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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-04
Regional
Views
BY Richard Gosser
Vice-President
international UAW.CIO

Do you know we are calling for volunteers
to work on the Summer Camp? Of course that
is just for few days. not steadily We intend
to go up Friday afternoon, June 4th and spend
the next days, June 5th and June 9th at the
Summer Camp. You will be furnished placeI
to sleep and your eats (no pay). We need all
the volunteers we can get as we have so much
to be done yet in order to get the camp ready
for the kiddies Boats and canoes have to be
painted and placed in the water; the dock
must be painted and put in the water; cabins
have to be cleaned out and equipped with
beds, etc.; all the games must be put out in
the yard. could go on and on and take up
most of this column telling the numerous
items that have to be taken care of before the
opening and also in making preparations for
the banquet, Sunday, June 18th.
Now is the time to donate! So many people
have said they would like to do more or give
more for the summer camp but they couldn't
afford it. Well, is your chance to donate
your time and services which will be just as
highly appreciated as if you had made an ac-
tual donation in money. In addition to aiding
the Camp you will also be able to enjoy few
days out in the fresh air and sunshine andl
realize the benefits of the Camp first hand
If you can go, please contact either Melvin
Schultz, Howard Rediger or Glenn Holewinski
at Local IL Hall. They will give you all the
details! Cars and the bus will leave the Hall
sometime Friday afternoon and return Sunday
afternoon or early evening Come on every
body.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-04
Affidavit Test

CLOS 928,000-member Steelworkers I'm
ION is preparing the grounds for court test Of
the consutulonality of the Taft-Hartlev acts
section on 'non-Communist" affdavits
Basis OF the court action will be the Ma
uonal Labor Relations Boards order in the
inland Steel pension case The NLRB ordered
he company to bargain with the USA-CIO on
pensions, provided the union signs the affi
davlts and files financial statements with the
NLhB and the Labor Department.
Last week the union notified the NIRB
mat 1t had complied with the financial regis.
udtlon' out II described the TIL affidavit re-
void" '''N
a brief filed with the NLRB by General
Counsel Arthur Goldberg said the affidavit
provisions OF Taft-Hartley are bill of at
lander Legislation directed against a specific
person. and violate four of the 10 sections ~
tne constitutions Bill of Rights.
lie SAID that matters of free speech free
press and free assembly are involved and that
tne affidavits force the "loss of valuable prom
erty and other rights as condition TO the ex
erclse of the rights of free speech and as
sembly"
The National Maritime Union has appealed
another affidavit case-whch il lost in n
special three-judge federal court-to the u. 6
Supreme Court
The high tribunal is also expected to rule
May "a or June / on the test case brought by
ClO and Pres. Philip Murray of the TIL acts
ban on political expenditures by labor unions.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-04

Another absolutely amazing coincidence
occurred on May 21 when the Daily Worker
shrieked editorially about % stool pigeons who
were found in the Communist Party Stool
pigeons menace the Communist Party, appar-
emily, because according to the editorial, "only
worms have to work their way into the Com
munist Party" That was May 81. On May %,
Rep. James T. Patterson (R. Comm got the
metaphor mixed up even worse. He read into
the Congressional Record report titled, Mine
Hundred Thousand Elks Fight Un-AmericaN
Activities" You had to read down quite b.
to discover that they were not the kind of
"Elks" herded by William z. Foster nor even
the kind that make hatracks They were the
fraternal order of Elks who would give a
pretty penny to get their hands on the guy who
first started calling Communists "Elks."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-04

Southern Senators have an incredible
amount of difficulty in grasping the elemental
meanings of democracy. A Senate Subcom
mittee on Job Discrimination, considering a
new fair employment practices law, was
listening to the testimony of Rabbi RoSen-
blum head of the Synagogue Council of
America. The Rabbi was being baited by
Sen. Allen Ellender ID. La.), who demanded
to know whether Jewish religious publica-
tions hired non-Jewish help. Rabbi Rosen-
blum explained carefully that they hired
Jewish editorial writer's mostly rabbs. Ell
lender looked SNUG, as though he had proveG-
his point, even after Rosenblum declared that
most of the printers were non-Jews. Finally
the Rabbi tried to explain: Look, we've got
four singers in our synagogue They're all
non-Jews. And last week. l. was called on to
officiate at the funeral of a member of the
choir of st. Patrick'S Cathedral-who was
Jew This was too much for Ellender; he was
thoroly baffled But the payoff came when
Rosenblum mentioned the National Union OF
Hebrew Congregations. Ellender suddenly
iolted awake and yelled WHAT" When the
committee room broke into laughter, Ellender
looked heepish and decided he'd better hold
off until real union member came to testify.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-04

