The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-07-17
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1t is not true that the general Com
munist policy of promoting industrial
strife in this country has changed, and
it is not true that the Russian-Ge
man conflict has DETECTED the influen-
tial labor leaders and their New Deal
associates in Washington from the
basic purpose which they have cher
ished since the Limited emergency
was proclaimed by the President last
year and which was strengthened by
the unlimited emergency" pro
claimed month ago. 1t is important
that the American people should
understand what this purpose is and
what achieving it would mean to them.
1t is important that they should not
be confused by talk about the change
in the Communist party line or
anesthetized by the false inactivity of
the labor politicians.
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To state it briefly, the purpose is
to utilize the national crisis to push
the union frontiers forward to the
point where a tight labor monopoly
will be so firmly established that
neither man nor woman can get or
hold job unless he or she is a men,
Der of union. That is the idea; that
is the goal. That is what they are
after, and in the last year they have
made considerable progress toward it.
Of course, the extraordinary capitu
lation Of the Ford Company, which
not only accepted collective bargain
ing with the CIO, permitting complete
unionization of its plants, but agreed
also to the closed shop and checkoff.
constituted the greatest stride toward
the labor-monopoly goal yet taken.
But there have been others, and it !
will be surprising if there are not still
others almost as great.
There is no use blaming the labor
leaders. They live by the union game.
Labor politics is a profitable BUSH
ness for them. Some are honest. |
patriotic men; others, as has been
shown by a series of indictments.
convictions and exposures, are Grim
inal racketeers and crooks. But, GOOD
or bad, it is natural for them to take
advantage of the opportunity. With
the most sympathetic labor Admins
tration in our history steadily block
ing every effort to modify the laws
which permit the labor leader to put
his heel on the employers neck; with
Administration spokesman actually |
encouraging strikes, and with their
representatives in key governmental
positions, it would be unnatural. in
deed, if the paid labor professionals
did not strive for the union MONOPOLY !
which is their dream.
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Should that be realized. it would
be bad day for this country. Be-
cause, if, through closed shop. check
off and complete unionization of all |
labor, the monopoly now sought
should be acquired, the power of the
labor leaders would be irresistible.
They would become the real rulers of
the nation, superior to the Govern
ment itself, with a political weight
greater than any group ever welded
before. They would dominate and
control every business, big and little.
They would automatically be supplied,
through the checkoff, with almost I'M
limited funds. They would be far more
influential in Congress and in polit-
ical campaigns. They would be our
masters.
Once let this labor monopoly be-
come fact and the people of this
country would live under a tyranny as
in many ways as any of
those we denounce abroad. Probably
it will not come to that. The Govern
ment may change it's attitude, or the
people may revolt, refuse to accept
such degradation. Perhaps feuds and
frlctions among the labor politicians
themselves will make successful
impossible-certainly, as
permanent proposition. But if anyone
thinks that this monopoly is not the
thing for which they aim, he is reject
ing realities. And if he does not be-
lieve that there are young radicals
within the Administration who are
cooperating hopefully with these labor
leaders, he does not know the facts.
Garrett MedicOs
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