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i ? n i \m Labor Disputants Must Heed Public's Interests 1 By BAUKHAGE News Analyst and Commentator. WNU Service, 1(16 Eye Street, N.W., e Washington, D. C. ti WASHINGTON. ? Regardless of ? the bitterness engendered by the * coal strilce many real friends of ? labor in Washington watched the 1 preliminaries to the opening of con- ? gress with far less apprehension " than might have been supposed. * , But that wasn't true of some of the labor leaders. n There were several reasons for ? the fears of the latter. In the first a place, it was no secret that a great L many union members were getting y decidedly fed up with the autocratic methods of some of the top dogs. .. Part of this may have been the general feeling that it was time for ^ % change, which the voters regis- ^ tered so emphatically. Many of these voters were, of course, union e men. Without labor's support the ( Republicans would not have made such great gains in many of the cities. h I talked to one onion man who g expressed this skeptical attitude to ward the top leadership. He said there was discontent because of "too many strikes." He didn't mean ^ strikes in his own group, neces- v sarily. He was referring to the fact that when other unions walked out jj it affected him tod. He didn't like e the idleness that he had experi- t enced. He resented the raising of his dues. He felt the pressure from n the higher cost of living, which he r did not blame entirely on big profits. He was not immune to the argument that lack of production due to strikes for which he was not responsible was also partly to blame. His inability to control the strikes in other unions was not the only | cause of his resentment. He felt that his vote in itself had very lit tle effect; that "policy was ham mered out by the big fellows." Then, too, the stories of the fine homes and the big cars of some of the high officers didn't help. I found his attitude reflected in similar re ports from other sources. Most of these conditions to which my informant objected, of course, stood out at the very beginning of the coal strike with its powerful one-man-domination and its crip pling effect on other industries. Another feeling registered by many workers was fear of a de pression. They know that that would weaken the unions because many men would do as my friend said he would have to do?forget the union and take any job he could get ^ if work ffreur scarce Predict Curbi on Autocratic Leaden Since many of the men who fol lowed this line of reasoning helped , make the Republican victory pos- ' ?ible, astute political leaders, with their eyes on 1M8, are preparing to stop the "smash-the-union" talk and substitute for it the slogan "smash the autocratic leaders and keep ( them from smashing the union." . The "friends of labor" that I men tioned realize this. They are freely ! predicting that this congress will not produce "destructive labor v legislation" . They feel that such radical moves as compulsory arbitration or rigid government control will not suc ceed. They do admit they expect many of the advantages labor has enjoyed under the Wagner act will be pared down. When the President said at a h White House press and radio con- t ference that he intended to write as n strong a message as possible to the f congress, it was not interpreted as ( meaning that any anti-labor ( shackles would rise. Harry Tru man's whole record in congress is c distinctly conservative but not re- a actionary On the other hand, he doesn't intend to approach- the sub- ( Ject from the New Deal point of view. As 1 pointed out previously In this column, he considers him self a "free man," bound by no previous obligations, acting under no restraint. He could not escape the tenor of the vote in November nor could he ignore the gauntlet which John Lewis threw down. Looking around in the senate, the friends of labor feel they see evi dence of enough wisdom and dis cretion to prevent any labor-bait ing orgy even if some of the mem bers of the house may lean to ex tremes. After all. most legislation Is written in conference. Although there was considerable concern expressed by their respec tive oppooents, both Senators Taft sod Ball, who naturally would be xpected to initiate labor legisla on, are considered too wise polit :ally to overstep the bounds of rhat really amounts to common ense on this question. Neither ot lem would be likely to do anything hey could avoid to prevent the rorkers or anyone else from voting tepublican. Another thing which the opti listic middle-of-the-roaders feel ure will happen is that there will e a careful study by congress ot ny measure which is proposed? nless, of course, some crisis de elops which demands speed. In mergencies emotions run high and ; is necessary to shift the ballast o rapidly merely to avoid capsiz lg, that legislators may swamp the oat trying to reach an even keel. Labor suffers most in an unstable conomy. Therefore, it must have "multiple objective," as Thur tan Arnold and Walter Hamilton, ontributing their "Thoughts on La or Day" to the New Republic, last eptember, pointed out in these rords: "It must work for a stable econ my with permanent high prosper ty; it must hold and advance rage rates for the sake of that ermanent prosperity; it must stand