Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-12
Nelson Plan
In Effect OnIy
For Duration
No Side Needs to Fear
Losing It's Rights
BY PAUL MALLON

10 lei sore situations tester. He
called In CLOS Phil Murray and
AFL's William Green last Satur-
day for quiet conference about
his idea of labor-management
committccs 10 further the more
production drive"
Mr.. Nelson said this was
strictly q war measure. The
committees should not take up
collective bargaining asses,
wage and hour grievances or
anything except ways Of expand
ing production.
Messrs Murray and Green
agreed this was their under
standing of his purposes and
promised to pass the word down
The labor line. They profcSscd
10 he as uneasy about the pos
sibility OF management edging
into labor's sphere through the
Nelson arrangement as manage
ment is vice versa.
WHETHER this. plus Nelson's
w speech explaining his pur-
pose will he enough to dispel
management suspicious Is the
only remaining question. Every
one has confidence in Nelson
personally.
An auto manufactures mot in
the big three) came in to ask
him what he was up TO in his
labor management committee
scheme The auto man said he
would put two Go men on his
board of directors If necessary
10 win the war. but that he al
ready had a joint harmony COM
mittec
Nelson told him WPR would
he satisfied with any arrange
ment which enabled il to get
ideas from the workers about ex-
panding production. He went
away satisfied.
GONE government Of fieia 6
~ mot Nelson) are developing
nearsighted and dangerous
tendency to attribute TO any re-
porter who publishes criticism.
the personal instigation of that
criticism.
1t seems 10 make them hap
pier to believe the only one in
the United States who is criticiz-
ing their handiwork is the news
man who in this instance again
was only An agent for express
ing business hesitancy which
would have injured success of
the drive.
Only justification for report
ing objections to government
policy in this war is 10 iron out
differences and establish unity,
confidence and efficiency.
A constructive ball seems 10
have been started rolling in this
labor management committee
instance as in many another.
SO il really does not matter
how angry officials get. AS long
AS constructive corrections can
be achieved.
SUSPICIOUS Nazi traffic has
~ been noted around the Cape
Verde Islands. off Africa, and
the story is going around that
the Axis is using them a. re-
fueling bases for these subs
attacking our coast.
Every previous search for re-
fucling bases in the Caribbean
or for mother ships. has proved
futile. II is doubted that the
subs need close rcfueling bases.
although they may be picking
up torpcdoes and ammunition
somewhere outside AXIS waters.
Germany is reported TO have
nearly 300 submarines, some
still building, Italy around so.
The Nichy French had 50 buiit
and - building and the Nazis
have no doubt stolen the %
building. if not some of the built.
So II looks like we are faced
with possible Atlantic feet Of
about 400 underSca boats -
enough 10 challenge any patrol
for long time
FHE army reorganization
swept high. As promised.
But 80 many passive officers
have been Swep, upstairs that
the second story Is getting a
little crowded.
The army high command
shows a disposition 10 Salve the
personal feelings of officers by
Avoiding the process Of retire
mont.
This is natural but soon they
may have 10 start dropping
them Oft the roof INTO private
life Even the attic is getting
filled now.
WPR announced one day the
w banning Of gold and silver
mines from prioritleS for ma
Chlnery for repair and main
tenance tundcr preference rating
order No. So.
Apparently they were not con-
sidercd essential Next day il
announced il did not mean they
would be cut off.
1t was then ordered that only
mines whose production consists