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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10
Steel Products


The great man, Frederick c
Crawford, that lover of labor
came to town last week to visit
his wage slaves. He gave q
great talk calling upon all the
loyal" workers to put forth
greater efforts lest he and our
esteemed general manager, Mr.
Reeves draw down the wrath
of the stockholders and get
tossed out the window on their
little pink ears for not producing
more stuff for the same dough.
After listening to this great
oracle, our impression is that
we should not worry too much
about Europe's postwar problem
or Japans. AS long as we have
Frederick we will have our own
problem.
Our problem, according to the
advice of the great man who
walks among kings is to do or
die for dear old Thompson
Products. BY the way, Edward
Gee was presented to the stu
dent body, beg pardon, | mean
employees. He is to be the new
poisonell manager. Wonder if he
took p. G. course in bigger
and better ways to bait labor.
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10
Management
Groups Attacking
Labor

Renewed attacks on the NLRB
are cause for concern. A slice
recently taken out of its budget
by Congress has great signifi-
canoe over and beyond the work
of the agency itself. The whole
pattern of current labor rela-
tons may be drastically affected
by the implications of this
action. 1t isn't so much the ac-
ton itself as what it presages.
There are other disturbing ele-
ments in the emerging picture.
Upsurging demands for a stulti-
fication of wage sterilization
policies and against an increase
in the Little Steel' formula
also raise doubts about indus
try's postwar aims. Labor in
sists that an increase in wage
levels is essential to make up to
workers what they are begin
ming to lose in overtime and
bonus payments. Labor feels
that the maintenance of pur-
chasing power it in the interests
of industry, if industry is sin
cerely concerned with full pro-
duction. Similarly, suspicion is
sharpened by demands for an
end to price control and the en-
actment of crippling amend
ments to the Price Control Act.
No, evidence of all-out, post
war, cooperation from manage
ment as whole behind a full
production, full employment
program is not abundant. There
is an indisputable trend to think
in terms of postwar contraction,
economic scarcity rather than
Otherwise, why are
tn NAM and the big automobile
companies (among the first to
reconvert) spending so much in
advertising money in anti-union
The attacks on col
lective bargaining are sympto-
matte of economic contraction,
hardly a setting for all-out pro-
duction, full employment and
total wage payments.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10
Ragging The
Scale
By Bill Kenny

We hear that Joe Bradburn,s :
understudy Don Meyers, ham
died the committeeman's job
rather we'll during inventory,
didn't he Red?
Why is it that all the fairly
decent jobs that are posted for
bid have qualifications so high
that no one in the plant can bid
on them? Couldn't be that
Myron hires them and then
posts. Look in to this will you
Joe?
Note to Jake Yoavanow-
Watch out Jake! Joe is watch
ing you"
Affiliatin H m a n sez-
"Some of the stories brought
back by fisherman are almost as
big as the stories told by some
of the Scale Workers"
Imagine Don Meyers surprise
when with his car wide open
trying to beat the TOO A. M.
whistle Betty Black passed him
on her bicycle. Plans are now
being made to enter Betty in a
seven day race.
Dan Bicker is back on the job
after a successful operation and
we hope he is not bothered with
any scar tissue.
We extend sympathies to Al
Grossheim on the loss of his
sister.
Red Hafner always thought
that Harry Vetter had a heart of
stone but the doctors found it in
kidney. Grit your teeth Harry,
grit your teeth.
The romance between Hal
Bartlett and :;irrestible" Ryan
suffered setback when upon
returning from his vacation the
fellows in Assembly No. l in
formed Hal that Ryan had taken
UP with Earl Manor.
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10
Former Engineer
Heads Aussies

WASHINGTON HPA)-Cho-
sen to the post of Prime Mini
ster of Australia is Joseph B.
Chifley, former locomotive en-
gineer and longtime advocate Of
labor's rights. He succeeds John
Curtin, who died last week after
a long illness. Chifley was cho-
sen by the Labor Party to re-
place Curtin. He had served as
Treasurer of the Curtin govern
ment.
The late Prime Minister was
a member both of the Australian
Journalists Assn, the newspa-
permen's union, and of the Aus
tralian Workers Union and dur
ing the war had risen high in the
councils of the labor movements
in the British commonwealth.
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10
The
.Acklinite
By EDWIN HEIRLOOM
BY Edwin Herroon

