Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-17
BY WESTBROOK PEGLER

F L were to call William
Green and old John Long
words Lewis names. that prob
ably would put them in a ter
rible temper. so. as one who
desires nothing more than to be
loved, / shall not put it that
way.
But, in a nice way. / should
like to point out that both OF
these fine citizens are striving
for an ultimate result which
would practically duplicate the
European type of control over
the worker.
Let me start with the closed
shop. which both of these lead
ers or drivers of the American
citizen demand.
The total closed shop means
that every man who works for
wages or salary must belong to
some union, and inasmuch as
both men deplore the division
in the ranks of the unions. I
will add that all those workers
will then belong 10 one central
body
To save face for both the
AFL and the Clio, let us call
this new big. national organizs-
ton by a new name. such az
the National Workers Union OF
the United States.
LIVERY man and woman In
- the country who is gainfully
employed. whether in private in
dustry or by the government
except. of course. soldiers, po-
licemen, firemen and doctors
must belong TO this one big
union. and we can assume that
If Green and Lewis have their
way the government will adopt
laws frankly enforcing this re-
quirement.
Moreover. this union will be
taxing body with a potential OF.
let US say, just for a figure, five
billion dollars a year.
And. to be realistic about II,
we all know that if our national
government creates this great
union by enacting law which
positively compels every work.
ing person to Join. an effect
which Green and Lewis would
consider TO be ideal. then our
government. with its need OF
revenues, is not going TO let that
five billion dollars in annual
dues and taxes So to private
parties.
+ OUR government is going 10
~ take over that taxing power
and put the money into some
government pot for the osten-
sible or real benefit OF the
members.
Our government will whip up
some insurance scheme against
sickness, unemployment and
death and an Americanized
adaptation of the Nazi strength
through JOY project.
The union leaders will be
elected in official. public cleo
tons at the regular public polls
and will be government officials.
And. of course. strikes will be
absolutely out, because Green
and Lewis agree that the strike
is a form of civil war and a
wasteful. painful inefficient de-
vice. and, moreover. the bar
gains, being made by govern
ment officials, will be final and
have the force of law.
THE deliberate showdown will
L be out. too, because the gov
eminent will take, the position
that the workers are we'll
treated and well paid under its
protection and will demand an
honest hours work for an hon.
est hours pay.
And employers will not be
allowed to sweat the workers
unduly or jiggle wages up and
down, because the government
will be right in there fighting
for the people.
In fact, under this great. ma
tional closed shop the govern
ment will have TO rule or adj
minister business. too, rationing
for allocating orders materials
and man power as mitch for the
protection of business itself as
for the protection of labor.
So the government would run
business, too.
So where does that leave usY
+ Well, friends. that leaves US
in Germany.
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