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<br />to ,\\'ork on the Job. Those who do not
<br />want to work should not be put on reUer.
<br />Goodness onl)' knows we hal'c millions of
<br />jobs today In thJs countr}'. mOTe than
<br />we h:we 'II."orkers. It is up to the workers
<br />today to take a jol). Any man who bns
<br />a job and will not work should not be get.
<br />tim~ rocklng-chatr mom~)'.
<br />They say Uwy are not gelling as mUch
<br />monc)' now as lhey got wr.en the)'
<br />worked o,'crtlnie and got time and a half
<br />and double timt" for It.. that they aTe not
<br />ReHing as much In the pay ('un-lope.
<br />We know that, but I tell you that the
<br />OI JO{'s who are coming back here did
<br />not get any more when they returned
<br />than they did whE'n they started. We
<br />};"'\'C l.tl U:tl:k or Lho.sc fel1o\\'s. \\'c !lave
<br />to thmk lOOay of everybody In this coun-
<br />try. TI1<'se labor unions that are driving
<br />to take care of their people are doing It
<br />to the detriment of all the other lX'ople
<br />In this country. It Is not rIght. It Is
<br />not rlsht that they do It to the detriment
<br />of the boys who hue served this eoun-
<br />Ir)' and tried to kepp our form of go;'-
<br />ernml'nt and tried to keep us whl're we
<br />have liberty and independence.
<br />If Wl' do not watch out. the sub;'erslve
<br />elements that arc working through the~e
<br />radical labor leaders toda)' are going to
<br />take sway the Uberty and freedom of
<br />this country. That Is the danll'er. It
<br />Is not the question of whether they get
<br />20 percent or 30 percpnt more In wagf's.
<br />It Is a quesllon of what tht'y are going
<br />to do to oVt'rthrow this Government.
<br />That Is a vital and neces,~3.r)' thing that
<br />e\'ery man. woman, and child In America
<br />mu.st recognIze and recognize at th15
<br />time. If you do not assert yourselves,
<br />and If you do not do something, God sa\"e
<br />America, because your libert). is going to
<br />be taken away from )"OU and the freedom
<br />that )"our fathers handed down to you.
<br />tlle freedom that those who wrote the
<br />Declaration of Independence wanted us
<br />to keep. not only for ourselves, but for
<br />our posterit)". will soon \'anlsh. That Is
<br />the poInt I make to )'OU now. I hope It
<br />will drh'e home to e\'ery citizen of the
<br />Unltf'd Slates and especially to Mem-
<br />bers of Congress,
<br />The SPEAKER. The time of the gen-
<br />tleman from Penns)'lvanJa has expired.
<br />ADJOutl!>.7I.IENT OVER
<br />~k RAMSPECK. Mr, Spellk"r, I ask
<br />unanimous conS<'nt that when the House
<br />adjourns tomorrow It adjourn to meet on
<br />Monday next
<br />The ::;PEAKER, Is there objection to
<br />the request of the g!'ntleman from
<br />Gf'orgia?
<br />There I,..a~ no obj!'etlon,
<br />EPECIAL ORD~
<br />Mr, lAFOlLErn:. Mr. Speaker, I
<br />buse a speclal order for tomorrow. I
<br />ask unanimous consent that It be with-
<br />drtlwn.
<br />The SPEAKER. Without objection, It
<br />Is so ordered,
<br />Ther!' was no obJection.
<br />I::xTt:~S10:{ OF RE..\I."RKS
<br />Mr, TALBOT asl:l:"d and was gh'en per-
<br />mission to extend his rrmark.s in the
<br />RECORD ~:~d Include an address b)' Hon,
<br />William BC'nloll. As.;j.stant Serre tar)' of
<br />State.
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<br />Mr. PITTENGER. Mr. Speaker, I am
<br />In 100-pl'rcent accord with the statement
<br />made today as to the menace of the OPA.
<br />I beIJeve it Is the greatest danger this
<br />country has,
<br />Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent
<br />to rxtend my r..marks In the AppendIx
<br />of the RECORD and to include therein
<br />some te]rgrams from business people
<br />touchJng thls subject.
<br />Mr. :-'UCHENER. Mr, Speaker, re-
<br />seninO! the right to obJt"Ct. I have about
<br />150 of those telegrams; so do most of the
<br />other Members, It the gentleman needs
<br />an)' additional ones to Insert In his
<br />spl't"Ch. I '\\111 be 1I'1ad to It"nd hlm a [('w,
<br />Mr. PITTE."lGER. Mr. Spcaker. I will
<br />Uo..", to;vud jud"Il\O:ut in what I illst'll. but
<br />It Is a protest of the business people
<br />agalll5t the ru'10US methods of the OPA.
<br />The SPEAKER. Is there objection to
<br />the reQuest of the gt'ntleman from Min-
<br />nesota?
<br />There was no objection,
<br />(The matter referred to appears]n the
<br />AppendiX. J
<br />Mr. RICH asked and was given per.
<br />mIssion to extend his remarks In the
<br />Appendix of the RECORD and Includ(' a
<br />letter he received from a memb('r of the
<br />grand jury of White Plains, W('stchester
<br />County, N. Y.. and a resolution,
<br />TILE LABOR SITUATION
<br />The SPEAKER, Und('r previous order
<br />of the House, the gentleman from Mich-
<br />igan !Mr. HOHMAN] Is recognized for"
<br />minutes.
<br />(~tr. HOPF~1AN asked and WIlS gl\'f'n
<br />permiSSion to revise and extend his re-
<br />marks.)
