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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27
New Coal Strike
Worries Nu+ion

WASHINGTON, June "a -
LPA) 49, Government officials
last week started worrying again
about the only major strike pos.
sibility remaining in the coun.
try---coal.
Negotiations between the
mine owners and he United
Mine Workers AFL were broken
off pending Congressional action
on the Taft-Hartley bill. Mean
while the u. S. Cancellation
Service was quietly making
plans to bring the union and the
operators together If a strike
threatens.
The mines return 10 private
ownership on midnight June 80,
but because of q Today miners
vacation no walkout can occur
before July at the earliest
G vern ment officials were
frankly worried about the re-
suits of a possible strike when
the Bureau of Mines disclosed
that the nation had only enough
coal to last 33 days according
to an estimate made on May /.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27
Union CdroVun
Proves Success

ASHIN TON, June 25
LPA)-A spontaneous uprising
of organized labor-both AFL
and CIO-converged on Wash
ington last week from almost
every section of the country to
demand that President Truman
veto the Taft Hartley slave labor
bill and that Congress sustain
his veto. A veto caravan" in
Initiated by unioniSts in Los An
geles started eastward 800 miles
to Washington, but it had hardly
got started before it was joined
by CIO and AFL groups in other
cities on the route. Like a snow
ball, as the caravan raced toward
the nations capital, it collected
additional cars and bus-loads of
unionists.
Word of the caravan preceded
it to Michigan, Ohio, New York
and New England and in many
places new caravans were
formed to join the main group
en- route or meet it in Washing
ton.
When the motor cavalcade
reached Washington two days
before Truman's veto message
was delivered to Congress it
nearly 400 cars carry
ing 1900 tired begrimed but
grimly determined unionists.
The caravan did not have the
official sponsorship of either
AFL or CIO.
Concentrating on members of
Concentrating on members of
the Senate, where the only hope
of sustaining a veto lay, the
buttonholed senators
in their chambers or called them
off the floor of the Senate to
urge them to sustain the ex-
pected veto. The long arduous
trip was rewarded for hun
dredS of the delegates when
they crowded into the House
visitors galleries to hear the
Presidents message read.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27
NNU-CIO Union
Wins $50 Increase

NEW YORK June IA (LPA)
- A four-day strike of three
CIO maritime unions which tied
up east and Gulf ports and idled
ydearly 1000 freight and pas
'ssngef ships was ended last
week with the signing of new
contracts calling for a general
80 pay raise and other contract
improvements.
The new agreements were
ratified by the National Mari
time Union Marine Engineers
Beneficial Assn, and the Amer
ican Communications Assn. The
pacts covered $4,000 NMU
members, $4,000 MEBA mem
bers and 1900 radio operators
in AGA. On the west coast, the
AGA and the Marine Cooks &
STEWARDSHIP signed interim
agreements.
AS the CIO strike was being
settled the Seafearers Intl
Union-AFL representing seamen
on the east and Gulf coasts,
presented demands for a 209o
wage hike which were prompt
ly turned down by the operators
who faced the possibility of an
other tie-up.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27
Angelo Opens
18th Convention

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (LPA)-
Nearly 200 delegates from 68
locals of the American News
paper Guild.CIO gathered here
this week for the unions 14th
annual convention.
President Milton Murray, who
has fought VIGOROUSLY against
Communist influence in the
Guild, will be opposed in ref
election for the presi-
dency by Willard Shelton, Wash
ington D. c. staff member of
PM, and Harry Matrin, of Mem
phis, former ANG vice-presi-
dent.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27
Michigan cIo
Asks 3rd Party

DETROIT, June "a (LPA) -
The national CIO was asked last
week by the Michigan CIO con
vention to change its policy and
support immediate formation of
a third party.
T he recommer alton wa S
made by the ninth convention
of the state CIO organization,
representing more than 700,000
members. The resolution called
for a new party composed of
"all liberal, non-totalitarian,
American groups"
President Gus Scholle, who
has been violently attacked by
Communists, was reelected by a
vote of 1888 to 1914 for Douglas
Fraser, president OF the DeSoto
local of the United Auto
Workers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27
Housing Heads
Ask 5 Questions

