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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
Wall ST. Boeks Down

NEW YORK OPA)-After
members of the United Financial
Employes-AFL threatened to
close down the Curb and Stock
Exchanges by a strike, A. M.
Kidder & Co. last week agreed
to snd to arbitration its employ
es' demands for 20qo pay in
crease.
The company had previously
refused to arbitrate, but when
the union threatened to tie up
the nations financial nerve
center, Acting Mayor John j.
Bennett stepped in and persuad-
ed the holdout company to agree
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02

plea for an orderly cutting of
prices.
Truman repeated his warn
ing that prices must be brought
down" to an Associated Press
luncheon in New York.
Present business conditions
permit-in fact, they require -
lower prices in important
fields, the President asserted.
Lower prices will sustain and
further increase the present
high volume of sales and slim
ulate greater production he
stated"
Cold water was thrown on
this, however, by National AS
sociation of Manufacturers,
President Earl Bunting, who
told Massachusetts, industrialists
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02

that some prices are bound to go
upward as a result of recent
wage increases.
Former OPA Administrator
Chester Bowles last week was
named head of a national COM
mittee on economic stability of
Americans for Demoratic Ac.
ton. His first step after ac-
cepting the ADA post was a
proposal to President Truman
that a board of businessmen be
set up within the Commerce De-
partment to study prices and
profits, and to bring about
moderate and reasonable re-
ductions in price"
Here are some of the facts
and predictions that added up to
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
Angelo Chief
will Continue
Fight On Reds

CHICAGO, April 80 (LPA)-
President Milton Murray, of the
American Newspaper Guild
CIO, announced here last week
that he would not discontinue
his fight against Communism
nor for an efficient Guild pro-
gram and administration despite
criticism levelled at him by the
unions executive board.
Murray, the unions unpaid
president, announced that he
would be a candidate for re-elec-
ton at the ANG's June conven-
ton in Sioux City. His declara-
ton follows 10 to 3 vote by
the Board censuring him for
"intemperate statements" about
Communists in the Los Angeles
and New York Guild locals in
testimony before the House La
Dor Committee.
Zone of the many reasons
why / oppose Communists en-
joying a toe-hold in our union,
Murray said, "is that the neces-
sity of fighting them to prevent
them from seizing complete
control takes such an unholy
amount of time. 1t would be
we'll, in my opinion, if we could
be free of their interference in
order to devote more attention
to the major problems of the
union"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
AFL-CIO To
Seek Peace

WASHINGTON, April 80 -
(LPA) - Five-man peace COM
mittees of the AFL and Go
were scheduled to meet here on
May 1 for the first time since
1889 to explore means of bring
ing the nations two major labor
groups into one oranizatiogn.
An exchange of kilograms
between AFL President Green
and CIO President Murray fl
nally set the date for the meet.
ing after series of communica-
tions between the two starting
last Dec. 5 had seemed to fail of
any results.
Murray had asked for joint
discussions of united front
against pending anti-labor leg
islation in December but the
AFL's reply insisted that the
starting point for any talks be
the question of organic unity.
There was no stipulation of
terms or conditions in last
weeks exchange of telegrams.
The AFL's committee consists
of: Green, secretary-treasurer
George Meany, and Vice-presi-
dents William L. Hutcheson, of
the Carpenters, Dan Tobin, of
the Teamsters, and John L.
Lewis, of the Miners. -...-a
The CLOS committee is: Muir
ray, President Emil Rieve, of
the Textile Workers Union;
President Walter Reuther, of the
United Auto Workers; President
Jaob Potofsky, of the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers; and
President Albert Fitzgerald of
the United Electrical Workers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02