A meeting of the Tool and Die
Council will be held August 18th
1945, at 800 P. M. at Local IL
on the 4th floor, everyone be-
longing to the council is urged
to attend as there is lot OF
work to be done to take care OF
the immediate future.
If you. would like to enjoy
your dinner hour every day you
should attend the Mattox-Chinni
debating team, held every day
from 1900 to 1890, it is very
educational.
The Form No. los are coming
in hot and heavy now and we
think that we may get some re-
suits on some of them very soon
so don't give up hope.
1t seems a though the $64
question has finally been an
swered, but what bothers us the
most, who should collect the
money?
Next week we may be able
to have a little more news for
you. We could also use a few
reporters.
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10
Ampro
News
AMPRO NEWS

Have you noticed the picture
of our curly-headed chairman,
Mac Biddle in the Local IL
year book? Read that book,
it'll do you good.
Mel Hannekin and John Gee
are leaving for a new job-Jap
exterminators. Good luck.
Vital statistics: Bill Morslock
sired baby boy. Rudolph Rugge
too unto himself Missus Rugge,
July 27.
When they win, the girls soft
ball team promises to come up
with a chicken dinner. Let's go
gals, we love chicken.
Pat Patterson is on his vaca-
ton, fishing and other things.
Walter Fraquer took his vaca-
ton and reports that his chick
ems and garden kept him busy.
Have you observed the goofy
looks, or is it lovelight in the
eyes of those newlywed Cora
Lynn and Ray Hinger?
We are proud of our mems
softball team. Tied for first
place with the good Spieer team.
1t goes to show what teamwork
can ccompish.
Ralph Decker recently had his
car stolen.
Clyde Bryan never misses a
softball game. We ought to 60
and keep the guy company.
Many gifts and cards were
sent to our cook, Katherine Cur
son of the cafeteria who was
seriously burned at work last
week. She is in Toledo Hospi-
tai. We all wish her a speedy
recovery.
Some of the girls in the Air
Corps inspection were burned
out of their apartments in the
Marlowe building fire last Sat
dee. Our people gave them q
helping hand.
VIM. Amos is exercising and
training his coon dogs in the
hope of coping some of the
autumn prize money.
According to the negotiating
the contract now is
going before concilliation. A spe-
cial meeting will be called in the
near future. Watch for the no.
tice on the bulletin boards.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10
Champion Unit
'Sparklets
CHAMPION SPARKLETS

Don't forget the Champion
picnic on Aug. II. Tickets will
be distributed on Friday or Sat-
urday at the plant. The affair
will again be held at Willow
Beach Park on lower Summit
Ave. and will begin at 11:O0
a. m.
Free rides, ice cream, pop and
other things for the kiddies, and
for the big boys and girls
stronger refreshments. Races,
clowns, German Band and lots
sof fun are promised this year
until 500 p. m. In the evening
a high class floor show and
dancing will conspire to round
out the day with a guarantee
to send you home happy, tired
and satisfied. Pretz Russell's
dance band will play for dane
ing. Plan on attending. It's
gonna be good.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10
PAC Continues
Pamphlet Series

