gosser, PAC Man
ager; Clayton Rusch, chair
man; Frank Kowalski, Vice
chairman; Bart Dederman,
Secretary; VILLA m Healy,
Treasurer; Frank Molik, Don
Blair, and Charles Johnson,
Trustees; Kenneth O'Brien,
Sgt at Arms; Ruben Harper,
AA't. Sgt. at Arms; The
chairmen of the standing COM
mittees are Loretta Schillin-
ger, Organization; Wilburt
Rule, Education; Harold Bill
heimer, Research; Carl Chris
tensen, Citizens; o. j. Pecord,
Speakers and Publicly; Da-
vid Guberman, Legislative;
Margaret Merritt, Entertain
ment; Frank Puskas, Recrea-
alton; Marshall Myers, We'll
fare; Howard Robedeau, Old
Age Pension; Chris Topel,
Veterans Welfare.
Ward members at large are
Carl Schick, Jack Wise, Tony
Eckhart, Frank LIGHTER, Dan
Sahadi, Cyril Babione, Karl
Martin, Ralph Decker, Irving
Wodtke and Louis Leibovich.
These officers plus the chair
man of the Ward and Town
ship Clubs compromise the
Lucas County Central Com