Show E washington D 0 DONALD NELSON EXPLAINS in his radio appeal for or in an immediate 25 per cent increase in war 1 production add littlon donald nelson announced that joint management la bor committees would be set up in every plant to devise methods of increasing output there has been considerable conjecture since then over the scope of these thes a committees whether they should run the plants or merely be advisory the other day nelson explained just what he had in mind in a private privat el talk with walter reuther forceful vice president of the powerful CIO united auto workers who more than n a year ago proposed the so called reuther beuther plan tor for the quick conversion of the auto industry into a unified mass producer of hundreds of pla planes nes and tanks daily while in washington on union business after nelsons belsons Nel sons broadcast a mutual friend suggested to reuther that he have a talk with the war production chief whom he had bad never met nelson greeted reuther cordially remarking that he bad heard a lot about his plan but had not seen its details 1 I tan can tell you all about them 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 sama as IS mine m ine the only thing on which we differ is the way to go about it hows that simply this said nelson we both want the auto industry to 0 o make all the airplanes tanks and guns it can your plans called for joint committees to direct the conversion with a government representative par as a sideline side line adviser I 1 believe in doing it differently one man for or action and committees for advice why I 1 have one man my representative in detroit directing conversion with the committees you yon proposed advising him its your plan only in reverse 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 nelso stressed that he and not the corn com would decide on the merits of the proposals that the function of the committees was strictly advisory note after first appi approving oving the joint committee plan secretary knox later told nelson he wms was opposed because it would U S industry knox contended that management alone should do the job nelson brushed aside knobs fears ears and declared that without the full operation cooperation co of labor the war could not be won 1 I expect lull full cooperation from the navy on an my plan nelson said firmly or else and it if you doubt my word there is a man in the white house who will confirm it for you HULL BULL AND THE ARABS shortly before secretary hull left on his bis present protracted holiday colonel donovan had worked out a plan to send an american colonel lawrence to visit the arabs around dakar the idea was that just as colonel lawrence had won the support of the arabs for the british in the last wa war r so the united states could win over the arabs in french west wes t 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 difficult and important mission but when secretary hull heard of the donovan plan he hit the ceiling calling donovan into his bis office hull lectured him at length declaring you are trying to interfere with the conduct of my relations with a friendly country hull flatly refused to give colonel sweeney a passport so no attempt has been made to win over the arabs of west africa note british intelligence reports that three french warships sailed from dakar last month bound for madagascar th this s 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 MERRY GO ROUND 4 fl hendersons price administration soon will crack down on tire bootleggers leg gers especially in pittsburgh and washington fl L for some quickly read and sound advice lauvice by real experts on what to do in the event of air raids get the newly published handy book civilian defense of the united states by col R ernest dupuy and hodding carter colonel dupuy la is author of a number of outstanding military volumes and is an ace authority in his field 41 C another newly published small book that will be very helpful in understanding der military developments I 1 Is defense will not win the war by col W F kernan of the tha irregular regular field artillery |