The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-07-30

"Exhorbitant personal and corpt
are daily reported in the press. Even
greater profits are concealed by clever
accounting devices. Food prices con
tnue to rise. There are no price cell
ings on some farm commodities.
One Unified Policy of Control Urged
Labor must not be made the scapa-
goat for the administrative deficiency
in the imitation control to date. There
must be one unified policy of imitation
control equally applied to all groups
and enforced by active and free par
ticipation, willing and understanding,
on the part of the people themselves.
In announcing the federation'S pro
gram. Green strongly emphasized the
importance of imitation control, declar-
ing it is Il matter of life and death to
every worker
"In the midst of our war against the
Axis Powers, we are faced with an
other internal war against imitation,
Green continued Selfish interests are
trying to win the battle against intla-
ton by making the great masses of
our people the victims. This Is the
surest way of losing the war against
Hitler.
Says Labor Stands to Lose Most
Labor hates and fears imitation
more than any industrial or capitalist
or public official. The wealthy will lose
only part of the value of their money
from imitation. The workers stand to
lose their health and their lives.
but labor values freedom above life
itself and it will unalterabIy and un-
compromisingly oppose with all its
strength any attempt to destroy It's
economic freedoms on the preteXt OF
preventing imitation.
This is why the American Fedora
tion of Labor now submits to the
President and to Congress program
Of initiation control which safeguards
labor's democratic rights yet effectively
anchors the cost of living and Is fair
TO all"
Wage Raise Payments in Bonds Asked
The fedcration'S program called for
payment of wage increases in wai
bonds, caShabIe after the war, except
in distress situations. 'The use of such
bonds" ii was asserted, will prevent
dislocation of our wage structure and
will enable workers To build up Il re-
serve of buying power To be released
after the war To sustain our economy
al H., Sph
armed forces and war industries are
denobliZcd.'
Points in the fcderation'S program
included the following:
Wage adjustments through collective
bargaining between labor and manage
mcnt any differences 10 be settled by
direct negotiation, conciliaiion and
arbitration, and submission to the Wal
Labor Board for final decision.
Program Suggests Wage Policy Board
Voluntary wag" siabiliZation agree
mentS, such rs are now In operation II
The Shipbulding and construction in
dustrirs, covering more than 2,5OOOW
workers.
\ wage policy commission consisting
of IN equal number of representatives
of labor, management and government
"to coordinate and unity wage policies.
Immediate control of excessive cor
poralc profits through taxation ant
intcgrated cost control on all govern
mcnt purchasing.
Taxation to Prevent War PrOfiteerill
"A program of prOgreSSiy" income
taxation designed 10 prevent persona
prollterrinG in wartime, and increase,
contributions for an extended Socia
security program with wider coverug,
which would give the mass of on
Wa@e-earnerS II nIcaSlr" of economi,
security when war employment ends.
"Noluntary contribution by all citi
2"ns to the cost of winning the WA
by largest investment of their earn
ings In war bonds"
Ask Rati0ning Of Scarce COnlmO,litie
''EifeCliy" control of prices on con
slrncr goods, AT the retail and whole
sale levels, and control Of rents"
"Rationing of all scarce commodtie
10 distribute" them fairly among al
and 10 prevent proilterring and hoard
ing"
Establishment of the necessary tech
meal scrylc" under the President.