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Steal Dispute
O NE FACTOR which has made
the steel dispute so difficult
Is that both sides' hands have been
•emi-tied by other forces.
Tier of Phil Murray’s hands is—
John L. Lewis. Since Lewis, an old
rival and bitter enemy of Murray,
got a welfare fund from the coal
operators under which the miners
pay nothing, Murray cannot re
quire his union to contribute to
pensions without losing part of his
membership.
Tiers of tl.S. Steel’s hands are—
Its banks and directors. The men
who control the big steel companies,
particularly U.S. Steel, are J. P.
Morgan together with a group of
Industrialists and insurance men
who do not want a pension pattern
set for their industries. If the steel
industry pays pensions without any
contribution from labor, it will set
a standard for almost every other
Industry in the country.
Whu Runs U.S. Steel?
For instance, directors of U.S.
steel include:
Walter Gifford—chairman of the
giant American Telegraph and Tele
phone Company, which also faces
wage and pension problems.
Sewell Avery—head of Mont
gomery Ward, who once was
ejected from his Chicago office
by U.S. troops during a labor
strike. Avery is also chairman
of U.S. Gypsum, director of
the Pullman Company, Pore
Oil, Armour, Peoples Gao,
Light and Coke, which also
faces wage and pension prob
lems.
James Black—head of Pacific
Gas and Electric, a guiding execu
tive of the Southern Pacific rail
way and director of various insur
ance and utility companies.
George A. Sloan—director of
Goodyear tire. Bankers Trust,
American Alliance Insurance Co.,
and a group of insurance com
panies.
When the President’s fact-find
ing board first published its recom
mendations, Sept. 10, for a 10-cent
pension and insurance plan, some
U.S. steel executives indicated to
newsmen that this would be ac
ceptable. Then, suddenly, on Sept.
II, word was passed out that the
bankers behind U.S. steel objected.
They did not want big steel to set
up a pension pattern for other in
dustries under which labor did not
contribute.
Note 1—John L. Lewis al
ready has started to crow over
Phil Murray In the United
Mine Workers Journal for sur
rendering on the fourth round
of wage increases. Insiders say
he is Just itching to crow again
on any Murray compromise
over pensions.
Note Z—It was U.S. steel—which
owns extensive captive coal mines
—which helped set the welfare fund
pattern by which John L. Lewis
and his miners do not have to con
tribute to the fund. If this prece
dent had not been set, it would
have been easier for both Murray
and steel to do business.
Bilbo’s Lawyer
It looks like the lawyer who de
fended the late Senator Bilbo of
Mississippi against charges brought
in the U.S. senate now would be
paid $6,000 by the same senate
which did not seat Bilbo.
The lawyer, Forrest Jackson,
served as Bilbo’s attorney in ward
ing off impeachment. Bilbo, be
cause of his health was never im
peached, and died before any pro
ceedings were brought.
Therefore, since it is custom
ary for the taxpayers to pay for
a senator’s defense as long as
he is not impeached attorney
Jackson turned in his bill to
the senate, and the man who
replaced Bilbo, Sen. John Sten
nis, tried to get the senate to
pay.
Truman on Farm Phones
One of the first persons Presi
dent Truman saw after announcing
that Russia had exploded the atom
was genial Jim Patton, boss of the
National Farmers Union.
“That’s mighty tough business,
Mr. President,” Patton said, as ho
tntered the presidential office.
“I had to make the announcement
ones we were sure,” replied Tru
man, in tight-lipped seriousness.
"I can assure you it wasn’t taste
ful."
Turning to a more peaceful topic,
the President promised Patton his
full support in getting the rural
telephone bill through the senate
during this session. It has already
passed the house.
“Farmers are really steamed
up about this bill,” reported
Patton. “They feel they have as
much right to a telephone as
city folks. Also, the practical
need for bringing phone service
to farms that do not have it is
getting more urgent all the
time. Brooders and other equip
ment on a great many farms
now are operated by electricity.
When there are breakdowns,
farmers have great difficulty get
ting a repair man if they don’t
have telephones.”
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Control Atom, Keep Alert: Baruch;
Senate Clashes on Price Supports;
U. S. Seeks Method to End Strikes
(EDITOR’S NOTE: When opinions are expressed in these eolnmno, (hey are those of
Western Newspaper Union's news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.)
