Babson Discusses Labor
By Roger W. Bsbsoa
Babson Park, Fla., Feb. 22
(Special Correspondence) Hav
ing served in Washington as As
sistant Secretary of Labor dur
ing World War I and later as
Director-General of Information
and Education, many letters are
coming to me asking as to what
can be done to prevent strikes.
I am replying "Nothing can pre
vent strikes, but Congress can
do something to make them less
serious.' Upon referring to cer
tain notes which I made at the
close of World War I, I find the
following conclusions. They are
100 equally true, today, at the
close of World War II.
Compulsory Arbitration
Impractical and Unjust
Compulsory arbitration, ex
cept in the case of railroads,
public utilities, and other mon
opolistic enterprises, is both im
practical and unjust. To talk
compulsory arbitration for com
petitive industry is foolish. It,
however, is practical in the case
of non-competitive and monopol
istic enterprises. Honest collec
tive bargaining should be en
couraged in all cases; but'it must
be on the basis of supply and de
mand for labor in a free and
non-controlled market. But even
this leads to a discussion of the
lustice of inheritance and wheth
er we can have truly "free-enterprise"
along with the inherit-
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February 23, 3 p. m., to enjoy
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ance of property. Voluntary me- i
diation boards should materially
be strengthened and their use en
couraged. These boards should
consist of three prominent men
all of whom have the public's
respect one selected by the
unions, one by the companies,
and one by them jointly. These
men should be given sufficient
funds to secure all necessary in
formation within a reasonable
time and both sides should agree
in advance to accept their de
cisions as final. It may be possi
ble to have union - company
agreements for "cooling off"
periods during the limited time
that these mediation boards are
reaching a decision.
English Custom Should
Be Adopted In States
Both corporations and unions
should equally be subject to the
same anti-trust laws and the
same corporation laws which
have come to be recognized as
standard practices. In this con
nection, both labor and manage
ment should have an equal right
to press their views to one an
other and to the public. Both the
unions and companies should
gradually consolidate their op
erations so that the industry as
a whole will be negotiating rath
er than independent companies.
This is the English custom and
should be adopted in the United
States.
It is a mistake for President
Truman to get mixed up either
with rates of wages or prices of
goods. As to inflation follow
ing World War I, we suffered
from inflation but very little
was done to prevent it. We have
taken a great step forward in
these past 20 years in recogniz
ing both the advantages and
dangers of inflation. Too much
inflation should be fought like
a prairie fire; but some inflation
now must be necessary in view
of our tremendous war debt.
Certainly, wages and prices
should be considered by the
same mediation boards if prices
are to be fixed for more than a
short, temporary period.
Corporation Officials
Vs. Labor Leaders
Letters are coming to me ask
ing if the corporations have as
good leadership as the big
unions? Many investors feel that
too many corporation officials
have inherited their jobs, while
most union leaders have fought
their way to the top through
sheer ability. These Investors
would not object to paying large
salaries to the heads of their
companies provided they have
the needed ability. Too many
stockholders now seem to be los
ing faith in the ability of these
company officials whom they
mechanically re-elect every year
by blindly signing absentee
proxies.
It is surely up to the stock
holders of corporations to get as
loyal and able leaders as trie
union membership gets. More
over, stockholders must some
day insist that their directors
and officials get results for them
in the form of larger dividends
when, as and if the labor lead
ers get more for their union
membership. Stockholders will
some day insist upon annual
physical examinations and au
dits concerning the health of
company directors and officials
the same as they now have an
nual financial audits.
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'New Nudity' Reaches Hands;
Summer Gloves Just A Wisp
Carr Criticised
To the editor: The writer was
one of some 130 or more who
gathered at the court house au
ditorium Tuesday evening at the
invitation of that -splendid old
organization of truthful, or oth
erwise, fishermen, known
throughout the land as the Izaak
Walton League of America, that
has chapters in practically every
state in the union, as well as scat
tered members in most countries
of the world.
