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Ttie mew BERRY SUN iviDAY, MAY 17, 1946 V’Wf/z/AA, 1£be£=m»n 1218 College Street NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA 0. P. ARMFIELD Editor and Publisher Published Every Friday In The Year Entered as second-class matter December 6, 1937, at tht postoffice at Newberry, South Carolina, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Good Leaders Can Avoid Strikes BY DANIEL J. TOBIN President Teamsters Union I am satisfied that many of the strikes that have taken place in re cent months might have been avoid ed by careful management of the affairs of the unions involved and by the leaders of the union exemplify ing theii leadership by proving that they had the courage to disagree with their members when they be lieved their members were going too far or asking too much. Or when they believed—as their judgement should have led them to believe—that even though they were right, it would be better for all concerned to pursue the doctrine of compromise. In other words, as leaders of our unions we cannot expect to get everything that the members be lieve they should have. Very often we have to take a step backward, which perhaps is the wisest thing to do when conditions warrant such ac tion. A general in an army who re fuses to retreat in the face of de struction is a very' poor general. These satements should not be con strued as approving the action of the employers, especially General Motors, where the President of the United States appointed an unprej udiced commission made a decision it was the duty of General Motors to follow out the decision of that fact finding board. What would be the criticism of la bor by the press of the nation if la bor took the position that it would refuse to adeept the decision of the unprejudfeed fact-finding commis sion? I commend labor in the General Motors case for accepting that deci sion, in view of the fact that they honestly believed they were entitled to more than 19 1-2 cents an hour increase. I do not, however, approve of prolonging the strike even though the men had to surrender the one cent an hour which was in dispute. I also condemn the General Motors management for refusing to sub mit the differences between them selves and their workers to arbi tration. It looked very much like a defiance of governmental authority, a thorough disregard for the public, and a determination to weaken or destroy the union. On the other side of the “picture, I repeat what I have undoubtedly said thousands of times over the past 35 years, that strikes do not pay and should be avoided if it is humanly possible to avoid them; and further more, that a strike should not take place until every phase of the mach inery of settlement is exhausted and even then it should not take place un less the union is properly financed and prepared and determined to car- r*jr on that strike no matter how long it lasts. It would have been no use in starting a second front in France against the German armies unless we had ammunition as well as men when we made our thrust at the enemy. Union labor should have funds, lead ership, machinery set up for educat ing the publifc, publicity departments, and all the other things that are re quired in modern warfare with capital, because that’s what it is— warfare—with a corporation putting its back against the wall, determined to fight until the bitter end, no mat ter what the consequences may be, with total disregard for the govern ment or the people. We believe all the machinery for peaceful settlement had not been used when the General Motors strike took place. Some in the Automobile Workers Union may say that it is noc j of our business, that they are running the affairs of the union. That’s true to a certain extent, but it is our business because every timo a labor union makes a mistake or loses a fight, it weakens the whole structure of or ganized- labor. But out of all this will come clear er skies and better preparation in the future for labor and labor leaders before entering into a lengthy con flict with a gigantic, billion-dollar corporation. You can rest assured that for any mistakes that labor might have made—if thqy made any mistakes in all this controversy—they will bene fit in the future from those mistakes. We also believe that capital will benefit from its mistakes, such as its refusal to either arbitrate or negotiate sincerely and honestly to wards preventing stoppages of work where the whole country indirectly is involved. We have many requests for the en dorsement of strikes that we refuse simply because it isn't expedient to endorse a strike in a certain indus try at a certain time. For instance, we had a request for strike endorsement in building mat erial yards and on exfcavating jobs when there was no building material and where there was no excavating to be done. We refused to grant the endorse ments because we refused to be a party to 'permit men to cut their Officii/ U. S. Navy Photograph The ship that lias been host to more royalty than any other, the battle ship USS New York, is the fourth of four U.S. battlewagons in the target unit. The New York, which served as flagship of Battle Squadron Six with the British Grand Fleet in the North Sea during World W ar One, has played host to King George V, the Prince of Wales, and the now-Emperor of Japan. In World War Two, she supported the North African landings, did convoy duty, and took part in the pre-invasion shelling of Iwo Jima and Okinawa in the Pacific. ■ Spectator Sums Up Gubernatorial Candidates A number of gentlemen are either declared candidates for Governor, or expected to run. So far, I don't know of any candidate for Lieutenant- Governor. The other administrative offices will probobly be sought by those now holding them, except in the case of one, Mr. James H. Hope, long the State Superintendent of Ed ucation. Let us start with the executives below the rank of Governor so as to warm up to the subject. The Secretary of State is W. P. Blackwell. Mr. Blackwell •‘nd his deputies