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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1946
PAY BOOSTED WITHOUT STRIKES
"American Federation of Labor
unions are winning wage increases
almost entirely without strikes, U. S.
Department of Labor figures reveal.
Out of 1,800,000 workers on strike or
threatening to strike, as of Jan. 18,
only 112,000 were AFL union mem
bers.
Why is it that AFL unions can save
their members the huge losses caused
by strikes and yet win them large and
lasting gains? The answer is that
experienced AFL union leaders seek
substantial progress through collective
bargaining conducted privately with
employers on a basis of fact and ex
perience, with consideration of the in
terests of both sides.
The AFL regards collective bargain
ing in good faith as the normal pro
cedure for establishing good relations
with employers and working out the
terms of employment in a contract.
AFL unions have negotiated in good
faith within the administration's de
clared wage^price policy. And this pro
cedure is working, aiding in maintain
ing national purchasing power and in
speeding reconversion to peacetime
production.
THE REAL KEY TO VETERANS'
READJUSTMENT
A job is the real, key to a veteran's
readjustment. Once he secures satis
factory employment, his other prob
lems rapidly diminish.
The labor movement itself cannot
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Entitled "World Politics Faces
Economic^" the paper offers, in part,
an analysis of the political and eco
nomic factors involved in preventing
World War III. Emphasis is placed on
the importance of Russia and America
as the world's bi-polar powers. Efforts
of other nations to achieve security
will move them into the orbit of one
or the other of these two powers.
Both Russia and America "proclaim
the dignity and worth of the indi
vidual," but the achievement of this
democratic ideal depends on the solu
tion of two quite different problems,
one political and one economic, Lass
well points out.
Russia's problem is to modify an all
encompassing bureaucratic dictator
ship into a flexibly balanced society,
says Lasswell. "jtussia needs to move
from centralization into decentraliza
tion, from dictatorship to democracy,
from regimented communication to
free communication," he declares.
America's problem, on the other
hand, "is to achieve a more stable eco
nomic basis for freedom. We have
many elements of balance in our in
stitutions. But what we have of free
dom is imperiled at frequent inter
vals by theresults of economic inse
curity and, over longer periods, by the
inroads upon genuine business enter
prise of economic restrictionism."
Naming as the 3 major objectives
of American economic policy (a) high
provide jobs, but it will continue to
strive for its goal of full employment.
Also, it will work towards placing
veterans in the kind of position they
desire.
The disabled veteran presents a
special problem. In his case jobs must
be analyzed, individual capacities
studied and placements made where
he may be happy in the knowledge
that he is contributing to society and
not depending on it.
Gen. Omar Bradley has pointed out
that more and more readjustment cen
ters for veterans will be required as
demobilization progresses. The Amer
ican Federation of Labor executive
council foresaw this a year ago. It
directed its 900 Central Bodies to
form special committees to help vet
erans find employment, and stimulate
concerted action by the community in
establishing veterans' centers. The
Labor League for Human Rights urg
ed similar action and assisted in set
ting up the committees.
Today, the results of this planning
and direction are bearing fruit. Not
only have great numbers of central
bodies set up their own veterans' com
mittees, with liaison representatives to
community readjustment centers—but
in many instances operate their own
centers.
In Los Angeles the AFL Veterans'
Employment and Rehabilitation Ser
vice is handling more cases than any
other similar agency in that city.
Since Jan. 1, 1945, this labor center
has handled hundreds of cases each
month. A recent survey of services
given include 658 job placements, 300
instances of apprentice training and
1,570 services in job, vocational coun
seling and personal analysis.
Veterans problems in 1946 will
challenge the facilities of all existing
readjustment centers. The Labor
League for Human Rights urges all
central body veterans' committees to
redouble their efforts to provide the
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COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS
World security will strengthen
democratic tendencies inside Russia,
Harold D. Lasswell says in a research
paper prepared by the Committee for
Economic Development Research Di
vision, just published by the McGraw
Hill Book Co. The author is the direc
tor of war communications research
for the Library of Congress.
