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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
Acute Farm Labor
Shortage Discussed
Continued from First Psge)

round iurm bands. au2mcnted by
b" tact ttat this type OF labor i
still leaving farms and taking work
in nuu-taru enterprises. Tie COM
mittte adopted a resolution that
lulmcrs should hr urged 10 report
all such illegal transfers To the
VA. NanpuWcr commission and
tie local drait boards. 50 that
tho~c a@encie, can give their legal
assistance 10 the farmers.
The Committee Chairman OUtlin-
tG the duties OF the committee
$ hicu. in bri1f, consist of inform
m4 ttc Extension Service OF the
tul@ labor ncrGs Of The County ami
10 avt a a policy iuakins group in
Determining ways ana means of
imploliHa the Emergency Farm
Labor llu@rHM.
}.r. J lruuE Gordy. Sra,o Super
<i-G OF Emergency Farm Labor,
-,}c rcaum, OF The past years
no4raH and outlined til" program
t.- tie con1iM" Ntar.
Nr. Hartman. Of the OFFICE of La
Tor. VI ar + Gbu .AuullhlSt ration, pre-
'.lted the to;amittcr with the pro-
visions oi The imported Labor por-
ION ii H." I1o.9am and discussed
t'.o .ol.ria4 ~ Grower Associa
.oH~ 10 tet;re expedite the nc
'cuntin- and payroll procedure re-
oGircd ~ ta" Government
IN Tie cuul-~ uI The moetinA i
rs brnueA; cuj. however, that tn,
iortagc of farm labor would he
much more acute This year than
lest itrcul-" Of Tie reduced number
E. workers ttat viii he coming in
=. = j. state from the Soutn an,
r"a'ls" a. an incrca- -ingly conipla
cont atrir;dc toward war shortage.
on the part Ol the general public
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
Cancer Society
VIII Seek Funds
tCon.lnned from tlrst Page

Hrooz. Wllli;m DUPONT, Jr.. Or. J.
Roscoe Elliott, Laurel. Edward :.
Evans, Milford tdwyn Evans. Mrs.
Clarence f'raim. Cornish Ga9sa-
way. George +. Grier. Milford.
John J. Iiartnett. ! Henry Hazel.
Dover; Mrs George \. iiyGe. NcW-
ark; IN Johi /. llyu'a. John T.
Jessup IN William II Krd,ntr
Gilbert Lewis New ra~;Ic: M.-
Richard C. McMHi'ru, In..aa- }
Mowbray. Dr. G. $ rrickctj .rlnEr-
ma: Adolph Rydercn. William Laird
Stabier S"afnrd, Alrs J@nrs N
Tunnel. Jr., GeoEg"toWi J. G"r-
man Walsh and Mayor J. Wallac.
WoOdfOrd, Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02

loss I'll club members feel il
lAeir duty To do all possible in pro-
GucinS this vital necessity
The Speed Kids. hein2 a -uls
club. Shine in the conservation nd
oi the war effort. Through The uu-
trim" efforts oi one member her
canning project was TIE oUtStand-
in9 ii H." county. Among Tho six
girls who had canning as thcn pro-
J-ct a total al 80 Jars ot food WI
canned Thi, food is a uie iOem IN
preparing. nutritious meals tor
tacir families.
TWO other Girls W~r" -tandm-
IN their sewing achievements. on"
ing entirely renovation projer'.
This AT is IHr,icuially desirable n
Ills 'ine since there j. a SHORTAGE
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02

