Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-04-05
Political
Action
By
Clayton
Rusch
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Of the

the CIO Stewards and Com
mitteemen held meeting on
the payroll tax in Moose Hall.
At this meeting the follow
ing resolution was adopted
unanimously:
WHEREAS, it might be rec
ognized that the Toledo Blade
secures a large source of its
income from advertisements,
and these advertisements are
only effective If they reach
the people and,
WHEREAS, it is the news
paper reading public who
both supply the labor neces-
sary to manufacture the prod
ucts which are advertised and
also buy the products in ad-
dition to buying the news
paper and
WHEREAS, it is thus estab-
lished the people are the orig
inal source of the income of a
public newspaper and
WHEREAS, a newspaper is
therefore a public institution
which owes an obligation to
its readers to stick to the facts
and not becioud issues by per-
sonal attacks on elected off
GERS of labor organizations,
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED
that this meeting of CIO stew
ards and Committeeman go on
record as vigorouly protesting
the way in which the Toledo
Blade has attempted to delib-
erately confuse the payroll tax
issue by attacking personali-
ties and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLV-
ED that copies of this resolu-
ton be sent to the Toledo I'm
ion Journal, The Toledo Times
and The Toledo Blade.
On Saturday, March 30th,
the Toledo Blade printed the
following resolution.
WHEREAS a group of CIO
Stewards and Committeeman
at a meeting Thursday night
adopted a resolution protesting
the stand The Blade has taken
on the payroll-income tax
ordinance and
WHEREAS we agree most
heartily that newspaper is a
public institution and
WHEREAS the Blade has
gladly consented to supply
space for the PAC to present
its side Of the argument and
WHEREAS we believe in
the right of free speech and
a free press anyway and
WHEREAS we believe one
side Is entitled to use 1t as
forcefully as the other and
WHEREAS Lawrence N.
Steinberg used pretty strong
language in calling good old
George Schoonmaker a Fascist
and
WHEREAS we don't think
the PAC would be hollering
If it wasn't getting the worst
of the argument,
BE IT HEREBY RESOLV-
ED that The Blade doesn't
think the PAC has any more
right TO disagree with its stand
on the payroll income tax is
sue than the Blade has to dis
agree with the stand of the
PAC and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLV-
ED that sauce for the goose is
sauce for the gander
Evidently The Blade felt
their resolution was an ade-
quate reply to ours. 1t GER
tainly is not, and as usual they
missed the central point en-
tirely.
We do not question the
Blades right to take sides on
the payroll tax issue. We do
not question the Blades right
to attack our position. We do
appreciate the opportunity to
express our side of the argu-
ment in the Blade. We did not
at any time protest THE stand
the Blade has taken on the
payroll tax ordinance"
We stated plainly in our
resolution that the Blade
should stick to the facts and
not becloud issues by per-
sonal attacks on elected of
ficers OF labor organizations"
This move statement con-
tanned in our resolution ex-
plains clearly our objections
to the Blades attitude on the
payroll tax. In their resolu-
ton they once again ducked
the central issue,
Probably they ducked it be-
cause the resentment on the
part of the readers. They think
less said about 1t the better.
Certainly the scheme OF
raising false issues and attack
ing personalities instead OF
discussing the merits of an is
sue Is indefensible.
For the benefit of its read
ers as we'll as the Blade itself,
[ hope that this failure to de-
fend such reprehensible tao
tics means that they intend to