Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-28
FAIR
ENOUGH
BY Westbrook
Peqler

10 AINbELES, Stpl' 81
- President Roosevelt was
consistent when he selected thu
teamsters union. which includes
a gang of racketeers, as his
prime audience in the delivery
of his first political" address of
the campaign. as distinguished
from the "nonpolitical" speech
from San Diego in which he ac-
copied his own command 10 run
for the fourth term and point
edly and correctly refrained
from thanking convention
which had had no voice in his
selection.
And il was characteristic of
the New Deal, personlfied by its
leader, that he accused the Re-
publicans of a dopting the
method of the continental dicta-
tors who decided from the start
never TO tell little lies but all
ways big ones.
Ii S-Nery fantastic natHre
will make ii more credible" he
said, "if only YOU keep repeating
II over and over again"
MR.. ROOSEVELT also accused
NA some Republican orators
OF fraud in some of their cam
paign arguments and | am glad
he has used the words false
hood" and fraud" because in so
doing, he has opened the door,
AS the lawyers say. There is a
restraint on most Americans
which forbids such language in
repartee with president but
We may 60 AS far As he goes.
The most fantastic and in
sidious lie and fraud ever pre-
sented TO the people of the
United States and the most
dangerous 10 the individual and
political independence of that
plain American citizen whom
the New Deal patronizingly calls
the common man. is The Was-
nor Labor Relations Act.
II was conceived IN fraud and
subtle treachery and presented
IN the glliSe of a law 10 free the
worker from coercion, brutality
and fear under the power of
the employer. always called. for
propaganda purposes, by the
ugly name of the boss
II deceived. for along time.
some Of our most conscientious
liberals and some of ,hcm arc
still either wholly deceived or
reluctant 10 give up an illusion.
T IS impossible 10 guess how
L many rank and file wage
earners arc Sull deceived. for
all of them have been beaten
over the head with the fan
taStlc he inherent in the Wag-
nor Act by Mr. Roosevelt and
his political and theological
Coons and their analytical power
may be sull numb.
The case of L. * HYDE Of
San Francisco, clerk en-
ployed checking war cargo INTO
the holds of the ships bound
for the Pacific. cited here yes
terday, is perfect example Of
some phases Of this vicious and
deliberate fraud on the entire
community OF American wage
earnerS.
Hyde was cited by his union.
a branch of the Go long shore
mon. A political auxiliary Of
Mr.. Roosevolt'S party, for "un-
unlonllke ~ activity in announc-
inc that If he was compelled 10
give a dollar 10 the fourth term
campaign fund through tho
Go Communist Political Action
Committee, he would give five
dollars 10 Tom Deweys cam
paign fund.
HARRY BRIDGES. tho prcsi.
II dent of the long shore
mon, Is an alien enemy of the
United States.
He Is an Australian AZ pres
ent under order of deportation
which doubtless Will be arhl-
trarily resCinded however. in
recognition of Bridges political
services 10 the Roosevelt party.
This IS a minute case. 10 be
sure, but It truly presents the
status of the whole community
of those who work for wages
in the thrall Of Mr. Roosevelt's
most fantastic and destructive
lie and the most evil fraud OF
his rule.
II was by authority Of the
Wagner Act that this man was
delivered in chains into the
hands of this union.
He was A victim Of taxation
without representation and po-
lltlcal coercion, like millions Of
other workers. for he has 10
pay his initiation fee his dues
and various political assess
mcnts IN the status Of second
class or Sub-human member
with no voice In the unions
councils and tho Roosevelt gov
eminent made him Join.
IF THE employer Of the ship
L loading gang had been cyni-
cal enough 10 tell the men they
would have 10 contribute 10
Deweys campaign or lose their
jobs. the Labor Relations Board
could have sent him TO jail for
coercion.
Yet the union twice ordered
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