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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-05-01
Great Britain's,
Sweden's Foreign
Trade Is Outlined

STOCKHOLM Sweden's foreign
trade in 1852 resulted in an i'm
port export surplus Kr. Al 900, 900
($172, 200,0 0OD, as compared with
an export surplus of Kr. Al, 900 900
in 1851, according to the revised
statistics now made public by the
Swedish Board of Trade.
Out of the total exports, Kr.
8,OS7, 100000 (S1,615, 100000, as
against Kr. 1925, 100000 in 1851,
three-quarters were accounted for
by European countries. Imports
amounted to Kr. S,947, 600, 900
(S1, 7s9, 100000, as compared with
Kr. 9,184,000.OOO in the preceding
year, two-thirds coming from
Europe.
Great B ri n remained Swe-
den's largest customer, buying kr.
l 1874 100000 worth of goods, as
against Kr. 1,751 100000 in 1851,
followed by Western Germany,
Norway, France and the United
States. Western Germany was the
leading supplier with kr. 1881
900, 900 (Kr. 1,21S,0 100000 in 1851.
Great Britain followed second
with kr. 1885, 100000 (kr 1,491,-
900, 1000 in 1851, U.S.A, Belgium
Luxembourg and Holland coming
next among the supplier countries.
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known in some countries as Joint
Production Committees, was made
in 1916. These councils have now
been set up in over 5000 enter
prises where they act as instru-
ments of information, consulta-
ton and continuous collaboration
between employer and employees
both of whom are represented
on them.
What often strikes foreign OBJ
servers is the regularity with
which officials from SAT- head
quarters are invited to state the
employers point of view to stu
dents at Los country college at
Brunnsvik, and, alternatively, the
presence of at least one top trade
union lecturer at each of the week.
ly courses held for employers or
their representatives in the SAT-
school at Yxtaholm. During one
of YXtaholm'S courses short
while ago, an interesting spec
tacle was witnessed when a lead
ing Swedish industrialist got up
and actually implored the visiting
and somewhat embarrassed =
trade union lecturer to stimulate
greater. attendance by workers to
their trade union meetings. The
industrialists wanted, he asserted,
to ensure fuller cooperation with
the employers representatives on
the Works or Enterprise Councils
and thus render possible the pro-
motion of industrial democracy
a recognized aim today of both
workers and employers in Sweden.
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Plastic Dressings Used

The surgical department of the
hospital of the city of Karlskoga
Home of the Swedish Bofors
Works, for some time has been
using plastic dressing developed
by the Bofors chemical branch,
the Nobe lkrut Company. The
dressing is applied in liquid form,
whereupon it quickly dries, turn
ing into a supple, fully transpar-
ent film, through which any de-
velopments in the wound may be
observed.
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1902 to counterfeit the belligerent
attitude of the rapidly growing 10
or Confederation of Swedish Trade
Unions, its senior by four years, a
more positive and progressive at
titude soon entered into it's rela-
tions with organized labor. Under
the leadership of one of SAF's
first chairmen, Hjalmar Won Sy-
dow (who held office from 1907
until 1881 a policy of concilia ton
and compromise was laid down
which paved the way during the
next fifty years for the present
era of peaceful labor relations.
In 1906 the first important
agreement with 10 took place
when SAT- formally recognized the
inviolable right of every worker
to organize. In return the trade
unions conceded the employers
right also to organize, to select,
hire and fire his workers, and to
manage the technical and econom-
ic affairs of his enterprise as he
thinks fit. Since 1907 this defini-
ton of an employers rights has
appeared as clause in every COL
lective agreement between the
trade declarations of SAT- and LO,
despite trade union objection in
principle to the rights revolving
around the question of engagement
and dismissals. This issue has
ceased to be subject of controv-
ersy following the institution of
Enterprise Councils in 1916.
In Sweden, the Government has
no powers whatsoever to set wag-
es or terms of employment. That
is a matter for negotiation be-
tween employers and workers, US
ually settled through collective
bargaining. An ordinary collect
i've agreement regulates fairly
completely all the more import
ant terms of employment. It in
cludes provisions for wages, en-
gagement and dismissal, serving
of notice, overtime pay, working
hours, holidays, sick pay and aid,
security regulations, bargaining
procedure, and length of time the
agreement covers. In 1907 the
number of workers involved in
collective wage agreements was
255,950. BY 1928 it had increased
to 512,542.
Collective Agreement with Status
OF Legal Contract
To give some stability to the la
Dor front the Law on Collective
Bargaining was passed in 1928
which gave each collective agree
ment the status of a legal con-
tract = equally binding on both
parties until it expires. This
means that no strike or lockout
action can be taken while the con-
tract is running. If there is dis
agreement as to the interpreted
ton of the terms of a contract
resort can be had to a special La
Dor Court formally appointed by
the King and consisting of seven
judges two of which are nominated
by SAT- and two by 10. The La
Dor Court can also fine offenders
whether they are employers or
employees for breaking a contract.
Early in the 193O's the Swedish
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The Scandinavian Way Of Cooperation
Government Has No Powers To Set WAGES

