Show -- EDITORIALS Estabilabed 15 April 1871 Zij 5ritt Issued every morning got zfibititt Civil Sunday May 26 1946 ' by The Salt Lake Tribune Publishing Co - - Salt Lake City Utah H 7-- !:77-- 3 - r'' ' '' :F--''' 3 -- - - Having done all the harm to organized labor it was deemed advisable to inflict upon the members of eighteen railway unions that had been willing to compromise and continue work the obstinate leaders of two recalcitrant organizations finally consented to let the lifeblood of the nation resume circulation through the veins of collection and the arteries of distribution But incalculable damage had already been done by the two men President Truman called enemies of this government and of the people who are the government Whatever was accomplished by and for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen by their presidents—Al- vanley Johnston and A F Whitney—has been counteracted by the loss of prestige and popularity labor unions have suffered as a result of the strike They added to the confusion that has delayed peace contributed to the discord fomented by Petrillo Reuther and John L wis and created a condition more serious than that which resulted from the auto makers' strike or that of the steel workers or that of the soft coal miners These railroad strikers interfered with recover)? from want from fear from wounds from sickness and from starvation They exposed the people of allied countries to hardships and possibilities of pestilence They deliberately and selfishly ignored the prizes for which American heroes fought and died When produce cannot be collected and transported to American consumers or to famished millions who are dying by thousands for the need of food strikers forcibly detain and expose to deterioration or decay the Strange Human Impulses Under Mental Strain One of the most instinctive actions of the human animal is the impulse to run away from danger annoying situations and even boredom In the modern terminology it is known as "escapism" and methods for accomplishing it are called "escape mechanisms" Perhaps in a future generation when new psychological theories have been evolved the impulse will be known by some 'other name but it will be the same old "running away" 1 instinct Psychologists tell us that the instinct itself —that of running from danger—is one of the raore valuable assets in human nature when it serves to remove the individual from danger But in its more civilized guise the -- escape 'method fails to solve vital problems for the individual and frequently creates greater ones Evidences of this running away instinct are available every day in the news columns Wives and husbands run away from domestic conditions they feel intolerable Sometimes this escape instinct is stronger than another instinct generally believed to be one of the most basic and strongest—that of mother love There is nothing inherently evil or criminal when this escape impulse overpowers the individual but the results are often regrettable Just the other day a young Chicago mother son and boarded a train left her for California She was disappointed according to the news report because the child was not "a sweet and pretty little boy" The husband found her however and persuaded her to return to their home and baby Closer at hand a distracted mother disappeared from her home in Ogden after her nine-day-o- ld ' - TH6 REVOLUTIONOVICill '- Dowt4 METH - - people Aside from the many detrimental and demoralizing effects to be attributed to the series of strikes that have been crashing like tidal waves of disaster against the shores of industrial enterprise and national solidity one beneficial and inevitabTe result may help to 74 07:: - ed son was killed in an accident while hiking in the mountains She carried him to a place where help could be obtained but when she learned her child was dead she ran away Sympathy goes out to these women who escape from such unhappy situations but it must be admitted that the solution selected was not the happiest possible nor is it likely in the long run to be advantageous to any per son involved The Tabernacle Choir Heads Time's List The current issue of Time the popular compendium of world news and worth-whil- e comments thereon heads its "program for preview" for the week beginning today with an announcement that the "Salt Lake tabernacle choir" will be heard over the air this morning in "one of the finest sustaining program features" Since the beginning of the second global war music has come to be recognized for virtues aside from those of culture and entertainment Not merely because it is counted on to finally "soothe the savage breasts" of a people whose nation had produced some of the world's greatest musicians—composers as well as performers—but because it has a soothing