Defend Labor Official TOLEDO UNION -JOURNAL Toledo CIO ______pr«*eBtNew York City Vote presiden, revealed today thal he was seeking to discover the

sentiment in Toledo relative I to the organization of a co­ -f '> operatively owned store. Btrrko Asks Defends Minority Third Party .Man Beats In explaining his interest in nr! the co-op movement, the UAW’ sate:*; vice-president said: “I know that TIUC Leave Opponents Two-to-One there is considerable sentiment Vice-Mayor Thomas H. ... '■ here favorable to the. co-opera­ NEW YORK, Feb. 18 (Special Wire)—Leo Isacson, can­ tive movement. I also know .that Burke’s application to the To­ didate of the American Labor Party, backed by Henry Wal­ the time is ripe for organizing ledo Industrial Union Council lace and his third party movement, scored a decisive victory such a plan in Toledo, but I for an indefinite leave of ab­ would like to have some ex­ over three opponents here yesterday in a special congres­ pression from the people before sence from his executive sec­ sional election. undertaking this important retary duties for the TIUC will Isacson’s victory which was labeled as a blow to the work.” be one of the principal matters to come before the CIO delegates Democrats took place in the Bronx which has been a Demo­ Mr. Gosser expressed the when they hold their regular cratic stronghold for many years. The victor’s election, belief that if the required num- monthly meeting on Monday which was accomplished by winning more votes than his ber of people would purchase night. three opponents combined, was conceded by some observers shares at $25 a share that suf­ Mr. Burke announced on Mon­ ficient money could be realized day of this week that he was it “St. to be an upset. to set up and stock a co-op store. applying for a leave to devote Wallace adherents and the Union For Co-op Andrews Is '■ a! his full time to his official duties leader of the third 'party Action of vice-president Gosser and to seek the Democratic movement himself were elatec in interesting himself in the nomination for Congress. His Arthur Garfield Hays, vet- at the size of the victory. Wal­ X x Co-op movement is in line With statement follows: eran defender of civil rights, Winner Of lace, who is in Florida on a '■’■J,-; the policy of the United Auto- “During my seven years of told the House Un-American speaking tour, expressed the XtQ' nobile Workers which has taken public service in the Ohio Legis­ Committee last week that bills opinion that “the so-called third COLUMBUS, Ohio—Pictured above are some of the delegates from Toledo and Lucas an increasingly greater part in lature and in Toledo City Coun­ to outlaw the Communist Broun Prize party can become the first party county who attended the Ohio C. I. O. Council’s Workmen's Compensation and Safety School. initiating and aiding the co-op cil, I believe I have built a Party which they were con­ in 1948.” First row, left to right: Frank Rostetter, Automobile Workers, Local 12, Spicer Unit, also movement in Michigan and other reputation of fairness and service sidering should not he passed. NEW YORK, Feb. 18 (LPA) Unions Quit ALP Vice-President Ohio CIO Council; Frank Szewczykowski, Automobile Workers, Local 12, sections of the country. to all the citizens of this com­ Such a measure, Hays said, —The Heywood Broun award Of particular significance tc "inevitably c h a 11 e nges the Spicer Unit; Ruben J. Goets, Automobile Workers, Local 12, Scale Unit; Emma Weaver, Auto­ The success of Pontiac in open­ munity, I do not believe that in memory of the founder of political observers was the mobile Workers, Local 12, Standard Commutator Unit; Scotty Geddes, Automobile Workers, ing a co-op store several weeks anyone could accuse me of rights of all political minori­ victory of the Wallace candidate Local 12, Spicer Unit. ago has created wide interest in favoring one group over another. ties.” The New York lawyer the American Newspaper respite the fact that a number ol Second row, left to right: Wesley Harris, Automobile Workers, Local 12, National Supply the movement and stimulated I have at all times given full testified for the American Guild-CIO this year went strong unions which had beer, Unit; Tom Houston, Automobile Workers, Local 106; Cleo M. Butler, Automobile Workers, co-op organizational work in consideration to the problems of Civil Liberties Union. (LPA.) unanimously to Bert Andrews, active in the ALP for a number Local 12, S. M. Jones Unit; George Pund, Automobile Workers, Loral 12, National Supply Unit. many other cities. The Pontiac all of the citizens. head of the New York Herald- of years quit the organization co-op was aided by CIO, AFL