l a. Nt~ lllt Nt'h-tHV ShtNt bl WI I.
and Mrs. ". \. Hall
Mrs. Willard Spicer is very m
ai tins Writine
Mrs Della W Baker entertained
guests last week
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Spicer at
tended the 5oth wedding annivtrs-
airy OF Mrs Spjcel's parents. Nj.
and Mrs. Henry Stuart, of Viii
min4ton. Del. on Sunday. 1t was
also Mrs Spicers birthday All
but TWO children We're able To at
tend. On" is in the South Pacific in
the service. Seven grandchildren
with many callers We're present
Mr and Mrs. l.eunder Webb. OF
Wilmin4ton. Del. We're the Sunday
guests OF Ml and Mrs. l. +. War-
ren. 81. Ill III" Lone Cedar"
Mr and Mrs. !. W. Ellingsworrh
and duu@hter visited Mn and Mrs
J. + Tyndall OF LcWcs. ON sun
day.
MI Erwin Coyordal, attended a
Iar@e family dinner on Sunday at
his hlothtl''S home IN Magnolia
MIR. and Mrs. Lester Shocklty and
SON. Tommy. Of Philadelphia. spent
the weekend here.
Mrs. David tIlingsworth and
dausht"r. Betty. and Mrs Lima
Marker We're Saturday callers IN
Milford
Mrs Della b. Reed and Miss Nir-
Sinia Lingo visited relatives on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs T. W Ireland spent
Thursday in Wilminston. Del
Harold Williams L. s. Navy
spent The Weekend With Mrs E.dna
Davis and family.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
All Girls Hope To
Top 1914 Output
0Conllnued ,rnm First Pagel

Auona the activi,y's ohjo;tiv"a
are 10 reduce expenditures tor Iood
~ canning iomr-2roNr vegetables,
auj Irujt~. alt Ia iuyr,a = their
u4r dunin- Witlc' month. to pro
Hidc varied wr3 talancrd de
i+oCI Il ncmbc"s Lave met thc-"
ob.ectiYc~ durin" IL" war years o.
i"i2-lf by l1llii- urnuro tlan Il
million quarts OF hoM"-iloduccd
foods for family a.c
Last ycar's s'a'o Winner in Dcla-
"a.o VII, Mice Nir-inia Ja:rrll Of
Niid"irt.~H
County wiun,re Wtr" manned in
Kent ~" Castle. ana ~u- ..
.nLIltie,
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
Dr.. {. L. Canc!ee Is
Renamed To Board
lCon,inued t!am 49, r.rel

~ one time br. CulIcc served
ON the Board OF assoc lated Ch,ri
ties in Wilmington and was also q
member uf the State Board Of Char
ilics and Delaware Commission for
the Blind In 1890. he was made
ii ntmber OF a special Old age pen
sion commission s"ryin.: ~iln the
late Alfred |. dupont ana The latr
John $ Rosstll
The rcappointmc,t Of Dr. can
dee was made by Chicf Justice
TAyton over the protest. of the
Delaware STATE Coz ference q!
Townsend Clubs and the New Cas-
tie County Industrial Union Coan-
ell. G. |. @.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
Visit Of fI.O.O.F. Head
Here Well Received
ocontinued from First Page

quut,t or calvary cAarcn d.h4M-
ed cy,lYunr with rhcir rendition 81
popular and old-tiln" songs.
Short "dGrc@sos by the Grand
Lodge stan aud visitors followed.
Many visitors were present from
Moriiu2 star Lodge ot Smyrna 10
enjoy lnr evening Donald bono
van. noble grand. presided at HE
ncttIn&.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
Meeting

Class No. 6 will be entertained
by f. ". Ireland on Friday evening.
March 9th. All are cordially in
yitcd.
Special. All those who have
banks of the primary department,
please return same.
McColley'> Methodist chapel
Sunday. March T.
Sunday School services III charge
OF Preston Donovan. superintend-
ent.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
EIlpndalc Methodist hurch

Sunday. March
Sunday School services at l":oU
a m. in charge of F ". Ireland
superintendent Preaching by the
pastor AT Hoo a. m Evening wor-
ship At 30 p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
SATURDAY. MARCH 18th. isi3
NJ TEN o'Nt.oCE \ ".

