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Show THE BULLETIN. BINGHAM CANYON. UTAH War Labor Board Faced With Rising Pressure Long Buffeted, Agency May Be Swept Aside By Flood of New Cases After Collapse of Nazis. By BAUKIIAGE News Analyst and Commentator. ml' loses its prestige and since it has no legal right of enforcement, it loses its influence. All of which caused many hard-boile- d oldtimers to predict months ago, that no matter who was elected in November, the sands of the war labor board were rapidly running out Suggest Postwar Control of Enemy What shall we do with Germany and Japan? Who is "we"T I have looked over a sheaf of books and pamphlets, listened to ra-dio broadcasts including one by Vansittart (the number one Germa-n- hater) and several apologies of the appeasionists, who think all we need to do is. to kiss and make up. If I am part of that "we," I must say that part of us is pretty confused. There have been many negative arguments offered to propositions proposed. M I U 1 tVNU Service, Union Trust Building Washington, D. C. The lid is off! Four days before election the ticker, Jammed with campaign speeches, paused long enough to announce the strike of the Mechan- - j ics Educational society in 20 Detroit plants. There hadn't been much strike news for some time and this Item stuck out like a sore thumb. The reason there had not been much strike news was not because there were not plenty of strikes three weeks before election they were bobbing up at the rate of 400 a month; 10 a day were being re-ported to conciliators in the labor department and that didn't include the strikes against the decisions of the national war labor board, itself. The reason why this bulge in the walk-ou- t record wasn't in front of the reading public's nose was be-cause both parties were taking par-ticular care not to say anything that might look as if it were criti-cism of a kind that would alienate the labor vote. mere nave Deen many ooiu "u conflicting affirmative statements. I know you have to have a nega-tive and an affirmative argument to make a good debate and that is why I am glad to see two men sit down and produce a document, stripped of all emotion, based on hard cold facts put together scien-tifically, which knocks down and builds up, too. One of the authors is a scholar, a man who has devoted most of his life to long, cold, analytical studies. The other is a man who has an engineering educa-tion as a foundation, and a success-ful industrial career as a back-ground. The booklet comprises only 117 pages, succinctly summarized, writ-ten in simple, straight-forwar- d lan-guage, like the title which is "The Control of Germany and Jaian." The authors are Harold G. Moulton, a trained economist, head of the Brookings institution, a scientific research organization, and Louis Marlio, a French busi-nessman, who has constructed half a dozen industrial plants in Europe, served on committees of the League of Nations. This is a book which everyone oueht to read. Briefly, the olan it Now, as I remarked, the lid is off. But this is only a sample of what Is going to happen when Germany collapses. Washington expects when that otherwise happy day comes, it will have to face the job of damming a veritable flood of labor problems. And that flood, many of the insiders believe, will inundate the labor board and probably have the effect of sweeping it into the discard. Two things badly threaten the board's future. One was the private walkout of the AFL members who simply announced they would not sit in on any decisions on wage raises until the board had handed down a decision on the Little Steel wage formula. That was one blow. Any decision on Little Steel, itself, will be another. The board knows It is facing a dilemma on that subject. Although decision in favor of Little Steel (that is, breaking the wage ceiling and giving the steel workers an increase to meet what the unions declare is a rise in the standard of living) would satisfy the steel workers it would start a whole series of demands for increases in other fields. If, on the other hand, the board refused to adjust the Little Steel formula upward, it would have to face a strike in the great steel in-dustry. That dilemma is gruesome enough but not too far away is another problem which will arise when Ger-many collapses and the govern-ment war contracts are sharply cut back. When this happens there are a number of companies which are called t" by some labor officials because their only reason for income is from war orders and their chief reason for existence is the part they play in the war effort, a part which will not have to be played when Germany quits. In any case, it is freely predicted that there will be strikes in these plants, encouraged, aided and abetted by the employers in the hope that their factories will be seized by the gor-ernme- They may have no further excuse for functioning but there is a possibility that if the government takes them over they can collect something through damage suits thereafter. This creates a very difficult prob- - offer