Imperial Valley press., 1942-02-22
CAPITAL TALKS
by
Peter
Edison
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON is =. U@iess
il laa lee Stoa@t. .> ~" %. Don
a!d Nelson's se., ~....-a. !H1M Tie
shoulder s!;ooa.-. aHet.i," Naf
production paia.e .- s.s,t'1.i$ m
:hc maxim. os.. 'rs &a.. eaN->"
l.bor unions d.. a ar -l.fs# IN
shapma pohcJc~ N.a na".-sment
lew VIZ pGoGacaou @Ga~'..'-
Background 20" ,a.> .'@d ,aH
.e raced directly to ..e { =. H.
.>.ouee. over ,hr tass ..""e o."
..u Wells. -. labos b. ...sa a
Voice II m.Maa me-.
Maadacmr0, in, considered this
,.culH as Notbi0l nor t.s.a Il tan-
,a~,3l fjpodraaa.. uu. lie var has
rNrN o.@a.t.cG ..ps. leaG'.~ h'
-Ni.sssaal', q pU, IL iGtt pretty
bare L. ,ai,Ia4 rs4aa .' "Neih
mistake thai ma. ascH'sa. u1> mace
I'M thr dciens" t.ior.. ,U''s! ~
business a> usutl aut H.. areta.
lie labor leader FAVE a#2nute0 -.
ldca further ToGay tn,E have i
.D a. the top OF tEc IL ~ tEeG
p;ll, lpal uhlcetIvc> aIoas Wl'h IA
tunai recognition OF the closed Stop.
Ii was in fact Squabblc over
iabOr'S pIrtit ipatIOnehip with man
agreement in conversion of the
autOmobilr industry that wrecked
the old office of Production Man
agCmcnt organization. and pa kcd
vii lam :. Knud>cn off To the Army
Il
protractcd auto industry conleren-
eos At the turn of the year failed to
produce any satisfactory program
for conversion of thc auto plants
"a war production OPN VA hn', \
I'd out of the toN and Doni'd Nr'-
son and the War Production Board
we're sent in tn pitch.
FFTTHFR PLAN AGAIN
The specific ISSUE Wa'gs "reei"I
tno OPAI va tar .o-eaanG RI
tier plar. WhIca Va simply 10
labor's plan toe pooling m@o1m"
CAPACITY OF the aU.c industry and
courcrtiM- il % aU-o3t "df pHo-
Guction. Il Va Il ,.bar BID To-
,Olcc in ma! a4cmcMt MaNaGem"4'
would have uoH" OF 'he idea. os'e"-
siblv because mana2cmet va on
yinced it wouldn't work. ~uoeea-
consciously. perhaps. because /
was q suggestion from lubo"
WhatcVc" tic reasoning, GPM
toll. On jar Il Nelson vas called
10 head WIPE and or IAN 90 ne
announced his plan o. rooVglniza-
ton Al thai tImc Nelson a.a."G
lC would have one industry branch
chief. a centralized authority sot-
,rrmcnt man responsible dlre&tiT
10 the WPB boss. but lhat cacs ol
these industry branch chiefs Woo'o
have TWO advisory committees. a.
from managemcu; and On" IRON
labor Tie advisory comHa.a =,
would meet separately. bii foia"
, Gc called to-e'ho" tcr 'eint NEE
Nos when necessary.
The formula seemed s2'."'aefoi'
10 both MANAGEMENT and laha@ Al
qny rate. crerHoHC had confidence
] in Nelson and was anxious to eiYc
the WrB every D2p9E'W'ift ~
make aood Nelson said ac "a".'1
constructive ideas rom cycr'a.'.
REGARDLESS Of whether 'hcE cam"
from managcmenf or .abor,
A month more Of operation No.
mi. Dolicy has sn'u ,Jr"ln2 &C.,
loIopmcntS L la. faEer NJ"
nm lon2 70 nar' nls pi'nHa-
.,mnltrcc. taa VIE brain -
e.. Qao vYu leaG It. ~ "ar 3ea-
dlrrion program j" H. broaar .
phase a@d aGsls" on ''lI"@ =
nr~t. = WA, proposed 70 n1Ee ..-
bI. comm,'tec. Wl'1 f'p''.1 '..-
..r, rom All doarco. nj mfasa
a.oa. labor aad roa=pn". @.'.-
,,. Tnou j. ~a. cl.al.'o -
small committee .9Ho#Ei. ~.
fo Nelson.
VARIABLE PROCEDURE
Therc l.. IL - 30 a#.a.' Hf.
g.. nuW til" labor aO,i.e#" -.
'oc. aHd 'hc uMlH...fa D -.
Z. mml''cr. ere +" "a..
n.dus,s. bra ca C.p '..'