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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28

Shroyer came to Washington
under secret circumstances. Six
weeks ago he received a tele-
phone call from someone on
Taft's committee who asked him
to keep the whole, business quiet.
He came to Washington and was
interviewed by Taft and was
hired at $4,000 a year. Taft
presumably found his view on
changing the Wagner Act
acceptable.
The lam declared that Reilly's
testimony renders him unfit to
participate as an impartial assist
ant to your committee. RstI.y's
attitudes, said lam PreSt&ent
Harvey Brown in a telegram to
Taft, sc oinci d e substantially
with the views of the National
Association of Manufacturers
which are diametrically opposed
to the interest of the workers of
this country,
CIO President Phillip Murray
wrote to Taft that Reilly should
be fired because of Reilly's
"vindictive anti-labor vie VS."
and known and demonstrated
animus toward organized labor"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28

and the government in hopeless
confusion.
Kilore's minority report threw
flat challenge to the reaction
aries of both parties. "If this
Congress wants to repudiate the
pledges of both great parties in
the last presidential election to
support the Fair Labor Standards
Act" said the report, 1--WE be-
lieve that the only honest course
is to do so openly, to tell the
unorganized millions of workers
dependent on this law and on
the Public Contract (Walsh-
Healy) and Davis-Bacon Acts
that the Congress no longer
believes fair labor standards for
them :. :"
While the measure was being
debated on the Senate floor,
Labor Secretary Schwellenbach
also assailed the proposed law.
81 do not want to see this great
humanitarian statute crippled
:" he said; "I do not believe
the people of America are will
ing to take such a backward
STEP"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
.ocoI Ia Votes
Strike Funds

Newly elected officers OF
Local ID were installed in their
respective offices at their regu-
lar meeting, Sunday, March %
by Walter Murphy, Information
al representative from the staff
of Richard Gosser, regional di-
rector.
Important on the unions
meeting schedule was the vot-
ing of additional funds for the
Fostoria UAW-CIO Local which
has been on strike at the Seneca
Wire Co. for the past several
months.
Decision to enter a team in
the Toledo Baseball Federation
during the coming season was
also taken at the meeting. Every
effort will be made by the
Local to place an outstanding
team in the league.
A golf league will also be
organized for the season. All
who are interested in the golf
league are asked to get in touch
with Frank Daunhauer, Local
ID recreational director, or to
leave their names and phone
numbers at Local IA head
quarters.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28

The CIO and the nations
largest independent union,
the international Association
of Machinists, asked Taft to
dismiss Gerard D. Reilly, former
NLRB member, who quit his
NLRB post under fire from AFL
and CIO unions.
Labor had good reason for
protesting Reilly's appointment.
He testified before the Senate
Labor Committee in favor of
mutilation of the Wagner Act on
Saturday, and on Monday, after
the hearings had closed, he was
appointed.
Reilly was the second former
NLRB employe to be hired by
Taft. AS committee counsel he
obtained Thomas c. Shroyer,
NLRB regional attorney in
Cleveland. Shroyer, who, Taft
claims, has the backing of
unions, is being used as a
front" by Taft and is being
quietly pushed into the back
ground while Reilly does the
brain work and the actual writ
ing of the legislation.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
Fred SchIiebner
Selected BY
NofionoI Supply

Fred Dutch Schlie b n r,
charter member and first vice
president of the National Supply
when it was organized into
the United Automobile Workers
was elected last week as Unit
chairman.
Schliebner is we'll known in
Toledo sporting circles as man.
ager of championship Local IL
baseball teams and is a former
professional ball player. He
played first base for the st.
Louis Browns and Toledo Mud
Hens.
Other executive officers
elected were Ray McGinnis, vice
chairman; Jask Blessing secre-
tary and Lloyd Jones, treasurer.
Elected to serve on the COM
mittee at large were Ray Thur
man, Art Wise, Ben Epstein,
Harmon Lee, Harold McVicker,
Walter Hickman, Henry Dreher,
Wesley Harris, Sr., CHI arl e S
Wrayton, John Dynes and Albert
Installation of officers will
take place at the next Unit meet
ing with Tom Burke. Local IL
vice-president in charge of the
ceremonies.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28

