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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-12
Trumon Signs
Hobbs Bill

w "A > II N u L y N, July IL
(LPA)-President Truman last
week defeated organized labor S
three-year battle to keep he
anti-union Hobbs bill from be-
coming law. Over the vigorous
objections of both AFL and CIO
leaders who asked him to veto
the measure, Truman signed the
legislation which provides for
fines up to $4,000 and 2O-year
prison sentences.
The law makes it a felony to
obstruct, delay or interfere "by
robbery or extortion" the
movement of goods in interstate
commerce.
Both AFL President William
Green and CIO President Philip
Murray contended that the bill
would play into the hands of
anti-labor judges and provide
an invitation to union-hating
employers to provoke violence
on peaceful picket lines in order
to cause the arrest of both union
members and leaders.
The bill was originally intro
duced by Rep. Sam Hobbs ID.
Ala) following a u. S. Supreme
Court decision in March, 1912,
which ruled that alleged vio-
lence used by members of the
AFL Teamsters Union against
drivers of out-of-state trucks
coming into New York City did
not violate the Federal Anti
Racketeering Act of 1884.
Agrees With Clark
In signing the first anti-labor
law in 1946 Truman quoted
Atty. Gen. Tom Clark's opinion
that "the present bill does not
in any way interfere with the
rights of unions in carrying out
their legitimate objectives." La
Dor leaders, however, privately
the belief that Tru-
man was advised to sign the
bill for political reasons.
The Hobbs Bill was passed by
the House by 270 to LOT on
April 8, 1943, but it was bottled
up in the Senate and died there.
Again in December, 1945 the
House passed the measure and a
coalition
wrote Hobbs proposal into the
Case Bill.
In New York, Edward c.
counsel for Local 8O7
Of the Teamsters - the union at
which the legislation was orig
Inally aimed - declared that
he Brotherhood would not de-
sist from its practice of demand
ng that local driver be as
signed to out-of-state trucks
when they enter the city.
Another Teamster official en-
)hasiZed that members of other
AFL unions in warehouses and
torres would probably refuse to
landle "hot cargo" delivered by
rivers violating union rules.
Nothing in the Hobbs Bill, he
aid, could touch this sort of
econdary boycott which prob
bly, would bring any anti
Inion operator to his senses" II
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-12
Gordon Bumper
Unit Gets Raise

Lloyd SpeidelI, recording sec
retary of Local II, UAW-CIO,
reported today that the members
of the Gordan Bumper Unit re-
ceived wage increase of 1874 TO
% II cents per hour which is re-
troactiveSto March 18, 1916. The
new contract was signed recently
by the Union and the Company.
A graduated vacation plan was
agreed upon which will allow
the Unit members 29d of their
earnings for those having two
years seniority up to 60 for 10
years.
The members of the Executive
Shop Committee of the Gordon
Bumper Unit, who signed the
contract, are Frank MoIik, chair
man, Charles Rogers, Leonard
BOde, Ed Turski, Horace Ardis,
McHenry, Russell Find
ley, and David Luttrell.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-12
Viseose Workers
Gain IL Cents

WILMINGTON, Del. (LPA)-
Fresh from a walloping victory
in an NLRB election (CIO -
17,051; AFL Textile Workers
1897; Mine Workers Dist. so -
1,747), the Textile Workers Un-
ion of America mas completed
negotiations for wage boosts in
plants of the American Viscose
Corp. RECOMMENDED to the union
members for approval is &c pay
boost, plus reopening of the COM
pany's pension plan which would
result in company payments Of
about &c an hour toward an
nuities for workers. A 10c pay
raise was given on union re.
quest in December, 1945.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-12
UNIV Goes Political

