Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-11
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IN LABOR DAY. President
" Roosevelt sent a message to

IN LABOR DAY, President
" Roosevelt sent a message to
the convention. in Philadelphia,
of the Office Workers Union OF
the CIO. in which he said:
T KNOW YOUR UNION
AND ITS MEM BERS SHIP
WILL BE LPIN IN
EVERY WAY THEY CAN"
TO STRENGTHEN NATION
AL UNITY FOR A SPEEDY
VICTORY, A URAB L 4
PEACE AND FULL EMPLOY
MENT."
Mr.. Roosevelt knows nothing
of the kind. He does know that,
on the contrary. this union is a
sector of the Communist front
in the United States, that its
president. who calls himself
Lewis Merrill, bore another
name when he entered this
country from Canada, and that
il is in a position 10 plant spies
in confidential positions in
American industry TO obtain
secrets and fitch documents and
plans for the furtherance of the
Communist conspiracy against
the security, peace and pros
perity Of the American people.
LIE KNOWS that il was one
IL of those Communist front
groups which. In the days prior
to the invasion Of Russia by
Hitler In June. 1941. loudly OPP
posed the American rearma-
ment program, using the same
arguments which, at that time.
were used by the Nazis in this
country with whom the Conn.,
munists were in full agreement
on the righteousness OF Adolf
Hitler's cause.
He knows that on one occa-
sion, through the work of spy
planted in a confidential posi-
ton in New York. Mike Quill
president OF the Transport Work.
ers Union, also a consistent fol-
lower of the Communist line,
was enabled 10 perpetrate a
iawiess, violent raid on private
business premises in collabora-
ton with employees Of Marshall
Field.
He knows, in short, all about
this uniaa- at-eFfi -ht-eatfse
was a part OF that group which
picketed the White House
against the rearmament pro-
gram hll-aI2o- because {eese--
welt would never have sent any
message without first ascertain
ing its political character and
learning the background OF IT'S
leading officers.
So he could not hut have
known that IL officially sup
ported the A meri can peace
mobilization, Of which the one
who calls himself Merrill was a
member. during the strong and
often violent Communist cam
paign of sabotage against this
nations program OF arming
against war.
Unlike those Sipcere Ameri-
- cans who opposed Roose-
velt's course for patriotic
reasons prior 20 Pearl Harbor,
the organization 10 which the
President contributed such pres
tige as his message may confer.
was anti-war only as long as
Hitler and Stain wcro allies.
Within "a hoGrs after their
alliance Wa Iroken the Commu-
mist line he United States
changed 10 about military.
moral and economic support OF
Russia and Merrill and has union 4
changed. too.
The stealthy course opened 20
Communist plan Of lnfiltratIon
and espionage in American in
duStry and business. and in the
private affairs OF executives. by
RooSevelt's so-called labor policy
is easily apparent.
Under the powers assumed by
the Labor Relations Board and
other agencies. created as con-
fusing and harassing makeShifts
by Roosevelt under the pretext
of war necessity, employers are
forced TO bargain with an or
ganization whose adherence 10
the Communist program has
been demonstrated throughout
its life. 9
MOREOVER. also under the
'1 pretext of war necessity.
the Roosevelt government has
been compelling employers TO
accept applicants for jobs on
the recommendation Of unions.
The ultimate aim is 10 COM
pei employers 10 accept conf
dental secretaries whom they
cannot trust and otherwise
would not hire.
In principle this is no novelty,
for the Roosevelt government
already has given 10 many
unions the RICH, TO supply work.
crs 10 fill vacancies. depriving
the employer of any right Of re-
fusal.
The Presidents affront 10 the
patriotism of loyal Americans,
including those in the fighting
forces. and particularly white
collar workers. was made the
more poignant by the prominent
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