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Show rr v -, TEMPERATURES tattoo , Mas KlalttUM Mu Mis COOLER SUNDAY Provo ..... 1i 4tSaa Fran.: Salt Lk . IS S0Portlan Ocden...... 1 sa iScattU . . . 7 SI 14 41 11 55 93 SI 15 Ur ht westerly , winds. Lew temperature Sunday morning 45. Minimum relative humidity 15-ZV per cent. Partly cloudy. . ixtcaa i . . . r 7S 41 HOU fit. Ge4rr . I 'Denver ! Vc 9S MlChicat SI 1 Phoenix , . 14 t New mtU SS IS Loi An(tles SZ SS , Washing toa 1 12 VOL: 25; NO. 16 PROVO. UTAH ; COUNTY, UTAH;.. SUNDAY, ; SEPTEMBER 14. 1947 PRICE FIVE CENTS High Prices Blamed to Income Gains Food Exports Abroad Minimized As Factor In Soaring Prices By GRANT DILLMAI United Press Staff Correspondent ! WASHINGTON, Sept. x 13 flJ.R) A congressional report tonight blamed high food proces on more and higher U. incomes rather than on T Ai awipy tors riVtfvr A JAJ-A CAULM a LU IIU11X1 V III It I I1 tries abroad. In so doing it took issue with some Republican members of congress who have contended this country's foreign aid policies were a major factor in hieh do mestic lood prices. -The report" also said that Amer leans are eating an average of 18 per -cent more food now than be fore the war. but that the aver age consumer pays out twice as much ($240 a year) for the same food as he did before the war -The report likewise noted that from 1940 to 1946 non-farm 'in come has doubled, farm income has trebbled, profits of food processors pro-cessors have increased anywhere from throe to five-fold as com pared with a two to four-fold increase in-crease in profits of some manufacturing manu-facturing industries, and that net profits ' of food distributors have more than doubled. 1 The report, was prepared for use by a joint congressional eco nomie committee in its forthcom- 4 . I . ! M 1. 1 UJK . UIVCBUKdUUil UI H1K.H VllCCS It was emphasized that the report, " , WTHKSFIL.Dt Conn., Sept. 13 (U.PJ A housewife brought some oranges at a self-service store, spent half an hour completing her shopping, shop-ping, and prepared to pay her bill. When told that oranges were five pounds for 69 cents, she protested, "the sign said 49 cents." "I know,' said the cashier, "but that was when you. came - . prepared by Assistant Committee Staff Director F. E. Berquist, "does not necessarily- reflect the views or conclusions of the committee." com-mittee." . -A"- Chairman of the committee . is Sen. Robert A. Taft. R., O ' Who suggested yesterday that one way to cope with high food prices is to "eat less." Taft , has blamed high food prices ' on exports to Europe a po- sitlon contrary to that set forth in the report. The report was made public in the midst of these other food and price developments: ? 1. American housewives engaged en-gaged in a spreading crusade against high food prices, buyer resistance appeared to-be meeting with at least temporary success. 2. The government subpenaed major meat packers to appear next week before a special grand jury in Chicago which will investigate in-vestigate high meat prices. 3. In Chicago, 250 retailers threatened to boycott manufacturers manufac-turers and wholesalers who in- (Continued on Page Two) - Bingham Woman Killed in Arizona PHOENIXrAriz., Sept. 13 (U.R) A Utah tourist, Miss Alice Brown, 32, Bingham Canyon, was killed late yesterday when her car turned turn-ed over on the highway 100 miles west of Phoenix, near the town of Quartzsite. Two companions, Miss Ada Duhigg, 42, and her mother, Mrs. Linna Duhigg, 62, eE,aped, injury-All injury-All were prominent in sponsorship sponsor-ship and operation of the Highland High-land Boy community house in Bingham. They had been vacationing vaca-tioning in California and were returning home by way of Grand canyon when a tire blew out and their auto was wrecked. National Standard Of Lottery Law Interpretation Is Urged WASHINGTON. Sept. 13 U.R) Chairman William Langer of the senate civil serviceLCommittee today to-day called for a national standard stand-ard of lottery law Interpretation .1.2-1- ..ij L . :a i.ji.jj wmco wuuiu nut penult jmuivju-ual jmuivju-ual "postmasters - to be censors." rAccusing the" post office department de-partment of Inconsistency in enforcing en-forcing the lottery , laws, the North Dakota ' Republican said he would like for publishers to give him their views. Then, he said, his