Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-09-03
Time for Plain Talk
by Tom Burke

much do little which to do
AS ahd of calendar page
brings November feel first
uttered that Time is irresistible task-maer Time
be denied
campaign swings into its force am ever
reminded have this article
like repeat of the things said
of the Toledo Industrial Union Council In the first place
don't claim be drafted by overwhelming demand of the
people for the office of Representative to Congress from the
Ninth Congressional the Job be-
and because believe sincerely
experience have had in drafting and processing legs
on should be put to work for the benefit of the people of
district not only not drafted but had fight like
the opportunity to get myself into position gain
has been fortune misfortune to be all things
all have for several been positions where
making decisions of the daily grind When you
that kind of job make both friends and enemies either
jusfiably mistakenly If call shots you them
when final decisions to be made please side and
step the toes of the other. 1t Is inevitable
There may be people in the labor who like
and people who dislike Whichever it is
asking all aboring people not to think the per-
sonaity rather what they aborng people
against matters of government know that will
necessarily be prominent in the campaign after all
have become the candidate
Many of my advisors suggested to me
that do not make my campaign entirely on the TaHartley
This good advice and following you
expect Congressman not to devote all time
and effort to Just one piece legislation vitality important
may We of the Labor Movement good iega-
on for all the people and opposed to bad legislation that is
detrimental of the people However
combat the TIL Act cannot be kept silent and secret.
The evidence that the Taft Hartley bad legsa-
ton is the fact that more millions of dollars more reams of
paper editorials and high priced articles
to sell it to the American people than
history This avalanche has been directed mostly Amer
worker This is high advertising campaign
that has fallen flat its face The failed
American worker reads it in
day his plant feels the pinch provisions
of the law
selling job they have tried to bring out
the workers and
section isn't bad don't us
that the law designed for its cumulative effect destroy
where possible and to weaken to minimum the power the
collective organized strength of the workers
This law was cleverly drawn reach its objective by
the hnpE
outlaw of the labor movements
by direct legislative provisions and to be
against Labor The ouawng the closed shop
skilled labor. The provision recurring
of the people employed collective bargaining
fore could be given to the Union negotiate
Union Shop intended the
the American worker wanted to be emancpaed
Union happy that the American worker
straed his overwhelming vote that
The removal of plant protection workers the pro-
lection of collective bargaining direct those
themselves The requirement that Union officials
only Union officials sign aidavits denying
with intended for propaganda to sell the
American the false idea that only Unions would
you find communism Collective bargaining business
action the negotiating of loan from
chasing material negotiating other kind of agreement
governing affairs This being why didn't Congress
require communist affidavit from all participants all
business transactions? think the obvious they
weren't banks manufacturers attorneys doctors
business men or any others; only Unions
My space is running although you write and
talk the things in TIL law all night all day.
this newspaper Just wouldn't have for all of in
closing all to say that of the labor
in the Ohio Congressional District have
ges peoples Congress Out of nearly five hundred members
elect It's to