Nation Faces Legal, Economic Memma Through . Steel Strllke
Editor's Note: Wliat are the long-
range implications of the steel
strike? What effect is it having on
the economy? Why can't manage
ment and union reach an accord
after nearly six months of negoti
ations? LPI Labor Reporter'William
J. Eaton answers these and other
questions in the following analysis
of the nation's worst steel strike.
By WILLIAM J. EATON
Washington - IUPD -The na
tion faces a double dilemma
legal and economic because
the steel strike is in its 94th
day with no Solution in sight.
Congress undoubtedly . will
consider a new law next year
to deal with critical labor
management disputes because
widespread disenchantment
wifti emergency machinery of
the Taft-Hartley Act.
. 54th Year
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The Bumblebee' . "r
Works Himself to Death
. He's about the most inter
esting , little vagabond you'll
ever meet. Wherever flowers
bloom, there he will be, hap
pily gathering nectar, singing
his buzzing song. Although he
if a true insect, he has habits
and characteristics that are
unbuglike. ' "
This happy little adventur
er, with the flashing saber,
wears a bright-colored sash,
like a bullfighter; he pursues
his rollicking way across the
summer landscape. He is fear
less, brave and possesses a
great abundance of personal
ity; he is the bumblebee.
Vef y little is known about
their life history; their private
lives still remain theirs alone.
One of the most important
reasons why Mr. and Mrs.
Bumblftbee have Jsept their
f5mily secrets so well is the
"fleshing saber," a weapon
thV TOist be reckoned with
Whenever we try to interfere
Tyith the bumblebee's private
affairs.
bivtt Underground
Another reason, the bum
blebee lives underground in
small colonies, one member,
1ig& queen, being the sole sur
vivor from one year to the
next It is she that begins a
ew' swarm. By the time all
her former associates are
d tad, she lays a new batch of
mjram r Visffin a npW cnloriV.
"Bumblebees have fur-cov-
ored bodies; soft, silky ; fur
witfc about the same texture
a lady would select for a fur
coat: All female bumblebees
sit on their eggs until they
ay hatched. To make this all
tflfe more unusual, she covers
the baky bees with her body,
exacliy like a brooding hen.
Unlike the honey bee that
only gathers either nectar or
pollen on a single trip, the
bumblebee gathers both. It is
the yellow flower pollen
which will form the rich mat
tress on which the baby bees
vyll live, and feed.
After a few days of pollen
eating the bee larvae build
about themselves a silken co
coon; they go to sleep and
emerge late as perfect little
gray bumblebees, which
scamper under the furry un
derside of the mother bee.
Two days later, bright
orange colored bands appear
and the little fellows are
ready for their short life in
the sun. It is a hard life but
a merry one.
A Few Short Weeks
To die is the unhappy fate
of all living'creatures, but the
bumblebee hastens its end by
working itself to death- From
fed-
The legal dilemma is how
to preserve free collective
bargaining and yet protect the
public interest when the
giants of basic industry and
organized labor clash head
on. Cost in Billions
Cost of the nation's worst
steel strike already is counted
in the billions of dollars and
that figure is expected to
mount even if government
seeks an 80-day truce through
court injunction.
The economic dilemma is
how to prevent chaos in steel
markets when the strike ends
and get laid-off workers back
on their jobs despite problems
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thusiast, had been in Vancouver, B. C,
for a week to negotiate sale of his yacht.
He is shown here aboard the yacht Zaca.
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dawn to dark, even the bright
light of the full moon, they
labor. A few short weeks and
the gauzy wings and bright
color are gone. Six months,
for a bumblebee, is extreme
old age. During their short
time in the sun, they travel
many miles, they gather much
pollen; truly they are swash
buckling adventurers with
dapper coats of vivid color, a
flashing saber and the air of
creatures who seem to know
where they are going.
