Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1951-02-02
Inside America
written by the Staff of The CLIO News)

Unions are complaining, with increasing Snafp-
ness of lack of labor representation at top levels of
defense mobilization program.
With creation of Office of Defense Mobilization
- headed by Charles E. Wilson, president of Cen
eral Electric, on leave major mobilization powers
now centered in this big new agency. But, with
exception of labor advisory committee to meet at
occasional intervals unions have voice in policies
operations.
CIO-and other groups in United Labor Policy
Committee - have been voicng growing concern
about this lack of labor voice.
CIO Secretary Treasurer Jim Carey spoke some
strong words about situation in letter to President
Truman. He complained that b u s mess interests
to be taking over control of governments de-
tense set-up.
1--WE have no objection to sindustry representa-
ton - in fact we favor it," Carey wrote. But, he
added, "do continue to be second class citizens?
Or do get equal voice in the operation of gov
ernment agencies which affect the lives OF our
members and the products which they producer"
And Carey wrote to President Truman 1.-THE
Tafts and the NAM and the Chamber of Commerce,
and those you called Wall Street in 1948 ave
taken over the peoples government"
Some curious affection for Senator Taft on part
of Communists is showing itself all the world
Taft continues to speak out his confused and de-
featist kind of isOlationism.
ITEM: Pravda, organ of Soviet Russian Com
Tnunists gave big spread to Tafts Senate speeches
attacking governments foreign policy.
Some curious affection Tor Senator TAFT on part
of Communists is showing itself all over the world,
Taft continue sto speak out his confused and de-
featist kind of isolationism.
ITEM: Pravda, organ of Soviet Russian Com
munists gave big spread to Tafts Senate speeches
attacking governments forign policy.
ITEM: Organ of Communist controlled French
Confederation of Labor ran two-page spread of text
of Taft's speech.
ITEM: San Francisco Peoples World Com
munists west-coast organ - takes CIO leaders to
pretty well off to themselvs these days, worry
that CIO and labor generally may lose contact with
the people by attacking the reactionary Ohio Sena-
tor.
Communists of course, wlcome Tafts line, since
ii would have effect O Turning much of world
to Soviet Union dts satellites.
Do you pay through the teeth for those long
distance phone calls to mother in law? Uncle Sans
Fedral Communications Commission, after looking
at phone rate structure, thinks long distance phone
calls may be too expensive.
So, FEC has ordered investigation of inter-cty
phone rates. (American Tel &Tel made nearly
million dollars a-day profit in 1907
New Jersey Stat CIO has been giving some close
study election returns from last November's vot-
ing-and comes up with some conclusions to guide
it in future campaigns.
Some highlights of Jersey CIO study:
I. There is definitely labor vote'-but 1t
takes block and precinct work to get it out En-
dorsements and advertising alone won't do the
trick.
2. Any party that wants labor vote" must have
q fighting liberal program. Upper-income groups
whole won't vote Dmocratic, but labor and low
income votes will stay home if program and candi-
dates don't offer inspiration.
8. Jersey CIO-PAC did good job of getting out
vote of registered union members-almost 77% Of
them. BUT big weakness is that too many CIO MEM
bers not registered. In Jersey, 36.9% eligible
union members hadn't registered - compared to
29.7% among public whole.
A. You can't ignore suburban voters; even
though they tend toward conservative side subur-
bantes include many liberal voters, whom PAC
should work.
Union activities are broadening out. ClO United
Auto orkers, for instance will give thought at next
convention Cleveland April - to establishment of
union owned non-profit insurance company.
LAW President Walter RelIther i'm SneCal