Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-10-01
Inside
America
written BY the Staff Of t.
CIO News

oliA4I SGolo . oild SSk NO"h w
brass tacks, Dewey and War
rem are expected to preach
unity" theme from now till
ballots are cast.
Democratic politicos, say,
seriously, unity" also is cur
rent theme of NAM and that
COP candidates hope to use it
to keep from coming to grips
with the real issues.
They add, humorously, that
unity" is the former property
of the Communists, who aren't
on speaking terms with either
COP or NAM.
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Truman, who's used to get
ting up at the crack of dawn,
has been following schedule
that would make old-fashioned
"three-a-day" vaudeville act
ors shudder with horror.
He sometimes spea a ks as
early as Z am, C o N / n u s
throughout the day as special
train halts time and again,
seems to be trying to make
good on promise to visit every
whistle stop in the country"
He talks "off the cuff" says
Dewey and leaders of 'Do No
thing" 90th Congress are of
same stripe.
And, he adds, congressional
leaders are still doing 1890
model thinking.
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New Orleans CIOers, hot
under collar, pinned talking
out of both sides of the
mouth" label on DiXiecrats.
Unionists' tempers flared
when Thurmond- Wright fol-
lowers moved to keep Tru-
mans name off ballots in
Louisiana.
Dixiecrats, they said, en-
joyed full right to vote at
Democratic convention, are
now trying to keep loyal
Democrat" from voting on
candidate convention nomin-
ated.
They call themselves Demo-
Gratis but they're givin' aid
and comfort to the Republic
ans, the CIOers charge.
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It was different" in Penn
sylvania when CIO leaders
got together to talk politics.
State PAC Executive Board
met, discussed candidates and
voted energetic support" to
President Truma an without
mentioning Henry Wallace or
the Progressive Party a single
time!
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Don't be surprised if Aunt
Ella out in Oregon and Aunt
Minnie down in Florida hear
the same speech about the
"glories" of the Taft-Hartley
Act which unionists abhor.
MANS now kindly supplying
women's club speakers with
"factual" information about
how TIL helps the workers
and the nation.
Those who have seen the
NAM material say it's load
ed" to the gills but sounds
temperate and plausible to
those who know little or no.
thing about management-la-
bor relations.
Unionists are returning from
Germany with worried looks
on their faces. Reason: They
feel us. occupation authori-
ties are playing pattycake with
too many former Nazis.
Labor Department advisory
committee reports democratic
trade unionistS are being ig-
nored, forced to play second
fiddle.
Committee warned this may
defeat us. aims by forcing
unionists to turn In disgust TO
Communists.
Listen for groans from as
Sociates of Eric Johnston of
movie industry when his new
book hits market November 9.
He suggests men like Phil
Murray be given important
diplomatic posts abroad.
Johnston, former us. Cham
ber of Commerce prexy, says
the old-fashioned diplomat is
out, along with crowned heads
and entrenched governments
He doesn't know it yet, but
he's extinct, all ready for stuff
ing and mounting beside the
Dodo bird and the dinosaur.
AS we adjust our foreign
policy to the new shape of the
world we'll obviously adjust
the personnel to make it click
Labor leaders can bring
special equipment to an as
signment like that"
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Two million industrial acci-
dents last year killed 1900
orkerS, partially disabled
10000 and totally disabled
1900 others, John r. Kumpei
OF CIO Rubber Workers told
New York safety convention.