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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-03-18

Views
BY Richard Gosser, Vice President
International UAW-CIO

ysu v hH sSF criticism tic s particular part @ Lind but
There is room for improvement in the type of Job being
done IN representing the workers No perfect
article doesn't perfection mainly
ion representatives who evidently believe job
only two duties: settling grievances plant and negoiat
ing few contract changes and demands every
The duties and responsibilities shop steward executive
committeeman local union officer international repreen-
atve are each different certain respects many ways
they are alike and is in these that neglect being
shown.
Every who appointed to union office
has the responsibility of serving shepherd to those he or
she represents How dream they are doing
good Job when they ignore every meeting but r monthly
shop membership meeting is difficult understand When
there are rank and file members who newspa-
pers and literature that's available strange
many committeeman and stewards ignore this
It isn't that these people know everything
Things move too fast for posted without
spending time studying whenever they No one including
the top officers OF your union can say he above learning
TEIE time has the union representative must
recognize his obligation those represents on twenty
four hour basis This doesn't committeeman should
be awakened the middle of the night to talk about grev
ance but 1t does mean that ne must interest himself in such
things FEPC legislation the cooperative program
the drive to defeat Senator Taft 1880
parts of the overall union program.
The answer not in believing that because patterns"
nave set e stage Tor wage and other benefits
Just sit back and let George do it, Unless until
bershp educated in the pensions consumer prob
lens the unions insurance program the relationship
wages profits and prices and the plan for 40 hours pay for
80 hours work our program will not become reality
This education - the most important phase of union acv
ity today membership through the shop
stewards and committeeman How may ask be done
education?
More often than is known the teacher step
of the pupil But he is ahead that's what counts
Committeeman and stewards will inspire
teested IN various phases of union activity only they
selves, become interested
NONE of stated previously perfect But the way to
~ perfection is through Improvement to improve
ment is through education vigorous campaign
cation will assure the membership of many dividends
One parting thought If each year there were two
week period when all union contracts man
agements permitted to set their hour working
cir
mnder to everyone that the union pretty important thing
that doesn't exist just to serve something
and that shop conditions really shop
elections.
OF course, we wouldn't want this
occur But gain much from just closing for
moment and imagining what WOULD happen
THAT would be education in itself our edu
cation the Most shop elections Let's
all join hands promoting real constructive program
cation, that will all the necessary points
fare to people.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-03-18

hibited, but on top of it the product is,
heavily taxed to make its sale even more
difficult.
We are told that last year approx
mately 100000 pounds of oleo was
manufactured and sold. Doubtless if these
manufacturers were given the same treat
ment that the dairy industry receives
the elimination of excessive taxation and
permission to color their product - the
oleo industry would greatly expand. Such
a step would also compel the "butter
boys" to reduce their prices thus making
their product available to many house
holds that toady find their price prohibi-
tive In any event, in our opinion, the
general public would benefit
Our widely heralded ''free enterprise
system" to us means just what it says:
the right of any ndustry-including the
manufacturers of oleomargairne-to pro-
duce and market their products without
hinderance of repressive legislation. This
is clearly not the case with respect to the
oleomargarine producers. This alone is
sufficient reason for us to say that we are
fed up with the hypocritical, utterly self
ish and monopolistic attitude of those who
oppose the oleo bill both in Columbus and
Washington.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-03-18
John l.. Strikes Beck.

WHATEVER REASONS reactionary
w anti-labor forces may attempt to
ascribe to the action of John l.. Lewis,
United Mine Workers chief, for ordering
a two week shutdown in the coal pits of
the nation, one CHASTITY fact is inescapable:
some $4,000 miners were injured or killed
in these same pits during 1948. Of the
$4,000 Casualties, about 1,057 miners
were killed in these accidents.
President Truman-or anyone else, for
that matter-may argue about the eff
cheney or inefficiency of any government
appointee. Senators and Congressman
may crate about the motives" of John
L. Lewis and demand "punative" action
against him. But none of these people can
give life back to the miners who have
died because someone failed to provide
proper safeguards for them in their haz-
ardous occupation.
1t is a shame-nay, a crine-that this
hideous condition should be permitted to
go on year after year To our way of
thinking, John L. Lewis and his Legion of
Miners deserve every praise for taking
such bold measure to correct this fright
full situation.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-03-18

