The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 15, 1946, Image 2
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LETTER
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CONGRESS
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ol the ondenicaed
To aaot it, tlio
tac all fUnrifimtioaf of
r, boKooo tkat there is
in tbo pdblac
of the preiaat tirnhlenis
need for
to
Wo
labor
the growth of l^or
of such labor
io protect the
that
In
labor laws primal^ iataadad to foatar the orgaas-
of worfcars bare largdy ■aToad that pmyoaa aad now are haing
in ah attampt to ratablish uwiqa coatrol of workers, managemeat
Thera is no jastificatioo for the present aasempbon of powerfal labor
from Federal anti*tmst laws aor can the ezemptMa of
and their rapreeantatifei from responaflality oader coatract bo
Sack logislatioo actioo as nnist now bo taken
make labor orgaaisatioos equally responsd>le
other elements of the community.
be designed
the law w
to
In the present crisis, we protest against the misuse of monopolistic
power wkick has blocked the reoooary of our ^national economy, sar*
iously delayed the expansion of industry and business designed to
produce full eniplo3rnient and maximum national income, and hand-
cuffed production in a period of pressing consumer demand. ^
We protest aginst the misuse of collectiTe bargaining rights for col-
lectixe bludgeoning purposes and the substitution of rerolntioaary
.economic and .political objecthres for tbo legitimate obiectnres of
t
c^lectire bargaining.
We protest against tbe abuse of the fact-finding procedure in its dis-
tortioo for tbe purpose of substituting citber a bureaucratic or union
dominated economy for our free oonqietithre economy. We wan#
against tbe enactmmt of facl-findiiig legislation unlesiT based on a
sound rerision of tbe one sided labor laws now on tbo stsdute books.
We furtber pritost against those prevalent abases of tbo right to
strike, iaduding jurisdictioosJ strikes, strikes in ▼ioiation of sigroe-
ments, strikes against tbe government or in protest of gouermnont
docisiflsi^ which should be forbidden by law and made subject to
appropriate
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the Keishaw
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UNITED STATES
of the Umted
you as
tha
has been witiboat
snffi ring, human
In terms of
and effort expended, ti
dmtmclion, and cxhai
tion of resources
If the desire to retain which sustained tha American people
as they struggled through ndeersity to Ticti^, does not bear frail,
every Hem of that tremendous cost must be regarded, not as
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expendHore, but as flsigrunt waste.
U|N» th. dd, dectod of ll»
rests the grave rfsponsibility of making dedsaons
tf»e cost of the conflict was
win
By yow legislative actiesM you will determine whether dm'
people, inrbiding onr vetrrani, are to ha rewarded or ebakted. Oki
January 3, 1948, dm President of die thiited States asked dm Amer
ican people to tell Congress what they want. Wa want Congress to
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keep the foregoing in mind dming all the ddSberations whkdi will
shape future legisIsHive programs.
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We believe thait such lagislefion shall fall woafoiljr short of die de
sires of the American people if H is designed to serve the intorests of
special gnwps rather than the brood pdidie interests.
We believe that the mass destruction of the war
tion in peace an obvious world-wide need. That need
challenge which die American people have demonstrated tbomselvea
uniquely competent to meet. Their freedom to meet H depends pri
marily upon tha formulation,of «***««*»1 pcdicy to overcome labor strifo.
We oppose the cloeed shop, believing diat all free citizens should bo
allowed to work whenever diey please without having to briong to
any oganixation.
We believe that organized labor b receivmg adequate wages, mtid if
the iwof Hs of industry are excessive it should be rsflected in rednoad
price of their products to^ dm oonsmnar. Urn consumer should havn
an equal basb in dm estdenient of labor dbj^tes. He b dm one who
pays for all n
We seek
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and employer —•
flows from high
growth for every
ed by free'labor
peace — co-operation hotween rmpicijea
jobs and tlm abundance for all whidb
and lower prices—opportunity, progress, and
We brieve that these are ends to be achiev-
free management under just laws unpardafly
ir of Commerce
Farm Bureau
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