Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-14
Foreign Policy.

whenever it is possible to do so
without unbalancing the Nations
economy. by giving full measure
of relief to those millions of low
income families on whom the war
time burden of taxation fell most
heavily. The form of tax reduction
adopted by the Republican Eightieth
Congress gave relief to those who
need it least and ignored those who
need 1t most.
We shall endeavor to remove tax
inequities and to continue to reduce
the public debt.
We are opposed to the imposition
of general Federal sales tax.
Favor Repeal of Act.
We advocate the repeal of the
Taft Hartley Act. 1t was enacted by
the Republican Eightieth Congress
over the Presidents veto. That act
was proposed with the promise that
it would secure "the legitimate
rights of both employees and employ
ers in their relations affecting COM
MERGE" 1t has failed. The number
of labor management disputes has
increased. The number of cases
before the National Labor Relations
Board has more than doubled since
the act was passed, and efficient
and prompt administration is be-
coming more and more difficult 1t
has encountered litigation in labor
DISPUTES and undermined the estab-
lished American policy of collective
bargaining. Recent decisions by the
courts prove that the act was so
poorly drawn that it's application is
uncertain. And that it is probably,
in some provisions, unconstitutional
We advocate such legislation as is
desirable to establish a just body of
rules to assure free and effective
collective bargaining, to determine,
in the public interest, the rights of
employees and employers, to reduce
to a minimum their conflict of in
terests, and to enable unions to keep
their membership free from COM
munistic influences.
We urge that the Department oil
Labor be rebuilt and strengthened
| restoring to it the units, including
the Federal Mediation and Concilia-
ton Service and the United States
Employment Service, which properly
belong to it and which the Republ:-
can Eightieth Congress stripped
from it over the veto of President
Truman. We urge that the depart
ments facilities for collecting ano
disseminating economic information
be expanded and that q labor edu.
cation extension service be- estab.
lished in the Department Of Labor
We favor the extension of the
coverage of the Fair Labor Stand
ards Act as recommended by Pres
ident Truman and the adoption Of
minimum wage of at least rs cents
an hour in place Of the present obso-
lete and inadequate minimum of AZ
cents an hour.
We favor legislation assuring that
the workers of our Nation receive
equal pay for equal work regardless
of sex.
Would Extend Social Security.
We favor the extension of the
social security program established
under Democratic leadership, to pro-
vide additional protection against
the hazards of old-age, disability
disease or death. We believe that
this program should include:
i Increases in old-age and survivors
insurance benefits by at least so pei
cent and reduction of the eligibility
age for women from IS to so years
extension of old-age and survivors
and unemployment insurance to al
workers not now covered; insurance
against loss of earnings on account
OF illness or disability; improved
public assistance for the needy.
We faNDr the enactment Of q r1a.