The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-02-26
Congressman Tries
To Confuse Locals
Action Of Central Labor Council On Pres
Roosevelt's Five-Point Program-Letter Gives Full
Information And Offers Speakers To Unions

Actlng upon instructions
unanimously voted by the
New Haven Central Labor
Council at its regular meeting
Thursday, President Harold
v. Feinmark and Secretary
Bernard ]. Ceelan today adj
dressed the following letter 20
all ALL. unions in Greater
New Haven:
ITO Officers and Members
|of All Local Unions:
can insidiOus effort is being
made to divide the forces of Or
ganized labor in New Haven and
so destroy their power in public
affairs. This is being done by mis-
representing the action of the New
Haven Central Labor Council on
President RooseveIt's Five-Point
Program. The effective attacks of
New Haven Labor on Congressman
RanuIf COmptOn's notorious anti
labor record are getting under his
skin to such a degree that he is
attempting a cOunter-attack.
Using the old technique, sdi-
vide and conquer he has written
at least one letter to New Haven
unfOn stating that the Central La
Dor Council has endorsed a ma.
tiOnal service act contrary to the
interest of labor and the official
position of the American Fedora
ton of Labor. Fortunately he has
exposed the falsehood of his own
statement by citing The Union
Times of January 29, which clear
~ states the position actually taken
by the Central Labor Council.
Together 10Th all labor organ
izGfiOns, the Central Labor Conn.
cit of Nes0 HGUen opposes and
has GlscGys opposed draft of la
Dor. In order to back up our Com
IaGnder in Chief and ,Oin this .Oar.
however, it has gone on record as
being Willing, i'm the spirit of equal
sacrifice, to accept eUen national
service act as an integral part of
the Presidents FiUe-POint Pro-
gram, provided the other four
points are enacted also. In submit
ting hiS program President ROOse-
Oelt said, These fire measures to-
gether form "a just and equitable
'0hOte. tCOMLd not recommend a
national serUice lao unless the
ether LGSCS sUere passed to keen
dO'On the cost of living, to share
eGMita6ly the burdens of taxation.
to hold the stG6ilizGtiOn line. and
to prevent undue profits This is
precisely the position endorsed by
the Central Labor Council of Ne,U
HGUen.
This action puts labor in the
strongest possible position. IF attention
is focused only on the national serv-
ice act, as our misrepresentation in
congress is trying to do, the enemies
OF labor will have an excuse to saw
that we are willing to let American
boys be drafted to fight and die for
US, but we squeal as soon as ANYTHING
IS proposed that would hurt us. We
cannot afford to let them Jockey us
INTO such a false position. In opposing
labor draft by itself, but expressing
our readiness to accept it as part of a
program requiring fair sacrifices from
the other fellow also, we turn the ia
bleS on capital and industry We will
DO our part, we say, if you will do
yours; SO put I'D or shut up 1t is al
ready evident that they are in no
hurry to accept the other four points
of the program
BY mlsrepreSenting our action Con-
gresham Compton is trying to create
division between the Central Labor
Council and its constituent unions, and
between the Central Labor Council
and the American Federation of La
Dor. TO meet this typical Nazi trick
OF producing confusion and disunity BY
false propaganda, the Central Labor
Council has ordered this letter drawn
up and sent to you.
ut has also instructed us to in
form you that it will gladly send
speakers to any and all locals de-
string them, to discuss this whole
matter and make its position clear.
Speakers on the advantages, prob
lens, and methods of organization
or other topics of interest to organ
lied labor will be provided also if
desired.
Most important of all, hOsU-
eUer, to tOrest0H every attempt to
niisLeGd, confuse, and divide us, is
the full and regular attendance of
delegates at meetings of the COun-
Gil, so that the problems before us
may haze full and open discussion,
and trSt-hGnd, accurate reports
may be brought back to the To-
Gals"