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Show Pace Maybe Merry-Go-Round ! By Drew Fearton WASHINGTON, Oct 27 -- Men High Labor Level Urged To Combat Any Depression read the diplomatic cables getting a series of mild shocks in recent weeks. Their sur is the'result of what appears prise' to be a change in Russia's international line. all l»o 8«rvlct »nd news *dlspatcne« the local newi. month; tlS-0° ertdtwd to By have been B. O. A. P«* prlc» $135 It or not SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 27. Standard-Exami Correspondent Trained diplomats reporting from within the iron curtain, as well as American observers at the various political battlefronts have been 1946 surprised, though pleasantly, by a up of Soviet attitude toward its allies. The Russian change Stalin's statement that Utah's shame in the matter of giving out lists of nameswithprobable. Since then, a of significant things have of old age assistance recipients for the use of crude poare: They After "a four-month deadlock litical heelers'-is greater even than at first appeared For (1)Russians have come up with suggestions for word of honor with the federal govthe state has broken world control of atomic energy, the ernment. To understand why this is so important of which--control is necessaryof to basic unmined mineral resources at the united nations review federal-state relationships in administration of the as a regarded major forward step; Utah's . Word Is Broken its softening it Press Conferences social security act. . , Some persons would have you believe that the Social Russian embassies around the world for the first time in years begun holding press conferSecurity administration boldly and coldly imposes a proences. The Soviet embassy in Washcedure upon the state saying, "Either you do tins, ington held two in as many 'weeks or else you get no federal funds for your-needy aged and promised more as soon as Am- it , it Social Security administration took Utah at it! It approved the plan." It provides matching plenty, of time writing his amount the Early was chatting reminiscently. memoirs, spinning them out in requested each month. hired three volumes to be finished about The Social Security administration is required by He recalled the time he chubby good-natured Tom Blake three years hence. Now, howevHouse press to supervise its expenditures. So it employs field personnel assistant White er, friends say he wants to put for this purpose. These federal people audit Utah's relief loud clothes, out a quick .short volume to ansis given to painted neckties, and flashy wer critics. This book would deal administration acts against Utah's own promises. pocket handkerchiefs. with some of the Big Three confThe Social Security administration, on occasion when day I hired Blake," said erences, especially Teheran. "He went around the White Churchill's critics have blamed '-acts of commission or omission are noted which call Early. House like he had lived there all for the spheres of influence we correction does not say: "You are not doing what told shaking hands with agreed upon at Teheran, following getting friendly. which Russia took over most of you to do; please follow orders." Instead the federal agency next day President Roose- the while England took velt buzzed for me. I rushed into Balkans, Greece. says: "You are not doing what you told us you his office. Churchill's friends, on the other " 'Steve,' the president said please conform to your own state plan." claim that actually he was hand, you get that to these spheres The quibbling being done in an attempt to explain or with 'where'd vigorously the loud clothes who's influenceopposed and threw the Atlfor you?' a" moment justify the crude use of confidential information for parcharter in Roosevelt's face. he antic for that BritStalin, however, replied tisan political purposes is, in lawyers' language, incompetent, said Finally he said: of ain could have her own immaterial and irrelevant. The state entered into a solemn President, I got him from influence, and in the endsphere Roosewith velt cast his weight Stalin. covenant, with the federal government. Some of the state's Whether this or Elliott RooseStrike Wave version is true, remains _ to agents stealthily violated the state's word of honor and these labor leaders have velt's seen. However, it is interesting out around of the but agents knew quite well what they were doing at the time, the nation bag face its·that the Harry Hopkins inspired ! will . wave are Evening but didn't expect to be caught and to feel the weight ofMostcritiin history. stories in the Saturday immediately after Teheran The , it. But they say the outlook for improved Russian relations at least is hopeful, Harvard Pal to R.'s House fundsEx-White Secretary Steve to take word. I ' bassador Novikov returns from the dependent children and your needy blind." But that united nations meeting. (3) Molotov, who has been blastithe way is done. The government puts the shoe on ng Ernest Eevin's ears off, went' other foot, the state's foot. to-England in order to get aboard liner Queen Elizabeth. What the social security people say to the state is more war, top Russian diplowere too proud to use account mats the federal laws and any butusually like this: "Taking-into Soviet transportation. own state laws and your knowledge of the decencies of pub- Russians have begun to heart into the united natheir lic welfare administration, please submit a state plan 10. tions sending their best "men to administration and supervision of public assistance in New'York for the current sessions. not long ago