Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-03-29


Chairman
United Toledo Committee
SIG Jefferson Avenue
Toledo, Ohio.
Dear Mike:
l am in receipt of your letter
relative to our request for space
in the Toledo Blade on our po-
Sition on the payroll tax ord
nance.
Please be advised that / am
in full agreement with your
having space in the TOLEDO
UNION JOURNAL to state the
position of the United Toledo
Committee. OF course, am not
a member of the Board of Con-
troll of the TOLEDO UNION
JOURNAL; and therefore, this
matter will have to be referred
to them. Nevertheless, believe
l am standing solidly on CIO
principles when / say that we
believe in the right of all groups
to publically express their posi-
ton on any matters which affect
the welfare of the people. shall,
therefore, recommend that your
Committee have an opportunity
to express its views In the
UNION JOURNAL.
I also believe that it is q quite
well-estab blished fact that all
groups have always had the OPP
portunity to express their views
in papers which are officially
sponsored by the CIO. It is not
my impression that labor papers
are in the habit of denying the
right of freedom of the press
to all.
We sincerely believe that the
best interests of our community
will be served by having full
and free discussion on all vital
issues. We believe that = full and
free discussion of the payroll tax
issue will only convince the peo-
pie of the logic in our objections
to the payroll tax.
We of the CIO have always
taken great trouble to formulate
programs on all matters of civic
interest which we believe will
result in a better city. We have q
double reason for doing this.
/. We directly represent the
interests of the industrial work
ers who, by the way, comprise
a large proportion of the popu-
lation.
2. The interests of these in
dustrial workers are definitely
tied in with the interests of the
community as whole. We are
convinced what is good for the
welfare of the workers we re-
present is, therefore, in the best
interest of the whole community.
The CIO committee against
the payroll tax is calling a meet
ing of executive committees, Un-
ion and shop stewards in CIO
plants to plan our campaign.
You are cordially invited to at
tend this meeting and address
the people in attendance. or to
send a representative If you
should not desire to come in per-
son.
In doing this, we are follow
ing our traditional policy of as
suring that our members always
have an opportunity to hear the
other side of any issue. II has
always been the position of the
CIO that truth and correct pro-
gram Is all important.
We have never feared, or do
we now, to expose our people to
the arguments in any issue. Our
problem is rather to find ways
and means to give the general
public an opportunity to hear
our side of controversial issues
as expressed by our spokesmen,
rather than having them get our
position as expressed by people
who are in opposition to it.
1t is only reasonable to assume
that when the position of the
CIO is interpreted by our op-
ponentS to the general public
that the general ublic cannot in
that way get an unbiased presen-
tation of the case.
The stewards and committee
mems meeting will be held in
Moose Hall on April %, 1916,
at 8 p. m.
Hoping you will accept the in
vitation to come or send q rep
resentative, ! am
Sincerely yours,
Lawrence N. Steinberg