NJ Tt'N O'CiOCk \ NJ.
TIN follow np Personal Property.
bHc Mot t'u,u.ck-Ii,..riu. tractor T.,
50 tractor riuv- Yl' rlhte.s ! plu&
packer. disc. q foot. pair E::,>
nE''S ~, ish' l.n"" lu;ud~ ,ach. At
i, rr@ cid, Tor work .s\N,hclr: ! u,ii
rul". tsu iou',d... >.orN anywhere:
Sp"ttt" r;dIl- uarc. VIII work u.
i1N'. ~vl. ht unoui .uum Iuurid~. :
N'ar- cld: :puilrd colt 10 nui th~
old: spotted RIDING hni.,.. .tnout licl
r"nHd@. VIII WpE. ride or drive: /
Wblt' fon.. II yrais .Id. n,i.ht lou
pou'I@. VIII tidr ur Cry -. Gt}cru>,N
"oW. N"ar Id W"."h, about goo
p"uud:. VIII hn fresh within th, u,Nt
two mouth,. fIcCornick noN'u.
'n"chn" il GOOD condition: our H.
-bout Enim - EaNoiitc driI J oliver
riding ruW. oliver gang pillow. /
Acme harrow. i!rt'olu.rk II, rrile
riding cult 5Nator. " \ .nH@4. .I,.,.-
born. ! pony ~ulkN. > +,t> dol;hl. l... I
Er. S. ratr Of dou'!.. u-iu~. . u.W
WORK hrldlr~. lot OF culrI,. / set rl
pony rano>-. J st ralriI.'c lHtn.~~.
I !.neIi>h saddle. rjdta@ laiGl +. iot
of tofk& thd ho.
TEEM.1: ASH
II;N"k ENEI,E
Dunlel }. Short, Auct!oue,l ~ Il
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02

Theodore Walius spent the week
end in New York.
Daniel J Williams. OF Whining
ton. visited relatives and friends
on This community during the week
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
WANTED

N\N"Ep- Middir uY- nam uuL
Hall mnh for "ardou ahd i'oW,i uuril
Apply r'uN j ELTON. MILFORD m2--t
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
Houston Methodist Church
Norman {. Benson. Pastor
For Sunday. NtrCh /

For SundaY. March
lu:uo Il n. Church school.
II :uo Il. m. morning Worship. \
worship service. Let rs engage in
thi, service and be prepared tQ
help me-, the pc!I leAi'ics OF the
coming week
90 p. III. evening Worship y
Wor,hN lllr program is being pre-
pared tor yod. Come ont and On
COY j; ~lrh us
The Women's Society OF Chris
tiuu Service VIII meet uu Thursday
evening". March >th. at the nom,
cf Nh. ANA MIS-. George Kirkhy y
good att"nGunce is requested.
Niliwo"d Methodist Church
lo.un Il. m. Church school
NiIlam>IiIlc Methodist hurch
2.oo T. m. Church school.
=, .uO H. III aitCrnODu Worship.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
High School Assembly

TIL" assembly pro4lam March :
al the Milford ilI-h school Will hv
as follows
Entrance March Band
Hymn America
Bible ReadMg
Lords Prayer
Call To the COlorS
Flag Salute
Star Spanslrd Banner.
Program ARRANGED hy MIS- RUS +,
play presented hy Latin II Glass.
Nevertheless" by Stuart Walker:
Louise Ruth Clements Bllly. Bob
hy Barto: Bur2lar. Leslie David
son The Air Corps SONG and
The Marine Hymn suns in Latin
by the Latin IL class.
Community singing
EXIT March Band
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02

Mrs Marion Gc"ow. OF Frrd,'ica.
and Mrs Ethel Collins: and .
community sju- led hy }lS Gil
moro, with Mrs AIuhle Whit" III
the piano.
Lay Sunday was observed on
Sunday morning with prayer by
Mrs Collins. Responsive reading
led hy Mrs Edna Roe, a duet by
Mr.. and Mrs r. &. Ingram. and
talks by tn" lay leader {. W. John
son and Mr. Fred Brown.
Sergeant Marshall Srubbs and
Mrs. Stubbs Of Moultrie Georgia
are home on furloueh visiting Mrs
Steenbure and his mother. ol ntal
FELTON,.
Mrs Harry Stcenbure has re-
turned from visit with Mr.. AND
Mrs. Cove Camph"ll and Mr.. anc
Mrs. John Houston. OF Wiimiu@ton
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALCtBiE
Personal Property

VII 'Nro.s ~ pubic. au,Ilr,. II, my
h".a' nr.u Coh ..'ru\ ,'hur,h tore
9nrt"r OF 'n.lo .!oNu dIj lood .,bl,n
"';'d~ IiDud ''h. >:'t,l t oilIu. AiIl
L.nAM tMAA.l.l EAAl-nA -..4
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
GLENDALE

Miss Helen Mills, OF Chester
Pa. WAS the Weekend guest OF Mr.
and Mrs. W y Hall
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02

no T. m. Church school.
> 90 y. m. afternoon Worship.
Evening star., 1945-05-13
ToiIored Curtains
$3.50
Bright Cretonne
DRAPERIES
s7.95 pr.

