Milford chronicle., 1946-10-11
THE DEMOCRAT ADMINISTRATION now


series of strikes which have prevented the United
States from attaining adequate production OF all ct
the thousands of commodities which the people need
This responsibility rests upon the Administration
because from the very moment it came into power
it has insisted upon treating employee-employer re-
ations as 4 political rather than economic pro-
bem.
The first thing the Administration did was to
maneuvcr itself, with the acqucscencc of subserv-
lent Democrat Congress, into position where it
could dispense favors its political allies in the
labor field and punish those unions and union leaders
who refuse to do its bidding. Then it proceeded TO
use its power with complete ruthessncSs.
The result is that today the Democrat Admins
tration which unfortunately means the Government
of the United States no longer has the confidence OF
any clement in organized labor Even those clements
which the Administration favors know that they arc
being favored for political only, and they
have no more respect for the Government officials
who seek TO bbc than they would have for any other
individual who might seek to buy votes.
As of today Administration efforts in the field OF
labor relations appear to be concentrated upon an
attempt TO preserve its alliance with the little group
of scf-imposed leaders responsible for the creation
of the Political Action Committee. Consistently tor
several years past this group has been favored by all
Federal agencies whenever its interests into con-
flict with those of substantial clements in the labor
movement.
This, of course, is nothing more than open
political alliance BY which the Administration hopes
to retain power-SpeCifcaly, control of Congress,
1onowing the November elections
The fact that many members of this clique ot
so-callcd labor leaders representative OF
Moscow than of the great body of American labor
makes no difference to the Administration. it cares
not where the votes como from long they arc
delivered on election day.
1t SO happens that many members of this alien
minded clique of so-cacd labor leaders have very
slight claim to leadership in the labor field. Many
of them have had little experience in tho trade
of the union members for whom they presume TO
speak Many of them have been imposed upon one
segment of the labor movement from top rather
than working their way up through tho ranks OF la
Dor. Their words and actions such to indicate
that they arc more interested in bringing perpetual
turmoil and preventing full production than IN 4
harmonious functionng of the American industrial
machine which would provide plenty of commodities
and plenty of jobs good wages for all labor.
1t is understandable, of course, why the Admin
stration has chosen play ball with this lctt-wlng
group. Actually it has choice if it wants to play
ball with anyone in tho labor movement The vast
majority of the millions of patriotic Americans who
compose the membership of organized labor have
reached the stage where they recognize that it is
Administration politics rather than any dispute with
employers which is responsible for many of the
strikes in recent months.
1t IS proper function OF Government u
write employer employee agreements, 1t Is rather tlc
function of Government to sec that the rights OF
both sides SacguardcJ IN the negotiation o SuCl
agreements Once the Government is given, uSurps
the power to write the agreements it is in position
TO misuse this power for political purposes.
The proof of that statement is the fact that sucl
power HAS BEEN MIS- USED for such purposes OF
numerous occasions, and very recently.
The Administration may continue its present
alliance with the radical fringe of agtators wbicl
control the pAC, but that alliance will bc of litt
value If union members refuse follow the dictate
of these so.caIIcd leaders on election day. There
every reason to believe that increasing percent
age of the union members tired of being REGARDED
as political pawns and will accordingly OF
November Sth.
II IS BEITTJlNG as commemorate the en-
actment OF the Bill of Rights part of Constitu
ton tina, the patient, exploited. strkc-plagucd pub
lic should consider some of tho fundamental fact
about their own rights in the situation in wI,ic
they find themselves.
You hear these days great deal about the in,
portancc to us of the guarantees of freedom, sue
the right of free speech and of tho press But free
dom of speech or of the press docs on
say print anything he plcascs A person canno
be sandcrcd or lbclcd. The stringent protcc
tion of free speech would protect in fal
scly shouting fire in a thcater and causing panic No
has the press the right TO print untruth asan>
person. The right of freedom of worship docs nc
permit congregation Of Holy Rollers to max
night hideous with incantations which horrify ii
neighbors.
When right exists it only exists until it come
in conflict with the right of another indvidua
Then IT must surrender the common good
The right to work Inherent to the Con
titution, but having undertaken to work in CT
terprse necessary for the common good, the work.
duty to his fellow citizen and should not
permitted to override the rights of the public to
peaceful and orderly life.