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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-09-22

SKILLED TRADES DIVISION, UAW-CIO REGION 2-B
Meets regularly on the first Tuesday of each month at 500
p. M. in Local IL Hall, room 421, 425 winthrop Street.
Office hours, 1000 A. M. to IL Noon each Saturday to re-
ceive applications for membership, renewals and journey
mans cards.
NORTHWESTERN OHIO SKILLED TRADES COUNCIL
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-09-22
Reuther Speaks At Giant Rally
In Civic Auditorium Mon. At 8
AFL'S DiPiefro Also Speoks;
Reilly Open TO General Public

President Walter P. Reuther of the UAW-CIO will
speak at a mammoth rally Monday at 8 pm. in Civic
Auditorium.
Sharing the platform and speaking assignment will
be Nicholas DiPietro of the Typographical Union, All.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-09-22
New Record Lucas County
Registration Is Expected
Over 5000 More Eligible Voters
May Register Before Sept. ~

The largest registration in the history of Lucas County
appeared a certainty today as Board of Election workers
started the machinery for night registration in 33 branch
offices and downtown headquarters, 27 Superior ST.,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-21
Even The Blade Admits
Deposifions Are For Fish

vJ,HE JOURNALS analysis of the stunt
i being pulled in deposition hearings
to "fish" for lot of dramatic accusations
bv the mere asking of questions-and It's
prediction that no court trial was planned
has been confirmed.
Confirmation appeared from an unex-
pected direction: The Toledo Blade.
It is admitted that no one can know
better than the Blade what the intent OF
the deposition procedure is.
Last Sunday Ralph Phelps, who has
been assigned to the suits and counter
suits being used to shackle the UAW-ClO
in Toledo, printed learned analysis or
the deposition procedure as used In ONO.
We quote two complete paragraphs
from that article:
"They (depositions) are being taken to-
dsv. for example, so the one damaged, but
who may not be able to establish the re-
sponsibility on the other party, may get
his proof AS practical matter, he wants
to know if he will be able to prove his con-
tention before he goes to trial"
This, we said, was fishing expedi-
ton"
"The fact that the taking of the deposi-
ton is merely fishing expedition to as
certain evidence of the other party, with
no intention or expectation of using it in
the trial." Phelps states, confirming our
claim, docs not in itself justify witness,
whether party to the action or not, in re-
fusing to be examined by deposition, ac-
cording to Ohio Jurisprudence.
Which is just what he told you-"fish-
ing expedition - with no intention OF 60
ing to trial"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-21

he can bring to be dependent on has will. The
open shop means uncertainties and anxieties:
it is constant menace to the union mans in
terest. He understands that his job is depen-
dent upon his lack of interest in the union;
men who belong to the unions resent making
sacrifices for the benefit of the non-union men
who work by their sides and who, are always
first to claim and receive without danger and
without labor the benefits of every struggle
made by the union.
To prevent trade unionism from being con-
quered in detail to keep its members from be-
ing thrown out through the open door, to main
tain the best conditions in the shop and strive
for other gains better still, to save the worker
from long hours of toll to preserve the gains
already made all these need the effort Of every
union man, and without the right to protect
themselves in a closed shop by refusing to
work with those whose weaknesses make them
unfaithful to their fellow workers. trade union
ism cannot hold that which it has won, still
less go forward to greater accomplishments.
Any member of the union who thinks his
union is slot machine where you stick in your
dues and get payoff in better working con-
ditions is all wet Neither is the union store
where you buy shorter hours and higher wages.
union is a cooperative enterprise demo-
cratic body of workers, in which each one does
his share Of work and takes his share OF re-
sponsibility. It's measure of success is the
measure of cooperation Of its members.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-21

