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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1945)
Westbrook Pegler Copyright 1945, by King Features Syndicate New York, Sept. 21 "The boys," a patronizing name for the American fighting men, are coming home to learn that one of the benefits bequeathed to them by their late commander-in-chief, Mr. Roosevelt, is un employment decreed by a hand ful of his political henchmen who did not go to war. One of the reasons frankly stated for the total deferment of many of them was that they were indispensable to the indus trial war effort. Ostensibly, they exerted themselves to prevent strikes and other stoppages and delays in production. This was blackmail against the nation, the proposition being that if they were drafted they would cause their followers to strike in protest. But even though they were excused, and notwithstanding the notorious no-strike pledge to Roosevelt shortly after Pesrl Harbor, thousands of strikes did occur and the high unioneers and the Roosevelt government boldly lied to the fighting serv ices and to the civilian popula tion. FOR THE BENEFIT of the corrupt union political .auxiliary which was collecting hundreds of millions of dollars from the tax-payers by way of the work ers' pay envelopes and using part of it to support Roosevelt's party, they constantly misrepre sented the actual number and ef fect of such strikes. A strike was not a strike unless a strika had formally been declared. Thousands of walkouts and slow-downs which were "ur.au thorized" therefore were not in cluded in the deceitful statistics of the government nor were "epdemics" in which, by coinci dence, all the employees on a given job became sick of a mys terious malady, unknown to medical science, which could be cured only by a raise in pay. Moreover, even in the cases of recognized strikes, the hours lost as reported to the public were only the idle hours of the strikers, themselves. The idle ness imposed on enormously greater numbers in factories which could not operate for lack of key materials was not count ed as a strike loss. Only by the most fastidious mathematics could it be determ ined whether the United Auto Workers of the CIO had the worst record. Nevertheless, it prospered as a robust political war baby and now, with 'The Boys" coming home, and reem ployment, reconversion and the resumption of commerce lagging from governmental neglect, the U.A.W. has compelled the Ford Motor Company to lay off 50,000 workers and retard the produc tion of vehicles which "The Boys" will want to build and sell and buy, because another com pany, manufacturing gears for Ford, had refused to re-employ four men discharged for throw ing two foremen out of a factory. EVEN THE ROOSEVELT war labor board, never impartial in such disputes but always loaded against the employers, had up held the gear company in this refusal and the U.A.W. had de nounced the strike at the s.ear works as "unauthorized." Nev ertheless, it was a real strike and the Ford company, after long patience with the mischiev ous provocations of union dis turbers during the war, seized the opportunity to throw on the union responsibility for a flag rant and possibly tumultuous in terference with the immediate ambition of most war veterans to get back to work, earn money and drive a new car. SINCE THE WARS began, Ford had given in to the U.A.W. on every front. Henry Ford, Sr., stunned his rivals when he gave the union the closed shop but ex plained that he did it for two reasons: 1 To prevent blood shed by lawless political mobs such as terrorized Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania in the or ganizing campaigns of the CIO and, 2 To maintain production for the war. Throughout the war, never theless, the management had been impaired by threats - of great troubles over petty com plaints, and by recognized, in fact, vaunted immunity of un ions to penalties for violations of law and contracts. It was known weeks ago that when Ja pan was beaten, Ford would come to a stand, insist on his rights as a contracting party in agreements with unions and on the first valid provocation close down completely to dramatize HOLLUP APPOINTS Authorized Distributor for Southern Oregon of HOLLUP "SUREWELD" ELECTRODES WITH A COMPLETE I 5TOCK IN GRANTS PASS 49 the power of Irresponsible un ions to inflict distress and dan ger on the whole community. THE SAME U.A.W. Is threat ening to strike General Motors and throw 300,000 more workers out of jobs to win an increase of 30 per cent in wages, having ear marked four million dollars for this contest. This money came out of public taxes paid as war wages to workers whom the Roosevelt government compel led to join the union. Now this gift from Roosevelt may be used to keep returning veterans out of jobs not only in the motor industry but in countless other lines as the ramifications of a strike expand through inter-dependent activities across the na tion. War veterans, who were going to go through those picket lines and ask permission of no unioneer or racketeer to earn an honest living, can do nothing because President Truman in herited the curse of Roosevelt betrayal and thus far lacks the honesty to disown a powerful but predatory