Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-06
Labor Day
Branded as
A Mockery
Holiday Seen Permitting
Unionists TO Gloat
By WESTBROOK PEGLER

tions are often low political
frauds, uttered in the interests
of scheming men. but the power
OF tradition and publicity are
great and il would be a shame
to let the perpetrators get away
with their cynical imposture
unchallenged.
Labor Day is no longer fes-
tival of those who do the work,
but a day devoted TO the mock
ing of the betrayed. 10 self
approval and mutual admiration
by Sordid conspirators who boss
the unions and TO the fattery
of evil men by politicians, high
and low.
II is as though Adolf Hitler
were TO select some historic day
of solemn patriotic meaning 10
the Czechs and humiliate them
by bowling TO the silent. help
less masses that he and his
political agents had freed them
from themselves.
Last Monday was day OF
indecent sneering at millions OF
voiceleSS Americans whose right
to work and select their own
bargaining agents has been re-
voked by despicable cunning,
whose wages have been chiseled
of exorbitant taxes in the guise
of dues and permit fees. who
have been slugged and stabbed
or intimidated by threats OF
physical and economic terror.
60 ARROGANT were some 81
- the speakers. so confident OF
their power over the robots IN
the ranks. that not one of them
felt any necessity 10 refer 10
the crimes perpetra,ed by
unioneers against countless in
dividuals and against the nation
itself.
Provision was made that no
voice shouid be heard to protest
against the organized rapaclty.
cruelty and treason Of the
unions. nor any reminder of the
anti-American treachery OF the
Communists who helped TO
wreck France and only 10
weeks ago were trying their
damnedcst 10 bring down the
United States in the same hu-
initiating ruin
| listened 10 William Green
and heard not one word Of apol-
ogy for nor a hint OF the per-
fidy which has diSgraced his
organization
read the remarks OF Sid
ney Hillman as quoted IN the
papers and found no condemna-
ton Of the MuScovitcS who lately
stabbed this nation between the
shoulders and then abruptly
whoopcd il up for war, but IN
dcfense'of Russia not the United
States Of America
INSTEAD. Mr.. Green claimed
for himself and his asSoCla-
ates full credit for every boom
enacted by the sound American
conscience OF the whole nation
from the institution of the pub
lie school TO the -the-fly
movement and had the gall 10
boast over national hookup
that this rogue-infested mob Of
political highbindcrS had so in
undated the United States
Congress a. 20 kill every pa
triotic bill directed against its
vicious activities
Mr. Hllman. whose own union
in New York less than A year
ago shook down American en-
ployers for political contribu-
tons for President Roosevelts
third term and threatened work.
ers with reprisalS should they
exercise their political right 10
vote against the administration.
was fetched out as an official
Of the government 10 celebrate
the subjugation Of the masses.
THOUGH Congress may for
Il bear to tax HIM lest his FAM
lily want bread Mr.. Green's
colleagues may extort S35 from
the poorest pick and shovel
worker as the purchase price OF
the right 10 work and levy
heavily on his earnings there
after. failing 10 pay which he
and his may Starve and he be
split with a spade
Labor Day, once the festival
of united free workers. has be-
come a day of mockery when
the captors howl their own
praises and the workers shuttle
in their pens like showstock at
fair.
7 HAVE been guilty of two er-
i rors recently which | here
acknowledge and correct with
apologies TO those concerned.
First. | said there were two
million Negroes in Puerto Rico.
/ am informed that the correct
figures are: whites, 1872. 496,
and Negroes. 4l1.03S.
In the other case ! reported
that Myron a. Wick. a vice
president of Republic Steel. was
beneficiary of the officers
pension or retirement annuity
plan of that company. Mr.. Wick
voted for this plan as a stock
holder and a. a member of thu