The minority report, writ
ten by Senator Harley Kill
gore, 3D., w. Va.), took vio-
lent issue with a majority
report by the Senate Judiciary
Committee and charged that
"the millions of unorganized and
organized workers to whom the
Act has meant freedom from
sweatshop conditions will lose
the protection of the Act with
put full hearing" !"
The report also contended, as
eor leaders did during the
senate and House hearings, that
the measure is probably un-
constitutional, in that it deprives
workers of legal claims under
previously enacted laws. In adj
dition, it subjects the Walsh
Healy and Davis Bacon Acts to
crippling interpretations, altho
these acts are in no way involved
IN the portal question.
Fails To Define
Another major criticism of
The majority report was that it
JAILED to d fine "portal-to-
portal" and consequently leaves
'courts, employers employees
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
Runoffs Settle
Marion Election

MARION, March rs Gene
Shellhorn, Mcmillan Feed Unit
of Local $50, UAW-CIO was
elected financial secretary of
the union in a runoff election
held here last week, defeating
Paul Alexander of Universal
Cooler Unit.
Elected recording secretary in
a second runoff was Morris Ell
perrin, Universal Cooler Unit
who defeated John Belt of the
Farm and Home Lumber Unit.
Both men will assume their
offices at the time of the in
stallation of officers of Local
$50. Edward ]. Duck, Interna-
ton UAW-CIO representative of
Richard Gosser's regional staff
will be in charge of the install
lation.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28

various plants with which
Local IL has contractual rela-
tions, while some representa-
tives retained a few of their
old assignments plus some new
ones.
President Schultz explained
that the Local union is attempt
ing to give the best possible
service to all the Units and in
his letter of announcement OF
the appointments urged the
Unit chairmen to take up their
problems with the one assigned
to service their shop.
Aid From Region
Due to the large number of
contracts which are either
opened or about to be reopened
for upward wage adjustments,
assistance has been given to the
Local IL by Regional Director
Gosser who has assigned rep
resentatives Cyrus Martin, Wal
ter Madrzykowski and Howard
Rediger from the regional staff
to expedite negotiations.
Following are the assign
ments:
Gerald Biddle: Banting, Her
man Fuel and Tillotson.
Mac Biddle: Standard Tool
and Toledo Porcelain Enamel.
Tom Burke: National Supply,
Spicer and Spicer Office.
Howard Cutcher:, S. M. Jones,
Rathbun-Jones and Sheets Ele-
vator..
Barton Dederman: Buckeye
Paint, Formed Steel Products
and Toledo Wire Products.
Harold Dean: Burt Foundry,
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
Coal Strike
Threof Ended

WASHING TON, March 26
(LPA POSSIBILITY of a nation
wide coal strike before July
faded last week as President
John l.. Lewis, of the United
Mine Workers-AFL, Withdrew
his strike notice of Nov. Is, 1947.
Lewis move followed action
by the U. S. Supreme Court on
March II in issuing a mandate
requiring the UNIV leader to
rescind the strike notice. The
mandate was the result of the
Courts decision in upholding
the contempt of court convic-
tions of Lewis and the UNIV.
In a terse 20-word letter to
Interior Secretary Krug, Lewis
said, "The notice of Nov. Is,
1946, terminating the Krug-
Lewis agreement as of Nov. 20,
1946, is hereby Internationally
withdrawn"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
II States Ban
Closed Shop

CHICAGO (LPA) = Eleven
states have outlawed the closed
shop and 27 other legislatures
are considering similar bills, a
nationwide survey showed this
week.
The states that have already
banned the closed shop are:
Virginia, Georgia, N. Carolina,
Tennessee N. Dakota, New Mex
leo, Arizona, S. Dakota, Florida,
Nebraska and Arizona.
Four state legislatures have
rejected closed shop bans
Wyoming, West Virginia, Colo
RADIO and Idaho. Court tests of
the anti-labor laws have been
started in several states with
labor lawyers agreed that either
the Florida or Nebraska chal-
lenges will probably reach the
U. S. Supreme Court first.
Six States Adjourn
Six state legislatures adjourn
ed last week but the drive of
anti-labor employers to return
to open shop days continued in
Connecticut, Texas, S. Carolina,
Maine, Kansas, Minnesota and
Oregon where anti-closed shop
laws are being considered.
State labor organizations in
tensified their campaign against
restrictive legislation. In Dur
ham, N. c., a mass meeting of
workers gathered at the Labor
Temple protested the legis-
lature's action in banning the
closed shop and the Durham
Labor Journal, AFL weekly,
headlined its last week issue
Workers to Defy Closed Shop
Law"
In California unions were bat
tling bill which would not only
make the Hot Cargo" and
secondary boycott law perma-
nent but would also outlaw the
closed shop. In Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania and New York anti-labor
legislation was spurred in hope
that it would have sanction if
Congress passed any one of a
dozen pending restrictive bills.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
More JAW Units
Elect Officers

