The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-12
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Bv WEsTBROOK PEGLR
(Copyrieht by King Features Syndicate,

By wEsTBRoOK PEGLR
Copyright. by King Features Syndicate, Inc.)
NEW YORK. June 10 These dispatches
sometimes give offense to the tender feellnss
of the lbertarian takers of the left by the
very honesty of the opinions and preJudlceS
here expressed. In a recent instance, re-
erred to David Dublnsky's version OF tne
American language. Opinions OF Duolishy
vary Mine is not fayorable because l thlnK
his conduct as a union boss reflects the same
degree of inability to accept American ways
that is denoted by his difficulty with the
language of his adopted country.
Woodrow Wilson who l presume, Will be
recognized as President of ''llberal views.
repeatedly expressed apprehension that aduil
Immigrants, from the monarchies OF CONT
mental Europe, would change our way OF
thinking and impair the American concept OF
personal freedom and civic responsibility 'h-
der sef-government l think | see in the
conduct of MANY of our unions. including
Dubinskv's ladies garment workers, sur
vva of customs and habits which immigrant
rulers of so many millions of American cltl-
zens learned in their formative years in Lul-
rope.
They may sincerely believe that they are
''liberals' and benetactors of their subjects
when they arrange outings. study classes, and
social services for them under union aus
pices and promote unemployment benefits ana
other small; financial guarantees against the
routine embarrassments of life. l am equally
sincere ard vehement in my disagreement.
This paternal Or paronizing program gives
the union too much authority and influence
over the members and weakens their self
reliance. 1t is European The continental
Europeans bowed to the state. They had a
huddlng herd instinct They were afraid to
be men alone, to be individuals and the
term "masSes was not inappropriate when
it va, applied to them.
We received from our German immigrants
the iaea that the state should pension the
aged and the unemployed and with some re-
luctance we adopted it, We abandoned the
old American and Christian principle that the
children bad duty to provide for their OLD
parents although some states still deny pub
lie support to old people who have sons or
aughters within their borders who could
to support them. Unemployment pay |
has become vicious and sdebllltatlng racket
as every honest person admits who knows
anything about it. We have seen couples with
money in the bank knock off work and go
tripping across country on vacation tours IN
then own automobiles on unemployment pay |
We have seen loafers refuse payroll jobs and |
hire out by the day for cash at a dollar or
81 50 an hour SO that they could keep eligible |
for the dole.
l hope it IS understood that 1 am not
holding Dubinsky, individually, responsible for
all this. say only that think he and many
Of his colleagues in unionism. from the same
fork of the creek in Europe mistaken |
in their belief that they have broken entirely |
free OF influences which nodded them early |
in :heir lives Practically all of them have i
been unable to grasp the old american pro-
position that an American had to support
himself, put by his cwn savings for his rainy
days and, if he refused to work, go hungry
In fact, thanks largely to them, that PROPOSE i
ton has been revoked
This is a proper time to state fact known
to only few OF us, and most Of those few
LAWYERS which may astonish and horrify those
who think it is un-American. as Of course it
is not to observe that man who presumes
to endorse candidates for high office, speaks
our language in thick dialect That fact
IS That Dubinsky and hundreds of other more |
Or less roted unioneers and, indeed, whole
nelghborhcods Of New York and other cities,
could be sent to concentration camps tomor-
row if relations with Soviet Russia should
decay little more.
T1e law here is not the evil doing Of any
OF the hardy native political devils known as
fasclsts. 1t is act passed by a strong
democratic Congress in 1912 at the behest OF
FRANKLIN D. Roosevelt and was signed by
MIN. II says that any person who shall enter,
remain IN or commit any act whatever in
any place designated military area, which
certainty could be the city of New York,
contrary to the order of military comman-
oeT may be fined $4,000 and sent to prison
Tor one year for each such offense
his law was passed about three months
a!'er rearl Harbor for the special purpose
OF enabling the Army to confne American
cHl@ehs OF Japanese ancestry as well as actual
japanese to their homes at night and when
ARRANGEMENTS had been made, to ship them
OIL 70 desert concentration camps.
Both the curfew and deportation phases of
me law were tested and were upheld in a
supreme Court almost wholly appointed by
roosevelt and there is absolutely no doubt
.nat i means just what have said it means
III me TEST deportation case, a native Ameri-
can, man of unquestioned loyalty, was ar
es.eo dhd sentenced Tor remaining in his
~ loi''e aelshborhood. Although Hugo Black, in
@ .le n'alorlty opinion insisted that race was
IT, IT, consideration in the exclusion. Justices
tho a1" murphy and Roberts all pointed out
Nh ooslous ] dishonesty of this reasoning and
thesa Ups In which more than 100000 of
draS persons were Confined, Including chill
Tho ,;.N 'aln1y were concentration camps as
h.1e u1:asenters agreed, although Black tried To
W. that they really weren't.
;rs1.' purpose here is not to suggest that D,,h
os Ay De sent to concentration carr ~
-'e speaks vaudeville English MY pur-