States His Reasons Tribune’s Washington bureau. when it declared itself for Wal­ lace and his third party. and other uhions and is doing an “It is my belief that I cannot The judges awarded Andrews Units Aid astonishing volume of business. do full justice to my city duties $500 in cash and a Guild citation Wallace himself was active in Many Named For Those who are interested in and conduct a Congressional for his series which exposed the the Isacson campaign and was the organization of a co-op store campaign at the same time Favors State Department’s method of particularly critical of the Tru­ in Tolede may express their and still serve the labor move­ dismissing employes for security man administration for its posi­ Carnp Fund sentiments by writing to vice- ment. This would be a mental reasons without letting them tion on Palestine. The con­ Local 12 Offices president Gosser, 425 Winthrop and physical impossibility. For Security know the charges, and which re­ gressional district has many Acme Specialty Unit of St. * ! these reasons I am asking for a sulted in a reform of the De­ Jewish voters who are interest- ' leave of absence from my union partment’s methods. ed in the situation which exists Local 12 was the first UAW- More Than 100 Named To Overwhelming support for in Palestine. 4 position.” Speaking for the three judges. CIO group to donate to the Run 1 or Union Positions Berlacher Board of Election officials an- union security was voted by Louis Lyons, curator of the Nei- BrIroniconi“Is was’thZ the£71iticai fact bahwkikthat the Local 12 Summer Camp Randolph Grey, financial secretary, was the only un­ Campaign nounced on Monday of this week members of the Spicer Office man Foundation, at Harvard, of former Democratic chairman fund drive it was reported that they were re-examining Unit of Local, UAW-CIO, in said, -We regarded Andrews’ Edward j. Flynn whOse Organi- opposed officer when Local 12; UAW-CIO, held its annual Continued on Page 2 stones on the loyalty issue as zatioon was solidly behind Karl today by Howard Rediger, fund nomination of officers, Feb. 13. More than 100 names were Is Opened a National Labor Relations the most significant reporting, prOpper, defeated Democratic drive director. submitted for the other officer and executive board posts. Franz Berlacher, candid ate •■for NLRB Rules On Board election held at the Spicer not merely of 1947 but of sev-]Candldate> Mr. Rediger indicated that he Included in the contest will be two vice-presidents in- the Democratic nomination for Co. last week Thursday, it was eraloral yearsvoarc >> announced today by Unit of­ Election Called Proof expects that the fund will soon "I stead of one as formerly. The sheriff opened dowtown head­ Six other entries were singled begin to grow and said that quarters at 215 Summit St., it Decertification ficers. out for honorable mention and Wallace followers concurred many persons who had aided LCPC To Discuss second vice-presidency was was announced on Wednesday of WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 The ttnfon security election, for $100 cash awards which the in the opinion expressed by C. last year, when the summer created as a result of the this week by Lawrence N. Stein- (LPA)—The National Relations one of the requirements of the judges took action on their own B. Baldwin, Mr. Wallace’s cam­ camp was established, had Political Pains action of the union in approving berg, a member of the Berlacher Board last week ruled that de­ Taft-Hartley law, was passed by to provide. The six were: paign manager that the election 0 certification elections may be was “proof that the people de­ promised that they would again Discussion of its political plans an amendment to. the Local 12 for Sheriff Committee. a vote of 259 for the security Edward J. Donohoe of the By-Laws setting up the new post.I Mr. Steinberg stated that the called in plants organized by clause with 52 opposed. Two bal­ mand a new third party, led, contribute to the fund. for the coming primaries and Scranton Times for his coverage All incumbent officers and ex-IBerlacher campaign is getting unions which haven’t filed Com­ lots were challenged. Unit mem­ of a milk strike; Ralph Andrist by Henry Wallace.” A total of $556.50 have been elections will be the principal ecutive board members were re-1 under way for an all-out drive munist disclaimers with the The successful candidate who donated to date. bers eligible to vote numbered and Ralph Backund of Station topic to come before the regular nominated. Following were!for the sheriff’s post and that a Board. 