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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-21
End of Round One

WASHINGTON, June 2l-(NEA)-Settlemen of the seven maritime unions dispute without strike leaves the U S. labor picture better than 1t has been for months On the U. S. Consolidation Service list in the Department of Labor less than 300 disputes, involving around 143OOO workers. Less than dozen of these cases are of national importance with meas urable effects on the whole economy Several of them are considered settlement. So an era of com parative labor peace seems to be. ahead.
 But the interesting thing to determine about this maritime settlement Is whether 1t marks the eno of the labor reoonversion fight, or whether it's Just the end of round Possibly it's the beginning or round two.
 For the seven and a half million or more work CTS who have received negotiated wage increases since V-J Day, the pattern has, in general, been and auto workers, oil and electrical workers, miners and railroad men. This was the level worked out m the governments postwar wage stabilzation program The assumption has been that this far the govern ment would give, but no farther
 In the maritime settlement, Harry Bridges reluctantly" accepted 22-cents- anhour increase sonne got an increase of about nine cents an hour for their new basic 48-hour work week. But, figuring in the overtime for the 56-hour week, the increase will range from 22 to 25 cents an hour. Of course, the maritime unions had lower-than- average base rate to begin with. So 1t can be argued that they were entitled to bigger increase to adjust the inequity It Is unlikely that any settlements above the 1sh -cents- -an-hour increase will be granted in the major cases now awaiting settlement.
 These include those involving the CI.O. non- ferrous metals miners who have tied up copper pro- duction; the CI!o. farm equipment workers who arc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-21
VANCE c. MCCORMICK
(New York Herald-Tribune)

(New York Herald-Tribune)
 The Democratic party has changed so greatly in character and policy in the last two genera tions that already the term "Wil- son Democrat" has become a poli- tical anachronism. There are only a few of them left. Vance c. Mc- Cormick, who died in Pennsylvania the other day at the age of sev- enty-three, was one of the best ex- amples of that earlier Democratic leadership which gave the party it's character a quarter of a century ago and is now practically extinct.
 MT Mccormick came out of his Harrisburg newspaper office in 1916 to lead President Wilson's cam paign for a second term. But the fact of his service as National Chairman did not turn him into a party wheel horse or deprive him of independence of action. In 1928, when Alfred E. Smiths stand against the Prohibition Amendment modified the Democratic platform adopted at Houston, MT. Mccormick denounced this Democratic strat- egy and supported Herbert Hoover Again, in 194O, when the Democrats violated the third-term tradition MT. Mccormick bolted his party and vigorously campaigned for Wendell
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-21
JOBS FOR NEGRO WORKERS
(New York Times)


 The National Urban League has made public statistics to show how generally the Negro is barred from earning the decent living to which his individual talents would entitle him if we were to practice the eco- homie equality which we preach. Among New York City's large Me- gro population, for instance, there are only twenty-two' with electri- clans licenses. There are about 26O carpenters, half-a-dozen plumb CTS, about 300 painters, 120 plumbers and two plasterers.
 Where the main fault lies, the Urban League survey does not at tempt to say. Undoubtedly it lies with all of us-with the unions that refuse, on one pretext or another, to accept Negro apprentices; with the employer who offers Negroes only unskilled or semi-skilled jobs; with the widely held and fallacious belief that white man is born with some special skill in handling tools that is denied the man of color.
 The Negro composes approxi- mately one-tenth of our population. He shares, however, through no basic fault of his own, a much smaller proportion of wages and in- come. For no other reason than that his skin is dark he is denied that equal opportunity that is SUD- posed to be guaranteed all Ameri- cans,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-21
A Master Plan