In at least three speeches, Senator Joe Ball
(R., Mimi declared that union leaders were
being silly in fearing that anti-labor judges
could easily twist the Taft Hartley law against
unions Last week in Scranton, Pa, county
judge issued two anti-picket injunctions agaipst
a union which had not filed Taft-Hartley and
Communist affidavits Said the judge, Unions
whose officers are unwilling to take oath that
they do not adhere to the enemy power should
have no standing in any court In the judges
own state of Pennsylvania the leaders of AGO.
900 CIO steelworekrs and 600 AFL coal
miners have not signed the affidavts. These
800 900 Pennsylvania wage earners who
Should have no standing in any court could
put Ball in a spot by asking him to defend
the union in the injunction proceedings. Too
many of them however, remember that it was
Ball who once conteded that the strength of a
democratic nation could be measured in terms
of the strength of its democratic unions The
same Ball who then turned around and de-
manded that the Hartley bill provide for
the breaking up of every large union in the
country by prohibiting industry wide bargain
ing.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-04
You've Got To Listen

If you don't like this editorial you can
wad the paper in ball and heave 1T into
the wastebasket
If you don't like what radio COM
mentator says you can flip the dial.
You can get up and walk out of
movie if you think the picture stinks.
But you've got to sit and listen to the
boss raise unshirted h about your
union If he calls you and fellow workers
together on company times for such
purpose.
That's what the NLRB says, in effect,
in its latest far-reaching decision.
This decision, reached under the Taft
Hartley Act, gives a new slant to "free-
dom of speech" because it does not recOg-
nize freedom not to listen"
Without this latter freedom the scales
are tipped heavily in favor of the en-
ployer. That, of course was one of the
principal purposes of the TIL.
The Boards decision, reversing a pre-
vious ruling, seems TO us to be as ridicul-
Gus as it is unfair-despite the fact that it
holds an employers anti-union talks must
contain "nO threat of reprisal or force or
promise of benefit"
Let's see how it would work out:
A plant superintendent calls all of his
workers together and says he's going to
make little talk about the union that's
trying to organize the plant
He really pours on the adjectives. He
says the folks will be much better off if
they have nothing to do with the "dan-
gerOus foreign agitatOrs" who are work
ing for the union.
BY this time a lot of union members
and prO-uniOn guys are hot under the
collar and fed up with the brOwbeating
they're taking. They decide to walk out
on the superintendent.
But can they? He's talking and they're
listening on company time. They're get
ting paid for hearing an anti-uniOn speech.
Couldn't they be fired denoted or pushed
around if they staged walk-out demon.
stration?
So they remain-and pretend to listen
attentively. This tends to influence the
fellows who're still on the fence as re-
CARDS the union-influence them in favor
OF the anti-uniOn employer.
NLRB has been in business long
enough to know that the worst kind of
coercion and intimidation often comes not
from the direct threat but from the
implied threat of reprisal-and from un.
conscious fear of reprisal
The Wagner Act created i'm an effort
to give workers an opportunity TO build
up buffer against the great power of
giant industries and to protect individuals
who wanted to form unions.
The Act said in effect, that employers
must not interfere with efforts to their
employees to form organizations of their
own and bargain collectively.
NLRB began relaxing its protection
quite some time before the TIL Act was
passed by COngreSs-relaxing them under
the guise of providing employers with
freedom of speech
This began tipping the scales in favor
OF the employer, Passage of TIL tipped
them further.
Now the NLRB has handed the en-
ployers new club and an open invita-
ton to use II to beat timid workers into
line.
On company time, of course.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-04