<br />Mr. HOFFMAN, Mr. Speaker. It was
<br />my privilege thls mornlnll' to be one of
<br />thooe who had the opportunity to lJ.sten
<br />to the testlmony of the Secretary of La-
<br />bar. former Senator Schwellenbach, I
<br />see no reason to crHlclze him In an)' way.
<br />I appreciate all that the gentlem:m from
<br />Pcnm:Y!\'anla said abaut what the Sec-
<br />retary should do, but I do not belie\'e
<br />that anyone mall holds tht' solution to
<br />our problems In his hands. I heard the
<br />St"Cretar)' before the Committee on Labor
<br />speak In favor of the Incr('ase of the
<br />minimum wage, Again, this mornlng he
<br />Impressed me as being deeply concerned
<br />about present conditions and as a per-
<br />son who Is endea\'orlng to do everything
<br />he can to solve our prob]I'ms. In my
<br />Judgm..nt. the respollSlblllty for the
<br />present sltuatlon does not rf'5t upon the
<br />Secretary of Labor or any other one
<br />agenc)". although some of them, such as
<br />the ~'LRB, have done not a little to bring
<br />about the trouble we are now in, In my
<br />humble JUdgment. the responsibility for
<br />the present conditions r('sts In the first
<br />place upon the administration for misin-
<br />terpreting and ma]adminlst('rlng some or
<br />the In,;;"s we passed, one of Which was
<br />referred to earlier In the day. the Smlth-
<br />Connally Act, which nev('r was given a
<br />faJr Interpretation and which never was
<br />fair!)' and just!}, administered, But back
<br />of Ihat, this Congress Is responSible for
<br />what Is happening and what has hllp-
<br />pened because, knowing as we ha\'e
<br />known. th(' things which w..re bring done
<br />throughout the couna)' when the admln-
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<br />lstrative officers failed us. we have sat
<br />here day after cia).', week after week, and
<br />month after month-)"es, for 2 years-
<br />and failed to adopt obvious needed meas-
<br />ure.'! to avoid what an)' man could see was
<br />coming. It was more than 2 years ago
<br />that the Hobbs bill went over to the
<br />oth('r end of the Capitol and It has b('('n
<br />buried there ('ver since. \Ve have sat
<br />here and fnlled to take dre~ti\'e action.
<br />Now, what ha;'e we? What has th(' Na_
<br />tion? We all kno...... as President Coo]-
<br />Idge told us years ago when he was Gov-
<br />ernor of Massachusetts. that no one
<br />has the right to strike against the Gov-
<br />ernment.
<br />Here In the Unlled States Capital we
<br />ha~'e humlreds of thot:sands of Govern-
<br />ment emplo)'ees. It is absolutely neces-
<br />sary, if this Government Js to fUnction.
<br />If the Army and Navy are to proceed with
<br />demob11Jzatlon and get the m('n out or
<br />the sen'lce, that the Federal employees
<br />In \Vashlngton get down to their plac('s
<br />of business and get bll.l.:k to their homes
<br />when their day"s work Is done. There
<br />Js no argument or reason which can
<br />justl!)' any group of men or any organ!.
<br />zatlon, corporate or oth('rwlse, in Inter~
<br />ferlng with the acth1t1es of the sov('relgn
<br />state-the Government of the United
<br />States.
<br />What do these emplo)'ees do here?
<br />According to all press reports In Wash_
<br />Jngton papers, they ha~'e a contract with
<br />the transit company, They ;-iolate that
<br />contract In at least one or two respects,
<br />and without adequate notice to th(' com-
<br />pany or the publlc-I spnk not of the
<br />duty they owe the company; I am ta]k_
<br />Ing about theIr duty to the pUblic and
<br />to the Go\"ernment which protects
<br />Ihem-th('lr Go\Cernment-wlthout ade-
<br />quate noUce they walk out or the)' sit
<br />down and th!'y refuse to work.
<br />The SPEAKER pro tempore [MI'. Bot.~
<br />WINKU:!. Th(' time of th!' gentleman
<br />from MichIgan has I'xplrt'd,
<br />:-'fr. HOFFMAN, Mr, Speaker. I ask
<br />unanimous consent to proceed for three
<br />additional minutes.
<br />The SPE.....KER pro tempore, Is there
<br />objt'ctlon to th(' request of the gentleman
<br />from Michigan?
<br />There was no objection.
<br />Mr. HOFFMAN, The)' refuse to gO
<br />about their dall)" tasks. What Is the re-
<br />suit? The whole transportation s)"stem
<br />of this city Js tled up, Hundreds of
<br />thousands of people who work are de-
<br />prived of the meam o[ getting to their
<br />work. You sa)', What would YOU do? I
<br />suggest, very humbly. that the Congress
<br />really do somethIng about It.
<br />Mr. S'-JITII of VIrginia, Mr, Speaker.
<br />will the genl]eman )'I('ld?
<br />Mr, HOF'F1.fAN, I yield.
<br />Mr. SMITH of Virglnla. The gentle.
<br />man just recently rderred to the Wf'Il-
<br />known fact that the so-called Smlth-
<br />Connnlly Act had ne\'er been enforce.o;l;
<br />b)' the Federal Goverru.."wnt.
<br />Mr. HOmlAN. Properl)' enforced_
<br />Mr. SMITH of Virginia. Under that
<br />act it is spec:.f!cally provided that there
<br />snail be 30 d3}'S' nolice or an)' laOOr dll<-
<br />pute belore any strike c:m be called,
<br />Fa1!ure to give such notice and to wait
<br />such 30-da}" period renders the unlon
<br />!lable to the United States Governm"m
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