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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-08
Regional
Views
By Richard Gosser, Vice President
international UAW-CIO
THERE could be
Tor discussion this week thar

THERE no meler discussion than
it comes to money, health or employment
give thought the when might be without either of
these But too often that day poweess do
much about it.
highly skilled worker technician profes-
sona need worry nearly about unemploy
men the great majority of the who do their bit
toward producing the things manufactured by the large
ations the employers of the majority of workers
In Toledo, in Detroit recession depression takes
areas When tWohrds OF cys industrial workers are look
ing for jobs is unhealthy condition from all aspects and
not too many ago this happened.
Presently there unemployed in Toledo. There is
deal unemployment percentagewse than
Organized Labor Organized certainly
responsible for the ayo But ready whatever
said that Toledo factories unfairly placed
poor competitive position through high pay Our
workers produce proportion their pay and paycuts
have been proposed should they be
gested Plants that have had problems have found highly
cooperative We have out of business is the
ion of in labor circles that play being
the very people who have helped the corporations time
profit records The published corporate earnings
have been tremendous Is this the workers reward?
1t true statement that large enterprises past years
have discouraged locating Letting by
be bygone start from scratch and that
will not happen again
What bring up employment level to correct
balance with the Toledo population the question
of the day We have city of 3O5 900 compared the
1910 of O0O Instead of bringing employment
into Toledo the trend has been toward ranspanng
edo JOBS ana manufacturing contracts on what Toledoans
could foreign soil" And employers actually
turned their contracts that
When "war baby plants such Packard Motor Com
pany Defense Plant Corporation enterprise closed
wasn't much could do it. But when
ations this minute building plants transferring
work placing orders plants outside Toledo
could just easily locate plants here
there something that could be done only the
of these corporations would see fit to do it.
Electric Auo-Lte admittedly has elaborate expansion
The Lockland Ohio plant
productive facilities potential And other being
by Auo-Le in other parts of the country including
in Los Angeles California However, Toledo
Electric AuoLe Company layoffs serious problem
Like other companies AutoLte for years money here
and is still making it, although the plants locating
low-payng
We have been through the Spicer story before
faction is the leading Toledo mystery Spicer
deserve honest to their question
and they like the Autoe people deserve
fair treatment 1t is too late to lock the
stolen, or in this case, after the work
AS jobs Toledo Let's solve problem
is too late.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-08

NLRB struck sharp blow at
anti-union textile manufacture
ers by ruling agains use of
police and ''labor-baiting'
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-08

race prejudice and repetition of the charge
that the CIO is Communist organization.
Publishers of these papers operated un-
hampered for long time because they
were not actually employed by union
fighting employers. The employers mere
ly subscribed to the paper for all of their
workers.
The NLRB ruling involving the Trum-
pet also took slap at the use of police as
union busters" The Board held that
Bibb completely dominated the town of
Porterdale, Ga, and was illegally respon-
sible for Porterdale police engaging in
anti-union activities.
This should serve as notice to those
who run" other company towns.
NLRB which we've frequently damned
for its shortcomings, deserved pat on
the back for its Bibb decision.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-08
What's New?
By Edward ]. Duck
Journal Columnist

