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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-11-01
From The Desk
Melvin Schultz
President,
Local II, UAW.CIO

In March of this year, the International
Convention held in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
voted to change the constitution of our Union
permitting members who are laid off to obtain
"out of work" reports which would be Of
more convenience to them than had been<
practiced under the previous provisions of
our constitution. Under our old constitution,
a member becoming "out of work" had to
report once every thirty days in order to
maintain his membership. OF course, those
failing to report became delinquent and in
order to, again, be members in good standing
were required to reinstate
This has caused considerable amount of
confusion because of various interpretations
or misunderstanding that have developed in
the Shops.
Under the new provisions of the constitu-
ton, any member becoming "out of work.
must report his unemployment in person, by
written communication, or by telegram to
the Financial Secretary of Local No. H. 425
Winthrop Street, Toledo, Ohio within one
month from the date of becoming unen-
ployed. Such members may at that time, if
they pay up any delinquent dues or fines OBJ
tam permanent "out of work" report They
Will, then, not be required to pay dues or to
report further to the Local Union until they
are reemployed and working forty hours or
more in calendar month. Upon returning to
OF the date they return to work again report
TO the Financial Secretary of Local No. IL.
40 Winthrop Street. Anyone, however. who
after having been laid off becomes reemploy.
ed and fails to report to the Financial Sec
retary within thirty days automatically would
become suspended after this thirty-day period
had expired and would be required to pay the
regular reinstatement fees.
This has been specified by the Financial
Secretary on a number of different occasions;
however, we find that lot of members have
not taken note of this change in our consti-
tuition and; therefore, have become suspended
unintentionally.
I would like to urge that all Executive
Shop Committees and Shop Stewards fam
iliarize themselves with this provision of our
constitution and then make it known to all
members so that they may safeguard their
membership in our Union in times to come
1t Is the desire of myself and the officers
OF this Local Union to aid and assist every
one in obtaining and maintaining their MEM
bership in this Organization; however, we
must comply with our constitution and; there
FORE cannot urge too emphatically that it is
the responsibility of each member to main
ain his own membership If you ere in doubt
as to any provision or our dues or Union pro-
cedure, do not hesitate to call upon my office
for information.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-11-01
The Guitteau PIon

In making its decision on Wednesday
night to adopt a policy of neutrality
towards the Guitteau 21-man Council
Mayor plan the Toledo PAC-CIO was not
taking an inconsistent position.
Only one year ago, when the PAC
presented its own plan, it was attacked
by many of the advocates of the PR syS-
tenn, some of whom later attacked il for its
opposition to the l per cent payroll tax.
Some of these same people are today as
bitterly opposed TO the Guiteau plan as
they were to the PAC plan.
PAC's position on PR has not changed.
1t is unanimous in its condemnation and
disagreement with the PR system, but
would prefer to have its own plan with
which all groups opposed to PR could
agree.
Should it happen that the Guitteau
plan be defeated next Tuesday, PAC has
pledged that it will again advance its plan
with few alteration and join with other
groups who are now agreed that the PAC
proposal was the better of the two al
ternatiyeS for the PR system.
Regardless how the vote goes Tuesday
one thing is certain--we have had our last
election under the PR system.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-11-01
Regional
Views
By Richard Gosser
Director Region 2B. UAW-ClO

