The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-05
By Dre1O Pearson

ever as far as realistic action to prepare our feari Harbor defenses was concerned there was httie or nothing done. -...., up the final winds" message on its snort-waVe monitoring system The Navy also got It, put tnere is nothing in the report to show that the war Oe" partment was listening in - ,, first information about the broadcast came to tne War Department when Rear Admr Leign Noyes: chief of the Naval Communications section' phoneo Col Otis K Sadtler of Army Intelligence at S'SU a. m, Dec. 5. and reported:
 "Sadtler the message is in.
 Editors NOte-Another instalment m Drew PearsOn's revelations regarding Pearl HarbOr VIII follow shortly)
 Pessimstic as it may sound, the betting Is ten to one that the long anticipated labor-management conference fails Should the conference col- lapse labor is in for the most oppressive legislaton in history Labor knows it But the cola Iact ls that neither labor nor management thinks they can reach agreement, and some labor men don't want to- Crux of the entire conference will come m about 10 days over the trick issue of compulsory arpl- tration This will be the big stumbling block. Labor won't arbitrate issues like the union snop oI union security Management won't arbitrate wage increases as long as there price ceilings
 Actually some management leaders don't care much about the conferences success. They are banking on failure Some industriasts won't be angry if they don't manufacture another prooucC during the rest of the year. The present tax structure doesn't make it profitable for them 10 pro duce They've already reaped the harvest on war contracts TOT l940.
 The man to watch at the conference is John l. Lewis Murder turks under his bushy eyebrows
 He's out to take the leadership of labor again thinks this is his opportunity. LeWis was supposed to rejoin the A. F. of L. last month hut suddenly declined. Before the A. F. or L. board meeting in Cincinnati, Lewis lunched With A. F. of Us Bill Green told Green he would send per capita dues check to the F of L. to guarantee reaffiliation. As result Green opened place TOT Lewis to attend the conference as an A. F. oI l.. delegate To do so, he asked reactionary Car
 
 and be an alternate Hutchison screamed nloooy murder Meanwhile, the Executive Board sat on US hands for five days waiting to hear from Lewis On the fifth day. Green deputized A. F. or l.. Vlce- Pres Matthew Woll to call Lewis on the phone fino out what was holding up his check T oon't care to affiliate with the A. F. of L, Lewls toic Woll. why should I go as an A. F. of L. delegate when can go Representing John L. Lewis?"
 The conference is a big test for Labor Secretary Lew Schwellenbach who is squarey on the spot. COP Sen Vandenberg forced the meeting If it fails Dem- ocrat Schwelenbach may be out oll his ear. One danger signal is the absence of any e2f-cut federal wage policy Trumans geneLGl, vague speech on wages didn't give definite percentages for wage increases The speech made both industry and labor mad thought neither said it very loud.
 This may be Bill Greens last big appearance.
 George Meany the tough cigar-smoklng sec retary- treasurer the A. P of L., out for Greens lob may win A F of L. Vice-Pres. Matt Wol now represents union, is actually big business msur- ance man, holds no union elective office. The meeting will pit C.IO Pres. Phil Murray against his old friends, John L. Lewis and mouse-like Tom Kennedy of the Miners union. The three were n- separable for years Now their thoughts about each other unprintable