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department has acted diligently and
properly under the law The investi-
cation and prosecution Of interference
with the mails was started by us as
soon as possible"
That's not my view of it." Senator
Bailey retorted. The strike started
May "a and the mail interference
coon after. Yet warrants were not is
sued for the strikers who stopped the
mails until yesterday. That's not nv
Idea OF effective prosecution. Prosecu-
aon delayed 30 long is equivalent to
40 prosecution"
Police CaptainA 70 Appear.
This afternoon the committee will
9inish With Girdler and hear testi-
mony from two Chicago police cap
tains-James L. Mooney and Thomas
Khroy-concerning the Memorial day
rot at the Republic plant in Chicago
which resulted in 10 deaths. Chicago
States Attorney Courtney, also asked
10 appear, was not present when the
committee recessed
Denies Terrorism.
Denying categ gorically labor's charges
OF terrorism" on the part of the in
dependent steel operators. Girdler
told the committee the C. I. o. is the
most dangerous threat to the preserva-
ton OF democracy in the United
States"
Bald and stocky, Girdler read
prepared statement in forceful tones
after protesting mildly against the
'oarrage' OF newspaper photographers.
Calls Murray Liar.
Referring to earlier testimony bv
Murray, who had called Girdler an
outlaw, the steel executive said: Il de-
sire here and now to brand his state
ments, with q few exceptions, az
entirely unfounded in truth or in
facts"
After Girdler had denied there was
any verbal contract or agreement
with the c. I. O., Senator Bridges,
Republican, OF New Hampshire asked:
What about statements by Mr..
Murray and Senator Guffey, Demo-
crat, OF Pennsylvania that there was
q verbal agreement"
Mr.. Murray is a liar and Senator
Guf1ey doesn't know what he is talk
ing about" Girdler replied
Chairman McKellar protested
against the manifestation OF "disre-
spect" to a member of the Senate.
and Girdler said, Il don't consider it
disrespectful to say that a Senator
doesn't know what he Is talking
about"
Denying Murray's charges of intimi-
datlon and coercion of workers, Grid
Ter grabbed q handful of photographs
and waved them in front Of the om-
mittee.
Talk about intimidation" he shout
Cd. Look at these These are pho
tographs OF weapons taken from strik-
ers and strike sympat thizers. Look at
these knives and guns. Look at that
that's dynamite. They seem to have
everything but elephant guns"
Would Meet Workers.
The spectators laughed when Grid
Ter told Senator Ellender, Democrat,
Of Louisiana:
III our employees, properly organized
and under proper leadership, wanted
to negotiate with us about wages and
hours, we would meet them and reach
IN agreement satisfactory to them"
Senator OMahoney. Democrat, Of
wyoming, asked who would determine
the propriety Of the workers leader
ship.
In the last analysis, I suppose I
would" Girdler replied.
Girdler added, however, that he was
absolutely willing" to abide by the
terms OF the Wagner act, and that he
was entirely willing to concede the
right OF his employees to have their
own labor organization independent
Of the company.
He insisted his company had al
ways dealt collectively with represen-
tatives Of the employees, chosen by the
workers themselves.
He said the company had given
these employe organizations "infini-
tesimar' financial support until this
was banned by the Wagner act.
Girdler aroused the ire of Senator
Green, Democrat, of Rhode Island,
when he drew a distinction between
bargaining collectively and making 4
contract
"I'n bargain collectively with any
ene claiming to represent our en-
ployes, but won't make contract