CHARLESTON, w. Va. (LPA)
Political action by the United
Mine Workers-AFL in this state
Is being prepared now for the
fall elections, UNIV general
counsel T. c. Townsend anounc-
ed last week. A list of candi-
dates from both parties will be
made available to UNIV mem
bers, and they and their families
are expected to swing about
200, 900 votes behind the UNIV
selections.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-12


controls.
Mr.. GOsser stated that the
union would not stop its et-
forts "to secure a genuine price
control. but will go along with
the international UAW-CIO and
consumer and tenant groups in
resisting price and rent in
creases."
Declaring that the union did
mot intend to become a party
To increasing the inflationary
process" the UAW leader said,
1--WE demand a return of price
controls without the concessions
which have been made for sew
eral months past to big busi-
ness. We will not be used as
the excuse for unreasonable
price increases"
Criticizes OPA Surrender
Criticizing OPA's policy in
granting price increases on the
word of the manufacturers that
such increases were necessary
because of increased wages, Mr..
GOsser asked, chow can anyone
claim that the hijacking prices
h now being charged is because of
Y increased wages? It's outright
robbery backed by the congress
sional leaders of reaction"
Expressing the view that the
nations economy has been up
set because of Congress failure
to re-enact the price control act,
the UAW director predicted
struggle Involving strikes and
industrial uncertainty which will
undermine the welfare OF the
entire nation"
Concluding his statement, Di-
rector GOsser said that the
UAW-CIO will resist the unrea-
sonabIe and uneconomic de-
mands of business upon the
American people and will fight
to restore economic sanity to a
nation whose Businessmen have
gone crazy for profits"
RestateG His Position
Mr.. GOsser's statement on
wages was originally made i'm
mediate prior to the June meet
ing of the UAW executive board
held in Cleveland when he said
that prices were completely out
of line with wages and make it
impossible for the average wage
Garner to manage.
Assurances have been given
by the Toledo UAW head that
the union would take what
ever steps may be necessary to-
protect the workers from the
''highjacking prices" of big busi-
ness.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-12
Coop News SET Up

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. (LPA)
A permanent body to exchange
coop and labor news for their
respective publications was set
up last week by a conference of
several hundred AFL, CIO and
railroad brotnerhoods unionists
here. The Labor Coop Council
will cover the Twin City area.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-12
Seek NLRB Election

Petitions were filed this week
for an NLRB election at the
FoStoria Concrete Co., Fostoria
Ohio, it was announced today
by Ralph Brown, of Director
Richard Gosser's Region 2-B,
.UAW-CIO, staff.
The Fostoria Concrete Co. has
veral branches in nearby
towns, and is engaged in the
manufacture of concrete blocks.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-12
Flexible Vote
Set By NLRB
JAW Opposed BY
Independents

LOUDENVILLE, July 1Z-Em-
ployes of the Flexible Coach Co.
here will vote in an NLRB-con-
Quoted election July l6 at the
company's plant to determine a
bargaining agent in an election
contested by the UAW-CIO and
the Independent Workers Asso-
citation, a so-called independent
union.
Permission to hold the cleo
ton was granted following a
hearing here presided over by
John Irving, Cleveland, repre-
senting the regional NLRB Of
flee. Evidence that the JAW
had a sufficient number of MEM
bers signed to qualify for an
election was submitted and ac-
cepted by the hearings officer.
Qualified to vote are SIT en-
ployes of the company. Hours
set by the NLRB for the vote
were from 2 to 4 p. m. in desig-
mated places at the company's
plant.
Drive Is Completed
Organizational work was COM
pleted by Edward j. Duck and
Stanley Cutcher, assigned here
by the international UAW-CIO
on May IL. Both men have ex-
pressed their confidence in the
outcome of the election and be-
lieve that the plant will go CIO
by substantial majority.
A previous election in which
the AFL sought to obtain bar
gaining rights ended with de-
feat of the bona fide union by
the Independent Workers Asso-
citation.
Intense interest in the out
come of the election is being
shown by members of Local I'll,
Lima, employed at the Superior
Coach Co. who point to their
Sill plant-wide productive av-
erage as an indication of what
the UAW-CIO has accomplished
for them since they chose the
CIO union several years ago.
Is Effective
Organizational work in the
Flexible plant has been particu-
Iarly effective because of the
efforts of the plant organiz-
ng committee of 40 members.
A temporary bargaining COM
nittee has been selected which
will act until the contract has
been signed if the UAW is sue
,essful in next Tuesdays cleo
ion.
Members of the plant bargain
ng committee are Gorge
Young, chairman; Kenneth Long
md Theodore u lin a n, vice.
John Haulblaugh, Sec
'etary, and Leland Barnes, Jack
Merritt, Pete Paullin, Russell
3eechy and Ed Hilton, members
lt-large.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-12
Senate Fumb|ins Delays The
P Passage Or New OPA Law
"Compromise" Out;
RoIIback Vetoed

