Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-11-19

yard, but It's TOO colo Tor SIT
ting and rockingD
It's been a season of sur
prise - and the sudden de-
cline in the fortunes of the
shrill-voiced, Notwithstanding
House Un-American Activities
Committee isn't the least of
the upsets.
Just a couple of months ago,
the Committee and its bluter-
ing h a irm a n j. Parnell
Thomas (R. N. j., were shout
ing accusations; and Washing
ton rumors talked of drive
gainst labor" once Republi-
ans secured complete control
of the government.
But two members of the
Committee were defeated for
reelection, and Rep. Thomas
was indicted by F e d r a |
grand jury on a charge of
monkeying with pay vouchers
for people who did no work
for the government but alleg-
edly turned over their salary"
to the Congressman. If found
guilty on all counts, Thomas
could get as much as 32-year
sentence and a $4,000 fine
but he'll get a fair trial, which
is more than lots of people
called before Thomas Com
mittee could ever hope for.
Meanwhile two liberal Dem
ocrats-Celler of New York,
Huber of Ohio-are reported
mobiiizing Congressional SEN
timent against the Committee.
They want to see it dissolved
by the House, and supplanted
by an honest group to probe
violations of civil liberties.
The conversation took place
a couple of days after the'elec-
tion in the sWank Army &
Navy Club, where the men in
uniform ali seem to be colonies
at least, and the men in civ
vies all look as though they
were colonels once, too.
Said one old fellow to a
companion in the lobby:
"Say, did you see Mark Sui
livans column today?"
Eyes. 1t was wonderful"
said the other.
Eyes, sir, he hit the nail on
the head" croaked the first.
II tell you this country i S
headed straight for state So
cialism.
Tom Burke of To4ado is an
Auto Union member and for
mer CIO council official.
Richard Boiling of Missouri
is former American Veterans
Committee vice-chairman and
a former union organizer.
Three new Congressman are
AFL local officials - from
Minneapolis, fr m President
Truman's own Missouri dis
trict, and from Reading, Penn
sylvania. Senator-elect HUI
bert Humphrey of Minnesota
holds a card in the radio ar
lists union.
N tional Association of
Manufacturers convention, op-
ening at the Waldorf-Astoria
early in December, is going to
talk about management-labor
relations.
A year ago the NAM boys
were gloating over their new
toy, the Taft-Hartley Act.
This year, our sixth sense
tells us, it's going to be a diff
ferent story.
HERE AND THERE: CIO
Office & Professional Workers,
best by employer opposition,
has decided to sign TIL affi-
daVits. Secretary Treasurer
John j. Stanley resigned, on
matter of principle" is TAX
ing non-elective post with un-
ion; so are three vice-presi-
dents Watch for plenty of
left-right fireworks when CIO
Transport Workers Union
meets in Chicago December 6.
=. G.. Mennen Williams, new
governor of Michigan, is an
heir to two shaving cream for
tunes but he's close friend of
labor. His nick name: 'Soapie'
A lot of politicians who
never paid much attention to
labor are sending lot of lets
be buddies" letters to CLOS
Phil Murray :. Watch Secre-
tary of Labor Maurice Tobin
wage the good fight to win
back funds, functions, prestige
for GOP-neglected Depart
ment of Labor -.