The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 31, 1937, Page 12

12 FORD, LEWIS FIGHT 10 BE MENORABLE IN LABOR HISTORY Winner Will Dictate Trend of New Industrial Era, Is Writer's Forecast By MORGAN M. BEATTY Washington, July 31—()—Henry Ford and John L. Lewis are fighting the decisive battle in a campaign that will go down in history as the indus- trial war of the 20th century. The stake is industrial democracy, and the winner will dictate the trend ot a new era, whether he wants to or _not. If a fight fan were describing the struggle he would call it a “natural” cr “grudge” fight. ? Why’ Because Ford developed the system of mass production and built his in- dustrial empire on it. And Lewis developed industrial unionism, a form of organized labor that fits mass-production methods like a glove. One Big Union Industrial unionism in Lewis’ view is the organization of workers by in- dustries instead of callings. He says automobile plant workers call them- selves automobile workers, whether they happen to be boiler makers, sheet metal workers, or putters-in of screws and bolts along an assembly line. This is contrary to the old Ameri- can Federation of Labor idea which organized its men by crafts, so that workers in a mass production indus- try were members of many unions, and therefore subjected to inter-union quarrels and divisions. The indus- trial union naturally fits mass pro- duction methods, Craft unions do not. “Industrial democracy” is @ vague term whose meaning may have & special significance to each person who uses it. As Lewis sees it, how- ever, industrial democracy calls for Political tion of union men to complement their industrial or- ganization so they may bring pressure ‘on legislators, governors, etc., to get what they want. Also, an industrial democrat will point out that the United States has been politically democratic from its birth, but industrially autocratic be- cause those who controlled industries were masters in their own bailiwicks. Two Ways to Same End ‘Thus the struggle between Ford, the greatest and perfectly typical Ameri- can industrialist, and Lewis, the mod- ern-day union leader, was inevitable. It was as natural as was the meeting between Napoleon and Wellington, or Grant and Lee. Just as Wellington's victory scrapped the map of Europe, and Grant’s triumph changed the course of American history, so will Ford or Lewis—one or the other—set ‘he compass for a new industrial era. Will it be Lewis’ industrial democ- tacy? Or Ford’s “friendly auto- eracy” with workers as partners? Lewis frankly admits he’s the cham- of industrial democracy... Its chief ingredient, he says, is collective vargaining, “wherewith to demand ——— eee Your Sunday Dinner On The Hoof That juicy roast of beef table last Sunday didn’t It was good because careful breeding and intelli- gent feeding combined to make it so. Wherever ranchers and farmers have learned that good beef is the only kind worth raising, sound and modern methods of operation are putting new How ‘Atom-Sm > The huge pear-shaped tank. 30 feet in diameter and 47 feet high, shown above, is Westinghouse Electric's much-talked-about “atom- smasher” with which scientists in Pittsburgh hope to solve some of the mysteries surrounding the arations are completed the research experts within the tank will bombard targets of varicus mate cles shot from the “atom-smasher.” at anywhere from 30 to 100 million miles an hour, asher’ W: Be ll Look | structure of matter. When prep- vials with sub-microscopic parti- and study the results, and secure participation for the worker in the increased wealth and increased productive efficiency of modern industrial America.” Ford has pronounced his credo time and time again by declaring his workers don’t need to elect rep- resentatives to bargain with him, that they already have what Lewis claims they haven’t got—a fair share of the Profits of industry. He expressed his idea thus, in 1922: “At this stage of our development, industry must be more or less a friendly autocracy .. . the workers ere partners, but there must be a di- rzecting head, a boss. 2 Thus Ford and Lewis want the same industrial paradise for both em- ployer and employe. But Ford wants to reach it by the road he selects for his own industry, and Lewis wants to get there by bargaining with the employer to select the route. How Ford Resists Lewis has already tamed much of the giant steel industry and persuaded Ford’s greatest rival in the automotive field, General Motors, that his way offers possibilities. But not so the great maker of cheap cars. Why? Simply because Ford has estab- lished a reputation as an industrial benefactor. He introduced the $5- day when the rest of the industry was paying half that much in 1914, and he followed this with similar sen- Now he’s offering the same induce- ment in the face of Lewis’ campaign to organize the Ford workers. He says: “When this strike mess is over . . we'll demonstrate real competition that will call for more skill, higher wages, and a larger number of work- ers.” Couple that with what Harry Ben- nett, the most efficient personnel and | Police force director in’ organized in- dustry, and you have the answer to