effect on the nerves and is recommended by scientists for therapeutic values beyond computation The tabernacle choir now under direction of J Spencer Cornwall has achieved a degree of fame throughout this republic second to no other organization of the kind Its tours of the country its concerts for tourists its appeal to both casual visitors and constant Hsteryers have made it an outstanding feature of the state's many attractions f 4r Iv 1 q te I H001! WRAY '''' WE CAN'T CHAP! ' '42'2: (AVwEirti THIS! TH' SLOOMIN i 14 Pemisylvania Vote Indicates Democrats Losing Labor WASHINGTON—If as was authoritatively reported President Truman delayed seizure of the coal mines until Tuesday afternoon In order to avoid dam- aging Democratic hopes in two in congressional t h e maneuver Pennsylvania scarcely can be- scored a success In the 23rd district consisting in largest part of the coal mining and steel manufacturing county of Fayette the Republicans won a seat which had been occupied by J Buell Snyder Democrat from the beginning of the new deal in 1933 until his death recently The winner is Carl Hoffman who defeated Snyder's widow Snyder piled up a majority of 7523 in 1944 and President Roosevelt carried theidistrict by substantially the same margin In the 33rd district-Includinpart of the city of Pittsburgh ns - I LOOK TO GOD By JAMES J METCALFE I look to God for everything I need upon this earth 1 My shelter food and clothing and Whatever I am worth Of course I have to go to work And do my certain share And tell Him that I care But on the other hand No matter what I Incnow do I must depend upon my God To help me see it Because no matter through how I try I cannot ever be The least bit stronger than the strength My God has And that is why I given me look to God For evbrything I need inspiration Including taDr My every word and deed and neighboring coak and iron centers the Democratic winner Frank Buchanan a former mayor of McKessport won but with only 595) of the votes cast comattained by his pared with 69 predecessor two years ago In both districts the Republican gain was approximately lOriv which if it should be maintained throughout t h e nation next November would be sufficient to bring about a for the Republicans For the moment political prognosticators are more interested in the reaction to current labor disdisturbances as disclosed in the Pennsylvania voting The Democrats apparently lost ground among organized workers despite President Truman's repeated capitulations to wage demands One version as to the vote in Fayette county where the Democratic percentage 1'dropped from 61 to 56 is that coal miners still refusing to work regardless of the proclaimed truce remained Democrat but that other workers :forced into idleness expressed resentment by turning Republican t h e prevailing Certainly strikes were a factor in the adjoining county of Somerset where an electorate predominantly of farmers and small-tow- n folk went more than 70 per cent Republican as against 60 per cent two years agoDemocratic managers scanning these results console themselves chiefly with the observation that the old notion that rarely fail as harbinger of future events was kicked into a cocked hat by Franklin D Roosevelt It is unmistakably true of the near-landsli- strike-support- ed col-!late- Roosevelt period 1933-4- 5 that Republicans scored surprising gains in both and elecmidpresidential regular tions but the Democrats came back with a bang whenever Roosevelt himself was running This condition was especially pronounced during the last three Roosevelt years In 1942 the Republicans came within eight votes of winning the house and by the summer of 1944 victories had boosted them to a virtual tie In November 1944 however Roosevelt won with 432 electoral votes as against 99 for Governor Dewey and the Democrats climbed back to margin of house control The Republican explanation of this phenomenon is first that Roosevelt was Roosevelt a n d there is no Democrat now living comparable with him and second that it is doubtful whether Roosevelt would have been elected in either 1940 or 1944 except for the war On the latter point Republicans contend thatthe voters be ginning with the congressional election of 1938 turned sharply against the domestic policies of the new deal but that this trend was nullified by unwillingness to change presidents in the midst of war The Pennsylvania elections are notable because they afford the clearest test so far of voting trend since the policies of Truman rather than Roosevelt became paramount in the minds of the people 45-vo- te DAITYNITIONS By Pi EL IL GILBERT - ns Old Maid: A woman who waited so long for her ship to come in that the pier collapsed Lotion: A body of water that separates two continents Dimple: The kind of depression businessmen welcome Lazy: A quality that prevents people from getting tired ) 1 mild-manner- even-temper- - - : r - - 41) ---- 7 1 ' - ? - i7---- rde' o -- - : - ' pt 1 4: 0 'I' 4 t ''14:!" S 1! 