davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-07-23
Prazane beg rozdilu tFid ostre
.kritisuji komunisticky terror.

Prazsky zpravodaj newyor-
ske Tribuny hlasil svemu listu,
re sletove pro-benesovske de-
monstrace byly "posledn1m w
dechem organisovane mistn1
oposice prot dnesnf csl. Wade"
Zaj1mave je, re co Tfka zpra-
vodaj Tribuny O vseobecne ne
spokojenosti S vladou. Prav1
vyslovn6: "Prazane mali stale
volnost vyjadriti navstevn1ku
re zapadu svou nespokojenost
s nynejsfm rezimem. Neslysel
jsem cd rGznych tr1d mic nezli
stfznosti. To plat nejenom o
bohacfch a stTedn1 trfde = coz
by Sc dalo ocekavat = ale ia
Ike O nizsf strednf tTfd6 a chu-
dych lidech v cele Praze. Tyto
stfznosti Sc projevuj1 hoTkostl
mad komunistickym terorem,
ktery v tonic okamziku hroz-
bami ztratou zamestnan1 a
chleba mutt lidi k podpore re-
zimu.
Csl. osvetova cinnost prevzata
ministrem informaci.
Poole 1Tedniho ornament
veskera osv6tova cinnost v Ces-
koslovensku byla odebrana mi
nisterstvu skolstv1 a narodn1
osvety, a dana pod pravomoc
ministerstva informacl. Toto je
jeden z krok1 v totalisaci a boil
sevisaci Ceskoslovenska. Osve-
tova cinnost, ktera byla v ram
ci ministerstva skolstvf a ma
rodnf osvety, byla provadena
odborne a nepoliticky, Dude V
d1sledku t6to zmeny provade-
ma este propagandisticky a
STRANGELY. Jelikoz v Ceskoslo-
vensku jest diktatura komuni-
sticke strany, Dude to zname-
nat, re veskera osv6tova Gin
most nebude mic jineho nezli
propaganda komunismu a ko-
munistickych idejf a politiky.
Bude to totalisace usmerno-
vanf v jehoz ramci nebude prl-
pustena cinnost, ktera by csl.
veTejnost nestranne p~oucovala
a seznamovala S jinym kultur-
MIN a politickym vyvojem v o.
statnfm sv6te. Csl. lid Dude
"vzdelavan' Poole rozkaz1 mi
nisterstva informacf.
Jake to Dude "vzdelani" 81
dovede kazdy lehce domyslit.
Osvetova organisace, ktera je
v Ceskoslovensku ma vysoke u
rovni, a jeji cinnost budou te-
dy vzneuzity k ockovani tota-
lismu a totalitaTske reakce
ceskym a slovenskym lidem.
Pc znasilnenf tisku, rozhlasu a
skolstvf, dochazf tedy i ma o.
svetovou cinnost. Znamena to
konec svobodneho mysleni "
CeskosIovensku.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-07-23
SBORY SOKOLSKE:
Sokolska Jednota "Rle

