The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-08-05
Sees Menace to Labor


rARoH UNIONS WE'RE ORGANIZED to elevate
standard of the working throughout the nation
was be an organization in which workers Oh an
races religions and political beliefs forgot their diff
ferences of opinion and sought to find one common
solution to the problem which faced American Labor
In the history of Labor Unions, it was found that
anything which caused cleavage in the ranks OF work
undermined their influence at the bargaining table
and of necessity weakened their abilities to continuous
ly raise the economic standard of the worker through
AT THE CLOSE OF THE FIRST WAR. the foes OF
Unonsm able to prejudice to destroy the
of the Go the leaders profted by the mistakes
of the early twentes They enlisted the support OF all
tuition placed non-discrminaton clause Al
though this clause not practced to the Nth Degree
Gin places being completely ignored) it brought
about semplance of unity.
This unity compelled the major industries to grant
agents for the large industries and in this role they
ployes in the factories
sought method whereby they could cope with it. They
had learned that they could not racial differences
as wedge to destroy labor, so they sought new
weapon In burst of new patriotism, they began to
beat the drums wave the flag and shout to the house
1T DIDN'T SEEM TO MATTER that these Cham
pions of Amercanism violating the Constitution
Police State Methods in this nation of ours by
ing to the First Amendment the constitu.
ton at not in writing by, ,action).
In short the supposedly proponents of American
ISM were seeking to reestabsh the tenets of Ameri-
cansm by DESTROYING the foundations upon which this
nation organized
Labor leaders seeking to absolve themselves of any
tsnt during this seige of singing sought bring
about methods to declare themselves American MANY
OF these methods. however, and are detrimental
10 the American worker
For instance some members of Local 600 suggested
that LOYALTY Pledge be sent to President and the UN
atestlng TO the loyalty of the Ford Union This how
ever was not enough They then demanded that the
officers and appointees sign pledge stating that they
are not Communists.
WAS ONE OF THE OPPONENTS of this measure
when 1t reached the Floor of the Council was and
am still afraid that this could be Of the wedges that
the foes Of the union seeking to divide the Union
Inc members of the Communist Party land l imagine
there are members of the Communist Party at Fords)
may seek to fight this oath and if they do it would
mean the dissipation of time money and energy that
should be directed toward solving the problems of the
workers - >
freedom cannot etsafeguarded by denying any per-
son the freedoms outlined in constitution Police
State cannot protect Liberty Thought Control s in
conPruent IN society of free men and women
Any measure denying to person the right 70 his
own political beliefs is and was the bepinnnq of die
tatorships throughout history - 49,
THE OATH TO WHICH OBJECTED q had already
sSigneu on-Communist Pledge as required bv the
Hartley can play two roles in nv opinion II can
oe the oegnnng OF the denial of freedom of Thought
20 the american worker it can be the wedge which
nalageInent VIII use attempts to use in an effort
Unions e" - me Ldoor