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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-06
Schiek Reports Progress

Satisfactory progress is re-
ported by Carl Schick of Re-
gional Director Gosser's office in
the skilled trades organizational
drives. Workers from the shops
in which Schick is organizing
are proving to be good contacts
who show a desire for a union
which will accomplish things for
them.
Schick is also active in PAC
in his spare time and has been
working among shop stewards
to impress upon them the neces-
sity of knowing what the polit-
ical organization is trying to ac-
complish so they in turn can sell
PAC to the rank and file.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-06

Japan ueledI'
Sent to all CIO interna-
tional union presidents and
also to War Mobilization Di-
rector James Byrnes, the plan
proposes for immediate action a
nationwide series of community
wide committees representing a
cross section of the community
to ask three basic questions:
81. What goods and services do
we need? 2. What do we want?
3. What local capacities do we
have for supplying our own
needs and wants and what ca
pacities do we have for exchang-
ing goods and services with
others at home and abroad?
Aid To Employment
The program of full employ
ment he continued, "calls for
500 more peacetime production
than ever before in this coun-
try. 1t means an enormous in
crease in the quantities of goods
and services going to every in
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-06
Strikes at 6/I00 Of Ieo

WASHINGTON (LPA)-Man-
days lost through strikes in Feb
ruary amounted to 6/100 of one
per cent of the available work.
ing time, the Department of La
bor's Bureau of Labor Statistics
reported FAST week. There were
$40 strikes and lockouts during
the month involving 100000
workers and 412,000 man-days
of idleness. The figures include
all stoppages involving six or
more workers which lasted as
long as full day or shift.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-06

would PR face its greatest
test since its adoption, but
that its possible defeat is in
dicated by the rapidity with
which the petitions are being
filled and returned to PAC
headquarters.
Clayton Rusch, PAC chair
man, explained that two petition
circulators alone had accounted
for 1860 signatures and had
said they had just started to
work" Similar reports are
reaching the PAC office from
. number of circulators who say
that people are not only willing
to sign the petitions, but are
anxious to do so.
To Intensity Drive
Gradual intensification of the
petition drive was outlined by
Chairman Rusch.
"We already have put out
l0OU petltlonS In various Sec
tions of the city and expect to
continue to place more in circu-
lation each week. BY the end
of this coming week we expect
to have 1900 petitions scattered
throughout all parts of Toledo"
said Mr.. Rusch.
Rusch stated that it was now
the belief of PAC officials that
the 10000 signatures set by the
organization as its goal at the
beginning of the petition drive
will be greatly exceeded. 'The
popularity of the issue convinces
me that the signatures which we
are obtaining is an indication of
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-06

the bill would be effective In
the reconversion period.
Present status Of the bill is
that it will be sent into a joint
House-Senate conference after
the reconvening of the house
which is scheduled for April 10
after the Easter vacation is
ended.
Labor Attacks Bill
AFL President William Green
led off attacks upon the bill last
week. He sent wires to each
member Of the House and Sem
ate urging defeat of the meas
ure on the ground that it
'smacks of slavery"
Both the CIO and the Rail-
way Labor Executives Associa-
ton, followed up with messages
to the solons, bitterly assailing
the "slave labor" bill. Though
the House, Eonetheless, rushed
through the measure by a mar
row margin of seven votes, the
Senate refused to be starn-
peded
The CIO statement attacking
the measure was sent to all SEN
ators by Nathan E. Cowan, the
organization legislative di-
rector.
He pointed out that the pro-
posed bill would, "on the eve
of the defeat of the Nazi die
tatorship, confer on one man,
the director of the Office of War
Mobilization and Reconversion
(James F. Byrnes) an out
rageously sweeping grant of
power"
The Railway Labor Execu-
stives Assn, which, represents
both independent and AFL
unions on the railroads, sent in
a wire to. every senator de-
nouncing the bill and reiterated
its opposition ''to drafting Of
workers for private profit"
''We feel that enactment of
legislation of this character will
seriously interfere with the
present outstanding performance
of American labor both in war
time production and other war
time activities" the association
added.
McNutt Gives Report
Among the other stiff blows
which the legislation received
during the week was the release
by Manpower Chief Paul V. Nc
Mutt of a report which admitted
that during both January and
February there has been "a
positive betterment in the en-
ployment situation"
Munitions industries employ
ment showed substantial gains
generally" McNutt declared.
Another solar plexus blow to
the bill was the announcement
by Admiral Ernest j. King that
the Navy's most recent building
program, which called for 81
per cent reduction in the ship
building program, following We
day.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-06
Joint Council
Elects

