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4 Salem, Oregon, Saturday, September 17, 1949
The Steel Strike Crisis
Cyrus S. Chins, federal mediator and conciliation serv
ice director, has called on both sides in the steel labor dis
pute to meet with government conciliators Monday in a
final effort to avert a paralyzing strike in the steel indus
try, because of the failure of steel firms and the union to
begin bargaining on the basis of the president's fact find
ing board. Ching holds that there are no "irreconcilable
fundamental differences in view, only in the meaning the
the words."
The presidential fact finders recommended against a
fourth-round rate increase demanded by the union but
endorsed the adoption of social insurance and pension plans
at the expense of the 53 basic steel companies, which is
the equivalent of a wage increase. An 11-day truce was
accepted by both sides.
The union accepted the fact-finders' report, and some
of the companies. Most steel concerns have some form of
life insurance, but less than half have company financed
accident, sickness, hospital and surgical benefits, and most
of them are on a cooperative basis with the workers shar
ing costs. It is the elimination of the cooperative feature
that is objectionable to the companies.
While there is approval of the president's action in try
ing to avert a disastrous strike, there is also criticism of
him for refusing to use the pattern outlined in the Taft
Hartley law, enacted for the purpose. The law says:
"Whenever in the opinion of the president of the United
States, a threatened or actual strike or lockout affecting an
entire Industry, or a substantial part hereof engaged in produc
tion for commerce, will If permitted to occur or to continue, im
peril the national health or safety, he may appoint a board of
inquiry to Inquire Into the issues involved in the dispute and to
make a written report to him within such time as he shall pre
scribe. Such report shall include a statement of the facts with
respect to the dispute, including each party's statement of its
position but shall not contain any recommendations."
The law provides for finding the facts and remaining
neutral as guardian of the whole people. It denies the
president power to appoint political boards to make poli
tical decisions, so that the parties can arrive at a decision
by collective bargaining. Exposition of the facts by an
impartial board without compulsory recommendations
would help both labor and management to reach a decision
supported by public opinion. If the facts supported a
fourth round of wage rise, it would receive public support,
if not, It would be opposed.
Criticism of the presidential procedure centers on these
points: It damages the principle and practice of collective bar
gaining and threatens to substitute official fact-finding panels
throughout Industry. It encourages contract-breaking by he
unions because, though it was agreed that the current contracts
could not be opened for the discussion of pensions, the board
pointed out a means of inclusion. By recommending that the
companies pay the full cost of expanded welfare programs for
the workers the board endorsed an unsound and unfair prin
ciple in industry.
BY BECK
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WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
U.S. Subs Can Cross
Atlantic Without Surfacing
By DREW PEARSON
Washington In all the bitter row between the army and the
navy, the admirals have failed to let the public know about one
naval activity for which they deserve great credit submarines.
Perhaps this is because -the cramped and grimy life of a sub
marine crew lacks gold braid and glamor. Also, there are no ad
mirals commanding submarines;
BY GUILD
Wizard of Odds
THE FIRESIDE PULPIT
Lack of Reverence in Children
Usually Fault of Parent's Lack
BY REV. GEORGE H. SWIFT
fteelof St Paut". tpucopal ChiircD
Many people seem to get relief from their exasperations and
frustrations by using certain rough-sounding monosyllabic words.
They think they are swearing, when, as a matter of fact, they
may not be swearing at all.
The man who lost the hole on the golf green and made the
countryside re-
their place is on battleships. But
at any rate, American submar
ines have made amazing pro
gress, and undoubtedly will b
the most important arm of the
navy in the future.
The end of the war saw Ger
man submarines with new
breathing devic
es for underwat
er oper a t i o n ,
plus a rubber
coat which pre
vented radar de
tection. If the
war had lasted
much longer, the
new G
subs would
wreaked
on Am
hinnlns n n Dr.Wft.n.B
again.