is military control (not com-plete or permanent occupation) with "supplemental economic devices." This would involve disarmament of enemy countries, with mainte-nance of substantial allied armed forces at key points only as a last resort; otherwise withdrawal of mili-tary forces as soon as possible and the use of a system of detection, to learn of violations of conditions and punitive measures if necessary. "The United States," say the authors, "is faced with two plain objectives: either to join with a group of nations in a collective pro-gram for preventing German and Japanese rearmament and in gen-eral developing a universal collec-tive securibr system; or to rely on an independent defense system ade-quate to preserve its freedom." And they conclude that "only by the first means can this country hope to maintain its national inde-pendence, or to preserve its system of free enterprise." Since everybody, even the Vansit-tartist- s, who represent the extreme English supporters of a punitive peace against Germany, agree that the peace must be such that it will work best for the whole world, the Moulton-Marli- which hnlHa lem. As .you know, when the war labor board hands down a decision Its function ends. There is no legal means of enforcing this decision and if it is not complied with, the only recourse of the board is to pass the buck to the White House. If an ap-peal from that source proves futile, the government has to take over the plant. Now already the caution has been sounded to the board to be very cir-cumspect hereafter in passing the buck to the White House in such cases. This is the reason: if the White House accepts all of these employer - encouraged strikes and the government takes them over it may find itself owning hoards of useless businesses and facing years of litigation. If, on the other hand, the White House refuses to act, the board aMvsiji- - ly to this tenet, is interesting. I have had many requests the return of war prisoners when Germany collapses. So has the Red Cross. This is what it says: "The military authorities, "of course, are looking forward to the protection of the men as soon as they can be reached in Germany; but the Red Cross will assist the military authorities in every way possible. For this purpose, a spe-cial representative of the American Red Cross has been assigned to work with the military authorities in Europe and with other Red. Cross organizations there which are ne less concerned about the welfare of their nationals. "The stocks of standard prisoner of war packages amount to over 5.000.000." ' The Early Shopper Gets the There Aren't Enough for Everybody Toy-s-. -- , , .: , v-J- i ;'1 ,' '' ' U Mil4 I - I VA f 7mtl' V Stock of Playthings Is Larger Than Last Year, but Still Short Eager -- eyed kiddies will have to be content with about half as many toys this year as . they used to get before the war, when they come dashing in to the parlor on Christmas morning. As everybody knows, all kinds of civilian goods are scarce, including toys. It's a wonder, in fact, that there are any toys on the market, in the midst of a great war. Doth toy factories and toy mak-ers are busy making war materials percussion caps for torpedoes and shells, gas masks, and a thousand other things. They make toys out of scraps and leftovers, and substi-tutes like wood and pasteboard. But at best they couldn't make nearly enough to satisfy everybody this year. With wartime prosperity putting money into everyone's pocket, fa-thers and mothers, uncles, aunts and cousins have a good deal to spend on presents for the children in their families. But they can't buy all they want to, because there Just aren't enough toys in the stores to go around. Besides this, there are two million more youngsters in the country than usual a result of the rising birth rate of the war years. Few Metal Playthings. Metal toys will be represented by a few articles, but In general steel and iron playthings will be missing. Wooden playthings like blocks are not so hard to get, but It's still a good Idea to shop early. A record-breakin- g demand for toys of all sorts is anticipated, and many children are going to be disappointed, be-cause of shortages. utensils are being offered, and tiny furniture can be had. Hobby sets, such as chemistry out-fits, are in "fair supply," manufac-turers say. Apparatus made of glass, porcelain, plastics, wood or pasteboard Is being substituted for metal articles. For instance, a mi-croscope Included In some of the science sets has a plastic tube and base. A survey of the toy supply situa-tion conducted by the Toy Manu-facturers of the U.S.A. reveals such shortages as these: Less than 15 per cent of the nor-mal supply of sleds with steel run-ners will be on sale. Sleds with wooden runners will be fairly plenti- - toy lines, these companies were enabled to handle their war con-tracts more efficiently, because they could operate their entire plant at neaf capacity. Another organization busily at work on the toy situation is the Of-fice of Price Administration. This government agency has to