, 1934-12-30
The World
At a Glance
BY LESLIE EICHEL
Central Press Staff Writer

Al ny E5G EAlnkL
Central Press Staff Writer
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-If the
government can level off the peaks
and the valleys in the automobile
industry, then one of the chies
problems OF all industries will have
TO be solved. But. in solving this,
the government in the long run,
may abolish the profit system-un-
Intentionally.
For. carried TO its last analysis. If
industries are operated on a con-
slant level, with regulations forbid
ing DOG eat dog" competitive
policies. and with the worker in
sured a steady Job and a larger cut
IN on profits, there will be less for
stockholders and owners. IL cannot
DC otherwise. III q corporation can
not operate its plan at high speed
SeaSonally and cut down at other
times. net profits Cfor the owners
viii OF necessity begin TO disappear.
Prophecy
All prophecy. however, concern
ing such an evolutionary business as
the automobile industry Is ia vain.
The rules promulgated for the auto
mobile industry are likely TO be ap-
piled first 10 some other industries.
ana the effects will be observable
IN those industries prior TO any
marked change In the automobile
industry.
Only a year ago even Henry Ford
himself remarked that henceforth
induStry-eSpecially his industry
would begin to decentralize. from
large units in large centers to small
units IN small centers.
Yet today Ford is spending mil
lions on plant additions IN Detroit
and General Motors and ChrysleI
are doing likewise.
Today the Capitalization move
ment within these three monopolis-
TIC corporations Is stronger thar
overland weaker companies are
having a severe struggle.
Unrest
And today workers evidently are
less satisfied than ever.
We quote from the headlines OF
a large conservative newspaper -
headlines telling OF American Fed
Grafton OF Labor witnesses before
the governments committee making
an investigation into the problems
OF the automobile industry fol
President Roosevelt.
Here are the headlines:
ia. r. OF L. hits auto labor con
dItions. Charges workers are unable
to earn fying wage: calls piecework
system unfair. Ford's average an
nual wage Is put az $3.50. General
Motors, Dodge and ChrySler also as
sailed az NRA hearing"
And we read this headline in the
New York Times:
Terror charged by auto work
erS. Espionage low wages and
Speed Up described TO the RooSe-
welt inquiry board. Fear Of losing
Jobs told. A. +. OF L. proposal for
81 .J00-a-year-pay and 30-houT
week is made at Detroit hearing.
Sounds American
The British also have an agricul-
tural minister in the cabinet who
seems radical" His woes sound
much like those OF American Secre-
tary OF Agriculture Wallace:
We read in a London paper:
Mr.. Elliot. minister Of agricul-
ture, admitted that his milk scheme
Is not yet a success.
IA strong case. he said. might
be made against many Of the de-
tails OF the milk scheme. and they
may have TO be modified before this
great experiment can be successfully
applied
But Mr.. Elliot stoutly defended
the principles OF the scheme.
The government. he said. were
trying desperately hard TO find
some agricultural policy that would
find continuity in the nation.
They we're building on a founda-
ton which would enable agriculture
TO be taken out OF party politics.
II have striven hard to do that,
he added. Il have taken action
which has caused qualms and mis-
Eivlngs I'm the minds OF MANY Con-
servativeS.'
The extent OF these ConServa-
tive miSgivings was revealed by Mr.
HoldSworth liberal. Bradford. who
said he had seen a letter written BY
the agent OF a Conservative NJ. p.
The agent reported that one OF
the governments most loyal sup
porters had refused to contribute
another penny to party funds be-
cause OF MI. Elliot's activities.
Mr.. Elliot was replying TO the
Liberal amendment TO the address
moved by Mr.. Dingle Food liberal
Dundee).
Mr.. Foot's attack was directed
against government By ministerial
answer.
He claimed that ministers had
too much power