The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-09-16
Luther Webb
Strikes Can Be Averted

MINISTERIAL PEACE. apparently assured In mn.
major Detroit industries for at least the next couple Of
coined trend and bright spot amidst much darkness
especially for workers. And management too, can also
be proud Of their joint accomplishments
Thousands of men who work In local factories can
look forward TO long periods of employment, witbo,
interruption. They can plan without fear, the destinies
of their families. They can produce maximum DAVIS
work, knowing that they are RECEIVING satisfactory re-
enumeration. All in all, the workers of Wayne COUNTY
and other Michigan communities affected by the recent
pensions. wage hikes and other improved working con.
ditions-have a bright future.
SEVERAL FEARS G when thu pension plan
for the masses was first mentioned, there Were loud
cries that il couldn't be done. No doubt. those who hl.
lowed loudest, today are quiestest But, that IS the
American way. ~~.
Incidents. similar to the protest against the pen
sion plan that it couldn't be done, are proving points
Of our great nation. Once the proponents of a PROPOSE
ton prove that it can be done, then the Others ac-
quiesce-fal in line.
upon SUCH w~RANGLINGs. American was built
10 one of the most prosperous nations in the universe.
Upon such wranglings, will America remain great We
must work together as a team. and combat the eneny
on every front-united. We must gear ourselves for the
threat that faces US on every front of the world
Industrial Peace is the first step toward that ac-
With peace and harmony on the Industrial front
in America. we must consolidate our efforts toward the
nst;on's defense against the various isms, rampant
throughout the world especially Communism
WE NEED NOT BECOME hysterical to the extent
Of depriving any upright American of his OF he lnd-
vidual rights, but we must guard against Those VINO un-
fortunately are supporting ideologies of foreign royern-
mentS.
Neither should we be become dismayed abost such
statements as. He or she is a Communist Or fellow
traveller" So many parasites in our great county, seek
ing the limelight themselves. are quick to branG an in
dividual with the Communist tinge. Not because il is
true that such persons are actually Communist but
il is a "trick-of-the trade" for power seeking Amer-
cans, TO attempt to rise in favor in the publics eve. by
branding someone as subversive.
EVERYONE REFERRED TO as being a Conmun-
iSt-is not. Many of the top Communists of America,
no doubt. have not been named. What's more probably
are not known. Those who have been carried 10 the
courts, ~castigated TO and fro, are minnows. floating
around on the surface. If we are to discover thu really
Big Shots in the Communists party in America, then we
must began to fish deeper.
We are of the opinion that those who really count,
directing the activities Of the small fry remain IN the
background. They're too smart to come to the front
and wage their battle. That Is a tactic of the greatest
threat to a prosperous industrial peace-ConmunismA
We are reluctant, to even discuss the issue Of Com
munisn, inasmuch as so many individuals, in our midst
nave used 1t to gain inroads, to places where they are
not entitled to represent the public. Every TWO BIT
s'ooge in the nation. today is hopping on the American
oandwagon, saying Communism is no good"
The do so, hoping to make personal gains They
give less than a tinker dam about the nation. What
they are concerned with, is personal aggrandizement
lney are to be watched, as closely as the Communists