If the largest registration ever recorded in
the history of Lucas County is any indica-
tion, next Tuesdays election should be tns
largest ever held here.
Like every other worker who is interested
in the progress of the labor movement and
the welfare of the country it is my hope
that the thousands of registered voters will
avail themselves of their opportunity to vote
and will cast their ballot for the candidates
whom they honestly believe will serve the
best interests of the majority of the people.
Every election is important but this one,
because of the unsettled and unsatisfactory
conditions which exist throughout the ma
ton is particularly so. Not only labor, but
every person in the country who does not
live by interest, rents or profits is deeply
involved in finding satisfactory answer to
the serious problems with which we are
faced
Make no mistake about it, If we elect a
Congress that is dominated by the Republic
cans we are going to face at least two stormy
years during which we can lose many or all
of the things which we have gained since
1888.
How the loss of labors rights could
effect us can only be imagined; but we can
remember how we had to struggle during the
war and that should help some in driving
home the kind of future we face if the
wrong people are elected
VOTE LABOR
want to take this last opportunity before
election to urge every worker to vote for
the three labor candidates, Frank Mohn for
state senator, and Michael Damas and Jack
Thompson for state representatives.
These three men, all from the ranks Of
labor are worthy of our votes They know
from first hand experience the problems of
the workers and they pledged to our
legislative program.
We know from our past experience withn
the state legislature that it is important fo II
us to have the right kind of people in CO.
lumbus.
We know what happened when we
tried to get the unemployment compensa-
tion increased to $25 for 26 weeks. We know
how we were given the runaround and brush
off by some of the people who had told us
before they were elected that they were
friends of labor" We discovered that the
things politician says before he is elected
very often do not square with his perform
ance once he has secured public office.
After these experiences, which we have
had many times, we should elect our own
people who know our problems and are in
sympathy with our objectves. Vote for
Mohn, Damas and Thompson and play 1t safe
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-11-01
Editors Mail

An Open Letter to the Mem
bers of the Champion Unit of
Local IL UAW-CIO. - From
the Ottawa County CIO-PAC.
DEAR FELLOW WORKERS:
We are writing this letter
to acquaint you with the facts
concerning a resident of Otta-
wa County who is a member
of your unit.
This member also happens
to be the State Representative
from Ottawa County. He pro-
tects his seniority in your
shop when he is in Columbus
by getting leaves of absence.
While on these leaves he votes
against labor. The brother in
question is VIM. e. Fleckner,
whose residence is in OAK
HARBOR.
We realize that the actions
and voting record of Bro.
Fleckner are no fault of yours.
We believe it our duty to in
form you of his record as a
representative.
He has voted against the
workers on every bill which
came up during his term. Just
one example of the trend of
thought of this Benedict
Arnold" of labor is his vote
against the bill calling for SIS
for 26 weeks unemployment
compensation. He has voted
anti-labor consistently.
We of Ottawa County will
do all we can to return this
brother to private life. We
realize his backslapping and
handshaking technique will
probably be employed in an
attempt to secure for himself
an office in your unit. A
WORD TO THE WISE IS
SUFFICIENT.
Fraternally yours,
OTTAWA COUNTY PAC
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-11-01
Who's Confident Now?

Efforts of the lam stooges in some OF
the larger garages to intimidate their tei-
low workers into accepting lam leader
shin is an indication that neither that
urion nor its Iackeys have confidence In
their own cause.
Coercion and intimidation cannot re-
Mace truth and justice, even the lam
leadership knows this. Strong arm meth
ods and threats are the last resort of those
who seek to back their own errors OF Judg-
ment. They are evidences of trenzied
effort born of desperation to save lost
cause.
No amount of threats can refute the
fact that the LAM did call a strike instead
of settling its dispute around the confer
ence table.
No intimidation can place back in the
pockets of the wronged mechanics the
thousands of dollars which they lost while
a group of headstrong lam leaders sought
to force the garage owners and the United
Auto Workers into submission.
No promises or free memberships
which the LAM is now throwing around
with reckless abandon can make up to the
workers the fact that they were the ones
who paid for the IAM's attempt to show
its strength and that the union called off
the strike without adding one penny to the
mechanics wages or changing a single
condition in any garage.
If the garage mechanics will look
around them and examine the recent past
they will discover that this is not the first
time that the UAW-CIO and lam have en-
gagged in a dispute. They will discover
that in every single instance that the lam
members have rejected that union and
come into the UAW by overwhelming ma
jority. And once in they never go back.
There must be a reason, there is
reason why the lam has driven hundreds
of Toledo workers from its ranks. That
reason can he found by comparing its ac-
complishments for the workers with that
of Local IL. That reason can be found by
listening to the LAM talk good brand OF
uniOnism and then jump into bed with the
bosses. That reason can be found in the
garage situation where, after penalizing
the mechanics, the lam now seeks by
threats, promises, free memberships and
every known expedient to show the me-
chanics that they are going to belong to
lam whether they wish to belong or not.
The garage mechanics are not children.
They are adults capable of making cor
rect decision. They know when they have
been pushed around, and although circum-
stances in their particular shops may make
1t unwise for them to express their Opin-
ion too openly, they know their own
minds.
The UAW-CIO does not lack conf
dence in people, particularly when they
are workers who have been sacrificed by
the lam in an effort TO save itself from
being repudiated. We believe that the
garage workers will come up with the
right answer--the UAW-CIO.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-11-01

