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1 t. CIUr . ?· .· : ~-;, I UiBi o n . It lnvolvea waglt nnd priCI) l>niCI(Jll ll ll, hnd g'UCStl; ur th lll Cou- g oo ! f llt .l ll l. r. . l . r i'\.Jm un. J ·know 1'!. "! ... !. ~uld~ llnt!l. I wunt to say right now wuLi un: It IK · WILh JlriJc• l.hat 1 Jli'O• mnny c•f r:•.u h·l\·· .~·e ncl tha t .,hu "' .. :L" l.i•!.l .,:; thnt under ' the Davia-Baron Ar.t wo Ill 1 It -' J ~ k 1 t - • sent u lo ns.r-thno ehnm p!on of 'cn·gnn · •. '"·l·P· 1111 ~:· ·" u . 1' \\, • •

1 ' M If ..llA'll· ' 1.:. , , ·.;i\ cann"t reapoct any partlculnr wago lzed lalllll' nnd mv JM'rl'onal fl'ltmd of thm 1. } , 11 w1 !. l•u h.q P? t i l lmow that,. t.l . 6 ·~ nnd price guide , linea, , We have a long lltnnnlng, · .r . . on nu r n•:•·1u•l Jl. i u •dl'lt t thull' ,ranllly1 '(f , ;~ 11tatutory duty to reflect 11. prevailing . I,ucllea und gentlemen, the Vicl.' h?m11 , wld('h w.1n our ~! ra t ~h!Ln<:t , to . 1 - ~ 'i Jl~l rate; whatever prevails wo must find , Prt.!sident o! the United States, VlBft thnt h ul ' l l ·- - OUl' f ll'3L ' v1~1L t~ei'U . 1,J. ,t , 1.1 There ia one item o! importance to · (AJlplnuse.) . 1 :, .. . , . ' -we fou 11d the P1.~11 1dcnt 1/>' lut.lng ;for.;! l~ ~: ~·: you , n.nd my time Ia becoming short ~ : us ~~~-trw du1 ·r. Hlu color was ;nlki;,, (t 1, l• nt this point, and that Ia 1 want to \'ICE rnESIDENT . "· . his HplrltK wer(l e\'e ll bottor. ,He; 1~'*· . : :~" '' :,it) caU your attention to the existence on UBERT n, HUMPHREY ;: WI ·ull t.h l.'ough tho hou~eJ .: ali~w!~ ! u~ . 1 l !l~~ Jff': the statute books enacted last yl.'nr • . · · , • · · I .h la llhrm')' In the houeo-not. ~e 1blg 1!ltt:t; .oj{' by Congresa of what Ia known aa the Thank you very ~u~ •. r~slden~ . .. Ubra1·y that _you alwayei 1rc_o4 1·B:b0\tt;: -~;: , . .:; :'f!.: Service Contraeta Act. This may be Schocmann. , ~ · '· ;" · . I · · but the l am1ly llbt•aey, and ·;w,·) ant: ~ L! ; ·U little known to you, but It Ia the same My good frlen~, Pete Schoemann, t d~wn anu dieeut~~ed tna.t~rs. '~W.~ fldi.- JIU ·J~ri : .. '': thing for aervice and maintenance tho beat thnt .Milwaukee ever pro • . euaaed mnny luuaa,.,and .aid. r~ !l!!{~ · ~ ·;:l:h;.~ contracts and government WOrk lUI the ducod, nnd the office~ of thJ.a great thing& about 1/0it!O ~ople.' .~,! ~ n:itf h ~· i · ~ jJII t •1, • DavJs-Bacon Act fa on government orgnnlzat!on, the Urutecl. Association . ·' (Applauae.) . In i, ~-:·ll,:t::t~ !. ; ~ ! J ·i ~ .! · ~ il• j:!''i·1 construction work • . Thla Ia a statute of Plum hers and P.lpe Fittora, a~d • I Lhou~;ht you w9uld ,get; , th~ft'J IHej · :ill\ 11 • .. ~ that wlll become, I believe, increasing spoclnl greeting to , my · good frlend was just what you would· e>.pec~f4Mr. ·.1 : :~1~ .~ 1

·Important to all of your members, in bnck hem, Russell Berg, '• and 1 the Independence himself. But l'e'te ··J..rest.l ~ · !i;~J !(_ Bll I • I lad~-1 ' tht • '~ '>-• '· 11 '"1 thnt you will have and will continuo to o 1mna con, am g -~ JJee a dent 'l' ruman did r;ar, 'and ~ "''nn't :you '. -~ . • ·~ hnve, th1·ough your Increased organ· you boys let him ln. A~d to my own to know •3XI\ctly "'hat ho flUid, w·hr.n I p~h • "<" i1.lng efforta, an lncrensing basis nnd •ped al hu R in ~Rif ngcnt .: also, .. Steve f;old him t:h:tt I wtu:' l:tm1inJr in lw1c thl~ ~ . ~:. ;t}. iuterost in maintenance and con• Bai ley. ! , · t. . ' uitel'lloon . llu llaJd, "VV cU, III;; •.. .,Vicc ~t · • .~. · '· ,l. struetlon on government posta and Pete, 1 wunt you to .Jc~ow 'tha~ I am . President, I just '!"·ant you to · ~oy,·; ~ ;: '~~ ~ ~;r stntlon11 throughout the General Sorv· a me~ber ln goo~ ata~dlng. 1: They ~ne thing1 thnt tho beat frienda ·~ ever~. i~.:}:~f J ~~ k es Administration, and through the wouldn t lut mo . m. ,In,. M!nneapolis , ~ad " 'et·o In t.h~· labor .movemen-;,J and, i>'J ~~. t':)J Defcnsc Department, through the n.nd St. Paul, but those ,boys in Chi· 1 you tell that union hello· ton:qo ·will lrl,, : l ~J' j Atomic Energy Commission and eu~o nre more charitable and they let 1 vou T" ·. ·I .t 1 1 ,· .,; 1 t· • :llti,. '1l' ~~ . t~ !l ,t ·,·' ; h b h. . tL• Loe l . r I • ' ~' •!. ,• •f ' .•. l1• •" r "I through other groU'ps. mo ave a mcm ers 1p ln fle a · • I ' (Applauae,) • ( : ·: •. 1 , • !1·1· \·l' ·r,:. !li:li.::•1:;}. 1 It is our duty today to e11tabllsh No. 130 of the Chicago Jo.urneymen : ,.: And ·he meant , lt. · •ot :eoune, ' he '.:> 1 ·t.:.;;~ ; what the wage rates are on this sort Plumbers, and Steve B~l~y~ ~~ .~ald 11 would !\_Peak up once in awhlle:.and· he ~li:r~ ; ~ f•;J of work, and there must be developed tho dues. · · ;. , . · , · would liave a few .aqua.bblea w1th: you- l1 1 :~ 1'l 14 not only through the UA but through I can't hnagino why :. !lnybody and me · and others, but: .there ia ~ one lf~?;' ;·.: f~ ull of the Vll.l'ious organizations who should ever complal~ .about : U~on •' thing about Harry .Truman: yo~ never ~ -:;J. r~l are lntcroated ln maintenance work dues under th~sc cond1:io.na.' · had ~ny doubt wh~r~ ,he . stood :!"t j &:n~ F;~~ ·;·:'.\, nncl contract maintenance work some My dear fnends, th1a v.u .and Is 1 one t1me. . - ·, . ' ·,,. ··11!· .. -i~ i • • . ,., &}•sirom of informing us of what your just a drop-!n visit ; ~tis just?> say · · · I am sure ' you join me tod~y · ln :'i ! t-><:-";. ;..J>~ wnge rat.ea are on thia work, When he~lo , but when I say hello to a cr~wd : very sincere hopo nnd prayer that !!~f~~-~.~~~: you do, then we can reflect what. actu· th1s big It IH apt to .be Jll;st a \Ittle this . good mun may tully regain his ~ . 1 t! .1 ,·~ nlly provalls. And if you do not, we longer than hollo, · ' . strength because at this time in 10ur IJ ) . 11 ·~ 1 will find ourselves lUI ·severely hand!· 1 !eel vo;y. very much at home here history, ~hen thore are so many peo- }, :j :{l;: t ·f, capped today as we were earlier when wi th you. f here are many old friends ple with 80 many doubts, · we . ;need a. j :d ? · •1;• t he Davla-Bacon Act was first en· thut are on this platfonn with me and man that Is ntrong of will and strong ;j,l !j• . .:i l l' ncLod bo.ok In 19815, many fri ends In this ~udience that I of heart and strong of apiilt' ~d one J~:~\:Jr;,~ I hope that with your cooperation cnn see !rom the pod1um and many that can speak up and tal~ up , like , ~!(1, 1 qi/;.l. we can help this act do and pedonn thnt I havo never met, and I am very President Harry B • . ';l'ruman. : Ian~t };j.~';;., H :'~ ;~~ in the nreu of your lnter~t the kind happy that I now have that privilege. that right? · ' · , . ,·1 J;t · ' • ~ n· .-.

