The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-03-23
Hold Injunction
Regulation Bill
Up In Committee
Leaders Unite In Ultirnutum
Demanding Measures
Recommendation
(Dy Ohio Labor News Service)


I'd legislative "gift horse" in the
mouth last week, decided it to be as
false as the famous wooden horse of
ancient Troy, and rejected the proposal
n an u'timatum signed jointly by rep
tesentatives Of nearly three quarters
If a million organized workers in the
state.
Faced with the charge Of repudi-
lting another plank of their platform
and an insistent demand from labor
,roups throughout the state for fav-
)rable consideration Of House Bill No.
Is, regulating the issuance Of in
functions in labor disputes, top lead
ars of the Republican administration
offered substitute proposal through
he House Judiciary Committee, which
las been considering labor's proposed
measure.
Representative of all organized la
Dor in the state conferred on the SUBJ
stitute measure with Representatives
Lody Huml, Cleveland, author of
House Bill No. lG, and Martin Blum,
Cleveland, member of organized la
oor and of the judiciary committee.
Attending the conference and sign
ing the labor ultimatum were the fol-
owing representatives Of labor organ
izations: Thomas j. Donnelly, Secre-
SaryTreasurer Of the Ohio State Fed
eration of Labor; John H. Rohrch,
Cleveland Federation of Labor; Arnold
p;ll Ohio Cto+a Cnnooi of ro,.Don
ters; Charles j. Case, Ohio State
Building and Construction Trades
Council; John w. Jockel, Ohio State
Conference of Bricklayers; Robert T.
Farley, International Printing Press
mems Union; S. w. Mckee, Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers; R. B.
Alderman, Brotherhood. of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen; F. f. Bar
ton, Order of Railway Conductors; c.
w. Vance, Order of Railway Con-
ductors; William Rasey, Brotherhood
Of Railway Trainmen; Ted S. Silvey,
CIO, and Elmer Fehlhaber, Labor's
NonPartisan League of Ohio.
The labor leaders decided that the
substitute proposal gave labor none of
the protective procedure outlined in
House Bill IS, which is identical with
the Federal Norris La Guardia Act, and
drafted an ultimatum insisting that
the measure sponsored by labor be
recommended for passage by the ju-
dietary committee or that no further
consideration be given to any legisla-
ton on the subject matter of in
functions in labor disputes.
A suggestion by Representative
Blum that labor accept the substitute
bill if amended to prohibit the issu-
ance of injunctions against labor with
out notice under any circumstance was
rejected as being subterfuge, inn
possible to enact into law.
Representative John Matthias, Co.
iumbus, sponsor of the substitute bill,
offered such an amendment when the
Judiciary Committee convened to take
final action on the subject of labor in
functions.
Secretary Treasurer Donnelly, as
spokesman for the united labor oppo-
stion to the substitute bill and the
amendment, then delivered the ulti-
matum drafted by the labor leaders to
the committee.
Representative Harry j. Dworkin,
(D), Cleveland, urged the Committee
to kill the amended substitute bill as
t was not consistent with the hon
orable position organized labor occu-
pies in this state" and commended the
action taken by labor leaders as "up-
holding the dignity Of labor by de-
manding that the record be kept
clear."
Without further discussion, a motion
was made by Representative Matthias
70 recommend the amended substitute
bill for passage, but the motion lost
on vote of 7 to 7.
Voting against the amended sub
stitute bill were Representatives Blum
(R) Cuyahoga-co.; Marshall, (R) Mus
kingum-co.; Dworkin, (D) Cuyahoga-
co.; Mason, CD Wyandot-co.; Parker
(D) Pike-co.; Petri,' CD) Crawford
CO., and Wittenmyer, (D) Adams-co.
Voting for the amended substitute
bill were Representative Belts, (R)
Hancock-co.; Chapman, (R) Geauga-
co.; Hoffman, (R) Hamilton-co.; Mat.
thias, (R) Franklin-co.; Radclif, (R)
Pickaway-co. Renner, (R) Hamilton
CO., and Simpson, (R) Hardin-co.
Representative Marshall then moveC
that House Bill l6 in its original form
be recommended for passage, but this
motion also lost by 7 to vote, com
mittee members who voted against the
amended substitute bill voting fol
House Bill l6, and those favorng the
substitute bill voting against the labor
measure.
Governor John W. Bricker later
gave his approval to the amended sub
stitute injunction bill, and Speaker
William M. McCulloch of the House Of
Representative announced that hi
would request the judiciary committee
to again consider the substitute meas
ure, and hoped that it would be rec
commended for passage by the addition
al votes of three Republican commit
tee members who were absent whel
the vote was taken.
Representative Jackson Belts, Han