Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-01

0AA~S k@A y PAOsASAAh HAS0SS
were joined by half-dozen
as Democrats pledging FEPC
ness way.
Masterminding Republican
Dixiecrat stragety was Sen
ator William Boyd, Cuyahoga
county Dixiecrat, who has
consistently voted with Re-
publicanS against Labor-Sup-
ported legislation this year.
Long Battle Reviewed
Here's the story of the battle.
Senator H ow are d Metzenbaum
3D., Cuyahoga) introduced the
report. Senate Majority Leader
Margaret Mahoney 3D., Cuya-
hoga) sought to make the report
a special order of business next
Wednesday afternoon to permit
time for printing the bill.
That didn't fit into the strategy
of the coalition, which wanted to
kill FEPC before anyone knew
exactly what the report con-
tanned. Therefore Metzenbaum
succeeded in getting his report
withdrawn, temporarily stalling
off defeat.
Just as the Senate was ready
to adjorn, Boyd, who had sour
ried around the chamber plot
ting with COP leaders, recon-
sideration of the vote by which
the bill had been withdrawn.
That set off the fireworks and
IL roll calls later, FEPC was
killed.
Box Score of ise-Breakers
Here's the list of those who
voted against FEPC on the final
showdown
REP Lie Al MS: A d.
ans (Wood County,, Daniels
(Highland County,, Davies (Ful-
ton County,, Deddens (Hamilton
County,, Ferguson Guernsey
County,, Mechem (Athens Coun-
.ty), Moorehead (Muskingum
County,, Powell CLARK County,, 4,
Sheppard IS nm t County,,
Walcutt (Franklin County,.
DEMOCRATS: Blake BEL
mont County,, Boyd (Cuyahoga
County,, Ford (Franklin Coun-
ty), Jackson (Mahoning Coun-
ty), Sawicki (Cuyahoga County,.
BOyd's AccOmplice
Boyd was capably assisted in
his Machiavellian tactics by off
again, on-again Blake. Blake,
who had repeatedly promised
CIO members that he was 100
per cent for FEPC, was Boyd's
willing accomplice in the after
noon of promise breaking.
During the debate, Blake
hoped up to shout that he was
being lobbied by Labor to vote
for the bill. Ohio CIO spokes-
men observed that they certain
ly did talk to Blake, reminding
him of his promises for FEPC
both before and after the cleo
ton, and also reminding him
that he begged for Labor's sup
port in the campaign and was
elected by Labor votes.
In marked contrast to the Re-
publican-Dixiecrat prom S e.
breakers were the 13 Democrats
who stuck by their guns and
voted repeatedly for FEPC. They
were ably led by Majority Lead
er Mahoney, who made four val
liant attempts at breaking. the
filibuster, and by Metzenbaum,
who bore the burden of the de-
bate for the administrations bill.
Jackson voted with the admin
istration supporters until the
very last roll call when he voted
against FEPC.
Tries to Break Rent Control
This was Boyd's week to steal
all the anti-Labor headlines. He
gave new indication of his de-
sire to serve Big Business Mon
day night when he introduced a
bill to abolish rent control in
Ohio.
Said the Senator, echoing the
propaganda of real estate lobby
lists, ANY apparent shortage in
housing results from a misuse of
our present supply (of houses)
which has resulted from rent
control"
That the shortage was real,
and not just apparent, was a fact
known to every teen-age child
and adult in the state, with the