The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-09-29
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ercise of lf-discipline time to
pursue a steadfast and undertaking
course with the object of preserving
our free American institutions. Not
withstanding any differences Of mis-
understandings on other issues, the
American Federation of Labor and
the American Legion must unite dur
ing that crucial postwar period to
keep America as it has been and now
is-a free land-and to prevent the
infiltration of subversive forces into
our social, political and industrial
life That is our mutual and our chief
objective.
We are, at the same time, determin-
ed, equally, that the national defense
of America must be kept strong at
the close of this war to make doubly
certain that no future Pearl Harbors
will again threaten our national safe
| ty.
And, finally we aspire, equally, to
the time when the last vestiges of
poverty, ignorance and intolerance can
be banished forever from our beloved
land and the American way ,f life
can be fully appreciated by all our
people.
On all of these policies, principles
and detectives there is complete agree
ment between the American Fedora
tion of Labor and the American Le-
gion. 1t is, therefore, unfortunate, that
during the war program certain mis-
understandings and differences have
arisen which make it more difficult
for the members of our two organiza-
tions to achieve complete unity of
thought and action. And it is highly
important that such misunderstand-
ings be promptly eradicated because
great majority of the millions of
young men now serving in the armed
forces will in the forseeable future
return home and join both our organ
izations.
On Labor Day, only two weeks ago,
the President of the United States,
Commander in Chief of our armed
forces, said:
American workers /. made pos
sible the greatest production achieve
ment in the worlds history"
In radio broadcast on that same
day, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower,
Supreme Allied Commander in Europe
said:
"From this battlefront American
fighting troops send their grateful
thanks to the workers of America
for having made this the best equip
ped fighting force in all history. Each
of you justly shares in the credit for
the tremendous successes the United
Nations have gained on this import
ant front"
Gen. H. H. Arnold, Chief of the
!. Army Air Forces, said:
Labor delivered the goods-the air.
planes, tanks, guns and ammunition.
Goals regarded as visionary were at
| CdlHeu ana loIC DenlHu.
! Secretary of the Navy Forrestal
said:
"The good news from every battle
| front today is tribute to achieve
! ment of American labor over the past
year."
G Chairman Donald M. Nelson of the
q Wo,. pDorJ cold.
e Labor has done magnificent job
since Pearl Harbor."
E The Senate War Investigating Com
mittee has said, in an official report:
"The job that has been done by
American labor not only assures that
; victory will be won but it assures
that it will be won more quickly and
+ with fewer casualties"
, assure you that these tributes and
I hundreds of others from individuals
of lesser rank proved very crafty
ing and inspiring to the nations loyal
| army of workers who have given un-
stintingly of their sweat, their skill
and their genius to the heavy tasks of
war production in the long and un-
remitting grind since Pearl Harbor.
But there was one surprising omis-
I sion. Search high and low, the work
ers of our country could not find a
Q single expression of this kind from
T any qualified spokesman for the Am
erican Legion. And they remember
e quite well that in time past, when a
7 great clamor arose in the press and
the radio against labor, condemnatory
statements from Legion representa-
tives were plentiful and prominent.
: This is a. circumstance which gives
: rise to the unfortunate misunderstand-
ings to which ] referred previously.
| think it would be altogether fit
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