VoU DON'T have to wait twenty-five
l. years to get the benefit of a pension
program. Everyone in the community gets
some advantage almost Immediately
The older workers, of course, seem to
be the first benefciarieS, for they are the
ones nearest retirement age, the ones who
will retire on 500 month when they are
too old to work and too young to die.
But the youngest workers, the ones just
entering the p lants get an immediate
boost, too. For as the older workers re-
tire, vacancies open up-job opportunities.
The workers in the middle brackets
get break as the good jobs filled by top
seniority workers become available.
Not only the workers profit, however.
Management begins to feel the results as
the average age in the shop drops with
higher percentage of younger workers,
and lower percentage of old timers.
The community stores get new busi-
ness, both from retired workers wi h
money in their pockets, and the young
people now on payroll.
The large enterprises begin to feel the
added buying power as more and more
pensions are established, and finally the
government itself gets a shot in the arm
as additional taxable income from newly
hired young workers is created.
And, finally, the cycle completes it.
self, and the factories all over begin to
hum as fewer persons are on a dole and
more are on either payrolls or pension
rolk
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-21
Inside
Region 2~B
By Charles Ballard
Director Region 2~B UAW-ClO

RECENT investigation Twentieth Century Fund dscoses
"A of many businessmen with regard to Pension
throughout the country Out of 81 firms contacted nere were
favor of providing for the security OF
their aged enlightened companies argued that
O Employees need greater ecury 2) Pension plans are
good for Labor Management relations.
the At business who preferred to grant wage
establish pension plans or welfare funds
varied The officials of several corporations
opinion that employees do not appreciate welfare
attitude doubt has its origin in the paternaistc
stores company towns OF
few years Employers forget their obligation to v
They do not realize that workngman cannot save
a subsistence
Another reason given was welfare plans too
flexible Wages be renegoated but once pension pah
permanent obligation and as one re-
sponden quoted saying Once you put in benefit plan
you stuck with for life -
Workers of this fact We have come out
the short end deal for too long time We
now demanding benefits benefits which will not
fade in the course of time
were able to provide security at existing wage
levels Regardless employer thinks the wage Garner
knows that impossible for him to put away Tor the future
worker and that includes about every oody VINO
works in factory, when he totals his wages each
month stacks what he has MADE less ios
that there insufficient funds to meet ne rent OF
ents furniture school bills taxes etc. ad innltum
bank account is about as scarce as mosquito
the north pole.
Then there were those among management who said that
pension plans exclusively management perogave
does not reflection the OF such
one more security than the worker him
formed by working people express
that That is why the worker joins labor union
Through cooperative action the men In the
shops promote themselves those benefits which
are rghtfuy there is such perogative it must be
to the efficient operation of the business
Finally among representatives of management were
those agreed that comb nation wage increase
and welfare plan would be most desirable lhese
indusrass that well paid worker, worker freed
from the worries of poverty In his declining years. makes
better employee
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-21


of Publishers in Toledo is strutting down
the same dangerous road that Hitler once
not so many years ago-paved with the
bleached bones of those who would cry out
for freedom and democracy in the now de-
funct Third Reich.
In short, my friends, Paul Block -
whether consciously or unconsciously--is
permitting his editorial writer's not only
to ignore some very basic truths, but to
deliberately misrepresent facts in their
mad desire to demolish and annihilate all
those who would disagree with their reac-
tionary policies.
YNHE POINT AT ISSUE is an extraordi-
Il nary editorial that appeared in The
Times of Saturday, last, entitled Road to
Socialism" In this gem of literary distor-
tion and downright lies, the editorial
writer of The Times sets out to warn the
innocents that President Truman is out to
saddle the country with socialism. And, in
order to prove their point, the eminent edi-
torialist quotes Mr.. F. Raymond Peterson,
president of the American Bankers Asso-
citation, to the effect that America today is
CO1lrOnteu with al ever increasing LTe1u
toward naturalization of credit" This, of
course, in the eyes of the editorialist,
means that we are rapidly marching
toward socialism.
"Mr. Peterson is right" thunders the
editorial writer Indignantly.
And he continues to point out that
"credit commitments of more than 20 gov
ernment lending agencies now exceed $26
billion" This, the gentleman points out,
is more than half of the total of $42 bill
lion of loans outstanding on the books of
the nations commercial banks"
And then, as if to drive the last nail
into the coffin, the editorialist trimphantly
points out that this is "socialized credit
and, therefore, socialism itself
How horriblel Isn't it? Or is it? Well,
let's see.
X X X
THE EDITORIAL in question specifi-
Il cally mentions the RFC Reconstruc-
tion Finance Corporation) as one of the
leading loan agencies of the government.
That seems to be fair enough. But, and
this makes the very mention of RFC in it
self as lending support to this malicious
piece of writing, what these eminent and
distinguished scholars fail to mention is
the fact that the RFC was set up originally
by Herbert Hoover when that lamentable
gentleman was still on the payroll of US
II 6 taxnaverS
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-21
All the Joes You Know
land James, too!9