Ts oovernments proposal for United Nations control of atomic energy, presented by Bernard ' barec dvantaoe of fortunate accident of fate to put forward eou+ionarv plan for world safety and world peace uch discussion and many counter proposals may pc eApe the wake of this pan but it to be hoped that no nato will raise strenuous objection to Che sueees'ou 'o - it's accompanying conditions
 Under this plan the United States has the unique goo9 fortune to be able to the atomic bomb as Weapo necessary for enforcing the bombs own destruction ana worldwide renunciatlon
 Not until the nations had adopted an effective system of control would we to manufacture ana store IS frightfu weapon Not until the nations had declded upon had agreed that government would nave the power M veto over such punishment would we snare the praco" secret of harnessing atomic energy
 Then and only then would share the secret Which others would eventually learn anyway And because he secret could not be kept forever would join With other nations in limited form of world government which seems the only practical assurance that world may remain whole and peaceful. ~
 Even this limited government would have been unhnk able to most of the worlds people before the bomong ol Hiroshima It would be unhnkabe today the world were not forced as Mr. Baruch sad to make choice between the quick and the dead But there to be no senso alternative. IT, .
 Therefore ancient right and reasonable concep lions of private and state ownership and control of property and prodcs must be abandoned Sovereign rights nvo ing search and sezure sovereign jurisdiction over tn sons of citizens accused of crimes must be waved Wtn world realm of atomic energy. ~
 As master plan for controlling the atom, the Unteo States proposal is indeed maserly emDodent or logic and practicay It inevitable that this country should be the one to present such proposal And it IS to the greatest credit of MT. Baruch Mr. Acheson Mr. Len thai and their able colleagues that it's can not permit an honest doubt of Americas good faith by any other nation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-21
by Dre1C Pearson

against the State of Georgia.
 Case No. 4-when the famous AAA case C1utler vs. U. S0 came before the Supreme Court involving R0oseves entire agricultural program 1t was argued by George wharton Pepper of Philadelphia. Topper was not only lifelong friend, but had recommended Owen Roberts to Herbert Hoover for appointment to the Supreme Court. However, Roberts not only sat on the bench while his old friend argued, but handed down the courts opinion in favor of Pepper throwing the AAA farm program into the discard.
 Case No. son January ?, 1046, the late Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone sat in the case of Duquesne Warehouse Company vs. Railroad Retirement. The none other than Stones personal attorney John s. F1annery of the firm of McKenny, Flannery and Craighil Anyone who wkants to see how close Flan- nery to Stone need only inspect the late Chief Justices will. F1annery drew it up for him.
 Case No is mentioned by Justice Jackson in his scalng blast against Hugo Black NJackson states that Chief Justice Stone did not sit in the North American Holding Company the Engineers Public Service Company case because those companies were represented by his old law firm Sullivan and Cromwell That, however, was not the fact.
 The real fact is that the Chief Justice did dt in these two cases-under unique circumstances.
 At first he disqualified himself from the North American Holding Company case, because he had handled North Americans legal matters when he was with Sullivan and Cromwell However, this gave the court quorum, because three other justices had been either with the Justice Department or the SEC when the North American case was brought.
 About this time the Engineers Public Service Company also came before the Court, involving the holding company question. It also was represented by Stones old law firm. So some of his colleagues urged him to reconsider his disquaHfca- ton and sit.
 Justice Roberts however, did not join these col- leagues. On the contrary, he was emphatically op- posed and told Stone that if he withdrew his dis qualification in and kept 1t in another he, Roberts might feel obliged to write about 1t.
 The Chief Justice was an easy man to get along with, but in recent years he and Roberts-both Re- publicans-did not love each other at all And this remark caused Stone to hit the ceiling.
 T have been member of this Court for 21 years," he said land one has undertaken to tell me what should or should not do."
 whereupon the Chief Justice withdrew his dis- qualification and sat in both the above Further more, he also sat in third also involving his old law firm, wherein Pacific Gas and Electric asked for 8 decision as to whether 1t part of the North American Holding Company.
 However Stone so irate at Roberts that he had list compiled of in which Roberts had sat when his former clients law firm were involved. He kept that list in his personal files during the balance of his and it is quite possible that Congressional Investigating committee could get 1t there today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-21
Two Years Is a Long Time

