Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21

ACCORD0NN.L.RB.
CHANGE REPORTED

0Fecn DAYS nOOSeVett is
| Ready to Ask Changes
in Wagner Law.
BACKGROUND
Repeated complaints about de-
cisions OF National Labor Relations
Board haze been made BY A. +. OF
L. officials. sttsvtno heated arou-
ments In Congress and demands
| for inuestioatton. Charges inpolped
mainly taDoritisn, to G. I. O. unions.
A. r. L. long has sought changes
In law.
| b. the Associated Press.
HYDE PARK, N. Y, Aug. 90
President Roosevelt Is ready to seek
changes in the Wagner Labor Act,
william Green reported today.
The president of the American Fed
Grafton Of LABOR. after long talk with
Mr. Roosevelt here, told reporters:
I'VE discussed possible changes in
the labor relations) law thoroughly.
We are in accord on the necessity Of
making some changes In the law to
overcome the objections the A. F.. of L.
has offered regarding the boards sd-
ministration.'
Mr.. Green referred to the National
Labor Relations Board. He said its
members should be more judicial
minded" and asserted he had given
the President numerous specific COM
plants against its activities.
The labor ofiicial said he had talked
with Mr. Roosevelt about the person.
mel of the board, and had mentioned
that the term Of Donald w. Smith
will expire Soon Mr. Green would
not say however, whether he had ex-
pressed specific opposition to Mr..
Smith.
Changes Not Specified.
II rather complained" Mr. Green
said against the administration Of
the Labor Act by the board as a whole.
I did not express objections to one spe-
cific person.
The members Of the board should
be more judicial-minded."
Mr.. Green did not specify discussed
changes in the Labor Act, but he said
possibilities included reducing the
boards authority or Qualification of
the law to define exactly the boards
duties
In Milwaukee this week, Joseph A.
Padway, A. F. of L. counsel. announced
he had drafted a set of proposed
amendments to the Wagner Act at
! Green's suggestion.
| authority of the board and deprive it
of judicial powers.
Mr. Green appeared quite satisfied
with the results of his conference with
the President. He said he had outlined
! to Mr.. Roosevelt numerous complaints
against the boards administration.
The board. he said. has not observed
1.-THE spirit" of the labor law
| Another of Mr.. Roosevelt's callers
was Mayor F. H. La Guardia Of New
York, who discussed with the Chief
Executive Representative John j.
O'Connor's race for denomination
! Mr.. La Guardia said he thought 1t
was "unquestionable' that Representa-
/ tive O'Connor would be defeated by
James H. Fay. who has entered the
primary on platform OF adherence to
| the New Deal. Mr.. Roosevelt already
has expressed vigorous opposition to
Representative O'Connor, describing
him as 'or1e Of the most effective OBJ
structionists" in the House.
The Mayor said Mr.. Roosevelt had
"a couple of political Jokes" and that
Representative O'Connor's race fell
within their category.
Il served with Mr.. OConnor in
Congress for 10 years." Mr.. La Guardia
continued, hence my opposition" He
said he would participate in the cam
paisn against Representative O'Connor
as citizen OF New York" rather
than as a member Of the American
Labor party.
Mr. La Guardia said he had not
discussed with the President the DOS
slolllty OF third term for the latter.
In response to questions. he said he
did not propose to seek a Senate seat
or the New York governorship in the
forthcoming elections.
Reports on Works Projects.
The Mayor said he had reported to
the President on the progress of P.
W. A. and w. P. A. projects in
New York.
The P. W. A. projects have pro-
vided very stable amount of steel
orders" he said. The effects of the
r. w. A. program should be felt very
soon II the rest Of the cities are pro-
ceeding as rapidly as we are"
will the effects be felt in Novem-
oer?" reporter asked. Mr.. La
Guardia made no response.
Mr.. Green said he called on Mr..
roosevelt because he wanted to report
the Presidents views to a l0-day
meeting OF the A. F. of L. Executive
Council starting Monday in Allan
tic City.
The A. F. of L. head took occasion
during the talk with reporters to tell
tnem a story which Mr.. Roosevelt
told him:
MISS Marion Dlckerman, member of
tne administration commission study
Ing LABOR relations in Great Britain
ana Sweden. recently talked with Mr..
roosevelt. The Chief Executive asked
ner what had impressed her most dur
ing the commission investigation.
MISS Dlckerman replied that she
nao been impressed by two things:
Flrst' clauses in British labor con-
tracts requiring employers to recon.
mend that their workers join the I'M
ion, and. second, the extraordinarily
sooo manners employers and en-
pioyes maintain toward each other"
Commission Preparing Report.
The President thought that was
very Significant" Green continued
and agreed with him.