You know Joe. You probably also
know his wife or sister.
Joe's quite guy. Does the nations
work. Keeps things running.
Joe is a reasonable fellow. All he
askes is the opportunity to earn
decent living. In short, the chance to
enjoy the benefits of the American
way.
Joe is stubborn about Ger n
things Gets hopping mad when any
one tries to push him around
Right now Joe is pretty mad
A couple of years ago Congress
passe d the Taft-Hartley Act. Joe
thought it downright unfair. Joe isn't
alone in knowing the Taft-Hartley
Act is thoroughly bad law. Bad for
labor and bad for the nation.
In the last election over 24,000, 900
Americans demonstrated that they
agree with Joe.
They voted death sentence for the
Taft Hartley Act.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-21

Supporters of the Taft-Hartley law
claimed it would better the economic
situation of the average American.
However, since the Taft-Hartley Act
was enacted, wages have not kept
pace with profits or the cost of liv-
ing.
Joe has special gripe against the
Taft-Hartley Act.
In effect it makes him and 15,000,-
900 fellow trade unionists second
class citizens under the law 1t limits
his free speech; it limits his unions
freedom of political action. 1t ques-
tions the Americanism of his leaders.
1t gives his employer unprecedented
rights in the courts.
Joe doesn't want special favors. He
wants a fair deal.
Remember good labor-manage-
ment relations are good for the entire
community.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-21

the CIO and the AFL.
The newspapers have been filled, IN
recent days, with the announcement OF
President Philip Murray of the ClO that
unification of ALL the big national unions
should be effected and President William
Green's reply, for the AFL he heads, that
the atmosphere favors this merger
But organic unity" is nothing new in
Toledo.
Cooperation between the CIO and the
AFL has long been reality here-and an
extremely effective reality at that.
It hit its stride when the United Labor
Committee composed of CIO, AFL, MESA
and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
and others got o G e her to pool their
weight politically.
The merger" in Toledo for single
fight was a complete success.
Observers have said for years that
"organic unity would probably begin at
the bottom-on the local firing line.
This may or may not be true.
But when it was tried in Toledo-it
worked.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-21

closed shops are the only
sure protection for the trade
agreements and the defense
of the individual. The en-
ployer naturally discharges
those who have been most
active in the union, who are
always asking for decent
-uoo 5u!NIoM Iellsq 's9SeY
.ditions and shorter hours.
He naturally employs those
who are most complacent,
those who cannot afford to
lose their jobs, those whom
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-21
Organic Unity

ORGANIC unity is the fancy name Great.
" ed for the long hoped for merger OF
the CIO and the AFL.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-21

dignant II someone were
to accuse him of using Hit
lerian tactics.
For Paul Block hates
Hitler and everything der
Fuehrer stood for, we are
told.
Paul Block is convinced
that he is a champion of
freedom and democracy.
The unpalatable truth
Z. L. @Lo@ +L K;no
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-21

The Taft-Hartley law was suppos-
ed to stabilize employee-employer re-
lations. Actually the record of the
operation of the Act shows that even
long established collective bargaining
relationships have been disrupted.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-21
AS | See It
By HOWARD SEREN,
President, Local IL, UAW-CIO

IN REALITY the open shop only means the
open door through which the union man
goes out and the non-union man comes in to
take his place. The open shop furnishes and
always furnished the best possible means Of
destroying the organization of the men. The
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-21

