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

When Councilman Tom Burke used
the occasion of this weeks Toledo Indus
trial Union Council meeting to defend the
recent "raise" given to City Manager
George N. SchoOnmaker, he spoke words
with which the majority of the CIO dele
gates were in accord.
An comparing Mr. SchoOnmaker with
his predecessor John N. Eddy, in the city
managers office, Mr.. Burke made the
statement that IL Eddy was worth $4,000
year, SchOonmaker was worth $4,000,
a statement with which there can be no
disagreement.
Actually, the so-called raise" given
MIR. Sehoonmaker was not actually a
raise but a salary restoration TO a man.
who, when the city was in dire need. vol.
UNFAIRLY accepted a cut in order TO be of
service to this community.
We believe, and we are convinced that
events will prove this, even to some of
those who are taking unjustifiable pot
shots at George Schoonmaker, that n lot
OF the money which is now being paid out
OF our municipal FUNDS and which will be
paid, will be invested to far greater dis.
advantage than rewarding faithful mu.
nicipal servant who was good enough for
us when we needed him the most.
George SchOonmaker deserves the
salary restoration which was voted him
by City Council. To call it raise for the
purpose of discrediting Schoonmaker, is to
reward faithful service with ingratitude.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
LIFE INSURANCE

In case you would like TO re-
instate your G.I. Insurance, the
present Congress has extended
the time limit from this last
Feb. l to next August l with
out medical examination, upon
payment Of two previous pre-
miums. There have been some
changes in this insurance policy
since you were in the service
and it may prove to be time
well spent in investigating your
case.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
To Skin q caF

Efforts of hostile anti.labor congress
to sabotage the labor movement by dras-
tic reductions of the operating budgets
of governmental agencies that deal with
matters which are of concern to labor,
proves with vengeance the old saying,
"there are more ways than one to skin
cat"
Congress which started out with a
rush to enact anti-labor legislation which
would eliminate the closed shop, indus
try-wide agreements and other advances
which have been made over the past
years, including the Wagner Act itself,
has tempered its frontal attack while de-
livering savage and vicious blows at the
Labor Department, the Federal Security
Administration, NLRB and other agencies
with which labor is concerned.
Principal target for Congress this
week was the budget of the United States
Cancellation Service which will be cut Is
per cent and at the same time abolish
more than 1O1 key positions.
While the cuts in the Cancellation
Service budget is ostenSibly to eliminate
Edgar Warren, director of the depart
ment, they serve better purpose, from
the standpoint of those who are swing
ing the congressional hatchet, in handi-
Gaping the department to the point
where its services are practically elimi-
mated.
OF equal Importance to labor was the
cut given the Federal Security Admins
tration which has for its function the ad-
ministration of the Social Security pro-
gram, Aid to Dependent Children and
many other important works in which
labor is interested.
Added to the list of congressional
economies at the expense of labor was the
National Labor Relations Board which has
already been hit by cuts, but which will
receive 10 per cent less money this year
than 1t was given during 1916.
The plan of the reactionaries is so OBJ.
vious that it needs little or no explana-
ton. While hearings on anti-labor bills
are dragged out and attention is directtd
at this type of legislation, Congress steps
In and hurriedly cuts the appropriations
of governmental labor bureaus, thus eff
fectively handicapping the labor move
ment in its relationship with government
and employers.
Truly, there are more ways than one
OF skinning the cat, the cat in this instance
being the labor unions and more than H.
100000 workers whose welfare is tied up
with efficient operation of adequately
staffed government bureaus which deal
with labor.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
Regional
Views
By Richard Gosser
Director Region 2B. UAW-ClO

