Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 November 1946 — Page 8

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. By ANN HICKS United Press Staff Correspondent

| © WASHINTON, Nov. 11.—Senator Joseph H. Ball (R. Minn.) said to- | day he may introduce a bill in the new congress to outlaw any industry"wide strike which could jeopardize the national economy. © “Senator Ball said his study of the problem was not complete bul] that the answer might be elimination of industry-wide collective bar-|

in such basic industries as steel, coal, oil and railroads. | general tieup of any one in- |=" " . : dustry could avoided, he said, if unions bargained with only a por- E | leads to industry-wide strikes,” he said, Senator Ball's statement came as collec baragaining to setle their By UNITED PRESS ive “The I oT controls! Secretary of Interior J. A. Krug t out the window over the week- |and John L. Lewis, president of the’ disputes. | today as a showdown neared. | government to end labor Pp The negotiations resumed under a In these the government can fix 1 eo et ages and working conditions pyiDew government policy which private mine operators into the trol of wages and prices would lead |tq)ks the government still will find the giants of industry and 1abor|jiself setting policy for settling the g oe into a test of strength that would dent and the Republican-controlied than a score of U. M. W. officiate congress on how to deal with walk- {into Mr. Krug's conference room. outs. {Neither he nor Mr. Krug had any stoppages.” But the next 90 0aysi would be followed by another wave plainly will be critical in labor-|qf strikes. Z | management relations. Labor leaders and government | which would add to the pressure wage increases may result in another for wage increases. They saw the round of strikes. biggest immediate danger spots in| Next Few Days Vital Trouble May Develop Fast | longed strike. Negotiations in the| But a more formidable test is ex- Dext few days probably will de-| within 60 to 90 days when termine whether the union will call rubber, oil, meat packing, electrical the government must grant wage inmanufacturing, automobiles and|creases to avoid a strike as winter farm equipment. |nears. contracts in the telephone and rail- | promise of wage increases if rent road industries. ceilings are raised. The strikers, Trouble between Mr. Truman and | members of the C. 1.0, hotel, The new Congress is almost certain | equalling half the percentage of 10 pass new labor legislation and rent ceiling raises. may precipitate veto battles with! In the motion picture Industry cott motion picture theaters and P.-controlled congress will send|he fms of stars who “flagrantly” labor legislation to President Tru-|gicregard picket lines ar nd President,” he said. “He would painters and electricians. | have to veto all or nothing. | Harry Bridges, president of the| the basis of the Case bill, passed west Coast shipping tie-up. and vetoed by President Truman in . the last session of congress. INDIANA RESIDENT J

tion of it at any one time, OPEN COAL TALK industry and labor shook off the s end on President Truman's orders. {United Mine, Workers (A. F. of L),| negotiating with the workers. scrapped wartime controls over colWd dispute. bring a wave of strikes and a legis- * Mr. Truman described his decon- | comment before the meeting. Union officials and government economists said that if prices rise soft coal mining and building con-| The mines have been operated by big C. I. O. unions move in a united 'a coal strike Nov. 20; whether the| Powerful independent and A. F.| Meanwhile the hotel strike at the new Republican congress may | restaurant and building service] the White House. strike at Hollywood, the striking man's desk piece by plece rather|giugios, Strike leaders said the Senator Ball believed senate Re-|gstriking C. I. O. Longshoremen’s| He said bills providing for equal LEBANON; Ind., 11.-—-Word

sIndustry-wide bargaining is danand intolerable when it Showdown Nears on Conlast government controls ahd moved Pati . DE ey estricted tract Negotiations ; e plants, [took over direction of the soft coal The a er o the | negotiations from their ol con) lective bargaining. Fear Strike Wave Unless Mr. Krug can bring the Some quarters fearéd the deocona Strike Move Feared lative stalemate between the Presi-| afr Lewis led a delegation of more trol order as a step towards “in-| Many sources predicted that the creased production and fewer work nation's return to a free. economy | | economists believed the first results |gharply on the heels of decontrol, of decontrol would be price rises|repnewed pressure for cost-of-living struction, both dominated by A. F. the government since last spring, of L. unions. | when they were seized to end a pro-| front for csot of living adjust- government can turn the mines back | ments in basic industries of steel, to their owners soon; and Whether of L unions will be moving about | Philadelphia ended after 10 days the same time toward reopening of | When hotel workers accepted a develop fast if the bitter warare of | workers, voted unanimously to aclast winter occurs again this year. CEP! promises of wage Increases Pi Pi Legis] conference of studio unions (A. F. by ) tion of L.), announced it would boySenator Ball predicted the G. O. than in an over-all omnibus bill. |pation-wide boycott would be sup-| “That would be too hard on the ported by A. F. of L. carpenters, | publicans were in a position % “€0/ Union, denied reports of an im-| pretty fast” on labor legislation on: pending settlement of the prolenged| responsibility for unions and man:

agement and regulation of union welfare funds probably will be introduced soon afer congress convenes.