committee could meet with the department and "get this thing straighened out." Langer criticized the action of St Louis Postmaster Bernard F. Dickmann In telling the St. Louis-Star-Times that it had violated vio-lated the lottery laws by publishing pub-lishing news of a North Carolina raffle in which a negro won but almost didn't get an automobile. Although the post office de partment here "reversed its position" po-sition" on the St. Louis case, its Senate Committee 1 v t' " T- - - fc'A . JL I -4.. ka A senate small business subcommittee warns the steel Industry's top leaders that unless they strive for greater self-regulation, they must expect the government to become their "traffic cop." Steel leaders shown at the meeting, around table, left to right are: Benjamin F. Fairless, president- of U. S. Steel; Eugene Grace, chairman of Bethlehem Steel Corp.; George Fink, president of National Steel Corp.: Frank Purnell, president of Youngstown Steel & Tube Co.; Admiral Ben Morell. president pres-ident of Jones & Laughlin Corp.; Tom M. Girdler, chairman of Republic Steel Corp.; Hiland Bat-cheller, Bat-cheller, president of Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp.; Newell H. Orr, vice-president of Colorado Fuel & Iron Corp.: VVilferd Sykes, president of Inland Steel Co.; Henry. Raemer, president of Sharon Steel Corp.: II. Sebald, vice-president American Rolling Mill Co.; Archie McFarland, president of Wheeling Steel Corp.; J. L. Neudderfer, vice-president of Wheeling Steel Corp.; and a court reporter. Men with backs to cameyi (foreground) are members of the committee. Hurricane Rolls Across Atlantic Toward Florida MIAMI, Fla., Sept. 13 (U.R) A howling tropical hurricane, . described de-scribed as one of the worst ever to rip across the Caribbean, moved, slowly northwestward from the West Indies toward the mainland tonight and the Red Cross ordered an emergency alert all along the east coast of the United "States. The great doughnut -shaped Storm center was located about 900 miles east of southern Florida, north of Puerto Rico and the Dominican i- Republics a mnvirti? about 20 miles per hour in a northwesterly direction. Vio lence of the wind bursts m ana around the center were up to 140 miles per hour and winds above 75 miles per hour are considered con-sidered hurricanes. . It was not expected that the storm would reach, the mainland before Tuesday and the U. S. weather bureau at Miami said it was possible it might curve northward and never reach land a all, blowing blow-ing itself out at sea. If it does blow into the coast, it may well strike in the Long Island-New England area, observers ob-servers said. Wshinffton. the Red Cross an nounced it had alerled its chan ters all along the east coast and that meetings would be neid tomorrow to-morrow to prepare school buildings build-ings and other strong, large struc tures as storm sneiTftr in case oi emergency. The Red Cross said the alert was "purely precautionary" but was taking no chances, making pplans for canteen committees for possible emergency feeding. As soon as it is known definitely where the storm will hit. plans will be made for evacuation of. late season tourists and other residents res-idents of the threatened coastal area. The last devastating hurricane in the New England area was in 1938 when- a, lashing tropical storm whipped across Long Island, Is-land, onto Cape Cod and inland into New England, wreaking a devastating toll of damage and casualties. The Red Cross said the Hurricane Hurri-cane 'might strike in the Cape Hatteras- area Monday" but" the weather bureau in, Miami: said that was not at all likely unless the storjn changed its course radically. radi-cally. The battleship Missouri, with President Truman aboard; was hundreds of miles south of the storm area and in no danger. - action merely heightened the confusion, Langer said. He added that the department and the St. Louis postmaster apparently held divergent views. ; Langer said n e w s p a pers throughout the country publish dispatches , about "numbers" and "policy", writers and about the Irish Sweepstakes and though the North Carolina story was printed print-ed practically everywhere, only a few newspapers received" an Official chiding. ' "I am forced to wonder," Langer said. "If St. Louis and New York City or Chicago or Atlanta At-lanta