I attended, as possibly many
others present did, for the pur
pose of learning more about the
finny tribe, or the Waltonians'
hobby. I wanted to know more
about their habits out here in
Oregon, as I am from Michigan,
where we have splendid fishing
in lakes, rivers and streams, but
no wild mountain streams like
the Rogue, where you have to be
both an expert swimmer, as well
as fisherman, before tackling
the Rogue, and landing a few
and to recount to friends for
years about the big one that got
away.
However, the speaker was not
enlightening his audience along
these lines, but was giving them
a good schooling about state
rights in the control of water
for every purpose against the na
tion's rights to develop said
rights for the benefit of all,
rather than a few individuals,
state, or group of states.
The Tennessee Valley pro
gram was a sore spot in the
speaker's mind, as he kept refer
ring to it constantly. He also
mentioned the fact that the
Rogue river and valley was in
the Columbia drainage basin.
Even though it is, I am at a loss
to see how a small dam, or dams,
properly constructed with fish
ladders and creating artificial
lakes, would not add to the scen
ic beauty along the river, rather
than detract from it, and in the
writer's mind, would improve
the fishing. It is easy to make a
mountain out of a mole hill for
purely political reasons and
congressional election a few
months away.
G. H. YOUNG.
By Barbara Bundichu
United Press Staff
Correspondent
New York, Feb. 22 (U.R)
The "new nudity" reached to
hands today a a designer offer
ed summer gloves that are Just
a whisp of covering.
Mme. Luelenne Harang
dreamed up the creations
which bear about the same rela
tion to gloves that a whisp of
veil does to a hat. They should
facilitate nose thumbing at sum
mer heat, though.
The "glove" is a triangle of
material preferably matched
to another accessory with a
hole dead center to stick the
thumb through, and the triangle
bass lust long enough to tie
around the wrist.
Fingers Free
One angle point reaches up
the first finger and the material
slides off diagonally across the
hand leaving all fingers free
to wiggle in a cooling breeze,
This clever mistress of "go
with" frippery shows another
summer glove with all four fin
aers but no thumb for no par
ticular reason we can think oi.
Other hot weather gloves are
more conventionally jasnionea
in lace and "brassiere net." Sev
eral have elbow length "leg o'
mutton" tops to give pretty ac
cent to a short sleeved dress,
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Patmont Correction
To the editor: Please permit
me to correct an error which ap
peared in a report of my Jack
sonville high school address,
published January 20. I am go
ing to Europe as a representative
of the Central European Relief
Committee, and not for UNRRA
as reported. I now have no con
nection with UNO.
LOUIS R. PATMONT.
Jacksonville, Ore.
VALLEY SOLDIERS
GET DISCHARGES
In the neckware department,
Mme. Harang has come up with
some practical Ideas for wear
now and right on through the
summer.
One gilet shown in navy taf
feta is simply a hem length strip
of material, buttoned around
the neck. The long end comes
up and tucks through the neck
line to form a jabot. The whole
is held in place with a belt
through the midriff fold. Patent
pending. Mme. Harang says.
Directolre Colltr
A directoire collar that may
be worn backwards, frontwards
and upside down for a total of
six variations Is shown in plaid
rayon taffeta and will be com-
ine along In white pique for
summer.
Distinctively cut halter gilets
are shown in a variety of styles
and fabrics for spring and sum
mer suits. Most of them are In
geniously cut to cover shoulder
straps and be perfectly modest
and secure with or wunoui a
jacket.
IDYLLWILD SOLD
Hemet, Cel., Feb. 22 (U.P.l
Idyllwild resort property in the
San Jacinto mountains was sold
today by Dr. Paul D. Foster of
Los Angeles to a three-man
syndicate which paid more than
$400,000.
rriday. Feb. 21. 1948
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE SETHI
Sgt. Roy Harrison, route 2, box
259; Cpl. James Howell, 115
East McAndrews Road; Sgt.
Alan Horton, box 244; Sgt.
