Word: harpers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...enclave strategy" proposed by formes General James M. Gavin in this month's issue of Harper's seems the most realistic solution to that problem. Walter Lippman, who has favored this strategy for many months, calls it: "the best of a bad business, not glorious, but the least costly way of repairing the grievous mistakes of the past...
...risk of being called a defeatist," said Alcoa President John D. Harper, "I question whether this situation is likely to reverse itself in the foreseeable future. In fact, Government influence is likely to accelerate...
...Harper was talking about the amount of power that Washington, whether or not sanctioned by law, can bring to bear on industry. Harper is an authority on the subject: last November, when the aluminum industry proposed a price hike, Administration aides summoned him to Washington and, by threatening to dump Government-held surplus aluminum onto the market, pressured him into rescinding the increase, in keeping with the Government's "voluntary" price-wage guidelines...
That experience gave Harper much to reflect upon, and he passed along his conclusions to a group of Pittsburgh businessmen last week. His general argument: it has long since become academic for business to argue against federal intrusions. Said Harper: "I am convinced that the role now being played by Government is of vastly broader scope than anything hitherto experienced by even highly regulated industries." This being the case, what industry should really do is get with the trend and try to guide...
...suggest that we blindly and meekly accept Government's growing involvement in the day-to-day conduct of business," explained Harper. "Rather, I propose that we be realistic about Government's role; that by aggressive action we make our views known and make sure these views influence the action of the Government." In other words, rather than sitting back and complaining about Big Government, the business community as a whole and businessmen as individuals ought to try to be as politically active and influential as, say, Big Labor...