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Show A y E D Th I 0 T Sell Deseret News R late A I L S City, Utah .pegler Anti-Strik- e By Westbrook Pegler LOS ANGELES Senator Tom May 17, ,1943 Connallys 'has been cleverly and deceptively concesas a reluctant ballyhooed sion to reform by the New Deal. It is nothing of the kind, but k fake. Its ostensible purpose is to authorize the president to seize any plant producing materials whicn may be useful for the national defense when a strike or other labor disturbance interrupt pro- duction. The insincerity and' fakery are apparent right there, for Connallys bill adds nothing to ntial powers already as- anti-strik- We stand .for "the constitution of the United States with departments of govern ment as therein set forth, each one fully . independent Jn its own field. .. bill, passed by the Senate, its-thr-ee. ' - Remember Frankenstein And His Monster?. Last week, those in the know began predicting that there would be another walkout of coal miners at the end of truce (midnight tomorrow) the because Lewis was not satisfied with It Was fairly certain this time that the western coal miners, in-- r eluding those in. Utah, would be called out too. District union heads had given notice to terminate operators the the interim contract under which western miners have-beeworking since April 1. Then late last week, the War Labor Board, doubtlessly on instruction from the White, House, directed miners and operators to resume collective bargaining. It was a complete triumph for Lewis. Theeconomic dictator had ob- T may not be obvious to quite every- body,' but John L. Lewis, economic dictator of the United States through his absolute control of the nations coal production, has won again in pitched battle with Franklin D. Roose-- . velt, his creator. This victory, the second within a year, seems to prove a point: Frankensteins monster can be bigger than Frankenstein. I ' e Bill, Ballyhooed As Reform Measure, Is Labeled 'Fakc,! By Vriter ment Imposed a modified closed hop by way of settling the trouble and pointedly reframed from interfering with union terrorism against the workers who preferred to remain independent. Many other more or less similar seizures could be cited but these will show that Connallys bill offers no new powers to the president. , They also invite the conclusion that Connally wag only raising dust to hide the need of real reform legislation and give his peo-- . down in Texas an pie impression that, at last, he has abandoned his 'servility- - to the executive branch of the government and asserted his rights as a senator. Hidden, however, in Connal-ly- a proposal is a provision, possibly unintentional, which violently flouts the present mood of the people of Texas as ex--' pressed in a combination of recent enactments of the legislature, court decisions and election returns. This hidden gimmick invites Communists and other unioneers to kick up labor troubles over petty and utterly falsa Issues so that the government will have to take over the plants where they occur. The eventual seizure and operation of all private property by the central government is a prime objective of the Communists. A loafer, fired for stalling in the wash room, an agent rovocateur dismissed for spoil-n- g material, nagging his fellow workers or smoking out of bounds or a fist fight between a patriotic American and a Communist heckler may become an issue and cause a of sufficient size to cause the seizure of a plant, e e e Why Connally, a Texan, regard- - sumed. These powers whether lefinger on the Communist inspiration and that Jackson gal or not and their legality has not been tested have been exer- - said farther, in substance that the Communists, far from desircised repeatedly ere now. For exA; ing to settle labor troubles, ample, the president took over the North American aviation consistently try to aggravate them. plant near Los Angeles when Communist saboteurs detailed by In another case the government the United Automobile Workers took over a shipyard where no of the CIO, organized mobs to beat up American workers going dispute existed between workers ana employer. The dispute lay to and from the job. between an Independent element Lest It be thought that In to the workers, who wanted to calling these fifth columnists . retain their independence, and the Communist saboteurs, I am union. Contrary to the stated pur-only my own opinion, let me recall that both the pres-depose of the Wagner Act to perand Robert Jackson, then mit worker jto select their own the attorney, general, put a bargaining agents, the govern nt -- 15-da- y five-da- y n Less than a year ago, Lewis won the captive coal mine controversy by' - forcing the president to hand-pica be could which War Labor Board panel relied