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jrought by the. war.

iress this message to the people of all lands
te of one mind in their hope and desire that
World shall arise from the devastation and

The Second World War
volved all nations in the gravest crisis of
history. In their long and terrible struggle
_ the agressor powers, the United Nations
ought for freedom and their own way of life.

gave successfully withstood the most danger-

"sault ever made upon the foundations of de-

7 and free citizenship. They have resisted the

H:termined attempt ever made to lead mankind
to servitude and to impose upon the free na-

} political system, an economic order, and an
y which, had they achieved their purpose,

Boiave given domination over all free peoples
i? Bands of those who have claimed by their

might to exercise the rule of a self-styled
.r race,” or to fulfill a so-called “historic

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’ World Trade Union Conference brought to-
Erem the ends of the earth accredited repre-
(es of organized millions who steadfastly
this Fascist tyranny, and at freat cost have
the Fascist aggression. We came together in
tid Gonference from many lands. We repre-
all races, colors, and creeds. We spoke to
ther in different languages. But we were
ipon the objectives which we, as workers,
ith all freedom-loving peoples. Our delibera-—
= the World Conference enable us to declare,
# phasis, and without reservations, that the
nion Movement of the World is resolved to
jh all like-minded peoples to achieve a com-
| uncompromising victory over the fascist pow-
sought to encompass the destruction of free-
democracy; to establish a stable and enduring
nd to promote in the economic sphere the
onal collaboration which will permit the rich
3 of the earth to be utilized for the benefit
3 peoples, providine full employment, rising
s of life, and social security to the men and
f= all nations.

dInVE these ennobling aims and purposes
World Conference pledged the organized
we represent to support the heroic armed
-the United Nations in the battles still to be
» s€eure full and final victory. The Soviet
n the Hast, reinforced by the Anglo-Ameri-
from the West, and the liberating armies
2, Rumania, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria must
he decisive and speedy offensive which
meonditional surrender from the German
d ends the war against Germany. In the
il victory over Japan is also assured by the
that are at war against her. These coun-
prosecute their offensive with the same vigor
onditional surrender is wrested from her as

irtherance of the inflexible purpose of the
ations to bring the war against Fascism to
Wiant conclusion, we call upon the organized
ecepresented in our Conference to spare no
supply the needs of the armed forces, confi-
i in their loyalty to the principals of free-
® democracy which have sustained them in
Of war service, they will continue to make
itesSary sacrifice to win the final ~ victory
i bring permanent peace. :
jeed this day of. victory our’ World Confer-
‘d for all necessary assistance required to
fully equip armed forces in the liberated
and particularly France and Italy, so that
may have the means to participate fully in
fax. Qur Conference called also upon the
the countries at war with Japan to give
i assistance in the form of arms and muni-
foe heroic Chinese people in furtherance of
JZele against the Japanese invader. We
1€ application of policies in liberated coun-
sLerritories which will mobilize the full sup-
elr people in the war effort. These poli-
f include (a) the immediate establishment
Fedoms of speech, press, assembly, religion
eSsociation, and the right to organize labor

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the support of the people; and (e) the provision of

foodstuffs, supplies and raw materials to meet the
needs of the people and thus enable the full utiliza-

tion of the manpower and productive facilities: in
these areas.
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OUR conference was in unanimous agreement with

the declared resolve of the three Allied Powers at - z

the Crimea Conference te destroy German militarism
and Nazism and to take all necessary measures to
bring all war criminals and those guilty of Nazi at-
Focities to justice and ster Punishment; to disarm
Germany and disband all her armed forces; to break
up for all time the German military equipment; and
to bring under Allied ‘control all German industry
that can be used for war purposes. Qur conference
likewise affirmed its agreement with the decision of
the Crimea Conference to set up machinery, and to
secure full compensation from Germany for damage
it has caused to the Allied countries, with priority
to those that have suffered most. a

The trade union movements of those nations at
war with Japan affirmed their view that the fore-
£0ing principles must likewise be applied to Japan,
and in particular that the Mikado must be held re-
sponsible for acts of Japanese militarism, that the
Japanese Empire shall be replaced by a democratic
regime and that the Cairo Declaration shall be right-
ly applied with regard to the territorities which Japan
has seized in the course of her campaign of ageres-
sion. 6
Our World Conference placed on record ‘its pro-
found conviction that the freedom-loving peoples of
the earth should give their support and counténance
only to those governments, political parties and na-
_tional institutions, which are pledged to wage war
against Fascism in ali its forms, until it is rooted out
of the life of all countries,

Our World Conference declared its view that it is

the duty of the governments of the United Nations
_whose solidarity in war and peace provides the sua
antee that a new system of order and law will be
established throughout the world, to deny recogni-
tion’ to states whose political and economic system, as
in Franco-Spain and the Argentine, are opposed to
the principles for which the United Nations have made
such grievous sacrifices and sustained such heavy.
burdens. i
Our World Conference unanimously endorsed
the Dumbarton Oaks plan for an effective interna-
tional organization to prevent aggzession, maintain
Security and enforce peace. Only under such-a plan

'¢an the sovereign rights and self-sovernment of

peoples who have seen their democratic institutions
ruthlessly uprooted, be safe-cuarded.
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QUR World Conference wholeheartedly welcomed the
declared purpose of the Allied governments to
five effect to the principles of the Atlantic Charter

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and jointly to assist the peoples in every liberated -

country to create the conditions in which stable and
representative government, resting upon the free
consent of the people, can come into existence.