The Brewster committee is thinking of going
into Howard Hughes affairs again, come No
vember - which brings up point.
Washington hotel owners laughea VIII
they learned Johnny Meyer, Hughes rotlt~ Z
publicity man, ran up bills as high as $3.50
a night for entertaining Army officials. The
hotel men pointed out that when such lobby
lists as the munitions manufacturers, real
estate men, OIL coal and automobile producers
wanted to influence a few congressman, they
frequently blew as high as $4,000 a night on
such refnements as champagne, scotch and
"incidentals." One hotel manager called Mey-
er "a piker." Something to consider when
you're having trouble with a congressman
whose voting record parallels the legislative
program of the National Association of Manu-
facturers
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-04

l believe such questions are good and show
healthy interest in the affairs of our city
Although we, as an organization, did op-
pose the adoption of the tax we did give the
people of Toledo an opportunity to pass on it
themselves. When we lost there was no reason
for us to retire to some corner and cry about
it 1t was then our job to assist in every way
possible to see that the proceeds are spent in
such way as to make a greater city with
better opportunities of making a good living
not only for those who live within the city
limits but also for all who reside within the
metropolitan area because the city is here
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-04
Women's News
And Views
BY Odessa Overy
Secretary WOmen's Bureau
Region 2-B

Here it is June first and
we wont have to make that
caravan trip to the Chrysler
strikers after all. Quite an ac-
complishment over General
. Motors strike of a year ago.
Let me tell you, it certainly
made a lot of workers sit up
and open their eyes. Especial
ly some of these younger
workers in seniority who have
had a break ever since they
started to work at their parti-
cular shop. l know in my own
department where we have
had the forces cut because of
the strike and you get showed
around. Some of the older
ones, too doing all the flunky
jobs, and I'm not any better
than the rest, must take the
bitter with the sweet too. But
there's no use grumbling be-
cause we should be glad that
we are still working.
1t will take some time be-
fore things are on the same
production bases as it was be-
fore the strike. / think we
can take it, if this is going to
bring the achievments of the
CIO, up one point. End which
it has done.
We should be thankful that
we have the CLIO. behind us,
and not some of the other
unions. Somebody must do
these jobs, that we call flunky
jobs, so what l think we
should do instead of feeling
sorry for ourselves is to sit
back and feel sorry for the
workers that must do these
jobs day in and day out,
with no possible chance for
betterment because they are
the youngest in the depart
ment.
The regional directors of
Region la, and Region /, in
cooperation with the Women's
committee of Detroit are hold
ing their conference for two
days Friday and Saturday,
June the fourth and fifth at
the Barlum Hotel in Detroit.
The women of region 2-B are
invited to attend as visitors.
The conference will con-
vene at 900 A. M. Friday and
adjourn at 500 P. NJ. On
Saturday they will convene at
1000 A. M. to noon. Problems
of the working women will be
discussed with a Banquet
Saturday evening at 1880 p.
NJ. in the Crystal Ballroom of
the Barlum Hotel, tickets are
three dollars each. 1t will not
be necessary to make reserva-
tions for the banquet.
| think it would be a great
experience for some of our
women to attend so as to bet
ter ourselves and to improve
upon our near coming, future
conference, especially some of
the women on the conference
committee
Please don't forget to be
at the choral practice Monday
evening as next week is a
very busy week for us. On
Thursday, June the 10 we
have an appointment at the
Y. w. c. A. dustrial
womens dinner to sing, and
on Sunday, June 13 we will
entertain at the summer camp
inspection tour and dinner.
So we need all the practice we
can get for we are not so good
that we can sing without prac-
tice.
I'm still waiting to see some
of WillyS Overland Girls at
the choral practices. 1t looks
as if they think we aren't
so good, that is why they
don't want to join us. Well
one of these days they will
see just how good Mrsa Davies
can make us. sure hope that
this will entice them to parti-
cipate with us. We need you
and l know that there is a lot
of good voices at WHY'S as
we'll as other shops. Be seeing
you next week. Adios.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-04