to the Morse proposal and
has predicted defeat of the
measure when it comes to
vote today. The Taft bill which
is slightly less vicious than the
Hartley bill which was passed
Last week by the House is re-
ceiving increasing opposition
not only from labor but from
many religious groups.
Morse Proposal
The proposal made by Senator
Morse would provide for the fol-
lowing four measures.
/. Revision of the Wagner
Act.
2. Create new federal me-
diation agency. Authorize court
injunctions to stop or prevent
strikes effecting national health
or safety. y
3. Make unions subject to
breach of contract suits.
4. Creation of Senate House
committee to study labor-man-
agement relations.
Amendments offered to tough
en- the act have been offered by
Senator Taft, Senator Ball (R.,
Mimi, and others, both Repub-
licans and southern Democrats.
Debate on these amendments
will be resumed at an early date,
possibly tomorrow. Sen ator
Taft is making a fight to place
these in his bill in order to bring
it to the same degree of harsh
ness as that of the Hartley Bill
Speed Legislation
Efforts made here to speed
debate and a vote on the Taft
measure indicate that a vote
will be taken at an early date,
although it is doubtful if it will
come before May 2. Plans for a
night session were abandoned
today, but the Senate will meet
at 11:00 a. m, an hour earlier
than its usual starting time in
order to hurry the bill along.
Claims are being made by
Republican leaders in the Sem
ate that the amendments offered
by Taft will pass by a substan-
tial majority and that the bill
will compare with the Hartley
measure before it Is voted on in
the Senate.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02

tive.
In making public the list
of donors to the Local IL
summer camp, Mr.. Rediger
said, "the response which we
are getting to the summer camp
is an indication of the interest
which people take in providing
a healthful place for the chill
dren during the summer. We
feel that our new project is 60
ing to grow into one of out
standing value to the children
and people of our community
and we will welcome any dona-
ton large or small to aid us in
bringing the camp to a high de-
gree of effectiveness"
Mr.. Rediger stated that gifts
from private sources were also
received and that the camp
authorities will welcome these
funds. He said that a part of the
camp period would be set aside
for underprivileged Toledo chill
dren and that a number of pri-
vate groups had shown an in
terest in this particular phase
of the project.
Donors Are Listed
Following are the donors to
date to the summer camp:
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
Cable Industry
SiqnS Contract

Signing of the first contract
between Local II, UAW-CIO
and the Industrial Cord and
Cable Co., 726 Stanton was an
nounced today by Harold Dean,
Local IL representative in
charge of the negotiations.
Included in the contract be.
sides the usual seniority and
other Local IL standard clauses
we're provisions for wage in.
creases ranging from scents to
20-cents an hour and union shop.
Thirty people are employed in
the company plant which manu-
facturers cable cords for light
fixtures, refrigerators and other
types of electrical equipment.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02

Wednesday night of this
week.
The meeting, which was pre-.
sided over by Clayton Rusch
PAC chairman, passed the fol
lowing resolution:
THAT PAC go on record as
being willing to assist CIO in
any action that would help de-
feat or repeal the anti-labor
legislation in the event that such
bills are passed and become
law"
General discussion of the Taft
Hartley congressional bills and
the Van AIKEN bill now pending
before a committee of the Ohio
General Assembly brought out
many Objectionable phases of
the various bills which all
agreed would dstroy the unions
as effective instruments for the
workers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
Detroit Stages
Demonstration

DETROIT GPA)-More than
$4,000 union members packed
every inch of Cadillac Square
and adjoining streets last week
when the United Auto Workers
CIO called a five-hour rally to
protest the anti-labor bills new
pending in Congress. Alto
gether, more than 250,000 work
ers in this city left their jobs
in the demonstration.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
Senator Morse Seeking
To Avoid Truman Veto
Taft Opposes Splitting
OfOmnibus Legislation

WASHINGTON. April 80 = Senator Wayne B. Morse
r. Ore in an effort veto by President Truman OF
the TafHartey antabor legislation succeeded this week
in arranging in the Senate to break the bill into
several divisions.
Purpose of the splitting of the Taft bill would make it
difficult for the President to veto the entire bill as 1T now
stands Senator Morses proposal would not change the
meaning of the bill but would break it into four parts
Senator Taft who sponsored the bill highly opposed
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
Local Ib to Hear
Contract Reports

Members of Local 10, UAW
CIO will hear q report of their
wage negotiations at their meet
ing to be held at TIUC head
quarters, Gil Huron St, at 1:3O
o. m, it was announced early
this week by Jack Estep, record;
ing secretary.
The meeting was moved up to
the earlier date due to the pro.
gress of the union-Dura Co.,
wage discussions.
Union officials have requested
all members to attend the meet.
ing and take part in the dis.
cussion on the contract. Re-
freshments will be served fol.
lowing the meeting.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
NFTW Strike End
Is Believed Neor