are still in the same country. coun-try. . . . The department and" its postmasters do no speak as one on such matters. "There is no consistency or rationality ra-tionality in a decontrolled system allowing some postmasters to be censors and at the same time not holding others responsible ' for failure to adhere to uniformity." Warns Steel Leaders ''it 4-U aa- U. S. Warns World Of Threat To Greece From Neighbors WASHINGTON, Sepi. 13 (U.R) With the UN general assembly reconvening next week, the United States tonight warned the world that Yugoslav Bulgarian, and Albanian threats to Greece constitute one of the most critical international problems of the day." The state department published a "White Paper" history of the Greek case almost on the eve of a UN assembly session in which this, country will try to get positive" posi-tive" action for protection of Truman Okehs , , 'i y,. . ; f- ' :;. licySpeech . By Marshall ABOARD BATTLESHIP MISSOURI, MIS-SOURI, Sept. 13 (U.R) President Truman has read and thoroughly approved a foreign policy speech which' Secretary of State George Marshall will make tomorrow afternoon in New York at the opening of "United Nations week." This was disclosed by presidential presiden-tial press secretary Charles G. Ross today as the massive Missouri Mis-souri plowed through white-topped seas east of Surinam on a northwestward course which is expected to cross the path of a giant hurricane some time next week. Weather experts aboard the Missouri said that while tne ship probably will cross the hurricane's path, it is not expected ex-pected to approach any nearer near-er than 600 or 700 miles to the. storm's main body. The text of Marshall's speech I was received by radio. The secre-.jn tary of state will deliver it at thej0f the United Nations to main Waldorf-Astoria hotel in York at the inauguration of United Nations week sponsored by the American Association for the United Nations. Ross said the speech deals with U. S. foreign policy and that the president approved- it thoroughly. The hurricane was about 1,300 miles ahead of the Missouri late today. It was the main topic of conversation -aboard ship as long low swells resulting from the storm kicked showers of spray and an occasional wave over the starboard side of the main deck. JSUri rUed ahd Pitched!rnobbed .TftSS ttSE FIREMAN FINED FOR STARTING FIRE SAN DIEGO, Sept. 13 (U.R) D. Wii Gregory, 55-year-old retired captain of the Denver fire department, de-partment, was fined $75. in police court today for carelessly starting start-ing a fire. pregory pleaded . guilty to smoking in bed when- his bed covers caught fire. News Highlights In Central Utah ventrai uian races up zsyo. - t Since OPA, Survey Claims. Irregularities In Building Permits Claimed In Suit. .... .2 Iva J. Benson File For . Provo City AuVr Post .S D. L. Oswald Announces For Provo Commission ....... 2 Increased Provo Power Use - Stresses Expansion Need . . . Sprinrvllle Homecoming Events Open Thursday. Leaders Jubilant Over New Coast Outlet For Geneva. . . . . Labor Turnover Problem Plagues Clothing Factory. .. .4 a A7A; Greece from her Communist- dominated Balkan neighbors. Secretary of State George C Marshall already is in New York to lead the U. S. delegation, par ticularly in its effort to by-pass through assembly action on the Greek case the Soviet veto power in the UN security council The white paper is' primarily a resume of the report of a special security council commission on Greece and the subsequent coun cil debate which the Soviets ended with three vetoes. In that sense the white paper failed to live up to its advance advertising. The state department first, announced on Aug. 23 that it would 'issue a comprehensive white paper", on ; Greece, . But, as puDiisnea it mciuaea only tnree general articles ' which already nad appeared in the weekly stati department bulletin plus 10 an nexes which are reproductions of documents already made public by the UN. - But the white paper does serve on the eve of UN assembly de bate to . bring into focus from the U. S. point of view this country's views on the troubled Greek situation. It also emphasizes empha-sizes again, that the evidence by the special- UN commission, strongly supported by the United States, was that Yugoslavia, Albania Al-bania and Bulgaria have been giving "direct