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“pretty much overdue,” Ball sald, but legislation to correct| of nearby Advance most of her life. its fault will have to await inten-|She was killed when struck by an sive study by the senate education auto near Rose Center, Mich. and labor committee. | Mrs. Plunkett was struck by an : “You can’t cure in a day what auto as she stepped from a bus after has developed over the last 20a shopping trip to Detroit. Her { years,” he said. ‘husband and a grandchild waiting . Stu | to meet her witnessed the accident. MARKETS CLOSED TODAY Mr. and Mrs, Plunkett moved to By UNITED PRESS {Rose Center about five years ago, 3 All leading security and com- taking charge of Wathana tourist i modity markets and banks through- | camp near there. out the country were closed today Her husband and five in observance of Armistice day.! survive Livestock markets, however, were Funeral arrangemeiits

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This #& the second of a group of articles on Britain's search for recovery through the “best of two worlds.”

By EDWIN A. LAHEY

3 . : Times Foreign Correspondent L LONDON, Nov. 11.—Low wages and high production

nomic structure. Britain's history of improvi-|—

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cussed in detail in these dispatches. tourists, but not for<workers, Suffice it to say that a

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National 24-Hour Forecast Summary: The Atlantic coast states will be under the influence of a slow-moving cold fiont Monday night which will produce rain showers and cloudiness, Moderate southerly winds in the northeast states, however, will maintain mild temperatures and keep even the minimum Tuesday morning

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WAGNER ALL MG™TS RESENVED center in Canada and is scheduled to pass over the Appalachian mountains some time Monday evening, accompanied by the indicated overcast skies and rain or

showers. Most of the precipitation will occur ahead of the front as moist air from the Atlantic intermingles with cool, drier air push-

the Southern Rockies. Sections west and north of this cold front will have quite low temperatures. The middle Mississippi Valley will have light frost. The eastern cold front will extend out of a low pressure storm

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United States Weather Bureau All data in Central Standard Time Indianapolis, Nov. 11, 1946

readings well above normal November levels. (See map for exact rain and shower areas.) High pressure in the Central states will contribute to clearing skies and fair weather in that portion of the U. S. Westward, skies will be over-

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Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7:30 a. m. 19 Total precipitation since Jan. 1 .... 28.62 Deficiency since Jan. 1 . erie 6.11 The following table shows the. tempera-

ing eastward. This activity will cause the moisture laden, warmer air to be carried aloft and cooled, which in turn will cause the expected showers and clouds. Large and small air flow arrows on the map reveal the wind direction for each section of the

nation. Obstructions will alter the |

High Cost of Production, Low Incomes Seen British Economic Structure Weakness

costs are the twin symptoms of illness in the British eco- to

dent exploitation of its re. standard of living—and reverse the po.

cast and snowfall is predicted for ture in other cities: High" Tow ion. many Rocky Mountain states. Atlanta 7 indicated flow. Also, differing Cool to cold weather will pre- Boston Survie 3% | wind directions are found at vavail over all parts of the country, |Cincinnati ... 43 rious levels aloft. except the eastern seaboard and Sleveiand +vs-x ‘ . a warm sector along the Texas- |Evansville 41 Ft. Wayne .......... 40 New Mexico border. Pt. Worth .. Al as Lowest temperatures Tuesday |Indianapolis (city) do

morning will oceur in the North-

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| Government controls over industry will be discussed at the'3lst annual convention of the Indiana Association of Small Loan Companies tomorrow. and Wednesday in the Claypool hotel. H..E. Arnett, Marion, association president, plans to emphasize that small loan firms still are requiréd to operated under federal] regulations placing limitations on credit purchases. High level employment, Mr. Ar-