NEW YORK, N. Y, July 23-
GAS goes reconversion, so goes
our future"
That's the keynote of the
second in monthly series of
pamphlets published by the
CIO Political Action Commit
tee and released to CIO unions
throughout the nation. Circula-
ton of the pamphlet, THE
Peoples Plan for Reconversion, "
which urges that immediate
steps" be taken before "V-J Day
to prepare for full employment
after the war" is expected to
top $50, 1000 copies. The PAM
phlet program is part of CIO-
PAC's nationwide educational
campaign, designed to bring
vital issues to the attention of
labor and the American public.
Based on CIO President Philip
Murray's seven-point reconver-
sion program, the pamphlet emu
merates and explains the steps
necessary to prevent wide
spread unemployment in the
postwar period.
Gives CIO Program
The CIO reconversion propos-
ais calls for higher basic wage
rates; stabilized take-home pay;
continuance of price control and
the OPA; an increased and i'm
proved unemployment compen-
sation program in line with Pre-
sident Truman's recent request
to Congress; retention and inn
provement of the U. S. Employ
ment Service; planning for
useful" public works if unem-
ployment reaches a "given size,
and continued teamwork"
among labor, management and
government.
Successful reconversion de-
pends upon the maintainence of
workers purchasing power at
present levels, the pamphlet
states, noting that industries are
anxious to know if civilian pur-
chases will fill the consuming
gap left when government war
orders fall off.
In a foreword, Sidney Hill
man, PAC chairman, warned
that while the final rounds of
the war were being won in
Japan, 1--WE must not lose the
first rounds of the peace in Del
troit, Pittsburg and San Fracis-
co. For victory on the battlefield
and victory at home are one and
inseparable."
The pamphlet was written by
Joseph Gaer, director of PAC |
publications, and illustrated by |
Richter, noted cartoonist. |
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10
Kresge Shoe Sole
Banned

WASHINGTON, LPA)-The
230 S. S. Kresge stores from
coast to coast won't be selling
any rationed shoes from July
18th to periods ranging to "a
days. OPA found that the
Kresge stores failed to account
properly for shoes and cou-
pons. In Detroit the company
filed a certificate admitting the
violations charged by OPA.
The company also agreed to
the OPA suspension order and
conceded that its chain was
not in compliance with the sac
countability" provisions of the
shoe rationing order. Under
the order, every store must be
able at any time to account for
its allotted ration currency and
ration shoes.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10

COLUMBUS, Ohio (CLNS)-
Farm Bureau Cooperative In
surance companies, with head
quarters in Columbus, chalked
up the highest one-week sales
record in Farm Bureau history
during their traditional "June
Week" celebration, June ! to 8.
The overall increase in coop
insurance amounted to 29 per-
cent over the 1914 June Week
results, which were themselves
record production figures for the
companies. New life insurance
production amounted to $5, 1885,
1O9, making it the biggest single
week in the company's history.
This represents a gain of so per-
Get over the same week last
year.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10

NEW YORK (LPA)-Chap,
extremely poor quality" Indian
jute rugs, originally intended for
sale in England at one shilling
each, are flooding this country,
where we buy them for 81 or
$1.50, twice to three times their
usual price. The reason? Brit
ish price control is tighter than
OPA rules. Sales of luxury
goods there are limited by the
government. nj short, LAS evil
denced b ythe asking price, In
dian exporters feel that they can
do much better here today than
in Great Britain"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10
Subsidy Dropping May
Cause Cost Rise.

WASHINGTON (LPA) - A
battle to renew subsidies now
paid to food professors, a vital
part of the nations stabilization
machinery, is anticipated by un-
ion representatives here. The
cost of food will rise 80 if the
subsidies are dropped, and the
cost of living will rise 3.25go
calculations based on the Bureau
of Labor Statistics figures show
The move is still under discus
sion, and no final action has
been taken, though Economic
Stabilizer Davis has temporarily
turned down any steps toward
dropping the vital su bsi d y
machinery.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10
Wars End Gould
Brine u. S. Chaos

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (LPA)
Like labor, many business
men out in the "grass roots" feel
that Congress should act-and
act fast-on legislation increas-
ing unemployment insurance
benefits for jobless workers.
That's the highlight of a re-
port brought back to the Wash
ington Star, one of the capital S
most conservative daily newspa-
pers, by staff writer who toured
industrial areas of the West.
The writer, James Y. Newton,
accompanied Chairman j. A.
Krug of the War Production
Board on survey of war in
dustries, and at the same time
interviewed business men, work
ers and public officials on recon-
version problems. His story was
carried in the Star.
Perhaps most significant in the
article was the sentiment New
ton found among these groups to
the effect that:
Congress must act speedily to
adopt legislation providing for
emergency unemployment COM
pensation and better social secu-
rity legislation. This is needed
both for relief when mass lay
offs from war work come and as
a means of keo-'-'r necessary
labor in war work now"
The correspondent discovered,
too, that "the absence of clear
cut government reconversion
policy threatens disaster to many
sections of the country when big
war orders are cancelled"
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10
Congress Gets Invifafion

