| Show 1 NEWS BEH BEHIND IN D THE N NEWS E Written en for The 9 m By Ray Tucker WASHINGTON The motor industry's topnotch Insiders privately vat ly fear that the N L R It Bs B's election in General Motors plants on April 17 will labor war instead of peace Leaders of ot both factions the factions the C CIO I 0 and A AF AF AF F L share L-share share the same suspicion but appear powerless to prevent prevent pre pre- prevent vent it In campaigning for votes spokesmen for the Lewis and Green forces are making promises promises promises prom prom- which they cannot keep keep- higher wages shorter hours and other privileges Like politicians everywhere they are raising hopes among the em em- which cannot be realized Whichever side wins wIns the the C CIO I 0 has a definite edge the edge the victorious victori ous group will eventually demand demand de de- de mand that their leaders make good And then so the automobile automobile automo automo- automobile bile officials have informed Washington will come the danger danger dan dan- ger of a strike in which the labor heads will attempt to throw the blame on the management t Since the walk walk out out probably would not be De staged until late when summer summer when the plants are changing over to new to-new new models models models-it it would have vast political It would probably operate operate operate oper oper- ate to the disadvantage of the Democratic ticket for the G 0 O P would charge that It demonstrated demonstrated demon demon- the failure of ot the N L LR LR LR R B to accomplish its purpose The prospect of Cordell Hulls Hull's nomination has plunged key Democrats into discouragement especially if he should be teamed with National Chairman Chaiman James A. A Farley Despite their great affection for both men the more practical prophets do not believe such a slate could carry the coun country ry against a unified and well managed G GOP 0 P. P The Democrats' Democrats attitude is best described as one of resignation They will accept Mr Hull as the least of many evils The majority majority majority major major- ity are bitterly opposed to a third term realizing that it would endanger endanger endanger en en- danger their own chances of coming back to congress city hall hal the state capitol and the courthouse Nor would the nomination nomination nom nom- of any of the other front front- runners runners Garner Farley Farley Far Far- ley hey Wheeler Douglas Jackson improve their prospects The only advantage they discern in a Hull Hull-Farley ticket is that it would probably prevent a disastrous disastrous trous party up smash-up by oustIng ousting oust oust- l ing the new dealers from future control of the political machin machin- ery There is more truth than jest jestin jestin jestIn in the remark on Capitol hill that the Democrats' Democrats slogan will willbe willbe willbe be Lets lose hose with Hull The majority politicos talk and and- act the as late Boles Boies Penrose did when n he was warned that re re- nomination of Taft in 1912 would wreck the party I VI know it responded the boss but we will own the wreckage not Teddy Several senators noted for lor their social-mindedness social have re recently recently recently re- re been toying with the idea of a new form of guarantee against hardships and economic dislocation that may ensue from froma a up bust-up of the growing war boom They are consulting official official official cial and arid unofficial experts about the feasibility of a war boom unemployment insurance law The idea originated as a result of the administrations administration's elaborate provisions for cushioning capital against postwar difficulties which might flow Jow from a stoppage of purchases In some Instances Secretary internal revenue men have ruled that funds advanced by the allies for new new plant construction should be exempted from taxation The treasury has stretched its Interpretation Interpretation Inter Inter- Interpretation of the law so that taxes on huge annual profits need not be paid in a lump Amortization requirements have been relaxed In short every effort has been made to protect capital Promoters of the new program take the viewpoint that similar solicitude should be shown to labor to labor to the human investment Although it is proving difficult to work out the details most feasible suggestion contemplates a scheme under which wartime profits shall be definitely fixed some now are and a certain percentage be set aside for excess excess excess ex ex- ex- ex cess It would supplement supplement sup sup- supplement the existing unemployment unemployment ment insurance system The proposal also It t might tend to prevent any boom from reaching dangerous proportions I IndustrIalists Industrial n d u s t rl a lists tem tempted ted by war orders might think twice under the proposed arrangement for amortizing la labor labor la- la bor lest it become a permanent proposition Large Congressman-at-Large Caroline Caroline Caro Caro- line ODay revived the ghost of prohibition at a recent dinner of the Ninety Nines international women's pilot organization in honor of the late Amelia Ear Ear- hart Before the dinner a score of senators aviation officials and friends of the late aviatrix as assembled assembled assembled as- as informally at a private bar set up for the occasion When Mrs ODay a guest of honor entered the room she shega ga gazed ed with horror at the sight If they are serving liquor at an affair like this she said I am going to leave Will somebody escort me to the elevator please Leave she did to the consternation of her hostess and the puzzled guests The Chamber of Commerce of the United States periodically issues a blast against the growth of bureaucracy and the extent of red tape at Washington Its next attack will highlight the following notice which one of its officials received from the Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Balti Balti- more office of the bureau of internal in internal in- in internal revenue An error was made in the computation of the normal tax taxat taxat taxat at 4 per cent on income reported on line 27 the correct amount at that rate being instead of as shown In your return a decrease of 2 cents The postage was 3 cents Copyright 1940 McClure Syndicate |