Confidences
A-CONTROL:
Truly Effective'
After President Truman’s an-
nouncemnt on September 23 of an
atomic explosion in Russia, U.S.
citizens worked up a kind of pecu
liar, detached tension that seemed
to have been born out of the ex
pectation that somebody—maybe
Bernard Baruch—ought to say
something significant pretty soon
about the world and the atom bomb.
And Mr. Baruch, who is the au
thor of the plan for international
atomic control that was rejected
by the Soviets in 1946, measured
up to the demand for an opinion by
coming out with what looked to be
some practical suggestions.
PRIMARILY, he urged that
“nothing less than a truly effective”
system of international control be
put into effect.
He supplemented this major point
with three other recommendations
as to how to face up to the Russian
atom:
1. Pending such “safe and sure”
control, make every effort “to
maintain our overwhelming advan
tage” in the development of atomic
weapons.
2. Re-examine our strategy for
peacemaking.
3. Enact a standby mobilization
plan, including civilian defense,
immediately.
BASIC IDEA, -if course, is for the
U.S. to do its moral best with the
olive branch, but in the meantime
keeping a gun handy, just in case.
Baruch’s conception of a mobili
zation plan would include price,
wage and rent controls, rationing
priorities and anti-profiteering
measures.
Russia’s counter-proposal to in
ternational control—the outlawing
of the bomb and international
agreements to destroy all existing
stocks of the atom bomb—over
simplifies the problem, Baruch
said.
HE WARNED that a would-be
aggressor easily could divert
“peaceful” atomic material to “in
ternational blackmail and destruc-
tion.”
STRIKES:
Economy Throttled
The history making double basic-
industry strikes—coal and steel—
were rapidly throttling the nation’s
economy as the first week of the
twin work stoppage drew to a close,
causing:
1. The layoff of about 100,000
white collar workers whose cleri
cal services no longer were needed.
2. Furlough of 49,829 railroad
men.
3. Curtailment of Packard motor
company operations.
4. Reduction of steel output to an
anemic 8.2 per cent of capacity.
5. Daily loss of 30 million dollars
worth of business in the steel and
coal industries alone.
6. Daily loss of 11 million dollars
in wages to nearly 900,000 striking
steel and soft-coal workers.
President Truman had indicated
that he planned no direct govern
ment intervention in the strikes,
but Federal Mediator Cyrus Ching
was trying to figure out a new at
tempt to settle the disputes.
With the steel mills and coal
mines idle, Ching’s massive prob
lem was to find a workable solution
first of all to the pension demands
of Murray’s United Steelworkers
and Lewis’ United Mine Workers.
Making it more difficult was the
fact that neither the industry lead
ers nor the unions were in mood
to make any concessions.
An added grim note was sounded
by Philip Murray, CIO leader,
when he warned that still another
500,000 of his steelworkers would be
going on strike by the end of Octo
ber unless the company-financed
six-cent pension and four-cent insur
ance program was accepted by the
steel industry.
PERCENTERS:
5, That Is
What happened to the 5 per cent
er inquiry that was hotter than a
two-dollar deep freeze box a month
or two ago?
According to Senator Hoey (D.,
N.C.), who heads the special senate
subcommittee which studied wheth
er federal buying was improperly
influenced, the probe probably
won’t be resumed this year; al
though the senator indicated that he
might release a report on it soon.
“FOR ALL practical purposes
the investigation already is com
pleted,” said Hoey.
However, the subcommittee was
still waiting to get the testimony
of James V. Hunt and David Ben
nett, both of whom were described
as being too ill to take the stand.
Hunt is tiie Washington manage
ment counselor who allegedly col
lected fat fees for his help in seek
ing government contracts for
others. He was the one who said,
“All I have to sell is influence.”
Bennett is head of the Chicago
perfume house which footed the
bill for several home freezers pre
sented in 1945 to Maj. Gen. Harry
Vaughan.
Trygve Lie (left), secretary
general of the United Nations,
chats with Bernard Baruch at
dinner during which Lie re
ceived the third annual award
of the American Association for
the United Nations for dis
tinguished service to the U. N.
HIGH SUPPORTS:
Good or Bad?
Despite worried administration
warnings against setting farm price
supports sc high as to “price the
farmer out of the market,” the sen
ate went ahead to hit a new parity
ceiling for six basic groups.
Senators Young <R., N.D.) and
Russell (D„ Ga.) spearheaded the
successful drive for an amendment
to peg support prices on wheat, cot
ton, rice, com, tobacco and peanuts
at 90 per cent of parity. Previous
support prices on those crops had
been 75 per cent of parity.
