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Evening star., 1948-12-10

Crusade in Europe" interpreted 1t
as slap at British-American unity.
Mr.. Churchill hailed the projected
North Atlantic pact to assure West
ern Europe of American and Cana
dian military support as a tire
mendous event.
IF such an event had occurred
in 1910 or 1899 the whole tragic his
tory OF the world might we'll have
been altered and possible catastrophe
might have been averted," he said.
Mr.. Churchill got mixed boos and
cheers when he Endorsed the Labor
Governments action in giving bonn
ber bases to the United States in
Britain.
He also supported the Labor Gov
ernment policy in the East-West
dispute over Germany, but he re-
peated his plea that attempts should
be made to reach settlement.
"Only in this resides the best hope
of avoiding a third world war;" he
said.
Foolish to Deny Recognition.
Mr.. Churchill, who vigorously op-
posed Britain's surrender of her
League of Nations mandate over
Palestine last May, had this to say
of the present situation there:
"It would surely be most foolish"
for Britain to withhold recognition
of Israel any longer.
Foreign Secretary Bevin "very
likely" misjudged the power Of the
Arabs because "it certainly looked
on paper as if the Syrians, ,Egyptians
and Arabs would win" This, he
said, was not my view" -,>.-.
Palestine is not party question, -
he went on. The Jews have drive1
the Arabs out. They have a vic
torious army at their disposal and
they have the support of both Soviet
Russia and the United States.
ss aThose might be unpleasant facts,
but could they be disputed?"
He continued:
Nineteen countries have recog-
nized either, de facto or de Jure
this government, which has been set
up and which was an event In world
history. It would surely be most
foolish, when these countries are
represented, that we, who have so
many interests and memories in
Palestine and the Middle East,
should not recognize this govern
ment. We should surely be foolish
in the last degree to maintain a
sort of sulky boycott"
Cites Trans-Jordan Pact.
He pointed out Britain has a
treaty with Trans-Jordan. one OF
Israel's foes, pledging military aid
If Trans-Jordan is attacked.
IF Trans-Jordan were attacked
and we were brought in," he said,
Evening star., 1948-12-10

influence with the Greek govern
ment to invite Russian representa-
tives to come and see freely what
is going on in Greece, and at the
elections I hope there will be Rus
sian, American and British COM
missioners at large in the country
to make sure there is no intimida-
tion or other Illustration to the free
choice Of the people between the
parties contending after our work
in Greece may well be DONE"
Evening star., 1948-12-10

