Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16

S There cannot be any question
l or any doubt in anyone's mind
: where Tom Burke stands be-
cause he is really a staunch
Democrat. 1 think when Toms
mother gave birth and the doc
tor spanked his fanny l think
he started crying, 81 am Demo-
crat." We have another fellow
in this house who was a friend
of mine since school days, l
think when they spanked him
he said, II am a Republican" T
am going to ask him, Brother
Lazette to stand up. There GER
tainly should be no question in
anyone's mind that 1 am not
tied to any party but believe in
advancing the guy that will do
the most good for the most
people.
4 There is a fellow I had an op-
lportunity to meet in Cleveland.
This fellow was a local union
President. He reminds me of
Dick Meyers, Toots Martin,
Louis Mattox or should l say
Ballard. AS far as that goes I
don't exactly want to take a
crack at Champion but will say
Chet Glowski and Bill Borden.
This fellow wanted to serve the
people. After long consideration
he is now working on the Inter
national Competitive Shop. He
is doing swell job, halls from
Cleveland l would like to in
troduce Brother Major from
Cleveland.
There is a great question
raised as to whether we lack the
courage of our convictions and
whether we should move. hope
all can bear with me for ten or
twelve minutes. With the intent
and desire of the pension plan
was never any intent to destroy
any of the relationship enjoyed
in this community by the labor
management commmittee or any
of the joint labor committees. 1t
was the desire to move the con-
gress of America from where it
stood from the very inception of
the passage of the Social Sc 3
curity program. Congress, at anyl
time they wanted. to, could have
increased the old age pension to
S100 for every person in Amer
lea but congress was stopped by
the Manufacturers Association,
Chamber of Commerce, large in
dustrialists, bankers and insur-
ance corporations. There is no
question of doubt in anyone's
mind. Proof of that will be you
watch the congress of America
increase the benefits of the So
cial Security. If we don't ac-
complish anything we will ac-
complish at least a decent Social
Security Program for the work.
Iers in America. The next i'm
portant point is we could have
talked for five years to convince
the employers that their en-
ployees were entitled to pen
sion plan. Our approach was a
little unique. After reading The
Blade, I am convinced. that every
employer is in favor Of pensions
for their employees, I am no
longer needed. For that reason
l recommend that the employers.
and the employees sit down and
the employers give the pension
plan they are so anxious to give.
In closing / want to say this
it is humanely impossible to
gather with $50 many friends
and not forget some people in
this room tonight. There are
at least hundred people that
l feel very close to. / don't
want to ask them to stand up
and will just go through
names. There is Clem Hole
winski who is doing a grand
job at our Summer Camp;
Walter MadrzykOwski and
Walter Murphy who have as
sumed most of my duties as
by Administrative Assistants;
various International Repre-
Sentatives, let me call them
off: Ed Brown, Curly Lichty,
Harold Kobe, Tom Kinney,
Heinz Sieve, Toots Martin,
Howard Seren, President of
Local IL, Norman Meyers,
Chet Glowski, Jerry BiddIe,
Pete Zvara, Die Casting.
There are tremendous
amount of people here tonight,
Don Blair; / am sure Howard
Cutcher, Board member and
Benny Ringler from the
board; Howard Rediger. L
could go on and on. To me
goes very little credit; to those
people, who have worked
close to me and carried on,
should go the real credit.
In closing let me say these
words: | am sure l speak the
sentiments of the UAW when /
say q cannot appreciate anyone
under 40 enjoying this as much
as those from 40 on) l don't
want to be weighed or evaluated
now. If it goes into effect I
would like someone to eyaluate
ny stock ten or fifteen years
from now, when people are en-
toying the pension plan. l want
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