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American Federation OF Labor wis
dom in the last war and his horror
of anything that smacked of man
agement participation by labor. |
expect he would turn over in his
grave if he saw what is going on"
Mr.. Knudsen did not conflne his
remarks to criticisms of labor. He
told the manufacturers:
We have gotten a start, might
say even good start, but are not
in the right swing yet
We are worrying about the ci-
villain economy, which is certain to
get hurt. We cannot, despite what
some people say, be prosperous and
arm for defense at the same time
Nelson Asks Concessions.
He concluded with a plea to the
audience:
Let us. by the everlasting God,
see to it that the boys, if they have
to 60. go withaa gun in their hands
and not with a broom handle
Donald M. Nelson, executive direc-
tor of the Supply Priorities and AL
locations Board. echoed the labor
theme when he told the manufac-
turerS
II INDUSTRY must surrender some
OF Its accustomed ways Of doing
business. so must labor
If private enterprise is TO survive
n L i
do more rather than less than it
has done so far on this defense pro-
gram. The record has been good
but nothing less than the best will
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Our defense production. huge as
II is. is not big enough. We are not
playing for marbles II is winner
take all"
Rate Must Be Doubled.
Mr.. Nelson said defense expendi-
lures were running at the rate of
about 81 500 900 900 a month. but
added If We want to beat Hitler"
the rate must be doubled. and sue-
eested as goal defense spending OF
$4,000 ,000.0 900 year.
Only half of the problem arising
from the current defense eXpendi-
lures plus national income shortly
expected to reach s95 .0O0, 600 900. can
be met by Government. Mr.. Nelson
said. the balance is the RESPONSE
bility of industry.
Suggests Five Steps.
These were some of the steps he
suggested industry take to help it
self in the emergency:
!. Make sure you have taken
every possible step to get materials
2. Make every effort to get de-
fense contracts your plant can
handle.
3. Make sure you are making
everything your plant is capable of
producing for civilian use. and for
which you can get materials.
4, Look for substitutes for scarce
materials.
S. Try to use less Of scarce ma
terials to produce the same amount
OF goods.
Free enterprise" Mr.. Nelson re-
minded the industrial men. is COM
posed OF two words. Be certain you
are using enterprise to meet this
emergency"
Salary Rise "ScandalOuS."
Representative Gore. Democrat. Of
Tennessee. whose bill for an overall
ceiling on prices was defeated in
thu los 4Nl
dustrlallSts that the rising cost OF
/ living was undermining public
morale and was one of the causes of
strikes.
! "One of the most scandalous de-
velopments of the year" he said
has been the increase of executive
/ salaries.
! The only fair and effective way
! to control prices and to prevent in
( flation is to apply controls by law
/ to all segments of our economy
/ straight across the board"
I The association demanded through
I its Resolutions Committee and its
! president Federal legislation to de-
ter strikes in defense industries.
/ Would End Compromise.
/ Walter D. Fuller. N. A. NJ. head
/ told the several thousand delegates
ut is time for the administra-
( tons compromise with labor and its
afraid-to-act attitude to cease. If
we can't get at the heart of this
! labor mess and cure the cause. let's
/ quit emphasizing any other emer-
gency"
The Resolutions Committee
headed by Charles E. Wilson. presi-
dent of General Electric Co.. sent
/ to the convention floor a proposition
/ which read in part:
There should be no strikes OF
stoppages of work until every avail
able machinery for impartial con-
| ciliation and mediation has beer
! utilized. ."
| In speech at the opening session
of the associations convention. Will
/ liam P. Witherow, president OF
/ BlaW-Knox Co., a Pittsburgh steel
! concern. said:
Until March II. l941, when the
first lease-lend bill because law
and We started to arm the world
! as well as ourselves. the Govern