Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-01-21
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! Answer 10 War Disputes

By BAUKHAGE
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eampaign which 10 ahead Of u.
There are two other reasons which
some Of the time hardened ofiicials
IN Warrington offer taside from the
threat real or fancied. to the war ef.
forO. These ofiicials let the political
stream dow over them. They are
more interested In getting the par
ticular Job assigned to them done
than figuring out Its political effects.
Needless to say, they belong to that
large. conscientious army which
most people outside Of Washington
forget exists. an army Of people
wise or unwise In their judgments
but beholden to no political party
for their positions.
These are the two probable rea-
sons they offered: first:
The roads were seized as threat
against other industrialists who
might make trouble In accepting
terms Of future labor wage deci-
ions. such demands for increases
which can't be easily lodged tper-
haps Just demands. perhaps not.
depending On who holds the scales).
III second reason offered Is this:
Simply because many Of the Pres
laents pesssnt labor advisors have
had little Or no experience In labor
sslatiens, n the methods Of labor
leaders.
Misunderstanding
zhero ere Z number Of signs which
nisAt Paint b reason one a. the one
which turned ~ scales. but. like
0est e ne ether motivatng forces
= many q ~ reesns labor deci.
sions. thsy spring from the same
eeil q dees reasen two; misunder-
standing Of The methods Of labor
leaders.
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/. - ma1e what slnce seems y have
been - illrelaSfpd et&eek a TIE
llerehall stateenent that threats q
stEikee might pfolong H. var. stat
u aatly That ths railroad unions had
nevee Intended = strike.
That statement Isn't susstioned IN
optic q the angry denials of ~
EailgeeA uniea leaders. u b what
~ hoard n every railroad once
from every Old time councillor and
advisor N Warrington before The
roads were taken over.
Unfortunately. the whole situat ton
y reminiscent Of the conversation
ecacerning the dog. The dog
grcwled. The owner said, Don't
- frightened. I know he won't bite
you" But" replied his friend.
docs the dog know ~"
You see the friend had no under
standing Of dogs.
II you had slipped into the White
House on a certain day not long
before the deadline for the strike
call Of the so-called recalcitrant UNI
ions tenginemen and firemen, and
conductors) had been reached, you
too might have been alarmed. The
union representatives q am told)
were making noise very much like
q dog that is going to bite.
Now the old timers were used to
the noise. But the two gentlemen
upon whom the President leans for
advice in matters of Sterilization
involving wage and price boosts,
Messrs. Byrnes and Vinson, were
not accustomed to the sound. They
did not know that a labor leaders
bark Is often worse than his bite.
("There never was the faintest
possibility of an actual walkout on
the nations railroads. -- William
Green.)
Messrs. Byrnes and vinson be-
heved what they heard and it was
plenty.
That experience, / think | can
say, Is authentic. The labor lead.
ers emphatically and ecclesiastical.
ly threatened, Messrs. vinson and
Byrnes took the warning growl for
q real threat. Others Of the Presi-
dents council were convinced that
there was excuse enough to do
something which they thought would
be advantageous for political rea-
enns