Sweden has enjoyed an unusual
measure of labor peace for many
years. Gradually workers and en-
ployers have found ways and
means for coming to understand
ing without reverting to self-de-
structive strikes and lock-outs and
without interference by the Gov
eminent. One of the main organi-
cations behind this fortunate de-
velopment, the Swedish Employ
ers Confederation, SAT-, cele-
brated its 5Oth anniversary in
Stockholm on September II. Pre-
paratory to the jubilee, which in
cluded a gala performance of the
Royal Opera and giant banquet
at the Town Hall in the presence
of King Gustaf Adolf, Government
members and prominent industri-
alists from all over the world, the
Confederation p u b i S h a Sc
ries of interesting information
about the measures that have re-
souitCu III liiC ~ SSCIl oiiioolil lC
lations on the labor market.
Despite today's ever-changing
pattern of rising prices and in
creased wage demands, no major
strike has hit Sweden since 1915.
Labor disputes have either been
settled by negotiation or simply
prevented by the preliminary pro-
cess of collective bargaining. More
than $4,000 collective wage agree
ments involving $4,000 employers
and 100000 workers are today
in force : the majority of which
have been negotiated through the
medium of the SAT- and the 10
(Landorganisationen or Confeder-
alton of Swedish Trade Unions
and Too (Tjanstemannens Gen.
tralorganisation or Central Organ
isation of Salaried Employees).
The harmony prevailing on the
Swedish labor front for many
years is based on two factors
public acknowledgment of the
right Of the individual = whether
employee or employer - to organ
ize to protect his interests, and
mutual respect for the other side's
point of view. There is no closed
shop in Sweden. Nor for that
matter are there strikebreakers
Swedish employers shut down in
the event of strike and do not
operate with substitute labor.
SAT-, or the Swedish Employ
ers' Confederation, was formed in
1902 with some 3O-odd enterprises
employing $500 workers. Today it
has 10000 members employing
$4,000 workers, and is the larg-
est employers association in the
country Employers associations
which are outside SAT- are those
concerned with agriculture and
forestry, shipping and private
railways, hotels and restaurants,
wholesale and retail trade, and a
number of minor handicraft in
dustries. In matters of labor pol
icy and wage agreements most of
these other organizations gener-
ally take their lead from SAT-
with whom they maintain a sys-
tenn of permanent cooperation.
Progressive Attitude
Although SAT- was founded in
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Government fearing that labor I'M
rest arising through the repercus-
sions of the world crisis might en-
danger the country's economy, be-
gan to consider the introduction
of legislation to settle disputes. In
order to avoid government inter-
vention = prospect abhorrent to
both labor and management in
Sweden = the leaders of SAT- and
10 got together in consultation in
May 1886 at the seaside hotel of
Saltsjobaden outside Stockholm.
There they formed themselves in
to the Labor Market Committee
popularity known as the Saltsjoba-
den Committee. After a series of
elaboration lasting two and half
years, they thrashed out an annie
able arrangement for dealing with
the most delicate questions affect
ing both management and labor
and which would obviate govern
ment interference. The agreement
became known as the Basic Agree
ments or Saltsjobaden Agreements.
Several Safety Valves
Under the Basic Agreements the
possibility of direct strike or lock-
out action = rights which neither
side has ever renowned = has
been minimized by providing for
immediate top level consultation
between SAT- and the trade un-
ions whenever a dispute seems
likely. to injure the public inter-
est. In addition the Basic Agree
ments makes provisions for the
promotion of the workers secur-
|ity of employment, for the prohi-
bition of victimization on religious,
political, or other grounds, for the
protection of third parties affected
by labor disputes, and for the
avoidance of the disruption of pub
lie services during conflicts. Fur
thermore a permanent joint organ
for discussion was instituted and
known as the Labor Market Board
= one function of which is to re-
view cases of dismissal which the
trade unions consider unjust.
The spirit of mutual confidence
and trust which the Basic Agree
ment engendered between manage
ment and labor was not allowed RI
dispense. The Saltsjobaden Com
mittee, which has never been dis
solved, has since 1888 produced a
series of additional agreements
which include such matters as
safety regulations, occupational
training, and the promotion of in
dustrial democracy by means of
Works or Enterprise Councils.
The agreement to institute the
Works or Enterprise Councils,
Evening star., 1953-10-14
Truman Silent,
Stevenson Declines
Race in Glasgow
BY the Assoeioied Press