A rece best headline
was easily one which said,
ATOM BOMB TESTS PROVE
WAR IMPOSSIBLE, SAYS
SENATOR HATCH. You
probably missed the other
headline which said that the
invention of DDT made all
the mosquitoes fly off to the
moon.
There's been a lot of cri-
tGism of OPA for things 1t
has removed from price con-
trolls, but this one we can't
quibble about. Recently OPA
announced that crystal re-
ceiving sets with built-in ear.
phones" would henceforth be
exempt from ceiling prices.
A telephone union paper did
some research and found that
there are absolutely no known
manufacturers of crystal sets
at the present time.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-11-01
Fraternally yours,
OTTAWA COUNTY PAC

Your union may have Its
troubles, but they're probably
nothing compartd to what the
A erican Archaeological
Union has to deal with.
They're only 251-strong in
the u. S., Hawaii, Canada,
Mexico, Cuba and Panama.
Most of them (and they met
in Washington, d. c. last
week) are conchyliologists.
That means they aren't either
right-wing or left-wing. But
they were confronted with
exasperating issues dealing
with unionid, unionidae and
tropicorbis. The Malacolog-
ical Unioists are scientists
who study shells and fossils.
If the Union insists on dealing
with fossils, their best re-
search work right now could
be done with the Old Guard
of the Republican Party.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-11-01

The Veterans Administra-
tion is In complete quandary
on what to do with an Amer
lean soldier who has written
from Mexico City for finan-
cial aid under the CT Bill of
Rights. This soldier, former
wrestler, wants to become a
bull fighter and claims his
rights under the educational
provisions. He wants $500 for
bull-fighting equipment in
cluding $500 for a green and
gold costume, $50 for a hat
and $100 for two swords. If
he asked the VA for train fare
he could come north and use
his talents to throw the bull
that's been given to other
veterans looking for housing.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-11-01

If the largest registration ever recorded in
the history of Lucas County is any indica-
tion, next Tuesdays election should be tlnN
largest ever held here.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-05
yoe'S ReSfdUrunf
 Milestone n ReaI Race Cooperation


sons: Joe, 30 percent, Mrs. Brooks whose money built the building, 30 percent; Jack Roth of the Roth Restaurant Chain, 30 percent; Mike Jacobs, 10 percent.
 The most important cog in this whole development is young and coming Jack Roth, young veter- an of 30 years of age. An indivi- dual who has been in the restau- rant business all of his life and has inherited one of the most prosperous restaurant chains in New York City. He knows the Ibusi- ness from top to bottom and he is on his way to even greater heights.
 Those factors are important be- cause this is restaurant business, and Louis is most fortunate in having such brains and ability in a partnership. Yet there is some thing even more important about Jack Roth than his restaurant knowledge. This is the fact that he is a man who is not drooling with racial compassion and sympa- thy. He is strictly a business man with an unusual keen sense of ap- preciation for ability wherever he finds the same. This strikes him as a good business venture and he is putting everything into it the same way that he does in all of his other interests. While he knows that Joe Louis name has a tre- mendous appeal and is sound in- vestment, he is anxious to see Joe really bite into this proposition and be able to sail along, long af- ter his physical prowess has gone to pot.
 All of these factors make all the other achievements of Joe Louis pale into insigniicance. The roar of the crowds as he batters his opponents all about under klieg lights and the temporary world acclaim as the best heavyweight champion ever to don a pair of gloves, at best, is transient. To be sure, no one will be able to take the glory of this away. Yet mil lions of men, women and children who virtually worship him today, will quickly forget him unless he is wise enough to place the seal of permanency upon his achievements, To peg them down with a perman- ent, realistic venture into the American way of life, that will be milestone in making this a real democracy, is the challenge that faces Louis.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-05
Robeson lrks
 President Truman
WARNS OF UNREST

