Evening star., 1934-06-14
|NEMEABOR BILL
OPP0SEDBY c. 0.P.
Amendments Being Drafted.
Steel Mediation Given
Up by Johnson.
Continued From First page.)

McNary said so many amendments
were suggested that he could not re-
call the number or their content.
He added that fault was found with
the bill from beginning to end.
He Immediately conveyed the con-
sensus of the gathering to Democratic
leaders who expressed hope the op-
position would not lead to q dead
lock.
Johnson's statement was made at
press conference while Democratic
leaders on Capitol Hill made plans
to push through Congress the sub
stitute Labor Board bill. It pro-
vides for appointment of Cancellation
boards which could be employed in
an effort to avert the strike set fol-
Saturday.
johnson explained the strike situa-
ton was outside his Jurisdiction, since
all strikes, or threatened strikes, had
been placed by executive order under
the National Labor Board, headed by
Senator Wagner, Democrat. Of New
York.
johnson said he had entered the
situation only in an effort to helr
out, but that the steel workers hac
rejected his offer.
I'm not going to Pittsburgh. No
body from N. r. A. is going" he
added.
The Amalgamated Association OF
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers Is meet
ing in Pittsburgh today. johnson hao
been invited to explain his proposal
for establishment Of mediation
board to settle the difficulties.
johnson said two N. r. A. represent
atives were at the New York meeting
of the steel chiefs. They were Ken
meth M. Simpson, Government MEM
Der of the Steel Code Authority. and
r. w. Shannon, deputy administrator
in charge Of steel.
Meanwhile, other smouldering op-
position lay in the path of the Roose-
velt administrator new plan to
avert a strike epidemic.
Some industrialists were reported
to feel that the proposed legislation
grants too sweeping powers to the
presidential labor boards that would
settle disputes about collective bar
gaining.
The new legislative proposal would
empower board or boards named by
the President to conciliate labor dis
putes and to hold secret elections
among workers to determine what
representation they desired for col
lective bargaining.
Some industrialists who fought the
Wagner bill were reported frowning
on a section of the new proposal
which reads:
ANY such board, with the approval
of the President, may prescribe such
rules and regulations as may be neces-
sary to carry out the provisions Of
this resolution"
A. F. L. Withholds Comment.
One group of manufacturers wa.
said to teel that this might permit
boards to prescribe a closed shop. The
American Federation of Labor, q
hacker Of the original Wagner bill
withheld comment pending study.
The new measure was understood
to have the support Of the President
N. r. A. officials, Senator Wagner
and officials of the Labor Department
1t was on the issue for workers
elections, embodied in the measure
that the National Labor Board anc
the Weirton Steel Co. came into con-
| fiict.
| The new law would give the boards
, power to order the production of docu.
ments and witnesses. For violating
rules laid down by the boards, the
maximum punishment would be 81 ,00C
fine and years Imprisonment
Any order issued by the boards II
connection with their powers owe
collective bargaining could be "en
| forced in the same manner as al
order of the Federal Trade Commits
sion, by any United States court O
competent Jurisdiction
Following is the text of the com
promise Wagner Bill:
Section /. In order to further ef
fectuate the policy Of title one of tn,
national recovery act, and in the ex'
ercise of the powers therein ans
herein conferred, the President is au
thorized to establish a board o.
boards authorized and directed to in.
vestigate issues, facts, practices OF
activities OF employers or employe,
in any controversies arising undel
said act, or impairing its effective
ness.
Section O. Any board so estab
lished is hereby empowered when i
shall appear in the public interest, t.
order and conduct an election by &
secret ballot of any of the employe,
Of an employer. to determine by wha
person or persons or organization
they desire to be represented in ordel
to insure the right of employees Il
organize and to select their represen
tatives for the purpose of COLLECTIVE
bargaining as defined In section u
of said act.
For the purpose of such election
such board shall have the authority
to order the production of such peril.
nent documents or the appearance oi
such witnesses to give testimony under
oath as 1t may deem necessary tc
carry out the provisions of this res.
olution.
Order Can Be Enforced.
"Ary order issued by such a boarc
under the authority Of this section
may be enforced In the same manner
as an order of the Federal Trade
Commission by any United States
court Of competent Jurisdiction.
Section 3-Any such board with
the approval of the President may
prescribe such rules and regulations
as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions Of this resolution.
Section Amy person who shall
violate any rule or regulation author
lied under section 8 Of this resolution
or impede or interfere with any mem.
Der or agent in the performance oil
his duties shall be punished by fine
of not more than $1,000 or by i'm
prisonment for not more than one