Lawrence N. Steinberg,
Ohio state URWDSEA direc-
tor, was named director OF
the newly created Toledo
Joint Council at an organiza-
ton meeting at the Commodore
Perry Hotel March 20. The
Council was recommended by
the steward body of Locals 35.
and 1853 at their joint meeting
early in January.
Others elected were president,
Ivo Erwin, Local 1863; first vice
president, Irving Woodtke, Lo-
cal 35; second vice-president,
Edward Bartchi, Local 1853; rel
cording secretary, Ch arlot tle
Berth, Local 1853; treasurer |
Karl Martin, Local 1858, and SER
geant-at-arms, William Klockl
owski, Local 35.
Plan For Future
Plans for future activities of
the union were made by the
board and action taken on var1-
Gus measures relative to the
business of the joint group.
Attorney David Guberman,
PAC Chairman Clayton Rusch
and Ollie Pecord, managing ed
itor, TOLEDO UNION JOUR
NAL, spoke.
Mr.. Gubernian discussed the
workmen's compensation and
told how the workers in many
instances were unaware of their
rights. He urged the Council to
make efforts to educate its peo-
pie in the technicalities of the
law in order to aid them in Sc
curing the proper compensation.
Mr.. Rusch told of the work
of PAC and spoke in behalf OF
the repeal of the PR system. He
outlined PAC plans for the mu-
nicipal election and called on
the union leadership to keep it
self informed of legislation eff
fecting labor.
Urges PAC Membership
Labor news and PAC were
the principal subjects of Ollie
Pecord's talk. He urged the
Council members to make use
of the official union newspaper
to carry their news and to keep
themselves informed of the lat
est legislation in Columbus and
Washington. He told of the CO
operation between the TOLEDO
UNION JOURNAL and PAC
and asked that eve..y officer Of
the union not only join PAY
himself, but that he seek to en-
roll the rank and file members
into the political organization
which was seeking to advance
the cause of the workers by
means of progressive social leg
islation.
Thirty delegates from the two
CIO unions were present for the
initial meeting.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-06
WANT YOUR
PAPER q?

If you are not receiving
the EDO UNION
JOURNAL, please see your
department steward or
committeeman. He will
give you a form to fill out
which will then be returned
to the newspaper office.
We are making every effort
to place everyone's name
on the mailing list and will
be greatly aided if you will
take care of seeing that
your name, address, zone
number and shop reach us
at the earliest possible time.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-06
Page Ripley

WASHINGTON GPA)-
Work above IL hours a day
is sufficiently generous" to
warrant double-time pay,
instead of half,
the War Labor Board ruled
last week. 1t sustained a re-
giOnal board which had or
dered the Submarine Signal
Co., Fall River, Mass, to
grant a union demand for
the double time rate.
The WLB held that the
extra compensation con-
forms to an executive order
issued by the White House
several years ago which
while placing a ceiling of
time-and-a-half pay for
work beyond eight hours
permits additional pay for
generous work."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-06
Social Workers
MAY Unionize

WASHINGTON (LPA) - AL
though there is no dispute about
wages or hours, a move to be-
come bargaining agents for So
cial workers at the Georgetown
Settlement House by Local 27,
United Office and Professional
Workers (CIO) has been re-
ferred to the Labor Department
for Cancellation.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-06
Labor School Gets SIS