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nett believes, depends on full production. ‘This requires full con|sumption, dependent on free use of | credit, the president will say, Election of officers for 1947 will | be held at an initial day’s business | meeting. ; | Speakers during the session will include Elmer Wheeler, New York; | Victor G. Walmer, Indianapolis; | George A. Saas, Indianapolis; Fred Carroll, South Bend; Hal M. Wagner, Chicago; Thomas B. Meyer, Evansville; Dr, Carroll H. Lewis, Columbus, O.; Paul L. Selby, Washington, D. C.; Leo M. Gardner, Indianapolis, and Irvin Wesley, Indianapolis. a A “get-acquainted” roundup for members, their wives and friends, will be a feature of the opening day. A banquet the following night will present Michael MacDough MacDougall, internationally-known

Envoy Takes Bath In Bottle Water

Times Foreign Service RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Nov.

11.—"Room and bath” mean just that to one envoy, even if it has to come from bottles at hotel expense. Officials at Rio's lushest hotel, Copacabana Palace, won't discuss it, But it appears that a Peruvian dip lomat, irate over the water shorte age, ordered up 240 bottles of mine eral water, uncapped them all, filled

his tub and jumped in—for his first bath in several days. He then informed the management that since he had rented a room with bath, he should not pay the bill—$96. He refused so loudly that the hotel stood the loss to keep

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Real Estate Board Saoks Removal of All Controls

By NED BROOKS" Scripps-Howard Staff Writer

ATLANTIC CITY. Nov. 11.—Five thousand real estate leaders from

all parts of the nation assembled crack up in the government's home

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here today amid indications of a s-for-veterans program.

Encouraged by President Truman's week-end order lifting price controls from building materials, delegates to the 39th convention of

[the removal of all other controls. | Expectation among home builders

land dealers was that the remain{ing controls over housing could not be maintained for long with restrictions being removed rapidly in all other fields. Predictions also were being made that the collapse of price controls would result in the early resignation of Housing Expediter Wilson W. Wyatt. The housing boss said in Washington a few days ago that the lift-

ling of ceilings threatens to wreck time powers over allocations and! {his plan for getting 2700,000 new priorities on building materials.

lhhomes for veterans under way by | the end of 1947. |

Charges Active Lobby

The assembly took on the air of a “victory gathering,” since the as-

had been received here today of the sociation has battled most phases of dential construction, and allocation pg Revision of the Wagner Act Is death of Mrs. Von Plunkett, 61, na-|the Wyatt program and has de- orders which include top priorities Senator tive of Boone county and resident|manded the swift removal of all{for Veterans’ homes.

controls. { Mr. Wyatt in turn has named the | association one of the active lobby{ing groups obstructing his program. The association was expected to {adopt resolutions calling for: | ONE; Removal of rent controls fon all new housing. TWO: Removal of rent controls on existing homes in cases where owners will agree to ‘give- a year's lease at an increase of not more than 15 per cent. THREE: Defeat of the Wagner-Ellender-Taft general housing bill, which includes provisions for gov-

persuaded to leave it in private hands The nation boasts of a chemical industry. This also is highly cartel{1zed, in the export drive The British chemical trust is out

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| the National Association of Real Estate Boards prepared to demand!

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come families, “Mr. Wyatt has made | this measure a part of his program. | FOUR: A constitutional amend- |

{ment giving the states authority, by! {a two-thirds vote, to limit federal

powers of taxation. FIVE: Removal of the federal) housing authority's power to fix prices on new homes, thereby confining FHA’s functions to the mort- | gage insurance field. a i SIX: Removal of all other war-

favorites . . . Wants Ceiling Preserved chanting shaaes Mr. Truman's sweeping order left green. intact rent control, ceiling prices on new homes, limitations on non-resi-

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Spokesmen for the real estate association predicted it would "be im-! possible to preserve ceilings on| finished homes now that all restric-! tions on labor and material costs! {have been lifted. i Mr. Wyatt, however, has expressed |his determination to preserve the 1$10,000 ceiling on sales and the $80 la month top on rents. ' | Some of the controls the realtors tare fighting are contained in the} | veterans’ housing act, which runs to {the end of 1947. | The measure was passed to im- | plement the Wyatt program, origi-| nally drafted as a two-year under- | taking. Rent controls, -unless ex{tended by congress, will lapse with! |expiration of the price act next! | June 30.

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