The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-04-20
WHAT? NO STRIKES TODAY?
nv i. II. Jones

WdSulHSJOH, ~. W, ApIl IVA
seven-point Charter that is hailed by
it's creators as "precedent-shatter
ing agreement" has been entered in
to by the American Federation of
Labor and the CLIO, and the United
States Chamber of Commerce, the
most powerful and responsible ma
tional organizations of labor and
business in our country. Tie seven
point charter is explained by the or
ganizations as aimed at full employ
ment at high wage levels, recogni-
ton of the rights of private proper
ty on the one hand, and labor's
right to organize and bargain collec-
lively on the other. 1t also pledges
support to the establishment of So
cial security, and proclainls that an
expanding economy at home requires
a vastly increased foreign trade.
he coal miners, a few thousand
factory workers, and some meat
packing plants in different parts of
the country failed to fall in line with
tie announcement proclaimed by
William Green of the AFL and Eric
Johnston of the U. S. Chamber of
Commerce. But maybe they'll learn
better than to stir UP fresh rampages
that would weaken this fine start by
American management and labor.
Nevertheless, Green threw his okay
in the ring in support of the mine
workers in the John l.. Lewis unions.
A,o,oec tho uafarc xuhoro rnanaOo-
, ment and labor have worked togetL-
er so nobly there have been num-
Der of strikes in England-as high
as 80 thousand employees in, aircraft
plants going on strikes for higher
wages and bonuses.
In our country some of the largest
: national industries employ as high
: as 100000 workers at high wages;
| and when they pay taxes and divi-
} dends they wind up at the end of the
| year with between three and four pei
cent profits. That's wartime. Then
how can private industries employ
J millions of workers unless their ma
chinery and the institutions run
, without unnecessary shutdo W II s
caused by strikes, and other avoid
able causes?
} 1t will be a. long, long ways for
ward in the common interests OF
J America if the joint labor-manage-
| ment Charter works successfully sc
: that daily news at some early date
will frequently read: Eyes, no strikes
today"
, The Black Market
The United States Senate seems to
be getting nowhere fast in it's inves-
tigation of the Nations black mar
ket in meat, and how prices can be
adjusted to fit with production.
The politicians and newspapers
have suspended the old habit of Civ
: ing packers the devil. The OPA Off.
: Gals have been facing the music
: and Senator Wheeler, who always
talks the straight Montana-language
says that OPA is asleep at the switch
: and while it's amateurs" work or
enforcement problems the black mar
kets are pulled off fright under theil
noses" Senator Wkerry of Nebraska
! declares the black makret is so prev
, alent in Washington that anybody
! who wants to pay rs cents pound
: for chicken can get it," Those are
opinions of two of the highest mer
: in the Legislative Branch of Govern
ment. The OPA and it's head men tel
, an entirely different story.
The discussion isn't much different
, from that going on at meat and gro
Gerry counters in thousands of store:
) in thousands of towns and cities OF
, the United States, wkere most peo
) pie are patient and patriotic, hoping
day after day that the Federal man
agement OF food problems in Wash.
i ington will get things Strengthened
out.
King Cotton
, Cotton parity prices for March ad.
: vanced IL points to a new high
. Prices received by farmers for cot
!, ton as of March Is were rs points
| higher than in mid-February. Cotton
i entering the loan and purchase pro-
! grams increased for the week ending
! March "a. Soil preparation is gem
orally behind schedule. Early plant
ed cotton is up to good stand in
, south Texas and some planting is re-
|, ported in Georgia and in southern
] South Carolina.
ssas
Tax Revision-But How?
John w. Bricker campaigned the
country for Vice-President in the last
election and he made such a favor
able impression that we are likely to