ALBANY GPA) - Praising
the Leadership of labor" in N.
Y. State, Governor Dewey has
signed a bill appropriating the
sum of 100000 to be used in
establishing a labor school at
Cornell University.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-06
Ohio ClO Given
Clean Bill

WASHINGTON (LPA) = The
Ohio CIO has been absolved by
the Justice Dept. of all charges
involving its printing of PAM
phlet during the 1914 presiden-
tial campaign, Atty. Gen. Biddle
announced last week.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-06
| esion Expected To
Clear Seniority Stand

WASHINGTON, April QPA - Clarification of the
American Legions confusing and contradictory position
job seniority for returning servceen expected at two
day conference of labor veterans industry and
here on April 5-6.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-06
Superseniority Schemes
RiddIed In Union Case

WASHINGTON April GPA) "A severe blow to half
baked schemes of supersenorit for veterans has been
administered by arbitrator dispute between the Tim
ken Roller Bearing Co., Canton, Ohio and the United Steel
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-06
IA Opposition
Mounts Against
Grand Rapids
Membership Suspects
Move To Stop Meeting

e DETROIT April Special = Opposition to Grand
Rapids as the 1945 UAWCIO convention city the in
Announcement of Grand Rapids which the
of the 1914 convention again having been chosen for this
years meeting made here last week by George F.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-06
PR Repeal PrOues
To Be Popular Issue
Thousands Sign Petitions
For November Referendum

Confidence high in PAC ranks this week following
the return of the first petitions calling for repeal of the PR
system of elecng city councmen Several thousand sigma
tures obtained during the first 10 days the petitions
circulated gave PAC officials hope that not only
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-06
Draft Bill Slated For Early
Conference In Apri|
Byrnes Statement
Kills Compromese Bill

WASHINGTON, April 4. Special LPA(-Opposition Of
labor the Administrations drive to railroad forced
labor through the Senate has been stalled Added abors
opposition the storm created by War Mobzer James
Byrnes in of his last atements before resgning that
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-06

Rejects Then
Steals Plan
Reuther Proposal
Given Out By RFC

WASHIN GTON, April 2
(LPA) - The well-established
habit of government agencies
stealing their Original ideas
from organized labor was noted
again here last week when the
Reconstruction Finance Corp.
announced with straight face
and a three-page press release
that the government had set up
a machine tool trading pit"
The essential idea is exactly
the same as one proposed to the
government slightly more than
year ago by Walter Reuther,
vice president of the United
Auto Workers-CIO. One differ
ence, however, was detected.
Where the RFC called its plan
machine tool trading pit, +"
Reuther called it a machine
tool pool"
Reuther's plan, worked out in
detail, was offered to War De-
partment and production agen-
cies and supposedly forgotten.
The UAW leaders idea was to
establish a pool of surplus for
currently unused machine tools
in various parts of the country
that could be drawn on by
plants needing such machines
either for war production or for
conversion to civilian produc-
ton. The borrowing arrange
ment would be closely super
vised and designed primarily to
prevent any machine tools from
lying idle or going to rust in
plant yard when they could be
used or adapted in another
plant.
Says Same Think
The RIGS announcement, one
year later, said that "The trad
ing pit is a central supply point
or pool, into which machine
tools and production equipment
are reported as they become
available for transfer from one
type of war production into an
other"
The national supply of ma
chine tools and production
equipment, the RFC declared,
although the largest ever
reached in the history of this or
any other country, ''is still short
of requirements to take care of
greatly increased war produc-
ton schedules. However, the
new trading pit plan is consid-
cred a notable contribution to-
ward meeting production re-
quirements."
Reuther, in presenting his
Continued on Page Z
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-06
Go Program Plans
For Victory Days

WASHINGTON April 3 QPA) - CIO President Philip
Murray last week advanced series of proposals to Stabilize
economy for the tough job ahead of completing the
defeat of Japan after We day and for reconverson after
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-06