Our World Conference, taking account of the
economic and social problems that will confront all
the nations when the war is won, considered the
measures that must be taken to avert a postwar
economic crisis which would place the world’s peace
again in jeopardy. The conference therefore adopted
a constructive program for world cooperation to
secure the industrial development of the undeveloped
countries, for full utilization of the material re-
sources of every nation with an effective organization
of human labor whereby economic production will be
carried on at maximum capacity, and full employ-
ment and rising standards of living made possible
in all the lands.

Our World Conference emphasized the special
responsibility of governments to. all the men and
women in the armed forces who have spared neither
their strength nor their lives in the struggle to
achieve victory. The conference called for the pro-
vision of free medical aid and adequate sickness

benefits for disabled ex-servicemen and their de- :

pendents for the whole period of their disablement,
as well as free training to qualify them for indus-
trial reemployment; with life benefits for the per-
manently disabled which will insure a normal life for
them and their families,

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* unions; (b) the formation of governments which have

The World Conference likewise _considers it
necessary to bring to an end the system of colonies,
dependencies and subject countries as spheres of eco-

nomic exploitation, and to facilitate immediately the

development of free trade unions in those countries.

Our World Conference was unanimous also in
resolving-'to fight for the established and effective
implenientation in all the countries of the world,
including, the colonial and semi-colonial countries, of
a system of labor legislation to protect the worker in
all trades and occupations. Freedom of association,
With the fundamental collective rights which ' the
people are entitled to exercise, and the opportunity.
for the trade unions and workers’ organizations to
develop freely and effectively participate in the shap-
ing and the direction of the economic policies of their
respective countries, can be secured only in this way.

Upon the all-important task of promoting the
organic unity of the International trade union move-
ment our World Conference has taken decisive action.
It unanimously resolved to create a World Trade
Union Organization including all the trade unions of
free countries on a basis of equality, regardless of
vace, creed or political faith, excluding none and
relegating none to a secondary place. We are calling

into existence as speedily as practical steps can be ~

taken, a powerful international organ which unites
all, and which can speak with authority in support
of our declared objectives. We established a World
Trade Union Conference Committee of 45 members
representing all groups of delegates, and with head-
quarters in Paris. This committee will reconvene the
World Conference in September, 1945, to adopt a
constitution and set up the permanent organization.
Meanwhile, it will act as the spokesman of the con-
‘ference for the implementation of its decisions.
Through it the International Trade Union Movement
will make its claim to a share in determining all ques-
tions of the. peace and postwar settlements, and for
representation at the Peace Conference and ali inter
national commissions and agencies concerned with
the peace settlement in all its phases, beginning with
the San Francisco Conference in April.

OUR World Conference made this claim in the con-

viction that the peoples of the United Nations
have a right to be heard in the making of the peace,
Our claim is founded upon conviction of the trade
unions especially, that they have a constructive con-
tribution to make in the rebuilding of the world.
By a continuation of the close collaboration and de-
cisive action by which the governments and peoples
of the United Nations have brought victory within
their reach, our World Conference believes the new
and onerous responsibilities which the future will
bring, can be adequately met, and all difficulties suc-
cessfully overcome.

The World Trade Union Conference pays tribute
to all those who have fallen in defense of the cause
of liberty represented by the struggle against Fas-
eism. It renders homage to the glorious armies of
the United Nations, to their guerilla fighters, to their

resistance movements, and to the members of their ;

civilian defense.

‘Organized labor has made its full contribution
both in’ the field of the armed struggle and in that
of production by creating and sustaining the gigantic
forces which have already brought Fascism to its
Ikmees and will tomorrow destroy it completely and
forever. Our historie conference, meeting in the
midst of the armed struggle still raging, is itself a
demonstration of the unity of the working class and
evidence of the moral victory of the United Nations
over the evil forces of Fascism. Organized labor,
with so great a part in winning the war, cannot leave
to others—however well intentioned they may be—
the sole responsibility of making the peace. The peace
will be a good peace—an enduring peace—a peace
wortny of the sacrifices by which it has been won—
only if it reflects the deep resolve of the free peo-
ples, their interests, their desires, and their needs.
We therefore send forth from our World Conference
this appeal to all the workers of the world, and to
all men and women of good will to consecrate to the
building of a better world the service and sacrifice
they have given to the winning of the war.

(Signed for the World Trade Union Conference
by its Committee)