SEN. SCOTT LUCAS of Illinois,
senate Democratic leader and voice
of the administration in this case,
had opposed the Young-Russell
amendment to Sen. Clinton Ander
son’s bill and had fully expected
that it would be defeated in the
senate.
But after a lusty battle, the meas
ure was sent back to the agricul
ture committee where attempts
were made to work out a compro
mise.
Senators Anderson, Aiken and
Lucas had argued that a high-sup
port measure, keeping food prices
high, might one day cause consum
ers to rebel and possibly throw out
the entire price support program.
Backers of the 90 per cent parity
legislation contended that any ser
ious lag in farm prices could set
off a depression affecting the whole
national economy.
THERE MATTERS stood for the
time being. Prior to the senate
fight on the support bill, however,
Sen. Scott Lucas had delivered
himself of an opinion that could,
under the right circumstances, turn
out to be prophetic:
“When the government continues
to subsidize a little more and a lit
tle more all the time—without stick
ing to a farm program dealing with
the basic commodities that can be
controlled—you are taking a chance
that the whole thing may be struck
down.”
BIRTHDAY:
U. N.'s Fourth
October 24 is United Nations Day.
The organization, wherein repose
the hopes for peace of all free and
thinking men, is just four years old
—four years old as the passage of
time goes, but already ageless in its
experience and the good it has ac
complished.
WHAT HAS THE United Nations
done since it first convened during
the immediate aftermath of World
War II in 1945?
First of all, it has constantly kept
the hope and prospect ‘of peace
alive in the minds of the world's
people. It has come to mean, to the
common man, a functioning object
lesson that “working it out is better
than shooting it out.”
The U.N. already has definitely
stopped three wars—in India, in
Palestine and Indonesia.
IT IS LEADING millions of non-
self-governing territories toward
the realization of self-government.
On the basis of the best evidence,
the U.N. has contributed enormous
ly toward the job of keeping the
peace won through the bloodshed of
World War H.
The birthday of the United Na
tions—October 24—is a day to fix
in memory. Odds are that in terms
of human achievement and benefit
and the dignity of man, history will
write that date as being one of un
paralleled significance and im
portance.
Border Backfire
When the Russians eased their
border travel restrictions at Frank
furt, Germany, to draw west Ger
mans into the Soviet zone for Com
munist “Peace Day” demonstra
tions, the results were reminiscent
of the fabled halfback with the
pointed head who ran 90 yards for
a touchdown—the wrong way.
Thousands of eastern Germans
poured into the western zone, while
only about 500 went the other way.
? Current Events ?
Here ere five questions, bused on
recent happenings in the news,
which are practically impossible to
answer—unless your children give
you enough time to read your
newspaper before they start play
ing tug-of-war with it. Anyway, try
them on your /. Q. for size.
1. Yugoslavia, aided by the
U.S., recently bid for election to
a seat on the U.N. seenrity coun
cil. How many elective mem
bers are there on the security
council?
2. News from London following
the devaluation of the pound
made frequent mention of the
“shadow cabinet!" What is it?
3. U.S. aid to foreign countries
In fiscal 1949 totaled 5 billion
dollars. Would you say Britain,
Germany or France received the
most?
4. Oklahoma voted recently to
keep its 42-year-old statewide
prohibition law. How many oth
er all-dry states are there?
5. Guam, a U.S. possession for
merly run by the navy, recently
inaugurated its first civilian gov
ernor. When did the U.8. get
Guam?
ANSWERS
1. Of th« 11 ■cats, five art held
R e rman,nUy, six arc elective. Elee-
ve members now are Arfentlaa,
Canada, Caha, Esypt. Nerway and
the Ukraine.
2. The phrase describes a srsnp
sf leaders sf the Conservative op
position, headed by CbnrchUl.
S. Germany, PSS million dollars;
Britain, SP0 million; France, 700 mil
lion.
4. Mississippi Is ths snly sther
state with a statewide prehlblUsn
law.
6. In ISPS, by the Treaty of Parla,
after the Spanlsh-Ameriean war.
SECURITY:
On the Way
Judging from all the activity that
has been generated around tho
Idea recently, apparently the thing
Americans are most concerned
about is how they can keep a few
dollars rolling into the family till
each month after father reaches
the ripe old age of 65.
Pension plans have been an issue
in major strikes confronting the
nation, and congress was coming
up fast on the outside of a greatly
expanded social security measure.
Even as the administration-spon
sored bill was reported out onto the
floor by the house rules committee,
it had been fairly obvious that the
house would approve this portion
of President Truman’s program.