WYE ARE NOT HERE arguing whether
w or not these government loans consti-
tute Socialist credit" or not. But we do
want to point out that it was not started by
President Truman, and not even by Presi-
dent Roosevelt 1t was started by that
great engineer" who engineered our
country into the greatest economic crash
in history.
So, Mr.. Block, why don't you nail Hoo
yer to the cross? Why don't you call him
a socialist? Or would that be too nonSensi-
cal even for you? Perhaps, but at least it
would be sticking to facts.
We're told that Paul Block is right
eous young man. If that be the case this is
one time when he can make public DEM
onstration of his vaunted Righteousness.
All he has to do is admit the truth. And
that shouldn't be too difficult, should it?
AS for the editorial writer who penned
this masterpiece of lies, we believe he is
far beyond the stage where human beings
even the very calloused ones-feel any
remorse over such trifles as being caught
and nailed down in the direct act of at
tempting to pass off an obvious lie.
X \ X
VOU REMEMBER at the beginning of
Il this little piece we mentioned Hitler
and referred to his tactics. OF course, we
have reference to Hitler's dictum to his
followers wherein he said, in effect, g.
when you lie, lie big and keep repeating
the lie until people accept your lies as
truths"
Paul, you ought to be more careful. Els
pecially since your editorial hacks are so
disgustingly careless. {.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-21
This You Ought To Know
By Pete Zvara

Now, in all fairness, why in hell didn't
Paul Blocks editorial scribes-all of them
beating their breasts with all righteous
ness; all of them proclaiming their virtues
to the very ends of the earth-include this
simple little fact in their editorial
Why didn't they admit that it was
President Hoover, the Great Engineer"
who first set up the RFC to bail out the
bankrupt corporations of our country
shortly after the beginning of the eco
nomic crash in 1929?
And if the particular editorial writer is
too ignorant to remember this all too OBJ
vious fact, why didn't Paul Block, the pub
Usher and owner of The Times, call him to
task? Paul Block knows we'll that it was
Mr.. Hoover who set up the RFC for the
specific purpose of loaning money to bank
rupt business corporations. This was nee
essary, we were told at the time since the
private commercial banks refused to lend
money to these same outfits. So Mr.. Hoo
yer dipped his hands into the public trough
to save his friends from financial bank
ruptcy.
We haven't the space here to 60 into
the details of the other loan agencies of the
government, but - like the RFC - all OF
them were created for similar purposes.
In other words, the bankers didn't
want to risk their dough for fear of losing
it. But it was entirely okay for the gov
ernment to risk public funds, in many,
many instances using such public funds to
guarantee loans made by these same
banks.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-21
By Pete ZVara

A NYONE KNOWING Paul Block Jr.,
"A the eminent newspaper monopolist Of
Toledo-by virtue of inheritance and for
no other apparent reason-knows that he,
Paul Block, would, indeed, be highly in
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-02
Irish Veteran
Set For s'City"

HOLLYWOOD-Michael Pat
rick Donovan, veteran Irish ac-
tor usually cast as policeman,
has been signed to portray a
police sergeant in Ozark City"
Hal Wallis production for Para
mount.
Donovan has appeared in over
500 pictures since his debut IN
"The New Moon" Norma Tai
madge starrer, in 1928. He esti-
mates that his part in DARK
City" is his 250th role as an Of
ficer of the law.
Lizabeth Scott, Viveca Lind
fors, Dean Jaeger, Don DeFore
and Charlton Heston head the
cast of Ozark City" which 'W1l-
liam Dieterle directs.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-02

mas leaned TO the communlStlc
viewpoints. Rumor is that the
left wing will lose and die and
the right wing shall grow strong,
big and forever.
1t is getting pretty good when
some of these inprocrostinators
who seem to think that they
knew so much, and are going to
do so much and are only big
blowers, must dig down into the
rank and file members and try
to give them a scare by tell
ing them that | am going to sue
you for libel. Hol Ho! The big
gest share of workers are just
like turnip and you know you
can't squeeze blood from a tur-
nip. believe also that if all the
rank and file members that does
know something about these
subordinates would put their
heads together and dig up all
the honest dirt about these peo-
pie I'm sure that they wouldn't
be any better off then, Mr.. Cos
ser only that we'd have more
honest facts being they come
from rank and file members.
hope that this publicity that
the UAW-CIO is getting in To-
ledo will only help to rid our
union of the riff-raff and tend
to build up stronger and more
democratic union in the future.
believe that even the Toledo
Blade is a little leary as for
the progressiveness and inte-
gritty of these co-workers for
the Blade, for they are finding
out that with all their publicity
that they gave Local IL the peo-
pie are not swallowing all this
information whole but are in
vestigating it farther and are
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-02
Lead On!

