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Editorial
August 11, 1938
The Sauk Centre Herald
Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
Editorial blames administration policies for industrial decline in Toledo, causing closure of GM transmission plant (40,000 jobs lost to labor agitation) and the liberal Toledo News-Bee newspaper, contradicting claims of recovery.
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HELPING RECOVERY-
The Toledo News-Bee, one of the large newspapers of the country and particularly of the Scripps-Howard organization, has been forced to close its business in Toledo. Although one of the "liberal" papers of the "liberal" Scripps-Howard organization, the News-Bee could not cope with the situation of a demoralized industrial community brought on by the policies of the administration.
Two years ago the General Motors corporation found it necessary to close its transmission plant in Toledo where 40,000 men were given employment.
Constant agitation and disturbance in the labor department by racketeers who were insistent upon collecting dues finally forced the company to make good its threats of closing the plant. Forty thousand workmen were thrown off the payroll, the equipment was split up and shipped to a new plant in Muncie, Ind., and back to Detroit and the buildings themselves are now being used for storage purposes by the Chevrolet Motor company in Toledo. Possibly 200 or 300 men are now given employment where 40,000 were working before.
It was hard to know a few years ago that the way to make a fortune was either as a labor racketeer, an orchestra director or dance hall owner. The activities of the labor racketeer of course, are by far the most profitable as he has nothing invested aside from a lot of inflammatory gab and is not responsible for anything he says or does.
Recovery is returning rapidly to Toledo! One plant employing 40,000 people has been closed and now one of its two newspapers employing several hundred people is likewise on the closed list and its workers are spreading over the country looking for something to do.-Austin Herald.
The Toledo News-Bee, one of the large newspapers of the country and particularly of the Scripps-Howard organization, has been forced to close its business in Toledo. Although one of the "liberal" papers of the "liberal" Scripps-Howard organization, the News-Bee could not cope with the situation of a demoralized industrial community brought on by the policies of the administration.
Two years ago the General Motors corporation found it necessary to close its transmission plant in Toledo where 40,000 men were given employment.
Constant agitation and disturbance in the labor department by racketeers who were insistent upon collecting dues finally forced the company to make good its threats of closing the plant. Forty thousand workmen were thrown off the payroll, the equipment was split up and shipped to a new plant in Muncie, Ind., and back to Detroit and the buildings themselves are now being used for storage purposes by the Chevrolet Motor company in Toledo. Possibly 200 or 300 men are now given employment where 40,000 were working before.
It was hard to know a few years ago that the way to make a fortune was either as a labor racketeer, an orchestra director or dance hall owner. The activities of the labor racketeer of course, are by far the most profitable as he has nothing invested aside from a lot of inflammatory gab and is not responsible for anything he says or does.
Recovery is returning rapidly to Toledo! One plant employing 40,000 people has been closed and now one of its two newspapers employing several hundred people is likewise on the closed list and its workers are spreading over the country looking for something to do.-Austin Herald.
What sub-type of article is it?
Labor
Economic Policy
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Toledo Recovery
Labor Racketeers
Newspaper Closure
Gm Plant Shutdown
Administration Policies
What entities or persons were involved?
Toledo News Bee
Scripps Howard Organization
General Motors Corporation
Chevrolet Motor Company
Austin Herald
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Administration Policies Causing Industrial And Press Closures In Toledo
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Administration And Labor Racketeers
Key Figures
Toledo News Bee
Scripps Howard Organization
General Motors Corporation
Chevrolet Motor Company
Austin Herald
Key Arguments
Administration Policies Demoralized Toledo's Industrial Community, Forcing Closure Of The Liberal News Bee.
Labor Racketeers' Agitation And Dues Collection Led Gm To Close Its Toledo Plant Two Years Ago.
Gm Plant Closure Threw 40,000 Workers Off Payroll; Equipment Moved To Muncie, Ind., And Detroit; Buildings Now Used For Storage With Only 200 300 Employed.
Labor Racketeering Is Highly Profitable With No Investment Or Responsibility.
No Recovery In Toledo; Plant And Newspaper Closures Result In Widespread Job Losses.