Toledo's section of the strike
of National Federation of Tele-
phone Workers continued un-
abated this week as reports of
settlement of New York and
Pennsylvania strikes were be-
lieved to indicate an ending of
the national work stoppage.
Morale of Toledo strikers was
buoyed up this week following
aid given by Local IL, UAW-
CIO.
Interest in the strike was
shown by CIO last week when
a group of eight workers
stopped incoming cars at the
company's 22nd st. garage to
discuss the strike with the
Southwestern Telephone Union
workers who continued to work.
Meeting Is Arranged
At a meeting last Saturday
between the heads of the strik-
ing and nonstriking unions ar
ranged by Richard Gosser,
UAW-CIO regional director;
Franz Berlacher, Teamsters
Union-AFL business agent and
Lawrence N. Steinberg, state
director of the URWDSU-CIO,
labor members of the LMC, a
plea for non-violence was made:
The labor members in state
ment said that after investiga-
ton of the strike they recon-
mended that both the striking
and non-striking unions refrain
from violence and recommend
ed that the employees working
out of the telephone company's
22nd st. garage continued to
operate on an emergency basis
only"
Ann Tierney, president of the
striking NFTW and j. m e s
Bankers head of the South
western Telephone Workers rep
resented their respective unions
in the meeting with LMC MEM
berS.
Vice-Mayor Michael V. Di-
Sale, LMC chairman and
Jerome Gross, executive secre-
tary also attended the meeting
Trucks Still Work
The company's trucks were
still working in full force this
week and company supervisors
were calling many applicants to
see if they could install their
phones, extensions and other
types of installations.
Peaceful picketing was con-
tinuing at the telephone COM
pany's Huron st. office on an
around-t -the-clock basis although |
one of the strikers, James He'll
man, was arrested on Monday |
night of this week charged with |
assault and battery by William
R. Burgess. The case was con-
tinued by Municipal Judge
Frank j. Wiley to May Z.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
Longest Strike Won

PEORIA, Ill, NPA)-Nearly
500 members of 13 rail unions
are back on the job on the To-
ledo, Peoria & Western, after
ending an 18-months' strike, the
nations longest. An agreement
signed last week provided for
restoration of full seniority
rights of the strikers, thus GUST
ig the "scabs"-many of them
gangsters-wFfo had been hired
during the strike. Also, the
unions won on the key issue in
the disputes-tandard railroad
wages and working conditions.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
TIUC Pledges
NFTW Support
Plan Protest Against
Anfi-Lobor Legislation

Delegates to the Toledo In
dustrial Union Council voted
unanimous support to the Ma
tional Federation of Tele-
phone Workers strike on
Monday night of this week fol-
lowing a request for assistance
from Miss Ann Tierney, presi-
dent of the Toledo local NFTW.
Also approved was resolu-
ton urging all TIUC affiliates
to take part in an auto caravan
to journey to Columbus on
Wednesday to protest anti-labor
Legislation before senate hear
ing.
Following discussion of the
anti-labor bills, the Councils
executive board was asked to
Investigate ways and means of
conducting a mass demonstra
ton here in protest against anti
labor bills now pending in
Washington and Columbus.
Approve 80 Resolve
Approved by the meeting was
a resolution presented by the
United Brewery Workers asking
passage of legislation removing
"3.2" beer from the local option
list.
Meetings of the Council will
be held on the fourth Monday of
each month instead of the Sec
ond and fourth Mondays due to
the ratification of the amend
ment of the TIUC constitution
which was voted by the mem
bers.
Names Committees
Richard Lazette, TIUC presi-
dent announced the members Of
the Ohio CIO Convention COM
mittee who will handle arrange
ments for the annual meeting
which will be held here Sept.
1921. Those named were:
Ollie Pecord, acting chair
man; Ray Vale, Ollie Dame,
Melvin Lazette, Eleanor Coax
ley, Lillian Watson, Harry Scott,
Dan Sahadi and Joseph Man
Sor.
In order to facilitate early
plans and preparations for the
annual Labor Day Parade, Mr..
Lazette also announced the ap-
pointment of that Committee.
The following were named:
Bernie Zawodny, acting chair
man; Madell Adde's, Carl Schick,
Doris O'Rourke,, Julia Garnster,
Louise McNaught, Mary Lob
man, Irving Wodtke, George
Cook, Mary Curtiss, Helen No
wax and Mary Napolski, Glenn
Holewinski, Claton Rusch, Will
liam Healey nd Bob Tucker.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
Inquiring
Reporter

