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Evening star., 1950-05-06
Naval Court Of |nquir,
Finds Worth Violated
Trust in B-36 Memo

A naval court of inquiry has
found that Cedric Worth "vio-
lated the trust inherent" in his
position as a Navy Department
special assistant when he wrote
an anonymous document limiting
fraud and politics in the Air
Forces B-36 bomber purchases.
The court recommended, how
ever, that no further disciplinary
action be taken with respect to
Mr.. Worth, since he has resigned
as special assistant to Navy Un-
dersecretary Dan A. Kimball. The
finding. approved by Navy Secre-
tary Matthews, we're announced
last night.
It was the anonymous document
that caused the House Armed
Services Committees investiga-
ton into the B-36 and subse-
quently into the bitter service
controversy over defense policies
last year. The committee gave
the B-36 a clean bill of health.
while Mr.. Matthews named the
court to delve into the document.
AS an aftermath of the subse-
quent probe of defense policies.
Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, who
testified with other officers that
the policies were hurting the
Navy, was ousted as Chief of
Naval Operations.
Capt. John G.. Crommelin. who
also figured in the controversy by
releasing confidential correspond
ence which spurred the policies
hearing. has been furloughed on
half pay. He was mentioned by
the court of inquiry among those
who had committed no offense
and incurred no blame"
The court also cleared Comdr.
Thomas D. Davies, who had. been
named an interested party, as
we'll as all others mentioned. The
findings stated that Comdr. Davies
committed no offense and in
CURED no serious blame" Mr.
Worth, in testifying before the
committee, mentioned that he
had talked with the commander.
Mr.. Worth. under grilling by
the committee, admitted authors
ship of the unsigned memoran-
dunn and repudiated all the
charges he had put into it. The
memo limited deals involving
Democratic party fund raising
and named Floyd Odlum, whose
Atlas Corp. controls the company
building the B-36 bombardment
plane; Defense Secretary John
son and w. Stuart Symington
then Secretary of the Air Force
1t said, among other things, that
the B-36 was obsolete.
Mr.. Worth told the congress
sional committee nobody really
collaborated in preparing the
document. But Committee Coun-
sci Joseph B. keenan, expressed
the thought that "the area of in
fection may be wider and deeper
than we know"
But the court. headed by Ad-
niral Thomas B. Kinkaid, since
retired. cleared all The others who
testified before 1t. These included
in addition to Capt. Crommelin
and Comdr. Davies. Capt. Leroy C.
Simpler and 1t. Samuel P.
Ingram.
Other members of the court
we're Vice Admiral Donald B.
Beary, president of the Newport
(R. - Nvala War College. and
Rear Admiral Glenn B. Davis,
commandant of the Potomac
River Naval Command. Capt. S.
B. D. Wood was Judge advocate.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
BecuuSe:

President Truma n did not
talk In terms of dollars. He
talked in terms OF real in
come which means rise in abil-
ity to buy regardless of the value
of the dollar. The figure $4,000
was not mentioned by the Presi-
dent--it was merely the calcula-
ton of newspapermen from what
the President said, and if the
value OF the dollar should
shrink as Lawrence predicts,
the average family income
would be more than 100000,
instead of $4,000, which would
buy just as much as $4,000
would today.
Here is what the President
said:
"If our productive power con-
tinues to increase at the same
rate as it has increased for the
past so years, our total national
production fifty years from now
will be nearly four times as
much as it is today. Allowing
for the expected growth in popu-
lation, this would mean that the
real income of the average fam
lily in the year 1000 A. d. would
be about three times what it is
TODAY"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
Unions Worked
Hard On Rule
Change Fight

WASHINGTON (LPA)-All
wings of organized labor mobili-
zed in the hard-fought battle
over an attempt to set the House
rules back so that the reaction
ary-dominated Rules Committee
could block important legisla-
ton.
While working closely with
Administration lie a d ers, the
union spokesmen also claim
credit for swing many of the
crucial Republican votes which
helped retain the liberal rule.
THE single most important
vote of this session." Labor's
League For Political Education
Director Joseph keenan, called
it. CIO President Philip Murray,
in a message to House leaders,
said the issue was clear: Shall
a small coalition operating un-
restrainedly in the Rules Com
mittee be permitted to thWart
the will of Congress and the
people?"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
Dan Tobin Warns
Democratic Party

