Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 March 1951 — Page 54

PAGE 54 EF Outlook in the Nation— Can Sacrifice Be Equal?

Writer Debunks Idea of All Sharing War Burden Alike

By 3, A. LIVINGSTON i: WASHINGTON, Mar. 3—What this country needs is 4 ‘a vacation from the phrase “equality of sacrifice.” Every- #8 *hody, from Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston down, talks “about the need for sacrificing equally, as if it were possible to measure sacrifice on an apothecary's scale. We're all going to sacrifice unequally. The young man who is drafted and gives up No Em a family and a career sacri- pol how 3 Keep pace a ee) fices most—obviously. He's tion. a victim of his birthdate and good The businessman who can't get . physical condition. defense business and whose sup- [Cattle Prices Non-unionized white-collar ply of raw ‘materials is cut back

workers are not in a strong bar- will suffer more than the com-

gaining position vis-a-vis their pany that can readily switch from . 4 employers. Nor are they strong peacetime work to munitions. d p Ig MN pS

Farmers’ Equality The farmer is riot likely to sacri-

fice at all. Foods and fibers are in world-wide demand. So he's In a strong bargaining position economically. Politically, he has the benefit of the parity provisions + 0f the Defense Production Act which prevents a rollback of prices. Organized labor doesn’t intend to get hurt,by rearmament. It's strongl enthrenched politically - - iL codon Jaadags. Thal exglaii& why the. spatter 2d 08 a4 Hie _stockyards this

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By United Press CHICAGO, Mar. 3-Cattle

prices made tremendous strides forward, while sheep moved to higher ground, and hogs were

the pay of all organized workers representing-most-organized labor ‘under to riges in livipg costs. er The harsh fact is that we're all going to sacrifice according to our inability to protect our-

: other weeks In recent except John 1. Lewis’ United Mine months and were, jn fact, far / Defense below averages in the last several years’ However, higher prices did heavier week-end

Workers, broke with Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson, Historically, workers, get ~hurt encourage

selves from sacrifice” and no during Inflatiohs, Higher prices shipping. more. squeeze their living standards. AM slaughter cattle opened slow The business man raises But business men usually fare With a very active closing trade. prices if he can. The worker well because the value of their Slaughter steers sold .§1 to $2 bids for higher wages. The plants, equipment and inventories, higher; heifers fully 50 cents to

{as well as their profits, rises. $1 higher; cows finished steady; William Green. of the AFI, bulls 50 cents to $1 lower recoverPhilip Murray, of the CIO, and Ing from a §2 low, vealers steady other labor leaders want to break and feeding steers steady to 50

that pattern, cents higher. A small supply of prime steers

The issue between sold at $39 to $42.50, load 1264labor on the one pound weights at latter price and

farmer sees his Congressman. Special groups in Washington are all pounding away at the t legislators to get favorable treatment on taxes,

. . » ’ : What the Fighting’s About * ‘side and Mr. Wilson on the other is this. Labor wants a soft wage 1038-pound averages at . stabilization policy and a hard price stahilization policy. . It wants bulk high -good to low - prime : cost-of-living wage adjustments for all workers and pay boosts steers scaling up to 1500 pounds ! for increased productivity as called for in the General Motors $34.25 to $35.80; commercial and § vontract, order on retail prices as too flex- Sood grace Sill 35; two Sats “ } 5 6s at ~ 875 pound utility tip-horned steers 4 <A also ants the ied ible... It’ grants merchants the Ht $28.05: -several ‘cars highprivilege Of PATER Sxoms wot Wap Bille Percentage” profit Margins wiki “xe 16 W-prime 844 to 992 3 bénefits- gains in pensions, hos- in ferce Feb. 24." Labor wants an pound heilers $36; bulk good and ~ & pitalization, and other non-wage aut and out freeze. ' {choice heifers $31 to $35.60: most - w items, which don't. add: to pur- If the United Labor Policy Com- utility apd commercial kinds $26 .chasing power of workers directly, mittee were to have its way, then {5 $30, few high-commercial and but . xthich—{rom . Mr. Wilson's most of the economic squeeze— oo0q4 cows $270.5 to $28.50 and viewpoint — add to production higher taxes, reduced profit mar- n,,qt utility and commercial cows. costs and hence are inflationary. gins—would be borne by business. |3te $23.25 to $27 with canners At the same time, the labor Labor, contrary to the pattern of 4,4 cutters largely $19.50 to $23. leaders want a tough policy on/past inflations. would g a in ytility and commercial bulls price control. They regard Price through cost-of -living adjust- .1osed $27.50 to $30.75; medium to Stabilizer Michael V. DiSalle’s ments and fringe benefits, choice vealers $32 to $38.50, pracMeanwhile, business

. . tical top $37; several loads good Construction Is Booming continues to hoom.

and choice 700 to 900-pound feedSteel operations are just short of 100 per cent of capacity, depart- ing steers $34.50 to $35.50, bulk ment store sales, partly due to an early Easter, are 24 per cent

medium and good stockers and ahead of last year, and new construction is at an all-time high. feeding steers $30.50 to $34, and The rise in construction, in- | BR —

load good to choice T700-pound yearling feeding heifers $33. cidentally, is likely to continue 8 8 through the first half of the {struction will be barred.

After slumping downward unyear, even if residential build- | But that's rearmament for you. HI nid wee hog Driees began to . ing slips. Large industrial fjh0d; 4f You Sant 10 De Dhilosoph NAN the Shee mute: lamb ‘projects are just getting under | ’ f hn. PACS ‘ way, such as U. 8. Steel’s plant

prices again soared to historymaking heights, setting: a new at Morrisville, Pa, and Republic’s Steel seamless tube mill

record of $39.75, paid for high{choice 108-pound fed Westerns. at South Chicago. Other projects are In the | Four Indianapolis top salesmen of Remington Rand, Inc, were

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