Evening star., 1946-12-06
New nam President
Pledges Liberal Policy
In Dealing With Labor.
BY the A.soeia,ed Pres.

NEW York, dec. 6.-Ihe Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers
feels that a liberal policy in deal
ing with labor is to the advantage
OF both labor and management, Earl
Bunting, newly elected NAM presi-
dent, told press conference today.
Mr.. Bunting is president of the
O'Sullivan Rubber Co. of Winches-
ter, Va.
Stating that the organization
would approach "all the other prob
lens facing our economy in this
same liberal spirit" Mr.. Bunting
added:
THE present policy is the result
of lot of intensive study. It's an
evolutionary thing. It's more than
an about-face, if there has been
an about-face. The present atti-
tude is also the result of an aban-
donment of prejudices which some
of us in the past have held"
Mr.. Bunting will take Office Jan
uary l, succeeding Robert w. Wa
son, outgoing president.
Promises to Give Facts.
Mr.. Bunting asked for support of
the free American press during the
coming year and promised that
only "factual Notwithstanding
prejudiced or one-sided" would be
given out by NAM. He said man.
agements would be grossly derelict
in its duty to the country and to
Its employees If it failed to make
available full information on all
problems concerning labor and
management.
In the final day of its Congress
of American Industry, NAM adopted
without debate seven resolutions on
employment stabilization, education,
freedom of speech, veterans, cost of
living, Communist inflltration and
international relations.
American industry shares with
all other citizens deep and wholly
natural concern in personal eco
nomic security" the resolution on
sterilization said.
THE risk of periodic unemploy-
ment and loss of income disturbs
particularly those who depend on
daily, weekly or monthly work
schedules for their livelihood. The
managers of industry recognize the
existence of this hazard and their
obligation to remove the causes
insofar as it is possible for them
to do so," 1t added.
Veterans to Get Preference.
On selecting new employees and in
employees to positions of
greater responsibility, to extend |,
preference to former service men
and women"
On education, the association
urged manufacturers to examine in
their respective communities the I
need for improving teaching stand
ards and supporting the establish /
ment of compensation for the q
teaching profession that will insure
the attraction of competent men t
ard women to the profession. ,
On cost of living, NAM went on /
record asking that the Labor De-
partment extend and improve the
consumers price index so it will be !
more representative of various COM
munities and more accurately re-
feet changes in living costs.
Earlier today, the NAM outlined
its proposals for changes in national
labor laws and heard the head of
the American Legion aSSail crack
pots who are working to get the in
dividual something for nothing"
- Paul H. Griffith, national COM
mander of the Legion, said ''the i'm
practical idealists, the do-goodersl
and all other crackpots" were either
"the willing or unwilling tools of
Communists.
"Crackpots" Denounced.
All past attempts to set up an
economic system without incentives
have failed, Mr.. Griffith said, and
It's present advocates "are seeking
to palm it off under false concept
of social security"
He added: Lets get away from
the fool idea that life offers any
free rides or any free lunches. II
the individual abandons reliance up
on himself. he transfers his de-
pendence upon someone else. He
cannot do that except by acquiring
a master, losing his independence
and, in the end. his freedom"
Attitude on Unions.
NAM was reported as prepared
to renew its opposition to compul- /
sorry arbitration, to unionization of
foremen, to mass picketing, to COM
pulsory membership in union, to
jurisdictional or sympathy strikes,
to strikes against the Government,
to Government intervention in Ia
bor disputes beyond making impair
tial conciliators available.
The manufacturers also were re-
ported ready to sanction the right
of a union to strike except in viola
ton of contract, but to ask of Con-
gress that labor's "monopolistic
practices" be outlawed.