Evening star., 1937-06-18

dered an adjournment until 10 am.
tomorrow
The Federal Government should use
whatever force is necessary to make
mail deliveries in strike areas, Murray
said earlier in today's hearing.
The suave labor leader. however, i'm
mediately coupled this statement with
a denial Of charges that steel strikers
in Ohio had impeded mail deliveries
Parrying questions by Senator Bailey,
Democrat, Of North Carolina, Murray
refused to express an opinion as to
whether pickets should be forbidden by
law to interfere with non-striking
workers going to and from their plants.
Spurns Hypothetical Question.
Murray also crossed swords with
Senator Ellender of Louisiana, refusing
fatty at one point to answer a hypo-
thetical question.
Asserting he thought It could be
proved the S. w. o. c. had forced
members Of employe unions in Re-
public Steel, Bethlehem Steel and
Youngstown Sheet IL Tube Corp. to
join the C. I. O. affiliate. Ellender
asked Murray il he thought such a
course was proper. Murray objected
to the accuracy Of the premise and
Ellender asked him to assume the facts
for the sake Of the question.
Il refuse to live in world Of as
SUMPTION" the witness replied.
When Ellender pressed for an an
swer, Murray countered: Are you an
attorney for the steel corporations?"
Ellender said he represented the
poor man."
Assails Steel Executives.
At another point Murray assailed
steel executives and demanded they
be compelled to 'obey the law"
II believe in law enforcement" he
asserted, "but what about Tom Grid
Ter Of Republic Steel and Eugene
Grace OF Bethlehem Steel? They are
outlaws and other steel officials are
violating the law and the Govern
4ASAAV AAAONo ~. NN11dU al YOU kU1lk
to do about that?"
Ellender told Murray he thought
labor leaders had mo right" to call
a strike causing bloodshed and vio-
lence merely because they wanted a
written contract, provided the COM
panies were meeting wage and hour
standards.
Murray said there was no assurance
the standards would be met next
week.
Then I say strike next week, not
now" Ellender shouted.
Battles With Bailey.
Murray completed his statement to
the committee after a running verbal
battle with Senator Bailey, Democrat,
Of North Carolina.
Bailey pressed the witness for his
reasons in refusing to make an oral
contract with the Republic Steel Co.
Murray said verbal agreement would
be virtually impossible of execution.
II know Of one steel company"
Murray exclaimed, that has 289
separate wage standards. Imagine
trying to enforce a verbal contract
covering that. 1t IS the most distorted
wage set-up in the United States"
He said he could furnish the COM
mittee a list of his organiza tons
receipts and disbursements by Mon
day or Tuesday If the committee would
call as witnesses the Mayor and chief
Of police of Chicago, Sheriff Ralph E.
Elser OF Mahoning County, Ohio, to
testify concerning strike breaking ac-
tivities.
He also insisted that Thomas
Girdler, Eugene Grace and Frank
Purnell, steel executives, be called.
Reads Wire From Sheriff.
Senator Bridges read into the record
telegram from Sheriff Elser denying
charges by Murray yesterday that his
special deputies are thugs" on the
pay roll Of Republic Steel. He said
they are residents and for the
most part longtime tax payers" of
Mahoning County.
Bridges said he would file the tele-
gram in the committees hearing rec
ord and would invite Elser to appear.
Elser's telegram follows:
"Astonished at Philip Murray's
charges and vile assertions about the
conduct of my Office. I ask you to read
and enter in the record Of the Senate
Post ONCE Committee my unqualified
denial that any Of my special deputies
sworn in by me to maintain law and
order are thugs, domestic or imported.
They ar' without szoepti0P longtime