Evening star., 1941-11-23

Government supervision, In which
the workers in the mine or plant all
vote, before a strike can be called
This would take away from John l.
Lewis and the Executive Committee
of the United Mine Workers, for
example, the right to call a strike in
the coal mines. Another calls for
secret ballot for the election OF
officers of the unions, and third
for public financial statement by
each union, showing what money it
had received and how it was spent
Favor Remedial Legislation.
There exists strong sentiment
IN favor of getting to the root of
the labor troubles which have exist
ed by remedial legislation.
Senator Taft, Republican, Of Ohio
suggested that one way to reach the
strike issue would be to take away
from a labor union some of its
benefits under the National Labor
Relations Act when it declines fair
mediation and strikes against the
national defense"
Senator Connally, Democrat. of
Texas urged that the Gufey Coal
Act be repealed if the miners refused
to end the coal strike. Senator Guf-
fey, Democrat. of Pennsylvania,
author of the act, demurred vieor-
ously to that suggestion. This is no
time" Senator Guffey said. ito at
tempt to solve important problems
through reprisals. 1t is no time to
undo something good as a reprisal
against one person or few
persons"
From Senator Bailey. Democrat,
of North Carolina came statement
that The view of the c. I. o. that
it can insist on a right to strike
against the national defense is very
alarming"
Urging prompt action on legisla-
tion authorizing the President TO
curb strikes, Senator Bailey added
when We are in war we cannot
insist on anything except winning
the war. If We do insist on any
thing else, it will destroy the morale
of the boys who have been drafted.
It will destroy the morale of the
entire country unless we all work
together for production
Time for Sane Consideration.
THE settlement of the strike
should give us time to consider
remedial legislation sanely," Sem
ator Ball, Republican, Of Minnesota
commented. Senator Ball is author
of a bill which would require a
cooling off" period before strikes
could be called in defense industries
Sena tor OMahoney, Democrat, of
wyoming expressed qualification at
the mine workers decision, but said
II did not remove the necessity for
legislation.
On the other hand, Senator Willis
Republican, of Indiana, said he did
not believe it now would be neces-
sarv to enact new labor legislation
''The President has sufficient power
to deal with the situation now" he
said. The action of the mine
workers bears out that view"
other comment on possible labor
legislation, In the light of the coal
strike end, included:
Representative Michener. Repub-
lican. of Michigan, 1T won't have
any effect on strike legislation. For
there is a straight commitment
without any ifs and ands about It,
that labor legislation will follow the
price control bill in the House"
Representative Martin, Republi-
can. of Massachusetts, ut will be
gratifying to the American people
to realize that work will be resumed
In the mines at this critical time"
Representative Hoffman, Repub-
ncan, of Michigan. IF the arbitra-
ton board comes out with closed
shop recommendation. the demand
for House action will start all over
again"