No news is it for Labor to favor shorter working hours, nor for politicians to favor shorter working hours for their constituents. Not so great news is it as formerly for manufacturers to favor shorter working hours. Nonetheless it was a shock to many a businessman to learn last week that Gerard Swope, president of General Electric, appearing before a committee of Congress favored if not a 30-hour week at least the next thing to it. A bill before Congress (TIME, Jan. 23) would prohibit the shipment in interstate commerce of goods manufactured...
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