rm and even take the offensive gainst limitation of production and he degradation of the dollar." Therefore, to succeed,"the labor novement must be a consumer's novement as well." The con umer's vested interest in labor sgislation will not be overlooked by houghtful members of congress. It ras very plain that the will of the 'Oter in the last election was ex iressed in the voice of the con umer. 4u*t Consider Consumer n Any Negotiations One of the most searching sur eys of the whole question of col ective bargaining which undoubted y has impressed our more studious egislators is a report, made two ears ago by a special committee if the 20th Century fund. This re ?ort stressed the need of recogni ion by both labor and manage nent of this "third party, the con umer." In that connection the com nittee recommended strongly "the tse of economists, engineers, im lartial fact-finding techniques." ["hey also suggested that "manage nents and unions together explore he possibilities of market-wide col ective bargaining." This is a subject of which you sill hear more before long, I magtoie. The 20th Century fund study also ounded a warning which might veil have shown a foreknowledge of ome of the big strikes which fol owed, including the coal strike. It concluded with the admonition: "Unless spokesmen for Big Own irship, Big Unionism and Big Gov rnment acquire a sharper aware tess of their separate and joint, ibligations to society all three will >ecome like the dinosaurs which [rew too big and stupid to survive, rhe representatives of each, sitting iround the collective bargaining ta ile, must become?more conscious y than ever before ? trustees of ither people's money, skills and ispirations. It is the committee's arnest belief that this change in noral and psychological climate of ollective bargaining is vital, nec ssary and long overdue." That admonition, which went un leeded, was responsible in part for he temper of the people last lovember. No labor legislation of ered by the present congress will tand long if it "includes the con umer out." And if the consumer is protect d both management and labor are afe. ... (EW TEAS RESOLUTIONS OF A COLUMNIST-COMMENTATOR I will try to write and talk as much like a human being as possible. I won't use any words on pa per or on the air I don't use on the street car and I aril] be sure I know what the words I do use mean. I will not talk or write down to my audience or up to my news sources. I will swallow my snorts and coughs and wheezes until I can signal the engineer to cut off the mike. I will read all my mail and ansarer it in person if a stamp is enclosed, or on the air or, if there is no other way, in spirit BARBS . . . by Baukhage Political note: Thar* ere a lot of new prospective president! in this country?more babies per thousand population than our first war-baby record month of March, lllfi. ? ? ? All the people exposed to tchool h| aren't educated. Yon can Wad a man to collsse. but you can't make Mm drink of the Pierian ?iiSLiiiiiniwi i ? Don't think you know all about tha turkey. Spanish colonists shipped wild turkeys to Europe before 1S00. They were domesticated and later their offspring were shipped back to the western world and mixed with our wild product Gracias, senores. f ? ? Chiang Kai-shek can't be a dle tstor He wuts to reayn. JUal com LUCKY SEVEN . . . Left to rl(bt, front, Barbara Jones, Dawn ue Dixon; second row. Joyce Erik ton, Louise Campbell, Norma Christo pher; top, Jean Rofera and Beverly Lobes. These seven students of Pasadena Junior college were chosen as members of the royal court, which Included the queen, of the Tournament of Roses, at the annual New Tear's Day celebration. BLIND GOLFERS HOLD TOURNEY . . . Excellent ncares were made when blind collets held their championship meet at Inglewood, Calif. Left *to right, caddy Bruce Schwarts; ex-blind calf champion, C. F. Russell; caddy Billy Fine her, and Marvin Shannon, present champion of the blindmen rollers. They were aided by their caddies in obtaining the proper line and distance to the cap on the putting green, as a guide dog looks on in approval. ? ! CUSTER HERO GETS PURPLE HEART?FINALLY . . . Charlie Wln dolph, M, M Mrpul ander General Caster's command, ne ot two Urine larrlrara S the battle at Uttle Bl? Horn, flaaDy haa been decorated with the Pnrple Heart far weaads received la the historic eaeaeemeat la Jnlj, Uli The award la betaf planed an bp Cel. Paal W. Ma pes at the Wlndolpb bame at Lead, S. D. Wladolph Is the oldest Urtai holder at the Coacreaaloaa] Medal at Honor. I ^ , MEXICO'S NEW PRESIDENT . . . Newly-teatailed ptuMal ef Mr ilea, Mirer I Alenii and Mr*. Altnuu arc ahewa aa they arrirrd far the UflmiUc recep'ien al the aatlaaal palace lartaf the liaRiritlia cere ?win. Alcana soccecded Gea. Maaael Arila Caaaarha. laaataralha erreaaaelea were the meet ceHrfal aad daherate la the hlataay af Me ' tie. RrprraectatlTra ef SI eeaatrtea atteaded Me dlptciaalli tanj PILOTED ROCKET PLANE . . . Chalmers (Slick) Goodlin, 23, after be piloted Bell XS-1 rocket-powered plane, which in tests at Moroc, Calif., reached a speed of 550 miles per hour. He will later try for rec ord of 1,700 miles per hour. AWARDED SEVEN MEDALS . . . Ex-army T/Sgt. Llewellyn M. Chil ton, Akron, O., and Malvern, Pa., who accounted (?