The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-02-19

Dor conclllator, John
Sonh Il. LEWIS L. Lewis, head of
the c. I. o., and other union leaders,
and the officials of General Motors
were persuaded to modify the def
ant stands they had maintained
through eight days of negotiations
in Detroit, and the governor was
enabled to announce the settlement.
Under the terms of the agree
ment:
1.-The corporation recognized the
union as the collective bargaining
agency for those employees belong
ing to the union.
2-The corporation and the union
agreed to commence collective
bargaining negotiations on Febru-
airy 16.
3-The union agreed to end the
strike and evacuate all plants occu-
pied by strikers.
4-The corporation promised to
resume operations in all strike
bound or idle plants "as rapidly as
possible"
5-All employees are to return to
work without discrimination against
strikers.
6-The union agreed that pending
negotiations there will be no other
strikes or interference with produc-
ton.
7-During existence of the collec-
tive bargaining agreement contem-
plated, all opportunities to negotiate
shall be exhausted before any other
strike or production interference is
attempted by the union.
8-After evacuation of plants the
corporation agreed to dismiss the
injunction proceedings started by
the corporation against the union or
any members in Flint, Mich.
Secretary of Labor Perkins,
whose own efforts to end the strike
were futile, was highly gratified by
the settlement. She gave out a
statement praising the leaders on
both sides for their give and take
spirit and complimenting Governor
Murphy on his success. Probably
considerable credit should be given
President Roosevelt, who kept con-
stantly in close touch with the situa-
ton and talked with the conferees
by telephone from the White House.
d RESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S pro-
posals for legislation that would
permit him to pack the Supreme
court have met with such wide
spread and determined opposition,
even from many members of his
own party, that it was suggested to
him that he accept certain modifica-
tons. These include appointment of
Supreme court justices only when
those over seventy-five do not re-
tire, and limitation of the number
a President could thus appoint dur
ing his term to two. His plan as
submitted to congress would enable
him to name six new members of
the court if the present six justices
who are over seventy do not re-
tire voluntarily.
Mr.. Roosevelt announced to the
correspondents that he was quite
aware of the controversy he was
confronting but would not back down
on his demand for the legislation as
outlined in his message.
1t is probable that the President
can get his measure through the
house without great trouble, but
hot fight against it is certain in the
senate. So far the Republicans in
congress haven't had much to say
on the matter, for the Democratic
opponents of the scheme are voci-
ferrous enough to suit the G. o. P.
1t is said there is good chance
that the senate judiciary committee,
headed by Ashurst of Arizona, will
report unfavorably on the measure
in so far as the proposal for in
creasing the membership of the SUI
preme court is concerned. The other
parts of the Presidents plan, de-
signed to expedite the work of fed
eral courts, do not meet with much
opposition.
Probably the scheme will be sep
arated into several bills; and indeed
that already has been started, for
Representative Summers of Texas,
chairman of the house judiciary
committee, introduced bill provid-
ing for voluntary retirement for Su-
preme court justices with full pay
at the age of seventy. This was
passed quickly by vote of 315 to rs.
CONCLUSIONS of the great plains
~ drollth cornYnittea yUera laid he.
fore congress by President Roose-
welt, the report being accompanied
by a special message in which the
President urged the development of
a ''new economy" in the vast area
between the Alleghenies and the
Rockies to save the region from
the effects of future drouths. The