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of objects which It was designed to .I nm very plcaae to aee, Pete, that · (Applause,) . 1 J , ... · ' .. ; 1..-, i·~X ~~ • perform. tho Indies nre her~ tod!"Y· I just c~e , ~ow )et m•! aay a few. woz:di ·abo~t P, :; i~:.r : ·! We have several types of leglsla· away f rom a vls1t WJth a very dis· •·.this umon, th is union of which' I am lt , ·~·•t · t lve lntere11t currently before the Con· t inguished American. Mr11. Humphrey pro\td to be a member throug'l~ . the ~~ ;~· ,.' t•> . ~ grc11s which are also the responsibility a nd I dropped by to B!lY he,Jlo to our courtesy of Chicag-O and Bailey andJ· !!:_: i , -/ of the Department of Labor, We are wondorfully good fnend, a great ·Company out there. ~· .. : , · .q 1, 1 f. f.·,·! .... ·'J in Lhe course of passing, and the Sen- American and a very great President, 1 notice thut you have alx vice presi-1:A! ; 1; .,) ato wlll report aoon a Houl!e-pasaep Hnrry S. Truman .~~d ~··,~man. · · denta. I want you to know that Preal· .• ~ :t

1 .. :. l! 11 bill In thlaarea, (Applau11e.) . ···· .: · , ·· dent Johnson only haa one,· an4 there .~. ~ !~ .. ·· ·" I just what to 111\Y one more thing You know President Truman alwaya . are times he thinks that'• too many, t·.~.-1 ·,:.,1·_" about common situs picketing. I know referred to hla wonderful ~ 1T~· . ·. But from my aide o~ the story I want I, .:_ . • ' ., the bill will pas11, but I have a pet man, Bcsa, na "The Boss!' : .' :. 1

., : ·; you to know that rm :doing thf. work t' ':j'ii ; : ., word thnt the common altus picketing Now, Indies and ~rentlemen, I ·woul~ : .of alx, and I think I atn .entitled to.· ·'·I -~ -!.I j bil l will get through this session and like to havo yo~ meet ~e bosa in the : • union wagea. Don't youT · ~~ ·: 1; .: ... : ~''· • · !~· ~~ I hope It will. Humphrey fnm1Iy. ~~':.el, j~~u~d .. )'~U ;, (Applause.) ' ! , • . . 1 1 (, b'Ji4, ,; :• I want to congratulate your great pleiUie st and 1 : ; ; :' ~ ; ·· ·1 1< ;.: 'I !1;; ~ t.' ;·; · I hope that every vJee president or I ·· i-' i: l !' ' ,i organization on Ita meeting here. You (Applause.) . ·: :~ li · '" ~ ' · ' : the United Aaaoc!atlon ot Journeymen ·. · :-: ~~· :··: i are one of the most progressive or· I just received my thank~.e llkea · and Apprentices of tho Plumbing and · · :~ ' 1 1 .'•! ' ; 1 ;; gnnizatlons in the United States in the these public aeknowledgements. It . ia · Pipe Fitting Industry of the United i i:; ·: j;; !~· labor f ield and I know that you will tough to be Number l\\:~ in . every , States a.nd Canada ie as happy :a v:lee ; '

1.1' .!i:l progress further through this conven- job. Now I know what it~ li. 'ke ,~ be. "• president aa the Vice President of the ,., ;~!l: · ~;;: tion to higher levels of organizing .an apprentice, Pete. · ,, ' •.t..' J.i' :j't;i:• 1; · \ ,_pnite~ · ~tatea. T_hat'a all I can. hope._: ... -: ; ·.:_·I

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1 rund your 11pc:ech thla mornln~:, P..Jio. 1 ldud of thouJ,:"ht I would juat d1.cl.. nil tho~o laut'H that you brought u ;1. i~ ~· 0 11 don't. m in d. 1 ·

! '11 a•l whnt n1y good friend 'Pete So·h•o •lllttll 1111hl. Hn will be hero to ex-1•· In , nnd T will lenve it to fOU to cl •·cd1 ~11,

1 •mn como to you and tell you that a 1111111 Cltl\ only do hla beat, It ia llko tltn l olrl (PIIow thRt· waa &~~ked, ''WhAt d. )'1111 wnnt to hvu put on your tomb-~~~nl'7" ·

llo 11n ltf , ",h11t put on thorc th~tot I dirl "'>' d•lmnedeat,"

All I Clllll *"Y Ia t.h~tot on every laauo t.hnt. h1111 he~on befoN> thla Congre111 thltL tho l'realdont of the Unltad ~tntoa 11nd tho Vleo President of th• UnltNI Stnte~ have done their l11vel h·~•t t.o koeJl f11lth, to )<eep their prom. lan111 tu llfll.ltl thell! commitment... Th(' f l\ut thnt wo h~ven't been !Lble to do "'hit ~ Wft Wtlntod to do on one or two h u11.u. clooan't make ua a,ny hnpplor thnn It mnkea )'IIU, but we know what \\-Ita right nnrl wo haven't !l'lven up the II'" .. 1 firrh t any n1oro thl\n you Juwe.

1 .1 ;~:; 11 ,.,_~ponaor of the Sltua Pick­" ' , ·~ j.jJI during my • ervlce In t.he l:i ..... , ~. I think it'a a good bill. I think il ot o:~ht lo b.: pasaed, nne! we have a ~l.cd thr loado!rshlp of the CongJ'eS!I lo paJ. lt. We n1-e going to lln overythlns \lo u rt lll to [ld it vu~eod. Wo IU'O going t c. nsk )'OU ln help lll! get It JliUI&ed, n 11! 1i we clun' t got It paaeed we will t r ) u~rttill 11ncl try 111J'aln until Ilia done.

\' ., ~11rely dicln'l do very well on l ·llhl , nncl I um hero to conle111 thaL w.· jubt pl nin ditfn't do It, I WIUI agulnat lt lod.1rt: t ht!y \"rote it, ~tnd I am against it now that tlmt is In the law, and I II I II f, o'r itS l'f! ]'~J. ft f can 1{6t my way 11 u.l if 1\'u work tor;tolher to get. It done, it wt lll11J 1\unu.

Uul iu Llli' nl•!l\nlime I want ~ com­n•~nd f ., evcl ry union what thla union ltn ~ .!1J1u:. I kuuw where ')IOU were in I :1:;R i11 you1· nwmhership, I know what y .. u h11v" hccn nhle to do thc110 laat fo!W yenl'll. 1 hnve been rending your bull~ • tln.o. I htlve been reading that aplt:nrlid puhllc11tion,

I wnnt to commund this great organ­Ization for doing ono of the beat jobs or •lrll'nni:r. ing tho wo1·kera of any craft un ion , in1l!.•crl of a.ny union In the United Sl.III•·R. 1'o you, Pete, and to your of­f lcm·~ nne! the organlznrs, I aalute you, You hR Voj duno a bnng-up go~ job of oi'I{IHiiziug.

With t14ual lmport.anee, you h've do11t: ~oomcthing that your government hn8 n~ked you to do and thnt you took on y11urRt•lve~ w do without evan being llliklld . l hnllo\'O It wlll be about two ~· enr~, or nbout a year and a hal! ago, I·o~~t , that you asked tho legislative cun(ercnce of the bullding trades to step up thu apprenticeship program because oC tho manpower needs of this country, T'cl'mit mo a:~ your Vice President to come horo and thank you not only for !i11lcning to tho moRsago of your offl­cora and of your dietinguished Prul­dent, not only !or listening to hia ·plea

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1 but permit ntt l ltl coqrrutu l111•1 )'I•U und m:tniif:-c"ntCnt l! rt: no•. o.-J ;; l ·~ L:l,.l:l tiuu ' · , t! t)Jj' , ~ :~~;; think yuu l h :.l Y•lll J:l)( Ollly inr.l 'llllllt ·d l '(: l ntir.~r to 14 (hi, (11' .~ · til ~ pkkt ! llni~; ' 'l u; o• ! • tJ1nt proJ;rllm lor t on pt:J'I' Ill lllJul, 11loal n uL only lur,lali I •11 Llw o. t1• 1l1td tum;,,. . . -, .!' l·.·;J WIUiil, 1~ or l:ltu •t't'(tnt': lmnm ll ' a~:·oll, Ol'llJu •l :l:•lo:m.lmt <'uJn)X'n- 1··l , Jfc ,. •

