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The same methods were used by
the fascists in Germany inorder
to smash the powerful unions in
that land. Lodge 712 has never
been an affiliate to or an instru-
ment of any political party. Our
policy has been to permit our
members to exercise their demo-
cratic right of full freedom to
support or belong to the party
of their own choice. Among our
members are to be found the ad-
herents of all parties, CCF, Con-
servative, LPP, Liberal, Social
Credit and Bloc Populaire. We
shall continue to allow our mem-
bers and officers to exercise
their inalienable rights.

“Qur members know that we
—and not those who seek to dis-
place us—are the real builders
of the aircraft union in this city
and elsewhere in Canada. Our al-
jegiance is to those members and
to their best interest; they and
they alone, are competent to
judge our actions.

BUILT THE UNIONS

“To charge that we have been
‘plotting’ to affiliate Lodge 712
to the CIO is a ridiculous inven-
tion. My associates and I have
brought more workers into the
International Association of Ma-
chinists and into other AFL
unions than all the seat-warming
bureaucrats who accuse us have
ever done.

Murray Answers

the implications inherent in the
President’s proposal. Tt marks
a very serious departure from
the policies which the people of
this country have repeatedly ap-
proved within recent years under
the leadership of President
Roosevelt.

We have known of previous
periods in American history when
rapacious industry greedily seek-
ing ever increasing profits have
for a time succeeded in the en-
deavor. “

But in the wake of these
policies has come economic dis-
aster. The economic debacle of
1929: followed a period where in-
dustry was. given an open and
free hand to run amuck. But the
mass unemployment and human
distress which followed will
never be forgotten .

To date the federal administra-
tion has completely ignored the
grave human problems which
stand unsolved.

The federal administration in-
stead is embarked upon a policy
of continued appeasement |of
American industry in the face of
its eontemptuous attitude toward
the American people and the
government itself.

The CIO is opposed to the
basic policies thus pursued by
the administration.

The CIO is firmly of the be-
lief that in pursuing its policy to
achieve a higher standard of
living for American wage earn-
ers it is serving the interests of
the nation to asure the fulfilment
of our national aspirations so
eloquently expressed by President
Roosevelt in his historic eco-
nomic bill of rights.

We seek for all—jobs, security,
full employment and peace.

To this objective—we dedicate
the CIO and its membership.

PACIFIC ADVOCATE — PAGE

nion Cont.

“And -the membership of a ment. The only one who can
dozen great unions in this city profit by the tactics of this tri-
bears testimony to that fact. |umvirate are the labor-hating,

“Last week we witnessed the 'union-busting employers who are
disgraceful attack made by R.| stil] all too numerous among wus.
J. Lamoureux upon the textile | I am confident that the working
workers. It was followed by Paul' people of this city and this pro-
Fournier’s declaration of war | vinee will see through their care-
against the Trades and Labor

fully veiled plans and frustrate
Congress of Canada. And now,

them in the common interest of
Mr. Lyons has joined forces with ! all decent-minded forward-look-
these enemies of the labor move- | ing citizens.”

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