Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-02-15
It's News
To Me
By 0. J. Pecod

After reading editorial in Tuesdays Toledo Blade whcn
with Walter Reuhers sopnlstry my ohy resiet ~ IS %
the editorial writer's knowledge OF economies Is not " w same
plane his ability to write we'll .
living nroof of this is that not speaking just for
Workers but was stating principles OF economic sanity
which apply to all work with hand or brain
Regardless belong to union or not we cannot
deny that prices wages and production and distribution
are the principle ingredients control and effect the in
dusral capialistc economy under which we live
Nobody that prices go up before wages ana na
drop before prices present of wage
demands pon the large corporations the corporations in
sng that up they Will be torceo 70 r'lSe "e
prices in order o maintain their profits
the volume of wages is not suent TO ehaoe @
workers purchase the things they make? surplus OF gooo
accumuaes slowly rapidly depending the disparity be
and prices and hencrash Inc bottom atS o
place and continues of the surplus goods are
them off at lower prices or finds foreign market
for E1rn ther so oS%TS,vu GOODS;
When Reuther said that wages prices must be tied
together just for the Auto Workers but Tor al
workers Had writer paid attention. he would
know head not speaking for his own union
alone but for for editorial writers VINO
work for salaries therefore considered workers
Certainly Walter Reuher knows that no group can ENJOY
high standard of living while other living below
standards of decency That one OF e reasons why m
for wears are only to other workers more
favoaby to the entire economy Labor cannot
compete with itself the various pars Oh he eco
nomic machine going to work smoothly.
Since distribution system is dependent upon wages
that low low distribution Az
the same time productive system has been developed such
that find high production and low wages cashng
with high distribution.
writer must recognize that chain is
no stronger its weakest link and that when one OF e
links in the chain consisting of production and
distribution prices get out of step that the Whole
machine suffers a consequence
High production be paid for by high wages AT the
same time the prices commodities must be held to the point
where surplus The very fact that the unions
the light recognize that the only the industrial
plants of the country maintain production is by granting
wages which the workers to purchase the things
which they make indication that the unions want to make
the system work
OUR PROBLEM
This problem of maintaining equilibrium between the
various parts the system is not Walter Reuhers problem
or the unions everyone the problem of the indus
ra the man. the farmer and whose well
depends upon keeping the system working smoothly
the workers effects the industralist the bus
man. the banker retailer the farmer and who
system How unemployed workers. or those
living bring prosperity to the farmers who also
have production, distribution and price problem?
factories maintain full production when the wages
paid people permit them to buy all the things they
produce?
How can prices at high levels when
at low level?
And are economic facts exclusively the property
of Walter Reuther applicable only to the UAWCIO the
editorial believe? OF not They apply
everybody clothes purchases food and automobiles
and household gadge all the other things which people
normally use in their every day lives.
appear that the Blade writer being trfle
the acetous side trying to pull the leg of those who
Reuther when he spoke here last Sunday Never
editorial misleading seeking TO make it
believe that editorial writer knew better when he
his piece but appreciate his position After ALL the
higher wages editorial writer makes the he
and the higher price he afford to We doubt
sincerely the paid the Blade writer will throw the
economic system out of balance.