Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-06
4 LETTER FROM AN AMERICAN
CITIZEN TO HIS CONGRESS-
MAN

Ny paper recently contained a
news item TO the effect that the
Navy was dickering with the Clio.
On an agreement to make the CLIO.
its exclusive agency for providing
labor for Navy work. 1t seems in
credible. This nation IS fighting a
war that is requiring the united
effort of all its people And we find
a branch of our armed forces limit
ing It's use Of the people of this
country 70 only those who belong
10 a private labor organization
And experience has proven that if
you won't Join the particular union
having jurisdiction they make it SO
tough that you have to quit. Even
ex-servicemen have had to quit.
I am putting this thing 10 you
cold turkey" THE UNIONS OF
THIS COUNTRY CAN'T WIN THIS
WAR. II is going 10 take the COM
bined effort of all the people work
ing together in harmony with all
the patriotism they can muster to
overcome the mess We are in.
I'll give you two instances where
this scheme was put into effect
locally A truckload Of lumber was
hauled 10 a Government project in
Imperial Valley by a truckdriver be-
longing 10 one union. Another union
was in control of the job and refus-
ed 10 accept the load. and they
had 20 haul the lumber back to San
Pedro. know Of an electrician who
was called in great haste 10 repair
a motor that was needed for the
water supply on a Marine Base job.
He worked day and night for two
or three days. and being short Of
help. did a lot of the work himself.
He took the motor back one evening.
He cleared himself with the first
sentry and was about 70 proceed
when a civilian came out of the
guard house and asked him If this
was a union job He said NO" that
ne had done most OF the work him
self. and that his men We're not
Union men. The Union man told
him he could not take the motor
onto the reservation He finally went
70 the next sentry box where he
went through the same experience
and was refused admission % a
Government reservation b. a civ
ilian
He told the sentry and the civil
ian that he had been ordered 70 re-
pair the motor by the Commanding
officer in an emergency and that
the motor was badly needed, and
stated that he had TWO alternative
He could either take The motor back
70 ms shop or could dump Il in the
sard at the roadside that being
as far as they would permit him
- celiyer D. He .iEaliy dumped IL
Nov asa you Mr. C5ugres man
Is it possible 70 fEht q war sue
cessfallf under such conditions
Do the Onions a TIE Federal Gov
eminent control our armed iorresf
Our Federal Officials beg ne pub
Ilc - buy boucs ard uc4rIibe is
the War Ches' Olf rlaiCs meas
paper. and maE.Ales aft flied Rlth
fhe same pleas TuHr don't Ie ifllt
her requests fa msm1rf ri Union
S.p81ee fra people va. DIN b.
lena to unions should .as W
Wouf baF ans more bond. alll ".
can W1rE for roa without ce.ouz.rE
10 some particular private union P
/ know these GrsrfHmfl' Ofle.al.
don't saF. .s0l cans VHrE Tor fniz
Government un.s.s SOD belong 20 o
Union bur tafE raup.lsl ne
same thing when flrT maize -H
agreement UIff q UHiun r1 furnish
All fhe labor fer Government pro-
leCs
I wouldn't bother SOS aHH H.
4 it Uers uol se sfTgal.. o. afmfe
force are taking afdef ffaU s.f-
Iian organization 81 fHis U uo Hlr-
t.nut We might 81 Uel 500 fuf
peace on the besf terms ~ can Erf
becaUse ule unions ui fnI flaEfr1
cant wlu tnIt RaT WhlCh CHe ri
Mr.. Rocselehs Pour Ftefcams e1f.
this come under Have uf Fef ta
Waif untu lln01 gg1 soldiers ara
sailors come home to .f.E fF lr
there anythuH sos car c. aalaf
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Why cant ue?
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