Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-12-21
Washington
ILaborReport
By Bradford v. Carter

AoOOA ANNPOAI
BY Bradford v. Carter
INEPT
Candor compels the admis-
sion that President Truman'S
administration has not ham
died the problems of the do
mestic economy in the most
effective manner. What is this
state of affairs due to? In
eptness in the first place and,
secondly, unintelligent impro-
vization.
IneptneSs is we'll illustrated
In the way in which the fact
finding-w -waiting-p eriod bill
was gotten up. 1t is clear that
In the preparation of the bill
the President never sought the
advice of labor. Not only did
he fail to seek the advice of
labor, he didn't tell the man
in his cabinet who is respon-
sible for labor matters about
his intentions until the bill
was ready to go over to Con-
gress.
Poor Secretary of Labor
SchWellenbach was put on the
spot by being forced to testify
in favor of legislation with
which he had no sympathy. AS
result, he was put in the
position of saying there were
no legal penalties attached to
violating the waiting period
provisions when the draft of
the bill clearly says that it is
unlawful to strike or change
the conditions of employment
during the prescribed waiting
period.
RESULTS
Unintelligent improvisation
explains the rehabilitation of
wartime controls. This deci-
sion is now plaguing the ad-
ministration with the devas-
tating results which have fol-
lowed.
Practically everybody who
knew what the score was, op-
posed the lifting of controls
over construction. That is,
everybody outside of the spe-
culative real estate interests
and Mr.. Krug's War Produc-
ton Board.
Now the restoration of con-
trolls over construction will be
hundred times more difficult.
And millions of veterans and
others without too much
money to spend for rent or
for buying house will suffer.
The de-rationing of meat
has intensified the black mar
ket until it is admittedly
worse than ever before. Mod
crate price mems clothing is
practically impossible to OBJ
tain,
REACTIONARIES
While the President has
been quite liberal in sending
messages to Congress, he has
done nothing of any conse-
quence TO get favorable action.
There isn't the slightest doubt
that Congress is now control
led by a reactionary coalition
of southern Democrats and
hide-bound Republicans. In
the face of this situation, the
Administration forces on
Pennsylvania Ave. and on
Capitol Hill do nothing about
making their words get trans
lated into action.
Whatever has happened to
the full employment bill, the
extended unemployment COM
pensation bill, the Csc an hour
minimum wage bill?
The ineptnesS and the unin-
telligent improvisation that
we talk about is part and par
eel of the fact that the Presi-
dent seeks and gets his advice
almost exclusively from the
professional politicians. You
can get along in this way in
So-called normal times. In
these times, the consequences
can be and are close to being
disastrous.
The politicians may think
getting rid of wartime con-
trolls in the worst possible way
is the way to get reelected.
It's the way not to get elected
if, as result, the country is
given over to the mercies of
the black market and profit
happy corporations.
THE BEST?