Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-23
AL Steward
Tells About
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was very good. He told me that
l was a progressive" person
and belonged in progressive
movement.
The separate charter, he SAID,
would be good for the people.
He cited Chevrolet as a classic
example, and dropped the sub
iect when reminded him that
Chevrolet people would have
gone hungry if it had not been
for union members, including
Local II members, having given
dollars TO their welfare each
week.
He seemed TO know every de-
tail of the election dispute be-
tween Norman Dupont and Earl
Sucker. He sympsthized with
Dupont having lost out (witn
which opinion l, myself had
agreed until / had heard the
international Executive Bosro 5
decision and reasons for iO.
lie explained to me how vice,
President Gosser tells Presldent
Reuther, IF you don't play oaii
with me, / don't play ball with
YOU" This, he explained, was
how the dispute happened to get
straight to Chicago" referring
TO the JAWS Board meeting
there.
AS he walked out OF the
house, ne handed me a copy OF
THE DAILY WORKER, and
promised me that he would SEND
me a copy of the next issue,
which would contain the whole
story about the Stucker-Dupont
election recount issue.
received this next issue IN
the mail, in an envelope, to-
gether with a separate leatlet
calling President 7 u m a n a
war monaer" and lot of other
stuff | didn't bother reading.
AT the night shift steward
meeting Chairman John Begg
covered this subject, and 1t was
made known that Bert Kwiat-
kowski, steward in Department
1l0, among theirs, had been
on the par tie
charter, although not by Sokol
in each case. Another steward,
in 106 on second shift. has been
receiving this paper in the mail
for two months, so / am In
formed.
Immediately following h ! s
steward meeting | was met at
my machine by Clyde Clayppol,
who already knew that | had
brought the matter up at the
m Getting, Claypool said that
Gosser must have sent the man
to my house; a moment later he
stated that Ed Duck was be
hind the whole thing" Having
been advised by members of the
executive shop committee not to
allow myself to be drawn into
an argument with Claypool at
any time, | just let him talk,
and refused to argue about it,
At various times, and even after
this discussion, Claypool has ap-
preached me, and has tried TO
make me believe ! am in favor
OF the separate charter / am
not the ONLY steward he has
and talked to on this
subject He has also talked quite
a bit against the national agree
ment, without knowing anything
contained in that proposed agree
nent.
where Claypool gets his
to roam the shop and
sgitate the people, cannot
understand Stewards do not
nave the privilege he has. Some
hing is fishy! i
This entire article is being
lotorized, so let there be no
ioubt as TO its truthfulness. All
can say is that, coming from
an independent cadidate, not
attached to either Gosser or his
opponents, these facts should be
sufficient 10 open the eyes of
he membership. The communists
and the others who are pro-
noting a separate charter and
m e.
ment are slick people
Let's keep our eyes open, and
do our own thinking, after hear.
ing the facts. Let's keep the
door closed on chronic agitstors
who never were to be trusted
with our affairs.