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Detroit. AFL President William
Green assailed the Baruch Post-war
Report in an address here because of
its failure to provide for labor, indus
try and farmer representation in the
formulation of basic policies.
Speaking at a luncheon of the Eco
nomic Club of Detroit, Mr. Green
called for the establishment by Con
gress of a Reconstruction Commission,
on which all elements of the popula
tion would be represented, to lay down
the guiding rules for the nation's
post-war program. He said:
"This Reconstruction Commission
would not, of course, attempt to ad
minister the post-war program. That
task can well be entrusted to the
hands of a single, competent Admin
istrator, as the Baruch report sug
gests. But the Commission would be
charged with the responsibility of
formulating the general policies to be
followed by the Administrator. In
that way we could achieve advance
agreement and secure prior commit
ment to fundamental policies.
"I have heard only two objections
to this plan. The first is an evasion.
It suggests their interests through
advisory committees already estab
lished under the War Production
Board and which operate in a consul
tative capacity. My impression, how
ever, is that industry and labor have
had enough of such consultation which
usually comes after the fact and which
constitutes merely an empty gesture
toward real
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Union, Industry, Farmer Group To Set Post-War Policy
Urged By American Federation of Labor More
Than Bureaucrats Make Up The Country
democratic represen­
tation.
"Secondly, some of our more subtle
bureaucrats are heard to object to
policy-making by 'pressure groups.'
That phrase, 'pressure groups,' is
part of the new terminology of some
government officials whose ideas on
America are bounded by the ten
square miles of Washington. I resent
the term. It is an insult to the work
ers, the businessmen and the farmers
of America who, together make up
the vast majority of the American
people. Organized labor, industry and
agriculture are asking for represen
tation in the formulation of post-war
policies because they represent the
American people. They demand a voice
in decisions, not to promote their par­
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To assure success of the nation's
post-war program, Mr. Green recom
mended prompt liquidation of Govern
ment controls over labor and industry
and the inauguration of a large scale
production drive.
One project which he specifically
urged was the launching of a huge
housing program to supply the needs
of the American people and to provide
employment.
In addition, Mr. Green said America
must "meet the transition period cour
ageously by providing a more ade
quate form of Social Security for the
workers."
He asked that the National Employ
ment Service be reorganized to serve
displaced war workers and demobil
ized soldiers who will be in urgent
need of jobs. He added:
"I urge that preparations be made
now to move bodly and swiftly when
the call comes for overnight conver
sion from wartime to peacetime pro
duction.
"American private industry laces
the opportunity of a century in the
post-war period the opportunity to
produce for peace on a scale even
greater than it has shown it can do
for war the opportunity to establish
an economy of plenty in America, in
stead of scarcity the opportunity to
supply jobs and provide increasingly
better living conditions and educa
tional advantages for the American
people the opportunity for people to
save and invest—in short the oppor
tunity to justify the advantages of
our free enterprise system."
Short 264 Of Quota
The Fort Hamilton Hospital drive
was 264 short of the 3,000 quota when
leaders assembled for the victory diir»
ner in the Young Women's Christian
Association and campaign officials
said the drive would continue for an
other week in order to complete the
canvass for members. Rev. Carl A.
Muller, pastor of the Zion Evangelical
Church, spoke.
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ticular selfish interests, but to safe
guard the American way of life for
which millions of American boys are
now fighting."
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FREY ASSAILS
NATIONAL SERVICE
BILL PRAISES LABOR
Washington, D. C.—John P. Frey,
President of the AFL Metal Trades
Department, appealed to Congress in
a nation-wide radio address, to defeat
the National Service Bill which, he
said, would only "militarize labor and
convert the American arsenal of de
mocracy into a citadel of bureau
cracy."
Mr. Frey cited a long list of produc
tion achievements by free labor in this
war, among which were:
"In 1943 the number of workmen
employed in the production of Liberty
ships increased 62% over 1942, but
the number of these ships launched in
1943 increased 140%.
"Last year American shipyards pro
duced over 19,000,000 dead weight
tons of merchant shipping, 2% times
the tonnage built in 1942.
"The first Liberty ships took an
average of over 1,000,000 man hours
to build. Recently three yards, each
of which have delivered over 200 Lib
erty ships, have brought their aver
age down to less than 400,000 man
hours, a tribute to the cooperation of
management and labor.
"In 1941, 19,290 aircraft were de
livered in 1942, 47,873 and in 1943
85,946. This data however tells only
a part of ti.e story for since 1941 and
1942 the average size of the aircraft
built has almost doubled.
"In 1941 the average weight .of an
airframe was 4,440 lbs. In 1(942 it
was 6,110 lbs., and in 1943 it was
8,630 lbs. Our production of airframes
by weight has increased 900% since
1941.
"The goal set for .aircraft produc
tion for 1943 was 100 000 planes, and
we produced but 86,000. It has been
implied that we failed to meet our
goal. Actually, however, in terms of
the lighter weight 1942 plane, the
production in 1943 was equivalent to
122,000 airplanes."
Interesting Meeting Likely
For Trades Counci
A very interesting discussion is
likely to be held by the Co-operative
Trades and Labor Council at its next
meeting which will be held Tuesday
night, March 14. From newspaper an
nouncements and hearsay reports
that organization will be called upon
to settle matters for the city council
which have been in the limelight for
several weeks.
All delegates, and it is hoped that
every affiliated organization that is
represented by them will be there
Tuesday night to take part in the
discussion. The officers of trades coun
cil will welcome a large attendance
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