It takes long time President to get in step with the iob Mr. Truman given royal welcome when he came into ofce-and then he began to slip downward and opposition from Congress increased rapidly.
 Nevertheless, he made great comeback when ne cracked down on the railroad strike and forced settlement under his decision that 'the interest of the public comes rs The abuse he received at the hands of the leaders of the rail unions very correctly reacted in his favor
 It has been long time since it has been possible to take unpreudced of Mr. Truman as the head of our ndsputaby, he has bounded forward and recovered his position head of the Government and as ruler of the Democratic Party.
 After all "the people first" and the heads of the national Republican organization become very agges sv They think they elect their man to the Presidency in the next election. Maybe so!
 But political thinking and guessing for two years ahead cannot be depended upon. Because, nobody knows!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-21
RELIEF FOR ALL
Christian Science Monitor)

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 While power politics at peace par- leys still keep the world divided in- to Allied and ex-enemy countries, charity has been quietly spreading her cloak and gathering all nations within its folds. With permission given to send packages to Japan, American relief supplies now will reach all parts of the world. Food, clothing and other materials are to be distributed by LARA-Licensed Agencies for Relief in Asia - through central committees located on the spot to forestall misuse.
 It was by all means right that Americas allies should receive first consideration. However, that con- sideration having been given, no further lines are being drawn against emergency aid for eK-ene- mics.
 It is testimony to American in- ability to harbor hatred that there should be such lack of opposition to this inclusion of former foes. Of course, one motive is to avoid food riots and unrest which might prove dangerous to occupation troops. But the relief agencies themselves are motivated mainly by charitable purposes. And their efforts might well arouse & more receptive state of thought to Allied policies aimed at turning ex-enemy peoples into deserving friends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-21
Summer

smmer arrives today also the years longest day Ine
 d a;ta for the sunrise just hour later since saving time is gre and this brings % the s6 her about quarter of hour before r. M 0une t
 er has been more rain to than in number o years Fao ia dense and the green verre all about us has the aspect of July or August - I coe in that the customary programs Of graduatons and weddings have been full swing The fields are no ~ +o Inc brow of the hi admrng the familiar Connect cut landscape The meadows of clover and yellow weeu inc tiger lilies in odd spots; some struggling wlo roses @ Td stone wall the hills clear cut typical June oaV sch as we have had this week; and overhead the SKY m fselv blue patterned with clouds eecy white-a ot tn spells June and Summer the season o pf1liC so"'i " that sort of fckle weather known as variable
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-21
by Peter Edson

out in long and bitter strike at Als- Chalmers and J. l. Case plants: UNIV District 30 workers at Co., lunnbia Chemicals; CI.O. Auto Workers ct Mack Truck and White Motors; APL. carpenters in Cleve- land; and redwood lumbermen in northern California
 The A.F.L SeaIarers Union on the West Coast is nov negotiating for its 60OOO members. A new the CLO. maritime unions dispute just settled in Washington.
 As for the near future, the C.LO. Clearinghouse Workers begin their negotiations for new contract on July H. They asking for only l2-cents-an- hour basic increase to bring their earnings from 68 cents to dollar hour. But they are also asking for guaranteed annual wage" plan similar to that which has been in effect at the Hormel packing plant for some years.
 If the packinghouse workers get anything on this latter demand 1t will be the first break on this front and 1t will be followed by other similar de- mands The CI.O. Steelworkers first brought the idea up a couple of years ago.
 The dollar -hour rate asked by the packing house workers Is five cents below the average hourly earnings of the 37 million industrial workers surveyed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics This $05 general average does not reflect recent increases granted in coal, rail- and maritime industries. If there N to be another round of wage increases, the figure may go above $ll0, possibly as high as $l.2O
 Strangely enough. the greatest incentive to an- other round of wage increases may not directly from laborS inSistent demands for higher wage level and higher standard of living. It may come. instead, from what Congress does about price con- trols. the OPA extension bill now being worked out Is not effective in confining cost-of-iving in. to reasonable limits it's sure bet labor VIII be back in the Fall asking for more in round two. Harry Bridges and Walter Reuther have arendy given the tp-on on that.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-21
By Thomas Stokes

