Evening star., 1941-07-11
Split
Leaves Strike Curb
legislation in Doubt
Lower Bronch Books
Deferment of Druft
Reeistronts Over %
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
After more than a months de-
bate, the House and Senate found
themselves in disagreement today
on legislation for discouragement OF
defense strikes and for giving de-
ferment from military training to
selective service registrants over 2e
years old
Indications were some compro-
mise would be hammered out in
committee, with the selective service
proviso of the dual-purpose bill
promising to be the easier job.
The outlook on the strike control
portion of the measure was more
uncertain, for the House on four
separate bipartisan roll CALI, yes
terday voted down the anti-strike
clauses which the House committee
had substituted for those previously
approved by the Senate.
All that was left in the dual
measure when it finally passed, 345
to II, was its first paragraph pro-
viding for mandatory deferment
from military training of men who
were % and older on July /.
On this particular point. the bill
as it passed the Senate provided
only that the President be given
discretionary authority to defer
men Of such ages.
The House never had a chance to
vote on any of the main sections
of the Senate strike provisions yes
terday, all of the tests coming on
the substitute reported by its Mill
tary Committee. empowering the
President to order production re-
sumed at strike-bound plants and
to protect workers desiring to re-
turn to their jobs.
Democratic leaders predicted,
therefore. that while the House ap-
peared dead set against the substi-
tute it might ultimately approve the
Senate version or part of 1t at least.
Senator Connally, Democrat, of
Texas, sponsor of the broader Sen.
ate proposal authorizing the Presi-
dent to take over and operate struck
plants, predicted the main provi-
sions of his proposal would be finally
approved.
First by ITO to 81 and then by 21s
to 161, the House struck from its
own bill provision permitting the
President to take over and operate
plant where the management re-
fused to utilize existing Federal con-
ciliation and mediation facilities to
settle a labor dispute.
Other Labor Clauses Rejected.
Then. by 159 to 81 and 220 to $50.
it eliminated the remainder of the
labor clauses reported by its Mill
tary Affairs Committee. These would
have authorized the President to
order strike-bound plants to resume
production. to protect those volun-
tarily returning to work, to deny
back pay to strikers not going back
and making it unlawful to prevent
by force or violence the return of
any workers to their Jobs.
The only time the House voted
on a provision similar to any part
of the Connally proposal was when
it refused to insert a declaration of
policy saying that strikes or lock-
outs in defense industries that i'm
pede the defense program are con-
trary to sound public policy" The
Senate incorporated a declaration
along those lines in its bill.
Some members attributed the big
majorities against all sections Of the
substitute to the fact that the strike
situation had quieted down since
the Senate passed its bill early in
June and also to pressure on men,
bers by the c. I. o.
Representative Smith. Democrat,
of Virginia said 'disgraceful situa-
ton" had occurred in the last three
days, with c. I. o. leaders beSieging
House members in an attempt to
defeat the labor provisions.
Harry Bridges Accused.
Coon squads of threes" had
called on members. he charged, and
advised them they would be around
to watch you vote"
Representative Arends, Republican,
of Illinois interjected that Harry
Bridges, C. I. o. West Coast mari
time leader, was partly responsible
for the activity, but Representative
McKeough, Democrat, of Illinois
chided Representative Smith, saying
his remarks reflected on the integ-
rity, honesty and sound statesman
ship of this House"
Before the final vote on the defer
ment section of the double barreled
bill, the House refused to approve the
discharge of men % or older who
already have been inducted into the
Army for training, to repeal the ex-
emption for members Of Congress
and to defer training of men aged rs
Or older