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young men horribly mutilated.
Liberty Would Be Lost; Labor
Repimenfed

many Of the liberties and perhaps
many of our rights for the time be-
ing-liberties and rights which are
so essential to the protection Of our
welfare, for democracy at war
would impose regulations and condi-
tions which would not, and could not
be tolerated during normal times.
Labor would be regimented and
perhaps deprived of an adequate voice
in the nations councils. After the
war labor in our country would strug-
gle under heavier burdens than ever
before and find itself the victim Of
crushing taxation.
'1n such legislation as has come to
our notice which has been prepared
for enactment by Congress should
a national war emergency arise, we
are not aware Of any provisions as
suring labor of adequate representa-
ton.
Labor Is Not Represented On War
Resources Board
owe note with regret that in the
administrative appointment of the
War Resources Board, no representa-
tive Of the American trade union
movement was included Perchance
that board was not created to con-
slider and report upon facts and poll
cies which directly included labor.
"In all national emergencies the
people as whole are involved and it
should be mandatory that where a
people are involved that the principle
of adequate representation should be
observed Labor because it is the most
numerous; labor because it is one Of
the essential factors of defense; labor
which always must bear the greater
burden, should be represented upon
every national board, committee, COM
mission or other Federal body created
having to deal with any phase of la
Dor conditions during period of natl
onal emergency. Failure to give la
Dor such representation would be
sufficient reason to cause the gravest
doubts in labor's mind.
+ "The experience Of recent years has
emphasized the wisdom of the ad-
vice given to our country by our first
and great President-George Wash
ington-in his farewell address.
Menace of Propaganda Favoring War
"Since the World War we have be-
come acquainted with the wartime
propaganda applied in this country
during that conflict to influence what
course our nation should pursue.
"At the present time propaganda
agencies are again active in seeking
to create an appeal to our fears, SYM
pathies, our emotions, or our preju-
dices which would lead our nation to
take steps which would meet the de-
sires of those who direct the propa-
ganda. Some of these endeavoring
to influence us at this time are friend
ly nations, some are totalitarian
states who aim to destroy our form
of government and the free institu-
tions which exist under it.
We must retain calmness of mind
and of balanced judgment if we are
to prevent ourselves from being drawn
into the vortex of an European con-
flict for which we are in no way re-
sponsible.
ALREADY policies are being advo-
Gated which, on the surface, seem to
be neutral and fully justified, but
which, if approved, would lead our
nation to take those first steps which
when taken, would Of necessity lead
to others which in turn would SO COM
nit our national policy as to ir-
resistibly and irretrievably force us
into the war.
Armed Forces Must Be Limited To
National Defense
"Should we enter the European con-
fict, or should our country by any
action indicate it's official support of
some of the warning countries, we
could not help but become allied with
them, an alliance which we would not
then be free to sever during the
period of the war or afterwards.
"The only way by which we can
avoid being drawn into the present
European war is to definitely deter
mine that we will not, that under no
circumstances will we enter into any
HdtloHdl pOllCS WHICH WOulu 1HCluue
the use Of armed force, except should
our shores be attacked. That we will
not under any circumstances become
involved in war except to repel in
vaders
although not involved in the war,
it is evident that our national eco
nomic life has already been influenced,
rising prices Of commodities having
already affected the wage earners'
cost of living.
'In addition, prices of raw and
semi finished materials have already
increased prices to American indus
tries due to the increase in exports,
one of these which has attracted pub
lie notice being the enormous ship
ments of scrap iron and other basic
materials to Japan.
additional problems are certain to
develop if the war is continued, and
additional nations become embroiled.
"For these reasons your Committee
recommends that the entire subject of
export and increasing prices and the
question of adequate labor represen-