The American Newspaper Guild last week became a straightforward newspaper union and gave up grinding leftish political axes. In a national referendum the Guild ousted its entire present administrationlong accused of Communist fellow-travelingby a nearly two-to-one vote.*
Outside New York City the shellacking was formidable: 9-to-1 in Philadelphia (second largest local); 29-to-1 in Minneapolis and St. Paul; 10-to-1 in Cleveland; an average 30-to-1 in small locals. In Boston, home local of ex-Guild President Donal M. Sullivan, Opponent Milton Murray of Detroit got a 4-to-3 vote, though new Executive Vice President Sam Eubanks won 2-to-1.
Three months ago New York's solid bloc of votes...
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