The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-01-25
FAcT.F1NDINENo FAcFuaL
BY j. e. Jones

Washington, d. c.. January 81
Recommendation of the Fact-Finding
Board that considered TIE General
Motors strike did not stay away from
the liability to pay" factor, in that
the Board weighed predictions and
projections as to what may happen IL
the way of future profits. In line with
it's earlier contention that it is the
responsibility of management, not
government nor unions, to handle
such matters, General Motors was
not able to accept the recommenda-
ton.
Distribution of earnings has been
a function of management in Amer
lea under the system that has been
successful in making this country
great. Tie unions persistent at
tempts to bring ability to pay into
the discussions, prior to and in the
period of the Fact-Findng Boards
activity, have been especially notice
able. 1t has been an endeavor to
bring into the negotiations factor
that would give the union definite
priority in the sharing of earnings of
industry, at the ultimate expense of
the purchasing public as well as of
the investor or owner of the business.
More Common Sense Needed
Our great political parties that op-
crate the National Government are
seemingly splitting the air with
noise" as Shakespeare would say.
The Democrats in the Senate and
House are divided, and part of them
have gone back on President Truman
because they do not believe his poll
cies viii cure the ills and weaknesses
for which his prescriptions have been
written This was unexpected as Mr.
Truman was a popular Senator when
he served in that branch of the Gov
eminent.
However, when Congress returned
its members showed belligerent at
titude towards the White House,
mostly becaues of the Presidents ra-
dio address asking the people "back
home" to prod their congressman
and make them understand that they
must follow the leadership of the
Administration. Apparently the pub
lie encouraged the Senators and Rep
resentatives to disregard the Presi-
! dents advice to boost the cause of
labor leaders who have been pulling
off many strikes. In short it is per-
fectly clear that the American pub
lie is opposed to the plans of union
labor leaders to put the American
business system out of commission.
The American public is against all
schemes to turn business manage
ment over to the CLIO and other rev
dictionary groups. Washington and
| nearly its entire population is de-
manding that the National Govern
ment must restore the normal indus
trial, economic, management and la
Dor system on the foundations that
were established through long per-
iod of time before our great factor
les were shut down and taken over
for war production. The old system
worked we'll. The present political
schemes for conducting all of our
affairs under orders from the Gov
eminent have created a nationwide
demand to get back to normal
One is reminded of the observation
of a Quaker, who said long ago:
Everyone is crazy but me and thee,
and sometimes | suspect thee a
little"
Federal laws passed many years
ago put the okay on the fright to
strike by union labor. That formula
was intended to help all wage work
ers gain better wages. Collective bar
gaining laws were intended to serve
as a method for workers and employ
ers to reach agreements and prevent
strikes. No one thought at the time,
that the United States would ever
face knock-down and drag-,o t
battles between labor and manage
ment Congress passed those laws to
establish peace between what was
called at the time, labor and CAPT.
tall"
Don't be surprised if the present
Congress takes the bit in it's teeth
and passes legislation outlawing the
so-called right to strike"
Pearl HarbOr
/ Readers of our Washington Letter
throughout the country may Lave
wondered why the correspondent has
carefully refrained from commenting
upon testimony about Pearl Harbor.
And here is the reason: In his testi-
mony before the Joint Congressional
Committee on Pearl Harbor, Rear
Admiral Kimmel laid all the respon-
sibility for the disaster upon high
military and naval officials in Wash
ington, they having apparent y
agreed to keep him fully advised.
Tie Admiral says that the most vital
sort of information never reached
him, and he accused officials who had
said that such information was sent
to him, of misrepresenting the facts.
General Marshall and other Off