SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1945-05-17
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i The United States OF America
and Great Britain may not de-
sire to yield their industrial pree-
minence in the interest Of Uni
versal World Trade.
XII
It has been ,ugcsred that, in
place of reparsr,ons. man hours
be substituted and that giant
work gangs of Germans be forced
to rebuild the Continent OF Eu-
rope. In other words: slavery"
A monument more enduring
than granite and bronze, erected
: Tor the cause of humanity. was
) the protest against slavery made
at Germantown, Pa, in the year
1888 by Franz Daniel Pastorious
: and his colony of German settlers
; the first formal action ever
: taken against the barter in
, human flesh within the bounda-
ries of the present United States
States of America. A century and
) a half later, terrible fracticidal
conflict settled that question, de-
| fnitely.
Slave labor is against the dig
nifty of Man. 1t is unjust and it is
, tyrannical. The people of the
, United States of America have a
fundamental belief in free labor,
/ and full days pay for a days
/ work, ard that each individual
: has an inalienable right to Life,
: Liberty an the pursuit OF Happi-
: ness.
We have, strongly objected to
any degree of forced labor any
, where in the past. We strongly
t object to it now. as well as to the
forceful removed OF any national
, of any country from his or her
, freely chosen place of residence
2 and work
To this end, the United States
| ofAmerica has poured forth blood
{ and treasure in tremendous "a
mounts in her fight for the prin-
,ciples of Freedom and Justice for
all Humanity.
AT the present time. after many
historic conferences as to Con
duct of War;" Monetary Stabi-
lization,' Punishment of War
Criminals" and "Peace Plans and
: Organization we find that these
conferences have kept much in
formation from us and that the
future may not fulfill even our
most modest and reasonable en-
pectations.
The San Francisco conference
will not represent ALL the ma
! tions of the earth; membership in
e this conference was determined
: by the three dominant Powers.
2 and those who attend will be
, there by courtesy of these three
Powers. Neutral countries such
as Portugal, Switzerland. Spain
and Sweden will not be present.
Many of the liberated countries,
such as Bulgaria, Romania, Fin
Latvia, Lithuania and Es-
: tonia have been left out from the
n deliberations.
II We note the absence of Fire
h whereas India, Canada. Austria
o; liza. the Union of South Africa
II, New Zealand-all parts of th'
British Commonwealth of Ma
d tions-have been invited. The alb
5, sence OF truly Representative,
l. Polish delegation constitutes no
r. only betrayal of promises. bu
D a violation of the Atlantic Char
le ter as we'll
Of NV
In view of all this, we wish t
IT, emphasize once again tha
E. PEACE, in order to be lasting
nt must be all-embracing and car
r, ried out i'll spirit of truthful
IN ness, rational thinking and humi
o. lity.
How do Truth and Peace far
a today:
n In the words of the immorta
es Patrick Henry of a century an
tola hall ago: For my part, wha,
al ever anguish of spirit it may cos
ne ! am willing to know the who'll
'u truth. to know the worst and pre-
MT vide for it. 1t is in vain, sir, t
extenuate the matter. The gentle
men may cry:PEACE! PEACE
r. but there is NO PEACEr