Evening star., 1937-06-17
3-Man Board
Is Named by
Miss Perkins.
WILL MEDIATE
in CLEVELAND
Roosevelt Gives His
Approval of
Decision.
BACKGROUND

.
Gaining contract for collective
bargaining NTH major dutomotire
manufacturers and United States
Steel, John L. Leris' c. /. O.
launched drire against three steel
independents - Republic. Younes-
tcWn Sheet & Tube and Inland. Re-
tusal to sign brought strike call on
May rs. Organization effort Tas cr-
pdnded and last rcck Bethlehem
,rds added. More than 100 900 men
in seDen States are nor idle. Nine
persons hare been killed in riotinq
and hundreds injured.
~ the Associated Press
Secretary Perkins announced today
appointment of three-man board tc
mediate all current steel disputes.
She named Charles P. Taft Lloyc
K, Garrison and Assistant Secretary
of Labor Edward F. McGrady as q
Federal Steel Mediation Board author
lied to investigate, conduct hearings
make findings of fact and act as vol
untary arbitrator if both sides in
the controversy so request.
Miss Perkins said the board would
set up headquarters at Cleveland i'm
mediately.
She said McGrady, who is returning
from Europe, would arrive in the
United States Saturday night.
The Secretary said she had been in
communication with Taft and Gar
rison and that they would start work
at once
She said President Roosevelt had
given his approval to her executive
order creating the board.
Il discussed the matter with Presi-
dent Roosevelt Monday and at that
time he agreed if no settlement was
reached before We came to this. it
should be DONE" the Secretary said.
Emergency Has Arisen.
The Secretary's administrative order
declared AN emergency has arisen as
a result of the labor dispute in the
steel Industry which tends to ohstruct
and interrupt the free flow of raw
materials semi finished and finished
steel products in interstate commerce"
1T is desirable" the order said. ito
provide an additional means of ac-
complishing a reasonable solution 20
this controversy"
The Secretary said Sin my judg-
ment the interests of industrial peace
require" that the board be created.
She said this action had been de-
layed because the administration had
hoped that conferences called by Gov,
Martin l.. Davey of Ohio might pro-
duce an agreement which would lead
to settlement of the strike.
The Perkins order said:
The board is further authorized (a)
to investigate issues, disputes, facts,
practices and activities of employers
and employees that are burdening or
obstructing or threatening to burden or
obstruct the free flow OF interstate
commerce; (b) to conduct hearings.
take testimony under oath and to make
findings of fact and recommendation
Tor settlement; Co to act as voluntary
arbitrator on request of the parties to
the dispute and render awards with re-
spect to the subject matter of such dis
putes as are submitted to it as shall oe
binding upon the parties to the sub
mission
Believes Plan Acceptable.
Asked if the companies had agreed
TO such a step the Secretary said, II
haven't asked any one to accept, but
think the board will discuss the mat
ters with the companies and presume
they will make arrangements to talk to
the board"
Miss Perkins named Taft, son of the
late President and Chief Justice of the
United States, chairman of the board.
The decision was reached after
President Roosevelt received from Gov.
Martin L. Davey of Ohio request for
presidential Intervention.
Lewis Cancels Trip.
John L. Lewis, chairman of the
Committee for Industrial Organization,
cancelled a speaking engagement at
Chicago to remain in the city. The
Steel Workers Organizing Committee,
which called strikes in four companies,
Is affiliated with c. l. o.
A presidential secretary said Davey's
message was one of 30 or 40 that were
being received at the White House
daily from all sides in the controversy
and from outside organizations.
Most of the kilograms, it was said,
urge action of some sort on the Presi-
dents part. Some predict bloodshed
and loss of life and property, unless
there is Intervention on the part of
the Federal Government.
The rest of the kilograms merely
call attention to conditions and GER
tain overnight developments, and sug-
gest certain forms of remedy or action
on the Governments part.
The President is studying all these
communications carefully, referring
them to the Secretary of Labor and to
other Government agencies II the con-
tents suggest such course.
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