The Coolidge examiner., 1942-07-31
BOB JONES ANNOUNCES PROGRAM
IN CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR

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nix and Tucson druggist and for
mer state senator is pre-occupied
with the war and its effects on
Arizona.
Addressing a plea to labor and
capital to get together in the inter
est of increasing war production.
Jones said he favored granting la
Dor recognition and representa-
ton on policy-making boards and
commissions and a step toward
better labor relations"
Jones outlined a comprehensive
program for state assistance to
firms knocked out of business by
war rationing. THE state must
assist businesses put out of exist
ence by the war to convert their
facilities and man power to need
ed war production" he said.
In a section titled, "Our respon-
sibility after Victory" Jones said
I'VE were unprepared for the per-
iod of adjustment after World War
l. We must not be again caught
unprepared. We must plan, and
plan intelligently right now, for
the problems of postwar recon
struction."
Taking further cOgnizance of the
depression which followed the first
World War, the former chief ex-
ecutive said; Our gallant defend
ers must have jobs when the war
ends. The state must be prepared
to pay them their base service
wage until they can be absorbed
by private industry We cannot
and will not tolerate a repetition
of the situation "a years ago when
millions of soldiers, sailors and
marines were tossed on the labor
market, depressing wages and
prices, and crowding the bread
lines in desperation. They deserve
and must get better deal this
time from a grateful nation"
Mr.. Jones elaborated at some
length his views on the Colorado
River.
Under my administration as gov
ernor," he pointed out, Arizona
received it's first and only divi-
dends from the Colorado--the sum
of SIS 100000 For this we gave
nothing, lost nothing, and traded
nothing away. This is only the
beginning of what we can and will
realize from this precious asset,
if it is properly handled"
other sections OF the Jones plat
form call for encouragement of
women in governmental work to
release men for active duty in the
armed forces; a minimum old-age
pension of not less than $40 a
month; cooperation with the Ari-
zona Small Mine Operators Asso-
citation in the development of stra-
tegic war metals; enactment Of a
fair and reasonable teachers PEN
sion law and legal recognition or
silicosis as an occupational disease
compensate under the law.
His complete program follows:
Labor and Management
One of the outstanding improve
ments in the war production pro-
gram has been brought about by
the Labor-Management committees
now functioning in many war
plants. While in the beginning
management did not look with ia
vor on this plan, its results are
so remarkable they warrant uni
versal approval.
Production to the fullest extent
now is vital to winning the war.
Production after the war in the
most efficient manner will be es-
sential for the maintenance of our
standard of living.
In addition to increasing pro-
duction, acknowledgement COM
mittees have led to better mutual
understanding between labor and
capital. In the final analysis their
problem is the same: to produce
at a profit.
This program must be encour-
aged and expanded. What Labor
Management committees have
done for industry, they can also
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