Perfect for summer decorating!
Bright splashy prints and un-
usual colorful designs on smooth
cretonne. Pinch-pleated; 212 yds.
long, 70 ms. wide to the pair.
Kann's-Upholstery Floor
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
TUG Supports
OPA Group
Continued from page 1

fices. u. S. Senators Robert A.
Taft and Harold Burton and
Representative Homer A. Ramey
will also be sent copies.
Burke Makes Comment
Councilman Tom Burke who
was one of the two city council
men favorable to a black market
ordinance introduced last year in
City Council, expressed himself
as being in favor of the resolu-
ton. 1--WE are coming rapidly
into a period of decreased hours
and diminished income because
of cutbacks, downgrading and
other things growing out of the
lessened need for war produc-
ton. This is not the time to
kill those controls which will
prevent initiation and lead to
widespread injustice" he said.
CIO leaders in Washington
and elsewhere are clamoring for
breaking the little steel formula
plus maintaining price control
and asking for 48 hours pay for
40 hours work in order to avoid
a serious postwar depression.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
Job Outlook Dark
For Avio+ors

WASHINGTON, May 16 -
(LPA) - Whether or not the
thousands of Army and Navy
trained airplane pilots, flight en-
gineers, navigators, and radio
operators will have postwar jobs
with commercial Airlines de-
pends upon the fulfillment of
the more optimistic predictions
as to future air line traffic.p
This Is the conclusion reached
by Dept. of Labor Survey just
released here.
Unless the highest hopes of
the most optimistic planners are
achieved, there will be few
changes for jobs for new airline
workers, the study concludes.
At the most, about $4,000 new
employees may be hired, about
half of these mechanics and as
sfstants. From ITO Otto 10,200
pilots may be added to the pres
ent employment on all airline
operations, the Dept. of Labor
found.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18

Unemployed
New Estimate
Continued from Page 1


backs will be was indicated by
an Army statement that its pro-
curement purchases would be
slashed by $3,500,000,000 in
about 90 days after We Day.
Navy has released no figures.
Organized labor which has
made numerous proposals for
reconversion program learned
that its efforts to prevent any
possible economic crisis were
being ignored by industry lead
ers who preferred to concentrate
their efforts on anti-union at
tacks.
George Romney, managing
director of the Automotive
Council For War Production,
making no comment on the
greatly increased output per
man hour during the last four
years, said "We believe that the
excessive power of the CIO must
be decentraliZed before the sep
arte employers and separate un-
ions which are parties to col
lective bargaining agreements
can develop the mutually of in
terests and responsibility for
making such agreements work. +"
This anti-labor attack came
while the WLB okayed a plan
that will permit downgrading
of 100000 southern California
aircraft workers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
z042-PIus
Prices Set

WASHINGTON, May 18th -
(LPA)-OPA's program for re-
conversion pricing, aimed at set
ting prices at 1942-plus levels,
was announced here last week
by OPA Administrator Chester
Bowles.
The new regulations will COW
er radios, cars, washing ma
chimes, and other major civilian
items. They will cover: II pro-
ducts a manufacturer made be-
fore the war and which other
plants have continued to make
during the war; y products he
made before the war but which
have been largely or entirely
out of production during the
war; 81 new models of the same
products he was making before
the war; a. products he did not
make before the war.
Price rises will be permitted
to account for lawful increases
in materials and parts prices,
and lawful increases up to this
time in basic wage scales. Profit
margins will be allowed based on
1936-1939 figures.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
Local I'll To
Receive JournoI