Sokolska Jednota "Blesk".
Schdze cd Tijna do bTezna 2.
nedeli v mesfci We 3 bod. odpol.,
Cd dubna do zar1 2. patek v me-
s1ci v 8 bod. vecer Sokolovne.
Starosta Josef Pokorny, misto-
starosta FIR. Bouda, tai. Stanley
Taborsky, 2733 E. Monument
|St. 81, 1cet. Emil Taborsky,
I7O9 Benninghaus Road (12),
pokl. Arthur Pokorny, knihov-
mix A. Taborsky, vzdelavatel
V. Primus, nacelnik FIR. .Hejny,
mi. Cvici Sc v pondel1 a We sire
du cd Z hodin vecer.
Baltimorska Jednota Sokolic.
Schuze duben-zaT1 2. 1tery v
mes1ci v 8 hodin vecer v Soko-
lovn6. Starostka Sylvia PETER.
jednatelka L. Wetzelberger,
1cet. En-. Siebert, GA N. Lu-
zerne Ave. (5), nacelnice Jean
Slechter, nam. F. Mares, pokl.
Wilma RGzicka.
T. j. Sokol Philadelphia, Pa,
kona radnou schGzi kazdy tTetl
patek v mes1ci v Sokolovne,
|22O2 N. Marshall St. Eugene
ProstTednik, starosta a nacel-
mix, 92O Fanshaw ST., Phila.
IL, Pa, Rudolph Stanek, tai.
9 Elm Ave-, Underwood, N. j.
Tslocvicna Jednota "Sokol"
Curtis Bay. Schdze kazdy po-
slednl etvrtek v mes1ci v Soko-
lovne, 1927 Cherry St., Curtis
Bay, Md. Starosta James Zaru-
ba, 47O5 Virginia Ave-, (25),
mfstostarosta Jan Svitak, 1927
Locust St. (26), jednatel Karel
Krejcik, 7O6 Matthew Av. (25),
1cetnice Josefa Kuska, 1926
Pennington Ave. (26), pokl.
Vincent Kozlik, 1923 Elmtree
St. (26), nacelnfk Josef Sou
sick, 1882 Cherry st. (26). ma
celnice Sylvia Soustek, 1882
Cherry ST. (26).
Tslocvicna Jednota Sokol "
Belcampu. Pravidelne schGze
kazdy 1. ctvrtek v mes1ci 9
bod. vecer. Starosta Jan Hoza,
mfstostar. Frank Novak, jedna-
tel Otto Goetzl, nae. Oldrich
Klatil, nacelnice Elisha Novot-
ma, pokl. Josef Svoboda, VIDE
lavatel Lad. Mojz1sek, knihov-
nice Marie Goetzlova, hospo-
dar Karel Bara. PTedseda "a
bavniho vyboru Frank Petrick.
Adresa vsech Belcamp, Md.
Tel. Podp. Spoil. Katolickych
SokolI a Sokolic sv. Vita els. 3
Kat. Jed. Sokol. Sokolove cvic1
v dtery a v patek cd 7 do II
vecer. Sokolice We stfedu cd Z
do 10 vecer. PTihasky Sc pfi-
jfmaji pr kazd6m cvicen1 v
Katolicke Budove rob Madison
a Duncan ulic. Adresa spolku
Sokoln: Vaclav Dvorak, GIT N.
Castle st. (5). Sokolice: Miss
Betty Murray, 831 N. Colling-
ton Ave. (5).
Sbor Dslnickeho Amer. So
kola pofada schGze kazdy 2.
patek v mesici v Delnickem Do
me, Madison a Rose ul. Preds.
A. Vancura, 906 N. MADEIRA
ST., tai. J. Koutn1k, I'll N. Clio
yer St., 1cet. a pokl. F. Steiner,
712 N. Glover st.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-07-23
R0ZNE:

