Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-07-13
It's News
To Me
By 0. ]. Pecord
OUR FUTURE

OUR FUTURE
and unemployment spreads thoughts workers turn to the
future In the minds of all is the same thoughtwna OF our
jobs and security?
question for the workers Of America or
country but itself with new force ana
Significance after few years employment which has wit
messed actual manpower shortage in industry -
There is something about this war which mpresses the
workers. They the great coordination and
operation which has existed national scale to produce 1or
They have been of the greatest
effort in the history Of the world bring about death
and waste, and they thinking. go.
Doesn't average worker believe that if it is possible to
unite ourselves to produce for great war; should also pe
equally possible unity bring plenty and security
to the peoples of all countries?
Doesn't the worker believe that if the financial
be found into ships planes tanks
and all the things to that the
could be utilized for the purpose OF bringing 1000 an
articles the who do the actual producing OF all
commodities
with these thoughts in their minds the workers of
this country waiting to see what will be done n govern
men by private enterprise by labor bring about era
jobs improved living conditions, commodities and
greater security
WHAT ABOUT GOVERNMENT?
Since the last depression have rejected the theory that
that law gver and police
man. Changed conditions country have led to
the Of the theory that that governs best
which governs least"
conceive that does have the duty
that the people of the country live as the means OF the
country warrant has, of its duties
provide its citizens and that they do not suffer because
the activities of special economic seeking to advance
their selfish interests at the expense OF the majority OF the
people of the country.
look what doing to meet this changed idea
What dong to provide oDs rOr the people VINO
doing to protect the citizens from nfaton from de-
fation?
This question; but to begin with the jobs it
that thus little
what Is going be done to provide full employment
the postwar period Full employment and 60000000 jobs
still talk headlines with democratic
senaton system moving slowly and cauousytoo slowly and
too cautiously.
Governmental agencies have during the acted
what Walter Reuther the double Standard the
hand find the OPA doing fair job but in all too
permitting price increases while the other find the
National War Labor Board holding the line against
raises
What about the full employment bill? What about the
Act provide greater security for
all the citizens of this What about response given
President Trumans advocating SIS for 26 the
employed?
TOO SLOW
One of the arguments made by the dictators Hitler
Musolni that democracy slowly We that
the democrace act rapidly when they
by outside foes but what about their meeting the
internal enemies and the crises which domestic
economic conditions?
AS government is moving with respect aiding
the solution of the growing problem of unemployment
suring postwar Jobs it is quite likely that into
serious difficulties before the situation changed This
only is willing behalf the majority
the people of the country; but that it acts promptly
1t obvious that the welfare of the country
not only endangered the positive side negative
side WELL Not only the workers endangered by the
failure of the situation as exists
with adequate in sufficient time prevent conditions
from getting out of hand but they threatened
full and epressive legislation which frequently
greater speed than that which would be of benefit nation