Evening star., 1946-05-20

Resumption of coal mining, while dreadfu1ly
essential, is still not enough. The public must
have protection from abuse and irresponsibility
on the part of such labor cars as Lewis. The
public once had to have such protection from
capital Now the pendulum has swung and the
nation aWakes to find chaos, imitation, broken
promises abroad and untold suffering in the
wake OF one mans exercise of power This sug-
gests that gap exists in the laws.
Life, Moy 20
The test facing Washington is whether bold
leadership will be asserted, or whether the Nation
will be permitted to stumble into production
deadend which will make previous threats to re-
conversion, grave as they were, seem like fig
ments OF an overwrought imagination.
Detroit, Mieh., free Press, April 20
The American people are tired of soothing syrup.
They do not want any more delays in reconver.
sion. They won't stand for production reaching
the deadend street.
Tompo, Fio, Tribune, April 28
The time is rapidly approaching when Congress
Will be forced to take hand in this game if it
is to prevent a complete breakdown of the ma
tlonal economy. The unfortunate part of it is
that such action was not forthcoming in time to
prevent the present mess.
Amsterdam, N. r.. Recorder, April 30
'tLewis] lives arrogantly under a Federal law
the Wagner Act, specifically Section 8-whch
restraints the employer and gives carte blanche
to the employee.
Providence, r. L., Jovrnoi, April -
.. we hold that the Wagner Act should be
amended so that. in all fairness and justice not.
only the government and the labor organiza-
tons shall have square and fair deal but that
the PUBLIC shall be protected. And everybody
treated alike
independence, NO., Examiner. April 26
The longer the delay in correcting our one-sided
labor laws, the harder it will be to correct mono-
polistic labor practices that are bringing the
country to its knees.
Tyler, Tex. Telegraph, April IS
Congress must eventually work out legislation
which will compel both sides in a labor con-
troversy involving the economic welfare of the
nation to maintain operations while negotia-
tlons are In progress.
Hickory, N. G., Record, Aprii26
1t cannot be that any part of the nation large or
small, is free to throttle the whole country. The
time has come for stern and prompt action by
Congress to preserve the freedom for which mill
lions of Americans have died.
Hartford, Conn, Times, May IS
With the British loan out of the way, the Senate
can promptly make labor legislation the next
order of business. The truce in the coal strike
should not affect the Senates inclination to act.
Members of that body with any knowledge of
John L. LeWiss history must realize how little
the truce means.
New York Sun, May -
Lewis is directly bringing on initiation through
fuel shortage that will, day by day, curtal pro-
duction. He needs Congressional action to curb
him.
Lynehbvrgh, Va, Advance, April ~
Lewis is only doing what the government of this
country has encouraged and coaxed him into
doing by its policies toward labor in the last
ten years.
Augusta, Co., Chronicle, April Is
Assuredly, something must be done to break this
monopoly What, and how much is for the people
to decide through their elected representatives
in Congress.
Dayton, Ohio, Journal, April Is