The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-03-26

themselves guilty of conducting snip
ing campaigns which are destructive
of unity. In recent months, labor has
been the chief victim of such unmerited
attacks.
Attacks Must Halt"
II say to you tonight that this must
halt. America is at war. This war can
be won-and it can be lost. The surest
way to lose this war is for Americans
to fight each other rather than the
common enemy. The only way to win
this war is for all of us-industry,
labor and the Governmental fight on
the same side.
"We are not doing this in Americ:
yet" Green added. "Organized labor
is exerting all its strength and re-
sources to help the nations war effort,
but it finds itself constantly threatened
with being lynched for it's pains"
President Green cited examples Of
attempts to lynch labor, pointing out
that these attempts constituted sure
way to destroy the faith of the work
ers in their Government
UnfOlInded Cry RAISED
He declared that though strikes have
been reduced almost to the vanishing
point, yet each time some isolated,
local shutdown occurs for few hours,
cry is renewed by enemies of labor
TO abolish the right to strike by law
Labor voluntarily has agreed to
work harder and to work longer hours.
"Yet what happens" he asked, answer
ing:
''We find that those who hate labor
are trying in Congress to abolish all
the wage and hour standards estab-
lshed in the last half century, just so
some employers may be relieved of the
necessity of paying overtime.
Hits I.abOr's Foes
Then Green launched into hard
hitting condemnation of enemies of
labor's right saying:
Those who are trying to take al
vantage of the war to rob American
workers of their hard-won rights seem
To lack any real understanding OF the
basic principles of American democ-
racy.
.srhey should realize that the. right
to strike is just as fundamental as the
right to own and manage private prop
erty, the right of free speech or OF n
free press. Each of these rights l.
guaranteed by our Constitution. The
very moment one of them Is nulliled
the others are exposed to eAua
jeopardy
Labor voluntarily gave up the righ
to strike for the duration of the wal
Just as the newspapers submitted Il
censorship, but labor will no more sub
nit to compulsory abolition of the righ
to strike than the newspapers Woul'
agree To abolition of the principle o
the free press one of the great FIRE"
doms which labor is fighting to pro
tect in this war is the right to strike
Take these freedoms away, and wha
are we fighting for? Our freedom j
our flag. American labor will not le
anyone friend or foe, trample upon II
Wage Freezing Flayed
Let me sound another note of warn
Ing 10 those who blindly attack labor
Despite the rising cost of living, dc
spite the heavier Responsibilities place'
on workers whose sons and brother
and loved ones have joined the color
and regardless of existing economic in
Justices, there has been IL wide hue IN,
cry for freezing wages. Those wh'
have canIpaigned most vociierously fo
such action are the very ones who arr
most concerned for protecting profits
Yet IL should be obvious to amy under
standing person that If the Govern
ment ever decides that the war re
quires the freezing Of wages II will b'
compelled in all fairness to limit o.
wipe out profits from war contracts a
the same time.
"In my Judgment there Is no reason
or necessity for any such dire develop
ments in America If we all concentrate
on the main job of winning this war II
the shortest possible time. There Is n'
sense in wasting our energies by
squabbling over internal differences ii
this hour of world crisis
promises Not Enough
In ending, President Green said:
The oppressed and underprivilcged
the world over, have looked to Amer
lea in the past as the land of promise
Today promises are not enough. To
day America must become the land ol
performance. We must accomplish
miracles of production not only to sav,
the last remaining ciadelS of democ
racy in other parts of the globe but t.
save ourselves. Labor is on the job. w,
ask industry and the Government t.
put aside all other considerations fol
the duration Of the emergency and gel
right down to work with us withOu,
further delay"
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