ally. OWTH M ' " lev" Mr Coast League W. L. Pet. Portland 110 68 .618 Seattle 103 76 .575 Sacramento 95 83 .534 San Francisco 94 85 .525 Oakland 89 91 .494 San Diego 80 99 .447 Los Angeles 74 105 .413 Hollywood 71 109 .394 National League W. L. Pet. Chicago 91 55 .623 St. Louis 89 57 .610 .Brooklyn 80 66 .548 Pittsburgh 80 67 .544 New York 76 69 .524 Boston 64 83 .435 Cincinnati 60 85 .414 Philadelphia 44 103 .299 American League W. L. Pet. Detroit 85 63 .574 Washington 85 65 .567 St. Louis 78 68 .534 New York 75 70 .518 Cleveland 70 70 .500 Chicago 71 75 .486 Boston 70 79 .470 Philadelphia 51 95 .349 Vanport Rationing Too Much For One Portland, Ore., Sept. 20 U.R Despite diminishing duties as ra tioning tapers off, the ration board at Vanport, hardy war housing center, will remain a two-man office. Officials of the board explain ed that one member will handle the public business, leaving the other free to step into another room to telephoe the sheriff in case of trouble. This decision followed a recent encounter with a disgruntled ra tionee who brandished a pistol in the face of the chief clerk. Use Mall Tribune Want Ada. Daring Boat Trip Down Rogue River Is Found To Be No "Sunday Cruise" A boat trip from Grants Pass to Gold Beach, down Rogue riv er, is not a "Sunday cruise," said Ike Stenerson, Evelyn Apart ments, in telling of his adven tures on the hazardous journey. Stenerson was accompanied on the trip by Gerald Searl and Russ McCoy, Hemet, Calif., Del GoForth, Vallejo, and R.ex Got ting and Chuck Shotwell of Grants Pass. The trek was made in three boats, each accompanied by a guide, and took five days. Stenerson said he would ad vise no one to attempt the trip without a guide because of the treacherous river, which must be thoroughly known to prevent crashing into hidden rocks and becoming trapped in shallow water. Fishing Improves On the first night out, the party stopped at Galice where they stayed overnight. Fishing was none too good and did not improve much until the third day when the entire party caught the limit each day thereafter. Between Galice and Black Bar, where they stopped on the second night, it was necessary for the boat to drop over a 14-foot falls. From Galice on, the coun try became rugged, Stenerson said, with the river no more than nine feet wide in many places. Several times the stream was so narrow that oars could not be used and in Mule canyon high rock walls go straight up from the narrow river. Boats Take Water , The boats consistently took water, according to Stenerson, as the front and sides dipped while shooting rapids and rough water. On several occasions equipment in the boats became soaked but at no time were the boats in dan ger. The third night was spent at Marial and on the fourth night the party stayed at Agnes, arriv ing at Gold Beach, mouth of the river, on the fifth night. The country, down from Gal ice, is wild and practically as the Indians left it, Stenerson- said. There are no roads along the river and it is necessary for one to hike in several miles to reach the stream by foot. Mail Slow At Marial Stenerson wrote a letter to his family here but it is not expected to arrive before Saturday. From Marial it goes by horse pack and boat to Gold Beach, by stage to Grants Pass and by train to Medford. Stenerson took motion pic tures of the entire trip to pre serve for posterity scenes of his thrilling adventure. fVllf SCHOOLS Jacksonville, Sept. 21 Jack sonville grade and high school will open for the 1945-46 school year Monday morning, Sept. 24, at 9:30 it was announced today by Supt. G. B. Goddard. Open ing of the school year was post poned to aid the fruit harvest. The staff is complete with all positions filled by experienced instructors. Teacher meetings will be held Saturday forenoon to acquaint the incoming teach ers with plan's for the school year. The school buildings have had their annual renovation during the summer months. Students who wish to continue in fruit work for a few days are asked to attend the morning ses sion Monday, Sept. 24, to com plete arrangements for books and registration. Buses will make the regular trips from the Applegate district and from the Griffin Creek, Oak Grove and West Side area. S. F. DAIRY PRICES San Francisco, Sept. 21 0!.R) Dairy market: Butter: 93 score 43,i, 92 score 43, 90 score 4234. Cheese: Loafs 28.2, triplets 27.2. Eggs: Large grade A 555, medium grade A 50 H, small grade A 41'. -4, large grade B 46M. 10 FULL COLONEL Robert Emmcns, In Rumania as United States army air force representative on the Allied Con trol commission, has been pro moted to the rank of full colonel according to information re ceived by relatives. Col. Em mons has been in Europe for the past 10 months as a member of the commission. The officer, who was with the Doolittle air group that made the first historic air raid on Japan early in the war, subsequently was interned by the Russians and returned to this country last year after months overseas. He was for a time stationed at a base in the southern United States be fore being selected for the Ru manian commission. His wife and two children re side in the Evelyn Apartments and his mother, Mrs. J. J. 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