quences. t''
 Here as In Nebraska, there are local issues and cross-currents involved But the result naturally will be analysed from the standpoint of the international issue. Both Gov. Thye and Senator Shipstead are stressing 1t. The Senator is making Mr. Stassen the issue.
 The contest has not yet aroused the public inter- est that it's importance ustifies Here as elsewhere there Is apathy the primaries. An unusually large vote Is not indicated That of itself is favorable to Gov Thye because of hds effective state organ. zation.
 Senator Shipstead is expected to get considerable support among the German element, particularly the older generation. It is the largest single bloc though outnumbered by the Scandinavian popula- tion, Swedish and Norwegian among which Gov. tions. Senator Shpstead has always had strength among the farmers. But Gov. Ttye, a farmer himself has long been identified with their interests in farm organization activity and as deputy commissioner of agriculture under Gov Stassen.
 Senator Shipstead will get some old-lne labor support among the Railway Brotherhoods and AFIa But he is unpopular with the CI!O. Most of the CLIO. probably will vote in the Democratic farmer labor primary where there is bitter fight for con- trol among the CIO, left-wing and the Irish Den1- ocratic elements.
 Newspaper polls decidedly favor Gov. Thye But the Thye-Stassen forces somewhat uneasy over conflicts between these polls and reports from some areas, as well as by a large undecided or silent vote" Nor do the Shipstead leaders exhibit much confidence. They were encouraged by the Nebraska election and have exploited it. Similarly that set- back stirred the Thye-Stassen forces to more vgor- ouS efforts.
 . The odds favor Thye-Stassen victory. but 6 surprise is possible
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-21
THE FLYING LOBSTER
(Hartford Courant)

Nowadays a lobster will be loiter- ing around the bottom of Casco Bay in Maine on a certain day, and by noon the next day will be reposing in a bright red shell on the table of some gourmet. The reason for the quick passage from briny deep to table Is the recently instituted flying lobster service that brings the crustacean from Maine to Man. haitian in couple of hours. This is not precisely new service, but in recent months 1t has been greatly increased. It is a good illustration of the advantage to be gained by shrewd promotion. Other New Eng land products, notably potatoes and turkeys, have gained popularity through smart packing. The sur- face has only been scratched. For example, think what could be done for the Connecticut River shad if quick frozen and shipped by plane or train to other sections of the country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-21
Second-Class Mentalities

rrnwittinolv young Amercan-Japanese girl recently drew succnct analogy discussing racial prejudice Sne and her AmericanJapanese husband, an honorapy ua haroed decorated GIL undertook honeymoon trip throug arions western states In discussing the extent or e nredce they encountered she made the following tion: IL, a
 "The only places met prejudice was Tn the Secono c,.ss hotels restaurants and tourist homes
 The word secondcass better indicative ot the type o mentality that harbors racial prejudlce very 1eW
 nJs would idle with such negative reasoning Prejudice o any kind-racia regiousshoud be routed out of the secondass places just would set about to terminate vermin. ...i
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-21
Shipstead vS StasSen