Came V-E day and the Rus"
sians took over all Nazi submar
ine yards together with German
scientists. Result: The Russian
I e r m a n jiErW'L
ould have fi j
ferlTa'ftS
the steel workers' wage policy
committee had "unanimously"
approved the board's findings.
However, he neglected to say
that some local steel union lead
ers kicked over the traces at a
stormy three-hour meeting in
Pittsburgh before a vote was
taken.
The loudest protests were
voiced by local union chiefs in
inland steel company plants, who
pointed out that they had pre
viously turned down an inland
offer approximating the 10-cent-an-hour
increase for welfare and
pension benefits recommended
by the president's fact-finding
board.
How, they asked Murray, could
they now ask their members to
accept something which they had
already rejected as unsatisfac
tory?The local leaders implored
Murray to hold out for at least
part of the 12 ',i -cent-hourly
straight wage boost originally
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sound with his
blast of lan
guage would
undoubtedly be
disappointed if
he found out
later that, with
all the effort he
to express his
had put forth
feelings he had
not been swear
ing at all
Be. Orarr. Swill
name.
Calling upon God In a frivo
lous manner is swearing and
blasphemous. It Is a violation of
one of the Ten Commandments,
"Thou shalt not take the name
of the Lord thy God In vain."
We should never attempt to
strengthen our statements, em
bellish our language, or give
vent to our exasperation by a
careless and irreverent use of
any words referring to Deity.
One of the great evils of our
U-boat today is the most modern demanded by the union.
in the world.
However, the U. S. navy, rush
ing to keep up with the Soviet,
has now developed a new snork
el device permitting a sub to
breathe underwater for days at
a time. U. S. subs are also cap
able of the amazing underwater
speed of 21 knots, though the
cruising speed is only about 11
knots.
Not long ago an American U-
boat actually crossed the Atlantic
The CIO chief replied that he
still considered the 12- M -cent
increase(in addition to the 10
cents for welfare and pension
benefits) a just demand. But,
he argued that the steel workers
probably couldn't get any more
than the board's recommendation
even if they staged a walkout.
. "Let's take what we can get
and remain at work," advised the
statesmanlike Murray. "I realize
that our locals in some plants al
ready are getting substantially
to England without once coming ,hf (h k,,w , m.) i-
10 me sunace.
However, American experts,
not happy with this progress,
have learned that Russia has
developed something better than
POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER
Job the Envy of Any Kid:
He Tests Bubble Gum
By HAL BOYLE
New York P A Brooklyn chemical engineer has a job any
kid in America might envy he tests bubble gum all day long. .
Gets paid for it, too.
"It took me two months to blow my first bubble, said Dr.
Morris Nafash, research director for the Bazooka Bubble Gum
company.
"Now I blow about a hundred "We o on the theory that
bubbles a day " tne average kid is a shrewd buy-
But he has 'a twelve-year-old er." " Dr- Nafash. "A penny
son who can beat him. Jf ften his entire capital, and
It is his dutv to test the tex- he demands more for his money
ture and elasticity of the gum than the grownup."
social security benefits and that
others have been offered as
much.
"Nevertheless, we are all to
gether in this fight. If some
As a matter of fact, there are
a great many words used for time is the lack of reverence for
the purpose mentioned above sacred things. This lack of rev-
which, while they may sound erence in children is usually the
vulgar or crude under certain fault of parents who exhibit lit-
circumstances, are neither tie. If any, reverence for sacred
swearing nor blasphemous. Of things themselves,
course, I am not recommending We cannot expect much rev-
their use. erence from children when they
Swearing, in the religious get to be adults if they haven't
sense, is "taking the name of learned respect for sacred things
God in vain." during their tender years. We
One or more words which should ever remember that "The
taken together constitute swear- Lord is in His holy temple," and
lng must include some form of that He is ever present around
the name of God. Swearing is us and with us.
appealing to the Divine Being Surely we can express our
irreverently, or using the name Ideas, and give vent to our exas
of God in any form for pur- perations, in sufficiently color
poses other than that which ful words without taking the
could be called sacred, or for name of the Lord our God irrev
the glorification of God's holy erently, flippantly, or in vainl
the snorkel, namely a chemical locals have something the rest
wnicn generates oxygen ana tnus of our members do not have,
feeds the engines without de- let's even it up by accepting the
pending on the snorkel's pipe board's proposal. We can come
extending to the surface. So the back for more later when the
race for modernization of deadly circumstances are favorable,
undersea weapons continues.
