Evening star., 1948-10-11
sLosers al Arbitration
Often Are Too Critical
Seitz Tells Truckers

Pe.er Seitz, general counsel of
the Federal Mediation and Concilia-
tion Service, today scolded the
Chronic bellyachers and spoil
sports" in industry and labor who
attack the integrity of arbitrators
when an award goes against them.
He told the American Trucking
Associations, Inc, in convention
here, that such a practice weakens
the arbitration system-"one of the
most effective instruments for pro-
noting industrial peace"
Mr.. SeitZ said he was appalled,"
by the attitude of some persons after
they have called upon the Govern
ment to provide impartial private
citizens for arbitration duty.
They do not hesitate" he said,
'to attempt to ruin the well-estab-
nshed regulations of men who have
made great contributions to indus
trial peace, and whose services will
continue to be needed in a field in
which the most highly qualified in
dividuals are rare and hard to find"
Convention at Three Hotels.
The Alta conventions which
opened Friday, will continue
through Wednesday. Sessions are
being held at the Mayfiower. Stat
Ter and Carlton Hotels.
Today's luncheon, at which the
International Harvester Co. is host
at the Mayflower Hotel, features
James Melton, star of the Metropol-
itan Opera Company.
The associations Executive and
Resolutions Committees were sched-
uled to meet late this afternoon to
prepare resolutions to be presented
for action later. New officers will
be elected Wednesday.
Ed J. Buhner, president of Alta,
in his annual report yesterday said
that the effect of the Taft-Hartley
Act has been all that its authors
hoped for so far as the trucking
industry is concerned.
Sees No 'Quickie' Strikes.
The "quickie" strike has virtually
disappeared. he reported, and the
secondary boycott-of which he said
the trucking industry was the
'chief victim"-no longer exists.
"All of you have heard about labor
leaders determination to drive from
public life those legislators who sup
ported the Taft-Hartley law" he
asserted.
1T seems to me that in our own
interests that program ought to
be matched by an equal determi-
nation on the part of employers and
employees that these valuable pub
lie servents, regardless of party, be
kept in public Office"
Harvey Firestone, jr., chairman Of
the Firestone Time g. Rubber Co.,
told the convention yesterday that
American businessmen should be-
come more active in emphasizing
the merits of competitive free enter
prise both at home and abroad.
The record of the trucking in
dustry," he said. sis classic exam
pie of how a great oak can grow
from little acorn when the climate
is right. Do not forget for a single
moment that matter of climate
There are no oak trees at the
North Pole"
"Roadeo" Ends at Armory.
The eighth animal "roadeo" of
the Alta came to a climax last
night at the District National Guard
Armory, where truck drivers in two
of the three classes were acclaimed
national winners. About 5000 at
tended.
Grayson C. Thomas of Associated
Transport, Burlington, N. c., won
the ATA semi-trailer driving cham
pionship. Thomas Benane of Truck
ing, Inc, Detroit, took similar hon.
ors in the straight truck class.
Fifty-eight drivers from 20 States,
champions in the areas. took part in
the "roadeo" Semifinals were held
Saturday en- Fifteenth street NV.
between e street and Constitution
avenue.
Other winners, truck and semi
trailer class-Second, Vernon Han
cock, Pacific Intermountain Express,
Kansas City. Mo-; third, Lloyd
Baker, Norwalk Truckline Co., Nor
walk, Ohio.
Straight truck-Second, Tommy
Munro, Munro Oil g. Tank Co., BIZ