ADJUDGED INSANE
George B. McClelland, young Ju
neau man and former employee of
the Juneau Cold Storage, was ad
judged insane by a sanity jury
sitting in U. S. Commissioner’s
Court this morning. McClelland
was taken into custody some time
ago and tried to kill himself on I
several occasions since being held 1
in the Federal Jail.
By PRESTON GROVER
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Any
one led to believe that the effort of
John L. Lewis and his C. I. O. to
unionize steel is dead sliould be
reminded that the patient is not
dead, but perhaps sleepeth.
Proffers of fatter pay envelopes
j to steel workers were a blow at the
dynamic Lewis efforts but both he
and the steel operators know that
a partial showdown is inevitable
■ about next April. That is when
the present wage agreements in
the bituminous coal fields expire.
Each Side Has Weapons
So closely are steel and coal allied
that when the hour comes lor ne
i gotiating new coal wages, labor ob
1 servers predict each side will try
to turn the screws tightest on the
other. Each has a screw or two
! to turn. For coal wage concessions,
i steel owners, who operate many
coal mines, may insist that Lewis
desist unionizing. As the price of
| peace in the coal industry, Lewis
may ask unionization of steel.
If the trend in coal follows other
major industries, an increase in
! pay Is in prosuect.