not put party 1oyalties ahead
of the public interest. They must
not only have political honesty
and honor but they must be able
to recognize propaganda for what
it is and see beyond purely local
issues. They must feel that once
elected they are the representa-
tives of the whole people, not
of any one group or clique.
We have !enugh to do without
fighting each other. We have
neither time nor energy enough
for that! No individual or group
has the right to think or act in
terms of personal interest to the
detriment of the general ma
tional good. To discuss and de-
bate is priceless privilege -
but it is the privilege that must
not be carried to excess.
We need men who dare 70 act
as the occasion demands for the
good of the nation as a whole
not for their own particular
group or clique. We need men
whose eyes are on the road
straight ahead not on their
political fences. We need men
who have courage to do the
job without fear or favor - who
once elected to office remember
that their task is to represent
all the citizens of their COM
munity, state or nation and who
act accordingly.
We must pick our leaders for
their ability and courage and
then command them to leadi
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-02
BY RUTH TAYLOR

NOW IS THE TIME for cou-
~ rageous leadership. In the
past months there has been too
much pleading and not enough
leading. The people are reader
to follow than the leaders are
to lead - because the people
look ahead and the leaders too
often look backwards to make
certain they are followed.
This is an hour fraught with
opportunity - whether 1t be
an opportunity to forge strong
er the bulwarks of our democra-
cy in which we face the weaken
ing of our system of government.
We the free voters have it in our
power to elect the men who can
carry through, who dare to lead.
We cannot afford to repeat
the tragic mistakes of the past.
We cannot isolate ourselves as
communities, states or sections
any more than we can isolate
ourselves as a nation. Those who
thought so have had their judg-
ment proved faliciouS.
Therefore, b use of the
idealism which h is the basic
of our nation, we must
be especially careful to select
as our candidates only those
men and women whose ideals are
our ideals, who will not be sway
ed by pride of power, by favori-
tism, by prejudices, and who will
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-02

81 tnrOugn september q.
In filling out an application
any boy or girl has a choice of
spending one week and up to
the entire six week period.
Forms are available in the ULC
office located on the second floor
at Local IL UAW-CIO 425 Win
throp ST., or mail in form below.
The camp is open to all boys
and girls and their parents need
not be members of the CIO.
Richard Gosser, camp president,
said that the camp was planned
to and opened to give all young
sters an opportunity to enjoy
camp life for one week or more.
The camp and grounds are
reported to be in the best condi-
tion since the opening. Clem
Holewinski, camp director, an
nounced that applications are
still being accepted for camp
help and a cook. Applications
for jobs are also available in the
ULC office, he said.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-02

getting the honest truth. The
Blade as much as admitted it
was a factional war rather then
war of personalities although
it is personalities that start
these wars.
Upon the conclusion of the
penny supper and after every
thing was cleared away three of
us girls sat in the recreational
bar room and composed parody
to Forever and Ever" this we
think a good union song for the
current affairs. 1t was composed
by Jennie Delaney, Tessie Bro
cki and myself, so here is the
song to the tune of Forever
and Ever:
Chorus
Our Union forever
Our hearts will be true
Gosser forever-we'll stick
Will JoO
We're all union minded
And we'll never part
Well fight our foes, forever
with our hearts.
Let our foes be forwarn
forever
Well fight them all once again
So let's tell the world of our
power we have
Look out foes for you are
making us mad.
Repeat chorus.
1t behooves me to urge each
and every one of you to copy
these words and learn them and
go around the shop singing
them aloud so the other folks
will know where you stand.