To the Local and Unit officers who have
been elected to office in the various regional
UAW.CIO unions would like to extend my
congratulations and wish them every success
during their term of office.
While 1 am wishing the officers we'll
must remind them that because of the trying
times which confront the unions, their posi-.
tions carry greater responsibility than ever be-
fore To meet the situation which exists today
in our nation, labor leaders must possess many
qualifications, most of all, courage.
None of us know what the future holds for
the labor movement, but we are well aware of
the dangers which face us. We know that
Congress is doing everything in It's power to
handicap labor with repressve legislation and
we recognize that large number of employers
are using the situation created by the threaten.
ed legislation to their advantage.
OUR JOB
1t is the duty and the work of union leaders
now to bring home to their people the mean
ing of what is occurring in Washington in
their shops and in their union. We all have
big job on our hands to so educate our mem
bers that they will know their real interests
and be willing to fight to defend them.
1t is the job of union leaders to really lead
their people, to help them solve their prob
ems; to bring home to them the advantages of
the union and to turn them into united and
purposeful group with common goal and a
common program for reaching that goal.
The work which falls upon the people who
are elected to union office today demands of
them their time and best efforts, for the peo-
pie in the shops look to their leadership for
inspiration and guidance in solving their prob
lens.
I have every confidence in the people in
our shops to select the best available people 4
to lead them, and am equally positive that
we will have the same high type leadership
this year which has marked our Local Unions
and units ever since we were organized. I as.
sure each and every officer that l want to CO.
operate with them in every possible way and
hope that / may receive their cooperation in
advancing the union and the workers.
Let us face the future with confidence and
courage and go forward in unity toward the
goal OF greater security for all the workers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28

The international Business
Machine Corp. announced
that 1t has begun firing all
its married women employees
in plants and offices through
out the country. Out of the
sheer kindness of its heart,
however, IBM decided not to
require each purchaser of its
adding machines and compto-
meters to sign a pledge that
a married woman would not
operate the equipment.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
Veterans


Editors Note: The follow
ing information was compiled
by Walter Murphy, Interna-
tional UAW.CIO representa-.
tive In reply to queries re-
ceived by him. Veterans who
wish information may address
their queries to the Veterans
Editor, TOLEDO UNION
JOURNAL, AIS Winthrop st.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28

Unionss frequently underestimate the truth of big busi
claims of how many jobs creates each year The
N Journal of Commerce last announced the opening
OF campaign to exploit the youth for coffee through
an in school education" approach program will take
education material coffee directly into the classroom of
elementary and high schools Of the countryn
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
Washington
LaborReport
BY Bradford v. Carter

/ am sure I do not know
what DR.. Harold Moulton,
head of the Brookings Insti-
tuition, was talking about
when, in his testimony before
the House Labor Committee,
he said the Brookings Insti-
tuition occupies AN entirely
objective, detached position"
Even a casual reading of
a book, recent Brookings
study, "A National Policy"
which makes recommenda-
tions about how we ought to
handle our labor affairs, must
convince any detached, OBJ
jective" reader that here is a
violently partisan, malin-
formed and misinformed
work.
Something of the flavor of
the objectivity of the Brook
ings study may be sensed by
the reference TO the injunc-
ton abuses that prevailed be-
fore the Norris-LaGuardia
Anti-Injunction Act as "al-
legged abuses"
The same kind of revealing
understatement is shown in
the authors observation that
"after the Wagner Act was
passed employers accepted it
reluctantly" / call your at
tention to the word "reluc-
tantly."
In proposing ban on
union security, the authors dig
up the old chestnut that the
closed shop restricts the en-
ployment opportunities of
workers. Clarence Darrow's
general reply to this kind Of
right to work" argument,
made a generation ago, stlll
holds:
There can be no inalien-
able right to work without a
place to work, and neither the
government, nor those who
declaim the loudest or insist
the most, have ever furnished
the laborer a place to toll. To
this class the inalienable right
to work means simply the in
alienable right of the employ
er, without let or hindrance,
to go out in the open market
and bid for laborers on the
hardest terms"
The Brookings Institution
also advocates in this study
that bargaining with more
than one employer be prohib-
tied. The proposal is both ma
licious and ignorant.
Many of the alleged" facts
in the book are either dis
torted or clearly erroneous.
According to the decisions of
the NLRB," says authors Metz
and JacobStein, the real test
of whether the employer bar
gained collectively is: did the
process of bargaining actually
result in a collective agree
nent?"
/ have only been giving you
of the determined
bias and calculated misrepre-
'esentation which abound in
his book. AS Jimmy Durante
would say the book has mil
ions of them"
l notice that the Brookings
Board of Trustees includes
iuch good people as President
0odds of Princeton, Publisher
Marshall Field, Under-Secre.
ary Acheson, and John c..
Ninant. Why do they permit
he Brookings Institution to
the brain trust for the
most reactionary element in
he United Statesf
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-28
SURPLUS PROPERTY

