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

to Just how much this publicity campaign is
costing them. We were told, as we reported
before, that the Salvation Committee" offer
ed Steve flanagan of Park Avenue, New York,
S25, 900 per month to handle this job for them
Hanagen, for reasons best known to himself,
did not accept this job even at the reported
princely price What Mr.. Fred Rudge of Fifth
Avenue, New York is being paid we don't
know But, as we stated once before, Fifth
Avenue press agents don't come to Toledo to
handle job like this for peanuts"
1t is very interesting to know, however,
that Mr.. Rudge also handles publicity for the
Champion Spark Plug Co. Nor is it a secret
to anyone that MIR. r. A. Stranahan, BOSNIAN
of Champion, is one of the strongest hackers
of the Salvation Committee"
We also reported in one of our full page
ads in The Blade that the Salvation Com
mittee" repeatedly was ready to spend hun
dreds of thousands of dollars" to prosecute
their vicious campaign against the UAW-ClO
against Dick Gosser and, of course, for the
defeat of our pension program Actually, what
happened In this case was that one of the
wealthy members of the Salvation Commit
tee" made public declaration to the effect
that he was ready to give S500000 to win this
fight OF Course we just wonder if the gentle
man in question delivered the S5O0,OOO to back
up his statement. Or, was he just bluffins?
WHILE on this subject, we might well
w mention that Bill Sturm, local AFL or
ganizer, called us the other day and complain
ed rather bitterly about the things we said
about him in our last issue. He claims that he
made no statements of any kind against our
pension program furthermore he promised us
a statement wherein he proposed to outline his
position Unfortunately, to this moment we
have not received his statement OF course we
are looking forward to receiving it with great
interest.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16
Gen. Isenhower Against Security,
But He Has 1t
BY BRADFORD v. CARTER
LPA COlumnist

about security, and has had none form the
day he entered military service He has lived
his entire life under the protection of a gov
ernment welfare program.
1t would be false to accuse the General of
hypocrisy. But it is entirely fair to accuse him
of ignorance of the world today In fact, his
appeal for a return to "the good old days is
really nostalgia looking backward to his boy
hood, and should be a warning if any is need
ed to all trade unionists that charming as he
is Eisenhower is not the man for them.
Lowell Mellett, the newspaper commentator
says Eisenhower hasn't caught up with what
has been happening in the world or his own
country during a lifetime spent pursuing
professional career somewhat outside the COM
mon current" and suggests Ike do more
studying and less speechmaking.
He might ponder, for instance, over the re-
cent report that even today a third of the
nations families have incomes of $4,000 or less
benefits come anywhere near providing for old
age? Or that medical care Is anywhere near
adequate?
1--WE see the illusion called security Eisen-
hover said in a speech the other night. "We
think too much of luxuries We want to wear
fine shirts, have caviar and champagne when
we should be eating hot dogs and beer"
Eisenhower made that speech before the
Saint Andrews Society of New York, at the
Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York. An edi-
torial in the Daily Spectator, student news
paper of Columbia university, in an attack on
the speech, said:
1--WE don't know, of course, but we are will
ing to bet beer and hot dogs were not on the
menu"
They'd win their bet
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16

pensaon for those who contract industrial diseases
Jured in the of their work Who benefits The
worker Who for t The employer Then too, there is
Federal Social Security (Old Age Pensions)
that? The worker Who pays R worker the
employer
am not that the Republican Party party of big
Business really wants to destroy socalled welfare
State They only want to destroy the part that costing them
money and retain the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
which benefits them, but is paid for by the Government
State" Big Business glad to see it in 1880.
Let's go back few and look the welfare State
existed then Let's take the years all remember
them certainly the veterans should The United States
ment built utra-modern plants all the country for
production Built them for the employers the employees
Locally we have two or three shining examples
To start with have the Navy Building built National
Supply Company which sold for figure recently al
though the Government better than three quarters
million dollars it. We have also the used Amer
Propeller Company built by the Government
that this building sold fraction Think of
the giant Steel Mills that
during the war, And who bought them for song?
On top of that the of the
While all this being the S25,OO0 ceiling
lifted This left the employer the only with enough
to parone the Black Market The SO limit profit
also erased early the through the simple expedent
OF refusing to contracts material
Things of that nature referred to strikes.
Well, maybe the Republican Party has point Maybe
should start eliminating the "Wefare State" maybe
start with RATaft.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16
Toledo Welcomes J6L

THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT the
American Can Co. plant on City Park
Avenue was purchased by the Jones a.
Laughlin Stee Corp of Pittsburgh -
fourth largest steel producers of the ma
tion lis, indeed, welcome news to To-
ledo. This plant, presently employing
about $50 people, will continue its opera
tionS under the new management in much
the same fashion as it has operated in the
past.
I'VE look forward with great pleasure
In joining Toledo's industrial community
and to taking up the duties and privileges
OF industrial citizenship enjoyed for so
many years by the American Can Co, de-
clared Adm. Ben Morrell, j &L president
OF course, the significant aspects of
this business transaction is not that a
huge concern like J & l. acquired a rela-
lively small plant. Those transactions are
quite frequent in the business world. The
fact, however, that a concern like j & l.
should come into Toledo in face of the
hypocritical and asinine propaganda of
such groups as our notorious Committee
to Save Toledos Payrolls' makes this
deal stand out. For, while our Salvation
Committee" moans and groans about
poor labor relations in Toledo, huge and
responsible firms like j e. L apparently
discount their chatter and go ahead in
making what to them seems sound busi-
ness transactions.
Surely, no one in his sane mind -
not even our Salvation Committee"
brain trusters could accuse the man
agement of j g. L of responsibility. So,
why then, did g. L decide to acquire
this Toledo plant? There is only one pos
sible answer to that question. They ac-
quired the Toledo plant because it was
sound business.
bad labor town." - they might have
and probably did ask, after reading some
OF the asinine and near malicious propa-
ganda Of our Salvation Committee" in
denouncing Toledo. How could it be-"
they must have answered their own oues-
ton A bad labor town. has many strikes,
irresponsible strikes and irresponsible un-
ions. But Toledo has neither of these. We
haven't had single major strike of
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EXECUTIVE SECRETARY rl.g.c.

aERE things membership and the public
should consider about the Salvation Committee"
Toledos Payrolls The Committee, before
less than 1000 members and will get their 10000 which
was the original goal.
Salvation Committees advertisement covering
full in the conspicuous because all
bg-wigs at the bottom of the ad
public gradually becoming skeptical
just handful of manufacturers running the for the
Salvation Committee Leaving off the the bgwgs
in the ads makes appear lot cleaner board
The ads have also omitted personal vilcaton of
Brother Goser but this be taken very nicely thru
items and editorials in newspapers This change
tactics about after New York City
tive came to Toledo to straghten out the Committees
Now what the Salvation Committee" their full page
advertisements and what they doing two different
things Sugar wouldn't melt in their mouth and everything
is hunkydorry They would lead to believe the Committee
wants to Toledos payroll and bring industry to To-
edo But the Committee is not working at that This is
what they doing.
The Salvation Committee is sending out literature to To-
eo manufacturers businessmen showing
the pension plan Anything else the Committee claims they
doing much window dressing Every three four days
the Salvation Committee sends out mimeographed literature
indicating in detail how presidents can do job
the workers The Committee isn't interested bit right
about rothey intend to do one job and that to do
"job' on the pension plan.
There comical angle to the whole affair lot of large
Toledo should be able to take of their affairs
at least they have indicated in the past they have the nte
and initiative to handle empoye relations
But here is the heading of the form letters sent to the
facturers.
COMMITTEE TO SAVE ToLEDo's PAYRoILs
EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE USE: The following material may be
without credit in whole part with any changes that
the individual company situation requires
to put this kind of material to help Toledos payro
pardon to do job the pension plan For
just moment they had fooled.
1t might be we'll what has been said about pensions
by person from the employer group.
Accorng The York Sunday Times December 18th,
1949 Marion Folsam Treasurer Eastman Kodak Company,
that while emphasis has been the of
little has been heard of the advantages it brings
Further Folsam had this "A pension plan does
entail substantial direct cost but is not hidden There
definite The organization kept efficient
basis because those who past their period of usefulness
replaced by younger and productive workers
supervisor reres promotion often be made affecting
eral individuals the morale of the organization is thus inn
of security is brought to the older worker and
there good effect the worker well There is
feeling the employees and the community to-
that looks after its older workers AS result
of these factors labor turnover will be lower,
Have you statement from the Salvation Commit
submitting their plan for pensions where have
any statement that they favored social security
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16