More Local II Units an
pouncsd the results of their an
huai elections this week. Those
reporting elections were Com.
|mercial Metals Treating, Til
|lotson, Gordon Mfg. and Toledo
Industrial Rubber.
Com mer rcial Metals again
elected Sam Price as chairman
and Homer Waller, secretary.
Comitteemen at large are Syl-
vester Delamotte, Lawrence
Bounward and Jack Calf.
Jay Jeziorski was elected
chairman of Tillotson Unit.
Others who will serve are John
Jehura, vice chairman; Helen
Wagner, recording secretary;
Cornelius Raabe, sergeant-at-
arms; Felix Scotkowski, Mar
garet Cassidy and Naomi Nc
Cullough, committee.at-large.
MOlik Is Reelected
Selected to serve his fifth
straight term as chairman of
Gordon Unit was Frank Molik.
Mr.. Molik is also outdoor writer
for the UNION JOURNAL.
Others named to the Gordon
committee are Charles Rodgers,
vice chairman; Leonard Bodi,
secretary and Ray Mcguire, Oh
lie Rybka, Thomas Johnston,
Fritz Siglow and Don Garvin,
committee-at-large. The new Of
ficers were installed at the
of March 10.
Named by Toledo Industrial
Rubber Unit were Edmund
G. Grownic k i, chairman; John
Waters, vice chairman and
Leonard Grossjean, secretary.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28

dustrial Union Council.
The meeting which was
originally sought as a joint
rally with the AFL and
railroad brotherhoods was ig-
nored by the AFL which held a
separate meeting here on March
%.
Tom Burke, TIUC executive
secretary stated that inasmuch
as the AFL had chosen to hold
its own meeting that CIO would
proceed without the Railroad
Workers who had agreed to par
ticipate in a joint demonstra-
ton.
Letters and bulletins for all
CIO shop bulletin board urging
them to attend the legislative
rally to be held at TIUC head.
quarters, Gil Huron ST., were
sent out by Mr.. Burke's office
following Mondays meeting.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
Woodfke Denies
PoYroH Tex Suit

Denial that the Oregon Town
ship Volunteer fire department
had anything to do with the
payroll tax suit filed here last
week by Delbert Armour was
made by Irwin Woodtke, chief
of the Oregon Township Volun-
teer group.
Tom Burke then stated he
had heard it rumored around
town that the suit was CIO in.
spired. He denied that CIO had
to do with the suit,
he added that it still
was opposed to the tax.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
Avery Again
Heads WiIIys

Homer Avery, in cum b e n
chairman of Willys-Overland
Unit, Local IL, UAW-CIO was
again chosen at the annual
election held at Local IL head
quarters, Friday and Saturday,
March 81, %.
Also reelected as vice
chairman was Ray Vale, incum-
bent. Both Avery and Vale will
be serving their fourth terms.
Elected to serve on the execu-
tive committee were Charles
Kahle, George Teatsorth, Robert
Seger, Thomas Noyes, Roy
Sautter, Stanley Rockicki,
Claude Nadeau, Thomas Gray
and Tony Machado.
Reelected to serve as secre-
tary was David Seretsky and
treasurer Gus Schwachenwald.
Vern Stephenson, Steve Bia-
lecki, Leo Zielinski and Ray
mond Pink was ele cte d
S er G e a n ts-at-arms. Joe De-
Filippo was elected trustee.
Committee heads were select
ted including, Robert Cousino,
chairman, and Ray Cooper, vice
chairman; Rose Martin, vice
chairlady; Loretta Schillinger,
secretary, welfare committee
Otto Scharf, chairman; Robert
Hill vice-chairman and Harry
Conley, secrtary entertainment
committee. Irene Stephenson
was elected record clerk.
The newly elected officers
will be installed at the next Unit
meeting, April 4.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
.GoSSer Will Be
Bdnquef Speaker