347, with 311 casting their bal­ WCCO, Minneapolis, for a series is 38 years of age and a practie- Plans of several union women’s named: [large campaign committee would An employe In a southern lots. groups to aid the camp are going monthly meeting of the Labor of six programs called “Neither Confinued on Page 2 President: Melvin Schultz, ini be announced in the near future, steel mill where the United It was the first security clause Free nor Equal” attacking racial forward and should result in a land Civic Political Committee in cumbent; Frank Rostetter. | * Berlacher, who is a member Steelworkrs-CIO won a bargain­ considerable contribution to the:its Feb. 26 session at the Com- election held by a Local 12 Unit discrimination in the Northwest; Vice President: Earl Stucker! of the Toledo L-M-C, is head of ing representative election in and is in keeping with the na­ Herbert Block (Herblock), Wash­ Elmore Local drive. A total of $100,000 hasimodore Perry Hotel at 8 p. m. Tom Burke, incumbent, Franklfhe Milk Drivers and Dairy Un­ 1946 asked the Board to con­ tional trend where elections have ington Post, for cartoons; Alfred been set for the drive by Richard Notices of the meeting were Ros tetter, William Healey! jon (AFL) and has never been a duct another poll to see if the been decisively in favor of re­ Friendly, Washington Post, for Picks Pryor Gosser, camp president. being sent out this week to labor, Charles Clark,. Lloyd Speidell! candidate for public office be- union still had the support of tention of union security clauses his coverage of the Lilienthal the majority of the plant’s ELMORE, Feb. 18 — Fred . Following is the list of donors civic, church and other groups Robert Thomas, J. Golembeski!fore. He was well known in To- in contracts. hearings; Dillard Stokes, Wash­ for last week: Christ Topel, Harold Billheimer!]edo sports circles as a former workers. Had the union itself ington Post, for his coverage of Pryor was elected president of who have been affiliated with the Clem &Qlewin£ki and H e n r yl member of the old Maroons Lloyd Speidell, Local 12 re­ Local 619. UAW-CIO here last Acme Specialty Unit, $10; asked for a re-run it couldn’t cording secretary stated today the U. S- Supreme Court. Banting Co., $10; Walter organization since its beginning ®aum* [Mecca, and Stanley footbal teams have gotten it because USA, that many other Local 12 shops “This year’s numerous and ■su­ week at the union’s annual elec­ Murphy, $30; Steve Nach, $5 several months ago, according to Gray Is Unopposed [where he was better known as whose enti-Communist com­ have completed the signing of perb entries,” said Robert Allen, tion of officers. He replaced Anononus, $1.50. Lawrence N. Steinberg, tempor­ Financial Secretary: Randolphl “Dutch^ Franz.' plexion is well known, has not seen fit to comply with Taft- the forms to be used in petition­ “demonstrated conclusively that Don Roberts whs declined to Previously reported $500. ary secretary. Gray, incumbent, unopposed. FI Mr.14'r” Berlacher is* married and ing for NLRB union security the working press, and many ed- run. has one son, Franz, Jr., a sopho- Hartley Act. elections and that many shops Hors, have turned to the Ameri-i Total donations, $556.50. Organized for the purpose of Treasurer: Norman Meyers, |more medical student at the Uni­ The Board ruled that if USA I Other Local officers named Additional funds are needed promoting more liberal social leg­ incumbent; Clem Holewinski, A1L are in process of signing. All can Newspaper Guild for the were Ray Haar, incumbent, Kenngott, Arthur Pcth, G. Geis of Chicago^ He lives in wins it cannot certify the union, such elections must be com­ highest and most esteemed jour­ this year to increase the size of islation and electing public offi­ E. Hunt. 12356 Barrington Drive. but can only publish the elec­ vice president: Clifford Arndt, the camp to handle 225 children cials favorable to its legislative pleted prior to June 30 under the nalistic recognition.” incumbent, financial secretary; tion results. But if the steel­ law. for each two weeks camp period. program, the new group has at­ Trustee: Ted Modrowski, ln-|a, . ■ ■ workers union loses, the Board and Marvin Damschoeder, in­ Additional cabins and other tracted the attention of CIO, cumbent, Harold Billheimer, Otis|FFCmOll ■ LOCCil will say that in no uncertain Workers Want cumbent, recording secretary. facilities will be required to MESA, AFL and Railroad Wiseman, Clem Holewinski, Har-|^» . terms. • Glass Workers Also elected were Henry Dun­ old Dean, Charles Clark, Clay-| 1 O NOITimQTd Union Shop handle the increased number of Brotherhoods which have been t . hamI lain dlllland ivjdlMartin uni ijuuk.cLouce trustees. ton Rusch, Al Kenngott, William| FREMONT Feb 