Show t. t liBOR DOR ACCORD ON AFt Y ROOSEVELT ROOSEVEl J larmony almony Called l to leet Nazi Peril ATTLE Oct 7 AP AP- AP lent ident Roosevelt told the rican Federation of La- La national convention Tues- Tues if In n a message read for that in this hour when iz tion is in the balance rivalries and fictional conflicts should n nl r by united action can we web b back ack ck the nazi threat threat fh Eh the thet t dent nt said I he establishment of peace belabor ben be- be mf n labor organizations would patriotic step forward of in- in l lable ble value in the creation of national unity e rief message was read by byge byrge rge ge the federations federation's t tary ry At its I President resident William Green and told the delegates welcome the coun- coun I advice in this scribing the convention as an of international r. r the presidents president's message messages s a symbol of that freedom we e in the United States en- en ind must make every sacrifice o f at this convention need minder of what is at stake for forI forree i ree i workers of America in the I nt emergency I ies es Hitler Threat I r e president said that the I Hitlerism was directed jonly ly at labor even though Hp Ats among the very first that Suffer uffer I th efrom but that it was vas as aimed at all of us every us-every every woman and child who child who beIn bep besin be- be p sin In freedom It menaces hing that we cherish as ricans ians ans and free men ur urt program of defense our defense our of ships planes planeS' guns I Ians I i must be all It shalli shall i by only one factor factor- I a amount necessary e ess ry to over- over n nazi norcies lie know that every one of you L He millions whom you will lend every effort and Ih every necessary step to ac- ac 1 lish sh this end e residents resident's mess message ge ass asserted I every aspect of our naI na- na I defense I hinges on greater t trial al 81 production It mend menI men- men I d the machin machinery ry set up to tot t industrial disputes naming service of the deI de- de Continued on P Pose Pe e Two 1 I Column Suo LABOR ACCORD URGED ON A F L Continued from Page One of labor and the national defense mediation board and went on The time has come when the services of such agencies must be used before any recourse is taken takeno to o a strike or lockout and I call now upon labor and management to o cooperate at all times to that end This is not the time for Idle promises This is not the time to take ake chances with the national safety through any stoppage of defense work or defense tion ion Instead this is the time for all of us to work in harmony forthe for forthe the he good of the individual and the common good of all the people The message concluded Yours is a great responsibility Workers in bondage throughout the world look to you as producers of the weapons of freedom to release re re- lease ease them from slavery I know you will not fail them Green said he would transmit to o the president the federations federation's thanks hanks for the greetings and an assurance of cooperation in his aims alms Governor Harold E E. Stassen of ot Minnesota speaking a short time after the presidents president's message was read said there must be less stoppages stoppages stop- stop pages of ot defense production Stassen called upon labor and agriculture to accept voluntarily negotiated wage and price ceilings to put pst the brakes on the threat of inflation He termed the danger of inflation inflation inflation tion one of the greatest problems of the defense emergency and warned warned- 4 This wild horse once it begins to o gallop leaves terrific destruction destruction destruction tion i in its wake Strong steps are needed now to prevent itI it I 1 would be very unfortunate If f governmentally-fixed governmentally wages and farm arm prices were used to prevent it But in my judgment the widespread widespread widespread wide wide- spread voluntary collective agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment through negotiation for fair wage ceilings with government and the similar agreement on fair agricultural products ceilings coupled coupled coupled cou cou- pled with governmental price fix ing ng of most important items of trade rade and strong support of pubic public pub pub- lie lic ic opinion is the only other way that inflation can be prevented |