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joU!'IlOYl11<l ll, 'l'hi!n• lll'll about :IO,HIJO ITo 'l\'l'llll ·n ~ ttnd hill'•~ Jf.of' ll . ~ ~~ "''' : h:: tht' ' •I, 1 ··,,,! . ,~'· ·, ~ npprrnticolt Ju thin gru/lt llrutf'd As~o- lnhor t• \C•Vnrnelll 1o :' IIPJI,wt lt:r:1Hint"·'n •r · ~ ~~~ , 1 : ~·t elation, l don't think t horo Is ll ~in J.rl r • 1 thnt wu ni•J hc l11 , \n ull·ic :ln inclu.; lry ~ o ; •· i· :1 , Jll~ craft union thut cnn cli~im 11 Loll.el' • l'XJIIlurl n111l to ~~~ uw il :;o tho invuHLmcni · .::1·: «1' ;'~ ll ~ record, and 1 know thnt Ulll t. l 'OC•ll'd • ill'< C:rt!dit that l:il\'P. A lll•:r icDn :aclustry ~ t· J·. I · ~~. ..;• , , of npprontlcl'~hlp Is bnHt!d upon high a . charrco to ·fntoHl llllt'. oxp~tnu , 111td '. •: j:: ··1. t!'· · U· standanlH, UJlon non-diRCt'lminutlon, up- i with thot inve~o tmont und ()'tpilnlllon you : .' lj) 'i' ' · .-1:1 on goorl tra ining, nnd th~ American :• got jolts. Ld'11 quit klddlt .g ou.T11clvca : V: ·r' 1 '. ~; ~~~ .~··;-

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people hnvc ·o l'i~;"ht 1o oxpect thnt once ., There nrc n6 job11 for anybody that ~. ' ~ ,l•!' '" +.n:. ~· . tho npp!'CnlJCCHhfp hM been completed ;~ ore Worthy of being r.a\ 1(!(} job~: llnlC311 ':f~: !;1 t: ij~ v~J· ! ' ~r~ ~ nnd yo\1 hecumo In n very real senRe ' 1 this 'economy• of ount kctpl! moving · fY.•' ~·J, ,'jl, l:~l11 :1.1 ~~ " •kllled and proft'lltdonal worker, that ~;i .aho11d; unlesa thore Ia h tvcatmont;-un- 1 :1.,' j ~1 .:.':F £1 '!' ·, ·~ you wlll pol'fo1·m your job :wtth .~~ill : , ~l'all thero are poop Ill · ,.,.~!ling to :'ta.ke, '•( l~l "'r,(~ ~~ ·. !! .'1. "net with excollcnce, . ·· • · · , · ~ · a . ·risk and a. chance. ·And tax laW11 . :; !lf fll' ~ 1·1 ~-~~~~f11"' ,

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qunllty but upon lt.s quantity, Yo11 hove f union hilS n~ked for that, • . 1 ,· ·· ·· rl <::fJj \ !! •.. ! : · i' · n done your Joh urul Y

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wall. ' ' ; ~ ~ou in lhc flf'ld of orluent10n, higher ' .~· · .·:~· .. ;. : ,, " ~~~ ~I' I notice yuu nrc lmsr Qn polilical ~ · C!luen~ion, t!'le•w!ntan-y 111111 ,;;r.,•tJnrl.n·r . ' ~;.; ·. ·· ~ !

tronu. •. tou . . ~ow, of C'l •l ln;e, that it~ of , crlucatiu n, v.11C l l i• lnul c•t nr.11tion, mil ll· F . : :·}:J VUI'Y Ill lit• lll •t' .'ll~l ln ~ 11\lt; ur us,. I Jl<IWlll' lrl.1 1111n).:' lllitl oil!" • lcop:Yl ·. l ot fu.l . , ..... ~. &·, ~e thut you COT'E ""n tributions ' aro ~ .. ·the gonuml s-o,,d of tho Amolicnn:p~o- jlj'·',l , : -.~ , ·~U~, · a little hi~hcr than ll 8liBI. I want to I· Jlle, Jn !a.et, niO~t ()r It for tho people ·.; 'lt:- 11lfi!)" '[I I. :,r ! I

111\Y t.hnt tlda is nn uxpunding economy; ~ in thi11 country who }n"·e frequentJy .,l./: !.:. fj_J r')',.(lt'• ·' anol .I o.m gl11rl tu 11cc that C~PE ·,' been deprived o.r a :fnlr chan~o; of an .t!'!HI : j: ~· A ·:. · i11 ;.~ t 1;. ~ eon~r~hul1ons Are IIXJHLntling, ·too, · ' 1 t• oqual opportunity, • ' , · '• l!l ;"''t "• i 1~ ... ;. · ·1 f >v"i ,

COPE-Lnl10r'• poli tical arm, It ls.u !·; :,' 1· h~ve had the op]>ortunlty of work-' 1 - lJ!;f i.~; ~;·.: ~4J :·. 'i ~\,.1 : ·

vital to tJ:le lu hor ~ovemont of A mer~~ i·• ~lng w1th you for health t'nre, lor henlth ~~;Hi iJ · ~·~·~r~!l, j 1 : \i,t, as collective bal'gatnlnA'. ., i· · lneur:mee for ;our eldl!rly; for what W!l.· !II, •·~ .' 'i .:1:~ l •-0 ,· ;1 f : !~.

Whntc\'er may .ho you!' views nbout ·, .cal~ Medicare. And let me t.cll . Y?U1 ~ne ~:'/!-&' i .' 'r"l l1 : 1 :·. Jt: partloe am! cnlldldatc11-and you are I ··of the greatest pieces of ]egJslat.lon :·r. l'}"l lJ~. t · i l1·· ... ; • ·n· going to have Uwm rcga1-dleaa of what: that hAs bean pa~~scd by any Congress :':r :.,::rit:" !'· l, j'· · ~:· 't; l tell you-thiH IK 1\ very Independent- ;: was the legialntion to provldo medical ' ;:r.' .ll~.'!j"., j: . 11 .j ~I r· !. r minded orA'::~n iz ntlon . I want to 11ay that aw.l ··hoi!pltnl and nursing-home care ·.i~. · ~·!Y) ·r:~. ~. : 1 l a gJ•ent trade union or cralt union, · or • for our elderly, · · · :·t~~; 1 1 ,~·~~ q ';[J J. • industrinl union, cloeH not fulfill ·its .' I think !t c:on be honeBtly said that ·, )·::'; ·,· '.1 1 ~~ • I' Jf.~i ' truo union rc!'lponsihilltloH unlesa it en- . members of ot·gunh.ed labor had leSI! 1 ,? {1,.~ · · ~· ~r· 1'' · -. II' ages offcctively and honorably !n poUt- .~ to gain out of U1is than thoso who l1l'e :j l~i J.: ,~-:~1 ~~.· · ,,.~ ~r} leal aetion. . ·. . : unorganized, because many of you have , c;: ):!:tl' jl. ~· i'' · ~ -

Those who nre m charau of the great , ·your own healt.h and w·~lfare bcne!its. 1 :• 1~.~{..~. , \' : ~ ~ I' ,, ./,:• ' program or COPE, the pollt!.eal ann of '· But, the great American labor move- . ,: 1! ,L·:::.l , . <1~· : i~ < ~ · the labor movement, l compliment you; ment went to work for all of A mer!~ l•·[t'.,.i ,,.. . i i~ .•. ,,, l• I congratulatu you, and I look forward · so that today our senior citizens can ~I : l' ti1~ ,·~~''•;i" ~~· l, :.~' 1' k·fr ·1· ·

I '-+! ( 1\'Jf ~ ~ C" ' ' • I! II ~ In the montJ:l• and ycUI'II ahead to hav• i have a decent medical und ~ealth and ·;. ' :, , ~<l t~ r ~~ ·· , 1t ... lng the prlvlltlge of working along •!de hospital and nursing-home program in ,·: l ~l : :;.'.~·,l , t~. J~ l '. r of you. '. the twilight of their llvn wlt.ho~t hAv· i: 'Ht'!jl~i · f · .. ~-· '"'~

I have been a very lucky man in ' ing to go In and sign a pauper' a oath, ·:1 ~p.r \.j '! 1 ~ • ~ · , ~·; public ll!o. I have never s~od for an , or to obtain what we call reUe~ or. Ji :-~; ti'j { :~ :j'.f: ~' 11· . ~· election, 1 huve never boen m an elcc- .. welfare. · · 1 · : J::' •! \ . ··j'. ·: p 'J ·1 • f · tlon contest thnt 1 clidn't ho\'e the sup- : 1 I have had the prlvllc·ge of "'orking ·i·\ h~t. -,\~. JL;.~ .. ; (·1 ~ ,Ji, port of orgnni zod labor, And I want ; with you on leg!alation that related to ·, :,·r'{·'·'· .{· ,, 1 11 .l you to knov: that I conl!lder that not j ·· our ro~ds, to our cons•lrvatlon. \ .Yea,. t l,!~~~~j_'~ . l;! ~ 1 i ' ' ., :· .s:

. only a pJ'iv1logc, hut I consider It a ~ a!ld legtslatl?n that rel11.tes to oull, na· ?:· 1··~l1··~.! . ~ .. · \P .~ high honor. And I can say from thi& · ,tJonal secunty1 that >·elates to 'the 1 •••

1 . 1: · :! j• • • I ' ;(: • platform J have never been asked ·by . equal opportunity o! all of our people, ~· 1 1 . • ~ 1 1 f.!;, , .. ,,:. any representative of organized labor ~ ~ • The American labor mov~ment waa ~, : 1: ;; ; •tj.: ~ ·~I>·· l· 1 ;Jr. representing any of our great uniona : in the v&nguard, the front hnu of the t "l[ I . 1it 1 ·~· ; · , 1, r to over do a single thing that was . battle in Congrus for equal opportu- · .1 .i. ' 11 I~ .1 1 11 :)1 contrary to what was in the ~t . in-~~ : nity ~f every American, . regard!~ of' t 1 ) d : :; . p : .", .. -. 1 'r 1 tercets ot this country. ; r ·race, color, creed or national ongin. . :j i·l y • ·: . ; ';:: . -,~ .

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When I said a whlle .ago thnt I wn11 prc.u•J to have had the support of or­~t.mir.cd lnbor In mY public lifo, J mount .. very word o£ It, because what I ha.vn ll!t<•n iH tl1at organized lnbot• in tho mu!n 11 ock~ a hotter America: better housing f,, a• our people: bettor clt!ea tor our· prnJIIC; better roral areal !or our peo­ple: bettor recreation; belter health: better schools: better jobs and more of tl11m\. And together we have tried to make this pol!llble. ' . nut, iudica and gentlemen, we live In a very difficult time in human hls· tory, and I know that you are not just members o! a great craft union, even though thla craft union has a hlstory th·at In many ways parallels the history of this republic. And someday maybe the young people of America will learn the history of our labor movement just na they learned the hlstory of our arm• !es nnd our Congreas and of our pres!• dcnt:.e, because, in order to be a good Amc1·lcan, you need to know about all A rnol'icane. And you need to know about the contribution that every group h:u; mnde to this nation:

Our country is what Abraham Lin­coln lll\icl It was, 101 years ago Abra· ham Lincoln stood on the ateps of the Cnpilol\ the Enst Front, and he spoke nf hi~ >leased America and thla great country of ours as the last best hope on Earth. And those words will live forever, because he told us what we cnn do with this country, He said, "We w!ll either nobly save or meanly lose U1o luftt best hope on earth."

And t.hcn I thlnk he outlined for us n hnsic fundamental policy of govern­ment, o! domestic policy and of for. elg-n policy, because, believe me, do­mest!r. policy and foreign policy are one and Inseparable, You can't be in· ter~sted in the poor overseas unless you are !ntorested in them at home.

You cun't.be trying to cure and com­bat lllltoracy in India or Africa unless you nre willing to do equally as much, and mora 110, at home.

You cannot talk about social Justice Cor the relit of the world and deny it to your follow Americn111, The best foreign policy in the world is what you do right at home,

The way that the world will judge us Is how do we treat each other, And· lhn world will respect us if we treat each other fnlrly and justly, arut if we build an America that is strong enough to bo respected llnd co~passlonate and ju~>t enough to be loved.

Well, Lincoln put it thie way: "With mnllce townrd none and with charity for ull. Dut, with firmness In the right nH God gives us to see the right." .

Abraham Lincoln didn't atop at just u!ling kind. He didn't say that we will hate no one !lnd we will love every­body and that's about it. He said, "With malice toward none.'' We seek no trouble with anyone, There is no hate in our heart.

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''WiU1 chl\rlty for nll." This le a econumy of ours (rona ~cttlnr: nom;!~\; !I~< ~- ~- .:· .. b.i·f,1.Jwrhuurl or human kind. And whe.-. out vC huJI(I In t.crrnB of Wllgll !Jllrtll~ ,' ~ • • ~ . u\',, r l•1olh•ll .i mny livr, whatovcr tlwir u.nd price I! Ph 'lJIS IIJI(J wa1:-c1 anJ P}'CI! · ~ •• : . • :. i; sl; I (•ttlur, wlmt.:Yrl' thcll' 1•8('kgrouml, ita, and whn·. hnn~ you. Al trl r ~.'5nl 11 r .' •Jl' I.,, .Jr nrl~·in , tht!t':! is our •UJ:th in our lo .i •:: r i;~ht n-.w, lu.it I 'PtJ mbur..dcr· '·~-- ·, ·: -,­hnnrt l·~mu . . , of m•r l• •ll.l:i .m nnd our t.tor I, 11 ~, ., .,, l qu·~atioa ls ueforn thii ~~- _, l 1 cu11: ic t.u t• nnJ c•ur ~.;,,,), ••unnd to h11vo c.ou .e~··:·: \ 'dr• 'h •-r WI! cnn ht\Yc · r i.lt.On· .I. J-. ,.; cl i.u'l , y uL I : a ~ l uC ;t~litud•: for nil. nhl;: fnll l'riiJ •' •·Y" " 1l. 01·, ld',; pt1t it -~ ·. ~ ~ 11uL1 lhu1 hr, gc .t !'l!;ht. d••·.rn tQ whut\l wif • ·"il- 1111~' 11lj •ct :vc : iulll'mpl (ry:Jn<:nt; ' .: '' . (' • ynu l!LP:I I'Ull! pr!nciplo rrl).)l apology; hlgl, [l l' rll ll •• ·l!" li.y; ,.,. l:-tirnllm 118(] ot 0\Jr L .' . -~ J: wha<> you l 'cully nml<o 11 :1 tnnd. AnJ fll'od• .. : , h ,. cam .. ·ll;, .lml :1tlll H.run1.nin !~ :· .. ::~ ho 11:.dtl, ''with ' f.lrnm•:S., in the. rig lit ~ou"t 11lt.: f rc ·r tlom, 'l' 'lat I t~ '' roAI Cl!li!H- "i .L.~ : -t ;•; ll:l God Eflvos WJ to Bl?C! 1hnt r ighL'' t1on that yuu l.;wn lo JIUt your rn~1 r~s 1,.: · · t~f• Now, no onu is over t;UI'C thnt he ia to. · J ~ • Tt' • · · right, but wo hope and prny · thnt our In lllh<·l' W•lrds, nn ecmiom)• ',t.ha\ l• .lti{ <;:li judgment is right. undcl' prlllllllll e, cnn It 11till be an ocon- :-.. , , ·• >!j · I hnve heard President Johllllon Bny omy In which we con hnve free ··~dllee,~ ,; ;;~ :.- ··-';_ 110 muny tim!JS tltnt .it ia not difficult t!ve bargnln!ng T I think ·so. ·z • think •f :~ .· ; ,•.:!' -~ for n President to do what Is right. that free collc-cUve bargnlning li . as · ~rr:.J!< ~~ What Is difficult ia· to know what is much a part of America ns the Po\lrt.h~ j' in(! ;. 'j: right, And t~no prays !or that . knowl· of July: I. think It ·Ill' vitnl . to · ~- 'free _ ! 'lr:i :.Jlj edge, aearches , for . it, gropea !or . lt. onterprtse11yatcm, :' :,1. .;.'.1 1'1 . ,•· f{ ' '>I'!· And, ultimntoly, we havo to · mnke ·de- But, I also know ~ th4t ,free ', col lee--' '"•( t { ; cislons. You have to mnke them in t.hia tive bargnining am! Iree entcr};rJae: adi ~:-i l' \~ lof :~ Union, , :' :r : :' · ·, . ; · the profit sys~cm, our · aO:~n~ .!eco-; .. 1 ;\ 1~ fi · i 'l'hero arc tnany discu3_ slon. a, many nomic ey:~tem requlros a · ~ense ~! .l'P-1 'l ll, ·' ~ • ' ' 1 ,- • w t 'l- · •r It debatea, mnny nrgumcnts~ ll \ straint. I know that it requireS: a .sense- ··ii~ - ~·.·~fit Somebody once said to me that there of self-rcstral nt and r.clC-di~dplln~ ina ~- ;: · ~~~:-- f. arc throe D'a o! dcmocrncj: debate; or lntC'rest in tho rut.llc: w<:Jfut·e. . 1 '•;:;:-: ':J. T

