Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-06-06
Behind the
Scenes In
Politics
By
Clayton
Rusch
Chairman

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At the present time there
are three vigorous campaigns,
clamoring for and receiving
public attention. To the casual
observer they appear to deal
with separate and unrelated
subjects; but upon closer in
spection they become clearly
discernable as three aspects of
the sweeping drive against the
welfare and the interests of
the plain people.
We are being subjected to
a vicious drive from three
angles to destroy our rights,
reduce our living standards
and drive our opposition into
channels which will not harm
the interest of the monopoly
groups.
The attack against the
people is divided into three
campaigns which are intended
to appear as separate and dis
tinct.
These attacks against t h e
peoples interests are properly
characterized under the head
ings of, the drive against civil
liberties, the drive against
unions and the drive for World
War III.
They are presented to the
public in appropriate disguiSes
as a campaign to save democ-
racy, a campaign to prevent
labor abuses, and, unreason-
able as it sounds, campaign
to prevent war.
CIVIL LIBERTIES
The drive against civil
liberties is represented as an
attack against the communist
part of America. AS John
Milton once pointed out, truth
needs no safeguards as it can
not be bested in an open fight.
Therefore the communist
party could win few converts
unless there arises wide spread
dissatisfaction with economic
conditions.
The fact that the vested in
terests apparently fear the
communist movement is evil
dence that they believe wide
spread dissatisfaction W nth
economic conditions will soon
become prevalent.
This means, of course, that
the vested interests are fear
full of an aroused people and
mean to prevent any effective
opposition by branding those
who criticize the economic
system as enemies of law and
order.
The drive against the i'm
notent and noisy communist
party is smokescreen to
cover up the move to smear
all liberals.
LABOR DRIVE
The drive to prevent alleged
labor abuses is really a deter
mined effort to destroy the
organized labor movement and
put labor again on the market
on the basis of workers COM
peting against each other for
the jobs,
The answer TO the drive
against unions is not union
curbs, but an intelligent ap-
proach to the problem with the
governments role being to see
that the will of the majority
is not thwarted by armed
company thugs. Also to rec
ognize that when the welfare
of public is involved, the
workers constitute a majority
of the public.
WORLD WAR III
The drive for World War III
is represented as campaign
to preserve the peace by max
ing our nation strong. 1t calls
for large navies, armies and
ornaments.
Every World War has fail
ed to preserve peace.
The only way to promote
world peace is through world
cooperation. 1t is the response
bility of the United States to
work toward the improve
ment of the structure of the
United Nations to a point
where all nations can disarm
and participate in a more
humane and practical way to
settle disputes.
Modern methods of war.
fare pose the question OF
whether or not civilization can
survive another global war.
The drive against civil
rights, the drive against unions
and the drive for war are
Joined. II we mean to save
our rights, our unions and pre-
vent war, we must recognize
these concerted attacks upon
the people. We must not be
fooled. We must see to it that
representatives of the people