The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-23

the unity OF the laDOrer In MS Or
ganization, or OF the farmer in his
unique organization. On the con.
trary, the National Union advo-
Gates that every man who earns
bread by the sweat Of his brow
every laborer, If he is true to the |
principles Of Americanism will |
join some labor union, which is |
free, on the one hand, from the |
dictatorial powers Of the capitalists |
and, on the other, from the SUBJ |
versive elements Of the commhn-
lists.
UNTON1ZE
''Unionize yourselves" is our slo-
gan to the laborer and to the
farmer.
The National Union for Social |
Justice is merely the hub Of a |
wheel. It's spokes are the American |
Federation of Labor, the Brother.
hoods, the Farmers Union, the |
Farmers Holiday, the Grange. the |
organization of merchants, Of pro.
fessional men, OF youth movements |
of housewives, all Of whom are
bound together by the steel tire of |
the sixteen points OF social justice.
The National Union is the hub
and the rim without which spokes
are useless and the fight for social
justice is doomed to failure.
While we have nothing but
Wagner who has constantly
espoused the cause Of labor, the
National Union brings to his at
tention this new doctrine of soli- |
darity. We ask the farmer to vote
for no senator or representative
who will not sustain the cause of |
the laborer. We instruct the labor |
err to support no congressional can
didate who is not willing to fight |
for the cause Of the farmer. The |
National Union brings this new
philosophy of democracy to the
attention Of every senator, Of |
every representative.
STAND TOGETHER
vi
Unless this doctrine Of stand
t0getherness is reduced to practice |
on the part of labor, of agricul-
ture, Of the small industriaiists |
and small merchant there is little |
hope Of rectifying the economic |
distress which is evident in |
America.
Perhaps can show you the ne |
cessity for concentrated, united ac-
ton IL, with figures taken from |
the "Ofiiciai Federal Reports" and |
from the Report on the National |
Income and Its Purchasing Pow
err" describe for you the ACTIVE
ties of the plutocrats in so-called /
democratic nation.
In face Of these incontrovertibie |
facts, what American citizen is |
willing to give his approval to any |
make-shift policy which is content |
to expend q meagre $50 q month |
for administration work relief? As
the years progress, industrial un-
| employment shall increase in pro-
portion to the increase in industrial
inventions. Whether we know 1t
or not, we are permanently faced
with permanent public works.
program. We dare not offer those
who labor there at an unjust wage
that will breed in their hearts the |
spirit OF communism.
AMERICAN STANDARD
There is an American standard
Of living. There are fields golden |
with grain and white with cotton
SUFFICIENT to supply all the food and
raiment required BY every person.
There are factories and industries
capable OF producing all the neces-
stiles and conveniences OF life
which we have been educated to
expect. There is no necessity of
suffering want in the midst of
plenty because of q vicious, pluto.
cratic, capitalistic system which
for the last fifty years or more
has operated to concentrate wealth
in the hands Of a few system
which siphons the profits into the
purses Of the monopolistic manu-.
| facturers and the bankers.
BANKERS BONUS
Just recently our Congress made
an appropriation to the President
of the United States Of $5-billion.
This money did not exist. It was
| created by the bankers. When you,
the taxpayers, and your children
are called upon to return this
money to the bankers, they will
| demand this $5-billion in United
States Treasury notes. They will
/ also demand billions Of dollars of
interest. The bankers are demand
ing a bonus Of 81 cents for, every
dollar that is expended to provide
| labor. The banker Is demanding
that he be paid his full pay Of hire
for his created money and that the
laborer shall receive less than the
prevailing wage. The banker IL
demanding that he retain his Gus
tomary standard Of living and force
es upon the American public q
cruel exploitation by which those
about to be engaged In emergency
work will be paid slave wages.
How In the name OF God and in
the name Of democracy can the
under-privileged be lifted UP and
the ever-privileged be weeded out
by such betrayal of promise
which proposed to drive the money
changers out Of the temple?
BAD EXAMPLE
The MIRA probably has outlawed
child labor and restricted mini
mum hours. Now 1t breaks down
even the minimum wage system
when the government which should
give kingly example gives bad exc
ample to every industrailist and
employer in the land.
The MIRA has raised the profits
Of manufacturers by 20 per cent
according to official figures. But
unemployment is still the milestone
around the neck Of this nation.
Real wages will be on the decline
and the purchasing power OF our
country will be NAMED for the
welfare Of the pampered creators
OF money.
This IL social injustice OF the
rankest kind. IL 10 . poison which
will permeate every artery OF the
economic body. II In the most
devastating example ever sanction.
I'D ky any government