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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25
BY Alvaine Hamilton & Cushman Reynolds
For Labor Press Association

BY Alvaine Hamilton & Cushman Reynolds
For Labor Press Association
THE MOST important battles in our world
Il are being fought in Korea. But we'd like
to direct your attention to a couple going on
In Washington. They 60 to prove that the
forces of private greed can't tell wartime
from peacetime. The fat cats fight the same
way under either circumstance.
"It makes me sick in the pit of my
stomach" Oregon's liberal Republican Sena-
tor Wayne Morse told the Senate, to see how
the forces of private greed are trying to get
the most they can out of the present situa-
ton.
Here are a few samples of what's going on
while CTS die along the Naktong:
iii PRODUCERS: The men who produce
nearly half of the US fuel energy are fight
ing their own little war in Washington to
retain their special tax preference the tax
depletion allowances which have helped the
oil industry become phenomenally profitable.
These men are even threatening to slow down
production of the fuel for jet planes and diesel
locomotives, automobiles and n r k e l sub
marines. They want to strike two hard bar
gains: u to be exempted from re-negotiating
defense contracts with the federal government,
even in cases where an unconscionable profit
has been made from the taxpayers money;
and y to keep control of the oil resources
and the income from their leases with the
states of Texas, Louisiana and California,
despite an adverse Supreme Court decision.
MEAT PACKERS: They've written into
the defense production bill a special provision
whereby if price controls are put on meat, the
prices will have to be set high enough so that
a professor is guaranteed a profit on each
species - lamb, beef, pork, etc.
HOMER CAPEHART: The ballon-like In
diana Republican is a Senator who never
misses a chance to strike a blow for big bust
ness. When Sen. Burnet Maybank Cd, SCI pro-
posed the meat packers amendment in the
Senate, Capehart proposed to be consistent.
Why not, he and Sen. Taft argued, apply this
to all manufacturing industry? 1.-THE juke-
box amendment" reporters labeled it.Why
not allow a manufacturer to make money on
each line he produces, even though that's
never the way industry operates over the long
pull? It's a good way to get rich quick - and
legally. Don't worry, though, Capehart's pro-
posal was licked on a voice vote, despite the
valiant support of Sen. Taft.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25

called "eScalator" clause in the
JAW contracts with GIN, under
which wages are adjusted every
three months in ratio with move
ments in the consumer price in
dex. The last period ended July
Is - and spot checks on prices
indicate a rise sufficient to in
volve at least a four-cent an
hour wage increase.
But while some four hundred
thousand GIN workers a at
least protected against LOSING
money by this contract (Which
is all that has happened to them,
after all-they've failed to lose
money! - tens of millions of
other families have been cheat
ed of from three to ten per cent
of their incomes by consumer
price initiation.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25

NEW YORK OPA) - Col
lier's magazine, no friend of Ia
Dor, devotes three pages in its
Aug. 26 issue to an article en-
titled Labor Isn't Waiting for
November" and devoted to Ia
boris political activities.
The editors explain, in a box
with the article, that they want
their readers to know Whats
On Labor's Mind" They say il
is laudable for labor "to get out
the vote because "there is no
improperly" when b or
other groups promote their
views as strongly as possible"
Then the editors add, But la
Dor, with its 16, 900, 900 organic
ed members, has time and again
served notice that it hopes to
become the political wave of the
future" and that's why the ar
ticle is run.
The writer is Sam Stavinsky,
of the Washington Post, a we'll
known labor reporter. Stavin-
sky's conclusion: THE Novem-
Der election will give labor lead
ers a clear-cut opportunity to
test their real political strength.
Without the inspiration of an
underdog Presidential candidate
like Harry S. Truman; without
the advantage of a SNUG, over
confident opposition in the Re-
publican party, with the tradi-
tional low vote of an off-year
election, labor strategists will
have the opportunity to produce
their much-vaunted power of
the ballot. For labor's leaders,
1850 is a year of political chal-
lenge-and decision. That's why
labor hasn't been waiting for
November"
Stavinsky notes that the for
nation of a United Labor Com
mittee in New York City last
January on a y~ear-round basis
with a permanent staff drought
into being the first deliberate
labor coalition of its kind, and
set a pattern for labor's political
unity around the country"
He notes that at a CIO-PAC
session in Washington after the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25
BY Bradford v. Carter
For Labor Press Association