Adde's, international UAW-
CIO secretary-treasurer.
What steps would be taken
by Local UAW-CIO unions and
units was not clear, but that
some definite protest would be
made to the International Board
was definite.
Some UAW officers see in the
Adde's move the preliminary to
calling off the convention alto
gether. Application was made
by the UAW-CIO secretary
treasurer to the Office of De-
fence Transportation for per-
mission to hold the convention.
1t was felt by some union Off
cials that the move would lead
to a rejection by the ODT be-
cause of the government policy
of discouraging conventions dur
ing wartime.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-04-06
Adde's Is Criticized

Adde's Is Criticized
Widespread criticism of the
International secretary-treasurer
because of the choice of Grand
Rapids was heard in Toledo and
from some Detroit Locals during
the past week. Delegates who at
tended last years meeting are
most outspoken in their opposi-
ton to the Michigan city.
One delegate from the IA
convention speaking of the
choice of Grand Rapids for the
145 conference said, Il don't
imagine George Adde's would
care too much if the ODT re-
fused to grant the permission
for the convention. After all,
it would mean that he wouldn't
have to worry about getting re-
elected and that in itself would
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-31
The Associated Charities
Notes Golden Anniversary

In relating the various highlights
in the 50-year history of the AS.
sociated Charities, the Rev. Alex.
ander Miller said that one will fine
fine record of humble, efficient
and effective service to the needy
if he will look back into the past
The Rev. Miller commended the
fine work of the past officials Of
the associations, and went back
about Is years, to the time he
became affiliated with the Associat
ed Charities. He recalled how they
progressed from small room
in the County building to the pres.
ent organization. In concluding,
the Rev. Miller said that this is
our time to think, our time to do
President Mordecai M. Thurman,
who presided at the meeting, out.
lined the work done by the chart.
table organization, and also paid
tribute to Mrs. Ellis and her as
sistants. Rabbi Thurman closed by
suggesting that I'VE face the grow.
ing demands of changing world
with patient courage, quiet conf
dence and sympathetic under
standing"
The members elected to the
Board OF Directors were. Rabbi
Thurman, the Rev. Mortimer Glow
er, Addison Hewlett, L. C. Rob-
ertson, Q. H. Shoemaker, J. R.
Hollis, Mrs. j. C. Layton, the Rev.
Continued on Page Three; Col. a
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-31

The Associated Charities of Will
mington and New Hanover county
yesterday held their annual meet
ing and election of directors, and
at the same time celebrated the
fiftieth anniversary of the associa
ton.
In reporting on the work of the
rganization for the past year, Mrs.
L. o. Ellis, executive secretary,
stated the purpose of Associated
Charities-"to give service and re-
lief to individuals and families. -"
Service, Mrs. Ellis said, means
simply to help individuals make
their own adjustments Relief, "
she added, means giving financial
or material aid to people when
they are unable to manage alone"
In describing the effect of pres
ent conditions on the work of the
Associated Charities, Mrs. Ellis
said that war time has increased
the rate Of family breakdown and
hence increased the responsibility
of the Family Service Division.
1.-The defense program has helped
families tremendously in one di-
rection," the executive secretary
stated, "but, has caused other
problems, such as migration, over
croWding, men and women leaving
home because of the draft, women
working in industries when needed
at nome with small children and
impairment OF mental and physical
health
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-31

LONDON, Jan. 80 III States
men of the United States and Brit
ain apparently were converging on
an undisclosed spot tonight for pre-
liminary conferences or even the
Big-Three meeting itself as British
and American leaflets raining on
enemy lines urged the Germans to
surrender.
Outside of the closest official cir
cles nobody knew when or where
President Roosevelt, Prime Min
lister Churchill and Premier Mar
shall Stain were to meet, and those
who did know were not giving the
slightest hint.
German and Swiss Breakfasts
said the Big-Three meeting already
was underway or about to begin.
The best guess in London was that
the parley would be held in the
Soviet Union or close to its Dor
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-31
Latest
Made Without
Losing A Man
Americans Within "a Miles
OF Bataan In Forging
Trap
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Lu-

