The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-09-28
The Answer Is: Full Employment


gaining, and the right of all citizens
to take part in all elections without
hindrance of any means-test or poll
tax.
THERE is A BILL
There is a bill now before congress
which starts us toward the main high
way of full employment.
1t is known as the Murray-Patman
Full Employment bill.
We of the CIO-PAC are wholeheart-
eddy for it.
The Murray-Patman Full Employ
ment bill calls for the establishment
of a national policy with regard to
every persons right to work within
our free enterprise system. The bill
states that every person able and will
ing to work has right to useful, re-
munerative, regular, and full-time" en-
ployment.
If this bill passes, 1t would become
the duty of the president of the United
States to report every year to con-
gress how many people there are in
the country willing and able to work;
how many workers can and will be
employed by private industry; and, If
there is any danger of unemployment,
he will recommend the necessary leg
islation for useful public works to Of
fer employment to the anticipated I'M
employed
The Murray-Patman Full Employ
ment bill does not propose the guar
antee of specific jobs to specific peo-
pie. 1t does not authorize compulsory
assignment of workers to jobs. 1t does
not authorize full government control
of wages, prices and production. 1t
does not authorize government guaran-
tees of markets and profits.
This bill does not propose any of
the things the enemies of the bill
claim it does.
Full employment is the road of a
peaceful and prosperous America. Who |
blocks that road?
All the enemies of labor block that
road.
The blind industrialists who meas
ure our future with their past
The native-fascist legislators and
newspaper owners and race-hatred agi- |
tators
The Bilbos and the Rankins.
The Hearsts and the McCormicks.
The Peglers and the Fulton Lewis
Juniors.
They are all against it,
Just look and see who is against leg. |
islation for full employment, then
you'll know why we must fight for it.
Let all the enemies of labor take
note:
We have our marching orders in i
President Roosevelt's Second Bill of
Rights.
We shall not be denied.
We, the people of the United States.
are on our way to a better future for
all of us-a future in which there shall
be no wars, no depressions, no unem-
ployment, no strife.
We shall not be denied.
ACTION, ACTION, ACTION
l. Get your COMMUNICATIVE full en-
Dloyment committee to roll up it's
sleeves and keep everyone in your
informed on what must be
lone locally to create jobs for those
released from jobs and how to secure
III jobs.
2. Write to your congressman and
ask him to work for and vote for the
passage of the following bills:
(a) The Murray-Patman Full EN-
'ioyment bill (s-3o8 and HR 2202).
(b) The 65 cents Minimum Wage
Jill (s-134e).
(c) The Wasner-Murray-DingeII bill
,s-1o5o).
ID The Permanent Fair Employ
nent Practices Committee bill (S-101,
1R 2232).
(e) The Wagner Housing bill Is
342).
(f) The Missouri Valley Authority |
Jill (s-555).
8. Let your congressman know, let
'our governors know, let your mayors ]
lnow that you are counting on them
o take the lead in the drive for full
4. You must not rest until every i.
'ody in your community understands
he danger of unemployment and is
nlisted in the struggle to attain full
Employment.