Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-12-05

Some people yes even of workers who read these
lines may goated sneered trie Believe me-
l applauded
Yes appauded of any great personal ad-
miraon for Leonard sympahize with him,
repudated by his fellow workers but
because proved himself with tho rank and file
from whose whose ranks returns
Eugene Debs of the nations greatest labor leaders
expressed the thought II do not rise from the ranks but
Them This is bit of wisdom which has been lost upon
labor who when they have been repudated and
their leadership rejected have not back to the rank and
fe the table to management
Nothing damaging the labor movement and to the
the rank and file exabor leaders going to the
opposite bargaining table following their rejection
by workers. Leadership in the union cannot be
made into training school for personnel managers
And when happens as it has quite number of oc-
casions that labor leaders, in of considered
downright of the significance of the
turned their back upon the people who
Them there thought that the betrayed
havehow times before has this sold down
the river?
EVERYMANs PRICE
that of the fundamental which
many people every price If this
and thank God it isn't completely true the human
pershed long the world know it,
bad 1t would be place in which to live, If we
lived at ALL
It's rather difficult matter to convince people that
there really workers in the labor who have
from the ranks Its door impossible to
make lot of people believe that there actually leaders In
there by choice entirely
by necessity and who really knows what the labor movement
all about
Believe and believe it, there actually leaders in
the labor movement who wouldn't sell out for of
bosses potage, regardless how appealing it might be.
Believe and think you do believe this there
within the labor movement who they rejected
by would not their upon the
for any luxurious office oufttted with attractive
closed dooor bearing the inscription Personnel
Manager"
Believe me- there labor leaders honest, sim
who live by principles intend to
main the movement hell high water for the balance
of their lives.
THE SAME NATURE
There isn't any why should believe that the
differs in its human other
Of es activities saint sinner medical
profession the clergy the every day mine of humans
the Creator broke the mould he had
his prolific workhe workers of the world?
that is why when exabor leader jumps the
table sit managements side the benefit of
knowledge which he gained abors sde readily
believe that begins understand how Benedict Arnold felt
after he awakened to the enormity of his betrayal
why when labor leader repudiated expect
him return to the shop to take his place the ranks of
those who lifted him to position of trust and responsibility
There is really nothing surprising should there be
of former labor leader the plant
which he holds his seniority merely better
ment than favor of seniority nsures the fallen
leader of job the rank and file
wants his leadership
congratulate Dick respect
him for his loyalty to the labor which gave him
leadership and then took We hope that and
when the time for others find themselves confronted
that they will this
important addition that they with trie modesty
Even humility can become form of exhibitonism.