THE CHARLOTTE LABOR JOURNAL
AND DIXIE FARM NEWS
Published at Charlotte, North Carolina _
H. A. SUlls, Editor and Publisher W. M. Witter. Associate Editor
Entered as second-class mail matter September 11, 1931, at the
Tost Office at Charlotte, N. C., under the Act of Congress of
March 3, 1879.__-_
Oldest Bona Fide AFL Newspaper in North Carolina, consistently
serving the American Federation of Labor and its members snce it
was founded, May 12, 1931. Approved by the American Federation
of Labor in 1931. __
Endorsed by Charlotte Typographical Union, Number 338, An Af
filiate of Charlotte Central Labor Union and the North Carolina Fed
eration of Labor. . ________
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Carolina Departments of Labor, and Southern Labor Press Associa
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respondents, but sny erroneous reflection upon the character, stand
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Federation of Labor and that The Journal is not now and has never
been the Federation’s official organ. Anyone, whether on our
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stating an untruth. However, The Labor Journal has solicited both
advertising and subscriptions state-wide in cities and hamlets where
no Labor paper exists since it first began doing business in 1931 and
sees no just reason why it should not continue to do so. It is our
aim to serve as many of our brother members as is hugpanly^ pos
sible, and let no one fool you by telling you that The Journal is an
illegitimate publication, so far as Labor is concerned. Our past
record, for more than 18 years, disproves this “fifth column’ propa
ganda.. This newspaper has during the years endeavored to promote
a better understanding between Capital and Labor. Its efforts have
borne much fruit. Our only regret is that we have not beert able
tu carry on in a bigger and better way. This, the publisher pledges
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THE PASSING OF SENATOR BROUGHTON
In the passing of Senator J. Melville Broughton, North
Carolina has lost an able, honorable and valuable citron
one who had been connected with North Carolina’s march
forward for the past quarter of a century. He served the
State in many capacities, from the governorship down to
minor roles, and was just entering upon the roll of United
States Senator, a position which The Journal believes he
would have filled with honor, distinction and credit to our
State and Nation, being well equipped for the duties involv
ing upon him.
Senator Broughton had an open mind as to the labor
question, which we believe would have repaid his friends in
the movement for the confidence placed in him when he
was given its endorsement, which had much to do with his
election.
It is with sorrow that we record the passing of such
men, for in the game of politics today, ability, genius and
stability are often relegated to the rear in the payment of
political debts.
“DELOUSING TIME” AT HAND
President Truman gave them their correct name: Trait
ors. Congress must decide what to do about them and pro
vide the law for doing it.” So says the New York Mirror.
Continuing that newspaper further editorializes: «
“Communists William Foster and Eugene Dennis have
spoken treason against the United States. For themselves,
for the Communist party, for all Communists, they vow
first allegiance to Soviet Russia and openly state that they
would oppose their own country in the event of war with
the Soviet.
Dennis is on trial charged with conspiring to overthrow
our government. Foster, indicted with him, got a sever
ance, claming heart disease. A diseased heart he has, in
deed.
They fancied-up their statement with propaganda. They
said they would oppose an “aggressive” war against the
Soviet. But, by Communist definition, it is impossble for
Soviet Russia to commit aggression. By the same defini
tion, it is impossible for any power to resist Soviet Russia,
for any reason, even to repelling an invasion, without itself
being an aggressor.
So, what Dennis and Foster mean is that they would be
on the side of Soviet Russia in ANY war with the United
States. They would aid the Red Army tomorrow if it
launched an airborne invasion over New York and other
principal ciues.
Thai is actual treason. It is what could be called treason
before the fact.
But it is not LEGAL treason, and these Communists,
therefore, have given us a striking illustration of the basic
weakness of our means of dealing with their crime.
TYeason is defined in Article III, Section 3, of the U. S.
Constitution as follows:
“1—Treason against the United States shall consist
only in levying war against them, or in adherence to
their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No per
son shall be convicted of treason unless on the testi
mony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on
confession in open court.
“2—The Congress shall have power to declare the
punishment of treason . . . ”
So our Communists, having only announced their inten
tion of committing treason, are within the letter of the
law.
Obviously the law must be strengthened.
We have had enough warning. We have had enough
proof that Communism is the sworn enemy of our religion,
our morality, our freedom, our whole way of life.
Shall we wait until these despicable traitors have had an
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opportunity to put their treason into action before protect
ing ourselves against them?
Unfortunately, many of them were born into American
citizenship and cannot be deported to their “motherland.'
