Evening star., 1918-04-11
|llGE BILL IS
|[CTED, "a TO Is
Opposed Clause Giving
otkInen the Right to
+: Strike.
R.E0YALTY DEBATED
b; LOYALTY DEBATED

- Anference report on the bill pro-
nnesesvere penalties for destruction
IL Interference with production Of
nattxl war materials. containing the
|nnn~xiving workmen the right to
'ko lDr better wages or working con-
'naiwSs rejected today by the SEN
! e1seo ss.
- Sote, taken Immediately today
- tlccnvening Of the Senate and
)oWw yesterdays bitter denuncia-
y o4E1Abor's attitude in the war In
|ou6merous strikes on war Jobs. will
- he House to reconsider the bill.
oShate's opposition was directed
S1y - the clause providing that the
sast'd not restrict worN'nen from
|Anya senator's who objected to the
'vis1lh in the bill regarded today's
y as.a rebuke to workmen who have
hex at shipyards and factories en-
led n making articles for the war.
|AkoEs Overman of North Carolina,
! haa charge of the measure, yes
|hyAdeciared that should the Sen
I de&kat the conference report be-
- 3f the labor clause, the entire
n,anon would die"
Sake Privilege Discussed.
nezker or not American labor
&h3af on government war contracts
- be permitted to strike was
nnQu1 In the Senate yesterday att
boas during consideration of the
Se&6oe on the sabotage bill.
fp00lon osntered on q House amend
~ 0nspted by the Senate conferees.
wDGmg from the measures pro-
66Duworkmen who strike for higher
- Ar better living conditions.
1ng the amendment. Senator In
VoQ1 Of Alabama said the failure OF
nnxfon to have more ships on the
more directly due to labor
ITO respond to the demands Of
xE3on than anything else.
4sclares Labor Is Loyal.
n2Qr Fletcher of Florida. chairman
~ &ommerce committee, which has
1nwestigating shipping for many
- EHDeclared that the lack of Ameri-
t(&hage on the seas is not due to
es31nculties Labor is loyal and
mEto work. he said.
4 Sterling OF South Dakota
circulars which he said had
mt out by the public service
e&[ Of the Department OF Labor
- non-union workmen to re-
a3FAy from Pacific coast shipyards
hces were filed by union men,
81 that those responsible for the
an1p should be removed from
- 4 Nelson OF Minnesota, one of
c19eerees said nothing had led
&Nelabor difficulties than the fact
- Administration, through
DN&A- "a uL-l.. -naa. catered to labor"
eakhe said, had much to do with
maintaining the shipbuiIding
- Charged to Men Higher Up.
ax6 yardaman of Mississippi
much Of the Industrial unrest
- been caused by "men higher
~ ave been robbfng and plunder-
Government." and the Minne-
btov said he agreed with that
aendment exempting strikers
bonced ~ "criminally wrong"
eR Thomas OF Colorado, who
~ rs opDossd to any legislation
y @1sgaliss the suspension Of
thiD country when every ef-
Aooded to promote the war.
- fh1s bill In its present form.
would permit the / W. W. to
it, propaganda and "paraayse
9S11ty Of the nAt1on.
U - 70 Fight Labor Now.
. ft q unwise to have . fight
~ now" Naid Senator Overman
Carolina, one OF the conferees,
hAded that IL the government
80 make laboring men work re-
of wages they should be con-
Williams of Mississippi as
= laboring men who refused to
~ questions of wages to an un-
ibunal Is as much a traitor as
who deserts on the battle line
ee of the enemy"
f Pittman Of Nevada said that
HE strike provision the meas
not stand very long" He said
flling to see both the employer
empioye conscripted. II neces-
not the employe alone.