INDIANAPOLIS UPA) -
What may defeat the Democrats
in 1850 and 1852 is their lead
ers' idea that labor must sup
port their party and their plat
form, right or wrong" So de-
clared Daniel j. Tobin, presi-
dent OF the AFL Teamsters,
writing in the January issue of
the Teamster. He warned labor
to take an important part in the
campaign both in 1850 and 1852.
II labor is betrayed again,
Tobin continued, the foundation
stones will be laid for a third
party. 81 am ready to change to
even third party based on
American principles and law if
labor is again betrayed and de-
ceived by the government two
parties" Liberals betrayed and
shackled labor. 1t can happen
here"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
$4,000 Left
To Union BY
Veteran Member

WASHINGTON LPA Al -
Fred B. Hutchings, of Syracuse,
N. Y, has left $4,000 to the
National Association of Letter
Carriers-AFL,, for the union $
fund for a new home in Wash
ington. Hutchings, veteran
member of the union, built up
his estate by careful invest
ments. A postman, he was killed
in an automobile accident,
The $4,000 gift brought the
unions building fund over the
100000 mark. The rest came
from membership dues and a
batch of small contributions
Land has been acquired at First
Street and Indiana Ave. NV,
overlooking the Capitol. An g.
story building, faced by Georgia
marble. is to be erected on the
site, President William c. Do
hertk announced, Specifications
have been completed, and con-
tractors bids are being called
in this week. Doherty said the
union hopes to have the build
ing completed by the end of
1850. The Letter Carriers plan
to occupy two floors and rent
out the rest, preferably to other
unions.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
OO Board Meeting Feb. ID
May Gust East-Wing Unions

WASHINGTON a. p Al 49,
Through a national CIO Execu-
tive Board meeting has been
set for Valentines Day, Feb. IA,
hearts and flowers are not likely
10 be it's theme For on that date
the board will get reccommenda-
tions from committees which
have heard charges against sew
eral east-wing CIO unions and
defenses by the union, all OF
them accused OF following the
Communist Party line in di-
rect opposition to CIO policy
and at the expense OF their
organizing effectiveness and
benefit 10 the members.
Judge Bonita Matthews In
Washington d. c. turned down
a request from United Office &
Professional Workers on Jan,
10 for restraining order
against National CIO. She will
decide in a week whether to
grant temporary injunction
preventing CIO from expelling
the union. Two similar court
cases are pending in New York,
one brought by UOPWA and one
by Food, Tobbaco & Agricuitu-
pal Workers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
Thanks Delegates
For Beinq Elected

Edward Roman, elected vice
president of the Ohio State
Council at the convention in
Cincinnati, thanks the delegates
for giving him the honor tc
serve on the Executive Board OF
the Ohio CIO Council.
He added in his letter of
thanks, with the team that was
elected to the Executive Board
this year from all over the State,
l therefore, cannot help but say
that with all of CIO pulling to-
gether in 1850 we will make il
pretty rough for anti-labor can
didates in this fine State, yes
and that goes for Senator Taft,
also"
Mr.. Roman is president of
Doehler-Jarvis, L Loca ii 1858,
UAW-CIO.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27

story out entirely, as did the
other Washington papers.
The Journal of Commerce, fl
nancial paper published in New
York, carried less than half a
column and ignored the sweep
ing character of the FTC survey.
This is the second time the
daily newspapers have ignored
a major economic story breaking
in Washington this week.
Last Monday Senators Paul
Douglas 3D., ILL and Russell
Long 3D., La held a special
press conference to release an
unusual statement by 70 of the
nations eading economists
warning that the basing point
bill now before the Senate would
gut the antitrust laws. This was
made available to all neWspa-
pers, but was not even mention
ed in most of them.
Whether these evidences OF
one-sided reporting are the re-
suit of deliberate policy by
Americas big daily newspapers,
or the result of a blind spot in
their judgment of news, makes
little difference. The American
people have been left in ignor-
ance of two very important de-
velopments that could affe
their pocketbooks for many
wears to come.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27

