Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-09-24
INSIDE
AMERICA
written by the Staff of
The CIO NeWs)

tial numbers. And it pays off.
+In Michigan, workers vote
nominated G.. Mennen Williams
liberal young member of the
shaving-cream family - as
Democratic candidate for gov
ernor.
"In Maine, labor-liberal-farm
vote showed under two pro-
posals-placed on the ballot
to inflict the state with severe
anti-union laws.
in Minnesota, young Mayor
Hubert of Minneapolis rolled
up sizeable vote in winning
nomination for Senator on
Democratic-Farmer l. a b o r
party ticket. (Third-party vote
against Humphrey was way
below expectations). Humph-
rey will battle it out in No
vember with Republican Sen
ator Joe Ball, one Of WASH
ington's most ardent anti-un-
ionists. It'll be an exciting
campaign, and an important
one, in Minnesota this fall.
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Margaret Chase Smith, the
new lady Senator from Maine,
is popular with workers in her
home state down east" AL
though she voted, as a mem
Der of Congress, for Taft-Hart-
ley Act, Mrs. Smith spoke up
against state anti-labor bills in
the Maine elections.
Unions in Maine made no
endorsements, carried on their
fight against the anti-labor
referenda; but many in the
state believe unions m i g h t
have supported Mrs. Smith if
endorsements had been de-
cided upon.
Maine isn't a big industrial
state, doesn't have big union
membership. But CIO and AFL
working together did wonder
full job in licking state anti
union labor laws.
Unions hired billboards, dis
tributed matchbooks with un-
ions message, worked with
other citizens groups, bought
newspaper DIS, distributed
thousands of leaflets.
1t paid off, Two anti-union
bills we're defeated by whop-
ping majorities.
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Down in Texas, CIO mem
bers played prominent part
in the state Democratic con-
vention that gave conservative
Dixiecrats the old heave-ho.
Some $50 CIO members, about
same number of Alters, were
delegates.
With other liberal delegates,
they beat down DiXiecrat bid
for control. Then state Demo
Gratis went on record for re-
peal of all Texas anti-labor
laws, and for abolition of the
polltaX. Union men, farmers,
business and professional peo-
pie held their ranks together
and they won a resounding
victory,
New York State CIO-PAC
lives, so to speak, in Tom
Dewey's own backyard Unions
in the state know the New
York goVernor-an and they don't
like him.
Resolution at CIO-PAC state
convention bore down heavily
on Dewey's poor record-on
state anti-labor laws affecting
government workers, on lack
of progress on housing, on low
funds for state bureaus. And
unions don't like Dewey's
silence on big national prob
lens.
New York State unions are
also concerned at serious split
ting effect that Third Party
may have on liberal-labor vote
in November elections. New
York is one Of the centers of
Third Party strength. If Wal
lace pulls big vote there, state
will automatically go to Dewey
and almost insure Republican
election. And liberal Congress
men from New York City may
also face defeat if Third Party
snareS many votes.
Jack Kroll, PAC director,
figures New York will be for
Truman if seven million peo-
pie vote. That's easily pos
sible, since state cast 6.3 mil
lion votes in "A - despite
shifts Of war workers, absence
of thousands of soldiers.
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Washington hysteria cam
paign is reaching new heights.
Fulton Lewis, bitterly anti
labor radio commentator, re-
Gently threw the book at John
Foster Dulles, who many peo-
PIE believe will be Secretary of
State If Dewey is elected, on
The basis he Is too radical, Ac-
-ually, of course, Dulles is a
corporation law
yer-and about as radical as
he late William Howard Taft!
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