aid" to the Greek guerrillas who claim to have set up a "Free Greek" government along the northern frontier. As another warning of coming U. S. action in the UN to create at least a "Frontier Watch" "in Greece, the white paper repeated the declaration, made by U. S. delegate Herschel V. Johnson when Russia vetoed security council action: "We wish to make it very clear that we shall not hesitate in . haust every available means with- the framework of the charter iNewiain international neace and to provide Greece with whatever protection" she may need in the xuture Gandhi Almost Mobbed in Delhi NEW DELHI, India, Sept 13 (U.R) India's greatest apostle , of Tvr' u"vo 4uijicuik a uteres v.nrci ing him for his appeals in their behalf against, their blood ene mies, the Hindus and Sikhs. Police were forced; to beat back the exhuberant, throng with riot clubs before Gandhi's caravan, visiting the - refugee area - on an inspection .tour, could leave the grounds. .. x ' The demonstration took place at Puruna Quila Fort, an ancient bastion built hundreds of years ago, by the Mohammedan Mogul emperors. The crumbling walls how. guard more than 50,000 Mos lem refugees - huddling together tor- protection against the over whelmingly Hindu population of New Delhi 2 I MMi(!mM,.AMjjtil IV1VII IIIIIIG LCUUCI Wants Extension WASHINGTON, Sept. 13(U.R) Vice Adm. W. W. Smith, maritime commission chairman, said tonight that the Commission's authority to sell, operate and charter surnlus ;cargo vessels wilKexpire before 6 the Marshall. pW goes into effect unless congresjrextends the pres ent program : s Smith said expiration of the commission's authority would seriously se-riously reduce the number of shipsthat could transport emer gency or long-term reconstruction to Europe. A Marshal! Maps or United Nations Impending Duel With Russia Planned With American Delegation- By ROBERT MANNING United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Sept. 13 (U.R) Secretary of State George C-'Marshall and his American delegation mapped an initiative-grabbing strategy today fori an impending duel with Russia in the United Nations general assembly. Behind closed Hn frhnii and the nine other American delegates dele-gates and alternates began a series ser-ies of night and day strategy huddles hud-dles in preparation for the opening op-ening Tuesday of the most fateful fate-ful of the assembly's four meetings. meet-ings. Saving economic and social issues is-sues for later, Marshall briefed the American delegation and its 41 advisers on -the American plans for aggressive action in the crucial cru-cial assembly battles over the Palestine problem, the American- Russian deadlock in the Balkans, wie Big t lve veto power and a dozen other political issues con fronting the 55 United Nations. A delegation spokesman announced after the first day's discussions that Marshall Mar-shall and his team would submit to the assembly "positive "pos-itive proposals" on some of the big issues. The spokesman did not hint at the nature of the proposals, -but one was considered likely to be a formal bid for assembly action to promote UN peace-keeping activities activ-ities in the Balkans, where security se-curity council action has been blocked by Russia's veto. The United States, the official said. will lay the proposals be fore the assembly some of them in Marshall's key policy speech on Wednesday in the belief that the so-called world parliament holds the power to strengthen UN . ef- xozts ior- peace. - . -. It was' understood that Marshall Would confer with various members mem-bers of the delegation several times over the weekend, summoning sum-moning two more formal delegation delega-tion meetings on Monday to tackle tack-le economic and social questions.: - While the Americans worked out the most detailed program they have prepared for any UN (Continued oh Page Two) Taft Explains: His Proposal To 'Eat Less' SANTA CRUZ, CaU Sept. 13 U.R Sen. Robert A. Taft, R., O , dug out some testimony of President Presi-dent Truman today to support bis proposal that Americans "eat less" to help bring food prices down. On a six-state tour to sound out his chances for the Republican presidential nomination. Taft appeared ap-peared a little concerned over the publicity given his statement yesterday yes-terday that, many people could help combat