Show washington D C DONALD NELSON EXPLAINS in his radio appeal tor for an immediate 25 per cent increase in war production donald nelson announced that joint management la bor committees committe ps would be set up in every plant to devise methods of increasing output there has been considerable conjecture since then theft over the scope of these committees whether they should run the plants or mer merely e lyl be advisory the other day nelson explained just what he had in mind in apri a private talk with walter reuther Rc uther forceful vice president of the powerful CIO united auto workers who more than a year ago proposed the so called reuther P plan t an for the quick conversion of the auto industry into a unified mass producer of hundred planes and tanks daily while in washington on union business after belsons nelsons Nel sons broadcast 1 a mutual friend suggested to reuther that he have haie a talk with the war production chief whom he had never met nelson ire greeted eted reuther cordially remarking that he had heard a lot about his plan but had not seen its details 1 I can teu tell yu you all about them theman in three minutes said reuther shoot replied the war chief nelson listened intently asked a few questions then remarked essentially senti sent ally lally your objective is the same almine as mine the only thing on which we duler differ Is the way to go about it hows that simply this ahls 11 said nelson we both want the auto industry to make all the airplanes tanks and guns gans it can your plans called for foi joint committees to direct the conversion with a 9 government V representative participating as a sideline side line adviser I 1 believe in doing it differently one man for action and committees for advice why I 1 have i one man my representative ti in detroit directing conversion with the committees you proposed advising him its your plan only in reverse 11 nelson also told reuther that he hoped the joint committees would take their work seriously and submit every practical plan for increasing production however nelson stressed that he and not the committees would decide on the merits of the proposals that the function of the committees was strictly 4 advisory ap notes note after first approving the joint committee plan secretary knox later told nelson nelso n he wai was opposed because it w would U S industry knox contended that management alone should do the job nelson brushed aside knobs fears and declared that without the full operation cooperation co of labor the war could not be won 1 I expect full cooperation from the navy on my plan nelson said ft firmly or else and if you doubt my word there is a man in the white house who will confirm it for you HULL AND tiie THE ARABS shortly before secretary hull left on his present protracted holiday colonel donovan had worked dout out a plan to send in an american colonel lawrence to visit the arabs around dakar the idea was that just as colonel lawrence had won von the support of the arabs for the british in the last war so the united statts could win over the arabs in iii french west africa especially around the vital base of dakar the jumping oft off place to south america so col charles sweeney who has had much experience with the arabs was delegated to undertake this and important mission but when secretary hull heard of the donovan plan he hit the ceiling calling donovan Int into ohis his office hull lectured him at length declaring you are trying to interfere with the conduct of my relations with a friendly coit country hull flatly refused to give colonel sweeney sweetsy a passport so no attempt has been made to win over the arabs of west africa notes note british intelligence reports that three french warships sailed from dakar last month bound for madagascar this will relieve the danger to brazil but it may increase possible danger to british U S shipping routes through the indian ocean to suez and india depending on whether the french warships will protect madagascar from the british or from the japanese 0 4 MERRY GO ROUND fl hendersons price administration soon will crack down on tire bootleggers leg gers especially in pittsburgh and washington fl a for some quickly realand read and sound advice by real experts on what to do in the event of air raids get tha newly published handy book civilian defense of the united state tl by col H R ernest dupuy and hodding carter colonel dupuy 13 author of a number of outstanding military volumes and is no an ace authority in his field 4 another newly published small book that will be very helpful in understanding der military developments is defense will not win the tha war by col W P F kernan of the tha regular field artillery |