Due to conditions over
which we have no control,
the Inquiring Reporter is
missing from the current
issue of the JOURNAL.
The column will be back
next week with an inter.
view on some timely ques.
ton. DeVilbiss and Laclede.
Christy employees will be
interviewed this week.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
Wage Pattern
Is Set In GIN
And ChrysIer
Six Paid
Holidays In
NewAgreement
DETROIT, April 80

DETROIT, April 80 =
Settlement of the UAW-CIC
wage demands here last
week and certainty that
Chrysler would soon agree
to the same terms practically
determines the new national
wage pattern it was agreed by
labor observers here this week.
The agreement between the
GIN Corporation and the UAW-
CIO representing an increase OF
liz cents on hour flat wage
raise and six paid holidays was
accepted by union negotiators
after their demands for a flat
15-cents had been rejected by
GIN.
No settlement was made on
the unions demand for old age
retirement funds and social in
surance program to provide
medical, hospital, sickness and
accident benefits for GIN work
ers and their families. The COM
pany, however, agreed to conti-
nue. discussions on the proposals.
Steel and UE
Settlement of the national
wage pattern at 15-cents had
been assured by steel and cleo
trical workers unions in which
both agreed to that figure.
Reports from all sections of
the country indicate that all the
unions which have been await
ing final settlement of the pat
tern are opening immediate
wage negotiations. Practically
all of the UAW-CIO unions
were either awaiting the final
settlement of the wage pattern,
or as has been the case in some
few areas, proceeded to nego-
tiate interim agreements leaving
the wage clause open awaiting
the agreement of steel, UE,
UAW and other major unions.
Prices Are Problem
Prices rather than wages still
continues to be the major prob
lem of union leaders. All recog-
nize that unless prices are rolled
back that the 15-cent increase
Is not sufficient to bring about
the volume of sales which busi-
ness must have to establish pros
perity.
Union leaders, while they
have not made any considerable
ado about the Presidents efforts
to roll back prices are known to
be in complete agreement with
his thinking, although many of
them think that he must put
more force into his efforts.
1t will no doubt be several
months before the county begins
to feel the full force of the wage
increases which have been given
and which will be agreed to in
the next few weeks. In the
meantime, while the workers
wages are still too low to stand
the high prices, the unions are
making every effort to bring
down the high cost of commodi-
ties to maintain the production
scales which are necessary if the
country is to avoid a serious
economic. crisis.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
HEAR TOM

Tom Burke, TIUC exec
utive secretary, and mem
berS of City Council will be
the next guest speaker over
Labor Reports" radio pro-
gram heard each Saturday
over Radio Station WTOL,
Tune i'm and listen to the
program. Time: 1'30 to
las p. m. each Saturday.
Get your news straiht from
labor sources.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
Price Cutting Is
TaIk-Not Action
Top Industry Men Remain
Silent On Truman Request

WASHINGTON April 80, GPA)-While small nnerch-
ants in the little Massachusetts, city of Newburyport and
former OPA head Chester Bowles forward with posi-
tive plans cutting prices the top basic industry
codlY silent last week President Trumans repeated
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
Camp Fund Drive
Passes IS, 900
First Report Puts W-O Unit
On Top With $4,000 Donation

First report of the Local IL summer camp fund drive
showing both large and small gifts placed the WlysOver
land the top of the list of donors with 600 gift the
camp The figures released Wednesday of this week
by Howard Redger International UAW-CIO represel2A-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
PAC Will Assist
In Congress Fight
Meeting Discusses Taft Bill;
Plans For Future Activity

Assistance and complete backing for any action that the
Toledo Industrial Union Council may take result of the
passage of the TaftHartey AIKEN bills voted by
members of the Political Action Committee their general
membership meeting held at Local II headauarters on
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02

