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movement, including workers and
labor organizations that have con-
tributed tremendously to the success
| of our war effort
Saying "let us face the facts" he
declared that without the skill and
sweat of labor Americas soldiers in
uniform could never have under
taken a single one of the offensive
drives which are now forcing the
/ enemy back to certain defeat"
Our workers have done just as
good a job as our soldiers" he said,
adding that each time an isolated
/ strike occurs "a hue and cry devel-
! ops for lynching all of labor's rights.
Such an attitude Is un-American
1t is, in fact, typically Fascist.
There is no place for it in our free
] country"
Spoke Frankly"
Mr.. Green SAID that 999 of the
| members of the American Fedora
ton of Labor have kept the no.
strike pledge to the President.
Il have spoken to you frankly
because I feel there is some danger
| of organizations like the American
Legion being used by powerful
groups to advance special and selfish
economic interests Mr.. Green said
Il trust that the American Legion
will reject any such advances, no
matter how attractively they are
disguised
Ready to Work Harder.
Mr. Green, departing from his
prepared text. asserted: Labor is
suffering under no illusion despite
recent victories in Sicily, Italy and
in the Pacific We have hard task
to perform We are approaching the
real test
Labor is ready to work and TO
fight harder and to provide the SOL
diers with all the things they need
to defeat the enemy All the force,
all the power, all the resources of the
American Federation of Labor will
be used to prevent single moments s
interruption in our production task I"
Mr.. Waring. following Mr. Green,
declared: Il know am speaking for
the American Legion when I say
that in our opinion the oyerwhelm-
ing majority of organized labor
especially those under . your
/ (Green'sJ leadership, are as fine
American citizens as exist.
Hines Addresses Legion.
But there is small minority,
very small minority, but dangerous
minority, of hi-jackers and rack
eteers who are seeking to crush Or
ganized labor and the American
Legion will not stand for that"
Another speaker. Brig Gen. Frank
T. Hines, administrator of veterans
affairs, told the Legion that the
provision of jobs for servicemen
should be one of the main provisions
OF postwar planning.
Experience has clearly indi-
| Gated" Gen. Hines told the Legion.
that men who have served their
i country prefer to stand on their own
! feet and earn their own living.
Those now serving have the right to
expect their old jobs will be returned
to them, and they are also entitled
to preference in Government en-
| ployment."
District Woman Speaks
Gen. Hines disclosed that the
Veterans Administrator is now pay
| ing out about 50 900 900 a month in
benefits due to the present war.
| The enactment Of the law EXTEND
/ ing to veterans of the present war
the same hospital privileges granted
veterans of the last war eventually
will bring about the greatest pro-
| gram Of peacetime hospitaliza ton in
the history of the world" Gen. Hines
asserted.
Mrs. Edith B. Joynes. Washington.
president of the National Education
Association told the Legion that
education must be permitted to play
It's vital role in securing permanent
peace and advocated a permanent
International Office of education to
stimulate constructive education for
world citizenship and as, a guard
| against misuse of educa ton
Supporters Of candidates for, ma
tional offices in the American Legion
began active campaigning on the
floor of the convention today
Warren H Atherton. Stockton,
Calf, was regarded as the most
likely choice to succeed Mr.. Wsring
! as national commander. But Wis
consin department members were
boosting Villas H. Whaley of Racine,
Wis. an attorney and vice chairman
of the National Publications Com