United States, there has grown up
throughout the English-speaking
world a. very warm and deep desire
to be friends on equal and honorable
terms with the mighty Russian
Soviet republic and to work with you,
making allowances for our different
systems of thought and government,
and to work with you for long and
bright years for all the world which
we three powers can make together.
I who in my years OF great response
bility have worked faithfully for this
unity, will certainly continue to do
so by every means in my power and
in particular I can assure you we
in great Britain will not work for or
tolerate a Polish government un-
friendly to Russia.
Neither can we recognize a Polish
government that does not truly cor
respond to the description in our
joint declaration at Yalta with
proper regard for the rights Of the
individual as we understand these
matters in the Western World.
Il said in Greece we were seeking
nothing but her friendship. which
Is Of long duration, and desire only
her independence and integrity, and
that we have no intention to try and
decide whether she is to be mon
archy or republic.
Aim to Return to Normal.
"Qur only policy is to restore mat
terS to the normal as quickly as
possible and to hold a fair and free
election within the next four or five
months. These elections will decide
the regime and later the constitu-
ton. The will of the people ex-
pressed under conditions of freedom
and universal franchise must prevail.
THAT is Our root principle. If
the Greeks were to decide for a
republic it would not affect our re-
lations with them. We will use our
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grand jury had been upheld by the
Supreme Court.
The prosecutor also insisted that
the conspiracy charge against Mr..
Thomas was clearly included among
types of offenses named in the war
time legislation to extend the stat
ute of limitations. He agreed with
the Judge, however, that this extern
sion was made with the idea of
prosecuting those who had defraud-
ed the Government during the war.
Mr.. Thomas, who was released un-
der 81 900 bond following his indict-
ment, was not in court. He is joint
ly accused in the conspiracy count
with his former secretary, Miss Hell
en- Campbell, who has pleaded not
guilty. Miss Campbell, who was not
represented in the motion to dis
miss, was not In court.
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at might bring us into dispute with
the United States. After all the
good work which had been done in
Palestine, 1t would be tragic If the
only result we carried away was a
deep divergence between ourselves
and the U. s. A."
Urging. diplomatic relations with
Spain, Mr.. Churchill asked:
why should we be told the
Spanish people must be treated as
'outcasts Just because they are gov
|erned by Gen. Franco?"
Britain, along with other major
powers, recalled her Ambassador to
Spain in December, 1946, following
10 United Nations Assembly resolu-
ton condemning Gen. Frances re-
gime.
Deplores War Trials.
Mr.. Churchill deplored the con-
tinuing war crimes and denazifica-
ton trials in Germany as q "hate-
full process" and expressed hope
the proceedings would be ended.
Surely enough blood has been
she'd" he declared. II would not
take another life because Of the
quarrels, the horrors and atroci-
ties of the past.
"The quarrel which has ruined
Europe and almost destroyed world
civilization should be ended. The
accounts can never be squared
vengeance is the most costly OF
luxuries."
He urged a go-slow attitude to-
ward demolition of German indus
trial plants, saying he hoped the
dismantling Of plants, except those
exclusively concerned with war
making power, may be brought to
an end st the earliest possible mo-
ment."
MIR. Churchill also expressed con.
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Germ about the spread Of commu-
nism In China.
II hope 1t will be made quite
clear" he said, that British naval,
air and military forces will defend
Hong Kong from any assault that
may be made upon it."
The British Army announced in
Singapore yesterday 1t was sending
reinforcements to Hong Kong, "in
view Of the deteriorating situation
in China"
Evening star., 1948-12-10
Norwegian Farm Day Cut

Working hours Of agricultural
workers in Norway have been re.
duced from SO q week, in summer,
to 48 throughout the year.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-23
Spicer c. u. Will
Hold AnnucI Meet

Members of the Spicer Fedora
Credit Union will hold theil
annual meeting, Sunday, Jan
25 at 400 p. m. at the Trilby
Log Cabin, it was announced to-
day by Dorman Brumfield, edu.
cational director.
Principal business to come be-
fore the meeting will include
reports of officers and commit.
tees and the election of officers
for the ensuing year.
Following the meeting, lunch
will be served. Entertainment
consisting of movies for the chill
dren and round and square
dancing and cards for the adults
will be provided.
Organized II years, ago, the
Spicer Credit Union now has in
excess of 3400 members with
assets totaling more than $780,.
600. More than $2,500,000 have
been loaned to members. The
interest income after operating
expenses are deducted will be
divided or left as a reserve upon
the vote of the membership
Sunday.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-23
clo Man Urges
Civil Rights

WAS HIN G. T 0 N, Jan. 81
(LPA)-In a telegram to Sena-
tor Robert A. Taft (R., Ohio)
and other members of the
Republican Steering Committee
in the upper house, Nathan
Cowan, CIO legislative chief,
last week urged high priorities
for civil rights bills.
Cowan's telegram asked Taft
to insist upon passage of anti
lynch. anti-poll tax, and FEPC
measures" at this session of Con-
gress. I'VE in the CO." he
reiterated, urge you to oppose
a legislative settlement for one
third or two-thirds of this mini
mum program and to insist on
enactment of all three"
AT the end of the week the
Senate Labor Committee was
meeting in executive session to
hear final arguments on the BIZ
partisan Ives-Chavez anti-dis-
elimination in employment bill,
modelled on the successful New
York state statute.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-23
You Can Cuss
On Pickefline
So Rules NLRB