WASHINGTON, June "a
-DPA)-When several doz-
en- mayors, and top officials
of more than 35 national or
ganizations including the
CIO and AFL, came together
for the capitoPs Fight for Hous-
ing Day" this week, they have
five questions that they're plan
ming to ask members of Con
gress.
All over the country-in an
estimated 100 communities -
similar meetings will be going
on in an effort to blast out of
Congressional cubbyholes the
T a f t-Ellender- Wagner general
housing bill.
Here are their questions:
/. Where in the u. S. is hous-
ing being built for low and av-
erage income families, including
those of veterans?
2. Where is any really low
cost housing even being plan.
ned?
3. Where is any volume Of
housing for rent-the type vet
Grams particularly need - being
produced?
A. Where is anything being
done on a broad scale to clear
slum and blighted areas?
5. Isn't there a housing bust
throughout the country except
for homes far beyond the reach
of average citizens?"
To add the clinching point,
chairman Tom Keehn who heads
the Washington Fight for Hous-
ing Day committee, asks; "In
view of the answers anyone has
to give to these questions-in-
cluding representatives of the
building industry - what is the
basis for the opposition to the
T a ( t-Ellender.Wagner general
housing bill?"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27
CIOToAnswer
Problem

NEW YORK, June II -
(LPA) - A complete stalemate,
which the CIO convention in
October will have to resolve.
has been reached in the juris-
dictional fight between the Mine
Mill & Smelter Workers-CIO
and the Industrial Union of
Marine & Shipbuilding Work.
ers-CIO.
At issue is the question of so
MMSW locals with nearly 40.
OO0 members who seeded.
charging Communist domination
OF their national union. After
seeding and forming the Pro.
ClO they applied for and were
greSSive Metalworkers Council
granted charters by the ,IUM.
SWA.
The CIO Executive board. in
an attempt to resolve the con-
filct, recommnded among other
things last month that MMSW
President Maurice Travis resign
or be removed from office bv
the MMSW executive board, and
also the IUMSWA rescind the
so charters.
MMSW was the first to re-
fuse to accept the CIO boards
recommendation. 1t voted against
removing Travis and also
against acceptance of an admin
lstrator for the union-another
CIO board proposal.
Next the IUMSWA's general
executive board not only re.
fused to oust the so PMC locals
but reaffirmed the charters and
pledged its resources to an or
ganizing campaign among the
unorganized in the industry.
The Shipyard Worker, IUM.
SWA publication, reporte d:
Strongly condemning the inef-
fective representation, denial of
of democratic rights, alleged
Communist denomination of the
leadership, and other evils with
in MMSW which led to the
withdrawal of PMC, the GEB's
resolution further recommended
to our forthcoming 18th Ma.
tional Convention that it in
struct IUMSWA delegates to the
CIO convention in October to
initiate a fight to rid CIO and
all its affiliates of outside inter-
ference and Influences"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27
CIO Glass Union
Aids Comp Fund
Continued from Page l

Continued from Page
Leo Lavoy, Arthur Crunkilton,
Lester Billeau, H. M. Harris, J.
c. Schmidt, Ralph Preston, F.
A. Baurdt, Richard Messer, w.
c. Weber and w. Sharpe.
Additional Donations
Those who donated 81 were
Jay c. Ball, Robert B. Welly,
Casmir Grczyk, Irving Goodman,
w. A. Kelly, Jerome Roberts, 1.
c. Watkins, Samuel Binkley,
George c. Shawley, Don Ken.
over, Paul Hartman, Byron Lin.
thicum, Edwin Holly, Edward
King.
l. P. Miller, Louis o. Barski.
w. r. Westphal, G.. w. Schoen-
bach, Frank Sampson, Charles
Steve, Cloyd Mallett, A. Nus
baum, Steve Szczublewski, NJ
Markley, Fred Garlick, Louis
Gurzynski, A. c. Martin, Charles
Arnold, Eugene Sarton, Charles
Reed, Edward Beecham, Mike
Gaydos, Christ Whittenberg, Al.
bert Koepfler, Ted Thomas.
Richard Hughes, Rex Berry,
Harry Caswell, Jack Frost, H.
L. Dorezebusick, Donald N. Hol-
labaugh, Francis Dusseau, F. E.
Rothacker, William G. Roven,
John Picen, Ernie Mason, Clyde
Kerschner and Harry Couture.
Fifty-cent donations were re-
ceived from A. r. Flicker and
Esther Bracker.
Total reported this week -
81, ,77250, Previously reported
-$l1,220.50. Total to date -
$12, 1898.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27
Truman Veto Hits
Lobor Press Curb