Have you tried to purchase
such property? A lot of veterans
gave 1t up as a bad job when
they started making out all the
required forms.
Let us hope that the new pro-
gram set up by the War Assets
Administration will prove to
service the veteran better than
their past record shows.
They tell us that a veteran
can purchase material declared
surplus by the Government
merely by watching for their re-
gional set-aside-lists of surplus
articles posted in their post of
flee, attending the sale and pre-
senting his discharge certifi-
cate. 1t sounds okay, and there
Is no reason why veterans
shouldn't be able to purchase
direct from the Government,
instead of from stores which
have purchased these surplus
articles from some wholesaler.
SOUVENIRS
Have you noticed the recent
deaths and accidents resulting
from people handling G.I. SOU
venirs? Guns blowing up in
faces - shells exploding in
houses - children hurt, play
ing with cartridges - etc. All
OF the owners of these souvenirs
were just as sure as you are
that 1T WON'T HAPPEN TO
ME. Did you ever stop to think
of how many people have been
shot with EMPTY guns?
We could eliminate all of
these careless accidents il we
would just take a few measures
Of precautions.
Heat will explode gun pow
der, so do not put any shells on
the mantel until they have been
declared safe by an expert.
Dropping a shell or even tap
Ing shell on the base may set
off the primer causing the shell
to explode. Have an expert dis
arm the shell for you. DO NOT
DO THIS YOURSELF.
Remember that children can
climb or get to any place you
can, so do not leave any car
tridges where there is a pos
siolllty of a child getting them to
play with. Just humping two of
them together may result in
disqualification or worse - a
We should remember too that
\ lot of the enemy guns we
brought home we're defective
and they might blow up il
Tired. Some of these guns were
manufactured by our friends
Who were captured and forced
% work in the enemy plants and
hey deliberately passed defec-
i've work, hoping to kill our
'nemy.
All automatic weapons must
e registered with the Commits.
ion OF Internal Revenue, this
5 Federal Law.
The Treasury Department,
lcohol tax unit, will render
II such souvenirs safe, free of
harge. Any registered gun
mith will also do this for a
mall charge.
BETTER TO BE SURE THAN
o BE SORRY.
Evening star., 1947-01-01
Byrnes Sees Messersmith
On Latin American Affairs

Secretary of State Byrnes con-
ferred for an hour and 20 minutes
today with George S. Messersmith,
American Ambassador to Argentina.
on what Mr.. Messersmith described
later as matters affecting the Amer
lean republics in general rather
than any specific problems"
The Ambassador told reporters as
he left Mr.. Byrnes' Office that the
conference did not involve any re-
view Of Argentina policy.
The Ambassador refused to COM
'ment today on persistent reports
of conflict between him and Spruille
Braden, Assistant Secretary of State
for Latin american Affairs, grow
ing out of his attitude toward Presi-
dent Peron of Argentina.
After his conference with Mr..
Byrnes today, the Ambassador re-
turned to the Naval Hospital at
Bethesda, Md, where he said hs
probably would remain few days
more to complete a full physical
examination. He said he was feeling
much better than when he arrived
here and expected to return to
Buenos Aires in the near future
after further conferences with Mr..
Byrnes, Mr.. Braden and possibly
President Truman.
Evening star., 1947-01-01
Two Little Rock Detectives
Found Shot 10 Death Park
By the Assoeiafad Press

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Jan. L.
The chief of Little Rock detectives
and his lieutenant were found shot
to death today in a suburban park
area barely an hour after they left
police headquarters.
The officers, Chief o. N. Martin,
so, and 1t. Jack Deubler, about IS,
were found by a rabbit hunter about
$50 am. alongside their squad car.
1t. Deubler had been shot in the
back with a shotgun. MIR. Martin
was shot in the head with large
caliber revolver.
First reports said that among
footprints found were those which
appeared to have been made by q
woman.
1t. Deubler, licensed attorney,
was head of the Little Rock police
identification bureau Both officers
we're in line for promotions as
result of a vacancy created by the
retirement yesterday Of Police Chief
j. A. Pitcock. Mr.. Martin was one
Of the eligibles for the job and
1t. Deubler was in line to succeed
Mr.. Martin in the event he was
elevated to police chief.
An abandoned automobile and
numerous fresh car tracks were
found near the scene.
Acting Police Chief J. 7. Steed de-
clared the deaths were a murder
and q suicide"
Evening star., 1947-01-01
.Adamson Quits, Urges
BackingforC Committee
BY the Associated Press

