The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-06-28
AMERICAN INDUSTRY Is SOUND
By i. II. Jones

BY j. Il. Jones
Washington, D. c. June II, 1916
I'm these days of discouraging
events due to the attempts of few
labor leaders to overthrow America
economic system it is encouraging to
read statement by G. e. Wilson,
president of General Motors, number
one victim in the strikes. He debunks
the theory THAT Americans cannot
continue to produce in peacetimes as
Americans did in wartimes, and he
| logically asserts that labor and man
agement have a greater incentive to
work together now, than even before.
The General Motors Chief in his
annual message to employees of the
company asked them to realize that
American management and workers
have the chance to build and create
things tor the American public that
will permit our own people to enjoy
the full benefits of peace and freedom
that we fought and worked SO hard
to win in the World War.
There has been a terrific reaction
of public opinion throughout the
whole Nation that is noticeable in
these days of June, directly due to
the plain fact that labor leaders have
been spanked, apparently to TIE sat-
isfaction of workers as well as en-
ployers. Unless the Administration
and Congress in Washington are de-
ceived the country has reached the
point where the challenge calls for
an Gall together" revival of old-time
teamwork"
Apparently there are plenty of
empty shelves that need to be filled
with products even more important
than nylon hosiery, pajamas, night
shirts and sports apparel.
The consumers are waiting at the
counters, and at stations where auto
mobile tires, electric irons, refriger-
ators, radios, lumber and construc-
ton materials have been scarce.
Don't overlook the fact that there
are hundreds of thousands of return
ing servicemen unemployed for the
simple reason that they are holding
out about returning to their old jobs
in hopes that they will get double
their former pay in different kinds of
employment where wage lids were
lifted during the World War.
Supreme Court Backs The Press
What do you know-the Supreme
Court of the United States set aside
the conviction of the Miami Herald
for contempt of the Florida Courts
and that is victory for free press.
The Justices of the United States Su-
preme Court decided that newspapers
and anybody else, had right to
speak their minds and judge for
themselves what was true and what
was fair. The Herald in 1914, at
| tackled the courts of Dade County,
| Florida, because criminal prosecu-
tions were lax. Ike paper was fined
$4,000 for contempt of court and
one of the editors was fined $3.50.
The only time the courts can pun
ish for contempt of court, Justice
Reed pointed OUT is when there has
been a clear danger to the fair ad-
ministration of justice. Reed said he
could find no such danger in com
ment on the actions of the judges and
| the courts, even though it was un-
| fair and untrue.
The People Will Have To Decide
There will be an election in No
vember at which time one-third OF
the Sena tors and all Members of the
House of Representatives will be in
volved. You can pick up most any
Democrat paper and read in it's col
umns that it's party will remain in
full power in Congress. Or, pick up
most any of the Republican papers
and you will be advised that the COP
| will win enough elections to control
Congress in 1947. But prophets of to-
day are just as they were in olden
times when the Greeks had a line for
it: "The best guesser is the best
prophet"
The International system is in
as bad shape as in the days when
Woodrow Wilson was fighting for the
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