Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-28
It's News
To Me
By O. J. Pecord
OPEN LETTER TO HOMER RAMEY

Dear Homer:
At time you repeal of the Presidents veto
of the TaftHartley Act this department its right
under democratic political form spank bit
act
Since then another great man, Mr. Denham,
the non-communist afdavs be filed by all top
fcias and little by little the unions have to comply with
this unAmerican and highly discriminating regulation
One by fide unions which main
tain their organizations have signed the noncommie afdavs
although far nobody has been able convince you
of Congress that something similar should signed by
the who pay their dues into that NAM organization.
lot of congressman have stated that
why the leaders of labor should signing
affidavit You just can't understand won't understand the
why the people who represent the rank file
But mind Homer, don't let yourself get worried
about what labor leaders think about signing
SETS A PRECEDENT
about to be given to set precedent for the politicians
known congressman and at last do something that
not possibly be construed by of the editorial writers
the wrong thing at the wrong time.
will gain for you national publicity and that Homer
thing love- and know it. 1t is that possibly
do you harm, at least harm than voting the
Hartley Act and will least thousands people,
accomplishes no other good.
You Homer, while lot of people thinking that
only 27 shopping days until Christmas thinking
that there only 61 until the May primaries, very
sautaory statement which will stare you just
little
like the merchants offering their Christ
to the purchasing public the politician
sany advertising himself to the people whose seeks
You know how that Homer old boy you
with proposal which you will reject
doing to all that heart wasn't your
did the bidding OF the NAM others
TaftHartley assninity.
THE PROPOSAL
Since it TO be the fashion for leaders sign
noncommunst affdavts what would be wrong with all you
who helped this situation doing
and submit affdavits
your dearly beloved 9th and other congressional
Frankly, think that you would be doing very
able thing Moreover previously pointed out think of
the publicity which you would get. Think great
complishmen of establishing precedent congress
TO follow.
Just imagine what this would 10 others who are
surely going seek your job Just imagine CONSERVATION
that you would throw the Democratic camp
all the Democrats in this supposed
bit on the pinkiSh side anyway.
And having submitted your signed sealed non-com.
munist affidavit to the labor unions and all might
ask this of evidence sincerity good
voting for the TafHartey Act all other candidates
job, tone of whom very probably will get upon
revolt demonstrated at the Toledo municipal
tom would be obliged to do likewise given
consideration by those who think that
davit is great threat to Joe Stain whose you
consciously aided.
And my dear Honorable Mr. Congressman Ramey ask
that send signed and noarzed affidavit proclaim
ing to whom it that now you
have been, and that will member
Communist party OF you may resent this
can't anything extraordinary about officials sign
noncommunist affidavit why should YOU be upsage and
reject the thing which you voted Labor
of Taft Hartley?
All ask is affidavit the excuses Save
explanations for 1948 We'll be waiting for you then
member only 161 days until the nominations
Your constituent,
OLLIE PECORD.