GLASGOW, Scotland, Oct. Ia.
Student hackers of Adlai
Stevenson and former President
Truman for rector of Glasgow
University announced today they
have failed to get either to run
for the post.
Nominations closed yesterday
with no reply from the former
President. Mr.. Stevenson sent
the following cable:
wish I could thank each
signer of petition personally for
this moving honor but must
adhere to original decision and
decline with heartfelt thanks.
you've made me very proud
and my Scots forebears are very
much in my thoughts"
The final field of candidates
numbers six, including blond
Lady TweedSmuir, most beaute-
Gus member of the British House
of Commons.
The post of rector is wholly
honorary. The winners only
duty is to make an acceptance
speech before the student body
Evening star., 1953-10-14
Nursery Home Death
May Be Turned Over
!ocountV Grand Jury

Results of a police investiga-
ton Of circumstances surround
ing the death of a 4-year-old boy
in a Takoma Park (Md.) nur-
sery home probably will be pre-
sented to the Montgomery Coun-
ty grand jury when it meets on
November 9.
Montgomery County Deputy
States Attorney Thomas M. An
derson made the statement yes
terday. after studying lengthy
and quite complete" report of
the death of Joseph Kelly. son Of
Mrs. Nancy Kelly, Of 1907
Twelfth street NV.
The bruised body of the boy
was wheeled into Washington
Sanitarium on the night of Oc-
tober 3 by Mrs. Lois Sparks, op-
orator of nursery home at 7505
Carroll avenue, Takoma Park.
Police said the child had been
dead for several hours.
Some Reports Lacking.
MIR. Anderson said yesterday
the police investigation will be
continued. He added all medical
reports of the death have not yet
been turned over to him.
A spokesman for the State
medical examiners Office in
Baltimore said it's investigation
had turned up no evidence that
the boys nausea was caused by
a disease or organic disturbance.
He earlier had reported the boy
died of asphyxia resulting from
vomiting.
The spokesman said the
bruises could have caused the
vomiting, but he added:
ga child can vomit at the
slightest provocation, and we
can't always tell what was the
cause"
Operated without License.
In other developments stem
ming from the child's death, the
County Council yesterday was
told by Manager E. T. Beall
that:
l. State Welfare Director
Thomas j. S. WaXter has in
formed the States attorney that
Mrs. Sparks was operating the
nursery home without license.
2. The county Welfare De-
partment of Inspections and Liz
censes are checking on 100
known nurseries operating in
the county.
3. A canvass will get under
way Monday of the entire sub
urban area to determine how
many nurseries and day-care
centers are operating, and under
what conditions.
The Council ordered county
officials to- expedite their sur
veys and come up with recon-
mendations in two weeks for leg
islation to regulate the homes.
Evening star., 1953-10-14
Five Men Lund Skute

With four other men helping
him, R. j. M'Elhinney, fishing
with a homemade rod, landed a
128-pound, 6-foot skate in Bel
fast Lough, Northern Ireland
one of the biggest ever caught
there.
Evening star., 1953-10-14
FALL EVE ENT
FALL SUITS
44.so and $500
regularly $500 to $500

An unusually fine group Of oII-wooI suits . now
being offered at important savings to you, in The
Mems Stores once-o-yeor fall clothing event. All
exPerty tailored Of fine quality wool fabrics to
give you Iong-ostine service. In the group are
worsteds, fIonneIs twists, chevots and tweeds, in
cIuding many imports in single and double breasted
models that are styled to be styIe-reht. Excellent
selection of coIors, patterns and weoNes; complete
range Of sizes.
Evening star., 1953-10-14
FALL TOPCOATS
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47.So and $500
regularly $500 to $3.50
regularly $500 to $3.50

An equally fine group Of wool toPcoots, in choice
of domestic and imported fabrics, including gob-
ordines, chevots and tweeds Both set-n and raglan
sleeve models, with slash patch pockets. You'll
find an excellent selection Of patterns and weoves
in the new fall coors. In regulars longs, shorts
Evening star., 1953-10-14