Thomas Kells, 217 South River
side avenue; Cpl. Lou Martin,
24 Bennett street; Pfc. Parnell
Pierce, route 2, box 365; Earl
McQulgg, SKD2C, 123 Almond
street, and Lewis Blrkland,
Slc, 408 Benson street, all of
Medford.
Among those recently dis
charged from the armed forces
are Pfc. Roy Boat, route 2, box
456; Cpl. Robert Dunham, box
397; Cpl. Lawrence Huck, route
1, box 549; SSgt. Dale Hlmel-
wrlght, 156 Seventh street; Sgt.
Manuel Surber, 591 Falrvlew
street, all of Ashland; T-4 Cecil
Logers, box 5. Butte Falls; T4
John Still, Jr., Jacksonville:
Pfc. Clifton Day, Lake Creek
Pfc. James Sutcliff, route 1
box 244; Sgt. James Denham
box 3; Pfc. James Sharp, route
2, box 245; Sgt. Davis Young
Columbia Orchard, all of Tal
ent; Wayne Turpin, Slc. box
118, Phoenix; Donald Glenn.
Fl'c, Central Point, and Cecil
Ireland, Eagle Point.
T5 Leland Hill, route 1, box
466; Pfc. Leonard York, box
uiza; L-pi. narom rawceii, nuo j
west rourin street; ric. im
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Saturday, 11 a. m. Chorus.
Monday, 4 p. m. Mariners,
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Monday, 4 p.m. Wing Scouts,
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Tuesday, 7 p. m. Pioneers,
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Troop Nln
By Marcia Houghton, Scribe
Girl Scouts of Troop Nine held
a Valentine party at the home
of their leader, Mrs. Don Stan
sell, 202 South Orange street.
Mrs. Marjorie Hopkins, Girl
Scout executive, was a special
guest.
Mary Anne Slansell, Sally
Harris and Marcia Houghton en
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USED CAR
Here's how fast G. E. and its affiliated companies were making and shipping things for yon:
OCT. NOV. DEC. On hand Dec 31, 1943
IRONS 60,440 67,564 85,968 2 day.' production
clocks 181,998 177,681 256,038 2 day. products
REFRIGERATORS 1255 17,577 28,432 4 day.' production
WASHERS 3,068 4,672 6,874 414 day.' production
RANGES 3,056 8,973 8,996 3 day.' production
RADIOS 85 5,129 9,401 Vi day.' production
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Out of th 3483, 138 applkmt monufattmd In 1944 and 1943, Gnral fecfrc hlppd 98.
after the war ended, we weren't able
toget back into production of some
appliances as soon as we had hoped,
and production rates werenU as high
as we had hoped, A number of unfore
seen things like material shortages made
the job harder.
But there were only 120 days be
tween V-J Day and December 31, 1945,
and in those 120 days we partly recon
verted our factories from war to peace
time goods and got production started.
During the year we turned out 2,313,791
electrical appliances.
We shipped these appliances out
practically as fast as made so fast
that at the end of the year more than
98 per cent of those we'd built since
reconversion began were out of our
factories. Most of them were in the
hands of users.
Then, on January 15,1946,our plants
were closed by the strike. Not a single
electric home appliance has been built
or assembled there since. And, because
our warehouses are practically empty,
your dealer won't be able to obtain
any more until we can get back to
making them.
We want to get back to producing
as fast as possible. The manufacturing
organization is set up; the machines
are ready, waiting to be set in motion.
These factors will help us to do an
even faster job then we did in the
months before tho strike.
But we can't pick up production quite
where we left off. Production lines
are too complicated for that. A great
many things hav9 been dklocated by
the strike.
When the strike is over, and the
refrigerators and toasters and radios
you've been waiting for begin to come
off the lines again, we'll get them into
hands of our dealers just as fast as we
can. They'll be competitive in price.
They'll be Ceneral Electric quality.
So, please don't be impatient with
your dealer or with us.
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