I., ' I yo~. lli'S'H•. dil'lient; yoa, disasrcc, That Noll', everylw-rly h<~:! th,·· ir "''11 rlcfinl- ti-· ~ . "';. Is 110L cl!Uir.ult, Wo ~lll _ liku to nr~o. llun ni' thu1 -•J ,,. •td:-.. :-;,_. , ''· ~· ;liscu •·ll uml ; :1 • ·; ~~: And _ 11omu poop!e make! it _a _. ~rnl we dcuaw nn<l wo d1R1e~t • .B~~. Ufti· .. E1 ~,.: ~- ! : ·( pust1rno just t.o disagree. ,, • : r .1·11 , mately, our wwcrnment, \those jOf , u.s ; I; ,!·~: Hut, a democracy requlrea debate. thnt nre electod In pub lc · JJO&iljon8, -::~J:· h;; ;, A ft·ce 11oclcty ia bn.'led upon the. pro· have to make some deelslona. . .A.nd i! ;jfi ~ t ; .~·•'-' tection of the , right to , be different,. : you mnko a decieion that evet-ybOdy l•! ~:':- 'i4.' to dillscnt. But,' there is third D. Not likes, It le most llkoly not rnuch 'o! a , ~ !• : '~ , 11: · moroly c!ebato and dissent, but, Pres!- decision. I- thlnk you hnve gone t.hrough ~;~~ ~ ·.pit dent Schoomnnn, and of!ieers and mem· that experience nt home. You have may-' . ~··:r.. :2 a.:W bel's, there Ia also decision. !And that be gone through it in your local. ; , : lr· .;_ · 'j-' h,' le the c!i!f(lrence between having re- But, be that aa 'it may, I. ·want to t; !;< • "'l~ apon~iblllty and not having it. . . get to my point. Here we are."on . a· ~ ,: · , q: Now, our great America today is great international Issue, And ~ 'look. ~s .~: · .)'~F going through many debates on many over this nudicnce ' and here are ·• the lk'1i } • ·,1· subjects: On how to control inflation. mothers and futhcn of eons and 'daugh· , : r f .. ;t' ~:! I know thnt you have debates on what ters that are deeply involved in & world N' .:.. t- : ;>[ wo call wnge-pl'ice gu!q~posts and guide that is .in turmoil, This is a very dlf • iN I • ·-..:. lines. . ferent world than the one in which t -'. l:, · ~ .~!' And, by t.hc way, that is all under many of you were born Into,' Jt · is a J; 4 . ·, -' : ·~· review right now; under review be- world that hna chnnged more in 1 the ·· i; :.~ .) !\ I eauae, while we have learned that wage- past twenty years than in th~ ; p~~ · J~ '~;·~~~;}I price guide Jines, or guideposts, have lng SOO, . 1 • . ·, · :: ' .;,H , ~ .j; · served a conRlructlvo purpose, there It is a world In which there are pow~ f; •f, ; ;i ·;.: I may be limitations. And those Jlmlta- erful forces at work1 forces of change, · ~ f' ' ;j· .n· • J tlons hnvo been coming Into obvious 11ometimes l"eVolutlonary change; vio- ' ~ ,1 ~ · ;~ v~ew. So, tho Labor-Management Ad· lent change, It Is a world in which the ~~- ht ~ '· vrsory Committee of our government, lo.st 20 years a mllllon people have l · ··~ ;; ", upon which members ot organize~ labor gained their ! J•cedom from the colonial ' :·; ,\ '(: •.. ~: and govemment and Industry s1t, are powers, It ie a. world in which the last L j ;' ·· 1 re-examining this whole thing. • 20 . yenrs 70 ·new nations have • come .. ; ; 11 · Guide linea nre not mandates, They into being. Ar•d most of those nations . .._.1 I ' ·~ · are not directives, They are suggea· are unstable, Jacking in depth a.nd ·· , ~~- ,' tiona. They are what they say: Gulde leadership in clepth. Many ot the~ are f : · 1

. lines. Not !!xed positions. , .. · . groping and }'robing their way hope- ' · L •', . Bu.t, we a~gue about thia. . You have , fully to a day of economic progreaa (. \;; . , a po1nt ol v1ew, I know, for example, and political I':Abil!ty and greater !ree· · . r. ~ • my good friend Mr. Schoemann feela dom. . ; _ ;1, • • that&. wage-price guideline .must carey · ' I read time after time how, ' lnd , ·. ·I' .· with It a costrof-l!ving factor. There this world ia. Your President recelvea ,; . j .. , are many that believe tha~ Xt has adviee from everybody . what to do .: · ·li · ··. great merit. · . . 'i, · about it. · , ! ;~ . , : · .Thoro arc some tJ;at ·,u:y_: no. ~· we Firat of all, thls world Ia not under :_ . .1 ; · , -: · 1.11 gue about it. ·, ,; . 1 • our control. Even if it could be, It · : · :' , t 1

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1 think that the lesson · fa manl­frKtly clear. So today we find our• ~<'lv oa once Again on far away battle· ficld~ .

Dut Jot me tell you that, deaplte all that you hear nnn the burden• that are oura, nnd they are many and they aro pnlnful at times, that there i1 some good newa. What. ia the good nowa of today 1

Tho first good newa i1 that America Ia more proeperoue than ever In Ita hl11 tory. Seven million more workere lw:e j r.hR todny thun In 1961. 270 bil­li•"' c1nll nra hns been added to our •• 11 " rml incemo in five yean.

'I h1! othor good newa for Amoricana •b thnL we produced laet year 50 per­,.,.,l of everything that wa.S produced in the world, nnd with less than six Jlui'Ccn l o! tho population we had well nv,'r 110 percent of the income. Tha.t'a g1HHI now11 for us, but It doean't epell :~II good nnwe for everybody, because tho' other thl'oo billion people in the world got. the other 50 percent. The :.!00 million, or l!l5 million American• got I he first 60 percent,

That teJIR you a little bit about the 1wohl·~ma In lho rest of the- world, But l Hn iol n moment ago that 11, billion po so p:c• hnd ~:nlnod freedom in 20 y.·m·:l. hn' t that good newa? Seventy nt•w nations In 20 years, and not one or them !!'one communist, not one ot tho new nntlons.

l ronatantly hear some people aay cummun iam Ia the wave of the future.

Thera urn th11 propagandists that would hnvu you believe that people in As ln nnrl Latin America would like to g.-. cornrnnnlst. I.adlt>s and gentlemen, th .· ronununl!!ta hnve never won a free nnllon:\1 elu.:ti on and J doubt that they u 1 l' t' will, hocause people want froe· d" rn; thn ~· don't want tyranny.

l ~ lll·ope only a few years ago wa.s ) ll nslrnto and Ia now prosperous, The All iunre for Progreu In Latin Amer­ica, with a.ll ot Ita problems, le mak­i~t~;" Jn·ogrnu. Mexico, that only a few r •'nrll ngo was n country In revolution, is t.oday a growing and prospering rnuntl'Y·

Our groat nolghbor to the north, Canada, st.anda proud, atrong and PJ'OSJlOTOUS.

Wo have made progreaa. I mention th i& because there are tlmee when one enn believe thnt we have done notll­lng but make mlstakee, because the mistakes always aeem to be headlinea.

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• , c In govommcnt, in buRineiS, In labor thern wfll lot> pc 1~cu . Dul i ·~ t thn nn• f; . i't-" !r­and lndustry, In f'OUr.aUon, In religion emy know lhaL unt il thny II ',OP It, aud J 1 ~ I ~ -· r ~\.•; :~ and n thousand olh~<r walk11 of lito. untfl t.hey lt·avo tholr neighbor~ nlone, .:· ~ j ~~,. tJ.. ~ ~f

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can, to at.und up an l>o ~roud of your ·• law a!ld treaty, tho United Statee of '! .. il~ ~"i ~~AJ ·; :.,: ~ , country, Yos, rucognhang that we Amer1ca will pe.rsovt:re and has thej · ;; ;j~,;' tl • ·1•'11

have no godlike vision: recognizing · f'Ortitude !Lnd the will and thu strength .. :· i : ~·;, . ~;' • tF~i I we are mortals; recognizing that at 'and the reHou1·ecs tu stay unt11 1the ~;tl ll1~r ll: : 'Ji~J timee we havo a tumbled and faltered , t1111k of repelling tho ~;ggre~or ~ eom· ·, 'in-f,J~ ~.? ' f.J !:~

. and failed. But I a land on thla atato• :. 1 pleted and Viet Nam Is a .free and in-, {;!li ~ ' ~ .~ 1 : \it'' I tory of mnnklnd, no nation has gtven i; .i :J (ApplaU.Ie.) , ... I t ,';-, ,,. if.': , 1 ui;!-1 ment, that In all of the recorded _hit- I·~ · 1 dependent nation. :, , t .L . .'id!t: ::J:j,~i!··':'.l .. ~{·' so much In the cnuse o£ peace 1uid ~ . · You have tho right to ask ;whi la .;.!''t.:l' 'i~~ l• .!!'Yi~ ~· hum a': justice nB tho United s~~~· of . I It 10 Important. So~e peopla can aay} /; ~\;· t .l {i 1.' ,!\I Amer1cn. 1 • · · • :, ; .: , ;, ~ Jl 1to you, and have ea11i1 If It were only ·~ 1,; ,.~~ .' · ~ .; -! ~ •