Washington - On Tuesday, Sep tember 24, verbal sparks flew in the White House between Presi- dent Truman and Paul Robeson over the necessity for a Presiden- tial statement against mob vio- fence.
 MT. Robeson went to the White House as a part of committee representing the American crusade to end lynching. It is alleged that the committee based their over ture on two premises. First that if thu Federal Government did not take a definite stand against lynching and mob violence that the temper of the Negro popula- tio>l might change. Second, that there was no moral difference be- tween the atrocities that were be- ing judged at Nuremberg and the lynchings and mob violence that is being perpetrated against the Negro in the South.
 It is reputed that President Tru- man took sharp exception to both of these arguments. First, point ing out that the United States and Great Britain were the last refu- gees of freedom in the world. And second, that under no circumstance es should domestic and foreign is- sues be Jumped.
 Around differences of opinion on these two issues and their inter- pretation arose what was called a very sharp discussion, with the delegation leaving feeling that the President was not inclined to take a stand in the matter.
 It is alleged that the whole dis cussion became so intense that the delegation apologized for it's sharpness but was unwilling to change it's stand in the matter.
 The whole affair has caused a great deal of national comment and interest because many peo- pie are inclined to feel that MT. Robeson was really conveying a decided feeling of unrest that is in the minds of thousands of indivi- duals in the group throughout the country. That while this state of mind is mainly due to the dire ex- periences they are going through these days with the mounting cost of living, it is being intensified by the brutality that is being mani fested against them in many sec tions, while the government seems to ignore this special problem.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-05
Johnson Enters U. Law School
Prominent Athlete

Hartford, Conn. - Arthur John son began the study of law at Connecticut University Law School last week.
 Johnson is local youth who was not only prominent in his days at Weaver High School, for his athletic prowess but carried on in the same stellar fashion while a student at Johnson C. Smith Col lege in North Carolina.
 At Weaver High he was active in basketball and track. In the lat ter he established the Greater Hartford High School broad jump record. And while at college he was captain of the basketball team and co-captain of the boxing team. He also received the medal for the best all-round student.
 During his hitch in the Army he was connected with Special Ser vice as Physical Director and was stationed at Tuskegee Air Field.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-05
Agnes Shaw Goes To Phla. School
LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Hartford, Conn. Miss Agnes Shaw, who has been teaching in the elementary schools of Hart ford for the past ten years, has matriculated at the Philadelphia School of Occupational Therapy She is one of the few members of the group that has been admitted to this school.
 Occupational Therapy is becom- ing extremely important because of the large number of soldiers and war workers who were either physically or mentally injured dur ing the war. Thousands of per sons, therefore, need to be pres cribed for and adjusted in work re- responsibilities that will give them a fair chance for recovery. This is, therefore, a phase of our educa- ton that is due for considerable expansion in the future.
 Miss Shaw is a graduate of Cheyney State Teachers College and, therefore, will be no stranger to that section of Pennsylvania where she plans to live and study for the school year. She is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Eugene Shaw of 52 Harrison Street.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-05
Haired Flares In Tennessee Trial
LAWYERS BITTER

Lawrenceburg, Tenn, Sept. 26- Like dark cloud, the threat of violence hangs over the Lawrence burg Courthouse, where 25 Ne groes are on trial for "attempted murder" during the February "ri- ots" in Columbia, Tennessee. As feelings rise and tempers erupt, the possibility of violence is assum- ing serious proportions. That the situation is fraught with explosive elements was evidenced last week when Attorney-General Paul Bum pus, furious after having been cor rected by Dr. Leon Ransom, NAA- CP defense lawyer, before more than 200 arguing farmers, Klans- men and other town hangers-on, told Maurice Weaver, Dr. Ran som's associate, that eff that s. o. B. contradicts me again, I'm going to wrap chair around his g-d- head" Later, on Septem- Der "A, the trial was brought to a nearly violent climax, as MT. Wea- yer charged that the statement from Negro witness was secured by intimidation and terror, and Bumpus, shaking with rage, strode over to MT. Weaver and shouted, q dare him to repeat that outside of court" Weaver answered him firmly, "The attorney general will not intimidate me inside or outside this court.''
 It is in this atmosphere that the oddly selected jurors have been hearing the States case for the past week-a woke in which over a dozen States witnesses have been produced, not one of whom has so far identified a single de- fendant as firing the shots which wounded four police officers.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-05
Proclamation