are excellent officiala. Per haps Mr. Blackwell is one of the few men in the State with definite knowledge of the election laws and ractices. This applies also to Messrs. Watson and Little of the Secretary of State’s office. The Comptroller General is E. C. Rhodes, who is serving his firSt term in that office, though for many years he was a deputy there and knows all the details of that office. One of the reasons for continuing administrative officers (who are not policy-makers) is that their work consists in a great mass of detail and can only be learned by exper ience. A new man, however bright, would spend hours, perhaps days, digging up information that the vet eran administrator carries in his head, or knows exactly where to find it. The Attorney General of the State is John M. Daniel, a stady old Roman who hews to the line all the time. The State Treasurer Jeff B. Bates, a businessman who carries business efficiency to his official work. The State Superintendent of Edu cation for many years has been James H. Hope. Mr. Hope is not of fering for re-election. This will be strange, for a whole generation has regarded Mr. Hope and his office as being one and the same. Mr. Hope has rendered distinguished service to the State and retires an honored and esteemed citizen, with the well-done of the State. J. Roy Jones is Commissioner of Agriculture. Roy is more than that for his office analyzes gasoline, op erates a warehouse system, publishes a farm bulletin, and does lots of other things, including seed inspec tions. I call Messrs. Chovine Siprott or Dr. Summers frequently. General James C. Dozier is the Ad jutant General of the State and has charge of the National Guard, Home Guard, and many other matters re lating to the military. General Do zier was awarded the Congressional Medal for conspicuous gallantry on the field of battle, over and above the usual requirements of a brave soldier. The other State executive officers are appointed by the Governor or elected by the General Assembly. There is no Lieutenant Governor today. Ransome J. Williams was e- lected Lieutenant Governor, but suc ceeded Olin D. Johnston as Governor when Mr. Johnsone became United States Senator. Lieutenant Govern or Harley succeeded Governor Burnet R. Maybank when Mr. Maybank be came United States Senator. Richard M. Jeffries, who was President pro tempore of the State Senate, became Governor when Governor Harley died. We used to think of the Lieutenant Governor’s office as being of no im- own throats. We know we are mis understood by such refusals, but we cannot expect everyone to agree witn us. We also know that in many in stances where we refuse endorse ment for strikes, that the strikes are justified under normal conditions, because the men are driven to their last resort when the employers re fuse to even talk to the representa tives of the union. But if the busi ness is at a standstill, the men would be doing a favor to the em ployers by quitting work. Don’t let us be foolish and lose our heads, calling a strike when there is nothing doing in the plants and when there is no hope of business picking up immediately. Better wait until the opportune moment comes and when business picks up, that’s the time to strike. portance, but within six years we have had three Governors who were not elected to the Governor’s office. The Lieutenant Governor is Presi dent of the Senate. He appoints the Committees of the Senate; and it is the Committees which do the hard work. Moreover, whenever the House and Senate pass bills which must be reconciled it is the Lieutenant Gov ernor who appoints the three men who represent the Senate on the six- man Free - Conference - Committee. Not only is there a free conference every year on the Appropriation Bill, but on most other measures of any importance. In view of the wholly bad and unconstitutional practice of introducing new matter into the free conference reports, it may he said that the Six men who constitute the Free Conference Committee on the General Appropriation Bill are virtu ally a third house, a super-Legisla- ture. Today the House and Senate may toil, argue .declaim and denounce for several months, virtually to small purpose, since the Free Conference Committee may decide to disregard both Senate a nd House and then may embark on. a sort of legislative ad venture by adding entirely new mat- tr. A Lieutenant Governor could prove himself worth his salt by up holding the dignity and usefulness of the office, not, however, the vani ty. If a Lieutenant Governor wish es to play politics with the boys he won’t be worth anything to the State Lieutenant Governor Harley rose to the occasion when he announced to the Senate that he would not sign any bob-tailed bill. So you see that the office of Lieu tenant Governor is one of usefulness, when the incumbent acts with becom ing dignity. It is conceivable that a Lieutenant Governor might even magnify his office. If only we could induce some man of dependence to seek the second office of State we might have a figure with the dignity and charm of former Lieutenant Governor James O. Sheppard, whose gracious manner made you believe that the Lieutenant Governor’s office was regal within itself—-as it should be; or one like that sturdy, stead fast son of Barnwell, Emile Harley. Andrew J. Bethea, when Lieutenant Governor, earned great respect; I shall always remember him. And now for those being mention ed for Governor: A. J. Beatty was for many years Comptroller General of the State. Mr. Beatty was reared on a farm and still has farming in terests. He knows the problems of the State and has announced a prac tical platform. Mr. John D. Long of Union is a vigorous legislator who has the courage to speak out. As he has not formally announced his candidaicy. I do not know his plat form. Judge J. Strom Thurmond is mak ing a very active race. He left the bench to serve in the army and has only recently come back. Since re suming his duties on the bench, the Judge has spoke n in many places in furtherance of his campaign for Gov