(Applnuso.) · ' .· · , Viet Nnm, Ia It worth wh11<·? I dc n't •' r ,:..r f:,· ~n thos11 recont yenrK ~v~ ·have thlnlc one J1 ced11 t.o tl'f!n un ;~wel' tl•ut ' 1~ 1 ,. : •:'.~

shrppcd over11cu:~ oYer 15 b1lhons o·f question, boeuuau lt. 11111 '1 nnl) V ir.t r~~. •t'' rlollnr11 of !oodstu fa to feed .the1 Nam, The !net of tl1u matter iB thn~ 1 1 'j J 1 "!(~ h·hf hungry-llterally given lt. We have:' ' just In Europe, a1 wn havo known1 i' l' }'. ·r, t'••;',J~! contributed n hundred twenty bllliona · 1. that If the .communlat forcoe of Euro. pe : . ~ !-: · ~; •., ~~ ·• o! dollare in foreign aid to help other . could tnke free Derlln, they would be!:'l: t; · il n}(- l .•

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people help them selves •. Wo have sac-' tempted .to take aomethlng else, and !.:• ''I'., . ~~~ r :~­riflced a hundr~d sixty-eight thoueand three timea In thee postwar : yeara j;,. ,~r- , ;.p ~· . , j{!··~~'l men as ensunltloR since World War II your nation hae been mobilized to d~ ·;; , •• ,'.f ·'i "•if!; in the cause o!.freedom and lndepend· fend free Berlin-a hundred miles be- ;' ' ',}j::· \~t! '.'~•·~: once. That Ia quite a number of mon, hind the · Iron Curtain, an Island ot'HH=:· · ' li: 'j;'r~}. ~'; and we have not ~ought one foo.t ot freedom. We were mobilized to defcnd '·1d ~;' :r t!r, · ,'~1'~ 1 territory of another country, We have · free Berlin not only becauae of Berlin; ·~·:l · ~N ~~:.J ~,; .• r sought to conquer no one, We have but because we havo learned that . ,~:~ ·; ·~

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not sought to impose our will or our . when the dletator'11 aggreulve appe- ' ·~ i i !i~J,;: ~:) ~ ';i!1: system upon anyone, nnd yet we have . tite le whetted and Is aatlafled ~omen~r~) •:C. :.~1 • ~~/ those who say that we hnve not done tarily by thEJ success of aggmssJon, he ·: ·r, ! :' ~ . rs ;.. :~./~ enough, and we have many people . wanta more. We learned that from ,I ·•1 ·.·Ut ' · J : · : , ,1

today in our land who are highly criti- Hitler 11nd we learned it from some .'~ · ·, , i ': {. ~: ... ;:!.''~ ,ca.l because we are doing what we are . others, . : . · , li ; •' :j "' ·'1

doing. That right of criticism is ' We are In VIet 1\am, my frlenda, ·i . 1' ' lP~ ~ :~ ":' sncred, and to be respected, but let becauee ot the United Stntea of Amcl't t ' · :~' ~ : ,, l! 1

• • ; ; me also aay that I expect to have my ' lea. We are in Viet Nam because we 'I I: ·: ·· ~ ·!;: ,:1 r' 1 right to 11tnte my case equally well betleve that peace in any part of the 11 .• ~: 1 : .. ~ .. 1 ',:ji,,~ ~~~·i protected and deftmdod and I willstnte world that Ia threatened or the threat ·• : 1 1~. f ~ Fi: ·~:litl · :1 it. · to peaco in any part of the world, ia :;- · r f. ~i · · ~~.1 · j . '

(Applause.) a threat to peace hero, We are In Viet ;· ' \ ;, '1:; ; 'i ;·. 1

Your nation today 111 Involved in a Nam becauee three times in this cen- .1 1 ,~.~ ~ ~~i .,:. struggle In southeast Asia and It Ia tury war has come to this nation from .' I " l •,.

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a hard struggle-not one tl1at we Asia. Firat Pearl Harbor; secondly r .1 ; •• ; t ' ' ·: ~ aought any more than we aough~ Korea and thirdly now Viet Nam, 'f··: I ,1; .->• 'f' Korea; any more than we eought tho And I might add 1;wlce communlat ·::: : r'j r·: . ; I : defense of Berlin. The threat to peace . China attacked Indl~~o In the .last five .: 1 j;, ·, ! .~·!.~ In this world, my fellow Amencaru,, yean, and only last )'ear Pak1stan and ·· 1, . '• 1 ~,: I t l;;, ls not in America. The threat to India were at war. I r: r J I;!; : ,·.·. ',· peaco Is not in Washington. The 1• • We are in VietNam beoauae we be-:··1 ! · ~ ··. : : threat to peace In this world Ia in the ;' Ueve it !a imperative for the future of

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communist capitals and it la abou~ . this na~on and of your sons · and - . 1; 1' •. ··1: 1

. · time that the world understood ii. , , daughters and your grandsoll8 and 1l: l ·i 1'··· ,~ ,;.

(Applause.) ., • 1 .•• 1 ~ . granddaughters that aggresalon, as a ,"!: ! ~ '! l 1-: : I hear people say, "We want peace : pattern of international conduct for .},, ·"·r :l ·,,' .

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In VIet Nam." May I say, with all ; the attainment of political objective&, .~ : •· 1. ' f 11•· ' :. • the sincerity at my command, this Ia ~; Ia too ri&lcy to be tolerated; that ag- :j·J ; .. ![; · . ·• our fervent prayer. What do ·you !. greselon in tlle nuclear age is too ·: ~ . 1 t; d" Y ~ 1:li· · think your President and Your Vice · . dangero\1.1 to be pennltted to be euo- .:1···. ~ .,:... :; 1·. ',' Pres.ldent and your govenment are ~. cesaful, and we are there because we ,;

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Let. me t.Jil :;ou now, my frlenrls, nn t ull 1~ Jl(lt on the ne:~atlve •hle.

Thr' t'l! aro many good things, many l' ll'•~c~ of ~~ood news. For t.he flut r.imu Asia, which repretenta one-half of the population of the world, Ia astir with new ldras for Ita · own futuro. Tn i n~• havo Improved considerably. Incloneslll only a year ago was a com· munlst aat.ell ite-lltera11y-under tho clumlnatlon of the Chinese Communist l'nrty, nnd has today rld itself, purged it..sclf of communist domination and n new government Ia there. A hun­elrod million people that only one year ngo, my fellow Americana, were going down the drain of communlet control hnvo t..oday reaeued themselves, ·But lhoy never would have been able to do It, nnd I am sure they never would hnvo even hllrdly dared try to do it hntl they not seen that the United Sblca of America had committed ita power and resources to the def~se of f r•eeclorn In southeast Asia.

What Is happening in Indonesia? A 1 lltr.lr.!d mil11on people, one of tho nd~~:nt areu of the world-poten­tinlly rich area of the world-ie a t•otenttol victory for freedom-not for na, hut freedom for free people.

The wu.r between India and Pakla­tan a year ago has been settled and the two n11tions are working together In ~nee.

Ja pan, that for years has been poor in tenns of its leadership Is beginning to tnke new leadership economically and in many other areas.

Nino Asian nations met recently In Korell to organize the Asian-Pacific Cmmcll. A new President ha.a been t•lcC'ted In the Philippines and Ia giv­Ing rlynnmlc leadership to his people.

Australia and New Zea1and are showing new leadership in all of the Pacifi c area.