high food prices if they would "eat less meat and eat less extravagantly." He confessed . to newsmen that he was "a little surprised" by the prominence given his statement because there was "nothing new" in it. Then he pulled out a copy of President Truman's mid-year economic report, sent to congress July 21, ahd read this paragraph: "If real shortages should develop, de-velop, . the need for sharing such relative scarcity on as equitable basis as possible both among ourselves our-selves and between domestic and foreign users of our food re sources should be emphasized. Full publicity on the nature of the shortage might properly in clude a campaign of strict econ- svraYeny omy in the use of certain fcsfnde control within 90 minutes through personal restraint or soe. cial organized campaigns. The scope and timing of such educational educa-tional efforts would of Course, depend upon whether present crop prospects improve or grow worse as the seasonprogresses. Artificial Fertilization of Queen "Bee'With;.; Laughing Gas Revealed by Excited Scientists WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (U.R Agriculture department scientists announced jubilantly tonight that xney are on tne trail ox a race oi super bees. t The scientists said that with the aid of a whiff of anaesthetic gas they can step up the entire process pro-cess of bee inbreeding. The- result re-sult infinitely superior bees. The virgin queen bee has the unique knack of being able to lay eggs that will produce- drone, or male - bees, without ever , being mated;' But the scientists weren't satisfied. sat-isfied. They wanted to be able to breed the virgin, queen back to her own sons to produce strains with desirable characteristics. . ; The hitch was that the virgin queen may not lay eggs for weeks Lewis Hwls Challenge Against Gover Bmeiit Im Airati-Com . ' - '. - - 'i . . s V-' ; '- ' United Mine Workers President Refuses To Sign An Affidavit That He Is Not a Communist as Required by NLRB Ruling CHICAGO, Sept, 4 U.R) John L. Lewis challenged the government today to act against him for refusing to sign an affidavit that he is not a Communist. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, issued tne challenge at the conclusion of a week-long meeting of i the American Federation of Labors executive council. The council voted yesterday not to sign anti-Com- munist amaaviis requirea Dy Taft Willing To Relax Ban On Closed Shop SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Sept. 13 (U.R Sen. Robert A. Taft. R.. O.. today indicated his willingness to consider relaxing the closed shop ban of the Taft-Hartley law, if necessary, to permit union hiring halls in the maritime industry. After a conference with Harry Lundberg, president of the Sailors Union of the Pacific (AFL) Taft said that an amendment to the act might be considered. Lundberg complained' to him H18. the closed shop ban in the Taft-Hartley act would encourage communist invasions of unions which now bar them. The act for bids employers to discriminate against new employees because of membership or non-membership in a union. Taft agreed to confer at San Francisco next Friday with Greg ory Harrison, counsel for the Pacific-American Shipowners association. asso-ciation. Lundberg' told him that both the union and the employers wante-hehlMnjt Hall retained irt a contract to replace one ex piring sept. su. . i 'Lundberg told reporters thai he was satisfied with the conference and was confident that the present hiring hall arrangement , could be continued. con-tinued. He was Indefinite on how it would be made to jibe with the Taft-Hartley law and said that the union, "might have to use our own methods." He reported he had told Taft, however, that the closed shop ban in law was "good for the com mies." "The act gives them a perfect chance to move in," Lundberg said. Unlike other labor spokesmen attacking the Taft-Hartley law, Lundberg said he had . "nothing against'" Taft and complimented him as one who "gives you the answers. " After meeting Lundberg, Taft left by car for the Pebble Beach golf course to watch the finals of the national amateur golf tournament. Earlier he held a news confer' ence at which he dug out testi mony of President Truman to support his proposal that Amefi cans "eat less" to help biing Drices down. . - - Blaze Consumes