set fair ceiling prices on every toy item that is to be offered for sale. More than 3,000 articles have been ex-amined and priced and many oth-ers are pending a .decision. In a big warehouse in Washington OPA officials look over samples of all sorts of things many of them new to the market, such as transparent plastic ducks and giraffes, wooden telephone sets, and pasteboard dolls. It's a big job to put fair price tags on all these things, but the OPA hopes to complete its task before Christmas. i 1 ' . VK l.''i - ' ' yuMiiTT iii fVl J Planes and tanks and siege guns naturally dominate the childish mind In these war years. These models of fighting machines are made of wood and cardboard. They are simple but sturdy. The WAC uniform the little girl wears Is a novelty this year. Steel-runnere- d sleds, tricycles and bicycles, coaster wagons, construc-tion sets, and a thousand other things will be very scarce. Some manufacturers have been able to find left-ov- stocks of metal, fabri-cated before the war restrictions went into effect, and others are us-ing scrap material, so a small quan-tity of metal toys are on the mar-ket Back In peace times, play-things made of cast iron, steel, cop-per, aluminum and so on, consti-tuted nearly half of all the Christ-mas presents. Toys made of rubber are very rare. So are plastic goods. Tires for doll buggies are being made of "mud" which is residue from re-processed rubber, but these are about the only such articles on the market. Wood is being used to make lots of things formerly made of metal and other scarce materials. There are trucks, for instance, of polished hardwood on sale. Tanks and siege guns, battleships, steam shovels and many other mechanical toys are made largely of wood, with a few metal parts. Cardboard and wood combinations are also numerous, particularly in the games division. A cardboard and wooden circus is ful, but all in all, the total number of sleds available will be less than before the war. While no electric trains are being manufactured, there will be some trackage offered for replacements, for those boys who got a train set years ago. Some metal construc-tion sets are offered. About 10,000 of these have electric motors in-cluded. There are a good many wooden sets on the market. No elec-tric lights for Christmas trees are being made, but a few are on hand from last year. i No Autos or Bicycles. Wagons with wooden wheels are fairly plentiful, and there are some with metal wheels. No metal toy autos or two-wheel- cycles or any such vehicles are offered. A few scooters, made from' scrap steel, can be had. In some cities a small number of second-han- d bicycles and other wheeled toys are on sale. These generally have been repaired and repainted. Blown glass balls for Christmas tree ornaments can be bought read-ily, but tinsel, excepting lead foil is off the market, and certain other or-naments and decorations are scarce or unobtainable. Better Goods This Year. a favorite this year. Enough Dolls and Teddy Bears. Girls are more fortunate than boys this year, for dolls are being turned out in sufficient quantities to meet the demand. There are both hard and soft bodied dolls in the stores, made of everything from cot-ton to porcelain. The fancy models have moveable eyes, curly hair, pretty dresses and all the other trimmings. Stuffed animals are on hand in sufficient numbers to take care of ordinary demands. Teddy bears are plentiful, it is said. Carriages for dolls are offered to early Christmas shoppers, at least, since there are 100,000 buggies on sale throughout the country. These are made of wood, with metal wheels. Doll dishes, of china and scrap plastic, and cast-iro- n ooking The Toy Manufacturers state that a higher quality of wood and paste-board toys is being offered this year, explaining that experience has en-abled makers to do a better Job now.' Many companies have sprung lately that were not in the toy busi-ness before the war, and some of these have had little production ex-perience, so there is bound to be some poorly made articles on the market. Skilled toy majters, too, are working irt war plants in many cases, so the toy factories have had to get along with partly skilled la-bor, many of whom are over-ag- e or disabled. More than 200 of the largest toy manufacturing plants are turning out war materials in the main, and are making toys on the side. By maintaining some volume in their Among the playthings available this year that were unobtainable last year are cast-Iro- n coeklng utensils for dolls. This three-piec- e set will retail for about a dollar. There Is some swing away from the armament theme in toyland this year. Construction machinery has regained some of its former posi-tion. This good-size- d all-wo- steam shovel with moveable boom will sell at about $3.93. The dump truck, made of hardrock maple and smoothly finished, is priced at $5.00. -- . w si vln r -- r x c . v . V SEtTVC CKCLE PATTERN'S j Lovely Gift for a Special Frr Smart Ensemble for All Occ For this pattern send 25 c your name, address, size do pattern number. Due