Koren and Taiwan, Nationalist Chinn nlso hnvo made fantastic eco­nomic progress,

So there hns been forward move­ment, und your government and your c•mntry has mnde a definite contribu­tion t.o lt. But let me make It manl­feAtly clear most Of thl8 has been done by t.lw leaders and the people of free, noncommunist Asian countries,

In Viet Nam, militarily our forces hnYc demonstrated unbelievable cour­UJill and ablllty, And let me put on tho record of thct proceeding• of thla · convention that I visited In Viet Nam. I hn,·e visited the forceS' of Korea, ·of South Viet Nam, New Zealand, Au11trn1ia nnd the United States, and within this month there will be over 2,000 troops from the Philippines added, nnd they number another 25,-000 from Korea added and 4,500 from An3tralln added,

I hnve been with these troops. Let n1e apeak of ours. There are fewer eomplalnta from all of the men In the 11nned force~ of the United States to-

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They rm~ nllcrl \lpon to fircht n (Apph 111m,) ~\#-·: .. :. ; ,.,. ·' !.);' stmngo nnrl dirty Wl\1'. They .nro in u It iR rtttl .... , ·l'htt l'1·lu.w tu tnlk ' 1 . '. •';·..., , ;: ·

fat'-awny plnco under climntle eondt- pn.41·e. It in not wr w tu rofr111e 1•1 ;: : · I ~~ :.:_:::ii tiona thnt arc unbc,J!ovnhlt•. · But, they romu tu tho ..: .. nf•trnnco lublc, Jndcod .,i_;;h·-: · ': ~

. have yet to be tldoatod, and thuy w111 not. T}t!ll g uvur •rmnnt it; rcarly ., t <:~ 1 r ~ /. : ,(; H not be. Thoy hnvo doftmted the guer- walk tho extra milo. ' : ·"·;. ... : ~~ ~ ~·; l !f-J rillna In the jungles, nnd they ha.ve de- But. thiR government a nit thh~ natfon :,. ·: ~ . 1 ·.,. : .-;.;, fcuted tho main forco .units of the . is not roudy let tum over to thl' Com., ~~· . ,::: 1l ~{,..:! "f .l:~ Viet-Cong and tho North Vietnamese, munl~ts ln th o n~trth and to t.ho Na-. : ~ , I > (f ;,. :};

Those 11\llle nren tJ1at fight in' the : tlonnl Llbo!'ation F1•ont, which ll •·the l ~:: "· 1 ., ·~ battlo fl o1ds also rebuild tho vlllagea, Communh;t movern(lnt In tho South...,..! I_-~-·~ ., '. "L ·.'r

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on four fronts In Viet Nam now:· .. We, · .to tho Communist. despots and tyrantS.;;' ,i'J· ~ ~~t: t•;:! In partnership with our allies, we aa · knowing who.t Wlll happen to .. then~·! . 1:. j ~ ! 'I~ ~:' an ally to Viet. Nam Itself, a;re making : I would consider that immoral.'' 'ji : :.;.1.f ll , ·;.~~- :r. a trem cndons effort on four . fronts, would consfdnr It bcnent'J humm\ diEr· •)" . · ~ : i . ~ and evm·y OJI(i of th e1!11 . fronts IIJ nlty. Your govrnll'l'leltL \': ill h a\'C . •',.... : • i /~f.! eqrmll y lmpul'lunt1 ll!lcnnee tlrr. re cou1<l nothing 111 do wit h .ntdt ., l ntt ~ y tlt•tnp. ·• .~ ·• ·,tt ~; bo no \'lctory in VIet NnJrl"just , mill· ( Appl iiii"O.) . ~ · !. ·I· 1

, ';< ::1 tar·lly. Tho victory must be political, ; What we lt!k !or 11 thl' riJ;ht ' £o. :! . _, • ":~: '~1jl economic and social as w~ll as ; ~lll-: , hnlp people live e. Hr.e and not ~o ilo~·.;;;: ) !il !:.,~~·~ tary. • . ·4 • ; ~·; • 'I a Ill e. We nro \lfe g1ver11 aa a. nation.; J '- t ~J \ ; ~

On the economic front there 'is •tre, J 1Tha.t'i what we want to bo. · .. :.:t.: ,;.Jr· . ~ . fjl.' · .i .;~ !Jj mendous protp·ess, new . agriculture, ( • America does not wnnt to be known ,. · · ' t~ t ' 1 , · ~'1 now industries, new ports, new. roads, ;• :u the world'a policeman, an.d we ~~s~ :(!.::;: ,~;, ,.:.~~ j! \ti groat progress, . ' ~ .not ·be, nor are we, America Wl&lies ~ ··· 1 ~ ·i ·. ,.~: ~~

On the social front, thousands, yea, ,. .. to be known, It at all for unyth\ng; ~.,::.;o' ! ... ·~ - -i~ hundreds of thousands of children are · .. a.a the healer, tho provider, the teach• ! .'' ·.~: ,· ~ !:··~j In schools th~t. never were ,before ~n _: er, the good nelgh~r, the friend~ '· w -;.'~ · :.; 1 ~ ~·-·:~;X 1. schools; mlllrona of textbooka .ava1l- ; We h.!lve mado 1t clenr again · and ; ;;I) . l ~\-i" 1 1:• l abto tor the nret time; 12,ooo ~ealth ::> again, nnd let me make it clear)o F•: d :_:h.Hj centers that have been estabhshed; .. • every mothel' that's hero, and to evuzy ::,; ~ ·~ ,.!, ..• !''; thousands · of classrooms that ; hav~ .father nnd to every !lon nnd daughtn:, !<· .· ' :r' .: : ·J;~t been built, , •· , that the policy ol your government 1s. ·!.: 1 J -~· :·~1 ,

Yes, on the ~octal front tremendoua n.ot merely to defent the enr.my on the ' . ·. :.".: : ~. '. ·~/ progress desp1te the fact that the f1eld of ba.ttle t o as to prevent the'. l· ;1. 1:•·/',~ Viet-Cong, the Communist forces, bum success. o!· aggression, but the policy ,, I' h J '1,.;.- :;;·

down school buildings, destroy hoa- of your government is to defeat .SO•' J f} 1; •' ·,: .. pltals and health centers with a bru- cia! misery, to help people live a 'de-.}~:; ~~·! ;·! · · ~ ... i {

tal!ty that exceodeth human imagina- eent lifo, to help the people of South"i"' · Jf:!tl~ :,'1·· ·;;; tion. · Viet Nam and North Viet Nam, ·if ri~ ' !~,' ~~ . -·. ~

Yet, my dear fellow Americana, I they wish, to build a bettor life !or" ;~;'t( : 1 ;. : hnve yet to see a picket that carried their people. Your President and ' 'I ~·:. :• ·• . ~ r, a banner thnt complained o.bout the your Congress and your country ha.ve · .1: ·' ~.'~ !. · :

Br·utnlity of tho Viet-Cong on their offered to the people of Southenst ; : .. ~ ::t, ·~, :. ~ own people in VIet Nam. . Asia the hclpin1: hand of ll generous .. ' ' ,. , A>:'~; ; .

Oh, I hear that our forces may have America in peacn. . . •: .' ;: ~ 'f'"'' ( . :. ;i -. 1 dest.royod some. civilian homes or, in- I wa~t you to take t.hla message to ~ 1: ; ·,t;r.:• -,0::: ,' deed, ldllod o. CIVilian. Let me be very your nelghborho·)d, I want you to tell

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al'lT!od forces take every ·pree,aution, ,_freedom, our own defense, an~ 'be- F· ·h.: .: · . · known to man to prevent thu. : ' !: . • cause we know t;hat aggression 1n the i ·. ~ · i;. · • . :

It is not our program tc deBtroythe nuclear age u too dangerous •to -.be : (j ' )o"· l~: • . ! .. : school bullrlings. It is not our policy ·. tolerated. . · • ' l• 1 • I' " " '•· . ' to destroy the hospi.uus. I~ Je no~ our ; ~. I want you to tell' your nelghbhu ~:: '• · ~1 ; , ; • ;; policy to klll t~e Vlllage lead.era and '· :'and your family and your friends that" 1 • .,; : . · 1. the hamlet ehutfa. .No, lad1es ; and , ' the hope and the prayer of this cO'iln· • '~ ; : j. :. · gentlemen. Our policy Ia ~ stop ·the ·' try in prin!;ed word, in spoken wc•rd, i: ' •; , 1 ·1, : .. ; · aggress~on and get to the pe,ace 1-able, , ia to meet with the adversaries ttnd ':1'•1;}·., ; :· -~ ~:

When anybody says to·• you, ~·we · · find the path to peace, that this gov- rl.:iT, ~~ · · · want the government of the United • ernment of yours haa extended the ~' r· l,j · . ,.,­States to seek peace ,~' I come to· you ' :band of friendship to every nation :l! - ~ C;): .~!, ' t here as Vice President of . the Unlted .. and 'it pu extended the hand ' of · t:. 1: { ·';.' ~

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tiun lo:1cs it11 wlll, when n nation losu1

ita capar.lty to decide what It noorls

to do and the courage to stick with

It, then that nation has lost Ita moment

of greatness. But America has not

lost will. This nation has not lost its

wny. This nation Is committed more

torlay to social juslice, to decency, to

hope and to freerlom and opportunity

at home and abroad than ever before

In ltll life. Ame1·lcn is a young nation anrl It is

giving to the · people of the wol'!d the

meRsago of a young nation, the lcleale

of lifo, liberty and the pursuit of hap·

plne6s, idcal11 that· nro a~; monnlngful

tocla:r ns they we1•e In 177G. T cnll upon you, my fellow Ameri­

eans, to stnnd your g1·ound. I aRk Ul

to stand together, to unlto In purpose.

