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( . ( \ r ae ee i nee instllentenenininennienneionanel RS i tee ee pnt rR, i ‘ . : + a r FILE a =~ wee “ oO pine. StrikeJe-) | ORDERING government seizure of mines, President Roosevelt took the eourse open to him to protect the inte of a nation at war. = . , ordering the fourth mine strike, Jo \ Le ig_has once more extended a helping and to the Axis, and he did it at the very moment when the cables on the Moscow conference agreernents were spelling out an early doom for Hitler. While Senators Rey- nolds and Wheéler, Lewis’ political friends, were mouthing their dissatisfaction because 3 the last weapons wete knocked out of Hit- ier’s hands, Lewis sought to knife the home front. "Once more the country ‘can see who really “leads labor. At Philadelphia, the CIO con- if i ‘yention under President Philip Murray’s — ‘ Jeadership, reaffirmed its unqualified no- ‘ \ ‘strike pledge at a epecial order of business. The CIO fully recognizes that Hitler’s doom is pear, but it also recognizes that it will still fi take hard fighting and sactifices to make \ Pes... . eon & = .. that possible. It warned agninst cot placency, Lewis is scabbing upon that policy of labor, and fs exploiting the grievances of - the miners to accomplish his purpose. \ As we have stated many times, the miners | \ are justified in their dissatisfaction with the -WLB agreement. But this cannot serve as, f \ an excuse for the strike. an \ The reactionary bloc in Congress which a a even at this hour is preparing to fight the]. j ~ £59 A President’s program for a roll-back in prices . OT hCG b : BAW . ah = mbt 3, that he outlined in his food subsidy message Monday, is, like Lewis, responsible for the - situation; so_are the profit-hungry employ- ; ers and 80 is the inflexible attitude of some - —- me om government officials and the War Labor This is a clipping from Board. so - ; _ ‘page ¥ of the : But by striking and playing into the hands 7s of Jabor’s enemies, the miners are jecpardis- DAILY WORKER i : t ing their own interests both as workers and Date citizens. They should instead join the gen- 4, ane Sie Sek at ‘ Clipped at the Seat or bf DLC As Government eral stream of labor in a campaign to win & sound stabilization program, price roll, : backs, democratic taxes and wage adj * _ A ments, Through « united effort, labor cool b 7”) 5” ey. Gwin much without harming the war effort fC ~ Sept ale Cee ie me Te ate deb es ee. -, ~ ohn Sane, . 4 t ah 1 1