Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-10-03
Fcee The Facts

F6GG Inc FQCTS
Investigation reveals that out OF
membership of approximately $4,000 IN
the Toledo Metropolitan area, ClO has
hut $4,000 voters who are now eligible 10
vote in the November A election.
This is startling discovery to make
of the political intelligence of union
which is going through the motions OF
fighting the Taft-Hartley Act and prOmis-
ing TO work for the defeat of every con-
gresham who voted for that measure.
This indifference to politics and who
represents the people in our legislative
bodies, federal, state and municipal is the
best commentary that can be found to
show why the Taft-Hartley Act became
law, and why it is likely to remain Tor a
considerable period of time-until the
workers awaken to political realities.
We, of CIO in Toledo have on occasion
thumped our outstanding chests and
proudly proclaimed the part which we are
playing in the life Of this community. Yet,
the fact is, and the registration figures
prove it, that we are not playing our COM
plete part when we neglect to exercise
our full political power in naming the
people who head our municipal, state and
federal governments.
If this were some internal problem of
the union, other than its ability to get its
people to register and vote in each elec-
ton, it might be unwise to air it so openly.
But, we cannot deceive ourselves, those
who seek office, or the public, when, the
day after election, we discover that labor's
vote failed TO materialize and our efforts
to influence the political life of our COM
munity have missed fire.
How any worker can feel cOntented
with himself, the political situation or
conditions i'm general in the face of living
costs, the performance of our elected rep
resentatives and dozen and one other
: unsatisfactory situations which exist be-
cause Of the views of elected politicians is
beyond understanding
IL there be any who are so cOntented
with their lot that they are willing to sit
back and let the world come tumbling
down around them, they are greatly out
numbered by those who feel and fire.
quently are heard voiCing the opinion that
something must be done"
Every worker i'm Toledo who is not eli
gible TO vote in the coming November
election can do something about the situa-
ton which exists for him and his family.
He can go to the Board of Elections and
register and prepare to vote for labor
backed candidates He can do more than
this. He can visit his friends, relatives
and neighbors and persuade them to regis
ter, If they are ineligible. He can seek
their support for the candidates whom he
supports as a member of organized labor.
Next months election will tell an inn
portant story. If labor gets out and votes,
ii will serve notice that il is going 20 be In
there next year to remedy the situation
which Is now in process of growing out of
the Taft-Hartley law. If labor votes, it
will turn the Sneering contempt of lot of
cocky congressman into fearful anticipa-
ton of the long overdue wrath of an
aroused labor movement. 1t will bring TO
fruit, the justifiable vendicatiOn of the
men and women who work for their
livings.
Let us play a complete part in the life
of this community by registering now and
voting on November for labor backed
candidates.