Note Top admirals were sum- CAPITAL NEWS CAPSULE
moned to Washington from all MacArthur's Secret Report
over the USA the other day Here is the inside reason on
for a secret conference to map why President Truman suddenly
a press campaign against fur- agreed to let congress oppropri
ther curtailment of the navy. The ate $75,000,000 for non-commun-admirals
were worried over the ist China. Until ten days ago,
bad press reaction to the B-36 the president was dead set
smear. However, they continued against giving a nickel to the
their smear tatics by featuring Chinese. But recently he re
as an off-the-record speaker, ceived a secret report from Gen
Frank Hecht, president of the eral MacArthur urging him to
navy league, who has been bit- reconsider. MacArthur said it
terly critical of Secretary of was possible to delay the corn
Defense Johnson. The meeting munist offensive indefinitely pro-
entireiy neglected one of the vided the United States would
and to develop jg
new ilavors. tie ,
came to his post
after 1 1 years as
research associ-
ate of Columbia )'
university's de
partment of
chemical engi
neering. "At first, I
didn't see how
I could keep
busy," said Dr.
Bai aoru
The board named by the president was headed by Judge
Samuel J. Rossman, a well known New Dealer and ghost
writer for both Roosevelt and Truman in justifying and
maintaining the political alliance with organized labor
bosses with both the New Deal and the Fair Deal. Little is
known of the other two members. Dr. Carol D. Dougherty
of North Carolina university, and David L. Cole of Pater
son,, N. J., except that they were acceptable to labor.
It is said that Mr. Truman did not use the Taft-Hartley
procedure because of the time that might have passed
before the dispute would have been settled and he wanted
action before the situation became a disaster.
Time for the Pipe of Peace
What happens to Salem's baseball club is a matter that
has gotten beyond the interest of only ball fans.
The Senators have been taking too much of a beating
as of late. No definite, sizable offer to buy the club from
the Portland Beavers has come from any group in Salem
yet. And with the start of football season, interest in
baseball naturally wanes. So it is certainly questionable
if any real money will be put on the line before baseball
season opens in the spring.
As a matter of fact, the whole Western International
League itself is in a turmoil.
It looks like Eugene will establish a WIL ball club.
There apparently is enough money to buy the Bremerton
franchise. The Eugene school board is negotiating for
lease of the civic auditorium.
The cities jf Richland, Pasco and Kemiewick in Washing
ton are eyeing the Wenatchee franchise. Several civic
leaders in the Tri-City area are interested in making a
deal. Then, too, the San Diego Padres have put the "for
sale" sign on the Tacoma Tigers.
Under the circumstances, Salem as a city should see that
the ball club bearing its name has some assurance of con
tinuing. And the only assurance at this time is under the
continued ownership of the Portland club.
Therefore, the logical move would be for local baseball
fans to meet with Manager Bill Mulligan of the Beavers
and try to find out how Salem can help build the Senators.
If Eugene is brought into the league, a rivalry will nat
urally develop with Salem. Such competition between the
two cities will be expected with another Oregon city at last
as a part of the WIL. Travel costs, as far as the Senators
are concerned, will be lessened to a minor degree because
of the addition of nearby Eugene.
With the Western International League directors meet
ing in Tacoma Monday, the time has come for a passing of
the pipe of peace between those locally who have been
giving the Senators a bad time and the Beaver manage
ment. Then both groups should put their heads together
. to f igur how to bring the Senators out of the dumps.
OPEN FORUM
Attacks New Court House Plans
To the Editor Our family's reaction to the picture of the new
courthouse Is that it looks like a warehouse.
