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Sationul Solidarity
We continue to hear much about national sol
idarity as the expansion program marches forth
with its increasing payrolls and greater pur
chasing power. But are we really united in the
cause of war. peace or brotherly love? As long
as we are eating freely of the good things, and
marching more or less in the same direction,
we are not prone to complain. But when the
crisis Comes, will we be able to withstand the
demands for sacrifice''
Today we an- luitlieiing class hatred, aJvanv
ing vehement criticism of others and reserving
none for ourself In our haste to criticise oth
ers, we are ignoring the foundation for unity
and progress m the several fields, material, re
ligious. social and civic
In this land of high-praised democracy we
are attacking approximately ten million work
ers, condemning them to a man because of a few
racketeers in the labor movement. Just as the
National Association of Manufacturers, has its
leaders so do the labor unions There's nothing
wrong with that Just as the National Associa
tion of Manufacturers has its racketeers, profi
teers and flagrant violators of the laws of the
land, so does labor The being of one is no ex
cuse for the being of the other, and the wrong
doers should be brought to justice. Today there
is a wide movement to condemn all men who
earn a livelihood by the sweat of their brow.
If the rights of working men to better their lot?
in life are to be denied, then what future hope
rests in our efforts to aid Britain and build
up our own defenses against Hitler and the
things he leprcsonts''
There is no hedging in these quarters when
it comes to prosecuting law violators whethei
those viulatois be found m life ranks of capi
tal or labor It has been maintained that the
violators should be brought to justice Recently
there has been an expressed desire on the part
of the general public and the dominated demo
cratic press, so-called, to prosecute only one
group and to prosecute the innocent along with
the guilty in that group. It is difficult to under
stand Why certain lacts fail to (nuT llieil' way
into the headlines and why they are never men
tioned For instance, the management of the |
strike-bound Allis-Chalmers plant is a hitter |
isolationist. Possibly the management is an- |
xious to turn out war orders contrary to its own j
personal desires. But isn't it a fact that all strik
ers are branded as communists or pro-German?
It ? a fact that those workers who are seeing
profits rise fifty to 100 per cent for the manu
facturers and stockholders are being branded
as communists because they seek to share in
the extra profits.
The recent strike in the soft coal industry
brought bitter condemnation down upon the
heads of the striking miners, but in all of the
thousands of columns of strike reports was
there a word about death in the mines? On an
average four to five lives are lost each day in
the coal mines of this country. As many as 361
miners have paid with their lives in a single
mine disaster that you and I may enjoy the
warmth of our firesides far removed from dan
ger, sweat and grime. Since 1906, nearly 73,000
lives have been lost in mine accidents. Last
year, 1.420 persons were "accidentally" killed
in mines, 91 losing their lives in a single dis
aster The Tobacco Roads presents no detail
more pathetic and saddening than those seen
from a speeding train's window in the coal re
gions. Poverty and want are there in bold re
lief against the smoke-darkened shanties and
huts. But in this land of democracy we are ready
to hop on the bandwagon and condemn all coal
miners and all men who work for a living. We
do it directly or indirectly, forgetting the pos
sibility that many enjoying high standards of
living today will be mired down in poverty to
morrow with a livelihood to be gained only
by the sweat of our own brows and with no
one to champion our cause at the table of la
bor's master.
Labor is probably asking too much in some
cases, and in some cases it is asking much with
the hope of getting a little. Labor has made
mistakes, but they do not compare with the
brazen mistakes made by some industrialists
who would damn the public good to score a de
feat over the worker. Some years ago Henry
Ford, determined to steer clear of Wall Street,
loaded his dealers with automobils Today he
is depending on the wolf, wolf story by yelling
about communists to gain support in his bull
headed fight against labor and in his challenge
of the laws of the land. Mr. Ford does that even
after he said he did not care who won the war.
Possibly two out of every 1,000 men employed
in the Ford sweat factories and along the slave
driving assembly lines don't care who wins
the war, but they have been branded as com
munists long ago. - - -
The i ights of labor, not racketeers, are be
ing recognized by official Washington and it
is good that they are recognized, for once we
enslave labor a fall similar to the one exper
ienced bv France is to bo expected in these
Cnited States despite all this talk about soli
daritv.
Defvnte Delay By I ml it airy
It has been pointed out to Congressmen and
the country, at large, that labor strikes have de
layed the defense program a million man-days.
The stoppage is to be regretted But while the
million man-davs delay on account of strikes
is being pointed out, Congress and the public,
at large, overlook the glaring fact that industry
itself delayed the defense program for nine
long weeks, meaning that 450,000,000 man days
were lost in advancing the defense program.
It would appear that we are treating labor
as the red-headed stepchild, that we, so bent
on condemning labor, overlook the faults and
racketeering in other fields. Little can be gain
ed by a division in a division of labor and in?
dustry, and the burning criticism heaped upon
the heads of labor is helping no one or anything.
Especially is this true when the critics turn and
tip their hats in innocent approval to those who
have delayed defense and bulged their pockets
with profits on a cost-plus basis.
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