Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23
It's News
To Me
By O. J. Pecord

Friends fellow Americans fellow workers. both of the
collar greasy overall variety, I'm indignant
Well what's peculiar about old Pecord being in
dignant? yourself Isn't he should 1t be- amt ne
always indignant about something or the other?
for the sake of avoiding the argument about my
pecuiares that everything think about this
department being gripe is right At the time
something tells that lot of guys and gals who pay that
big month the union would it if somebody
tell you that just bunch of blokes
dopes nit~its nincompoops ignorami do or to put 1t IN
words you surely will ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
guys gals wouldn't be pleased if thought that
consider ignorant that their idea never
address with conversation speech containing words OF
than three sylables would you?
Well folks take heart Old Man Pecord who is sometimes
people who believes that order to make
you folks understand what is going in the world it is
sary either talk down to in three syllable
words actually thinks that you understand exactly
what he trying to to each time he writes in this
column whenever he rises his big mouth in speech
to you.
CONFIDENCE
In other fellow dues I'm the kind of
who has lot of confidence people This is particularly true
In view OF the fact hat Tor many years mat great
which call the American Educational System has been
educating millions of youngsters between the of six and
60 meaning English language say nothing of
couple important items the educational calendar
always and perhaps you have had
the idea all must the language
that it would be good idea to do three things
1. Learn how to speak our language correctly
2. Train ourselves to write properly.
3. Educate ourselves in the meaning words
KEEP CALM
Now look brothers and sisters, I'm trying
Actually,
is something that of you already know,
you have been taught know you do understand
the English language.
Do you work automatic lathe your shirt and
face squirrel with oil?
Do you work the yard outside the shop hauling in rusty
parts each night have your wife pull the metal
sivers out of your feet?
Do you work the hammer in the forge shop and beat
He'll your body each day maintain production and
YOUR own happy home or heat forgngs in the
heat bsters your snges your chest?
pals matter what your job is just you
what have been reading this point
And if do just thngthat those who think
stupid that you be addressed in two or
syllable words not than three effect
you bunch of used to illus
trate ignorance.
SMART PEOPLE
Believe pals there isn't the least doubt my mind
your The only question that raise doubt
intelligence of those who think to talk
to of workers is to talk little bit
vulgar the guys who pay their dues the unions.
Specifically the of UNIV President John L.
Lewis CIO President Philip Murray or UAW President
Walter Reuther do they talk down the workers and use
vulgar overmplfed language to make their members
derstand what they mean? You're right they don't
Or the of Franklin D, Roosevelt who captured
the labor given American politician
Did he talk to the people who work for living? Of
And good language enough for those
to should be good enough for to use when
speaking to the workers
Believe pals it's good enough for How about you?