IOng-sIeeve, washable
SPORTS SHIRTS
!: ~.:;: :;,'':' !: ..;; ;;;;' 3.eS
Choose from q large assortment
of royon-ocetote and cotton
sports shirts in plain coIors and
checks. With large ocean pearl
buttons. In small medium, large
and extro-lofee sizes.
Evening star., 1953-06-12
New Bowie Director
Popular in Maryland

Humphrey s. Finney's election
as a director of Bowie race track,
announced at New York yester-
day, will be greeted enthusi-
astically by Maryland horsemen.
Recognized as an authority on
breeding and thoroughbred pedi-
grees, Finney, a transplanted
Englishman, is extremely pop
ular with turfmen of all ranks.
He was named vice president
and general manager last fall of
Fasig-Tipton Sales Co., largest
thoroughbred auctioneers in the
country. Finney was secretary
of the Maryland Horsebreeders
Association and editor of its
journal IS years before joining
Fasig- -Tipton. He still is a con-
sultant to the association.
Finney's election to the board,
where he succeeds Larry Mac
Phail, probably means Donald c.
Lillis will continue as president.
Lillis took over last fall when
MacPhail was suspended by the
Maryland State Racing Commits
sion and at the time it was re-
ported that Finney might be
elected president.
Finney first came to Mary
land in 1924 to manage the late
Guy BedWell'S farm at Laurel.
Three years later he went to Syl-
vester Labrot's Holly Beach
Farm, where he remained 10
years before taking over his
duties with the Maryland Horse
breeders Association.
Evening star., 1953-06-12
Richards Sets New Mark
With Vault in DecathIon
BY the Assoeioied Press

PASADENA, Calf, June 12.-
The Rev. Bob Richards, pole
vaulting pastor. has hung up a
new mark in the Southern Pa
cif1c AAU decathlon champion
ships.
He vaulted IA feet 1O5s inches
yesterday-the best height ever
achieved IN formal decathlon
competition-and totaled 6;781
points in nine events in the meet
at John Muir College.
He did not compete in the
1,500-meter run because he is
vaulting tomorrow night in the
Pacific Association AAU meet at
Stockton. He thought the metric
mile would be too fatiguing.
Richards pole-vault perform
ance alone gave him l 1.091 points.
The former AAU district decath-
lon mark, 6,718, was set last year
by Richards in 10 events.
Evening star., 1953-06-12

the Preps in check. Coach Bill
Blake of the PrepS gave his pitch
ing staff>a a workout. starting Don
Thompson and following with
Butch Ordway,, George Corbin
and George Shugars. All were
impressive, particularly Thomp-
son and Corbin. wills coach,
Pete Rockwell, also got excellent
results from Daley.
OF more concern to Rockwell.
however. was the fact that
Daley. who was scheduled to open
against Hermitage of Richmond
Tuesday night, may have to miss
his turn. He was hit on the
thumb of his pitching hand by
an inside pitch thrown by Ord
way.
WI has tentatively scheduled
a practice game with the ALL
Highs tomorrow night at WI.
The All-Preps will practice to-
morrow on the st. Adams field.
Evening star., 1953-06-12
Three-Doy Shutout
For DeSpirito Ends
In 5 STRAIGHT Wins
BY the Asseeiated Press

BOSTON, June 12.-Tony De
Spirito. top Jockey of 1852, had
five consecutive victories behind
him today as he planned to ride
at least six times during Suf-
folk Downs nine race card.
After going without a victory
for three days, DeSpirito snapped
his losing string on Tricopa
($4.2O in yesterdays fifth race.
Then he won on Aileen's Pride
($7.20D, Noch Ems ($8.80), Tiny
Admiral ($7.s0 and Lees Baby
($5.
Two other jockeys also can
look back on Thursday as high
spots in their careers.
Veteran Ted Atkinson joined
with the Greentree Stable and
Trainer John Gaver in turning
the hat trick at Belmont Park
with three consecutive winners.
And 22-year-old Bernard Hew-
lit of Gettysburg, Pa. who is
not seen often in the winners
circle, piloted home three of them
at Delaware Park. two at long
prices.
Evening star., 1953-06-12
Anaeostia Loop Lead
May Be Tied Today