a genius, you know, to discover that dollar
bills don't fall from heaven. Even for this
Salvation Committee" On the other hand,
it's simple as ABC to point out that some of
the wealthiest people in Toledo play godfather
to this notorious committee, hence the source
of all these dollars.
A NYWAY, it appears that the brain trusters
"A of the Salvation Committee" decided
against their initial plan of spending money
like the proverbial drunken sailor. They're
going to work it more quietly now, especially
through the various companies whose heads
form the backbone of their movement So,
you can look forward to a deluge of literature
-so-called-from the individual firms to their
employees Literature" that will be very in
formal in tone and very friendly" telling the
workers why the UAW-CIO Pension and So
cial Security program, developed on an area
basis, is Impractical" and even ''ruinous"
nF COURSE, to this moment the Salvation
" Committee" did not deem ii either advis-
able or necessary to answer our questions as
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16
Pensions For Crooks

DOUBTLESS IT MUST BE somewhat
- of a surprise to most people that the
Federal Government pays pensions and
even salaries to crooks. This is the case
with the champion" of Americanism, j.
Parnell Thomas, republican congressman
from New Jersey and former congress
man Andrew May of Kentucky, demo-
crat.
Both of these gentlemen are now IN
iail. Both Of them have been convicted of
pocketing money that didn't belong to
them MAY, who was the chairman Of the
House Military Affairs Committee during
the war, dug into some business pies too
deeply for his own good Especially since
the pie was made up of money from our
federal treasury.
J. Parnell Thomas, who used to label
all his opponents and every labor leader
Communist" when he occupied the
Craftsmanship of the House Committee on
Un-American Activities, not only placed
his relatives on the federal payroll-With-
out requiring them to do any work for
their salaries, whatsoever but took kick
backs from his secretarial staff. Thomas,
having a real nose for business, also kept
the money that his non-working relatives
collected from Uncle Sam.
To add insult to injury, Thomas -
the great American" although he is
already in Jail, will continue to collect
his pay from Uncle Sam until the end of
this year That makes him the highest
paid crook in our jails today.
X r
DUT THAT ISN'T ALL. Both May and
D Thomas will collect pensions from
our federal government as former con-
gressmen AS matter of fact, May is al
ready collecting his to the tune of $3.50
per month, thus making him one of the
highest paid crooks in our jails. Thomas
will start collecting $500 per month when
he reaches the age of 65. He is now 81
years Old
Now isn't that just ducky?
Pensions for the common people? A
measly 500 per month at age SOS? Yea,
that's what the people want But accord
ing TO those who are already getting lot
more than that, or will when they retire,
that would bankrupt our country {. . that
would lead to welfare" state j.. that
would be "socialistic" or maybe even
"communistic" &. even Un-American.
How stupid do these people think the
common people are?
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16

local nature since way back before the
war. Certainly that would indicate to any,
one - except morons and labors avowed
enemies - that in Toledo we have re-
sponsible unions.
That is the way ] & L must have sized
up the situation before they bought the
plant from American Can.
The Salvation Committee" ought to
hang its head in shame and discard itself
into the ashcan where they belong
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16
PAC Pipeline

Ex.REP. A. ]. MAY, who is
IA doing 8 to "a months for
taking bribes, goes right on
drawing his lifetime pension
of $500 a month. And Rep. j.
Parnell Thomas, who had no
defense when tried for con-
spring to defraud the Govern
ment, can start drawing about
$500 month for life when he
is 81.
When passing the law under
which they draw their pen
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16

