, 1941-01-03

Local SO6, (Am~algamated), Local 753 (Analgamated)
GENERAL EDITORIAL COMMITTEE-Francis Frank,
OrviIe Kuhnle, Elizabeth Nelson, Kenneth Rhoades, Tom
Rogers. Editorial Advisor, William N. Chambers.
A NEW CONGRESSMAN
His chance, his responsibility
ON u 3, Greg Holbrock will take his place in the
Congress of the United States, replacing the reactionary,
anti-labor Harry N. Routzohn.
1t was only with the support of the UE-CIO, that Holbrock
was elected. Hobrock himself has expressed his Indebtedness
and appreciation for this support With this in mind, Dayton
workers will be particularly interested in Holbrocks record.
DAYTONS NEW LEGISLATOR will enter a Congress
where many anti-labor and anti-ibertarian bills will be on
hand, such as the Smith Bill to outlaw strikes.
HoIbrock will enter a Congress where many members have
forgotten the America first promise of the New Deal, the
hope for a better life and greater security for Americas comnon
people. He will enter a Congress many of whose members are
apparently willing to social progress halt o move backward,
at the behest of a big-business, military conception of defense.
He will, finally, enter a Congress where many members
have shown themselves ready to take measures growing
dangerously shorter and shorter of war, to support the
cause of one nation in Europe's conflict. He will enter a
Congress on which the press,,res of war will be great.
Such a situation will put any man to the test. 1t will face any
man with the question, Shall I follow the easier path, OF shall i
take the hard way of a struggle to maintain lie rights of the
people and their liberties, of a fight to extend the security and
enrich the lives of the people, of a firm resistance to any measures
which may lead toward war?
Every new Congressman, in these critical times, must
steel himself against pressures and insinuations and the
beckoning of the easier road, to keep faith with the PEOPLE
and with American ideals of LIBERTY and A
1t will not be easy to say NO, to proposals to limit the rights
of labor o restrict the liberty of the people, when these ri
cIoaked i'm the patriotic garb of defense And yet the faithful
Congressman must always remember that true defense is defense
of democracy and popular rights. He must remember that the
defense of the rights of the working people to better their condi-
tons in the shop and in their homes, is true national defense.
He must remember that the protection and extension of economic
security and liberty is the primary meaning of defense.
It will not be easy to say NO to measures which may
push this nation over the brink of war, when hysteria is
raging, and slogans of a new war for democracy are abroad
But it will be the duty of the faithful Congressman to stand
for
social betement Of our people, for better housing, extended social
security and wage hour legislation, adequate WPA and relief q
more equal taxation system, improved labor legislation and much
more
AT IT'S CONVENTION in November, the CIO went on rec
ord as follows:
sIhis Convention reaffrms its determination that this nation
must not enter into any foreign entangiements which may in any
way drag ms down the path of entering or becoming involved in
foreign wars. Eternal vigilance by organized labor win be the basic
guarantee that q repetition of 1917 will be avoided and that peace
and security for cur nation will be preserved"
With this thought in mind, Dayton noorking people aoish
Greg HoIbrock a successful and fruitful term as Congress
man. They tDu tCatch his career, and they aOu support
him IN eUeTy action Which they beIeOe genuinely contributes
70 the prosperity, peace, and liberty OF our people.