that 'there was state. If you plan is in harmony with law and recognized question as to whether the would even show up for standards, we shall approve.it and match your funds Russians this meeting, federal funds." (5) Stalin has decided to name a Dimitri Manuilski as Ukrainian assurance Utah provided such plan, containing to Washington.' Manuthe program would be administered and supervised ambassador of Maxim Litvinov, ilski, a follower great charmer and doubtlessin accordance with recognized professional standards. Utah ly will become one of the capital's He is particularly plan contained assurances that professional confidences social butterflies.women over forty. to irresistible between client and social worker would be kept and American experts watching these the state in good faith would shun playing politics signs have their fingers, crossed.. relief. Peter Edson Emendations. Included in this com* such men. as Nelson mittee are IRockefencr . Eric Johnston PhU Reed Qf General Fowler W A S H N Oct. T 26-- McCormick of International HarAlarmed that so many people vester. John D. Biggers of Libbycasually accepting the idea that Owens-Ford. Labor leaders will not and pros- be given a chance to review the another depression, perity is "just around the men program, but the government will leading American business econ-inbe cut out o£ the picture. the war-born committee for To Improve Labor omic development have decided CED is staying completely away to continue their organization in an effort to stave off the bust pre- any idea of abringing out recofor legislative progdicted to follow today's boom. mmendations as chairman of CED is ram to improve labor relations. G. Hoffman, president of Stude- The aim is to improve conditions under the free enterprise system, baker corporation. without government controls. BeDuring the war CED organized lieving that from 80 to 90 per cent some 70,000 business men in 2900 of all strikes are a loss to both communities to speed up management and labor, some sion after war contracts were can- means will be sought to settle This phase of CED work labor - management differences. celled. was wound up last spring, but This is believed to be the first 4broad business research program such approach to the problem. has been carried on. Second will be a study of wageHoffman's opinion is Paulmeasures The goal is Itproper price had been taken seerelationships. how real wages can be if prior to-1929-32. the depression of raised in relation to purchasing that period could have been greatThe old idea that wages ly lessened. can be raised only if the amount Hish Level Employment of the raise is taken away from In moving against the next de- the consumer, will be abandoned. on incpression which is now being so The emphasis will beso put that reasing productivity widely predicted, the big idea return can be increased be to keep high level employment. To this end, some 90 leading Amer- prices are lowered. ican industrialists making up the Third will be an inquiry into the CED board, of trustees met in government's fiscal and monetary Washington last week and staked policy. This is extremely tricky, out three principal areas for inv- too deep for most people to understand, but tremendously important. estigation. Most difficult is the field of lab- Today this problem has new proor-management relationship. The portions. Twenty years ago the committee's study of this question government took one billion of a total national producis being based on the not so surp-tion out of 75 billion. Today the govthat this relatrising conclusion ionship hasn't been good in the ernment takes 40 out of 160 billdollars national production. past, and that something should ion How the government spends this be done to improve A' group headed by Douglass money has a decided effect on the Brown of Massachusetts Institute national economy. of Technology has been named to This leads to a study of how the do research on this subject, con- government's tax policy affects centrating the first few months business levels. CED made its tax on methods of collective bargain- policy recommendations two years and is sticking by its recomIt will probably bring cut ago, ing. a deep-dish report early next mendation of that time. Briefly After that a dozen top-flight is that the tax policy of governindustrialists will review the re- ment should be stabilized, instead port and make their own recom- (Continued on Following Page) who NBA Pr«63 · ' cal labor- leaders not talki- dwelt heavily 'on the fact that ng about this -before election, for Roosevelt decided to cast his lot fear, of hurting the chances of with the Russians.-. If correctly intcandidates. We have not yet found the key to maintaining economic congressional erpreted, that i decision has now L. Lewis, head of backfired. Workers and Walter stabilization. The economy has been operating under forced head of the powerful C.I.O. Auto Note--In his book, Elliott Roosewar a velt is severely critical of Churcand post-war situation and draft for long time. The the fact that Lewis hadhill, for upsetting F. D. R.'s future the inflation which already has occurred have created distfor peace. the end of meat control and wage stabilization; despite the New TJ. N. Home ortions and maladjustments. Sooner or later, they willfact that .the A.F.L. went on rec- It wasn't announced, but Presihave to be corrected.