WASHINGTON, July IL LPA)-Congress showed will
ngness last week to swap impossible price control law
for slightly impossible and therefore acceptable to
President Truman That was much hope aninflaon
economists would hold fearful and uncertain public
After weeks delay in the Senate caused by the STALL
ing tactics of W. Lee Pappy) ODaniel d. Texas the SEN
ate Banking Committee reported out compromise" OPA
measure.
Neither supporters foes of oPA expressed enthus-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-12
Refuses To
Seize Struck Plants
JAW Explains Lack Of
Farm Equipment To Farmers

WASHINGTON, July IL GPA)-President Truman
signed the antiabor Hobbs Bill last week and promptly left
Washington for fourday vacation, ignoring mounting
pile of requests from unions and farm groups that the gov
ernmen seize the strkebound farm equipment plants of
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-12
Nrs.RooseveIt Shows
Interest In Pool
Gosser Gives Memorial
To Ex-President

Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of former President
Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote letter to Grant Murray vice
president Toledo Board of Education expressing her
interest in the memorial to her late husband the wadng
pool which was presented the Toledo Society of Crippled
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-07-12
Union viii Resist
Initiation -GOsser
Terms Price Increases Robbery
With Congressional Backing

Terming price increases which have taken place since
OPA expired June &c. robbery with congressional back
ING Richard Gosser UAWCIO regional director last Fri
day said that the Region 2B Auto Workers would follow the
c Of the International union resisting price and rent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08

Seattle-Still thriving out here in this Northwest corner of the country is a rampant radicalism that once was characteristic but longer of sections farther East, Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dakotas
 It is virile and lusty and often rough in it's methods.
 Such radicalism, compounded as it is of leftist labor with a Communist infiltration, is heritage from the uWW of old It has allied itself with the Democratic Party AS usual, it has its counterpart in the extreme conservatism of entrenched interests still claiming sort of pioneer squatter sovereignty in many cases with their roots in the East That is allied with the Republican Party.
 Between these two billigerent extremes, there lots of people-orthodoX New Deal Democrats, old fashioned Democrats liberal Republicans, Independ- ents. It will be what these people do in the forth coming Congressional election that will determine the result.
 On one side is the New Deal philosophy which advocates large of federal funds not only for pub lie power and irrigation projects, already well under way but also to help finance, through REC and other federal agencies the retention of leftover indus tries and the creation of industries in the ab- sence, thus far of any effective private local fi nancing Political action is envisaged as the avenue to achieve this result.
 This philosophy is best represented in the state wide campaign for reelection as U S. Senator mild hammered, 39-year-old Hugh B. Mitchell, Democrat He has the energetic support of the State Democratic machine, directed by Gov. Mon c. Wallgren Hugh Mitchell appointed to the Senate by MT. Wall gren when he elected Governor two years ago and resigned from the Senate. Governor Wallgren and President Truman are close friends
 On the other side there is a mixed picture. Gen. eraly Republicans go along as far as most leaders and rank and file concerned, with public power and irrigation. There is some slight variation here and there to the extent of federal and local con- trol. Republicans publicly do not make an issue on this general program. It is sort of fat accomp and some of them greatly benefit from its by-products
 But, throwing in heavily behind the Republicans in this election interests with really big stakes These include private power interests largely East controlled, which look askance at the gradual extension of public power in this area. to which the war gave great impetus. Eastern controlled indus tries of other sorts do not relish the competition of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08
The Criminality of Euthanasia

