The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-05

mated.
 Our inquiries and discussions | connection with the Gal cases ' lerged into the causes of the present strike, one of which is the handling .f these cases. These circumstances led us inevitably into the role of mediator, particu- larly since the offer of the cotton textile national industrial rela. tions board to mediate had been rejected by the union. This rcjec- tion occurred last Friday Aug. 21, and the union requested our board to act.
 'The board immediately called in the union committee and con- ferred with 1t through the week. end. On Monday the board dis patched invitations to the cotton textile institute, the cotton textile national industrial relations board and the union committee to attend a roundtable conference. On Wed- nesday the president of the cotton textile institute declined the invi- tation.
 "The board being unable to bring about a joint conference, which the board believed held out the only real possibility of avert ing the strike. Separate confer ences were held with representa- tives of the cotton textile institute and the union. In these confer ences the board made every possi- ble effort to find some formula tor averting the strike, but without success.
 'As matter of policy we doubt | the wisdom of the boards action as~"nT1di;ltor in this or any other strike situation. Mediation is ire quently carried on by the regional | labor boards, which are under the | Jurisdiction of this board; but 1t | has been our conviction that the | purposes of public resolution A and the executive order establish | ing this board could best be served if the board kept itself clear ot mediation activities, It is evident that the public resolution and the executive order intended our board to serve as a quasi-court foi Interpreting in terms of particular cases the meaning and intent o1 section (a).
 "As judicial body 1t is desirable that we be as far remov- ed as possible from direct partici- patton in controversies over some | aspects of which we may at a later date be asked to sit in judg- ment. The board ought not to be | placed in a position which might hamper respect for its Judicial activities and hinder it's effective ness a body for building up public interpretations of the law. te that ttndnP tho n1lh~ lie res 1lution and the executive order the board is authorized to | investigate issues in controversies which are burdening interstate commerce. but in our judgment | this power should be exercised sparingly and rather for the pur- pose of ascertaining the facts prior | to strike situation than for the purpose of settling it after 1t has occurred.
 "In deference to the important | function which we have been created by you to discharge. We believe that the public interest would best be served by our imme- diate withdrawal from further mediation efforts in the textile strike. From our knowledge of the situation we are satisfied that | mediation looking toward, ter. | imitation of the strike can best go 1 forward by your creating a special board under public resolution A with full authority to investigate the causes of the strike and te propose a just basis of settlement
 I've shall be glad to assist such a board in whatever ways seem appropriate and in conformity with the general purposes which it is our duty under the statute and the executive order to dis- charge"
 Strike Leaders Meet. I Washington, Sept. - (UP) ~ President Roosevelt intervened te end Americas spreading textile today and leaders of the walkou' | hurried to secret conference te determine their stand on the med' iation move.
 Marked by violence in the south and new recruits in the east, tn. walkout had called around 3VO,oal workers from their jobs, United Press survey showed.
 In New York, owners represen' tatiyes charged union leaders witl | violence and intimidation In forc' | ing workers to leave the mills an. | arranged to confer on plans tt combat the union activities.
 Decision of the president tt name a mediation board of three was received with intense interest Francis J. German and other lead CTS at strike headquarters declin ed to comment immediately. Go As Far As Possible. Washington. Sept b. (uP)-- Union leaders today promised "t' go as far as possible" to meet th' wishes of President Roosevelt ii settling the textile strike.
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