WASHINGTON, June %
OPA) - President Truman's
veto message on the Taft Hart
ley bill made a special point of
its effect on the nations labor
press.
Many AFL and CIO editors
throughout the country had
pointed out that they could be
prosecuted and sent to Jail, un.
der the provisions of the bill,
for backing any political can.
didate or taking a political stand
before a convention or elction.
Several editors expressed will
ingness to go to Jail to test the
law. :.
Said Truman: "In undertake
ing to restrict political contribu-
tlons and expenditures the bill
would prohibit many legitimate
activities on the part of unions
and corporations. This provision
would prevent the ordinary
union newspaper from COM
menting favorably or unfavor-
ably upon candidates or issues
in national elections.
II regard this" Truman de-
clared, "as a dangerous intru-
sion on free speech, unwarrant-
ed by any demonstration ON
need, and quite foreign to the
stated purposes of this bill"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27
CIO Attends
WFTU Meeting

NEW YORK (LPA) -
CIO Secretary-treasurer James
B. Carey and Frank Rosenblum,
secretary-treasurer of the Anal
gamated Clothing Workers-CIO,
headed a delegation of Ameri-
can labor delegates who left last
week for. Europe to attend ses-
Sions of the World Federation of
Trade Unions executive bureau
and general council beginning
June 2 in Prague.
Others in the CIO group were
Michael Ross, head of the CLOS
international relations depart
ment, and John Abt, ACW coun-
sci. The WFTU agenda at Prague
involves questions of the rela,
tions between the WFTU and
the United Nations, dealing es'
specially with the Economic &
Social Council, its Preparatory
Conference on Trade & Employ
ment, and its European Econ
omic Commission.
The WFTU program will also
consider establishment of trade
within its organi-
zation and reports of delegations
on Iran, Tunisia, Trieste, Ger
many, >Austria, Spain, Greece,
Japan, Korea, Dakar and their
respective labor movements.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27
Nebraska Law Tested

LINCOLN, Neb. (LPA) - A
test of the Nebraska anti-closed
shop amendment TO the state
constitution started through the
courts last week. A Lancaster
County District Court judge up.
held the amendment, in a case
involving Federal Labor Union
1929 and the Northwestern
Iron & Steel Co, which re-
fused TO fire an employe who
became delinquent in union
test case, in a suit in which the
dues. The OIL is fighting the
company and the employe apf
defendants.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27
w. U. Ups Pay

NE WYoRK (LPA) - The
American Communications Asso-
ciation-CIO announced last week
that 1t had won a 5c.an-hour
general wage increase for New
York area employees of Western
Union. The contract with WU Is
similar to one signed several
months ago by AFL unions rep.
resenting all WI workers out
side of the metropolitan area
Both AFL and CIO contracts
contain the unusual require.
ment - proposed by the COM
pany - that all employees must
pay unio ndues, regardless of
whether or not they belong to
the union.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27
Hands Are Taff-
HortIey's But Voice
Is Noxi. Says Carey

WASHINGTON (FP) - Who
uttered these familiar state
ments?
There is no destruction of the
liberty of the worker taking
place. To the contrary, | am con-
vinced that we are giving the
worker real freedom, which
consists in the first place of his
right TO work. which we are
securing for him" Or: Il am not
talking about the masses OF the
people / am talking about
the group who were leading the
trade unions"
Are they the words Of Sen.
Robert A. Taft (R., o. or Rep.
Fred Hartley r., ~ j., CO.
sponsors of the pending slave
labor bill in Congress?
No, CIO Sec. Treas. James
Carey told a CHS radio audience
May %, they are the words of
Herman Goering at the Nurem.
berg trials-but they have a
familiar ring to the American
public, to whom Taft and Hart
ley are trying TO sell their legis-
lation.
"The close resemblance in
text and spirit is no accident,
Carey said. For the provisions
OF the Taft.Hartley bill newt.
ably take us down the road to
restriction on the peoples rights
TO economic slavery to fascism. +"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27
Lehigh Loborife
Cundidofe

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (LPA) -
President Philip H. Storch of
the Lehigh Valley Newspaper
Guild is the unanimous candi.
date of the state Democratic
committee and all local labor
bodies in the special Congress
sional election Sept. 9 to fill the
vacancy left by the death of
Rep. Charles Gerlach, Republi-
ran
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27
Avery Wants Damages