7 ! 1 402' ! - !7'''" k A -4- ':4----:- ' :- ' ' ‘ -- ' - ---ti Lewis Senators Mishandle Welfare Fund Problem :: -:-- k ekzteaefetel eltameite : 3 ‘5: ? ::i 1 t r ::i ' :4' 4'1: !::: :':: : '''''?':-::- - ::: - -:- rsIA ?''-:- m e'' --- r- '' - :: ': SENATOR FROM SANDPIT :' i s ' By II Al11 PARK : ''':' ' " t y - hill Or he who kindles on the heights The beacon of a world's good will? Who is the patriot? It is he Who knows no boundary race or creed Whose nation is humanity Whose countrymen all souls that Who Is the need patriot? Only he business is the general Whose keenest sword is sym1Vhose good pathy Whose dearest flag is brotherhood! —Frederick L Knowles Notes on the Cuff Department The Missus arrived home Friday and as soon as she got settled we went over to consult Dr Russ Owens about her wrist I shouldn've suspected something when she asked me to accompany her As soon as we were in the doctors office she said to him "Just look at him!"—indicating me I guess I must look pretty bad for Russ said "I've He looks been looking at him like a fugitive from Clyde Early!" The doggone flu left me feeling pretty shaky so I'm the chief patient now and she sees that I take some vile tasting medicine that's supposed to put me back on my feet Btit it's mighty nice to have someone bossing you and making you eat properly so I guess Ill live after alL Alex Nesbit of St Louis Mo phoned Friday evening to inform me that his father Judge Nesbit who has been seriously ill is greatly improved I didn't know about the judge's condition but I am delighted that he is winning the battle against disease I just learned that my old friend Chris Fischer Is Ill I've been negligent lately and I haven't kept track of my friends f I i' '': ''S'''"' - :' '"A ::: 'i :' 1::: ": : :' :7? V :!: ' —' '":-'- ': ' " ' :: ' - " ' 1t''N':' i41'''i '''''s 4 4 1 ' ' : 4 :: q 11 i - -:- - :1 -- ' ? 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'' '' ''i s -' i ':'":::' k But I'm pulling for Chris' recovery with all the strength that I have Ile's a grand guy if there ever was one Humility When I have reason to grumble Reliving my terrors again Oh God help me to be humble In the presence of an infantryman! —Joe IL Weston former captain air forces Byron C Johnson Ls back in town after a vacation in St George Byron says that St George is booming like all get out with a great deal of building going on I wish I were able to take a trip down there for it's one of my favorite towns The Service Star legion is sponsoring a most worthy project that of building a nonsectarian chapel for the veterans of World War II Plans will be discussed at a party to be held on June 3 z DAWES :: :: -tc : '':': I 'A 1 1 ?: b: :"-:- -" Personal quarrels and national wars mean that someone was not big enough to live up to the Golden Rule—Elbert Hubard The New Patriot Who is the patriot? He who I ights The torch of war from hill to j l': : ' t - i 'N:!': I': FROM : :7---: '' 's i -1 :: z!"t 4 1 - '':': :: 1' s 344 E :1::11 A ' 1 DIAMOND l : 4 §k A '' -s -I- ' 4 : ' at t 6 ::4-4'- r::::p :: - ' f 4 1 tt 2'4t1 4 1 ::-- 41 :littko ' 51 - I $ '0VP ' N :i ?''' 4- - zk! : f I - 4 P' 'it': : 1 N 1- — z tad 44 1':-- 5 :': BY JAY G IfAiDEN keep in high public office a man like this it must be sound at of This argument bottom course would be more convincing if there were more Byrds It is interesting that Senator Byrd is not only a practical politician but a machine boss the recognized leader in his state of the Democratic organization Usually these things are linked with political or personal corruption Not his most virulent enemies—and he has some of extraordinary virulence — ever use that word in connection with Senator Byrd A strong supporter of Mr Roosevelt in 1932 he began to dissent when the upon platform magnificent which Mr Roosevelt first stood was thrown out the window and the new deal fiscal policy was really disclosed It shocked Senator Byrd as a it did many others that after campaign in which we vehemently denounced deficit financing promised to balance the reduce governmenbudget and tal costs we should immediately embark upon the greatest spending orgy in all history The twin ideas that we could to prosperspend our way back ity and that the size of the national debt is Immaterial because "we owe it to ourselves' seemed to him almost criminally silly The reckless waste of the taxpayers' money and the calculated effort to expand the federal bureaucracy by loading the government pay rolls with thousands upon thousands of useless employes appeared indefensible For thirteen years he has been fighting