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Show 163 the lit following Con we not statement begin to gives the build our dittion of his thinking national economy upon the women, and children f",fetld of upon the welfare of and acting. He said, welfa of men, corporatioN, profits, and dividends? as Thorn. beecame interested in the leglslaticn for Morine Labor. In this connection he discussed the qu_tion of communism in lobor unions by saying: labor is as vitally concemed CIS Industry or govern ment and will fight it (communism) as hard or harder. fascist or ComMunistie d-lctotot'$hips forbid the very prin e 'pies upon whie" ldDor unionism Is based.--the right to orgenize and the right to strike. Labor must know that if it tums Communistic In $enttment, or If it U&e$ the Com •••• munistic or the Fosei$ ibelf.' teehnique, it ultimately destroys Thomas trusts the untons; other do not; this is the point of difference between him Clnd industry. even Thomas favored labor because he thought It had Rever been gIven an break. Another observation conneetlon with lobor legislation end Labor Committee, has programs. worthy of to he mention (It this was do with the sponsoring questIon iuncture, as since he mode it in Chairman of the Education of the expense of (gov.rnment) He soid: I have noted for years that ot the time the Navy bill ·Congress, or at a time that a ship subsidy bill is Is before. 5 HMerchont Marine and Labor, (75th Congress, 3d Sess., February I, 'toe. cit. H Congr$SSional Record, 1938). Vol. 83, p , 398, |