Do goats really eat tin cans?
HAD always understood they did Now friend amt
He claims they chew at the the glue be-
Could be AS Paddy said when he kissed pig Everyone
according to his taste"
least the goat knows what wants and likes and goes
after it, We generally don't look beyond the label when
things
poodle nose dsagrees with the odor
of the food placed before Towser just walks from the
stuff The knows, and quality pooch
let its Imagination wild and it doesn't Pure Food
Drug protect ballyhoo and radio
advertising don't fool the animal Neither the bllboard
What about us? We can't eat fancy labels fixtures,
What's inside the package
what's the outside, but don't act like it Why
Why do we fall for the misleading advertise
The United States provides facilities for test
ing inspecting grade labelling for those pro-
who wish to them However when grade labelling
the Capitol in order to defeat it.
The label of green beans tomatoes peaches
should tell whether getting Grade A.
for the price we're paying doesn't
catsup manufacturer received permission to sell casup with
worm content greater than
Coop merchandise inspected tested and
grade labeled BY the label tell
tents Grade B. or depending whether the label
blue The label facts about the You
don't pay for something you don't receive.
long the big and food
to charge Grade price for Grade product they will
The Cop exists to serve people not to make profit for
Since profits of the Co. Op members
in the form of an annual patronage refund there's point in
cheating anyone
supermarket shopping operating
Toledo will enable to between 80 and 0 food
and between 3Oq6 things as appliances
proved this at Coop Fair
all overhead would have had if shopping ceners
in operation not to confuse There will be
tronage refund this too, shortly.
Orange sold for sc less than the cheapest of the chain
Aspern sold for l8 while Bayer charges much
soc lac for 2012 Bleaching fluid
25c for half gallon Grade prepared spaghetti 152
13c Top quality shortening cost 84c for pounds
Coop evaporaed 142 for 12c Coop salt
for box which contained ounces than Mortons
meaning salt for less money at equal quality
And so it goes Coop brushess shaving cream costs
whole pound of it. net weight while Barbaso costs
sixysome half that much The only difference
between Coop Barbaso is in the type of perfume used
thought Coop smeed lot nicer than Barbaso
Whether it's kitchen clock radio, refrigerator washing
machine deep freeze unit cooker, whano the
Coop to 40 Check the quality rating of
with Consumers Union and find out what you're
getting
This is why everyone's excited about the Coop Phone
meetings for information Or write
to Coop Memorial Hall, sos Adams Street Toledo
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-08
AS | See 1t
NJ EIFEH5
BY HOWARD SEREN.
President, Local IL, UAW-CIO

Tom yet? reminding him to gather all of the
support he can in getting the Taft-Hartley
Repeater passed in the House. If you haven't
you should make it your first order of busi-
ness after reading this. Your task won't end
with writing letter to Tom. After Tom and
his colleagues get it through the House, we'll
have to put the heat on Taft and Bricker to
get ii through the Senate, that is where the
most trouble is expected.
/ don't suppose the older fellows who were
working in the plants in the "Thirties" will
need much encouraging to send their letters
to Tom. 1t is the younger fellows who have
went to work in the plants during and since
the war who will need the most pushing. They
assume that wages and working conditions
they exist today, have always existed. They
can't realize what it will mean if they have
to go back to the "Thrties' when the lowest
bidder at the plant gate got the job. When the
Boss wouldn't hire you for 40c hour be-
cause he figured the guy behind you in the
line would take the job for 35c.
Don't kid yourself the Taft Hartley Law,
enforced, can and will take you back to those
days. So write your letters to your Congress
man and Senators; Attend your union meet
ing; Get yourself wised up as to what goes
on. Remember the Grandstands are always full
of knockers. They play in no ball games They
fight no fights. They make mistakes. They
never attempt anything
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-08
Person Jack ond Cops

THE NLRB apparently has clipped the
wings of old "Parson Jack" Johnston,
the bombastic Columbus, Ga, minister
editor-publisher who has served as union
buster" for Southern textile manufactur-
ers for years.
"Parson Jack used tabloid newspa-
per called the Trumpet to do for the man
ufacturers what they could not legally do
for themselves He hid behind "freeodm
Of the press" privileges, and those who
used his services attempted to do the same
thing
The Board, of course, could take no
direct action against "Parson Jack" But
it did rule that Bibb Manufacturing Co.
was guilty of an unfair labor practice be-
cause it used the Trumpet to fight the
CIO Textile Workers.
This, in effect, served notice on manu-
facturers Throughout the South that they'll
run into trouble if they use the Trumpet
to figth union organizational efforts
And the Boards ruling should serve
as notice that other small newspapers is
sued solely or principally to combat union
ism are taboo If supported financially by
employers.
Union organizers - particularly those
in the textile field-have been plagued for
years by such papers as the Trumpet and
the Militant, the latter tabloid printed
at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Principal function of these sheets was
to prevent workers from joining the CIO.
Their chief weapons were an appeal to
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-08
Same Fight, Same Fighters