Taft may be popular with headline writers,
who favor shortest possible names - but his
policies are leaving workers free of enthusi
aSm.
Jack Kroll, PAC director, swung back to
Washington after quickie tour of five wes-
tern states. He's highly impressed with joint
CIO-AFL- Brotherhood political activity in
large numbers of cities west of the Missi-
ssippi
That could pay off in terms of big lib
eral voting majorities in the November cleo
tions next year.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-04
Time for Plain Talk
by Tom Burke

Many of the workers the shops have me about the
discussions in city council the proposed amendments to the
payroll tax ordinance They know why there should
be amendment why surplus should not be applied to
city debt and why should go any public mrovement
Evening star., 1948-11-19
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important little hots 50 becoming to your
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holiday costumes whether you choose the
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tiny feother trim, or the wool felt cop with
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Evening star., 1948-11-19
Three Snatch-and-R Run
Theft Suspects Held

Three men. accused by police of
belonging to a gang of snatch-and-
run thieves who have been preying
on downtown Office and Govern
ment buildings, were scheduled for
arraignment today before United
States Commissioner Cyril S. Law
renee on grand larceny charges.
The accused men are Reginald D.
Beaver, Is, of the HOO block of
Third street NV; Joseph w. Pitt,
20, of the 24O0 block of First street
NV, and Calvin Walker, Is, of the
600 block of L street NV. All are
colored.
Police described members of the
gang as "creepers" because Of their
alleged practice of sneaking into
empty Offices in the daytime. Ac-
cording to police, they would snatch
a pocketbook lying on a desk or
do a fast jimmying job on locked
desk to get at cash and stamps.
Five men, according to police,
were believed to be members of the
ring. 1t was estimated their rob-
berry take over the last few months
has amounted to 5000 from so diff
ferent jobs.
The gang repeatedly operated in
the Commerce, State and Treasury
Department Buildings and the Mum
sey, Shoreham, Washington and
National Press Buildings.
Police said the three under ar
rest were identified by 20 witnesses
during a special lineup yesterday
Evening star., 1948-11-19
Blue Discharge GIs
Apply for Reviews al
Rate Of 100 Weekly
By John A. Giles

Former GI's with the blue" dis
charge papers are applying for re-
view of their cases at the rate OF
100 week.
The blue" papers were given "un-
der conditions other than honorable"
and deprive the holders of veterans
rights, such as disqualification and
loans. if the Veterans Administration
so determines. Such determinations
are made in each individual case,
under the law.
$4,000 Cases Reviewed.
Brig. Gen. w. w. Irvine, chairman
of the Army Discharge Review
BOARD, said today $4,000 cases had
been reviewed in the last four
years and that more than 5000 had
been changed to the benefit OF the
veterans.
The Army gave out some 10000
such discharges to the 10000, 600 men
it had under arms during Worlo
War II.
There are 1OuT types VI <iAS
discharges as follows:
/. Honorable, where service and
character are considered excellent;
2. General, which means 1t is given
under honorable conditions and that
the individuals service is considered
satisfactory; 3, Undesirable, given
under conditions other than honor
able, and 4, Dishonorable, given af-
ter sentence of general court
martial.
Originally Blue.
Originally the undesirable dis
charges were printed on blue paper
and the dishonorable on yellow to
distinguish them readily from the
first two categories. All types Of dis
charges now are printed on plain
white paper, however.
The effects of an honorable dis
charge or a general discharge on
an individuals civilian rights and
benefits are identical and entitle
him to full rights and benefits but
the review board has received q few
applications from general discharge
holders. 2
Evening star., 1948-11-19

A tea and open house for men,
bers of the Board of Trustees, the
Ladies' Board and friends of the
Church Orphanage Association of
st. Johns Parish, Lafayette Square,
will be held from 4 to 6 pm. today.
The affair, for the purpose of
acquainting those present with the
needs of the orphanage for the
coming year. was announced by Mrs.
William L. Breese, jr., president Of
the Ladies' Board.
st. Johns Orphanage, located at
1922 F. street NV, was established
Evening star., 1948-11-19
st. Johns Open House oduy
To Present Orphunuqe Needs

by st. Johns Episcopal Church in
1881 to provide home for orphans
and needy children of broken fam
lilies. In residence today are 1s
girls and II boys, ranging in age
from 6 to Is years.
Since its inception, the orphan
age has derived its income solely
from members of the church and
friends of the home.
Under the leadership of Miss
Ruth Hoffman, director of the or
phanage. the children are encour-
aged to participate in boys club
Evening star., 1948-11-19
Dr.. Kinder to Conduct
Chevy Chase Concert

