Evening star., 1941-03-07

1t did not mean conditions might
not be otherwise in the future He
reminded his conference that the
defense program reaches down into
multitude of generally overlooked
lines of production.
B0ttleneck Situation.
At this point a questioner asked
If the Allis-Chalmers strike, while
perhaps not affecting any greater
proportion of production, is not of
greater Importance because of de-
laying the manufacture of tools re-
quired for powder plants Mr.. Roose-
welt acknowledged that this is a
bottleneck situation, but added that
the effect of one specific situation
could not be applied to all of de-
fense industry.
1t was at this point that he ex-
pressed his emphatic disapproval of
the so-called jurisdictional strikes
and the work interruption at Wright
Field, foremost aviation testing
ground of the Army.
1t is the present hope, he said,
that whatever labor agency is Gre
ated may be set up without addi-
tional legislation.
No Opposition to Position.
Asked about his luncheon confer
ence on Wednesday with Philip
Murray, president of the c. I. O.,
Mr.. Roosevelt said the labor leader
did not express any opposition to his
general position on the labor Situa-
ton. Mr.. Murray has submitted to
Sidney Hillman, associate director
of the o. P. NJ, written notice that
the C. I. o. is opposed to re-estab-
lishment of the World War Media
ton Board
When neWsmen, discussing juris-
dictional strikes, remarked that a
Supreme Court decision had said
these disputes could not be inter-
fered with, the President remarked
that that was a generalization.
He said one case might go before
the court and be decided one way,
but that a second case which would
look exactly the same to a layman
might be decided differently by the
court.
Asked how jurisdictional strikes
could be handled without resort to
legislation, Mr.. Roosevelt said he
did not know and that that was one
of the difficulties.
Halls Hillman Statement.
He decided as theoretically grand
statement by Mr.. Hillman to the
House Judiciary Committee that
jurisdictional disputes could be han
died well through men at the top
eXerting pressure down the line.
There are many cases in which
that procedure works out, he said.
There are such cases where people
are hot under the collar at each
other, but the dispute is settled by
the advice of the head people, or by
advice from Washington, where
union headquarters are located.
There are also jurisdictional dis
agreements which cannot be solved
in that way, he said.
Asked whether the question of
drafting workers from non-defense
industries into defense plants faced
with labor shortages was part of his
study, the President responded in
the negative.
Drafting, he indicated, is not con-
templated.
Mr.. Roosevelt acknowledged that
concern is being felt about a Short
age of nickel. Present supplies, he
explained, are not enough to meet
both military and civilian needs in
full. He did not indicate what ac-
ton is contemplated.
Although still following a cur
tailed daily schedule, the President
planned luncheon conference with
Averell Hartman, businessman and
financier who soon is to leave the
o. P. M. for special liaison duty with
the United States Embassy in Lon
don.