PITTSBURGH, PA. LPA)-
Reactionary Congressman and
others who wonder why coal
miners go out on strike were in
vited last week to visit Force,
Pa, where $50 miners have
flatly refused to return to the
pits.
Visitors were promised an eye
opener in Force where children
are exposed to sewage - filled
bitches and housewives use rain
water for washing and bathing
and cooking because wells are
polluted and outdoor toilets and
other sanitary facilities are dis
graceful.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10
Year Limit Hit

WASHINGTON (LPA) - Nc
date has been set for House Ju-
dietary Committee action on a
bill which would emasculate an
important part of the federal
minimum wage law. Hearings
on the measure ended last week.
Opposition to the Gwynne bill
Oh. r. 2788), which would limit
to a year the period during
which a worker could institute
action to collect wages due un-
der the Fair Labor Standards
Act was expressed by witnesses
for AFL and CIO. All urged a
five-year period.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10
"Deser+ion" Charges
Proved GroundIess

WASHINGTON (LPA)-It is
now revealed that at the height
of the drive to put over a labor
draft on the ground that work
ers were "deserting" war jobs in
large numbers, substantially
fewer "quits" took place in
munitions than in non-munitions
industries. These facts have just
been published in the Monthly
Labor Review of the Dept of
Labor. The quit rate for 1943-
"A was A per thousand in muni-
tions industries, as compared
with So per thousand in non-mu-
nitions jobs.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10
AirIines To Hire
Veterans

WASHINGTON - The policy
of the airlines of the United
States to rehire all former en-
ployees who have served in the
armed forces and to fill many
additional jobs with veterans
was emphasized in statement
issued by the Air Transport
Association of America.
1t was pointed out that while
the airlines had only $4,000 en-
ployees in 1941, the number has
grown to around $4,000 in 1945
with prospects that within five
years the total airline payrolls
will reach 100000.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10
Bakers Buy Bonds

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (LPA)-
War bonds totaling $6863.5O, the
entire past months receipts,
have been purchased by Local
348, Bakery and Confectionery
Workers-AFL. This is on top OF
the Individual purchases OF
thousands of dollars worth OF
bonds by workers through pay
roll deductions. The local plans
to continue to purchase bonds
with monthly receipts until
VI day arrives.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10
Coop Nurses Added

NEW YORK, (LPA) - Addi-
ton of visiting nurse service
to the benefits afforded to
members by Group Health Co.
operative here has resulted in
addition of $500 new subscrib-
ers in the past month. This is
the first time that visiting
nurse service has been includ-
ed in a voluntary health in
surance plan. Subscribers will
be able to secure any amount of
nursing service that their doc
tors consider necessary in any
illness covered by the plan.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10
clo Open
Antioch School

COLUMBUS, O., (LPA) =
The Ohio cIO Council an
nounces a summer school for
workers to be held at Antioch
College during the week OF
August 1918. Reconversion,
Collective Bargaining, Unem-
ployment Compensation, Race
Relations, and Political Action
will be among the courses given,
and facilities, recreation and
tuition are all included in the
$35 charge.
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10
ACWA-CIO
Gives $4,000

NEW YORK, (LPA) - The
Amalgamated Clothing Work
ers-CIO, through their N. Y.
Joint Board, voted here last
week to contribute $4,000 to
the 81, 100000 fund being raised
by the Jewish Labor Committee
for foreign relief and to inten-
sify its activities against bigotry
and intolerance on the home
front.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10
Shooting Sfor Is
Lockheed Product

NEW YORK (LPA) The
worlds fastest plane, the new
jet-propelled Lockheed Shooting
Star, is the proud product of. 3d..
900 union workers at the Lock-
heed plant at Burbank, Cal.
Fueled entirely by kerosene,
the Shooting Star is expected to
prove not only the speediest but
also the most economical of mod
ern planes. It's top ceiling is AS
900 feet.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10

hard to get this back pay for
you. You earned it,. so claim it.
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-08-10

