Show I This Week In Washington D. D C. C Washington D. D C c. Hele Here aro are a a. few recent ne' ne newspaper paper head head- headlines 11 lines Iines n os 1 I Aluminum Strike Threatened Strike e In Coke CokeField CokeField Field Thre Threaten ten V. V War Var ar Productions Production Rail Wage D Dispute Goes to Me Me- Those were all In one issue of or a newspaper newspaper typical typical o of the unrest which still exists in war warr production work and which still is interfering with maximum output A recent report by the War Labor board states that strikes in war in- in caused a a. loss of 1 man-days man during the first seven months of 1942 There Phera were strikes in plants The board minimised the importance of these strikes pointing out that less than 3 per percent percent percent cent of all war warr workers were wore in involved involved involved in- in but an analysis of the re report report report re- re port shows that the condition in is alarming duo particularly to the fact that strikes are now on the Increase in increase increase In- In crease rather than on the tile decrease Tho The board admits that hat there thero was wasa a temporary lull luU In strikes during January following Pearl Harbor but that since then the number of at hours lost b by strikes has increased greatly In January according to the report there wore were only 31 strikes only workers in involved involved In- In and man-days man of work Host In July however there were strikes mon men involved ed and man days lost It Is truo true that the tho national union groups S tho CIO CIa and tho the on the surface at least have beon working to prevent strikes and many of those which have haye been carried curried car car- ried on have been called over th the I objections of the time national labor I chiefs But It is iB also alao true that in innumerable in- in numerable strikes in industries such as steel and shipbuilding have boon boen prevented pre only because the War Labor board has Insisted that the tIle employers give in to the do de demands mands of or the workers Tho The national union leaders are arc demanding demanding- more power in the direction dl- dl of war production Philip Murray president nt of the tho CIO and William WilHam Green president of tho the have havo told Donald Nelson too lv ad aI adof of the War Production board that thata a 0 representative of at labor should bo ho given power equal to his In a resolution passed b by the CIO It if was s stated ta ted Men liMen and women from tho the ranks of or labor must be placed in responsible bl ble administrative UvO positions in the War Production brand rd fIrd and all other other other oth oth- er agencies of the tho government r The energy and brains of or labor through its representatives co could th thus SU bt be utilized for tor tho the good of oC the nation There need be no suspicion or distrust distrust distrust dis dis- dis- dis trust of or labor since UP Its single objective objective ob ob- Is to Increase production in each ench plant and In each cach industry Continued on last st page pago This Week In Washington D. 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C Continued from page one throughout the nation i In this city however there Is great suspicion as to labors labor's motives In seeking positions comparable ble to Donald Nelsons Nelsons Nelson and His itis be- be lived by br many that any such move would end for the tho duration of oC the stabilizing war any possibility of wages ages or preventing them from Increasing increasing In In- creasing to tho point where the they w would uld seriously encourage inflation During the p past st week the various plans for handling the drafting of men nten during the coming year ear have he been en a major topic of discussion Many an plans have haye been offered but because of oC conCussion over the num- num IH bor r of men available from each age and dependency group it Is very very difficult to determine Just how the call to go It is generally a as- as that at congress will enact legIslation legIslation legislation leg leg- right at after r the election to take men in the IS 1 Sand and 19 1 year age calling these group ro roP P and plans for men already have have- been worked out Maj Gen Lewis Levels B. B Hershey Hershe di- di recter rector of or selective service has hag ordered or or- dered all draft boards to call all al all available single men before any married men are called State Stat hoards boards were ordered to rea range quotas so that the call In rura rural areas where some married men mer I already had been called would be b sl wd down un till the rest of oC the single men in the cities had been beer grafted drafted He also said that men mer with dependents other than wives and children should be called before before before be be- fore the family men However It Is expected that the call for married men will begin around the end of the year Time first to be he called caneel will be the men nd chil chil- who w have working wives no dren When men with children arc oro n e called called if if at all all all- they will be he hec called c lIel according to age groups and financial status those under 30 beIng being beIng be be- ing called before the older men i However In In a recent analysis of oft t the e situation senator Taft Tart said men should An arm army urmy of or not n t require the calling of or any men me over oer 30 30 with children Representative tive May 1 chairman of or the House military committee agreed with Mr Tafts Taft's figures and said that an army of or 9 D OO could be built f up without calling any married men with dependents i BUY BUT WAR SAVINGS SA BONDS t |