Sprawl Vybor ceskeho Ma
rodniho Hfbitova. Sch1ze 2.
ctvrtek v mes1ci v z bod. vecer
We skole Aug. Hermana, Pfeds.
A. Vancura, 9O6 N. Madeira ST.
tai. A. Masek, 626 N. Curley
list. (5), 1cet. S. Tuna, jednatel
pi. R. Stock, 2412 E. Monu-
ment St. Tel. Broadway $500,
pokl. j. Prochazka, GIG N. Bel
nord Ave. Obchodnf zalezitosti
hrbitova v%yfizuje jednatel.
Observation-Disclosures Civic
Association. Sch1ze $3.50 p. m.
tret1 patek mesfci We Slo-
venskem Dome, rob Eager a
Montford I'll. Pred. Emil Mynar.
|2700 Ashland Ave., m1stopreds.
Louis J. Svehla, fin. tai. MateJ
Hromadka, prot. tai. Frank j.
Rick, 936 N. Patterson Park
Ave-, pokl. John Kordula, straz
ce u dveTf Petr Mifkovic.
Sdruzeni Csl. SpolkaG v Balti-
more, Md. UTedn1ci ma rok
1913: - PTedseda Vaclav Pri-
mus, tajemnice Sylvia PETER,
|36O7 Ednor Road (18), 1cetni-
&c Marie Kraft, TIC N. Milton
Ave. 90, pokladnfk Rev. JOS.
M. VOndr3Gnk
Patronat Ceske Svob. Skoly
Augustin Herman odbyva sye
sch1ze 2. stredu v mes1ci We
Skoln1 budove v 8. hodin vecer.
Pred. Jos. Pokorny, mfstopreds.
stepan Tuna, tai. NJ. Kraft,
ZIG N. Milton Ave., 1cet. RITZ.
Stock, pokl. Anezka Rys, uci-
tel Jar. Smejkal. Dopisy zas1-
leJte ma tajemnici.
Slovensky Narodny Dom.
Schodze kazd1 druh1 a posled-
MI nedelu v mesiaci v 6 hodin
vecier v dome 6526 Holabird
Ave. Preds. Albin Blahus, mi
stopreds. Robert Marsik, zapis-
mix Joseph Jenko, 1913 Max
well Ave. (22), 1ctovnik John
Petrasovic, pokladnik Stefan
Kratfil. Adresujte vsetky do
pisy a pozvanky ma zapisnika.
Augustine Herman Skupina
zenske Civic Ligy. Sch1ze ka-
zdy 1. ctvrtek v mesici cd 80
do 4 hodin odpol. We skole Aug.
Hefmana. PTeds. pf. Anthony
j. Peroutka, m1stopfeds. p1. L.
Francfk, tai. pi. Eugene Stast-
ny, pokl. p1. John Shimanek.
Del. Vzdsl. Spolek "Pokrok''
|Sch6ze v Delnickem Dome,
|25O9 Madison ul. kazdy 4,
patek v mesfci v 8 hodin vecer.
Preds. FIR. Vas1cek, $40 Red
mond St., mlstopTeds. Jos. Kris,
1886 N. Milton Ave, tai Vaclav
PECK, 234O Ashland Ave. (5),
dcet. John Benes, 25O7 E. Ma
Olson St., pokl. Jerry Cincibus,
721 N. Montford Ave.
Ceskoslovenske Americke u
stredi Washington, D. c., Inc,
kona schGze kazdou prvn1 ne
deli v mes1ci CHROME cervence
a srpna) v Pythian Temple.
1912 = 9th St., N. w., Wash
ington, d. c.. We 4 hod. odpol.
PTeds. Jerry Kroutil, Is West
Spring ST., Alexandria, Va, tai
May Saba, 1923 Austin St., S. E
Washington : 20, D. C.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-07-23
Rad Lidice, els. 456. C.. S. A.

Rad Lidice, els. 456, {. S. A.
Belcamp, Md. SchIze kazdy 2
ctvrtek v mesfci v Belcamp Ho-
telu. PTeds. br. Jar. Cablfk, mi
stopreds. br. JOS. KolaTik, tai.
br. Otto Goetzl, 1cetnf br. Jar.
Valcfk, pokl. br. Albert Kotras.
RevisoTi: br. JOS. Hybner a br.
Jos. Kolar1k. Straz br. Louis
Stupavsky. Adresa vsech jest
Belcamp, Md.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-07-23
Adresar csl. spoIki.
BALTIMORE A OKOLf
SPOLKY:

StaIy Stav. Spolek "SIovan-
stvo" odbyva pravidelne schn-
re v els. 901 n. Patterson Park
Ave. rob Ashland Ave. v pom
deli vec. cd $50 do 9. bod. Jos.
Fiser, pTeds., Anton Radek,
mistopTeds., F. j. Hejny, tai,
Emanuel Kliment, pokl. Pravni
zastupce Karel j. Novak.
"SLAVIE" Cesky Stav. Vyp.
a Zal. Spolek. Sch1ze kazde
pond6lf a stTedu cd 6 do 9 bod.
vecer, 73O N. Collington Ave.
Otevreno kazdy den cd 10 do
4 odpol mimo ctvrtka. V sobo-
tn pouze do l hodiny. PTedseda
Vlast Koenigsmark, mistopred-
soda Frank J. Klecka, tai. F.
Kalas, vyp. tai. st. Pretl, pokl.
j. Koenigsmark, pravnfk F. j..
Van Slyke.
STAY. Spolek sv. Vaclava els.
l., odbyva sve pravidelne schI-
re We sve mfstnosti {. $40 N.
Chester St., kazde pondelf v 8.
hodin vecer. Predseda F. Otce-
nasek, mfstopreds. Karel Pc
terka, tajemn1k Vaclav Krato-
civil, vyp. tai. Eduard Sup1k,
pokl. Jan Dol1vka. Pravnf "a
stupci: Frank j. Pintner a
August Kozlovsky.
"ZIata Praha" Stav. Phi.
Spor. Spolek odbyva schdze
kazdou stTedu cd 6 do 9 hodin
vecer v mistnosti 901 N. Pat
terson Park Avenue. Penfze
Sc ukladaji a pGjcky Sc spro-
stTedkuj1. PTedseda Anton lit
nix, mfstopredseda J. Rob, tai.
j. L. Cermak, 1924 Kingsway
Road, pokl. L. Soul, pravnfk
Karel Novak.
Cesky Amer. STAY. SpoIek
odbyva sch1ze kazdou sobotu
vecer cd 1880 do 9. hodin We
sv6 budove, 2417 E. Monument
ulice. PTedseda Frank Hejny,
mfstopredseda Jos. Hlavin, tai.
A. j. Svejda, pokl. v. Zeman,
vyp. tai. T. Velenovsky, pray
mix Eduard F. Dobfhal.
Madison & Bradford SITS.
STAY. a Vyp. Spolek, 9O1 N.
Patterson Park Ave. Uraduje
Sc kazdodenn6 vyjma ctvrtka
cd 9 do IL bod. dop. a cd 1 do
a odpol. V sobotu cd 9 do IL
dop. R. Novak, pred, F. R. Els
mic, mfstopfeds., K. Matousek,
tai, Jar. Germak, pokl., Jan
Cernak, vyp. tajemn1k, K. j.
Novak a E. F. Dob1hal, pravn1-
CT. Pravidelne schGze kazdy
patek cd Z do 9 hodin vecer.
Severo-vychodni Ces. Stav.
a SpoFitelni SpoIek, COL N. Pat
terson Park Ave. Uraduje Sc
denne mimo ctvrtka cd 9 do IL
dop. a 1 do A odpol. V sobotu
cd 9 do IL dop. V. Hrabanek,
pfeds., F. R.. Elsnic, m1stopfeds.
K. Matousek, tai, Jar. Cermak,
pokl., Dob1hal-Novak, pray
nfci. Pravidelna schGze kazde
1tery cd 6 do 9 hodin vecer.
Cesky Stavebnf a Vypomoc-
ny Spolek "Slovan" odbyva
pravideln6 tydni schGze kazde
1tery cd Z. do 9. bod. vecer, v
{. 1927 Cherry St., v Sokolske
Budove, Curtis Bay, BALTIC. Md.
V. Kozlfk, pTeds., F. Kuska,
m1sopTeds., J. Matousek, tai,
w. Marek, vyp. tai, F. Bernat,
pokl., w. Wright, vyberc1, F.
j. Pintner, pravni zastupce.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-07-23
zivot " hlubokych morich.

Ponevadz rostliny, ktere po-
trebuj1 slunce, v hlubokych a
tmavych prostorach mof1 rustl
nemohou a jsou tam pouze bak-
terie, zv1rata, ktera tam ziji,
mus1 bud spolehati ma tn po-
travu, ktera klesne Ike dnu 9
kterou nahodou propust1 wi
rata, zij1cf bl1ze povrchu mo-
re, anebo jsou nucena vest
mezi sebou neustaly a nemilo-
srdny boj, ably Sc jim dostalo
potravy.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-07-23
POLITICKE KLUBY:
I. Cesky Demokratickv Klu