on beforehand to give Lewis what he wanted. Then the coal mine czar was anxious to get the dispute before his WLB. Two weeks ago, Lewis called a strike of the nations 450,000 soft coal miners because his demands for a $2 a day wage increase, portal-to-portpay, etc, had been denied by the operators and the dispute referred 'to the WLB in accordance with Roosevelts instructions. In the first case he welcomed the WLB because he knew in advance that its decision would be favorable. But in the" second case he resisted it because he feared get his way with hold the line order the presidents ' ringing in WLBs ears. k ldnt The recent walkout was a short " Lewis wanted to" display hts strength, but not risk a complete and final showdown. Twenty minutes before 'the president was to deliver his nationwide radio appeal for the miners to go back to work, Lewis ordered them back truce to work under terms of a fixed up with Fuel Coordinator Harold L. Ickes. With only 20 minutes remaining, it was too late for Roosevelt to change his speech. He went on the air urging the coal miners to go back to work, asking them to do something Dio- tator Lewis alreiy had ordered them to do. The speech was one of historys It fell on a greatest anticlimaxes. vacuuni. That was two weeks ago. one. jected to the WLB handling this case, so of course the WLB does not handle it So Lewis wins again, the president loses prestige (to and commander-in-chie- f say the least) at home and abroad,, and the coal operators and public are made the scapegoats. Already the poor, trapped and encircled WLB pointedly has suggested to the operators that the miners be assured" of a week, with time and ahalfafter 35 hours, cvhether or now the demand for coal justifies six days. ' (This will be no hardship in the West now because the demand is sufficient for an even larger work week. But what about after the war? Theyll be negor contract). tiating a This isnt all. The government has taken over the mines. And, unless we miss our guess, the pressure will be so terrific on the operators that they will have to give Lewis satisfaction, whatever It is. So they lose and the public loses, through increased coal costs, war costs and inflation. By Raymond Clamper (By- Wireless) A significant development in Germany is the emphasis on the policy of wiping out small business everywhere. Little retailers-ar- e being closed out. This is considered here to be an Indication of extreme difover ficulty manpower and materials. The civilian in economy has Germany been squeezed for severely years, but this additional tighteninge has some STOCKHOLM. ! . -- Are You Ready For The Million Dollar A Day The Nation Needs A Fundamental Labo . noring the Jurys recommendation and sentencing Markham to death. This sentence was upheld by the Utah Supreme Court, but was later commuted by the pardons board to a life imprisonment term. dis--tri- ct one-hal- ' Commissioner McConkies announce- ment that he will not seek' leayes two commission vacancies to be filled this fall, as George D. Keyser, veteran water commissioner, had previously announced that he would not be a candidate. ' During his years on the bench and in the city commission post, Mr. has become known for his fair dealings and just decisions. His popu- - - -- Me-Con- ..as..a Jar.ity.wasshQwn,in.1936,-.hecandidate for district judge, he polled the highest vote of any individual appearing on the ballot -- Mr. McConkle has always been "a man with great courage in his own convictions. This was best shown in the John Markham murder trial, in which the jury found Markham guilty of first degree murder, but recommended leniency. Judge McConkle was so Impressed by the planning behind Markhams crime that he set a precedent in Utah legal history by lg- well-know- n 4 In-the- Deer Commissioner one-arme- d .lemons! Of course the bandits- "are streamlined. Theyre not theld"mefal handle machines with the big on the - side. The new machines are low wooden machines, with a nice chrome han- -' die in front, and .lights, and everything. In fact, theyd almost make a nice piece of furniture for the living room if you like that kind of furniture. And,, gentlemen, dont kid yourselves that these machines art for amusement If they pay off arid that la a only. mighty big IF the return is In cold cash. ' We imagine, Mr. Beckstead, that as we j. your "boys" get around aa much new-one-ar- McConkle, who will r Law Fair To All By George E. Sokolsky agency is brought into the picTen years of legislation by presture with the apparent purpose idential decree, by NLRB and of being utilized ''for a single task WLB decisions and now by the and then set aside with quiet and, often unpublicized the object being of vitiating an agreeexercise of authority by Senator ment already reached. Byrnes