We hope the . . . plans are junked and a building erected that
looks like a courthouse. Such ultra-modern or futuristic buildings
are out of place in a state as conservative as Oregon.
Let's Impress our visitors with something lovely but don't
get too far "out of character."
HELEN L. BRUCKMAN
1990 Virginia St., Salem
SIPS FOR SUPPER
finest and most essential jobs
the navy is doing submarines.
...
STEEL WORKERS DEBATE
Slim Leavings
By DON UPJOHN
It's getting to be about the season of the year to start warning
people to do their Christmas shopping early. But we're not so
sure about this year. County Assessor Tad Shelton has Just an
nounced figures showing that while the assessed valuation of the
county will be up about 25 per cent this year the overall levy
In mills for the , H... Learned About Humans
Lebanon Big Red. six-year
old saddle horse who outwalked
Paul Smith of Mill City over a
75-mile course last July on the
Lebanon Meadows race track,
and was displayed at numerous
valley fairs with his ever pres
ent Triangle Oats, prefers the
wild life to admiring crowds,
publicity and even oats, for he
has become wily and tough to
catch since being turned out on
ran so. RalDh Smith, his owner
one's Christmas shopping early ,tates. Smith said he turned the
if he owns property hereabouts.
The only question is as to wheth-
city will be
down onlv about
1.4 mills. Fig
ures for the
total taxes have
not been extend-
ea yet uui me
inference to be
arawn irom ino
figures already
released is that
it's no time to
talk about doing
t. rib
big bay out with other range
horses about a month ago and
er after taxpaying time he'll do ,inre then the usually tractable
any Christmas shopping at all.
Irrefutable
According to the Associated
Press teletype spewing forth Its
information in the offices of our
favorite paper this a.m.. Assist
ant Secretary of the Interior C.
Glrard Davidson speaking at
Bend gave the following unan
Red has kept a wide distance be
tween himself and the man with
the oats.
We would say that Big Red,
according to the foregoing dis
patch, has quite a bit of what
la known as "horse sense."
These are strange times. It
is predicted there'll be from 13,-
swerable argument for CVA as 000 people up at the soil conser-
the "golden opportunity" for the vation showing at the Irving
Pacific Northwest: "2-1-8)7434 Bnrtcls ranch today. That's even
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a bigger attendance than they
had at Ringllng Brothers circus
this week. O well, of course,
there's no admission charge out
at Bartels,
Need of Monk for Diapers
All in a Day's Play
Worcester. Miu AlPl e.tl I-- u-a . .....u .a.- ,
Worcester City hospital doctors said after they removed;
A Z5-cent piece swallowed br Barbara Panrsyk, 10.
A dime Mary Ladue, 10, swallowed.
A pest control cop gulped by Robert, 13-months.
A 22 caliber bullet from the arm of Robert Gibson, 15.
A fish book from the finger of Daniel Brick, 13.
Chicago URi Necessity has mothered the Invention of a
diaper tor baby monkeys, the Lincoln Park too reported today.
Sorrowful, a five-month-old Palas monkey, broke both her
legs and an arm In a fall last week.
Zoologist I.rar Grimmer took the bandaged Simian home
and put her to bed to convalesce. Then Cirimmer's wife dis
covered that Sorrowful, like all Infants, needed diapers.
The Grlmmers railed In soo director R. Marlln Perkins when
It was disrovered that Sorrowful's tall made conventional
diapers Impractical.
The three finally evolved a two piece pair of three-cornered
pant with a removable gasket.
give aid directly to some of the
Chinese warlords who still have
big armies in the field. Impress
ed, the president passed word to
ine steel workers- acceptance Senator Tom Connally, chair-
of the fact-finding board's pro- man of the foreign relations
posals in the steel strike wasn't committee, to agree; since this
nearly as harmonious as CIO plan would by-pass Chiang and
boss Phil Murray indicated to let the United States give direct
the press. help to the most reliable Chinese
Murray correctly reported that non-communists.