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levels of productive employment (b)
a rising standard of well-being (c)
the attainment of these goals by means
comparable with freedom and secur
ity. Lasswell states that "The degree
to which these objects can be realized
-in the United States depends in no
small measure upon the world environ
ment—upon the level of world eco
nomic life and the degree of world
political security."
Having placed America's domestic
economic goals in the focus of the
world security spotlight, the writer
analyzes the effects of efforts to
achieve these goals on the desire of
other nations, particularly Russia, to
feel free of any threat of this nation's
accumulating strength in the event of
another war. And there must be no
'next war," Lasswell says, if America
is to have the jobs, living standards
and freedom which its people want.
Even a threat of war would retard
progress, since preparatory measures
for defense would tend to mobilize pro
duction for possible war, rather than
leaving it free to serve civilian needs
and living standards. Future wars are
likely, however, unless factors which
have produced wars in the past are
controlled.
Since crises of war arid insecurity
are often among the unintended con
sequences of economic policy, it is
wise to consider in advance the prob
able repercussions of economic policy
on security. Such considerations will
necessarily take place within a frame
work of world politics that, in its
characteristic form, is the balancing
of power. The term "world politics"
is used by the author to include the
diplomatic and economic procedures
of nations, apart from any world or
ganization.
veteran with his most urgent read
justment need—a job.
WHAT NEXT?
Three coaches with specially equip
ped "mother-and-child" compartments
have been put in service on the Swed
ish State Railways. The cars, con
structed according to directives by
the Swedish Medical Board and private
welfare organizations, have dining
places and toilet facilities for babies.
Twenty-five such cars have been or
dered.
WISDOM
Honor lies in honest toil. Grover
Cleveland.
SUPPORTS WAGE
HIKE IN CHALLENGING
WORDS TO CONGRESS
Washington, D. C.—President Tru
man declared in his annual message
to Congress that American business
can afford and should pay "substan
tial" wage increases to labor.
To set industry a good example,
the President urged Congress to in
crease the pay of government em
ployes and to vote an immediate boost
in minimum wage levels from 40 to
65 cents an hour.
The President emphasized that
wage increases in priyate industry
should be negotiated through collec
tive bargaining. He also pressed for
prompt action on full employment
legislation, social security improve
ments, higher unemployment compen
sation and insurance against medical
costs.
Full employment and increased
production, Mr. Truman said, are the
only safeguards against the disaster
of inflation and consequent depres
sion. He warned that another de
pression in this country would upset
the entire world economy.
Deploring work stoppages, the
President called upon management
and labor to settle their disputes
through collective bargaining. He also
reiterated his request for fact-finding
legislation.
"Private capital and private man
agement," the President said in his
message, "are entitled to adequate
reward for efficiency, but business
must recognize that its reward re
suits from the employment of the re
sources of the nation.
"Business is a public trust and must
adhere to national standards in the
conduct of its affairs. These stand
ards include as a minimum the estab
lishment of fair wages and fair em
ployment practices. "Labor also has
its own new peacetime responsibili
ties. Under our collective bargaining
system, which mast become progres
sively more secure, labor attains in
creasing political as well as economic
power and this, as with all power,
means increased responsibility."
In endorsing a boost ia the. niini-
vt- -r- ,s
tH'ioOO
In giving his views on the need for
a fair wage structure to bulwark ex
pansion of American industry, the
President said:
"Most industries and most com
panies have adequate leeway within
which to grant substantial wage in
creases. If we manage our economy
properly, the future will see us on a
level of production half again as high
as anything we have ever accomplish
ed in peacetime. Business can in the
future pay higher wages and sell for
lower prices than ever before. "This
is not true for all companies, nor will
it ever be there for all, but for busi
ness generally it is true. We are rely
ing on all concerned to develop through
collective bargaining wage structures
that are fair to labor, allow for nec
essary business incentives and con
form with policy to hold the line on
prices."
AFL STARTS DRIVE
TO MEET NATION'S
HOUSING NEEDS
Washington, D. C. A double
barreled drive to arouse public opin
ion for action to deal with the im
mediate housing emergency and for
enactment of the Wagner-Ellender
Taft bill to meet the nation's long
range housing needs was announced
by AFL President William Green.
