The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-02

meralQa IN one pen ana his boar
In another Adjoining. But un-
fortunately the boar broke
through the fence.
IL think the damage Is DONE"
wrote the farmer. Can you rec
ommend anyt...ig l can dor"
BITTER FATE
The automobile strike COM
promise seems to have been but
the beginning of many set-backs
for the American Federation of
Labor.
BY that compromise company
unions definitely got their foot
in the door at Detroit. But the
Important question for the fu-
ture is the automobile labor ar
bitration board, charged with
settling delicate adjustments be-
tween the A. f. of L. and COM
pany unions.
Upon this board depends the
whole future Of the Detroit labor
situation.
Consider, then, the consterna.
ton of the A. T.. of l.. when Leo
WOlnlan was appointed its 'fm-
partial chairman" In tho opin-
ION of Bill Green and other A.
+. of L. moguls, WOlman Is any
thing but impartial. They hate
him as the auto industrialiSts
hate them. He Is the apostle of
''industrial" or vertical" unions.
They have stakcd their lives ON
craft unions.
Unquestionably there is going
to be more trouble in the auto
mobile field. The clash of COM
pany and the A.. +. of L. unions
will not abate. Already there is
word from st Louis that A. +. of
L. men are being fired.
AS arbiter of this feud, charg-
ed with exercising the patience
OF Job and the wisdom of Solo
mon, will sit the chief labor en-
envy of the A. F. of L.
MAIL BAG
L. Il. H., Houston, Tcxas-One
reason congress is inclined to
join in the hue and cry against
the brain trust, Is because the
college professors don't under
stand politics. Had they looked
out for the human niceties, they
would not now be on the grid
die. A congressman does not
always expect his constituent to
be given a job, but he at least
expects the applicant to be re-
-ceived courteously. This was not
always the case with the brain
trust. j. W., Akron, Ohio
Half the presidents of the Unit
ed States have been military
men, but in recent years we
have swung away from them.
Neither Wilson, Harding. Cool
idge, Hoover nor Franklin
Roosevelt saw military service,
though Roosevelt was assistant
secretary of the navy during the
World war. A. H., Boulder,
Colorado - Representative Fred
Cummings, from your district,
denies that Roosevelt has ditch
ed him because of his attacks
upon the administration. But the
case is, all patronage has
been denied Cummings, includ-
ing even appointments to CCC
camps, of which there are
large number in his district. j. -.
J. M. IT,, St Louis MO.-The rea-
son why salaries of federal
judges have not been reduced is
because of the constitutional
safeguard that the legislative or
executive. branches of the gov
eminent may not intimidate the
judiciary. Lowering of a judges
salary could be interpreted as
endeavoring to influence his
opinions. G. fl. c., OccanO.
Cal.-Roosevelt has ruled that
all Gee men serving one year
must be retired in order to make
room for more enlistments. For
tunately this will affect only
about 1900. Men have been
dropping out voluntarily at the
rate Of about 1000 q month to
take jobs in industry. j. w.
L., Cleveland Professor Mcley
is a swell fellow personally. but
like so many others who have
risen suddenly from private life
to the intense spotlight Of public
Office, he could not stand the
transition.
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