WASHINGTON (LPA) = Those boys who
w want "to save the country from Socialism"
are always crying that only the labor bosses"
complain about the Taft-Hartley act. Maybe
some of the union boys and girls have been
fooled too-unless they've been kicked in the
teeth by some Taft-Hartley provision.
Well, here's another sample of what goes
on under the Taft-Hartley law.
In Montgomery, Ala, the Collins Baking
Company opened negotiations Nov. 5, 1916
(before TIL was passed) with a local of the
III bakers. Sims, for the union, demanded a
closed shop illegal in 1946). Collins, head of
the bakery, insisted on a open-shop contract.
A week later Collins met with a state con-
c~iliation official for three hours. The official
explained all about maintenance of member
ship provisions. Collins insisted he was against
a closed open shop. Two weeks later, the
union said it would take something short of
a closed shop. Collins replied that he was
against a closed shop. Two weeks later Collins
again insisted on an open shop.
During the negotiations, Collins told his
employees, in speeches on two different occa-
sions, that if they struck for a closed shop
they would not be rehired. He also told his
employees (but not the negotiators) that he
opposed the closed shop because he believed
1t violated the Alabama law. All he said to
y the negotiators was mo"
y So the union brought charges of failure
to bargain in good faith.
The charge was filed Nov. Is, 1916. The
NLRB complaint was not issued until April
%, 1948. The trial examiner did not file his
report until March 1850. The trial Relations
Board, which delegated it to a
panel - Chairman Paul M. Herzog, James j.
Reynolds, Jr., and Paul L. Styles. That body
did not make its ruling until July Is, 1850 -
three years and eight months after the charge
was first made.
And then the panel, by a vote of 2 to l re-
versed the trial examiner. Herzog and Rey-
nolds said "mere refusal to accede to a de-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25

And speaking of initiation -
if you're interested in seeing
where the moneys winding up
- have a gander at Bethlehem
Steel's profits for the second
quarter of 1850, announced to-
day - 81 million dollars, plus
- a record GU. S. Steel an
nounced ITS take yesterday -
a record.
Or read Wheeling steel's re-
port today: profits up by more
than a hundred per cent over
last year - a record. Or look
at Inland Steel's returns: rec
ord-high. The boys with b i G
muscle in steel never had it so
good - but they want it even
better.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25
W-O Cocsf Plant
Has Record High
July Production

The Navy d, California
plant of WHY'S Overland Mo-
tors, which assemblies station
wagons, trucks, Peepsters and
Jeeps for west coast buyers, to-
day reported its July production
to be higher than any month
since the plant began postwar
operations in October of 1947,
"a months ago. Vehicles distrib-
ured from this plant included
nearly so per cent of the f.
wheel drive models, which, be-
cause of positive traction on diff
ficult and rugged terrain impos-
sible for other vehicles, are par
ticularly adaptable to the con-
ditions prevailing in many areas
of the western states.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25

ing area to be serviced directly
by the hospital came $44, 900.
The 220-bed st. Charles Hos
pital will be erected at the cor
ner of Wheeling Street and Ma
varre Avenue at a total cost of
So, ZOO, 600. The Sisters of Mercy
have undertaken to provide
100000, with 100000 to
come from a government grant
in addition to the $780, 600
raised in the building fund cam
paign.
Detailed plans for the hospi-
tai building have now been
completed, and the Sisters of
Mercy intend to open bids for
the contract as soon as possible
after completion of clearances
with state and federal officials.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25

