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things they can use and the things
we can use"
Postwar Economy.
From an address by Gov. Dewey
in New York May %, 1912:
Our great danger may very well
be that. having succeeded in sup
pressing, in part at least, a price
imitation during the war. we may
give way to a postwar imitation.
have already spoken of the reaction
of the public to wartime controls
If the history of the last war is any
guide, we may have strong popular
insistence for throwing off all such
controls and for getting back to
Inormalcy' That, rather than any
business collapse. may be our test.
'If we suddenly discard all con-
trolls and give way to postwar in
flation we will have still another
reaction. That revulsion may carry
lus, by another swing of the pendu-
lum, far into peacetime system OF
regulated economy. Our people will
not want that, but there will be
those who will point to the episode
as conclusive proof that private, un-
planned enterprise is incapable OF
giving us sustained employment ex-
jcept under the stimulus of war and
the restraints of full Government
icontrol. :. $3.50
II do not believe either swing is
necessary. Neither is it necessary
lif the genius of American business
which is producing to win the wal
starts now-today-to win the
peace. .**
Americans Never Go Back.
"The American people never &c
backward. I do not believe in re.
verting to the theory of laissez faire
nor am I willing to go back to the
nearer past and accept the creeping
collectivism of the past few years.
h Facing the world ahead anc
recognizing the necessity of Gov
ernment active in promoting the
best interests of individuals ano
individual enterprise, we shoulc
establish two principles at the base
of such regulation.
"The first is that Government
intervention must be of a character
consistent with the American free.
enterprise system. It's objective
must be to Widen-not restrict
individual economic opportunity. II
must do this without any reserva.
tions as to its faith in private enter.
prise. In short, it must promote
falr trade and not treat trade as q
thing to be tolerated.
Second, in the administration OF
government intervention in private
business the personnel must be com.
posed OF those who believe in ant
understand both American workers
ana businessmen. This is impos.
slole where a supreme qualification
1or holding public Office seems to be
complete innocence of any expert.
ence IN the matter which is to be
the subject of regulation. .**
BUSINESSMEN must learn to work
with the Government. They mus,
learn TO think in terms of nationa'
Well-oelng as we'll AS in terms nj
their duty to their stockholders anr
to their partners.
Labor.
From Gov. DeWey's animal mac.
sage to the Legislature January &
1943: "t'a"iS o
In planning for the future we
must make sure that we arc ,,ro
serving the rights of labor in ar.
cordance with the constitution anc
laws OF the State of New York
organized labor faces a difficnl,
Crisis IN our country today. In largo
measure the functions of free col.
lectlVe bargaining have been s,1ner.
seoeo by regulations governing
houfS, wages and conditions of EN-.
ployment, promulgated by the Fed.
eral Government. In total war thi,
IS probably inevitable. !. ~,
process We are witnessing with ON
own eyes here at home demon
strates the fundamental truth w.,
mere Is no place for genuine co1.
Ieo.lVe ne bargaining in a regulated
from Gov. Dewey's address 10 tn,
oeate industrial Union October IN
l943: oVooei ~
In other States there have hoo,
large and dangerous strikes in tn,
pt ouuctlon OF coal, or airplanes an,
OF vital parts of war machines -.
But IN New York State since tn,
beginning OF the war there has bee,
steady decline in the number q
StilheS. There has not been -,
single major strike in our State thi
year. There are many reasons fo
inns record. First and foremost i
Ihe strlklng patriotism of labor il
our State. Here is a recort
that says plainly that organized
labor IN New York State has com,
OF age. In New York the righ
OF labor to organize and barpa i,
collectively through agents of its owr
choosing its written into the Con
stltutlon. 1t is part of our funda
mental law. That is as it should be
In our modern society this right i
as basic as freedom of speech O
freedom of the press
Rights Bring Responsibilities.
Like every other human right
, the right OF collective hargainin
lcarries with 1t responsibilities. tn