The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-21
THE SATURDAY <euteme1
By JAMES M. MOORE

certain greedy representatives of management, particularly those comprising many of our nations disreputable trusts" of years back. Many of those trust" combines, by the power of their proportions, es- tablished the formula for manage ment-labor relations of years back which were lop-Sided, to Say the least. The press of the nation well comed the opportunity then in CO., operation with labor to expose evils in such form and in the majority
 were greatly instrumental in aiding
 labor in gaining the strong position | it holds today. The press of the
 nation was not bought and those
 years proved 1t.
 Friendly Toward Labor We feel friendly toward labor And if that statement seems naked
 in it's simplicity let us add that there is no reason why we shouldn't, for we work for our daily bread
 The motive and essence of the labor movement, as evolved by its founders and the numberleSS un- selfish, unsung workers among the movement, is one of idealism predi- cated upon moral and Christian principles. Its appeal, on that basis, is universal. Any digreSSions from that essence that we detect We will hit at without hesitation. By doing so an individual shouldn't be penal ized with the label of being anti labor.
 Division of Rights
 Any striving toward an equitable division of rights, when those rights are as jealouusly treasured as they are by management and labor alike, and rightfully so, is bound to prove difficult adjustment to the satis- faction of all. Management cannot do without labor; labor cannot do without management, under Demo- cratic form of economy. In the midst of this variable tide the press has had to adhere to its intrinsic responsibilities namely, to inform and to instruct, the public. It could never hope to please both sides all the time. It has often times found itself the innocent vic- tim of the boot that came nylng out the saloon door"
 AS stated, we are friendly toward labor and we believe the majority of the press is also; we are just as friendly toward management be- cause of the high integrity and worthy motives of the many repre- sentatives of management we know. The press, in majority, will not take sides, because of this attitude, un- less the facts are so preponderantly to one side that there Is no alterna- tive.
 Common Factor
 Labor and management have one factor in common which is not III common with that of the press, the latter by virtue of it's functions. That common factor is the insular- ity of each of these two groups. That is to say, each, by its zealous enthusiasms for it's own purposes is bound to be nodded along thoughts of specifically individualistic lines directed toward those purposes. The press in it's proper functions is one of the few institutions in the world whereby it's very functions steer 1t toward broader plains.
 Both labor and management have, at times, lost sight of those factors and have been impatient (to express it mildly with the press because the latter did not show more fervor for their particular cause. That is difficult to explain to anyone whose enthusiasmS are 
 Broad Subject
 AS stated in the introduction of | this column, the subject is so broad | that we could use the entire news paper to discuss it and still have | only spaded-up its surface. How ever, no matter what phase is touched upon there should be a mutuality of effort toward a calm and clear understanding of each others responsibilities and efforts. The labor movement is and should be vital part of the American life and it is the responsibility of its eaders to keep it healthy, as it is the responsibility of the press to 1ouriSh that healthiness. There 'hould be no chips on the shoulders ,f either to assure better America nd better way of life.