Evening star., 1951-03-19
Wilson Asserts Nation
Will Be Really Strong
MiIitariIy in ; Years

Mi|itariIy in ; Years
Defense Mobilizer Charles E
Wilson today predicted the Nation
will reach "a point of real military
strength" and an even greater
military potential in three years
In that third year, Mr.. Wilson
added, we should be able to eX-
pand tie production of civilian
goods and meet the demands for
defense materials at the same
time.
He also was hopeful there will
be no need for compulsory man
power controls and no runaway
imitation"
The mobilization chiefs state
mentS were made in a copyrighted
interview published by the maga-
zine U. s. News and World Report.
% Price Control Heads Named.
In another development on the
mobilization front Michael V.
Disable. price Stabilizer, an
nounced the appointment of %
men who will help carry out price
controls as heads of various di-
visions in the Office of Price Sta
bilization.
On the labor front the United
Labor Policy Committee was meet
ing again today to go over Eco
nomic Stabilizer Eric Johnston's
plan for reorganizing the Wage
Sterilization Board.
The committee, made up of IA
top labor leaders, has charged that
big business is in the saddle in
the mobilization program.
Mr.. Wilson replied to this in
the magazine interview and said,
Il haven't seen any sign of it."
Sees Unlimited Capacity.
He said of the country's pro-
ductlve capacity that what We
actually have is capacity un-
limited"
He went on to predict that the
supply of consumer goods will
start loosening up late next year,
that rationing may not be neces-
sary and that defense production
will hit $50 billion rate in 1858.
He conceded that the change
over from civilian to military pro-
duction would bring problems,
saying, Il think we are bound
to get dislocations of labor and
other groups" But he added he
did not believe they would last
long.
On the labor issue the unions
and industry groups have agreed
to rebuilding the Wage Board asI
an 18-man agency-twice itsI
former size-and giving it au-
thority to settle disputes But
they don't agree on the type of
disputes it should handle.
Three Kinds of Disputes.
Mr.. Johnston's compromise
would limit the disputes to three |
general types: Those involving
wages for board Interpretation:
those certified by the PRESIDENT
as affecting the national welfare:
or those in which the employer
and employees agree in advance to
be found by the boards decision.
representatives of the National
Association of Manufacturers,
United States Chamber of Com
merce and Business Advisory
Council said they could not agree
to anything but wage issues going
to the board for settlement. They
argue that the Taft-Hartley Act
provides for processing of the
others through the National Labor
Relations Board or special emer-
gency machinery.
The Wage Sterilization Board
fight is not the only one in which
the ULPC is tangled. however. 1T
plans to issue statement on
manpoWer, making definite pro-
posals for handling such problems
as they arise in the defense effort
Names of AppOinteeS,
The list of appointees to the
price control posts, follows:
Forest Products Division-Di-
rector, John D. Mylrea, on leave
from Mosinee Paper Mills in Wis
consin; Acting assistant director,
Walter J. Damtoft, of Asheville,
N. c.; acting chief. Lumber and
Wood Products branch. Norman
o. Cruver, of Tacoma, Wash;
acting chief, Pulp and Paperboard
branch, Rufus I. Worrell, of Day.
ton, Ohio.
Food and Restaurant Division
acting assistant director, Arval
L. Erikson. of Falls Church, Va;
acting chief. Grains, Feeds and
Agricultural Chemicals branch,
Earl C. Corey, Portland, Greg;
acting chief, Poultry, Eggs and
Dairy Products branch, E. NJ
Norton, who has been with the
Agriculture Department for IT
years; acting chief, Meat and Fish
branch, Leonard H. Rhodes, of