Let Uft let friend and foe allko know

thnt wo have the will and the perse·

vera nee to see it through, that we will

not fnltor, that we nrc unafraid, that ·

wu nrc capable of the responsibl!ltie1

of lcp.dershlp, that we have taken our

stnnd and there will be no retreat.

Thunk you very much.

( Stllncling ovn ti on.)

GENERAL PHESIDENT SCHOE­

MANN: May I have your attention,

pl cuse 7 I lcnow how all of you feel

n ftcr IIAtcnlng to auch a wonderful

t)1E:ech. Nevertheless, we hnve to get

hack to work. We will now proceed

with the officers' report, by General

Sl!Cl'(Jtary Martin J. Ward.

GI!~EHAL OFFICEHS' REPORT

GENERAl. SECRETARY-TREAS­

URER MARTIN J. WARD: Mr. Prea­

irlE:nt, delegates to the 29th Conven·

tion: Instead of rending the complete

o(!lcers' repo11 :lt this convention, we

ha,•e prepared the highlights of the

officers' report which 1 will read. The

t·eports will be distributed. •You will

' ' ha vo n rcpot1 lit the ' tnhlo :fo1• ra r: h

tlel<·gulo at tomorrow · mornfn~ ·,. ~~ ~l! ­

aion . The re:Hling ·Will not he m; I !J il l:

II~ IL normal ly iH. w~ willl'Ul• t.hl'i iiiJ ,,

it qulddy t:o thnt wo won't L tl<•· L' " '

mu r.h nr y .. u r time, You will 1""'• '

l.lmc to lull!\ It ov<"r nne) tll)!r ;; l f 1 tl' 't, 1'

l.omonuw nH•ntlng,

TO TJm COSVI~N'I'Hi t,

DELEn.ATES .

Thtl 20th Convention of the tJ I.! I ,.. rl

Au<or.l ntlon IU!~mblos' In th o rl t:r ,,r Kant~all City, .Miuouti, with prulc i 1'1

our nrcomplishments of the pn3t f ive

ycun. Our organ ization it1 atJ'OllA '!r

th11n ever bt"fore. We .haYe mado no­

table advances, nnd our . economic

gnlnfl are substantial. Our member·

ship is united, . and out• union b · led

by intematlonnl and loclll off!cor11 who ',

h11ve established an . outstanding rcr.·

ord o~ cooperat:Io~ and unified admhl! ,

istrntJon. · ·· ,( · · .

Labor unions were born of lhe

necc\11 and desires of ' thc poople who

compose 'them. · They 'were crentod tO

counteract \videspreacl economlr In·

justice and to providtl n medium for

cor>·ectlng !loclnl l1111 throua h •:on·

certecl politlc'al and legl11latlve u.ctlnn.

Unions, like all organizatlonB, 'grow

or decline only a.s they meet the

changing n~erla which · arise from new

C'conomlc and 1ocial conditions. '

The United Aaaociatlon has a hili­tory of successfully meeting these

ncecls, with continuing progress

toward political nnd economic democ· ,

racy-a progress which has been ~m·

measurably helped by our Cons'tltu­

tlonal guarantee of full democratic

rnprcRentatlon of all Joenl unions at

Conventions. Our laws wisely provide

for the reimbursement of t.he wagcs,

transportntion, ancl expenses of our

delegates to insure that ev~ry local

union, through ita t.!elegates, will hnve

volee and vote at our Conventions.

Whllt of the future? Tho world is in tho midst o:f one of

the greatest technological and Rocinl·

u'phenvals mankind has eveJ• expcri·

enced. Our society il at the threshold

of new standards of wealth and proa·

perlty. Our opportunities to serve

our brother members have never been

eo numerous. So, as we deliberate

here in Kansas City, let us all join

with new resolution to . make our

union's future prighter, more dedi·

catod to service, and .more prosperous

in the yeara ahead. . ·

For the General OfflcP.ra,'

Peter F. Sclloemtin~, ·

General President. ·

Martin J. Ward, : . ,

.,

General Secretary-Treasurer.

The General Officera :uf the United

Association direct our. activitlea and ad·

minister our day-to-day &!fall'S under

the authority granted in the UA Con·

11titution. Traditionally, UA general of·

ficers are elevated throngh local, r&o

gional and national adrni;nlstntive posts.

. .

This ns1111roa thal our neneral oifkrr11 '

at'tl expl' rlrncerlat ,.ach lc\-cl or tfiP. UA., -

whlll' l'l!nlaini n,r- clof;l• 1 r) thn mprnb{<r: ~

11h lp an d rc&) •<•nsivc ·t.o Ha will. _,

Tiw U.A h:t ~ h•-c11 follunlllt• lu .~l tn ·

fl• · l ··~ j ilt)l or Il l! <' Gtm••r.ll ' aiccn;t :J~ ··-

1 ill' rr ·wJI'f! b!'ll r.a IJIIl. '11'Jl.· runti nuro ·'

1 t'<•W\ h nt11l J ll'n ; ; rc·r~ .,r .ot.f· <lTg-'l.rh.a-,..

li •Jil :n tho Ill ~~ , ri •: r• r •'rNI pr.:. ;.; •nhi •

nm!'l' c vl!ll'n··u ,, ,. tt,<'h· rdllil ' i• ~o;, tlt"u i~ ~-'

''" t lunn nrl wlll ln r.rn• · ~·• to r!l!t'JT "ut th ri r-~

T'••Mfl•tl. l•; hiliLit-.i ' ;. · -"

A~ •.ho prinrl11t1l Q!fiNt-t>f the t: uittod J A!ll!oc •n1.l• m, I :c·nnrul Pre-~ldl!nt PcteJ·.:r • .

Sr.hoomnnn !au ,. cc•ntlnucd · to advance ~.

1hc lntcJ•csta nr the inditidual memb<! ·­

nnd tho United AS80CiAtlon. Al~chiP.C

t!Xecutive officer, ;Brother •Schoenuum

hM articulAted UA policies and ld!11l.&• ~­

Jn mnny off.icla!' eapncitic.s :dealing witli'.:·

other .labor .J union81 the. AFL-CIO (af !>'

which he . !a a VJ¢e :f•rel>idmlt); ' with -:1

government, and "'oitli lnduatry. lie has.·!. effectively diacharged ]us d11ties ancr f t..'u'ough hl1 life o! . Bf}~W . ~ : hasT hro\tght esteem and ,.d.iJtinction w the ~

U A. Especially significant have. . been;,.

the ~mmerous honora -n~ . .high Javel i nppomtmentll bentowod · 1>n BNf.f.er -··

Schut•mnun lllnce 1961, He har: uscJ t i •i}.

!woad power11 o! his oC!ico \l.";tiJ d.g-- .

nlty and restJ·aint, always ·alriving' .to ~

advance the cauao ot the · Uclted .A.A-'t. I ti . ' .. . ·~

~oc a on. , · ....... ·; · : . ,~ .. · ... ;. J l

Genoral Socretllry-Tretiaurer <Martin .·

J. Ward • works eloaely with Gcnel'al.rl

President &:hoemann ··. in' performing''~~

such duties us are . required to , protect~

the interests of the membership . .As~

General Secretllry-Treasurer of the UA.'·I

Drother Ward handles the complex daily~

problem" wh ich cross hia desk with ef-··

ficiency and clispntch. A vigorous pro-:

gressive administrator, Brother Ward ' in addition to h!a tuperviaion o! our

union's fil!Clll affairs, often represent!! .

the UA in the highest councils af

lnbor and govornmellt. His solid back"'

ground In tho trade union movement '

causes him to be coru;ulted often and

serves him will · in handling the great

volume of official t;orrespondence and

telephone calls, ' · · • ·.. ~ ·· "'

Our General ExecUtive Board is ~om".:

posed of ail( Vice Presidents, aDd . la

charged with the responsibility of gui .

ing the a!fairs of the UA between conventions. Not on!)• does this involve

general supervision and consideratio

of all the many varied activities o

the UA; but also n.quirea a constan

exercise of judgment in sneh matte ·

M: special nsslgnm<·nta ur.der the dl

recti on of the Gene :a! Pre.aidc:nt, au

thorizatlon of expE-nditures, appe&l

from local unlona and individual mem

bera, and rendering decisions on fndi

vidual proposltiona. 1· . · .···

Since 1961, the work of the Gen

Executive Board haa greaUy 111ClreBJ5eal

To its credit, the Board haa thla additional burden and diapoaed o

the added work load with effieie

Just how extensively the Board's w

and ruponslbilitiea have increalled

recent years is reflected in the

ot individual proposi~ona :"1th w

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