1900
dollars not only on their deposit
ed savings but on loans made at
fair interest rates to themselves.
Take the problem of Mike D.
Age 10, living at home support
ing his mother. Mike had a good
Job, is a steady worker, but like
every young man earning his
way for the first time he mis-
Judged how far the pay check
would stretch. A used car with
a small down payment, some
new clothing, a watch all the
things that he had wanted for
a long time could be had with
small down payments. Mike
bought them, then nom got sick.
The bills piled up, Mike fell be-
hind in his payments.
Penalties were added to the
excessive interest rates he was
already paying. Mike hears
about a ABC loan Company and
gets a loan to catch up, at a very
high interest rate. He didn't
want to tell nom, but he was
plenty worried because some
how he couldn't quite catch up,
extra charges, and penaltys just
kept him behind. 1t was then
that he learned about his shop
credit union. Jerry X, one of
the guys in Mikes department
heard about his troubles during
lunch. He steered Mike to the
Credit Union Treasurer. Could
he help Mike? He'd see. The
Credit Committee was consulted.
Mike had a good character,
worked regularly.
Credit Committee, composed
Of elected volunteer members,
recommended a loan to clean up
all debts. The Treasurer saw to
it that every creditor was con-
tacted and he managed to settle
all the debts, less some of the
penaltys and save Mike $50. To-
day Mike is out of debt with a
savings account and confident
friends with whom to talk over
problems at any time.
John j., John was 80, he had
a real family, wife and three
kids. He was building a home.
He would borrow $500 from his
Credit Union to build part Of
his home, then as he had paid
off the $500 he would borrow
another $500 and have more
built. Finally he had enough
built so he could get a $1,000
loan to finish the job.
The house was finished and
he was making regular payments
when he met with a bad acct
dent in the shop. An accident
that took his life. This isn't a
happy story but because his
credit union insures every loan
at no additional cost to the bor-
rover, his debt to the Credit
Union was automatically paid
up when he died. His widow
and kids own their home COM
pletely now. Here is another
case of where the principle of
Service to members made it pos
sible for working men to help
one another.
All Credit Unions are not of
equal service to their members.
Usually because there is no pub
licity or education of the men,
bership, as to what their Credit
Union is all about. How much
service, how liberal, and how
humane the credit union mem
bers look upon their organiza-
ton depends upon publicity,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25

OF the $4,000 total, $780,
900 was raised by the Bishops
Committee under co-chairman
Harold Boeschenstein and Will
liam E. Lewis, with Monsignore
Robert A. Maher and Joseph L.
Tillman, Jr. as ice-chairman.
From the medical profession
came $4,000 from East Toledo
neighborhood canvassing came
$36, 1000, and from the remain
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25

building fund, most of them in
East Toledo and adjoining town
ships that will be served direct
ly by the new hospital.
In expressing appreciation to
the contributors and the $50
workers who participated in the
successful campaign, the chair
man paid special tribute to
James w. Egan, Jr., for his per-
sonal direction of the entire
campaign.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25
NAAc Seeks Probe
Of Army Race Bios

NEW YORK (LPA)-Charg-
ing racial discrimination hurt
full to the entire American
policy in the Far East" the Ma
tional Assn for the Advance
ment of Colored People has de-
manded an army investigation
of discrimination against Negro
troops in Japan. The A
asked for a check on reports
that Negro Army personnel are
restricted to using one of four
pools in use by &C.
cupation forces.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25
Excerpts From Labor
Views The News
BY GUY MUM
UAW-CIO Commentator

A little foresight is really going to pay off That's good news
for General Motors workers who were virtually assured today
of a pay increase of at least four cents an hour = and perhaps -
five = as a result ofsharp increases in retail prices. This will
come bv virtue of the cost of living adjustment clause - the So
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25
St. Charles Hospital Quota
Reached; Plans Completed

Contributions to st. Charles Hospital successfully reach the
building fund goal of $5O0000 yesterday, according to an an
nouncemen oy HERBERT VonEwegen, general chairman of the
campaign.
Nearly 10000 individuals and companies made gifts TO the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25
Not For Profit Not For
|Charity-But For Service
By DOUGLAS BURLEIGH

Ten thousand Credit Union members of the 90 Toledo Credit
Unions have this for their motto. These co-operatives savings and
loan associations have total deposits of over ten million dollars
With service to their members as their prime motive, democrati-
cally run credit unions have saved their members thousands Of
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25

The Public Contracts Act
prohibits the employment OF
convict labor on goods and mat
erials manufactured or furnish
ed to the u. S. Government un-
der this act.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-12-22
By Hirsh Kaplan
Executive Director, Phoenix Jewish
Community Couneil)

THE PROMP TINE S S with
which members of the Jewish
Community Council board of di-
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-12-22
capi+oI Spotlight
Son of Kosher Butcher in Congress