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Lu-
ION, Wednesday, Jan. 31.-UP)-
A new U. S. Army, driving to cut
off Bataan peninsula, invaded the
Subic Bay area of Westernr Luzon
Monday without the loss of man,
and seized five villages and an
airfield as they ushed eleven miles
at a mile-an-hour clip.
New Guinea and Leyte veterans
o fthe Eighth Army landed on a
nine-mile front between the towns
of San Felipe and San Antonio
along a stretch of beach ga miles
west-northwest of Manila and 90
miles south of Lingayen Gulf. By
dust Monday, the Americans had
driven within 10 miles of the for
NOR U. S. Naval base of Olongapo
on Subic Bay and within "a miles
of the northeastern corner of Ba-
tam.
The Eighth Army is commanded
by 1t. Gen. Robert L. Eichelber-
ger, former commandant Of the
Military Academy at West Point
VINO led American and Australian
forces in New Guinea.
Elements of two divisions COM
prised the landing force-the 38th,
last in action in the Aitape- WeWak
sector of New Guinea, and Maj.
Gen. Frederick A. Irving's Oath,
which fought o nLeyte.
The Americans also seized the
coastal town of San Narciso, in
the center Of the new beachhead,
and moved inland to take San
Marcelino and its airfield within
a few minutes flying time of Ma
Mia. and Caslillejos, 10 miles
northwest Of Olongapo.
The invasion barges ground onto
the beaches at $3.50 a. m. and the
Americans were met by cheering
Filipinos clad in their Sunday
best, welcoming the Yanks back
to the Bataan area two years, nine
months and 81 days after the last
CLINT Americn and Filipino de-
ffenders yielded to overwhelming
Japanese forces.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur an
nounced that the invasion caught
1t. Gen. Tomoyuki Yamasnita S
Luzon defenders completely by
surprise.
The landing, ninth major one OF
the Philippines campaign which
began 1o2 days before with the
invasion of Leyte, put two Ameri-
can armies on Luzon. Spearheads
of the other - It. Gen. Walter
Krueger's Sixth Army - pushing
down the central plains along
Highway No. Three northeast OF
Bataan were reported in front
dispatches to have driven four
miles past San Fernando to with
in 20 miles of Manila. The Eighth
Army's spearhead pushing in from
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f"We shall overcome even this
emergency"
Declaring he had been chosen
and spared from death by Pro
violence in order to direct the des-
TIMES of the German people, Hit.
Ter acknowledged grinly that ii
would take extreme efforts to
master the ''grusome fate which
has overcome the German east
under the onrushing Soviet armies.
Germany will shrink from
nothing in her own defense, he as
serted, and in the next breath
granted that the defense of the
Reich would bring misery to all.
Il appeal to the entire German
people and soldiers to shield them
selves with a still harder will to
resist, until one day we can say
to our dead, you have won after
all " he said.
81 expect every German to wage
arms, every weak or invalid per-
son to work on. farmers to give
food for soldiers, women to sup
port this struggle fanatically."
And he placed particular trust
lin German youth.
Raising the familiar DOGGY OF
international Bolshevism which the
Nazis have been using since their
inception, he asserted that nations
which had capitulated to Russia
were forever lost.
Striving to build horror and fear
in his listeners for their fate should
Germany lose, he said Allied
statesmen had shown their inten-
tons of destroying the Reich.
Whatever misery now befalls the
German people would be "dWarfed
by the misery we would suffer if
our enemies were victorious"
He begin his 16-minute speech by
portraying the Nazi regime as a
bulwark against Bolshevism. Sow
let Russian would have overrun
Europe after the first world war
had it not been too weak, And
when he came to power, he as
serted, he found a Germany so
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