has produced a confusion of rights, authorities, precedents None of this" is" efficient adand purposes which can only lead the to such an upset of the home ministration, and Ittheimperils dimensions because of front as may become utterly de- country of the problems Involved. In fact, moralizing. Already A. F. of L. the entire structure seems to and CIO unions are adopting have the gone haywire when to the govpolicies antagonistic WLB gives the appearance of a ernment policies and independagainst the deent of the announced attitudes of cisions of strike Stabilizer Byrnes, who their parent organizations. And seems to have stabilized nothing over all of It hangs the shadow to date. of of personal May I suggest that the Conof the Andy Hardy type gress of the United States pass of intrigues perpetrated by those twins of power policies, Harry" -- an act, written1 not in anger nor in the spirit of partisan politics, Hopkins and Felix Frankfurter. nor under the pressures either Wht this country needs is of the war nor of the fourth an orderly, thoughtful handling term campaign, which would con-- " of the labor problem by legis- - - solidate all the current authori- lation In Congress an omnibus ties, Include a formula " which " act that will specify by definiwould give the labor union pretion what tha rights, immunicise legal status and precise re-- . " ties and limitations all ize and at tha name .sponsibility concerned are. , that the object of colwe Now witness the spectacle lective bargaining Is not to of many gdvemment agencies the function of manageIn the labor field where ment nor the private enterprise operating - one- - would ng do, and each one system nor is it to be utilized up different criteria while to serve the opportunist purposes of those In power? the president sometimes overrules all of them and operates Such an act ought to define the word strike and lock, wholly on his own. Or, as hapIckes-Lewout and the term labor negotipened In the - atlon, an additional governmental anion and ought to limit the face-savin- jf par-ties- time-recogn- set--ti- is Com- missioner Keyser deserve the appreciation of all Salt Lake residents for the years of service which they have given to the public while serving in thank- , OFF THE RECORD By Ed Reed v less jobs. Around Town Note to George Beckstead of the sheriffs office, or Attorney General Grover A. Giles: Dont look now, but those slot machines are here again. And we dont mean machines either. We mean Just pin-bathose good old bandits, with cherries, oranges, prunes, bells, bars and e The city will lose a wealth of ex-perience and background when Commissioner Keyser retires at the end of the current year. He first served for a two--" yearterm In 1912-1- when the commission type of government was initiated in Salt Lake. At that time he was commissioner of parkland public property. For the past 12 years, since 1932, Mr. Keyser has served as water commissioner, and the citys water system has made great progress "during that time. The major undertaking during Commissioner Keysers terra has been the -- citys- participation Creek project but many other smaller developments have been made to assure the city an adequate water supply which has made possible the citys great Indus- - " trial expansion during the past three years. return to private law practice, ,and By Theron Liddle do, so tell em to keep their eyes open. And when yon ptak up a few machines, please give us a ring. W?d like to mention that, too. Headline writers are having great fun these days with the words "attack Attu and Attu attack, and one even suggested Yanks Attack Attu Atoll." -- Op perhaps youa6n( thTiJOta atoll- - herd are th plnioo pm4 own m4 in publUhtO I wt I4 mi twtiow, mt innit Thor 4 not nmmHIr nprent th , pinion at thlt pr.) (Tli vnltri to cause It means Germany la destroying her private distribution" system. Third, the wiping out of the s clasa eliminates one of the stable private-enter- prise factors in society, leaving Germany more open to a wave of communism when the de" . " feat comes. . It Is not criticism of our Russian ally in any sense togay It would not be for the best interests of Europe or the world Communism for to spread throughout the continent, giving overweight to one power. Yet the Germans are now destroying the last vestiges of the system, leaving tha way open for violent changes at the end of war which will only add to the difficulties of reconstruction in Europe and delay the return of livable conditions. small-busines- plications that are being given special study on the Allied side. The first Implication Is that The Nazi liquidation of small with the Civilian economy so business is being done In the tight any damage to It at any usual brutal way. All equippoint is damage to the Nazi