TN our concern over the Taft-Hartley Act
Il let's not forget about other legislation
we support legislation such as that
which would increase the minimum wage
to rs cents an hour.
Those fighting repeal of TIL are, for
the most part, those who are fighting to
retain the present Accent minimum.
And among those who are hurt most
by TIL are many who would benefit most
form realistic minimum wage.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-08

course, that the S al es tax
places the tax burden on
those least able to afford it,
1t places the tax on the wage
Garner who, nine times out
of ten, is a family man with
a few children to raise and
who can i'll afford to pay the
two or three hundred dollars
in sales tax over the period
of a year, even though it is
taken in small bites of fifteen
and twenty cents.
Tom also voted to remove
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-08
Huber Replies To Akron sIosf

TN AKRON, o., there is a paper called
i the Beacon Journal which has a daily
newspaper monopoly
The Journal is angry at Rep. Walter
2. Huber d., o., who represents the Ak
ron district, because Huber does not JOIN
the paper in kowtowing to Akron's flnan-
cial bigwigs.
Last week, the B. ]. carried a story
from Washington concerning Huber Rep.
Huber received S2,500 in campaign contri-
buttons from organized labor prior to the
last election" the dispatch said
"This is shown in the campaign state
ment filed by Huber as required by law,
to the clerk Of the House
"The Akron Congressman listed $1,000
from PAC, $3.50 from Railway Labor's Po-
litical Action League $500 from Firestone
Local No. 7 of the CIO Rubber Workers,
$3.50 from the CIO Amalgamated Clothing
Workers"
An editorial which followed said "Wal-
ter-you've got to give him credit-has
never made any bones about being the
CLOS Congressman"
Huber wrote the B. j..
"Surely, you are aware, Mr. Editor,
that after the election | filed my expense
account, setting forth each dollar spent
and received.
why Mr. Editor, have you waited
nearly five months to give front page
publicity and editorial comment to this
matter? Why have you waited until the
eve of Congress consideration of the Taft
Hartley Act to make comment on my
campaign contributions?
II am proud of the many fine establish
ments in the 14th District, but your un-
fair tactics cause me to be ashamed of my
home town newspaper Don't forget, Mr..
Editor, that the contributions to my Con-
gressional campaign by labor groups were
In many cases the nickels, dimes and
pennies from the pockets of working men
and women.
II was proud and grateful to accept
and use the money of these little peo-
Pile and / know that they, too, are CRATE
ful to me because / have never let them
down.
while you are most unfair in labelling
me as CLOS Congressman nevertheless,
II must be labeled, | am thankful that
the label is not that of NAM, c. of c.,
newspaper or utility Congressman
incidentally, you knew that | received
a substantial contribution from one Of
Akron's major institutions the day after
the election, and that / returned same,
using Truman's language to explain what
they should do with it. Why didn't you
publish this Mr.. Editor?
I'm really not angry about your treat
ment because only so long as l have
the opposition of the B. j., will enjoy
the full and complete confidence of the
citizens of the l4th District"
Huber won by 11777O to 115,145 in
1914; by 8S,178 to 77,674 in 1916, and
by 125,345 to 92,535 in 1948 all with the
opposition OF the B j.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-08
INSIDE AMERICA
written by the Staff of The CIo News)

DEAL ESTATE lobby's cam
Az paign to destroy or great
ly weaken rent control took
sudden unexpected beating, a
few days before old law was
to expire.
President Truman termed
new measure crushing de-
feat for the real estate lobby"
Democratic Party and labor
hailed its passage as major
victory for Administration.
Although new bill falls short
in some respect of CIO pro-
posal, it generally is regarded
as Improvement over the l948
law.
y
Noise, confusion and harsh
words dominated House Rules
Committee hearings on grant
ing rule to govern handling of
Thomas-LesinSki TIL repeal
er.
Reps. Cox (GaO. Howard
Smith (VaO, Colmer (WiSO
and Clarence Brown (OO used
occasion to hurl insults at
members of House Labor Com
mittee and their own chair
man, venerable Rep. Sabbath
ID. Ill).
Many newsmen said ses-
sions were the most diSorderly
ever seen in Washington.
Akron, Ohio, Beacon Jour
raj attacked Democratic Rep
Walter B. Huber because he
accepted $4,000 in contribu-
tions from organized labor.
Huber said in letter to BJ
editor: II am proud of the
many fine establishments in
the l4th District, but your
unfair tactics cause me to be
ashamed of my home town
newspaper.
Don't forget, MIR. Editor,
that the contributions to my
Congressional campaign by
labor groups were in many
cases the nickels, dimes and
pennies from the pockets of
working men and women.
II am proud and grateful TO
accept and use the money of
these little people and | know
that they, too, are grateful to
me because l have never let
them down."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-08

