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Show 162 and fifty-odd years would end. 1 eome to an Thom. consIdered three parties in the le.bor 41uestion: labor, industry, and He government. asks, whohan industry do? It can consider cultivating GI better attitude rowo", i belf by iutions of educate the .personnel offices of industrial firms about labo, industry. eGA .problefJ1$ and cond·itions commodity He the foct thot whot asks, It aust can disclpltne the racketeer. He asks give finally, men it eon up the and on ita own up the united front orson give theory thot lobor Is in the basis of eest women labor do? First, labor be permitted members and have trained as production, constitute labor. must reality a thus 2 to be respont spokesmen. Seconcfty, distinct branch from politicQ) law. Third, it 3 what can government do? Government eon lay fair and unfair labor and Industrial procti1:es. broad definitions CiS to the union, lodge or croft ,roup. enforce the ean living it must contribute to labor IClW must cure it public, and that it should be considered tosing sight of fbi e, it the It eon con into existence boards or down It can define courts to law.4 Perhaps G single statement will cast Thomas into a thought mold. Certainly 1 Addre$s in defense of the bill to repeal the taft-Hartley Act. Congression cd Record, Vol. 95, p. 7226, (8ht Consre., 1st Sess., June 6, 1949). 2 Ibid, p , 7229. 3 :'1 do not deny that labor orgCl'\izotlons have at times abrogated to them selves arbitrary power, and that there have been abuses by employees and unions of thefT lawful rights." Ibid, p. 7230. 4u our for I feel that the (Fair Labor St!ondords Act) \¥OS a m<l5t Important element of legislation and I still finnly believe that it has been em economic charter more decent standard of living to millions of our workers. Ibid., p, 12565. social Q |