Milford chronicle., 1946-11-29


master mind in the first sit down strike" applied
on large scale in the United States In Detroit
city authorities refused aid in evictng the strikers
In Flint the strikers protected against eviction
by State troops that were ardered in by Governor
Frank Murphy Lewis leaped to fame in that 43-day
strike.
cit is to violate no State secret to say that such
strikes were anticipated by all wel-informed persons
when the agreements were signed because the union
being new, lacked discipline and consideration for
orderly processes and respect for orders from union
heads to be found in Older groups, is historical
truth contained in the 1888 World Almanac.
The National Labor Relations Act had been
law for a year and half. 1t had the approval OF
President Roosevelt. Whenever the Act failed to
act under the orders from handful Of labor leaders
the President of the United States appointed new
boards, commissions and brass hat committees that
took over and took orders from the President him
self. The strikes were won for the strikers The
strikers showed their appreciation through all the
Presidential elections during the lifetime of the
late amented President
In the past five years John l.. Lewis is reported
as responsible for nine coal strikes He has been so
successful that he did discover that the Amer
lean voters in our November election issued clear
and definite mandate the Administration, and
TO the Senate and House of Representatives, TO
STOP THOSE STRIKES.
The President promptly replied to the people,
saying in short: Your orders received; the same
shall be obeyed." The Congress and the President
agreed to pun together.
Mr. Lewis continued beigerent. He served notice
on Secretary of Interior Krug that 100000 union
mine workers would go on strike if their new
demands were granted
Lewis carried his pitcher to the we'll just once too
often without realizing that he about to stub
his toes-all ten.
The American public watched the game and
checked up on the threatened coal strike. So when
Court order was issued forbidding strike in the
coal mines, there seemed to be unanimous public
approval
What of the future? In the first place the Wag-
ner Act promised to redress the inequality of bar
gaining power between employees and corporate
employers Then what happened?
Government statistics show that the Proport-
ionate income of American workers who are MEM
bers of labor unions have mounted to new heights
going far above the percentage of earnings of our
national industries, particularly in the major organ
izations that are the life-blood of economic in
stitutons and of all the people of the country.
What the Government is really facing is the
responsibility of reestablishing industrial relation
ships which will wipe out the take it or leave it
attitude of labor leaders who pull strike after strike
so fast that it is hard TO keep up with them all.
President Truman insists that he does not propose
to submit to dictators such Lewis, Murray, Reu-
ther, and others. Most anything may happen in the
coming weeks.
Congress will amend the Wagner Act, to COM
pose disputes that deal with facts, instead of allow
ing either employers labor unions to slug one
another into submission.
Attention is being directed towards the Case
Bill which was passed by both Houses of Congress
and vetoed by President Truman. Under the pro-
visions of the bill there would be Federal Media
ton Board; strikes lockouts would be forbidden
for period of sixty days. There would be provisions
for civil suits to be tried in the against en-
poyers and employees for breach of contract. Thi
measure would put end to the powers of LITTLE
handful of czars who boss millions of honest Amer
lean workers.
APPARENTLY THE SCHEMES in pre-fal
housing loans in which business organizations pu
up $4,000 of their money and said to hav
had pretty good success in getting Government loan
of more than quarter of million dollars and "go
by with the National Housing Agency, but man
of them have been halted by the Reconstructed
Finance Corporation. And the worst of it is tha
Chester Bowes has been accused of approving the big
grab loans.
A lot of manufacturers of pre-fabricated house
doing prosperous business before this Worl
War started They didn't try chsel on the Govern
ment. There were houses made from glass and metal
exhibition years ago, in the last two World Fair
in Chicago and New York. Apparently expert
ments in factory-built houses for veterans were
sured of backing by the United States Government
Processes included porcelain enamel homes, ste
houses, aluminium and some entirely new material
1t is beginning to look if there won't be