The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-13
nY nETTY BLANCHARD

menl problem and economic crisis far more critical than the depres. sion Of the sos fl Congress does not cease smotherlng the basic causes Of industrial unrest with inc adequate Legislation. Margaret con- nors. counsel for the state c. i. o. told the Connecticut meeting of the United Automobile Workers, c. 1. o. at Waverly inn. Cheshire, yester- day afternoon.
 The dark -haired Bridgeport voc man lawyer who almost defeated Rep. Claire Booth Luce in the iD44 election in Fairfield County was the principal speaker at the gathering attended by 46 officers represent lng i3 U. A. W. locals in the state.
 Charging that Washington lave makers are today giving more at. tention Co the demands of the pros fit-makers rather than the eco. homie problems Of the broad mass es of the American people. Miss Connors declared the Case and Truman bills were designed to take away the right of the worker Co collective security. while the Hitting Of oPA control Rs now being con- Aidered to allegedly stabilize eco- homie conditions, vas "a deception bo the American people.
 More Money Urged
 The speaker declared that neith- CT the public. blackening labor for strikes. nor impatient government officials. have thoroughly analysed the reason for strikes. "ff they did, they would find out that the cost of living has risen tremend- ously, and workers must have more money. And if they did clearly rec- 0gnize the issues. they would give the OPA, the one agency which, could hold prices to normal levels. more power and money. sine said
 Miss Connor further charged that while labor has been consistently malIgned for striking. management has refused to swing Into full pro- duction until the excise profit tax was lifted on January 1. and since that time has withheld products from the market, awaiting the rec llnquishment of OPA price ceilings. Management has convinced Con- gress that they need more money, and that when supplies reach the demand. then prices will come down. But what k preventing them from producing now. and bringing pro- duCtion up quickly, the labor counsel asked?
 She emphasized that only if Con- gress abandonS It's present policies of "smothering" the real issues and passes laws offering economic see elrity to the laboring classes will the economic foundation of the nation be made firm.
 Miss Connors labeled the Pull Employment Bill and Connecticuts temporary housing bill as "legisla- ton which Is just 6 little bit bet- Ger than nothing" Following the current practice of Congress. she charged that important bills such as the Health Bill and Social Se- easrity Bill were being tabled.
 Political Action
 Tn conclusion, she said. that "leg- islation insuring the right of labor secures the position of the people everywhere, and it appears the way that can be achieved is only through political action"
 Organization. wages. education, and the P.A.C. are the four main issues now facing members of the JAW, Charles Kerrgian, New York. regional director and inter- national executive board member told the gathering.
 The most pressing and most im- mediate problem of the A.UW,, said Mr. KerriGan. Is that of con- ttnuouS organzatiOn of the unor- ganized.
 This business of organization is intimately connected with polticial action for in proportion as We ef- fectively organize we can strength en our political arm. Tn fact, or- ganizatlon looked at in this way is . contribution of the labor move- ment to civil liberties" he said
 kducati0n Nece&SaFy
 Francis Downing. JAW, educa- ton director for Eastern Regions, told the group education in the labor movement is necessary he- cause 1t Is an exercise in the ad- vaneement 0f economic and social liberties.
 Working for freedom. any frees dom." he said, lis contingent upon the establishment of equality, The worker achieves his freedom by organization since organization gives him equal strength with corporate management. Then he Is free to enter into relations with such management?
 He urged the locals tO send Tep- resentatives to the Hudson Shore Labor School, in West Park New York, which offers three basic courses in labor history, public