Montana labor news., 1944-08-03
GREEN AND MURRAY
PRESENT PLATFORM
TO DEMOCRATS
By TRAVIs <. HEDRICK.

CHICAGO-Labor' voice sounded be-
fore the Democratic national convention
platform committee July 10 with the
biggest crowd Of the session packed into
the Stevens hotel ballroom to hear AFL
President William Green and CLIO Presi-
dent Philip Murray on their ideas Of a
program for America.
Green read his proposals for interna-
tional cooperation, reconstruction, full
employment, exemption of low-income
workers from income taxes and revision
of the Wagner act which were identical
with the ones he presented the Repub-
licsn group here two weeks ago.
The AFL president stressed his de-
msnd for repeal of the Smith-Connally
act and reorganization of the Depart
ment Of Labor, with the various federal
labor agencies brought under its con-
troll
Murray followed Chairman Sidney
Hillman, CIO Political Action Committee
who read the national program Of the
committee as adopted at its recent con-
| ference in Washington.
Murray told the committee that mill
tory victory must bring with it the as
surance Of lasting peace, that lasting
peace must rest upon the utter destruc-
ton of fascism everywhere on this earth
upon the full realization by all men
everywhere Of the four freedoms"
The CIO chief urged the party to
stand firmly by the principles of for
eign policy enunciated by the President
and expressed in the Good Neighbor
policy, the Atlantic Charter the Moscow
Cairo and Teheran agreements" and
called them 1.-The foundations Of durable
peace"
Murray called for a policy Of stabiliza-
ton permitting wage increases which
will realistically reflect the rise on living
costs, while strengthening and vigor-
ously enforcing price and rent controls
and ratining." He said full employment
and full production can be reached
through the effective and planned CO.
operation Of the major groups in our
national life-indusTy, labor and agri-
culture, working together with and as
sisted by government"
He urged that the new economic bill
Of rights, enunciated by President Roose-
velt January II, be adopted as "the basic
objective of our national policy" He
suggested that the Senate and House
adopt a resolution to that end and set
up a national planning board Of indus
try, labor, agriculture and government
to effect the new bill Of rights
AS final points, he asked Endorsement
of the principle Of the guaranteed an
nual wage and encouragement of its in
clusion in bargaining contracts.
"The people Of America will over
whelmingly reject a return to the dis
credited policies of the past" Murray
said. "Ihey want no part Of Mr. Hoo
ver's doctrines. foreign or domestic
They want no part OF any narrow ma
tionalism or any thinly disguide impe-
rialism that can only lay the basis fol-
another world slaughter. They want nc
part of the inflationary anarchy prom
ised them by the Republican platform
They want no part Of the irresponsible
and insulting appeals to sef-interest
war WEAKNESS and prejudice. They want
only straightforward assurance that the
sacrifices which they gladly make shall
not be made in vain
In conclusion he declared: Give us
platform worthy Of the man whom you
are going to nominate for President. Il
YOU do that-as I am sure you will
then you will give us a platform worthy
of America"