Evening star., 1944-05-15
BY GEORGE KENNEDY.

The play was enacted before 9
distinguished invited audience that
included many generals. Rear Ad-
miral Richard E. Byrd made a talk
from a box, at its conclusion saying
that in his opinion the young peo-
pie on the stage were doing some
OF the most important work of the
day in bringing about better man.
agement-labor relations and point
ing out that they served without
pay, although, he said, II don't know
how they do It,"
Several Actors in Army,
Several Of the volunteers were in
the uniform OF the United States
Army, including Sergt. Duncan Cor
coran, a Clydebank shipyard work
er. who delighted the audience with
his lowland burr in another talk
after the performance. They were
the drafted members of the %
young men from Great Britain
whose suggestion last year to selec-
tive service that their voluntary
activities in industry might be more
important to the war effort raised a
controversy.
Moral Re-armament,, it was ex-
planned by the volunteers, is a move
ment headed by Frank N. D. Buch-
man, an American theological pro-
fessor, who went to England and
started the oxford movement. 1.-THE
Oxford movement" they explained
was the training Of leadership, the
Diesel locomotive that is now pull
ing the Moral Re-armament train. y
Based on Industrial Conflict.
'"The Forgotten Factor" as many
OF the audience guessed before the
conclusion of this play on a per-
sonal industrial conflict, is God.
After the play Mr.. Taylor and
Mr.. Schaffer sat down and talked
their Moral Re-armament expert
ence over with this reporter. They
are now negotiating their third con-
tract. Mr.. Schaffer, a big young
man who is at least 40 years Mr.
Taylor's junior, represents $4,000 OF
the $4,000 CrAmp. employees under 4
nlaintenanc6~of- -union clause, and
bargains for all the employees
through experienced Intermediates,
we haven't got everything
straightened out yet by a long way
said Mr.. Schaf1er.
"But ! think Moral Re-armament
has been very helpful in getting
teamwork among $1,000 people who
had nevefvseen each other before,
said Mr.. Taylor, slender, white
haired man. 'You see although
Cramp is an old shipyard that
served In three wars, it had beer
shut down Is years and it started
from scratch. The executives didnt
know one another"
n AFL Man Joins in Talk.
Dale Reed, head of the Lockheed
local of the International Associa-
vion of Machinists (AFL), who came
from CahfornlA to speak from the
stage, and Gordon Macdonald, head
of Local 212, United Automobile
Workers (CIO), which has organ
led the Briggs body plants in De-
troit, joined in the conversation.
Mr. Taylor was explaining thai
1t was not the first time he anc
Mr.. Schaffer had Travelled together
They went together to the NORA
Re = armament Labor Management
conference at Mackinac, Mich, last
summer where they spent four days
Mr.. Schaffer did not know Mr.. Tay-
lor was going until he encountered
him on the train.
Mr.. Taylor, who is a member Of
the Cramp family and director
OF the Union League Club in Phila-
delphia, said he realized that many
of his fellow members there though,
him something of a radical.
Denies Move Is "Opiate."
What do you say" Mr.. Schaffel
was asked, when people tell yor
that this is a middle class move.
ment using religion as an opiate
on the workers."
Mr.. Macdonald took the answer
out OF his mouth. I've had thai
thrown at me-" he said, "and my
answer is that it's foul lie. Thes.
people are sincere and want moth.
ing for themselves. They want only
better labor-management relations.
In the audience were William H
Davis, chairman of the War Labor
Board; Cancellation Commissioner
John r. Steelman, and Assistan'
Secretary Of Labor Dan Tracy.
Among officers attending wer,
Field Marshal Sir John Dill, 1t
Gen. Lesley McNair, 1t. Gen. Barney
Giles, Maj. Gen. Alexander D
SurleS, Maj. Gen. L. D. Gasser, Mai
Gen. George w. Strong and Brig
Gen. Charles Hillman.
Senators Connally, Democrat, O.
Texas; Thomas, Democrat, of Utah
Ferguson, Republican, of Michigan
and Green, Democrat, of Rhode Is,
land, were in the audience.
Walter Nash, Minister from New
Zealand, spoke briefly later In tn,
ballroom of the Willard Hotel. t,
which the Moral Rearmament grou,
adjourned.
Boby Is Found Dead
From Suffocotion