Editors Note: Remaining IoynL 10 the
people phO elected him, Thomas III. Burke,
US. Representative from the 9th Congres.
sioHdl District, cast his Doie against the
so-calied REM Control Bill iChich nas
passed by the House a jer0 days ago. "This
bW as II HOIC stands" declared Mr.. Burke,
"eliminates all control" The advocates OF
ot The sO.cailed local control bill know
fhis as 'CeH as do. As matter of fact
they passed this bill so that in effect they
can eliminate rent control altogether. I
only hope that The Senate ,CM see through
this farce and pass the kind Of Rent Con.
Hol LGo thai President Truman asked
tor.")
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-03-18
Free Enterprise" in Reverse

NoIHlNG SHOWS the hypocrisy -
bordering on outright fraud - of
certain political and industrial interests
more than the much publicized fight to
permit the sale of colored oleomargarine.
The butter boys" representing the
dairy industry-and their political hench-
men are determined to bottle up the oleo
bill which would permit the coloring of
oleomargarine before that product is
placed on sale to the general public. AS it
stands now, colored oleo is not only pro-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-03-18
CIo Worms of Crash

TOP CIO OFFICIALS last week warned
Il the people of America that unless (l)
workers were given a Substantial" wage
increase, and; (2) corporation profits were
reduced and; (3)workers were given an
expanded security program serious de-
preston is almost certain to de-
velope."
The Clo has good reasons to sound
this warning. Already over 3.5 million
workers are jobless in the nation. Addi-
tional lay-offs are expected, particularly
in the light consumer industries Clothing,
furniture, electrical appliances, radio, etc.
with even the heretofore untouchable
automobile industry expressing anxiety
over the disappearance of the lush sellers
market"
But despite these unhealthy signs, cor
poration profits are higher today than
ever before. National City Bank of New
York reports that 1948 profits were 20fc
higher than in l947. "The high rate of
profit" declares the CIO, "is throwing the
economy out of kilter.
Certainly this is one time we don't
want to be in a position Of I'VE told you
So, but we are dead certain that unless
the poWers-that-be heed the warning of
ClO an economic collapse Of catastrophe
dimensions the like of which the world
has never before seen is absolutely in
evitable.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-03-18
Readers
Comments

It's a laugh friends how
things have a habit of back
ing up in some peoples laps.
1t seems that about a half doz-
en- people are running around
town screaming at the top of
their voices that Dick Gosser
don't speak for the CIO in To-
ledo (Which he was elected to
do because they didn't vote
for him. Following all of this
screaming on their part they
proclaim, in the anti-union
daily press, that they speak
for 10000 CIO members.
Using their own formula
(Gosser don't speak for them
because they didn't vote for
him) they don't speak for TO-
600 members. No, not even
5000 members, nor 1000 Ell
ther. John Begg received g.
800 votes in the Auto-Lite
election, Ditzel received a bare
1000 in the Local IA election;
So it looks like these sterling
leaders of labor only speak
for $500 people less than SO
of the CIO members affiliated
with the THUG.
/ think its time that the
membership of CIO in Toledo
wakes up to the fact that these
people who run around pop
ping-off in the anti-labor press
are just a bunch of NAM fools
who are lending a hand in the
manufacturers fight against
organized labor, / think last
weeks editorial in the Union
Journal was to the point.
When we had to hit the bricks
to make management recog-
niZe our demands we knew
where the Toledo Blade and
the Toledo Times stood and
who they supported Git wasn't
us). ] wish the fool who is pas
sing the literature around try
ing to tell the peole that the
Blade and Times has been
kind to organized labor and its
leaders would quit trying to
kid people. 1t seems that the
guy whoever he is only has a
one word vocabulary. In ev-
cry one of his sinking leaf
lets he uses the word jerk at
least a dozen times. He should
sign his stuff A. JERK.
A little over a week ago a
friend of mine from the chew
Wy plant showed me a leaflet
that said ''we should wash our
dirty linen in the union halls"
and it had Ditzel's name typed
on the bottom, / assume he
agreed to it, and 10 and be-
hold the Sunday Blade came
out with a big article about
Ditzel wanting an Administra-
tor over THUG. The Sunday
Blade said the Administrator
deal had been cooken up in
the Willard Hotel. When may
/ ask, did the Willard Hotel
attain the status of a Union
Hall? AS an old member of
UAW-CIO, / joined in "a, I re-
sent it when crack-pots like
Begg, Ditzel, Meilink and Rus
sell, who have never done any
thing TO advance the labor
movement in Toledo, make sill
ly charges against Internation-
al Officers but don't have the
Intestinal Fortitude to prefer
charges according to the Inter-
national Constitution.
Fraternally,
Arnold Boothby
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-03-18

