The union times., 1945-03-24
Stronger Control
 Of Prices Needed
President Green Wants Act Renewed To Protect U S. From Ravages Of Imitation Says Full Employment
 After War Depends On Price Policies By OP.A.

Washington, ID. C.-AFL President William Green urged the United States Senate continue the Price for another two to protect the American people the ravages of imitation.
 Appearing at public hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, Mr. Green said:
 lhe nations need for price control twOod First it provides tool for saving peoples monev Price control as effected enormous savings people in holding down the prices paid by the for munitions and production purchased by the since Juy I94O would have nearly 100 in the absence of price control That is direct saving of peoples money
 S'Future Prosperity
 Second the OPA price control has been the most nort ant sabizer of the wartime dollar Continuation of price contrO! now the hardearned money CTS ot ar Bonds have entrusted the government be repaid in full when the bonds When soldiers re- turn they will expect and demand opportunities for work and income as well compensation due them stable conditions If permit prices away and the dollar o depreciae we will be cheating the servcemen worker he farmer and the businessmanwe will be cheating selves out of future incomes. We be cheating the nation out of it's future prosperity"
 While concedng that administration of the price control program has improved considerably during past wear under Chester Bowles Mr. Green pointed there have been and still dangerous weaknesses in inc nfrc ment o1 government controls living He said Dangerous WeaEnesses''
 For example, since May ,l94S the of clothing in creased by ll6 percent House furnishings went up IA cent On the face of it this l2h percent increase i'm prices which constitute onesixh of the living cost In has continued and still continuing precpitous rate This is especially in clothing house furnishings and other textile products.
 h S of course impossible find precise measure of the increased cost to the imposed quality deterora we uO Know, that shoes out twice rapidly they do normally the famIys expen allure for such essential items is douhed I'm addition to outright price imitation wearing apparel there has been tremendous imitation resulting from inc lowered quality of the product.
 We believe is possible consumer future stability in the quality of goods we'll stability in prices believe that immediate study should be given by agen ces and by Congress in establishing effective quail in all lines of goods essential the living
 "InfatiOnary Pressure'
 Tt IS also important that naOnarv pressure has gone unchecked in several the economy not subject to price control For example, sale prices for homes farmland and other real properties have regis tered sharp increase which has accelerated in the last year. The Residential Research COmee of Toa price of single family dwellings has 60 percent in the area
 Ihese increases impose heavy pressure upon the es tabshed rent ceilings and making more and more difficult"
 Full employment after war depends in large measure on the price policies adopted by OPA during reconverson r Green warned He said OPA permit prices of civilian goods which production resumed tO on any higher than the levels maintained in l04l and l042 when such production halted by the prices are raised beyond that point Mr. Green sad commodities will be paced out of the reach of the great wage and inc prospects Of high production and full employment will dis appear -
 ''Has Not Cut Profits''
 Mr. Green emphasized that price control has moi cut nro hs citing widespread high profit figures proof Pressure weaken modify price control upon pleas of hard ship by business must appear somewhat hypOcrca in inc face Ot the fact Of unprecedented business profits the AF leader declared. A Labor has participated whole heartedlv and effectively III guarding against price violations and in stamping Ou black markets, Mr. Green told the Senate Committee ! ifo HoId Choor Tr Eundc Roc+oroJ