CHICAGO (LPA) - Remem.
ber Sewell Avery, the head of
Montgomery Ward & Co.? He
came back to public attention
last week when Wards sued The
Spotlight, mimeographed publi-
cation of Local 20, Retail,
Wholesale & Department Store
Union-CIO for another $500, 900
damages. This brings to ST.
10000 the amount of damages
asked by the mail order firm
from the CIO union in suits
charging that the C1O damaged
the company's goodwill and
reputation.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27
LoeoI II To Open
Sond Lake Camp
With Ceremonies
Continued from Page /

and guests around the property
will be the camps personnel of
10 members headed by camp
Director Frank Molik. The staff
has been in camp all week re-
ceiving their instructions and
aiding in preparing it for the
first contingent of children who
will begin their camping period
on Sunday.
Everything is in readiness for
the children and the periods
will alternate between boys and
girls as shown in the application
for the camp which is shown at
the bottom of page l..
Parents are urged by Director
Gosser to avail themselves of
the application printed in this
weeks JOURNAL and to get
forms in promptly in order to
be able to have a better choice
of camping dates. The reserva.
tions are made on a first come,
first served basis.
Adequately Staffed
Mr.. Gosser pointed out that
the camp is adequately stated
and that all the children who at
tend will be given the best of
food, sunshine, fresh air and
protection.
The following are members of
the staff who will look after the
children:
Walter BajanoWski, assistant
director in charge of athletics;
Irene Lapate, program director;
Dwight Mindling, director of
water activities and George
Badgley, assistant director of
water activities.
Select IL Councillors
Senior camp councillors on the
staff include Arthur Bartkowicz.
Arthur Osperlag, Richard
Bracker, Eugene Miller, Norbert
Bankowski, and Paul Parkon.
Junior councillors: Jack West,
on, Joan Mcdonald, Ronald
Gray, James Madden, Donald
Martin and Howard Freimark.
Paul Martin will be handi-
craft instructor. Mrs. Violet Mo-
lex, clerk and Jay Cutcher,
maintenance.
The next group of children
will be girls for the period be-
ginning July 13. Applications
may also be obtained in Room
203 or in the Regional Office,
425 Winthrop st.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27
Sena+e Rejects
Veto: Labor To
Test Law
Continued from Page 1

of 331 to SO, almost a four to
one margin.
In his veto message, Presi-
dent Truman said:
"The bill taken as a whole
would reverse the basic direc.
ton of our national labor policy,
inject the Government into pri-
vate economic affairs on an un'
precedented scale, and conflict
with the important principles of
our democratic society. 1t would
contribute neither to industrial
peace nor to economic stability
and progress"
"It would be- the President
emphasized, "a dangerous stride
in the direction of a totally
managed economy 1t contains
seeds of discord which would
plague the nation for years to
come"
Threat 10 DtHlobAnSJ
In his scathing veto message,
the President after reviewing
his arguments against the Dill
said. Il have concluded that the
bill is a clear threat to the sue
cessful working of our demo-
cratic society. One of the recent
lessons of recent world history
is that free and vital trade
uninons are a strong bulwark
against the growth of totall-
tartan movements. This bill
would 90 far towards weaken
ing our trade union movement.
And ii will 60 far toward de-
stroying our national unity
Terming the bill a long step
toward the settlement of eco
nomic issues by government die
tation." the President told Con.
gress. IT is an indication that In
dustrial relations are to be de.
termined in the Hall of Con-
gress, and that political power
is to supplant economic power
as the critical factor in labor
relatios."
Mr.. Truman declared that he
believed the bill would prove
unworkable" He added, much
has been made of the claim that
the bill is intended simply to
eqqualize the positions of labor
and management. Careful ana
lysis shows that this claim Is
unfounded.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27

Manuel LaJlness: 1t does us
good to see all the unions unite
themselves into a group to fight
bad legislation. r egardl e S S
whether the Presidents veto Is
upheld or not we have a Job
to do in l948 on those who have
shown us exactly where we
stand with them. Labor must
continue to work for political
unity and begin now to get
ready for 1948. My hope is that
labor won't forget in 1948 what
is happening to II now.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27

