Nogales international., 1942-04-10


ters from the folks back home.
Left-wing New Dealers, labor racketeers who
profit directly in comparison with the number of
members paying union dues and the 'lunatic fringe
in general attempting by every to confuse
the issue, and Americans are finally giving vent to
their wrath which has been StOrning up for than
two years.
The question itself is simple The American
people know it is simple and the congressman and
labor leaders know it is simple.
The 40hour week, strikes in war plants, silly
labor disputes and enormous war profits have no place
in the scheme of things.
The unionized workers and the big industries
have just as big stake in this as do we the
ordinary people, There is reason that labor i'll
ostry should receive something extra for doing their
part In winning the war. UnionZed labor already is
paid better than most workers and war industries
enjoying big booms without any extra inducements.
The American people not getting and not
wanting anything extra for doing without tires
and automobiles and radios and refrgerators or
failing use of sugar, rubber bands and mary other
things.
Small business and industry are not getting any
thing extra-not anything at ALL in fac-for suffer
ing from lack Of critical Materials automobile dealers
are not getting anything extra for going bankrupt
through lack of anything to SELL statesmen of cars,
radios, refrigeraOrs, etc., not getting anything
extra for losing their jobs
Millions Of young men are getting $21 and $50
month for giving up good jobs and going into the
armed services; the men in the foXhoes not on
4Ohour week and they aren't getting time and half
Colin Kelly didn't ask anything extra for giving his
life to his country; the heroes of Wake Island didn't
operate under closed shop agreement and didn't get
double time on Sundays.
So, why should labor or industry or agricul-
ture or any other group that can put pressure on
weak -spined politicians be given special consider
alton We are all in this war and if it takes an
SOhour week on half time to win it, that's just
exactly what should be done withiut haggng,
pussy footing or longwinded speech making.
The American people have their stomachs full of
the Kimmels and Shorts and Perknses and Hopkinses
and Chamberains who talk and dawdle promise and
forget.
The American people were ready two years ago
to stop strikes in army industries.
The American people were far ahead of their
leadership two years and more ago the vital neceS
sity Of air power
The American people were up III arms against
sale of war materials to Japan for years before the
state department finally declared embargo
The American people have hated the intes-
tines of John L. Lewis and his like for years while
the politicians in Washington toadied him in
return for the kiss of death.
The American people realized that French poll
ticans and labor leaders clung to the 4OhOIr week
and the checkoff until the last gasp.
The American people, typically, have put up with
fumbling and bungling for long time but they have
reached the end Of their patience They don't want
their to fight Japanese bombers with l9l0-model
rifles, or naZi tanks with out tnoded guns
The American people don't want hollow promises
instead of action, they don't like being told that they
are unpatrOtic if they express an honest constructive
critical opinion of their government.
The American people don't want fve-year war;
they want to get the job done and start right now.
The American people can't see the gores of a Dun
kirk or Java sea debacle they want to win not lose
herocaly.
FDR should take the bull by the horns and
kick out the obstructionists racketeers and others
who stand in the way of a war program that will
bring quick victory for this nation.
Great Britains cOmmOn-sense solution to her
labor shortage is worth following We say, Admin
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