Ry advocating the practice of euthanasa (so-called mercy kings) ftythree nationally known ministers nave unwittngv apsed into the shallow cowardy thinking o the 1880 decades Condoning of authanasa is revotlng
 pervertng all morality and wanon rejection o years of scientific progress.
 Euthanasia is criminal disregard of natural law Natural law condemns with guilt the practice of suicide even if be the form of euthanasla me guilt present because suicide socaed mercy Killings nervert natural law and if declared legal would set up an - moral chain reaction that would eventually explode in our silly faces Natural law, the basis of entire socla sys tenn is balance wheel of stern yet atrustc nature oe signed to restrain selfish mortas from devslng homemade laws of morality built along the lines of least resistance Even Ccero-no Chrisan-admtted the necessity ot US existence.
 We won't be effecting the congenerc act ot egahzng euthanasa if we adopt the urgings of it's proponents III effect we actually will be stripping the legality from laws that are right because they based natural law It be necessary seek temporal example let us cue the case of our Constitution which has wlthstood all tests because it is based morality that is the offspring or natural law
 Euthanasia first advocated by the pagans It mas been kept alive by the pagans o the 2Oth century haI they should knshp of appreciation rom these ministers of God sheartenng coming 1t does from men who respect mankind but more who must respect God greater than all mankind Some of greatest teac ngs came to us humans who endured poignant sue ings few suicide notes have offered anything of value except as explanation of why the act was undetae It is we'll to remember that life loan and not possession and as such right regard personal lives as solely
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08
Roads in October

The State Highway Department Commissioners recent warning against burning leaves and refuse the highways reminder that have entered the dangerous in this respect The accumulation of leaves during the month of October inspires the cleanup spirit which well enough but the methods of burning and the places selected often prove hazardous in their results.
 In Waterbury where strict fire regulations in order these careless methods watched pretty sharply and ses of burning piles of leaves by property outside their property limits in the street. entirely out of order
 The state commissioner points out the hazard the highways at this time of the year when hazy weather in Autumn reduces visibility which, when further reduced by clouds of smoke from burning leaves create serious driving hazards
 There is also added danger the roads when they covered with wet leaves The synthetic tires such that skidding is common thing
 While October is of most favorable months to drive through the beautiful country when leaves turn ing red and god there is constant danger almost great as few months hence when icy and snowed roads Ire threat to the driver.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08
by Peter EdSOn

them down cold on that too
 The pitch seemed to be that in India and such places the price of gold has gone as high as S56 an ounce-more than 50 percent above U. S. prices Rich men out there like to hoard the stuff So while mill lions starve, the rich, who have grown richer have bld up the price of gold for purely hoardng purposes
 U $. gold producers thought it would be nice if they could accommodate these hoarders by exporting U S. gold to India for sale at the going rate Snyder ruled however, that unless the gold went into indus such sale would be foreign exchange transaction detrimental to the stability of the foreign countries and contrary to the financial policy of the United States.
 Behind this ruling the idea that gold isn't Just commodity to be exchanged in ordinary trade And to treat it such might upset the working of the new world bank and monetary stabilization fund
 So far the United States is concerned, there is no shortage of gold for either industrial or artistic purposes or for backing up the currency.
 When the war increased the amount of U money in circulation and gold shortage might have been possible, the Federal Reserve system in the Spring of 1945 reduced the gold requirements from 40 to 25 percent of outstanding That had the effect of stretching the gold reserve
 The peak of U. s. gold holdings was 22OOO OOO- GOO in the Fall of 1941. Under Lend-Lease and the war program U. s. gold holdings dropped to S2OOO0- 100000 in November 1945
 Now gold has started coming back to the U. S. Treasury holdings of Sept. were put at $2O 291- ooooOo AS the world supply is put $36 900 900 O0O the U. $. now has 56 percent of the total
 The Treasury and the Federal Reserve system now have over 900 more gold than the law re- qulreS to back up the currency. Furthermore the Treasury can buy all the foreign produced gold of- tered at $35 fine In the first six months of this it bought $257 900 worth Only s3 900 GOO of this total was U. S. production
 Price relief or any other kind of relief for U & gold producers isn't in this picture
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08
All That's Gold
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, Oct g. (NEAJ-U S. gold miners of all people claim they're going broke The past year has seen succession of gold miners coming quietly to Washington, asking for price relief and other favors
 They haven't gotten very far Gold miners aren't organized the way the silver boys are, with bloc of Western Senators at their beck and call to get em everything they ask for whether they deserve it or not.
 A few gold state Congressmen tried to get relief bill before the House last year but flopped Now Secretary of the Treasury John w. Snyder has announced that the price of gold will be begged at the present $35 The gold miners glittering hopes have gone glimmering.
 The sad story the gold miners tell Is that during the war they were shut down 9 non-essential in- dustry.
 The 1899 Census of Manufacturers showed 11ao O S. gold mines in operation employing 25 900 people and producing $1140O00 900 worth of gold Production went up to peak of 1000 in 194O
 Then someone got the bright idea that gold production wasn't necessary to win the war and all gold miners should be put to work mining copper or coal. great manpower- moving program was launched.
 Gold production cut to S35 100000 in 1e44 $32OOOOOO last year Currently it's going at the rate of about $35Oo0OO production month, employing less than 5000 men.
 While most of the gold mines were down. mine operators had upkeep charges but no income IaxeS had to be paid Pumps had to be kept going room tlmoerS renewed hoiStS dredges and reduc- tlon machinery oiled and kept in working order Now the reserves of many of the smaller companies are about gone. In the meantime, labor, maintenance and pro- auction costs have gone up. So the mine operators come to Washington to sing the song of hard luck and no profit while the price is $35 an ounce During the Summer some of the gold mine oper- ators started little campaign to get the Treasury to let them export gold Secretary Snyder turned
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08
A CRUSADER PASSES
(NeW York Times)