The support of such causes fire.
quently does Klein no political
good. He is idealistic enough to
advance into issues from which
many men might retreat-particu-
larly men given to expediency and
self-interest.
Foreign diplomats in Washing
ton, the hub of world democracy,
are puzzled by the segregation of
Negroes into ghetto areas and the
exclusion policy of hotels, thea
tres, restaurants, many schools
and seven swimming pools. AS a
member of the House Committee
on the District of Columbia, Klein
has led a campaign against segre-
CATION and for an integrated
school system and other democrat
ic reforms.
WHEN GEN. U. S. Grant III
would have imposed permanent
pattern of segregation on the dis
trict, Klein fought Grant until
President Truman refused to re-
appoint the general to the chair
manship of the Capital Planning
Commission.
When a Jewish defense organi-
zation retreated from an explosive
situation involving high-level anti
Semitism and racism at George
Washington University, Klein ex-
posed the bigOtry to the nation.
His exposure of the facts embar-
rassed number of important or
ganizations and people high in
capital circles.
Despite his individualism, or
perhaps because of it, Klein has
won many influential friends. His
desk drawer is full of letters of
thanks and praise. Included are
some from Cardinal Spellman, Eli
ahu Elath, A. A. Berle, Jr., Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt and the late
President Roosevelt. On his desk
stand the American, Israel and
Irish flags. He is now aiding the
Irish in the unification of their
country as he aided Zionism.)
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-12-22
The Anti-Senites

The attack on Mrs. Anna M Rosenberg, newy-appont-
ed assistant secretary of defense OF the
demonstrations of wchhuntng and antiSemitism to be
witnessed in many moon.
MANY of us suspected when the phony charges against
Mrs Rosenberg first uttered that the real motive OF
the attack was antiSemtsm And the suspicion was con-
fred the dug into the matter and brought
to light the identity of those who trying to build
fire under her-prncpay Rep John Rankin OF Mlssls-
sppi and Gerald L. K Smith, Both of them are notorious
antiSeites Pearson also has unearthed evidence
that the inefable Senator Mccarthy and the bombastc
Fulton Lewis Jr played part in it, which, if true, GER
tainly would be in character
The technique transparent it's facean attempt
to euuate Communism and Judaism. 1t is technique
which has been tried before and will be tried again. for
Hitler made good of and those who employ it now
are-consciously or Observation-Disclosures of Hitler We
and all others interested in preserving democracy must
be ceaseessly guard against it.
Needless say Mrs. Rosenberg exonerated OF any
alliance with Communism and her appointment con-
frmed by the Senate Armed Services Committee.
The awdry incident must have been narrowing for her.
and it was certainly nfuriatng to all who believe IN
decency and fair play But it not without benefits
For stripped the veil of sanctmonousness from the evil
faces of the witchhunters and the antemes And left
them revealed for what they are-cheap demagogues
who far defending the democracy they profess to
serve are less its enemies than the Communists them
selves.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-12-22
Root of the Matter

our people understand all of the
implications of the United Jewish
Welfare Fund for local, national
and overseas agencies, the more
successful our campaigns will be.
THE COMMUNITY is to be
congratulated on the election of
Newton Rosenzweig to the presi-
dency of the Jewish Community
Council and also for the elevation
to high office of Herman Miller,
Norman Mendelsohn, Saul Mintz
and Samuel Langerman. It is a
tribute to the affairs of the COM
munity as we'll as to the commu-
nifty itself that men of the calibre
of our officers take the time from
busy careers to make a valid con-
tribution to the life of the Jewish
community.
The newly-elected officers met
recently to discuss plans for the
coming year. The devotion to duty
and the optimism and enthusiasm
with which they approach their
several tasks auger we'll for a pro-
ductive year of activity.
THE COMMUNITY, through its
religious institutions, was treated
during the past two weekends to
the exhibit of the American Jew
ish Historical Society. The exhibit,
which consists of about 40 large
panels bearing copies of docu-
ments and information pertaining
to the history of the Jews in the
United States since 1866, was on
display at Temple Beth Israel for
one week and later at Beth Ell for
similar period. Friday night wor-
shippers as well as the children of
the two religious schools had an
opportunity to study the exhibit.
The material on display was as
sembled and prepared by the Jew
ish Historical Society and made
available through the Jewish Com
munity Center by the National
Jewish Welfare Board.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-12-22


