The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1942-01-02
Democracy Or Selfishness

In our democracy citizen is the defender OF ms
rights Otherwise America would repeat the old master and
system other forms of There was Doth
logic and precedent the New Deal through the Wagner
Act gave organized labor standing in law At the close
of Civil war; the emancpated slave had been gwen GU
zenshp himself his freedom and his labor
But all not WELL now that the workers bargain collect
vely The commonest thing in the of the day is labor
trouble Instead of legal standing organized workers
ducing peace we strikes than in time during
the counrys history though labors standing was ap
proved by vast majority in 1886 and by the selection OF
Franklin D. Roosevelt for a third term in 1870
Organized is still not satisfied with the standing
the law it has with the approval of the people, 1t is on the
for closed shop for monopoly labor The right
collective bargaining in hand it seeks die
tatorship industry
The American people, appalled, by the purposes of the
Nazs and their threat to democracy have undertaken the
greatest load in the nations history They accept with
that will blow up in time.
system which Hitler has created While busy prepar
ing defense against his attack from abroad this home grown
threat killing freedom and democracy from within is
power applied without restraint boiler without governor
out complaint the draft They stand ready to make fur
Their sacrifices for the defense of freedom They single
minded about defense That why they blind to the
groups of workers engaged essential tasks who put their
union before their country.
The Wagner Labor Act was passed the old theory
of the individuals rights prevailed among the American
pe We believed that the majority should rule At the
tme convinced that every had certain nalien
able rights such e liberty and the pursuit of happiness
which the majority dare not touch The Bill of Rights
in the Constitution We all respected rights to the point
that the majority did not attempt to take from the min
GRITTY its equal enjoyment of benefits Now all of that is
changed The Bill of Rights is dead The closed shop in
the saddle 1t is being applied in plant after plant ruessy
throughout industry.
1t is time that the American people what Franken
stein they have created This drive which organized labor
is making is neither Republican Democratic 1t is not
New Deal not American The only parallel to it is the
Up until this upheaval of society, the minority of Amer
leans had fear of the majority. Both sides took for
granted that whatever Americas be shared Now
this begun with the best of motives but per-
verified to sesness Capital robbed the workers and it
a shame. Now workers rob the workers.
Workers by the thousands this time of national en-
in order to establish their unions Jurisdiction
to compel business to collect union Dues The government
heard their for justice Now they deaf to freedoms
need and stop production in ships, tanks planes and
munition wherever show of their union
poses The creature which the Wagner Act brought into
being less than decade is master of the nation
One hope remains, otherwise disaster Smart
already that monopoly work by organized labor auto
matcaly creates enemies not for the principle of in
dividuas naenable rights which has been the distinguish
ing accomplishment of America then for the practical
advantage OF avoiding strife unions should speak for all
workers. We used to do that in America Republicans in Of
flee took for granted that Democrats should Equally
possible and reasonable is that organized workers shall
permit those outside to live If not United States
lows in the footstep of Naz Germany, which may
Providence save us!
Kansas CITY Gall