does it do all of this, but it
also provides care for the chill
dren while the parents have
short rest, as well as a we'll
deserved rest. So all of you
good women, lets go and get
on the bali and see what we
can do for our kiddies.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-03-18
Inside
America
CWritten BY the Staff OF The
CI0 News

DIG business is engaged in its
~ most spectacular campaign
to prove that Abe Lincoln was
wrong-"That you can fool all
the people all the time"
A mighty propaganda drive
is under way to convince Con-
gress that support for the
Taft-Hartley Act is universal
among workers, among busi-
nessmen, among farm ers,
among housewives and profess
sional people.
Device being used is the
'loaded QUESTIONABLE. 1t lists
Is or 18 or 20 questions about
labor management relations;
and the questions are so word
ed that they can produce only
the ansW Wers big business
wants. Hundreds of these IAN
swered" questionnaires have
been pouring into Congress
sional offices.
The phoney questionnaires
with their loaded questions
about labor-management rela-
tions-have been circulated by
GE, by Revere Copper and
Brass, by radio commentator
Fulton Lewis. They've been
distributed by foremen in fac
tories, in offices, among busi-
nessmen and Chambers of
Commerce.
Actually there's evidence
t h a t all the questionnaires
were prepared by a Washing
ton public relations firm close
ly linked to the National AS
sociation of Manufacturers.
The evidence is backed up
by MANS relative quiet on the
TIL issue. NAM-in contrast
to its campaign to get Taft
Hartley passed-has been buy
ing no newspaper or radio
time, Apparently the big buSi-
ness agency is relying on the
grass roots" pressure cam
.paign.
Reports from many factor
les tell Of pressure moves to
get workers to fill out the
questionnaires, or to send let
ters to Congressman in sup.
port Of TIL.
One steel fabricating plant
in the south posted sample let
ters on bulletin boards, even
offered to provide help from
foremen in composing the let
ters to Congress!
Sometimes the pressure cam
palgns 90 sour on management
sponsors. Textile Union re-
ports that at Rock River Wool
en- Mills at GAINESVILLE, Wis,
company called in all union
shop stewards, asked them to
c irculate pro-Taft- Hartley
questionnaires. Stewards re-
fused to do the job, so foremen
were drafted to circulate the
questions.
But workers mailed the
questionnaires to the company.
instead of to Congress - and
report has it that many of the
answers weren't printable in a
family newspaper!
As CIO Secretary Treasurer
Jim Carey pointed out in re-
cent radio broadcast, there
are mighty few fools among
the members of the CIO-or of
the AFL, or the other unions
of this country.
These millions of union
all have eyes and
ears and brainS-and common
sense, They don't believe the
steady drum of propaganda in
behalf of the Taft-Hartley Act.
They know the Taft Hartley
Act has weakened their un-
ions. That law has cost them
money from their pay envel-
opes--at a time when profits
are the highest in all of our
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-03-18
Women's News
And Views
BY Odessa 0very
Secretary Women's Bureau
Region 2-B
THE WOMEN of the Local 12