Stored Documents TOKYO, Sept. 13 (U.R) Fire of undetermined origin today r&zed the main .finance ministry building, build-ing, where numerous documents were stored. Firefighters from the U. S. arprfy's occupation forces helped Japanese firemen set the blaze and kept it from spreading to ad joining buildings. ; There ; were no casualties. Police Po-lice said, however, they had been able to remove only a part of the many records and othei docu- ments stored in the building. lor even months after reaching maturity. Chalk up 24 days more for the drone to develop and the queen was ioo oio iu oe inaieu. Science has changed all that. Given a whiff of anaesthetic and artificially fertilized,' the virgin queen will lay eggs almost immediately, im-mediately, leaving plenty of time for her to be bred to her sons before be-fore her productive span is past-' The agriculture , department could scarcely suppress its excitement excite-ment tonight as it disclosed this innovation in the sex life of bees. The gas used was described as a "carbon dioxide anaesthetic." Self-breedins long has been known in the plant world. It is the principle that made possible!; The possibility of bee parent-bybred parent-bybred corn, the corn of phenom-jhood via gas was discovered about enal yields and hardihood - that! ; (Continned on Pax Two) .-, .. mm in as ine lait-naruey law. unaer an interpretation by Robert Den- ham, general counsel for the na tional labor relations board, un ions whose officials refuse to s gn Unlted p,, gtoff Correspondent the. affidavits will lose their NL- nr oiiTXTrnPAxr o i. RB privileges.' WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 "Denham's ruling and the sta- (U.R) Robert N. Denham, tute grant an option to organiza-1 general counsel of the re-tions re-tions of labor to file affidavits of jvamped National Labor Re-acquiescence Re-acquiescence or to withhold such , , 7?V j I filing," Lewis' said. "I choose to tipns board, predicted, to-exercise to-exercise my option negatively. night that the AFL and CIO "What does Mr. Denham pro- wiU "have to fall into line" rl.darlL1itr,i.H h. a ITT and comply with his ruling on Lewis reportedly led- the AFL .... . . executive council in its decision!"1 fM Of non-Communist , yesterday to refuse to sign the af fidavits". Since the AFL decision,! Denham reaffirmed his stand and said the AFL . would be refused the right to file petitions with the NLRB. Among NLRB privileges denied to the AFL's 750,000,-000 750,000,-000 members would be . the right to petition for collective collect-ive bargaining elections and the right to file petitions charging employers with un- ' fair , labor practices. ' Lewis, said he did not question Denham's interpretation of the law. "As a matter of fact, it may be expressly and precisely in ac cord with the NLRB statute," he said, ; His statement was regarded as aa indicatiori thathe .wouldboy cott . the NLRB .and not attempt to file any- petitions with it. President William- Green of the AFL, however, said that ""the Denham ruling is hot justifiable or even rlh conformity -with the act." ' ' .-"Wehope and believe that If it is tested in, court,. it will be so declared," Green said. He : added, however, that the AFL has no immediate plans for such a court test. Such a test presumably would arise, if the AFL trie to file petitions with the NLRB. Lewis, known as a foe of Communists, Com-munists, felt that the affidavits were unnecessary, his associates said, and refused to sign them as a matter of principle. ' Bowles Blames Republicans for High Price Spree HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 13 .PjA Former economic stabilizer Chester Bowles predicted tonight to-night that ' the "ruthlessness and irresponsibility" of -Republicans in killing price control will "cost them the election of 1948." "On no public issue in the last ten. years has, the Republican party been so scandalously callous cal-lous of the public interest," Bowles said. "The high cost of living baby resides squarely in the lap" of the GOP,, he added, "And it's a little wonder if it is squirming over the prospects." Bowles issued the- statement in answer to an assertion last night by U. S '. Sen. Raymond E. Baldwin, R., Conn., that the Democrat adminisrtaion "had made no practical effort, to re duce high prices." i Bowles retored, "I am amazed at Baldwin's bold attempt to unload un-load the blame for 'our present crazy prices from the backs, of the Republcian party. The facts mane uaiawin statement notn- ing short of ridiculous." Recalling that he had been ridiculed for predicting price (Continued on Page Two) has -put millions of dollars of-ad-ded cash In the pockets of farmers.