DEPTS.
1853 164 165 l66
SOC SOL 500 307
351 354 355 $50
362 364 365 500
367 368 369 37O
371 381 3S2 3s3
4O4 405 420 423
425 440 AL AGO
564 $50 5s1 5s2
583 584 500 602
sos sos s07 6Os
610 GIL $40 621
625 $40 SAL 645
$50 661 662 665
666 667 668 672
$50 681 6S5 $50
$50 SOS 900 COL
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Evening star., 1945-09-01
The Terrible Meek
By Ray,n ond Moiey

greater imitation of America and
Americans?
Suppose we stretch our imaginations
q bit and speculate on few possible
Japanese dramatizations of their friend
ship. Suppose they adopt widely the
American language and the Christian
religion? Or at any rate, give American
institutions such as these wide liberty
and acceptance in Japan?
We shall search carefully for tricks, of
course. But after year or two amid
the Lethean atmosphere of a repentent
nation, our forces are bound to mellow.
We might be embarrassed by getting
along a great deal verse with the
Chinese, the Koreans, the Filipinos and
the Siberians. The Japs might become
the popular boys they were 40 years ago,
when they suddenly attacked Czarist
Russia, and influential Americans went
all-out to explain that declarations OF
war were out Of date and that the
Japanese were right.
All Of this is just supposing. But II
the Japs have really learned lesson,
they may be on their. way toward deliver
ing as severe blow to our assurance as
their sudden surrender dealt to our
industrial activity.
It cannot be soft peace. The Cairo
and Potsdam declarations preclude that.
Japan must lose the conquests of SO
years. But the occupation and long
term treatment Of Japan will permit q
wide latitude Of Interpretation. Within
that latitude, the Japanese hope to enjoy
what they can within the homeland.
Their meekness may not inherit the
earth, but it may save more from the
wreck than any one is now willing to
predict.
Released By the Associated Newspapers, Ine.)
Evening star., 1945-09-01
This Changing World
By Constantine Br0vn

officers did read every word sent to
them. They began to think that there
might be something to the Western idea
that defeat is not shameful but merely
unfortunate and that the individual Of
f1cer or soldier cannot be made respon-
sible for the loss Of q war.
The propaganda was, OF course, care 4
full to make no derogatory, remarks
about the Emperor or the imperial
family.
The disclosure to the japanese that
In democracy the humble and the high
have equal rights In life also seems to
have appealed to them. The first real
indication of the effect of the psyche
logical warfare in the Pacific was brought
to the fore in an incident which oc-
Cured at Saipan.
There, q Japanese major who was
holding an important position sent word
that he would like to see the American
officer in charge Of the detachment IN
trusted with mopping up operations.
This was granted. The major appeared,
carrying a sword, pistol and some hano
grenades and wearing all the rlpoons
he had earned in the war.
He told the American of1cer he would
like to surrender and wanted TO know
the terms. The answer was that tne
surrender must be unconditional. Inc
Jap bowed and smiled and SAID ne hao
to 90 back and consult the other men.
He returned after few hours ana asked
whether. If he surrendered uncondl-
tionally, he and his men could go on
and fight in another theater. The an
swer was no.
The jap again asked for time to con-
suit and returned the next day. saying
he and his fellow officers had thought
the matter over and wanted to know
two things: Whether unconditional sur
render meant breaking his oath to the
Emperor and whether he and his men
would be taught the principles of Amer
ican democracy in the prisoners camp.
The American officer replied that un-
conditional surrender had nothing TO
do with his loyalty to the Emperor and
SO far as learning the principles OF
American democracy, the American
Army would be only too glad to teach
them. And for good measure the major
was also Informed that in the camp
there would be plenty OF food ana an
the cigarettes he and his men coulo
smoke. Food and smokes, ne was IN
formed, went along with democratic
principles.
An hour later the japanese detach-
ment appeared from its strongly de-
Tended position. The officers surren-
dered their swords and the men laid
down their arms to go to prison pen,
where they were to be taught the prin-
ciples of democracy.
The weakened resistance which the
Americans met at Leyte and Luzon is
attributed to great extent to the sue
cess of an intelligent psychological war
fare which had made such deep inroads
in the japanese ranks that Gen. Mac
Arthur was convinced the Japs were
ripe for surrender" as far back as last
March when he sent word to that effect
to the higher ups in Washington.