war ment is taken out of shops fixeffort. Hence new opportunities tures, cash registers, stocks of for economic Warfare are openmerchandise are thrown out ed up. It becomes more practical The proprietor sends his perto squeeze the neutrals against sonnel Into another Industry. letting supplies into Germany. Much bitterness is resulting. One thing about Sweden that rubs a visitor the wrong way is It has been accepted here for to see materials going into Gersome time that Hitler is less immany. While visiting the Baltic portant than the generals now in xaw I a lumber Fleet, ship dip strictly military operations. Howits Nazi flag as we passed. It there is some doubt about was loaded with lumber, which ever, underground reports that the must have. She to Germany hag Nazis are being elbowed out of have Swedish Iron ore likewise. Of course it is recognized that power. A Berlin dispatch to one Stockholm newspaper says ail per. Sweden must have coal, and manent employes of the Nazi pai since Britain cannot deliver coal here Sweden must get it by ty as well as members of tha retchstag must resign their Industrading with Germany. trial and financial connections, However, the fact remains such as directorships. Evidently that It becomes more importthis is a move to stop grafting. ant every day to squeeze down The more grim the military outon neutral trade Into Germany, look becomes, the more bitter is for that will save American popular resentment against Nazi and other lives in the and. . Goerlng hag been It is now evident, incidentally, racketeering. criticized because he made that it is useful to inflict bomb much rich. His rival, Goebbela, damage on civilian as well as himself is gaining popularity among the military establishments In Germany, for this helps wear down working class by closing expensive restaurants, "bars and night the Germans. clubs. e e e In the second place, the policy (Tha opinion! xprsM4 herein are th of wiping out small business In writer' ,wn and r pnMInhed In order to present 11 (Ides of current netloni. Germany will complicate the "The 4 not mewllr repreoent th problem of reconstruction, be opinion ef thll paper.) political activities of unions as the corrupt practices and other acts limit tha political activities of corporations, a a a In a word, let us have a fundamental labor law. John L. Lew--i- s must by mow know that the protectives which he erected through the LaFollette committee, the NLRB and the WLB can be used against labor unions as for them, that what he designed as a structure to serve Lis ends is being used to destroy him and his associates In organized labor, . and that the politician In search of power serves only his own ends. 1 should like to witness the patriotic spectacle in war-tim-e America of a committee of fine minds appointed jointly by the labor ,organizations and the National Association of Manufactur-ers- , sitting not, in hatred and an- tagonism, but in - the spirit of love of country and service to it I should like to see such a committee meeting to draft an act "the" labor" laws ' of the United States. By Jack Stinnett . And I fehould like to see such WASHINGTON The biggest an act passed by the Congress and signed by the president. Is of World War H Is in air story there to be no balm in Gilead? ' the making. (Th opinion expressed berets ire the Although they wont give any writer own and are pablinheq in order to present all sides of rurrent questions. reason at all for publication, and The? do not necessarily represent tbo opinions of this paper.) very little more than that air corps officers In both the army and navy are treating Washington to tha biggest grins of this war so far. That set this correspondent to digging, and out of the files and conversations with unquotable but authentlo sourcesT "apOdds 147,000 To 1 are In the parent that big things ack-acIda. War Bond making along the WALLACE, front. Im not going to make any efprizes were offered for guessing fort --to give a complete roundthe time it would take a rubber up of what is taking place, but ball, to float seven and a half 1 am going to hit a few importmiles down Lead Creek from ant high spots. Mullan. Finalists were only those withLets start with WPB Chief in five seconds of the correct Donald Nelsons recent statement time and three hit it exactly. The answer: Four hours, five that April airplane production in the United States alone has hit minutes, 101 seconds. Just under or over 7,000 planes. . Lets note that some observers Just Once? -- ura thatno saying latly-now KANSAS-CIThow large our army" be- MdEvery: for next two the weeks of it will be comes, ' day there will be a real picnic in air corps (this Includes ground the park -- for school children. crews, the Air Transport ComTheres one catch young, mand, etc) atera