18 — Mem- Scabs Start Violence i NEW YORK (LPA)—Better (The former will serve a three Children. represented at the meetings, Healey, Mac Biddle, A. Subecki, be^f Locd 914, UAW-CIO, To Seek HAe Applications for the camp are Richard Gosser, U A W • CI O BAKERFIELD (LPA)—Viol­ than 86% of the 69,729 eligible year term, the latter two years, now ready and may be obtained}vice-president, is temporary Reopening of Federation of Continued on Page 2 [will hold their annual nomination ence flared on the picket line Glass, Ceramic and Silica Sand voters in 171 NLRB union shop Clarence Smith, incumbent ser-. in Room 217 of Local 12 head- chairman. Harry Card, head of —— ------—------——*|of officers and members of their of Di Giorgio Corp, last week authorization polls voted to give geant-at-arms was also re-eltxi- quarters, 425 Winthrop St.|the Teamsters Union (AFL), and Workers Union contracts with D .! a “XX [executive board at their South when a crowd of 40 scabs at­ the Libbey-Owens-Ford and Pitts­ their union, the Textile Workers ed- Choice of camping dates will Earl Streeter, MESA chairman, PUFK® UOmiYIlTTCG [Front St. headquarters here Sun- tacked three National Farm La­ burg Plate Glass companies for Union-CIO, the right to demand Elected to the shop eommit- again be on a first-come first- are vice-chairmen of the organi­ n was announced by Walter bor Union-AFL pickets, all of increased wages next month was the union shop, President Emil tee of the Multiplex Company served basis with the early ap­ zation. wp©ilS I empOiCiry [Wasserman, union president. whom were hospitalized. Aid announced today by William Rieve said last week. “Propo- where Local 619 members are plicants getting a better selec­ Any group which Is interested 1*1 _ « I Also to be named at the meet- valued at $20,000 was brought Akos, president of Local 9. nents of the T-H bill have claim- employed were Clarence Smith, tion of dates. in more liberal social legislation uowntown UTtlCGhng are the members of the bar- to the strikers last week by a Mr. Akos said that the Glass ed that the union shop was Alvin Damschroeder. and Don Donations may be mailed to is invited to send representatives Opening of a temporary head-kai.nin8 committee for the new caravan from southern California foisted upon American workers Robert. quarters for the Burke-for-Con-|union contract» ______Workers wage demands would Howard Rediger at the Winthrop to observe and take part in the AFL unions. be along lines similar to those by ‘power hungry’ union lead-l Officers will be installed by; St. address. activities of the LCPC. gress campaign at 611 Huron St.I announced by the UAW-CIO and ers. The vote in the textile in- Cyrus Martin, Toledo, Interna- would include substantial wage dustry has disproved the asset-jtional union representative at increases plus security insurance tion beyond all doubt,” Rievej the Local’s regular meeting, pointed but. March 3.______•o tooks: out Mr. Burke’s congres-| Few Changes— Maae covering sickness, hospital, surgi­ UAW Seeks Cure sional petitions several weeks[ • -w-v ■> cal expenses and retirement funds. CIO, British Seek Pecord explained that efforts The glass union bargains on were being made to secure a| lecho an industry-wide basis for all For Gas Supply plants of the two major glass ZK buT?hUaatrTe xq Most Units Retain Top companies. Karrick Process Demonstrated:^ To Salvage WFTU Would Produce Efficient Fuel S? Olficers In Balloting Reject USES Transfer Union Heads Seeking To available. Literature and otherj pew changes were made in shop committees by Local 12 WASHINGTON (LPA) — The DETROIT, Feb. 18 (LPA)—While the city of Detroit campaign material may be ob-|jjnj^ which held their elections last week and early this House Expenditures Committee Avert Woild Union Split tamed at the 611 Huron St. head-1 , uti jo jut i to was paralyzed by a natural gas shortage last week, the quarters. [week, it was reported today by LJoyd Speidell, Local 12 re­ has rejected President Truman’s proposal that the U. E. Employ­ LONDON, Feb. 18 (LPA)—James B. Carey, secretary­ United Automobile Workers-CIO hit the problem from sev­ Announcement of a campalgnlcording secretary. treasurer of the CIO, aided by Michael Ross, CIO interna­ eral sides in an attempt to get at the causes and the cure ment Service and administration manager and committee for the| Largest unit reporting unofficial returns was Auto- of the federal jobless benefits tional labor department head, and Elmer Cope, CIO repre­ for a situation which had idled 200,000 factory workers. Burke congressional campaign|Lite, where John Begg wasl program be permanently a part sentative at the Paris headquarters