revival of report that real
estate lobby was "at it again"
Lobby is reported to be
pushing sales tax as substitute
for higher taxes on property.
Senate hasn't acted on the
D. c. plan yet.
X y
Farm Equipment convention
at Cedar Rapids, Ia, unani-
mously rejected CIO Executive
Board recommendation that
FE merge with Auto Workers.
Convention advocated ma
tionwide work holiday" as
means of forcing repeal of
TIL.
4
CIO has endorsed 1949 fund
raising campaign of American
Cancer Society, which seeks
$14,500,000 to combat dreaded
disease.
MANY STATE legislatures
ANA are moving faster than
Congress in adoption of liberal
laws.
New Hampshire has repeal
ed its little Taft Hartley"
law. FEPC laws have been a
dopted in Oregon, Washington
and New Mexico. New Mexico
increased workmen's compen-
sation allowance to S25 week
for Sis. Rhode Island hber-
allied unemployment compen-
sation.
Not a single piece of anti
labor legislation has been put
on the books this year, for the
first time in many years" says
report of Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Standards.
r X y
CIO Education and Research
Department has new film strip
and movie--"How To Fight
Taft Hartley" Film Division
of department is handling or
ders.
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nrn cl...hn.ll.. XMarl-r.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-08

all federal taxes on Margarine. Again this is
a vote aimed at making ends meet little
easier for the wage Garner and family man.
For years this unfair tax has been on Marga-
rine, placed there by the huge Dairy Lobby in
this land of free enterprise. This was
monopoly tax placed on Margarine in order to
Kill off its competition to the Dairy Interests
Incidentally, have you written letter to
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-08

A REPRESENTATIVE of the people is always
"A a Representative of the people regardless
of what part of the country he may be in at
the time. l am of course referring to Congress
man Burke of the Ninth Congressional District
of Ohio
It done me no end of good to read that Tom
had voted against flat 2 per cent sales tax
for the District of Columbia Tom knows of
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-08

New-Car Carrier Corp,
Norfolk, Va, had rs workers
eligible to vote in recent
NLRB election. Vote was rs
for CIO, 0 for AFL and 0 for
no union"
AFL poll watcher-who OBJ
viously voted for CIO-ap-
preached AFL organizer and
asked return of initiation fee.
"And he got it." said State
CIO Director Ernest B. Pugh.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-08

CIO Shipbuilding Workers
convention at New York a.
dopted single resolution sup
porting all policy decisions
made by CIO at last national
convention. Ship reelected
its top officers. Move to in
crease per capita failed.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-08

Recent House approval of
30 sales tax for Districts of
Columbia brought widespread
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-04-08

newspaper by Bibb Manufac-
turing Co., in effort to keep
workers from forming union.
Paper involved was the
Trumpet, edited and published
by "Parson Jack" Johnston,
Columbus, Ga, minister. Po-
lice were those at Porterdale,
Ga, a Bibb company town"
Board said Trumpet was not
newspaper in true sense of the
word but was anti-CIO tract.
Bibb admitted buying SUBJ
scriptions to paper for en-
ployees.
Porterdale police, Board
said, was used illegally in
surveillance" of CIO activi-
ties.
Case resulted from charges
filed by CIO Textile Workers,
which had been plagued for
years by Trumpet.
Greece's 100000 free trade
union members have pledged
full support of armed cam
paign to destroy the Com
munist guerilla fighting forces
in northern part of country,
two Greek labor leaders visit
ing US. told The CIO News.
y
Reports were made by John
Patsatzis, secretary-treasurer
of Greek General Confedera
tion of Labor, and Stephan Lo-
los, secretary of Greek Tobac-
co Workers Union who said
US. has received much misin-
formation about status of la
Dor in Greece.
Greek unions, they said,
have operated without inter-
ference from government and
no union leader or member
has been arrested because of
union activities-despite re-
ports to the contrary.
, 1949-04-01

