Show TT 1 SLATES DRAFT lURE CURE SOON Release v iners etal Output Oct 21 1 UP I Power Director Paul 1 announced Wednes- Wednes uld present a national 11 to President Roose- Roose in two two weeks as the disapproval of l by the se older men to take as a means of e labor shortage told the senate military that the man power liVas as becoming too corn com f Ineffective voluntary ac- ac at acute shortages male labor existed jor war production cen- cen 0 Patterson war ir issued a statement le J army would release releasers rs in an attempt to re- re hortage of copper lead tungsten and andic ic ical Icil l materials which was ick k war production but buti i seed ed at this time for fur- fur other troops f Planned r y Mr Roosevelt said that r r of soldiers 35 and ably would be released my ly to take jobs in muni- muni rie but Undersecretary iTS d Release el elase ase of these men the designed to relieve a metals that endangers program program ij Y sees no need at this furloughing other troops p r manner anner The job of is s to fight not to mills or factories t being made mad in this because the striking tour ur army is at stake lit li disclosed that the pro- pro ional i nal service bill would administrative agency e weapons the th e power to require em- em 0 hire ire all workers through gencY as a means of I g into essential ns I IA t o 0 control lf jui f labor jabor utilization to pre- pre l sEfer of workers from a men to another laborers are being im- im L. L utilized or hoarded Power to require indio indi- indi lower o 0 remain on the job or I fer to another i pined arned ed however that the Jep t ep men on jobs or to toem em to other employment I ot t be permitted to be the exit Int for undercutting es- es d wage age standards lover in wes coast war 1 Ih Ihas has S reached fantastic McNutt said Labor Laboris Labori i is life rife jn in n Buffalo and De- De Squeezing the last employ- employ rz in the area into em- em crucial problem in icu t ng Drafted itt said the president in- in several weeks ago national service bill ng rafted by the war man commissions commission's management- management oli y y subcommittee fair to this group to subcommittee has d their opposition to im- im im- im enactment of national I legislation McNutt said beli believe ve that all indirect t be exhausted beChTa bechTa be- be law is passed erth less they are f for consider- consider never the president indi- indi service leg legis legi's ss s- s s r no doubt as to his W that such legislation lie opinion and sound pub- pub cy both dictate that we wet t stop Eop oP short of compulsion Continued on Page Pale Two mg Column Four i McNutt Plans Work Draft Bill Army to Release Miners Continued from Page One On I when those who will not cooperate are bloc blocking Bing war production he declared Tuesday President Roosevelt warned congress of the geographical cal and seasonal difficulties involved Involved In in- in legislation for drafting of men for farm and industrial work McNutt said there were just three ways to tackle the man manpower manpower manpower power problem These were One One One-A A voluntary system system per per persuasion suasion backed by education used to obtain compliance from employers employers employers em em- or workers Tu Two o I Indirect n d Ire c t sanctions through induction into the army cancellation of ration books and other means of forcing compliance through administrative action without statutory authorization Three Legislation u un under n d e r which the objectives would be stated the obligations and duties of every citizen explicitly set forth and the essential safeguards spelled out McNutt said the commission al already already already al- al ready had encountered several situations situations situations sit sit- in which purely voluntary i measures have proved Ineffective 1 He foresaw grave difficulties in the use of f Indirect sanctions declaring that any statement of the obligations of workers and employers employers employers em em- cannot be concise and authoritative authoritative au authoritative au- au because it Is merely a declaration of administrative intent intent intent in in- tent rather than an expression of 1 the will of the nation through con con- gress He also predicted there would be a sharp public reaction against the use of Indirect sanc sanc- Cautions on Exaggeration On the other hand McNutt asserted asserted as asserted as- as the compulsory aspect of national service legislation can be grossly exaggerated The power of compulsion is in essence a protection to the great majority who act voluntarily They must be made to feel that when they act voluntarily the government government government govern govern- ment approves the action and is prepared to require compliance by the few who refuse to cooperate Thus their sacrifice will not be jeopardized McNutt said the experience in Great Britain where the person and property of every citizen is at the command of the nation has shown that the punitive powers under the British man power laws have been exercised only 33 times Discusses Systems Under a voluntary system re re- re- re may shirk with impunity impunity im im- im- im he continued Under Und r a system of Indirect sanctions measures measures measures meas meas- ures may be so broad as to interfere interfere interfere inter inter- fere with other objectives and strike the innocent with the guilty r 9 I Li 1 ROBERT KOBERT P. P PATTERSON Reveals plans to aid mining I being solely negative Indirect sanctions cannot reach cert certain in types s of Activity Under a national service act there would be an opportunity to administer with efficiency and precision McNutt was the first witness as the committee took up legislation legislation legislation legisla legisla- tion designed to apportion available available avail avail- able man power among agriculture agriculture agriculture ture industry and the armed forces |