ernor. Judge Thurmond is a young man of energy a nd ability. He comes from old Edgefield. Dr. Carl B. Epps of Sumter is a close friend of mine and I have great respect for him as well as personal regard. The Doctor is a warm sup porter of Mr. Roosevelt. That is our dividing issue, because I’m not al ways an admirer of Mr. Roosevelt, as has been suspected. I wish, however, to pay this tribute to Dr. Epps: he is sincere, whole-heartedly ready to make a great sacrifice i n order to render a public service. Most of us declare that somebody should do something about conditions. Dr. Epps is more consistent; he is willing to leave a fine practice for the turmoil of public office. At heart he is a pa triot. Two years ago the splendid little city of Sumter had two sons in the race for the Senate of the United States—Carl B. Epps and A. S. Mer- rimon. They were as wide apart as the poles in their political philosophy, but they had one quality in common: they had a burning zeal which would dignify any campaign. I admire the man ivho dedicates his time, his abili ty, himself, to his fellow man, though I may not ride with him. The hope Lutheran Conference At Mt. Olivet Church ' The Newberry Conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of South Carolina convened Thursday, May 9 at Mt. Olivet Lutheran ,church. Rev. W. D. Haltiwanger, pastor. The formal opening of the confer ence was conducted by the president, Rev. J. E. Roof. The roll call showed one of the best attended conferences i n many years. Reports of officers and commit tees showed much progress with all obligations paid. Tht report of the president call ed for renewed interest along all lines of activity. The raising of each congrega tions quota for Lutheran World Ac tion. This fund goes to the distress ed peoples of war-torn Europe, helping them* rebuild their churches, taking care of missions, sending the Bible and religious literature, and in many other ways, helping the needy. Rev. E. B. Keisler, D.D., made a wonderful presentation of the op portunities for home missions in our synod. The Conference Sermon was a plea for our and the worlds need of om calling upon our God for help and guidance in these troublesome times in which we are now living, illustrating the present conditions by conditions similar in Old Testa ment history. The Holy Communion service was conducted by Rev. J. B. Harman and Rev. V. L. Fulmer. A bounteous dinner was served. Devotional services for the after noon session was conducted by Rev. M. T. Cullum. Rev. F. W. Brant, director of Lutheran World Action for the South Carolina Lutheran Sy nod, made a masterful plea showing the needs of the distressed peoples of Europe, urging our full appor tionment paid. Messages were heard from the different Auxiliaries of the confer ence. Conference adjourned to meet in the fall with Mt. Pilgrim congrega tion, Rev. E. B. Heidt, pastor. —Conrtiribu'ted. Mr and Mrs. Gene K. King and Max King of Columbia, spent the weekend in the home of their mother, Mrs. B. W. Gardenhire on College street. Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Patterson of Union were Sunday visitors in the home of Mrs. Patteron’s sister, Mrs. B. W. Gardenhire. for democracy, for popular govern ment is leadership with vision and high moral purpose. We have not always had that, I fear. Joh n C. Taylor of Anderson has en tered the race for Governor. He is a man of exceptional qualities and large experience in public affairs. Mr. Taylor was Clerk of Court of Anderson County many years and served as Congressman. I knew him when he was in Congress; he was a man of courage, an able, clean man, one whom I have always admired. Mr., Taylor is a success story, a cot ton mill boy who forged ahead. Al though interested in the ownership of newspapers, he has not used the papers to promote his candidacy. John Taylor may prove to be the man with the largest (popular sup port, coming as he does from the populous piedmont. W. C. Johnston of Anderson has not declared himself. “Bill” is a successful furniture dedler, but loves politics. He is a likeable man, a good, friendly, neighborly spirit, and very popular. Governor Ransome J. Williams will run on his recommendations to the General Assembly, and as an advo cate of the State Liquor Store plan. The Governor needs no introduc tion for the Governor’s office is in the full glare of publicity all the time. Rumors persist that Alfred Scar borough of Sumter; George Warren of Hampton; and Dr. James McLeod of Florence will be in the race for Governor. Alfred Scarborough is now Sena tor from Sumter. He is a studious, thoughtful man and an attractive personality. George Warren of Hampton is re garded as one of the ablest men in the State. He is a man of convictions and independence, an outstanding figure in our public life, as well as Hampton County’s foremost citizen. Dr. McLeod is eminent in the prac tice of medicine, with political ideals which he defends vigorously. There is a strong current for the Doctor to enter the campaign. He would add greatly to it. O. T. Wallace, State Senator from Charleston, has been regarded as a candidate for Governor, but I have not seen any formal declaration by him. I’ve known Mr. Wallace pleas antly for some years and shall be glad to disucss his platform when he announces. 1 have not spoken of the announc ed candidates for the office of State Superintendent; I may bring up that later. The campaign is young yet. This is the tenth of May, the day set aside by our Legislature in mem ory of what has been called a “Lost Cause.” It really wasn’t a lost cause then so much as it was a lost war. Even Northern States since that war have wondered how far the nation would go in usurping the Constitu tional powers of the States. The South lost the war in 1865, but the cause of constitutional gov ernment has suffered its most dis astrous defeats since that great war, and the cause is still fading, without the courage and the valor of the old South to challenge the trend. 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