The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1940-04-25
Vol. 2 APRIL rs, 1910 No. as
Save the Wagner Act

The bitterness of the reactonaries' fight
upon the Wagner Act becomes more under
standabe as the benefits of the Act to the
workers become more apparent.
The smashing victory OF the Clio and the
boost given to industrial unionism by the NI-RB
election in the General Motors plants strikes
terror into the tories hearts
The splendid decision of the NLRB which
forces the Republic Steel Corporation to atone
for its misdeeds is another incident.
The dreadful possibility that the hitherto
invincible Henry Ford will even have to OBJ
serve the law OF the land and the repeated sue.
cesses Of the Labor Board in the United States
Supreme Court are all clarion calls to the
wrecking gang to get the Wagner Act
This week an even more bitter blow has
been delivered to the Girdlers the Fords
and other die hard reactionary employers by
the decision of the United States Supreme
Court on the picketing ordinances.
No longer will it be possible for cor.
rupt corporations to induce city or county
or state governments to hamstring the
rights Of labor with their phony picket
ordinances. Once again the rights Of the
common people are held above those
who would prostitute government. No
more can any little, pettifogging city
solicitor, tied up with corrupt employing
interests, foist their illegal acts upon the
people-and make them stick.
All these incidents have their bearing in
the fight of reaction to smash the Wagner Act.
The Cumberland press has tried to bam-
booze the people into believing that there is
public demand for revision of the Act. Not
one word do they have to offer for the strange
fact that Senator Edward R. Burke of Nebraska
has been repudiated by the voters for his
espousal of the Wreck the Wagner Act"
cause. Burke is in the Senate what Smith is in
the House leader of the Ratchet gang
against labor. He has just been counted out
in the primary campaign for denomination.
losing by over 10000 votesl So Gods gift
to the National Association of Manufacturers
was not acceptable to the people.
What has the local press to say about the
minority report of the House Committee of
Labor which condemns the proposed changes
to the Wagner Act2
The leading figure of the minority. and the
one who drafted the report is Congressman
Frank Fries. Democrat from the 2 LIST District
of Illinois. He. too. has just faced his con-
stituents for denomination and has won ma
jority Of four to one. How come then. that
we read such trpe in the Cumberland papers
about popular sentiment wants revision of
the Act2" Why does not the local press be
honest and say that labor haters and employers
sentiment wants revision1
We know the local papers have plenty of
crust But are they serious in expecting the
readers g believe H.. .he .ex,;e ~c:k.-s
rubber workers. mine workers. railroad work
ers. brick and clay workers and other miscel-
laneous workers of Allegany County want re-
vision of the Act which has done so much for
themp
We wonder il the local morning paper which
masquerades as Republican paper. dare ask
any of the present Republican candidates for
Congress to campaign in Allegany County on
the platform of revising the Wagner Act as
proposed by Smith332ap Just watch out for
them to answer!