The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31
TRUMAN ASKS END
OF LABOR STRIKE
Schwellenbach Pleads For
Free Collective Bar
gaining

cooperation by enlightened labor
and management concerned with
% the public welfare, to speed the
day when strikes and lockouts are
discarded"
Good labor relations. he said II
a Labor Day message " cannot be
brought about by legislation:.'
"They are created by t. mer
and women concerned, c. at
ing sincerely and earnestly within
the framework Of a minimum
amount of regulatory law. l be
.lieve that enlightened labor ano
enlightened management, working
together, can accomplish FAR more
by peaceful bargaining than is pos
rsidble through legislation.
The right TO join a union OF
one s own choice is unquestlonec
today, and is sanctioned and pro-
tec.ed by law. The bargaining
table at which labor and manage
mert 1T to work ont their com
mon problems is indispensable 10
our democracy, and must be SAFE
guarded against any attempts by
misguided or i~ll-intentioned groups
or Individual. to weaken or re-
place it." ,
The president also contended that
the Labor Department "must be
adequate stated and be given
Jurisdiction over those govern
mental functions which r an ap-
propriate part of a department Gre
ated to foster, and develop the vel
fare of the wage earnerS OF the
United States"
The department recently was
reduced by congressional cuts IN
appropriations and removal OF the
34-year-old Cancellation service by
the Taft-Hartley act.
Secretary of Labor SchWellen-
bach, also throwing out a plea for
free collective bargaining, said:
''This is a time to keep u eye
on the ball, to retain u faith IN
our democracy and our free instl-
tutions. and to build them up
stronger than ever before"
Schwellenbach said his depart
ment proposes to improve its IA
cilities and expand its usefulness
to wage earners in the months and
years to come"
President Philip Murray of the
Go urged all American workers to
orally on this Labor Day to sup
port the groups which are seeking
to prevent further turning back OF
the clock on management-labor re-
l%ations."
1.-The blows which have been
dealt organized labor will be felt
sharply by the farmer, the mer-
chant and the professional man.
Murray said.
He called for repeal of the Taft
Hartley act, and said 1--WE must
Law the foundation for new legls-
lation that will help-not harm
the people,"
Jack Kroll, chairman of the Go
Political Action committee, lash
ed out at the 80th congress, and
said the PAC is soliciting contrlbu-
tons for its "campaign to return
the congress of the U. S. to the
people of the U. S."
Krill blamed both Senator
Robert A. Taft R-Ohio) and Gov
Thomas E. Dewey OF New
York, as leaders Of the Republl-
can party, for the action OF the
Republican-controlled congress.
The Army Air Forces paid
tribute to labor through 1t. Gen
Hoyt S. Vandenberg, acting depu-
ty commander of the AAF.
"Producing the sinews Of Amer
ica's air power was labor's i'm
measurable contribution to vic
tory in the war;" General Van
denberg said. Labor is making
a similarly vital contribution in
producing the aircraft which give
meaning to the phrase that air
power is peace power"
Frieda S. Miller, director OF the
Women's bureau, took occasion to
recount the Importance of women
In the labor force.
"Without women, our schools,
hospitals and medical laboratories
would be greatly understaffed II
not actually incapacitated," she
said, and added that without a
labor force of women to draw on,
the business life Of America also
would be in pitiable confusion"
John r. Steelman, assistant to
the President, said that on the
54th observance of Labor Day.
the nation is stronger than ever
before" and he added that COR
ganized labor" also is stronger
than ever.
Organized labor "is more mature
in its recognition Of responsibility
for the national welfare" Steel
man said.
CAS- it grows and natures"
Steelman went on, "organized la
Dor will be a key factor in help
ing US reach our national objec-
tive, recently defined by the Pres.
ident as placing the high produc-
ton and the high employment
that we have today on a firm
foundation Of enduring prosperity
and peace"
George Meany, secretary-treas-
urer Of the AFL, said some con-
gressmen from farm districts vot-
ed "against' labor during the
past session and declared they
did their constituents "a grave
disservice."
"Anti-labor propaganda dissimi-
mated among the farmers by big
business during the past few years
has played an important part in
this picture" Meany said.
"Now it is up to labor to get
busy and bring the truth to the
farmers"