The union times., 1945-05-19
Heavy Cutbacks
 Expected Soon
Concrete Plans For Re-Employment Still Lacking-Ob- noxious Little Steel Formula Remains Sees
 Possibility Of 100000 Jobess By End Of Year

Now that the nation has celebrated VIE day. what's in sight for abor industry and the consuming public the war shifts to a One-trOnt issue, against Japan alone?
 Fred M Vinson, director of mobilization and recon verscn-in effect assistant presidegave the govern ments to the question ampacked press confer ence on Wednesday in the White House.
 For the nations workers, the picture painted b Vinson provided little encouragement The "Litte See wagefreez- ing formula to go will nearly all other wage tons Manpower controls will continue Cubacks in war production will be ordered and unemployment will mount
 WAGE FREEZE GOES ON
 On wages, VinsOn told the same tale as other Fed era officials have been spreangnamey, higher wages will lead to "nhaiOn. Removal of the controls he agreed would be certain to increase the of producing goods would start ending in a "cOllapse."
 He held out vague hope that when working hours fall there may be some increases in make drop in earnings but he declared Git be possible to worker that his takehOme pay will remain un changed production decines.''
 The obnoxious LtIe Steel" formula, he Aatly will remain.
 Price controls will also be maintained he declared-but every housewife knows that while wages frozen living costs have scared, despite price ceilings.
 OTHER RESTRICTIONS STAY
 Among other highgh of the policy for the coming months, as listed by VinsOn, these: The 48hour week will be maintained in most war indus tries.
 Controls materials will be relaxed to permit some re- conversion to civilian production.
 Food ratiOning will stay.
 Most conventions will be banned, as heretofore
 Taxes not likely to be lowered
 Gasoline ratiOns will up, but home heating oil will still be curtaied.
 BIG TEST FOR RAILROAD
 Transportation facilities will tight restrictions civilian freight and passenger travel will continue In fac said VnsOns the shift of military traffic troops to the Pacific Coast for the against Japan will place precedented burden the railroads
 He declared the railroads have done remarkable iob'' up to with limited equipment, and O.D.T Director J. Monroe Johnson seconded the tribute VnsOn added, how ever that the rOn HOrse will be up against test-thOugh in time locomotives and will be authorized and constructed.
 Vnson offered specific program for meeting the a- important issue of unemployment contracts are cut back and workers laid off, In fac he sought Obessness by claiming that less than 900 lose their jobs in the l2 that many of these will find work in industries that recOnvert.
 Organized labor does share this cOmpIacen view On the contrary labor feels that VIE Day has confronted the nation with serious problem of unemployment.
 Though millions of workers will still be needed the production front finish the against Japan cutbacs and layos which started weeks ago increasing volume and may soon reach flood stage, labor spOkesmen
 So far unemployment has risen by only a hundred housand but the A. of L. predicted year up mount to 100000 assuming Japan fight ng Japan quits is licked earlier, then the country will be up against terrific job crisis unless plans to head off disaster, the Federation declared
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