Having renounced the responsibility of citizenship (while as
serting all of citizenship’s privileges) they have, however,
disqualified themselves for its protection.
They are not Amereans. They should be stripped of
the American citizenship which they disgrace and befoul.
The Communist party should be outlawed as treasonous
and subversive.
Anyone who thinks the Communist party has political
vested rights must be blind or soft in the head. Anyone
who argues that outlawing them “would only drive them
underground” is being specious.
That’s like saying we shouldn’t have laws against mur
der because they would drive murderers underground.
It's time to stop playing cricket with these thugs and
start delousing our Nation of them.
LABOR CONCILIATION A LABOR DEPARTMENT JOB
Government service is full of the representatives of Big
Business, yet the AFL does not question their ability to
serve the public impartially. For instance, E. C. A. Chief,
Paul Hoffman, head of Studebaker Corporation . . . Dean
Acheson, corporation lawyer . . . Averill Harriman, Union
Pacific Railroad executive .. . James Forrestal, Wall Street
lawyer, only to mention a few. Florida’s Senator Claude
Pepper hit the nail on the head when he asked a pro-Taft
Hartley witness two weeks ago “Which would you prefer:
Having the Conciliation Service back in the Labor Depart
ment with an industry man at the head or keep it independ
ent with a labor man at its head?” Naturally the witness
was lost for an answer since he wanted the Service inde
pendent and directed by a big business executive.
There is only one test for public service, place the agency
in that department most familiar with the work, irrespec
tive of whether that department is headed by a business
man or a trade unionist.
Legislative Program
The American Federation of Labor will concentrate its
efforts in the current session of Congress on obtaining re
peal of the obnoxious Taft-Hartley Act, but this should not
obscure the fact that there are many other major planks
in the Federation’s legislative program which vitally affect
the interests of American workers and for which we will
fight unceasingly.
Therefore the Executive Council finds it advisable to
make public at this time a summary of the outstanding
measures included in the AFL’s legislative objectives:
j. TAFT-HARTLEY ACT —We favor outright repeal
of the Taft-Hartley Act with simultaneous reenactment of
the National Labor Relations Act. We aMFurge Congress
to repeal the Hobbs Act and the Lea Act.
2. HOUSING—We seek enactment of a comprehensive
housing program. This includes rent control.
3. FOREIGN POLICY—We endorse the President’s firm
policy toward Russia as the only practical way to attain
eventual world peace. We want Congress to appropriate
sufficient funds to permit the ECA to carry on its work
to a successful conclusion.
4. INFLATION CONTROL—We prefer voluntary meth
ods to resumption of price controls, which should be em
ployed only as a last resort. If taxes should be increased,
the burden should be placed upon those best able to pay.
Taxes in low-income groups, who were given the least mea
sure of relief in the last tax law, should not be raised.
5. SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM—The Executive Coun
cil favors broad improvements in the social security sys
tem, a national health program, disability insurance, a na
tionalized unemployment compensation system, increase of
the minimum wage to $1 an hour with broader coverage of
the Fair Labor Standards Act, an effective billion-dollar
program of Federal aid to education and continuation of
the school lunch program. Also we call upon Congress to
adopt the President’s Civil Rights program.
6. NATIONAL DEFENSE — The Executive Council
pledges full support of a truly adequate national defense
program for all branches of the armed services. We feel
also that Congress should give attetnion to the need for
an expanded merchant ship construction program and the
safeguarding of a strong American merchant marine by
subsidies. This ship construction program should be fairly
distributed in the varous areas of the country.
7. NATURAL RESOURCES—As part of our natonal de
fense program and as an essential step toward an expand
ing American economy, a constructive program for the de
velopment and protection of our natural resources should
be adopted by Congress. This includes power develop
ment, soil conservation and reclamation, irrigation and
flood control. We favor creation of river valley authorities,
smilar to the outstandingly successful TVA, to do this job.
We also call upon Congress to encourage development of
research for the harnessing of atomic energy to industrial
productive uses.
8. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYE LEGISLATION — Thh
AFL will support legislation to raise the standards and
improve the conditions of government employes.
9. LABOR DEPARTMENT—We favor transfer to this
department of the functions and agencies which properly
belong to it, to the end that the Department of Labor may
once more become an effective instrument for the protec
tion of the wage earners of the Nation.
10. There are any number of additional measures and
proposals in which the Federation takes an active interest
for or against. For instance, we will urge liberalization of
the Displaced Persons Act, support the establishment of a
National Science Foundation, etc. Therefore, the omission
of any particular measure from this summary of major
legislative objectives, should not and does not imply any
lack of interest on our part.
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