go in groups and for only And then lets settle for a few on of the picnics. No repeatreports from the fronts. ers. . In the Pacific, in spite of re. e cent concentrations of Jap air Hello', Elmer! power and tha desperate plea for more planes from onr own KANSAS CITY. Mo. Coal' and commanders, it has been automobile dealers of .Missouri reported that wa still open their conventions today. Hotel rooms are scarce, there - are knocking ont five Nip planes for every one of 'ours hasn't been a new car made since sacrificed. So far, too, there who remember when, and aeems to be every, indication theres a bit of a situation in , coal mining. t that wa are breaking np those Remember when convention Convoy of troops and supplies." .were iun?! -dont mean to- minimize the , urgency of appeals from tha Pacific and China for more alrpow-e- r. I do want to emphasiza that the mo6t emphatic of these appeals has come from General1 Dou&las MacArthur and that even In the tragic days of Bataan, General MacArthur still was considered here as feeling was merely an that adjunct to fighting forces oh tha ground and water. e In Africa, Allied air forces have written one of the most stirring sky stories of the war, taking command of the air over Tunisia; pulling such stunts- down 68 big Axis transports and a score more fighting planes in 48 hours; raiding Sicily, Sardinia and Italian mainland cities, without sacrificing, offensive air strength on the Tunisian fronts; and potting 20 big Axis convoy planes in a single battle. From Russia comes a report e of a blockbuster raid on the East Prussian rail center of Insterburg and numerouaoth-matteer"raids on Danzig, Tilsit and Koenigsberg. For the first time in the war on the eastern fronts Russia has opened up with a bombing offensive. What is happening on the western front is too well known to need repeating. Unit, ed States daj light precision bomber are smacking Indn-triGermany by day. The RAF, yhlch. dropped more than 50,000 tons of bomba on the Nazis, In 1942, apparently Is ont to make that aeem like , a year of (Th opinion txprea4 hml ar th writers own air-pow- ' 200-plan- -- -f- one-thir- d pull-dow- , ofib-...dall- I dont like to be a tattle tale bat theres more than of spinach at our honsef - 20 cane CCJ ' Allied Air Might Grows Y. funpyr The many friends of Mack Corbett, "News staff member who suffered a severe hip injury In a ski accident a - month ago, will be glad to hear that" hes home and w 111 soon be np and ' around with the aid of cratches. e e e Heres a clever pome by Harcourt Strange In the New York Sun: : Many a sailor . Bold and brave'' Perhaps will end ' With a permanent Wave." Question? SOKOLSIIY Two Men Retire From Thankless Jobs -- im- long-rang- v QSCAR W. McCONKIE, city commis-sione- r in charge of the Public Affairs and Finance Department for the f years-an- d a . past two and 12 for to Judge that, years prior has announced that he will not be a can didate for to the city commission post this fall. great-hearte- Nazis Are Liquidating Small Business six-da- y This administration is responsible for the conditions which havei permitted Lewis and others to rise to such absolute power. Like Frankenstein, it has created conditions which are like an uncontrollable monster. . old-sty- le CLAPPER two-yea- 15-da- y' .. bor-disturbance less of his patrlotio submission to European ideas transmitted through the White House, an American at heart, should wish to open such opportunities for the Communists is 'some- - . thing that is known only - to the senator, himself. Anyway,- there it is, written into the bill. de. If Connally had hohestly sired to take a hand in reform, many obvious proposals awaited his indorsement. It is no punishment to a union to seize In that case, the own. - aersplant. of the plant may be panish-e- d for the acta of the nnioneera. But Connally ignored every sound and honest idea that has been presented to supervise union elections and strike votes, to limit fees, dues and assessments, to compel accounting of funds, to forbid jurisdictional strikes, highway robbery and the boycott of innocent vietima, to forbid political contributions, to protect workers from the brutality and coercion of such traitors and Jackson as the president discerned at North American, and to consolidate all the eonfusipn of a half dozen government agencies and conduct labor relations in decency and law and not by whim or executive prejudice. The plain purpose of Connal-lv- s bill to create an Impression that a patient. Stalwart American at last has taken a stand against his erring friends In the New Deal and thus create a little political credit for Senator Connally back home in Texas. Theblll should be killed by the House without comment Ij - n4 an Mn - r phiih4 fmt i r4r ;ioo.. |