Evening star., 1940-10-25

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his production in order to satisfy
the needs of the industrial worker.
The consuming needs of the Amer
lean people have not begun to be
met. Effective cooperation, mutual
understanding between the Gov
ernment, labor, industry and agri-
culture, depends in large part upon
a full realization by all OF us Of the
possibilities of collective bargaining.
of modern American life is the in
evitable and close relationship be-
tween labor and management.
It has taken America many bitter
and foolish years to learn that the
relationship between labor and
capital is like the relationship be-
tween the two arms Of your body.
The blood stream of each is COM
mon to both. Farsighted pioneers
in the labor movement have known
for generations that true collective
bargaining between equals is one of
the secret guarantees we have that
democracy may be preserved.
Another basic factor in modern
American life is the relationship
between industry, which must In
clude both the workers and manage
ment and agriculture.
The simple, obvious, plain truth
is that America is not divisible. 1t
is one And what hurts one. hurts
all. What profits one, profits all.
Government Must First
Understand Life as 1t Is.
The New Deal shows no evidence
of knowing these things. No ad-
ministration can lead America safely
through the hazards of this war
torn world unless 1t fully under
stands that America is one
Contrary to the New Deal theor-
lists, Government must understand
life as 1t is, before Government can
work out plans for life as 1t ought
to be.
One sordid. sorry fact of Ameri-
can life we must recognize at once
is the fact that nearly 10000 900
Americans are without jobs today.
Many have been without jobs for
years. Whatever brought about our
present problem Of unemployment,
one thing is plain: The New Deal
has not solved that problem after
eight years of power.
And today, all that it offers to you
i permanent unemployment on a
antic scale.
In other words. after they have
manipulated and mutilated the ma
tional credit, after they have
doubled the national debt, the over
all result, the terrible overall result
is that We are In the same critical
position in 1910 that we have been
in during the New Deals two terms
in Office. Over 100000 citizens
are still without jobs, and millions
Of Americans are without bread, ex-
cept at the pleasure of the New
Deal.
We must and shall continue relief
until every unemployed American
has job made available to him.
Furthermore, we shall support labor
in every social gain it has made.
These gains, for which the New
Deal claims exclusive credit, were
achieved over period of many
years by far-sighted labor leader
ship, by the sweat, the toll and the
agony of the workers themselves.
Primary Credit Belongs
To Labor Itself.
The credit belongs primarily to
labor. In the broader view, the So
cial gains should not be regarded as
something of Importance only to the
workers of our American society.
They are important gains, essen
tial gains, to all Americans, to our
whole way of life. Wise employers
and workers alike know that the
social gains made during the pres
ent century have helped to create an
atmosphere in which harmonious
employer and worker relations can
be developed; have helped enor-
mously to further the principle Of
collective bargaining. And when I
speak of social gains. I mean social
fains made both nationally and in
the several States.
In most instances, the great rec
ord for progressive legislation has
'7een made in States which had, at
he time Republican Governors and
legislatures
The record of black reaction and
failure to enact even the most ele-
mentary social legislation has been
made in the States which have al
ways been dominated by the party
now in power.
Workmen's compensation acts, un-
employment insurance, old age in
surance, putting a ceiling on the
number OF hours man or a woman
might work, and putting floor
below which no employer can go in
the amount of wages he pays-these
are but part of the social gains
that must be considered today. They
are a foundation on which we can
and from which we will expand our
production, increase the number Of
Jobs and improve the standards of
living of our people.
We shall not stop with the gains
already made We shall press for
ward toward the mark The old age
of all Americans must be made
secure. Our administration will aim
to make old age time of content
ment and security: time of rest
and independence.
Power of Government Must
b. Put to AbOlishfng Slums.
One of the most important con-
tributions we want to make to Amer
ic !,
tend to put the whole power of
government behind a drive to abol-
ish the slums of our great cities.