The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-26
Dehind the Scenes
~ in Washington

Washington, March 2s-ln case you don't think
One year sso it was being reported in this column
that the national labor board stood deoralised and I'M
potent because the White House wouldn't support it. the
couldn't get its DECISIONS enforced. '' = -
The chairman and staff wsrs saying they would have
watt for r.. Law the the so. 9
ton Ia, concerning collective bargaining.
The same dispatch might Is wen be reprinted yer.
labor relations board armed with new labor disputes
act here in place Of Chairman Wagner and the old
Nib. But although the characters have changed. the
Because it can't get its decisions obeyed or enforced
and because Roosevelt has intsrfered with its rsdic
feels utterly hosted except IN 70 far = il can work to
promote wagners strong labor disputes act now before
WASTED EFFORT
recent checkup showed that a 33 Gases
referred to the justice department By NLRB Ssr
the Houde case, in which the board demanded
action Or else-had bsen presented to . eourt.
I'm damned tired Of sending cases over to
a cunminss tor him e Pst n hs de'k" s'd1''
AID FROM r. r. HINTED
Some things have happened lately which indicate to
at least some Of the Wagner BILL which gives NLRB per-
manent and independent status makes Ia q national
to on %
and enforcement powers final jrisdictton I'll col
decisions Of all other labor boards.
Senator Wagner changed his vote from ssr
to against the Mec.n.n .prevailing vass"
amendment to the wogk-relief bill One hears
reports q deal" the idea being that Roese-
welt promised to support the NLRB BIN IN return.
Wagner did go the president shortly before the vote
privately admitted @ had had made him % OPTIMISTIC
But neither Roosevelt nor Wagner win tell what II
and the insiders have to guess whether r tossed
Bob slitterns generality OF something more tangible
GREEN H0AxED
dent s sI Green s q the l. = q Z had mad: 1 dss q
their own. Miss Perkins told Green se would suppegt
the Wagner bill Y he in turn would sappest hr pEo.
posal to keep NLRB under the jHodctjoo o8 the d..
partmsnt Of abor-which Wagner and 0tddle oppo.o.
Inasmuch IS Green is really oppo:sd . e Isskin:
% suggesting sting that h tn he traded sostns sor ncns
Mis- HM i, Perkins Kim th:y y: -. @ sssas = s2ssH:
committees, since she hal committed Asssss -
Perhaps more significant than either q those trades
still another deal involving the return q Dr. Hewasd
Miis has besn tAs ~strens man" q ths se.sd.
always insisting taat uustut trim q eompeoee ths
PRINCIPLES Of 2: :ns =. =. v = s. sssssse En:a
alli. per.uadsd Member sdvan smith = s'ssa vssh
.as,ss convnesd % a IS: chairman tst s shesS ~ e
hslp guide laeor disputes 'se'd:si'o.
/ MILLS CALLED RACK
il Mis- Perkins poeouadod smith - withdrew hb SoGs
nation. But se has - liking 3oe "s1oug men" and ~
Coing.
Then pressure from both oapttol mn And oeganisod
labor was brought 70 bear q The WHITE 1ease Demand
wos made that Mills b kept.
The White House te3ephoned Minis q 0hieaeo. -
agreed to retwn-but only when certain pgolDoo Wl
mads to him = to N1Rss future.
These several circumstances have encouraged oeS.
tain proaboe folks who until yecontly ware NS0 ~
Wem@ bll would - killsd-and that Roossvse wanted
II + EDoG.
1heseb at lsast ehanss that Roosevelt = changing
position . result q demands foe some movement 70
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