A big, tough segment of U.S. labor was out of hand ... The Wage Stabilization Board, believing that its duty was to hold the wage line, tried to limit A.F.L. to the C.I.O increase.

On Labor Day, Ford tooted its way into the traffic line of companies passing out wage boosts. The Ford contract, less than a year old, still had four months to go. But ever since Chrysler ...