--Chairman Marriner S. Eccles. ord for the end of all controls, dent Truman agreed at a secret F. L. and C. I. O. leaders held White House conference last Satseries of secret huddles after Tru- urday that the U. S. government man's meat speech to decide newshould take-'an active role in findA Double-Barrel wage policy. Most of them ing a permanent home for the to soft pedal strikes for the united nations. see what happened to Up to now the government has It is no secret that members of the governor's Bushnell the price structure. kept hands off. Result: The united Lewis, who wants to nations, hope of the world for hospital committee, -at the time they accepted assignments be president of A.F.L., and Reuther, has been kicked around by to serve, were ignorant of the full size and complexity wants to be president of the people of New York,and ConC. I. O., would not hold back. necticut and a move is under way task before them. Lewis Dictates among U. N. delegates to. shift the a hospital "world capital" elsewhere. out of Lewis, a procprogram just committee the outlined of Hopefully, rushed down to see Secretary of In- man who urged U. S. official in a site for the united Krug and Admiral interest was edure, starting with investigative visits to Bushnell terior Cap who nations Undersecretary of State the coal operate each of the state welfare institutions mentioned in connec- for the government. Lewis Dean Acheson. Later, Senator Aussquarely on the line. He tin of Vermont, chief American tion with possible state use of the vast institution abandonedmore delegate to the united nations, money for his wanted by the army. even threatened a strike. Krug ur*ed President Truman to see that saw that Lewis was looki- state department make an -efseemed reasonable Morreel In launching into the work, to see that delegates who have ng for a fight rather than for a fort in U. S. are happier here. gathered comand were privately believe that after the inspections completed, the him with trying to force Truman agreed. charged ote--The east coast of -U. a. mittee would be. equipped to make a -decision one a strike before election day to emwon only by two votes at the first Democrats. the barrass Publicly use The state should acquire Bushnell and the other. general assembly meeting in Lonthey told him they would be don. Now, many of the delegates welfare purposes, transferring some or all of present institthe issue. Lewis was in this huddle, sorry they didn't vote for Caliutions to the brand new site. Or the state should shun Workers' union Walter Reu-fornia. was rushing into the limeAre Still Nazis opportunity to obtain Bushnell at a reasonable price. ther also He prepared a strong blast Light. Bernard Bernstein, exColonel As the weeks passed, however, the, committee discovthe administration and to General Eisenadviser financial he was prepared to hower at SHAEF, has just returned ered that the difficulties of making a "yes" or "no" recom-the whole auto industry from his first tour of Germany mendation increased. The'evidence and testimony thus higher wages. since he retired from the army. Hearing of this, C. I. O. Boss Bernstein, who strongly urged deunfolded probably may be, summed up like this: Murray immediately went to Cleveof Germany, _ talked Bushnell has its splendid advantages, but--. land, sat in on a meeting of thewith many Germans in Berlin after union executive The state hospital, the industrial school and the training and put the screws on Secretary of State Byrnes ^Stutt- a speech in which he pledged Reuther finally agreed to iss-gart school have their splendid advantages in their present locGermany. tame demand'for reunited ue a relatively Bernstein reports tnat nazis are wages. higher but--. ations, still henazis. Replied one, when asked is that wages had what of Byrnes talk: thought So, the governor's Bushnell committee at a lengthy Note--Fact was all right, but why dropped 11 per cent before "I guess it on on was the decontrol order. come president's agree to able unanimously out for giving the Saar meeting Friday week later the cost of living haddid he public opinion'. Inquiry it N- and that was that the present condition of theup another- seven per cent. by The Bell , Syndicate, 1945, prices drop in a hurry, the "(Copyright, Inc.) institutions and what should be recommended with referewill face the greatest strike more history. nce to their future are subjects crying out for muchChurchill Fumes inquiry. Winston Churchill s getting The legislature in special session laid the groundwork and more irkedi over reports HAVE YOU Big is the member of the for a legislative survey of the state's institutional.problems, he chiefly responsible for saboINSURANCE one thing, but the legislature attached a string to the proposal. A leg-a democratic peace. Churchill had islative committee will undertake a survey with the necessary technical and professional assistance, provided .the people of Utah approve the eighth amendment to appear on the November 5 ballot. If the amendment is rejected, legislative inquiry will not be undertaken. planned YOUR HOME I F FURNITURE Believing the inquiry should be made by the legislature, not insured, be sure to the governor's Bushnell committee Friday urged the peoplesee that are protected of Utah to approve amendment eight and thus press the once! they button for further study of Utah's institutional needs. Dial 2-7501 or call and see The governor's Bushnell committee expects to continue us. We will write your immediately, the amendment is approved the state can pay its own inquiry. So, if ma the small y be a double-barrel survey which next week or next will benefit from what Delay is dangerous. is justified by 'the importance of the institutional problems crying out for appropriate answers. 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