{ more than 1M enemy In fighting, la shown with wife and daughter after he had been decorated with seven medals by President Truman. DC CHESS SEES QUEEN KISSED . .. The Duchess of Windsor served as Jade* at "Little Sister Beauty Contest," held at Boys' club. New York. Victoria Dobrowolski, chosen queen, is being given a regal kiss by her proud brother, Francis. TO SWEDISH POST . . . Louis O. Dreyfus Jr., ST, Santa Barbara, Calif., who sailed recently from Nest York City to take np his new duties as United States ambassador to Sweden. He was appointed a consular assistant la 191*. He is S careerman. HUNDRED TEARS OLD . . . Mr*. tJULxJ^Ltu" ARMY CANCER CURE WASHINGTON. ? Walter Reed General hospital has made some ex cellent progress in treating cancer, but it's kept such a hush-hush secret that the doctor in charge of cancer research, Lieut. Col. Milton Freed man, is about to be kicked upstairs because of a news leak. It so happens that the amount of cancer in the army is high?so much so that the number of cases is kept secret. But one whole <ing at Wal ter Reed hospital is devoted to can cer, and Dr. Freedman made so much progress that various editors got wind of what was happening and tried to print the story. At this point, Surgeon Gen. Norman Kirk stepped in. It was made clear that medical corps policy did not permit mentioning the name of any hospital special ist. Only the surgeon general's office could be mentioned in connection with cancer research. The cancer specialists didn't par ticularly mind this policy. But as an aftermath of this, Kirk wants Freed man kicked upstairs to an adminis trative post, where he would shuf fle papers instead of practicing med icine. This Freedman refuses to do. Meanwhile, doctors criticize Kirk for continuing his wartime policy of wasting medics. During the war he rorralled 40 per cent of the na tion's physicians, then let many of them spend about three months sit ting idle for every month they de voted to medical practice. Some had so much free time, they even or ganized softball teams to keep them selves occupied. Many would have stayed on in the army, but were fed up with the regimentation of the surgeon general's office. ? ? ? NORTH CAROLINA YANKEE When administration friends ap proached Max Gardner, former gov ernor of North Carolina, about being U. S. ambassador to the Court of St. James, Gardner replied: "I've been bo win' and scrapin' to North Carolinians all my life, and In my old age I'll be darned if I want to be bowin' to anyone else now." However, at this difficult' period, with British labor kicking over the traces against the British alliance with right - swinging, Republican bent USA, Gardner will make about the best possible choice for Amer ican ambassador?whether he puts an knee breeches or not. State department officials al ready have warned Gardner that he will have to hire a valet ?which will go against the new ambassador's homespun humil ity. He also will live in Bar bara Hntton's ornate former palace, surrounded by about 25 acres of park, featuring a swim ming pool in the basement, gold bathroom fixtures and iron bars, worked by pushbuttons, that slide over the windows at night. But, despite all the folderol, if the British are wise they will know that this astute but humble North Caro lina Yankee at the Court of St. James represents the backbone of the USA from the gTass roots up, and can speak simply but whole heartedly for it. ? ? ? FRIEND OF VETERANS One interesting thing to watch in the new GOP congress is whether the Republicans carry out the La Follette-Monroney congressional re organization bill. Already the whisper is going around capitol cloakrooms that ?ho Republicans will take the increased salary and pension benefits derived from the reorganization bill, but throw overboard provisions for in creasing ' congressional efficiency. Already some Republicans are ma neuvering to prevent consolidation of overlapping committees in order to preserve for themselves cushy chairmanships and extra money for clerical hire. In this connection one important backstage battle is aimed at prevent ing motherly GOP Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachu setts from becoming chairman of the veterans committee. Mrs. Rogers has been a tireless worker for the veteran and, as ranking Republican on the veterans committee, she au tomatically should become its chair man. However, because of her long running feud with rootin' tootin' John Rankin of Mississippi, several Republicans and Democrats are conspiring to have her passed over. Fair-minded Joe Martin, the pro spective new speaker, has promised Mrs. Rogers that she will get the job but despite this, the sub-rosa wire-pulling against her continues. If she is passed over, however, Capi tol Hill is sure to witness a veterans' march of protest. ? ? ? CAPITAL CHAFF So much surplus American war materiel has been sent to the Chi. nese Nationalists?in clearing off our Pacific islands?that the Chinese are looking for Ametlcan businessmen to serve as brokers to resell to South America. . . . President Truman has authorized Secretary Byrnes to ask the Republican congress to appro priate 400 'million dollars for relief work in Austria, Greece and Italy during 1047. There will be no ^^? ^^.vafl,bl. 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