Roosevelt and Truman Ad-
ministrations and if his heirs
wanted any of it they would
have to vote the straight
Democratic ticket from now
on.
G. e n eral Eisenhower has
joined Senator Taft in worry
ing about peoples security.
It's curious how those with
the most security yell the
loudest against it.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16

PefhapS, tney re just llCklhg
their wounds in preparation
for new assaults on decent
people seeking bit of Sc
curity for their old age.
1t seems quite apparent,
however, that our expose of
t h ir seemingly limitless
slush fund to delude the
people-their full page ads
in the newspapers, their
radio skits and outdoor adj
vertising - b a c k fl red on
thaIoo YoiI don't baVn IN he
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16

Q.-r my brother, World War II vet
eran is admitted to a VA hospital will his
relatives be allowed to visit him while he is
in the hospital?
A.-YeS All VA hospitals have special
hours set aside each day for visitors, the same
as civilian hospitals.
Q.-I have guaranteed loan on my home
and / have. suddenly come into some
money. May / pay off the balance of my
loan at once?
A-Yes. you may pay off the loan before
1t becomes due and without any unearned
interest or other penalty.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16

sions, Congress declared its
purpose was to reward long
and faithful legislative SER
vice.
When reactionaries scream
that business just can't make
money under the Fair Deal,
think of the late Harvey B.
Whitten of Sacramento, Calf.
Whitten left S750,000 es-
tate, saying in his will that he
made all his money under the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16

Q.-I am an honorably dis
charged World War veteran.
Will Veterans Administration
give me legal advice on my
domestic troubles with my
wife.
Ava is not authorized
to give legal advice regarding
personal problems. If you are
in need of such advice, you
should see an attorney or con-
tact your local bar associa-
ton.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16
Veterans Information

Q.-After my discharge
from World War II, I sur
rendered my $4,000 National
Service Life Insurance con-
verted policy for the cash
value. / have re-enlisted, and
want insurance again. Am I
eligible?
A.-Yes. APPLICATION for
new NSLI m a y be made
while you are in active
service.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16

and particularly, the Truman Policy.
/ am not sure "Welfare State" does not
exist. As interpret the phrase it is supposed
to mean support by the Government. If l am
correct in that assumption let's look at the
"Welfare State"
First of all we have the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation. Who benefits from that?
Business of course The bigger the business
the bigger the benefits. Who pays for it? The
Government. Secondly we have unemploy-
ment compensation. Who benefits from that?
The worker. Who pays for it? The employer.
And then of course we have workmen's COM
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16
This You Ought To Know
BY PETE ZVARA

GsXXTHAT happened to TO Committe To Save
w Toledo's Payrolls'?" lot of our friends
want to know. Frankly we don't know. May
be they're just playing possum, waiting for
more opportune time to start believing again.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16
AS | SEE IT
BY HOWARD SEREN,
President, Local IL, UAW-CIO

THIS writing the Republican Party using every
"A at its disposal to give publicity mythical welfare
State The sole purpose of this publicity attach much
stigma to the term welfare State" make
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16
Press Ignores
Big Program To
Break Monopolies
By NATHAN ROBERTSON

WASHINGTON LPA) - The daily news
w papers have almost completely ignored
one of the biggest stories completely ignored
in Washington recently - the drafting of
Evening star., 1949-11-29
Man Directing Traffic
Around Truck Killed
Special Dispatch 10 The stsr