Richard Gosser, UAW-CIO
regional director will speak be-
fore the Community Improve
ment Associations Founders
Day Banquet Saturday, March
20.
The banquet which will be
held in the Indiana Branch
YMCA beginning at 700 p. m.
will honor the Reverend Joseph
Smith, founder of the Improve
ment Association.
Reuben Harper, a member
of the Region 2-B, international
UAW staff will introduce Direc-
tor Gosser.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28

labor problems will find its
work at least seriously handi-
capped. In the case of the
Cancellation Service, which re-
ceived the most brutal treatment
of all, the work of the agency
will be crippled.
The House Appropriations
Committee has recommended
that the budget of the Concilia-
ton Service be cut by about
25fo. However, as part of this
cut, it has specifically abolished
101 key jobs. The result is TO
leave the service without leader
ship and direction.
The jobs that were cut out In
c1ude those of the director, the
assistant directors. and the four
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
Congress Hts At Labor
Through Agency Budgets
U. S. Labor Services To Be
Deprived Of Ample Funds

WASHINGTON, March rs GPA)-The Republican
party struck back against labor with vengeance last week
in Congress.
The House Appropriations Committee, Republican
troled did complete hatchetjob the Labor Depart
men the Federal Security Administration and other gov
agencies That deal with matters of concern to labor
the recommendation of this committee is carried out
the House of Representatives and supported by the Sem
ate practically every government agency that deals with
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
Enamel Unit Elects Dean

Harold Dean was elected
chairman of the Toledo Porce
lain Enamel Products Unit OF
Local IL at its recent election.
Others elected were Charles
Wurzell, vice chairman; Clara
Elliott, secretary and Lawrence
Rahm, Daniel Przybyliski and
George Pawliski, committee-at-
large.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
McMiIIon Votes Strike

MARION, March 25-Mem-
ters of Mcmillan Feed Unit OF
Local $50, UAW-CIO of this city
voted by 81 per cent majority
to strike at the end of the 30
day cooling off" period pro-
vided by law. Governmental
AGENCIES concerned were notified
of the vote according to Edward
J. Duck, International union
representative in charge OF the
unions negotiations.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
Local News

Every effort is being
made by the JOURNAL to
carry as much Local and
regional CIO news as pos.
sible. Due to the Limited
size of our staff, Local un-
ions and Units are invited
to either call in their news
or mail 1t, preferably on
Mondays. Last minute news
can be handed If it is i'm.
portant enough to warrant
changes In the papers
make up. Please cooperate
with us in trying to in
crease the Local news
items.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
TUG Gronfed
Club License

Richard Lazette, TIUC presi-
dent announced at Monday
nights meeting that the CIO
Council had been granted a
club liquor license and would
open cocktail lounge in TIUC
headquarters within the next
six to eight weeks.
Only persons carrying men,
bership cards in CIO unions
will be admitted to the club
said Mr.. Lazette.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
TUG TO Meet
Once Monthly

Delegates to the TIUC voted
to meet but once each month
beginning in April. Meetings
will be held under the new
schedule on the fourth Monday
of each month, beginning April
%.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28

PAC. / think
everyon e in
the u n ! o n
should belong
to strengthen
I h e organiza.
SO it
w o u ! d be
strong enough
to the
anti-labor bills
in w a S h in G.
ton a nd Col
unbus, Ohio.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
TUNE IN

Listen in to "Labor's
Side OF the News" heard
each Saturday from 1880 to
las p. m. over Radio Sta.
ton WTOL. Next Satur.
days speaker will be Mel.
vim Schultz, Local IL, UAW.
CIO president who will
speak on Labor Today"
Be sure to set your dial for
Labor's weekly radio pro-
gram.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
TICU Sponsors
Sunday Rally
William Lavelle to Address
Legislation Mass Meeting

William Lavele Ohio CIO Council executive secretary
will be the principal speaker at legislative rally here Sun
day at 200 p it announced Monday night this
week at the regular biweeky meeting of the Toledo In
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m an because
it gives him
political recog-
nition. TIL e
way it seems
now, they're
trying to push
us out of the
picture and
break up the
unions. The
PAC is trying
hard to keen
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
Local II Shop
Assignments
Are Announced
Few Changes Are Made
To Seek Wage Raises

Announcement of Local IL representative shop assign
made last week by Melvin Schultz, Local r.
UAWCIO president, in letters to u chairmen of affiliated
Units of the union.
Some changes made in the representatives. to the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
Wage-Hour Act
Wreckers Hit
Senators Submit Minority Report
Attacking Proposed Legislation