Ernie Adamson has quit as chief
counsel for the House Committee
on Un-American Activities with q
public suggestion that Washington
reporters "cure the faults" of COM
mittee members by "magnifying
their virtues
In an open letter to the ladies
and gentlemen of the press" the
52-year-old Pittsburgh lawyer, who
has been the committees legal ad-
wiser since it was given permanent
status early last year, urged that
reporters help strengthen the COM
mite.
Mr.. Adamson said he issued the
letter as his last business before
carrying out his previous 'plans tc
60 back to Pittsburgh.
He had planned to do that, he
explained, even before Representa-
tive Thomas. Republican, of New
Jersey, who becomes chairman next
week, promised to fire Mr.. Adam
son as his first official act because
Of premature release last week oi
Mr.. Adamson's report to the COM
mittee warning of a possible "revo-
luton" in this country.
I hear rumors of a concerted
effort by several groups to have
this committee abolished" Mr.
Adamson wrote. st hope that you
will refrain from giving any aic
or comfort to this movement, al
least until you have accorded the
new chairman and his committe.
a reasonable opportunity to prov.
their ability In conducting the af
fairs Of the committee"
Evening star., 1947-01-01
Radio Operator Dies
After Father Reaches
His Bedside in Fire
Dudley Hill, "a, Is 18th
Shannon Crash Fatality,
Fifth From D. 6. Area

Dudley Hill, "a, of Arlington
radio operator of the ill-fated
Trans World Airline Constella-
ton Star OF Cairo, died today in
a Limerick (Eire) hospital, bring
ing to 13 the death toll in last
Saturdays crash near Shannon
Airport.
Mr.. Hill, who made his home al
Presidential Gardens, died shortly
after his father, 64-year-old Will
liam T. Hill of Alexandria, arrived
at his bedside.
His death also raised to five the
number of Washington area per-
sons who perished in the crash. Ten
others were injured, several criti-
cally.
The elder Mr.. Hill arrived at
Shannon Airport yesterday with
four other relatives of victims OF
the mishap, according to an Asso-
ciated Press dispatch.
Another passenger on the plane
lIOlli IScW VI n Wdo N01 D. 13J1 VIC
Tansey, 81, wife of Capt. Herbert
Tansey, 34-year-old pilot Of the
Star of Cairo, whose home is at SO
Holmes Run road, Falls Church, Va
Capt. Tansey mot so Well"
The Associated Press said Mrs
Tansey sobbed that she was anxious
to get to my husbands bedside i'm
mediately," and left by automobile
for st. Johns Hospital, Limerick
where Capt. Tansey was reported
mot SO we'll" He has fractures OF
both legs.
Other Washington area person.
who died in the crash were
Walton R. Mcbride, 26, 321s
Martha Gusts drive, Alexandria
plane flight engineer, who was mar.
ried December 8.
Robert A. Osterburg, "a, Beverly
Gardens, Alexandria, navigator
Herbert w. Burmeister, IS, 491t
Forty-fourth street NV, senior
radio officer.
Alan Charles Lanyon, AZ, Pine.
(See PLANE, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1947-01-01
By the Associofed Press

