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Binati am Canyon, Utah May 1 0 , 1946 To M a r r i n e r I c c l e s F e d e r a l Reserve Board Good American: Our U# 3* A* Seems to b e d r i f t i n g , somewhere. I suggest t h a t some good Americans as y o u r s e l f and o t h e r s l i k e E r i c J o h n s t o n , Henry f o r d , J r * and C h a n c e l l o r Hut c h i n s o f n Chicago U n i v e r s i t y c a l l on our people t o a r e a t e a n a t i o n a l I n d u s t r y - L a b o r - P r i c e S u p e r v i s i o n Commission" a s a "permanent* arrangement-., s i m i l a r t o t h e I n t e r s t a t e Commerce Commission, to c l e a r up our c o n t i n u i n g c o n f u s i o n and s a v e our "Land of t h e Free"* Otherwise, we c o n t i n u e i n p r i c e s p i r a l s and wage demands i n t o complete c o n f u s i o n » This j u s t e a n H go on, and a N a t i o n a l Commission, s i m i l a r to I n t e r s t a t e Commerce, and f a i r but f i r m r u l e s and e n f o r c e a b l e must b e c r e a t e d . Labor Unions a r e n o t above d e c e n t and o r d e r l y n e g o t i a t i o n s no more t h a n d i f f e r i n g and impatient employers and must conform o r p e r i s h » You have t h e c o n f i d e n c e and oo o p e r a t i o n of a l l of our p e o p l e and t h i s would be a w o n d e r f u l t a s k to carry through. A s t r o n g and f i r m c o n t r o l o v e r Labor and I n d u s t r y and P r i c e i s i m p e r a t i v e and r i g h t away» Sinaerely, W. J . TIERNEY, Bingham Canyon, Utah* GO; E r i a Johnston, S e n a t o r Claude Pepper Henry Ford, J r . , May 20, 1946. Mr. J . Tierney, Bingham Canyon, Utah. Dear Mr* Tierney: This i s t o acknowledge your l e t t e r of May 10 i n which you suggest c r e a t i o n of a n a t i o n a l Industry-LaborP r i c e Supervision Commission, While I do not p r o f e s s t o speak with any a u t h o r i t y on t h i s s u b j e c t , your suggestion makes good sense t o me and i s in l i n e with my own general t h i n k i n g t h a t some machinery must be c r e a t e d f o r t h e p o s s i b l e a d j u d i c a t i o n of c o n t r o v e r s i e s between l a b o r and management, so t h a t production and eiaployment w i l l not be i n t e r r u p t e d while t h e i s s u e s a r e being s e t t l e d » Very t r u l y yours, M. S. -&ccles, Chairman» ET:mvc
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