Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-11
It's News
To. Me
&EEnD
By o. J. Pecord

Greetings friends AS you by read
ing this still numbered among free
America despite the blessings of what humorousy referred
the TaftHartley bill to improve industrial relations
Here third new for labor and
member of the polezi has touched the shoulder to
say, come quietly bub, I'll chop you to size"
No desk sergeant has pracced his doubtful penmanshp
with my the "blotte No habitua drunk has been
asked in his cell to make for reasonably
sober cemate No prosecutor has yet had the stand to
exact guilty not guilty plea from
SO far good But don't let this calm deceive you You
amt nothing yeti
Why should there be SO much pessmsm about the
future the labor press?
Why greatly concerned things which of
you think may never happen?
There be only answer to hatwe never thought
that Hitler would happen We not ev6a ~ widest
moments could imagine the creation of atom bomb, the
future which still remains to be written there is
left write it. We have failed to think lot of things,
in case-from Hitler the bomb to the Taft
Hartley bithe thing forgot to think about has become
reality.
WHY THE PRESS
reading of the TafHarey the opinion of its
authors labor attorneys and others who have studied the law
labor has the special target of the
Taft-Harley, NAM, u. S. Chamber of Commerce gang.
According the competent authorities who have examined
the bill the labor is prohibited only from publishing
the records of those who serving U may be called
tha in Congress- but in advocating the election of others to
Congress
that wonderful thing for free America isn't it?
Nevertheless, its the law.
Obviously and quite obvious gentlemen spo-
sored the law well the members Congress who voted
for 1t must have some reasons Tor hiding their records II there
other for hiding their records the passage OF
the TaftHartey bill would be sufficient
great advocates of freedom liberty and free
prise in effect praccng legislative They
believe that if the who toll for their
vngs cannot and read their records that all will be well
and they perpetuatng themselves in office for
indefinite period of time
Not only these of freedom have strong desire
hide their records but what is equally smart they do
the records Of other who favorable to labor
the labor They play favorites in their
anxiety to hide both good and evil Politically the country
the labor is concerned would be turned into
land, political vacuum at best nation of
workers each equipped with binders and ear shoppers
Let the labor press see no evil hear no evil and above all
speak evil
THE TEST
Into this crucble of unAmercansm labor
and the labor of the country about to be plunged
tested ceansed whatever dro may accumulated in
years of rapid growth and restored health and
vitality.
Today the American labor movement and the American
press standing upon the threshold of great
adventure from which they can and will victorious
That victory and will be gained when the workers of the
recognize clearly and Enthusiastically that their future
good is deeply rooted in solidarity and unity
The time of travail be shortened and will depend
long takes the labor recognize this truth
Labor. the giant force which has built railways
cities and produced everything necessary
good and full life cannot be permanently broken the
of vndctive and vengefu law which be justified
the grounds of improved industrial relations"
Labor which has lost countless battles
its rise from low to its high estate will lose
this which declared of the
nation. 1t will come through again always has to
win the forces against which itself rebels The
human mind not made for slavery
We too greatly the penalties which
contained in the TaftHartley bill much by
the people who have apparently allowed
vnced that going to correct certain phases the Wagner
Act We definitely do not believe correct
alleged abuses by creating other and
In the long the political repression and freedom
speech phases OF the new law are enforced the daily
will join the fight which being only
Personally lot of labor editors and writers would
to share cell with Col Mccormick his like.