Milford chronicle., 1945-11-16
viii Democracy Win rhiN Battle!
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Na>hin@t"n. il. {. %c1rraI
W"'k; ago Tins column .ummm1.
cd the National Labor Relations Ac'
and asked the question: WHY not
try IT," Tho rurrosc or this 80
called WacHor Act passed ia l@2a
Was I" prevent strikes and Iockputs
aud to urG~h methods 10 protect
employers and union, in collective
hargIluju>
It employers ur 1h" unions tailed
or refused to cutcl INTO collective
hal2ajniUG th,n Federal law4 would
b." enforced in tl" public interests
to effect settlements, of 2ri%an,os.
Naturally. I'm. correspondent WAS
pleased 10 listen to President Tn.
mnn $ radio address iu9t before The
Labor Naua@cmput Conference. and
lind jlat h. u@r.vd With me- THAI the
Surr&t WY 10 mng p,acr IA In
du%trY w thou@h collective bar
sajulne At lnua last ", have =
President trying 10 find Why's 10
rs" F"d,fal law, that have hc,a
sidctrackcd hy appointment OF
hoards Hrhtrarora and political
drcancro. WhoSr Iccomph~hu,u uts
add up 10 h"luW zero.
TN" now Labor Maul&omcnt CON
fvrcnc' WI, given i free hand hy
IN" administration To adom ludr.
pendent puhoIcS. and I&rrc ON ali
plans. II have supreme confidence
ln Nru' t'l't ~ tl'Id t Il uo,,af5,
Way 7" ,oupo mdu lrlI dIftjcul
ties Plr.ld"ut Truman told Tho
Conference, That Wa@ a ucW ap
pr"ach. .orr rl experiment. and
most "t th" pcorl" N Wa&hiugtou
hay" Expressed hopes of success
The toilu"iu@ nnrulr@ cNery
street car and hua IN The National
Capita disappeared from H.. streets
ON account ot I'm unexpected -trikc.
Tn. town Va "rlal.<.d with
ont trau.p"ltatou Out across the
Nation. IN All directions. the Wok-
CrS WEI" ont ON strikes
What are We proplt 4nlne ia do
ahout II" ono ot our dhlr@t Wash
juGton culumulSts Who used to be
criticized tor his supper devotion 10
former Prr#dcW Eonayvr) tul-
niShcd "a rather complete report tins
week H." wrote. Years in which
valuable experience in cnl!rctivc
bargaining mI&ht have hccn .c.j.
mulatCd We're devoted instead to
tl@htS over The lcGality OF TIM New
Deal laws prot"ctiu@ and cncour-
"linc '"lIrct'iv. haGajuu2 The
rapid growth ot Unioui.;m ana the
whole atmosphere ut etrlrc fayo,c.l
tn" TiSo of tl,c tcu&h. nuliIlut rvpc
OF union leaders. The wiser men AT
tn" top ol tile unions have had
chronic trouble in nYiu& Ia bold in
line thcs" hcadsironl Younger mon
The New Deal provided a charter
OF union ri2htS Under this char
ter some unions have ovrrShct
thci legitimate tarGrt.; and others
hay" preserved old abuses Pcr.
hap&. maybe. there i; reason to
hope that onr democracy viii win
th" peace. At least. new WAYS are
h"ln& trl'd Nnd that's something
The ilrCtinn>
Tanmany IIall wins thc New
York election. NJ democracy" in
that contest The CIO cardIdatr
was defeated tor Mayor of Detroit
rs mat election is in the key .clty
of national industry tho victory
shows that tn" people love their
country and Democracy moro than
they do the union Labor bosses
Boston stuck by tradition. and
elected an Irishman who had hncn
a good Mayor tor three terms. with
ON much regard To politics. Tho
voters felt that he would Furnish
democratic ruI" for Ioantown
ON the whole tho cIrrtiore
throughout the country showed
very lltt'' advantage fnr oithr, ~
the OId Iartic.; lust cues IA ,nn
port tho hcljct that = Iot of nconI,
ar" using thoir ovn brains ,a.,in
instead ot oh"yiug orders Of w..I,
union leaders, and politi,.,i
cliuuos. -
u IS important 10 note that ions
ot thouSand@ OF mon who lnunh, ,f,a
wars Of America in Eurore. ANA ~,
"'''i, are spending considerable
I'm" IN Washnetou Tho cjty Is
"V'f'ro|d"d by returning yorc'.
ans. They AZ" almost unanimn,,.
III expressing the opinion tltat lahn,.
strikes ar" ontracoous. shamafuI
ana against the interests Of mo
people Wv
Nnt"m"hil" Shortage Mount,
Labor disputes Threaten tn
tard automobile production >, -.
.iIo"%'ry resumes building cars for
,n' u, lirSl time sine" early in 1942
n" nt"d States is moro than five
million automobiles short of tho
registration figure of 1871 tha I.n,
fuIl-production year ''''