Mr. Green called upon AFL Cen
tral "Labor Unions in 800 cities
throughout the country to take the
lead in organizing community cam
paigns for prompt construction of
new homes to meet the acute short
ages confronting returning veterans
and war workers.
"Mobilization for more and better
housing is the most vital step in Am
erica's mobilization for peace and re
covery," Mr. Green said.
His action followed a White House
confei-ence with Federal Housing Ex
pediter Wilson Wyatt, at which Mr.
Green was accompanied by the AFL
Housing Committee.
"The American Federation of La
bor stands ready to cooperate fully
with Mr. Wyatt in the er.iergency
program to meet the housing crisis
which affects almost every American
community today," Mr. Green said
after the meeting. "We will support
every sound measure to make the gov
ernment's program effective.
"Foremost in labor's objectives in
its fight to prevent the present hous
ing shortage from developing a
chronic, malignant disease is quick
Congressional enactment of the Wag
ner-Ellender-Taft bill, S. 1592. It is
the duty of every unionist and every
responsible citizen to raise his voice
and call upon Congress for urgent
action on this vital legislation.
"The American Federation of La
bor calls upon its Central Unions in
more than 800 communities through
out the United States to form local
labor housing committees. It will be
the responsibility of these coinmittees
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mum wage level prescribed under the
Fair Labor Standards Act, the Presi
dent said neither serious price ad
justments nor geographic dislocations
would be caused by such increases.
Continued price control and rent
control were urged by the President
to prevent inflation. He recommended
liberalization of the whole structure
of the social secui'ity laws and re
stated his pleas for the establishment
of health insurance.
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KVTER IVORLO WAR Z PRKi,
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^CONTROLS WERE LIFTED*
WITH THE FOLLOWING RESULTS:
MORE THAN 100,000 FLRMS
WENT BANKRUPT.
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MERCHANTS, FARMERS,
AND INDUSTRIES SUFFE&
ED INVENTORY LOSSES
TVJ OF SIXTEEN BILLION
DOLLARS.
MORE THAN 5,000,000
WORKERS LOST TWElR. 4
JOSS.
453,000 FARMERS LOST
THEIR FARMS.
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to work closely with mayors and other
municipal authorities in making
known the housing needs of the com
munity and devising methods for
meeting them promptly, soundly and
effectively.
"Local AFL Housing Committees,
guided by the National Housing Com
mittee of the AFL will launch a na
tionwide mobilization of labor and
citizen cooperation to meet the hous
ing emergency."
For Better Traffic Control
Middletown, Ohio.—Members of the
City Commission conferred with Hugh
A. King, Chief of Police, to consider
King's suggestions for better traffic
control, and later met with officials
of the Ortman -Stewart Transporta
tion Co., regarding placing prewar bus
stops back into efect here.
Chief King was understood to be
asking that left turns at Central Ave
nue's intersections with Broad Street
and Verity Parkway be eliminated, as
before the war, in the interest of safe
ty, and that at least three traffic
lights, which were turned off during
the war, be placed back in operation,
principally the light at Central and
Grices Streets.
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NEW BUSINESSES
HAMILTON
August J. & Lorene R. Killiatt' A
Elda Nogle, 1146 Central, Gro. &
Meats.
Lewis Whitaker (No. 520 American
Legion) 517 S. Monument, Candies,
etc.
Gelanie Day, 764 East Ave., Restau
rant.
David Johnson, 211 .N. Poplar, Ox
ford, Garage & Repairs.
Hobart Hayes, Tuly Rd., Lumber.
Robt. Stapleton, 141 Riverside Dr.,
New Miami, Grocery.
Nellie Pace, 152 High, Photographer.
Delbert Jameson, 723 Sycamore,
Restaurant & Cafe.
Leonard Reynolds, R. R. No. 7,
Radio Repairs.
Chas. Cash, 2916 Pleasant, Gen.
Contractor.
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