Evening star., 1938-05-05

by the Associated Press.
The National Labor Relations Board,
already tussling with three major
court cases, encountered another one
today in which a C. l. o. sit-down
strike was an issue.
The Douglas Aircraft Co., rebelling
against an order to reinstate 27 sit
down strikers and give them a years
back pay added it's protests to those
made by the Ford Motor Co., Inland
Steel and Republic Steel.
Donald w. Douglas, company presi-
dent who asked the Federal Circuit
Court Of Appeals at San Francisco
to set aside the boards ruling, de-
Clared
With utter disregard of the evi-
dence before it, the board ruled, among
other things. that we take back with
full pay men who last year brazenly
seized our plant, destroyed our prop
erty and threatened to demolish costly
Government projects and equipment.
Silent on Criticism.
Il cannot and will not take the
responsibility of reinstating to respon-
sible positions such men unless and
until the highest tribunals in the land
have reviewed and affirmed the boards
findings"
Busy with its other court troubles.
the board kept silent in the face of
criticism from several sources against
its administration of the Wagner
Labor Act.
George H. Davis. president of the
united States Chamber of Commerce,
SAID today he believed the boards
"one-sided attitude" should be
changed
The National Association of Manu-
1acturers, the American Federation of
LABOR, the c. l. o., Senator Vanden-
perg, Republican, of Michigan and
representative Hoffman, Republican.
OF Mlchlgan are among those who re-
Gently have voiced criticism of the
LABOR Board or the Wagner Act on
various scores.
The A. F. of L. has charged that the
ooaro Is consistently proc. I. O., the
u l. y. Itself has objected to certain
rulings, and most of the other critics
nave complained that employer rights
are ignored and strikes are ENCOURAGED
IN the courts the board now NAV
lose any chance it ever had to with
draw the Ford and Republic cases
Inc ooaro wished to withdraw them
after the Supreme Court decided both
sides should have an opportunity to
examine and challenge findings of
TACT before they were made a part of
decision by quasi-judicial body.
In view of this ruling, the board
asked the Philadelphia Circuit Court
last Saturday to delay decision on
Republic Steel's petition for an in
junction to restrain enforcement. The
board wanted to request permission
to withdraw the enforcement petition
pending further procedure.
The court, however, disregarded the
boards request and issued the injunc-
tion.
Claim Hearing Not Fair.
AT Covington, KY, the Ford Motor
Co. asked the Circuit Court yesterday
to set aside the boards decision that
Ford was guilty of Wagner Act viola
ton. Previously, the board had asked
the court for permission to withdraw
its enforcement petition pending fur
ther procedure
The action of the Ford lawyers was
regarded as an attempt to block any
further procedure before the board.
In Chicago, the Inland Steel Co.
asked the Circuit Court to set aside
the boards order for the company to
deal with c. I. o. union and to in
corporate any agreement in a signed
contract.
All these companies-each found
guilty of Wagner Act violation-told
the courts they had been denied a fair
hearing.