WASHINGTON March rs QPA)-The congressional
campaign to wreck the WageHour Ac-whch started as
discussed effort to stop portaoportal suitsran into its
first snag last week when five submitted minority
renort attacking proposed legislation
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
Labor Demands
Custer
Former NLRB Member Aids
Taft's Anti-LabOr Crusade

WASHINGTON, March 26 (LPA)-Organized labor
demanded of Senator Robert Taft R Ohio last week that
he fire former member of the National Labor Relations
Board who is helping him write the Senate Labor Com
mittees anti-labor legislation.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28

Cappy Kubiak: Yes, / think
N IFS good for the working
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28

hard to keep Cappy Kubiak
us from going back to those
days before we were organized.
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
Keep Your Eye On Congress
ACTION
BILL
WHERE 1T is

BILL WHAT WHERE 1T is ACTION
Amend amendments to House; ver defeat 5. 70
Rnt s sl5s 20 Was Wosd limit ut oR M on Sa dus f0 action
ers' rights dam
claims
Anti labor Variety propo senate Labor Wire
Senate) gaining hearings g.
hamper bind bill ~
rights. under con- fortnight
sideration.
Anti labor variety Of Houss Labor Write wire Con-
hearings Chairman feat
Hartley suggests
arbitration and1o major points rights
provisions o last of attack un-
ions.
HR offers per Referred House Congressman
Knutson tax cut g. Means to tax
tax bnf income families inss yet held burden big
wealthy
Anti poll poll % Pepper bill
bill voting bar in Senate Comm to
elections House n ~ ~
House
Administration.
eSS Feg g Lifts A Banking s
$50 effective enforce report control for
ment by OPA Subcommittee other
Wagner Continues Referred to Sen Ask Senators to
n
other keep
m S unfair Referred Congressman
Judiciary of
n, tee. bill.
aves protection
for
Address all office
rs, ID {.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
lnquiring
Reporter

Editors Note: Last week,
members of the Lakeside Unit
of Local IL, employed at the
Lakeside Biscuit Co., were
asked the following question:
Do you think union people
should belong to the Political
Action Committee? State. the
reasons for your answer. The
answers follow:
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28

Anna Walmanstetter: Yes, I
think workers should belong to
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28

Wire Senator'S to
defeat S. 20.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28

Address Office Building
all Senators at Senate Office Building Washington 2S D.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28

Bill p a sse d by
House Senate ver-
sion due for action
soon.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Manners Trip German
After Profitable Hoax
On Son Of Hitler

| BERLIN. Dec. % (CDN An en-
terprising German named Helmut
Riegge had a nothball business in
Magdeburg. This gave him ample
opportunity for door-tordoor can
vaSsing in search of troublesome in
secte.
On one such recent journey he
found a foreign magazine 1t con-
tained family picture of
Adolf Hitler and his last-minute
bride Eva Braun Eva was holding
a bouquet of flowers in her arms.
From that moment on the moth
ball trade seemed dull Riegge had
a better idea. With a borrowed
camera he began experimenting with
photomontage. Ultimately he re-
produced the picture. Instead of
flowers Eva was holding small boy
Appeal Varied.
MothballS still provided an excuse
for travel. But the picture came out
at every opportunity. "Hitlers son."
said Riegge was beino cared for
secretly in a castle in Saxony,
Riegge's appeal was varied Some
times. it was to latent Nazi sent-
ments Sometimes 1t was as a mat
ter of national pride" Sometimes
he pleaded 1t was urgent to get the
youngster out of reach of the Rus
slams.
| Collections began rolling in. &C
cording to an account in the Frank
enpost. Helmut bought a motor
cycle. Interested circles" supplied
gasoline He kept careful list of
donors.
The fund" amounted to more
than 100000 marks-about $4,000
before he forgot his Emily Post.
Makes Slip at Lunch.
Riegge tackled an industrial pro-
prietor in Hanover for contribu-
ton. By this time he had outgrown
the mothball trade and was portray
ing himself as a former Office land
owner in Eastern Germany. 1t was
good enough for a luncheon invita-
ton and looked like another easy
touch for "Hitler's son" until Riegge
ate peas with his knife.
When the police arrived they
found only Eva's picture and a
lengthy sucker list. Riegge had dis
appeared without trace.
| Frankenpost adds sourly: who
couldn't--with all that money!"