 Clifford Pinchcot completed his last term as Governor of Pennsyl- vania only decade ago. He had been an elder statesman since the youth of the second World War were babies. His was long career and busy one. But now that he is gone, at the ripe. age of 81, he is most likely to be remembered as he was in the fiery crusading days of his young manhood: the wealthy youth who turned from luxury to the hardness of outdoor life; ac- quired lasting passion for the conservation of forests and other natural resources; came to exuber- ant political maturity during the administrations of Theodore Roose- welt; became a national figure when he attacked Taft'S Secretary of the Interior Ballinger over the Alaska coal-land leases; and in 1912 stood at Armageddon with the rest of the Progressives and battled for the Lord"
 Nothing that he did after 1912 l was as spectacular as what he did before that time. But he had al- ready left his mark. He had en- couraged Theodore Roosevelt to save for all the people many of the re- courses in the public domain. He had given great impetus to the migty movement which has saved forest lands, both public and pri- vate; which has stimplated the use of the western waters; which his reclaimed the valley of the Tennes- see, planted shelter belts and spread the gospel of phosphates and con- tour ploughing; he was not, per- haps, the father of conseration, but he was mighty among its prophets.
 He was a tall man who loved the open air, fighter who did not mellow with ago, politician who left his own party when the weight of good principle seemed to lie elsewhere. He voted twice for Franklin D. Roosevelt, but history will place him in the golden age of Theodore, where, perhaps, he would be happier.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08
Books. 1896-1946

In the New York Times Book Review Sunday the paper took the occasion of suppementng the usual section with additional pages observance of fifty of publication Of particular interest the calendar of best sellers rom 1896 to 94 Looking the titles brought to attention the change the social and economic structure of the cou try since the days when the young folks browsed around in public and libraries making their first discovery o "Quo Vadis" which out in 1897 David Harum, the following year, The Crisis in l91O and To Have and TO Hold in 1900.
 These just few of the best sellers of an earlier day Some of them have become dated others lived to be best sellers today; for instance Quo Vads Main Street, "The Bridge of San Luis Rev. and others.
 The Fifty, Years edition had several articles that re- view the literature of that period and the ten best novels listed differ considerably with the ten best of to- day. Fifty years ago the we'll read reading The Damnaton of Theron Ware" J. M Barres Sentimental Tommy" and "A House Boat the Styx, by John Ken drick Bangs and few years later Winston Churchs The Crisis" was a popular birthday and Christmas gift.
 From Hugh Wynne" in 1898 to "The Song of Berna- dete in 1922 and The Robe in 1943 the New York Times Review has furnished the reading public with generous and intelligent book You won't always with every book review every critic but by and large you gard this supplement reliable and quite worthy of quoting