why Lewis’ United Automobile work- ers can claim no more than 10,000 of Ford’s 150,000 workers. And it takes! @ majority to unionize a plant law- fully under the Wagner labor act. Both Ford and Lewis are committed to accept the national labor board as the referee in their struggle. Both are openly and publicly pamphleteer- ing among Ford employes, so that in- evitably, as the months roll by, these 150,000 men and women will have to choose a road. Public Opinion At Stake First blood was Ford's when he resisted the spring drive of the auto- mobile workers successfully. Next was Lewis’ when pictures of his pam- phleteers being beaten by Ford “workers” in front of a Ford plant got before the public. On the sidelines is the American public, the most powerful body of public opinion ever known in civil- ized society. It may be slow to ac- knowledge the victor in the economic struggle, but, it will ultimately find hinr out, and raise his hand. If one shallow irrigation well does not give a sufficient water supply, that graced your dinner just happen to be good. then several such wells should be in- stalled in a straight line about 40 or 50 feet apart. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1937 REVOLT REPORTED SWEEPING THROUGH RANKS OF REBELS Open Fighting Among Franco Troops Announced by Gov- ernment Chiefs Hendaye, Franco-Spanish Frontier, July 31.— (4) — Spanish government sources asserted Saturday that revolt was spreading through the insurgent rearguard. They declared that discontent had mushroomed into open fighting with- in Generalissimo Francisco Franco's forces at Motri] and Malaga, on the southern coast. The outhreaks were said to be sim- ilar to that which the government previously reported within ancient Granada, another Southern Spanish clty. The Ferba (Spanish) news agency in a dispatch from Gibraltar said bomb explosions could be heard with- in the ancient city and that insurgent authorities were struggling desper- ately to localize the mutiny. The agency said the Granada upris- ing came when Spanish soldiers ordered from their barracks to make room for Italian volunteers under Franco's banner. Deny Reporte A radio broadcast by Gen. Queipo de Llano, one of Franco's chief: aides, made an absolute denial of the re- ports of the Granada revolt. Government reports were that the revolt had extended also into Franco's Biscayan army. The defense ministry said government troops had heard & battle between two insurgent groups on the Santander front, in Northern Spain. Insurgent airmen put an end to the conflict, it was said, when they roared overhead, machine gunning, dropping bombs and throwing hand grenades. The government reported Franco had pulled troops from other fronts and sent them to Malaga recently to quell Communist workers who had Jaid slege to the military headquarters there. Several days later another group of Malaga workers barricaded them- selves in a sugar factory and held it ‘until a superior number of troops overpowered them and drove them out, said the Madrid advices. Insurgent general headquarters an- nounced that 2,000 government mili- tiamen had surrendered near Espiel in Cordoba province, where Franco's army is pressing to recover territory lost in a government offensive early in the year. Feature Airplane to Be Here Barbecue Day Another feature of Barbecue Bar- gain Day in Bismarck next Wednes- day will be the appearance here of the “Voice of the Sky,” a giant air. plane, it was announced Saturday by Charles Whittey of the Sioux Oi company. The “Voice of the Sky” is a fea- ture airplane equipped with loud speakers for announcements from the air which is being brought here by the Pure Oil company. In charge of the plane will be K. H. McCullough of the Pure Oil com- pany, with offices at Duluth. A species of African bird spends much of its life perched on the neck of the giraffe. ARBECUE ARGAINS: —for— Wednesday, Aug. 4 Imperial Washable Wallpaper in the new 1937 Patterns for Wednesday only 15? Benjamin Moore & Co. Paints Varnishes and Enamels for Wednesday only 152 Mirrore—1 Special Lot at $1.00 VANTIN PAINT & GLASS CO. 313 Main Phone 544 money in their pockets. What's more, they're putting better roasts and steaks on your table, building up in eastern markets a demand for beef from this neighborhood, adding to the cash in- come of the northwest. 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RODUCE DEFENDING CHAMPS GAIN 2ND ROUND Grand Forks Meets Minot in Junior Meet; Fargo Plays Enderlin Grand Forks, N. D., July 31—(#)}— Grand Forks, Fargo, Enderlin and Minot gained the semi-final round of the North Dakota American Le- gion junior baseball tourney here Saturday by scoring convincing first round victories. At 2 p. m. Saturday Fargo tangles with Enderlin, surprise 8-4 winner over Bismarck, and at 4 p. m. Grand Forks meets Minot. Fargo ousted Williston in the day's best game 5-1,| while Minot crushed Dunn county 13-4 and Grand Forks, defending champion, woke up after.a slow start and pounded Cando into submission 12-5. On the basis of Friday’s play Fargo and Grand Forks loom as probable finalists and the two appear evenly matched. 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