|. Cesky Demokraticky klub
z. wardy. SchGze 1. patek v
mesfci v 8 hodin vecer We sve
mfstnosti 838 N. Chester ul.
PTedseda John w. Walls, mfsto-
preds. Tomas Petr, 1cet. v.
Pazourek, pokl. John Pivec,
tai. L. Kotesovec, 523 N. Castle
St., domovnfk j. Rokosky. Yes
ker6 dopisy budte ~adresovany
ma tajemn1ka.
Demokraticky Klub Ceskych
MladikG 2. wardy odbyva sv6
schGze kazdou nedeli v klubo-
vn1 m1stnosti &. 2100 Ashland
Ave. v IL hod. dopol. Predseda
Frank Pelz, mfstopredseda Ri
chard Lidinsky, tai. Chas. G..
Fisher, 1cet. Thos. Otradovec,
pokl. James Bocek, spravce
klubu Charles Holub.
Prvnf Americko-Ce sky Dam
sky Demokraticky Klub z. war
dy odbyva mesicni sch1ze tfeti
stTedu v mes1ci v 8 hodin vecer
v klubovn1 mfstnosti, 838 N.
Chester St. Preds. B. Riha, mi
stopreds. R. Fisher, tai. A. Ne
jedhk, % S. Patterson PIX Ave.
1cet. B. Rob, pokladni A. Itch,
strazkyne M. King, vyberci M.
Rokos, M. Nemec, spravkyne
klubu M. Windham; 1ctujfci
vybor: J. Beran a K. Francfk;
zabavnl vybor B. Benda.
Ceskoslovensky Dem. Klub
IS. wardy kona sch1zi posledni
patek v mesfci v s hodin vecer
v Sokolovne, 1927 Cherry St.,
Curtis Bay. Chas. Nemecek,
preds., Anna Hranicka, mfsto-
preds., Frank Zamostny, tai,
Box 80, Solley, Glenburnie, Md.
Anna Wright, 1cetnice, 1926
Pennington Ave. (26), Frank
Blahut, pokladn1k.
Rad Cechie, c. 2775 Standard
Life Asso. odbyva sve schGze
druhe 1tery v mesfci v Delnic-
KEN Dome, Madison a Rose ul.
Predseda Vino. ~Suchanek, TIT
N. Milton Ave., mistopredseda
Jar. Suchanek, tai. Anton J.
svejda, 2417 E. Monument st.
(11fadovna Ces. Am. st. Spof.)
1cet. Richard Lidinsky, pokl.
F. Base, domov. F. Kankosky
Distrikt Karel Jonas els. los
C B. u. odbyva schGze kazdJ
a. ctvrtek " m6sici " els. 221S
Ashland Avenue. Tai. a ucet
J. L. Cermak, 1924 Kingsway
Road, pokl. Vacla. Kerka, 624
N. Streeper st.
Del. Podp. Spolek "Rovnost'
odbyva schIze kazdou 8. sire.
du v mesfci We spolkove mist
nosti v Delnickem Dome, Ma
olson a Rose ul. PTedseda Jos
Nemec, tai. A. Klimes, 708 N
Belnord Ave-, 1cet. F. Cincibu'
;721 N. Montford Ave., pokl
ANT. Zelenka, 701. N. Rose st
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-07-23

Clnsky dollar mel Ease novy
bursovnf krach - pocatkem
klesl v Sanghaji ma kurs
6, 10000 o "a jeden amerlcky
dollar. Tyden pred tim byl o.
OOO.O ku 81.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1948-07-23

- Snaz sc udrzeti zivot sv1j
neustale ma stfednl ceste, ma
n1z bys nebal sc smrti, ami by
sis il nepral. Tolstoj.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-11-26
They Follow Vote Trends

Senators and congressman, with some
notable exceptions, swing in their own
thing toward liberalism or conservatism
in the same way that the electorate does
and this is bound to have considerable
influence on the S1st Congress.
The Nov. 2 election demonstrated
strong swing toward liberalism and
strong swing away from the type of think
ing which dominated the special interest
Iobbies in the last Congress.
And, then, there's that little business
known as "party regularity" which has
considerable influence on the lawmakers.
One group of the more liberal Repub-
licans has announced that it will not be
bound during the next two years by the
"party regularity" influence of the COP
Old Guard
Then there's good reason to believe
that some of the reactionary Southern
Democrats will fall in line with the Tru-
man leadership.
Add to these elements the fact that
the Democrats have control of the White
House and both branches of Congress and
the picture looks good - mighty good -
from labor'S standpoint.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-11-26
Big Job Aheod