of the World Federation I UAW President Waite ri will be made in the near iuture>|re-elected shop chairman. Re- Martin-Parry, American Can and of the Labor Department. The Reuther invited public offi-'Policy of not providing for the Pecord said. I. . . , • _ \.,ac Burt Foundry. The following of Trade Unions, conferred in London last week with leaders ,______lelected vice chairman was were plcked members o£ Committee followed the lead of Britain’s Trades Union | cials and community leaders gas shortage which they knew l|Earl Stucker who has seived in]varjnns mmmiftpps' offered by dozens of employer ivarious executive committees: association spokesmen who ap­ Congress in hopes of devising! elusion that a majority of the in industry, labor and education was coming. They refused to the post since his return from plans that will permit inter-ibur““ favored postponing the to witness a demonstration of a install a pipe line from Detroit INFORMATION the Army. Virgil Barnhart was I Rathbun-Jones: Mike Waclw- peared before them to oppose F . . , . r meeting, so that British and , new process for distilling gas ?0 gas storage field in west- elected to fill the second vice ski, chairman; Paul Tester, vice the plan. Both House and Sen­ national labor cooperation imAmerican delegates would be | and oil from coal held here oniern Michigan because they were For the information of chairmanship. • chairman; Albert Snyder, secre- ate have to disapprove, or the implementing the European from presenting prOpO<*ls Rntvrt tary; Charles Chapman, Robert reorganization takes effect. covery program without spiriting for iabor effOrt in coordination Friday of last week at Wayne! trying to get government certi- the members of Local 12, II Othersw tll^X 3 electedCltXLCU wereWC1C nUDtil ■ * . University. fication for a long pipeline to UAW-CIO, tho UNION- Carling, secretary and Joseph Anderson, Zigmund Kujawa and the WFTU wide open. with the Marshall plan. In Washington, union repre­ iMansor, treasurer. Edward Schaffer, committee­ the southwest. JOURNAL will carry in The crisis in international Claims Majority Opposed sentatives Donald Montgomery fl Elected to serve on the Auto- . labor organizational unity came SailJant’s claim that a majority "They were offered pipe for a each issue a description of IMPORTANT Saillant’s claim that a majority charged before the House Inter­ line to the storage field in a ■ Lite executive committee were1 Toledo Scale: Harold Billhei- when the secretariat of the of the board opposed a meeting state & Foreign Commerce com­ the many services which IMargaret Mitchell, Floyd Coak-|^en’ ,^La9.tin’ Will the bearer of receipt WFTU turned down a TUC[jn February presumes bureau 1945 letter from Julius Krug the union offers. Watch ley, Jennie Bsharah, John J. I Johnson, Elmer R 511428 Issued Feb. 6, mittee that the Michigan Con­ but refused the offer and pur­ demand that it .go ahead with'acc.eptance of the position of the solidated Gas Co. is directly re­ page 3 each week for this I Jankowski, Frank Puskas, How-[Ewald and William Kenny. The 1918 at the Local 12 dues previously agreed to plans for French General Confederation; posely created a gas shortage so feature. Learn what your lard Cutcher, Walter Rearick, (Committee will choose 1U own office please contact me at sponsible for what practically is that the Federal Power Commis­ an executive bureau meeting inlof Labor, of which Saillant is ! the equivalent of a general strike union has to offer you and Iwilliam B. Duck, George LoganjQ-tASers.’ _ _ , , _ the earliest possible time. i SlUllsion wouldWUUlU beUc XUIforced Ct?U toLU grantkIclIIL February. an official, that Leon Jouhaux, j forced upon the community them a certificate for the othpr use its facilities to the full­ and Wilson Soltman. Martin-Parry: Edward Brown, This is a matter of extreme Louis Saillant, secretary of Lorrner cgt general secretary i I’hfi utilitv nomnont/ ” ... est. Only by doing this can Other Units Report [chairman; Leon Cnlly, 'Vice by the utility company.’’ line that they wanted,” the importance. the WFTU, visited Moscow to anfj \vFtu representative, is no “Michigan Consolidated,” saidi you get the most from your, Other Local 12 Units which ichairman: Evelyn Dimmer, sec- Randolph Gray, interview Soviet union chiefs: ionger a bureau member since Montgomery,” has for years! UAWv'rx" “man““ charged. ■reported their elections wproiretary: John Madlmski and Ar- Fi q ,i q.r-1 | Scc’j organization.1 after receiving the British! been following a deliberate! .... Continued on Page 2 ■ ,Rathbun?Janes, Toledo Scale,! Continued, on Page 2 l| demand, and cams to the con-| Continued on Page 2 ) u