those policies Most of the time he has had to fight alone All the time it has been an uphill fight While Mr Roosevelt lived he had his active and somewhat vindictive opposition Since Mr Truman has been president he has had friendly but passive No effective reducapproval tion in the swollen federal pay roll can possibly be made without presidential support and leadership No one 'knows that better than Senator Byrd But despite White House opposition and inactivity he has achieved a great deal But for him billions more of the public funds And would have been wasted he is still in there fighting But for him the very words economy reduction thrift would have been lost out of our politiBut for him the cal language wasters would have run away with the treasury and all hope of fiscal recovery would have disappeared man but it isn't safe to impugn ° t his motives The Byrds just do f-'1REBELS $! ) II not take that kind of thing and iiiiio I' Senator Pepper should have '' known it He made some rather 1 ' '' nasty insinuations about Senas tor Byrd when he was not in 6 the chamber Senator Byrd made 1 ' him repeat them and then lik-t 0:4 s ened him to a skunk Senator e 4 Pepper apologized but Senator Byrd did not withdraw the skunk reference It is not of course 1)'? ‘smigios"an important incident but it : 1'' does offer opportunity to pay 0 if- ' : ''' " tribute to one of the finest pub4 111067 Nk15r-Pril4"' ''l servants in the Un-- ' ed lic i' ' A' t States ir e''''0 't His country 89 well as his '':77 '' t'::::"1f:1' le should be proud of Senastate li 4: : AL tor ' ' Byrd When to courage K i 0ink and candor are added :LAI'L character L 11 and tenacity you come e:: ability i: :': :: i ''''''- -- 11iii&11 pretty close to having an ideal v combination There are few inr f deed even among his enemies r10-- " ti '4gt-iwho would deny these attributes i:y to Senator Byrd Some both at '''''' i home and abroad ido not like ittlbtk the Virginian And there are with him plenty who disagree And the labor bullies whose 1 111:140::: —41 orow threats he has consistently dis oll0) he regarded and whose excesseshim has moved to curb detest -- : 111 r" 1 But there are extremely few who eft" e GAZITTi $YNtlitA4r1 6 Ot4t5$4171 ld-Akido not respect him He makes mistakes of course he is not—and certainly does and health and welfare fund would not pretend to be—perfect But BY THOMAS L STOKES be inflationary he pointed out he does not tell lies He does that the war labor board had keep hit word He neither trims trades hedges equivocates nor of encouraged the establishment evades He does not dodge votes health and welfare plans and nor espouse causes in which he had never considered this asdoes not believe Because of paras of to workers ty necessities he has on occapart sistapce sion voted for candidates whom the stabilization program like he neither liked nor admired wages WASHINGTON—It is rather way John L Lewis has handled The Byrd proposal he said his case The high contribution But he has not disguised his discouraging to sit in the senate And would encourage employers to he has asked- -7 per cent of the feelings on those occasions man gallery these days he is the least demagogic resist the creation of such plans industry pay roll—would It takes you back many many total He pointed out that it is a fact make a huge fund for his union imaginable years since to whether justified or not that There is nothing spectacular control particularly It takes you back before the Senator Byrd He does of such Lewis is so dominant in the are Mr about workers suspicious senate when the passed days his breast nor advernot beat A corporaunion by programs imposed through compromise the social security bill more Yet his own virtues his tise fixed such a under which tions collective plan by bargaining than 10 years ago and thereby as as unmistakable is as set be Unless Mr controls sincerity up Byrd proposed proper might accepted the principles that the And while in his hair an of answer the curl to be the seem is would the result the plan government representing the it is easy to disagree with him agreement between management John L Lewis has injured all people has a responsibility to It is impossible to conceive of union any company which and the workers old in citizens by its for uncompromising age provide him doing a mean a little an one according to patimposed manner in handled he has which through contributory pensions unkind or discreditable thing tern he told the senate would this matter and for unemployment by beneTake him altogether and here be buying future wrangling with to be seems fits administered by the states the That original is a senator who helps one's the union more Even before that and error forward-lookincorg so since But the senate now compounds this error by