sand dollars is a lot of money for
which to be obligated. The sum,
however, did not frighten the
board, which lately has come to
realize not only the Importance
of its membership and counsel but
also the growing solidarity of the
Jewish community.
In a very meaningful way, the
resolution to borrow the needed
sum is fine commentary on the
efforts of this writer and other
community minded members of
the community, who have insisted
that unless the community was
strong, its campaign efforts could
not be strong. Although campaigns
are necessarily dependent on 8
large number of factors, not all
of them subject to community
control, the support of local causes
has not deprived the UJA of its
fair share of campaign funds but
on the contrary.
The building up of community
services and the opportunities foi
widespread participation in com
munity affairs by members of the
Phoenix Jewish Community has
provided the UJA and the other
beneficiaries of the United Jewish
Welfare Fund of Phoenix with a
substantial and stable community
organization on which to rely with
confidence in times of crisis.
1t is my belief that the more
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-12-22
We're Maturing

Our Jewish community is responding with alacrlty to
the UJA cash crisis Without hesitation we have set the
machinery in motion negotiate $4,000 loan for i'm
mediate aid to Israeli the loan be repaid from proceeds
of the 1851 welfare campaign.
Thus again Phoenix Jewry has demonstrated its grow
ing maturya maturity which also has been evidenced
by the completion of two synagogues the birth OF
third congregation and the movement gathering
headway for the construction of Jewish center
Truly as numbers increase, increases our sense
of responsibtyto ourselves Jews and to our fellow
men, The Jewish community of Phoenix OF the
major Jewish communities of the nation. May its growth
jim spirit as we'll size-continue without pause.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-12-22

taken place abroad, and American
Jewry has to some extent been
revitalized by the historic changes
which have taken place.
One might expect that literature
would keep pace with life, that
there would be a flood of signifi-
cant books on all phases of the
Jewish experience of the score of
years just past. But one looks in
vain for such a literary outpour-
ing. Very few if any important
children's books have appeared on
the Jewish horizon during the
past year, and the adult books,
while more numerous, are yet too
few.
remember talk l had few
years ago with publisher of
Jewish books for children, and his
explanation was simple: it was the
law of supply and demand, moth
ing more, nothing less.
The writer's are here, the chill
dren are receptive, the subject
matter is rich. Only one thing is
lacking: the purchasing public.
Nothing but the best is good
enough to publish for our children,
and the best in books costs more
money than any publisher dares
expend on books that may not
sell. The same is desperately true
of adult books.
THE PLAIN AND SIMPLE
TRUTH is that the Jews of Amer
lea do not buy Jewish books. They
do buy books; they may even buy
book of Jewish interest-if it is
written by a non-Jewish author,
as witness the great hold Hersey's
"The Wall" has taken on the Jew
ish imagination. It is as if some
of us became aware for the first
time of the poignancy of the Nazi
destruction because a writer of
Hersey's popularity decided to de-
vote his attention and talent to it.
1t is no detraction Of Hersey's
beautiful and distinguished work
to say that many highly talented
Jewish writer's have at least as
important a message for American
Jews as has Hersey.
Meyer Levin is case in point.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-12-22
The World OUe1.
By Deborah Jaffa Metz
(Ths News Own Columnist)

PEOPLE WITHOUT BOOKS
In the excitement of Chanukah
preparations, Jewish Book Month
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-12-22

Janice Rosen was elected presi-
dent of Tau Kappa Chi, social
and philanthropic sorority, at a
meeting at the home of Eileen
Yukolis.
Others elected: Miriam Mayors,
vice president; Dorothy Keene,
recording secretary; Doris Liebo,
corresponding secretary; Renee
Schwartz, treasurer, and Sophie
Brodsky, publicity chairman.
Committee chairman include
Eileen Yukolis, social, and Marilyn
Mover, welfare.
Plans were made for a weekly
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-12-22
Tau Kappa Chi Names Janice ROser President

visit to the Arizona Crippled Chill
dren's Home.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1950-12-22

A GOOD-HUMORED, handsome
man OF 46, Klein is well-liked on
Capitol Hill. His office staff is SO
devoted to him they often work
late into the night without extra
compensation. They know that
Klein has often dug deeply into
his own pocket to aid many causes.