+ LIMA, May lahore than
400 members of Local I'll UAW-
CIO will soon receive the TOLE-
DO UNION JOURNAL which
was chosen by the Local last
month as the labor paper
which would give the mem
bers of the Local the best la
Dor news coverage.
1t was the sentiment of the
members of the Local that the
Toledo labor paper was more
available for their local news
and closer to their problems
than an yother and that II
would be of greater benefit to
them now and in the postwar
period.
Officers of Local I'll are Ed
ward c. Sharrits, president;
Dean Camper, vice president;
Nick Shields. financial secretary
and Evelyn Fellhauer. Local I'll
is serviced by Howard w. Seren,
international UAW-CIO repre-
sentative attached to the office
of regional director Richard
Gosser of Toledo.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18

Jobs In the next six months and
another 100000 in the subse-
quent six months. In addition
about 100000 soldiers are to
be released during the year.
Vinson claimed, however, that
millions will be hired in peace
time occupations and many 9TH
ers, particularly women, will
drop out of the labor market.
The net figure, he predicted
will fall to 2,500,000. Labor
chiefs are by no means that op-
timistic. They feel there will
be far more serious unemploy-
ment, if the government doesn't
do some better planning for full
employment.
Vinson also revealed that
workers In nearly all war in
dustries, except for shipbuild-
ing, will remain on a 48-hour
week.
Meanwhile, the War Produc-
ton Board announced relaxation
of a large number of controls
over materials, so as to facili.
tate reconversion. Also, the OF.
flee of Price Administration an.
nounced the policy it will follow
in pricing civilian goods that
come back into production fol
the first time during the war.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
Miners Score
Two Wins

WASHINGTON, May Is
(LPA)-Five hundred thou
sand coal miners in the Unit
ed Mine Workers last week
won their second victory in
a month when the u. S. Su-
preme Court upheld the pay
ment of portal-to-portal wages
for bituminous coal workers.
1t was long fight for the
mine workers, dating back to
more than 100 years ago, and
the Supreme Court decision was
doubly welcome because it
came on the heels of new
UNIV contract calling for new
pay raises and other benefits.
While the Courts decision ap-
piled only to the bituminous
miners it was conceded in gov
ernment and labor circles that
the portal-to-portal pay would
be extended to the anthracite
miners.
Meanwhile the entire anthra-
cite industry in Pennsylvania
was Strikebound with more than
10000 miners refusing to report
for work. Contract negotiations
between the UNIV and the an
thracite operators we're stalled.
The miners, with whom there is
a long tradition of mo contract
- no work." refused to operate
1853 mines now under govern-
ment operation.
Interior Secretary aIckes con-
ferred with John L. Lewis and
announced some progress, had
been made toward contract set
tlement but the hard coal fields
remained closed down.
The UMW's victory in the Su-
preme Court verified age-long
arguments by miners both in the
u. S. and in Europe. The deci-
sion, written by Justice Frank
Murphy for the majority, de-
clared, "Those who are forced to
travel in underground mines in
order to earn their livelihood
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18

New Project

SAN FRANCISCO, May is,
GPA)-Henry Kaiser, who be-
lieves that 2o9o of the nations
postwar employment will be In
the construction field, revealed
last week that he had formed a
new corporation to build com
plete communities" of mass
produced houses.
Kaiser, frequently called the
miracle man" of wartime ship
building, declared that there Is
now a need for 1000, 900 new
homes. Kaiser's idea involves
two-bedroom houses on 5000
foot lots to cost between $4,000
and $4,000. The price would be
financed by government insured
loans.
II the plan Is realized thou
sands of skilled and unskilled
shipyard and aircraft workers
would find employment, 1t was
pointed out. War plants in De-
troit and other cities are con-
sidering the possibilities of con-
verting to home construction.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
Group 10 Fight
Jim Crow ARMY

NEW YORK (LPA)-A Natl
Committee to Abolish Segrega-
ton in the Armed Services was
set up last week at weekend
conference at a camp near here.
The organizing conference was
called by A. Philip Randolph,
president of the Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters - AFL,
Willard S. Townsend, president
of the United Transport Service
Employees-CIO. Morris Milgram,
natl sec'y, Workers Defense
League, and Wilfred Kerr,
chairman of the Lynn Commit:
tee to Obolish Segregation in the
Armed Forces.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
CIO TO Erect
Memorial
Continued from Page /

eve could build this pool
from funds offered us by one
or two organizations in the CIO,
but we believe that an under
taking like this should be
thrown open to the thousands
who respected and loved Presi-
dent Roosevelt and want to do
something for the crippled chill
dren which would win his warm
approval were he still living, !"
said Mr.. Gosser.
Members of the committee in
charge of the memorial fund
voted at a meeting held Wednes-
day night to authorize immediate
construction of the pool.
Officers of the committee are
Richard Gosser, chairman; Tom
Burke, secretary; Walter Mad
rzykowski, treasurer; Charles
Becker, Peter Konopka and Ed
ward Fitzgerald, trustees.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
C|O Asks
Bold Action