coming along to porations and labor unions have provided many benefits for their legislate The weakness of the - ' 77 :74:-:-workers either on their own or position of Senator Byrd DemoIhVierefectiTe'reqe ' :i ' who crat ' arrangethrough cooperative sz sponsored Virginia 4ments written into union agreean amendment to the labor bill ( ::z1: ‘4---ftcc ments by collective bargaining is shown by his successive revi0 4 k i '''t if T These included health and wele5 sions of his proposal 11x4-Kt5it 4 fare programs retirement penFirst he wanted to outlaw 1: : et4F 1 i7 sions vacations and other beneunion control of such a health A'°-- I I fits regarded as socially desirand welfare fund contributed by i f101 4! ' 1 LI' tii'0'Ns able in a machine civilization a corporation Then he proposed 11' 1 Some of these health and welto place control in the party emntid 4 fr: :!::: jcNv 4' k 4117: ' 44 1 fifare programs have been s:' i4i 44f !'' 41 ::'IV:'? ployer or union which contribut4 7f nanced by the corporations and ed the larger amount of the fund : 4 ::::: : f 4 ' ::: 4 s administered entirely by the '::: ' ?!A71' That would have caused revision 4 ::: re 6:: i': Ni:i:' ' 4 N In a number of existing plans ' ' ''Y unions Many corporation execu'5 ': 7::Iil : 'k 5054 i 'k:: 3i f ' :''' ::: :'::: k tives prefer it that way so that '' The final plan worked out '4'e :: ''': 4 : i '' the workers will be satisfied and 4 ::: at a conference of Republicans ' i:''"'s2-4:7:: '' ' q '' ' :H::::: '''N''''''''-7'-- ' in case of complaint the union and southern Democrats was to : itself will have the responsiexempt present health and wel": r z i if :::s 4 :AiO' fare plans until contracts expire :: bility r 7's4::'"' 77:::? ' :r ::: 44'01 r - ' p This sort of cooperative effort and to provide for joint managemen'kA i ''"i 4: - ' -it :'' to Improve working conditions t-union control consenone been vsman is has in There the praised by usually ': ? y ": 441 t :4: le :: :t1-'shied N' zi ate who have 4 servatives who is qualified perhaps 4 I away 4 i I F from having the government do better than any other to dis?i::e4:7LA: - 0 eli'"ro7 ': t ::::' l: :J":it ::':: cuss this subject That is Senthis sort of thing come now f:'1 'N'c' ator Morse Republican Oregon But the miners 'i':sr''''z::::: ': P4'''i'::''s ‘'1 who was for at long time the t :: ::: along with such a proposal and )1 4 ::''( k :t2 'w ' the senate proceeds to stop it on public member of the war labor I ':: ) ''' !I " behalf of the operators There board In answer to the comIs plenty of quarrel with the :' :'' 'tt plaint now raised that this '''''': '':!: ': ':'' 4' ''' ' 4 faith in the American political system If it can produce and WASHINGTON — Certainly skunk is not a pleasant name to be called but Senator Claude it Pepper of Florida brought to on himself when he undertook reflect upon the honor of Senator Harry F Byrd His friend Senator Guffey of Pennsylvania should have advised him not to do that He tried it some years ago and got a tongue-lashin- g that is still remembered in the senate Senator Byrd is a friendly ! Atok clear the atmosphere In forfeiting public sympathy to which organized labor owes its present numerical and legislative strength there is apt to come a gradual lass of power and prestige Law- -' makers can no longer disregard the general public or close their eyes to an unfeeling and tyrannical Frankenstein that has been wearing the garb of honest toil There should be a repeal of every statute that has protected this menace to American citizens—a menace becoming as fearful as that of fascism or communism There is no more contemptible creature to be encountered than an ingrate Like the dog that bites a hand that feeds him strikers bring censure and condemnation to' those who favor and befriend them After having aroused the nation to a keen realization of phony appreciation certain labor leaders have for politicians who have served them and for people who supported them a compromise has been reached which could have been accepted under arbitration before the strike Trains are expected to start moving again with civilians at their former posts But soldiers should stand ready to carry out the president's orders should it prove to be a false alarm self-center- THE ImPERIALEESTS! - men responsible for such untimely waste cannot evade the accusations of an outraged Sen Byrd Rebuilds One's Faith in Public Leaders ' ?16'"' COMES-SK- I 0 Strikes Cause Stagnation and SufferingDiscredit Both the Nation and Labor FRANK KENT'S COLUMN a Foreign Accent gtrife-Wi- th "' ' Enchanting with JO lig Diamonds $225 '11 Ab with 14 $270 $375 faz: r i P'd -- 1 4 ' i tp 862 I 4 Ane't014174 el- - i li t 4 et - 11 ins 10 nd Diamova $250 - Convenient Credit dij ' - f: 4 Ai I toi EW 41e67--- - t 0 ir' p co' 1 - |