Evening star., 1946-05-20

Obviously something more or something differ
ent, was needed to promote industrial peace than
the Wagner Act provided By beginning with
mistaken or inadequate findings of facts it ended
with mistaken or inadequate remedy. If Con-
greSS really wishes to make good use of the two
weeks of grace which Mr.. Lewis now gives the
country, it will not waste time on the superficial
frlnges of the problem. Nor will it enact fierce
sounding measures which cannot be enforced
Instead it will subject the Wagner Act to
thorough overhauling, in order to recreate the
conditions of genuinely fair and balanced collec-
tive bargaining.
New York Times, May II
1t is too bad that one man can tell the govern
ment and 900 people what they can or
cannot do. ct Lewis is doing Just that and get
ting away with it. We are doing nothing about it.
Wiehfu, Kons., Beacon, Moy
Inevitably as such a condition is established in
ever more industries, the United States will have
to consider whether drastic curbs on union
monopolies must not be imposed just as and for
the same reasons, they have been imposed on
management monopoes.
Norfolk, Va, Virginion Pilot, April ~
Rather than denounce tLewisl it will be more
profitable to examine the source of his power. 1t
is in large part the product Of federal labor
policy.
Lafayette, Ind, Jovrnoi-courier, April ~
lit is high time that Congress took some action
which would serve to prevent such wakout as
that of the coal miners and would make labor as
accountable management to the government
and in the courts.
Bryun, Tex. Fogie, April -
lit isl incumbent upon the Congress to enact all
legislation. needed to protect our people against
any recurrence of disaster which one man of
the Lewis type at present can loose upon it APP
parently at pleasure.
New Orleans, Lo., Item, May ~
the government, if it is to protect its citizens,
must halt such one-sided affairs.
Atlantic, Iowa, News Telegraph, April Is
The Senate should pass measure that would
give the country some protection against such
catastrophes as the Lewis coal strike will become
If it continues much longer.
Cleveland, Ohio, Press, April IS
Evansville, Ind, Press, April IS
Mr.. Lewis controls key industry which can
cause stoppages in other industries even though
they are strongly unlonlZed and at peace with
labor. This obviously is too much power to place
in the hands of one man %.
Augusta, Me-, Kennebee Journal, April -
Congress should now do something about John
l.. Lewis
Tulsa, okIo., World, April %
But all members [of Congress] must see that
general readjustment of labor-management
relations is necessary for the general good.
Marietta, Ohio, Times, April ~
A change must be made there is something
wrong with an economy that allows even the
possibility of such power to any one man.
Brooklyn, N. r., EosIe, May
No private individual or private organization
should have the right to levy what amounts to
tax on the American people.
soit Lake City, Utoh, Telegram, April Is
-. Again we call on the Congress of the United
States to protect this country against the eco
nomic tyranny of our unscrupulous labor
leaders.
Mortinsbvrg, w. Va, News, April u
1t is high time, the face of the record for gov
ernment to take a irmer hand in the whole
business
Newport News, Va., Times-Heruld, April u