The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-06-27
A SHOW DOWN ON STRIKES
By ]. E. Jones

Washington, D. c. June 3D.
Very likely President Roosevelt has
never found anything harder in all
of his official career than issuing an
order to the War Department to
take over and break up the strike
in the North American Aviation Co,
plant in California. The President
in his statement, referred to the
friendly spirit of the Administration
towards labor unions. He has stood
his ground in defending the Wagner
Act and the National Labor Rela-
lions Board through the past years.
However, he has been poorly sup
ported by Federal administrators
of labor laws.
The President appointed the Me-
diation Board, which has made a
good record considering it's lack OF
power. 1t attempted to prevent the
California strike, but met with de-
frances. The situation was so unreas-
enable that Mr.. Roosevelt had no
course open except to take over the
plant.
Attorney General Jackson accused
the leaders of the strike with fol
lowing 'the Communist party line, u
which he said more nearly resem-
bled an instruction than a labor
strike" Other comments accused the
strikers with being led by reds who
were not willing to support their
own Government and the Defense
program.
The public must not forget, when
complaining of the CLIO, that it's Ma
tional president Philip Murray and
the executive board of the CIO de-
manded obedience to the President
and assured the strikers that they
could depend upon the Government
to protect their rights. But a few
bad leaders continued to defy the
Authority of the President
The probabilities are that some
Federal body like the Mediation
Board will be given sufficient power
to settle labor disputes, and enforce
equal justice to all concerned. Tha
looks like a sensible remedy--and il
ought not to be very hard to put il
operation.
Jobs For Science And Invention
In his recent Commencement Da!
address at Haverford College former
President Hoover called on Ameri
can science to produce successful de
Tense against airplane attacks. HI
asked scientists of today to mattel
achievements of the past by Great
ing new machines and methods tt
defeat the deadly war machines uset
by Hitler's armies.
Almost simultaneously Charles F
Kettering made public Statement
in which he said that the intercep
ton of night bombers is being
licked now" in England by detection
devices now in production. HI
confidently predicted that subma
rines will be defeated by new Amer
lean inventions.
Mr.. Kettering, famous inventor
and scientist of General Motors, il
head-man of the National Inventors
Council, a semi-official organization
that acts in connection with thu
United States Patent Office. Ketter
ing says that American inventors
professional and amateur, have sub
mitted many thousand of ideas tina
relate to the mechanics of the war
and that of these, Is have beef
Judged to be of major importanc,
and are being developed. He ex
presses confidence that German sub
marines will be driven from thu
seas by development of a devic,
that will catch them on the surfac,
at night. 1--WE have been working
with the Navy for six years." he sale
referring to the research division O.
General Motors. ''It's not going tt
be too hard to beat the subs. HI
describes German submarines al
faster than American boats which
are able to locate submarines riding
the surface at night when they re
1
charge their batteries. "All you have
to- do is to locate them when they
are on the surface at night, anG
you've got him ., said Kettering
He added ''Detectors will find hin
when he's under water"
Three centuries ago a wise mar
observed that art initiates Nature
and necessity is the mother of inven.
ton" Evidently Ex-President Hoov.
er is a firm believer in that philos.
ophy. Mr.. Kettering knows it's so!
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Washington Locals
The War Department has gone on
44-hour a week work basis.
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