There is strong inclination on the
mart of Truman supporters to count their
legislative eggs before they're hatched.
MANY of them assume that the new
Congress will Jump at the chance to enact
into law the program the President adVo-
Gated during his campaign.
In doing this they are making bad
mistake. They are discOunting-Or COM
nIetely forgetting-the forces in Congress
onnosed to various portions of the Truman
program.
Don't get us wrong. We're not predict
ing that Congress will toss the Presidents
legislative plans into the ashcan. Far from
it.
We're merely saying that it would be
foolish for the voters who put the Demo
Gratis in power to ignore the realities OF
legislative procedure-tO ignore the anti
civil liberties bloc in COngress-tO ignore
the need for reminding some of the law
makers that they have mandate from the
people.
II is a reasonably clear mandate and
the Democratic voters should not permit
ii to become clouded.
And it won't become clOuded if the
"folks back home" keep reminding the
men and women who were elected that
the "do nothing for the people" attitude
of the COP leadership of the 8Oth Con-
gress caused many political heads to roll.
Perhaps it's our fear of being over
optimistic (as the Republicans were)
which causes us to paint the slightly dark
side of the picture. There is another side
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-11-26
COP viii Try To
Liberolize Party

The fight that will take place within
the Republican Party during the next
few years is likely to be as bitter - If
not as noisy as the battle which went
this year within the Democratic Party.
Many of the younger Republicans are
fed up with the COP Old Guard They
said so privately before the Nov. 2 cleo
tion. They're saying so publicly now.
This group feels that the Republican
Party must be liberalized If it is to achieve
any real success at the polls in the future.
This feeling will exercise considerable
influence in the upcoming legislative
session.
The bad trouncing the Dixiecrats took
will offer encouragement TO Southern lib
erals and have "softening up" effect on
Southern Democrats who behaved like
Old Guard Republicans.
II will be an interesting show to watch.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-11-26
On Gratitude
BY RUTH TAYLOR

Each year, by Presidential Proclamation, a
Day of Thanksgiving is set aside for the nation
1t is not merely holday-but holy day A
day on which we can prayerfully and at our
various houses of worship give thanks for the
manifold mercies which have been vouchsafed
to us during the year.
But to be grateful one day in the year is
not enough. Whatever we do, wherever we
live, there are daily causes for THANKSGIVING
The town wherein we dwell the house in
which we live, have been built and made Sc
cure not by ourselves alone, but by the help
of others. Wherever we go, whatever our
work, our way is made easier, and we are pro-
tected, by the work of our fellow men, Only
the savage living in the midst of dangers. de-
pends on himself alone.
Are you big enough to show gratitude?
The little man minimiZes what is done for him.
The big man accepts a favor graciously. He
does not feel he has to impress upon others his
own sufficiency, nor does he feel that all
good that comes his way is of his own achiev-
ing Perhaps that is why the big man succeeds
where the little man fails.
How may zoe best express our gratitude?
BY carrying on where those who preceded us
left off. BY passing on what has come to us.
better than we found it. BY so living that our
very life is source of gratitude to others. You
know men of that kind. So do l. They are rare
too rare, perhaps. But their mere living is .
cause for thankfulneSs
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-11-26

Q.-While living in Canada,
] converted my National Serv-
Ice Life Insurance TO a perrna-
nent plan. Now | learn that
because of Canadian currency
controls, / cannot send enough
money out of the country to
cover my premiums. What can
| do about this?
A-There have been a num-
ber of i'm lar cases. You
should contact the currency
control office of the country
in which you now reside, and
II you cannot make a satisfac-
tory arrangement, you should
go to the nearest u. S. con-
sulate and explain your prob
lem.
OIL am a World War II
veteran and would like to
know il my wife is entitled to
VA hospitalization?
A-If she is an ex-service
woman she will be entitled to
disqualification in her own
right, but being the wife of a
veteran will not of itself make
her eligible for VA hospitali-
zation.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-11-26

Watch the fur fly in Wash
ington when labor digs in to
restore power and funds to
u. S. Department of Labor.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-11-26
Our Personal
Responsibility
7-IPEu3
BY Ruth Taylor