mental freedoms and human
rights in Bulgaria and Hungary,
including the question Of religious.
and civil liberty, with special ref
erence to the recent trials of
church leaders in those countries.
The application OF the new
state of Israel for membership in
the United Nations, already APP
proved by the Security Council,
is also expected to be added to
this sessions agenda.
Other topics that the Assembly
will deal with include Chilean
charges that the Soviet Govern
ment has violated human rights
by OBTAINING the Russian wives of
nationals of other countries; In
dian charges against the Union
of South Africa, alleging mistreat-
ment of Indians; a proposal of
the Economic and Social Council
on Slavery" and the proposed
establishment of a special United
Nations Guard Force.
Although the U. N. General As
Sembly is essentially a delibera-
tive organ, whose main function
is to oversee, to review and criti-
CHE the work and actions of the
United Nations, it is the only
principal U. N. Organ which in
cludes all Members of the United
Nations. 1t has been frequently.
characterized as the Town Meet.
ing OF the World" and the "open
conscience of humanity.'s
, 1949-04-01
NOTICE

Savings Bank Book No. s4s
having been reported lost or
stolen. the holder thereof is
hereby requested to present it
to the Bank within twelve M
weeks from this date. as other
wise. the Book will Be cancel
led and a new one issued ID lie
place At the expiration Of this
period.
Virgin Islands Mari Bank
Christiansted Branch
February is. lSAs.
, 1949-04-01

ence that, in view of the import
ance of the principle of "unan-
unity" the Permanent Members
of the Council will take into ac-
count past experiences and rely
on consultation to increase the
likelihood of concerted decisions.
Another much-discussed item
on the Assembly agenda is the
question of relations with the
Franco Government of Spain
This has been raised by Poland
which has pressed for further
q. N. condemnation of the Franco
regime. Since many nations, the
Latin American group in parti-
cular, have favored a more
friendly attitude toward Spain,
the issue may set off a lengthy
debate.
The question of the disposition
of the former Italian colonies will
also come up at next months
session of the Assembly and it
expected to be another point Of
extended debate. This matter was
referred to the U. N. General AS
sembly for a recommendation
after France, the United King
dom, the United States and the
U. S. S. R., signers of the Peace
Treaty with Italy, failed to reach
a final agreement on the colonial
question by Is September 1913.
The four powers, under the terms
of the Peace Treaty, agreed to ac-
cept the recommendation of the
Assembly and to take measures
for giving effect to it.
The Government of Bolivia has
requested that the U.-N. Assembly
take up consideration of the trial
of the Hungarian Cardinal Mind
szenty, under articles of the U. N.
Charter which deal with the
promotion and encouragement
of respect for human rights and
for fundamental freedoms for all
without distinctions as to race,
sex, language or religion.
In addition, the Government Of
Australia has requested the AS
sembly to consider an item deal
ing with observance Of funda-
, 1949-04-01
Second Part ofUN Assembly
Ready to Open In New York

These are some of at least 10
items--many of them loaded with
political implications--to be taken
up at the Second Part of the
Third Session of the United Ma
tons General Assembly, which is
scheduled to open here on Tues
day, 5 April. The Session may
prove to be one of the most con-
troversial meetings of the So
nation Parliament of the World.
The first Part of the Session
was held in Paris from 81 Sep
tember to IL December 1913, but
despite a record number of meet
ings--some 1900 hours devoted to
plenary and committee meetings
1.-The Assembly was not able to
complete its 75-point agenda in
time. It then decided to adjourn
on 11-12 December and to recon-
vene at United Nations Hearquar
tiers in New York, beginning in
April.
With regard to the problem of
voting in the Security Council
one of the most widely discussed
subjects connected with the Uni
ted Nations--the Assembly will
consider two resolutions. One,
introduced jointly by four of the
five permanent members of the
Council--C China, France, the Uni
ted Kingdom and the United
States--suggests that a number of
types of Security Council decis-
ions should not be subject to the
"veto". It also recommends that
the Five Permanent Members of
the Council seek agreement re-
garding important decisions to be
taken, and that they use the veto
only when they consider the
question to be of vital Importance,
taking into account the interest
of the United Nations as a whole.
The other resolution, intro
duced by the U. S. S. R. (the fifth
Permanent Member), stresses the
importance of efforts by all men,
Der states to strengthen the au-
thori.y Of the United Nations in
accordance with the principles of
the Charter and expresses confid-