Show How Times Have Changed We Ve imagine unionized clerks in New York City retail stores were quite amazed when they read in th their ir newspapers that the home of the head of their local union was robbed by armed bandits They probably weren't amazed at the fact of the robbery rob rob- bery bery because robberies are common enough in New York York York- but at the amount of- of and the union official money jewelry reported reported reported re re- re- re ported the robbers took from his is home Jerome Kaplan president of f local 1102 of the C CIO 10 Retail Dry Goods union told police three armed and masked men forced their way into his home on the floor of the Essex apartment apartment apart apart- ment meat house They go got away with worth of jewelry and cash according to Kaplan That's a mighty rich haul to get from the home of a relatively relatively relatively rela rela- minor union official Its It's the kind of a haul bandits used to expect to get only at the home of some Borne millionaire But times have changed and the sharp-eyed sharp members of the criminal fraternity fraternity fraternity fra fra- are apparently shifting their attentions to a new clientele whose fine financial status few ordinary folk and not nol even union unon members bad had suspected And we dont don't imagine union officials will like the idea of being favorite victims of burglars and thieves Which just goes goes' to prove that the life of a labor union official isn't nt all a bed of rose roseo rosel I World citizenship is earned by men who treat other peoples With the same respect that they treat their own peoples Henry Hen Henry A. A Wallace We Ve must not compromise on great principles In order to achieve agreement for agreements agreement's sake Secretary Secreta Secretary ry of State Marshall j |