The voice. (Cumberland, Md.) 1937-1938, 1938-11-17


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The complete reference OF John
L. Lewis 70 the Nazi terror follows:
These are troublous times in the
world Of affairs Great and sinister
forces are moving throughout the
world. and he is optimistic indeed
who believes that those forces will
not affect Americans and will not
have their impact and repercus-
sions upon the peoples in the West
ern Hemisphere. Democracy is on
trial IN the world and In the United
States. We want TO preserve de-
mocracy We cannot preserve de-
mocracy here in our own country If
We encourage as people the over
whclming tidal wave Of criticism
SANDER and abuse for an American
institution like the CLIO that stands
for the protection Of the privileges
OF all Americans. whether they be
gentiles or jews or OF any creed or
religion. or any school OF thought
that maintains its self respect for
our institutions.
I'VE stand appalled, today at
what we witness in Europe.
Whose heart can fail 10 become
anguishcd as he reads in the
daily press of the terrible
abuses and atrocities and indig-
mites and brutalities that are
now being inflicted by the Ger
man government and some Of
the German people ON the Jews
Of that nation? One Of the
most appalling events In his
tory. shameful indeed 10 our
concept OF the ethics Of our
modern civilization which we
boast. barking back to the
practices Of the medieval ages,
the torture and debaser1ent Of q
great race of people who only
ask the right to live.
Our Declaration Of Independ-
cnce says that We holt all men TO
be created equal That means re-
gardless Of his creed. his color. his
race or his nationality. We fore
gather under that flag and We pro-
claim that creed. but that principle
is being made mock in the Ger
many OF today. In Germany the
labor movement was first wiped out
and its leaders were harried and
sent to concentration camps. and
now in progressive fury and in
creasing brutality the German gov
eminent is found inflicting these
pogroms on the Jewish race.
Crisis
The United States OF America IS
under increasing pressure in the
realm of foreign affairs The United
States OF America may one OF these
days face great external crisis.
When this mad. blood-thirsty wolf
OF the German government inflictS
its will upon the defenseleSS people
of Germany. OF Austria and Of
CzechoSlovakia. and incites individ-
uals in other countries to pcrpetrate
the same atrocities In Europe. then
1t Is possible that we will have to
meet the German dictator as he
tries TO extend his domain into the
realm Of the Western Hemisphere.
II that day comes. who is going 10
sustain the United States Of Amer
lea? Who is going to man its in
dustries, Who is going 10 send its
young men to military ranks to en-
gage in war? Labor-labor! Who
is going to protect the institutions
of this country. those that are
meritorious2 Laborl Who Is going
TO protect the titles to property and
great wealth down through the gen.
erations In American Labor!
Who is going to do the suffering
and the dying in the future but the
sons and the daughters of the
workers OF this country? The work.
ers Of this country will never make
anything out Of war, they merely
work and sweat and fight and die.
Some one else takes the profits.
Who took the profits in the last
war? Not labor. And II war comes
the United States needs the CO.
operation Of the millions and mil
lions OF workers that are members
of the CLIO.
Proper Treatment
Tn consideration of all Of
these things. in consideration Of
the fact that we are Americans,
and that we believe In the prin-
ciples of our government, that
we are willing TO fight nj any
time 10 maintain that flag, we
are going TO ask from those who
hre the benesiciaries Of that
service and that attitude and
that policy and that loyalty. we
are going 10 ask proper treat
niIent ourselves = proper treat
nsent ourselves! And I have
every confidence that our gov-
erRment and our state depart
mept win make emphatic rep
Feseniatlons 10 the German
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