FREDERICK, Md, Nov. 2s.-
Newman Leavitt, 81, of Baltimore
was killed last night when he was
struck by an automobile on Route
40, where he was attempting to
direct traffic around a disabled
truck.
Maryland State police said the
truck in which Mr.. Leavitt was
riding with his son, George Leavitt,
rs, broke down near Frederick.
While the son tried to start it.,
Mr.. Leavitt stood in the road di-
recting cars around the stalled
vehicle.
Mr.. Leavitt was struck by a car
driven by Howard Oakley, "a, Of
Boiling Air Force Base, Wash
ington. D. c.. police said. Mr..
Oakley told police he was passing
another car when he suddenly
saw Mr.. Leavitt. but could not
stop in time to avoid hitting him.
After striking Mr.. Leavitt. Mr..
Oakley's car rammed the truck,
the police reported. -.
They said visibility was bad be-
cause of the rain and no charges
were placed against Mr.. Oakley.
Evening star., 1949-11-29
Benson Says Character
Should Govern Paroles

F. Murray Benson. director Of
the Maryland State Division OF
Parole and Probation. told the
Prince Georges County Chamber
|of Commerce last night that
"a mans character determines
whether he should be paroled
from prison.
Mr.. Benson was principal
speaker at dinner meeting OF
the chamber at the Prince Georges
Golf and Country Club, Land
over.
It is not the crime that deter
mines if prisoners should be pa
rolled, but whether the person
has enough character to sustain
him when he is freed, Mr.. Benson
said. ~
Ralph w. Brown, county SUPER
intendent Of police, described the
Boys Club and teen-age canteen
work in the county. He said par
ents had been slow to volunteer
their aid In the program. Roy
Bright, senior parole and proba-
ton officer for Southern Mary
land, also spoke.
Evening star., 1949-11-29
BY q steff censspond.n. Of The ssar

WINCHESTER, Va. Nov. 90
Charles B. Henry's will won't pay
of this Christmas for the children
at John Kerr School here.
Mr.. Henry. 80-year-old fruit
store proprietor, died last April
and willed the income from an
estate valued at 100000 to his
friends in the first, second and
third grades. He had explained
informally he hoped the children
would spend thesproceeds on any
thing their hearts desired, includ-
ing bubble gum. -,
The will, however. specified the
legacy be used for "furtherance Of
his or her obtainment Of an edu-
cation" ~
But-books or bubble gum
there will be no money for the
students for a while-and maybe
not at all. The will Is being con-
tested by relatives Of the man,
who operated his store for many
years In an old frame structure
in the TOO block Of South Loudoun
street.
Evening star., 1949-11-29
District Driver Cleared
In HyaHsviIe Bows Death

Henry L. Beck, 80. a Washing
ton mail carrier, was cleared in
Hyattsville Police Court yesterday
of manslaughter and reckless
driving charges based on the death
of a seven-year-old Berwyn boy on
Riggs road extended, near Berwyn,
November 10.
Mr.. Beck, who lives in the $500
block Of Forty-seventh avenue,
Berwyn, was charged after Doug
las Carpenter, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Carpenter. died in Leland
Memorial Hospital, Riverdale. of
injuries suffered In a traffic acci-
dent. -
Trial Magistrate Alan Bowie ac-
quilted Mr.. Beck after hearing
testimony that the boy darted onto
the road from behind construction
equipment. The boy was one Of a
family of eight children, ranging
In age from one to II years..
Evening star., 1949-11-29
Rabies Fatal 10 Doq
In Kensington Area

The death of rabid dog in the
Kensington area last Thursday
was reported yesterday by Mont
gomery County health authors
ties.
DR.. v. L. Ellicott. county health
officer, said the dog suffered from
the dumb" form Of the disease,
which paralyzed it so that it
could. not bite humans or other
animals.
Because of this, he said, it is
hoped the case will be the only
one in the area, and it will be
unnecessary to extend an existing
dog quarantine to cover that Sec
ton.
The quarantine was imposed
on most Of the county's Eastern
suburban area about two weeks
ago by the County Council after
reports that nine children had
been bitten by rabid dogs in the
-Four Corners and. Indian Spring
Village sections Of Silver Spring.
Two clinics for the incubation
Of dogs against rabies will be held
this week for those who were un-
able to have their pets vaccinated
In November.
One Of the clinics will be held
from $3.50 to $50 pm. Friday at
the Takoma Park Health Center.
The other will be held from noon
to pm. the following day at the
Silver Spring Armory.