II - " ~ wiz A@ONNA a -
Sumer Camp Guild put
on their first function of the
season with a st. Patrick's
day dance. The dance was
held at the Toledo Industrial
Uni Council ballroom,
March IL.
The dance was lovely sue
cess. With Betty Haugh, acting
as chairlady of arrangement.
assisted by Jennie Delaney
Jean Vogelbach, and Celia Ku-
backi and myself. The hall
was decorated with an arrai-
ment of crepe paper and irish
pipes and shamrocks. Pictures
of the summer camp were dis
played all around the hall.
There were numerous door
prizes which they raffled off,
with the chances going like
hot cakes. Swartzbaugh Mfg,
donated a roasterette, Devil
bliss Co., donated two atomi-
Zers, and a nose and throat
spray outfit, with the rest of
the prizes donated by men,
bers of the committee. All of
the proceeds are to go to the
summer camp.
The Local IL choral Society
put on a hour and half pro-
gram for the children of the
l. u C S County Children's
Home last Sunday afternoon
from six thirty until eight
o'clock. The children were so
tickled to have some enter
tainment besides their regular
routine, that it was pleasure
enough just to see their faces
light up. Some of them were
so delighted that one could
Just pick them up and hug
them. Mrs. Davies our direct
ress also had sophmore from
Waite high school along that
played the trumpet, and when
this boy was playing, even the
little tots were spellbound.
They were all sitting on
their chairs with their legs
crossed in front of them, and
not even an eye blinked, they
were so intent. 1t sure was a
pleasure to see that we can
do something for the happi-
ness of other peoples chill
dren as we'll as for our own.
One never knows what some
of the other children don't
have, that ours do. until you
see the delight in these for
saken little ones. When you
see something like this, you
want to help to make the Lo-
cal II summer camp a great
success. So | think that this
will be a good inspiration to
join the women's guild, to
some of the choral group to
help to promote funds so that
the summer camp will be able
to open this summer. If funds
aren't raised, the summer
camp won't be able to open
this summer. So all of the
girls that volunteered on the
organization committee, please
get out there and start pitch
ing. We need a lot of money to
run the camp. You know as
we'll as anybody does that
children must eat, and it takes
a lot of dough to buy this
food that is nourishing and
wholesome for these young
ters.
The local II summer camp
guild Is opened to everybody
wishing to promote the we'll
being of the children of Tole-
do. 1t is a good wholesome
vacation that the kiddies re-
ceive at a well supervised
camp, such as our Local IL
summer camp.
That builds good strong
minds and bodies, as well as
the proper training and dis
cipline that a well kept camp
provides for them. Not only
Evening star., 1949-01-30

Miss Ann Marie Scanlon, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel B. Scanlon
and Mr.. Anthony j. Veith, son ot
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph c. Veith, were
married yesterday morning at the
Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacra-
ment. The Rev. Carl E. Lyon off,
ciated at 10 o'clock in the morning
which was followed by reception
at the Purple Iris Tea House.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. Mrs. Frank Carr was
matron of honor, and Miss Mary
Scanlon was maid of honor. The
bridesmaids were Miss Kathryn
Scanlon and Miss Margaret Reeves
DR.. Joseph c. Veith was best mar
and ushering in the church were
Messrs. Jack Scanlon, Jack Grainey
DR.. Wally Alden, Chester Richard
son and Daniel Scanlon.
After a wedding trip to New Yorl
the couple will reside in Washing
ton.
Evening star., 1949-01-30
Manassas

Mrs. o. D. Waters has as her
house guest her sister-in-law, Mrs
A. M. Crigler of Baltimore. Mr.
and Mrs. Willard Henderson OF Rich
mond were weekend guests of Mrs
Waters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall johnson
have returned from trip to VIII
uamsburg. -
Mrs. L. B. williams is back at he
Evening star., 1949-01-30

The wedding of Miss June Chi
loni,' daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph G. Ghiloni, and MIR. Thomas
J. Larner, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas P. Larner, took place yes
terday in Holy Comforter Church,
the Rev. Raymond flaming OFF,
ciating. A breakfast followed at the
Little Tea House.
The bride was given In marriage
by her father and attended by her
sister Patricia as maid Of honor, and
by the Misses Patricia Williams,
Mary Moriconi, Constance Cosby
and Mary Mcdonald as bridesmaids
Rita Mae Moriconi was flower girl.
Mr.. John Hammett served as best
man for the groom and the Messrs
Ralph Dix, Richard Rehbein, Ber-
nard Hammett and Leon Ceferatti
were the ushers.
Evening star., 1949-01-30

home here after an extended visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Othello
Wits in Washington.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. Luther Moser
have as their guest the formers
cousin, Mr.. Charles Moser. Of Wash
ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Greenberg
left Friday for Miami Beach, Fla,
where they will spend q months
vacation.
Mr.. Frank D. Cox has returned
from fortnight's visit with relatives
In Frankfort, KY.
Evening star., 1949-01-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Greenman
announce the engagement Of their
daughter Eleanor to Mr.. Nelson
Ostrinsky, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Ostrinsky, the wedding to
take place in June.
Miss Greenman is a graduate OF
Wilson Teachers College and is
teaching at Kramer Junior High
School.
Mr.. Ostrinsky Is q graduate Of
George Washington University and
during the war was a Junior grade
lieutenant in the Navy, serving In
the Mediterranean and in the Pa
.cific.
Evening star., 1949-01-30
In Ne1V Residence