Hearings on Eta wound ur
In Washington Jan. 10 before
committee headed by Anal.
gamated Clothing Workers
President Jacob Potofsky. Other
members Of the committee were
National Maritime President
Joseph Curran and United Auto
Workers Secretary Emil Marcy,
The same group heard com
plants against Mine, Mill &
Smelter Workers Jan. l8 and 10.
Chief CIO witnesses against
MMSW were William Steinberg,
Stanley Ruttenberg and Ken
f c k ert. About 80 mine mill
workers and rank and filers ap-
peared for the union. The group
VIII be heard further Feb. 6.
Earlier hearings covered the
United Public Workers and
United Office g. Professional
Workers. The CIO board is free.
under recent constitutional pro-
visions, TO oust unions found
guilty OF violating CIO policy
CIO convention in Cleveland
last November took similar
action against United Electrical
Workers and Farm Equipmen'
Workers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
From S,0eden
Tn Arkansas

KENOSHA, Wis. (LPA) -
Labor solidarity stretched from
Stockholm to Little Rock, Ark.
this week, with the contribution
to strike funds for employees
of the Arkansas Gazette from
members of the Kenosha- Racine
unit of the American Newspaper
Guild-CIO. That's because Elmer
Beck, labor information officer
for the ECA mission to Sweden
and former editor of Kenosha
Labor, is duespaying member
OF the unit. The contribution
was 81 member of the unit
here, President George Poredon
announced.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
Congress Por+Iy Plugs
Tax LooPhoIe
On Insurance

WASHINGTON LPA)-The
House Ways and Means Com
mittee has voted to impose $780,
600, 900 taxes on the nation't
life insurance companies fol-
1947-48-49, to partially plug
loop-hole in existing tax laws
This compromise settlement
amounts to a very small levy
since the companies earned 41a
billion over the three year per-
iod. Some of the insurance COM
panies are reported planning
court challenge, charging retro
active taxation, but most of
them have agreed to the settle
ment, probably on the grounds
that II they don't Congress can
hit them much harder from now
on
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
f;;s1I Ste 1,cse It's PENSIONS S::.e, S::
Probe Of Lever
Soap Cartel
To Proceed

WASHINGTON IPA)-Resi.
gnation of Charles Luckman as
president of Lever Bros. Co.
one of the big three which domi-
nate the soap and related indus
tries here-will not stop plans
of the House Monopoly Commit
tee to hear him in February
Chairman Emanuel Celler ID
N.Y.) announced. "The subcom-
mittee desires to find out to
what extent products manufac-
tured, distributed and used in
our country are affected by this
huge cartel" which has ties with
Unilever Ltd. in Great Britain
and Unilever NV. in the Neither
lands, as well as in many other
nations, Celler asserted. He's
especially interested in finding
out how prices of soap and re-
lated products, including oleo-
magazine, are affected by the
cartel operations.
No reason has yet been given
by Luckman for his sudden resi-
gnation, except that he had dis
agreements involving polio y
with other Lever Bros, and
Unilever officials.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
Fair House
Rule Upheld

WASHINGTON GPA) - A
smashing victory for democracy
in the House of Representatives
and a go-ahead signal for large
parts of President Trumans
Fair Deal, where scored Jan. 20
when the House voted 238 to 1872
to keep the liberal rule approx
ed by the House in anusry l949
The sustained rule allows COM
mittee chairmen to bypass the
reactionary- dominated Rules
Committee I'll days after ii asks
for clearance. Union heads call
this the most significant vote OF
the session. Vote found Dixie
crats siding with Republican
leaders. Some liberal GOPers
jumped the traces in the other
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27

PORTLAND, Ore (LPA) -
The management of the Meier
& Frank Department store here
stirred up a city-wide hornets
nest when they tried to slap
down the Portland Oregonian,
one of the Vests leading news
papers.
Meier & Frank cancelled
large chunks of advertising
after the Oregonian published
the news that an NLRB trial
examiner had issued a decision
against the store in an unfair
labor case brought by the AFL
Retail Clerks. The Oregan Jour
nal, a rival paper, printed a less
revealing story and lost no ad-
vertising.
When Meier & Franks ap-
parent pressure tactics became
known, the fur began to fly.
The Portland Central Labor
Couneil-AFL pressed two strong
resolutions protesting the stores S
action "as an attack on the free
press that strikes at the very
root of democratic government
and free society" One resolu-
tion said, mo newspaper is
worthy of the classification as
such which suppresses news Of
interest to its community, par
ticularly IL such Is done to favor
an advertiser, thereby attempt
ing to keep the public in. ignor-
ance." The Oregonian was COM
mended for its stand.
The Portland local OF the
American Newspaper Guild-CIO
condemned Meier g. Franks
"use of economic pressure" in
equally strong language.
The Multomah County Young
Democrats and Democratic Cen
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
Labor Unity Shown
In Political Rally
At Durham, N. G.

