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Labor Should Knoy^y These Coagressmen •. A total of 176 Representatives supported each of the 3 amend ments to the Defense Production Aet which were opposed most strongly by organised labor and ether consumer groups. Fifty-three Democrats and 123 Republicans backed the Talle (R.f Iowa) amendment to end price controls; the Lucas (D.f Tex.) amendment to reorganise the Wage Stabilisation Board with a majority of public members and to give it only advisory powers; and the *Smith (D., Va.) amend ment to request the President to force etriking steelworkers baek into the mills through use of the Taft-Hajrtley Act. Here are the names of the members of the House who voted for all three provisions (Demo crats in diuck type, tiepuDiicans in light); g ALABAMA—Apdrews, Boykin, ARIZONA—Patten. ARKANSAS — Gathings, Nor roll. CAUFORNIA — Allen, Ander son, Bramblett, Hillings, Hunter, Jackson, Johnson, McDonough, Phillips, Poulson, Scndder, Wer del. COLORADO—Chenoweth, Hill. CONNECTICUT—Sadlak. DELAWARE—Boggs. FLORIDA—Herkmg, Rogers. GEORGIA—Cox, Davis, For Inter, Wheeler, Wood. IDAHO—Wood. ILLINOIS—Allen, Arends, Bus hes, Chiperfield, Church, Hoffman, Jeaison, Jonas, Mason, McVey, Road, Simpson, Springer, g Vail, Velde, Vursell. v INDIANA—Adair Halleck, Har IOWA — Cunningham, Hoeven, LeCompte, Martin, Talle. KANSAS—Cole, Hope, Ress, Smith. ^ MARYLAND—Devereux, Mill (Continued On Page 3) ?* Grant. | KENTUCKY—Gregory. LOUISIANA—Brooks, Lanafe MAINE—Mclntire. _ 3- , ' <r WilliamGreenTells Democrats Southern Coalition Hurts Party Democrats Warned Coalition Is Hurting Labor, Nation, Party CHICAGO—The American Fed eration of Labor called upon the Democratic National Convention to purge the Dixiecrats so that the party can make good on its platform pledges. In an out spoken appeal for action, AFL President William Green told the Resolutions Committee that the “irresponsible coalition*’ of Dixie crats and reactionary Republicans in Congress “has hurt labor, it has hurt the nation and it has hurt the prestige of the Demo cratic Party.’* N In company with a special com mittee of the AFL Executive Council, Mr. Green presented to the platform makers the same 11 planks which the federation rec ommended to the Republicans 3 weeks before and which the GOP convention spurned. The other AFL leaders appearing with Mr. Green were Secretory-Treasurer George Meany and Vice Presi dents Charles J. MacGowan and William L. McFetridge. Replace T.H Act Those planks called for replace ment of the Taft-Hartley Act with a new law fair to labor and management alike; for an effec tive stabilisation program; for a strong bipartisan foreign policy, coupled with impregnable nation al defense; for * a billion-dollar program of federal aid to edu cation; for a comprehensive hous ing program; for reform of the tax laws; for broader social se curity, with increased ^benefits and a health insurance system; for a $1 an hour minimum wage; for strengthening the Labor De partment; for the enactment of a federal FEPC lay and for action to improve the conditions of gov ernment employes. The conclusion to the statement, however, was especially directed to the Democratic Party and it I constituted a hard-hitting warn ing against appeasement of .the Dixiecrats—a move widely pre dicted as a step toward unity for the campaign. In measured tones, Mr. Green told the Democrats: 44 Four years ago the Democratic National Convention adopted a clear-cut, progressive - platform. Today, after two intervening ses sions of Congress under Demo cratic control, that platform still, in most respects, a scrap of paper. t “Promise without performance will not indefinitely satisfy the American people. They have a right to expect the government they elect to make good on its pledges. Sttaled Progteaa “The fault is only too obvious. A considerable number of mem bers of Congress, who are Demo crats-in name only, allied them selves with reactionary Republi cans to stifle progressive legisla tion. That irresponsible coalition has hurt labor, it has huft the nation and it has hurt the pres tige of the Democratic Party. “We feel that the time has come for the Democratic Party te #dp something about this im possible situation. It is not enough to reiterate promises in the party platform this year. The Democratic Party must be em powered to fulfill its pledges to the people. Otherwise, its friends will begin to ask whether the Democratic Party really is fight ing for the welfare of the people. “There are many progressive, statesmanlike members of Con gress from the South. . We are not suggesting that punitive ac tion be taken against any Demo crat from any section of the country who occasionally strays from the reservation. We are not trying to suppress political independence for the sake of blind party loyalty. That would (Continued On Page 2) AFL And Both the' Democratic and *• publican candidate, for President may be invited to address the 71s annual convention of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, the o flcial call for which has just been issued by President Wflli.mGreen and Secretary-Treasurer George Meany. The convention opens in York City on September 15, right in the thick of the litical campaign. It wUlbe in the grand ballroom of the Com modore Hotel. Manv Back Candidates It wffl be up to the delegates at the convention to decide whether the AFL will make a Presl^t,‘* endorsement this year or abide by the traditional nonpartisan poUti cal poUey of the fetation-, Labor's League for Political Ed ucation will hold the fir ing of Ha national committee at one of the convention sessions »»| the political policy of the AFL m the campaign will be shaped at that time. i Ths is the first New York e vention in the AFL's history it promises to be a big-time af fair. Leaders of the AFL are de termined to map a stirring pro gram and to bring in the out standing speakers in the nation. There are expected to be about 800 delegates in attendance repre senting more than 8 million AFL members, enrolled in 109 national and international unions. Delegates To Set Policies Aside from politics, momentous decisions on many national and international issues face the dele gates. They must decide basic AFL policy for the coming year on such bread-and-butter issues ;'as wage and price controls. They must draft a legislative program for the new Congress that will take office In 1953, including rec ommendations on housing, social security, health insurance, taxes, civil rights, and federal aid to education. (Continued On Page 2) .
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