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Washington, D. C.—President Har
ry S. Truman, in his first address to
Congress, pledged himself to carry out
the war and peace policies of Frank
lin D. Roosevelt.
"Let me assure the forward-look
ing people of America," he said, "that
there will be no relaxation in our ef
forts to improve the lot of the com
mon people."
Confident that fate had placed the
leadership of the nation in the hands
of an able and sincere Chief Execu
tive, organized labor unhesitatingly
offered him its fullest support in the
great tasks «of winning the war and
the peace.
Facing these tasks with a charac
teristic sense of responsibility and
humility, President Truman made it
clear that he welcomed and appre
ciated the united support of labor and
all other groups in the nation's life.
Needless to say, the men and women
of labor who mourn the death of their
great champion, Franklin D. Roose
velt, as a personal loss, were encour
aged by his successor's attitude.
Appearing before the assembled
members of both branches of Con
gress, President Truman sternly warn
ed the enemies of the nation:
"Our demand has been—and it re
mains—unconditional surrender!"
He served notice on the entire world
that the direction of the war effort
will remain in the hands of the mili
tary leaders chosen by Roosevelt—"un
changed and unhampered."
At the same time, he appealed to all
Americans to "support our efforts to
build a strong and lasting United Na
tions organization" to establish and
safeguard world peace.
Of special interest to labor were
the new President's expressions with
regard to the social policies 9! the
New Deal. He said:
"Tragic fate has thrust upon us
grave responsibilities. We must car
tf on.
"Our departed leader never looked
backward. He looked forward and
moved forward. That is what he
Would want us to do. That is what
America will do."
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Again he said:
"With great humility, I caff upon
ill Americans to help me keep our
nation united in defense of those ideals
Which have been so eloquently pro
maimed by Franklin Roosevelt.
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At Work in San Francisco
Pres. Truman Pledges to Carry on FDR's Policies
Organized Labor Guarantees Him Full Support
New President Upholds War And Peace Airs, Promises
To Continue Fight For Common Man
"I want, in turn, to assure my fel
low-Americans and all of those who
love peace and liberty throughout the
world that I will support and defend
those ideals with all my strength and
all my heart."
Leaders of the American Federation
of Labor, who backed Truman for the
Vice Presidential nomination in the
last Democratic Convention, were un
animous in praise of his momentous
declarations. President Green said:
"We must support President Tru
man to the fullest extent of our pow
er. We must help him in the great
tasks ahead. This the workers of
America will do!"
Mr. Green further predicted:
"He can and will unite America, not
only for the consummation of mili
tary victory, but for the inaugura
tion of a postwar program of endur
ing peace and domestic prosperity."
David Webb & Sons
Truman's Fine Stand on Labor Matters
Revealed By His Public Record
Washington, D. C.—How floes Pres
ident Harry S. Truman stand on la
bor? Let the record speak.
His record as a United States Sena
tor shows a deep and sympathetic in
terest in the problems of labor. He
voted for most of the key measures
advanced by the Roosevelt Adminis
tration for the advancement of labor
and responded to many calls from the
American Federation of Labor for help
when labor's rights were endangered.
White U. S. Senator He Voted For Most Of The Key
Measures and Responded To AFL For Help
One highly significant indication of
his attitude toward labor was the fact
that in the last session of Congress he
lent his name as a sponsor of the Kil
gore-Truman bill to protect human
needs in the reconversion program.
This measure was defeated, but it may
be confidently expected that as Presi
dent of the United States he will rec
ommend to Congress that such legis
lation be enacted now to protect the
workers of the nation from the rav
ages of unemployment during recon
version.
It should not be assumed that Tru
man's record as a Senator was per-
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As a further indication of his friend
ly feeling toward the American Fed
eration of Labor, Mr. Truman partici
pated in an AFL-sponsored radio pro
gram a week after he became Vice
President In that talk he predicted
high production and full employment
within a short time after the war
ends.
feet. He did vote against labor on in
frequent occasions, but these omis
sions were more than overbalanced by
his generally cooperative position. It
was therefore no surprise that leaders
of the American Federation of Labor
strongly supported him for the nomi
nation as Vice President during the
Democratic National Convention in
Chicago last summer.
Perhaps Truman's strongest cTaim
to labor's loyalty results from the
marvelous record he made as chair
man of the Senate War Investigating
Committee. In its third annual re
port, made public a year ago, this com
mittee warmly praised labor's contri
butions to the war effort and silenced
labor's critics with facts. Referring to
labor's productive achievements, the
report said:
"The job that has been done not
only assures that victory will be won
but it assures that it will be won more
quickly and with fewer casualties
Our armed forces have more and bet
ter equipment than our foes.
"Unquestionably there have been
excesses which are subject to the se
verest condemnation. However, we
must not allow those excesses to ob
scure the fact that, on the whole, the
performance by labor has been very
good.
"Strikes receive a very great
amount of attention in the press be
cause of their dramatic character and
-news value and because the public
properly respects these violations
labor's pledge not to obstruct the war
effort by striking. However, strikes
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President Truman gave concrete
evidence of his high regard for or
ganized labor while serving as chai
man of the Senate War Investigating
Committee. After having examined
all the facts, this committee warmly
war effort and defended it against
praised labor's contributions to the
Mr. Truman also indicated at that
unwarranted criticism.
time his desire for a clear and under
standable labor policy on the part oi
the government and the amalgama
tion of all bureaus dealing with la
bor problems in a single central
agency. This course has been re
peatedly advocated by the AFL.
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