And they are important,
too; without the help of the
bumblebee it would be im
possible for human beings to
raise red clover. No other in
sect in the world has been
found that can pollinate this
important crop.
What does it gain them?
They wear their wings to tat
ters and die so that their chil
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A less obvious effect of the
walkout will be its impact on
union demands and manage
ment reactions in future ne
gotiations. The unyielding stand of
spokesmen for the "big 12"
steelmakers in seeking great
er power to revise "wasteful"
working rules is the central
issue in the dispute.
Sleelworkers Stand Firm
Leaders of the Steelwork
ers' Union reported the 500,
000 strikers were determined
not to give in to manage
ment's demands for changes
that could affect every detail
in a millhand's life from crew
Barry Fitzgerald
Claimed Critical
Dublin (UPD Barry Fitz
gerald, 71, Academy Award
winning Irish-born actor,
underwent an ppera$ionhere.
Thursday nd his condition
described as "critical."
Fitzgerald went into the
operating theater of Dublin's
St. , Vincent's at 3:30 a.m.
(p.s.t) for what was reported
to be a brain operation.
He has been ill for several
weeks. ' .
News of Fitzgerald's illness
spread rapidly throughout the
city where he made his start
in the Abbey Theater.
He won an Academy Award
for his portrayal of a priest
in the 1944 film, "Going My
Way," which also starred
Bing Crosby.
dren can repeat the process
the following summer. In the
short interval of their lives
they have applied all the
knowledge with which they
were born."
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While the stalemate con
tinues, the economy has be
gun to feel the pinch. More
than 85 per cent of steel pro
duction has been choked off,
with the following results: .
-Nearly 250,000 workers in
coal mines, railroads, ore
boats and related jobs have
been laid off because of the
strike. These workers and the
strikers have lost about three
quarters of a billion dollars
in wages. '
Auto Production Curtailed
-Production of 1960 model
cars has been curtailed be
cause of shrinking steel
stocks. General Motors says
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Automatic Gag
Carried Aboard
Newest Satellite
Washington -TOPD- America's
newest satellite carries an
automatic gag to make sure it
won't make a beeping nuis
ance of itself.
This will please space scien
tists the world over. If there's
anything they hate, it's a
satellite that keeps talking
long after it has anything
new to say.
Aboard Explorer Vn,
launched Tuesday at Cape Ca
naveral, Fla., is a tiny timer
developed by the Bulova
Watch Co. for the express pur
pose of telling, the satellite,
a year from now, to shut up.
Will Lose Voice
The 91.5 - pound Explorer
VII itself will stay in orbit
20 to 25 years. But it won't
be permitted to use its radio
voice, however delightfully
modulated, for more than 12
months.
There are only so many
radio frequencies in this noisy
universe, and any satellite
that hogs one too long is just
keeping newer and possibly
smarter ones from speaking
their pieces.
From now on, it is what
scientific bureaucrats call-
"requirement" that all U.S.
satellites be equipped with
"shaddup" devices before
launching.
If Vanguard IV antennae
were ears, they would be
burning. History's littlest
satellite weight: ZVa pounds
also is the gabbiest.
Outlive Creators
Launched March 17, 1958,
Vanguard I may live 1,000
years. Its yipping little voice,
powered by the sun, may last
nearly as long. Nobody has
any idea how to squelch it.
As one scientist said, "all we
can do is listen around it."
Unless a transistor fails or
an errant little meteor scores
a hit, Vanguard I will beep
beep long after the scientists
who created her are dust.
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its layoffs alone will surpass
37,000 by today.
-Time has grown short for
shipments of iron ore on the
Great Lakes in the ice -free
shipping season.
Direct and indirect losses
in lost wages, sales, taxes and
other items could easily reach
$6,500,000,000, Steel Maga
zine predicted.
-Starting up the mills will
take time perhaps up to six
weeks to hit 90 per cent of
capacity sources in the in
dustry said.