The very freedom we enjoy in our United States of America, a freedom unequalled in any other nation in the world, is based large ly on our Constitutional rights of freedom of speech.
 Here in America we can speak freely our thoughts and opinions on any matters pertaining to our government, our way of life, our present and our future. Here, too, we have the priceless right to speak freely, without fear, as to our religious beliefs.
 The very freedom we enjoy in our United States of America is the very basis of our worldwide prestige as the greatest nation in the history of the world Were we to lose our freedom of speech, we would immediately lose all our freedom.
 Here in America our freedom of speech = and our right to that 4ACC0OAI Is p1OtCCGCu IlgIL ana day, year after year, by one of the greatest forces for freedom ever to exist anywhere: our tremen- dously powerful American news papers. Even the. smallest Ameri- can newspaper in the smallest American hamlet is tremendous ly powerful unit among the thou sands of American newspapers al- lied as one to help maintain our freedom of speech.
 Here in Hartford we have six newspapers leach with individual and separate editorial policies, per- haps, from time to time, but each standing staunchly by the others to guarantee that we shall have accurate, unbiased accounts of lo- cal, state, national and interna- tlonal events. Where the editorials may disagree with the news ac-
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Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-05

of 1888. During the past war he spent 40 months in the service, 32 of which were spent in Africa, Si- ely, and Italy. He was attached to the 1863 Ordinance Aviation De- pot Company and had the rank of Master Sergeant.
 MT. Turner comes from one of tie most unique service families in the city and perhaps the State. Five individuals out of his family served in the armed forces of the country. His sister, Miss Helen F. Turner, the present Mrs. William Rogers, was the second young wo- man of our group to become an Ensign in the WAVES; Frederick Turner enliseted in the Marines and served in the Pacific and Gill bert and Norman Turner were members of the United States Army. They are the children of Mrs. Helen G. Turner of 20 Roose- welt Street.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-05
H.C. Canty Heads True Refor1ners
PLANS EXPANSION

Suffield, Conn. - Henry C. Can ty of Hartford was elected Grand Worthy Master of the True Order of Reformers at their 35th Annual Session here Thursday, Septem- Der 26.
 Grand Master Canty has been a resident of Hartford, Conn.,, for forty-four years. He is 8 retired city worker, and has been active in civic, fraternal and church cir cles for years.
 At AME Zion Church he has been Class Leader, President of the Varick Christian Endeavor Society Superintendent of Sunday School and Chairman of the Board of Trustees. In fraternal circles he has been as high as Deputy Grand Chancellor and member of the Board of Finance, as well as a colonel in the uniform ranks.
 He has been a member of the True Reformers for thirty-eight years serving as Worthy Master, Organizing Deputy, Vice Grand Master, Grand Master and Chair man of the Board of Directors.
 Out of this rich fraternal ex- perience Grand Master Canty plans an extensive expansion of the work and program of the Order of True Reformers in New England. His goal is to make certain sound prac- tical changes in the Orders ob- jective so that it might better serve the interest of the group throughout this section of the country.
 The following supporting cabi- net was elected to help plan the future development: Henry G. Hill Vice Grand Master, Worthy Grand Mistress, Mrs. F. Inman, Grane Worthy Secretary, Mrs. Alfreda Johnson, Grand Worthy Treasurer John Dishmond, Grand Worthy Chaplain, George Adams. Asso ciated with the Grand Officers or the Board of Directors are L. R Broaden, A. Duplessis, and George W. Goodman.