WAS HIN G N, Jan. 81
(LPA) - Even a lady, when
walking on the picket line, may
call a Scab "a scab," and even
specific cuss words. The NLRB
has, with due solemnity so ruled.
Supported by NLRB's high
minded Taft-Hartleyite, General
Counsel R. H. Denham, the Sun
set Line and Twine Company,
an outfit which makes fishing
tackle in California, charged
that the vigorous language of
strikers against workers who
left the picket line and returned
to work, constituted coercion" I"
an unfair labor practice.
NLRB Trial Examiner Charles
w. Whittmore, after careful con-
sideration, ruled otherwise. Here
are some of the most choice
passages in his ruling:
Upon leaving. the plant, after
work, they were booed, jeered
at, called names, and followed
by strikers, in whose ranks they
themselves had recently been
counted. The names uttered
were not complimentary.
'"The spectacle of wo m n
hurting epithets at other women
on the public street is hardly
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-23
Hockey Come
TO Aid Camp

Indications that Local IL mem
bers and their friends are going
to do their bit for the Local II
Children's Summer Camp were
apparent early this week when
officials of the Toledo Sports
Arena announced that several
hunder coupons sold by the
Local had already been ex-
changed at the Arena box office
for S Saturday nights hockey
game.
Howard Rediger, international
union representative in charge
of the 1947 Summer Camp Fund
Drive said that the drive would
get under way in earnest within
the next week or 10 days and
that reports will be made from
time to time as the fund grows.
Need for increased finances to
enlarge the camps facilities
for enlarging the capacity
from 100 children every two
weeks to 225 makes the financial
support of Local IL and other
unions and public spirited citi-
zens more necessary this year
than last.
Work of building extra cabins
required to house the greatly
augmented number of children
will begin as soon as the weather
permits it was announced this
week by UAW Vice President
Richard Gosser who is president
of the camp.
Donations may be mailed to
Howard -Rediger, 425 Winthrop
st. Toledo, or through any Local
IL or International UAW rep
resentative.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-23
TIUC To
Seat New
Officers

Recently elected officers of the
Toledo Industrial Union Council
will be installed in office on
Monday night at the regular
monthly meeting of the Council.
Frank Rostetter, Spicer Unit
chairman, Local IL, UAW-CIO
and a state CIO vice president
will be in charge of the installa-
ton ceremonies.
Discussion and action is ex-
pected on the Wallace candidacy
inasmuch as CIO Presi d n t
Philip Murray has asked all CIO
Councils to hold up any endorse
ments in accord with the decision
made at the Boston CIO conven-
ton. Inasmuch as the majority
of CIO affiliates have repudiated
the Wallace candidacy it is be-
lieved that the Council may take
this action at its meeting.
Participation of the affiliated
unions of the TIUC in the Labor
and Civic Political Committee
is another subject that will come
up for action by the Council
delegates. The LCPC which was
organized by Richard Gosser,
UAW-CIO vice president already
has large number of its mem
bers and officers in the new
political organization. Both
Richard Lazette, president and
Tom Burke, executive secretary
are members of LCPC.
Other routine matters will
come before the meeting.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-23
Units Prepare
For Elections

Units of Local IL are prepar-
ing for nominations and elec-
tions in accord with the pro-
visions of the international
UAW-CIO onstit u ton and
Local IL Bylaws which pro-
vides as follows:
'"The election of Local Of
ficers shall take place by secret
ballot during February and
March of each year and installa-
ton of officers shall take place
at the next regular meeting fol-
lowing the election, except as
otherwise authorized by the In
ternational Executive Board"
Article TX of the Local IL By
Laws outlines identical provi-
sions governing election of of
ficers during F e bruary and
March.
Several Units of the Local
have already held their nomina-
tions and will vote next month.
All elections will be completed
before the end of March.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-23

attacked the President for ap-
pealing to "the low income
brackets" and in the next
breath asserted that the Repub-
lican tax program would exempt
six million people from the in
come tax entirely.
Snyder Indicates Veto
When he appeared last week
before the House Ways and
Means Committee, Treasury Sec
retary John Snyder indicated
that the President would veto
any tax measure that did not
keep the Federal revenues at ap-
proxlmately current levels. The
Knutson bill which the bulk of
the Republicans continue to sup
port would reduce them by over
Sc billion.
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-23
Women
To Aid Defeat
Of Reaction

