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differences over policy to develop
1t was understood the commit
tee will have virtually the same
personnel as the one which has
been advising Secretary of Labor
Tobin on manpower matters.
Good and Bad Signs.
AS for the Governments fight
against imitation, Mr.. Wilson said
he saw a lot of discouraging
signs" that it wasn't getting along
so well. He added, however, that
there were some good signs, too
and that the upward trend in
prices had been arrested and the
Government hoped to take more
effective action to check imitation
before long.
He said the ODM's first quar-
terly report will outline new steps
which the Government will take
in the fight against imitation.
I have said before" Mr.. Will
son told newsmen, that America
has in sight this military might
to forestall any enemy from at
lacking on the outside. But we
still have this internal enemy
mf1ation-to lick"
Mr.. Wilson was questioned
about organized lahor's charge
that the mobilization is beine
run by and for big business.
Gets Into Heated Argument.
Il don't think big business /,
running this program" answered
Mr.. Wilson, former president
.of General Electric Co.
Yes, I came from big business
and I am proud of the fact that J
came from the company I did. But
when entered the Government, J
resigned from that job, became
just another bureaucrat, if that's
what you call it, and ceased being
big business" 57~. .~%
Mr.. Wilson got into d heated
argument with reporters who
asked hfrnhif he had sold his stock
in General Electric. He replied
that he had not.
Every cent have in the world
is in it." he said. IF there were
many more people like you around
I'd sell my GE stock as did in
1912"
Then Mr.. Wilson added face
tiously that such action would
seem "a silly thing to do when ii
might be that I may only be
around three months or So"
May Call Conference.
Mr.. Wilson indicated that it may
be necessary for President Truman
to call a big labor management
conference to obtain agreement
for re-creating the Wage Stabilize
ton Board. The present board
has been imperative since the ia
Dor members resigned February Is.
Another labor demand has oeen
that Mr.. Wilson appoint a union
leader to high post in his Office.
He said he always had been willing
to do that and that "the welcome
mat is still in front of the door,"
Mr.. Wilson made these other
points:
l. He Is delighted" that the
Maybank Committee Of the Sen
ate is going to investigate the
program of tax benefits allowed
to companies expanding plants
and facilities for defense produc.
tons. He said nobody will be
allowed to make undue profits
from the rapid tax amortization
program 80 far as we can take
care of it,"
Organization Completed.
2. He said the organization side
of the mobilization job has beer
completed with the exception Of
the establishment of a science ano
development section. He said il
has not yet been possible to gel
the type of man wanted to head it
3. A decision will be made this
week on a controlled materials
plan to govern supplies and uses
Of steel, copper and aluminium. He
said decision is still pending or
whether it will be set up, whether
it might be set UP to start july
/, and if it is set up. how the
plan can be worked without un-
necessary restrictions on the civil
ian economy.