ROGER LAPHAM

At the beginning of World War II the President called business and union leaders to the White House for a conference on labor management relations for the war effort. There was agreement on some issues but acrimony on others—especially the concept of a union shop. President Roosevelt congratulated the conferees on their agreements, ignored their disagreements, and told the press things had been settled:

At the beginning of World War II the President called business and union leaders to the White House for a conference on labor management relations for the war effort. There was agreement on some issues but acrimony on others—especially the concept of a union shop. President Roosevelt congratulated the conferees on their agreements, ignored their disagreements, and told the press things had been settled: