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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-17
PAC TO Oppose
33 congressman

Slaughter (Mo); Murray
(Tenn.); Barry IN. ".
Kroll DisclOses Plan
Jack Kroll, assistant national
'PAC chairman, disclosed that
.PAC will concentrate on 14o
Congressional districts in II
states with major attention de-
voted to Pennsylvania, Ohio, In
diana, Missouri, Illinois, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota and Michigan.
Following closely on the heels
of the PAC purge list" came a
meeting in Washington of lead
err of CIO-PAC. Natl. Citizens
PAC and the Independent Citi-
zens Committee of the Arts, Sci
ences and Professions. The three
groups were called into confer
ence by former Interior Secre-
tary Harold Ickes, who heads the
Independent Citizens Committee.
Ickes said that the organizations
will draw up joint plans for
full mobilization of their re-
sources in the 1946 Congression-
al elections"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-17
Hope Revived
For WAGE Law

WASHINGTON, May IL -
(LPA) - New hope for a Csc
minimum wage bill with great
er strength than the Senate-ap-
proved version leaked from be-
hind closed doors of the House
Labor Committee this week.
One Congressman, who asked
that he not be quoted because
the committee was still in exc
cutive session, declared that
1--WE have better expectations
now for a pretty good bill. If
it stands it will be better than
the Senate version" Committee
vote on the measure is schedul-
ed for May Is.
If liberal and pro-labor COM
mittee members have their way
the bill will call for a Csc floor
for the first year, zoe minimum
during the second year and 75c
thereafter.
Fate of the bill after it leaves
the committee is the great ques-
ton mark, however. Before it
reaches the House floor it must
60 through a trial by ordeal in
the Rules Committee which
could completely wreck the le-
gislation, Congressional liberals
pointed out. Public pressure on
all Congressman is necessary to
insure passage of the bill.
Additional support will be
thrown behind the minimum
wage at the Natl Conference of
Social Workers in Buffalo on
May %. Leon Henderson, former
OPA head, will discuss the need
for the legislation as will sew
eral labor delegations.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-17
United Toledo
FoiIs To File
Payroll Tex Drive
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action had been taken to bring
proper action.
Rinefort Not Available
Prosecuting Attorney Joel
Rinefort could not be reached in
his office and his assistant,
Richard Marleau stated that he
did not know the election laws,
but would look up the section
dealing with penalties for failure
to file returns with the Board of
Elections.
When Mr.. Marleau failed to
give out adequate legal informa-
ton, Lehr Fess, clerk of the
Board of Elections provided the
section requested of the prosecu-
tors office.
Quoting from Section 1877 of
the laws dealing with elections,
it was disclosed by Mr.. Fess
that upon failure to file returns
with the Board of Elections, the
prosecutors office was notified
and that civil or criminal
charges, whichever is appro-
pirate, be filed with the court.
Penalties provide that upon con-
Iviction, a fine of S25 and not
more than $500 or 10 days to
six months imprisonment or
both be given the guilty person
or persons.
PAC Was Late
Clayton Rusch, PAC chairman
informed of the failure Of the
United Toledo Committee to
file its expense account said
that he was aware of it and
added, 1--WE too were few days
late, due to an oversight on our
part, but we did file immediate
ly upon notification from the
Board of Elections. No doubt
the failure of the United Toledo
Committee is also an oversight
despite the fact that the Board
and newspapers have reminded
them about 1t on a number of
occasions"
Mr.. Rusch said that no action
was contemplated by the PAC
to compel the United Toledo
Committee to file its expense
account. IF the prosecuting at
Itorney doesn't know what to do,
I'm sure we are not going to
advise him." he said.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-17
Seniority Issue
Goes to Courts

WASHINGTON, May 13 -
(LPA) - The CIO, AFL and
Railway Brotherhoods found
themselves united last week
with three veterans groups in
opposition to the American Le-
gion and the Justice Dept, in a
u. S. Supreme Court suit that
Is expected to determine once
and for all the issue of super
seniority.
Briefs opposing the anti-labor
Interpretation of the Selective
Service Act conjured up by
Gen. Lewis Hershey and the
Legion were filed by the CIO,
the AFL and the Railway Labor
Executives Assn.
The test case was brought to
the Supreme Court by Abraham
Fishgold, a Brooklyn welder
and war veteran, who was dis.
placed from his job by a union
man who, under a company
contract with the Industrial
Union of Marine & Shipbuilding
Workers-CIO, had greater sen.
iority. Fishgold's claim, and
consequently the superseniority
principle, was rejected by the
Second Circuit Court of Ap.
peals but the welder carried. II
to the high tribunal.
Argue Congress Intent
IUMSWA Attorney M. H
IGoldstein argued that Congress
never intended any such super
seniority Interpretation of the
Act as Hershey gave it. but on
the contrary intended that vet
Grams should be protected by
the seniority provisions of union
contracts.
Asked by Justice Black about
the unions right to appear in
the case, Goldstein declared,
Seniority is one of the condi-
tions of employment. Congress
recognized the rights of senior
ity when 1t drew up the Selec-
tive Service Act" 1t Is the
unions obligation to intervene
any time one of its contract pro-
visions is questioned" he de-
clared.
The CIO brief contended that
superseniority would seriously
disrupt established labor-man-
agement relationships and In
jure the veteran as we'll as the
non-veteran.
Also opposed to supersenior-
ity were the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, the American Veterans
Committee, and the American
Veterans of World War II.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-17
.AFL Plans
Daily Paper

MINNEAPOLIS, May 13 -
LPA) - The Minneapolis La
Dor Review last week marked
its 39th anniversary with the
announcement of plans to make
the review a daily publication
Ito present the principles and
policies and activities of the
AFL every day instead of every
week"
In page-1 editorial, the Re-
view declared that establish.
ment of a daily will require
considerable time. However,
the trustifying of the metropoli-
tan dailies of Minnesota to the
extent that it has been. accomp-
lished, make it imperative"
said the editorial, "that the daily
newspaper plans be pushed to a
conclusion to free Minneapolis
and Minnesota from the political
atmosphere that already COM
mences to smack of totalitarian-
ISM
The editorial recalled a pre-
vious union venture in which
city workers and farmers in
Minnesota raised nearly $1,000
900 to start the Minnesota Daily
Star which was crushed by re-
dictionaries.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-17
Senate Uses Cool Strike
To Speed Anfi-Ldbor Law

is expected that the entire labor
movement will unite as never
before in its efforts to defeat
those who are seeking to use
the present unsettled situation to
wreck the labor movement.
Labor is not waiting to see
what the reactionary bloc is 60
ing to do next Wednesday but is
rapidly massing its forces for a
counter-attack upon the group
which is again trying to destroy
the labor unions. The situation
here is growing more tense as
the Wednesday date for the set
tlement of the coal strike re-
ouested by Presiden Truman
nears with settlement still not
accomplished.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-17
Vet Housing Bill
Win Support

WASHINGTON, May 13 -
(LPA) - One more obstacle
was removed last week from the
path of the veterans emergency
housing program, when the
house, by a vote of 1877 to 158,
reversed itself and supported a
provision for S400,000,000 in
subsidy payments to encourage
the production of scarce build
ing materials to be used in
building veterans homes.
Its vote instructed House
conferees now reconciling diff
ferences between Its version and
the Senate version of the bill,
which is aimed to implement
the Administrations programs to
build 2,700,000 homes for vet
Grams in two years.
The only other obstacle to
the measure - the question of
guaranteeing the market for
prefabricated homes and those
using new materials was
ironed out in conference. Speedy
conference approval Is expect
ed, followed by prompt passage
of the compromise version by
both houses.
The Houses capitulation on
both points is explained by most
observers here as the result of
the Easter recess when Congress
men came face to face with the
local housing crisis.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-17
Truman May
Seize Rails
.IGge

WASHINGTON May 13 (LPA)
Wage controversies on the
railroads headed toward a strike
deadline this week, but Presi-
dent Truman told newsmen he Is
considering an order for seizure
of the Iron Horse" should that
become necessary to avert q
stoppage.
Two of the Railroad Brother
hoods - the Locomotive Engi-
neers and Trainmen - have set
May 18 as a strike date. Three
other operating" Brotherhoods
have announced they will take a
strike vote If they reach no set
tlement with the railroads, and
Is incorporating" unions, which
represent over a million rail
workers outside of the train, en-
gine and yard service, are sched-
uled to start voting on a strike
soon.
All of the organizations are
fighting for greater wage in
creases than the 16 cents an hour
awarded to rail workers by two
arbitration boards and an Emer-
gency (Fact-Finding Board)
Also, the operating" unions are
demanding many changes ir
working rules, some of which
viii mean a substantial addition
to earning of the employees.
Truman's hint of possible seiz-
IRE brought a declaration from
President A. F. Whitney of the
Trainmen that his union and the
Locomotive Engineers will in.
sist on their wage and rules de.
mands regardless of who op-
crates the railroads.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-17
Strike
Is Settled

PITTSBURGH May 13 (LPA)
The nations longest postwar
strike-the 115-dsy walkout of
rs, 900 Westinghouse Electric Co.
employes-was settled here last
week when the company agreed
to an 18-cent an-hour increase.
Terms of the new contract are
subject to ratification by the
membership.
The Westinghouse dispute was
originally part of an industry
wide strike that closed down
General Electric and the General
Motors electrical division as well
as Westinghouse % plants.
After GIN and GE settled for
1917 an hour, Westinghouse re-
sorted to almost every trick in
the books to break the strike,
officials of the United Electrical,
Radio & Machine Workers-CIO
declared. Injunctions, provoked
picket line clashes, threats, in
Limitations and outright refusal
to negotiate that became so
flagrant that two federal me-
diators withdrew in disgust,
marked the long walkout.
Originally seeking a $2-a-day
increase, the UE later reduced
its demand to 1914 cents more
an hour.
The strike was two days
longer than the General Motors
strike of the United Auto Work
ers-CIO and almost twice as long
as the GE strike which started
Jan. Is and ended March Is.
A maintenance of membership
clause provided that workers
who are union members and all
who become members must re-
main in god standing during the
life of the contract. However,
between March "a and 81 each
year employees may resign from
the union without eopardizing
their employment.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-17
CIO Units Add
Names To PAC
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many new members will join
PAC between now and the fall
election. Our national, state and
local organizations are planning
a vigorous educational campaign
which has for its first purpose
TO get all CIO members to join
the organization and to vote"
I'VE remember what happened
when the workers failed to vote
in the 1912 elections and we are
determined that it shall not oc-
cur again"
Committees Do Job
Credit for the fine showing
made by Standard Commutator
and the Optical Workers in sign
ing up their entire memberships
was given to the committees OF
the two organizations by the
IPAC executive head. 1--WE cannot
possibly succeed in making PAC
what It should be and what II
can become without the enthusi-
astic support and cooperation oi
the shop committees" he said.
Sam Scott Is chairman of the
standard Commutator Unit
Others on the committee who
aided in bring the shop into loo
per cent PAC membership in
clude, Ed Schmidt, John Kip
| linger, Chet Delaney George
Geir, Russell Goodell and John
Grant.
Officers OF the Optical Work
ers who aided the PAC drive in
their Local are Virgil Sager,
president and Claude Meter,
secretary.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-17
Gray Worms Of
Dues Changing
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the dues may be confusing to
members, want to urge every
one who has the least doubt in
their mind, or who wishes to
check and make certain that
they are in good standing, to
call or come to the dues office
for advice.
Those who wish may mail
their payments to our office Civ
ing us the name of your plant,
badge number, purpose of your
letter and for what months your
check or money order is to be
applied.
Above all, do not allow your
self to become suspended. / urge
everyone to check with us at
the office and we will do every
thing possible to help you keep
yourself in good Standing"
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at the Atlantic City convention
of the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers-CIO, whose president
Sidney Hillman. is PAC chair.
man. 1t was emphasized that
the list was only partial and
would be added to before the
election campaings got into full
swing.
Will Support Mead
In addition to the 33 it was
considered a certainty that PAC
would support Sen. James Mead
Cd. N. Y.) for the New York
governorship against Thomas
Dewey who with his Republican
majority in the state legislature
was denounced for "a record OF
failure, doubletalk and surrender
to the pressures of big business.
Following are the 10 senators
whom PAC will attempt to re-
move from public life this fall:
Bilbo Cd. Miss.); Byrd ID
Va); Carville Cd. New; Nc
Kellar D. Tenn; Wheeler ID
Mont; Radcliffe ID. Md;
CORY ID. r. I.); Shipstead (R
Mimi; Smith t., N. j.; and
LANCER (R. N. d.
Marked For Defeat
Retirement of the following
Republican representatives will
give Congress a more progressive
complexion, PAC believes:
Martin (Mass.), Republican
minority leader; Hartley IN JJi
Bennett, Schwabe and Ploeser
(Mo); Brown (Ohio); Church
(1ll0; Clason and Heselton
(Mass.); Gearhart (Cal.); Grant
(Ind.); Gwynne (Iowa); Hoff-
man and Jonkman (Mich,); Nc.
Connell (Pa); and O'Konski
(Wis.); Gamble IN. "
House PAC rejected the follow
On the Democratic side of the
ing: Rankin (Miss.); Pace (GaD;
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-17

ASHIN NGTON OPA)-
While the nations daily press
seethed with fury over the coal
strike, less than a handful of pa
pers in the entire country could
find space for a federal indict-
ment charging 13 soft coal cor
porations with violations of the
antitrust laws.
Handed down in Boston, the
indictment accused the coal
firms of "conspiring to fix ar
b itrary and noncompetitive
prices and to monopolize the
sale and distribution of coal
within the Greater Boston area. "
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-17
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labor committee bill now before
the Senate into the most re-
strictive legislation aimed at Ia
bor since the pre-Roosevelt era.
Among the proposals being
made are the following:
/. Permanent power in the
hands of the President to seize
struck plants and severely penal
izing anyone interfering with
production during the time they
are under government control
2. Banning any royalty pay
ments to unions.
q Strengthen the Hobbs Bill
nv amendment to prohibit init
midation and extortion by un-
ions.
q Require unions to incor--
porate under the Security ana
Exchange Commission and pup
lish their financial record.
5. Make unions liable 10
breach of contract law suits.
6. Ban boycotts.
! Increase the cooling off per-
iod to so days with the oollga-
ton TO both parties to a dispute
Obliged to exhaust all collective
bargaining means before resort
ing to strikes or lockouts.
8 Give the President autnor-
itv TO appoint fact-finding boards
in public utility strikes
Labor Is Aroused
Labor lea d ers here ana
throughout the country are
aroused at the seriousness OF the
snti-lsbor legislation and realize
that it is going to require great
efforts TO defeat the purpose OF
those who have grasped upon the
unsettled and unsatisfactory con-
ditions throughout the country TO
attempt to weaken the unions by
restrictive legislation.
Opposition to the anti-labor
bloc is rapidly developing and II
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-05-17
Labor Institute
Is Endorsed

CHICAGO, May 13 - LPA)
Cooperators, and potential coop
organizers in the ranks of or
ganized labor were urged this
week to attend the Coop and
Labor Institute at the University
of Wisconsin School for Work
ers, August 4 through II.
William Green, Philip Murray
and Elmer Milliman of the Rail
way Brotherhoods all made pub
lie their endorsement of the In
stitute.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-23

Australia will devote 13,500 acres to wheat this year, 2,50o,oO0 more than last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-23

Prefabricated railway stations are being tested on the British rail- ways, which are readily portable and quickly erected, and are yet strong enough to withstand the vibration of passing trains.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-23
Democratic Women Fete Snow Slate

