The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-08

great power for ourselves and gov- ernment for whom we plan to work, is: that government Is only the re- presentative common denominator of all of us and can do nothing in itself without our votes and our tax money; that government planned economy cannot function without absolute controls rather than partial control measures which some of the packers of the Murray bill to guar antee full employment would have us believe; that the complete con- trols required to make planned economy function in -peacetime would mean the permanent adop- tion of rules and regulations which would hedge the freedoms of all citizens far more than present war time restrictions and would lead eventually to state control or out right ownership of all private prop erty.
 Folly of False Power
 "In his Third War Mobilization and Reconversion Report" MT. Ford pointed out, Secretary of the Treas ury Vinson illustrated clearly the folly of any belief in government omnipotence in planning for us all when he said, The Federal Govern ment does not have the personnel nor the experience to do detailed planning for individual businesses or communities, Moreover, am sure that neither labor, management, nor local groups want such minute di- rection from Washington for the country as a whole-though fear that in particular instances, when local difficulties seem especially severe, there will be protests that ''this case is an exception. We must be especially careful lest the ex- ception become the rule, lest we try to expedite so much that we expe- dite too little, lest we have repeti- tion of the priorities imitation Of 1922, when the Office of Production Management (predecessor to the War Production BoarO tried to help everybody and dissipated its energies in diffusion. While he was referring to the hard-to-solve prob lems of reconversion, I believe that the same axioms would hold true in the postwar period. 6-P0int Program
 'If we could transform the dreams of many post war planners, about a more abundant life, into practical reality, we can accomplish the de- sired result only under the follow ing conditions: .
 "1. Government must encourage rather than stifle private industrial development.
 "2. New and redesigned products must be developed with an eye to- ward consumer preferences. and at prices he can afford to pay.
 8. Management must have thorough knowledge of all factors necessary to low cost production. 4. Management must acquire and put into operation the facilities and equipment necessary to low cost production.
 "5. Employees, working with those l 46SAA4VACo 0A3Al VAAAkAAA~~@o NAANS1 s~AS direction of competent management must deliver an honest days work for a full days pay.
 "6. Management and employees whether unionized or not, must de- wise mutually acceptable incentive pay standards to increase produc- tion, lower prices and raise the in- come of workers"
 In conclusion, MT. Ford stated ''by being constantly on the alert to see: that government panaceas like the Murray bill embodies, are discredited; that management and labor work harmoniously and effi- ciently together; and that the na- tion's inventive genius is given full opportunity and reward for its ef- forts, we can overcome all future obstacles to American freedom while enjoying the fruits of our coopera- tive labors in greater abundance than ever before in world history