DREW PEARSON
New Justice Considered
As Militant New Dealer
When President Truman appointed Judge Sherman Minton of
Indiana to the latest supreme court vacancy, he not only picked
one of his old senate friends but one of the most militant rough-and-tumble
new dealers who ever supported Franklin Roosevelt.
Furthermore, he picked an old friend of Justice Hugo Black.
This latter fact will have an '
effect upon the court which few knuckle debaters in that body,
people realize. For Justice ...
Black, on the day of Justice Rut- Minton became a member of
ledge's funeral, confided to close the White House secretariat in
friends that he was getting tired 1940, after his defeat for re-elec-and
expected soon to resign, tion to the senate. But prior to
Black told intimates that he felt that he had been a member of
so depressed over the loss of his the White House unofficial staff
two friends, Frank Murphy and and was frequently called in for
Wiley Rutledge, that he did not strategy talks,
believe he could continue the In December 1937, for ln
battle for liberalism much long- stance, Roosevelt faced a major
er. decision as to whether he should
The appointment of Black's continue a vigorous liberal poll
old friend, ex-Senator Minton, cy on Capitol Hill. Among those
however, should change this. It summoned to the White House
was Minton who, when Black for advice were Senators Norris
was appointed to the supreme of Nebraska, Wagner of New
court in 1936, succeeded the York, Pepper of Florida, Schwel
crusading Black as chairman of lenbach of Washington, Green of
the senate lobbying investigating Rhode Island and "Shay" Min
committee. ton.
The retiring senator from Al- His advice to Roosevelt at that
abama had waged a spectacular time was:
crusade against the lobbying "You've got everything to
tactics of big business which gain and nothing to lose, Mr.
contributed materially to pass- President, by fighting. The op
age of the holding corporation position isn't satisfied with a
act. Minton was a member of a conciliatory attitude. They
Black's committee, and carried think you are scared and licked,
on as chairman afterward. The only thing they understand
' is a swift kick where it hurts.
Minton was also in the fore- "You know history well
front of Roosevelt's supreme enough to know that the people
court battle, and at one point always side with a popular pre
when several senate leaders, sident against an obstructionary
following the death of Senate congressional bloc.
Leader Joe Robinson of Arkan- "Look at Teddy Roosevelt,"
sas, advised Roosevelt to drop continued Minton. "He was a
the supreme court fight, it was great, popular hero because he
Minton who urged him to con- fought back at his congressional
tinue. Later Minton was the ad- foes. Why not fight, Mr. Presi
minlstration's choice to reply to dent, with everything you've
Senator Burt Wheeler of Mon- got?"
tana, leader of the opposition "I'd throw another wage-hour
against the supreme court bill, bill back into their teeth, I'd
Minton came to the senate in crack down on them on the tax
1934 after defeating "Little Ar- issue, and I'd tell these utility
tie" Robinson of Indiana, who die-hards to go jump in the
had held office with the help of lake."
the Indiana Ku Klux Klan. As a court of appeals Judge,
Tall. dark, good-looking. Mm- Minton has drifted considerably
ton served as a captain of infan- to the right. On the supreme
try overseas and almost immedl- court, however, he will probab
ately after entering the senate ly line up with his old friend
became one of the best bare- Hugo Black on many issues.
As a result the bubble gum
business has had to develop
special gimmicks to enclose in
the gum wrappers like tattoo
pictures, photos of athletes or
movie stars. Unlike the radio
giveaway programs, no manu
facturer has been able yet to
j enclose a trip to Paris with his
Sum, dui ii uidy vuiiie. nie Aius
are always demanding something
new.
To make bubble gum more ac
ceptable in the home, the in-
Nalash, a small, dark earnest dustry has developed a quick
man of 49. "But I have found drying type that won't become
bubble gum a real challenge. It enmeshed in rugs that is, if it
takes all the scientific know- isn't stepped on while still wet.
ledge I have. You'd be amazed Naturally, the children resent
at the research going into this this It isn't so easy for them to
penny product." stick used gum under the dining
room table for future chewing.
