The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1942-02-12


"Labor's stake TN tho war !, clear
enough. the former railroadcr who
reached tho Senate said II is
the right 10 choose what Nc will
do. to have something 10 say about
the development o! our own oppor-
tunitics and thc sort OF life NC want
10 lead
Mead the principal speaker iol-
lowed long group OF speakers
which included II, Col A. Robert
GinSburgh. OF the L S Army public
relations staff. Andrew J Biemi!lcr
OF the labor division OF the War
Productions Board: Joseph ellis
Baltimore ALL representative. iona:
Mcbride. national legislative repre-
sentative OF tnc Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Fircmcn and Engine
men: Anthony Fedcro;t. Western
Pennsylvania ClO director. and
William 4. walsh who introduced
senator Mead
Outlining the tasks facing
labor. senator Mead Said "thr
time has come for the biggest
production drive the world has
ever seen Hut. he said. iii
takes more than men and ma
chimes TO fight a war. II takes
mOney-huge quantities Of IT,"
Explaining tina, tho fight FOR
freedom" would cost an estimated
one billion dollars week during
the year. Senator Mead declared
there is no such tnlng as a cheap
war. but II COSTS less to win a war
than 1t does TO lose it.
Two sources oil government M
come are taxes and borrowing Mead
said and revealed that although the
present tax bill Is going to be the
heaviest tho country has ever had
the tax income will no; bc nearly
enough. The government, must
therefore borrow from tho people.
he said. The borrowing is carried
on through The sale OF defense
bonds and stamps. coming back"
TO the workers in an immediate
and very material way Mead OK
planned
IL. Col. Ginsburgh who de-
clarcd that the fate OF the
world is in your hands and in
the hands Of the rest of the
American workers" iikcned
workers 10 men nov serving
in the armed forces and named
thc workers production SOL
diers." lie called for increased
production Of war materials 80
that the front line fighters
would have the tools necessary
20 bring the final victory over
Hitler and his axis forces.
Biemiller. developing labors par
ticipation In the governments vic
tory program, said production OF
essential war materials had ill.,
creased tremendously since July
1910. and when the giant industries
complete the conversion OF their
plants the war production figures
will go soaring skyward."
He explained that women will
play n greater role In the war effort
as more and more men are drawn
into the armed forces so that Amer
lea can achieve the largest pos
sible output In the shortest possible
time
GiliiS who led the list Of
speakers. said II think II Is very
small request that the boys are
asking Of us--giye US planes.
ships. tanks so that We can do
the job. don't think I have
10 appeal 10 the workers 10
purchase defense bonds. They
know why they have 10 do II"
The first organizations TO be
crushed By Hitler and MuSsolini.
Mcbride remarked we're the labor
unions. The thing We can do.
therefore. is provide the money to
buy the materials that will carry
our boys to victory"
Federoif after an explanation
OF the sacrifices labor has al
ready made In the war. said
let lis Submefge Our differ
enccS let us remain .olidly
behind production for the pur-
pose of defeating Hitler. MuSSo-
lini and TOTO"