Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-14

It's News
To Me-
By O. J. Pecord

ATLANTIC CITY Nov IL - In watching the 1947 edition
the UAWCO convention unfold ITSELF obvious that SO
Union concerned the Communists as bankrupt
here as they in their cold international war.
Nobody that this column has nduged in red
batting although any communist who reads this weekly stint
could anyone of being red batter only by default
unless they gear the air and
live Joe san Long live the revoluon Long live Marx
Enges and Leninl Death to the capitalists etc"
fact that don't a hat it looks like only
my head will roll when the pendulum swings the other
OF course there good that when noggns
rolling there will be lot of other compe-
tent rolling along with it Who the hell to deny
myself chance of keeping living head shoulders
Reuther Goser May and lot of other fairly
good guys will be rolling in the sands.
Frankly convention bit of disappointment to
me- taking away from the boys who doing
the socaed right wing group the union There
time during the past five that
the right wing minority didn't put lot better fight than
the left wing has at this convention There
right wing illogical and plain desperate
the left wing has to be here during the present
venton pleasanres.
VICTORY CERTAIN
elections contests not completed the
solution on the Taft Hartley adavs here Monday afternoon
proved the right wing, Reuher Gosser May Livingston
forces in the majority and that nothing short of mir
ace could be honored by that could prevent the
right wing sweeping the uniting it it
has not been united in many years
Up to Monday night outside top officer elections
had single roll call which for
UAWCIo convention in which all the chips supposed
to be down.
the delegates the people in the shops the rank and
file only decide the fate of union officers policies and
program who always eventually lqudae politicians of all
their individual welfare welfare
of the people they supposed to be serving and
whose interests they are elected to represent
THE PAYOFF
What occurring in this convention is good 1t
signifies the rank file the folks union
finally the dangers which face and out
the union and intend to do something about the situation
victories which have been scored by right wing
group of the UAW coupled with the results which have
cured in various sections of the nation recent civil elections
coincidence 1t the delayed irresisti
sweep plain people regain things
which have been lost to them
which have been taking place unions
of the United
things They promise the
swept this country since the postwar depression
way World War BOOM initiation promise of postwar
IL deflation and depression
the present is toward the political awakening
people work for their vings seek
decent American living and want
children to good abiding citizens These are people
wars their blood health and their
country time of and who in time peace that they
beggar the nations which capable
feeding clothing and housing all of them accordance with
their needs and their ability to produce everything they
quire in large volume
The UAW convention is proving that workers and plain
people fooled forever are capable max
decision and securing the leadership to bet
their situation. that wisdom march in
direction but that forward fronts 1t
through their own exertions and
by their own judgment
We turned the Once again great union made
of people is the march and
security which must forever be the goal united and
poseful union and everyone who works for living.