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Show . _ _ ' I I WASmNGTOND WASHINGTON , , D C-It C It CIt C --It It - - - Itpie wad wadmade . made ma e very clga cl clear 8f r , , right riBht at the thei'pertlng therpettln thnincf i'pertlng ipertlng rpettln ' of bt f the convention conehtion of ofth of ofthti c th thti United Un1ted Automobile Workers Workeri Workersheld Workeriheld held at Atlantic City , . that union unionleaders unionleaders unloiaders leaders do not ndt attach any per permanency permanency peianency manency to recent strike settl settler settlerments settleents ments R I Thomas 'thomas ' , , preslden president presidentof resideni resideniof t of the union referreq referred referredto to the thewage thewage . ' wage increase as a down 'down * ' payment pay payment payment ment " and said that these Increases in increases creases might quickly b be wipe wiped wiped wipedout wipedout wipeout 1 out by inflationThe inflationThe inflation inflationThe The crux of the labor situa situai situation situation i tion is now centered on John L LLewis , , Lewis and the United Mini Mine MineWorkers Minel MinelWorkers MiniWorkers 2 Workers If Mr Lewis shoul should shouldI shouldagree < I agree to terms in line with the theformula . formula fonnula established by the steel steelI steeland steeland steeand I and automobile settlements , thaformula thati thatifonnula that thatformula fonnula formula might then be stabllh stabl1iz stabiliz stabl1izI stabl1ized stabilized ; I ed for the present But it is not notexpected I Iexpected expected that Mr Lewis wil will wIll wIllagree willagree agree to U1i thig ails $ 10nnMla formula formula If t be } gets getsbigger ge I ' bigger 1n increases reases tor for Yor his tnemhers inem tnem inemI inembers bers hers other union leaders WIlJsoon wil WIlJ will wilsoon willsoon 1 soon be on the warpath againl againIt again It is rumored that any furthel further furthermajor furthermajor major break in the line Une agains against againstinflatIon againstinflation againsinflation inflation will wHl result in the resig resigna resignaljon najtjion naljon na jon of Chester Bowles from fromthe fromthe the government Mr Bowie Sowles Bowles Bowleshas Sowleshas ; has given in on op a number of OC OCC8lonsnotabJy occaalons occaslons C8lons--notabJy C8lons notabJy caalonsnotably caalons- caalons $ - - notably on permitting pennttUng arise a aris { rise ris in in ing . , steel prices to take car carof care careof careof < of the wage Increase to stee tee steel steelworkersbut $ ) ; workers--but workers but workers-but workers - - but it is not believed believedhe believ belleveche d dhe he would tolerate a ' rise 1Se ' in coat coal coatpri coalprices coalprices pri prices s too which would necessi necessl necessltate necessitate tate further price increase IncreaseUnIons increaseUnions Unions are being encouragedto encouraged ) to push p1.lSh p1lSh . their demands to the thelImit thelimit th thlimft < limft lImit by the recent action of ofthe thesenate -the the - thesenate senate committee on education educationa educationslid educationahd a slid d labor in taking all aU ail of theteeth the theteeth theteeth teeth out Gut of df di the Case Labor billbefore billbefore bill before submitting it to the Se'n Sen Sei Seiate Se'nate Se ) ' tt ate By this action , the commit- commit committee committee committee - tee has made it clearer than ever everthat everthat everthat that it will not approve anycurbs any anycurbs anycurbs curbs on union activity ' , , . no nomatter nomatter nomatter matter how much they are need needed needad needed neededFor ed ad edFor adFor For some reason-probably reason probably reason - probably in inthe inthe inthe the hope of preserving famivotes farm farmvotes farmvotes votes in spite of its refusal to toI tocurb tocurb tocurb curb unions , , the committee addI add ed one small tooth to t the e Case Casebilla Casebilla Casbill bill-a bill a bill--a - - - a provision to penalizethose penalize penalizethoSe those cobvlcted'df cobvlcteddf ! convicted donvictecf ' " of ; , ) Violence itotence ) Ioteuc t or ( ) In . timidation interfering with thedeliveFy the thedelivery delivery deliveFy of perishable agripul agripultural agri agricutural ul ultural tural products Although this thisprovision thi , provision is consldere4 cons1d a goodone good goodone one , . from the standpbint standpoint standp lnt of the thefarmer thefarmer thi farmer , those favoring the orlgl orIgl origi orIglnal original nal Case bill point out that it itimplies Itl 1implies implies Itlimplies that violence and intlml intiml intimldation Intlmldation dation are permissibleso permissible permisibl $ so longl longlas longg longgas lonias as perishable farm products are arenot an not involved _ _ _ _ There is here about a new food rationing rationingprogram rationingprogram program , but 1Jut , : nothing is expect expected expected ed to come of it Although thereIs there thereis Is some question as to whether whetheras as much food can be conservec conserved conservedby conservedby by voluntary methods as would wouldbe wouldbe be saved under rationing ratiohing fonn form fonner former er President Hoover , who Is IsInveSUgatllig istnVesuglttiiig inyesUg&Urig inyesUgUrig InveSUgatllig tnVesuglttiiig & , toftd fogd food4 p : . necag needs ds in inEurope inEurope li Europe points out\1 out 1 out1at outhat ; ' \ at ration rationing rationing ing would not suppl supply the world's worlds world'sneeds world'sneeds world ' * ! needs in time to help helpAll helpAll All eyes in Washington are areturned areturned turned to New York to see wha1 what whatthe whatthe wha1the the UNO will be able to do to tosettle tosettle settle the serious Iranian case caseMany caseMany Many government leaders feelUIat feelthat feel feelthat that UIat this is going to be the realrefit realteat real test refit teat of whether the United Nation'a Na Natlon tions tion'a tiona tlon * ' 1iI Organization is the prattlcal prac prat pracUcal Ucal tlcal answer anSWgr answ r to permanent peace |