EVERGLADES CITY, Fla, Jan.
1.-Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower yes
terday emphatically denied Wash
ington report that he was consider
ing candidacy for President in 1948.
You know it's lie," exclaimed
the general when a reporter showed
him a copy of Miami newspaper
carrying the report. Il never said
anything of the kind"
The only amplification the general
offered was the remark that "a man
with no party affliation could not
even discuss running for President
of the United States"
Gen. Eisenhower, with his party
of eight, had just returned to this
village after a day-long fishing trip
among the small islands along the
lower Florida West Coast. After
changing from fishing togs to Army
uniform, he left by automobile for
Miami.
Mrs. Eisenhower said her husband
was neither a Republican nor a
Democrat and she had never heard
him express ANY sort Of opinion
public or private, which might indi-
Evening star., 1947-01-01
Macarthur Reorganizes
u, 5. Forces in Far East
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Jan. Limited States
Army, Navy and Air Forces in the
Far East were reorganized today by
Gen. Macarthur, named recently bJ
President Truman as commander
in chief for all United States serv-
ices in Japan, Korea, the Philip
anas, Bonins and Volcano ISLANDS.
Bonins and Volcano Islands.
The reorganization has no etfect
on Gen. Macarthur concurrent Al
lied command.
Under the new setup Maj. Gen
Paul Mueller, chief of staff in the
Allied command. becomes chief OF
staff for the United States Far East
Command, and Vice Admiral R. M
Griffin, heading all naval forces ir
Japan, becomes commander of al
United States naval forces in tbs
Far East. 1t. Gen. Ennis G. White
head, who headed the Pacific All
Command of the United States
Army, heads the new Far East All
Force-merely change of name
Maj. Gen. F. H. GrisWold, heac
of the Goth Air Force at Guam, now
commands United States forces ir
the Marianas, Bonins and Volcano
Islands, and Maj. Gen. George F
Moore retains command of Army
forces, Western Pacific, now known
as the Philippines-Ryukyus com.
mand.
Evening star., 1947-01-01
Tourney Of Roses Parade
Draws Record 100000
BY the Associated Press

PASADENA, Calf, Jan. 1.-THE
dawn of New Year day found thou
sands already lining Pasadena s
Colorado boulevard to see the pre-
tentious Tournament of Roses pa
rade, which was not scheduled to
move until 9:15 am.
Tournament Chairman William
WEIGH said advance interest had set
an all-time high, and predicted that
100000 persons or more, a record
total, would view the parade.
Entered were SIS floats of elaborate
designs, and containing uncounted
millions Of blossoms. Some floats
cost as much as $4,000, and they
represented virtually every commun-
ity in Southern California.
The congestion will be augmented
by the Rose Bowl football game
here which will be witnessed BY
nearly 10000 persons. Reinforced
police ranks numbering nearly 1,00t
officers and directed by Chief Clar-
ence Morris from a blimp will super.
wise the traffic.
(Rose Bowl Story on Sports Page
Evening star., 1947-01-01
Shanghai Americans MoIested
By Demonstrating Students
Army Lieutenant and AP Photographer
Are Beaten by Thrones of Chinese

He swung his camera to clear path
and made his way to safety. %
Louis F. Roth, an American ma
tional and longtime resident who
considers China his home, said some
students grabbed and shook him.
He is manager of an export firm.
Americans were more disgusted
than angry. They pointed out it
wasn't so long ago that Chinese
greeted every CT with a thumbs-up
salute and shouts of Ting Hao very
goodD.
Some posters in the Bund were
particularly offensive. They were
taken as an oblique but pointed in
suit to womenfolk of military per-
sonnel who pass that thoroughfare
to and from Broadway Mansions,
one of the main hotels for service
men and their families.
American soldiers and sailors Wis
IDLY exercised great restraint as pa
raiders shook fists and shouted, Get
out, you beasts!"
Whipped to frenzy by cheer
leaders, the demonstrators de-
tSee CHINA. Page A A.
Evening star., 1947-01-01
By the Associoied Press

SHANGHAI, Jan. 1.-Several
Americans, including an Army
lieutenant and an Associated
Press photographer, were mo-
Tested in a particularly vehement
anti-American demonstration by
1000 Chinese university students
today.
A lieuntenant. walking with girl
on Avenue Joffre in the former
French concession, was assailed by
paraders, who struck him over the
head with light bamboo canes. They
also tried to pull off the girls cloth
ing and shouted obscenities.
The lieutenant, clasping the girls
hand, forced a path by using his
body as a shield. The demonstrators
suddenly left them. The officer,
head held high. smiled quizically.
Picture Taking Prevented.
An Associated Press photographer
forcibly was prevented from taking
pictures by demonstrators who
blacked one of his eyes and beat him
on the back and shoulders with fists