Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-06
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edo Committee plan for establish
ing and maintaining industrial national scale in
Washington praseworthy undertaking leaves
plenty doubt the of the plan national scale
There doubt about the efficacy of the plan pro-
vded that all parties it labor management and the public
accept the principles which the Toledo Plan based and
possess genuine desire accept disputes
on national scale national problem the parties
the Toledo LMC have accepted industrial dsagreements as
community problem
Therein lies rub well known fact that there
still large number of corporations and national trade
associations which refuse deal with their workers In good
faith probably will do until the full force OF public
opinion is turned upon them.
difficult establish industrial
city the of reaching the public is lot
mediate problems But in national problems because OF the vary
ing attitudes of managements the press and other media OF
public communication it becomes much difficult TO bring
correctly informed and responsible public opinion
LACK OF COOPERATION
In Toledo the cooperation between the parties
70 the IMC pact work stoppages have greatly reduced
strikes prevented and crafty improved cond
ton brought about in labormanagement relations
The Toledo LMC could have succeeded without sim
cerity purpose deal with and all dis
agreements promptly honestly But national scale
where all the ill will and preudces of national labor and indus
trial organizations concentrated, it is doubtful If plan
to that of Toledo could be successful even over con-
Imagine if you will William Green, John L, Lewis Philip
Murray and other national union leaders sitting down 10 he
with representatives of the National Association OF
Manufacturers the National Automobile Association coal pro-
organization the United States Chamber of Commerce
and other employer groups who long period of
fought labor even when concaton would have worked
better.
OF course we had first about the Toledo
developing into practical peace pan but again
III
peace community level than it national scale
With all respect Disable and others who may be-
lieve that national LMC would work. it that we
hasy in attempting to such plan on
national SCALE industrial peace to be widely dis
rbuted have wider acceptance and demonstration in
the local communities
NEED FOR HASTE
Disable to present his peace plan to ma
authorities this time does difficult to under
upon what it occurring at the present time the
the future and preponderance of Congress
actually hostile to labor is evident that
there is need for haste
On the other hand presents danger this. that
advancement plan might concevaby lead to what
lot congressman advocating compulsory arbitra
ton expedien which will find strong resistance In the
entire American labor movement
barely possible that the plan which has proved
Toledo would have succeeded bringing about
had found widespread acceptance in many
other cities and worked well here in conditioning
the minds of who intent fore
arbate Perhaps this is another of little
too late
Regardless failure of Mr. DSaes mission
Washington apparent that the bring
about and maintain industrial by voluntary arbitration
launched if will develop into something worth
while The lies much in the failure the Toledo
equally effective plan to gain widespread recogn
on enough it does in the possibility Congress
overeppng itself and attempting do by compuSion what is
being gradually accomplished by voluntary methods
Congress wise, which, of course is always doubtful
it will consider the danger of defeating definite in
abormanagement relations and show restraint in writing laws
which will again throw the country into orgy indus
trial warfare We wish Mr. Disable success but frankly
doubtful