ST. PAUL-SenatOr Henrik ShipStead has come back home to try to save the seat he has held since he swept into the Senate A years ago on wave of Western farm unrest
 But far more than Senate seat is involved. At stake also the hopes of rising young Republican Harold StasSen-for the 1948 Republican Presiden tal nomination, end issue still big before this country. that of international cooperation
 Senator Shipstead is a leading isolationist. He was one of two Senators who voted against the United Nations Mr. Stassen three times elected gov ernor of this state Is out to defeat him, both to hold his own state as the nucleus of his Republican non- inaion campaign, and to promote the cause interna tonal cooperation to which he has given such val- iant service.
 To try to unseat Senator Shipstead, MT. Stassen is backing the present popular Governor, Edward J. Thye for the Republican Senatorial nomination In the July primary He hand picked Ed Thye for this race just as he selected him few years back as Lieutenant Governor so that MT. Thye would Suc- ceed him when he entered the Navy and went to the Pacific aide to Admiral Halsey.
 In this contest, too, Mir. Stassen Is trying to terceded behalf of Gov. GriSwold who was badly defeated for the Republican Senatorial nomination by Senator Butler Because of all of these factors the contest here for the Republican Senatorial nom- ination-wllich Is tantamount to electon-has at- tracted national interest. defeat for MT. Stassen would dash his hopes for the 1948 nomination. victory, on the other hand would keep him well in the running.
 Reelection of Senator shipstead, on top of the Nebraska of Senator Butler who voted against the British loan and other measures of international cooperation would encourage the isolation forces in the Republican party particularly in the Middle West. So the outcome will have far-reaching conse-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-21
.Merry-G Round

WASHINGTON, June 21 1--N Justice Jackson really goes through with his determination to press for investigation of Supreme Court Justices pre1 ous law connections should open up some extreme ly interesting facts which the public hitherto has never heard about.
 If Justice Jackson or someone else had opened this up IS years before 1t would have saved the tax payers lot of money. For there are some elaring examples where Supreme Court Justices did not disqualify themselves when old law connections ap- peared before the Supreme Court. Why Jackson picked on Hugo Back-aside from personal pique- is mystery. Here are some of the other cases he could also have, cited:
 Case No. l-Justice Owen Roberts was formerly director of the Bell Telephone Company, also of American Telephone and Telegraph, and handled legal work for those companies Yet when the Chesa- peake and Potomac Telephone Company, subsidiary of these two companies which Roberts once repre- sented, came before the Supreme Court, he did not step aside On the contrary, he wrote the majority opinion
 That opinion over-ruled the Maryland Public Service Commission which wanted to reduce tele- phone rates. However, the former director and aor- ney for the parent telephone company, Justice Rob- erts ruled otherwise This ruling cost the telephone users of Maryland millions of dollars.
 Case No. 2-Three years later, Justice Pierce Butler sat in another historic case, where his old client the Great Northern Railroad, involved. Not only had Justice Butler been the personal ator ney for the Great Northern but he was the intimate and personal friend of the railroads founder James J. Hill He was so close to Hill that when his name came before the Senate for confirmation, Senators Walsh of Montana, Cummings of Iowa and Nelson of Minnesota exacted promise that Butler would not sit in railroad cases.
 In 1o36 however, the Supreme Court had to de- eide whether the State of North Dakota right in assessing certain taxes against Justice Buffers old client, the Great Northern.
 And Pierce Butler, completely callous to public opinion, completely ignoring the pledge given to the now dead Senators, not only sat in the case but wrote the majority opinion. Hthefto, 1t always assumed that states and municipalities had the power to tax. But acting for a majority of the Supreme Court, Justice Butler abrogated that power to the Mine Old Men" and scaled $10,OOO,O0O off the tax bill of his old clent the Great Northern Railroad.
 Joining Butler in the majority opinion were Justice Roberts, for 30 years attorney for the Pennsylvania Railroad; Justice Willis Van Devanter former attorney for the Union Pacific; and Chief Justice Charles E. Hughes who had represented many railroads. They all voted with their old clients
 Case Mo- 3-Last year, when hard-h hitting Gov ernOr Arna of Georgia sued the Pennsylvania Rail- road and other lines for discriminating against the South freight rates, observers wondered whether Justice Roberts would disqualify himself For years his law firm MacCracken and Roberts, had represent ed the Pennsylvania But Roberts did not step aside
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-21
Views of the Press

L. Willkie His was a vital, free spirit, completely independent, which served the Democratic party loyally when he believed it right, and which had courage to follow it's own conscience when he believed it wrong
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-21

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