Why? Because four - man
teams representmg the "big
12" and the Steel workers
could not agree in nearly six
months of negotiations on
changes in their 1956 con
tracts.
Atmosphere Tense
Even before formal sessions
started last May, both sides
took full-page newspaper ads
to present their case to the
public. The steel industry
proposed a wage-freeze to bat
tle inflation. Union spokes
men countered with vows to
seek the biggest increase in
Steelworkers' history.
The atmosphere was tense
when contract talks formally
opened. They got nowhere,
despite repeated appeals from
President Eisen h o w e r for
hard bargaining.
Contracts were extended
two weeks to July 14 at
White House request but the
uneasy truce collapsed and
the strike b"gan the next day.
Federal mediators moved
in, unsuccessiuuy. jne ox
them has describ d the ses
sions as polite but grim. Final
ly, the President said the
strike "must not continue"
and called in management and
union leaders on Sept. 30 to
urge resumption of negotia
tions. Invokes Taft-Hartley
The talks began again but
blew up in less than a week.
Ti e- days later, the Presi
dent invoked the T ft-Hartley
lsw and named a fact-finding
board to investigate the issues
in dispute.
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Much to Board Chairman
George W. Taylor's surprise,
he could not find out what
the issues were. He sadly de
clared that only a "miracle"
could bring a settlement.
Under Taft-Hartley provis
ions, the President may seek
a court order to halt the walk
out for 80 days with no guar
antee that it will not be re
sumed on the 81st day.
The inflexibility of the law
and the court-ordered return
to work have troubled observ
ers for some time.
Its 'application in the steel
strike, however, seemed to
Speech Clinics
Are Set in Area
Ashland-Diagnostic speech
clinics, conducted by Leon C.
Mulling of Southern Oregon
college, have been scheduled
during the fall term in Jack
son, Josephine, . and Lake
counties.
Children with speech and
hearing difficulties are re
ferred to the speech consult
ant at the clinic. Diagnosis is
made, followed by consulta
tions with parent, nurse, and
teacher plus prescribed home
work.
"Results of the diagnostic
speech clinics," Mulling said,
"have generally been more
than satisfactory. Through
this state program not only
have a number of children
improved their speech, but
parent and teachers have
learned how to assist children
with speech problems with
out doing psychological dam
age." Parents who wish their
child to be seen should con
tact the school before the day
of the clinic. Future sched
uled clinics are: Washington
and Roosevelt schools, Oct. 21
and 22; Prospect and Butte
Falls, Oct. 29; Paisley, Nov. 5;
Pinehurst, Nov. 12; Apple
gate, Nov. 19; and Josephine
County Health department,
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create more demands for
changes than any of the 16
other times , the Taft-Hartley
law . has been used since it
was passed in 1947.
There have been suggestions
for compulsory arbitration,
seizure of industries, compul
sory fact-finding and other
solutions to the emergency
strike dilemma.
; The steel dispute has put
the Eisenhower administra
tion in an uncomfortable posi
tion far from the "hands-off"
philosophy the President once
advocated.
There seems to be little
doubt that it also has nipped
in the bud the business recov
ery from last year's recession.
Some government economists
fear it may trigger a new rise
in unemployment this winter.
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4-H pledge. Officers elected
were president, Dave Foote;
vice president, Ron Anderson;
secretary, Karen Jossy; treas
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er, Marjorie Wonderly.
Discussed were plans to re
peat the Friendship follies, : a
possible trip for. next summer,
and more hay rides. Games
and refreshments followed the
adjournment.
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Sfraub Candidate As
Springfield -flJPD- State Sen.
Robert W. Straub of Spring
field has announced his can
didacy for the chairmanship
of the Oregon Democratic
Central Committee.
The 39-year-old former
Lane county commissioner
said his decision to seek the
post came after encourage
ment from the Lane County
Democratic Central Commit
tee's Board of Directors and
from other friends.
Straub was the second to
officially announce that he is
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