The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-09

| lively be fully recognized. Such pro-
tections would aid also in preventing
international competition on the ba-
sis of low wages.
We vigorously support the estab-
| lishment of an international organi-
cation of labor to strengthen collec-
tive bargaining, encourage Jarvis
toned social and labor legislation,
preserve and strengthen civil liber-
ties, raise health and housing stand
ards and fight discrimination. wheth-
er of individuals or of nations, be-
cause of race, color, religion or ma
tional origin.
Our fervent hope is that an inter-
national organization of labor such as
we propose will go far toward remov-
ing those bases of fear and want upon
which dictatorship and aggression
rest. The foundations must be laid
now for this organization, in confer
ences calling together representatives
of the labor movements of the United
Nations.
DANISH POLL TAX
We assert our unaltered opposition
to the poll tax in our own country
and call for it's repeal in every be-
nighted state where it yet is on the
statute books. In the spirit of the
Declaration of Independence, we also
call for an end to economic and po-
litical discrimination against any in
dividual because of race, color, reli-
gion or national origin
American workers must assist in
the development of a program for full
employment of the labor force of the
nation. The ability of the United
States to plan production which has
enabled us, in comparatively short |
time, to turn our full energies to the |
war program must be directed with |
equal force toward planning for full |
and decent standard of |
living for every worker and every |
American.
We believe that rehabilitation |
should be planned carefully, con-
Quoted rapidly, and army pay plus
sufficient cash for subsistence and |
adequate medical care should be made
available until the discharged soldier
has found job. Labor unions should
set up machinery in every commun-
ty to cooperate with government
agencies in placing former soldiers in
Jobs and in enforcing the provisions
If the Selective Service Act, which
provides for return to former jobs.
We urge also that the government
plan now, not only for the placing of
war workers on new jobs
n peacetime industry, but also for the
of war workers, just as it
damned their training.
We urge the set-up of a permanent
lgency for the planning of a broad
public works program. assuring jobs
It decent pay to all who are willing ,
md able to work, but are denied en-
'loyment in private industry. In the
bolition of slums and the rehousing ,
# workers. the government will find !,
project that will not only reduce ,
over long period of !,
ears, but also will give to tens of :,
thousands of workers a new self re- ;;
pect and new sense of the dignity :
f labor. ,
We believe our social security sys- :
EN- should be greatly strengthened
" inclusion of agricultural workers, :
omestic employees, public employees, :
nd other groups now excluded from .
IS benefits. We urge the establish !,
lent of a single national unemploy- q
lent insurance fund under one adj !,
Illustrator. We urge the extension
f benefits so that they will be more !,
4 line with the actual need of our
eople. We believe unemployment {