The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-10

in order to win.
 The war taught us many lessons ---at a terrific cost. We can't forget them now. And the greatest lesson Of all was cooperation = which came from the acceptance of re- sponsibility, spirit of mutual trust and understanding and Q heartfelt desire to achieve a common goal.
 Public Must Be Remembered
 Stressing that the problems of re- conversion are not tnsurmountable the Governor declared that all could be overcome with Q spirit of fair and earnest negotiation and an honest effort to come to Q speedy settle ment. Both management and labor must assume the responsibility equally. A war of attrition will help neither side. Such policy spells loss of business and with 1t the loss of business opportunity, loss of wages, savings, individual opportlln- ity and security"
 Oftentimes, in the heat of con- troversy, the Governor declared, rep resentatives of labor ana manage ment are not fully appreciative of the Interest of the general public. Though the rights of both are irn- portant, the right of the American people to have the necessities and luxuries that our standard of living can provide, and that they right fully deserve are paramount.
 Warning that nei hter -
 Warning that neither labor or industry in Connecticut can afford to wait too long is settling their difficulties, the Governor declared that such action would permit com petitors ito get ahead of uS".
 We have spent a lot of time in the State Government develop ing our relationships with Central and South America. Those peo- pie have money to spend and they need our goods. We mustn't take the chance of letting our production lag for any reason, lest we lose the advantage of being first with our products in those great markets.
 Warns Against Imitation
 Speaking on the problem of in- flation, Gov. Baldwin asserted that price controls will not keep the cost of living within the range of all.
 Another great factor is infla- tion," he said. We cannot depend upon price controls alone to keep the cost of living within the range of all of us. The continued ration ing of scarcities can only be ef- fective while efforts are being made to produce more and more. If an automobile dealer has six autono- piles and can get no more, the fact that there is Q ceiling price on them will satisfy only the six people who are able to buy the Six automobiles. but until there is increased and expanding production, the other 60 people will have to go without auto mobiles, and price control means nothing to them. Therefore, to keep the cost of the American standard of living within the reach of the American citizen, we must have tn- creasilg and expanding production and it must begin at full blast at the earliest possible moment.
 The governor also expressed his appreciation of the willingness that labor always demonstrated during the war years both in working with me and counselling me" Tim Collins and Harold Feinmark have consulted with me on many occasions and about many matters and l appreci- ate their spirit of helpfulness and cooperation" he said.
 Praises Veterans
 In conclusion, the governor praised the splendid records made by Con- necticut men at the front, pointing out that union men had played big part in the industrial branches. More than half of the men in the State have returned home. he said, with the figure now standing at ll4,644.
 William J. Ennis, deputy Commis- sioner of labor. and Jerry Hallis, sec- retary to Governor Baldwin, accom- panied the States chief executive to Waterbury.
 Beside officers of the federation, the Governor also was officially well comed by delegates, including John Miller, Hartford; Peter Egan, New Haven and Albert Lafarge, Meriden.
 Yale and Town strikers will make . plea today to the 200 delegates of the Connecticut Federation of La- Dor. meeting at The Elton for Its 60th annual convention for "finan- cial support for the gallant unionists whose fight is the fight of all labor" A resolution drafted by the Stam- ford delegates last night, following the first session of the convention, stated "this company is acting as the spearhead for anti-labor em- ployerS in their efforts not only to emasculate the gains labor has achieved during the years, but to destroy the labor movement itself"
 The resolution to be presented to the convention today further states We believe that upon the outcome of this critical struggle depends the future destiny not only of the Yale and Towne employees, but of all la bor."
 Imitation Threat
 Declaring that the menace of in- hation Ifs greater now than ever," Timothy M. Collins. president of the Connecticut Federation of Labor, called for support for "OPA Admr. Chester Bowles in his gallant fight against inflation."
 The Waterbury and Fairfield labor leader asserted that labor is tired of being pushed around, and hailed passage of the State Labor Rela- tions Act as the most important piece of legislation passed by the 1e45 General Assembly. He called for militant CFL-.Sponsored program of labor and social legislation to be presented at the next legislative ses- sion.
 Collins further asserted that work CTS since the war "are living on a deficit basis" charging that the un- willingness of corporation heads to bargain collectively in good faith" was responsible fer the unrest which exists in industry.
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