Evening star., 1945-11-05

, strife which has been threatened.
And know that the American peo-
pie do not like it--especially after
the solemn promise by representa-
tives of both management and labor
that they would cooperate with
their Government through the re-
conversion period
make no effort to fix the blame
! have tried to lay fairly before ths
people the position of labor ane
the position of industry. They botf
have problems-grave and worri.
some problems. But they are no
insoluble problems. Essentially they
are problems of adjustment to ths
drastic changes brought about BY
three and half years of war.
Can't Stop Production.
The important thing is to re.
men1ber that those problems-ane
their solution-cannot be allowed
to stop us in our struggle to recon
vert from war to peace. For unit
we successfully reconvert our pro.
ductive capacity. we cannot hopt
TO proceed toward our goal of full
employment and an increased stand.
ard of living. If labor and manage,
ment. In an industry or in a com
pany, find that they cannot com,
to agreement, a way must be founc
Of resolving their differences with.
out stopping production.
Finding the best way to accomplish
that result without Government di-
rective to either labor or industry
that is your job.
There are many considerations in
yolved. At the basis of them all, is
not only the right, but the duty, to
bargain collectively. I do not mean
giving mere lip service to that OBJ
stract principle. I mean the will
ingness on both sides, yes, the de-
termination, to approach the bar
gaining table with an open mind
with an appreciation of what is on
the other side of the table--and with
a firm resolve to reach an agree
ment fairly.
If that fails, If bargaining pro-
duces no results, then there must
be willingness to use some impair
tial machinery for reaching deci-
sions on the basis of proven facts
and realities, instead of rumor or
propaganda or partisan statements.
That is the way to eliminate un-
necessary friction. That is the way
to prevent lockouts and strikes.
That is the way to keep production
going.
We shall have to find methods
not only of peaceful negotiation of
labor contracts, but also of insuring
industrial peace for the lifetime of
such contracts. Contracts once
made must be lived up to and should
be changed only in the manner
agreed upon by the parties. II we
expect confidence in agreements
made, there must be responsibility
and integrity on both sides in car
rying them out.
Hits Jurisdictional Disputes.
Some substitute must be found fol
jurisdictional strikes. Business sim.
ply cannot stop, life and propert,
just cannot be endangered, merel,
because of some internal disagree
ment between factions of labor, ir
which management can rightfullJ
have no part and no interest. Thers
can be no moral or economic justifi.
cation for stopping production while
rival organizations contend witt
each other. Labor has a particular
interest in this matter-for nothint
is so destructive of public confidence
in the motives of trade unionism a.
jurisdictional strike.
On the other hand, management
too often has looked upon labor re.
lations as stepchild of It's busines'
to be disregarded until the con
troversy has reached a point whert
real collective bargaining become.
very difficult-if not almost i'm.
possible. 1t happens all too. fire.
quently that in the actual process:
of collective bargaining, delaying
tactics are practised with the result