Milford chronicle., 1946-01-18

pou5allou Mcmhcrs at Red Cross
Motor Corps made more than
11u.uto rJti~ Tor tho Chaptcr Al
the suIur lin1c Kcd Cross women in
great numbers served in every
American th"ntcr of wal non
Great Britain to the China Burma
India zone. and from Alaska To
South \mcrlra.
Hotr Thu Meets Ihc I3r
The CIu rnir"d NutomohlIo
Workers. cttorl, To iu~tlty their de
ndud tor q "a pcr cent wage in
crease tlou General Motors ON tho
ha~i, OF the ability To pay" theory
Is blocking any hope tor settlement
OF ~" Vas" controversy
The I'nlon leadership has ad
1anccd the ability 10 pay" theory
in lis fight to open the hooks" Of
the Srrlk"-houud Corporation and
sam support Tor It's contention that
wages SHOULD be htchcd to profits.
Actually fixing wages ON the ha-
%lS OF ability to pay" is wholly in
consistent with the Union principle
Of equal pay for equal work" and
tl pla,tltr is application would
prove GlS@Sf I0j& To Org4ni2cd la
f"t rlus". l.abor's objective al
NAYS bass been TO steady az we'll as
boost th" wage structures. to guard
y So t3r rs possible. from The
shocks to which tic dividend
+trut tllJc - subject
Would labor he NNjlIu2 to accent
an Immediate cut wherever il could
he shown that 4 company already
WaH losing money" II a study rc-
H"aI6i that General Motors could
afford to pay higher wages than
Ford "r ChrHSIer would the TAW-
t'b dc'.laud higher wages from GN
ana accept luWo} wages Nom lis
competitors" Would the workers al
f"Id aud Chrysl"r accept such an
afranG"mout2 Hardly
II dhttN ia pay were a sound
ha~lN Tor tl>ln& tNing WaCcs. why
W"llidni u be equally sound for
HNlhG mnr"N' suppose YOU walked
hl" an aut0mohilc showroom. ask
'd tn" salesman how much he
wanted for - new car. and he rr-
pil'd. How much have yuu GOT -"
Ma suppose. further. he insisted
"U p"'kln9 into your bank account
before annUunoluG what the price
would hc tOr NOI'?
The | mons strategy is plain. II
wants t" find ont what the most
pt"iIl"hI" manufacturer in the in
dU@try can a'tord "a pay. then il
would Hike To force every other con
Germ t0 pay the same amount. This
W"nld force the less profitable com
Pan)cS out ot business. prcripitatc
Widespread unemployment and gen
rr1t" mOuopulicS.
General Motors has charged that
The lAW-CIu's campaign TO look
li the hooks" for information ON
the Corporation 5 ability to pav"
is nothing more than a clever catch
phrase u &uhtcrfuGc intended ne
m opening wedge whereby Unions
hope - uSurp management pres
mi pr"roGatiVcS
The Union obviously is rcachinr
not for information hut for new
power. moi for Il rCdSonahlc warc
increase but tor power tn sit in
md control Corporation opera
ions
Iidh Mcdu 4 GfrM Deal
The war did something to mems
latS
There Wa> y day when = man
h"rish"d an old hat for vcar-upon-
'ndICSS year To tin" confused in
lignatlnn ot his wifi" and the fol
rant amusement of his friends.
!" ml&ht have several compara-
tv"ly new hats on The shelf But
mo. that grew steadily Sccdicr and
more dlSr"putdbl". WAS dear tn his
l"art, he wore il on every con
"lvahl" occasion. However many
'HiS he had. he Was still a one hat
nan. tt" looked it. too.
Th"n h" W"gf To war And hc
onnd that HE h"-cst men this ma
ION has ever produced were two
hre". and four hat men. He has
ON" back from Il world of hats
Win modnlng-a world of garrison
ats, barracks caps. fatigue hats
ehtins hats. And the result is thai
ow he feels positively undressed
Mess he has the right hat and
iGht outfit for tn" occasion
One" he would 60 into hat store
nd ask for 4 hat that will go
18th anything. Now he knows
hat one hat regardless Of color
Isl won't 30 with everything
lis new knowledge has made him
little critical of personal an
raranc". too. perhaps The man
no has come back with an I'M
erstanding of the dignity of the
at has found that the girl he left