This is Rep. Harold Knut-
son (R., MINI whose sOak'the-
poor tax bill was described last
week by Sen. Scott Lucas ID,
ILL., as "a major victory for
the greedy and a decisive de.
feat for the needy" The House
passed KnutsOn's bill 273 to
1877 but 1t has already run into
a storm of opposition in the
Senate. Labor has contended
that under the COP plan
family of four with a S2500
income would get about S19-a.
year added purchasing power,
but a family of four with
100000 income would bene-
fit by $4,000. OPA)
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02

Ask Senators to
force e arly vote
and pass. Ask Con-
gresmen to s e c k
Banking { o m m.
hearings soon.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02

Write, wire your
Senators to restore
cuts; also Write to
Sen. Bridges (R. N
H, c o m m it ( e e
chairman.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02

Write you Senators
to support. Write
c ON m. c h r m n.
Revercomb tR,, w.
Va for action.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02

Ask Senators, Con-
gresmen to support
"as is" continuation
of rent control.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
ACTION

write e Pres. Tru-
man to veto any
anti-union bill Ask
Congressman to up
hold such a veto.
Wire Senators to
vote against Taft
bill. write Pres.
Truman to vet o
any anti-union bill.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
Keep Your Eye On Congress
WHAT 1T DOES

Contains q m ost
e ver y anti-union
proposal you have
ever seen - and a
few new ones to
boot.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02

Ask Senators and
Chrmn. Millikin to
pass only a tax bill
placing h e a vi e T
burden on big in
comes.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02
WHERE 1T IS
Passed by House.

S e n q he d G b a te
started A Aprtl %,
Vote probable this
week.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02

Write Pres. Tru-
man to veto this
w e a k g n in & of
Wage-Hour Act.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02

Address Office Washington 2S D. c.
all Senators Office Building Washington 2S D. C.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02

Delegates to the Toledo In
dustrial Union Council voted
unanimous support to the Ma
tional Federation of Tele-
phone Workers strike on
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02

Passed by Senate
& House; now be-
ing stu die d by
] o int conference
committee.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-05-02

0CLS up pIUBIdIII
for Missouri Valley Referred to Senate
aolng lines of iva Comm. on Public
program. Works.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-12
Five Jews, In
Fight British
Troops, Killed
DEAD INCLUDE THREE GIRLS:
GUN BATTLE FROM HOUSE
WITH TROOPS RESULTED IN
KILLINGS
Try The Associ,tcd Presp

JERUSALEM, Nov. 12.-Five
Jews, three of them girls, were
killed and five others were in
jued in g gun battle today with
British troops, who had SUI
rounded an isolated house in the
outskirts of Haifa and called on
its occupants to surrender. The
demand was replied to with
gunilre
British authorities said they
had been told that the house
was being used by the Jewish
underground to train youths for
service in resisting the British
in Palestine.
When firing from the house
ceased. the troops rushed from
three quarters and entered the
building Besides the dead and
injured, 10 other Jews. who
were arrested, were found in
the house.
nondon reported today that
the British government had de
Clded not to assume all 1e5pOnalbll
ltY toi the partlonlng Of PaleS-
tine between Jews and Arabs.
"a dispatch from Venice said
that 100 Jews had left there to
Try to enter Palestine illegally.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-12
PRICE SET By OWNERS,
is TOO HIGH, NATION
AL AIRLLNES REPORT
ED AS CLAIMING

Condemnation proceedings to
acquire Meacham Field were
ordered last night by the County
Commission after it learned Ma
tional Airlines thought the
price set by the owners of the
property was too high.
George E. Baker, president of
NAL, and his attorney, M. j.
Scott, were both here yesterday
and held a conference with
Commissioners Frank Bentley,
Clarence Higgs and Eduardo
Gomez and County Attorney
Paul Sawyer
Baker told us that the price
set by William r. Porter, own
er of Meacham Field, which was
$l35,000 plus cancellation of the
city's tax claim of $4,000 was
too high for his organization to
consider advancing the county
to buy the property, said Bent
ley.
II believe we should go ahead
with the condemnation of the
field"
PERSONALLY, I am against con-
demnation proceedings, said
Commissioner w. A. Parrish.
"The courts may place the
price far above the $l55,000.
have looked up the law and the