Richard Gosser, UAW-CIO
first vice-president, in a
speech before the Third An
nual Women's Region 2-B
Conference last Saturday
lashed out against Ramey, Re-
publicanism and reaction and
called upon the women to aid
in the defeat of reactionaries
who have sabotaged housing,
killed price control and placed
the restrictive Taft Hartley Act
on the Federal statute books.
Emphasizing the need for po-
litical action, the UAW leader
outlined the struggle which the
workers of the nation were hav-
ing in meeting inflated prices and
laid the blame e for initiation
squarely at the door of the Re-
publican party.
Outlines Wage Demands
The UAW vice-president spoke
of the wage demands which the
Auto Workers had announced the
day previous to his talk and told
the women that "these gains
will become meaningless unless
we can secure price control
again"
"Ramey," said the Tole d c
UAW head, must be defeated
and you women can do your part
in defeating him by voting your
selves and by G getting G your
friends, neighbors and fellow
workers to vote right"
Cover Many Topics
The two-day conference which
was held at Local IL headquar-
ters, covered a wide variety of
topics ranging from the Taft
Hartley law to consideration of
ways and means of aiding the
Local IL Children's Summer
Camp.
Speakers Saturday included
William Oliver, Detroit, co-direc-
tor of the UAW-CIO Fair En-
p,oyment Practices Department;
Clayton Rusch, Lucas County
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.GOSSer
Urges
Control

Richard Gosser, UAW-CIO
vice president in a statement
last Saturday following his re-
turn to Toledo from Detroit
where the international Execu-
tive Board announced the
unions new wage policy, ex-
pressed the opinion that "wage
increases without effective price
controls will be of short value.
The Toledo leader expressed
himself as being completely in
favor of the UAW wage pro-
gram saying; Eve must restore
the purchasing power of our
workers to that of June 1946 as
called for by the Board. Then
having accomplished this, we
must persuade Congress to safe
guard our standard of living by
restoring price controls"
Mr.. Gosser said that many
contracts in the Toledo area will
be re-opened during February
and March and declared that the
union would follow the wage
policy announced last week by
the International xecutiv
Board in Detroit.
Roll Backs Fail
Expressing himself in line
with the long time policy of the
union in seeking price rollbacks
Mr.. Gosser said: "Our union has
been attempting with Indifferent
success since 1912 to persuade
industry to roll back prices
This time, we have not beer
able to convince either the
Federal Government or industry
to cause prices to be rolled back
AS a result, we have no Other
alternative than to seek in
creased wages and wipe out the
inequities which exist between
wages and prices"
Saying that unions position
and its success in obtaining wage
increases would safeguard the
country, the UAW vice president
added, "only by bringing prices
and wages into line can we pre-
vent the depression towards
which we are surely headed. II
we do that, and we mean to do
it, we are performing service
to the nation, its workers and
even to the industrialists."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-23

This winters fuel oil scar
city will be followed by a
gasoline shortage this sum-
mer which may affect the sum-
mer and fall harvests when
farmers will feel the gas short
age in many areas of the coun-
try.
In the face of this situation
President Truman last week
issued a statement that "there
is a serious question whether
our capacity to produce fuels
and energy is being expanded
fast enough to meet the fuel
and energy demands indicated
by expansion in other lines.
This is the same unwillingness
of big business to expand which
had brought on devastating
shortages in the steel and power
industries.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-23
Canada
Controls

