The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-09-19


heartened all friends of freedom. 1t
supported the hand of our great Com
anderin-Chief. 1t showed all Amer
leans that labor was willing to give
up its most precious possessions that
the war might be won.
DEFEAT OF REACTION
1t meant much to others too.
To those who sought to seize upon
the war to engineer reactionary
movement i'm America, the Victory
Compact of Connecticut was an
obstacle that stopped them; for it
nullified any argument they might
have adduced for restrictive legis-
lation. To Hitler and Hirohito, the
Victory Compact shattered their
evil dream i'm which they pictured
America as place of dissension
and civil strife.
ut meant most to me, however,
for personal reasons. To me it meant
that the organized workers of Con-
necticut had accepted me as their
friend. To me it meant, that Con-
necticut Labor believed in me and
trusted me. | was aware when I
asked you to sign the compact that
l. was asking for your confidence,
that I was asking you to give up your
only safeguard against injustice. In
return, I promised that as long as l
was your Governor, Justice would
always be done. | am proud of your
trust and confidence and | stand here
today before you in the full knowl-
edge that as far as | know / have
never once violated that confidence.
WE DEMONSTRATE UNITY
"All Of us in Connecticut, gov
eminent, labor, and industry, have
shown the world what unity really
means. We have shown that upon a
| foundation of trust and goodwill
and utter patriotism we have been
able to achieve the most outstanding
record of war production in the en-
tire nation. Your share in that record
will never be forgotten.
What you have done and accom-
plished since our nations crisis first
began was for that world of which
/ spoke in which the promise of
democracy will be given the oppor-
tunity of ever-richer fu1fillment We
must never forget that that has been
our great aim ever since this country
was founded. We must not try to
avoid the responsibility of extending
democracy even now, even as we are
fighting to save it. That too is re-
sponsibility you and I must share,
for here in Connecticut, with that
spirit which produced the Compact,
we can continue Our march towards
better and richer life for all.
with our common goal i'm mind,
/ stand with you i'm complete loyalty
to President Roosevelt, not only
as our Commander-in-C Chief, but
as the creator and leader of that
movement in government which
seeks to make the American ideal
a living reality.
Il stand with you behind the pur-
pose to keep open the gateway to
progress and security in Connecticut.
REVIEWS LABOR PLEDGE
Il stand with you for the enact
ment into law in our state of Labor's
right to collective bargaining through
representatives of its own choice and
Iof Labor's right to enjoy decent
standards of wages and hours. I re-
new my pledge that as long as | am
able, | shall support and sponsor such
legislation until it shall have passed.
You will recall that when I had the
opportunity, | asked the General AS
sembly to adopt such legislation. That
it was defeated simply means that
the effort will have to be made again
with renewed vigor.
II stand with you for prompt
and effective action i'm the direction
of adequate housing measures and
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