The National Symphony Orchestra
will give a concert at $50 o'clock
tonight at Leland Junior High
School, Forty fourth and Elm streets,
Chevy Chase, Md. DR.. Hans Kinder
viii conduct.
The concert is being sponsored by
the Bethesda Chevy Chase Lions
Club as part of its community serv-
ice program. The program will in
clude Mozart's "Haffner" and other
classics along with a number Of
modern compositions.
Evening star., 1948-11-19
Wheel Toys Are Welcome Gifts and w
Have Them for Children Of All Ages

D. Lorss vsIoeIpeds
with l6-inch ball.
bearing front wheel
and lM-inch tubu-
lar frame. Rear step
plate with odjust-
able scot and hon-
die bars. ! inch
rubber tires with
heavy machine spoke
wheels. Red with
white trim,
Evening star., 1948-11-19

Z. AII-SteeI Wagon
stamped from one.
piece heavy outo-
body steel. u inches
by IS inches with
10 inch ortillery-
type steel wheels
with s inch rub
Der tires. Finished
in two-tone white
and red,
Evening star., 1948-11-19
BoIivions Fight Areentinions

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, Nov. 10 R.-
Argentine and Bolivian gendarmes
exchanged shots for four hours yes
terday after the Argentines crossed
into Bolivia at Villazon in pursuit of
smugglers. There was no official in
formation about casualties, If any.
Evening star., 1948-11-19

activities, YMCA and school COM
mittees. with q view to promoting
understanding and participation in
community affairs.
Vocational education has been
arranged for some children who
have not progressed rapidly in the
public schools.
The playroom was redecorated
during the last year by volunteer
students from George Washington
University. A handcraft room was
opened last Friday as the gift, Of
an interested patron, and handi-
craft instruction in leather, wood,
shell and ceramics is given two eve
nings a week.
Plans to merge all Cuban air lines
4. - >,xAI
Evening star., 1948-11-19
Alumni Plan Grid Purty

The football game between the
Stanford University and the Uni
versity of California will be broad
cast at football party" at pm.
tomorrow in the Hotel Statler for
alumni of the two universities.
Evening star., 1948-11-19
PTA to Hold Card Purty

The Kramer Junior High School
PTA will hold a card party in the
school cafeteria at 8 o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1948-11-19
Jubilee to Be Celebrated

st. AIMS Auxiliary No. so of She
Knights of st. John will celebrate
its golden jubilee Sunday. Men,
bers will attend an am. mass at
st. Peters Church, Second and c
streets Sc, and will hold a re-
ception in the church hall at 8. pm.
Evening star., 1948-11-19
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Evening star., 1948-11-19

Plans to merge all Cuban air lines
have been started.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-09-02
Services Are Held
For {. { Williamson
Brother o. Lexingtoniun
Was Native Of County

Ester E. Williamson, SO, of Green
wood, native of Holmes county,
died at Greenwood Leflore hospital
early Thursday following a short ILL
ness.
Funeral services were held Fri
day afternoon at 3 o'clock at Bethes-
da church near Durant, conducted
by the Rev. c. T. Floyd. Burial was
in Bethesda cemetery with Williams
and Lord Funeral home in charge.
Mr.. Williamson moved to Leflore
county six years ago and was en-
gagged in farming in the Browning
community.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Biddie Cooper Williamson, and the
following brothers and sisters: V.
E. Williamson, Durant; o. S. Will
hanson, ]. B. Williamson, Mrs. w.
H. Nabers, Mrs. M. c.. Brough, all
of Lexington; Mrs r. f. Dodd,
Durant; and Walter Williamson,
Minter City.
Palbearers were: hurry Weeks,
Jack Monk, Noah Afford, j. w.
Fancher, L. H. Buford, Jr.