- .;. - - Department entomologists foresee fore-see that gas-induced motherhood will lead : to the production y of "tailorjmade'. bee strains: ,v - Good-natured bees that will not sting humans. -Fierce bees that will .. venture into fields they've stayed away from because of fear of insect enemies. Bees that are super-honey producers. Bees with long tongues that can collect nectar, nec-tar, and pollen from blossoms they could not reach before. Bees that will cultivate a taste for. one orchard or one crop. Bees that will be immune to disease. 1 TT Tl t-Kul Denham Clears Up His Stand Officers Must File Before Unions Can Use NLRB Facilities By REX CHANEY affidavits. Unless the ruling is changed, all officers from the international to On Affidavits the local level must file non-Communist affidavits before a union can use the NLRB's facilities for conducting bargaining elections ' or for making complaints of unfair un-fair labor practices. v Denham told the United Press he has no. intention of reconsidering his ruling des- " pite the decision of the AFL N executive eouncil in Chica- . go yesterday to refuse to sign the affidavits. In reply to a challenge by John -L. Lewis to say what the NLRB. proposed to do ' about, the AFL action, Denham remarked that there was "nothing to do." Y - "We can't change the -law,"-he , saicUMr. Lewis and the AFL are H , not; compelled to . use the" f acili- , ties of-the NLRB. It's up to them to decide what they want to do The CIO has made no formal .. decision- yet. on whether, it will 5 comply with Denham's interpretation interpre-tation of this part of the7 Taft- Hartley act.. But the CIO officers have shown every indication that they also will refuse to sign the affidavits. Denham-said he did not believe "there is anybody in the world so short-sighted as to . deny them- , selves the privilege" of using the NLRB facilities. I don't think they wUl go ahead with these plans," he said. I think that they will have to fall Into line. It's inconceivable ' that they Should not. -After all, the Taft-Hartley ct . is the law of the land. My job is to apply it and interpret it. I .: have no option." John L. Lewis, the intractable president of the United Mine Workers,-was the key figure be hind the AFL council's decision not to sign the affidavits, Lewis was understood to have argued that as a matter of principle Den ham's ruling should be ignored by the. AFL officers, who represent some 7,500,000 union members. The council s decision is subject to review by the AFL convention -(Continued on Page Two) v Gibson Not Alarmed Over es DURHAM, N. H., Sept. lS-jUJO -Assistant Secretary of Labor John W. Gibson said tonight that nrohibition didn't ston drinkin2 and that restrictive labor legisla- tion isn't likely to end industrial strife. -: ''Ar Addressing the New Hampshire ; industrial supervisors' conference; at the University of New Hampshire, Hamp-shire, Gibson said he believed that .-"we .-"we would be no more effective in bringing about industrial peace -with a law which forbids strikes, than we would be to pass a law against divorces. , " . - "1 think all of us would agree, that it would be folly to, Attempt to settle all family discords and prevent divorces by passing a law against them," he said. "It, too, has not been many years ago that: we tried to stop people fj-om drinking by the passage of the Volstead act. The: only thing we sue- - - eeeded In doing was crating a y lot of bootleggers. I would . not want to fee a similar situ-ation situ-ation deyelop In the field of labor relations. '"' Gibson noted that many states, : as Well as the feedral government, recently had enacted laws curbing -labor unions. He said it was dif- ficult to predict their ultimate ef- -feet on collective bargainings ".I doubt seriously that they will contribute greatly . to industrial peace," he said, "and if employers ; try to take undue advantage f them, they will, no doubt, create Industrial unrest," . Labor Disput 3 |