A lot of people are feeling
unhappy for Charles E. VIII.
son. II stingy General EIec.
trio, of which he's president,
gave him measly $4,000
more a year, he'd be getting
an even S2OO, ,OOO.a.year in
stead Of his present $19S,OOO,
according to the Securities &
Exchange Commission. And
instead of getting only $792-
a-day as he does now, Charlie
would get an even $4,000
Charles Is one of the guys,
incidentally, who complain
about labor having become a
"supergovernment." GPA)
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27
Congress Blamed
For Floods

WASHINGTON (LPA) The
disastrous floods in the Missouri
River basin were blamed on
Congress tardiness in passine
the bill for a Missouri Valley
Authority by Sen. James, Muir
ray 3D., Mont,) on the floor oi
the Senate last week
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27

Reporter
Continued from Page |

Continued from Page i
ments and work in the common
defense. | believe that all the
unions should continue to work
together politically and make
every effort to defeat its enc
mics in 1948.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27
WAGE RAISES GRANTED
REGION 2-B UAW-CIO.

Managements which granting costofliving wage ii
contributing their and employees
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-27

negotiations national pattern.
*+Indcates paid holidays
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-15

cloture. That number Of votes
would be required if the Know
land Satonstall proposal calling
for a majirity of the entire SEN
ate to adopt cloture is approved.
Senator Tom Connally. Demo-
crat, of Texas, also appeared be-
ofre the committee in opposit-
ion to any change in the present
Senate rule.
The League of Women Voters
off the United States submitted
a statement to the committee ask
ing for adoption of a rule wrich
twill effectively prevent filibust-
ering while at the same time pre-
serving minority rights and the
Importance and prestige of Sen
ate deliberation."
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-15
BY Louis Lautier
For the NNPA News Service

Washington, ID c. - Southern
opponents of the filibuster as a
means of defeating Legislation
designed to protect the civil righa
Of minority groups hal their in
nings last Tuesday before the
Senate Rules subcommittee hold
ing reargs on resolutions to tight
en- the present cloture rule.
While they apparently failed 10
change the view of the two Re-
publican members of the commit
tee on the desirablity of amend
ing the rule, they succeeded in
pedplexing them as to whether
the rule srould be changed so as
to require a majority vote of the
entire Senate membership or a
majority vote of Senators pre-
sent and voting order to Adopt
cloture.
Before their inning ended they
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-15
Southerenrs Fight Rule To Stop
FiIibuster in Subcommittee Hearing

had injected the race issue into
the hearing by changing that a
change in the cloture rule was
sought 10 enact Legislature wrich
southern Democrats consider in
imicable 20 the South.
This argument was made by
Senator Pohn III. overton, De-
mocrat, Of Louisiana, who, in the
course of his statement, said:
Il should like TO point out that
of the eight bills on whicr cloture
was sought since 1893, six of them
were measures directed against
the south. Those bills, namely, an
tilynching, anti-poll tax and to
which may be added FEPC pro-
posed legislation, have been intro
duced from time to time and their
passage sought under tire grow
ing influence of the Negro vote,
especially in the doubtful states,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-15

by bv1h northern Democrats and
Republicans in order to gain t e
favor of the voting colored men
of their coadjutators,' Senator l.
yes took issue with him.
my involvement was never for
any such purpose" said Senator
liver.
Senator Overton predicted that
if the rule is amended, each nat
ional party will claim victory for
tire charge and the legislation that
will follow - "anti-poll tax, an
tilynching and FEPC and perhaps
one or two others trait are in the
background" But he said the day
will come fhen states min other
sections of the country will have
the poisoned chalice pressed to
their own lips"
Senator Byrd's presentation W
was largely statistical. Since the
adoption of cloture have been fill
ed and cloture has been imposed
in only four insutances. In the
sixteen cases where cloture fail
ed, in only three Of them were
forty-nine or more votes cast for
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-15

aided by the CI0 - The Go be-
ing an organization that has at?
tempted to proselyte the Negro.
1.-THE sold Democratic south
stands for white supremacy. 1t IL
a Democratic south. and that main
ly, if not altogether, by reason
of tire fact that in order to have
the state governments of the
south under the control of its
Caucasian population, it is nee
essary to have a one-party sys-
tenn.
"That one-party system began
with ire Democratic party because
the Democratic party, following
the War Between the States (Civ-
il War, that isl both nationally
and locally, was in sympathy with
tire effort of the white man to
control local government in the
southland.
During recent years, the maj
GRITTY of the national Democratic
party has joined with majority
of the national Republican party
in an effort to foist upon the