The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-16

The United States has become the
greatest nation In the world through
the power Of Its production assisted
by the natural resources In which
this country hbOunds. Production Of
vast quantities Of the little and big
things, the necessities and luxuries,
have made this nation the envy Of
all others. We have had the men, the
material, the machines and the in
dustrlal knOw-hOw TO make this
achievement possible. But, more
than that, we have had o labor man.
ngement relatlOnshlp that has been
for the most part harmonious. with
out that relationship our great at
talnments would have been impOs-
sible.
American labor Is paid higher for
fewer working hours than any other
labor group In the world. II has
made enormous strides In the past
fifty years-aHd justiflably 20. Those
ndvRncements have been bullt on q
healthy mutual understanding Of the
pFObfems Of both management and
labor by both parties Involved.
You've got 60 have that mutual an
derstandlng In order 20 maintain Ia
bOr-manngement peace with all that
IL entAIls-full production, higher
standards Of living, and q general
full-blO0m pencetime economy.
Unfortunately, In recent years .
few lFPeeponsibIe labor leaders
some Of them Ind0ctrinated with
foreign, un-American ideOlogiea -
destroy vs t tsat heSIt S% insor.
ment relationship through outrage
ously unethical and Illegal prac.
tIceS. I say o FEW irresponsible la
Dor leaders. Let me make u clear
thet 1 DO not mean MOST LABOR
leaders. We have here IN Connecticut
many, union leaders who nre clear
,sVe,,nesHeG' "s .Vn @n "I,t tncrC Tn.
are credit to the American way OF
doing thIngs, and they are the type
VINO nave raised labor standards IN
TINS country
Nor do mean 10 Imply In what !
harm that has been done 10 labor
management relations has been the
ers. In many cases, monopOlistic, uns
f0ir and interruptions industries ana
managements ave relentlessly
thr0ttied labOr's reasonable requests,
rights, and privileges 49, privileges
that every human being should en-. en-.
JOY. Arrangements thnt FOLLOW TINS
unjust and unreasonable course In
denying social rights and retardlng
social progress should be punished
Hu Ss.n. l" 'ne "gh' OF 'ru'S Ameri'""
1us''Ve'
But, to get back to the few ir-
responsible leaders Of whom ! speak,
they have harmed the labor cause in
the minds Of the general public.
know ~ well as you that the philOs0.
PIXIES Of these few leaders do not
represent the PHILOSOPHERS Of the nv-
erage union man. I know Ms well as
you that the average union man doe.
those leaders who are directing 10.
bOr down the wrong road In the eyes
Of the American public. Hut the av-
Rowerles1 20 60 anythlng ABOUT ~;
re Gun Only YET nnck neiplessE nho
whtcn 2 Few radicnIs unuo tne sue
csss ,. naS t ,nasa ne.t .. century i"r
Thu msthods NJ these radical lend.
era are InsIdious Int thorough,
They are sIiiIfnI In the effectIye
use Of prOpa ganda. They brand ~
yIcIOusIy nntI.lahOr anyone who rails
ss an eyebrow NJ their I'm. HmerIcan
nctiyitIes. and thew institute n whIs-
nerinr camDaien designed Ia dis.
credit the hest esforta Of the most
conacientIouS Americana,
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ttllU Keep EtUEuNAuK ~ WIFI u NuONUt@
Says ,,,,,la ntSI thas ehcugI,t IN AZ
n,h,Io ,,.,nd ona h"ys "hsc,,raI the
puy" tss,,nN "I Ir,.niu "" MsU c"nT ,,sn,
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my III IN ~ N INV, VII" .,I', liz. ~ IT,. 80
nn ~" eh"t (. ~ Hv,nT;xc " " S,icio,s an ~
;I"I"hor r~sasure ffNntTnTE
nnti-iabor the Case Bill really IL.
Let's take o look at the Case Bill
itself and nnalyEe Its contents.
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the case Bill lhk 4vOSl ms passed
ny the House proclnims the iOilOw-
ing p0llcies. FIrst-IaOOr shaI nave
the ri9ht 10 OrgamAe hnu 20 OhTEalh
c3ilecuyely Wild empioEen. Any.
tnlng Vicious .n aSOIt sna oa,nso,,n s
20 OrfnnAe una DnrEnIn cone.Ilvcg
for and mas won. second-rlghts OF
the genern pubic snouIa DC Eeeog.
nlseI ana uovernnieM 1eci .ns
snouIu noV ~ sut"uten I"E
ehIeerpr,rse. Ay.H 'u sDOu y
thht' ree ehVeInTISe hns ~ =
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