It. Gov. Wilbert Snow, Democra- tic gubernatorial nominee was guest of honor of the Federated Demo- cratic Women's Clubs of Connecti- cut at a dinner held Saturday night at Wilcox's, West Haven and presided over by Mrs. Winifred Mo- Donald of Waterbury, chairman of the New Haven County Democratic Women's Clubs.
 It. Gov. Snow, in brief address, lauded the women members of the party citing them as the backbone of the effort to secure the vote. Touching upon state issues he promised an all out effort to secure Democratic victory in November.
 Praising Chester Bowles, former Economic Stabilizer and unSuccess- ful gubernatorial nominee, Snow declared him to be a sportsman and good Democrat. BoWles, who was present with Mrs. BoWles, promised his full support of the efforts of the party.
 Other state party personalities in- cluded Party Leader Sen. Brien Me- Mahon, Joseph M Tone, U. s. Sen atorial nominee and Stephen K. Elliott nominee for lieutenant gov- ernor.
 Other members of Waterbury's Democratic Womens organization present were: Mrs Margurite Gil- hooley, Mrs. Marie Beckley, Mrs. Anne Shea, Mrs. Catherine Marin an, Mrs. Margaret Fitzpatrick, Miss Doris Jacaruso and Mrs. Agnes ProulX of Middlebury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-23

thick underbrush. Late in the aft ernoon they saw rescue planes cir cling the area of the wreck and re- turned.
 Two trappers seeing the rescue planes circling like buzzards reached the scene Thursday afternoon, shortly after supplies had been dropped. The men, Ross Shea, and another identified only as Gilling- ham, built fire and prepared food. Then they took some white cloth and laid 1t out in an open space to form the figures "18." Two of the survivors had died shortly after the crash. The figures were spot ted by fliers the next day, although they thought they formed the fig ures "16."
 Five hours after the trappers ar- rived, the first rescue party, includ- ing Dr. Martin, reached the surviv- orS.
 Rudy Revil 30-year old New York who suffered severe burns of the hands and a fractured leg, said the four days spent in the woods was like living in a nightmare"
 Music Score Found
 He said he could not remember for long while after the crash. Revil begged members of the rescue party to dig into the ruins of the plane to locate a score of music he had written before he left Brus- sels. It was found undamaged.
 Revil and Miss Helen Ruth Hen- derson, New York City, an executive of the Girl Scouts of America, were the only two of six Americans aboard the plane to survive. Miss Tender son suffered burns and a possible fracture of the right leg.
 Survivors said she helped boost by initiating a banjo and singing to while away the long hours while they were waiting to be res- cued.
 Although the temperatures hov-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-23

1dRG U Henry A. Wallace.
 T welcome the opportunity of joining MT. Truman's cabinet as Secretary of Commerce" Hartman said. T know the department well, as was an active member and then chairman of the Business Advisory Committee of the Department of Commerce during MT Roosevelt $ first two terms.
 Obtain Good Background
 During the past six years in rep resenting MT. Roosevelt and MT. Truman on various missions over seas, I have had an opportunity to learn at first hand the grave eco- homie problems that face the peo- pies of Europe and Asia.
 They look to us with hope and faith for help and moral leadership.
 Tn playing our, part in world re- construction, the development of a stable and expanding economy at home is of primary importance. Ex- banding peacetime productivity in the United States available for the needs of all our people, and for ex- port as we'll is an essential and sound foundation for prosperity and happiness at home, and for our ability in cooperation with other nations to offer a continuing, help ful hand to the people of the world
 Tt is the essential base for last ing peace that all peoples crave"
 Responsible for U. S. Policy
 Hartman is considered here as responsible in considerable measure for the current American policy to- ward Russia. It is understood his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-23

experience as ambassador in Mos COW has had extensive influence on that policy.
 In Paris, he has been American representative on the Romanian and Bulgarian Treaty commissions.
 Lively speculation has arisen over Harriman's successor as ambass- ador. Joseph E. Davies, another former American Ambassador to Russia, was mentioned by the Bri- tish press as possibility.
 Davies, now on visit here, said. it would be impossible for me to accept tn appointment if it were rendered. My health is such that my doctors would not permit me to accept such an assignment"
 Davies refused to state whether he had been approached by Pres ident Truman. He received an hon. orary degree from the University of Wales Saturday.