The Anacostia League winds up
it's first-half schedule today with
the Used Car Dealers in a po-
sition to tie Swift Electric for
the lead if the Dealers nine can
beat third-place Snug Harbor
at AnacoStia No. / field at $50
pm.
Regardless Of the outcome to-
day, however, the first-half title
will not be decided until post
poned and tied games are played
off next week. Swift Electric.
with 6-1 record to date. had
three of its games rained out
and probably will be required to
jam all of them into next week
before the championship can
be determined.
All three of yesterdays sand
lot games went into extra in
nings. Union Printers scored
two runs in the top of the 10th
to beat Hicks Chevrolet, Us,
and displace Hicks in third place
in the Departmental League.
The 1020th Air Force Wing also
came up with it's winning runs
in the 10th to down league
leading Military Air Transport
Service, Us. in the Ellipse
League. Marine Barracks and
Indian Head were unable to set
tie their 8-8 deadlock at the end
of II innings and the game was
called.
Today's schedule (all games
at $50 p.m.):
Scoana Tailors VS.. Atchison and Keller
on the South Ellipse.
Philippines VS.. Bureau of Ships on the
East EllipSe.
Used Car Dealers vs. Snug Harbor at
Anacostia No. | field.
Evening star., 1953-06-12
Carer Rates No Better
Than Even in Fight
With Araujo Tonight
By the Asseeioied Press

NEW YORK, June 12.-Jimmy
Carter finally comes home with
his world lightweight boxing
title tonight after 19 fights on
the road, only to find himself no
better than even money against
22-year -old George Araujo. nim-
BILE Providence, r. l., challenger.
Appearing in New York for the
first time since he knocked out
Ike Williams to win the cham
pionship, May IS, 1851, the 90
year-old Carter faces a stiff bat
tie from the alert boxer-puncher.
Carter hit the division limit
right on the nose when ne
weighed-in at 135 pounds today.
Arabic scaled 1921.
The 15-round bout at Madison
Square Garden, will be broadcast
across the Nation on radio (ABC)
and televiSed (NBCD for a $50,000
fee. The International Boxing
Club will settle for 5000 paying
customers and $4,000 gross re-
ceiptS at the box Office.
un Washington, the fight will
be shown over WNBW, Chan
mel 4, and described over
WMAL beginning at 10 p.mD
Carter's 10-knockdown defense
against Tom Collins at Boston.
April "a. still is fresh in the
memory of those who watched
in shocked silence. Presumably,
Carter's performance also is re-
membered clearly by Araujo who
sat at ringside.
THE difference between me
and Collins is-I've got a chin"
Araujo said at his training camp.
Now he gets his chance to prove
it.
The fight has the boys puzzled.
Carter was an early favorite.
Then the odds shifted to Araujo.
It was pick 'em (6 to S and take
your choice) yesterday. They
probably will climb into the ring
at even money. The pick here is
Araujo by a decision on sheer
speed.
Before Carter hit the head
lines with his 10 knockdoWns of
Collins, he had fought a draw
with Freddie CBahe) Herman at
Sacramento, and lost to Eddie
Chavez and Armand Savoie. Be
fore that he had lost MS title
to little Lauro Salas. an over
stuffed featherweight, and then
won it back with a brilliant ef-
fort, five months later.
This will be Araujo's SD fight |
since he turned pro in 1948. His
record is 49-2-1. The defeats
both were decisions to Doc Blan-
chard in 1949 and to Johnny
Gonsalves last September Is at
Boston.
Evening star., 1953-06-12
WI and AN-Preps Worried
OverHittinq AfterProctice Tilt

Both the All-Preps. playing the
All-Highs Monday night at Grif-
fifth Stadium, and Washington
Lee, opening a three-day State
tournament Tuesday night at
Mount Vernon High School, are
worried over their hitting.
In a practice game last night,
won 81 by the All-Preps on
Washington-Lee's field. the Props
could get only three hits, all in
the second inning and good for
their only runs, off starter Don
Kildoo. WI, meanwhile, was
held hitless until Pete Ward got
a ground rule double in the bot
tom half of the seventh. The
blow followed a hit batsman, who
scored a moment later on an in
field out for wills only run.
Southpaw Kildoo was in trou-
BILE from the outset through lack
of control and was relieved in the
fourth by Bill Daley, who held
Evening star., 1953-06-12
Gerry Coleman Put
On Staff Job After
63 Korea Missions
BY the Assoeiated Press

AN AIRFIELD IN KOREA,
June 12.-Marine Capt. Gerry
Coleman, former New York
Yankee second baseman, has quit
flying to take a staff job with
the 1st Marine Air Wing.
Coleman completed SO combat
missions in a fighter-bomber,
and has been assigned as intelli-
gence officer with a tactical air
control group.
Coleman is due to return to
the United States in October.
Last April Coleman's plane
ground-looped at the end of the
runway on takeoff and his he'll
met strap frightened around his
neck SO he couldn't breathe. A
medical corpsman on the crash
truck which rushed out to the
runway cut the strap.