DURHAM, N. c. dPA -
More than 700 representatives
of AFL, CIO and unaffiliated
unions attended statewide
rally OF the United Labor Politi-
cal Committee of North Caro-
lima at Durham, Jan. 18. There
were no free rides either, for
admission to the barbecue was
SIS.
Joseph d. keenan,, national
director of the AFL Labor's
League for Political Education,
described the event as zone of
the most Frightening things in
the whole South" Chairman
Jack Kroll of the CIO Political
Action Committee said Its
neighbor's to the south might
look to North Carolina to see
how far they can move" The
Sou h, he emphasized, "can
solve its own problems"
Cove ernor w. Kerr Scott,
third big speaker at the meet
ing made 1t a kickoff point for
labor political activity in the
state. In addition to the LLPE
and PAC, the Railroad Brother
hoods. the Intl Association OF
Machinists and the H osier y
Workers wer represented. All
expressed confidence that lib
eral Senator Frank Graham, ap-
pointed by the governor to fill
a Senate vacancy last year, can
be elected to his important post
for a six-year term in Novem-
Der.
The "100%6 coope n"
shown at the rally is necessary,
keenan, told the group, to make
such victories possible. If we
don't act now" he pointed out,
with real enterprise in the
American tradition, we will find
ourselves back where we were
in 1885"
Declaring union members can
solve many OF their economic
problems through political ac-
tion, Kroll warned that the "re-
actionaries are counting on the
failure of the people to vote"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
Asks Writ
Aquinsf Lewis

WASHINGTON GPA)-Rob-
ert N, Denham opened a two
pronged assault on John L. Lew
is and. the embattled U n t e d
Mine Workers. The gem er a
counsel of the NLRB asked a
federal judge here to restrain
Lewis and the union from using
the three-day week and other
devices to force an allegedly il
legal contract upon coal operat-
ors. At the same time he brought
charges of unfair labor practice
against both Lewis and the un-
ion. A hearing on the injunction
request was scheduled for Jan.
26. An NLRB examiner was to
open hearings on the un a r
charges Feb. 7.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
Labor, Church, Ciuic
Heads Protest Store s
Newspaper Pressure

tral Committee commended the
Oregonian for printing a story
that might bring reprisals from
its largest advertiser. An official
of the Retail Clerks said that
many labor, church and civic
groups we're complaining of
Meier & Franks action.
Aaron Frank, manager OF the
store, insisted the advertising
space in the Oregonian was can
celled because cold and snow
were keeping shoppers home.
However, labor unions and
others pointed out that the firms
advertising was still being
placed in the Journal. They won
dered whether Meier & Franks
considered Journal readers a
harder breed than the Oregon
ian subscribers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27

Philip Murray, president of
the CIO, and William Green,
president of the AFL, ar, vice.
chairmen of the Natl Commit
tee for Roosevelt Day. Co-chair-
men of the national labor COM
mittee supporting FDR Day are
David Dubinsky, president of
the Int'l Ladies Garment Work
ers Union-AFL; Hugo Ernst.
president of the Hotel & Restau-
rant Workers-AFL; Al Hayes,
president of the Intl Assn of
Machinists; W.. p. Kennedy,
president of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen; Walter Reu-
ther, president of the United
Auto Workers-CIO; and Emil
Rieve, president of the Textile
Workers-CIO.
Co-chairmen of the Natl Com
mittee for Roosevelt Day are
Gov. Chester Bowles of Con-
necticut, Sen. Herbert Lehman
of New York and playwright
Robert E. Sherwood. Dinners
are sponsored by Americans for
Democratic action.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27


labor-management re ! atlons
and other interests in the
broad field of social welfare.
A $4,000 grant-in-aid was
made TO the social science de-
partment of the University OF
Chicago. covering two-year
period, to m k e "a thorough
ANALYSIS of school and college
textbooks for the purpose of
roofing out the teaching of pre-
judice and discrimination.
For the first time, in 1850,
the foundation is setting up Hill
man prize awards, which will
be an annual event, in daily
and labor journalism, the ma
tional magazine field, radio and
television, fiction, theatre and
motion pictures. Five hundred
dollars each will be awarded
for the best series of newspaper
articles, the best editorial, the
best magazine piece, the best
radio or television broadcast,
the best work of fiction, the best
play and film dealing with a
labor theme and honestly por-
traying the labor struggle" "
II is expected that the Hill
man prize awards will rank
with the Pulitzer and Guggen-
helm prizes in their respective
fields.
Jacob S. Potofsky, president
of the Sidney Hillman Founda-
ton and Hilman's successor as
Amslgamated president, sal d
that 81 900 has been set aside
for the annual Hillman award
for meritoriouS achievement, the
recipient TO be announced later
Last year Senator Frank p
Graham. former president of the
University of North Carolina,
won this award.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
Big Business
Ups Profits