DR.. and Mrs. Aubrey Fischer
with the latter'S mother, Mrs
Charles Picard, are at Woodley
Park Towers, where they have taken
an apartment.
Mrs. Edward Kohner now Is max
ing her home at the Windsor
Apartments.
Evening star., 1949-01-30
S0i0zlyn in Dallas

Miss Barbara Stein, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin D. Stein, left
Friday for Dallas, Tex. where she
will remain for six weeks before re-
turning to Washington.
Evening star., 1949-01-30
BEDROOM SUITE

All mohoeony Hepplewhite design single
beds, dresser with mirror, ehest-on- chest.
night stond, Wos $500 Now 225.OO
Other bedroom pieces include beds, oressers,
chests :. oil greatly reduced
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-06
HAVANA TRIP WINNERS

Continued From Pace Onei
torney Cleare enlarged some
what.
In his own irnpassive, cold-eyed
manner, he declared, IF the or
ganization keeps up the good
work it is now doing in Cuba,
there's no doubt whatever in my
mind th..t Key West will benefit
greatly by increased Latin Amer
lean business"
Continuing, he said he was as
sured that summer business in
Key West could be boosted con-
siderably by continued publicity.
Too few people there. he said,
knew that it was cheaper to stop
off in Key West on their way
north, than it was to fly straight
through.
OF the organization itself,
Cleare said. Key Vests Latin
American Chamber of Commerce
is a dynamic organization, well
r1rth backing by every Key
Wester."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-06
Miscellaneous

Sonar School has scored 1853
points in three games and their
opponents l55 points.
Bamboo Room has scored 1877
points In three games and their
opponents have scored 100 points.
Overseas Garage has scored 70
points in two games and thav
have allowed their opponents l09
points.
Pollock's Jewels has scored 1872
points to las for their opponents
in three genes
Lions Club has scored 73 points
in two games and have been
scored against 1870 times.
Vogue Cleaners has scored 149
points in three games, while their
opponents have done almost as
good wi;a las points
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-06
CLAIM SECRETS SENT RUSSIA
(By THe Associated Pressl

NEW YORK.-The man who
touched off the investigation of
charges that Russia was given
secret wartime information offer
ed new information today For
mer Air Force Major G. Racey
Jordan told a news conference
here that he had ripped out.sec-
ret radar equipment from four
planes bound for Russia during
the war. He said, however, that
another plane made it by avoid
ing Great Fails, Montana, where
Jordan was stationed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-06
PASS BAD CHECKS OF $4,000
nv The Assoeiated Pressl

JACKSONVILLE.-A Jackson
vile justice of the peace says a
former city councilman and two
other men have been arrested on
charges of passing more than
fifty thousand dollars in bad
checks. justice Genevieve Med
Jock said the men were Joe
Pound, a contractor and former
councilman; Philip Adeeb, the
operator of steak house; and
Lawrence j, Vano, a cook.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-06
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tContInued From Page UneJ
a diplomatic visa as Chief of
State.
Lis military aide said he knew
nothing Of rutnor Ii may pro-
pose to lease the island of For
rnosa, off the China coast, to the
United States for 80 wears in re-
tlitn for United States aid The
military aide added:
~ Doctor Lii left the country as
the Acting Pre- iGent of China.
and he is still Acting President OF
China. He will return to China"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-06
IRON LUNG EXHIBIT
up Wirephoto

Continued From Page Onel
is used. Shown in the exhibit
truck. in addition to the iron
lung, and among the other scieh-
tific apparatus displayed, is the
Gephart anatomical model, which
shows all the parts of the body
in exact color and size.
The exhibit has been sponsor
ed in the United States and Cana
ola by fraternal groups benefiting
their worthy causes.
1t had been seen in forty OF
the AZ states and in five Cana
dian provinces, and is now going
to Cuba, where it will he spon-
spred by the Cuban National
Ornhans' Home.
Ward Williams is manager
of the exhibit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-06

There was nothing sacred OF
religious about the American In
dian's totem pole. 1t simply rep
resented his claim to wealth and
fame.