OTTAWA, Jan. Fl NPA,
The vigorous protests oi
organized labor and the Co
operative c o m m o nwealtt
Federation, political voice
for much of Canada's organized
workers, were credited with a
part in the move by the govern
ment last week to reimpose
price controls on meat and but
ter.
With prices of meat and but
ter soaring as result of a fix
ed-price contract agreement
with the United Kingdom for
purchase of the exportable sur
plus of these foods in Canada,
public protests mounted. Both
President A. r. MoSher of the
Canadian Congress of Labor,
and President Percy Bengough
of the Trades & Labor Con-
gress demanded price reduc-
tions, and controls on basic
commodities.
Going further, CCF leader
Joseph Coldwell in a network
broadcast demanded reimposi-
tion of price and rent controls,
and payment of subsidies to re-
duce prices of basic foodstuffs
could afford a decent diet. Such
to a level where all families
subsidies, Coldwell asserted,
should be paid out of a reim-
posed excess profits tax such as
was used during the war.
Finance Minister Douglas Alb
bott indicated the government
would ask Parliment, when it
reconvenes Jan. 26, to extend
rent controls and price controls
over scarce commodities until
March 81 ,1949.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-23

night in a five-hour meeting
held at Dukes Hall.
Two agreements were signed
on Sunday night at the Commo
dore Perry Hotel, one covering
the production workers, the
other, the office and laboratory
workers. Both were signed by
the company and union repre-
SentativeS.
Included in the new pact was
a wage increase of 30-cents an
hour effective Monday when the
workers returned to their jobs,
increased overtime and a new
procedure for handling griev-
anceS.
Issues Unsettled
Two issues remain unsettled
which will be submitted to the
L b o r : Management Citizens
Committee for mediation, and,
if necessary, for arbitration.
These include clauses in the con-
tract involving an engineering
license and a pool helpers clause.
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-23

seniority.
The Board held that the
25-cent wage increase was
necessary to restore the pur-
chasing power of the auto work.
ers wages to the level of June
1916, the last month of effective
control. Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics figures were used which
showed an increase of 1877 per
cent over the BIS consumers
price index for June 1916.
Fail To Control
The IEB made it clear that the
wage demands were being made
because Of the failure of the
Federal government to exercise
control over prices with the re-
suit that price increases have
outstepped wages and that no
immediate remedy for the con-
dition is in sight.
UAW's contract with General
Motors Corp. expires April %,
and its Chrysler contract may
be opened once, at any time,
for wage negotiation.
In a bitter statement attacking
both Republican and Democratic
leaders for failure to grapple
with initiation, the board made
it clear that it will insist upon
this wage increase to preserve
workers standards.
Workers Await Advances
1.-TWO and half years after
the war ended" the board stated,
workers are still waiting for
great wartime advances in tech
nology and productive capacity
TO be reflected in their living
Standards. Therefore the UAW
board asserted, the union will not
be content with pre-war condis
tions.
1t demands disqualification,
health, medical and surgical in
surance" for secure and healthy
parents and sturdy children" A
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-23

The basic factor in the oil
shortage is steel which is re-
quired for tank cars, pipe lines
and other oil industry construc-
ton.
An editorial in the N. Y.
Journal of Commerce last week
commented that contrary to
popular misconceptions the oil
requirements of the Marshall
Plan would not be drain on
the United States. "In fact,
says the Journal, ''if European
refining expansion is carried
out as scheduled under the pro-
gram, oil requirements from
this country should taper off
substantially during the 1948-
81 period under discussion"
The key to the whole problem,
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-23

third ranking Democrat on
the Ways and Means Com
mittee. Neither of the two
southern Democrats who out
rank him were willing to intro
duce the Presidents plan.
a Truman's bill calls for a $40
vper person tax reduction to be
compensated for by a reimposed
tax or excess corporation profits.
The excess profits tax would
take rs per cent of all corporate
profits exceeding 1876 per cent OF
a firms 1935-39 income plus
$4,000. This latter exemption is
designed to relieve the burden
on small businesses.
Republican leaders have made
clear their unwiilingness to con.
sjder Truman's proposals. Speak.
ing In Newark, Speaker of the
House Joseph Martin (R., Mass