The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-22

WaShington:- There was surprising
ly little opposition, only two votes
against it, when the Farm Bureaus
bill to provide for loans up to 85 per
cent of parity on wheat, corn, cotton
or tobacco came for final action in
the Senate on adoption OF the con-
ference committee report. The reason
was that prices of all four commodi-
ties were up so close to IS per cent
of parity by that time that those who
usually oppose such measures on econ
omy grounds were convinced that it
would not cost the government much.
The new loan value are: wheat, 1922
cents bushel; corn, 69.87 cents a
bushel; cotton, 13.49 cents a pound, and
hurley tobacco, 1883 cents pound
Cotton was selling that day for 1915
cent a pound, less than half cent
under the loan value, where it was
down several cents only few weeks
before.
Sidney Hillman of OPM and Secret
airy of Labor Perkins really should quiz
issuing those statements about how
everything is fine and there are hardly
any stoppages of defense production
due to labor disputes. Seems as if every
time they come out with one of those
rosy proclamations, within couple o.
days something big pops on the labol
front to make them look like monkeys
Last time, it was the West Coas
shipyard strike and the General Motor
dispute, along with a whole flock o
smaller troubles Incidentally, Mr.. Hill
mans nasty crack at Bill Green, presi
dent of the American Federation o
Labor, to the effect that Green shoult
accuse his AT. of L. machinists OF
the West Coast of violating no-strik
agreement was unjustified.
In the first place, both G. I. o. an,
A. F. L. machinists struck CNr. Hilmal
is head of a c. l. o. internationally an,
in the second place this no-strik
agreement, which Mr.. Hillman >helpe,
negotiate and about which he ha
Dragged considerably, had never beer
ratified by the machinists union. Tha
was an oversight of some magnitude.
Speaking of strikes, the War depart
ment gets out daily report istinI
all plant tieups due to labor dispute
affecting War department contracts
The number of men idle ranged from
5000 to $4,000 on the daily reports.
A recent one showed some SO, 40
men idle in 81 strikes. A. F. of I
unions were involved in eight strike
which left 1850 men idle, while G.
o. unions were involved in % strike
which kept 21,152 men idle. One strik
involved 1900 men belonging to bot
C. I. o. and A. F. of L. Unions.
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Encouraging note: Combined Ameri
can and British production of comba
warplanes this month exceeded tota
Nazi production, 1,7O0 to $500. Onl
catch is that Hitler's total capacit
is believed to be 5000 planes month
and he is not using all of it simpl
because he had found it impossible t.
get more than 1000 planes into tn
air at one time in one area.
However, the United States plan
production has been stepped up stead
lily and in April we produced 1,42
ships, about equally divided between
combat and training types. Production
is expected to touch $500 a montl
by the end of this year and from thel
on will increase steadily.
There are some indications here tina
the convoy issue has become meaning
less, because it is an outmoded methot
of meeting the triple menace of MAJ
submarines, surface raiders and div
bombers. Other solutions to the prob
lem are being sought.