to an unusually large current war conditions, sligh is required in filling orders the most popular pattern ni Send your order to: SEWING CIRCLE PATTE 149 New Montgomei San Francisco, C; Enclose 25 cents in coil pattern desired. Pattern No S Name Address i Eii;i: itoo on ARTHRITIS AND Rl If you suffer from Arthrl Sciatica, Lumbago or any matism ask your druggis booklet on NUE-OV- or Ova, Inc., 412 S. Wells St., I for YOUR FREE COPY. Successfully used for ovi Patchwork Apron IF YOU like a covered-u- p feeling while you work, make this gay, practical patchwork apron. Look through your scrap bag for pretty pieces to make the unusual bor-der. A lovely gift for a special friend. Pattern No. 1993 comes In sizes 14, 10, 18, 20; 40, 42 and 44. Size 16 requires 2 U yards of 32 or material; ',i yard for facing, or use scraps. For this pattern send 23 cents in coins, your name, address, size desired, and the pattern number. Attractive Ensemble VERSATILE and lovely, the jumper frock is the perfect frock for every agt. Square shoulders and trim waist give this one a smart, crisp air. The matching jacket makes an en-semble you'll wear with conf-idence. Pattern No. 1240 comes in sizes 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20. Size 14, jumper, requires yards of material; jacket, long sleeves, P, yards. r. i SIK I MARTI f True to UJ' 1 tat0 vmre ioe mount P'oomed. I itoeCaSxVootbP I McKesson & 1 Bridgeport, Co""- - J'Slr7A HANPSOMl Ml :hfrVPACKAOe 1k tl-N- RATIOHBD-BAZJr- k AND IT IS SrZNt cuahantsid FIavor Delights MaUonsJ I itK PHAECES hfi "Tn. er.i. ,r. e,..i f..d.-- - MjfeZxp nplf i Kellogg's Cora Flakes bring you Wufefifr I HI nearly all the protective food elements Iff ft I ll of whole grain declared essential L IIU 11 l HI to human nutrition. l If m m tM Ifs wonderful how a lo relieve stuffiness, invile ffKff m sniffly distress of head c Follow cireUore .. 47 Ami m few drop APj? if nose gets stopped up" C i f FOLKS GATHER 'ROUND FOR PARLOR GAMES Games that all the family can en-joy together take the spotlight In Santa Claus' 1944 pack. Catering to the wartime necessity to "stay at home and like it," a variety of easy-to-lear- n, quick action parlor sports are ready tohelp the juvenile and grown-u- p contingents forget about limitations on the family car and relax from worries and responsibili-ties. Revivals of old favorites that were crazes in the horse and buggy age head the list of escape-typ- e games that will be relatively abundant in a season when Santa Claus' Yuletide pack is short of a great number of familiar play materials. While great numbers of games are being sent to servicemen overseas, there are some left for the home market. Among the parlor pastimes back in favor are ROOK, PIT and FLINCH. But MONOPOLY, the real estate trading game, continues to hold craze honors. FINANCE is another of the robber baron specu-lation games that appeal to both families and service men as a hap-py escape. SORRY, the English board game that won top favor during the Blitz, is another best seller this winter with American families. For arm chair strategists there are game Inventions inspired by the I "If jf x " 41 I "Monopoly," the classic real estate trading game, is still the fa-vorite with family groups this Christmas. exploits of America's armed forces. CAMELOT. the lively battle game, is a favorite with service men which has a large family following, too. Some of the Christmas games will be a helpful adjunct to spelling as well as arithmetic. DIG, a stream-lined word-buildin- g game that uses miniature gold miner's picks with sticky tips to grab the letters, offers opportunity for keen competition that incidentally inspires Junior to im-prove. CROSSWORD LEXICON based on four-lett- words built with cards, is another spelling game that provides good competition for all ages. To clean under the piano, place an old sock moistened with polish over a yardstick. In order not to scorch milk, rinse the pan with water for sev-eral minutes before heating the milk. A little skim milk rubbed over leather chairs several times a year will keep the leather soft and prevent cracking. When sending a book through the mails, cut the corners from several heavy envelopes and place over the four corners of the book to protect them. ( When driving a nail into a wall to hang a picture, try placing a small piece of adhesive tape over the spot and drive the nail through it. This will prevent the wall from cracking there. BRIEFS ... by Baukhage Milk and its products comprise over 25 per cent of the 1700 pounds of food consumed annually by the average American, figures show. The British radio says that Ger-many is now "two million tons short of grain" and that "the imminent loss of Hungarian inrports will make a further cut in the iread ration un-avoidable." The production of parts for th repair or renovation of used auto matic phonographs and used amuse ment or gaming machines is again permitted. Hitler has ordered the resumptior of the award of a "German de tensive rampart badge" to con struction workers on frontier fortifi cations. |