Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-09

son. Both spoke from the White
House.
Congress refused TO pass any
law 10 such effect. One reason
Is that il would be unconstitu-
tional. For another reason, IT
would place in the hands of q
government bureau the power
10 break up every home in the
country.
Petty local bureaucrats would
be able TO punish individuals
who were unpopular for political
or personal reasons by sending
them far from home. to live in
barracks or shift for themselves
and compel them to stay where
they were sent.
The effect of this on the
morals and morale OF the home
front were foreseen and tins
was another reason why Con-
gress said no.
MOREOVER, there were
Avn strikes at the rate of more
than 5000 year which were
wasting manpower 10 a far
greater extent than Mr.. Roose.
velt or any one else in the ad.
mlnistration would admit.
The strike statistics which the
President cited from time 10
time were his own statistics and
we're further deceptive because
they did not reckon the loss of
hours imposed by nenstrikefs.
As an illustration. only few
hundred men could he called
strikers in the Philadelphia
transit strike but also a million
workers were affected because
they couldn't 90 10 and from
their Jobs
For another. a strike in the
ball-bearing and roller bearing
industry can lay off millions OF
nonstriking workers IN the
steel. coal, shipping. automotive
and airplane industries
So the strikes caused much
greater loss of manpower than
the President Indicated and Con.
gress thought II would be unfair
10 the rest OF the people 10
draft them as long as a minority
had right 10 enforce ldleneSs
on countless others and waste
manpower infinitely without
legal restraint or threat of
punishment.
And. finally Congress would
not draft civilians for labor and
compel them 10 join unions IN
order to perform this labor
4 FrER Pearl Hsrbor Paul
"a McNutt the chairman Of
the War Manpowe Com
mission. tried several oblique
approaches 10 CONSUMPTION
His method was TO drive
citizens into essential occupa-
tons. still without taking an
honest stand on the question OF
compulsory union membership.
There is still no limit on the
dues and fees which unions may
collect from conscribed workers
nor any legal restriction on the
use of such money
Consequently. by McNutts
IL al Nl
Der of 'ostenSibly free men have
been driven into unions which
do not have 10 let them vote
or hold office and may use their
money for election purposes.
Last July !, McNutt went all
the way After that date-he
presumed 10 exercise absolute
control over all males over II
who are not in the armed
services.
BY this order. any male above
II who wants 10 change Jobs
must apply to the L. S. Employ
ment Service where he is offered
choice Of the available Jobs,
provided the interviewer" is
wiling TO let him change at all.
II the u. s. f. S. thinks he
should stay where he is. there
he must stay.
II however. the agency ~
willing TO let him change he
must accept the Job offered. II
he refuses. he can't get a re
ferral' which means that no.
body may hire him.
CINCE then. there have been
~ developments and complica-
tons.
In Albany. n Y. for example,
the L. S. +. S. advertised for
men for a big job in the Aleu-
tians and the appeal said they
must be members Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor or will
ing to join.
In Trenton. Mo. the l.. s r.
S. advertised for shipyard work
ers for the Pacific Coast and
offered 10 advance 10 all appll.
cants out Of the public treasury
sufficient moneyfto pay their
union dues. which. of course,
were a first condition Of en-
ployment. prior TO the national
necessity.
In many cities, the War Man.
power Commission forbids the
newspapers to accept help
wanted ads unless the copy 10
approved by the commission.
III a man wants to loaf or
make himself incorrigible he can
obtain his release by getting
himself fired. but If he is a good
and conscientious workman he
may have to stay on the JOB.