Briefly, the current measure pro
vides for:
1. An increase of 11 million in the
number of workers covered by old-
age and survivors insurance for a
new total of 46 million.
2. An average 70 to 80 per cent
increase in old-age benefits.
3. Creation of a new insurance
system for persons who became
totally and permanently disabled.
4. An increase in the payroll taxes
by more than 300 per cent during
the next 20 years.
At any rate, the prospects were
bright for those legislators who
were plumping for passage of the
expanded social security law. Sen
ator George (D., Ga.) chairman of
the finance committee, freely pre
dicted that the senate would pass
the hopped-up social security pro
gram in 1950.
REVOLUTION:
With Trailers
Tomorrow’s butcher, baker ana
candlestick maker may desert
Main street to come rolling right
up to Mrs. America’s doorstep to
sell their wares.
This minor revolution in retail
salesmanship was forecast this
week by America's trailer coach
manufacturers as they prepared to
display commercial and industrial
trailer models at their first national
exhibit in Washington, D. C. No
vember 18-20.
In addition to a complete line of
house trailers, the show will fea
ture, among other specially-de
signed coaches, a well-stocked
traveling grocery store, mobile
beauty parlor, library, dental unit,
field office and medical unit.
Hailed as a progressive step in
relieving congested shopping cent
ers and simplifying the housewife’s
marketing problems, the new trail
er stores already are winning favor
in both metropolitan and rural
areas, say sponsors of the idea.
Tell that grocery store to wait
Mother—I’ll be right out!
DEFENSE:
Bacteriological
The city of Chicago, aware of
the high attack priority it would
have in the event of war, is be
coming more defense conscious.
About two weeks ago. Dr. Her
man Bundesen, Chicago board of
health president, convened the first
conference ever called by any city
in the world to protect its citizens
from the threat of biological war
fare. Said Bundesen: “Thera is
vital need for planning. . .’’
LUSCIOUS VINTAGE . . . This year’s harvest of grapes has been ex
ceedingly fine, wine growers say. This year's harvest of beauties who
have helped pnbliclse the varioos fruit crops have not been bad either,
as Pat Han (above) testifies.
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WHAT A SWATTER! . . . Ralph Kiner, heavy hitting Pittsburgh Pirate
(left), gets congratulations from Pirate manager BiU Meyer In the
Pittsburgh club house after Kiner broke his own home run record (set
in 1947) by batting out homers 51 and 52 for 1949.
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PROFESSOR NOT SURPRISED ... Dr. Leo SzUard, professor at the
University of Chicago, expressed no surprise upon President Harry
Truman’s announcement that Russia has discovered the secret of
making the atomic bomb. Dr. Szilard participated in experiments which
led to the successful manufacture of the atomic bomb in this country.
Here, the professor reads the headlines at his office at the University
of Chicago, his expression expressing no amazement upon seeing the
news.
SHOT BY DAUGHTER . . . PoUce
sergeant Carl Paight, Stamford,
Conn., was In critical condition
after his daughter, unwilling to
see him suffer slow death by can
cer, shot him in hospital where he
was a patient.
SOVIET A-BOMB SCIENTIST . . .
British scientists attribute Rus
sia’s progress in atomic develop
ment to Professor Peter Kapitza,
noted Russian physicist. He is be
lieved to have received help from
captured German scientists.
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MYSTERIOUSLY MISSING . . .
State department officials have re
ported that Hermann H. Field,
Cleveland architect, has disap
peared in Poland.
DOME WITNESS HOME . . . Den
ver millionaire Henry M. Black-
mer, who fled to France 21 years
ago to avoid testifying as govern
ment witness in Teapot Dome
scandal, was revealed to have re
turned to the U. S. recently, sup
posedly to enter pleas to five in
dictments returned against him in
1928.
AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER . . . Vladimir Outrata
(left), Czechoslovakian ambassador to the United States, was on hand
to greet Czechoslovakian Foreign Minister Dr. Vladimir dementis upon
the latter’s arrival in New York aboard the liner Queen Elizabeth re
cently. Many Yugoslavian officials, including the Yugoslavian foreign
minister, were also among the passengers on the ship. Yugoslavian
officials have been denounced by the Reds.
PRO BAIT . . . Richard (Pancho)
Gonzales smiles happily in New
York after signing one-year con
tract with Bobby Riggs’ touring
tennis group. Gonzales was guar
anteed $60,060 and part of gate
receipts.
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