WASHINGTON, May Is
GPA)-The CIO told War
Mobilization Director Vinson
last week that Coming cut
backs and cancellations of
war production will be consid-
erably deeper thar has been Off
cially stated" In a formal CIO
Reconversion Statement, Presi-
dent Philip Murray, proposed
immediate reconversion plan
ming and declared that the War
Production Board ."has impor-
tant work still to do, and that It
does not exist to 60 out of exist
ence at this time.
The CIO, Murray told Vinson,
calls for bold and forward ac-
ton throu ugh every federal
agency to use the mass of In
formation and skill that exists
(1) to make sure that reconver-
sion shall be accomplished rap
idly and In planned and or
derly manner; and (2) to make
sure that policies shall be
adopted to maximize employ
ment in order to provide so mil
lion good-paying jobs and to full
fill the Economic Bill of Rights
enunciated by President Roose-
welt and supported by President
Truman In the 1914 election
campaign"
First Things First
The criteria by which the CIO
judges the necessity for continu-
ing controls in any degree dur
ing reconversion are six, and ara
the b ses of programming,
namely: "a The contribution
that will continue war produc-
ton as long as necessary and
that will assure future perma-
nent and continuous full en-
ployment; (2) The contribution
that will give priority to pro-
duction of items Immediately
essential to civilian needs--first
things first-and that will as.
sure the quality, quantity and
price of items most essential to
civilian needs. (3) The con
tribution that will help ware
off initiation through main
tenance of price ceiling anc
continuation of rationing; al
The contribution that will pro.
vide relief supplies for people oi
the war-devastated areas of lib.
Grated nations, until their crop:
can be harvested and their owr
production facilities put into
operation; (5) The contribution
that will protect small business
and prevent further strengthen
ing of private monopoly; anc
(6) The contribution that will
obtain speed of reconversion, a.
a, maximum o n so n n t with
these other detectives.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-18
.UAWSeeks
Action

DETROIT, May AR. j.
Thomas, president of the
UAW-CIO, announced today
that he had held a conference
with a group of UAW local
union presidents elected Thurs
day night to seek action with
regard to cut-backs, threatened
unemployment and reduction of
take-home" pay.
Mr.. Thomas said:
"The st eering committee
elected by the conference of
local union presidents and met
for several hours and thoroughly
canvassed the serious situation
created by curtailment of war
production.
"The committee and were
in general agreement on the
gravity of the situation. as
sured them that the international
union is doing and will do every
thing in its power to prevent
either wholesale unemployment
or breaking down of wage stand
ards.
Near Complete Agreement
Il was glad to learn that the
local presidents agree with the
conclusions l had arrived at
during the past year, and that
on policy generally we are so
near complete agreement.
ION their request, a represent
ative group of the local union
presidents will attend special
conference called by the Inter;
national Executive Board for
May 23 and "a in Washington
This conference will be ad-
dressed by spokesmen for the
Office of War Mobilization, the
Office of Economic Sterilization,
the War Production Board, the
War Labor Board, and the Sell
ective Service Administration.
To Study Prospects
This will enable the local
union presidents as well as our
board members to obtain first
hand information on exactly
what the prospects are, and what
the government plans to dc
about employment and wage
standards.
"The local presidents, during
our meeting, proposed that the
international union call re.
gional conference of represent
atives of the Michigan local un'
ions for the purpose OF dis
cussing and demanding realistic
and just policies to protect la
bor's interests during the con
version and postwar periods.
told them that such a confer
ence, conducted along construct
i've lines, could be very helpful
and that I favored the holding
: of such conference. l am goini
to recommend to the specia
: board meeting in Washington
: that a series of such conference
be held by our union to cove
the entire nations"