There is a river in Macedon,
and there is also moreover a
river at Monmouth - and
there is salmons in both"
When Will, the country boy
who went to the city to write
plays, penned that line, he
probably was thinking with
nostalgia of the days when
whether the fish were biting
. was more important to him
than a wealthy sponsor COM
ing to watch his actors strut
the boards. But he could not
have stated more clearly one
of the important truths upon
which the fate of the world
hangs today.
Too often in every phase of
life we think only of Mon
mouth and forget Macedon.
We see only our own side of
the picture. And we resent
the fellow seeing just his.
We have made this mistake
In our own unions-witness
the aft-Hartley Act and
OF h er class legislation; we
have made this mistake in our
own world-witness the mess
into which our overlooking of
our brothers problems has
led us-with wars and ru-
mors of war everywhere.
No longer are calm judg-
ment, a sense of perspective,
clear thinking, tolerance of
the other fellows viewpoint,
merely the characteristics that
mark the man who has reaped
the rewards of education in
self-discipline and self con-
tainment. They have become
a matter of life and death.
We cannot shirk RESPONSE
bility. We cannot say: "This
want for me and mine" We
cannot consi d e r only the
people who live by the river
at Monmouth--and ignore the
fate of those who live by the
river in Macedon.
There is no group in the
country upon whom greater
responsibility lies than the
labor movement. Because the
whole pr ciple back of
organized labor is the better
ment of conditions - not for
one small group, not for one
union, but for all who work.
Ideals are the only real
security. 1t is the ideal back
of the labor movement that
made it win through years of
adversely. It is only a recog-
milton of these ideals that can
make it win through in the
trying days ahead.
There is no longer time for
selfishness or self-interest. We
must close ranks and remem-
Der not merely our lost rights,
but our personal responsible
ties toward our fellow work
erS everywhere.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-11-26
INSIDE
AMERICA.
written by the Staff of
The CIO News)

the November elections in the
faces of delegates pouring into
Portland, Oregon, f or the
CLOS Tenth Convention.
This 10th Convention is a
victory convention - no doubt
about it.
There's an atmosphere, in
pr e-convention meetings, of
zest and opportunity-of op-
portunity to push through la
bor's program in Congress, of
zest to get the job done as
speedily as possible.
That spirit of optimism is
the keynote of the CLOS 1948
Convention.
1t might have been plenty
different if Governor Dewey
had been elected.
X 4
CLOS political action work
is the talk of the pre-conven-
ton sessions, just as it has
been the talk of the newspa-
pers ever since November 2.
Sign of the times was invita-
ton extended to PAC Direc-
tor Jack Kroll by Portland's
several hundred Republicans,
county Republican club. To
Kroll pointed out that PAC is
affiliated to none of the major
parties.
Trouble with the Republi-
dates like liberal S tor
Wayne Morse R. Ore.) If it
doesn't support enough candi-
cans, said Kroll, is that party
did, Kroll added, there might
be more labor endorsements
of Republicans.
Problems that face some
Republicans aren't problems
that face lots of people -
people who presumably didn't
vote for Dewey.
At COP luncheon in Port
land, a lady rose to ask PAC
Director Kroll question.
I'm a widow; who was left
only five apartment build
ings," she said. Don't you
think it's unfair to keep rents
down."
Kroll reminded her tn a t
there are also widows without
five apartment buildings, and
they have different kinds of
rent problems.
X *,
CIO President Philip Muir
rays report to CIO conven-
ton gave clear tip-off that
labor is in politics to stay.
L b o RS election victory,
Murray said, "thwarted efforts
of scheming reactionaries to
wipe out the gains of the past
few years, and to deprive the
Workers of America of their
most baic and cherished trade
union rights"
Murray added:
Our PAC activity smashed
this evil effort to turn back the
political look. 1t paved the
way for constructive action by
the 81st Congress on a program
which now has the full and
clear endorsement of a large
maj of the people.
"The campaign showed that
our PAC is now recognized
as we In the CIO have long re-
garded it--as a permanent po-
litical force of major impor-
tance. It's future is assured"
Facts about CI0: CIO has 40
national unions, 80 state CIO
Council, 247 city CIO coun-
ellis, 218 Local industrial un-
ions.
CIO wins elections: CIO
won ATS out of 1872 Labor
Board elections during year
ending July 81. Chats about
same ratio as Cleveland In
ians.) CIO won 2729 of 2761
elections in which members
authorized unions to ask for
union shop provisions in con-
tracts. Chats far better than
Cleveland Indians will ever
doD
CIO Strength Grow in g:-
CLOS Southern Organizing
Drive, in 2 Y year period, has
set up 855 local unions in
Southern states; membership
has increased by almost half a
million as result of Southern
Organizing Drive.
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