WASHINGTON (LPA) -
The Federal Trade Commission
has published report showing
many of the nations biggest in
dustries made about 20 per cent
profit on their capital invest
ment, after all taxes, in 1948 as
compared with about half that
in 1910. The biggest profit in
creases came in the most con-
centrated industries. A day or
two earlier General Motors an
nounced profits of more than
$600.000,000 In l949, or more
than any company ever made in
similar period.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
Push Civil RIGHTS

WASHINGTON (LPA)-When
more than 1000 men and wom-
en- from 33 states came to Wash
ington for an Emergency Civil
Rights Mobilization Jan. 1917
they were assured by President
Truman that he's determined to
press TO rhis civil rights pro-
gram, even though it may mean
holding the Senate in session
next summer to kill a filibuster
About one-third of the delegates
came from CIO and AFL unions
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27

no provision for commitment as
to fixed payments into a trust
fund; there is no provision for a
iointly-a administered trust fund;
the eligibility rules proposed
would disqualify thousands of
workers. The health security
proposals, said the union, are a
sham, and in effect no offer at
all. Total cost of the proposed
pension program and all other
provisions would come to less
than 5 cents an hour, the union
charged. "Chrysler workers will
not rely on a vague promise to
pay PENSIONS" Matthews said.
"They want a fool-proof pro-
gram where money is accumu-
lating in a trust. The freeze is
ridiculous.
Walter Reuther, UAW presi-
dent, stepped into the negotia-
tions Jan. 10, and the state labor
mediation prepared to step in
if necessary.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
Senate Passes 0Ieo
Tax Repeal Bill

WASHINGTON { l. P A -
Federal oleomargarine taxes
will soon be thing of the past
when House and Senate con-
ferees compromise minor differ
ences between their respective
repeater bills.
Senate action came late Jan
18, when, after a series o1
amendments had been beaten
down, the tax repeal measure
was passed, Sc to Is. Only foul
Democrats Humphrey of Mime
sofa, Magnuson of Wash, Tay-
lor of Idaho and Thomas OF
Utah) joined l Republicans in
opposing the tax repeal. on the
final vote.
Earlier, the Senate had de-
feated two civil rights riders Of
fered by Sen. William Langor
(R. ND by votes. of so to 20
and SO to II. 1t also tabled his
offer of the FEPC bill as a sub
stitute, SO to II. In all three
cases, civil rights advocates op-
posed Langer's attempt to tie
their bills to the oleo measure
in an effort to defeat the tax
repeater.
Also licked by a narrower
margin was an amendment by
Sen. Hugh Butler Or. Nebr) to
repeal wartime excise taxes on
"luxuries." This went down TO
defeat, 43 to 80.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
CoII John Lewis
Before Senofe
Co m miffee

WASHINGTON IPA) -
United Mine Workers President
John l.. Lewis and the director
OF the Federal Bureau of Mines
have been invited to auuear
before the Senate Labor Com
mitee Jan. 25.
The committee last week
heard a handful OF Republican
Senators who are sponsoring a
resolution, now in the hands of
the committee, demanding that
President Truman invoke the
Taft-Hartley law In the coal
dispute.
No reply from eithe Lewis or
the federal official was expect
ed before Monday, Jan. %.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27

day strike notice required by
Michigan law was handed tc
company negotiators Jan. ID
The notice was given after
the union rejected the COM
pany's proposals as completely
inadequate. U "A w Chrysler
director Norman Matthews dub
bed the offer cheap and shod-
dy."
The company offered $100
pension (including social secur-
ity), at IS after 25 years serv-
ice. However, the price tag was
an extension of the contract for
five years, which would mean
freezing all working conditions
to 1855. The present contract ex-
pires August l, and Matthews
said the Chrysler workers are
unwilling to extend the present
terms Five minutes, let alone
five years"
The pension plan, said the un-
ion, is unsound because there is