Evening star., 1952-04-28
Here's eWS
That Could Not
Be Suppressed

The Seizure ofhe Steel Mills
FROM EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE DAILY MIRROR
YORK. SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1852
Politics, Not Government
Slowly all out That something that the news sup
pressors Washington do not understand In Rus
the be suppressed at the source because they
shoot those who do not conform to the dictates of the
trs Here where the worst the President do is to call
liar, the will in time be available and published
So, happens that John Bane Jr industry member of
the Wage Sterilization Boards special steel panel appeared
before the Senate Committee Labor and Public Welfare
to tell of the irregular procedures that board when the
socaed seel PACKAGE came for action Mr. Bane sad
know that would explain the strangene of the boards
extravagan recommendation very little AS have stated
panel or the board Afternoon evening March
TO- at meeting hour before the boards recommendations
published
potent leadership Mr. Fesnge presented
shed later that Among them was the
that wages increased the 1cent steps
until then In spite of that the like all
V @ p snd members the board 0
Here one of the most vital questions in economy
decision regarding which led to the seizure of the steel plants
and the enuncaon by the President of doctrine of nher
en power-which is Government by Obiter dca and not
by lawand hours notice all that is given for it's
sderation.
That politics. not Government The decisions not made
by those who assume responsibility for them.
Actually the Wage Sterilization Board packed agency
The labor and public members vote together against the
industry members The board dominated by it's chairman
Nathan P Fensnger who has, since 194 opposed the Taft
Hartley Law and not likely to it's provisions he
help using them Mr. Banes statement repeats the ques
ton Why did the board depart from its regmlations?"
Obviously Fennger does necessary to abide by
regulation report his board Mr. Bane conuded
It that the board has particular standards
less discreet pleasure What union gets Short
under this precedent depend its peculiar standing the favor
davor of the board and perhaps the amount of political and
social exert the public members Of the board To
American lawyer government of this kind abhorren it
ernment by men, not by law.
Naturally when President rules without law his subor
ndates will initiate him. Now every little bureaucrat will
make his own rules and change them at will. The law is
being subordinated not only the whm of the President
but to the wishes of little board chairrnen.
Maybe Congress needs to investigate whether Congress it.
self has anything do with the laws of this country
1T is YOUR FIGHT
you opposed the -Americanke methods described
by the Mirror which led seizure of the mills you
Representatives voted 255 to SO last Thursday bring this about
through investigation Of the Wage Sterilization Board by its labor
committee
It your privilege as an American advise your Repre-
senas Congress of interest in and support Of this nves
cation which begins in Washington, May O.
Write copies Mr. Banes testimony and the booklet Facts
in the Steel Controversy"
STEEL COMPANIES IN the WAGE CASE
Room 54ol - Empire State Building, New York l. New York