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What Is Communism?--Read Article On Page 4 VOL. XVIII; NO. 25 C H A R L O T T E LABOR JOURNAL CHARLOTTE* N. C* THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 4, 1948 Subscription $2.00 Per Tear The Victor HARRY S. TRUMAN President Dedicates 'Self To Job Ahead President Truman promised yesterday to dedicaet himself to the cause of peace in the world and prosperity and hap piness at home as he won one of history’s greatest upset political victories. “I will serve the American people to the best of my ability in the four years ahead,” he said. In acknowledging the congratulations of his defeated op ponent. Gov. Thomas Dewey of New York, Mr. Truman commended him for his “fine sportsmanship.” “I feel very deeply the responsibility which has fallen to my lot as the result of the election,” said his simple state ment. “I shall continue to serve the American people to the best of my ability. All my efforts will be devoted to the cause of peace in the world and the prosperity and hap^ piness of our people here at home.” He wired Governor Dewey, “I thank you sincerely for your congratulations and good wishes. Your fine sports manship is deeply appreciated. We jointly owe congratu lations to the American peole who have once again shown the world the vitality of our free institutions.” As he left the hotel, the President was asked, “Can you tell us how that Truman poll works?” “No, I can’t,” he said, “when you win you can’t say any thing about it. I’m just happy.” Then he said, “Talk to Charlie, he’ tell all about it.” He referred to Press Secretary Charles Ross. Mr. Truman not only had forecast his own victory in campaign talks but Democratic control of both Houses of Congress. His voice cracked with emotion and his face beamed with happiness as he received the best wishes of scores of friends and Missouri neighbors who crowded into his penthouse quarters in the Hotel Muehlebach.. He spoke almost humbly to those who showered him with praise and congratulations and refused to discuss his own prediction of a victory for himself and of a Democratic Congress in the face of contrary pollsters opinions. British Union Loader, Head Of The WFTU Margate. England. — The World Federation of Trade Unions was denounced be fore the British Trades Un ion Congress here by Arthur Deakin, British union leader, and president of the Soviet dominated world labor body. In an address to the an nual meeting of the BTUC, Deakin declared that the WFTU has been completely captured by the Communists "nd is being used as an agency to carry out the pol icies of the Cominform and as a platform for advancing Soviet propaganda. He changed that WFTU agents are busy stirring up trouble in Malaya, other parts of Asia, and in Africa. Deakin’s remarks coincided with the traditional position of the American Federation of La bor which has consistently fought thf WVtU and exposed it as a “tool of the Kremlin.” Unlike the British labor movement and the CIO, which have participated in the WFTU, tte AFL refused to become affiliated with the or ganisation and has worked dil igently for its downfall. Mr. Deakin’s impassioned de nunciation came when the Com munist factions within the British unions sought vainly to persuade the congress to take stands against United States aid to Europe, and against the western elements in the WFTU that they said were trying to destroy its unity. A resolution urging support of the WFTU was defeated easily by a show of hands. On all other issues, the Communists also were defeated overwhelming by votes ranging from 15 to 25 to 1. * Veterans of many trade union congresses said they seldom had seen such a pitter attitude by British labor toward the Com munists as was displayed by a majority of the 800 delegates representing nearly 8,000,000,000 organized workers. It was said that the explana tion was the rapidly developing situation in Berlin as well as the examples of the effects of Com munists activity on labor move ments in France and Italy. Many responsible union leaders here tonight predicted that a thor ough-going “purge” of Commun ists from the British labor move ment would be attempted before the year was out. In his address, Mr. Deakin said (Cantiaaed on Page 8) The Vanquished THOMAS E. DEWEY Victory for the Democrats at the polls Tuesday has been recorded by newspapermen and other political experts as the greatest upset in the history of American Politics and rightfully so! However the greater abundance of credit for the marvelous victory must go to Harry Tru man, the Man from Missouri, who waged a political cam paign equalled by only a few in American history. He has revived the disintegrating New Deal, and he has re newed many of the “workable” policies enunciated by Franklin D. Roosevelt. In so doing he appealed to all classes of people in America to assist him is his efforts to solve many of the world’s toughest problems — and the people have indicated they will do just that, if one is to judge by the support he and a Democratic Congress re ceived at the polls November 2. For months the Democratic party’s chances of winning the 1948 elections seemed hopeless, but the “Man from the Show Me State” never relaxed his efforts to steer the donk ey on to victory. Many of his own party chiefs had given up, and thousands of governmental employes had be gun packing for exit from Washington when the Republi cans took over. They stand awed and dismayed, but nev ertheless all are hailing the Chief’s victory. All American citizens had a hand in the selection of a President and a congress for the next four years. The victory can be credited to no one class or faction. The working people, the farmers, the businessman and the housewife all had a part in arriving at the final verdict. As President Truman has said, Governer Dewey displayed fine sportsmanship when in his congratulatory telegram to Mr. Truman he said, in part: "I urge all Americans to unfte behind you in support of every effort to keep our nation strong and free and establish peace in the world.” The Chief has pledged his efforts to do that. Democrats Gain Control Of Both Houses Congress In the most sensational political upset in the history of American politics President Harry S. Truman Tuesday won the greatest position in the world, that of President of the I’nited States. This has been classed as a one-man political victory for the “little man from Missouri,” who blazed a trail of over 31.000 miles during his campaign tours before election day. Governor Tom Dewey conceded his defeat to Mr. Truman nl 11:15 Wednesday morning and wired the President as follows: “My heartiest congratulations to you on your election and every good wish for a successful administration, and I urge all Americans to unite behind you in support of every effort to keep our nation strong and free and establish peace in the world.” At that time. Mr. Truman was leading in 28 States hav ing 304 electoroal votes. Needed to win are 266 electoral votes. At the time Dewey conceded, Truman was leading cr had won the following States: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado. Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio. Oklahoma. Rhode n. Texas. Utah. Vir ginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. Dewey was leading in these: Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana. Kansas, Maine, Mary land. Michigan, Nebraska. New Hampshire. New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Da kota, Vermont. Thurmond was front in four States having a total of 38 electoral votes. He had won Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina, and was leading in Louisana. In Tennessee, two electoral votes are in doubt between T^umarf and Thur mond. DEMOCRATS WIN CONTROL OF CONGRESS Even before the President’s victory was assured, the re turns had clinched Democratic control of Congress, wrest ing it away from the Republicans who won it two years ago. The indicated Congressional lineup is: Senate: 54 Democrats and 42 Kepublcans. House: 246 Democrats; 188 Republicans, and one Amer ican-Labor. For Mr. Truman, the win was a tremendous personal achievement. With a fighting campaign, the Man from Missouri roused his party from despondency and led it to a victory which almost all its leaders except the President himself had written off months ago as an impossibility. For Dewey and the “team” around him, it was the bitter end of a ten-year dream. The New York Governor has been aiming at and working for the Presidency that long. In Washington, speculation is running high that Mr. Tru man now will make many shifts in his administration, This is based on the view that he got little help in his campaign from many Democratic officeholders who had looked on it as a lost cause. Among the Cabinet members, Mr. Tru man’s chief campaign help came from Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin and Secretary of Agriculture Charles Bran nan. The dopesters figure these two will surely stay on, but are inclined to list many other high officials as “doubt ful” of continuing as members of the administration family. Taft-Hartley Law Slows Anti-Communism Campaign Washington. — AFL Pres dent William Green declared that the Taft-Hartley law has caused labor-manage ment relations to be conduct ed in an “atmosphere of re straint and conflict” which hinders the nation’s efforts in convincing workers of for eign lands on the merits of our free enterprise system. In an address before the Delta Sigma Pi fraternity at the School of Foreign Serv ice, Georgetown university, Mr. Green emphasized the need for action by American workers and trade unions to tell their story to the work ers of Europe and to partici pate in this nation’s foreign aid programs. The crucial question, the AFL leader declared, is whether the workers of this nation can truthfully present to workers of other lands a convincing picture of their freedoms when confronted with restrictive legislation like the Taft-Hartley law, which is “so completely in consistent with the spirit and letter of America’s charter of human freedom.” He vud: “We in America have striven to improve, strength en and defend the system of competitive enterprise through the institution of free and voluntary trade un ions. Labor-management re lations, Which are conducted in an atmosphere of deep conflict, suspicion and strife, and which are subject to far reaching government regula tion are alien to the purpose of labor - management co-op eration toward the goal of improving the living stand ard of the people. “The central fact that must be clearly recognized today, is that the test of our success and perhaps of the survival of the democratic system itself in the struggle against totalitarian ideology is our ability to maintain harmonious relations con structively designed within the framework of voluntary choice on the part of work ers and management alike. “A system of compulsion established by the Taft Hartley law as a part of the national uplicy of the bar riers in tne path of Ameri can trade unionism’s contri bution to our victory over the Communist threat.” Calling for repeal of the reprehensible labor law, Mr. Green offered a critical an alysis of its provisions which restrict the activities of trade unions. He placed special emphasis upon the following points: “(1) The Taft-Hartley law embodies methods available to employers who are intent upon destroying unions which employers have gen erally avoided under the con ditions of full employment and for political considera tions. However, as soon as unemployment reappears on our economic scene, the law will make it possioie tor em ployers to embark upon mass destruction of unions. Con sider, for example, that un der the provisions of the law an employer can, whenever he sees fit, discharge all of the employes with whom he is engaged in a dispute and hire a force of non-union workers to replace them. In certifying the proper repre sentatives of his employes under the Taft-Hartley law none of the workers so dis charged has any voice in an election held by the Labor board. Only the newly hired workers with whom union isis are replaced are entitled to vote in such a situation. “(2) The ITaft - Hartley law, some of whose provis ions ^are not ,yet fully in ef fect, is in reality adminis tered by the general counsel of the National Labor Rela tions board whom the law sets up as an arbitrary com misar of the nation’s labor management relations. Vast powers vested in the NLRB general counsel are in them selves destructive of any hope for harmonious labor management relations so long as the statute remains on the books.”
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