Evening star., 1951-03-12
Johnston Strikes Wall
In Effort 10 Resolve
Labor.0Dk Dispute

Economic Stabilizer Eric John
ston's efforts to find way out of
the impasse between labor and
Charles E Wilson's Office of De-
fense Mobilization appeared sty-
mied today.
The United Labor Policy Com
mittee, which directed labor's
walkout from the mobilization
agencies, was scheduled to meet at
10 am. today. It is expected it
will further detail its grievances
against Mr.. Wilson's direction of
the mobilization effort which labor
has charged is dominated by big
business
Another development on the la
Dor front was the appointment of
Frank P. Graham, former Senator
and former president of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, to be
defense manpower administrator
In the Labor Department.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Johnston is ex-
pected to continue this week try
ing to get labor and management
to agree on re-establishing the
Wage Sterilization Board and to
find other areas of agreement to
solve the dispute.
Disable Criticizes Walkout.
Price Director Michael v. Di-
Sale. debating with James B.
Carey, secretary-treasurer of the
CIO. on television program yes
terday. criticized labor for its
walkout.
You can't have teamwork If
half the team is outside the sta
diun." he said.
Mr.. Carey'S comeback was that
there was no real teamwork be-
fore the walkout. He said labor's
action was not "a strike against
the Government" but a move to
call the publics attention to the
failure to include representatives
of workers, housewives and farm
ers in the mobilization effort.
Mr.. Graham's appointment will
leave Robert c. Goodwin, execu-
tive director of the Office of De-
fense Manpower in the Labor De-
partment. in that position as Mr.
Graham's chief deputy.
ODM Relationship Unexplained.
The Labor Departments man.
power setup has included a man
power advisory committee on
which labor, agriculture and man
agement are represented. So far |
1t has relied on voluntary con-
trolls set up by communities and
areas where controls have ap-
peared necessary. :.
What Mr.. Graham's relation
ship will be to the top manpower
controls in the Office of Defense
Mobilization was not explained.
Presumably he will be the Labor
Departments representative on
manpower committee in ODM
which is headed by DR.. Arthur w.
Flemming.
Mr.. Graham is considered by
union organizations as pro-labor.
Food Orders Prepared.
On the price side of stabiliza-
ton.
Office of Price Sterilization off,
cials today were putting the final
licks on three food orders which |
are expected to result in house
wives paying less for some items
but more for others.
The orders, expected to be is
sued this week, will set up a new
system of price controls for the
Nations 100000 groceries and
about 1000 wholesalers.
1t also was disclosed that an
order is being considered forcing
some manufacturers to roll back
price increases since the outbreak
OF the Korean war where those
prices are not based on increased
costs.
This order was described by
Harold Leventhal. OPS general
counsel, on an NBC radio program
yesterday. He said it would not
affect all manufacturers, but
would apply to a large part of in
dustry.
Another OPS official explained
later that the order would re-
place the present general price
freeze and some manufacturers
would not be affected because
other regulations apply to them.