Fortunately, American inven- "My own kids solve this by
tive genius got started first, and leaving the gum in a -glass of
the United States now has at water overnight," smiled Dr.
least a five-year-edge over Soviet Nafash.
Russia in bubble gum produc- ...
tlon- There has been concern voic-
"Other countries copy our ed over the Increasing size of the
wrappers," said Dr. Nafash com- bubbles. Some parents have fear-
placently, "but none can dupli- ed Junior might blow a bubble
cate the gum itself." so large he's be wafted aloft by
Bubble gum is a $10 to $15- a strong wind,
million - dollar - a-year industry Dr. Nafash says this is unlike-
and intensely competitive. There ly.
are about 25 companies that The largest bubble l ever
ut". , , heard of was only 12 inches in
Quite a few adults are turn- diameter, and that was blown in
lng to bubble gum because they championship contest. A bubble
get more for their money " said o eight to ten inches is very
Dr. Nafash. "It has about three good lor an ,matuer.
times ., much sugar a. ordinary kjd
Th. gum base Itself is either EDLTlr,, bU1" mUl?
synthetic or natural rubber plas- ?'gger tn,n prMent' n0 m-
tlcized with resins, waxes and ?r ,how mJ! we imProv
oils. And If the gum doesn't f """
snap back into shape the child- Why?
ren soon find it out and boy- "It's very simple," said Dr.
cott that brand. They spread the Nafash. "The kid's face gets In
word quickly to their pals. the way."
Burglars Missed Prize Possessions
Seattle (U.R) Burglars who ransacked the home of Warren .
A. Thompson overlooked what he considered his most prised
possession a ticket to the Washlngton-Notrt Dam football
game which has been sold out since early June.
MacKENZIE'S COLUMN
Great Powers Frown
On Greek-Albanian Row
By DeWITT MacKENZII
(bP) Porelrn AXf.lr Aotlyct)
Greece's threat to Invade communist Albania as a measur W
self-defense, if guerrilla forces launch further attacks on Greek
soil from Albania, has capitals on both sides of the Iron Curtain
worried.
Washington, London and Moscow are particularly concerned,
and it s reported that the Anglo- "between Yugoslavia and Russia'
American brotherhood is like- Balkan satellites because of die
ly to take steps to discourage any utor Tit., p 0 1 Ml e a 1 revolt
such military operation by their against Moscow
Greek ally. It wouldn't be sur- Q( c 0 u r , th fact that
prising if Russia also advised Al- Greece i .ponsors frown on any
bwJ '? g 'a,y' invasion of Albania is In no
w,h,V t , , sense due to doubts as to the
Well because a Greek invas- truth of the Athens charges,
ion of Albania could very easily The Albanian operations have
precipitate another world war. been carried on more or jesi op.
And perhaps the most signifi- enly and braieniy for a long
cant, and hopeful, aspect of the time. It Just Isn't smart to re
current affair is that both sides taliate in such fashion as to pre
in the cold war are anxious to cipitate another global upheaval,
avoid another general upheaval. ...
You wouldn't think such a
little country as Albania could
stir up so much trouble. It has an
area of only 10,829 square miles
and an estimated population of
about a million.
But Albania lies between Yug
oslavia and Greece and is a cor
ridor into the Balkan Peninsula.
For this reason it has for hund
reds of years been used as a
gateway by Invading armies.
Moreover, because of her posi
tion. Albania henelf hmm hwn
O.WIU M.,k...H b. . . ..!
iiuuiii unwrrn lurnty no Dui- ana nas oeen ruled by the
garia again are tense or per- Romans, the Byzantines, th
haps one should say more tense Slavs, the Turks and bv Mus
than usual. To this must be add- aolini, the would-be great con
ed the feud which has developed queror.
The Balkans
through the cen
turies have been
the whe 1 p 1 n g
ground of arm
ed conflicts.
The situation
at the moment
I a particularly
d e 1 1 c a te. Not
only on account
of the Greece
Albanian row
but because re