Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-09-23

attempts " < up Mnon organ
ization. These Claims may be fully
justified: indeed the chances are
that there was anti-unim activity
on the part of the corporation and
that it should receive a legal kick
in the pants for these Things. But
whatever that situation is, the
fact remains that the national labor
relationss board consistently has
horned into every controversy and,
whether it means tor be- that way or
not, it's actions haNes BEEN favorable
to the Lewis Committee for Indus
trial Organization.
Further among the most extreme
of the New Dealers themselves, one
frequently hears the observation
that the labor relations hoard has
given no, consideration, an all to the
rights OF the employer
Of cnurse,. the board claims it is
acting. under strict. construction of
the law. Them it, holds that con-
gress; intended lit to- take the place
of the courts in deciding as between
labor groups: It. Isl tor be remem-
bered, however,, that ain members of
the hoard are appointees of Presi-
denty Roosevelt and the presumption
naturally follows that Mr. Roosevelt
must approve off the boards poll
ciess 1t is toOmuch; tn suppose that,
the. board would! act against the
wishes of the, man who named it's;
individual members
All of these facts make it appear
that instead of having a labor polh-
cX, we have on the statute books an
law that has led, us straight into the,
mess that / described at the Begin
ming Of thSs; discussion. am wnne
dering when, it, can be or will be
corrected. Specifically, the facts
Of the labor re1stions board history
thus fan make ii appear that. the
members, Of that board are aligned
with Jnhn, L.. lewis and the tactics
he has employed. If they ara. and
If President Roosevelt wants tp pro
tect trade uiionism in this country,
1t seems to- me he ought to- get rid
of the mencAerS of that board and
name commissioners who can be
fair between the two labor groups
whether they want to consider the
rights Of those who pay the wages
0x not.
On top of the situation I have de-
scribed comes fresh outburst from
=. John L. Lewis in
AecnrS the shape of a
Qutburst threat G a in s
those officially re-
sponsible for administration of fed
eral affairs. In fact, few persons
could have heard the Lewis Labor
day radio speech without realizing
that the shaggy haired c. !. o. lead
er was telling Mr.. Roosevelt to re.
frain from placing any obstacle ir
the c. I. o. pathway. Some com.
mentators went so far as to say
that Mr.. Lewis had slapped the
Presidents face in that speech.
1t win be recalled how some time
ago the President told the newspa
per correspondent in a press con.
ference that he was taking no side.
between the A. F. of L. and the c
/. o. The expression he used wa,
line from Shakespeare: "a plague
on both your houses" quote
Mr.. Lewis reply to that remark:
at i'll behooves one who ha,
supped at labor's table and who hal
been sheltered in labor's house Il
curse with equal fervor and fine i'm
partially both labor and its adver
saries when they become locked IL
deadly embrace"
Thus 1t becomes plain, ! 5e1ieve
that Mr.. Lewis is determined to q
forward with his labor problems in
! to the depths of politics. --nm his